A woman gave birth on the seventh floor of Rogers Place as the Edmonton Oilers hosted the Las Vegas Knights in Alberta, Canada on Saturday.
Oilers play-by-play announcer Jack Michaels announced the baby’s birth on the Sportsnet broadcast before the start of the third period.
“Breaking news: We have word that someone has gone into labor here tonight,” Michaels said. “There’s a baby being born on the seventh floor at Rogers Place as we speak.
“So someone’s going to have a great story to tell.
“It would be nice to have the mother join us on ‘After Hours’ to describe what’s happened but that could be asking a bit much,” Michaels joked.
No further details, including the mother’s identity, were shared publicly.
This isn’t the first instance of a baby being born in the middle of a professional sports game.
A woman gave birth to a baby boy during the third inning of a Padres-Giants game at Petco Park in 2015.
The Oilers lost to the Knights, 5-1, ending Edmonton’s five-game win streak.
The Oilers are fighting for the top spot in the Pacific Division, tied with the Anaheim Ducks with 87 points.
The Knights are in third place in the Pacific Division.
All three of the teams have five games remaining in the NHL’s regular season, which concludes on April 16.
The 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs start on April 18.
