List of international games played by NHL teams
Throughout the history of the National Hockey League (NHL), there has been a long-standing tradition of international games played by NHL teams. The following is a list of games played by NHL teams against other NHL teams and non-NHL teams outside the United States and Canada, as well games played by NHL teams in the United States and Canada against non-North American teams.
The first NHL international games were held as part of the 1938 Detroit Red Wings–Montreal Canadiens European tour, where the Detroit Red Wings and the Montreal Canadiens played a nine-game series in various cities in England and France from April 21 to May 14.[1] That first game played on April 21, 1938 was the first one organized by any major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada, to take place outside North America. Since then, the league has staged games throughout Europe and in Japan, China, and Australia. While most NHL international games have been exhibition or preseason contests, the first ones to count towards the league's regular seasons standings were held in October 3–4, 1997, when the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and the Vancouver Canucks played a two-game series in Japan to open the 1997–98 regular season.
In the tables below:
- Bolded team names denote winners.
- † Indicates regular season games.
Europe
[edit]1938 Detroit Red Wings–Montreal Canadiens European tour
[edit]In 1938, for the first time in NHL history two of the league's teams, the Detroit Red Wings and the Montreal Canadiens, went on a tour of Europe with a nine-game series in England and France. The Canadiens won the series with a record of 5–3–1.
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
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April 21 | London, England, United Kingdom | Empress Hall, Earl's Court | Detroit Red Wings | Montreal Canadiens | 5–4 (OT) |
April 23 | Brighton, England, United Kingdom | Sports Stadium Brighton | Detroit Red Wings | Montreal Canadiens | 5–5 |
April 25 | Paris, France | Detroit Red Wings | Montreal Canadiens | 10–8 | |
April 27 | Detroit Red Wings | Montreal Canadiens | 4–3 | ||
April 29 | Detroit Red Wings | Montreal Canadiens | 7–5 | ||
May 5 | London, England, United Kingdom | Empress Hall, Earl's Court | 6–3 | ||
May 7 | Brighton, England, United Kingdom | Sports Stadium Brighton | Detroit Red Wings | Montreal Canadiens | 10–5 |
May 10 | London, England, United Kingdom | Empress Hall, Earl's Court | Detroit Red Wings | Montreal Canadiens | 5–4 |
May 14 | Brighton, England, United Kingdom | Sports Stadium Brighton | Detroit Red Wings | Montreal Canadiens | 5–2 |
1959 Boston Bruins–New York Rangers European tour
[edit]In 1959, the Boston Bruins and the New York Rangers (aided by Bobby Hull, Ed Litzenberger, Eric Nesterenko, and Pierre Pilote of the Chicago Black Hawks[2]) went on a 23-game tour of Europe, visiting England, Switzerland, France, Belgium, West Germany, and Austria. The Rangers won the series with a record of 11–9–3.
The first game in Geneva was attended by a sell-out crowd of 11,000, the attendance for the Zürich games was 4500 and 2000.[3] In Berlin, only 600 people went to see the first game.[4][5]
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score | Attendance |
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April 29 | London, United Kingdom | Empire Pool, Wembley[6] | Boston Bruins | New York Rangers | 7–5 | |
April 30 | Boston Bruins | New York Rangers | 4–3 | |||
May 2 | Geneva, Switzerland | Patinoire des Vernets | 4–3 | 11,000 | ||
May 3 | Boston Bruins | New York Rangers | 12–4 | |||
May 4 | Boulogne-Billancourt, France | Patinoire de Boulogne-Billancourt[7][8] | Boston Bruins | New York Rangers | 6–2 | |
May 5 | Boston Bruins | New York Rangers | 6–4 | |||
May 6 | Antwerp, Belgium | Sportpaleis[9] | 6–3 | |||
May 7 | Boston Bruins | New York Rangers | 6–3 | |||
May 8 | 8–4 | |||||
May 9 | Zürich, Switzerland | Hallenstadion | 7–6 | 4,500 | ||
May 10 | Boston Bruins | New York Rangers | 4–2 | 2,000 | ||
May 12 | Dortmund, West Germany | Boston Bruins | New York Rangers | 4–2 | ||
May 13 | Boston Bruins | New York Rangers | 6–4 | |||
May 14 | Essen, West Germany | 6–4 | ||||
May 15 | Boston Bruins | New York Rangers | 4–3 | |||
May 16 | Krefeld, West Germany | Rheinlandhalle[10] | 8–0 | |||
May 17 | 7–2 | |||||
May 19 | West Berlin, West Germany | Sportpalast | Boston Bruins | New York Rangers | 6–6 | 600 |
May 20 | Boston Bruins | New York Rangers | 3–2 | |||
May 21 | Boston Bruins | New York Rangers | 8–2 | |||
May 22 | Vienna, Austria | Boston Bruins | New York Rangers | 2–2 | ||
May 23 | Boston Bruins | New York Rangers | 5–3 | |||
May 24 | Boston Bruins | New York Rangers | 4–4 |
1975–76 Super Series
[edit]In late 1975 and early 1976, two Soviet League teams from Moscow, USSR (CSKA, also known as "Red Army", and Krylya Sovetov, also known as "Soviet Wings") played an eight-game series against several NHL teams (the Chicago Black Hawks, the Boston Bruins, the Buffalo Sabres, the Montreal Canadiens, the New York Islanders, the New York Rangers, the Philadelphia Flyers, and the Pittsburgh Penguins). The games took place in the US and Canada. The Soviet teams won the series with a record of 5–2–1. Individually, CSKA had a record of 2–1–1 and Krylya Sovetov had a record of 3–1–0.
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score | Attendance |
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December 28, 1975 | New York City, New York, USA | Madison Square Garden | CSKA Moscow | New York Rangers | 7–3 | 17,500[11] |
December 29, 1975 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | Civic Arena | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | Pittsburgh Penguins | 7–4 | 13,218[12] |
December 31, 1975 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Montreal Forum | CSKA Moscow | Montreal Canadiens | 3–3 | 18,975[13] |
January 4, 1976 | Buffalo, New York, USA | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | Buffalo Sabres | 6–12 | 16,433[14] |
January 7, 1976 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | Chicago Stadium | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–2 | 18,500[15] |
January 8, 1976 | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | Boston Garden | CSKA Moscow | Boston Bruins | 5–2 | 15,003[16] |
January 10, 1976 | Uniondale, New York, USA | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | New York Islanders | 2–1 | 14,865[17] |
January 11, 1976 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Spectrum | CSKA Moscow | Philadelphia Flyers | 1–4 | 17,077[18] |
1977–78 Czechoslovak NHL tour and Super Series
[edit]In late 1977 and early 1978, two Czechoslovakian teams (TJ Poldi SONP Kladno and Tesla Pardubice) along with one Soviet team (Spartak Moscow) went on a 13-game tour of the NHL, playing against several NHL teams (the Atlanta Flames, the Chicago Black Hawks, the Cleveland Barons, the Colorado Rockies, the Detroit Red Wings, the Minnesota North Stars, the Montreal Canadiens, the New York Islanders, the New York Rangers, the Philadelphia Flyers, the St. Louis Blues, the Toronto Maple Leafs, and the Vancouver Canucks). Games took place in the US and Canada. Both sides finished the series with 6–6–1 records. Individually, Kladno had a record of 2–1–1, Pardubice had a record of 1–3–0 (combined Czech record of 3–4–1), and Spartak had a record of 3–2–0.
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score | Attendance |
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December 26, 1977 | New York City, New York, USA | Madison Square Garden | Poldi Kladno | New York Rangers | 4–4 | 10,123[19] |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Spectrum | Tesla Pardubice | Philadelphia Flyers | 1–6 | [20] | |
December 28, 1977 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Pacific Coliseum | Spartak Moscow | Vancouver Canucks | 0–2 | [21] |
Bloomington, Minnesota, USA | Met Center | Tesla Pardubice | Minnesota North Stars | 4–2 | [22] | |
December 31, 1977 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | Chicago Stadium | Poldi Kladno | Chicago Black Hawks | 6–4 | [23] |
January 2, 1978 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Maple Leaf Gardens | Poldi Kladno | Toronto Maple Leafs | 8–5 | |
Detroit, Michigan, USA | Detroit Olympia | Tesla Pardubice | Detroit Red Wings | 4–5 | [24] | |
January 3, 1978 | Denver, Colorado, USA | McNichols Sports Arena | Spartak Moscow | Colorado Rockies | 8–3 | |
January 4, 1978 | Richfield, Ohio, USA | Richfield Coliseum | Poldi Kladno | Cleveland Barons | 3–4 | |
Uniondale, New York, USA | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Tesla Pardubice | New York Islanders | 3–8 | 9,437[25] | |
January 5, 1978 | St. Louis, Missouri, USA | Checkerdome | Spartak Moscow | St. Louis Blues | 2–1 | |
January 6, 1978 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Montreal Forum | Spartak Moscow | Montreal Canadiens | 2–5 | |
January 8, 1978 | Atlanta, Georgia, USA | Omni Coliseum | Spartak Moscow | Atlanta Flames | 2–1 |
1978–79 Super Series
[edit]In late 1978 and early 1979, Soviet Union's Krylya Sovetov from Moscow played a four-game series against NHL teams (the Boston Bruins, the Detroit Red Wings, the Minnesota North Stars, and the Philadelphia Flyers). Games took place in the United States. Krylya Sovetov won the series with a 2–1–1 record.
Date | City | Arenas | Team | Team | Score |
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December 31, 1978 | Bloomington, USA | Metropolitan Sports Center | Krylya Sovetov | Minnesota North Stars | 8–5 |
January 2, 1979 | Philadelphia, USA | Spectrum | Krylya Sovetov | Philadelphia Flyers | 4–4 |
January 4, 1979 | Detroit, USA | Detroit Olympia | Detroit Red Wings | 5–6 | |
January 9, 1979 | Boston, USA | Boston Garden | Krylya Sovetov | Boston Bruins | 4–1 |
1979 Challenge Cup
[edit]The 1979 Challenge Cup was a series of international ice hockey games between the Soviet Union national ice hockey team and a team of All-Stars from the National Hockey League. The games were played on February 8, 10, and 11 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It replaced the NHL's all-star festivities for the 1978–79 NHL season. The Soviets defeated the NHL All-Stars 2 games to 1.
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score | Attendance |
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February 8, 1979 | New York, USA | Madison Square Garden | NHL All-Stars | Soviet Union | 4–2 | 17,438 |
February 10, 1979 | Soviet Union | NHL All-Stars | 5–4 | 17,438 | ||
February 11, 1979 | 6–0 | 17,545 |
1979–80 Super Series
[edit]In late 1979 and early 1980, two Soviet teams from Moscow, CSKA and Dynamo, played a nine-game series against several NHL teams (the Buffalo Sabres, the Edmonton Oilers, the Montreal Canadiens, the New York Islanders, the New York Rangers, the Quebec Nordiques, the Vancouver Canucks, the Washington Capitals, and the original Winnipeg Jets). Games took place in the US and Canada. The Moscow teams won the series with a record of 5–3–1. Individually, CSKA had a record of 3–2–0, and Dynamo had a record of 2–1–1.
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score | Attendance |
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December 26, 1979 | Vancouver, Canada | Pacific Coliseum | Dynamo Moscow | Vancouver Canucks | 2–6 | |
December 27, 1979 | New York, USA | Madison Square Garden | CSKA Moscow | New York Rangers | 5–2 | 17,429[26] |
December 29, 1979 | Uniondale, USA | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | New York Islanders | 3–2 | ||
December 31, 1979 | Montreal, Canada | Montreal Forum | CSKA Moscow | Montreal Canadiens | 2–4 | 17,000[27] |
January 2, 1980 | Winnipeg, Canada | Winnipeg Arena | Dynamo Moscow | Winnipeg Jets | 7–0 | |
January 3, 1980 | Buffalo, USA | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | CSKA Moscow | Buffalo Sabres | 1–6 | |
January 4, 1980 | Edmonton, Canada | Northlands Coliseum | Dynamo Moscow | Edmonton Oilers | 4–1 | |
January 6, 1980 | Quebec City, Canada | Colisée de Québec | CSKA Moscow | Quebec Nordiques | 6–4 | |
January 8, 1980 | Landover, USA | Capital Centre | Dynamo Moscow | Washington Capitals | 5–5 |
1980 DN-Cup
[edit]In 1980, the Minnesota North Stars and the Washington Capitals participated in the DN-Cup, a round-robin tournament in Sweden sponsored by the newspaper Dagens Nyheter, with Swedish teams AIK and Djurgården from Stockholm. Six games were played in total, five involving the NHL teams (AIK beat Djurgården 1–0 on September 21, attendance: 2,668[28]). Washington won the tournament with a 3–0–0 record, Minnesota finished second with 2–1–0, AIK finished third and Djurgården last.
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score | Attendance |
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September 22 | Stockholm, Sweden | Johanneshovs Isstadion | Washington Capitals | Minnesota North Stars | 4–3 2OT | 4,288 |
September 23 | Minnesota North Stars | Djurgården Stockholm | 8–0 | 3,663 | ||
September 24 | Washington Capitals | AIK Stockholm | 2–1 | 4,104 | ||
September 25 | Minnesota North Stars | AIK Stockholm | 4–3 | 2,895 | ||
September 26 | Washington Capitals | Djurgården Stockholm | 3–2 | 5,873[29] |
1981 DN-Cup
[edit]In 1981, the New York Rangers and the Washington Capitals participated in the round-robin DN-Cup in Sweden with Swedish teams Västra Frölunda, AIK, and Djurgården. The New York won the tournament with a 4–0–0 record, ahead of AIK, Västra Frölunda, Washington (1–3–0) and Djurgården.[30] The list of DN-Cup games excludes three games played without NHL participation.[Note 1]
Each NHL team played an additional game in Finland, against HIFK and Oulun Kärpät. In total, the NHL teams posted a record of 5–3–0 against the European teams, New York finished 3–1–0, Washington 2–2–0 (excluding the NHL-only game).
DN-Cup
[edit]Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score | Attendance |
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September 17 | Stockholm, Sweden | Johanneshovs Isstadion | New York Rangers | Djurgården Stockholm | 5–1 | 6,652 |
Gothenburg, Sweden | Scandinavium | Washington Capitals | Västra Frölunda Gothenburg | 4–7 | 1,392 | |
September 18 | Stockholm, Sweden | Johanneshovs Isstadion | AIK Stockholm | 1–6 | 3,000 | |
September 20 | Södertälje, Sweden | Scaniarinken | New York Rangers | Washington Capitals | 4–1 | 5,658 |
September 22 | Stockholm, Sweden | Johanneshovs Isstadion | Washington Capitals | Djurgården Stockholm | 5–2 | 2,734 |
Gothenburg, Sweden | Scandinavium | New York Rangers | Västra Frölunda Gothenburg | 7–1 | 3,087 | |
September 23 | Stockholm, Sweden | Johanneshovs Isstadion | New York Rangers | AIK Stockholm | 4–1 | 9,167 |
Other games
[edit]Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score | Attendance |
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September 16 | Helsinki, Finland | Helsinki Ice Hall | New York Rangers | HIFK Helsinki | 1–4 | |
September 24 | Oulu, Finland | Raksilan jäähalli | Washington Capitals | Oulun Kärpät | 5–3 |
- ^ September 18, Gothenburg (Scandinavium), Västra Frölunda – Djurgården 5–4, attendance: 719.
September 20, Stockholm (Johanneshovs Isstadion), Djurgården – AIK 4–2, attendance: 4,459.
September 21, Gothenburg (Scandinavium), Västra Frölunda – AIK 0–5, attendance: 806.
1982–83 Super Series
[edit]In late 1982 and early 1983, the USSR national team played a six-game series against several NHL teams (the Calgary Flames, the Edmonton Oilers, the Minnesota North Stars, the Montreal Canadiens, the Philadelphia Flyers, and the Quebec Nordiques). Games took place in the US and Canada. The USSR team won the series with a 4–2–0 record.
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
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December 28, 1982 | Edmonton, Canada | Northlands Coliseum | Soviet Union | Edmonton Oilers | 3–4 |
December 30, 1982 | Quebec City, Canada | Colisée de Québec | Soviet Union | Quebec Nordiques | 3–0 |
December 31, 1982 | Montreal, Canada | Montreal Forum | Montreal Canadiens | 5–0 | |
January 2, 1983 | Calgary, Canada | Stampede Corral | Soviet Union | Calgary Flames | 2–3 |
January 4, 1983 | Bloomington, USA | Met Center | Soviet Union | Minnesota North Stars | 6–3[31] |
January 6, 1983 | Philadelphia, USA | Spectrum | Philadelphia Flyers | 5–1[32] |
1985–86 Super Series
[edit]In late 1985 and early 1986, two Soviet teams from Moscow, CSKA and Dynamo, played a ten-game series against several NHL teams (the Boston Bruins, the Buffalo Sabres, the Calgary Flames, the Edmonton Oilers, the Los Angeles Kings, the Minnesota North Stars, the Montreal Canadiens, the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Quebec Nordiques, and the St. Louis Blues). Games took place in the US and Canada. The Moscow teams won the series with a record of 7–2–1. Individually, CSKA had a record of 5–1–0 and Dynamo had a record of 2–1–1.
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score | Attendance |
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December 26, 1985 | Inglewood, USA | The Forum | CSKA Moscow | Los Angeles Kings | 5–2 | 16,005[33] |
December 27, 1985 | Edmonton, Canada | Northlands Coliseum | Edmonton Oilers | 6–3 | 17,498[34] | |
December 29, 1985 | Quebec City, Canada | Colisée de Québec | CSKA Moscow | Quebec Nordiques | 1–5 | |
December 29, 1985 | Calgary, Canada | Olympic Saddledome | Dynamo Moscow | Calgary Flames | 3–4 | |
December 31, 1985 | Montreal, Canada | Montreal Forum | CSKA Moscow | Montreal Canadiens | 6–1 | [35] |
January 2, 1986 | St. Louis, USA | St. Louis Arena | St. Louis Blues | 4–2 | ||
January 4, 1986 | Bloomington, USA | Met Center | Minnesota North Stars | 4–3 (OT) | ||
January 4, 1986 | Pittsburgh, USA | Civic Arena | Dynamo Moscow | Pittsburgh Penguins | 3–3 | 16,033[36] |
January 6, 1986 | Boston, USA | Boston Garden | Dynamo Moscow | Boston Bruins | 6–4 | |
January 8, 1986 | Buffalo, USA | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | Buffalo Sabres | 7–4 | [37] |
Rendez-vous '87
[edit]Rendez-vous '87 was a series of international ice hockey games between the Soviet Union national ice hockey team and a team of All-Stars from the National Hockey League. The games were played on February 11 and 13 at Le Colisée in Quebec City. It replaced the NHL's all-star festivities for the 1986–87 NHL season. Both teams won one of the two games, with the Soviets winning overall on total score, 8–7.
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score | Attendance |
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February 11, 1987 | Quebec City, Canada | Colisée de Québec | Soviet Union | NHL All-Stars | 3–4 | 15,398 |
February 13, 1987 | Soviet Union | NHL All-Stars | 5–3 | 15,395 |
1988–89 Super Series
[edit]In late 1988 and early 1989 two Soviet League teams, CSKA Moscow and Dinamo Riga, played a 14-games series against several NHL teams (the Boston Bruins, the Buffalo Sabres, the Calgary Flames, the Chicago Blackhawks, the Edmonton Oilers, the Hartford Whalers, the Los Angeles Kings, the Minnesota North Stars, the New Jersey Devils, the New York Islanders, the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Quebec Nordiques, the St. Louis Blues, and the Vancouver Canucks). Games took place in the US and Canada. Both sides finished with a record of 6–6–2. Individually, CSKA had a record of 4–2–1 and Dinamo had a record of 2–4–1.
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
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December 26, 1988 | Quebec City, Canada | Colisée de Québec | CSKA Moscow | Quebec Nordiques | 5–5 |
December 27, 1988 | Calgary, Canada | Olympic Saddledome | Dinamo Riga | Calgary Flames | 2–2 |
December 28, 1988 | Edmonton, Canada | Northlands Coliseum | Edmonton Oilers | 1–2 | |
December 29, 1988 | Uniondale, USA | Nassau Coliseum | CSKA Moscow | New York Islanders | 3–2 |
December 30, 1988 | Vancouver, Canada | Pacific Coliseum | Dinamo Riga | Vancouver Canucks | 1–6 |
December 31, 1988 | Boston, USA | Boston Garden | CSKA Moscow | Boston Bruins | 5–4 |
Inglewood, USA | Great Western Forum | Dinamo Riga | Los Angeles Kings | 5–3 | |
January 2, 1989 | East Rutherford, USA | Brendan Byrne Arena | CSKA Moscow | New Jersey Devils | 5–0 |
January 4, 1989 | Pittsburgh, USA | Civic Arena | CSKA Moscow | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2–4 |
Chicago, USA | Chicago Stadium | Dinamo Riga | Chicago Blackhawks | 1–4 | |
January 5, 1989 | St. Louis, USA | St. Louis Arena | St. Louis Blues | 0–5 | |
January 7, 1989 | Bloomington, USA | Met Center | Dinamo Riga | Minnesota North Stars | 2–1 |
Hartford, USA | Hartford Civic Center | CSKA Moscow | Hartford Whalers | 6–3 | |
January 9, 1989 | Buffalo, USA | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | CSKA Moscow | Buffalo Sabres | 5–6 (OT) |
1989 Friendship Tour
[edit]In 1989, the Calgary Flames and the Washington Capitals went on a twelve-game European tour, playing against teams from Sweden (Färjestad BK and Brynäs IF) and the USSR (CSKA Moscow, Dynamo Moscow, Dinamo Riga, Khimik Voskresensk, Krylya Sovetov Moscow, SKA Leningrad, Sokol Kiev, and Spartak Moscow). The Flames preceded these games with a two-game series in Czechoslovakia against the Czechoslovakia national team, losing both. The NHL teams won the series with a record of 7–5–0 (0–2–0 against Czechoslovakia, 1–1–0 against the Swedish teams, and 6–2–0 against Soviet teams). Individually, Calgary had a record of 3–3–0 and Washington had a record of 4–2–0.
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score | Attendance |
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September 10 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Sportovní hala ČSTV | Calgary Flames | Czechoslovakia | 2–4 | [38] |
September 11 | 1–4 | |||||
September 12 | Karlstad, Sweden | Washington Capitals | Färjestad BK | 4–7 | ||
September 13 | Gävle, Sweden | Washington Capitals | Brynäs IF | 3–1 | ||
September 14 | Leningrad, USSR | V. I. Lenin Sport & Concert Complex | Calgary Flames | Khimik Voskresensk | 4–2 | 14,000[39] |
September 15 | Moscow, USSR | Luzhniki Palace of Sports | Washington Capitals | Spartak Moscow | 8–7 (OT) | 10,000[40][41] |
September 16 | Kiev, USSR | Palace of Sports | Calgary Flames | Sokol Kiev | 5–2 | 6,900[42] |
September 17 | Moscow, USSR | Luzhniki Palace of Sports | Washington Capitals | Dynamo Moscow | 2–7 | 8,700[43] |
September 18 | Calgary Flames | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | 3–2 (OT) | 6,000[44] | ||
September 19 | Riga, USSR | Palace of Sports | Washington Capitals | Dinamo Riga | 2–1 (OT) | 5,000[45] |
September 20 | Moscow, USSR | Luzniki Palace of Sports | Calgary Flames | CSKA Moscow | 1–2 | 12,000[46] |
September 21 | Leningrad, USSR | V. I. Lenin Sport & Concert Complex | Washington Capitals | SKA Leningrad | 5–4 | 8,500[47] |
1989–90 Super Series
[edit]In late 1989 and early 1990 a record four Soviet teams (CSKA Moscow, Dynamo Moscow, Khimik Voskresensk, and Krylya Sovetov Moscow went on a 21-game tour of North America, playing against every NHL team (the Boston Bruins, the Buffalo Sabres, the Calgary Flames, the Chicago Blackhawks, the Detroit Red Wings, the Edmonton Oilers, the Hartford Whalers, the Los Angeles Kings, the Minnesota North Stars, the Montreal Canadiens, the New Jersey Devils, the New York Islanders, the New York Rangers, the Philadelphia Flyers, the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Quebec Nordiques, the St. Louis Blues, the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Vancouver Canucks, the Washington Capitals, and the original Winnipeg Jets). Games took place in the US and Canada. The Soviet teams won the series with a record of 11–9–1. Individually, CSKA had a record of 4–1–0, Dynamo had a record of 3–2–0, Khimik had a record of 3–3–0, and Krylya Sovetov had a record of 1–3–1.
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
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December 4, 1989 | Inglewood, USA | Great Western Forum | Khimik Voskresensk | Los Angeles Kings | 6–3 |
December 6, 1989 | Edmonton, Canada | Northlands Coliseum | Khimik Voskresensk | Edmonton Oilers | 2–6 |
December 8, 1989 | Calgary, Canada | Olympic Saddledome | Calgary Flames | 3–6 | |
December 11, 1989 | Detroit, USA | Joe Louis Arena | Khimik Voskresensk | Detroit Red Wings | 4–2 |
December 12, 1989 | Landover, USA | Capital Centre | Khimik Voskresensk | Washington Capitals | 2–5 |
December 14, 1989 | St. Louis, USA | St. Louis Arena | Khimik Voskresensk | St. Louis Blues | 6–3 |
December 26, 1989 | Uniondale, USA | Nassau Coliseum | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | New York Islanders | 4–5 |
December 27, 1989 | Hartford, USA | Hartford Civic Center | Hartford Whalers | 3–4 (OT) | |
Winnipeg, Canada | Winnipeg Arena | CSKA Moscow | Winnipeg Jets | 1–4 | |
December 29, 1989 | Pittsburgh, USA | Civic Arena | Dynamo Moscow | Pittsburgh Penguins | 5–2 |
Vancouver, Canada | Pacific Coliseum | CSKA Moscow | Vancouver Canucks | 6–0 | |
December 31, 1989 | Quebec City, Canada | Colisée de Québec | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | Quebec Nordiques | 4–4 |
Toronto, Canada | Maple Leaf Gardens | Dynamo Moscow | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7–4 | |
January 1, 1990 | New York, USA | Madison Square Garden | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | New York Rangers | 3–1 |
January 2, 1990 | Bloomington, USA | Met Center | CSKA Moscow | Minnesota North Stars | 4–2 |
January 3, 1990 | Montreal, Canada | Montreal Forum | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | Montreal Canadiens | 1–2 |
January 3, 1990 | Buffalo, USA | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | Dynamo Moscow | Buffalo Sabres | 2–4 |
January 6, 1990 | East Rutherford, USA | Brendan Byrne Arena | New Jersey Devils | 1–7 | |
January 7, 1990 | Chicago, USA | Chicago Stadium | CSKA Moscow | Chicago Blackhawks | 6–4 |
January 9, 1990 | Philadelphia, USA | Spectrum | Philadelphia Flyers | 5–4 | |
January 9, 1990 | Boston, USA | Boston Garden | Dynamo Moscow | Boston Bruins | 3–1 |
1990 Edmonton Oilers–St. Louis Blues European tournament
[edit]In 1990, the Edmonton Oilers and the St. Louis Blues participated in the Epson Cup played in Düsseldorf with hosts Düsseldorfer EG. The Oilers then played two more games against EC Graz of Austria, and EC Hedos Munich of Germany.[48] The NHL teams posted a record of 4–0–0, excluding the NHL-only game.
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score | Attendance |
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September 6 | Düsseldorf, West Germany | Eisstadion an der Brehmstraße | St. Louis Blues | Düsseldorfer EG | 3–1 | 5,800 |
September 7 | St. Louis Blues | Edmonton Oilers | 10–1 | 5,000 | ||
September 8 | Edmonton Oilers | Düsseldorfer EG | 2–0 | 8,125 | ||
September 14 | Graz, Austria | Eisstadion Liebenau | Edmonton Oilers | EC Graz | 12–3 | 5,000 |
September 15 | Munich, West Germany | Olympia-Eissportzentrum | Edmonton Oilers | EC Hedos Munich | 8–4 | 6,300 |
1990 Friendship Tour
[edit]In 1990, the Minnesota North Stars and the Montreal Canadiens went on a nine-game tour of Europe, dubbed the Friendship Tour '90,[49] with a game in Sweden against AIK, and the rest in the USSR against CSKA Moscow, Dynamo Moscow, Khimik Voskresensk, Krylya Sovetov Moscow, a SKA Leningrad/Torpedo Yaroslavl joint squad, Sokol Kiev, Spartak Moscow, and Latvian (the country declared its independence from the USSR on 4 May) team Dinamo Riga. The European teams won the series with a record of 5–4–0. Individually, the Canadiens had a record of 3–2–0 and the North Stars had a record of 1–3–0.
For the game in Sweden, the NHL had required the Canadiens to wear generic orange jerseys with the NHL shield, but backed off when the organisation was uncooperative.[50]
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score | Attendance |
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September 10 | Stockholm, Sweden | Stockholm Globe Arena | Montreal Canadiens | AIK Stockholm | 7–1 | 8,658[50] |
September 12 | Leningrad, USSR | Yubileyny Sports Palace | SKA Leningrad/Torpedo Yaroslavl | 5–3 | 6,500[51] or 7,000[52] | |
September 13 | Moscow, USSR | Luzhniki Palace of Sports | Minnesota North Stars | Spartak Moscow | 5–8 | 7,000[53] |
September 14 | Riga, Latvia | Palace of Sports | Montreal Canadiens | Dinamo Riga | 4–2 | 5,500[51] or 5,000[54] |
September 15 | Moscow, USSR | Luzhniki Palace of Sports | Minnesota North Stars | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | 2–3 (OT) | 3,500[55] |
September 16 | Montreal Canadiens | Dynamo Moscow | 1–4 | 10,000[56] | ||
September 17 | Voskresensk, USSR | Podmoskovie Ice Palace | Minnesota North Stars | Khimik Voskresensk | 3–2 | 3,000[57] |
September 18 | Moscow, USSR | Luzhniki Palace of Sports | Montreal Canadiens | CSKA Moscow | 2–3 (OT) | 10,000[58] |
September 19 | Kiev, USSR | Palace of Sports | Minnesota North Stars | Sokol Kiev | 0–5 | 4,000[59] |
1990–91 Super Series
[edit]In late 1990 and early 1991 three Soviet teams (CSKA Moscow, Dynamo Moscow, Khimik Voskresensk) went on a 21-game tour of North America, playing against every NHL team (the Boston Bruins, the Buffalo Sabres, the Calgary Flames, the Chicago Blackhawks, the Detroit Red Wings, the Edmonton Oilers, the Hartford Whalers, the Los Angeles Kings, the Minnesota North Stars, the Montreal Canadiens, the New Jersey Devils, the New York Islanders, the New York Rangers, the Philadelphia Flyers, the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Quebec Nordiques, the St. Louis Blues, the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Vancouver Canucks, the Washington Capitals, and the original Winnipeg Jets). Games took place in the US and Canada. The Soviet teams won the series with a record of 12–6–3. Individually, CSKA had a record of 6–1–0, Dynamo had a record of 3–2–2, and Khimik had a record of 3–3–1.
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
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December 3, 1990 | Inglewood, USA | Great Western Forum | Khimik Voskresensk | Los Angeles Kings | 1–5 |
December 5, 1990 | St. Louis, USA | St. Louis Arena | St. Louis Blues | 2–4 | |
December 8, 1990 | Uniondale, USA | Nassau Coliseum | New York Islanders | 2–2 | |
December 10, 1990 | Montreal, Canada | Montreal Forum | Khimik Voskresensk | Montreal Canadiens | 6–3 |
December 12, 1990 | Buffalo, USA | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | Buffalo Sabres | 5–4 (OT) | |
December 16, 1990 | Boston, USA | Boston Garden | Boston Bruins | 5–2 | |
December 18, 1990 | Bloomington, USA | Met Center | Khimik Voskresensk | Minnesota North Stars | 4–6 |
December 26, 1990 | Detroit, USA | Joe Louis Arena | CSKA Moscow | Detroit Red Wings | 5–2 |
December 31, 1990 | New York, USA | Madison Square Garden | New York Rangers | 6–1 | |
January 1, 1991 | Toronto, Canada | Maple Leaf Gardens | Dynamo Moscow | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4–7 |
Chicago, USA | Chicago Stadium | CSKA Moscow | Chicago Blackhawks | 4–2 | |
January 3, 1991 | Hartford, USA | Hartford Civic Center | Dynamo Moscow | Hartford Whalers | 0–0 |
January 4, 1991 | Calgary, Canada | Olympic Saddledome | CSKA Moscow | Calgary Flames | 6–4 |
January 6, 1991 | East Rutherford, USA | Brendan Byrne Arena | Dynamo Moscow | New Jersey Devils | 2–2 |
Edmonton, Canada | Northlands Coliseum | CSKA Moscow | Edmonton Oilers | 2–4 | |
January 8, 1991 | Landover, USA | Capital Centre | Dynamo Moscow | Washington Capitals | 2–3 |
January 9, 1991 | Winnipeg, Canada | Winnipeg Arena | CSKA Moscow | Winnipeg Jets | 6–4 |
January 10, 1991 | Philadelphia, USA | Spectrum | Dynamo Moscow | Philadelphia Flyers | 4–1 |
January 12, 1991 | Pittsburgh, USA | Civic Arena | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4–3 | |
January 13, 1991 | Vancouver, Canada | Pacific Coliseum | CSKA Moscow | Vancouver Canucks | 4–3 (OT) |
January 15, 1991 | Quebec City, Canada | Colisée de Québec | Dynamo Moscow | Quebec Nordiques | 4–1 |
1992 Chicago Blackhawks–Montreal Canadiens English games
[edit]In 1992, the Chicago Blackhawks and the Montreal Canadiens played a two-game series in England. Each team won one game.
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
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September 12 | London, United Kingdom | Wembley Arena | Chicago Blackhawks | Montreal Canadiens | 2–3 |
September 13 | Chicago Blackhawks | Montreal Canadiens | 5–4 (OT) |
1993 New York Rangers–Toronto Maple Leafs English games
[edit]In 1993, the New York Rangers and the Toronto Maple Leafs played a two-game series in England. The Rangers won both games.
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
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September 11 | London, United Kingdom | Wembley Arena | Toronto Maple Leafs | New York Rangers | 3–5 |
September 12 | New York Rangers | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3–1 |
1994 NHL International Challenge in Finland, with the Winnipeg Jets
[edit]In 1994, the original Winnipeg Jets played in a four-team compressed tournament with HIFK Helsinki, Helsinki Jokerit, and Tappara Tampere in Finland. The Jets won their first game against Tappara, and then HIFK in the final. The tournament had been set up for a final game between Teemu Selänne's old team (Jokerit) and current team (the Jets).
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
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September 9 | Helsinki, Finland | Helsinki Ice Hall | Winnipeg Jets | Tappara Tampere | 8–2 |
September 11 | HIFK Helsinki | 5–3 |
Ninety Nine All Stars Tour
[edit]During the 1994–95 NHL lockout, Wayne Gretzky formed a team called the Ninety Nine All Stars to play a tour of exhibition games across Europe against various European club teams, in order to stay in game shape and raise money for charity.
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
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December 1 | Auburn Hills, USA | The Palace of Auburn Hills | Ninety Nine All Stars | Detroit Vipers | 3–4 |
December 3 | Helsinki, Finland | Helsinki Ice Hall | Ninety Nine All Stars | Jokerit | 7–1 |
December 4 | Tampere, Finland | Tampere Ice Stadium | Ninety Nine All Stars | Ilves | 3–4 (OT) |
December 6 | Oslo, Norway | Ninety Nine All Stars | Norwegian Spectrum All Stars | 6–3 | |
December 9 | Stockholm, Sweden | Stockholm Globe Arena | Ninety Nine All Stars | Djurgårdens IF | 8–3 |
December 10 | Gothenburg, Sweden | Scandinavium | Ninety Nine All Stars | Västra Frölunda HC | 5–2 |
December 12 | Malmö, Sweden | Malmö Isstadion | Ninety Nine All Stars | Malmö IF | 5–6 (OT) |
December 14 | Freiburg, Germany | Ninety Nine All Stars | German All Stars | 8–5 |
1998 Buffalo Sabres–Tampa Bay Lightning Austrian tournament
[edit]In 1998, the Buffalo Sabres and the Tampa Bay Lightning played in a three-game tournament in Austria against the Austrian teams KAC Klagenfurt and VEU Feldkirch. The NHL teams won the tournament with a record of 2–0–0, excluding the NHL-only game.
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
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September 15 | Klagenfurt, Austria | Vorarlberghalle | Tampa Bay Lightning | VEU Feldkirch | 4–1 |
September 16 | Stadthalle | Buffalo Sabres | KAC Klagenfurt | 5–1 | |
September 18 | Innsbruck, Austria | Olympiahalle | Tampa Bay Lightning | Buffalo Sabres | 5–1 |
2000 NHL Challenge
[edit]In 2000, the Vancouver Canucks played a two-game series in Sweden against the Swedish teams Djurgården Stockholm and MoDo Örnsköldsvik. The Canucks won both games.
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
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September 13 | Stockholm, Sweden | Stockholm Globe Arena | Vancouver Canucks | MoDo Örnsköldsvik | 5–2 |
September 15 | Djurgården Stockholm | 2–1 (OT) |
2001 NHL Challenge
[edit]In 2001, the Colorado Avalanche played a single game in Sweden against the Swedish team Brynäs Gävle. The Avalanche won. Two more games were scheduled (against Djurgarden and Jokerit), but the tour was cut short due to the September 11 attacks.
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
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September 16 | Stockholm, Sweden | Stockholm Globe Arena | Colorado Avalanche | Brynäs Gävle | 5–3 |
2003 NHL Challenge
[edit]In 2003, the Toronto Maple Leafs played a three-game series in Finland and Sweden against the Finnish team Jokerit Helsinki and the Swedish teams Djurgården Stockholm and Färjestad Karlstad. The Maple Leafs won all games.
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
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September 16 | Helsinki, Finland | Hartwall Areena | Toronto Maple Leafs | Jokerit Helsinki | 5–3 |
September 18 | Stockholm, Sweden | Stockholm Globe Arena | Djurgården Stockholm | 9–2 | |
September 19 | Färjestad Karlstad | 3–0 |
2004–05 season NHL Worldstars
[edit]During the 2004–2005 NHL labour dispute, the NHL Worldstars team played.
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
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December 9, 2004 | Riga, Latvia | Rigas Sporta Pils | HK Riga 2000 | NHL Worldstars | 2–4[60] |
December 12, 2004 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Ice Palace | HV71 | 4–7 (1–2 SO)[61] | |
December 17, 2004 | Jönköping, Sweden | Kinnarps Arena | HV71 | 1–5[62] |
2007 NHL Premiere
[edit]In 2007, the NHL opened its regular season in Europe for the first time. The Anaheim Ducks and the Los Angeles Kings played a two-game series in England that counting towards the 2007–08 regular season. Each team won one game. Prior to this, the Kings played a two-game series in Austria against the Austrian team Red Bull Salzburg and the Swedish team Färjestad Karlstad, winning both.
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
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September 25 | Salzburg, Austria | Eisarena Salzburg | Los Angeles Kings | Red Bull Salzburg | 7–6 |
September 26 | Färjestad Karlstad | 3–2 | |||
September 29† | London, United Kingdom | The O2 Arena | Anaheim Ducks | Los Angeles Kings | 1–4 |
September 30† | Los Angeles Kings | Anaheim Ducks | 1–4 |
2008 NHL Premiere
[edit]In 2008, four teams from the NHL (the New York Rangers, the Ottawa Senators, the Pittsburgh Penguins, and the Tampa Bay Lightning) opened their 2008–09 regular seasons in Europe. The Rangers and the Lightning played a two-game series in the Czech Republic, with the Rangers winning both games. The Senators and the Penguins played a two-game series in Sweden, with each team winning one game. Prior to this, the Rangers played in the inaugural Victoria Cup against Metallurg Magnitogorsk from Russia. All four teams also played against various European teams (Eisbären Berlin from Germany, SC Bern from Switzerland, Slovan Bratislava from Slovakia, Jokerit Helsinki from Finland, and Frölunda Gothenburg from Sweden). The NHL teams won all games.
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
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September 28 | Berlin, Germany | O2 World | Tampa Bay Lightning | Eisbären Berlin | 4–1 |
September 30 | Bern, Switzerland | PostFinance Arena | New York Rangers | SC Bern | 8–1 |
September 30 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Samsung Aréna | Tampa Bay Lightning | Slovan Bratislava | 3–2 (SO) |
October 1 | Bern, Switzerland | PostFinance Arena | New York Rangers | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 4–3 |
October 2 | Helsinki, Finland | Hartwall Areena | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jokerit Helsinki | 4–1 |
Gothenburg, Sweden | Scandinavium | Ottawa Senators | Frölunda Gothenburg | 4–1 | |
October 4† | Prague, Czech Republic | O2 Arena | New York Rangers | Tampa Bay Lightning | 2–1 |
Stockholm, Sweden | Ericsson Globe | Pittsburgh Penguins | Ottawa Senators | 4–3 (OT) | |
October 5† | Prague, Czech Republic | O2 Arena | Tampa Bay Lightning | New York Rangers | 1–2 |
Stockholm, Sweden | Ericsson Globe | Ottawa Senators | Pittsburgh Penguins | 3–1 |
2009 NHL Premiere
[edit]In 2009, four teams from the NHL (the Chicago Blackhawks, the Detroit Red Wings, the Florida Panthers, and the St. Louis Blues) opened their 2009–10 regular seasons in Europe. The Blackhawks and the Panthers played a two-game series in Finland, with each team winning once. The Red Wings and the Blues played a two-game series in Sweden, with the Blues winning both games. Prior to this, the Blackhawks played in the second annual Victoria Cup against ZSC Lions from Switzerland. All four teams also played against various European teams (Jokerit Helsinki and Tappara Tampere from Finland, HC Davos from Switzerland, and Färjestad BK and Linköpings HC from Sweden). The NHL teams had a record of 4–2–0 against the European teams.
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
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September 28 | Tampere, Finland | Tampere Ice Stadium | Florida Panthers | Tappara Tampere | 2–3 (SO) |
Zürich, Switzerland | Hallenstadion | Chicago Blackhawks | HC Davos | 9–2 | |
September 29 | Linköping, Sweden | Cloetta Center | St. Louis Blues | Linköpings HC | 6–0 |
Zürich, Switzerland | Hallenstadion | Chicago Blackhawks | ZSC Lions | 1–2 | |
September 30 | Helsinki, Finland | Hartwall Areena | Florida Panthers | Jokerit Helsinki | 4–2 |
Karlstad, Sweden | Löfbergs Lila Arena | Detroit Red Wings | Färjestad BK | 6–2 | |
October 2† | Helsinki, Finland | Hartwall Areena | Florida Panthers | Chicago Blackhawks | 4–3 (SO) |
Stockholm, Sweden | Ericsson Globe | Detroit Red Wings | St. Louis Blues | 3–4 | |
October 3† | Helsinki, Finland | Hartwall Areena | Chicago Blackhawks | Florida Panthers | 4–0 |
Stockholm, Sweden | Ericsson Globe | St. Louis Blues | Detroit Red Wings | 5–3 |
2010 NHL Premiere
[edit]In 2010, a record six NHL teams (the Boston Bruins, the Carolina Hurricanes, the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Minnesota Wild, the Phoenix Coyotes, and the San Jose Sharks) opened their 2010–11 regular seasons in Europe. The Hurricanes and the Wild played a two-game series in Finland, with the Hurricanes winning both games. The Blue Jackets and the Sharks played a two-game series in Sweden, with each team winning one game. The Bruins and the Coyotes played a two-game series in the Czech Republic, with each team winning one game. Prior to this, all six teams also played against various European teams (Adler Mannheim from Germany, Belfast Giants Selects from Northern Ireland (an all-star team [63] of the EIHL), SKA Saint Petersburg from Russia, Ilves Tampere from Finland, HC Bílí Tygři Liberec from the Czech Republic, Malmö Redhawks from Sweden, and Dinamo Riga from Latvia). The NHL teams had a record of 6–1–0 against the European teams.
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
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October 2 | Mannheim, Germany | SAP Arena | San Jose Sharks | Adler Mannheim | 3–2 (SO) |
Belfast, United Kingdom | Odyssey Centre | Boston Bruins | Belfast Giants Selects | 5–1 | |
October 4 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Ice Palace | Carolina Hurricanes | SKA Saint Petersburg | 3–5 |
Tampere, Finland | Tampere Ice Stadium | Minnesota Wild | Ilves Tampere | 5–1 | |
October 5 | Liberec, Czech Republic | Tipsport Arena | Boston Bruins | HC Bílí Tygři Liberec | 7–1 |
Malmö, Sweden | Malmö Arena | Columbus Blue Jackets | Malmö Redhawks | 4–1 | |
October 6 | Riga, Latvia | Arena Riga | Phoenix Coyotes | Dinamo Riga | 3–1 |
October 7† | Helsinki, Finland | Hartwall Areena | Carolina Hurricanes | Minnesota Wild | 4–3 |
October 8† | Minnesota Wild | Carolina Hurricanes | 2–1 (SO) | ||
Stockholm, Sweden | Ericsson Globe | San Jose Sharks | Columbus Blue Jackets | 3–2 | |
October 9† | Prague, Czech Republic | O2 Arena | Phoenix Coyotes | Boston Bruins | 5–2 |
Stockholm, Sweden | Ericsson Globe | Columbus Blue Jackets | San Jose Sharks | 3–2 (OT) | |
October 10† | Prague, Czech Republic | O2 Arena | Boston Bruins | Phoenix Coyotes | 3–0 |
2011 NHL Premiere
[edit]In 2011, four teams from the NHL (the Anaheim Ducks, the Buffalo Sabres, the Los Angeles Kings, and the New York Rangers) opened their regular seasons in Europe, marking the fifth straight season of the NHL Premiere games. On October 7, the Ducks and the Sabres played a game in Finland, while the Kings and the Rangers played a game in Sweden. The next day, the Ducks and the Rangers played a game in Sweden, while the Sabres and the Kings played a game in Germany. These teams also played exhibition games against HC Sparta Prague from the Czech Republic, Frölunda HC from Sweden, Slovan Bratislava from Slovakia, EV Zug from Switzerland, Jokerit Helsinki from Finland and Adler Mannheim and Hamburg Freezers from Germany as part of their preseason schedule.[64] The New York Rangers, playing four games in five days in four countries, had a record of 3–1–0 against the European teams. The NHL teams had an overall record of 6–1–0 against the European teams.
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
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September 29 | Prague, Czech Republic | Tesla Arena | New York Rangers | HC Sparta Prague | 2–0 |
September 30 | Gothenburg, Sweden | Scandinavium | Frölunda Gothenburg | 4–2 | |
October 2 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Slovnaft Arena | Slovan Bratislava | 4–1 | |
October 3 | Zug, Switzerland | Bossard Arena | New York Rangers | EV Zug | 4–8 |
October 4 | Helsinki, Finland | Hartwall Areena | Anaheim Ducks | Jokerit Helsinki | 4–3 (OT) |
Hamburg, Germany | O2 World | Los Angeles Kings | Hamburg Freezers | 5–4 | |
Mannheim, Germany | SAP Arena | Buffalo Sabres | Adler Mannheim | 8–3 | |
October 7† | Helsinki, Finland | Hartwall Areena | Anaheim Ducks | Buffalo Sabres | 1–4 |
Stockholm, Sweden | Ericsson Globe | New York Rangers | Los Angeles Kings | 2–3 (OT) | |
October 8† | New York Rangers | Anaheim Ducks | 1–2 (SO) | ||
Berlin, Germany | O2 World | Buffalo Sabres | Los Angeles Kings | 4–2 |
2017 NHL Global Series
[edit]On March 24, 2017, the NHL announced the return of regular season games played outside North America in a new event called the NHL Global Series.[65] The Colorado Avalanche and Ottawa Senators played two regular season games at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden on November 10 and 11, 2017 five days after the trade for Matt Duchene. Unlike the previous regular-season series played in Europe by the NHL, these games were played a month into the regular season rather than the start of it.
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
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November 10† | Stockholm, Sweden | Ericsson Globe | Ottawa Senators | Colorado Avalanche | 4–3 (OT) |
November 11† | Colorado Avalanche | Ottawa Senators | 3–4 |
2018 NHL Global Series
[edit]On March 26, 2018, the NHL announced the 2018 slate of NHL Global Series games.[66] The New Jersey Devils and Edmonton Oilers played their regular season opening game in Sweden on October 6, preceded by two exhibition games against European teams. The Florida Panthers and Winnipeg Jets then played two regular season games in Finland on November 1 and 2.
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
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October 1 | Bern, Switzerland | PostFinance Arena | New Jersey Devils | SC Bern | 3–2 (OT) |
October 3 | Cologne, Germany | Lanxess Arena | Edmonton Oilers | Kölner Haie | 4–3 (OT) |
October 6† | Gothenburg, Sweden | Scandinavium | Edmonton Oilers | New Jersey Devils | 2–5 |
November 1† | Helsinki, Finland | Hartwall Arena | Florida Panthers | Winnipeg Jets | 2–4 |
November 2† | Winnipeg Jets | Florida Panthers | 2–4 |
2019 NHL Global Series
[edit]On March 21, 2019, the NHL announced the 2019 lineup of hockey games in Europe.[67][68] The Chicago Blackhawks and Philadelphia Flyers played their regular season opening game in Prague on October 4, preceded by two exhibition games against European teams. The Blackhawks played Eisbären Berlin on September 29 in Berlin and the Flyers played Lausanne HC in Lausanne on September 30. The Buffalo Sabres and Tampa Bay Lightning then played two regular season games in Sweden on November 8 and 9.
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
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September 29 | Berlin, Germany | Mercedes-Benz Arena | Chicago Blackhawks | Eisbären Berlin | 3–1 |
September 30 | Lausanne, Switzerland | Vaudoise Aréna | Philadelphia Flyers | Lausanne HC | 3–4 |
October 4† | Prague, Czech Republic | O2 Arena | Chicago Blackhawks | Philadelphia Flyers | 3–4 |
November 8† | Stockholm, Sweden | Ericsson Globe | Tampa Bay Lightning | Buffalo Sabres | 3–2 |
November 9† | Buffalo Sabres | Tampa Bay Lightning | 3–5 |
2022 NHL Global Series
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After a two-year hiatus, the Global Series returned for 2022. The slate of games was revealed on April 22.[69]
The Nashville Predators and San Jose Sharks began the 2022–23 season with two games in Prague. Both teams had preseason games against SC Bern and Eisbären Berlin. The Columbus Blue Jackets and Colorado Avalanche had games in Tampere.[69]
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
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October 3 | Bern, Switzerland | PostFinance Arena | Nashville Predators | SC Bern | 4–3 |
October 4 | Berlin, Germany | Mercedes-Benz Arena | San Jose Sharks | Eisbären Berlin | 3–1 |
October 7† | Prague, Czech Republic | O2 Arena | San Jose Sharks | Nashville Predators | 1–4 |
October 8† | Nashville Predators | San Jose Sharks | 3–2 | ||
November 4† | Tampere, Finland | Nokia Arena | Columbus Blue Jackets | Colorado Avalanche | 6–3 |
November 5† | Colorado Avalanche | Columbus Blue Jackets | 5–1 |
2023 NHL Global Series Sweden
[edit]On April 26, 2023, the NHL announced that the Detroit Red Wings, Minnesota Wild, Ottawa Senators and the Toronto Maple Leafs would contest four regular season games at Avicii Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, on four consecutive days, November 16–19, 2023, as part of the 2023 NHL Global Series Sweden.[70]
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
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November 16† | Stockholm, Sweden | Avicii Arena | Detroit Red Wings | Ottawa Senators | 4–5 (OT) |
November 17† | Toronto Maple Leafs | Detroit Red Wings | 3–2 | ||
November 18† | Minnesota Wild | Ottawa Senators | 1–2 (SO) | ||
November 19† | Toronto Maple Leafs | Minnesota Wild | 4–3 (OT) |
2024 NHL Global Series
[edit]On March 12, 2024, the NHL announced that the Buffalo Sabres, New Jersey Devils, Florida Panthers, and Dallas Stars would contest four regular season games in Europe, with the Sabres and Devils opening the season on October 4–5 at O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic and the Panthers and Stars playing at Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland on November 1–2 as part of the 2024 NHL Global Series. In addition, the Sabres will play a preseason game on September 27 in Munich, Germany against EHC Red Bull München at their new arena, SAP Garden.[71]
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
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September 27 | Munich, Germany | SAP Garden | Buffalo Sabres | EHC Red Bull München | – |
October 4† | Prague, Czech Republic | O2 Arena | New Jersey Devils | Buffalo Sabres | – |
October 5† | Buffalo Sabres | New Jersey Devils | – | ||
November 1† | Tampere, Finland | Nokia Arena | Dallas Stars | Florida Panthers | – |
November 2† | Florida Panthers | Dallas Stars | – |
Japan
[edit]1976 Kansas City Scouts–Washington Capitals Japanese tour
[edit]In 1976, the Kansas City Scouts and the Washington Capitals played a four-game series in Japan. The Capitals won the series with a 3–1–0 record.
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
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April 14 | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | Kansas City Scouts | Washington Capitals | 2–5 | |
April 15 | Washington Capitals | Kansas City Scouts | 6–2 | ||
April 17 | Tokyo, Japan | Yoyogi National Gymnasium | Kansas City Scouts | Washington Capitals | 2–6 |
April 18 | Kansas City Scouts | Washington Capitals | 4–2 |
1997 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim–Vancouver Canucks Japanese games
[edit]In 1997, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and the Vancouver Canucks played a two-game series in Japan to open the 1997–98 regular season. This marked the first time that games played by NHL teams outside of North America counted in the league standings. Each team won one game.
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
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October 3† | Tokyo, Japan | Yoyogi National Gymnasium | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | Vancouver Canucks | 2–3 |
October 4† | Vancouver Canucks | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 2–3 |
1998 Calgary Flames–San Jose Sharks Japanese games
[edit]In 1998, the Calgary Flames and the San Jose Sharks played a two-game series in Japan. The teams tied one game, and the Flames won the other. These games counted in the regular-season standings.
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
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October 9† | Tokyo, Japan | Yoyogi National Gymnasium | San Jose Sharks | Calgary Flames | 3–3 |
October 10† | Calgary Flames | San Jose Sharks | 5–3 |
2000 Nashville Predators–Pittsburgh Penguins Japanese games
[edit]In 2000, the Nashville Predators and the Pittsburgh Penguins played a two-game series in Japan. Each team won one game. As with the previous season-opening series in Japan in 1997 and 1998, these games counted in the regular-season standings.
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
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October 6† | Saitama, Japan | Saitama Super Arena | Nashville Predators | Pittsburgh Penguins | 3–1 |
October 7† | Pittsburgh Penguins | Nashville Predators | 3–1 |
China
[edit]2017 NHL China Games
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Simplified Chinese | NHL中国运动会 | ||||||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | NHL中國運動會 | ||||||||||||||||||
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China Games | |||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 中国赛 | ||||||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 中國賽 | ||||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Chinese race | ||||||||||||||||||
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On March 29, 2017, the NHL announced that the Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks would play two exhibition games in China in a new event called the NHL China Games.[72] Both teams faced each other in Shanghai, on September 21, 2017, and then in Beijing, on September 23. This was the first time NHL teams played in China.
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
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September 21 | Shanghai, China | Mercedes-Benz Arena | Vancouver Canucks | Los Angeles Kings | 2–5 |
September 23 | Beijing, China | Cadillac Arena | Los Angeles Kings | Vancouver Canucks | 4–3 (SO) |
2018 NHL China Games
[edit]On May 2, 2018, the NHL announced that the Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames would play two exhibition games in China for the second consecutive year.[73] Both teams faced each other in Shenzhen on September 15, and then in Beijing on September 19.
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
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September 15 | Shenzhen, China | Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre | Boston Bruins | Calgary Flames | 4–3 (SO) |
September 19 | Beijing, China | Cadillac Arena | Calgary Flames | Boston Bruins | 1–3 |
Puerto Rico
[edit]2006 Florida Panthers–New York Rangers Puerto Rican game
[edit]In 2006, as part of the preseason for the 2006–07 NHL season, the Florida Panthers and the New York Rangers played an exhibition game at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico,[74] San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Rangers won the game.
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
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September 23 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Coliseo de Puerto Rico | Florida Panthers | New York Rangers | 2–3 |
Australia
[edit]2023 NHL Global Series Melbourne
[edit]On April 12, 2023, the NHL announced that the Los Angeles Kings and the Arizona Coyotes would contest two preseason games at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia on September 23–24, 2023, as part of the 2023 NHL Global Series Melbourne.[75]
Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
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September 23 | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Rod Laver Arena | Los Angeles Kings | Arizona Coyotes | 3–5 |
September 24 | Arizona Coyotes | Los Angeles Kings | 2–3 |
See also
[edit]- List of KHL vs NHL games
- List of international ice hockey competitions featuring NHL players
- Gardiner Cup
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