Where is the puck? Many hockey fans, especially American fans, have a hard time following the puck during hockey games. Now that outdoor stadiums are being used for hockey games where there are up to a 100,000 fans in attendance, the puck must look like a speck of dirt from the upper deck stands. But it would be quite the view watching the players zipping around from such a distance.
NHL classic held at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton 2003.
| Rank | Attendance | Location | Date | Event | Home team | Final score | Visiting team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 113,411 |  Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor |
02010-12-11December 11, 2010 | The Big Chill at the Big House | Michigan Wolverines | 5-0 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 2 | 77,803 |  Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen |
02010-05-07May 7, 2010 | 2010 IIHF World Championship | United States |
1–2 | Germany |
| 3 | 74,554 | Spartan Stadium, East Lansing |
02001-10-06October 6, 2001 | Cold War | Michigan State Spartans | 3–3 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 4 | 71,217 | Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park |
02008-01-01January 1, 2008 | 2008 NHL Winter Classic | Buffalo Sabres | 1–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 5 | 57,167 |  Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton |
02003-11-22November 22, 2003 | Heritage Classic | Edmonton Oilers | 3–4 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 6 | 55,031 | Camp Randall Stadium, Madison |
02010-02-06February 6, 2010 | Camp Randall Hockey Classic | Wisconsin Badgers (women) | 6–1 | Bemidji State Beavers (women) |
| Wisconsin Badgers (men) | 3–2 | Michigan Wolverines (men) | |||||
| 7 | 55,000 |  Lenin Stadium, Moscow |
01957-03-05March 5, 1957 | 1957 World Ice Hockey Championships | Soviet Union |
4–4 |  Sweden |
| 8 | 40,890 | Lambeau Field, Green Bay |
02006-02-13February 13, 2006 | Frozen Tundra Classic | Wisconsin Badgers | 4–2 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 9 | 40,818 | Wrigley Field, Chicago |
02009-01-01January 1, 2009 | 2009 NHL Winter Classic | Chicago Blackhawks | 4–6 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 10 | 38,472 | Fenway Park, Boston |
02010-01-08January 8, 2010 | Frozen Fenway | Northeastern Huskies (women) | 3–5 | New Hampshire Wildcats (women) |
| Boston College Eagles (men) | 2–3 | Boston University Terriers (men) | |||||
| 11 | 38,112 | Fenway Park, Boston |
02010-01-01January 1, 2010 | 2010 NHL Winter Classic | Boston Bruins | 2–1 | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 12 | 37,592 | Ford Field, Detroit |
02010-04-10April 10, 2010 | 2010 NCAA Men’s Hockey Championship Game | Boston College Eagles | 5–0 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 13 | 34,954 | Ford Field, Detroit |
02010-04-08April 8, 2010 | 2010 Frozen Four Semi-Finals | Wisconsin Badgers | 8–1 | RIT Tigers |
| Miami RedHawks | 1–7 | Boston College Eagles | |||||
| 14 | 31,144 | Ullevi, Gothenburg |
02009-12-28December 28, 2009 | 2009–10 Elitserien season | Frölunda HC Gothenburg | 4–1 | Färjestads BK Karlstad |
| 15 | 30,500 |  Hypo-Arena, Klagenfurt |
02010-01-09January 9, 2010 | Erste Bank Eishockey Liga Outdoor game | EC KAC | 1–3 | VSV EC |
| 16 | 30,076 |  Stade de Suisse, Bern |
02007-01-14January 14, 2007 | 100th match of Tigers-Bern derby | SCL Tigers | 2–5 | SC Bern |
New record at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor December 11, 2010. 113,411 fans in attendance.
