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Ohio Stadium set to host NHL Stadium Series

It’s finally happening! #GoBucks

It was recently announced that Ohio Stadium will host the NHL Stadium series next year. Hockey fans all over the world will get to witness one of the most iconic college football stadiums in a different light as the hometown Columbus Blue Jackets welcome the Detroit Red Wings to town on March 1, 2025.

It’s an idea that began in 2003 when the Montreal Canadians and the Edmonton Oilers went outdoors at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton. All in all, the NHL has played 40 outdoor games with No. 41 being played on Sunday, Feb. 18.

Fans have been clamoring for Ohio Stadium to be an outdoor NHL host venue for years ,,and it looks like it’s finally going to happen.

The “Horseshoe” will become the 7th college football-only venue to host an NHL match joining historical sites such as Michigan Stadium, Notre Dame Stadium, and the Cotton Bowl.

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NHL fans tore the Predators to shreds after the team revealed these horrid Stadium Series jerseys

What was Nashville thinking here?

The Nashville Predators have somehow found a way to make the New Jersey Devils look good.

On Thursday, the Predators and Tampa Bay Lightning revealed their Stadium Series jerseys for their upcoming outdoor game in Tennessee on February 26, 2022. The game will be the second of three outdoor games the NHL will host this season, with the first being the upcoming Winter Classic in Minnesota on New Year’s Day.

It’s been a very… chaotic time in the NHL recently when it comes to jersey reveals, after the fiasco that was the Devils’ “jersey” jersey and slow drip of Winter Olympic sweaters over the last week. If you thought those Devils’ monstrosities were bad, take a look at what the Predators unveiled to the public.

That’s a big old yikes from me! The yellow stripe in the middle of a blue jersey isn’t too bad, and the back with the white numbers look quite nice, but the large “SMASHVILLE” text with the guitar pick is just… bad. The guitar pick by itself would have just made a better primary logo than the mess we have now.

And, by comparison, look at how clean the Lightning’s jerseys are with the asymmetrical blue border on the bottom and the lightning bolt accented script.

What an absolutely massive fumble from Nashville here. And it’s honestly not that surprising given the terrible jerseys we’ve had to deal with recently in hockey. Most of all, I’m just disappointed.

As expected, NHL fans tore into the Predators’ ugly design immediately upon it gracing social media.