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NHL WINTER SPORTS CLASSIC
nhl.com ^ | 12/29/09 | various

Posted on 12/29/2009 2:58:35 PM PST by airborne

The ice hockey rink is all set up at Fenway Park, in anticipation of the New Years Day meeting of the Philadelphia Flyers and the Boston Bruins.

The game starts at 1 PM Eastern time on NBC. For those with the NHL Network, there are pre game and post game programs scheduled.

James Taylor is slated to sing the National Anthem, and with the recent snow storms in the northeast, the cold, windy, Boston weather could make this game an instant classic!


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KEYWORDS: hockey; nhl
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To: big'ol_freeper

Using a CO2 fire extinguisher to help fix the ice!!

Cool!


41 posted on 01/01/2010 11:41:26 AM PST by airborne (S. S. D. Y.)
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To: airborne

Go Broonz!


42 posted on 01/01/2010 11:42:12 AM PST by ShorelineMike (Constituo, ergo sum.)
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To: big'ol_freeper

Pond hockey = Advantage Canadians!


43 posted on 01/01/2010 11:42:51 AM PST by airborne (S. S. D. Y.)
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To: ShorelineMike

I’m a Pens fan, so I’m just enjoying the game.

Oops. Flyers score.


44 posted on 01/01/2010 11:44:45 AM PST by airborne (S. S. D. Y.)
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To: airborne

LOL...not sure. I grew up in Connecticut playing pond hockey. University of Connecticut (not a hockey power house) played their games in an outdoor rink when I was growing up.


45 posted on 01/01/2010 11:46:28 AM PST by big'ol_freeper ("Anyone pushing Romney must love socialism...Piss on Romney and his enablers!!" ~ Jim Robinson)
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To: airborne

Thomas screwed that up pretty good...but he was doing the job his defensemen should have been doing.


46 posted on 01/01/2010 11:47:53 AM PST by big'ol_freeper ("Anyone pushing Romney must love socialism...Piss on Romney and his enablers!!" ~ Jim Robinson)
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To: big'ol_freeper

WOOO!

Nice goal by Recchi! 1-1!

Could go to overtime!!!


47 posted on 01/01/2010 1:07:22 PM PST by airborne (S. S. D. Y.)
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To: big'ol_freeper
The game is pissa!! Fenway is rockin’.

Wickit pissa!

48 posted on 01/01/2010 1:08:51 PM PST by ShorelineMike (Constituo, ergo sum.)
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To: ShorelineMike

I have always maintained that ice hockey is the least heart healthy sport of the major sports... *thump, thump, thump*


49 posted on 01/01/2010 1:11:51 PM PST by big'ol_freeper ("Anyone pushing Romney must love socialism...Piss on Romney and his enablers!!" ~ Jim Robinson)
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To: airborne; big'ol_freeper
Woohoo! ( high-fives airborne and big'ol_freeper )

Bruins on the power play in the overtime.

Fenway should be getting more "Friendly" any moment now.

50 posted on 01/01/2010 1:13:03 PM PST by ShorelineMike (Constituo, ergo sum.)
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To: big'ol_freeper
I have always maintained that ice hockey is the least heart healthy sport of the major sports... *thump, thump, thump*

For the fans, or for the players? LOL …

BRUINS WIN!

51 posted on 01/01/2010 1:15:14 PM PST by ShorelineMike (Constituo, ergo sum.)
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To: ShorelineMike

“They Score”!!!!


52 posted on 01/01/2010 1:16:10 PM PST by big'ol_freeper ("Anyone pushing Romney must love socialism...Piss on Romney and his enablers!!" ~ Jim Robinson)
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To: ShorelineMike

WOW! What an awesome finish!

Funny, my first thought was, what a coincidence that # 16 scored (Bobby Clarke’s number) to win it against Philly!


53 posted on 01/01/2010 1:18:57 PM PST by airborne (S. S. D. Y.)
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To: airborne

Nice game.


54 posted on 01/01/2010 1:29:50 PM PST by big'ol_freeper ("Anyone pushing Romney must love socialism...Piss on Romney and his enablers!!" ~ Jim Robinson)
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To: big'ol_freeper

Great ending, using youth skaters to represent the Americans selected to the US Olympic Team.

And I turned it over, just in time to see Penn State win in a horribly muddy field, 19-17, over LSU.


55 posted on 01/01/2010 1:39:38 PM PST by airborne (S. S. D. Y.)
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To: airborne

“We are....”

Was an Asst. Prof of Military Science at PSU in the early 90’s. Really enjoyed it.


56 posted on 01/01/2010 1:44:48 PM PST by big'ol_freeper ("Anyone pushing Romney must love socialism...Piss on Romney and his enablers!!" ~ Jim Robinson)
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To: big'ol_freeper
“We are....”

"...PENN STATE!!

57 posted on 01/01/2010 1:47:07 PM PST by airborne (S. S. D. Y.)
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To: airborne

What a great game! The only thing I would’ve changed woulad have been to have the players acknowledge the old stars a bit more when they came on the ice. Just tap the stick or wave or something.


58 posted on 01/01/2010 2:05:00 PM PST by secret garden (Dubiety reigns here)
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To: secret garden

I agree. It was a chance for the NHL to showcase the history of hockey to the masses.

Clarke was on the ice. Orr wasn’t. Tends to indicate it wasn’t part of the thought process.


59 posted on 01/01/2010 2:09:38 PM PST by airborne (S. S. D. Y.)
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To: airborne
Orr seemed to interact with them more before they stepped on the ice and the players just skated wide of Clarke.
Personally, I would have preferred more background on hockey and the two teams playing versus the history of Fenway and baseball. It sure was fun to watch.
Thanks for keeping the ping list going and posting to all of us.
60 posted on 01/01/2010 2:22:08 PM PST by secret garden (Dubiety reigns here)
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