This ain't no frickin' Blackhawks commercial
blog.mlive.com 12/30/2008 — This blogger plans on getting very little sleep on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, but that's because both the league and an international press corps will provide Stanley Cup Finals-like media saturation at the Winter Classic II. More...

Home and Home with Detroit will be Huge For Hawks
notqualifiedtocomment.blogspot.com 12/31/2008 — The Red Wings and Blackhawks are the focus of the hockey world this week leading up to their game on New Year's Day. The Winter Classic is getting all the attention, and rightfully so, but the original six rivals will square off in Detroit tonight in a game of similar importance to the Central Div..

My Day at Wrigley Field for the Winter Classic
wingingitinmotown.com 1/3/2009 — On December 31, I left the suburbs of Detroit to drive down to Chicago for 48 hours of hockey fun. On New Year's Eve, I attended the NHL party at the House of Blues where the different team and NHL officials were as well as members of the media. I ...

2009 Winter Classic Transformation Live
totalprosports.com 12/20/2008 — Total Pro Sports - An ingenious idea that was started back in 2001 when the Michigan Wolverines faced off against the Michigan State Spartans it what was labeled as the " Cold War Game ". In that game 7 years ago, 74,554 fans attended the game which finished in a tie . "It may not go in the ...

Wings' fans cheered, as Hawks' fans jeered
redwings.nhl.com 1/2/2009 — Danni Wysocki, formerly of Northville, Mich., holds up a sign during the Winter Classic that ribs Detroit's former mayor and Illinois' current govenor. (Photo by Lindsey Ungar) ...

Red Wings vs. Blackhawks - Recap - January 01, 2009
scores.espn.go.com 1/1/2009 — Even outside, Red Wings prove superior to Blackhawks CHICAGO -- 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 ...

Winter Classic II will deal with 'Windy City' by having teams switch ends in 3rd period
blog.mlive.com 12/16/2008 — As the Windsor Star's Bob Duff and the Detroit Free Press note, the NHL stated that it plans on having the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks change ends halfway through the third period of the Winter Classic II: December...

Winter classic II hype builds
blog.mlive.com 12/29/2008 — With Kwame Kilpatrick and the Detroit Lions' miserable season eclipsing the Red Wings' Stanley Cup win, you'd think that the Winter Classic II would loom large in the minds of Detroit's sports scribes. No so much. The Detroit Free Press...

League begins full-ice marketing press for Winter Classic
blog.mlive.com 12/16/2008 — The NHL's media website posted a massive press release regarding their initiatives promoting the Winter Classic II: December 8, NHLMedia.com: NHL BEGINS BUILD-UP TO NHL WINTER CLASSIC 2009, A CELEBRATION OF HOCKEY ACROSS NORTH AMERICA Month-Long ...

Red Wings Beat Cold and Blackhawks at Wrigley Field
slapshot.blogs.nytimes.com 1/1/2009 — The crowd of 40,818 was the sixth largest ever to see a hockey game.

Blackhawks end Flames' 5-game win streak (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NHL News 1/5/2009
Nikolai Khabibulin made 34 saves, Martin Havlat, Andrew Ladd and Patrick Sharp each had a goal and an assist, and the Chicago Blackhawks rebounded from consecutive losses to Detroit to beat Calgary 5-2 on Sunday night. Kris Versteeg and Dustin ...

Blackhawks 5,Flames 2 — NYT > Hockey 1/5/2009
CHICAGO (AP) -- Martin Havlat, Andrew Ladd and Patrick Sharp each had a goal and an assist, and the Chicago Blackhawks rebounded from consecutive losses to Detroit to beat the Calgary Flames 5-2 on Sunday night. >

Blackhawks beat Flames 5-2 — Boston.com -- Hockey news 1/5/2009
Nikolai Khabibulin made 34 saves, Martin Havlat, Andrew Ladd and Patrick Sharp each had a goal and an assist, and the Chicago Blackhawks rebounded from consecutive losses to Detroit to beat Calgary 5-2 on Sunday night.

Winter Classic ratings see boost of 12 percent — ESPN.com - NHL 1/5/2009
Ratings increased 12 percent for the second Winter Classic, which featured the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings at Wrigley Field.

Blackhawks Beat Flames to End Skid — washingtonpost.com - NHL 1/5/2009
Nikolai Khabibulin makes 34 saves and the Blackhawks rebound from consecutive losses to Detroit to beat Calgary, 5-2, on Sunday night.