NHL Winter Classic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The 2. 01. 2 NHL Winter Classic (known via corporate sponsorship as the Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic) was an outdoor regular season National Hockey League (NHL) game played on January 2, 2. Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1] The game, the League's fifth Winter Classic, matched the New York Rangers against the Philadelphia Flyers, two Atlantic Division rivals; [1] the Rangers won by a score of 3–2.[2] The original plan was to have the contest at the Philadelphia Eagles' home, Lincoln Financial Field; however, the Eagles played there the day before, and the NHL needed at least a week of preparation time to build the ice rink onto the field. The game was broadcast by NBC in the United States and by CBC and RDS in Canada. NBC's announcers were Mike Emrick and Eddie Olczyk, with Pierre Mc. Guire handling sideline duties and Bob Costas as the studio host. The game returned to its original daytime time slot, with the Rangers- Flyers game beginning at 3: 0. Eastern Standard Time (two hours behind its originally scheduled start time of 1: 0. This marked the first time the Winter Classic was not played on New Year's Day, as it fell on a Sunday; NBC's contract with the National Football League (NFL) prevents them from airing NHL games (or anything else) on primetime Sunday night, because of NBC Sunday Night Football,[3] and while NBC has an open time slot on Sunday afternoon, the NFL traditionally discourages its broadcast partners from programming high- profile sports events in competition with its own games, a full slate of which the NFL played on the afternoon of Sunday, January 1. Game summary[edit]. The opening ceremony of the 2. NHL Winter Classic at Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA.
The game was delayed two hours from its originally scheduled start time due to the expectations of warm temperatures and sun glare. The 3: 2. 0 p. m. °F and overcast skies. Rain fell for a short time during the second period. Ice conditions were mostly excellent with few delays to repair the playing surface, and they compared favorably to last year's game according to Michael Rupp, who played for the Penguins in the 2. NHL Winter Classic. The Rangers entered the game on top of the Atlantic Division and the Eastern Conference with 5. Flyers trailing the Rangers by two points and having the chance to tie for first place with a win. The first period was scoreless, with neither team sustaining much offensive pressure. The Flyers had the edge in play, and it was reflected on the scoreboard with their 1. Each team was assessed a penalty late in period, resulting in short power plays for both. The 2009 NHL Winter Classic (known via corporate sponsorship as the Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic 2009) was an outdoor regular season National Hockey League (NHL. In the second, shadows were becoming prevalent on the rink as the sun set behind the stadium and the lights took full effect. Despite the ice conditions getting slightly worse, as well, the game became more fast- paced, and the Flyers scored two goals in less than two minutes in the second half of the period. Brayden Schenn's first career goal was scored following an offensive- zone face- off and Claude Giroux scored on an odd- man rush. On the Rangers' first shift following Giroux's goal, Rupp scored his second of the season on a wrist shot. The Flyers again outplayed the Rangers in this period and had a 1. The Rangers came out with more energy to start the third, and Rupp tied the game on his first shift of the period, beating Sergei Bobrovsky from a bad angle. Less than three minutes later, Brad Richards gave the Rangers a 3–2 lead when he hit an open side of the net following a rebound. The final period had the most end- to- end action of the game and sustained pressure, and it was played evenly by both teams. The Flyers had the only power play of the period, recording one shot. Workers lay the foundation for the ice rink to be used for the NHL Winter Classic at Gillette Stadium.With Bobrovsky pulled from the net for an extra attacker, the Flyers and Rangers were assessed matching minors, so the Flyers had more room to skate with a five to four skater advantage rather than six to five. As they sustained more pressure and the puck was sliding through the crease, Rangers defenseman Ryan Mc. Donagh slid in an attempt to block the net but was called for covering the puck in the crease. Daniel Briere was chosen to take the ensuing penalty shot, which was stopped by Henrik Lundqvist with 1. Rangers. With the loss the Flyers became the first team to lose in two Winter Classics. Prior to this game, the Flyers had a record of 1. The win moved the Rangers into first overall in the league standings.[4]Scoring summary[edit]Number in parenthesis represents the player's total in goals or assists to that point of the season. Penalty summary[edit]Shots. Period. 1st. 2nd. Total. New York Rangers. Philadelphia. 12. Power play opportunities. Goals/Opportunities. New York Rangers. Philadelphia. 0/2. Three star selections[edit]Team rosters[edit]^ Martin Biron and Ilya Bryzgalov dressed as the back- up goaltenders. Neither entered the game. Scratches[edit]Officials[edit]Broadcasting[edit]The game was telecasted on NBC in the United States, CBC (English) and RDS (Fran. çais) in Canada.[5][6] Local radio broadcasts were provided by WIP/WIP- FM in Philadelphia and WEPN in New York City, while Sirius XM Radio carried the game on satellite radio.[citation needed]Documentary[edit]HBO aired a four- part documentary chronicling the preparation of the two teams for the game as part of its award- winning sports series 2. The first episode aired on Wednesday, December 1. ET,[7] with three additional episodes following each subsequent Wednesday. The series chronicled each team's seasons leading up to the Winter Classic, and emphasized the physical nature and intensity of the Rangers–Flyers rivalry. The episodes focused notably on the fiery coaching approaches of John Tortorella and Peter Laviolette, the odd and comical personality of Ilya Bryzgalov, and the ups and downs that each team underwent before the Winter Classic. Ratings[edit]The 2. Winter Classic had relatively low ratings compared to the previous four events. The game earned a 2. Winter Classic to fall short of the benchmark set by Wayne Gretzky's final game in 1. NHL regular season game prior to the Winter Classic. In Philadelphia, the game had a rating of 1. The other highest rated markets were Buffalo (7. Boston (5. 1), and Pittsburgh (4. New York's home market finished with a 4. Some critics'[who?] reasons as to why the ratings were low were due to the fact that the game was moved back two hours from 1pm EST to 3pm EST; the game was played a day later than normally (January 2 opposed to January 1) because of the NFL last regular season games; it was played during the daytime on a day not universally recognized as a holiday (thus more people would have been at work and missed the game); the fact it had to compete with two college bowl games (Outback Bowl and Rose Bowl, although previous Winter Classics also had to compete with bowl games); and overexposure of the New York- Philly matchup. Alumni game[edit]. The Flyers and Rangers alumni gathered for a combined team picture after the game. An alumni game between former Flyers and Rangers players was played on December 3. The game was broadcast live by Versus, CBC Television, and Comcast Sports. Net Philadelphia, with a tape- delay broadcast on MSG Network.[1. The start time was rescheduled to 3: 0. PM Eastern Standard Time from the original start time of 1: 0. PM, due to weather concerns, but garnered a near sellout crowd nonetheless. Two storylines built headlines in anticipation of alumni game. One was Bernie Parent participating in the game at the age of 6. Parent decided to participate despite his age due to requests by fans.[1. The return of Eric Lindros also grabbed headlines.[1. Lindros was a very popular and successful player for the Flyers, but left the franchise amidst controversy and bad blood. The Flyers players all wore a small number "1. Flyers defenseman Brad Mc. Crimmon, who died in the 2. Lokomotiv Yaroslavl air disaster earlier in the year. Bernie Parent's return to the ice after 3. Winter Classic Alumni Game. The game began with a ceremonial faceoff between Flyer captain Bob Clarke and Ranger captain Mark Messier, dropped by Flyers chairman Ed Snider, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame as a builder, and a recent inductee in the United States Hockey Hall of Fame. The game started with a total of seven members of the Hockey Hall of Fame one the ice: Clarke, Parent, Messier, Bill Barber, Mark Howe, Mike Gartner and Brian Leetch. Glenn Anderson, another Hall of Fame Member, also participated in the game. Parent started the game and earned ovations by several saves, most notably one on a breakaway by Ron Duguay, but was replaced with Mark La. Forest by his request five minutes into the game. Early in the game, Jeremy Roenick committed a rare alumni game hit on Darren Turcotte. The first goal of the game was scored by John Le. Clair on a pass by Eric Lindros, showing shades of the Legion of Doom. Mikael Renberg, the third member of the Legion, was invited to the game but was unable to participate due to prior commitments.[1. Instead, Lindros and Le. Clair were joined by Mark Recchi, who retired less than 6 months earlier after winning the Stanley Cup with the Boston Bruins at the age of 4. Recchi played with Lindros early in Lindros' career, forming the Crazy 8s line with Brent Fedyk before being traded for Le. Clair and Eric Desjardins, who also participated in the game. Shortly after Lindros scored, Shjon Podein cleaned up a rebound to put the Flyers up 2- 0. The first penalty was committed by Eric Lindros, resulting in a penalty shot (as did all penalties in the game) for Nick Kypreos. Kypreos' attempt was however stopped by La. Forest. Rangers goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck was replaced by Dan Blackburn to start the second period. Blackburn would keep the net clean for the entire period, also stopping a penalty shot by Podein after Podein was slashed by Nick Fotiu. Flyers goalie La. Forest was replaced by Neil Little halfway through the game without surrendering a goal.
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