<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Ngo-March 15, 2017, u-Arthur Staple we-Newsday wabika ukuthi lo mdlalo wanikezwa iNew York Rangers. I-Rangers ekuqaleni yayihlele ukudlala eBlaik Field eMichie Stadium esikhungweni se-United States Military Academy eWest Point, eNew York kodwa yahluleka ukufinyelela esivumelwaneni sokusebenzisa leso sikhungo ngesikhathi. I-Yankee Stadium, eyabamba imidlalo ye-Rangers ku-2014 NHL Stadium Series, yakhishwa ngaphandle kwe-Winter Classic ngoba ibamba i-Pinstripe Bowl yebhola lekolishi isonto ngaphambi komcimbi. Esikhundleni salokho, kubikwa ukuthi iRangers yafinyelela esivumelwaneni neCiti Field, ikhaya leqembu le-baseball iNew York Mets, ukuze isingathe lo mcimbi. Lesi sihloko esifanayo sachaza iBuffalo Sabres njengesitha seRangers. I-Sabres nayo yayisezingxoxweni zokubamba lo mcimbi, ngoba kwaphawula iminyaka eyishumi selokhu kwaqala i-Winter Classic futhi ngoba i-2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships  <response>: ibisivele ihlele umdlalo ongaphandle e-New Era Field ngasekupheleni kukaDisemba 2017, obekuzovumela ukuthi indawo yeqhwa engaphandle isetshenziselwe lokho kanye ne-Winter Classic. Iphini likamongameli weLigi uBill Daly wagomela ngokuthi ukuba nemidlalo emibili emikhulu yangaphandle esikhungweni esisodwa esiseduzane kakhulu bekungadambisa izinsiza zePegula Sports and Entertainment, yingakho iNew York City yakhethwa njengendawo yokwamukela izivakashi. AbakwaSabres bakhethwa njengabaphikisi besenzo sokubonga esivela ku-NBC kanye ne-NHL ngokuthatha ubungozi ku-Winter Classic yokuqala ngo-2008, futhi ukusebenza kabi kweqembu nokwehla kwezilinganiso zethelevishini ngesikhathi lapho izilinganiso ze-Winter Classic nazo zehla azikhathalelanga i-NBC. 