All Winter Classic matches. The famous match will be played for the first time in hot Miami

National Hockey League prepares for game Winter Classic 2026The event will be held in Florida for the first time in history.

The traditional special game of the NHL regular season will take place on the night of January 2-3, 2026 at 03:00 Kiev time at the LoanDepot Park baseball stadium in Miami, where the MLB Miami Marlins usually play.

The main match of the day will feature Florida Panthers and New York Rangers. This game will be the first outdoor game in NHL history in Florida. Approximately 30 thousand spectators are expected to visit the arena.

The NHL’s decision to hold the Winter Classic in hot Miami caused mixed reactions among fans. Some fans criticized this idea, emphasizing that the Winter Classics 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 be one of the most striking in the history of the series.

The Winter Classic is a regular season NHL game traditionally played outdoors in large stadiums. The league held its first such game on January 1, 2008, and since then the Winter Classic has generally been played in early January, except for a few seasons.

The game in Miami will be another NHL experiment and one of the most unusual Winter Classics in the tournament’s history.

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