But the Buckeyes aren't the first college football stadium to host outdoor NHL games. Let's take a look back at some previous college football venues to host NHL games and whether they will continue.

Established in 2014, the NHL Stadium Series has become an annual tradition that features either one or two games each winter. The 2025 edition consisted of one game in Columbus, OH, and it set the ...

The outdoor game on ESPN, which had the second-largest crowd in NHL history, delivered an average audience of 1.6 million viewers, up 16 percent from the 2024 Stadium Series games at MetLife ...

When R.J. Umberger played for the Columbus Blue Jackets from 2008-14, the NHL was starting to hold outdoor games regularly. The venues included icons: Wrigley Field, Fenway Park, Michigan Stadium ...

The Stadium Series is the latest venture in getting the NHL some outdoor hockey games. The first one was the 2003 Heritage Classic, which featured the Oilers hosting the Canadiens at Commonwealth ...

Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell feels Columbus fans may comprise up to 95% of expected 90,000-plus attendance against the Red Wings at Ohio Stadium.

The Columbus Blue Jackets and the Detroit Red Wings will faceoff Saturday at Ohio Stadium as part of a series of outdoor games hosted by the NHL.

The NHL is continuing its Stadium Series in the 2024-2025 season. This year, the Blue Jackets and Red Wings will match up at ...

The difference is this is our first outdoor ... game Saturday. If so, that’s a lot of first-timers who might continue following the Blue Jackets and NHL afterward. Similar to the Hurricanes ...