Winter Classic
Minnesota Deserves Winter Classic
May 16th, 2017 Sorry Wild fans, no Winter Classic until 2019, at least. As anticipated since March, the NHL has awarded the 2018 Winter Classic to New York City. The matchup is set between the New York Rangers and the Buffalo Sabres in which the traveling Sabres will be the home team....
Chris Chelios & Chris Pronger on Alumni Games, Modern D
January 8th, 2017 Former rivals Chris Chelios and Chris Pronger were a part of the NHL's jam-packed New Year's weekend, featuring the Winter Classic and Centennial Classic. Though fierce battles were a regular between the physical defenders, the hatchet was buried long ago. After Chelios...
NHL Has Diluted Outdoor Games
January 4th, 2017 “You can never have too much of a good thing.” You’ve no doubt heard this phrase uttered many times throughout your life. NHL officials certainly have, and they took the phrase to a new level with outdoor games. Beginning in 2003 when the Edmonton Oilers and...
6 Best Winter Classic Moments
January 2nd, 2017 ST. LOUIS — St. Louis put on a great show for the 2017 Winter Classic. From the production and spectacle to Vladimir Tarasenko scoring two third-period goals to give the Blues the win, it was a fun event, even if it didn't carry the overtime dramatics of the Centennial...
Recap: Tarasenko Leads Winter Classic Rally
January 2nd, 2017 ST. LOUIS — Busch Stadium played host to the first outdoor NHL game in St. Louis and the Blues gave the hometown fans something to cheer about beyond the spectacle. Entering the game, the big story was the rain. With a puck drop temperature of 46.7 degrees, it was the...
Alumni Game Revels in Blues History
January 1st, 2017 ST. LOUIS — If the national excitement about outdoor games has abated some, the alumni game is undoubtedly facing the same fate. The energy level and seriousness is basically beer league hockey, except the guy wearing the Chris Chelios jersey is actually Chris Chelios...
Lightning Deserve an Outdoor Game
December 31st, 2016 As the New Year’s celebrations begin to take place all over North America, the outdoor games the NHL has held over the last few years are in need of some change. Particularly, with the teams that are invited to participate. Over the last four seasons, excluding the...
Three Reasons to Watch the Winter Classic over College Football
December 30th, 2016 New Year’s Day is a time for new beginnings; a relaxing time usually spent with family. For sports fans, there are plenty of great college football games to choose from on television, this year on January 2nd. But the Rose, Sugar and Cotton Bowls aren’t the biggest...
2017 Winter Classic Logos Revealed
August 10th, 2016 An annual NHL attraction, the Winter Classic will be rocking the city of St. Louis this coming season on January 2, 2017. While the event itself will electrify Busch Stadium - home of Major League Baseball’s Cardinals - fans of both clubs involved will be eyeing a piece...
Report: Blues May Host Blackhawks in 2017 Winter Classic
February 6th, 2016 Following a report yesterday that the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers could host a 2017 Stadium Series game, Jeremy Rutherford reports in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that the St. Louis Blues are a frontrunner for the 2017 Winter Classic. According to the...
Report: Penguins & Flyers to Play Outdoors in 2017, Maybe Winter Classic
February 5th, 2016 The Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins are all but set to have an outdoor game in 2017, according to ESPN's Scott Burnside and other outlets. The event is likely to take place at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, with a potential rematch in Philadelphia two years...
Winter Classic was Montreal's Perfect Storm
January 4th, 2016 Depending on who you make your sports allegiances with, Jan. 1 was either an amazing day, or an awful one. The Montreal Canadiens are still riding the wave after a dominating 5-1 Winter Classic victory over the Boston Bruins at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, and while Boston...
Bruins Embarrassed in Winter Classic
January 2nd, 2016 The stage was set. The game was back outdoors in the league’s annual contest. In arguably the most anticipated regular season matchup, the Bruins had every reason to be amped up for the renewal of their historic rivalry with the Montreal Canadiens. That simply wasn’t...
