cmonherb
Why Wrigley?
Posted 1:43 AM ET | Comments 4
January 1, 2009 will be a date in which a professional sport is overshadowed by the venue it is being played in. Detroit Red Wings at Chicago BlackHawks should be a game for the ages. Instead it will be a celebration of all things Wrigley instead of a celebration of the roots of the greatest game on Earth. The game could have been played at so many more worthy stadiums. Soldier Field, The Big House just to name two. Instead of showing how hockey fans will pack a 70,000 seat plus Football Stadium, the NHL powers that be decide on a tiny little ballpark with a 100 year tradition of losing. The only good thing about this game is long suffering Cub fans can get into Wrigley after October.
Wrigley! Of all places n the planet. I feel bad for the people in the first 20 rows who will not be able to see the puck over the boards. Just a bad idea. What's next, Rangers vs. Bruins at Fenway. Gentleman, celebrate the game and its traditions on this annual event and leave the venue as a place where hockey fans can enjoy, get re-united with or discover this amazing game.
My early vote for the January 1 2010 Winter Classic is Flyers vs. Penguins in Happy Valley. 100,000 Pennsylvanians packing Beaver Stadium would be an awesome sight for fans from sea to shining sea.
Wrigley! Of all places n the planet. I feel bad for the people in the first 20 rows who will not be able to see the puck over the boards. Just a bad idea. What's next, Rangers vs. Bruins at Fenway. Gentleman, celebrate the game and its traditions on this annual event and leave the venue as a place where hockey fans can enjoy, get re-united with or discover this amazing game.
My early vote for the January 1 2010 Winter Classic is Flyers vs. Penguins in Happy Valley. 100,000 Pennsylvanians packing Beaver Stadium would be an awesome sight for fans from sea to shining sea.
I agree 100%. I understand the history angle at Wrigley and wanting Chicago in the game, but why not go to a football stadium that would be much more suited to hockey and fit twice as many fans? I'm sure you could find 50,000 fans from each team that would like to attend, which is more than the 40,000 total they can fit into Wrigley. I also want the Winter Classic next year at Penn State. I know there are some logistical and contractual issues that need to be sorted out, but Happy Valley could easily handle it and they'd have at least 3 weeks to convert the stadium. Problem: the league will not want to promote the nasty, chippy rivalry that is Philly-Pittsburgh. They don't want blood in their signature event. It won't happen.
sip on some hatorade man. This is just like all the people that hate the all-star game.. are you going to be one of the people that can't see? probably not, so who gives a fcuk. Last years game was great to watch even on television just seeing everyone having a good time and partying. Chances are the people sitting down low and not seeing aren't the real fans of the game anyway.Sit back in the comfort of your home and enjoy the game.
It'll also be in Canada next year
Easy...because this is a game where the NHL tries to expand it's fan base. Putting the game at Wrigley creates a buzz that a game at Soldier Field would not create. People saw a game in a football stadium last year, so they know what it "looks like." A baseball field, on the other hand, is new.