Next Outdoor Game In NYC?
Tuesday · Mar 11 · 2008 | 1:23 PM PDTI haven't really been following along with the news coming out of the NHL with regard to plans for another outdoor game to take place in 2009. But a reader emailed in a photo that seems to suggest the game may well happen at Yankee Stadium in New York City. Below is the email I received along with the photo.
I just thought that you would find this interesting. I know there are rumors saying that New York will host next years Outdoor Game, I now have some evidence that may prove that rumor. Recently family friends of mine took a tour of Yankees Stadium during their stay in New York and my buddy sent me some of the pictures. One of the pictures includes the field and boards looking material on the field in the shape of a rink. This would make perfect sense to plan out the schematics now since soon the Yankees will be occupying the field for most of the time and it could be too late to plan it after the Yankees season in time for the game. So here is the picture and I hope you enjoy this so-called evidence.
Who do you think would play in such a game? Rangers and Leafs, perhaps?
Anyway, if you're interested, post your comments below.
Reader Comments (31)
Also, why would you have a hockey game hosted at a baseball field? The layouts aren't compatible, the seating arrangements are all going to be on angles. At least host the thing at a football stadium and add some bleachers or something onto the field itself so that there's a chance you won't be 5 million feet away from the action of the game.
The NHL should do an original 6 outdoor game in 3 locations on same day: Rangers vs Boston, Chicago vs Detroit, Montreal vs Toronto and play the games at 1PM, 4PM & 7PM.
Play games in Yankee Stadium, Wrigley & Skydome!
Newsday stated a few days ago that there was a possibility of Rangers vs Bruins at Yankee Stadium next year and then the following year the two teams playing again at Fenway Park
no way it'll be the two NY teams, that's one market, no point in doing it. The idea of the the winter classic is to broaden the sport to as many people as possible with something new. Example: the Buffalo game was GREAT for reviews and TV. They'd be shooting themselves in the foot with an all NY game.
With that said, to the Bettman haters (look, i hate him too, but here's the facts) If you think he'd shun out a Canadian team, you're partially wrong... the first winter classic was ALL canadian. Can you say Montreal vs Edmonton?
With that said, he won't use a Canadian team cause the choices left are Calgary, Vancouver, Ottawa and Toronto. The only team that could make this one an interesting matchup would be Toronto to make it a match up of original 6's
My bet, even before Chelios rattled off his mouth full of dentures, was the Wings.
``With that said, to the Bettman haters (look, i hate him too, but here's the facts) If you think he'd shun out a Canadian team, you're partially wrong... the first winter classic was ALL canadian. Can you say Montreal vs Edmonton?``
You realize that game was AGES ago, rightÉ
the Rangers will be playing the Boston Bruins in the second annual Winter Classic. What other city would play against New York's Rangers in a historical stadiums last event that has hosted so many classic rivalry games between the Yankees and Boston Red Sox. Easy decision: New York Rangers v. Boston Bruins - Yankee Stadium, 1/1/09