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NHL Heritage Classic

Sabres’ Outdoor Games Have Brought the Fun Without the Wins

Matthew Morris | December 16, 2024

It’s wintertime in the NHL and that means that the annual Winter Classic will soon be upon us. Though once must-see TV, the concept of the yearly outdoor spectacle has…

Categories Buffalo Sabres, Hockey History, Sabres History

Sabres Snap Outdoor Game Losing Streak With Heritage Classic Win

Brandon Seltenrich | March 15, 2022

On Sunday, March 13, the Buffalo Sabres and Toronto Maple Leafs played at Tim Hortons Field, the home of the Canadian Football League’s Hamilton Tiger-Cats in Hamilton, Ontario, for the…

Categories Buffalo Sabres

Sabres Gameday Preview: Colorado Avalanche – 2/19/22

Brandon Seltenrich | February 18, 2022

Earlier this week, the Buffalo Sabres did something they hadn’t done in nearly two whole months: win two games in a row. They hadn’t strung together wins in consecutive games…

Categories Buffalo Sabres, Previews and Predictions

Sabres Look to Win First Outdoor Game in 2022 Heritage Classic

Brandon Seltenrich | September 21, 2021

The NHL announced last week that the Buffalo Sabres and Toronto Maple Leafs will play in the 2022 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic in Hamilton, Ontario. The game will be…

Categories Buffalo Sabres

Jets & Flames’ 2019 Heritage Classic Storylines

Declan Schroeder | January 3, 2019

In case you were, for some crazy reason, not watching the Winter Classic on New Year’s Day, the NHL announced its slate of outdoor games for the 2019-20 season. For…

Categories Calgary Flames, Winnipeg Jets

NHL: Stop Shutting Out St. Louis from the Winter Classic

Dave Lipscomb | February 24, 2015

One of the more confounding mysteries to St. Louis Blues fans is the lack of a Winter Classic — or even mention of the consolation Stadium Series or Heritage Classic…

Categories St Louis Blues, Winter Classic

Ode To The Backyard Ice Rink

Cherie Tinker | March 23, 2013

Infomercial Heaven While going through the Internet the other night checking statistics and watching highlights, I came across a commercial by accident. This commercial was such an ode to building…

Categories Hockey History, NHL News

NHL 2011 Heritage Classic Viewers Guide Part 2: Stats and Storylines

Christopher Ralph | February 20, 2011

View Part 1 for more quotes, stats and storylines. From my Countdown to Heritage Classic article: For me, like many, outdoor hockey gets back to the true roots of hockey.…

Categories Calgary Flames, Montreal Canadiens

NHL Unveils Architectural Rendering Of 2011 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic At McMahon Stadium

Christopher Ralph | February 13, 2011

The Heritage Classic in Calgary at McMahon Stadium, home of the Stampeders, is approaching seemingly faster than an Al MacInnis howitzer from the point, a Mike Vernon kick save or…

Categories Calgary Flames, Montreal Canadiens

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