Heritage Classic Day
A media roundup ahead of this afternoon's Heritage Classic
The 2014 Heritage Classic goes this afternoon with the Ottawa Senators visiting the Vancouver Canucks at BC Place. Billed as a rematch of the 1915 Stanley Cup Final, it's the sixth and final outdoor game of the season in the NHL. Of course, it's not really a rematch and it's not really outside, and there's a sense of audience fatigue about outdoor games around the league.
Still, enjoy the game! The game marks Ottawa's first chance at playing in an outdoor spectacle in front of a stadium-sized crowd. It also provided the opportunity for the team to unveil some new jerseys, which have been positively received. Finally, it's a chance for Ottawa to be in the spotlight - that doesn't happen very often.
Heritage Classic Links
- Renovated BC Place ready to go with video [NHL.com]
- Video of BC Place prep [NHL.com]
- Heritage Classic: By the Numbers [CBC] [Canucks.com]
the ice is on schedule [NHL.com]
There will be a salute to Canada's NWT [NHL.com] - A look at ticket prices for all 6 outdoor games [Forbes]
- Ticket giveaway mistake. This is unfortunate. [Puck Daddy]
- Mayors make beer bet [Senators Extra]
- The game might be a spectacle, but both teams just need a win [NHL.com]
- Most influential players from the meeting between the Vancouver Millionaires and the original Ottawa Senators [NHL.com]
- The Millionaires and Senators battled for early hockey supremacy [NHL.com]/
Ottawa Senators Classic Links
- B.C. natives Kyle Turris and Patrick Wiercioch talk about playing in BC Place [Senators Extra]
- Jared Crozier wonders who would suit-up for the Sens in an alumni game, if one were held like in previous games [SenShot]
- Anderson starts, Cowen scratched [Senators Extra]
- Bobby Ryan turned back the clock yesterday, using a wooden stick in practice [@sherwoodhockey]
- Karlsson, Ryan, and Anderson talk about the game (audio) [Senators Extra]
- Photos from practice [Senators Extra]
- He's one of the veterans on the team, but the outdoor game is a new experience for Chris Phillips [NHL.com]/
Vancouver Canucks Classic Links
- Vancouver players share their outdoor hockey memories [NHL.com]
- 1994 Canucks reunion at the Classic [604 Now] [Puck Daddy]
- Sedin/Luongo talk about playing outdoors (video) [Canucks.com]
- Luongo talks about his Heritage Classic gear, too bad he's not starting (video) [Canucks.com]
- A look at Eddie Lack's heritage gear [In Goal Magazine]/
Eddie Lack, not Roberto Luongo gets the start for Vancouver [Puck Daddy] and Luongo's not happy [TSN] At least this fresh goalie controversy has create some hype about the game [The Hockey News]