[BIRD33]

there was a bruins' legends game and a bunch of high school and prep games as well. as I understand it, you can rent the ice for 70 minutes (60 minute game plus 10 minute zamboni time) for somewhere around $30k. A bunch of high school with rich parents arranged some games. I think it's going to stay open for a little while longer, but I'm not totally sure.

now there's talk of them trying to do this every year.

Its kind of amazing it took till 2008 to think of this.It won't shock me if in 10 years every outside baseball park in the country in a cold weather state is doing this every winter.You're turning a venue thats dead for 6 months into a cash cow.Beer sales,food, parking etc..plus the money to rent the place out paid by whatever school or league wants to play there.

[WoolyGoat]

it sucks in a way because the nhl's winter classic concept won't really be special anymore, but cash rules all.

if the sox/bruins (or another city) want to do this, it'll be interesting to see how much resistance they get from the nhl, because I think there's more money in it for the venue (baseball team) than for the nhl team or the league itself.

[JCW]

Doing that in Canada (if they haven't already) would sell huge tickets. Canadians love their hockey eh!

[WoolyGoat]

montreal played in edmonton a few years ago. way to keep up with the national sport

[JCW]

Actually lacrosse is the national sport of Canada. I thought you knew everything about sports?!

[WoolyGoat]

not curling?

[JCW]

... now you've crossed a line.

[BIRD33]

Doing that in Canada (if they haven't already) would sell huge tickets. Canadians love their hockey eh!

BREAKING NEWS!

[BIRD33]

it sucks in a way because the nhl's winter classic concept won't really be special anymore, but cash rules all.

if the sox/bruins (or another city) want to do this, it'll be interesting to see how much resistance they get from the nhl, because I think there's more money in it for the venue (baseball team) than for the nhl team or the league itself.

You can still keep the uniqueness of the winter classic by only doing one NHL game a year outside.The ball park owners are just going to take the idea to open a rink and run with it without any input from the NHL.Hockey people spend more money then any sport so stadium owners are just tapping into that cash cow on a local level.

[Banana]

montreal played in edmonton a few years ago. way to keep up with the national sport

Wayne's daughter sang the National Anthem. She wasn't half bad.

[JCW]

BREAKING NEWS!

Well *I* thought it was a good idea. So did Montreal/Edmonton. We Canucks stick together.

[WoolyGoat]

wayne who?

[JCW]

Wayne Newton, obviously. Who else would have a daughter that can sing?

[WoolyGoat]

it's a good thing you're here to explain these things

[JCW]

You'd STILL be sitting there wondering who Wayne was if I didn't. *pats head*

[Fatfuckfrank]

go fuck Hulk Hogan in his filthy asshole

fucking douchebags

[JCW]

Gonna go out on a limb here and ask how you know that Hulk Hogan's asshole is filthy.