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Dan Craig, who is overseeing construction of the rink inside Ralph Wilson Stadium for the NHL Winter Classic, gave NHL.com the schedule he and his staff will be working under in the days leading up to the New Year's Day festivities. Dec. 23 Survey the field inside Ralph Wilson Stadium after the Buffalo Bills' football game against the New York Giants. Lay roads in order to move equipment to ... (link)

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The Ice Doctor Is In The House
Published 12/24/2007 by Paul at KK Hockey
from Dan Rosen of NHL.com, Dan Craig also once created a rink on top of an Olympic-sized swimming pool. Needless to say, he has this rink-building thing down to—pardon the pun—a science. And you don’t need to remind him how much his ice matters to the event. “You’re going to have 70,000 people there, and seven million watching on the tube,” Craig said. “You know CBC and NBC have corporate partners they have to keep pleased. I’m very conscious of that.” continued

'Twas
Published 12/25/2007 by Staff at The Pensblog
That Brooks dude in New York was talking about Roberts and Ruutu. And now... Apologies to anyone who may have posted this in commentorblog, but a writer from Ottawa says Shero wants a winger for Sid. Right now. If he can't get him, Therrien's gone. [ Ottawa Sun ] via [ Fanhouse ...

NHL Winter Classic in Buffalo
Published 12/28/2007 by Zanstorm at Waiting For Stanley
... The outdoor game between the Penguins and Sabres will be played on January 1, 2008 at 1:00 EST at the Ralph Wilson Stadium. How big is ...

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