Winter Classic Live Stream: Boston Bruins played in the Winter Classic at Fenway Park, Tuukka Rask had an up-close vantagepoint. The then-Bruins goalie backed up Tim Thomas at the 2010 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic. When the Bruins play the Pittsburgh Penguins on Jan. 2 in the 2023 Discover NHL Winter Classic (2 p.m. ET TNT SN TVAS) Rask will again be a spectator for the outdoor game this time from further away, after retiring from the NHL on Feb.
Rask took in the sights and sounds of Fenway Park on Wednesday, getting a tour from a Fenway Park tour guide alongside his six-year-old daughter Adelie. They walked through the stands, around the now-covered infield and over to the Green Monster, where they got to pop into the Wall.
Adelie just finally started to fit into a Mookie Betts shirt they bought years ago when the then-Red Sox outfielder lived in Rask’s neighborhood. And over the years Rask has gotten a chance to take the field at Fenway including batting practice about 10 years ago when he hit a shot off the Green Monster.
In his time in the NHL, Rask was part of four outdoor games, starting with the 2010 Winter Classic. He played in the 2016 Winter Classic at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., the 2019 Winter Classic at Notre Dame Stadium and the 2021 NHL Outdoors at Lake Tahoe.
Watch much of the games. He has been paying attention when they’re on the road, though, so he’s gotten to see the roll that his former teammates are on. The Bruins, who lead the NHL with a 25-4-2 record are 17-0-2 at home.