Hockey Day Minnesota, the annual celebration of the state’s official sport, will come to the Twin Cities suburbs for the third time in four years, it was announced on Saturday. Central Park in Maple Grove will host the 2028 event. Officials from the Minnesota Wild unveiled the future site at cente r ice on the rink in Hastings, at the conclusion of the 2026 event, which was played before decent crowds despite the dangerously cold weather. It was previously announced that Hockey Day Minnesota 2027 will be held at Brainerd International Raceway in central Minnesota. “We’re incredibly excited to be selected as the host site for Hockey Day Minnesota 2028,” said Experience Maple Grove executive director Greg Anzelc, in a statement released by the Wild. “We look forward to building on our strong hockey legacy and showcasing the great city of Maple Grove, our business community, and the awesome Hockey Day Minnesota venue at Central Park.” The 2025 event was held at Valleyfair theme park in Shakopee. Dates and matchups for the 2027 and 2028 events will be announced once the NHL schedules for those seasons are announced, as a Wild home game is traditionally the final event of the night. Related Articles Understated Matt Boldy makes bold return for Wild Panthers spoil the Wild’s Hockey Day fun in overtime Yakov Trenin’s hits arrive on time to boost Wild Four Wild games coming to over-the-air TV this season Acquiring Quinn Hughes was expensive. It’s been a bargain ...read more read less