The next edition of the Heritage Classic will take place in Edmonton on October 29, while the Oilers and the Calgary Flames will meet on October 29 at Commonwealth Stadium. It will occur 20 years after the very first involving the Montreal Canadiens.
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This is what the National Hockey League (NHL) announced late Saturday night.
This will be the seventh Heritage Classic, Canada’s counterpart to the Winter Classic. Calgary (2011), Vancouver (2014), Winnipeg (2016), Regina (2019) and Hamilton (2022) have also hosted NHL teams in away games.
In total, this meeting will be the 38th match held outdoors by the Bettman circuit. In the very first, in 2003, the Habs defeated the Oilers 4-3 thanks to doubles from Richard Zednik and Yanic Perreault, despite biting cold.
“Playing an outdoor game in Edmonton, at Commonwealth Stadium, to face Calgary on the 20th anniversary of the [first], super special,” reacted Connor McDavid, according to the official NHL website.
“It will be fun,” Flames forward Elias Lindholm said. I was part of a game against Winnipeg and I played one in Sweden too. It’s always fun to go back to your roots and be outdoors and stuff like that. It’s always nice when you play against Edmonton too. We are excited.”
The TVA Sports channel will broadcast the event.
