UBS Arena
indoor arena on Long Island
UBS Arena is an arena at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. It opened on November 19, 2021. It is the home of the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL) and New York of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).
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| Former names | Belmont Park Arena (planning/construction)[2] |
|---|---|
| Address | 2400 Hempstead Turnpike |
| Location | Elmont, New York, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 40°42′44″N 73°43′38″W / 40.712094°N 73.727157°W |
| Public transit |   Elmont Belmont Park Shuttle bus from Queens Village, or Q2 and Q110 local buses[3] |
| Owner | New York Arena Partners (a joint venture of the New York Islanders, Oak View Group, and Sterling Equities) |
| Operator | New York Islanders |
| Type | Arena |
| Capacity | Ice hockey: 17,255 Concerts: 18,500 |
| Construction | |
| Started | September 23, 2019[4] |
| Opened | November 20, 2021[7] |
| Construction cost | $1 billion (including development) |
| Architect | Populous[5] JRDV Urban International[6] Stantec[6] |
| General contractor | Hunt / Barton Malow JV |
| Tenants | |
| New York Islanders (NHL) (2021–present) PWHL New York (PWHL) (2024–present) | |
References
change- ↑ O'Leary, Matt (September 29, 2019). "New York Islanders: UBS Arena Already Has a Nickname". FanSided. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- ↑ "PHOTOS: Belmont Park Arena Groundbreaking". NHL.com. September 23, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- ↑ "LIRR Service to UBS Arena for Fall 2021". new.mta.info. November 9, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ↑ Compton, Brian (September 23, 2019). "Islanders break ground for new arena on Long Island". NHL.com. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- ↑ Baumbach, Jim (January 15, 2018). "Islanders' Belmont Arena Would Take About 3 Years to Open". Newsday. Archived from the original on February 11, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Walker, Tom (August 13, 2019). "New York's US$1.3bn Belmont Park indoor arena approved – design team includes JRDV Architects, Populous and Stantec". CLAD News. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- ↑ "Bridgeport Will Be The Islanders' Pre-Season Home Away From Home". NY Sports Day. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
