Keiffer Bellows and Brady Tkachuk scored for the Americans in the shootout to claim the first outdoor game in the tournament’s history on American soil, a 4-3 win over Canada. Article Continued BelowThe Canadian lead looked safe, but Canada got away from its game while the Americans came on late. The snow added that Winter Classic feel.” In all, 44,592 took in the outdoor game, a record crowd for a world junior game. Though there were other outdoor hockey games prior, the success of that Winter Classic has had a snowball effect on the number of outdoor games. Junior hockey, the American Hockey League and U.S. college hockey now play outdoor games regularly.

Source: thestar December 29, 2017 23:37 UTC