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[play puck]

I know its a little early to be thinking about this yet but who do you guys think should be get next years NHL Winter classic? In my opinion I think Minnesota should get it at the new Target Feild and play the Avs. Though, I have heard many rumors that Washington D.C. will get it. I believe the Wild should get it are because
A. Hockey city. It will sell out at any cost
B. Avs. Rivals
C. Bring it back to the Western Conference. even though they got more snow we got just as much hockey!
D. If they do put it in 'Sota college games! Either Gophers vs. Badgers or Fighting Sioux
let me know what you guys think.

[ducksfan13]

im guessing we will never see the ducks play a winter classic

i'd bet money it will wind up being penguins at capitals

[TecKaHoLiC]

I think I will go if its Caps/Pens at Heinz field

[Kenny]

It'll definitely be the Caps. I'm thinking Caps/Rangers at Yankee stadium.

[RGS_Quack93]

Ducks vs LA at the Home Depot center

[Captain-Crunch]

Ducks vs LA at the Home Depot center

Just pick a day where the ice would last outside in SoCal.

[Dark Knight]

I posted this on the NHL News thread but I think it applies here:

A really big show!
REPORT: PENGUINS LOOKING TO HOST CAPS AT 2011 WINTER CLASSIC

This just in: The NHL will fold all remaining 28 teams so that Washington and Pittsburgh will be the only two teams in the league. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman added "wait, there are other teams in the league?"

Bettman continues: "We think that playing Washington and Pittsburgh 82 games will be good for the league and its new TV home, i.e. any channel more obscure than Versus. We think we can do this for at least another 15 years until Crosby and Ovechkin retire. By then I'll be too old to even care."

[M T]

Wings and Avs @ Invesco. That would be fun.

[play puck]

I think I will go if its Caps/Pens at Heinz field

More or likly that is what its gonna be. Caps will probally host it thought. I say the Pens should wait a couple of years seeing as they were one of the 1st teams in the Winter Classic. LET SOMEONE ELSE DO IT!!!

[HillerGirl]

Bettman continues: "We think that playing Washington and Pittsburgh 82 games will be good for the league and its new TV home, i.e. any channel more obscure than Versus. We think we can do this for at least another 15 years until Crosby and Ovechkin retire. By then I'll be too old to even care."

you know what's the funny thing is? opening sites like NHL.com, TSN.ca, watching NHLN and reading NHL News Magazine... and on top of that TVGuide magazine...i kinda think that Pens vs. Caps happened at least 30 times this season...
so i guess wear e close to 82

[Duckbill]

Minnesota at Target Field and Avs at Invesco would be excellent hosts, of those two i'd pick the Avs because the larger crowd at Ralph Wilson in Buffalo made that game truly epic, the size of the venue has shrunk in the sonecutive years since and there aren't many major outdoor venues smaller than Fenway. As was said earlier Pittsburgh has already played in one recently, however there is no denying that if you polled hockey fans across the US a Pens/Caps game would probably have the broadest appeal.

I think it would be neat if the NHL did a "winter weekend" and had the three california teams play the three NYC area teams in consecutive nights at Yankee Stadium. Cheesy Gimmick? You bet, but I would pay top dollar to see my Ducks play at my beloved Yankee Stadium, that'd be a total sportsgasm for me.

The Avs are about as western as an NHL classic can get, so I don't ever hold out hope of the Ducks playing in one and unless they invent ice that doesn't melt California sure as hell won't host one.

[Still MIGHTY]

Any New York proposal can't happen at Yankee Stadium at least in the near future. The Yankees are hosting a college football bowl game (The Pinstripe Bowl ) in late December. That doesn't allow the proper amount of time for NHL to get in and set up for a New Year's Day event. Yankee Stadium would be the premiere place to do it, but unless the Yanks get rid of their bowl game it isn't going to happen. They even knew full well that they would lose the Winter Classic opportunities when they signed on for the bowl game, but they chose football.

So any NYC proposal would either have to happen at Citi Field in Flushing Meadows on Long Island (where the Mets play) or down across the river in the new concrete fortress of the New Medowlands Stadium (Giants/Jets) in East Rutherford, NJ.

Yeah and unless they really improve the technology or hold the games far outside the actual NHL cities, the only West teams with a proper facility to get to host would be Colorado (Invesco Field - NFL Broncos or Coors Field- MLB Rockies), Calgary (McMahon Stadium - CFL Stampeders), Edmonton (Commonwealth Stadium - CFL Eskimos, held the Heritage Classic), Minnesota (Target Field - MLB Twins or TCF Stadium - University of Minnesota football), Chicago (Wrigley Field - MLB Cubs done, US Celluar Field - MLB White Sox, Soldier Field - NFL Bears), Detroit (Comerica Field - MLB Tigers or they could go out to Ann Abor for the Big House - University of Michigan football), Columbus (Horseshoe - Ohio State football), and maybe they could try St. Louis (Busch Stadium - MLB Cardinals).

[DucksFan2035]

what about the Winter games in Minnisota vs the Dallas Stars. Have one of the teams come out in Northstars jersey's. how classic would that be

[DropThePuck]

Such questions irked commissioner Gary Bettman, but then he was his regular contentious self in a pre-game press conference Wednesday. He also poured hot water on the idea that the Kings or Ducks could play host to the Winter Classic outdoor game. “”I assume that people move out to California so they don’t have to deal with weather cold enough to make ice outdoors,” he said. The real problem is that such a Jan. 1 game would get buried by the Rose Bowl.

There were some knowing glances in the room when Bettman was saying that the warm Southern California temperatures might result in ice “that isn’t up to NHL standards.” How often has the Ducks’ ice been up to that standard? For that matter, most of the Olympic hockey in Vancouver was played on questionable ice simply because of the volume of play.

<OCR blog entry by Whicker>

[CharlieConway96]

what about the Winter games in Minnisota vs the Dallas Stars. Have one of the teams come out in Northstars jersey's. how classic would that be

Or both teams, one home and one away.

[HockeyHeaven]

I think it will be Caps v. Rangers on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. You want to ice it, or make that breakout pass from your d-zone to a streaking forward at the attacking blue line? You better bring it!

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[Just Duckie]

I'm going to if the Pens get to play in another Winter Classic so soon.

[DucksFan2035]

NHL TO ANNOUNCE OUTDOOR GAMES IN PITTSBURGH, CALGARY ON FRIDAY

http://tsn.ca

[mR. BlUe]

http://tsn.ca

Screw the Pens. Just because the NHL brass gets all worked up over them not everyone does. I'm sick and tired of seeing them every other game I watch on Versus. It is absolutely disgusting.

[Dark Knight]

Screw the Pens. Just because the NHL brass gets all worked up over them not everyone does. I'm sick and tired of seeing them every other game I watch on Versus. It is absolutely disgusting.

Well said...

[DucksFan2035]

well said. NHL continues to suck his *beeeeep* and its getting really annoying. More fuel to the fire to hate the pens and crosby

[rollingdux]

ugghhhh....enough with the pens already!!!!!!!!!!!!!..................too much hype on one team because of Crosby, i mean come on already!!!!!!

i always go back to the ot game winner in the olympics corsby scored....i was actually pissed when he scored, i'm like great, just adds to it...

too much of a spotlight on just one guy when this is actually a great moment for hockey with a lot of young and exciting talent around the league but nooooo....

[Dark Knight]

Winter Classic WASH/PITT at Heinz Field on Jan 1st just officially announced.

Jeff Marek, HNiC on Twitter

[Captain-Crunch]

Raise your hand if you saw this coming. (I'm raising my hand.)

[mR. BlUe]

Raise your hand if you saw this coming. (I'm raising my hand.)

I might raise my hand but I assure you not all my fingers are showing at the same time.