This year's museum has been refreshed and redesigned offering fans a new experience as they learn about some of the biggest moments, milestones, and playmakers in hockey. The museum will travel to schools, community rinks and NHL arenas, incorporating unique programming at each stop. A few museum highlights include:
Firsts and milestones: The museum will feature an entire wall dedicated to celebrating achievements in black hockey history including the first black NHL player, first captain, and first inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Every black player in NHL history: Every player in league history will be represented throughout the museum, including via a uniquely designed 'Wall of Pucks.'
Team locker room: Every stop will have a customized three-stall NHL locker room giving fans the opportunity to sit in a stall and to take photos.
The Islanders will also have alumni Graeme Townshend on site, and he is scheduled to tour the museum during the weekend. Townshend, who played with the New York Islanders during the 1991-92 season was the first Jamaican-born player to play in the NHL and continues to be a proponent in his local community and home country in growing the game.
The museum will continue to be on display on Feb. 20th outside of UBS Arena - adjacent to the main entrance - as the Islanders host the Montreal Canadiens at 2 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcasted on
MSG+
MSG GO
and
ESPN+
.
Fans who have purchased tickets to the Harlem Globetrotters Event on Saturday will also have access to the tour ahead of both shows. The tour will be open from 12:30-6:45pm.
Islanders fans attending the game on February 20th will have access to the store from 11:30 to 2pm.
