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Fanatic said:
3 Tidbits on the 2013 Winter Classic: 1. Game is obviously back on January 1st because New Year's Day is a Tuesday. 2. Told by multiple sources, game is almost certainly Maple Leafs at Red Wings. NO formal invite just yet. 3. DRW owner Mike Ilitch wants this game at Comerica Park very badly, NHL itself trying to sway to Michigan Stadium. Comerica more profitable for DRW, Michigan more profitable for NHL. Would bet it all gets worked out & potentially announced All-Star weekend at latest. Nothing on HBO 24/7, etc. Might/might not happen again.
Potvin29 said:Please let this happen. It is close enough for me to drive to, and it would be just after I get back to Canada.
sneakyray said:also...alumni game including yzerman vs gilmour/clark
amazing!
sneakyray said:also...alumni game including yzerman vs gilmour/clark
amazing!
CarltonTheBear said:Greg Brady posted a few tweets on the subject. He's not exactly the most reliable source, but still here they are pieced together:
3 Tidbits on the 2013 Winter Classic: 1. Game is obviously back on January 1st because New Year's Day is a Tuesday. 2. Told by multiple sources, game is almost certainly Maple Leafs at Red Wings. NO formal invite just yet. 3. DRW owner Mike Ilitch wants this game at Comerica Park very badly, NHL itself trying to sway to Michigan Stadium. Comerica more profitable for DRW, Michigan more profitable for NHL. Would bet it all gets worked out & potentially announced All-Star weekend at latest. Nothing on HBO 24/7, etc. Might/might not happen again.
Fanatic said:
Captain Canuck said:A lot of ignorant comments in the American media about this, basically saying that it wouldn't do well if a Canadian team was a part of it. Anyone who thinks Detroit/Toronto @ the Big House would do poorly is insane!
McPwnage said:I'm thinking our alumni team is mostly Leafs from when I was a kid and they were in the playoffs
Sundin, Nieuwendyk, Roberts, Mogilny, Clark, Gilmour, Lindross, Leech, Tucker, Domi, Nolan are the ones I can think of off hand.
goalies are obviously Cujo and Belfour possibly Potvin if we need a third
a lot of the other good ones are just too old to play
Saint Nik said:Bah. Most of those guys were in the league a couple years ago. If this year's alumni rosters are any indication you're more likely to see guys from the 80's. Fine by me. Bring on the Ellets, the Salmings, the Damphousses and the Maroii.
Saint Nik said:Captain Canuck said:A lot of ignorant comments in the American media about this, basically saying that it wouldn't do well if a Canadian team was a part of it. Anyone who thinks Detroit/Toronto @ the Big House would do poorly is insane!
I'm guessing that they're talking more about the American TV numbers than they are attendance issues and in that regard Detroit/Toronto definitely doesn't have the appeal south of the border that Philly/NYR does. Like it or lump it the Winter Classic is an event almost entirely driven by TV exposure.
Captain Canuck said:Saint Nik said:Captain Canuck said:A lot of ignorant comments in the American media about this, basically saying that it wouldn't do well if a Canadian team was a part of it. Anyone who thinks Detroit/Toronto @ the Big House would do poorly is insane!
I'm guessing that they're talking more about the American TV numbers than they are attendance issues and in that regard Detroit/Toronto definitely doesn't have the appeal south of the border that Philly/NYR does. Like it or lump it the Winter Classic is an event almost entirely driven by TV exposure.
Most definitely t.v. numbers were a big part of it, but it seemed like there was more to it than that. The vibe I got was that the media south of the border viewed the Winter Classic not as an NHL event, but as an "American" hockey event. They seemed to turn their nose up at the possibility of a Canadian team being part of "their" event.
I guess I can't get my head around how ANY hockey fan wouldn't tune in for or attend Toronto/Detroit or Montreal/Boston, but as you aluded to the hype generated on t.v. is a big part of this event, be it through the 24/7 series, giant electonic billboards in Times Square or coloured lights on the Empire State Building.