The NHL Commissioner vowed to bring an All-Star Game in 2017, but nearly a decade later, nothing has truly turned up.
Nearly a decade has passed since NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman had said Edmonton would host marquee league events once Rogers Place reached completion. Yet Oilers fans are still waiting for those promises to materialize, a frustration that bubbled to the surface on social media this week.
Speaking during Rogers Place's construction phase in March 2017, Bettman expressed clear intentions about bringing major NHL events to Alberta's capital.