Somewhat MLS/RBNY related - Winter Classic in MLS Stadiums?

I'm not a big NHL fan but the outdoor game is awesome. I don't see how this could be a bad thing at all. The benefits are debatable but its not a bad idea. Great chance to show off the facility to people that wouldn't have known about it through their ignorance of all things soccer.

 

The NHL would want more than 30K for that game.

 

Only because it's New York, maybe. Citi Field would then be the only other candidate in NY. They've had the last two at MLB's two smallest stadiums, so maybe they'd tolerate 30K..

 

I don't think they would schedule a Winter Classic game in RBA unless it's the Devils playing. So it would probably be Citi Field.

RBA would be a great venue for an outdoor hockey game with the steep stands though.

 

Actually the entire point behind the winter classic is to hold it in stadiums with huge capacity. Regardless of location.

 

Nothing to do with playing it outdoors? Like I said, the last two WC's haven't been at NFL stadiums but at MLB stadiums, and two of the smallest ones at tha

 

True but those places were 1) Historic and 2) still fit almost 40K. The Leafs kicked the tires about a game a BMO but quickly dismissed the idea because it is too small. If NY gets one it will be played at the new Giants stadium, probably between the Rangers and Washington or Rangers / Devils.

 

Couldnt the NHL work with the NFL, Giants, and Jets in making sure the day is football free? Especially since the 1st next year is a saturday.

 

Can't since it is the NFL playoffs and the NHL needs at least 1 week to set up the rink, and I'm guessing more than 24 hours to get it out.

 

January 1 is the last week of the NFL regular season. The playoffs don't start until the 2nd weekend in January. The Jets and Giants alternate their schedule pretty consistently week to week with one of them home almost every weekend of the season. No way both teams give up a home game on the last weekend of the season.

 

Well, the playoffs don't exactly start on the first of January. It could definitely be arranged.

 

Are you sure the playoffs will be on the 2nd of next year, that is usually the last week of the regular season.

 

I think there was a game in Edmonton a while ago, but not on New Years.. maybe a regular season game
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Almost all Canadian cities with hockey have a CFL football stadium.. odd the NHL hasn't thought about a game in Canada.. Probably not big enough or TV coverage issues> Don't know, just throwing ideas out there
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For the states, the Minnesota Wild could host a game in the brand new U of Minn stadium- outdoor 50,000+ no NFL conflicts... Columbus Blue Jackets at Ohio stadium 100,000 !
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I think they have a good thing going on ...

 

The New Years game will not be in Canada cause NBC will not care to set up and broadcast a game against a canadian team. If whoever carries the NHL rights in Canada wants to do this, I am sure they can arrange to have 2 Canadian teams play on New Years Day, Boxing Day, or any other day that suits the schedule.

 

If the NHL wanted to really push its Winter Classic, they will be looking at major historic venues and 1 blue chip event a year. For New York, that would mean waiting to be able to get into Yankee Stadium, and either Rangers against the Islanders, or Rangers against one of the other original six! Toronto maybe.

As for the new RBNY Stadium. That would come into the picture should the NHL try to expand its Winter Classic and maybe have a few games a year. It is a good size, and the grass would not be too badly damaged. It will be re-grow quickly.

 

Boxing Day would be a horrible idea unless done in Prime Time. Next year the World Juniors are in Buffalo, which means afternoon game times, and the World Juniors are the biggest annual TV event in Canada. During the Gold Medal game this month almost 1/3 of Canada's entire population tuned in to the game at one time or another.

In Canada right now Edmonton and Calgary are the only two cities that make sense and Edmonton has already done this once. Temperatures aren't usually low enough in Vancouver to make the outdoor game realistic. I don't think Ottawa actually has a stadium standing up right now, it was torn down after the '07 U-20 World Cup. Toronto and Montreal have outdoor stadiums, but neither is big enough to make it worth while. Olympic Stadium's roof doesn't come off anymore that I know of, and I'm not sure the Rogers Centre was engineered to be usable in potentially foul weather. True outdoor stadiums are generally weather-proofed, I don't know if that hold true with the building formerly know as The Skydome.

 

It's Yankee Stadium. It's legendary no matter the age.

On a different note, but kind of related to the topic (sports in stadiums they don't usually play in), I would absolutely kill to see the Red Bulls play a game at Yankee Stadium.

 

It has the name, and looks the same.

Not many people would say Wembley is "just a stadium" despite being only a few years old.

 

Only one of those three happened at Yankee Stadium.