Showing posts with label NHL Stadium series. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NHL Stadium series. Show all posts

Monday, June 23, 2014

Minnesota Wild: Is an outdoor game on the horizon in 2015-16?



Here's another little nugget from Michael Russo's article. I wonder which college hockey teams would be involved in the outdoor hockey game?
Michael Russo, Startribune – Originally, the Wild was supposed to host a stadium-series outdoor game against Dallas at Target Field. However, only San Jose will host one this season.

According to an NHL source, the Wild is at the “top of the list” for a stadium-series game and was scheduled to have a game this year. What held it up was timing and logistics, the source said. According to another source, the Wild wants to make a stadium-series game a colossal event accompanied by outdoor high school and college games.

The league, however, wanted the game to be in February, and by the time that decision was made, the local colleges had already booked their schedules for next season. In addition, Target Field was worried the game would be played too close to the 2015 Twins season and would wreak havoc on its field.