Primal Optimist Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Super Excited about Vancouver hosting one of these events, but as many have already said, wouldn't January 25th or thereabouts be a much more logical time of year for Vancouver? By march we are counting flowers and wearing shorts and sandals already, many are at the beach starting to work on their new seasons tanlines.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 What a lame gimmick. An outdoor "winter" classic that is being held indoors and barely even in winter. It should be at Empire Stadium sometime in February, but of course that only holds 30,000 vs BC Place's 60,000. It's just a money grab. It has nothing to do with heritage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a Fool Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 That's nice. I hope it doesn't rain. Rare was once in awhile... Then came yearly, now 5 times this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THERETOOL Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 so cool !!! I love that there is actually something for us fans to look forward too .. cool !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 2 stanley cup finals in 6 years says differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 the wife just gave me the OK to go... now, to find tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Looking forward to see the Vintage jerseys! Maybe it will be these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robongo Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Will Bure lace up for the alumni? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongo4420 Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 I'm betting this event will be a tough sell and the NHL could end up looking stupid. There are a number of reasons for this: 1) The NHL's greediest ownership group will undoubtedly try and gouge the fans with ridiculous prices. I'd imagine tickets will start at $150. Lower bowl $500+ 2) "Outdoor Classics" are getting old and stale, it's 2014 not 2004. 3) It's not even an "outdoor" classic it's just a far worse indoor venue. BC Place is a terrible venue for the sports it's meant for never mind hockey. 4) Ottawa is probably one of the worst draws imaginable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 1915 and 1921, vancouver swept the first series, sens took the second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpcurtly Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Yea I get that. I just think they're overdoing it with all of these classics. The tradition is that these things are supposed to be held outdoors in winter. Lumping this one in with the other ones just cheapens the whole thing IMO. I think it's awesome that it's in BC place, but I don't think it should be associated with the previous ones. Just call it a stadium series or something if they wanna start doing 4 of these a year at any venue they can make money in. And teams like Calgary or Chicago would have been much more fitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 I knew there were going to be a lot of debbie downers but I don't really care. This is a great chance to get a good group together and go have a great time! Big events like this are rare and when there are big events like this, getting tix can be difficult(playoffs). Just hope we get some ticket pricing relief, but I'm certainly not expecting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Yea I get that. I just think they're overdoing it with all of these classics. The tradition is that these things are supposed to be held outdoors in winter. Lumping this one in with the other ones just cheapens the whole thing IMO. I think it's awesome that it's in BC place, but I don't think it should be associated with the previous ones. Just call it a stadium series or something if they wanna start doing 4 of these a year at any venue they can make money in. And teams like Calgary or Chicago would have been much more fitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimito Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Going to the Yankees stadium one for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpcurtly Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 I just said it was awesome. I'll probably even go. My beef is with the NHL's branding of this. I think they're overdoing it with these things, and it's gonna end up killing the appeal of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Going to the Yankees stadium one for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 they have 4 of the stadium series already this season, plus 1 winter classic. this is the only heritage classic this season. every year has 1 winter classic, and 1 heritage classic. the difference this season is the stupid as all hell stadium series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keslerific Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Haha this will be great, my favorite team and my dads favorite team head to head. Excited to see what happens, we will probs use the Millionaires jerseys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Exactly my point. Over-saturation. These things are gonna lose their lure if they keep doing 6 a year. It should be 1 winter classic, and 1 heritage classic, and that's it. That's how the NHL gets the big tv audiences that they're looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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