Buffalo Bills’ Ralph Wilson Stadium Being Converted Into Hockey Rink for Winter Classic
December 27, 2007 by David Kindervater
Filed under Buffalo Bills
Blogging the National Football League, Blogging the NFL
The Buffalo Bills’ 2007 home sked may be complete, but activity inside their home base, Ralph Wilson Stadium, certainly isn’t. Crews are converting “The Ralph” into a hockey rink for the Winter Classic outdoor NHL hockey game between the Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins on January 1, 2008 at 1 p.m. It will be the first-ever NHL game played outside in the United States and the second NHL outdoor game ever.
The temporary rink, with boards in place, was built above the field, sitting atop an intricate series of plastic pipes — or ice …read more
