Winter Classic Set

Red Wings Snapshots - MLive.com found this 7/16/2008 on www.kuklaskorner.com [flag]

from Teddy Greenstein of the Chicago Tribune via the Santa Barbara Press, It will become officially official Wednesday: The NHL will award the 2009 Winter Classic to the Blackhawks, who will play host to Detroit at Wrigley Field on Jan. 1, according to an industry source. For weeks it has been believed Chicago would land the outdoor game. About the only mystery has been when the puck ... [link]

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NHL will confirm Wrigley Field Winter Classic on Wednesday
Published 7/16/2008 by George James Malik at Red Wings Snapshots - MLive.com
Paul Kukla from Kukla's Korner spotted this early-edition article from the Chicago Tribune's Teddy Greenstein, which states that the NHL will make its Winter Classic plans official on Wednesday: ...

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