NHL: Panthers will host All-Star Game next year

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman took the podium Friday in Las Vegas to give an update on several topics, including some key events that will take place in 2022-23.

The 2023 NHL Winter Classic will feature the Boston Bruins at Fenway Park and will mark the fifth outdoor game for the team. Neither the Bruins’ opponent nor the official date has been revealed at this point. The 2010 Winter Classic was held at Fenway, where the Bruins defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 in overtime.

Next year’s All-Star festivities will be held in Sunrise, Florida, and will be hosted by the Florida Panthers for the first time since 2003. The event will take place over Feb. 3-4, 2023 with the All-Star Skills Competition on Friday, as it is this year. The Panthers, one of the league’s most exciting teams, will likely have several participants again next year.

The Stadium Series will head to Raleigh, North Carolina, where the Carolina Hurricanes will host an outdoor game at Carter-Finley Stadium, home of the NC State Wolfpack. This will be the very first outdoor game for the Hurricanes, although their opponent has also not been announced yet. The Stadium Series date has also not yet been officially set for 2023.

On the upcoming 2022 draft that is currently scheduled for Montreal, Bettman explained that if Quebec’s current COVID restrictions have not changed by that point, the league may decide to take it somewhere else. He hopes to have not only the team representatives and players in person, but also fans in the stands.