Hockey. Outdoors. In Florida. Next season, the NHL is making it happen twice. The NHL announced Wednesday that the Stanley ...

Warm weather locations are normally ruled out for NFL outdoor games because the ice will melt / Daniel Bartel-Imagn Images Every year since 2008, the NHL has played at least one game outdoors ...

Until he didn’t. On Wednesday, the NHL made it official: The Florida Panthers will play the New York Rangers in the 2026 Winter Classic at LoanDepot Park — the home of the Miami Marlins — on ...

Classic is headed to Florida for the first time in NHL history. The New York Rangers and Florida Panthers are set to face off in the 2026 event ...

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 ...

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

Outdoor NHL games in the Sunshine State? Never let it be said that our League isn’t willing to accept a challenge,” Bettman said in a statement. On January 2, 2023, Miami’s high temperature was 83 ...

“Stanley Cups, strings of sellouts and the exponential growth of youth and high school hockey throughout the state have demonstrated that Florida is a hockey hotbed,” NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman ...

“Outdoor NHL games in the Sunshine State? Never let it be said that our league isn’t willing to accept a challenge.” It’s a long time coming, but the Panthers and Lightning have ...