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On March 15, 2017, Arthur Staple of Newsday reported that the game had been awarded to the New York Rangers. It was the Rangers' fourth outdoor game, having also appeared in the 2014 Stadium Series.

The 2018 game marked the second Winter Classic for each team, following the Rangers' appearance in the 2012 event and the Sabres' in 2008.

The game marked the 10th anniversary of the Winter Classic. The tenth edition of the Winter Classic, the game matched the Buffalo Sabres against the New York Rangers the Rangers won, 3–2, on an overtime goal by J. Previous Silvertips to participate in the World U-17 Hockey Challenge include Olen Zellweger (2019) and Ronan Seeley (2018).The 2018 NHL Winter Classic (officially the 2018 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic) was an outdoor ice hockey game played in the National Hockey League (NHL) on January 1, 2018, at Citi Field in the New York City borough of Queens. He was named a SMAAAHL Second-Team All-Star at the league awards following the conclusion of the season. He also contributed four points in seven postseason games. Smith skated in 43 games for the Saskatoon Blazers U18 AAA team last year, posting six goals with 28 assists. He attended Hockey Canada’s Program of Excellence over the summer, impressing scouts with solid two-way play on the blueline. 29 that year, he appeared in three regular season games for the Silvertips. Smith, an ’06-born Porcupine Plain, SK native, was selected 20th-overall in the first round of the 2021 WHL Draft. He will wear #6.Ħ⃣6⃣ players from British Columbia to Nova Scotia will wear the Maple Leaf in Langley and Delta. Smith is one of 24 Western Hockey League players to participate in this year’s tournament. Everett Silvertips defenseman Tarin Smith has officially been named to Canada Red’s roster for the 2022 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge.