sports.espn.go.com - 1/2/2009
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January 1 --- ESPN.com: From the two teams' cool retro uniforms, to the 40,818 fans bundled up and jammed into venerable Wrigley Field belting out the national anthem en masse, to the wildly entertaining game itself, the 2009 Winter Classic was another red-letter day for the league...
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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The Winter Classic II: spectacle, event, branding opportunity, and, occasionally, a great game
Snapshots —
ESPN's Scott Burnside beat the rest of the press to the discussion of the Winter Classic as an ongoing event which not only showcases the NHL's "brand" to the rest of the world, but also serves as the season's high point and should become a "movable feast" to market more teams... Put simply, folks, the post-game coverage of the Winter Classic II is gonna get weird. Some pundits will talk about the game, but most will talk about the event and the concept behind it as it relates to "growing the game." The Wings' press has to both try to encapsulate the event while meeting ...
Winter Classic stuff - 1-2-09
Empty Netters —
Pardon our highly original headline. We're not feeling too sharp after two live blogs yesterday.
Can we openly campaign for another Winter Classic involving the Penguins? Is that selfish? Is it even more selfish to campaign for to be here in Pittsburgh? We know it's not likely. The NHL will probably pursue larger markets like New York or Boston next season. And the conducting one of these things is an enormous logistical undertaking for any team, let alone one a season and a half away from moving into a new building.
But we so want to hear John Barbero and Jeff Jimerson in Heinz Field.
Here's a round-up of all the Winter Classic ...
Post-Classic II out-of-town round-up
Snapshots —
... of the game, and Scott Burnside discussed the signature event status of the Winter Classic series, and Pierre LeBrun explains why the Wings did make a statement, whether they'd prefer to admit it or not: ...
Winter Classic Recaps
The New York Rangers Blog —
ESPN.com - Another successful outdoor tilt gives NHL its signature event CBS Sports - Winter Classic's only flaw? Should have come sooner Fox Sports - Winter Classic is loss for 'Hawks, win for city The Hockey News - THN at the Winter Classic: Great event signifies ...
This is Not a Hockey Column
This Purist Bleeds Pinstripes —
... According to an ESPN.com article, the NHL in the future will likely look to keep this game to baseball fields, since football fields can present scheduling difficulties with the lack of a sizable gap between the end of the football season and New Year's. ...
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Winter Classic 2010
theogablog.blogspot.com 12/31/2008 — Recommendations about where to hold the 2010 Winter Classic and who should play with an eye to the history of Hockey...
Scott Burnside: McDonough's words ring true at Winter Classic
sports.espn.go.com 12/30/2008 — CHICAGO -- There was a time when John McDonough figured the toughest sports ticket was the one that got you in the door at Wrigley Field the night the Chicago Cubs finally turned on the lights in August 1988. McDonough would know. He helped turn the ...
The 2009 NHL Winter Classic is Here
buynhljerseys.com 1/1/2009 — It's finally here, the most talked about NHL game of the year besides the Stanley Cup Finals! It's the Winter Classic game being played today at the famous Wrigley Field between the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings.
2009 Winter Classic live blog
fromtherink.com 1/1/2009 — Happy New Year and welcome to your home for the festivities for the Winter Classic. I'll be live blogging the game along with a host of other SBN Hockey writers, including three who are at the game in Chicago providing photos, twitters and hopefully ...
Video: ESPN highlights of NHL Winter Classic --- (short version)
sports.espn.go.com 1/2/2009 — 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...
+/- From The Winter Classic
kuklaskorner.com 1/1/2009 — from Mark Hermann of Newsday,
MINUS: What’s with those Indiana Jones hats for Detroit coach Mike Babcock and his staff?
PLUS: The Cup champion Red Wings are still the class of the league. Outstanding team.
MINUS: Sad to say, but ...
Red Wings give Hawks cold shoulder 6-4 at Wrigley —
Examiner Sports 1/1/2009
Outside in the elements, the Detroit Red Wings showed they can play the Chicago Blackhawks anywhere, anytime, in any conditions. And still beat them. Pavel Datsyuk skated through two defenders for a go-ahead score in a three-goal second period, and ...
Red Wings give Hawks cold shoulder 6-4 at Wrigley —
Examiner Sports 1/2/2009
Outside in the elements, the Detroit Red Wings showed they can play the Chicago Blackhawks anywhere, anytime, in any conditions. And still beat them. Pavel Datsyuk skated through two defenders for a go-ahead score in a three-goal second period, and ...
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