NHL Winter Classic

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National Hockey League event annual sporting event outdoor ice hockey game

The NHL Winter Classic is an annual outdoor regular-season National Hockey League game, typically held on or around New Year’s Day in iconic open-air venues.

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Surface form Occurrences
2014 NHL Winter Classic 2
2008 NHL Winter Classic 1
2012 NHL Winter Classic (spectator venue for related events) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf National Hockey League event ⓘ
annual sporting event ⓘ
outdoor ice hockey game ⓘ
alsoKnownAs NHL Winter Classic ⓘ
surface form: Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
firstEditionAwayTeam Pittsburgh Penguins ⓘ
firstEditionCity Orchard Park, New York ⓘ
firstEditionDate January 1, 2008 ⓘ
firstEditionHomeTeam Buffalo Sabres ⓘ
firstEditionResult 2–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (shootout) ⓘ
firstEditionVenue Ralph Wilson Stadium ⓘ
firstEditionWinner Pittsburgh Penguins ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
gameType regular-season NHL game ⓘ
governingBody NHL Board of Governors ⓘ
surface form: National Hockey League Board of Governors
hasFeature large in-person attendance ⓘ
outdoor rink ⓘ
pre-game entertainment ⓘ
retro-themed jerseys ⓘ
special event uniforms ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.nhl.com/events/winter-classic ⓘ
inception 2008 ⓘ
league National Hockey League ⓘ
notableVenue Busch Stadium ⓘ
Citizens Bank Park ⓘ
Cotton Bowl ⓘ
Fenway Park ⓘ
Gillette Stadium ⓘ
Acrisure Stadium ⓘ
surface form: Heinz Field

Michigan Stadium ⓘ
Notre Dame Stadium ⓘ
Target Field ⓘ
Wrigley Field ⓘ
organizer National Hockey League ⓘ
relatedEvent Heritage Classic ⓘ
NHL All-Star Game ⓘ
NHL Stadium Series ⓘ
sponsor Bridgestone ⓘ
sponsorType title sponsor ⓘ
sport ice hockey ⓘ
televisionCoverage CBC ⓘ
surface form: CBC (Canada, past broadcaster)

NBC ⓘ
surface form: NBC (United States, past broadcaster)

Sportsnet ⓘ
surface form: Sportsnet (Canada)

Turner Sports ⓘ
surface form: TNT (United States, current broadcaster as of 2024)
typicalDate New Year’s Day ⓘ
around New Year’s Day ⓘ
typicalRegion United States outdoor stadiums ⓘ
venueType open-air venue ⓘ
outdoor stadium ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

NHL Winter Classic → alsoKnownAs → NHL Winter Classic ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic
subject surface form: NHL on NBC
Mike Emrick → coveredCompetition → NHL Winter Classic ⓘ
Heritage Classic → distinguishingFrom → NHL Winter Classic ⓘ
NHL All-Star Game → hasRelatedEvent → NHL Winter Classic ⓘ
NHL on TNT → hasRightsFor → NHL Winter Classic ⓘ
this entity surface form: NHL Winter Classic (in certain years)
Citizens Bank Park → hostedEvent → NHL Winter Classic ⓘ
this entity surface form: 2012 NHL Winter Classic (spectator venue for related events)
Wrigley Field → hostedEvent → NHL Winter Classic ⓘ
Michigan Stadium → notableEvent → NHL Winter Classic ⓘ
this entity surface form: 2014 NHL Winter Classic
The Big House → notableEvent → NHL Winter Classic ⓘ
this entity surface form: 2014 NHL Winter Classic
The Big House → notableEvent → NHL Winter Classic ⓘ
this entity surface form: 2014 NHL Winter Classic between Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL on NBC (historical) → notableEventCoverage → NHL Winter Classic ⓘ
subject surface form: NHL on NBC
this entity surface form: 2008 NHL Winter Classic
Heritage Classic → relatedCompetition → NHL Winter Classic ⓘ
NHL Stadium Series → relatedTo → NHL Winter Classic ⓘ