2023 NHL Winter Classic

The 2023 NHL Winter Classic is an outdoor regular season National Hockey League (NHL) game, part of the Winter Classic series. The game will take place on January 2, 2023, at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, with the Boston Bruins hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins.[1]

2023 NHL Winter Classic
123 Total
Pittsburgh Penguins --- 0
Boston Bruins --- 0
DateJanuary 2, 2023
ArenaFenway Park
CityBoston, Massachusetts
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Background

On February 4, 2022, the NHL officially announced that 2023 NHL Winter Classic would take place at Fenway Park, hosted by the Boston Bruins.[2] Fenway Park will become the first venue to host two Winter Classics, having previously hosted the 2010 NHL Winter Classic.[3]

ESPN reported in February 2022 that the Pittsburgh Penguins would likely be the opponent. The Fenway Sports Group, owner of Fenway Park, took over majority control of the Penguins in December 2021.[4] The league confirmed that it would be the Penguins on April 13.[1]

Because New Year's Day in 2023 lands on a Sunday, the game was moved to Monday, January 2, with the other New Year's Day college football bowl games.[1]

Broadcasting

The game is scheduled to be broadcast by TNT in the U.S. and Sportsnet in Canada.[1]

References
  1. "2023 Winter Classic will pit Penguins against Bruins on Jan. 2". NHL.com. NHL. April 13, 2022.
  2. "2023 NHL Winter Classic at Fenway Park, Bruins opponent not announced". NHL.com. NHL. February 4, 2023.
  3. "Boston Bruins to host 2023 Winter Classic at Fenway Park". Sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. February 4, 2023.
  4. "Fenway Park to host Boston Bruins in NHL's 2023 Winter Classic". ESPN. February 4, 2023.
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