Navy-Marine Corps Stadium in Annapolis, Md., will host an outdoor NHL game between the Washington Capitals and Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2018 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series March 3, 2018, the league has announced.
"Our gratitude to the NHL and their administration for allowing us to host this special event and tribute to the military, and most especially the Naval Academy," U.S. Naval Academy director of athletics Chet Gladchuk said. "Conducting this matchup in Annapolis will allow us to bring together our midshipmen, many from the Fleet, and the local community to enjoy a day of exciting action and add another chapter in the annals of our stadium's history."
During the next several years, the NHL plans to stage a series of outdoor games at the venues of other respective U.S. Service Academies.