Posts About "NHL Stadium Series"
Avalanche Fly Into Air Force Academy Stadium Series
February 15th, 2020 If you haven’t been following the Colorado Avalanche, you may have missed hearing about the upcoming outdoor game. But it’s happening. Saturday, Feb. 15, the Avalanche will be hosting the Kings of Los Angeles in an NHL Stadium Series game at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Despite the lack of wide-ranging...
NHL, Air Force Academy Promote Kings-Avalanche Outdoor Game
October 10th, 2019 AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — The snowstorm that hit Colorado on Thursday provided the perfect backdrop for the NHL and the Air Force Academy to promote the Stadium Series event to be held at Falcon Stadium on Feb. 15. The matchup between the Los Angeles ...
5 Must-See Kings Games in 2019-20
September 28th, 2019 With the first puck drop of the 2019-20 season quickly approaching, general manager Rob Blake and the Los Angeles Kings will soon begin the process of rebuilding. The franchise’s schedule consists of 41 home games for Staples Center’s 20th anniversary season, 15 back-to-back matchups and an enthusiastic contest at Falcon Stadium in...
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. Although Yankee Stadium held two Stadium Series games in 2014,...
The One With The Stadium Series
February 21st, 2016 We’ve had the Winter Classic, and now, in a matter of hours, it will be the turn of the Stadium Series to be hosted at the TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In this game, the Minnesota Wild will host their Central Division rivals, the Chicago Blackhawks. Just A Big Hype With the amount of media attention the outdoor...
5 Places that Nashville Could Hold a Stadium Series Game
February 15th, 2016 The NHL Stadium Series games are coming soon and we’ll see the usual suspects (the Chicago Blackhawks and the Detroit Red Wings) and two new faces (the Colorado Avalanche and the Minnesota Wild). When I was watching the Winter Classic, I remember Mike “Doc” Emrick talking about places other outdoor games could happen. He did...
Chicago Blackhawks Organization Pulls Off Amazing Hat Trick
February 11th, 2016 This week the Chicago Blackhawks have unveiled four significant items focused squarely on enhancing their relationship with a very diverse fan base. Let that sink in for a moment. This is a sports team with one of the largest and most loyal group of fans already. The team's success on its own is enough to drive interest. Yet, under...
The NHL Missed a Golden Opportunity with a Coyotes Stadium Series Game
December 30th, 2015 The NHL has scaled back the outdoor games for the 2015-16 to three from the season high six in the 2012-13 season. However; the league missed out by not having a game in the Phoenix area during the 2014-15 season. History The modern NHL outdoor game can be traced back to the 2003-04 season that featured a “Heritage...
NHL: Stop Shutting Out St. Louis from the Winter Classic
February 24th, 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 -- coming to town. Recently, Blues owner Tom Stillman had to enthusiastically raise his hand from the back of the classroom to remind Mr. Bettman the team still exists. The...
Stadium Series Interview With Walter McLaughlin
February 20th, 2015 Stadium Series Overview Tomorrow is the day. At 7:00 PM Saturday night, the puck will drop at Levi's Stadium marking the start of the Stadium Series match between the San Jose Sharks and Los Angeles Kings. But while the Kings received the opportunity to play in the Stadium Series last year against the Anaheim Ducks, this is San Jose's...
Stadium Series Preview: Behind the Boards
January 27th, 2015 Road to the NHL Stadium Series As most San Jose Sharks and Los Angeles Kings fans know, the company EPIX is creating a show-- titled Road to the NHL Stadium Series-- following the two teams competing in the outdoor game at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, CA. Similar to HBO's 24/7 series, the crew documents the atmosphere of both clubs...
Kings Revisit Tank On Metallica Night
January 21st, 2015 The Unforgiven For the first and only time this season, the Los Angeles Kings will travel to San Jose to face the Sharks at SAP Center. Due to an odd number of games played between the two teams, the San Jose Sharks will travel to Los Angeles three times by end of the regular season, while the Kings will only travel to the Bay Area...
Reduction and Rivalry: The Keys to Winter Classic Success
January 3rd, 2015 The sun was shinning in Washington on New Years Day and according to players, the ice was in great shape at Nationals Park for the annual NHL Bridgestone Winter Classic. But as expected heading into the special game between the hometown Capitals and the Chicago Blackhawks, ratings weren’t as high as the NHL surely hoped they would...
