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Video: ESPN highlights of NHL Winter Classic --- (short version)
January 1 --- ESPN.com: The atmosphere was electric. --- Bundled-up fans got a chance to extend their New Year's Eve parties and watch hockey in a venerable stadium where baseball usually fills the seats. --- If the setting was different, the results were the same Thursday...
Video: ESPN highlights of NHL Winter Classic --- (short version)
Video:  ESPN's NHL Winter Classic Video Blog
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Video: ESPN's NHL Winter Classic Video Blog
sports.espn.go.com — January 1 --- ESPN.com: Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun wrap up their Winter Classic Video Blog with... their postgame impressions on New Year's Day at Chicago's Wrigley Field... (more) Video: ESPN's NHL Winter Classic Video Blog
Video:  Wrigley Fans are Classic
Video: Wrigley Fans are Classic
media.nbcchicago.com — January 1 --- NBC Chicago: Fans attending the NHL Winter Classic at the "frozen confines" of Wrigley... Field on New Year's Day are interviewed by Anthony Ponce; companion video to Tom Fornelli's review of the event posted at http://ballhype.com/story/nhl_winter_classic_fan_tastic/ (more) Video: Wrigley Fans are Classic
Why the 2010 Winter Classic Should be Rangers-Capitals
Why the 2010 Winter Classic Should be Rangers-Capitals
goingfivehole.blogspot.com — Where will the 2010 Winter Classic be and what teams will take part? Let it be the... Washington Capitals at the New York Rangers from Yankee Stadium, new or old. (more) Why the 2010 Winter Classic Should be Rangers-Capitals
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Post-Classic II out-of-town round-up
Snapshots — An international press corps provides nearly fifty stories discussing the Detroit Red Wings' 6-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in the Winter Classic II at Wrigley Field, and while I plan on sticking to the "digest" format, the Associated Press's Jim Litke captured "the spirit of the thing" so well that he leads us off: January 1, Associated Press ...

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