The last time Minnesota United played a home opener in the snow, they lost their very first home game 6-1 six years ago.
It's a game Loons coach Adrian Heath hasn't forgotten, for all the wrong reasons.
On Saturday, his club slipped — literally, often — out of Allianz Field after a 1-1 draw with New York Red Bulls in the March night cold and snow.
New York Red Bulls defender Andres Reyes countered the Loons' Bongokuhle Hlongwane's 18th-minute goal with the equalizer in the 48th minute.
Each team left with a point on a night when both coaches complained about the amount of snow on the field, even after a steady late-afternoon snowfall stopped well before the opening kick.
Red Bulls coach Gerhard Struber commented how they keep snow off the field back home in Austria while Heath was none the happier, either.
"I was disappointed there was so much snow on the field," Heath said afterward.
Struber said the snow on the field and the playing conditions were "unprofessional" and not up to MLS standards.