The NHL is bringing back the Heritage Classic next season.

The Winnipeg Jets will host the Montreal Canadiens in the 2026 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic on Oct. 25 at Princess Auto Stadium in Winnipeg, home of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League.

It will be the eighth Heritage Classic game, and the first since Oct. 29, 2023, when the Edmonton Oilers won 5-2 against the Calgary Flames at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton. It will be the 46th NHL outdoor regular-season game.

The Jets will be hosting a Heritage Classic for the second time at Princess Auto Stadium; they lost 3-0 to the Oilers in front of 33,240 fans on Oct. 23, 2016.

“When Winnipeg hosted the Heritage Classic in 2016, we were blown away by the amazing fan response and how great the venue was. Given t

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