News Article: The Minnesota Wild will host the 2022 Winter Classic at Target Field against the St. Louis Blues?

[Obvious Fabertism]

Winter classic sweaters^

The breezers sound interesting for sure, have to wait to actually see the jerseys but the Christmas combo just doesn’t do it for me even though it fits the season for the event.

Would consider picking up a Boldy or Rossi one if they really catch my eye, but I am extremely pleased with my reverse retro and would likely favor that.

 

[Minnewildsota]

The breezers sound interesting for sure, have to wait to actually see the jerseys but the Christmas combo just doesn’t do it for me even though it fits the season for the event.

Would consider picking up a Boldy or Rossi one if they really catch my eye, but I am extremely pleased with my reverse retro and would likely favor that.

Reverse retros are SO last year

 

[TaLoN]

Winter classic sweaters^

White breezers?

 

[Minnewildsota]

White breezers?

Wheat breezers

 

[BagHead]

Wheat breezers

Off-white breezers?!

 

[TaLoN]

Wheat breezers

Off-white breezers?!

Yeah...I don't picture this ending up well...

 

[HotDish]

Yeah...I don't picture this ending up well...

a little concerning when they say the league and adidas designed them. How much say did the wild get?

 

[BagHead]

Yeah...I don't picture this ending up well...

It'll certainly be divisive.

I thought I was going to hate the Avs blue breezers last year, but they ended up growing on me. I think the same could happen here.

 

[MuckOG]

Winter classic sweaters^

 

[guitarhunterdude]

Winter classic sweaters^

Inb4 Paul Bunyan-inspired plaid design

 

[NHL1674]

Between the pandemic still hanging around and their top selling point (Kaprizov) a big question mark, I have to really question how easy it will be for them to fill the place. I just feel like this is a bad year for the game here.

 

[GuerinUp]

Between the pandemic still hanging around and their top selling point (Kaprizov) a big question mark, I have to really question how easy it will be for them to fill the place. I just feel like this is a bad year for the game here.

its outside...

 

[NHL1674]

its outside...

I meant a lot of people are most likely still on a tight budget after all the layoffs and/or cut hours.

 

[Minnesnota]

I meant a lot of people are most likely still on a tight budget after all the layoffs and/or cut hours.

...and a lot of people aren't.

 

[AKL]

I would bet money on the game selling out quickly. Most of the people still on a budget from layoffs and cut hours probably weren't going to be going to this game anyway.

 

[StateofCelly]

I meant a lot of people are most likely still on a tight budget after all the layoffs and/or cut hours.

Plenty of people are making more money than they were at work, and plenty of jobs available. I don't think there has been a downturn in attendance in any league since the restrictions eased. I still think there will be a good draw.. I got my tickets yesterday, and my boss had a short window today. The whole lower bowl was sold out and much of the upper sections. I feel like a lot of these seats will go corporate too.

 

[NHL1674]

Plenty of people are making more money than they were at work, and plenty of jobs available. I don't think there has been a downturn in attendance in any league since the restrictions eased. I still think there will be a good draw.. I got my tickets yesterday, and my boss had a short window today. The whole lower bowl was sold out and much of the upper sections. I feel like a lot of these seats will go corporate too.

Oh absolutely. Just like the All-Star games.

 

[mnwildfan79]

At the prices they are trying to charge I would be very surprised to see this thing sold out quickly. They may eventually fill the thing but it will be due to reduced pricing or special deals just to fill the seats for TV.

At the end of the day an outdoor hockey game is just a novelty, most of the site lines are going to be absolute garbage. Sure there will be a market of diehards that can't miss a special event but beyond that dropping 250-400 a seat is going to be a tough sale. Technically they have 110 dollar tickets in the nosebleeds but that sounds even worse to me.

I was in the first pre-sale group the other day and a ton of tickets were already marked unavailable. I doubt that means they are already sold, they probably only blocked off certain sections for the pre-sale.

 

[MuckOG]

Personally, I'm getting bored with these outdoors games. The "neat" factor wore off after the first few outdoor games, now they are just a big yawner. The quality of play and television sight lines aren't as good as when played indoors.

 

[AKL]

Personally, I'm getting bored with these outdoors games. The "neat" factor wore off after the first few outdoor games, now they are just a big yawner. The quality of play and television sight lines aren't as good as when played indoors.

They're not really meant for the people watching them on TV, they're meant for the fans that go to them in person.

 

[Dickie Dunn]

Hockey isn’t the best tv sport to begin with.

 

[Wild11MN]

LaPanta noted in the recent podcast that they will reveal the jerseys on the second Saturday of the State Fair.

 

[TaLoN]

Hockey isn’t the best tv sport to begin with.

Football is really the only "made for TV" sport...

 

[Minnewildsota]

Football is really the only "made for TV" sport...

And it sucks in person

 

[Paul Bunyan]

Between the pandemic still hanging around and their top selling point (Kaprizov) a big question mark, I have to really question how easy it will be for them to fill the place. I just feel like this is a bad year for the game here.

We've been offered another round of 4 tickets and the team is also offering preseason and opening night tickets as well. This hasn't happened in many a year, and never happened with the Stadium Series, so I definitely think they are having issues moving tickets.