2027 NHL Winter Classic
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| Venue | Rice–Eccles Stadium | |||||||||||||||
| City | Salt Lake City | |||||||||||||||
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The 2027 NHL Winter Classic is an upcoming outdoor regular season National Hockey League (NHL) game, part of the Winter Classic series. The game will feature the Colorado Avalanche and the Utah Mammoth at Rice–Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City.[1]
Background
The league announced the game on January 8, 2026. It will be the first outdoor NHL game played in the state of Utah, held at Rice–Eccles Stadium on the campus of the University of Utah, home of the Utah Utes football team and site of the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2002 Winter Olympics.[1] The Utah Mammoth will play their first outdoor game in franchise history, becoming the last team in the league to do so.[1][2] The Colorado Avalanche will play in their fourth outdoor game, their first since their 2021 appearance in Lake Tahoe, and will be the franchise's first Winter Classic appearance.
References
- ^ a b c Rosen, Dan (January 7, 2026). "Mammoth to host 2027 Discover NHL Winter Classic at University of Utah | NHL.com". www.nhl.com. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
- ^ Preece, Brian (January 7, 2026). "2027 Winter Classic Gives Utah Showcase NHL Event". KSL Sports. Retrieved January 8, 2026.