The St. Louis Blues are going outdoors, again.
The Blues and Chicago Blackhawks will face off in the 2025 NHL Winter Classic at Wrigley Field, the Chicago Sun-Times was first to report.
For the Blues, it will be their third outdoor game, all in the Winter Classic, third in nine years and second against the Blackhawks, who they defeated 4-1 in the 2017 game at Busch Stadium on Jan. 2, 2017. The Blues also beat the Minnesota Wild, 6-4, at Target Field, in Minneapolis on Jan. 1, 2022.
There could be an official announcement by the NHL as early as Wednesday, that the Blackhawks will host the game at the home of the Chicago Cubs, the second time Chicago would host the game there. They lost 6-4 against the Detroit Red Wings in the second-ever Winter Classic in 2009.
The game would feature Robert Thomas and perhaps 2022 first-round pick Jimmy Snuggerud for the Blues against Connor Bedard, the No. 1 overall pick of the 2023 NHL Draft.
Colton Parayko was the only Blues skater to play against the Blackhawks in the 2017 game; he is the lone Blue to play in each of St. Louis' outdoor games.
