Kraken to host Golden Knights in 2024 Winter Classic
Expansion appears to be the theme of next year's Winter Classic.
The Seattle Kraken will host the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Park for the annual outdoor event on Jan. 1, 2024, the league announced Monday.
T-Mobile Park is the home of MLB's Seattle Mariners. It will be the eighth baseball stadium to host the Winter Classic and has a capacity of nearly 48,000.
The Kraken are currently in their second NHL season after being awarded an expansion franchise in 2018. The Golden Knights entered the league in 2017-18.
Seattle will be the 29th NHL team to play an outdoor game. The Golden Knights participated in one in 2021 against the Colorado Avalanche in Lake Tahoe.
The Kraken and Golden Knights have faced each other six times since Seattle joined the Pacific Division, with Vegas winning five times.
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