Outdoor game now completely official

by SCH on Jul 16, 2008 11:50 AM CDT

In conjunction with the National Hockey League, the Chicago Blackhawks proudly announced today the team will host the defending Stanley Cup Champion Detroit Red Wings in an outdoor regular-season game, the NHL Winter Classic 2009, to be played at Wrigley Field on January 1, 2009, at 12:00 P.M. CT.

“We have said from the start we are going to do everything possible to bring the Chicago Blackhawks back to the forefront of sports for our fans and the city of Chicago. This is indeed an historic announcement for the Wirtz Corporation, the Chicago Blackhawks, for our players, fans and for Chicago," stated Blackhawks Chairman W. Rockwell “Rocky” Wirtz.

Awesome. I think this is going to be a monumental event for the Blackhawks' franchise and it's going to be a whole lot of fun for all of us fans. Great job by McDonough and Wirtz who just continue to make all the right things happen for this team. This makes me even a little more excited for what already promises to be a big season.

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Really excited for this

I went to the outdoor game at Lambeau a couple years back and it was phenomenal. I kinda wish it wasn’t at Wrigley solely because we had a lot of fun tailgating. I also hope the Cubs let the fans do some of the things the Packers let fans do when they had it, including a fan fest, open skates, and youth games. It looks like my New Years is planned now.

"You just don't know understand how frustrating this is"- Kevin Borseth

by TkGoUWGB on Jul 18, 2008 5:20 PM CDT reply actions