Blues’ Cam Fowler to play 1,000th game at Winter Classic

On what is an exciting day for the NHL, one of its established stars will be reaching a milestone.

On New Year’s Eve, the Chicago Blackhawks will host the St. Louis Blues at the friendly confines of Wrigley Field in the 2025 NHL Winter Classic. With that, Blues defenseman Cam Fowler will be appearing in the 1,000th game of his NHL career.

Fowler will become the first-ever play to achieve such a mark in one of the league’s premier events.

It will be Fowler’s second appearance in an outdoor game in the NHL. While as a member of the Anaheim Ducks, he played in the first-ever Stadium Series game in Jan. 2014, beating the Los Angeles Kings at Dodger Stadium.

Granted, it is a little strange for the Windsor native to be hitting the milestone as a member of the Blues. The Ducks took Fowler in the first round of the 2010 NHL Draft, and he went on to play 991 games for the franchise over 14 seasons.

St. Louis acquired him and a 2027 fourth-round pick in a trade a little over two weeks ago, which saw the Blues send a 2027 second-round pick and Jeremie Biakatuka back to Anaheim.

Since the deal, Fowler has appeared in eight games for the Blues, making an immediate impact with a goal and four assists for five points, registering a plus/minus of +5 while averaging 22:20 of ice time over that span.

In the first 999 appearances of his career, Fowler has posted 97 goals and 365 assists for 462 points, including 27 points in 62 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

Puck drop for the Winter Classic is set for 5 p.m. ET.