As a Minnesota Wild fan, I think it's funny that California gets a second outdoor games in two seasons, while Minnesota has yet to host a stadium series or a Winter Classic. The concept of outdoor game works in Minnesota, they can actually have outdoor ice, without moving heaven and earth. To have ice in California, they have to go all kind of scientific, engineering miracles. Minnesota is covered in snow and ice about 4-6 months of the year.
Rich Hammond, Orang Country Register -- The teams will play a regular-season outdoor NHL game at Levi's Stadium, new home of the NFL's San Francisco 49ers, on Feb. 21 at 7 p.m., the NHL announced Wednesday morning.
After a 2013-14 regular season that included six outdoor games, the NHL appears to be scaling back plans. Only this game, and the now-traditional early-January "Winter Classic,'' have been announced, but for a second consecutive year, the Kings have been chosen to play outside.
"This event is a tremendous example of how our game continues to grow and evolve in the state of California,'' Luc Robitaille, the Kings' president of business operations, said in a statement, "and it will bring a great deal of exposure to sports fans throughout the region.''
Levi's Stadium, located in Santa Clara with a capacity of just under 69,000 for football, was chosen over baseball's AT&T Park, which holds only 41,500. The Kings and Ducks drew more than 54,000 fans to Dodger Stadium in January for the West Coast's first-ever regular-season outdoor game.
Like the kids in California grew on the frozen ponds of San Jose or Anaheim. Right?
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