ST. LOUIS – Ryan Hartman was a middle-school student when the Blackhawks played in their first outdoor game, the 2009 Winter Classic at Wrigley Field.
“I remember it was freezing, it was so cold. We were on the first level but tucked up underneath [the mezzanine]. My buddy and I snuck up to the top row; they were better seats because you were looking over the ice, so we had a really good view of the ice,” said Hartman, who didn’t think too much about the possibility of playing in one someday.
“There was always a dream, yeah,” he said.