The ball was dropped on the NHL's experiment to stage the Winter Classic on New Year's Eve. Tuesday's game between the St.

The NHL is once again taking a new strategy with one of its tentpole events. The Winter Classic — which has traditionally been contested on New Year’s Day up until this season when the league ...

In previous years, the NHL Winter Classic was part of New Year's Day festivities -- or on January 2 when the holiday fell on a Sunday -- a tradition the NHL has held to since the event's inception ...

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 ...