NHL to announce outdoor games in Pittsburgh, Calgary on Friday
TSN.ca Staff
5/27/2010 5:21:25 PM
While outdoor hockey may well be the last thing on fans minds at the moment, the NHL will formally announce the locations of dual Winter Classic games next season.
The Pittsburgh Penguins will host the Washington Capitals at Heinz Field on New Year’s Day, while the Montreal Canadiens will travel to Calgary sometime in February to face the Flames at McMahon Stadium.
This will be the second time that a Canadian city has hosted an outdoor game after Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium set the standard in the inaugural Winter Classic between the Oilers and Canadiens in 2003.
This will also be the second time that the Pittsburgh Penguins have been involved in the Winter Classic after they faced the Buffalo Sabres at Ralph Wilson Stadium in 2008.
If you wanna be technical about it, the 2003 game was the Heritage Classic, it only got to be known as the Winter Classic in 2007.
I thought of posting a response about the Winter Classics, but it ended up being too long for a standard reply, so I wrote up a new blog article instead.
Essentially, I don't know why this Habs game needs to happen. And I especially don't know why it was set for mid-February in Calgary. It's going to be -100°C, or close to it. It was bitter cold for the Heritage Classic in 2003, what does the league think it will be like in February?
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