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The 2011 NHL Winter Classic (known via corporate sponsorship as the Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic) was an outdoor ice hockey game played in the National Hockey League (NHL) on January 1, 2011, at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Winter Classic viewership peaked in 2011 (due to it being rescheduled to primetime) and, with the exception of one-year bumps in 2014 and 2019, has been in a mostly steady decline since then. TNT holds the rights to televise the Winter Classic from 2022 to 2028. The 2022 game thus became the first time that the Winter Classic aired exclusively ...
2017 NHL Winter Classic: St. Louis Blues: 4–1: Chicago Blackhawks: 37: 45,808 [29] Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia: December 31, 2011: NHL Winter Classic Alumni Game: Philadelphia Flyers Alumni: 3–1: New York Rangers Alumni 38: 45,653 [30] Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia: January 6, 2012: 2012 AHL Outdoor Classic: Adirondack Phantoms: 4 ...
Heinz Field in hockey configuration before the 2011 NHL Winter Classic. On May 28, 2010, National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman announced that Heinz Field would be the host of the 2011 NHL Winter Classic. [71] The game was played January 1, 2011, between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals.
The 2008 NHL Winter Classic, held in Buffalo, set an NHL attendance record of 71,217. [8] The 2014 NHL Winter Classic, held at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan, set a new NHL attendance record of 105,491. [9] In 2011, for the first time the NHL hosted two outdoor games, the Winter Classic in Pittsburgh, and the Heritage Classic in Calgary.
The Winter Classic returned to Wrigley on the final day of 2024, and the Chicago Blackhawks threw quite a party. Fireworks streaked through the night sky at the home of baseball's Chicago Cubs.
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The Pittsburgh Penguins hosted the 2011 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic playing the Washington Capitals at Heinz Field on January 1, 2011. [14] The game was telecast on NBC in the USA and on CBC and RDS in Canada. The Washington Capitals won the game 3–1. The game was originally scheduled to be played at 1 pm.