‘Bad weather always makes sports events more mediagenic. With winds and snowflakes swirling as the Pittsburgh Penguins visited the Buffalo Sabres for the first outdoor NHL game played in the USA, hockey became unpredictable. Just like football can be suspenseful outside rather than indoors. NBC analyst Eddie Olczyk, for instance, had to note when pucks “were caught in a snow pile.”‘
Snow, wind give outdoor NHL game extra edge
Source: USA Today