2022 NHL Stadium Series

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2022 NHL Stadium Series
2022 NHL Stadium Series Logo.png
123 Total
Tampa Bay Lightning --- 0
Nashville Predators --- 0
DateFebruary 26, 2022
ArenaNissan Stadium
CityNashville, Tennessee
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The 2022 NHL Stadium Series is an upcoming outdoor regular season National Hockey League (NHL) game, part of the Stadium Series of games. The game will take place on February 26, 2022, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, with the Nashville Predators hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning.[1]

History[]

The NHL originally announced on February 15, 2020, that the 2021 Stadium Series would be hosted by the Carolina Hurricanes at Carter–Finley Stadium.[2] After he took majority control of the team in 2018, Hurricanes owner Thomas Dundon made it a goal to have his club play in its first outdoor game. In 2019, Dundon invited NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman to take a tour of Carter–Finley Stadium to see if it was feasible.[3] Before the league could finalize the game, the Hurricanes had to seek additional funding from the local government and other organizations to help offset the cost of hosting the game.[4]

The NHL delayed the start of the 2020–21 season to January 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic having forced the 2019–20 playoffs to conclude in late September.[5] On October 22, 2020, the NHL postponed both the 2021 NHL Winter Classic and the 2021 All-Star Game due to "ongoing uncertainty" since both January events rely on fan participation.[6][7] The decision to further postpone the Stadium Series game was made on December 23.[8]

The Hurricanes later asked the league to move their outdoor game to the 2022–23 season,[9] with team president and general manager Don Waddell stating that he wanted "to assure a safe environment."[10] On June 28, 2021, the league announced that the 2022 game would instead take place at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, with the Nashville Predators hosting to the Tampa Bay Lightning.[1]

The game will be broadcast nationally in the United States by TNT; the other NHL national broadcaster, ESPN/ABC, had a full slate of basketball games that day, highlighted by Nets-Bucks on ABC, and was unable to accommodate the Stadium Series, which is similar to why ESPN couldn’t accommodate the Winter Classic. ABC did however broadcast an afternoon NHL game that day as well.[11] With it being scheduled for a Saturday night, the game will air north of the border under the Hockey Night in Canada banner on Sportsnet.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "NHL Announces 2021-22 Outdoor Games and 2022 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend". NHL.com (Press release). NHL. June 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "Hurricanes to host 2021 NHL Stadium Series at N.C. State". NHL.com (Press release). NHL. February 15, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  3. ^ Smith, Michael (February 27, 2019). "Bettman Talks Outdoor Game in Raleigh, Storm Surge". NHL.com. Carolina Hurricanes.
  4. ^ Alexander, Chip (February 6, 2020). "Hurricanes seek funding for 2021 NHL Stadium Series outdoor game in Carter-Finley Stadium". The News & Observer.
  5. ^ "NHL, NHLPA targeting Jan. 1 as start date for 2020-21 season". Sportsnet. Associated Press. October 7, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  6. ^ "NHL postpones Winter Classic, All-Star Weekend for upcoming season". Sportsnet. October 22, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  7. ^ "NHL postpones 2021 Winter Classic, All-Star Game". ProHockeyTalk. October 22, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  8. ^ "2021 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series Game Postponed". NHL.com (Press release). Carolina Hurricanes. December 23, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  9. ^ Russo, Michael (June 28, 2021). "Blues-Wild Winter Classic in Minneapolis set for Jan. 1; All-Star Game to Vegas". The Athletic. A source said the Carolina Hurricanes, whose 2021 Stadium Series game in Raleigh, N.C., was postponed in December, deferred their outdoor game to the 2022-23 season.
  10. ^ "Minnesota's Target Field to host 2022 NHL Winter Classic". Sportsnet. June 28, 2021.
  11. ^ "Turner Sports Announces 50-Game Telecast Schedule for Inaugural 2021-22 NHL Regular Season Beginning Wednesday, Oct. 13 | Pressroom". pressroom.warnermedia.com (Press release). WarnerMedia. September 16, 2021.
  12. ^ "NHL Stadium Series logo unveiled" (Press release). NHL. October 4, 2021.
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