In previous years, the NHL Winter Classic was part of New Year's Day festivities -- or on January 2 when the holiday fell on a Sunday -- a tradition the NHL has held to since the event's inception ...

The NHL is once again taking a new strategy with one of its tentpole events. The Winter Classic — which has traditionally been contested on New Year’s Day up until this season when the league ...

Both teams have frequented the outdoor game scene, but this marked the first time the two rivals square off in a Winter Classic. The 2025 event took place at Wrigley Field, home of the MLB's ...

After all, it was the Bills who hosted the inaugural NHL Winter Classic between the hometown Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins at then-Ralph Wilson Stadium in 2008. With the Bills set to open a ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Blackhawks fans boo St. Louis Blues center Brayden Schenn during the second period of the NHL Winter Classic at Wrigley Field, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024.

The capacity crowd marked the second-largest in NHL history behind only the 105,491 that attended the 2014 Winter Classic in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Fans began piling off of DART trains four hours ...