Heineken's Designated Driver Program
A designated driver initiative that empowers fans to take the pledge to stay alcohol-free and ensure safe transportation for their group.
Location
UBS Arena
2400 Hempstead Turnpike Elmont, NY 11003Good to know
Highlights
- ages 21+
- In person
About this event
Be the MVP of the Night – Take the Heineken 0.0 Pledge! 🍻✨
Heading to UBS Arena? Heineken is celebrating responsible fans with our Designated Driver Initiative! By pledging to stay alcohol-free for the night, you’ll score:
✅ A complimentary Heineken 0.0 – our refreshing, alcohol-free beer
✅ 1 registration = 1 Entry for a chance to win exclusive prizes
✅ The satisfaction of getting your crew home safely
It’s simple: Drive. Pledge. Celebrate.
Join us in raising a Heineken 0.0 and celebrating safe, unforgettable nights together.
Show your pledge ticket at the Heineken 0.0 Kiosk outside the Heineken Terrace
to receive your complimentary Heineken 0.0.
No purchase necessary to participate in the sweepstakes.
HEINEKEN® 0.0 NEW YORK ISLANDERS DESIGNATED DRIVER SWEEPSTAKES
Full Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASING A PRODUCT WILL
NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
THE HEINEKEN® 0.0 NEW YORK ISLANDERS DESIGNATED DRIVER
SWEEPSTAKES (“SWEEPSTAKES”) IS OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF
THE UNITED STATES WHO ARE TWENTY-ONE (21) YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AS
OF DATE OF ENTRY AND RESIDE IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, NEW
JERSEY AND NEW YORK. SWEEPSTAKES IS GOVERNED EXCLUSIVELY BY THE
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
BY ENTERING, YOU AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES, WHICH ARE A BINDING
CONTRACT, SO READ THEM CAREFULLY BEFORE ENTERING. WITHOUT
LIMITATION, THIS CONTRACT INCLUDES CERTAIN RELEASES FROM YOU AND A
LIMITATION OF YOUR RIGHTS AND REMEDIES, INCLUDING A WAIVER OF YOUR
RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY.
1. ELIGIBILITY:
The Sweepstakes is open to all legal residents of the United States residing in the
states of Connecticut, New Jersey and New York who are 21 years of age and
older at time of entry except as set forth below.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following individuals and members of their
families (parents, grandparents, children, siblings, spouses) and immediate
household members (whether related or not) are not eligible for participation:
employees, officers, and directors of HEINEKEN USA Inc. (“Sponsor”), New York
Arena Partners, LLC, New York Islanders Hockey Club, L.P., together with the
National Hockey League (“NHL”), its member clubs, NHL Enterprises, L.P., NHL
Enterprises Canada, L.P., NHL Enterprises, Inc., National Hockey League
Enterprises Canada, Inc., NHL Enterprises B.V., Intra-Continental Ensurers,
Limited, NHL Interactive CyberEnterprises, LLC, NHL Network US, L.P., NHL
Network US, Inc., NHL WCH 16, LP, NHL WCH 16, Inc., NHL WCH 16 US, LP,
NHL WCH 16 US GP, LLC, NHL WCH 16 Canada Holdco, Inc., NHL WCH 16 US
Holdco, LLC, National Hockey League Foundation, NHL Foundation, any entity
that may be formed by the NHL member clubs, and each of their respective
subsidiaries or affiliated entities, including any entity which, now or in the future,
controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the NHL or any of its
member clubs, and the directors, officers, employees, partners, shareholders,
owners and agents of the above entities (the foregoing NHL entities, collectively,
the “NHL Entities”), and their respective parent, subsidiary, and affiliated
companies, their respective printers, and advertising, promotion, an fulfillment
agencies, alcoholic beverage suppliers, wholesalers, distributors, and importers,
and alcoholic beverage retailers. All federal, state, and local regulations apply.
2. START/END DATES:
The Sweepstakes occurs during each New York Islanders home game between
the Registration Dates beginning at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) on 10/11/2025
and ending at 11:59 p.m. ET on 4/14/2026.
3. HOW TO ENTER – Internet Entry: To enter, during a designated New York
Islanders regular season home game date during the 2025/2026 season, find and
scan the QR Code on applicable point-of-sale signage using your mobile phone’s
camera to visit the EventBrite registration page or directly visit
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/heinekens-designated-driver-program-tickets-
1681266917609?aff=oddtdtcreator. Follow the on-screen entry instructions to
pledge to be a Designated Driver for your crew at the New York Islanders game,
and complete the registration page to enter the Sweepstakes. Normal time rates,
if any, charged by Internet service provider will apply. All Internet entries must be
submitted by 11:59 p.m. ET on 4/14/2026.
There is a limit of one (1) registration per person per game date. By submitting
an entry, entrants fully and unconditionally agree to be bound by these Official
Rules and the decisions of Sponsor and its appointed agents, which will be final
and binding in all matters relating to the Sweepstakes. Any entry submitted on
behalf of another individual or using another individual’s information, providing any
incorrect, inaccurate, fake or false information during registration, or attempting to
submit more than the allowable number of entries by using alternate names,
emails, addresses, or other method shall result in all such entries being
disqualified. Please note that there is a limit of one (1) prize per individual,
household, street address, and/or email address during any six (6) month
period across all HEINEKEN USA Inc. promotions, regardless of brand
(Amstel, Carta Blanca, Dos Equis, Heineken, Indio, Murphy’s, Newcastle, Red
Stripe, Strongbow, Tecate, and Tiger).
4. PRIZES:
All Sweepstakes prize details are at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Prizes to be
awarded “as is” and any and all warranties and/or guarantees (if any) shall be
subject to the prize manufacturer’s terms; therefore, winners agree to look solely
to such manufacturer(s) for any such warranty(s) and/or guarantee(s), if any. Any
prize depiction is for illustrative purposes only and shall not be relied upon. No part
of any prize includes any alcoholic beverages. Prizes are not transferable or
redeemable for cash. No substitutions of prizes by winners are allowed, but
Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value at its sole
discretion.
• NOTE: there is a maximum of one (1) prize award per person, email
address or household during the entire Sweepstakes Period. If eligible
entries are less than the scheduled number of prizes available, then the
associated prize awards shall not be awarded.
• Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to substitute any
merchandise item with an alternate merchandise item of approximate equal
or greater value, based upon availability.
Prize Award (1): one prize will be available to be randomly awarded. The prize
consists of: one (1) $100 gift card from the Sponsor designated gift card provider.
Gift card subject to the terms and conditions of the issuing gift card provider policy.
Approximate retail value (“ARV”) of prize: $100.
Winner must accept delivery of prize in the method as solely determined and
designated by Sponsor. Prize award shall only be shipped to the designated
winner’s residential address as provided at the time of initial online entry, and shall
be shipped via the shipping carrier as solely determined and designated by
Sponsor. Allow approximately 8 – 12 weeks for prize delivery. Once shipped,
prize shall be considered awarded and fulfilled, and Sponsor shall not be
responsible for any lost, late, delayed, undelivered, misdirected, misdelivered,
damaged, or stolen shipment, any shipment not received for any reason or delivery
or any incorrect shipping address provided by winner during online registration. In
the event of any delivery issues, prize award shall not be replaced or substituted
with any alternate prize award or compensation, and winner shall look only to
designated shipper/carrier and not to Sponsor.
All expenses and travel costs incurred as a result of seeking, winning, and/or
making use of a prize are the sole responsibility of winner. All federal, state, and
local taxes, fees, and surcharges on any prize are the sole responsibility of
winner of the prize.
5. ODDS OF WINNING:
Odds of winning a prize are dependent on the number of eligible entries received.
6. WINNER SELECTION, NOTIFICATION, AND VERIFICATION:
Potential prize winner will be selected in a random drawing to be held on or about
4/16/2026 from among all eligible entries received to select one (1) potential prize
winner.
Drawing will be conducted by Sponsor or its appointed agent, and all decisions are
final. Potential winner will be contacted by telephone and/or email. If the potential
winner cannot be reached within forty-eight (48) hours of first notification attempt,
if any prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, if the potential winner
rejects his/her prize, or in the event of noncompliance with these Official Rules,
such prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be selected from among all
remaining eligible entries, time permitting. Upon forfeiture of any prize, no
compensation will be given.
Potential winner will be required to sign and return, where legal, a Declaration of
Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release within three (3) days of notification that
he/she is a potential winner. No potential winner will be an official winner until any
required paperwork has been returned and eligibility has been formally verified by
Sponsor. If the potential winner fails to comply with these Official Rules and/or to
submit any required paperwork within the designated time period, he/she will be
automatically disqualified and the prize may be awarded to an alternate winner.
7. LICENSE AND RELEASE:
By participating and/or accepting a prize, entrants and winner acknowledge and
agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor, Administrator, Sponsor’s advertising
and promotional agencies, New York Arena Partners, LLC, New York Islanders
Hockey Club, L.P., together with the National Hockey League (“NHL”), its member
clubs, NHL Enterprises, L.P., NHL Enterprises Canada, L.P., NHL Enterprises,
Inc., National Hockey League Enterprises Canada, Inc., NHL Enterprises B.V.,
Intra-Continental Ensurers, Limited, NHL Interactive CyberEnterprises, LLC, NHL
Network US, L.P., NHL Network US, Inc., NHL WCH 16, LP, NHL WCH 16, Inc.,
NHL WCH 16 US, LP, NHL WCH 16 US GP, LLC, NHL WCH 16 Canada Holdco,
Inc., NHL WCH 16 US Holdco, LLC, National Hockey League Foundation, NHL
Foundation, any entity that may be formed by the NHL member clubs, and each of
their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, shareholders, partners,
members, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers, and
directors (“Released Parties”) from any and all liability for loss, harm, damage,
injury, cost, or expense whatsoever, including, without limitation, property damage,
personal injury, and/or death that may occur in connection with, preparation for,
travel to, or participation in the Sweepstakes, or participation in, possession,
acceptance, and/or use or misuse of any prize or participation in any Sweepstakes-
related activity, including, but not limited to, any claims based on publicity rights,
defamation or invasion of privacy, and merchandise delivery. Sponsor shall not be
responsible for any cancellations, delays, diversions, substitutions, or omissions
whatsoever by any other persons providing any services to winner, including any
results thereof, such as changes in services or location necessitated by same.
Sponsor is not responsible if any part of a Sweepstakes prize cannot be awarded
due to acts of God, acts of war, natural disasters, weather, or acts of terrorism.
Sponsor shall not be liable for any loss or damage to personal belongings. Entrants
who do not comply with these Official Rules or who attempt to interfere with this
Sweepstakes in any way shall be disqualified. There is no purchase required to
participate in the Sweepstakes or to win any prize in the Sweepstakes. A purchase
does not increase odds of winning.
8. ADDITIONAL TERMS:
Sponsor reserves the right to alter, suspend, or terminate the Sweepstakes at any
time and with or without notice if, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, the integrity of the
Sweepstakes becomes or is likely to become compromised in any way. In the
event the Sweepstakes is terminated prematurely, all eligible entries received prior
to the Sweepstakes termination or suspension date will be included in the next
prize drawing. No automated devices, bots, and/or other programs and/or software
are permitted. All entries become the sole and exclusive property of Sponsor and
will not be acknowledged or returned. Delivery of a prize will require a residential
street address located within the states of CT, NJ and NY. Sponsor is not
responsible for late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, misdirected, technically
corrupted, or garbled entries, which will be disqualified, or for problems of any kind,
whether mechanical, human, or electronic. Only fully completed entries are
eligible. Proof of submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsor.
In case of a dispute as to the identity of any Internet entrant, an entry made by
Internet will be deemed made by the authorized account holder of the email
address submitted at the time of entry. The “authorized account holder” is deemed
the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access
provider, service provider, or other online organization that is responsible for
assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email
address. A potential winner may be requested to provide Sponsor with proof that
the potential winner is the authorized account holder of the email address
associated with the winning entry.
If for any reason the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned, including
due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention,
automated entries, fraud, technical failure, human error, or any other cause beyond
the control of Sponsor that corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness,
integrity, or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right, in its
sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process and
to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Sweepstakes. Sponsor assumes no
responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, telephone or other
communications malfunctions, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission,
communications line failure, or theft or destruction of, unauthorized access to, or
alteration of entries. Sponsor is not responsible for any problems or technical
malfunctions of any telephone networks or lines, computer online systems,
servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or entry
to be received by Sponsor on account of technical problems or traffic congestion
on the Internet or at any website, any combination thereof, or otherwise, including
any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to, or
resulting from, participation or downloading of any materials in the Sweepstakes.
Sponsor and its agents are not responsible for printing, distribution, or production
errors and may, in their sole discretion, rescind, cancel, suspend, modify, or revoke
this Sweepstakes based upon any such error without liability. If by reason of a
printing, computer, or other error more prizes are awarded in a prize category than
the number set forth in these Official Rules, all persons purportedly making valid
claims will be included in a random drawing to award the advertised number of
prizes available. In no case will more than the advertised number of prizes be
awarded. Antifraud detection devices may be used for verification purposes. In the
event there is a discrepancy or inconsistency between disclosures or other
statements contained in any Sweepstakes materials and the terms and conditions
of the Official Rules, the Official Rules shall prevail, govern and control.
Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a
waiver of that provision. Headings are solely for convenience and will not be
deemed to affect in any manner the meaning or intent of the documents or any
provision hereof.
Caution: Any attempt by an entrant to deliberately damage any website or
undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes may be a violation of
criminal and civil laws, and should such an attempt be made, Sponsor
reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent
permitted by law.
IN NO EVENT WILL THE RELEASED PARTIES BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE
FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES
ARISING OUT OF ENTRANT’S ACCESS TO, AND USE OF, THE WEBSITES
AND/OR THIS SWEEPSTAKES, OR ENTRANT’S DOWNLOADING FROM
AND/OR PRINTING MATERIAL DOWNLOADED FROM ANY WEBSITES
ASSOCIATED WITH THE SWEEPSTAKES.
9. DISPUTES AND GOVERNING LAW:
The parties waive all rights to trial in any action or proceeding instituted in
connection with these Official Rules, including, without limitation, the
Sweepstakes. Any controversy or claim arising out of, or relating to, these Official
Rules and/or the Sweepstakes shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance
with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. Any
such controversy or claim shall be arbitrated on an individual basis and shall not
be consolidated in any arbitration with any claim or controversy of any other party.
The arbitration shall be conducted in New York City, New York.
THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND THE INTERPRETATION OF ITS TERMS SHALL
BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS CONFLICTS OF
LAWS AND RULES. For any matters that are not subject to arbitration as set forth
in these Official Rules and/or in connection with the entering of any judgment on
an arbitration award in connection with these Official Rules and/or the
Sweepstakes, the parties irrevocably submit and consent to the exclusive
jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in or closest to New
York City, New York. The parties agree not to raise the defense of forum non
conveniens.
10. USE OF DATA:
Sponsor will be collecting personal data about entrants online, in accordance with
its Privacy Policy. Please review Sponsor’s Privacy Policy at
https://www.heinekenusa.com/privacy-policy. By participating in the Contest,
entrant hereby agrees to Sponsor’s collection and usage of his/her personal
information and acknowledges that he/she has read and accepted Sponsor’s
Privacy Policy.
11. LIST OF WINNERS:
To obtain a list of winner(s), send a self-addressed, stamped envelope, with
sufficient postage, to Winners List, Heineken® 0.0 New York Islanders Designated
Driver Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 248, Woodbridge, NJ 07095. All requests for a list
of winners must be postmarked by 6/15/2026 and received by 6/30/2026.
12. NHL & TRADEMARKS
NHL ENTITIES (DEFINED ABOVE) WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY OR
RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH
PARTICIPATION IN THE SWEEPSTAKES OR THE PRIZE. THE NHL ENTITIES
HAVE NOT OFFERED OR SPONSORED THE SWEEPSTAKES IN ANY WAY.
New York Islanders trademarks and copyrights are the property of the Islanders.
All Rights Reserved.
13. SPONSOR: HEINEKEN USA Inc., White Plains, NY.
©2025 HEINEKEN® 0.0 Alcohol Free Malt Beverage. Brewed in Holland. Imported by HEINEKEN
USA, White Plains, NY.
New York Islanders Hockey Club, L.P. (the “Islanders”), New York Arena Partners, LLC, and the
NHL Entities, are not a sponsor of the Sweepstakes, and are in no way responsible for the
administration of the Sweepstakes, the verification of winners or the fulfillment of prizing. All
inquiries regarding the Sweepstakes should be direct to Sponsor or Sweepstakes Administrator,
Million Dollar Media.
NHL and the NHL Shield are registered trademarks of the National Hockey League. © NHL
2025. All Rights Reserved.
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