The holiday season is a time for giving and sharing, and the 30 NHL member teams are doing their part to spread cheer throughout their respective communities.
Find out how your favorite team is giving back to the fans. Listed below are hospital visits that have taken place and others that are upcoming:
ANAHEIM DUCKS
December 2: Children's Hospital of Orange County
ATLANTA THRASHERS
December 8: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (Egleston and Scottish Rite campuses)
BOSTON BRUINS
December 21: Children's Hospital of Boston
BUFFALO SABRES
December 13: Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo
CALGARY FLAMES
December 14: Children's Hospital of Alberta
CAROLINA HURRICANES
December 7: REX Hospital, North Carolina Children's Hospital, WakeMed Hospital, and Duke Children's Hospital
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS
December 21: Children's Hospital of Chicago
COLORADO AVALANCHE
December 16: Children's Hospital
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS
December 7: Children's Hospital
DALLAS STARS
December 1: Children's Medical Center of Dallas
DETROIT RED WINGS
December 14: Children's Hospital of Michigan
EDMONTON OILERS
Date TBD: The Stollery Children's Hospital of Edmonton, other hospitals
FLORIDA PANTHERS
December 6: West Boca Medical Center and Chris Evert Children's Hospital
December 29: Chris Evert's Children's Hospital
LOS ANGELES KINGS
November 30: Children's Hospital Los Angeles
MONTREAL CANADIENS
December 8: Saint Justine and Montreal Children's Hospital
MINNESOTA WILD
December 15: Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
NASHVILLE PREDATORS
December 20: Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital
NEW JERSEY DEVILS
December 8: St. Barnabas Hospital, Hackensack University Medical Center, Robert Wood Johnson, Holy Name Medical Center, University Hospital, St. Joseph's Hospital, Morristown Memorial Hospital, Overlook Hospital
NEW YORK ISLANDERS
December 14: Henry Viscardi School: National Center for Disabilities, NorthShore University Hospital, St. Mary's Children's Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, Nassau University Medical Center, Winthrop University Hospital, Stony Brook University, Steven and Alexandra Cohen's Children's Medical Center
NEW YORK RANGERS
Date TBD: Children's Hospital of New York
OTTAWA SENATORS
December 14: Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS
December 16: Virtua Hospital in Voorhees, NJ
PHOENIX COYOTES
February 14: Children's Hospital in Phoenix
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
December 17: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
SAN JOSE SHARKS
Date TBD: Valley Medical Center
ST. LOUIS BLUES
December 7: St. Louis Children's Hospital, Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, Shriners Children's Hospital, Ranken Jordan Pediatric Specialty Hospital
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
December 16: Tampa General Hospital and All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
TBD
VANCOUVER CANUCKS
December 6: Children's Hospital of British Columbia
WASHINGTON CAPITALS
February Date TBD: Children's National Medical Center