Posts About "Winter Classic"
NHL Outdoor Games Still Special
March 5th, 2018 When the National Hockey League announced it would be heading outdoors in 2008 for the first-ever Winter Classic in Buffalo, New York, it was, understandably, met with a ton of excitement. The opportunity to bring the game of hockey back to its outdoor roots was new and exciting for NHL fans, and it showed: the game drew over 71,000...
Without Lehner, Sabres Would Be Epically Bad
January 2nd, 2018 After taking the New York Rangers to overtime on Monday in the NHL’s Winter Classic at Citi Field, the Buffalo Sabres have points in nine of their last 12 games. They’ve earned 13 points in 12 games–their best stretch this season. In a season where little has gone right for the Sabres, goaltender Robin Lehner has been keeping...
Eichel on Fire as Winter Classic Arrives
December 31st, 2017 Jack Eichel is back. He’s playing like a superstar, raising his teammates’ games, and talking like a captain. Since Dec. 15, Eichel has seven goals and four assists for 11 points in six games. He has eight goals and eight assists for 16 points in his last 12 games. For the season, he now has 15 goals and 20 assists for 35 points...
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,...
THW Live: Classic Chris Pronger
December 22nd, 2016 Hockey Hall of Famer Chris Pronger is this week's special guest on The Hockey Writers Live podcast. Pronger discusses his decorated career, one highlighted by a Stanley Cup championship, a Hart Trophy, a Norris Trophy, two Olympic gold medals, and gold earned at both the World Championships and World Junior Championships, as well as...
Blues Going Old School for Winter Classic
November 27th, 2016 Earlier this month the St. Louis Blues debuted their sweaters for the 2017 Winter Classic. They'll be hosting the Central Division rival Chicago Blackhawks at Busch Stadium on Jan. 2. It can be extremely difficult to design a jersey that will be pleasing to the eye and the camera, but St. Louis seems to have created a solid option....
