Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins stand for the national anthem at the start of the NHL Winter Classic outdoor hockey game at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y., Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008.

The visionaries that pulled off that 2008 event helped make outdoor games a commonplace part of the NHL. The next Winter Classic is scheduled for Jan. 1, 2024, as the Seattle Kraken host the Vegas ...

The Winter Classic has been the NHL's signature outdoor event since 2008, when the Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres played through picturesque snow and launched an institution.

"We are very serious about bringing big events to Buffalo," said Guelli. "We've already reached out to the NFL and we've asked them about the '28 or '29 NFL Draft.

The NHL's formula for the Winter Classic and other outdoor games is stale. ... There was Sidney Crosby scoring the shootout winner as snowflakes fell at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo.

The Bruins beat the Flyers 7-3 in that game.The Penguins played in the inaugural NHL Winter Classic, defeating the Buffalo Sabres at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, on Jan 1, 2008.

SEATTLE — It was just over two years ago that the Seattle Kraken played the first regular-season game in franchise history against the Vegas Golden Knights, marking the return of the National ...

The Winter Classic has been a long-standing tradition in hockey, but the 2025 NHL Winter Classic at Wrigley Field will be the first time the game is set to be played on New Year's Eve. In previous ...

NEW YORK --The NHL® announced that tickets to the 2024 Discover NHL Winter Classic® between the Vegas Golden Knights® and Seattle Kraken® at the home of the Seattle Mariners, T-Mobile Park ...

Buffalo Sabres center Sam Reinhart (23) battles for the puck with New York Rangers defenseman Brady Skjei (76) in the first period of the NHL Winter Classic hockey game at CitiField in New York on ...

The 2024 Winter Classic also won't be the final outdoor game of the NHL regular season. In February, MetLife Stadium in New Jersey will be the site of a pair of NHL games.