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 broadcasters' conference call snippets
blog.mlive.com 12/18/2008 — Several Chicago pundits weighed in on the un-transcripted broadcasters' conference call in which NBC Sports producer Sam Flood, announcer Bob Costas, and NHL announcers/colour commentators Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire, and Mike Milbury discussed the ...

The Winter Classic With NHL’s Schuyler Baehman
nhldigest.com 12/18/2008 — NHL Digest recently had the honor of picking the mind of the man responsible for all of the great communication strategies from the National Hockey League. Schuyler Baehman is the Manger of Communications for the NHL and one of the minds behind the ...

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...

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 ...

How the Blackhawks became the talk of Chicago
globesports.com 1/1/2009 — 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 — ...

Happy verbal daggers
blog.mlive.com 1/5/2009 — The Southtown Star's Phil Arvia reminds Red Wings fans why it's always better to hear the fans of a certain team chant "Red Wings [stink]" after a scene-stealing win--like, say, the performance the Wings pulled off during an internationally-aired ...

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..

Marketing the Classic: Behind the scenes of NHL's Wrigley TV spot
sports.yahoo.com 12/8/2008 — (Ed Note: This is Part One of Puck Daddy's interview with Brian Jennings, Executive Vice President of Marketing for the NHL, regarding how the League plans to sell and create interest around the 2009 Winter Classic at Wrigley Field. Part Two runs on ...

Consider the Winter Classic an annual tradition
fromtherink.com 1/2/2009 — I don't know that I'd quite call it a home run , but there's no question that the 2009 edition of the Winter Classic was a solid hit for the NHL. And you can bet the house that, a year from now, we'll be watching a similar event take place at yet ...

Leopold, Raycroft help Avs hold off Red Wings — ESPN.com - NHL 12/16/2008
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Leopold, Raycroft lift Avs over Wings (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NHL News 12/16/2008
Jordan Leopold scored on a penalty shot and added an assist and Andrew Raycroft made 34 saves and the Colorado Avalanche held on for a 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Monday night. Wojtek Wolski and Paul Stastny also scored for Colorado. Tomas ...

Avalanche 3, Red Wings 2 — NYT > Hockey 12/16/2008
DETROIT (AP) -- Jordan Leopold scored on a penalty shot and added an assist and Andrew Raycroft made 34 saves and the Colorado Avalanche held on for a 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Monday night. >

Leopold penalty shot paces Avs' win over Wings — Boston.com -- Hockey news 12/16/2008
Colorado's No. 1 goaltender Peter Budaj contributed to a victory over the rival Red Wings without even playing.

Avalanche-Red Wings: Game Preview — Bleacher Report - NHL 12/16/2008
The title says it all, doesn't it? Well, that, and Andrew Raycroft starting in goal. Yep, to face the ol' winged wheel we're sending in the second-stringer. That's some poor timing right there—though I do have a theory. You know what else is ...