NHL releases details for the 2022 Heritage Classic

On Thursday, the National Hockey League announced that the Heritage Classic will return in 2022 and will be played at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ontario. The game will be played on Sunday, March 13th at 3pm ET and will feature the Toronto Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres, the latter of whom will be the designated home team for the game.

This will be the sixth Heritage Classic in NHL history and it will be the first one to involve an American team. It will also be the first Heritage Classic appearance for the Toronto Maple Leafs after playing three other outdoor games, the Winter Classic, Stadium Series and Centennial Classic.

For a second consecutive Heritage Classic, it will be played at a neutral venue (Hamilton). In 2019, the Winnipeg Jets were the designated home team when they faced the Calgary Flames in Regina, Saskatchewan.

"We are excited to announce that we will be presenting another Tim Hortons Heritage Classic this season," NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said. "When the Toronto Maple Leafs meet the Buffalo Sabres at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, we again will honor Canada's preeminent role in the history of our game while renewing a great and longstanding NHL rivalry. In addition, by inviting the first U.S.-based team to a Heritage Classic, we will celebrate the greater Golden Horseshoe region as the home of so many fans of both the Leafs and Sabres."

The 2022 Tim Hortons NHL #HeritageClassic will feature the @MapleLeafs and @BuffaloSabres on March 13 at Tim Hortons Field, in Hamilton, Ont. Info: https://t.co/S1v1ewXgdd pic.twitter.com/bn8twg6A6q— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) September 16, 2021

Source: NHL

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