“Florida Panthers and New York Rangers will hold a match at the baseball arena”, — write: sport.ua
The NHL’s traditional special regular season game will take place on the night of January 2-3, 2026 at 03:00 KST at LoanDepot Park baseball stadium in Miami, home of the MLB club Miami Marlins.
Florida Panthers and New York Rangers will play in the central match of the day. This match will be the first outdoor game in the history of the NHL in the territory of Florida. About 30,000 spectators are expected to visit the arena.
The NHL’s decision to hold the Winter Classic in Miami caused mixed reactions among fans. Some fans criticized the idea, stressing that the Winter Classic should be associated with snow and cold. Others, on the contrary, noted the boldness of the concept and believe that the match in Florida could become one of the brightest in the history of the series.
The Winter Classic is an NHL regular season game traditionally held outdoors in large stadiums. The league first hosted such a game on January 1, 2008, and since then the Winter Classic has usually been held in early January, with the exception of a few seasons.
The match in Miami will be another NHL experiment and one of the most unusual Winter Classics in the entire history of the tournament.
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