On January 1st, 2018 the Buffalo Sabres will host the New York Rangers in the 10th Winter Classic in NHL history. The game will be played at Citi Field in Queens, New York which is... a six and a half hour drive from Buffalo.
And the Sabres are the home team.
Sure.
Anyhoo, neither the Sabres nor the Rangers are outdoor game rookies; the Sabres have only appeared in one Winter Classic (the very first one 10 years ago) while the Rangers have a history of playing outdoors and not just in the NHL’s #brand Outdoor games.