NHL postpones 2021 Winter Classic and All-Star Game

[Taro Tsujimoto]

To the surprise of absolutely no one:



(Minnesota (WC) and Florida (ASG) have both been promised makeup events in the near future)

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[holy]

So nothing happened pretty much.

 

[qqaz]

Right choice.

 

[yzerman]

And watching old games on You Tube continues

 

[HotDish]

And no one was shocked. It was pretty clear this wasn't going to happen since the Wild haven't even been talking about it or selling tickets. At least it gives them more time to plan it and renovate target field for winter conditions.

 

[LionsHeart]

I think the focus is probably on having some sort of season. It’s obvious stuff like an All Star Game or Winter Classic is just not in the cards for the upcoming season.

 

[Hockeyholic]

All Star Game should've been cancelled 20 years ago. Just name who the All Stars are. Give them a few days off.

And abolish the outdoor game. It's a disgrace to the sport. Nobody on T.V. cares anymore.

 

[tailgunner]

so the penguins and blackhawks don't have to play in the cold this year ...ok

 

[Jee]

All Star Game should've been cancelled 20 years ago. Just name who the All Stars are. Give them a few days off.

And abolish the outdoor game. It's a disgrace to the sport. Nobody on T.V. cares anymore.

Your opinions are not facts

 

[Mickey Marner]

We won't see either again until fans are allowed back.

 

[Yeolo]

That works.

I was worried our first Winter Classic would feature a Wild team that's young and upcoming but still retooling. (Even though the Wild are going to be in the playoffs next year, book it)

Waiting a year falls perfectly into the retooling timeline.

 

[Voight]

Your opinions are not facts

Hes not wrong about the Winter Classic. The NHL ruined it when they started having 5 other outdoor games a year.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

The all star game has been a waste of time for years.

The Winter Classic kind of sucks to lose it would have been cool to open a new season with that.

But the all star game is garbage and has been for nearly 20 years

 

[Jee]

Hes not wrong about the Winter Classic. The NHL ruined it when they started having 5 other outdoor games a year.

It's not because YOU don't care about it that others don't too. Same goes for the ASG.

 

[Hockeyholic]

Your opinions are not facts

The TV ratings for said game is proof enough really.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Not surprising.

Now just give them both the axe for good.

 

[Voight]

It's not because YOU don't care about it that others don't too. Same goes for the ASG.

You'd be hard pressed to find a lot of people who disagree.

 

[Jee]

You'd be hard pressed to find a lot of people who disagree.

This board is not representative of casual fans.

 

[These Are The Days]

I'm fine with it

 

[Voight]

This board is not representative of casual fans.

Obviously. But thats not what I said.

 

[Jee]

Obviously. But thats not what I said.

Maybe I need another coffee, but I'm not sure to understand what you said then

 

[HotDish]

Was looking forward to this since Minnesota was planning on making it a week long event that highlighted hockey history in our state. Sounded like they were going to have some type of festival my guess would be like hockey state fair going on. Minnesota wanted to have events and shows that would draw people to the area even if they didn't have a ticket to the game. Sounded like the NHL was blown away in the presentation and the reason why they picked Minnesota. They never released what the events would be but I could guess.

• Concerts
• food stands
• Northstar and Wild Alumni
• highschool hockey and youth hockey games
• fair games
• vendors
• meet the team events
• US hockey hall of fame might travel down
• Minnesota hockey alumni.
• Maybe even a college game

Probably sounds lame to people not from the state, but Minnesotans love eating fair food and drinking hot coco in the winter.

 

[tenken00]

Was looking forward to this since Minnesota was planning on making it a week long event that highlighted hockey history in our state. Sounded like they were going to have some type of festival my guess would be like hockey state fair going on. Minnesota wanted to have events and shows that would draw people to the area even if they didn't have a ticket to the game. Sounded like the NHL was blown away in the presentation and the reason why they picked Minnesota. They never released what the events would be but I could guess.

• Concerts
• food stands
• Northstar and Wild Alumni
• highschool hockey and youth hockey games
• fair games
• vendors
• meet the team events
• US hockey hall of fame might travel down
• Minnesota hockey alumni.
• Maybe even a college game

Probably sounds lame to people not from the state, but Minnesotans love eating fair food and drinking hot coco in the winter.

This is why they don't axe the All-Star game/Winter Classic.

Its not that popular to watch on TV, I havent watched it in years. But it does create a buzz in the city that is hosting it. I havent watched the MLB all-star game in years either, but there was a sense of electricity in the air in the DC area with all sorts of events when they hosted it a few years back.

Hell, I still kept and reuse the ASG Metro (subway) card even though its pretty beat up and disgusting now even to this day.

 

[DrewGl]

Yeah no way they have any interest in the Winter Classic without fans. Can't sell $300 nosebleed seats to 45K+ fans as well as the new jerseys. I personally enjoy it on New Years Day...just wish they'd ditch the 283 other outdoor games.

 

[Dr Pepper]

It's cute that the NHL calls it "postponing" when these games are clearly being canceled.