Editing (section) 2017 NHL Stadium Series 0 You are not logged in. The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h2>Background</h2> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">The game was played to help mark the 50th anniversary of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Expansion%20of%201967%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221967%20NHL%20expansion%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1967%20NHL%20expansion%7CExpansion%20of%201967%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-12909893355debaed69e105" href="/wiki/1967_NHL_expansion" title="1967 NHL expansion" class="mw-redirect">Expansion of 1967</a>, in which the Flyers and the Penguins, along with four other teams, were formed to double the league's size. This <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Flyers%5Cu2013Penguins%20rivalry%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Flyers%5Cu2013Penguins%20rivalry%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFlyers%5Cu2013Penguins%20rivalry%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-12909893355debaed69e105" href="/wiki/Flyers%E2%80%93Penguins_rivalry" title="Flyers–Penguins rivalry">Flyers–Penguins rivalry</a> matchup was originally considered for the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%222017%20NHL%20Winter%20Classic%22%2C%22link%22%3A%222017%20NHL%20Winter%20Classic%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B2017%20NHL%20Winter%20Classic%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-12909893355debaed69e105" href="/wiki/2017_NHL_Winter_Classic" title="2017 NHL Winter Classic">2017 NHL Winter Classic</a> in January, but scheduling conflicts with the <a 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not properly equipped to host an event during the winter, led to plans for a matchup being moved to a later date as a Stadium Series game in February.<span data-rte-instance="1763-12909893355debaed69e105" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3Dpostdispatch2716%3E%7B%7Bcite%20news%20%7C%20last%3DRutherford%20%7C%20first%3DJeremy%20%7C%20date%3DFebruary%207%2C%202016%20%7C%20url%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.stltoday.com%5C%2Fsports%5C%2Fhockey%5C%2Fprofessional%5C%2Fmorning-skate%5C%2Fblues-could-host-blackhawks-in-winter-classic%5C%2Farticle_27f34fc6-4038-59c8-9b75-790a5896cf3d.html%20%7C%20title%3DBlues%20could%20host%20Blackhawks%20in%202017%20Winter%20Classic%20%7C%20newspaper%3DSt.%20Louis%20Post-Dispatch%20%7C%20accessdate%3DDecember%206%2C%202016%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" 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data-rte-instance="1763-12909893355debaed69e105" href="#cite_note-postdispatch2716-0"><span data-rte-instance="1763-12909893355debaed69e105" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>1<span data-rte-instance="1763-12909893355debaed69e105" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Heinz Field previously hosted the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%222011%20NHL%20Winter%20Classic%22%2C%22link%22%3A%222011%20NHL%20Winter%20Classic%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B2011%20NHL%20Winter%20Classic%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-12909893355debaed69e105" href="/wiki/2011_NHL_Winter_Classic" title="2011 NHL Winter Classic">2011 NHL Winter Classic</a>. This was also the Penguins' fourth outdoor game (after the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%222008%22%2C%22link%22%3A%222008%20NHL%20Winter%20Classic%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B2008%20NHL%20Winter%20Classic%7C2008%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-12909893355debaed69e105" href="/wiki/2008_NHL_Winter_Classic" title="2008 NHL Winter Classic">2008</a> and 2011 Winter Classics, and the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%222014%20Stadium%20Series%22%2C%22link%22%3A%222014%20NHL%20Stadium%20Series%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B2014%20NHL%20Stadium%20Series%7C2014%20Stadium%20Series%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-12909893355debaed69e105" href="/wiki/2014_NHL_Stadium_Series" title="2014 NHL Stadium Series" class="mw-redirect">2014 Stadium Series</a>), and the Flyers' third (after the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%222010%22%2C%22link%22%3A%222010%20NHL%20Winter%20Classic%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B2010%20NHL%20Winter%20Classic%7C2010%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-12909893355debaed69e105" href="/wiki/2010_NHL_Winter_Classic" title="2010 NHL Winter Classic">2010</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%222012%22%2C%22link%22%3A%222012%20NHL%20Winter%20Classic%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B2012%20NHL%20Winter%20Classic%7C2012%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-12909893355debaed69e105" href="/wiki/2012_NHL_Winter_Classic" title="2012 NHL Winter Classic">2012</a> Winter Classics). </p> <br /><strong data-rte-washtml="1" class="error" data-rte-attribs=" class=error">Cite error: <code data-rte-washtml="1"><ref></code> tags exist, but no <code data-rte-washtml="1"><references/></code> tag was found</strong><p /> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key icehockey:rte-parser-cache:134808 --> Loading editor Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. 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