In all of professional sports, the Outdoor Classic in hockey is perhaps the most visceral event, the one most in touch with its game’s essential DNA. Ice hockey, at its core, is an outside game, played on northern frozen ponds under crisp, winter skies. (more…)
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Hershey Bears to Host 2018 Outdoor Classic
The Hershey Bears have been selected as the host of the AHL‘s 2018 Outdoor Classic. The game will take place at Hersheypark Stadium on Saturday, January 20. (more…)
AHL Outdoor Classic: Rain, Reign, Rain
A big risk when scheduling an outdoor hockey game is a potential weather impact. In Toronto, that means snow or cold; in a warm-weather market, it means rain — and that’s exactly what impacted play at the AHL Outdoor Classic in Bakersfield last night. (more…)