Gallery: NHL's outdoor games

 

A selection of photos from the NHL Winter Classic in the past few years and the Heritage Classic in Edmonton in 2003.

 
June 19, 2009
 
 
 
The Chicago Blackhawks pose for a team photo before practice at Wrigley Field for the 2009 NHL Winter Classic, which took place on December 31, 2008.
 

The Chicago Blackhawks pose for a team photo before practice at Wrigley Field for the 2009 NHL Winter Classic, which took place on December 31, 2008.

Photograph by: Jeff Haynes, Reuters

 
The Chicago Blackhawks pose for a team photo before practice at Wrigley Field for the 2009 NHL Winter Classic, which took place on December 31, 2008.
Workers construct an outdoor ice rink prior to a media briefing for the NHL Winter Classic at Wrigley Field on December 18, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois.
Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews turns away from Detroit Red Wings defenceman Nicklas Lidstrom during the 2009 NHL Winter Classic at Wrigley Field.
Action in the 2009 NHL Winter Classic between the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
Fans watch the Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres play in the NHL's first Winter Classic outdoor hockey game in Orchard Park, New York January 1, 2008.
Buffalo Sabres Daniel Paille (R) celebrates a goal by team mate Brian Campbell, not pictured, on Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Ty Conklin during the second period of the NHL's first Winter Classic outdoor hockey game in Orchard Park, New York January 1, 2008.
ORCHARD PARK , NY - JANUARY 01: Fans react to a helicopter flyover prior to the 2008 NHL Winter Classic game on January 1, 2008 at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, New York. The stadium's football field has been converted into an ice rink for the game . Rick Stewart/Getty Images for the NHL
BUFFALO, NY - JANUARY 01: Teams wait to face off during the first period of the NHL Winter Classic between the Buffalo Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Ralph Wilson Stadium on January 1, 2008 in Orchard Park, New York. Dave Sandford/Getty Images
Overall shot at the Heritage Classic at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Nov. 22, 2003.
Montreal Canadiens' old timer Claude Lemieux (L) and Edmonton Oilers' old timer Kevin Lowe compete in the NHL Hockey Heritage Classic in Edmonton, Canada, November 22, 2003.
View from the stands at the Heritage Classic at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Nov. 22, 2003.
 
 
 
 
 

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