NHL Winter Classic

The NHL Winter Classic is an annual event held by the National Hockey League (NHL) on or around New Year's Day in which a regular-season ice hockey game is played outdoors, generally in a football or baseball stadium, in an area with a resident NHL team. The first Winter Classic was held in 2008 at the venue then known as Ralph Wilson Stadium (now New Era Field) in Orchard Park, New York, between the Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins. A total of eight have been held, the most recent one taking place in 2016 between the Montreal Canadiens and the Boston Bruins. The next game will be played during the 2016-2017 season at Busch Stadium, home of the St. Louis Cardinals, and it will be between the Chicago Blackhawks and the St. Louis Blues.

NHL Winter Classic

The NHL Winter Classic is an annual event held by the National Hockey League (NHL) on or around New Year's Day in which a regular-season ice hockey game is played outdoors, generally in a football or baseball stadium, in an area with a resident NHL team. The first Winter Classic was held in 2008 at the venue then known as Ralph Wilson Stadium (now New Era Field) in Orchard Park, New York, between the Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins. A total of eight have been held, the most recent one taking place in 2016 between the Montreal Canadiens and the Boston Bruins. The next game will be played during the 2016-2017 season at Busch Stadium, home of the St. Louis Cardinals, and it will be between the Chicago Blackhawks and the St. Louis Blues.