What makes the Winter Classic such a hit (tickets, playoffs, finals)
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What the makes the Winter Classic such a hit (pun intended)?It is because it is outdoors? I guess being outdoors makes it a real winter event. You really are out in winter.Should they do more outdoor games, maybe even make as many games as you can outside? What is stopping them?
The Winter Classic is more about television ratings. The teams involved already sell enough tickets. If they televised more outdoor games it would lose the appeal. Makes for a good annual event, something the NHL desperately needs (aside from playoffs/Cup finals).
The appeal is taking the game back to its roots. A lot of these players played on ponds or in their makeshift backyard rinks with the outdoor elements.
Yeah, there is a romance to it and it gets the players excited - even if many of the modern players spent more time really working their game indoors with only periodic trips to the pond or outdoor rinks
A large part of the appeal is that it's a one off event ... big buildup, a lot more to it than just the winter classic (my university has it's club team playing on the sheet later in the week) and it makes for a great television showcase
It's a nice novelty for the fans and I wouldn't hesitate to go - although from most accounts it's not a great way to watch a game live
Not to mention there is a lot of expense in putting one of these on and you would run into diminishing returns
Its a nice event to celebrate the NHL. I dont think it would be great to attend as its in a big stadium, but its a great watch on TV. The year they did it in Buffalo and it snowed looked really cool.
Arrrrrrrrrrrghhhhhhhhhh. Great game, great crowd, it even snowed. Lousy outcome. *sigh*
Rangers won and rightly so..the refs did everything but try armed robbery to take that game...a disgrace.
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