Avalanche playing another outdoor game — this one in February: Report
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kate-shefteJanuary 1, 2021 | updated 5 years ago
Fireworks shoot into the sky during the opening show of the 2020 NHL Stadium Series Colorado Avalanche hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings at the U.S. Air Force Academy Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)
The Colorado Avalanche are reportedly headed outdoors again, and soon. The team will play the Vegas Golden Knights the weekend of Feb. 20-21 at Lake Tahoe in Nevada, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman.
Four teams – the Philadelphia Flyers and Boston Bruins are the others – will be part of a two-game “Outdoor Weekend” showcase. Edgewood Tahoe Resort is set to host and the ice will go down in the vicinity of the 16th, 17th and 18th holes on the resort’s golf course.
There will be no parking nightmares this time as no fans will be in attendance. NBC is set to broadcast the games. Four hundred people will be present, enough to put on the show.
The schedule released last week has the Golden Knights and Avalanche playing at Colorado Feb. 20 and 22, part of a stretch in which the teams meet four times in nine days.
The Avalanche played the Los Angeles Kings at the Air Force Academy’s Falcon Stadium last February and played their first outdoor game in 2016 against the Detroit Red Wings at Coors Field.
Fireworks shoot into the sky during the opening show of the 2020 NHL Stadium Series Colorado Avalanche hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings at the U.S. Air Force Academy Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)Jerry Rice walks along the 17th hole’s fairway during the American Century Golf Championship at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Stateline, Nev., on Thursday, July 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Brad Horn) (Brad Horn)Fans take their seats before the start of the 2020 NHL Stadium Series Colorado Avalanche hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings at the U.S. Air Force Academy Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. The Avalanche lost to the Kings by a score of 3-1. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)Fans watch the Colorado Avalanche play the Los Angeles Kings during the third period in February of last year at Falcon Stadium on Air Force Academy as part of the NHL Stadium Series. The Kings won 3-1. (Gazette file photo)A light show shines over an F-16 fighter jet as the fly over zips over Falcon Stadium before the start of the Colorado/Los Angeles hockey game Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, as part of the NHL Stadium Series. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)Colorado Avalanche left wing Andre Burakovsky (95) battles Los Angeles Kings right wing Tyler Toffoli (73) on the boards during the first period Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, at Falcon Stadium on Air Force Academy as part of the NHL Stadium Series. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)Colorado Avalanche right wing Mikko Rantanen (96) battles Los Angeles Kings defenseman Kurtis MacDermid (56) on the boards during the first period Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, at Falcon Stadium on Air Force Academy as part of the NHL Stadium Series. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)
