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Countdown to the 2022 Discover NHL Winter Classic

Target Field to Host Showdown Between the St. Louis Blues and Minnesota Wild on New Year’s Day; “Road to the NHL Winter Classic” Docuseries Premieres Tonight

NEW YORK – With just one month until the 2022 Discover NHL Winter Classic®, the countdown to the much-anticipated New Year’s Day matchup between the St. Louis Blues and Minnesota Wild at Target Field, home of Major League Baseball’s Minnesota Twins, has begun. The event will be televised nationally on TNT in the U.S. and on Sportsnet, CBC and TVA Sports in Canada at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT. A limited number of tickets to the 2022 Discover NHL Winter Classic® are still available from Ticketmaster, the official ticketing partner of the NHL®, at Ticketmaster.com and the Ticketmaster app.

 

The 2022 Discover NHL Winter Classic® will mark the second time the Wild will play in an NHL regular-season outdoor game, as well as the second time the NHL has brought a regular-season outdoor game to The State of Hockey following the 2016 NHL Stadium Series™ between the Chicago Blackhawks and the hometown Wild, who won the game 6-1 at TCF Bank Field (now Huntington Bank Stadium). The game will also mark the second regular-season outdoor contest for the Blues, who defeated the Blackhawks 4-1 in the 2017 NHL Winter Classic® at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. The 2022 Discover NHL Winter Classic® will be the 13th NHL Winter Classic®, the 33rd NHL regular-season outdoor game, and the first of three NHL regular-season outdoor games scheduled for the 2021-22 season. For a complete history of NHL regular-season outdoor games, click here.

 

The Wild and Blues have faced off 85 times during the regular season, with St. Louis holding a nine-point advantage over Minnesota (STL: 43-28-14—100; MIN: 37-31-17—91). The clubs have met twice in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, including the 2015 First Round won by Minnesota in six games, and the 2017 First Round won by St. Louis in five games. The 2022 Discover NHL Winter Classic® will be the first of three meetings between the Blues and the Wild this season, with the second and third games scheduled in St. Louis on April 8 and April 16, respectively.

 

Road to the NHL Winter Classic Docuseries on TNT

Throughout the month of December, TNT will present a five-part “Road to the NHL Winter Classic” docuseries featuring exclusive, behind-the-scenes access to the St. Louis Blues and Minnesota Wild as they prepare for the legendary outdoor game. Premiering tonight after the Pittsburgh Penguins-Edmonton Oilers game, this week’s Road to the NHL Winter Classic segment will give viewers a look at life both on and off the ice for Blues captain Ryan O’Reilly, as he and his team prepare to take on the Columbus Blue Jackets and as he spends time at home with his wife and kids. Road to the NHL Winter Classic series will air each Wednesday night in December during the network’s NHL postgame coverage, leading up to the 2022 Discover NHL Winter Classic® on TNT — New Year’s Day at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT from Target Field in Minneapolis.

 

The Rink Build at Target Field

The 2022 Discover NHL Winter Classic® Ice Plant will arrive at Target Field in Minneapolis on Friday, Dec. 17. After the installation of field protection – 243 ice pans and a ring of dasher boards to enclose the rink – workers will create a nearly two-inch thick ice surface at Target Field. Fans will be able to follow the entire rink-build process through interactive features and extensive coverage on NHL Social™, NHL.com and NHL Network™.

 

Team Practices at Target Field

The Blues and Wild will take to the ice for the first time at Target Field for team practices on Friday, Dec. 31. NHL Social™, NHL Network™ and NHL.com will provide full coverage of the team skates.

 

New Year’s Eve Bash presented by New Amsterdam Vodka

The biggest party of 2021 will be at Xcel Energy Center with country music superstar Thomas Rhett headlining the New Year’s Eve Bash presented by New Amsterdam Vodka at Xcel Energy Center on Friday, Dec. 31 at 8:30 p.m. Thomas Rhett and special guests Cole Swindell and Conner Smith will close out 2021 with an epic New Year’s Eve celebration the night before the Minnesota Wild host the St. Louis Blues at Target Field on Jan. 1.

 

Truly Hard Seltzer NHL PreGame

The Truly Hard Seltzer® NHL® PreGame is the official fan festival of the 2022 Discover NHL Winter Classic® and will be open on Saturday, Jan. 1 from 12:30 – 5:30 p.m. inside Target Center (600 North 1st Avenue) with attractions also outside along 1st Avenue and North 6th Street.

 

The PreGame is free and open to the public and offers fans of all ages family-friendly hockey interactive games and attractions, live music and much more.

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