During Your Seahawks & Huskies Football Feast, Leave Room For Seattle Kraken
This is the last day for you to bone up on all things Winter Classic.
Twelve hours after the calendar turns to 2024, the puck will drop at T-Mobile Park for the outdoor game between the Seattle Kraken and Vegas Golden Knights.
To help you cram for your hockey exam - that is what you'll be doing on New Year's Eve, right? - we've helpfully collected all the stories written and videos recorded on this site about the NHL's signature in-season event.
(Heck, we even wrote about the new ice cream flavor making its debut at the New Year's Day game.)
Daily Winter Classic Video Updates
12/24: Time lapse video of the rink build-out at T-Mobile Park, plus interior and exterior photos. Link
12/25: The NHL's engineering magicians explain how they put a hockey rink where a hockey rink wasn't meant to go. Link
12/26: The United by Hockey Mobile Museum, with contributor Dean Barnes. Link
12/27: Musicians performing and legendary Seattle athletes who will be introduced - before and between periods of the game. Link
12/28: Seattle Kraken TV broadcaster John Forslund, the U.S. national radio play-by-play voice of the game. Link
12/29: Steve Mayer, NHL Chief Content Officer, the man in charge of making sure all aspects are perfect for this year's Winter Classic. Link
12/30: After weeks of trying to remain focused on their next game, Kraken players and coach are finally able to allow their thoughts to turn to the Winter Classic. Link
12/31: Later today - NHL Events Director Vince Vince Granieri takes us behind the scenes of the Fan Village. (Published at 3 pm Sunday.)
1/1: Monday - Sizing up the opposition with THN Golden Knights reporter Paul De Los Santos. (Published at 6 am Monday.)
More THN Winter Classic Content
Kraken coach Dave Hakstol recalls his roots, skating outdoors in his tiny Alberta hometown. Link
The ice crew begins placing hockey markings on the rink; features in and around the rink are taking shape as well. Link
Road To The Winter Classic, Episode 1 review. Link
Road To The Winter Classic, Episode 2 review. Link
Road To The Winter Classic, Episode 3 review. Link
How it started: the birth of the Kraken franchise. Link
How it's going: A theater review of the Seattle Kraken December performance would read something like this: hated Act I, loved Act II. Link
