Report: NHL returning to Sweden for 2023 Global Series; Australian games in jeopardy
The National Hockey League's special events calendar for the 2023-24 season is slowly beginning to be known. The Winter Classic will be in Seattle, the Heritage Classic is in Edmonton and the All-Star Game is in Toronto. But the NHL has plans to take regular season games abroad, once again, as part of their Global Series.
According to David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period, the National Hockey League will be returning to Sweden for the 2023 edition of the Global Series, with the possibility of two more games being played in another country.
As was first reported in October, the National Hockey League was planning a pair of pre-season games to be played in Australia, with it later becoming known that the teams involved were going to be the Boston Bruins and Los Angeles Kings.
Pagnotta went on to say that the league's Australian games are in jeopardy for numerous reasons and that things have taken an unexpected turn. The NHL was set to officially announce the games this week in Australia, with representatives of the Bruins and Kings, but those plans have been pushed, with no new date set.
The games were set to be played at Rod Laver Arena, which is the main court used for the Australian Open in Melbourne. But, Pagnotta says that the surgery needed to make Rod Laver Arena suitable for hockey is extensive and the cost to install an ice rink is roughly $500,000.
It's still possible that these games are played, but if it's not for the 2023-24 season, it will likely be pushed to the 2024-25 campaign.
Source: David Pagnotta - The Fourth Period
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| Kyle Connor | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Alex Tuch | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owen Power | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Michael Bunting | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Drew Helleson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jirí Kulich | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Isac Lundestrom | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Vladislav Namestnikov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Nino Niederreiter | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Gabriel Vilardi | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jason Zucker | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Leo Carlsson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ross Johnston | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Evgeni Malkin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Josh Morrissey | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Cole Perfetti | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Bryan Rust | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Mark Scheifele | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Trevor Zegras | - | 1 | 1 | |
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Jets | 20 | 17 | 3 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
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