Colorado to play third outdoor game in a more natural setting by Ron Knabenbauer @RonKnab / ColoradoAvalanche.com
The Colorado Avalanche has played in the league s outdoor game spectacles twice before, skating in front of capacity crowds in stadiums close to home in Denver and Colorado Springs.
What it will do next will be something the Avalanche players have never experienced at the NHL level. In fact, it s something that hasn t been done in league history.
The Avs will play in their third-ever outdoor contest on Saturday when they take on the Vegas Golden Knights, but this time there will be no fans clad in burgundy and blue in attendance. Staged on the south shore of Lake Tahoe in Nevada, the Colorado players will play in as much of a natural setting as possible while still having a feel of an NHL game.
This Weekend s NHL Outdoors At Lake Tahoe Games Are Important Tentpole Events, Even Without Fans
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Take it Outside: Tahoe Game Brings B s Back
Bruins remember childhood skates on the pond as they prep for outdoor game by Eric Russo @erusso22 / BostonBruins.com
BOSTON - Patrice Bergeron remembers it so well.
Throughout his childhood, the native of Ancienne, Lorette, Quebec, would take to the ponds near his home with his friends and his brother, Guillaume, skating for hours with only the clouds and the trees as a backdrop.
There were no screaming fans, no roof overhead, and no scoreboards or clocks limiting their ice time. Just the soothing sights and sounds of nature guiding them across the frozen sheet.
NHL Outdoors at Lake Tahoe connects with 1960 U.S. Olympic champion
McCartan helped Americans win hockey gold in nearby Squaw Valley by Nicholas J. Cotsonika @cotsonika / NHL.com Columnist
STATELINE, Nev. One of the greatest moments in United States hockey history happened near Lake Tahoe.
It was in Squaw Valley, California just northwest of the lake, a 40-mile drive from where the NHL Outdoors at Lake Tahoe will be held on the south shore this weekend where the United States won its first gold medal in hockey at the 1960 Olympics. It was the miracle before the Miracle on Ice in Lake Placid, New York, 20 years later.
In each of the 30 NHL games that have been played outdoors since 2003, the event has been held in a stadium that has the necessary infrastructure to build an ice rink and hold fans.
But given that this year s event will be happening in all but the middle of nowhere along the California-Nevada border, everything had to be built from scratch. With the lack of proper infrastructure available, the process of building an ice rink in a wilderness area isn t easy, NHL senior manager of facilities operations Derek King said. The views are amazing; it s pretty tough to work, actually, King told NHL.com. You ve got the mountains and the ski hills. The resort here is beautiful, so it s definitely an exciting place to be. But it s going to look amazing. I think this is truly going to be one of the most unique games, so it s going to be exciting to see on game day.
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