It was a great New Year’s Day for hockey. The NHL played the second Winter Classic this afternoon from Wrigley Field in Chicago. It was an awesome game with the Detroit Red Wings beating the home team Chicago Blackhawks by a score of 6-4. It was a nail-biter too because Chicago dominated the game in [...]
1Jan09
New Year’s Hockey Madness
My inner hockey Geek was raging on New Year’s Day as the Pittsburgh Penguins played the Buffalo Sabres outside at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo. Some 71,000 fans packed the stadium (keep in mind that most NHL arenas hold 20,000 more or less) and sat through snow and sleet to watch the Penguins win the [...]
1Jan08
NHL Winter Classic
I’ve just finished watching the first period of the NHL Winter Classic, being played outside at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo and pitting the Buffalo Sabers against the Pittsburgh Penguins. It’s the first NHL game to be played outside in the United States. The NHL has been outside only one other time, four years ago [...]
