NHL Winter Classic

The NHL Winter Classic is an event hosted by the National Hockey League during which two teams play a regular season game on an outdoor rink. The first outdoor regular season NHL game was played between the Montreal Canadiens and Edmonton Oilers in 2003 and called the Heritage Winter Classic.

Fast Facts

1. TV coverage: CBC and NBC Sports
2. Tickets were sold out within 30 minutes for the 2008 Winter Classic¹
3. 2008 Winter Classic generated an estimated $5 million in revenue²
4. 2008 Winter Classic was the most watched regular season NHL game in the U.S. in more than a decade²
5. 2009 NHL Winter Classic will reportedly feature the Chicago Blackhawks playing the Detroit Red Wings at Chicago's Wrigley Field³

2008 Winter Classic

On January 1, 2008, the NHL hosted the second ever outdoor regular season game. The contest featured the Pittsburgh Penguins taking on the Buffalo Sabres at Ralph Wilson Stadium in New York, which is home to the Buffalo Bills of the NFL. The Penguins defeated the Sabres by a score of 2-1.

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