Hockey Day in Finland (March 17-18)
Finland will mark the occasion with two full days of free events open to the public at Sorsapuisto Park in Tampere on Friday, March 17 and Saturday, March 18. In collaboration with Viaplay Group, the Finnish Ice Hockey Association (FIHA), the NHL and various local community organizations, Hockey Day in Finland will feature a weekend of festivities:
• NHL Global Fan Tour elements featuring interactive hockey activities
• Meet and Greet with the Stanley Cup and Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame artifacts
• On-ice activities including a youth hockey tournament, ice disco and synchronized skating performances
• Skating and skills clinics featuring FIHA skills coaches
• DJ, trivia, NHL alumni appearances and performances by local theatrical, dance and music groups
• NHL, FIHA & NHL Coaching Association online coaching clinic featuring presentations by NHL guest coaches for youth coaches across Finland
• Fan contests including best commentary competition, best goal celebration and e-gaming tournament
• Public viewing party of Viaplay Group's NHL Saturday presented by SAP broadcast of the Colorado Avalanche-Detroit Red Wings game featuring local reporters in Tampere.
"Finland has passionate hockey fans, as seen earlier this season with the success of the NHL Global Series games here in the Home of Hockey, Tampere," said Perttu Pesä, Director of Major Events for the city of Tampere. "This inaugural Hockey Day in Finland, portions of which will be broadcast on Elisa Viihde Viaplay and V sport channels for the entire country to enjoy, is the perfect way to kick off another big hockey year for Tampere. Ice hockey is still the number one sport here in Finland on every scale and it provides a lot for our community too. We are proud to work with the NHL to showcase our great city, fans, and people who really carry a passion of ice hockey in their warm heart. With such a unique and groundbreaking event, we hope this is the first of many annual Hockey Days in Finland."
The events will be featured in NHL Saturday presented by SAP game broadcasts. Now in its fifth year, NHL Saturday and NHL Sunday presented by SAP brings live NHL games to primetime in Europe. A full broadcast schedule for NHL Saturday and NHL Sunday games can be found
here.
Fans are encouraged to visit
Hockey Day in Czechia and
Hockey Day in Finland for more information and join the conversation on social media with the official hashtag #HockeyDay. Full schedules of events will be announced in the coming weeks.
