Outdoor NHL hockey is coming to Florida in January and February and to celebrate, the NHL and NHL Players' Association are giving college and university students across the state to chance to participate in the NHL/NHLPA Innovation Competition presented by SAP in partnership with ESPN Take Back Sports.

The competition is a groundbreaking collegiate competition designed to inspire students to reimagine the future of hockey by challenging participants to develop creative ideas that help grow the game through three core Innovation Pillars: Supporting the People Who Power Sport, Expanding Spaces for Play, and Putting Fun Back at the Center of Sport.

Students are encouraged to explore solutions that reimagine how coaches, referees, and volunteers are supported; how communities can create more

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