Hockey Weekend Across America

The two events were unrelated, but the NHL scheduled the Sunday games so that the regional doubleheader led into the Heritage Classic, forming a tripleheader.

The American Hockey League held the "Whale Bowl," the second annual installment of its outdoor game series, on the Saturday of the same weekend.

The Providence Bruins defeated the host team Connecticut Whale 5–4 in a shootout in front of 15,234 fans at Rentschler Field.

Sunday's "Hockey Day in America" was headquartered at McCormick Tribune Plaza & Ice Rink within Millennium Park in Chicago, where the Stanley Cup was on display.

The TV coverage earned the highest ratings for a non-Winter Classic regular season game since NBC took over the broadcast contract.

The 2013 Hockey Day in America, held on February 17, featured three nationally televised games: Pittsburgh at Buffalo and the Los Angeles Kings at Chicago on NBC, and Washington at New York Rangers on NBCSN.

On the next day, NBC had Washington at Philadelphia; while NBCSN televised the 2014 Heritage Classic between the Ottawa Senators and the Vancouver Canucks, followed by Boston at the NY Rangers.

The next day featured three nationally televised games: Washington at Philadelphia and Boston at Chicago on NBC, and the Dallas Stars at Minnesota on NBCSN.

The action started on NBC with the Pittsburgh Penguins hosting the NY Rangers, followed by a game between St. Louis Blues and Minnesota Wild.

Also, in a format change, "Inside the Glass" analyst Pierre McGuire called the early game of Hockey Day in America (12:30 p.m.

On Saturday night, February 15, NBC broadcast the 2020 NHL Stadium Series between the Los Angeles Kings and Colorado Avalanche.

In 2022 and 2023, neither ESPN nor TNT continued NBC's tradition of covering special NHL broadcasts as part of Hockey Day in America.