2022 Discover NHL Winter Classic

2022 Discover NHL Winter Classic

The much-anticipated New Year’s Day matchup between the St. Louis Blues and Minnesota Wild at Target Field takes place at the home of Major League Baseball’s Minnesota Twins. The event will be televised nationally on TNT in the U.S. and on Sportsnet, CBC and TVA Sports in Canada at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT.

The 2022 Discover NHL Winter Classic® will mark the second time the Wild will play in an NHL regular-season outdoor game, as well as the second time the NHL has brought a regular-season outdoor game to The State of Hockey following the 2016 NHL Stadium Series™ between the Chicago Blackhawks and the hometown Wild, who won the game 6-1 at TCF Bank Field (now Huntington Bank Stadium). The game also marks the second regular-season outdoor contest for the Blues, who defeated the Blackhawks 4-1 in the 2017 NHL Winter Classic® at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. The 2022 Discover NHL Winter Classic® will be the 13th NHL Winter Classic®, the 33rd NHL regular-season outdoor game, and the first of three NHL regular-season outdoor games scheduled for the 2021-22 season. 

The Wild and Blues have faced off 85 times during the regular season, with St. Louis holding a nine-point advantage over Minnesota (STL: 43-28-14—100; MIN: 37-31-17—91). The clubs have met twice in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, including the 2015 First Round won by Minnesota in six games, and the 2017 First Round won by St. Louis in five games. The 2022 Discover NHL Winter Classic® is the first of three meetings between the Blues and the Wild this season, with the second and third games scheduled in St. Louis on April 8 and April 16, respectively.

The Rink Build at Target Field

The 2022 Discover NHL Winter Classic® Ice Plant arrived at Target Field in Minneapolis on Friday, Dec. 17. After the installation of field protection – 243 ice pans and a ring of dasher boards to enclosed the rink – workers created a nearly two-inch thick ice surface at Target Field. 

Team Practices at Target Field

The Blues and Wild took to the ice for the first time at Target Field for team practices on Friday, Dec. 31. 

Truly Hard Seltzer NHL PreGame

The Truly Hard Seltzer® NHL® PreGame is the official fan festival of the 2022 Discover NHL Winter Classic® and will be open on Saturday, Jan. 1 from 12:30 – 5:30 p.m. inside Target Center (600 North 1st Avenue) with attractions also outside along 1st Avenue and North 6th Street.

The PreGame is free and open to the public and offers fans of all ages family-friendly hockey interactive games and attractions, live music and much more.

Compliance with certain health and safety policies will be required for entry into each event, and such policies may be modified according to then-current public health guidance and applicable law.

Country Music Superstar Thomas Rhett to Headline Entertainment

The 2022 Discover NHL Winter Classic®, the sold-out New Year’s Day outdoor matchup between the Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues at Target Field, home of Major League Baseball’s Minnesota Twins, will feature a special performance by country music superstar Thomas Rhett, the National Hockey League (NHL) announced today. The first intermission presented by Ticketmaster performance will be televised as part of the NHL Winter Classic national broadcast on TNT in the U.S. and on Sportsnet, CBC and TVA Sports in Canada.