Posts About "Winter Classic"
Vegas Should Get a Winter Classic
January 4th, 2020 Outdoor games used to be a luxury reserved for the lucky few NHL teams. The yearly Winter Classic used to only give two teams every season the opportunity to play some outdoor hockey. With the introduction of the Stadium Series, that number increased exponentially to the point that now a vast majority of the league’s teams have played...
Wild at Target: 2021 NHL Winter Classic Headed to Minnesota
January 1st, 2020 DALLAS — The 2021 NHL Winter Classic will be hosted by the Minnesota Wild at Target Field, the home stadium of MLB's Twins. NHL officials announced the site for next Winter Classic during this season's game Wednesday at Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas. Minnesota's opponent for the next New Year's Day game will be determined...
Innovations Allow NHL to Stage Outdoor Games Anywhere
February 23rd, 2019 PHILADELPHIA — Dan Craig sleeps maybe four hours a night leading up to outdoor games. He only goes out to dinner because he can check the status of the ice on his phone. "Your mind's always going," said Craig, the NHL's vice-president of facilities ope...
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....
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 of Winter Classic apparel. The new - or rather older - team...
Blues To Host Blackhawks In 2017 Winter Classic
March 9th, 2016 The St. Louis Blues will be the newest team to play in the Winter Classic. After the NHL used 10 teams through the first eight Winter Classics, the 2017 event will pit the Blues against the Chicago Blackhawks at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Sunday, Jan. 2. The baseball stadium is home to the MLB's St. Louis Cardinals, who have won 11...
The NHL is Melting the Ice on Outdoor Hockey
February 22nd, 2016 It was a lazy Saturday night, and I just happened to be flipping through the channel guide to see what would be worth while to watch on Sunday afternoon. There was the Daytona 500, a few NBA games, College Basketball and two NHL games listed on NBC. One of those games happened to be another outdoor game. Yes, another. I sat there...
NHL Confuses Situation With Leafs Possible Outdoor Game
February 14th, 2016 If Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman is to be believed, the Toronto Maple Leafs will be playing in an outdoor game on January 1. Now, whether that game will be the Winter Classic remains to be seen. Friedman suggests that the Leafs will be playing the Detroit Red Wings in a rematch of the 2014 Winter Classic. This makes the situation...
