The Florida Panthers may still be nursing headaches from their Stanley Cup celebrations, but the 2025-26 NHL season isn't that far away.
As we enter the dead zone that follows the NHL draft and free agency before training camp gets underway, the Minnesota Wild have announced its 2025 Block Party Series, which will get started on July 15 in Oakdale.
All eight events in the series will be free and take place from 5 to 8 p.m. at Cub Foods locations largely clustered around the Twin Cities.
The block parties will include interactive games, music, an inflatable street hockey rink, an inflatable shooting station with an electronic net, yard games, and a station to play EA Sports NHL 25 with friends.
Here's the complete run of events to keep hockey fans going until the season finally arrives.
- July 15 at 7191 10th St. N in Oakdale
- July 17 at 14133 Edgewood Dr. N in Baxter
- July 22 at 3550 Vicksburg Ln. N in Plymouth
- July 24 at 1800 Madison Ave. in Mankato
- July 29 at 3717 Lexington Ave. N in Arden Hills
- July 31 at 19216 Freeport Ave. in Elk River
- Aug. 5 at 1750 County Rd 42 W in Burnsville
- Aug. 7 - location TBA
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