chicagotribune.com - 1/2/2009
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North Side baseball palace gets some hockey flavor
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Chris Chelios was packing up his gear Thursday in the cramped visitors' clubhouse at Wrigley Field, getting ready for the final event of the second annual Winter Classic: the postgame party.
Hardball: Frozen Confines ready to shine
Versteeg calls Winter Classic 'ride of a lifetime'
media.nbcchicago.com - 1/2/2009
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media.nbcchicago.com —
January 1 --- NBC Chicago: Fans attending the
NHL Winter Classic at the "frozen confines" of Wrigley...
Field on New Year's Day are interviewed by Anthony Ponce; companion video to Tom Fornelli's review of the event posted at http://ballhype.com/story/nhl_winter_classic_fan_tastic/
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Video: Wrigley Fans are Classic
homerderby.com - 1/2/2009
neswsports.com - 1/3/2009
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NHL Winter Classic Videos! Outdoor Hockey is Awesome
! The NHL needs to do this more often....
They need to play in retractable domes or something. I always think of Mystery Alaska when we have the winter classic. I grew up in the South, but I can ...
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2009 NHL Winter Classic Videos! Outdoor Hockey is Awesome!
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Post-Classic II Hawks' press
Snapshots —
... after the game, and Chris Chelios apparently planned on doing so himself, as Paul Sullivan noted: January 2, Chicago Tribune : Chris Chelios was packing up his gear Thursday in the cramped visitors' clubhouse at Wrigley Field, getting ready for the final event of the second annual Winter Classic: the postgame party. "I'll have a cocktail at Murphy's and celebrate with my friends and the crowd, and that will make me feel like home again," the former Blackhawk out of Mt. Carmel High School said. "I'm looking forward to going across the street now. I'm sure there will be a lot ...
Thanks for all the Birthday Wishes
Hire Jim Essian —
... My old second baseman, Ryne Sandberg, made an appearance at Wrigley Field Thursday, along with Billy Williams and Fergie Jenkins. Ryan Dempster, Kerry Wood, Rich Harden and Jeff Samardzija were all there. So was A.J. Pierzynski and Phil Nevin. I wasn’t. Good thing for A.J. and Nevin. Just ask Kirk Gibson. ...
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Videos From Wrigley.....
hockeyprogram.blogspot.com 1/1/2009 — Some videos from the Winter Classic at Wrigley Field in Chicago....thanks to all the people that have uploaded videos to Youtube today. There will be more later.
What a great day for hockey!!!
