NHL hits home run with new Classic – Sportsnet.ca

NHL hits home run with new Classic – Sportsnet.ca:


Walk into Wrigley Field, and it isn’t the rink in shallow centre field that grabs your eye. It is everything else.

It is the hockey banners hanging in the concessions areas under the stands, Chicago Blackhawks players pictured where Chicago Cubs are supposed to be. It is the faux brick on the outside of the rink boards (a nice touch), or the way they plastered the outfield wall with equal parts billboard ads and pictured ivy.

They’ve got snow-making machines in the outfield, for a winter look that’s guaranteed no matter what the weather.

God, it’s so nice to see coverage that isn’t from the “let’s figure out all of the things that can go wrong, and then assume they happen and then blame the NHL” crowd.

me, I can’t wait. Will it be perfect? Of course not. Will it be memorable? Definitely. Will I be glued to my sofa? yes. Will it be worth it? Oh, yeah, baby.

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