Four matches of 2027/28 NHL season to be held in Germany, with Munich & Cologne hosting

[p]At an event hosted by Bundesliga club Bayern Munich on Thursday, the NHL announced the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/boston-bruins/jeans23J/"]Boston Bruins[/a] are set to play two matches in the Bavarian capital at SAP Garden, while the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/edmonton-oilers/Mg0qoxeI/"]Edmonton Oilers[/a] will play two games at Cologne's Lanxess Arena.[/p][embed guid="83af4e5c-fc8d-4e98-bbdc-56e3d8b04972" url="https://x.com/NHLPR/status/2090363547540963692" social-type="twitter" /][p]The NHL first came to then West Germany on a European promotional tour in 1959, playing matches in Berlin, Dortmund, Essen and Krefeld.[/p][p]The first regular-season NHL match was held in Berlin in 2011, with two more taking place later in 2026 between the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ottawa-senators/noTCHmWM/"]Ottawa Senators[/a] and the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chicago-blackhawks/A1kbmKeg/"]Chicago Blackhawks[/a] in Dusseldorf.[/p][p]American sports leagues have sought to expand their footprint into Germany as part of parallel global and European expansion plans.[/p][p]Germany has already hosted several regular-season NFL games since the first match in Munich in 2022, while the first regular-season NBA fixture was held in Berlin in January 2026.[/p]