Ottawa Senators defenceman Artem Zub (2) battles Toronto Maple Leafs centre Calle Jarnkrok (19) during first period NHL hockey action in Ottawa, on Saturday, April 1, 2023. The Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators, Detroit Red Wings and Minnesota Wild will play games in Stockholm, Sweden next season, the National Hockey League announced on Wednesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
NEW YORK – The Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators, Detroit Red Wings and Minnesota Wild will play a series of games in Stockholm, Sweden next season, the National Hockey League announced on Wednesday.
The 2023 NHL Global Series will feature the four teams in a slate of four regular-season games to be played Nov. 16-19 at Avicii Arena.
Each team will play two games.
The NHL has staged 38 NHL regular-season games outside of North America, including 32 in Europe. There have been 13 NHL regular-season games played in Sweden.
The trip will mark the first time the Maple Leafs have ever ventured outside North America for a regular-season game.
The event will be the second time that both the Red Wings and Wild have travelled abroad to play regular-season games, and the third such trip for the Senators.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 26, 2023.
