Cosmic Sports Expands Its Glow-in-the-Dark Spectacle to Hockey

Cosmic Sports is bringing its black-light entertainment format from baseball to hockey, with the first Cosmic Hockey game set for December 18 at Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York. The venue is known as the site of the U.S. men’s hockey team’s 1980 Olympic “Miracle on Ice” victory and gold-medal run.

The inaugural hockey tour will include seven destinations. One stop is the Maverik Center, located in West Valley City, Utah, on February 6. Cosmic Sports marketing chief John Cimperman said Salt Lake-area baseball games had sold out and the 10,000-seat arena was a suitable size for the new show. Fans must enter a ticket lottery to seek tickets.

Cosmic Hockey will feature neon-colored players’ equipment, goalposts and puck that glow under black lights. Games will remain competitive, but the fan experience is central to the format. They will have two halves rather than hockey’s usual three periods: the first under regular lighting and the second in “cosmic” conditions. Other rule changes have not yet been announced.

The roster includes former college and professional players, as well as three women. Defenseman Phil Beaulieu, who played in the ECHL and Austria’s top professional league, said the format gives him a chance to keep playing a sport he loves. He said players adjust to the darkness in about five minutes.

The expansion follows a strong year for Cosmic Baseball. Founder Chris Martin said the 2026 tour sold 750,000 tickets, up from 150,000 in 2025, and all 74 games sold out. The 2027 baseball tour is scheduled to visit five MLB stadiums for the first time. Martin said the company aims to keep raising the bar for fans, while Cosmic Hockey’s teams, the Chilly Peppers and Neon Miracles, will compete for the Cosmic Cup.