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superpoon
Joined: 24 Sep 2007
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CHICAGO -- Frosty baseball games have long been a fixture at Wrigley Field, where a stiff wind off Lake Michigan can chill fans, players and managers alike.
Now the Friendly Confines is going on ice. For one day.
The defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings and the Chicago Blackhawks are taking hockey back outdoors when they meet New Year's Day 2009 in the home park of the Chicago Cubs.
It will be the NHL's second Winter Classic. Last season in Buffalo, the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 before a crowd of 71,217. Snow fell during the game and the Pens won on Sidney Crosby's goal in a shootout.
It will mark the third regular-season outdoor game in NHL history. The Edmonton Oilers hosted the Montreal Canadiens on Nov. 22, 2003.
The game, beginning at 1 p.m. ET, will be televised nationally on NBC.
The matchup will be the 701st meeting between the Red Wings and Blackhawks -- no NHL opponents have played more regular-season games against one another than these two fierce rivals. Red Wings fans often make the trip to Chicago when their team faces the Blackhawks.
"The NHL is delighted to bring its most historic rivalry to one of the most historic venues in sports," NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said.
"We've been a candidate to play in this for a long time and everybody in our organization is excited about being a part of what is becoming an annual outdoor classic," Red Wings general manager Ken Holland said. "It's a tremendous opportunity to promote our game, our league and our team and have a one-in-a-lifetime experience at the same time."
Wrigley Field is the second-oldest baseball park in the major leagues behind Boston's Fenway Park. Wrigley opened in 1914 and the Cubs played their first game there two years later.
The Chicago Bears once played at Wrigley Field. And the neighborhood park has hosted other events, including two Sting concerts during the All-Star break of 2007 that resulted in patches of the outfield grass being roughed up.
Cubs officials weren't immediately available for comment Wednesday.
Blackhawks president John McDonough is a former president of the Cubs, where he was also a longtime marketing executive.
The Jan. 1 game could also be competing for viewers with college football bowl games, a New Year's Day tradition.
NBC Sports spokesman Brian Walker said the game is played on a heavy bowl game day because it has its own set of viewers. Last year's Winter Classic earned a 2.6 overnight rating and a 5 share, the best overnight NHL regular-season rating in more than a decade.
"It's a great event that stands on its own. It exceeded our wildest expectations last time and we expect to build on that success at a great venue with two Original Six franchises," Walker said. "You can't ask for anything better. Hopefully we've started a new tradition. The ratings were extremely healthy last year and we fully anticipate them to improve."
Bettman also said the league will continue discussions with the New York Yankees and the city of New York to perhaps bring an outdoor game to the new Yankee Stadium that opens next year. |
Wow, a hockey game at Wrigley. Even better yet, its gonna be 2 original-6 teams.
Next step... I wanna see Montreal and Toronto play on the Hudson Bay when it freezes, on the border between Ontario and Quebec.
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hessshaun
Joined: 28 Jan 2008
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Yeah I think this is great for hockey and I dont get why they dont do it more often. Every team in the league should play a game like that. Obviously the home team's would always be the same but people would watch.
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darko
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| Its an awesome idea. They drew 70 000+ last year between Pittsburgh and Buffalo and it snowed during the game. Bring it on...
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hessshaun
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| Its an awesome idea. They drew 70 000+ last year between Pittsburgh and Buffalo and it snowed during the game. Bring it on... |
Yeah I guess my main question would be...... Why not Soldier Field?
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vdogk9
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| I had heard it was supposed to be Soldier Field. I wonder why they decided on Wrigley? It's going to seat 15,000 to 20,000 less and the seating is going to be some-what awkward.
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darko
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| I had heard it was supposed to be Soldier Field. I wonder why they decided on Wrigley? It's going to seat 15,000 to 20,000 less and the seating is going to be some-what awkward. |
What's Wrigleys capacity???
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vdogk9
Joined: 14 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:08 pm Post subject: |
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| I had heard it was supposed to be Soldier Field. I wonder why they decided on Wrigley? It's going to seat 15,000 to 20,000 less and the seating is going to be some-what awkward. |
What's Wrigleys capacity??? |
40,000 for baseball.
If it was at Soldier Field the crowd might approach the 70,000 of last year.
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chichahaba
Joined: 20 Sep 2007
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| I had heard it was supposed to be Soldier Field. I wonder why they decided on Wrigley? It's going to seat 15,000 to 20,000 less and the seating is going to be some-what awkward. |
Yeah, I was kinda wondering how they would place the ice and accomodate the seating. They'd have to put it from home plate to center field longways? Or maybe it would fit across the outfield?
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RespectMyAuthority
Joined: 21 May 2008
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As crazy as it may sound, maybe the Bears' and their grounds crew were worried about the impact the ice would have on their field for a potential home playoff game...
...naaaaaaaaah, there's no way they can honestly believe they could get a home game in the playoffs. Must be something else.
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superpoon
Joined: 24 Sep 2007
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As crazy as it may sound, maybe the Bears' and their grounds crew were worried about the impact the ice would have on their first for a potential home playoff game...
...naaaaaaaaah, there's no way they can honestly believe they could get a home game in the playoffs. Must be something else. |
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Cranky Canuck
Joined: 07 Jul 2008
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The idea behind using Wrigley is a nostalgic one.Same reason there was speculation they would use Yankee Stadium.Wrigley has had football played there, boxing etc... over the years.
Next up on the list will be Fenway Park for another original six tilt, Rangers vs Bruins.
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vdogk9
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| Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Cranky Canuck wrote: |
The idea behind using Wrigley is a nostalgic one.Same reason there was speculation they would use Yankee Stadium.Wrigley has had football played there, boxing etc... over the years.
Next up on the list will be Fenway Park for another original six tilt, Rangers vs Bruins. |
What was so nostalgic about Buffalo? I think the idea of outdoor hockey is novel enough. I think hockey fans will find the nostalgia lacking without the ivory (props to Lou) while having to sit sideways in their seats. I hope the rats at Wrigley have overcoats.
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superpoon
Joined: 24 Sep 2007
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The Buffalo game was ABSOLUTELY PERFECT for them. Sidney Crosby the NHL posterboy, in the snow, winning it for the Penguins in a shootout!!! It was like that Tiger Woods chip in for Nike.
Love these outdoor games, I'm sure they'll be trying to book the premier sports venues to get more of these in future. I guess the nostalgia about Buffalo was that its a pretty big hockey city and the weather there is shitty enough to be hockey worthy.
Outdoor game in Dolphins Stadium! Anyone? Anyone? They really need to do one of these in Canada...
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Cranky Canuck
Joined: 07 Jul 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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| vdogk9 wrote: |
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The idea behind using Wrigley is a nostalgic one.Same reason there was speculation they would use Yankee Stadium.Wrigley has had football played there, boxing etc... over the years.
Next up on the list will be Fenway Park for another original six tilt, Rangers vs Bruins. |
What was so nostalgic about Buffalo? I think the idea of outdoor hockey is novel enough. I think hockey fans will find the nostalgia lacking without the ivory (props to Lou) while having to sit sideways in their seats. I hope the rats at Wrigley have overcoats. |
It goes without saying that there was no nostalgia used in having the second outdoor game played in Buffalo. It was sinply a showcase event for Crosby.
However Wrigley is another story and they also decided to have two original six teams play in Chicago to help boost the Black Hawks who have had a rough run at the gate in recent years.
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