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2009 NHL Winter Classic Game Highlights

Jeanne Dupuis — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:22:38 +0000

In case you missed the 2009 NHL Winter Classic this past weekend, here are some game highlights. It took place at Chicago’s Wrigley Field where the Chicago Blackhawks faced off (and lost) against the Detroit Red Wings. It was a lot of fun and you could see that the players had a good time.

I thought the rink/arena turned out extremely well and the weather was pretty decent too (I’m glad it didn’t snow this year!).

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Red Wings Beat Blackhawks 6-4 at 2009 NHL Winter Classic

Jeanne Dupuis — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 23:19:41 +0000

The 2009 NHL Winter Classic went off without a hitch today and the rink looked amazing! The Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks at Wrigley Field 6-4 today.

I had a lot of fun watching it but I had to keep reminding myself that this was an outdoor game because the rink and visual clarity (over last year’s snow-fest) was just perfect. Watch the highlights:

Here’s the scoring summary:

DET: Samuelsson, M. (PPG, 09:50 in 1st), Hudler, J. (01:14 in 2nd), Hudler, J. (12:43 in 2nd), Datsyuk, P. (17:17 in 2nd), Rafalski, B. (PPG, 03:07 in 3rd), Lebda, B. (03:24 in 3rd)

CHI: Versteeg, K. (PPG, 03:24 in 1st), Havlat, M. (PPG, 12:37 in 1st), Eager, B. (19:18 in 1st), Keith, D. (PPG, 19:50 in 3rd)

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2009 NHL Winter Classic on Today!

Jeanne Dupuis — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 09:48:00 +0000

It’s time for the 2009 NHL Winter Classic!!! The game between the Detroit Red Wings and the Chicago Blackhawks airs today at 1pm ET from the famous Wrigley Field.

A lot of effort has been put into the event and I’m curious to see how close the actual rink will look when compared with the rendering. If you’re interested, check out these videos from the 2008 Winter Classic.

You may not be able to go to Wrigley Field but you can still get all the Winter Classic gear. Just visit the official NHL shop for more details!

image: shop.NHL.com

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NHL Winter Classic Rink Rendering – Video

Jeanne Dupuis — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:18:34 +0000

With planned seating for about 35,000 fans, the 2009 NHL Winter Classic should be huge! If the rink ends up looking anything like the rendering in this video, it should be great. I enjoyed it last year but it snowed so much that it was a little hard to see what was going on (plus I was nervous that someone was going to get hurt).

Watch this video to see more of the plans for the rink and seating:

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Don’t forget to pick up great Winter Classic gear at the NHL Shop like the clock above!

image: Shop.NHL.com

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