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BREAKING NEWS - February 9, 2012: The NHL made it official today, the 2013 NHL Winter Classic will feature the Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs at Michigan Stadium ("The Big House") on January 1, 2013.

Experience the exciting NHL action live, in-person and OUTDOORS! The 2013 NHL Winter Classic will continue the NHL's great tradition of bringing the game back to it's outdoor roots, early rumors have the 2013 game being played just outside Detroit in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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The NHL also announced there will be a second rink located at Comerica Park in Detroit which will host the NHL Alumni Game, an OHL Doubleheader, local High School and youth games as well as the Great Lakes Invitational NCAA Hockey Tournament!

The 2012 NHL Winter Classic between the NY Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers at Citizen's Bank Park on January 2, 2012 was one for the ages. The most physical Winter Classic yet with over 50 hits recorded, the Rangers came back from being two goals down to win the game 3-2. Don't miss the next set of NHL teams playing hockey outdoors, harking back to the game's roots!

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Some NHL fans already suspected the 2013 NHL Winter Classic might feature the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens or Detroit Red Wings. The Maple Leafs and Canadiens are the only Original Six teams not to play in the Winter Classic to this point, but Montreal has been in the Heritage Classic (the outdoor NHL game played in Canada).

As fans may recall from the past, an NHL source confirmed to PhillyBurbs.com on May 12, 2011 that the 2012 NHL Winter Classic will feature the New York Rangers vs the Philadelphia Flyers at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA. To this date, it has not been announced if the NHL will play a second outdoor game based in Canada, as they did on February 20, 2011. The second outdoor game featured the Canadiens and Flames in Calgary and was dubbed "The Heritage Classic", visit here for Heritage Classic tickets. The Heritage Classic is rumored to resume in 2013.

The Rangers vs Flyers game was the 5th Winter Classic so far. The NHL's 4th Annual Winter Classic was an unqualified success held New Year's Day 2011 at Pittsburgh's Heinz Field. The Winter Classic featured a matchup between the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins and was a thrilling game which ended with Washington on top, 3-1.

Future Winter Classic Sites and Locations

Rumor and speculation on future Winter Classic sites is very widespread. Some of the sites mentioned on the TSN broadcast of the Winter Classic are:

• CONFIRMED 2013 Detroit: Michigan Stadium aka "The Big House"
• 2014 Washington DC
• 2015 New York City's Yankee Stadium