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Report- Winter Classic II Will Be Announced This Week
Published 7/6/2008 by Paul at KK Hockey
via Russo’s Rants, According to a knowledgeable source, it’s official. The NHL’s second outdoor Winter Classic will take place New Year’s Day at the storied Wrigley Field when the Blackhawks take on the Stanley Cup-champion Detroit Red Wings. An announcement is expected next week in the days leading up to the three-day inaugural “Blackhawks Convention” at the Chicago Hilton.

From KK: Wings-Hawks outdoor game to be confirmed this week
Published 7/6/2008 by Georg James Malik at Red Wings Snapshots - MLive.com
... , the Detroit Red Wings' concerns about playing an "away" outdoor game will be rendered moot by the NHL: July 6, Minneapolis Star-Tribune : According to a knowledgeable source, it's official. The NHL's second outdoor Winter Classic will take place New Year's Day at the storied Wrigley Field when the Blackhawks take on the Stanley Cup-champion Detroit Red Wings. An announcement is expected next week in the days leading up to the three-day inaugural "Blackhawks Convention" at the Chicago Hilton. The outdoor game has been in the works for some time but finally approved last week ...

Wrigley Field to host New Year's Day game
Published 7/6/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Richard Pollock) at IllegalCurve.com
... Star-Tribune: According to a knowledgeable source, it’s official. The NHL’s second outdoor Winter Classic will take place New Year’s Day at the storied Wrigley Field when the Blackhawks take on the Stanley Cup-champion Detroit Red Wings. An announcement is expected next week in the days leading up to the three-day inaugural “Blackhawks Convention” at the Chicago Hilton. Read the entire entry from Russo's Rants here. Should be a fun New Year's day ...

Report: Wrigley Field Will Definitely Host 2009 Winter Classic
Published 7/7/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Going Five Hole) at Sean Leahy's Going Five Hole
... Michael Russo of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports that an announcement will be made next week that Wrigley Field in Chicago will host the 2009 Winter Classic against the Detroit Red Wings. ...

Report claims Winter Classic in Wrigley between 'Hawks, Wings
Published 7/7/2008 by Greg Wyshynski at Puck Daddy
Comcast Sports Chicago broke the news that the Detroit Red Wings and the Chicago Blackhawks will play in the second NHL Winter Classic on New Year's Day 2009 at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The network said an announcement could come by the end of the week. Unfortunately, that week was May 23. Now it's Michael Russo of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune who reports that the Winter Classic in the Windy City is a done deal: According to a knowledgeable source, it's official. The NHL's second outdoor Winter Classic will ...

Red Wings Coming To Wrigley Field
Published 7/7/2008 by Chris at Intentional Foul
... Naturally, Gary Betman and company want to capitalize on NHL’s version of the Ice Bowl and feature more outdoor shenanigans. This time the players are Wrigley Field, the Chicago Blackhawks and the defending Stanley Cup champs, the Detroit Red Wings. While the crowd for the second American NHL Ice Bowl probably won’t surpass Ralph Wilson’s almost-72,000 from last year, you can expect the ...

Movin’ On - What if LaRose Doesn’t Sign?
Published 7/8/2008 by Bubba at Canes Country
... It seems like at least one of my crazy suggested locations will come to fruition. It’s been reported that the next classic will be played between the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks at Wrigley Field. ...

Dog Days of NHL Summer
Published 7/8/2008 by Tyler at NHL Digest- Hockey News and Equipment Reviews
... It seems like at least one of my crazy suggested locations will come to fruition. It’s been reported that the next classic will be played between the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks at Wrigley Field. ...