The NHL is once again taking a new strategy with one of its tentpole events. The Winter Classic — which has ... since the event began in 2008, where the audience failed to eclipse one-million ...

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 ...

PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Buffalo Sabres hosted the NHL’s first Winter Classic on Jan. 1, 2008, at the Bills’ current Highmark Stadium, and Pete Guelli, the chief operating officer for both ...

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 ...