2014 Winter Classic

[93henfan]

The Big House looks great in the snow, but gameplay is a nightmare. Game stopped just two minutes in for snow removal.

[EPJr]

Six outdoor NHL games in 2014;
Yankee, Dodger Stadium included

If you're not a fan of outdoor hockey, then you will not like the NHL's plans for next season. Beginning with the 2013-14 season, the outdoor game concept the League has cashed in on will expand dramatically.

During TSN's "Insider Trading" segment Tuesday, Darren Dreger reported that the league will begin a stadium series next season featuring six outdoor games, starting with the Jan. 1, 2014, Winter Classic between the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs at Michigan Stadium. The other five match-ups will be:

• Ducks vs. Kings at Dodger Stadium, Jan. 25
• Devils vs. Rangers at Yankee Stadium, Jan. 26
• Islanders vs. Rangers at Yankee Stadium, Jan 29
• Penguins at Blackhawks, Soldier Field, March 1
• Senators at Canucks, BC Place, March 2

Contracts are to be finalized, according to ESPN's Katie Strang, but that's just a matter of paperwork.

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[grizzaholic]

Wonder if they will ever sell it out?

[93henfan]

Wonder if they will ever sell it out?

Looks to be over 100,000 in attendance today, a Guiness record.

[grizzaholic]

Wonder if they will ever sell it out?

Looks to be over 100,000 in attendance today, a Guiness record.

I believe I read somewhere that ticket sales were way down...

[93henfan]

Looks to be over 100,000 in attendance today, a Guiness record.

I believe I read somewhere that ticket sales were way down...

They sold over 105,000 tickets.

[grizzaholic]

I believe I read somewhere that ticket sales were way down...

They sold over 105,000 tickets.

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[93henfan]

They sold over 105,000 tickets.

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Oh I'm sorry. 105,500. I was way off.

[Grizalltheway]

Leafs win it in a shootout. Great game and amazing crowd.

[93henfan]

Good show. Leafs win in a shootout.

[EPJr]

[93henfan]

Cold and really loud.

[BlueHen86]

I like the concept, but I would limit it to 1, maybe 2 games a year. All on the same day, and only in traditionally cold weather sites.

It was fun watching the game today, in part because when I was a kid I often played outside and in the snow. I have no desire to see an outdoor game in LA. LA doesn't have an NFL team, but's going to host outdoor hockey.

[EPJr]

Dodger Stadium ice impresses before sellout crowd of 50,000


LOS ANGELES -- Teemu Selanne skated off the ice and walked to the visitors dugout at Dodger Stadium, rubbing the eye black on his cheekbones in disbelief beneath the Southern California sky.

"If somebody would tell me 10 years ago that we were going to do this, I would have said they're crazy," Selanne said. "But we have the technology to do it now, and it's pretty great."

Dodger Stadium isn't a field of dreams for many hockey players, but the Los Angeles Kings and the Anaheim Ducks are thrilled by the chance to play the NHL's most unlikely outdoor game on Saturday, on NBC Sports.

Both teams got their only practice on the ice Friday under clouds and cooler temperatures than the recent string of 80-degree days. The local rivals came away fairly impressed with the ice sheet in place for the league's first warm-weather stadium game.

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nhl/stor ... tadium-ice

[EPJr]

Projected NY Rangers and NJ Devils lineups for Yankee Stadium showdown in Bronx following Saturday practices


The NHL says 7,000 gallons of hot chocolate are expected to be brewed at Yankee Stadium during the Rangers’ Stadium Series games on Sunday and Wednesday.

Temperatures are supposed to drop for Sunday’s Rangers-Devils game even from Saturday, when it was snowing during the Blueshirts’ afternoon practice session. Still, Devils veteran right wing Jaromir Jagr said he’s seen much colder, like when he participated in the 2009 KHL All-Star Game at Red Square in Moscow, Russia.

“This is like summer compared to hockey in Moscow,” Jagr said Saturday afternoon with a smirk.

No matter what the weather brings Sunday, the rivals are going on the ice at 12:30 p.m. for an important game between clubs that suddenly are close in the jam-packed Metropolitan Division standings.

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[SuperHornet]

I'd like to see a team like Buffalo, Detroit, or Boston build an outdoor stadium. I don't think a team like Anaheim or Phoenix could get away with that with the danger of the ice melting, but it would be nice to see teams play outside on a regular basis. That might be nice for hoops, too.

[93henfan]

I'd like to see a team like Buffalo, Detroit, or Boston build an outdoor stadium. I don't think a team like Anaheim or Phoenix could get away with that with the danger of the ice melting, but it would be nice to see teams play outside on a regular basis. That might be nice for hoops, too.

You crazy.

[CAA Flagship]

LET'S GO DE-VILS!! ....

[SuperHornet]

93: Did I ever say I wasn't?

[Grizalltheway]

LET'S GO DE-VILS!! ....

Looks like you didn't cheer hard enough.

[tribe_pride]

Time for Brodeur to retire. He has had a great career but he is not that great anymore and the Devils have a very good other goalie in Schneider who is better than Brodeur is now.

[EPJr]

Rangers vs. Devils:
Score, Grades and Analysis from Yankee Stadium


An action-packed, high-scoring edition of the NHL Stadium Series saw the New York Rangers use a four-goal second period to help defeat the New Jersey Devils 7-3 on Sunday, Jan. 26, at Yankee Stadium.

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[DSUrocks07]

[Gil Dobie]

Outdoor Hockey.....WOW!

[CAA Flagship]

LET'S GO DE-VILS!! ....

Looks like you didn't cheer hard enough.