A total of 11 current Nashville skaters have appeared in at least one outdoor NHL game: Matt Duchene (1g-1a-2pts in 3gp), Mikael Granlund (2gp), Philippe Myers (2pg), Roman Josi (2a in 1gp), Dante Fabbro (1g-0a-1pt in 1gp), Filip Forsberg (1a-1pt in 1gp), Nick Cousins (1gp), Mattias Ekholm (1gp), and Ryan Johansen (1gp). Predators goaltender David Rittich made 43 saves for the Flames in the 2019 NHL Heritage Classic at Mosaic Stadium - the most by a goaltender in outdoor NHL game history.
Matt Duchene (1g-1a-2pts) and Roman Josi (2a) factored on both Predators goals during the 2020 NHL Winter Classic, which were scored in the opening 7:36 of the first period. The only players to factor on each of a franchise's first three all-time outdoor NHL game goals are Steve Staios with Edmonton (2003 HC) and Martin Havlat with Chicago (2009 WC).
Dante Fabbro represented Canada in the first outdoor game in World Junior Championship history, in front of 44,592 fans at New Era Field in Orchard Park, N.Y., on Dec. 29, 2017. He also skated outdoors with the Boston University Terriers in a 5-3 win against the UMass Minutemen at Frozen Fenway 2017.
Mikael Granlund, who played four seasons in the Finnish Elite League before reaching the NHL, skated outdoors with HIFK during the 2011 Talviklassikko at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland. Granlund opened the scoring 23 seconds into the first period and got a second goal to guide HIFK past Jokerit.
Filip Forsberg played 10 regular-season games with Leksands IF in 2010-11, which included their outdoor game against Mora IK at Villa Långbers Arena in Leksand, Sweden, on Feb. 26, 2011.
John Hynes was head coach of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins for the 2013 AHL Outdoor Classic at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, Pa. The Penguins earned a 2-1 overtime win against the Hershey Bears.