15 amazing photos from the Toronto Maple Leafs' Centennial Classic winning game

It was a beautiful day on January 1 in Toronto.

And thousands of fans greeted the sunshine and above 0°C temperatures by heading to BMO Field to check out the Centennial Classic.

The game, which many have been looking forward to for months, celebrated the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 100th year and featured Bryan Adams as one of the performers during intermission. The Leafs hosted the Detroit Red Wings for an exciting game, and Toronto ended up winning in OT.

In case you missed it, the sunset was incredible, and the spirit of Toronto kept everyone warm.

And of course, our boys in blue winning was the highlight. Check out some of the photos below.

What a great way to kick off the new year! Go Leafs Go!!!!! @mapleleafs #centennialclassic #mapleleafs #nhl #hockey #detroitredwings

A photo posted by Jesse Milns (@jessemilns) on Jan 1, 2017 at 12:22pm PST

No coincidence that #leafs hockey is almost as old as #Canada itself. #winterclassic #centennial #redwings #toronto #canadian #nhl

A photo posted by Alex (@heyitsalexxxx) on Jan 2, 2017 at 7:03am PST

Centennial Celebrations 💯 #2017 #centennialclassic #100years #nhl100 #toronto #torontomapleleafs #detroit #detroitredwings #outdoorgame #sunset #leafsnation #seaofblue #blueandwhite #tmltalk #standwitness #exhibition #bmo #bmofield

A photo posted by Spencer Devine Est. 1987 (@the_real_chris_kattan) on Jan 2, 2017 at 7:58am PST

Thanks, Toronto. That was fun. #CentennialClassic

A photo posted by NHL (@nhl) on Jan 1, 2017 at 6:25pm PST

Victors. 🏒🏒🏒 #centennialclassic #Leafs

A photo posted by Corey Smith (@mrcoreysmiith) on Jan 2, 2017 at 6:12am PST

I don’t think it gets much better than this. #centennialclassic

A photo posted by Kenzie Thomson (@kenzthomson) on Jan 2, 2017 at 5:01am PST

A beautiful #sunset during the #centennialclassic2017 in #toronto ❤️ #beautifulview #viewsfromthe6 #leafs #leafnation #outdoorhockeygame #nhl #the6ix

A photo posted by Maria (@leaf_chick) on Jan 1, 2017 at 7:37pm PST

A cold way to kick off the New Year 🏒

A photo posted by Craig Morris (@cranmor) on Jan 2, 2017 at 4:28am PST

Sun going down over the Centennial Classic in #Toronto. Thanks to @vegas for hosting a few of us for this epic experience, as the city prepares to introduce the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2017-2018 NHL season. #vegasgoldenknights #centennialclassic #toronto #mlse #torontomapleleafs #forthewin

A photo posted by Terrilyn Kunopaski (@terrilyn_k) on Jan 2, 2017 at 4:21am PST

An incredible finish to a whirlwind couple of days. Made it all worth it. Oh ya the view wasn’t bad either #centennialclassic #nhl #bmofield #leafs #toronto #redwings

A photo posted by Tim Correia (@tim.correia) on Jan 1, 2017 at 9:07pm PST

Holy fuck it was cold

A photo posted by James🇨🇦 (@james.dsa) on Jan 1, 2017 at 8:56pm PST

Sometimes my job hasbits perks. This is one of those times where a picture I take comes out fantastic. #centennialclassic #hockey #toronto #detroit #100years #NHL #canada #canadian

A photo posted by Matthew McLachlan (@mclachlanswoodwork) on Jan 1, 2017 at 8:55pm PST

Sunday Night Shinny

A photo posted by Lee Nardelli (@nardsy89) on Jan 1, 2017 at 7:45pm PST

2017, day 1. 💙🏒 #centennialclassic

A photo posted by Amanda Katherine ☤ (@akp____) on Jan 1, 2017 at 7:36pm PST

A great Canadian start to 2017 #NHL #centennialclassic #NHL100

A photo posted by justinforanadventure (@justinforanadventure) on Jan 2, 2017 at 5:43am PST

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