Sean Leahy at Puck Daddy reports that plans for Yankee Stadium to host a college bowl game until 2013 may hamper the NHL's ability to have a Winter Classic in New York..."Another question to think about is the chance of double dipping. Is the NHL willing to wait until 2014 before putting a Winter Classic at the home of the reigning World Series champions or would they think about playing at an alternate New York venue in 2011 and then revisit the idea of Yankee Stadium when their bowl game agreement ends? Or if they are hellbent on having the game in the Bronx, does the Winter Classic occur on a day other than New Year's for one year, like say, the weekend between the NFL's conference championship games and the Super Bowl (if it's moved back to its original date of after the season) or maybe a Saturday afternoon in February?"
...it would be a shame for New York hockey fans to wait until after 2013 for a Winter Classic. As Leahy mentions, the new Giants Stadium would be the perfect venue until Yankee Stadium becomes available.
2 comments:
BOooooorrriiing...a "college bowl." Collegiate sports trumping an NHL event, not cool.
I hope New York gets an NHL Winter Classic game in the future. Devils-Rangers would definitely be a good game since that is already a heated rivalry. Islanders-Rangers wouldn't be bad either.
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