bizofhockey.com - 1/3/2009
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In a sign that the NHL Winter Classic is here to stay, the NHL Winter Classic 2009, broadcast New Year's Day on NBC from historic Wrigley Field, earned a 2.9 overnight rating and a 6 share (1-4:15 p.m. ET), the best overnight NHL regular season rating in nearly 13 years (Feb. 3, 1996 on Fox, ...
nhl.tv - 1/2/2009
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nhl.tv —
January 1 ---- NBC / NHL.com: Over seven
minutes of the best from the NBC live telecast...
on New Year's Day at Wrigley Field. --- All 10 goals are included with other key action from the 2nd annual NHL Winter Classic where over 40,000 spectators saw the Chicago Blackhawks host the Detroit Red Wings.
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Video: OFFICIAL HIGHLIGHTS --- NHL Winter Classic
sports.espn.go.com - 1/2/2009
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January 1 --- ESPN.com: The atmosphere was electric.
--- Bundled-up fans got a chance to extend their...
New Year's Eve parties and watch hockey in a venerable stadium where baseball usually fills the seats. --- If the setting was different, the results were the same Thursday...
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Video: ESPN highlights of NHL Winter Classic --- (short ...
sports.espn.go.com - 1/2/2009
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sports.espn.go.com —
January 1 --- ESPN.com: Scott Burnside and Pierre
LeBrun wrap up their Winter Classic Video Blog with...
their postgame impressions on New Year's Day at Chicago's Wrigley Field...
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Video: ESPN's NHL Winter Classic Video Blog
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