WINTER CLASSIC: Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow

FANHOUSE: No Soup at the WINTER CLASSIC

MVNsoccer posted 1/1/2008 from sports.aol.com

January 1 --- by Eric McErlain: you're about to step out onto the ice at a windblown Ralph Wilson Stadium. You're hungry. You need to keep warm, but you want to make a healthy choice. Toss in the fact that you're name is Brian Campbell, and the fix ought to be in: Soup is good food. But noooooo! When the photographer is taking a picture of you with your jersey prominently displayed, you're ...

Buffalo Weather Blog: WINTER CLASSIC New Year's Day

MVNsoccer posted 1/1/2008 from www.buffaloweatherblog.com

A potent arctic cold front is going to deliver widespread snow and the coldest airmass of the season so far to WNY. Most of the precip will fall as snow, but if mixing occurs it will be south of the metro and brief. Daytime accumulations will be around 3-5 inches. The heaviest in terms of snow intensity will arrive Tuesday night...

Your Chance to Own Sidney Crosby's Jersey from the Winter Classic

sleahy21 posted 1/1/2008 from goingfivehole.blogspot.com

Got some extra Christmas or Chanukkah cash lying around and feel like making a huge purchase? Ever want to own an actual game-worn hockey jersey, or maybe a game-used puck, or perhaps, used pants shells from today's Winter Classic between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres? Fret no more my friend, game-used jersey giant MeiGray is here to help:

NY TIMES: Outdoor Game a Reminder of Roots, but Also a Peek at the Sport’s Future

MVNsoccer posted 1/1/2008 from www.nytimes.com

January 1 --- To many, the outdoor setting represents the roots of the game. --- Sabres forward Maxim Afinogenov learned to play on outdoor rinks during Moscow winters. “You feel like you’re back in the old days,” he said. --- The Sabres will wear throwback jerseys from the 1995--96 season, and the Penguins will be hardly recognizable in light blue uniforms from the 1970s.

NHL.com Recap: WINTER CLASSIC on New Year's Day

MVNsoccer posted 1/1/2008 from www.nhl.com

January 1 --- A PERFECT ENDING TO A PERFECT GAME ! --- NHL.com: Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby scored the winning goal in the shootout as the Penguins defeated host Buffalo, 2-1, in Tuesday’s AMP Energy NHL Winter Classic. --- The game, played amid snow showers throughout the day, was an instant classic. --- Sidney Crosby's shootout goal will always be frozen in time...