TORONTO-- The NHL is analyzing the potential of holding outdoor games in Ottawa and Montreal during the 2017-18 season as part of the Centennial Celebration, Commissioner Gary Bettman said Tuesday after the League revealed initial plans for its yearlong 100th anniversary in 2017.
The NHL will be holding events in Montreal in November 2017 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the League. It also will hold events in Ottawa in December 2017 to celebrate the first games ever played.
NHL looking at Montreal, Ottawa for outdoor games
Could be part of yearlong Centennial Celebration