Today the National Hockey League announced the location and the teams to participate in their signature event, the Winter Classic. The commissioner of the NHL, Gary Bettman, announced that the NHL will continue to channel back to their roots by bringing the game to the outdoors.

The next Winter Classic to follow this great tradition will be held on New Years Day at Heinz Field, the home of the Pittsburgh Steelers. The NHL favors football stadiums rather than any where else because of their enormous size and incredible sight lines.

The game will feature the face off between the Washington Capitals and the Pittsburgh Penguins. This much anticipated event will give Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby a chance to lead their own teams to victory in the best new event that sports has seen in the past decade, according to Forbes. Both of these leading players are NHL superstars, which will provide for an exciting matchup on game day.

The 2010 Winter Classic featured the Philadelphia Flyers and the Boston Bruins at Fenway Park in Boston. The game was an exciting one as the Bruins pulled through and beat the Flyers 2-1 in overtime. Anything goes at the Winter Classic, and you do not want to miss out!

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The 2010 Winter Classic was the NHL’s 3rd annual Winter Classic, and was held on New Year’s Day at the historical Fenway Park in front of a crowd of 38,112 fans. It featured the matchup between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Boston Bruins.

The Philadelphia Flyers fell short of the Bruins in overtime to leave the score at 2-1. With this victory, the Bruins became the first home teame ever to win the NHL winter classic.

The first period left both teams scoreless at 0-0. During the second period, Danny Syvret of the Flyers scored the first goal for the Flyers. This was also the first goal of his NHL career. The Flyers held their lead with just 2:18 to go in the 3rd period when Former Flyer, Mark Recchi, tied the game.

With 3 minute remaining in overtime, Marco Sturm made a shot past Michael Leighton into the net to give Boston the win in overtime.

The 2011 NHL Winter Classic teams have yet to be announced by the NHL, but some NHL fans think that it will feature the New York Rangers vs. the Washington Capitals. Until they are officially announced, sign up for our Winter Classic Ticket Alert and you can be one of the first people to know about 2011 NHL Winter Classic Tickets.

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