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WINTER CLASSIC : Chicago ?

Phantom PainPhantom Pain Posts: 9,876
edited March 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
Possibly a game at Wrigley Field


http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/flyers/20080306_Winter_Classic_could_be_windy.html



Winter Classic could be 'windy'


Daily News Wire Services

An outdoor game in Chicago "would make a lot of sense" to NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, and the site could be the "Frozen Confines" of Wrigley Field.
Yesterday, during a news conference, Bettman did not commit to staging one in the Windy City, but he said the Blackhawks are on the list to host one - possibly next season.

"As we do these games in the future, obviously, Chicago will make a lot of sense," he said.

The Flyers, New York, Boston, Detroit, Colorado, Montreal, Toronto and Pittsburgh also have expressed interest in hosting an outdoor game, and Bettman said his "guess" is there will probably be one next season.

That other cities are warm to the idea is not surprising given the success of the Buffalo-Pittsburgh game at Ralph Wilson Stadium on New Year's Day. An NHL-record 71,217 watched the "Winter Classic," which the Penguins won in a shootout, 2-1.

It also has a delicate balance to strike. Too many outdoor games would kill the buzz. And too long a wait between them could have the same effect.

"There was a special, almost romantic, emotional, exciting, holistic quality to what took place in returning to our outdoor roots," Bettman said. "If you do it too much, I think you lose some of that quality. Everything we do, we want it to be special in the outdoor-game context."

Blackhawks president John McDonough, who had been president of the Cubs before coming to the Blackhawks in November, said, "I had strong relationships with the Cubs for 25 years. Their ownership group and their organization are aware of our interest."
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  • brain of cbrain of c Posts: 5,213
    the game in buffalo was an instant classic. more is a good idea.
    d'oh!!!!!!

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  • NY PJ1NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    love the idea
  • inmyrvminmyrvm Posts: 933
    it won't be next year. it will be in either pittsburgh or most likely montreal for the centennial. mario talked to the worst commissioner in sports about having it at the ketchup bowl next year before this year's was even held. and we all know mario gets what he wants. but it will be in montreal next year probably. maybe in 2011 chicago.
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  • ReleaseMe...ReleaseMe... Posts: 494
    ...and of course, by then, it probably wont be called 'Wrigley'

    probably Google Monster Yahoo AOL Park. The game will be played on the At&t rink that is set up in the Reebok outfield grass.
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  • Phantom PainPhantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    Bettman is such a tool

    "There probably will be one"

    The biggest friggin crowd ever to watch hockey, one of the coolest ideas for a sport that struggles for an audience in the US and this douchebag says "Probably"

    He such an ass when is he leaving ?
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  • ledveddermanledvedderman Posts: 7,761
    Hoping for a Blues-Blackhawks winter classic....

    I'm sure the NHL would want Red Wings-Blackhawks though
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  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    brain of c wrote:
    the game in buffalo was an instant classic. more is a good idea.
    ...but you don't want them to over-do it either.
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  • chromiamchromiam Posts: 4,114
    Phantom Pain wrote:
    Bettman is such a tool

    "There probably will be one"

    The biggest friggin crowd ever to watch hockey, one of the coolest ideas for a sport that struggles for an audience in the US and this douchebag says "Probably"

    He such an ass when is he leaving ?

    Problem is he can't say it will definitely be done again. It's something that you have to keep special and not over do. And you also have to have the players association involved as well. It's the players and their play which sell this game not the "special" events that the league tries to promote.
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  • Phantom PainPhantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    chromiam wrote:
    Problem is he can't say it will definitely be done again. It's something that you have to keep special and not over do. And you also have to have the players association involved as well. It's the players and their play which sell this game not the "special" events that the league tries to promote.

    I agree I would like it to be every New Year's Day like it was this year not overly done

    Shit, even if its in Buffalo every year with different teams...I would travel up there to see the Flyers

    Just like the NFL with their tradition of Dallas & Detroit every Thanksgiving
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  • chromiamchromiam Posts: 4,114
    Phantom Pain wrote:
    I agree I would like it to be every New Year's Day like it was this year not overly done

    Shit, even if its in Buffalo every year with different teams...I would travel up there to see the Flyers

    Just like the NFL with their tradition of Dallas & Detroit every Thanksgiving

    I think if it was done every year at the same place it would get old pretty quickly. I think it should be done every couple of years (2 or 3) and be done in various areas. Maybe alternate between the US and Canada and change up the teams accordingly.
    You know the owners love the thought of splitting a 70,000 ticket box office every few years and that's why they are so gung ho about it. :D
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  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    ReleaseMe... wrote:
    ...and of course, by then, it probably wont be called 'Wrigley'

    probably Google Monster Yahoo AOL Park. The game will be played on the At&t rink that is set up in the Reebok outfield grass.
    You know, Wrigley is a gum manufacturer..
  • ReleaseMe...ReleaseMe... Posts: 494
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    You know, Wrigley is a gum manufacturer..
    i know, but the guy is looking to sell the naming rights to the highest bidder now. if that in fact does happen, it wont be called wrigley...as it has for the past almost century
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  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    You know, Wrigley is a gum manufacturer..
    Never paid a dime for the name......owners of the team once upon a time.
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