Breaking News: NHL announces postponement of 2021 Winter Classic (Minneapolis) and 2021 All-Star Game (Florida)
The National Hockey League today announced on Thursday the postponements of the 2021 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic and 2021 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend.
#NHL officially announces the postponement of the 2021 Winter Classic (Minneapolis) and 2021 All-Star Game (Florida).
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) October 22, 2020
“Fan participation, both in arenas and stadiums as well as in the ancillary venues and events that we stage around the Winter Classic and All-Star Weekend, is integral to the success of our signature events,” said NHL Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Content Officer Steve Mayer. “Because of the uncertainty as to when we will be able to welcome our fans back to our games, we felt that the prudent decision at this time was to postpone these celebrations until 2022 when our fans should be able to enjoy and celebrate these tentpole events in-person, as they were always intended. We are also considering several new and creative events that will allow our fans to engage with our games and teams during this upcoming season.”
Dates for rescheduling have yet to be announced or to be known.