Photos of the Chicago Blackhawks’ outdoor game at Wrigley Field against the St. Louis Blues in the NHL Winter Classic on Dec. 31, 2024. Blackhawks and Blues players shake hands after a 6-2 Blues ...

The NHL's formula for the Winter Classic and other outdoor games is stale. ... Dec. 26, 2024 Updated Dec. 27, 2024. There were games at iconic stadiums such as Wrigley Field, ...

Not by hosting an outdoor game in yet another stadium in London or Prague or Mexico City or Australia. No, you do it with visuals that no other sport can match. The NHL did that in Lake Tahoe.

The Winter Classic between the Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues will boast big-name entertainment when the NHL’s outdoor series lands at Wrigley Field on Dec. 31.

NHL Fans Hype 2024 Winter Classic as Blues Beat Blackhawks; Top Highlights, Photos. ... with their record dropping to 1-6 and registering just 17 goals over seven games in the outdoor series.

On January 1, 2008, the puck dropped on an NHL hockey game played outdoors in the snow globe setting of Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo, New York. The tradition that is the NHL Winter Classic was ...

The NHL has even held outdoor games in warm-weather climates before, notably Los Angeles, Dallas and Nashville. The 2024-25 NHL season's Winter Classic was held on Dec. 31 in Chicago while ...

920,000 still stands as the largest audience of an NHL regular season game for the 2024-25 season, but it’s another sign of a gradual decrease in interest in outdoor games.