The Maple Leafs' 100-year anniversary season will have an outdoor game to celebrate it.

The NHL announced Wednesday that the Leafs would host Original Six rival Red Wings in the Centennial Classic outdoor game Jan. 1 at BMO Field.

"This meeting of the Red Wings and Maple Leafs offers an ideal launch for a fantastic 2017 -- the year in which the National Hockey League will celebrate its Centennial, Toronto will commemorate 100 years of NHL play and Canada will observe the 150th anniversary of Confederation," NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement.