Veterans Day falls on Wednesday, November 11, and most NHL teams hold their Military Appreciation night within a week or so of it. Canadian clubs do the same around Remembrance Day, which is the same date, and some hold a separate Canadian Armed Forces night later in the season.
This is every 2026-27 military night we could find on a team's own schedule or announcement. We checked every matchup against the NHL schedule, and the team listed is the home team in each one. If a team hasn't posted a date, it's in the "Not announced yet" list below. We did not carry over last season's dates.
A note on the jerseys: in past seasons, a lot of teams have worn camouflage jerseys in warmups and then auctioned them for military charities. The Rangers wore custom camo warmup jerseys and camo stick tape in 2022, and the Sharks auctioned the military warmup jerseys their roster wore in 2019. Most of the 2026-27 schedules below don't say what players will wear, so we only list a warmup jersey when the team has said so. We'll add the looks as teams show them.
Hockey Fights Cancer nights are also in November, but they're a separate event and aren't covered here.
November 2026 Military Appreciation Nights
Monday, Nov. 2: Golden Knights at Bruins Boston Bruins Military Appreciation Night, 7 p.m. at TD Garden. Season ticket holders donated tickets to active-duty members and veterans. The Bruins Foundation is running an online auction of team-issued, autographed military jerseys from Nov. 2 to Nov. 10. Bruins announcement
Thursday, Nov. 5: Blues at Devils New Jersey Devils Military Appreciation Night, presented by Prudential. The first 9,000 fans get a military cap. Devils theme nights
Thursday, Nov. 5: Golden Knights at Red Wings Detroit Red Wings Military Appreciation Night, presented by Chevrolet, with a hat giveaway. Red Wings promotions
Thursday, Nov. 5: Blackhawks at Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning Military Appreciation Night, presented by USAA and GovX. Lightning theme nights
Thursday, Nov. 5: Mammoth at Canadiens Montreal Canadiens Military Appreciation Night. Canadiens special event games
Saturday, Nov. 7: Devils at Islanders New York Islanders Military Appreciation Night. The first 10,000 fans get an Islanders camo hat, presented by Ford. Islanders giveaways
Saturday, Nov. 7: Rangers at Kraken Seattle Kraken Military Appreciation Day, presented by Starbucks. The date is on the Kraken's 2026-27 theme night graphic:
Saturday, Nov. 7: Lightning at Wild Minnesota Wild Military Appreciation Night, with tributes to military members and veterans. The theme ticket pack comes with a military-branded sweatshirt, and part of every pack sold goes to Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Minnesota. Wild theme nights
Tuesday, Nov. 10: Red Wings at Blues St. Louis Blues Salute to Military Night, presented by Boeing. Theme ticket buyers get a camo Armed Forces hat. Blues theme tickets
Wednesday, Nov. 11 (Veterans Day): Predators at Ducks Anaheim Ducks Military Appreciation, the first game in the Ducks' Heroes Series, with a Salute to Those Who Serve presented by GovX. Ducks promotional schedule
Wednesday, Nov. 11 (Veterans Day): Mammoth at Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights Military Appreciation Knight, presented by True Vet Solutions. The team says more details will come closer to the game. Golden Knights theme nights
Wednesday, Nov. 11 (Veterans Day): Penguins at Sharks San Jose Sharks Military Appreciation, 7 p.m. Sharks game tickets
Wednesday, Nov. 11 (Veterans Day): Lightning at Sabres Buffalo Sabres Military Appreciation Night, 7:30 p.m., honoring current and past members of the U.S. Armed Forces. Sabres theme nights
Wednesday, Nov. 11 (Remembrance Day): Rangers at Flames Calgary Flames Remembrance Day game. Flames theme games
Wednesday, Nov. 11 (Remembrance Day): Flyers at Oilers Edmonton Oilers Remembrance Day game. Oilers promotional schedule
Thursday, Nov. 12: Sabres at Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks Military Appreciation. Blackhawks promotional schedule
Thursday, Nov. 12: Lightning at Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets Military Appreciation Night, presented by Elk+Elk. A ticket package comes with a themed wearable. Blue Jackets theme nights
Thursday, Nov. 12: Red Wings at Panthers Florida Panthers Military Appreciation. Panthers theme nights
Thursday, Nov. 12: Jets at Stars Dallas Stars Military Appreciation Night, in partnership with Toyota. Early arrivals can get a limited number of military-themed hats. Stars promotional schedule
Thursday, Nov. 12: Islanders at Kings Los Angeles Kings Hockey for Heroes night, presented by IBEW/NECA/LMCC. Hockey for Heroes is the Kings' program that gives free game tickets to active and former military members. Kings theme nights
Saturday, Nov. 14: Devils at Capitals Washington Capitals Veterans Day night, presented by LIUNA. Capitals promotional schedule
Tuesday, Nov. 17: Sabres at Flyers Philadelphia Flyers Military Appreciation, presented by Toyota. The first 10,000 fans get a camo hat. Flyers promotional schedule
Later in the Season
Some teams hold their military night after November, and a few hold a second one.
Tuesday, Dec. 8: Flyers at Jets Winnipeg Jets Canadian Armed Forces Night, hosting military members and their families. Jets promo schedule
Sunday, Jan. 17: Jets at Oilers Edmonton Oilers Canadian Armed Forces Appreciation. Oilers promotional schedule
Monday, Jan. 25: Hurricanes at Senators Ottawa Senators Canadian Armed Forces Night, in partnership with Canadian Tire, honoring veterans and active-duty members throughout the game. Senators promo schedule
Wednesday, Feb. 3: Mammoth at Flames Calgary Flames Canadian Armed Forces Appreciation Night. Flames theme games
Tuesday, March 9: Flames at Capitals Washington Capitals Salute to the Military. Capitals promotional schedule
Thursday, March 25: Stars at Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes Military Appreciation Night, 7 p.m. Hurricanes promotional schedule
Not Announced Yet
We could not find a 2026-27 military night on these teams' own schedules. Each one held a military night in past seasons, so we'll add them when the dates are posted.
- Pittsburgh Penguins
- New York Rangers (the team hasn't released its 2026-27 theme night schedule)
- Nashville Predators
- Colorado Avalanche
- Utah Mammoth
- Toronto Maple Leafs
- Vancouver Canucks
For every sweater each team is wearing this season, see our NHL uniform schedule for 2026-27.
Frequently Asked Questions
When is NHL Military Appreciation Night in 2026? There isn't one league-wide date. Each team picks its own. Most are in the first half of November, around Veterans Day on Wednesday, Nov. 11. This season they run from the Bruins on Nov. 2 to the Flyers on Nov. 17, and a few teams hold theirs later in the season.
Which NHL teams have a Military Appreciation game on Veterans Day 2026? Four U.S. teams host one on Nov. 11: the Ducks (vs. Nashville), Golden Knights (vs. Utah), Sharks (vs. Pittsburgh) and Sabres (vs. Tampa Bay). In Canada, the Flames (vs. the Rangers) and Oilers (vs. Philadelphia) hold Remembrance Day games that night.
Do NHL teams wear camo jerseys in games? Not in the game itself. When teams wear camouflage, it has been in pregame warmups. The game sweaters stay the same. For example, the Rangers wore custom camo warmup jerseys and camo-taped sticks on their 2022 Military Appreciation Night.
Is every team wearing camo warmup jerseys this year? We don't know yet. Most of the 2026-27 schedules don't say what players will wear in warmups. We only list a warmup jersey once a team has announced or shown it.
Can you buy the Military Appreciation warmup jerseys? The jerseys players wear are usually auctioned off for military charities. This season, the Bruins Foundation is auctioning team-issued, autographed military jerseys online from Nov. 2 to Nov. 10. For fans, the NHL's online shop sells camo Military Appreciation practice jerseys for many teams, but those are retail versions, not player-worn.
Is Hockey Fights Cancer the same as Military Appreciation? No. Hockey Fights Cancer is a separate campaign, also held in November, with its own theme nights. This list covers military nights only.
What do Canadian NHL teams do for the military? They usually hold a Remembrance Day game on or near Nov. 11, a Canadian Armed Forces night, or both. This season the Flames and Oilers do both, the Canadiens hold a Military Appreciation Night on Nov. 5, the Jets host on Dec. 8, and the Senators host on Jan. 25. The Maple Leafs and Canucks haven't posted their dates yet.
