Hockey. Outdoors. In Florida. Next season, the NHL is making it happen — twice. The NHL announced Wednesday that the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers will play host to the New York Rangers at ...

The Panthers will host the Rangers at loanDepot park on Jan. 2, 2026, and the Lightning will host the Bruins at the Raymond James on Feb. 1.

Outdoor games have become a staple of the NHL's regular season schedule with contests being staged in some of baseball's and football's most iconic stadiums. The NHL has even held ...

LoanDepot Park, home of the Marlins of Major League Baseball, has a retractable roof. Raymond James Stadium, home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League, does not. But the NHL has ...

The National Hockey League is enjoying growth in Florida, where two of its most successful current franchises, the Lightning ...

Demers joined the "NHL @TheRink" podcast presented by SKIP on Wednesday and talked up the Avalanche as the team he believes in most in the Central Division even though they were tied for third with ...

Wait till you see them host hockey games outdoors. Yes, the NHL will be playing outdoor hockey in sunny Florida — twice, in fact. The league announced Wednesday the Winter Classic and Stadium ...

On Wednesday, the NHL revealed the league’s unique idea by announcing the 2026 Winter Classic will be played in South Florida at loanDepot park, the home of MLB’s Miami Marlins, on January 2.

It had been unofficial chatter for a few weeks now, but the NHL has finally confirmed that the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning will host outdoor games during the 2025-26 season.

More than 75,000 watched the Blackhawks play the Bruins at Notre Dame Stadium. But of the 41 outdoor games the NHL has put on since the 2003 Heritage Classic in Edmonton, the ones NHL president of ...

James van Riemsdyk has quietly become the NHL’s Outdoor game ironman. Appearing in seven of the league’s signature outdoor games, JVR has earned a unique spot in hockey history. With the 2025 ...

Ice hockey may not evoke thoughts of beaches, sunshine and palm trees but that did not stop the NHL from announcing on Wednesday that, for the first time, it will hold outdoor games in Florida ...