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The NHL has taken games outside a total of 31 times.
The first game was held on Nov. 22, 2003, in Commonwealth
Stadium in Edmonton where the Montreal Canadiens bested
the Edmonton Oilers in the NHL Heritage Classic.
Since then, the league has staged 12 Winter Classics
(starting in 2008 in Buffalo) and 11 Stadium Series games in
the U.S. A total of seven games have been played in Canada.
The most recent games were held in Lake Tahoe, Calif., on
Feb. 20-21 when the Colorado Avalanche played the Vegas
Golden Knights and the Boston Bruins faced off against the
Philadelphia Flyers.
PHOTOS BY Getty Images; Sacred Heart University
NHL
Take It Outside
"This is a historic day,
not only for the univer-
sity, but for our hockey
programs," said C.J.
Marottolo, head coach
of the men's team. "Our
teams and students
will have a place to call
home, and that really
fills my heart."
Members of
the Sacred
Heart
University
hockey
family break
ground on
their new
home rink.
