Report: Blackhawks to play Wings at Wrigley

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Report: Blackhawks To Play At Wrigley Next Year
Published 5/29/2008 by jason at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... The good news: Because they’ll be playing at Wrigley Field instead . Comcast SportsNet reported Wednesday night that the ‘Hawks would be facing old foes the Detroit Red Wings at the North Side ballpark for next season’s Winter Classic. The Sun-Times follows up that an official announcement could be made later this week. The NHL has been wanting to go outside again, ever since 71,217 fans showed up at Ralph Wilson Stadium last New Year’s Day to see the Buffalo Sabres take on the Pittsburgh Penguins. However, plans for the New York Rangers stake around Yankee Stadium ...

Wrigley Snags Winter Classic
Published 5/29/2008 by Eric McErlain at FanHouse
... Why do I write that? According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the league is expected to announce that the next NHL Winter Classic will be awarded to Chicago, where the Blackhawks will host the Detroit Red Wings at ...

Winter Classic reportedly headed to Wrigley, not Bronx
Published 5/29/2008 by Neil Best at Watchdog
It's looking more and more like that hockey game at Yankee Stadium just ain't gonna happen. Chicago reportedly is going to win the sweepstakes. I'm a hockey guy, and initially I was all for closing Yankee Stadium with a Rangers game. But the more I thought about it . . . It just didn't seem right. Sept. 21 against the Orioles will have to do. Maybe the Yanks can make it dramatic by winning the game to climb back to .500 with a week left in the season.

Outdoor Classic, Wrigley Field Style: Red Wings to Play Blackhawks Next Year
Published 5/29/2008 by Maury Brown at The Biz of Hockey :: The Business of Sports Network
Comcast SportsNet reported last night that the Detroit Red Wings and the Chicago Blackhawks will play this coming January at Wrigley Field in a continuation of the NHL’s outdoor Winter Classic. According the report, the announcement could come as early as this week. As reported by the Chicago Sun-Times: Hawks president John McDonough has been pushing for an outdoor game after the success of this season's Winter Classic on New Year's Day at Buffalo's Ralph Wilson Stadium. A league-record 71,217 fans saw the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Sabres ...

Report- Chicago vs.Detroit In Winter Classic
Published 5/29/2008 by Paul at KK Hockey
from the Chicago Sun-Times, The Blackhawks are expected to play the Detroit Red Wings at Wrigley Field in January in the NHL’s Winter Classic, Comcast SportsNet reported Wednesday night, with an official announcement perhaps coming this week. continued thanks to a KK reader for the pointer…

Report: Blackhawks-Red Wings to play at Wrigley Field
Published 5/29/2008 at Big League Stew
... Now comes a report out of Comcast Sports Chicago that says the Blackhawks will host the Red Wings at Wrigley Field next January in the NHL's Winter Classic. The puckheads scored mega-ratings (for the NHL, anyway) with this year's Pens-Sabres game in Buffalo and since ...

Report: Blackhawks-Wings to play at Wrigley Field
Published 5/29/2008 at Big League Stew
... Now comes a report out of Comcast Sports Chicago that the Blackhawks will host the Red Wings at Wrigley Field next January in the NHL's Winter Classic. The puckheads scored mega-ratings with this year's Pens-Sabres game in Buffalo and since ...

Blackhawks, Red Wings at Wrigley Field finally a done deal?
Published 5/29/2008 at Puck Daddy
... next, assuming the flirtation with closing out Yankee Stadium was losing steam. Comcast Sports Chicago reported last night that, in fact, it'll be the ...

Report: Blackhawks to play Wings at Wrigley
Published 5/29/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Report: Blackhawks to play Wings at Wrigley The Blackhawks are expected to play the Detroit Red Wings at Wrigley Field in January in the NHL’s Winter Classic, Comcast SportsNet reported Wednesday night, with an official announcement perhaps coming this week. Hawks president John McDonough has been pushing for an outdoor game after the success of this season’s Winter Classic on New Year’s Day at Buffalo’s Ralph Wilson Stadium. A league-record 71,217 fans saw the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Sabres 2-1 in a shootout.

Report: Wrigley Field to Host NHL Winter Classic
Published 5/29/2008 by Maury Brown at The Biz of Baseball :: Business of Sports Network
Comcast SportsNet reported last night that the Detroit Red Wings and the Chicago Blackhawks will play this coming January at Wrigley Field in a continuation of the NHL’s outdoor Winter Classic. According the report, the announcement could come as early as this week. As reported by the Chicago Sun-Times: Hawks president John McDonough has been pushing for an outdoor game after the success of this season's Winter Classic on New Year's Day at Buffalo's Ralph Wilson Stadium. A league-record 71,217 fans saw the Pittsburgh ...

Blackhawks to play Wings at Wrigley Field
Published 5/29/2008 by Fraser at The Hockey Herald
via Chicago Sun-Times: The Blackhawks are expected to play the Detroit Red Wings at Wrigley Field in January in the NHL’s Winter Classic, Comcast SportsNet reported Wednesday night, with an official announcement perhaps coming this week.

A Look Back on the Winter Classic
Published 5/30/2008 by Ryan (noreply@blogger.com) at The Goose's Roost
... a strong belief that it doesn't count anymore, but many Penguins players swore by their home crowd after the victory. If there is one thing I do know, it's that I will forever associate the phrase "home ice advantage" with the Winter Classic; and since no one wants to read my thoughts on the usefulness of old buildings in the postseason, let's just go through some pictures from the Winter Classic that I've never posted here. On the heels of the next Winter Classic being announced in Chicago , it makes even more sense to take a look back on the biggest sports day in Buffalo's ...

Baseball Today: Friday, May 30
Published 5/30/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) . . . Wrigley Field is one of the spots under consideration for an outdoor NHL game between the Blackhawks and Red Wings (Chicago Sun-Times) . . . Aaron Harang's four sterling innings in the 17-inning game at San Diego Sunday ...