Wild and Avs Frontrunners for Stadium Series Games Next Season

[TaLoN]

From NBC Sports...

Winnipeg is also likely getting the Heritage Classic...

Click to read more...

 

[who_me?]

Winnipeg is also likely getting the Heritage Classic...

...against the Canadiens, of course, again.

 

[Quarter]

About damn time.

 

[josephwild123]

Finailly! So excited but trying not to get my hopes on too much!

 

[TaLoN]

Finailly! So excited but trying not to get my hopes on too much!

Would be better if it was the Winter Classic, but at least it's something.

 

[FoppaForsberg*]

Nice! Although I would've preferred Winter Classic, less gimmicky.

 

[Stad]

Yawn. So sick of these outdoor games already.

 

[cgf]

Kinda lame. I know the Wild are supposed to be rivals for us since Cooke injured Barrie last postseason, but Avs-Hawks games are where it's at. Those two teams never have games that aren't exciting as all balls. Plus Avs-Wild games aren't that fun, they're usually pretty tense and tight, but not the kind of back & forth creativity that comes out in Avs-Hawks games which is such a great advertisement for the league.

 

[kingsholygrail]

Yawn. So sick of these outdoor games already.

Don't watch them then.

 

[hisgirlfriday]

Kinda lame. I know the Wild are supposed to be rivals for us since Cooke injured Barrie last postseason, but Avs-Hawks games are where it's at. Those two teams never have games that aren't exciting as all balls. Plus Avs-Wild games aren't that fun, they're usually pretty tense and tight, but not the kind of back & forth creativity that comes out in Avs-Hawks games which is such a great advertisement for the league.

The article has Avs hosting their own stadium series game. The Avs and Wild aren't playing each other.

 

[Ducks DVM]

Happy for both fanbases if it comes to pass. Everybody should get a chance to go to one of these.

 

[TaLoN]

Kinda lame. I know the Wild are supposed to be rivals for us since Cooke injured Barrie last postseason, but Avs-Hawks games are where it's at. Those two teams never have games that aren't exciting as all balls. Plus Avs-Wild games aren't that fun, they're usually pretty tense and tight, but not the kind of back & forth creativity that comes out in Avs-Hawks games which is such a great advertisement for the league.

Re-read the title and article... Wild and Avs are frontrunners for Stadium Series GameS... as in, each hosting one of their own...

 

[SladeWilson23]

Is it that the Wild and Avs are each getting their own SS game, or is it one game against each other?

 

[Starbuds]

Yawn. So sick of these outdoor games already.

I hear you. Don't these people understand that simply not paying these games any attention is harder than it seems?

 

[Five Alarm Fire]

Dallas - Minnesota
Detroit - Colorado
xxxx - Winnipeg
Boston - St. Louis (Winter Classic)

This is what I'd like to see. I'm curious about who gets the Winter Classic though, mostly every big market team has hosted one, and Toronto is likely to host theirs during their centennial year.

EDIT: And just for fun, Tampa Bay - Florida

 

[123TripleDoge]

Hilarious mn hasn't gotten a wc yet

 

[Maplebeasts]

Hilarious mn hasn't gotten a wc yet

But the WC must include only two of Chicago, Rangers, Philly, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Washington and Buffalo

 

[KaseMeOutside]

Yawn. So sick of these outdoor games already.

then don't watch
there's plenty of us that will

 

[londonHK]

Glad to hear that Minnesota, Colorado and Winnipeg are going to host outdoor games (just realized that they're all Central Division teams). Even though the teams that I follow are ones that have participated in one or more outdoor games before, I hope the league chooses visiting teams for these games that haven't participated in an outdoor game before, rather than the usual suspects, or at least those who haven't participated more than once before. Yeah, I know it's about ratings, and the popular teams bring in ratings, but I think quite a few people are getting sick of the same few teams participating in these outdoor games over and over again...

I put together a list of the number of times a team has participated in an outdoor game in the last 10 years for a different thread a few days ago, and have included it here in case anyone's curious:

3 times
Chicago (including this year's)
NYR
Pittsburgh

2 times
Detroit
LA
Philadelphia
Washington (including this year's)

1 time
Anaheim
Boston
Buffalo
Calgary
Montreal
New Jersey
NYI
Ottawa
San Jose
Toronto
Vancouver

0 times
Arizona
Carolina
Colorado (hosting Stadium Series next season?)
Columbus
Dallas
Edmonton
Florida
Minnesota (hosting Stadium Series next season?)
Nashville
St. Louis
Tampa Bay
Winnipeg (hosting Heritage Classic next season?)

 

[Lord Moriarty007]

Yawn. So sick of these outdoor games already.

Like you got room to talk when the pens had 3 games already.

 

[Jacques The Mayor]

Any idea when they'll start selling tickets for these games?

 

[TaLoN]

Any idea when they'll start selling tickets for these games?

When single game tickets go on sale for the hosting team. (Obviously season ticket holders get these included with their season tickets)

 

[BurnsyMN]

When single game tickets go on sale for the hosting team. (Obviously season ticket holders get these included with their season tickets)

Expanding on this, I wonder how season ticket holders choose what seats they get at the outdoor game locations? Anyone a STH for other teams that have had a WC or Stadium series? Is it as simple as picking a seat of equal or lesser value of your season seats?

 

[Bear of Bad News]

Yawn. So sick of these outdoor games already.

That's probably because your team's had multiple of them.

I've had mine! No one else can have one.

Sorry, guys - the buffet's closed because I'm full.

 

[TaLoN]

Expanding on this, I wonder how season ticket holders choose what seats they get at the outdoor game locations? Anyone a STH for other teams that have had a WC or Stadium series? Is it as simple as picking a seat of equal or lesser value of your season seats?

Now that's a good question!