The Chicago Sun-Times reports..."The Blackhawks are expected to play the Detroit Red Wings at Wrigley Field in January in the NHL's Winter Classic, Comcast SportsNet reported Wednesday night, with an official announcement perhaps coming this week.
Hawks president John McDonough has been pushing for an outdoor game after the success of this season's Winter Classic on New Year's Day at Buffalo's Ralph Wilson Stadium. A league-record 71,217 fans saw the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Sabres 2-1 in a shootout.
Yankee Stadium, one of the other front-runners to host the outdoor game next season, was deemed an unlikely site last week by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman."
Yankee Stadium, one of the other front-runners to host the outdoor game next season, was deemed an unlikely site last week by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman."
...too bad, it would have been cool to see the Rangers play at The Stadium.
John Dellapina at the Blueshirts Blog had this reaction...
"If, however, it does turn out that the NHL does not play in the Stadium New Year's Day, this will rank as one of the great missed opportunities for a league that needs to seize any and all it can."
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I'm glad the Rangers will not be part of this circus.
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