List of outdoor ice hockey games
Playing hockey games outdoors—in soccer, football and baseball stadiums—is an increasingly popular trend for junior, college, professional and international competitions in the 21st century. The popularity of outdoor games has resulted in attendance records in several leagues, and the current world record total of 104,173 was set at The Big Chill at the Big House, a December 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association game between the University of Michigan and Michigan State University.
While other indoor sports such as basketball have been able to use outdoor tennis courts and even aircraft carriers for outdoor games, this is rarely possible in ice hockey because a regulation rink is generally much wider and longer than the playing surface available in either of those venues. Ice hockey, however, has been played at Stade Roland Garros, the venue of the French Open in tennis. Staging a Vysshaya liga game on the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov has been considered as well. To compensate for the varying weather conditions at outdoor ice hockey games, the teams may switch sides after each half of a period.
History
In the early history of hockey, games were played outdoors on rivers, lakes, and other naturally occurring ice surfaces. In fact, the first indoor game, held in 1875, was a novelty at the time, yet after that the game moved inside. While the first Olympic hockey tournament, held in 1920, was played indoors, games at the first Winter Olympics in 1924 were the first of several such tournaments to be played outdoors. Games at the World Championships were occasionally played outdoors, including the 1957 gold medal game between the Soviet Union and Sweden at the Lenin Stadium in Moscow. The attendance at that game was approximately 55,000, a number that stood as a record for more than 40 years. In 1954, the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League played an exhibition game on an outdoor ice surface against the inmates of Michigan's Marquette Branch Prison.While the New York Rangers and the Los Angeles Kings played an NHL exhibition game in 1991 outside Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, the modern trend for outdoor competition began in 2001. That year, Michigan State University and the University of Michigan played to a 3–3 tie in an outdoor game known as the Cold War before 74,554 fans. The game was held at Michigan State's Spartan Stadium, with the hockey rink set up in the middle of the football field.
The NHL's first regular season outdoor game ensued: the 2003 Heritage Classic, hosted by the Edmonton Oilers, who lost by a 4–3 score to the Montreal Canadiens. Though the game was played in frigid temperatures that went as low as, it drew over 57,000 fans and was hailed as a success. The league followed it up in 2008 when it inaugurated the NHL Winter Classic as an annual event to be held on New Year's Day. The 2008 NHL Winter Classic, held in Buffalo, set an NHL attendance record of 71,217. The 2014 NHL Winter Classic, held at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan, set a new NHL attendance record of 105,491. In 2011, for the first time the NHL hosted two outdoor games, the Winter Classic in Pittsburgh, and the Heritage Classic in Calgary.
Outdoor games have been held by many leagues around the world. The Swiss league's SCL Tigers hosted SC Bern in an outdoor game to celebrate the 100th Tigers–Bern Derby in 2007. In 2009, Swedish clubs Frölunda HC and Färjestads BK played a game at Ullevi. The game broke the former European league-game record for attendance at that time with a crowd of 31,144. The game also broke the Swedish record crowd of 23,192, set in the same stadium in 1962. The current world record for attendance at a hockey game was set in December 2010, in an NCAA game between the same two teams that participated in the Cold War. In this game, Michigan hosted Michigan State in an event known as The Big Chill at the Big House. The game had an announced attendance of 113,411 spectators, but Guinness World Records certified the attendance as 104,173 based on tickets scanned. The record had previously been set at the opening game of the 2010 IIHF World Championship, in which the hosting Germans defeated the United States 2–1 before a then-record 77,803 fans. Although the game was held at Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, it was not technically an outdoor game, as the stadium's retractable roof was closed due to International Ice Hockey Federation regulations. In 2010, Färjestad and Frölunda again played an outdoor game against each other, this time in Karlstad. 15,274 spectators saw Färjestad win the game 5–2.
Popularity
Outdoor games have proven to be immensely popular with fans. For the 2003 Heritage Classic, the NHL received over 900,000 requests from all over the world for a chance to buy one of the 57,167 tickets available. CBC's Hockey Night in Canada telecast of the game drew 2.7 million viewers, a record for a regular season game for the half-century old television program. In the United States, the Winter Classics have been a ratings winner; 4.56 million people watched the 2011 Winter Classic, and the game led to a ratings win for NBC in the coveted 18–49 age group despite the fact that poor weather forced the NHL to move the start time of the game back several hours on less than a day's notice. It became the most watched NHL regular season game in the last 36 years. The games have been credited as causing increased interest in hockey in the United States. In Russia, the Kontinental Hockey League hosted its first All-Star Game in 2009 in Moscow's Red Square. The league used the location to promote the KHL amidst the global financial crisis.Games
Though games have been held outdoors since the sport's earliest days, this list contains only those held since the 2001 Cold War popularized the trend of holding outdoor games as events.| Date | Event | Location | League | Home team | Score | Visiting team | Attendance | Notes | Ref |
| Cold War |  Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, Michigan | CCHA | Michigan State Spartans | 3–3 | Michigan Wolverines | First outdoor game in NCAA history | |||
| 2003 Heritage Classic |  Commonwealth StadiumEdmonton, Alberta | NHL | Edmonton Oilers | 3–4 | Montreal Canadiens | First regular season outdoor game in NHL history | |||
| Our Game to Give | Ivor Wynne Stadium Hamilton, Ontario | Charity game | Team Gilmour | 9–8 | Team Staios | Held during 2004–05 NHL lockout | |||
| Frozen Tundra Classic | Lambeau Field Green Bay, Wisconsin | WCHA | Wisconsin Badgers | 4–2 | Ohio State Buckeyes | ||||
| 100th Tigers-Bern derby match |  Stade de SuisseBern, Switzerland | NLA | SCL Tigers | 2–5 | SC Bern | National League A attendance record | |||
| 2008 NHL Winter Classic | Ralph Wilson Stadium Orchard Park, New York | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | 1–2 ' | Pittsburgh Penguins | ||||
| 2009 NHL Winter Classic | Wrigley Field Chicago, Illinois | NHL | Chicago Blackhawks | 4–6 | Detroit Red Wings | ||||
| 2009 KHL All-Star Game |  Red SquareMoscow, Russia | KHL | Team Yashin | 6–7 | Team Jágr | First outdoor game in KHL history | |||
| Gstaad Skating Rink Gstaad, Switzerland | Exhibition | Switzerland | 4–3 ' | Slovakia | |||||
| Fairbanks Ice Dogs 1st Annual Outdoor Game | Big Dipper Ice Arena Fairbanks, Alaska | NAHL | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | 3–1 | Alaska Avalanche | First outdoor game sanctioned by USA Hockey | |||
| 2009 Hungarian Winter Classic |  KisstadionBudapest, Hungary | MOL Liga | Ferencvárosi TC | 2–1 | Újpesti TE | ||||
| 2009 SEL Outdoor Classic |  UlleviGothenburg, Sweden | SEL | Frölunda HC | 4–1 | Färjestad BK | Elitserien/SHL attendance record Established new attendance record for a league match in Sweden | |||
| 2010 NHL Winter Classic | Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts | NHL | Boston Bruins | 2–1 ' | Philadelphia Flyers | ||||
| Frozen Fenway 2010 | Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts | Hockey East | Northeastern Huskies | 3–5 | New Hampshire Wildcats | ||||
| Frozen Fenway 2010 | Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts | Hockey East | Boston College Eagles | 2–3 | Boston University Terriers | ||||
| 2010 EBEL Winter Classic |  Hypo-ArenaKlagenfurt, Austria | EBEL | EC KAC | 1–3 | VSV EC | Austrian Hockey League attendance record | |||
| New Jersey Pond Hockey Classic | Navesink Country Club Navesink, New Jersey | ACHA | Rowan University | 4–4 | University of Maryland, Baltimore County | First ACHA outdoor game | |||
| Camp Randall Hockey Classic | Camp Randall Stadium Madison, Wisconsin | WCHA | Wisconsin Badgers | 6–1 | Bemidji State Beavers | ||||
| Camp Randall Hockey Classic | Camp Randall Stadium Madison, Wisconsin | WCHA | Wisconsin Badgers | 3–2 | Michigan Wolverines | ||||
| Mirabito Outdoor Classic | New York State Fairgrounds Syracuse, New York | AHL | Syracuse Crunch | 2–1 | Binghamton Senators | First AHL outdoor game; American Hockey League attendance record | |||
| Fairbanks Ice Dogs 2nd Annual Outdoor Game | Big Dipper Ice Arena Fairbanks, Alaska | NAHL | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | 3–2 | Wichita Falls Wildcats | ||||
| Northern Classic | Fort McMurray, Alberta | AJHL | Fort McMurray Oil Barons | 4–2 | Drayton Valley Thunder | Alberta Junior Hockey League attendance record | |||
| The Frozen Face-off | Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | MCHA | Adrian Bulldogs | 3–0 | Concordia Falcons | 1st outdoor D-III game on record | |||
| The Big Chill at the Big House | Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | CCHA | Michigan Wolverines | 5–0 | Michigan State Spartans | CCHA attendance record; highest attended game on record | |||
| 2010 SEL Outdoor Classic | Karlstad Outdoor Arena Karlstad, Sweden | SEL | Färjestad BK | 5–2 | Frölunda HC | ||||
| 2011 NHL Winter Classic Alumni Game | Heinz Field Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | NHL Alumni | Pittsburgh Penguins alumni | 5–5 | Washington Capitals alumni | ||||
| 2011 NHL Winter Classic | Heinz Field Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1–3 | Washington Capitals | ||||
| Open Air Hockey 2011 |  Pardubice-Svítkov SpeedwayPardubice, Czech Republic | ELH | HC Eaton Pardubice | 4–2 | HC Kometa Brno | Set Extraliga attendance record | |||
| 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III |  ZócaloMexico City, Mexico | IIHF WJHC | Mexico national junior team | 8–0 | Bulgaria national junior team | First outdoor ice hockey game in Mexican history | |||
| Rockstar Outdoor Hockey Classic | Avista Stadium Spokane, Washington | WHL | Spokane Chiefs | 11–2 | Kootenay Ice | First regular season outdoor game in both WHL history | |||
| Bernick's Outdoor Rink Sartell, Minnesota | MIAC | Saint Benedict Blazers | 1–9 | Concordia Cobbers | |||||
| North Shore Winter Classic | Iron Bridge Outdoor Arena Iron Bridge, Ontario | GMHL | Elliot Lake Bobcats | 8–2 | Algoma Avalanche | ||||
| :fi:Talviklassikko|2011 Talviklassikko |  Helsinki Olympic StadiumHelsinki, Finland | SM-liiga | Jokerit | 3–4 | HIFK | SM-liiga attendance record Established new attendance record for a European league match | |||
| Whalers Hockey Fest | Rentschler Field East Hartford, Connecticut | Atlantic Hockey | Connecticut Huskies | 3–1 | Sacred Heart Pioneers | ||||
| Whalers Hockey Fest | Rentschler Field East Hartford, Connecticut | Hockey East | Connecticut Huskies | 3–4 | Providence Friars | ||||
| Whalers Hockey Fest | Rentschler Field East Hartford, Connecticut | NESCAC | Trinity Bantams | 5–1 | Wesleyan Cardinals | ||||
| Whalers Hockey Fest | Rentschler Field East Hartford, Connecticut | NESCAC | Wesleyan Cardinals | 1–3 | Trinity Bantams | ||||
| Whalers Hockey Fest | Rentschler Field East Hartford, Connecticut | Atlantic Hockey | American International Yellow Jackets | 1–4 | Army Black Knights | ||||
| Whalers Hockey Fest | Rentschler Field East Hartford, Connecticut | NHL Alumni | Hartford Whalers alumni | 4–4 | Boston Bruins alumni | ||||
| Whale Bowl | Rentschler Field East Hartford, Connecticut | AHL | Connecticut Whale | 4–5 ' | Providence Bruins | American Hockey League attendance record | |||
| Face-Off in the Foothills | McMahon Stadium Calgary, Alberta | NHL Alumni | 1989 Calgary Flames | 3–5 | Montreal Canadiens alumni | ||||
| 2011 Heritage Classic | McMahon Stadium Calgary, Alberta | NHL | Calgary Flames | 4–0 | Montreal Canadiens | ||||
| Face-Off in the Foothills | McMahon Stadium Calgary, Alberta | WHL | Calgary Hitmen | 2–3 | Regina Pats | Western and Canadian Hockey League attendance records; Junior hockey world record | |||
| Slaget om Siljan | Villa Långbers Arena Leksand, Sweden | HockeyAllsvenskan | Leksands IF | 1–4 | Mora IK | ||||
| Fairbanks Ice Dogs 3rd Annual Outdoor Game | Big Dipper Ice Arena Fairbanks, Alaska | NAHL | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | 5–3 | Wenatchee Wild | ||||
| 2011 SEL Outdoor Classic | Elmia Outdoor Arena Jönköping, Sweden | SEL | HV71 | 0–1 ' | Linköpings HC | New attendance record for a sports event in Jönköping First road team winner since the yearly tradition from 2009 | |||
| 2012 NHL Winter Classic Alumni Game | Citizens Bank Park Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | NHL Alumni | Philadelphia Flyers alumni | 3–1 | New York Rangers alumni | ||||
| 2012 NHL Winter Classic | Citizens Bank Park Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | NHL | Philadelphia Flyers | 2–3 | New York Rangers | ||||
| 2012 AHL Outdoor Game | Citizens Bank Park Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | AHL | Adirondack Phantoms | 4–3 ' | Hershey Bears | American Hockey League attendance record | |||
| Frozen Fenway 2012 | Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts | Hockey East | Vermont Catamounts | 2–3 ' | UMass Minutemen | ||||
| Frozen Fenway 2012 | Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts | Hockey East | New Hampshire Wildcats | 4–5 ' | Maine Black Bears | ||||
| Frozen Fenway 2012 | Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts | Hockey East | Providence Friars | 2–3 | Dartmouth Big Green | ||||
| Frozen Fenway 2012 | Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts | ECAC East | Babson Beavers | 1–4 | Norwich Cadets | ||||
| Frozen Fenway 2012 | Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts | ECAC Hockey | Harvard Crimson | 0–2 | Union Dutchmen | ||||
| Frozen Fenway 2012 | Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts | Hockey East | Boston College Eagles | 2–1 | Northeastern Huskies | http://www.uscho.com/2011/11/04/boston-college-to-play-northeastern-at-fenway-park-in-january/ | |||
| The Frozen Diamond Faceoff | Progressive Field Cleveland, Ohio | CCHA | Ohio State Buckeyes | 1–4 | Michigan Wolverines | First outdoor hockey game between rivals Ohio State and Michigan | |||
| OUA Outdoor Classic | Ivor Wynne Stadium Hamilton, Ontario | OUA | UOIT Ridgebacks | 2–3 | Brock Badgers | ||||
| 2012 AHL Outdoor Classic "Steeltown Showdown" | Ivor Wynne Stadium Hamilton, Ontario | NHL Alumni | Montreal Canadiens alumni | 5–6 | Toronto Maple Leafs alumni | ||||
| 2012 AHL Outdoor Classic "Steeltown Showdown" | Ivor Wynne Stadium Hamilton, Ontario | AHL | Hamilton Bulldogs | 2–7 | Toronto Marlies | ||||
| OUA Outdoor Classic | Ivor Wynne Stadium Hamilton, Ontario | OUA | Waterloo Warriors | 3–1 | Brock Badgers | ||||
| :fi:Talviklassikko|2012 Talviklassikko | Helsinki Olympic Stadium Helsinki, Finland | SM-liiga | HIFK | 3–2 ' | Jokerit | ||||
| 2012 Oddset Hockey Games | Helsinki Olympic Stadium Helsinki, Finland | Euro Hockey Tour | Finland | 0–2 | Russia | ||||
| Russian Classic | Central Stadium Krasnoyarsk, Russia | VHL | Sokol Krasnoyarsk | 2–3 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | First outdoor game in VHL history | |||
| 2012 Arena Ice Fever |  Pula ArenaPula, Croatia | EBEL | Medveščak Zagreb | 2–3 | Olimpija Ljubljana | First hockey game held in an amphitheater | |||
| 2012 Arena Ice Fever | Pula Arena Pula, Croatia | EBEL | Medveščak Zagreb | 4–1 | Vienna Capitals | ||||
| 2012 SEL Outdoor Classic/Brynäs IF 100-year celebration | Gävlebocken Arena Gävle, Sweden | SEL | Brynäs IF | 3–0 | Timrå IK | ||||
| Bežigrad IceFest 2013 |  Bežigrad StadiumLjubljana, Slovenia | EBEL | Olimpija Ljubljana | 5–4 ' | EC VSV | ||||
| 2013 DEL Winter Game |  FrankenstadionNürnberg, Germany | DEL | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | 4–3 | Eisbären Berlin | New attendance record for a European league match | |||
| City Game | Penguins Pond at Highmark Stadium Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ACHA | Pitt Panthers | 5–3 | Duquesne Dukes | Game traditionally held at CONSOL Energy Center; held during the 2012–13 NHL lockout | |||
| Bežigrad IceFest 2013 | Bežigrad Stadium Ljubljana, Slovenia | EBEL | Olimpija Ljubljana | 8–4 | Medveščak Zagreb | ||||
| Bežigrad IceFest 2013 | Bežigrad Stadium Ljubljana, Slovenia | EBEL | Olimpija Ljubljana | 2–4 | EC KAC | ||||
| 2013 AHL Outdoor Classic | Hersheypark Stadium Hershey, Pennsylvania | AHL | Hershey Bears | 1–2 ' | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | ||||
| Mutual of Omaha Battles on Ice | TD Ameritrade Park Omaha Omaha, Nebraska | USHL | Omaha Lancers | 4–2 | Lincoln Stars | First outdoor USHL game, Part of a Doubleheader | |||
| Mutual of Omaha Battles on Ice | TD Ameritrade Park Omaha Omaha, Nebraska | WCHA | Omaha Mavericks | 2–5 | North Dakota | Part of a Doubleheader. | |||
| OfficeMax Hockey City Classic | Soldier Field Chicago, Illinois | CCHA | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 2–1 | Miami RedHawks | Part of a doubleheader. | |||
| OfficeMax Hockey City Classic | Soldier Field Chicago, Illinois | WCHA | Wisconsin Badgers | 3–2 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Part of a doubleheader. | |||
| Frozen Frontier | Frontier Field Rochester, New York | AHL | Rochester Americans | 5–4 ' | Lake Erie Monsters | ||||
| Frozen Frontier | Frontier Field Rochester, New York | Non-conference NCAA Div I | RIT Tigers | 2–6 | Clarkson Golden Knights | First outdoor women's hockey game in the state of New York | |||
| Frozen Frontier | Frontier Field Rochester, New York | Atlantic Hockey | RIT Tigers | 2–2 | Niagara Purple Eagles | ||||
| 2013 SHL Outdoor Classic | Gamla Ullevi Gothenburg, Sweden | SHL | Frölunda HC | 1–4 | Skellefteå AIK | Second SHL outdoor game in Gothenburg | |||
| :fi:Open Ice Winter Classic Tampere|Open Ice Winter Classic Tampere | Tampere Stadium Tampere, Finland | Liiga | Tappara | 1–0 | Ilves | ||||
| Frozen Frontier | Frontier Field Rochester, New York | Non-conference NCAA Div III | Nazareth Golden Flyers | 2–3 | Geneseo Knights | ||||
| Frozen Frontier | Frontier Field Rochester, New York | OJHL | Buffalo Jr. Sabres | 4–5 | St. Michael's Buzzers | ||||
| Frozen Frontier | Frontier Field Rochester, New York | NHL/AHL Alumni | Rochester Americans alumni | 5–3 | Buffalo Sabres alumni | Game played in two halves | |||
| 2013 Hockeytown Winter Festival | Comerica Park Detroit, Michigan | OUA | Windsor Lancers | 2–5 | Western Mustangs | ||||
| Winter Game 2013 |  Stade des AlpesGrenoble, France | Ligue Magnus | Grenoble Brûleurs de Loups | 4–5 | Briançon Diables Rouges | Attendance record for a game between two French teams | |||
| 2013 Hockeytown Winter Festival | Comerica Park Detroit, Michigan | NCAA | Michigan Tech Huskies | 3–2 ' | Michigan State Spartans | ||||
| 2013 Hockeytown Winter Festival | Comerica Park Detroit, Michigan | NCAA | Michigan Wolverines | 2–3 ' | Western Michigan Broncos | ||||
| Frozen Fenway 2014 | Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts | Atlantic Hockey | Bentley Falcons | 3–2 | Holy Cross Crusaders | ||||
| 2013 Hockeytown Winter Festival | Comerica Park Detroit, Michigan | NCAA | Michigan Wolverines | 0–3 | Michigan State Spartans | ||||
| 2013 Hockeytown Winter Festival | Comerica Park Detroit, Michigan | NCAA | Western Michigan Broncos | 1–0 ' | Michigan Tech Huskies | ||||
| 2013 Hockeytown Winter Festival | Comerica Park Detroit, Michigan | OHL | Saginaw Spirit | 5–6 | Windsor Spitfires | Set OHL and CHL attendance record | |||
| 2013 Hockeytown Winter Festival | Comerica Park Detroit, Michigan | OHL | Plymouth Whalers | 2–1 ' | London Knights | Reset OHL and CHL attendance record | |||
| 2013 Hockeytown Winter Festival | Comerica Park Detroit, Michigan | AHL | Grand Rapids Griffins | 3–4 ' | Toronto Marlies | ||||
| 2013 Hockeytown Winter Festival | Comerica Park Detroit, Michigan | NHL Alumni | Detroit Red Wings alumni | 5–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs alumni | ||||
| 2013 Hockeytown Winter Festival | Comerica Park Detroit, Michigan | NHL Alumni | Detroit Red Wings alumni | 6–5 ' | Toronto Maple Leafs alumni | ||||
| 2014 NHL Winter Classic | Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | NHL | Detroit Red Wings | 2–3 ' | Toronto Maple Leafs | < 104,173 | National Hockey League attendance record | ||
| Frozen Fenway 2014 | Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts | Hockey East | Merrimack Warriors | 1–1 | Providence Friars | ||||
| Frozen Fenway 2014 | Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts | Hockey East | Boston College Eagles | 4–3 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | ||||
| Frozen Fenway 2014 | Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts | Non-conference NCAA Div III | Salem State Vikings | 2–4 | UMass Boston Beacons | ||||
| Frozen Fenway 2014 | Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts | NESCAC | Williams Ephs | 4–2 | Trinity Bantams | ||||
| Frozen Fenway 2014 | Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts | ECAC East | Babson Beavers | 0–1 | Norwich Cadets | ||||
| Frozen Fenway 2014 | Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts | Hockey East | Northeastern Huskies | 4–1 | UMass Lowell River Hawks | ||||
| Frozen Fenway 2014 | Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts | Hockey East | Boston University Terriers | 3–7 | Maine Black Bears | ||||
| 2014 NLA Winter Classic | Stade de Genève Geneva, Switzerland | NLA | Genève-Servette HC | 0–1 ' | Lausanne Hockey Club | ||||
| 2014 Hockey City Classic | TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, Minnesota | WCHA | Minnesota Golden Gophers | 4–0 | Minnesota State Mavericks | ||||
| 2014 Hockey City Classic | TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, Minnesota | Big Ten | Minnesota Golden Gophers | 1–0 | Ohio State Buckeyes | ||||
| Russian Classic | Central Stadium Chelyabinsk, Russia | VHL | Chelmet Chelyabinsk | 2–5 | Lada Togliatti | ||||
| 2014 NHL Stadium Series | Dodger Stadium Los Angeles, California | NHL | Los Angeles Kings | 0–3 | Anaheim Ducks | ||||
| 2014 NHL Stadium Series | Yankee Stadium New York, New York | NHL | New Jersey Devils | 3–7 | New York Rangers | ||||
| 2014 NHL Stadium Series | Yankee Stadium New York, New York | NHL | New York Islanders | 1–2 | New York Rangers | ||||
| 2014 NHL Stadium Series | Soldier Field Chicago, Illinois | NHL | Chicago Blackhawks | 5–1 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 62,921 | |||
| :fi:Talviklassikko|2014 Talviklassikko | Helsinki Olympic Stadium Helsinki, Finland | Liiga | Jokerit | 1–2 | HIFK | ||||
| 2014 Heritage Classic | BC Place Vancouver, British Columbia | NHL | Vancouver Canucks | 2–4 | Ottawa Senators | 54,194 | BC Place's retractable roof was closed due to weather concerns. | ||
| 2015 Slovenian Winter Classic |  Republic Square Open Ice RinkLjubljana, Slovenia | Slovenian Ice Hockey League | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | 2–1 | HDD Jesenice | 3,500 | |||
| Toledo Walleye Winterfest | Fifth Third Field Toledo, Ohio | ECHL | Toledo Walleye | 1–2 | Kalamazoo Wings | 11,222 | First Outdoor game in ECHL history | ||
| 2015 NHL Winter Classic | Nationals Park Washington, D.C. | NHL | Washington Capitals | 3–2 | Chicago Blackhawks | 42,832 | |||
| Toledo Walleye Winterfest | Fifth Third Field Toledo, Ohio | NCAA | Bowling Green Falcons | 2–2 | Robert Morris Colonials | 3,806 | |||
| Toledo Walleye Winterfest | Fifth Third Field Toledo, Ohio | ECHL | Toledo Walleye | 2–3 ' | Fort Wayne Komets | 11,081 | |||
| 2015 EBEL Winter Classic | Wörthersee Stadion Klagenfurt, Austria | EBEL | EC KAC | 1–4 | EC VSV | 29,700 | |||
| 2015 DEL Winter Game | ESPRIT arena Düsseldorf, Germany | DEL | DEG | 3–2 | Kölner Haie | 51,125 | European league-game attendance record | ||
| 2015 QMJHL Winter Classic | Grandes Estrades Coors Banquet Saint-Tite, Quebec | QMJHL | Shawinigan Cataractes | 4–2 | Victoriaville Tigres | 5,996 | |||
| 2015 QMJHL Winter Classic | Grandes Estrades Coors Banquet Saint-Tite, Quebec | QMJHL | Shawinigan Cataractes | 2–3 | Quebec Remparts | 7,323 | |||
| 2015 Hockey City Classic | Soldier Field Chicago, Illinois | NCHC | Western Michigan Broncos | 3–4 | Miami RedHawks | 22,751 | |||
| 2015 Hockey City Classic | Soldier Field Chicago, Illinois | Big Ten | Michigan State Spartans | 1–4 | Michigan Wolverines | 22,751 | |||
| Russian Classic | Sputnik Stadium Nizhny Tagil, Russia | VHL | Sputnik Nizhny Tagil | 0–4 | Yuzhny Ural Orsk | 9,000 | |||
| 2015 NHL Stadium Series | Levi's Stadium Santa Clara, California | NHL | San Jose Sharks | 1–2 | Los Angeles Kings | 70,205 | |||
| Golden State Hockey Rush | Raley Field West Sacramento, California | AHL | Stockton Heat | 3–2 | Bakersfield Condors | 9,357 | Postponed from due to rain | ||
| 2016 Outdoor Women's Classic | Gillette Stadium Foxborough, Massachusetts | NWHL/CWHL | Boston Pride | 1–1 | Les Canadiennes | Unknown | First professional women's outdoor game | ||
| 2016 NHL Winter Classic | Gillette Stadium Foxborough, Massachusetts | NHL | Boston Bruins | 1–5 | Montreal Canadiens | 67,246 | |||
| :cs:Hokejové hry Brno 2016|Brno Hockey Games 2016 | :cs:Zimní stadion Za Lužánkami|Stadium Za Lužánkami Brno, Czech Republic | ELH | Kometa Brno | 5–2 | Škoda Plzeň | 18,514 | |||
| :cs:Hokejové hry Brno 2016|Brno Hockey Games 2016 | :cs:Zimní stadion Za Lužánkami|Stadium Za Lužánkami Brno, Czech Republic | ELH | Kometa Brno | 2–4 | Sparta Praha | 21,502 | Set the new ELH attendance record | - | |
| 2016 DEL2 Winter Derby | Stadion Dresden Dresden, Germany | DEL2 | Dresdner Eislöwen | 4–3 ' | Lausitzer Füchse | 31,853 | German second league attendance record | ||
| Battle on Blake | Coors Field Denver, Colorado | NCHC | Denver Pioneers | 4–1 | Colorado College Tigers | 35,144 | NCHC attendance record | ||
| 2016 NHL Stadium Series | TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, Minnesota | NHL | Minnesota Wild | 6–1 | Chicago Blackhawks | 50,426 | |||
| 2016 NHL Stadium Series | Coors Field Denver, Colorado | NHL | Colorado Avalanche | 3–5 | Detroit Red Wings | 50,095 | |||
| 2016 DEL2 Summer Game | Commerzbank Arena Frankfurt, Germany | DEL2 | Löwen Frankfurt | 4–5 ' | Kassel Huskies | 30,000 | |||
| 2016 NHL Heritage Classic | Investors Group Field Winnipeg, Manitoba | NHL | Winnipeg Jets | 0–3 | Edmonton Oilers | 33,240 | |||
| Ulkojäät 2016 | Tampere, Finland | Liiga | Ilves | 3–4 ' | Tappara | 11,000 | |||
| Ulkojäät 2016 | Tampere, Finland | Liiga | Ilves | 3–2 ' | HIFK | 8,500 | |||
| Karácsonyi HOKIBULI Winter Game 2016 | Városligeti Műjégpálya Budapest, Hungary | EBEL | SAPA Fehérvár AV 19 | 2–8 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | 4,253 | |||
| Karácsonyi HOKIBULI Winter Game 2016 | Városligeti Műjégpálya Budapest, Hungary | MOL Liga | Újpesti TE | 4–1 | HSC Csíkszereda | 2,000 | |||
| Karácsonyi HOKIBULI Winter Game 2016 | Városligeti Műjégpálya Budapest, Hungary | MOL Liga | MAC Budapest | 6–3 | DVTK Jegesmedvék | 3,050 | |||
| Karácsonyi HOKIBULI Winter Game 2016 | Városligeti Műjégpálya Budapest, Hungary | EBEL | SAPA Fehérvár AV 19 | 5–2 | EC KAC | 4,242 | |||
| Winter Game 2016 | Parc Olympique Lyonnais Décines-Charpieu, France | Ligue Magnus | Lyon Lions | 2–5 | Grenoble Brûleurs de Loups | 25,182 | Tickets distributed; Official French ice hockey attendance record | ||
| NHL Centennial Classic | BMO Field Toronto, Ontario | NHL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4–3 ' | Detroit Red Wings | 40,148 | |||
| 2017 NHL Winter Classic | Busch Stadium St. Louis, Missouri | NHL | St. Louis Blues | 4–1 | Chicago Blackhawks | 46,556 | |||
| 2017 DEL Winter Game | Rhein-Neckar-Arena Sinsheim, Germany | DEL | Schwenninger Wild Wings | 3–7 | Adler Mannheim | 25,022 | |||
| 2017 AHL Outdoor Classic | Memorial Stadium Bakersfield, California | AHL | Bakersfield Condors | 3–2 ' | Ontario Reign | 12,330 | |||
| Frozen Fenway 2017 | Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Hockey East | Boston University Terriers | 5–3 | UMass Minutemen | Unknown | |||
| Frozen Fenway 2017 | Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Hockey East | Boston College Eagles | 3–1 | Providence Friars | 19,547 | |||
| Frozen Fenway 2017 | Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Hockey East | New Hampshire Wildcats | 2–2 | Northeastern Huskies | 37,949 | |||
| Frozen Fenway 2017 | Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Hockey East | Connecticut Huskies | 0–4 | Maine Black Bears | 16,432 | |||
| 2017 GET-ligaen Winter Classic |  Fredrikstad StadionFredrikstad, Norway | GET-ligaen | Stjernen Hockey | 0–3 | Sparta Warriors | 12,500 | |||
| 2017 NHL Stadium Series | Heinz Field Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4–2 | Philadelphia Flyers | 67,318 | |||
| Helsinki Ice Challenge | Kaisaniemi Park Helsinki, Finland | KHL/Liiga | Jokerit | 3–4 | SKA Saint Petersburg | 17,645 | First outdoor regular season game in KHL history Set the new KHL attendance record | ||
| Helsinki Ice Challenge | Kaisaniemi Park Helsinki, Finland | KHL/Liiga | HIFK | 3–4 ' | Oulun Kärpät | 16,000 | |||
| NHL 100 Classic | TD Place Stadium Ottawa, Ontario | NHL | Ottawa Senators | 3–0 | Montreal Canadiens | 33,959 | |||
| 67:50 Outdoor Game | TD Place Stadium Ottawa, Ontario | OHL/QMJHL | Ottawa 67's | 1–4 | Gatineau Olympiques | 11,671 | First OHL outdoor game to be played in Ontario. Also the first outdoor game to feature a team from both the OHL and QMJHL | ||
| 2018 WJHC | New Era Field Orchard Park, New York | IIHF WJHC | United States men's national junior ice hockey team | 4–3 ' | Canada men's national junior ice hockey team | 44,592 | First ever outdoor game played during an IIHF Junior World Championship at the Top Division | ||
| 2018 NHL Winter Classic | Citi Field Queens, New York | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | 2–3 ' | New York Rangers | 41,821 | |||
| Winter Ice Break |  Riga City Council Sports ComplexRiga, Latvia | KHL | Dinamo Riga | 2–3 | Dinamo Minsk | 10,554 | First outdoor hockey game played in Latvia Second outdoor regular season game in KHL history | ||
| 2018 AHL Outdoor Classic | Hersheypark Stadium Hershey, Pennsylvania | AHL | Hershey Bears | 2–5 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | 13,091 | |||
| Russian Classic | Central Stadium Kurgan, Russia | VHL | Zauralie Kurgan | 0–4 | Rubin Tyumen | 3,000 | |||
| 2018 QMJHL Winter Classic | La Patinoire Victor-Pepin Drummondville, Quebec | QMJHL | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 4–1 | Sherbrooke Phoenix | 4,284 | |||
| 2018 QMJHL Winter Classic | La Patinoire Victor-Pepin Drummondville, Quebec | QMJHL | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 0–2 | Victoriaville Tigres | 5,432 | |||
| 2018 NHL Stadium Series | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, Maryland | NHL | Washington Capitals | 5–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 29,516 | |||
| 2019 NHL Winter Classic | Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, Indiana | NHL | Chicago Blackhawks | 2-4 | Boston Bruins | 76,126 | |||
| January 2, 2019 | 2019 Tatzen-Derby | Stade de Suisse Bern, Switzerland | NLA | SCL Tigers | 1-4 | SC Bern | Although the game was played at Stade de Suisse in Bern, the SCL Tigers hosted the game as the home team | ||
| Big Ten Hockey | Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, Indiana | B1G Ten | Notre Dame | 2-4 | Michigan | 23,422 | |||
| January 12, 2019 | 2019 DEL Winter Game | RheinEnergieStadion Cologne, Germany | DEL | Kölner Haie | 2-3 ' | DEG | 47,011 | ||
| February 3, 2019 | 2019 Winter Classic Games |  Štadión SNP Banská Bystrica, Slovakia | Tipsport liga | HC Banská Bystrica | 2-3 | HKM Zvolen | 7,500 | First outdoor game in Slovakia; a legends game was held at the arena the day before the game. Team Tipsport defeated Team Kaufland 23-21. | |
| 2019 QMJHL Winter Classic | Grandes Estrades Coors Banquet Saint-Tite, Quebec | QMJHL | Shawinigan Cataractes | 0-4 | Rimouski Oceanic | 4 508 | |||
| 2019 QMJHL Winter Classic | Grandes Estrades Coors Banquet Saint-Tite, Quebec | QMJHL | Shawinigan Cataractes | 5-1 | Quebec Remparts | 5,587 | |||
| 2019 NHL Stadium Series | Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | NHL | Philadelphia Flyers | 4–3 ' | Pittsburgh Penguins | 69,620 | |||
| 2019 NHL Heritage Classic | Mosaic Stadium Regina, Saskatchewan | NHL | Winnipeg Jets | 2–1 ' | Calgary Flames | 33,518 | First outdoor NHL game to be played in a neutral site territory that is not formally part of an NHL market | ||
| December 14, 2019 | 2019 DEL2 Winter Derby |  Sparda-Bank-Hessen-Stadion Offenbach, Germany | DEL2 | EC Bad Nauheim | 2-3 ' | Löwen Frankfurt | 15,146 | ||
| 2020 NHL Winter Classic | Cotton Bowl Stadium Dallas, Texas | NHL | Dallas Stars | 4-2 | Nashville Predators | 85,630 | |||
| 2020 Hockey Open Air | Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion Dresden, Germany | DEL2 | Dresdner Eislöwen | 5-3 | Lausitzer Füchse | 32,009 | |||
| 2020 Hockey Open Air | Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion Dresden, Germany | ELH | Sparta Prague | 3-2 | HC Verva Litvínov | 32,009 | |||
| 2020 NHL Stadium Series | Falcon Stadium Air Force Academy, Colorado | NHL | Colorado Avalanche | 1-3 | Los Angeles Kings | 43,574 | |||
| 2021 NHL Winter Classic | Target Field Minneapolis, Minnesota | NHL | Minnesota Wild | St. Louis Blues | |||||
| January, 2021 | 2021 EBEL Winter Classic | Wörthersee Stadion Klagenfurt, Austria | EBEL | EC KAC | EC VSV | ||||
| 2021 NHL Stadium Series | Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina | NHL | Carolina Hurricanes |