The Boston Bruins and Edmonton Oilers volition instrumentality the NHL’s regular play to Germany successful 2027, with each squad scheduled to play 2 games arsenic portion of the league’s continuing effort to grow its beingness successful the country. The Bruins volition play doubly successful Munich during the 2027-28 season, portion the Oilers volition marque 2 appearances successful Cologne. The games volition people the archetypal clip either metropolis hosts regular-season NHL action. The opponents and nonstop dates person not yet been announced.
The locations besides transportation peculiar significance for 2 of the NHL’s salient German players. Boston guardant JJ Peterka is simply a autochthonal of Munich, portion Edmonton prima Leon Draisaitl was calved successful Cologne. The NHL and NHL Players’ Association said the 2027 Global Series Germany is portion of a broader committedness to processing hockey and strengthening connections with German fans and communities.
“These events correspond an important measurement successful our committedness to turn the crippled successful Germany,” NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said. The league has already scheduled 2 regular-season games successful Düsseldorf for the 2026-27 season, featuring the Chicago Blackhawks and Ottawa Senators. Those games volition travel the NHL’s erstwhile regular-season visits to Germany, including the Buffalo Sabres and Los Angeles Kings playing successful Berlin successful 2011.
The NHL’s expanded German docket comes arsenic the league besides announced a multiyear concern with FC Bayern designed to beforehand hockey successful Germany and summation the NHL’s visibility successful North America. With Munich and Cologne added to the Global Series rotation, Germany is acceptable to big NHL regular-season games for astatine slightest 3 consecutive seasons.
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