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"We are very grateful to the NHL," Jake Nicholson told NHL.com. "They truly care about their fans."

Next year's Winter Classic could set an attendance record. The Detroit Red Wings will face the Toronto Maple Leafs on Jan. 1 at Michigan Stadium, a matchup of two Original Six teams at the iconic college football facility that drew more than 104,000 fans for a college hockey game in 2010. [...] The centerpiece will be the Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, 45 miles west of Detroit, and it will include a Canadian team for the first time. "It's Hockeytown versus the center of the hockey universe," said Brian Burke, the Toronto general manger who was at...

PHILADELPHIA -- It took Philadelphia Flyers rookie forward Zac Rinaldo all of two regular-season games against the New York Rangers to learn why there is so much hatred in this Philadelphia-New York rivalry that will take center stage Monday in the 2012 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic at Citizens Bank Park (3 p.m. ET, NBC, CBC, RDS). "(Brandon) Dubinsky," Rinaldo told NHL.com when asked to give a reason why he dislikes the Rangers so much. "He told me I was a liability on the ice and he told me I was a bad hockey player. Then the next game I asked...

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The next NHL Winter Classic will be more than Penguins hockey at the Steelers' stadium. "It'll be a winter celebration for the region," Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato said of a New Year's Day outdoor game between the Penguins and Washington Capitals at Heinz Field. "There are only a few events that are national events, especially on New Year's Day, and the fact that we can host this is big for us. It adds to other positive national attention we've been getting." NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is expected Friday to confirm that the 2011 Classic will be Jan. 1 at...

Pittsburgh is a leading contender to host the 2011 NHL Winter Classic, which could pit rival league superstars Sidney Crosby of the Penguins and Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals in a New Year's Day outdoor hockey game at Heinz Field or PNC Park. "The NHL wants to spread around the wealth because this game has become such a big event that cities and teams are making pitches for it," Nielsen Sports vice president Stephen Master said. "But there is no negative at all to Pittsburgh being a part of it again - not with Crosby in Pittsburgh."

It's official: Winter Classic at Fenway Park Posted by Chris Forsberg, Boston.com Staff July 15, 2009 01:55 PM NHL commissioner Gary Bettman dubbed it the "worst kept secret," while confirming Wednesday afternoon that the Boston Bruins will meet the Philadelphia Flyers in this year's Winter Classic at Fenway Park on Jan. 1, 2010. By Chris Forsberg, Boston.com Staff July 15, 2009 NHL commissioner Gary Bettman dubbed it the "worst kept secret," while confirming Wednesday afternoon that the Boston Bruins will meet the Philadelphia Flyers in this year's Winter Classic at Fenway Park on Jan. 1, 2010.