2021 NHL Winter Classic

The 2021 NHL Winter Classic is an upcoming outdoor regular season National Hockey League (NHL) game, part of the Winter Classic series that is scheduled for January 1, 2021. The game will feature the Minnesota Wild hosting the St. Louis Blues at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The league announced the game exactly one year earlier on January 1, 2020.[1] The league then announced on February 23, 2020 that the St. Louis Blues would be the visiting team.[2]

2021 NHL Winter Classic
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St. Louis Blues --- -
Minnesota Wild --- -
DateJanuary 1, 2021
ArenaTarget Field
CityMinneapolis, Minnesota
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The league had previously contemplated Target Field as a host for a Winter Classic game, touring the stadium both in 2018 and 2019, and observing how the area hosted the 2019 NCAA Final Four.[3] This will be the Wild's second outdoor game after hosting the 2016 NHL Stadium Series against the Chicago Blackhawks at TCF Bank Stadium.[1] This will also be the Blues' second outdoor game after hosting the 2017 NHL Winter Classic against the Blackhawks at Busch Stadium.[2]

The game will be broadcast by NBC; it is the last Winter Classic in the network's broadcast contract, which expires at the end of the 2020–21 season.

References
  1. "Wild to host 2021 NHL Winter Classic at Target Field" (Press release). NHL.com. January 1, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  2. "Blues to play Wild in 2021 NHL Winter Classic" (Press release). NHL.com. February 23, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  3. McLellan, Sarah (January 1, 2020). "Wild lands Winter Classic at Target Field for 2021". Star Tribune. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
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