Today, the National Hockey League (NHL) unveiled its plans for the construction of the rink for the 2026 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series, the outdoor game featuring the Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa on Feb. 1 (6:30 p.m. ET, ESPN, SN, TVAS). In episode two of the “Road to the NHL Stadium Series presented by Fastenal” docuseries chronicling the event, the League previews the climate-controlled tent at the center of its most complex and ambitious outdoor game to date ➡️ youtube.com/watch?v=_O_8K1fslAI To combat the challenge an open-air stadium in Florida presents for an outdoor game, the NHL will build the regulation-size rink inside a steel-framed, air-conditioned structure to protect it from the elements. Spanning 34 feet high, 125 feet wide and 240 feet long, the state-of-the-art tent – developed by Texas-based GNB Global - will be dismantled before the teams face off outdoors in primetime in Florida. “Building ...