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ASSOCIATED PRESS INC., 28-1-2009 – Amidst all of the buzz coming from the NHL All Star Game in Montreal, the league has determined a destination for the 2010 Winter Classic. Instead of building a rink inside of a baseball or football stadium, the NHL’s operations crew will build the frozen creation in the parking lot of the home of the New Jersey Devils; the Prudential Center.
Make shift stands will be erected along with an ice rink atop the asphalt of the main parking lot, right in front of the venue. The jumbotron on the front of the arena will be used as an instant replay board for all of the great plays we hope to see.
Surely, the 2010 Winter Classic will undoubtedly carry on the tradition of the previous two ones the league held. It is sure to be a classic with the skyline of Newark, New Jersey peering down onto the frozen creation.
ASSOCIATED PRESS INC., 28-1-2009 – Amidst all of the buzz coming from the NHL All Star Game in Montreal, the league has determined a destination for the 2010 Winter Classic. Instead of building a rink inside of a baseball or football stadium, the NHL’s operations crew will build the frozen creation in the parking lot of the home of the New Jersey Devils; the Prudential Center.
Make shift stands will be erected along with an ice rink atop the asphalt of the main parking lot, right in front of the venue. The jumbotron on the front of the arena will be used as an instant replay board for all of the great plays we hope to see.
Surely, the 2010 Winter Classic will undoubtedly carry on the tradition of the previous two ones the league held. It is sure to be a classic with the skyline of Newark, New Jersey peering down onto the frozen creation.
Dan Rosen
drosen@nhl.com
9 responses so far ↓
1 sports0705 // Feb 15, 2010 at 1:57 am
Interesting… I guess? Not sure that sounds that great…
I guess it’s hard to compete with Wrigley, though….
2 tfoley5000 // Feb 15, 2010 at 11:23 pm
I like the Idea But I would rather do it at Giants Stadium up the road in the Meadowlands since New Jersey wants it so badly.
3 Greg still loves his Rangers // Feb 17, 2010 at 12:34 am
Hahaha, right.
I guess it won’t be that hard to get tickets, since the devils don’t know how to sell out.
Maybe if they win, there will be rioting in the streets of newark!
4 Bob Loblaw // Feb 17, 2010 at 4:37 pm
Liar- liar pants on fire! Associated Press “Inc”….can’t say as I have ever seen the “inc” added.
Will Barry Melrose be there? Will he have a wallet with a chain attached? Will it be stolen?
5 Bob // Feb 17, 2010 at 6:32 pm
your idea isn’t great. why not put it in a soccer stadium or nascar place?
6 Salty // Feb 20, 2010 at 9:28 pm
that is dumb. everyone knows its gonna be in boston or new york in a baseball stadium.
7 Homes Deux // Feb 21, 2010 at 3:33 pm
Sounds like fun…..watching hockey in a parking lot in Jersey. They may need to order extra thick glass for that game.
Thanks for the laugh.
8 Joe B- Stalkers need not apply // Feb 22, 2010 at 5:33 pm
Well,I know the Devils fans won’t need that parking lot so it might work.
9 Al Borland uses the Banana Phone // Feb 23, 2010 at 5:35 pm
People don’t realize that Jersey is the 2nd richest state in the country behind California. Newark, Jersey City and Camden are bad, but are nothing compared to Detroit, Compton and East L.A.
Yes, we can’t sell out games. Why? I have no clue, but it may be because we play a neutral zone trap, boring! We win games and have MSG to watch the games on TV.
I know this is not true, but the game would sellout easily if the NHL were stupid enough to hold it there.
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