The National Hockey League (NHL) announced the plans for the 2016 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic, which is a regular season outdoor NHL game held around New Year’s.
This year the event will take place on January 1st 2016 at the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts and the attendees will be able to witness a match between the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens. It will also be broadcast live on NBC in the United States and on Sportsnet and TVA Sports in Canada from 1pm EST.
The major announcement that came today included most importantly Simple Plan being added to the musical line-up for the 2016 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic. The band will be performing the Canadian national anthem and then will also return to the stage during the second intermission for a set.
Besides Simple Plan, other artists such as Jordan Smith (“The Voice” season 9 winner) or the band American Authors will also perform at the event.