Cold Weather Clothing Manufacturer For 2022 NHL Winter Classic - Minnesota Wild And St. Louis Blues
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 Published On Jan 1, 2022

https://wsisports.com/collections/spo... -- Thank you to KSTP (ABC 5) for visiting our facility this past week to feature our producing specialty cold weather clothing for the players and teams in the National Hockey League's (NHL) Winter Classic at Target Field in Minnesota. The game takes place today (January 1, 2022) between the Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues.

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This is the wording from the above-mentioned article, with credit going to KSTP's Alex Jokich:

"The Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues will take extra precautions for Saturday's NHL Winter Classic at Target Field, with dangerously cold weather on the way.

The 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS weather team is forecasting the air temperature will be 4 degrees below zero for the start of the game at 6 p.m., with wind chills as low as minus 25 degrees.

Both teams are planning to wear new thermal gear during the game, purchased from a Minnesota sportswear company.

They placed an order this week with Eagan-based WSI Sports, according to the company's founder and owner Joel Wiens.



"We got a call from the Wild and the Blues to get them outfitted for cold weather this weekend," Wiens said. "One of our technologies is called 'Heatr.' It's a material that warms up against the skin. It basically gives you twice the amount of warmth and cuts down your layering in half."

Wiens said each team ordered a few dozen shirts, socks, gloves and undergarments in preparation for the game.

"There is some concern about frostbite," said Dr. Brad Nelson, a team doctor for the Minnesota Wild and orthopedic surgeon at TRIA Orthopedics.

He said the players will cover exposed skin, wear extra layers and take breaks on heated benches.

They will also have multiple medical professionals at the game, including emergency doctors, sports medicine physicians and first responders.

Nelson noted, most of the players grew up skating outdoors and know how to effectively prepare for a cold-weather game.

"They spend a significant amount of time in pre-game warmup and I think they'll go out with their muscles warm, part of their regular warmup routine," Nelson said.

He added that frostbite and hypothermia will likely be a bigger concern for fans.

"Things to look out for with hypothermia would be intense shivering, people can get clumsy or have some confusion and those are signs of hypothermia that need to be addressed medically," Nelson said. "The thing that always makes cold-related injuries more problematic is alcohol use."

He recommends fans wear proper clothing, multiple layers and try to stay dry.

Game time is 6 p.m. Saturday with gates opening at 4 p.m."

Thank you again to KSTP for covering our made in USA cold weather clothing which we manufacture for professional sports teams (baseball, hockey, football), college sports teams, law enforcement, MMA fighters, equestrian athletes, and people all over North America who enjoy winter outdoor activities in cold or freezing weather such as:

ice fishing
trail running
dog walking
jogging
hunting
fishing
cycling
cross training
baseball and softball
skiing
snowboarding
much more

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