The Seattle Kraken and Vegas Golden Knights, the NHL’s two latest franchises, will host the 2024 Winter Traditional at T-Cell Park, the league introduced on Monday.
Will probably be the primary time internet hosting an out of doors recreation for the Kraken, which is in its second season as a franchise.
Will probably be the second time the Golden Knights have performed in an out of doors recreation. Their first out of doors recreation got here throughout the 2020-21 season once they performed the Colorado Avalanche at Lake Tahoe.
Enjoying an out of doors recreation in Seattle had been mentioned for a while. The long-standing perception was the league was contemplating T-Cell Park, the house of the Seattle Mariners, along with Husky Stadium on the College of Washington together with Lumen Discipline, the house of the Seattle Seahawks.
Kraken COO Victor De Bonis instructed ESPN again in September the staff had instructed the league of their curiosity in internet hosting both an out of doors recreation, the NHL All-Star Recreation and/or the NHL Draft.
“We have at all times expressed curiosity in doing these occasions as we begin a brand new franchise and construct our fan base right here,” De Bonis stated on the time.
The league made the announcement shortly earlier than the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins performed on this yr’s version of the Winter Traditional at Fenway Park.
T-Cell Park joins Busch Discipline, Citi Discipline, Coors Discipline, Residents Financial institution Park, Dodger Stadium, Nationals Park, Wrigley Discipline, Yankee Stadium and Fenway as the newest MLB park to host an NHL out of doors recreation.