NEW YORK/ TORONTO --The National Hockey League (NHL®) and the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA), in conjunction with Live Nation, today announced dates, local start times, locations and ticketing information for the 2018 NHL Global Series™ and the 2018 NHL Global Series Challenge. In January, the NHL announced that the Edmonton Oilers, Florida Panthers, New Jersey Devils and Winnipeg Jets will play regular-season games in Europe as part of the 2018 NHL Global Series™.
The Oilers and Devils will play their 2018-19 season opening game against each other in Gothenburg, Sweden on Saturday, Oct. 6 at the Scandinavium at 7 p.m. CET. The Panthers and Jets will face off in a pair of regular-season games at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland on Thursday, Nov. 1 and Friday, Nov. 2, with both games scheduled for 8 p.m. EET. In addition, the Devils and Oilers will complete their training camps in Switzerland and Germany, respectively, and each will play an exhibition match as part of the 2018 NHL Global Series Challenge™. Tickets to the 2018 NHL Global Series™ and 2018 NHL Global Series Challenge™ will go on sale to the public beginning next week.
2018 NHL Global Series dates, locations announced
Devils, Oilers open season Oct. 6 in Gothenburg; Jets, Panthers play Nov 1-2 in Helsinki
The 2018 NHL Global Series™ will mark the seventh season the NHL has traveled to Europe to play regular-season games. These games reward the legion of loyal and passionate international fans by featuring some of the NHL's biggest stars and generating interest in the League worldwide. The three games this fall will be the 23rd, 24th and 25th NHL regular-season games played in Europe. The Oct. 6 game between New Jersey and Edmonton will mark the ninth NHL regular-season game played in Sweden, and the first in Gothenburg. The two games between Florida and Winnipeg will mark the fifth and sixth NHL regular-season games played in Finland, all of which have been played at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki.
The NHL is a global League, with approximately 26-percent of NHL players this season having been born outside of North America. In October, Devils forwards Jesper Bratt and Marcus Johansson as well as Oilers defensemen Oscar Klefbom and Adam Larssonwill be playing in their home country of Sweden for the first time as NHL players. In November, Panthers forward Aleksander Barkov as well as Jets forwards Joel Armiaand Patrik Lainewill be playing in their home country of Finland for the first time as NHL players.
Prior to the New Jersey-Edmonton season opening matchup, the Devils and Oilers will complete their training camps in Europe and will each play in an exhibition match as part of the 2018 NHL Global Series Challenge™. The Devils will report to Bern, Switzerland, and play an exhibition game against SC Bern on Tuesday, Oct. 1 at PostFinance Arena at 7:30 p.m. CET, where 2017 first-overall draft pick and Brig, Switzerland native Nico Hischier will play in front of his home country. The Oilers will report to Cologne, Germany, and play an exhibition game against Kölner Haie on Wednesday, Oct. 3 at Lanxess Arena at 4 p.m. CET, where 2014 third-overall draft pick and Cologne native Leon Draisaitl will play in his hometown on German Unity Day.
Florida was one of four NHL teams that traveled to Europe to play in the NHL Premiere Games in 2009. In two games to open their season in Helsinki, the Panthers traded victories with the Chicago Blackhawks at Hartwall Arena. Edmonton, New Jersey and Winnipeg will each be making their international regular-season debut.
Tickets to all games of the 2018 NHL Global Series™ and 2018 NHL Global Series Challenge™ will be available for purchase beginning next week. Ticket opportunities are available on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last.
\Tickets to the Oct. 1 NHL Global Series Challenge™ between the New Jersey Devils and SC Bern at PostFinance Arena in Bern, Switzerland will go on sale on Monday, March 12 at 10 a.m. CET at
http://www.ticketcorner.ch
.
\Tickets to the Oct. 3 NHL Global Series™ Challenge between the Edmonton Oilers and Kölner Haie at Lanxess Arena Cologne, Germany will go on sale on Wednesday, March 14 at 10 a.m. CET at
eventimsports.de
and
Haie.de
.
\Tickets to the Oct. 6 NHL Global Series™ game between the New Jersey Devils and Edmonton Oilers at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden will go on sale on Monday, March 12 at 9 a.m. CET at
https://www.livenation.se
.
\Tickets to the Nov. 1 and Nov. 2 NHL Global Series™ games between the Florida Panthers and Winnipeg Jets at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland will go on sale on Monday, March 12 at 9 a.m. EET at
https://www.livenation.fi
.
In addition, VIP hospitality packages will be available for purchase at a later date.
More information, including broadcast details, for the 2018 NHL Global Series™ will be announced at a later date. As part of the League's six international sites,
NHL.com/sv
,
NHL.com/fi
and
NHL.com/de
will serve as the official home for all of the latest news and information about the 2018 NHL Global Series™ as well as other features from around the NHL.
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NHL REGULAR-SEASON GAMES PLAYED IN EUROPE
DATE, LOCATION, VENUE, ATTENDANCE -- FINAL SCORE
Sept. 29, 2007, London, England, O2 Arena, 17,551, -- Los Angeles 4, Anaheim 1
Sept. 30, 2007,London, England, O2 Arena, 17,300 -- Anaheim 4, Los Angeles 1
Oct. 4, 2008,Prague, Czech Republic, O2 Arena, 17,085 -- NY Rangers 2, Tampa Bay 1
Oct. 4, 2008,Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson Globe, 13,699 -- Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa 3 (OT)
Oct. 5, 2008, Prague, Czech Republic, O2 Arena, 17,085 -- NY Rangers 2, Tampa Bay 1
Oct. 5, 2008,Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson Globe, 13,699 -- Ottawa 3, Pittsburgh 1
Oct. 2, 2009,Helsinki, Finland, Hartwall Arena, 12,056 -- Florida 4, Chicago 3 (SO)
Oct. 2, 2009, Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson Globe, 13,850 -- St. Louis 4, Detroit 3
Oct. 3, 2009,Helsinki, Finland, Hartwall Arena, 11,526 -- Chicago 4, Florida 0
Oct. 3, 2009, Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson Globe, 13,850 -- St. Louis 5, Detroit 3
Oct. 7, 2010,Helsinki, Finland, Hartwall Arena, 12,355 -- Carolina 4, Minnesota 3
Oct. 8, 2010,Helsinki, Finland, Hartwall Arena, 13,465 -- Carolina 2, Minnesota 1 (SO)
Oct. 8, 2010,Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson Globe, 11,324 -- San Jose 3, Columbus 2
Oct. 9, 2010, Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson Globe, 11,324 -- Columbus 3, San Jose 2 (OT)
Oct. 9, 2010, Prague, Czech Republic, O2 Arena, 15,299 -- Phoenix 5, Boston 2
Oct. 10, 2010, Prague, Czech Republic, O2 Arena 12,990 -- Boston 3, Phoenix 0
Oct. 7, 2011,Helsinki, Finland, Hartwall Arena, 13,349 -- Buffalo 4, Anaheim 2
Oct. 7, 2011, Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson Globe, 13,800 -- Los Angeles 3, NY Rangers 2 (OT)
Oct. 8, 2011,Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson Globe, 13,800 -- Anaheim 2, NY Rangers 1 (SO)
Oct. 8, 2011,Berlin, Germany, O2 World, 14,300 -- Buffalo 4, Los Angeles 2
Nov. 10, 2017, Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson Globe, 13,396 -- Ottawa 4, Colorado 3 (OT)
Nov. 11, 2017, Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson Globe, 13,396 -- Colorado 3, Ottawa 4
