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{{short description|Series of NHL exhibition games}}
{{Refimprove|date=March 2009}}
{{Update|reason=Per [[List of international games played by NHL teams]], NHL teams have played exhibition games against European teams since 2010|date=October 2024}}

The '''NHL Challenge''' series allows select [[National Hockey League|NHL]] teams to travel outside [[North America]] to conduct training camp and participate in exhibition games. Although the games are played on the larger European ice surface, they are officiated by NHL referees and linesmen using NHL rules.

==List of games==
'''2000'''
* September 13, [[Vancouver Canucks]] vs [[Modo Hockey]] 5–2 ([[Ericsson Globe|Stockholm Globe Arena]])
* September 15, [[Vancouver Canucks]] vs [[Djurgårdens IF Hockey|Djurgårdens IF]] 2–1 ([[Ericsson Globe|Stockholm Globe Arena]])

'''2001'''
* September 17, [[Colorado Avalanche]] vs [[Brynäs IF]] 5–3 ([[Ericsson Globe|Stockholm Globe Arena]])

'''2003'''
* September 16, [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] vs [[Jokerit]] 5–3 ([[Hartwall Areena]])
* September 18, [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] vs [[Djurgårdens IF Hockey|Djurgårdens IF]] 9–2 ([[Ericsson Globe|Stockholm Globe Arena]])
* September 19, [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] vs [[Färjestad BK]] 3–0 ([[Ericsson Globe|Stockholm Globe Arena]])

'''2010'''
* October 2, [[Boston Bruins]] vs [[Belfast Giants]] 5-1 ([[Odyssey Arena]]) (Selects' game)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=539308&navid=DL%7CBOS%7Chome | title=Game Blog: BOS @ BEL }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[NHL Global Series]]
* [[2011 NHL Premiere]]
* [[Super Series]]
* [[Summit Series]]
* [[Rendez-vous '87]]
* [[Victoria Cup (ice hockey)|Victoria Cup]]
* [[List of KHL vs NHL games]]

{{2000–01 NHL season by team}}
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{{2010–11 NHL season by team}}

==References==
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[[Category:2000–01 NHL season|Challenge]]
[[Category:2001–02 NHL season|Challenge]]
[[Category:2003–04 NHL season|Challenge]]
[[Category:2010–11 NHL season|Challenge]]
[[Category:2000–01 in Swedish ice hockey|NHL]]
[[Category:2001–02 in Swedish ice hockey|NHL]]
[[Category:2003–04 in Swedish ice hockey|NHL]]
[[Category:2010–11 in British ice hockey|NHL]]
[[Category:Vancouver Canucks games|2000]]
[[Category:Toronto Maple Leafs games|2003]]
[[Category:Colorado Avalanche games|2001]]
[[Category:Boston Bruins games|2010]]


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