Leave it to the Discover NHL Winter Classic to put a new twist on a venerable old ballpark. For several fans, a hockey game between the Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues will be their first event at the Friendly Confines. "Never before," said Krystina Spencer, a self-described fan of the Colorado Avalanche.

Iconic Wrigley Field will again host the NHL’s showcase event, this time with the Chicago Blackhawks and 2024 Calder Trophy winner Connor Bedard and Jordan Kyrou and the St. Louis Blues, in a rematch of the 2017 game played at Busch Stadium in St.

Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks took the train to work on Tuesday. Carrying their sticks and skates and dressed in custom “Team Chicago” gear, the Blackhawks used one of the city’s famed elevated trains to travel to Wrigley Field for their matchup with the St.