globesports.com - 1/1/2009
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After arriving in Chicago to set up for Thursday's NHL outdoor game, NBC producer Sam Flood got in touch with a high-school classmate living in the city. "I went out to dinner with him and met a bunch of his friends," Flood said yesterday. "The men and the women could not stop talking about ...
sports.yahoo.com - 12/31/2008
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sports.yahoo.com —
We've chronicled the wondrous relationship between hockey and
wine before, and it continues with the 2009 Winter
Classic. Via Ad Age, here's a completely pointless but ultimately awesome tie-in with the Detroit Red Wings / Chicago Blackhawks showdown ...
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An officially licensed way to get tanked during the ...
bizofhockey.com - 1/2/2009
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bizofhockey.com —
Today, the Friendly Confines of Wrigley Field in
Chicago will be transformed from the home of the
Cubs to the home of the NHL Winter Classic as the Chicago Blackhawks play the Detroit Red Wings in this now annual game. Former Blackhawks coach Denis Savard toured Wrigley Field with ESPN's ...
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Video: Tour of Wrigley Field Just Before NHL Winter Classic
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Dear Chicago - 1-1-08
Empty Netters —
... owners of the rooftop seats next to Wrigley Field are upset that the league erected video boards. They're obstructing some views.
-Former Penguins coach Scotty Bowman, currently an executive with the Blackhawks, got his 2008 Stanley Cup ring from the Red Wings.
-Despite an ankle injury, Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom will play today.
-Today is a coming out party for the Blackhawks.
-How did the Blackhawks become Chicago's team?
-They actually put up fake live ivy up along the outfield ...
Overnight out-of-town pre-Classic II round-up
Snapshots —
... Joel Quenneville; Globe and Mail : William Houston discusses the broadcasting implications of the game; Yahoo Sports : In addition to Greg "Puck Daddy" Wyshynski's notes about ...
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