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Coors Might Finally Get Colorado Avalanche An Outdoor NHL Game

By Cory Buck

Sep 17, 2014; Denver, CO, USA; General wide view of Coors Field during the fifth inning of the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Colorado Rockies. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 17, 2014; Denver, CO, USA; General wide view of Coors Field during the fifth inning of the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Colorado Rockies. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Denver Post reports that the Colorado Avalanche are in talks to host an outdoor NHL game as part of the Coors Light NHL Stadium Series as soon as next season.

As outdoor hockey games continue to gain more popularity and exposure for the NHL, the league will undoubtedly look for more venues to host its Coors Light NHL Stadium Series. What better place to host one such event than in a field bearing the same sponsor name as the series itself?

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Adrian Dater at the Denver Post writes, “Denver is ‘very likely’ to be awarded an outdoor NHL game at Coors Field next season, two NHL sources told The Denver Post.”

The most likely venue for an outdoor game in Colorado seems to be Coors Field, where the Colorado Rockies of the MLB play their home games. Dater notes the game likely wouldn’t be the Winter Classic, which is always played on New Year’s Day and has been played predominantly in large East-coast cities where the winter weather is more predictable.

While Colorado gets plenty of winter weather, the elements in the mountains can be a tad more mercurial, which is probably why the league hasn’t already been that way for an outdoor game.

It appears that’s all set to change though, despite team officials offering the company line when pressed on the issue.

“We would love to have NHL games at Coors Field,” said Greg Feasel, Rockies executive vice president and chief operating officer. “Right now, all the parties involved are still talking about it.”

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