{"id":431356,"date":"2026-01-27T22:20:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T22:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/431356\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T22:20:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T22:20:19","slug":"tampas-nhl-stadium-series-embraces-pirate-theme-at-raymond-james-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/431356\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa\u2019s NHL Stadium Series embraces pirate theme at Raymond James Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TAMPA, Fla. \u2014 Pirates are taking over the ice in Tampa for the 2026 NHL Stadium Series.<\/p>\n<p>The NHL unveiled its field design for the Feb. 1 outdoor matchup between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Boston Bruins at Raymond James Stadium, inspired by Tampa\u2019s rich pirate history and the Gasparilla Pirate Fest. The rink will sit atop a massive treasure map, with hockey-themed landmarks and nods to the city\u2019s swashbuckling culture.<\/p>\n<p>Sections of the field will be transformed into \u201cBoston Harbor\u201d and \u201cTampa Bay,\u201d featuring names like Bear\u2019s Den, Lightning Lagoon, Thunderbug Cove and Vinik\u2019s Voyage. The setup will also include shipwreck remains, sea creatures and Gasparilla parade floats.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH: Tampa\u2019s NHL Stadium Series embraces pirate theme at Raymond James Stadium<\/p>\n<p>Tampa\u2019s NHL Stadium Series embraces pirate theme at Raymond James Stadium<\/p>\n<p>In what the league calls its &#8220;most complex outdoor game yet,&#8221; the NHL has constructed a regulation-size rink inside a steel-framed, air-conditioned structure to handle Florida\u2019s warm weather. The system will be removed before the teams hit the ice for their prime time battle.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ANNETTE.GUTIERREZ.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Protesters gather in Zephyrhills demanding justice after fatal ICE shooting in Minnesota<\/p>\n<p>More than 50 demonstrators lined the streets near Alice Park following the weekend death of Alex Pretti during an immigration enforcement operation.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters gather in Zephyrhills demanding justice after shooting in Minnesota<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TAMPA, Fla. \u2014 Pirates are taking over the ice in Tampa for the 2026 NHL Stadium Series. The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":431357,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5105],"tags":[7136,7137,5,189,4,10849,540,32946,92,7138,5168,5167,7139,7140],"class_list":{"0":"post-431356","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tampa-bay-lightning","8":"tag-abc-action-news","9":"tag-abc-action-news-sports","10":"tag-hockey","11":"tag-lightning","12":"tag-nhl","13":"tag-nhl-stadium-series","14":"tag-tampa-bay","15":"tag-tampa-bay-28","16":"tag-tampa-bay-lightning","17":"tag-tampa-bay-sports","18":"tag-tampabay","19":"tag-tampabaylightning","20":"tag-wfts","21":"tag-wfts-sports"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/115969394795671999","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=431356"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431356\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/431357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=431356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=431356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=431356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}