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2016 Heritage Classic
The 2016 Heritage Classic (known as the 2016 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic for sponsorship reasons) was a regular season outdoor National Hockey League (NHL) game that was held on October 23, 2016. The game featured the Winnipeg Jets hosting the Edmonton Oilers at Investors Group Field in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, home of the CFL's Blue Bombers. The Oilers defeated the Jets, 3–0. This was the fourth NHL Heritage Classic game, and the first of four outdoor regular season games during the 2016–17 NHL season. Unusual for the NHL outdoor games, the 2016 Heritage Classic was held in mid-autumn, during the first month of the regular season, to avoid Winnipeg's harsher winter temperatures.