The NHL Winter Classic is an annual outdoor ice hockey game played during the National Hockey League's regular season on or around New Year's Day. It is generally held in a football or baseball stadiu
Ralph Wilson Stadium, near Buffalo, during the first Winter Classic in 2008
The fifth Winter Classic was held in 2012 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia
The 2014 Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium saw over 105,000 fans in attendance, setting an NHL record
The 2019 Winter Classic was hosted at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.
Highmark Stadium is an American football stadium located in Orchard Park, New York, a suburb of Buffalo. It opened in 2026, serving as the home field of the Buffalo Bills of the National Football Leag
NHL Winter Classic
…Eve. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman indicated in October 2025 that the NHL was in the process of negotiating for the 2028 Winter Classic to be held at New Highmark Stadium (the stadium being constructed to replace the former Ralph Wilson Stadium) to celebrate the event's 20th anniversary; he also stated that though he…
Concourse of Highmark Stadium
Various stages of the stadium's construction, 2023–2025
Scrimmage at Highmark Stadium