NHL Review

Apparently there are talks in Calgary about having a Winter Classic there (as well as the Grey Cup). According to NHL.com and TSN.ca,

"The National Hockey League and NHLPA are in discussions that would see the Flames host the second of two outdoor games on New Year's Day.

The game would be played at McMahon Stadium, the home of the Stampeders, with ESPN The Magazine reporting the possible opponent being another Canadian team. The first game is expected to be played at Fenway Park in Boston with speculation the Bruins would host 2008-09 Hart Trophy winner Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals."

So, basically there are going to be TWO Winter Classics? For some reason that seems wrong to me. The Winter Classic the past two years has been something that I look forward to (sadly on NBC), it is a once a year thing, having two may dissolve some of that "specialness." It seems that the NHL is just trying to make some revenue using Dual Winter Classics.

On the other hand, this enables an East pair and a West pair of teams to compete in the great outdoors at once, possibly one around 12:00 P.M. and the other at 7:00 P.M. (Eastern Standard Time). Thinking about this makes me hope that there are two different ones, though I hope it is light enough for the players (though how cool would it be having all the lights on the rink).

Personally I am happy for the Calgary Flames and their fans. I think Calgary is a neglected market in Canada, it is a great hockey club with a great fanbase as well as very talented players. I do hope it is against either the Canucks or some other Canadian team. Who wants to see Calgary and Phoenix? Also, I'm hoping they bust out the old Flames jerseys! If they DID play PHX, maybe they'd bring back THE JETS LOGO! One could only hope.