The NHL’s annual Winter Classic game is always something to look forward to. Maybe not for the game itself, as the speed and full ability of the league’s players are not on display on the outdoor rink, but the entire atmosphere and surrounding activities for the local team is no doubt something to enjoy.
One player that fully understands the potential significance of a game like this is Minnesota Wild winger Mats Zuccarello, someone who has appeared in three outdoor games and even as two goal and two assists to show for it.
“It’s something special,” Zuccarello said Tuesday.