Festivities around the Kraft Hockeyville game between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Buffalo Sabres brought out the big guns of hockey including NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman. In comments to media, Bettman said that Columbus is on the radar for a future outdoor game.
‘It’s obvious that the team is competitive, that they’re playing exciting hockey, that the fans are reacting in positive ways. It’s even at the point where, internally – we’re not there yet – we have started focusing on the possibility of an outdoor game. So, we view Columbus as a great success story.