NHL’s Winter Classic in Texas will bring ice rink to Cotton Bowl
The historic Cotton Bowl has hosted just about everything since opening in Fair Park in 1930.
From college football to the Dallas Cowboys, and from World Cup soccer to the Texas Jam, it has seen it all pretty much over 89 years. Except for an ice rink. That will change in 2020.
The Dallas Stars will host the NHL’s Winter Classic on Jan. 1, 2020, against an opponent to be announced later.
It will be the first NHL regular-season outdoor game for the Stars. The league started the outdoor Winter Classic in 2008 in Buffalo, N.Y.
The highest recorded temperature in Dallas on January 1 is 82 degrees in 2006. Dallas’ highest temperature in the month of January was 88 degrees in 1969, according to Intellicast.com.
“Cotton Bowl Stadium is one of the most iconic and recognizable sports venues in the United States, Dallas Stars owner Tom Gaglardi said in a release. “For nearly a century, the stadium has hosted premier sporting events and has featured some of the greatest players to ever to play their sport.”
This year’s Winter Classic between the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks was played at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ind.
Tickets for the game will go on sale at a later date. Stars season ticket holds and American Airlines Center suite and premium seat holders will be given the first opportunity to purchase tickets before the general public. For more information about the game and to enter for a chance to win tickets, visit DallasStars.com/WinterClassic.
This story was originally published January 1, 2019 at 3:26 PM with the headline "NHL’s Winter Classic in Texas will bring ice rink to Cotton Bowl."
