Spring Training is just around the corner, but something new is happening at 20th and Blake; hockey at Coors Field. This weekend, the Rockies ballpark will transform into a NHL stadium for the first time, hosting The Winter Classic between the Colorado Avalanche and Detroit Red Wings. The first professional outdoor hockey game in Denver has taken weeks of preparation beginning with the transformation of the baseball diamond at Coors Field into a hockey rink.
The first Winter Classic outdoor hockey game between the Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins took place in 2008 at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo, NY.