Role Model to Headline Entertainment for 2026 NHL Winter Classic Outdoor Game in Miami

Singer-songwriter Role Model will headline the entertainment for the 2026 Discover NHL Winter Classic, the historic outdoor game featuring the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers hosting the New York Rangers at loanDepot park in Miami on Jan. 2, 2026.

The event will be televised live on TNT and HBO Max in the U.S., and on Sportsnet and TVA Sports in Canada, at 8 p.m. ET.

Before his performance inside loanDepot park, the rising alt-pop star will open NHL on TNT’s live on-site coverage with a performance on the Verizon Stage at the 2026 Enterprise NHL PreGame, the 2026 Discover NHL Winter Classic game day fan festival open to NHL Winter Classic ticket holders. NHL on TNT’s pregame coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET with Wayne Gretzky, Paul Bissonnette, Anson Carter, and Liam McHugh.

The 2026 Discover NHL Winter Classic continues the tradition the NHL established in 2008 of hosting a regular-season outdoor game at the onset of the new year, with the 2026 edition marking the 18-year anniversary of the first NHL Winter Classic.

This year’s NHL Winter Classic will be a historic first — the inaugural NHL outdoor game played in the State of Florida — and the kickoff of an outdoor hockey celebration in the Sunshine State, which will also include the 2026 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series less than a month later, Feb. 1 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, when the Tampa Bay Lightning host the Boston Bruins.