slapshot.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/1/2009
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The crowd of 40,818 was the sixth largest ever to see a hockey game.
bizofhockey.com - 1/2/2009
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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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Early post-game reactions and multimedia
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... Linsey Ungar spoke to Wings and Hawks fans as well) gave the game an overall thumbs-up, as did Gene Myers and Dana Wakiji's game blogs. Tthe CP's recap notes that the Hawks' Detroit [Stinks] chant was out in force, and the CBC posted an initial recap; Here are some other initial takes: As noted by Kukla's Korner , Newsday's Mark Hermann has no understanding of the Mike Babcock fedora; The New York Times' Slap Shot Blog notes that Pat Borzi posted an early recap ; SI's Jim Kelley talks about the ...
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Red Wings give Hawks cold shoulder 6-4 at Wrigley —
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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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