Predators to face Penguins in Stockholm in November as part of the NHL's Global Series
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The visit is perhaps one last chance for aging Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby and Swedish defenseman Erik Karlsson to play in Scandinavia. The Predators have a prominent Swede in top-line winger
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'It's going to be really fitting for us,' Trotz said after a session at the NHL GMs meeting in South Florida. 'Not only we have some Swedish players — a guy like a Filip and a couple others that are really proud that they will go back and showcase their country, and I think Filip's going to try to showcase his hometown. I think for our players, there's not a better learning environment than travel and going to another country to learn more about the culture and understanding of that.'
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The Penguins have not played in Europe since 2008, fresh off winning the third Stanley Cup championship in franchise history. They have since won it twice more, in 2016 and '17.
For Trotz, it will be a return overseas a quarter-century after he coached Nashville against Pittsburgh for two-season opening games in Saitama, Japan, in 2000. He wants his players to look forward to and enjoy the trip while also appreciating they will be meaningful games.
'You'll have the excitement of the start of the season and then you get into November and it starts to get into a little bit of the grind,' Trotz said. 'It might be a really good thing for us just to focus on that. But we've got to focus on it's not a vacation.'
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The NHL is returning to Sweden for the first time since 2023 after staging games in Finland and Czechia this season. Stockholm has hosted more NHL games than any other European city.
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