The Winter Classic has been a long-standing tradition in hockey, but the 2025 NHL Winter Classic at Wrigley Field will be the first time the game is set to be played on New Year's Eve. In previous ...

A fan drinks beer from a hockey stick-shaped cup before the NHL Winter Classic between the Blackhawks and Blues at Wrigley Field on Dec. 31, 2024, in Chicago.

This year’s Winter Classic is at 4 p.m. Central Time on New Year’s Eve to avoid overlapping with the NFL (which plays just about every day of the week now) and the College Football Playoff.

Last season’s Winter Classic took place on Jan. 1, 2024, in Seattle and with this season’s on Dec. 31, this will mark the first time in NHL history the calendar year begins and ends with an ...

The Winter Classic has been the NHL's signature outdoor event since 2008, when the Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres played through picturesque snow and launched an institution.

Aside from the game itself, the most exciting part of the Winter Classic is seeing the jerseys each team wears for the game, and we're getting our first look at what Chicago and St. Louis will be ...

For NHL Winter Classic, it’s time to think outside the box — and the stadium: 10 proposed venues. Where should the NHL host the next Winter Classic? Here are 10 out-of-the-stadium ideas.

The "NHL × ASL" is back with the upcoming NHL Winter Classic. National Hockey League . A byproduct of covering accessibility for disabled people as I have over the last almost dozen years ...

The Winter Classic has been a long-standing tradition in hockey, but the 2025 NHL Winter Classic at Wrigley Field will be the first time the game is set to be played on New Year's Eve. In previous ...

The NHL Winter Classic is here, with puck drop coming later today in the league's annual outdoor game. Here's how to watch and all you need to know for this year's version of the Winter Classic on ...