NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced Tuesday that the Dallas Stars would host the next Winter Classic on Jan. 1, 2020, at the Cotton Bowl.

He said the opponent was to be determined.

Please don't let it be the Chicago Blackhawks.

The Blackhawks have played four times in the first 11 Winter Classics, including three of the last five. Throw in a couple Stadium Series games and they have appeared outdoors six times.

Tuesday's appearance made sense. The NHL wanted to play in iconic Notre Dame Stadium and knew that Blackhawks fans would make the 90-minute drive to fill it up.

And they did just that, with the 76,126 attendance ranking second overall behind the 2014 game between the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs at Michigan Stadium. It was chilling to hear that many fans cheering along as Jim Cornelison sang the national anthem.

But the NHL needs to take a break from assigning the Blackhawks to play outdoors.

Chicago played well Tuesday, firing 38 shots at Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask, taking the lead twice and staying in the game until Brad Marchand's empty-netter. But their 4-2 loss dropped the Blackhawks to 0-4 in the Winter Classic and 1-5 in outdoor games.

There really is no reason for them to continue outdoors in the near future.

The Chicago area's most iconic stadiums — Wrigley Field and Soldier Field — have already hosted games. That leaves the Blackhawks as the road team, and even though they're a ratings draw because of Stanley Cup wins in 2010, 2013 and 2015, they're less relevant nowadays.

Even though they had won five of six games heading into Tuesday's game, the Blackhawks are closer to the bottom of the league than they are to a playoff spot.

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Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews remain top players, but Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook have dropped off, and team depth has been stripped by salary cap woes. And colorful coach Joel Quenneville was fired this season.

This is a team that needs to continue rebuilding and get a few high draft picks, as they did before landing Toews and Kane in back-to-back drafts.

So let the Blackhawks reboot and put them back outdoors when they are on the rise again.

In the meantime, give somebody else a chance.

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