The Winter Classic has been a long-standing tradition in hockey, but the 2025 NHL Winter Classic at Wrigley Field will be the ...

The NHL is once again taking a new strategy with one of its tentpole events. The Winter Classic — which has traditionally ...

Stadium's transformation for ice hockey continues, along with preparations to engage fans in the holiday party ...

The ball was dropped on the NHL's experiment to stage the Winter Classic on New ... to play the game on New Year's Eve as it traditionally is played on New Year's Day or Jan. 2 if there are ...

When is the 2025 NHL Winter Classic? Ironically enough, this year's installment of the Winter Classic will actually take place not on New Year's Day, but instead on New Year's Eve at 5 p.m. NHL ...

Wrigley Field hosted the NHL's second Winter Classic in 2009, and the Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues will play at the Chicago Cubs' stadium New Year's Eve. The Winter Classic puck-drop is at 5 ...

The Winter Classic has been the NHL's signature regular-season event since the 2007-08 season, taking a New Year's Day game outdoors to various football and baseball stadiums across North America.

The NHL Winter Classic has established itself over the ... in scheduling the game for New Year’s Eve instead of New Year’s Day to avoid direct competition with the College Football Playoff.