The NHL needs to do one of these every year. I watched the entire game, and then read pretty much every single article/analysis of the event that was on Yahoo! ESPN, and nhl.com. The whole thing was more about the experience, not just the game, though it is pretty awesome watching professional hockey players play while it is snowing, made me remember the days of playing on some pond in North Haven when I was 10ish (and makes it all but certain that I will dust off my skates and gloves this winter and get back on a pond and just skate around with a puck). Listening to Boomer Essaison (sp?) this morning talking about how the atmosphere and crowd noise was just like a football game, and reading fan responses from those who sat 3 rows from the top, I will definitely attend one of these events the next time it is within reasonable travel distance away and at a football stadium (rumor is Rangers/Islanders or Rangers/Devils at Yankee Stadium, and well, no tailgating with pick-up street hockey games in the Bronx puts a damper on the event); my preference would be Bruins/Rangers (original six teams) at Gillette, and I will without a doubt put out $200 for a ticket. And for the record, both the Penguins and Sabres need to go back to those throwback jerseys, especially Buffalo (though I am biased because those were the same base style we used in youth hockey).
