Best event in sports
by MR on 3/16/24T-Mobile Park - SeattleThe intros, the atmosphere, suspense, uniforms and pace. All around worth every penny spent for this sporting event.
The Discover NHL Winter Classic? will feature the Chicago Blackhawks hosting the St. Louis Blues, at Wrigley Field. This will mark the seventh NHL regular-season outdoor game for the Blackhawks and the second time the game has been hosted at Wrigley Field, the other being a 6-4 Blackhawks loss to the Detroit Red Wings in the 2009 NHL Winter Classic. It will mark the third regular-season outdoor game for the Blues. The Blackhawks are 1-5-0 in their regular-season outdoor appearances, and the Blues are 2-0-0 in such games, including a win over the Blackhawks in the 2017 NHL Winter Classic at Busch Stadium.
The game continues the tradition the League established in 2008 of hosting a regular-season outdoor game at the onset of the new year, with the 2025 edition marking the 16th NHL Winter Classic? and the 42nd NHL regular-season outdoor game overall.
The intros, the atmosphere, suspense, uniforms and pace. All around worth every penny spent for this sporting event.
T mobile is the best baseball park and now it’s the best hockey park too! Awesome set up and always organized so well.
Was a really fun event I was looking forward to since they announced it, the thoughts of watching the Kraken play a home game in my favorite stadium and place to go to T-Mobile Park/Safeco Field, was such a cool idea that I couldn’t wait to attend. The fan village they had before the game was a lot of fun, the stadium setup looked really cool, we had view level seats closer to where the Kraken shot twice at with a good view of the entire rink. Hearing Nirvana and the ferry horn being blasted for every goal was one of the things I was looking forward to hearing at the Winter Classic, I personally have no complains about it, but I did have other people I knew and even people in the reviews saying their view wasn’t the greatest because of the way the rink was structured at T-Mobile Park, which is understandable, I would assume some seats main level would have hard times seeing the action because the main level seating was level with the lower boards of the rink, and there may have been some other things may have been in the way of the view of the puck and the action. I suggest if your team gets a Winter Classic, I would keep in mind when buying lower level seats that your view might be obstructed. I would advise buying a seat in a higher level so that it might be a little easier to see. All in all the event was far beyond my personal expectations. Although there are things that you should keep in mind when buying your tickets (obstruction stages, etc)
Bought tickets down low to be close to the action and couldn’t have been more disappointed. Couldn’t see. The boards blocked the view and had to watch o the big screen to see where the puck was. What a waste.
Loved the Winter Classic game ! The whole event was fun. I had managed my expectations, since the rink was oriented a bit odd in relation to the crowd, but turned out we could see better than expected from section 345 (3rd level third base side). Only pain point was the food lines were long and not moving well for Hemplers. We switched to Ivars and that was much better.
My family chose to forego Christmas presents to attend two sports events in Seattle and make memories instead and it was definitely a hit!!! The Winter Classic stole the show for sure!! The environment was electric!!! The scenery was on point and all the nods to the great Seattle athletes was a very special tribute!! Couldn’t have asked for a better time!!
Looking forward to this once in a lifetime event, I can say that the three periods and intermissions of the game itself, were worth every penny we spent on these somewhat overpriced tickets. Also being local to the area and a family that attends many events at T-Mobile park throughout the year… We had much higher expectations. We did not purchase any food or drink, as we were hearing regularly - people have been waiting in line over 40 or 50 minutes just to get a drink or food. Many mentioned that it had it already sold out. Just getting to our seats took us nearly an hour, because the concourses were so packed with people. I chose not to use a restroom until the game was completely over because I didn’t want to chance missing part of the game by standing in line. Whether this falls on the NHL or on the local teams, they should’ve done much better with the expectation of a massive crowd, And a ballpark that could have otherwise supported and truly benefited both the city and the fans with better selections and opportunities for concessions. We would’ve purchased food and drinks based on the time of day and weather. In fact, we had budgeted for it and counted on it. Instead, we gave a different local business our money outside the field after the game.
Tickets were easy to purchase, and having them on my phone meant I wouldn’t loose them. There was a Vendor Village before the event that I was notified about, but I did not receive a notice about a free concert and missed out on that. Getting into the event was also very easy. Plenty of vendors inside. Ticketmaster did adequately communicate with me via email all through the process. Very satisfied with the whole process.
Ticketmaster is a monopolistic organization that makes every event worse by existing. The Winter Classic was great, would recommend.
It was the best experience! Crowded but manageable. Safe and clean- plus the BEST GAME AGAINST VEGAS!! In front of the world!