Bill Brasky
06-28-2006, 03:14 PM
A Rangers-Islanders game in frosty Yankee Stadium in December or on New Year's Day? It's a possibility.
Preliminary discussions between NHL and Yankees executives, the two NHL teams, city officials and NBC - which would televise the proposed Jan. 1 regular-season contest between the arch rivals - began last week, according to numerous people with knowledge of the talks<object classid="clsid<img src=" images/smilies/grin.gif="" alt="" title="Grin" smilieid="535" class="inlineimg" border="0">
</object>"Everybody likes the idea," said one person. "But there are some obstacles. The question is whether the stadium will be usable at that time of year for that purpose."
The NHL staged the only outdoor game in its history on Nov. 22, 2003, at Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium, home of the Edmonton Eskimos football team, and wants to recapture that buzz with an outdoor game in the United States between U.S.-based teams. More than 56,000 fans bundled up in near-zero-degree weather - doubling the record for the largest crowd to even watch an NHL game - and saw the Montreal Canadiens edge the Edmonton Oilers 4-3.
http://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/ny-spice284798615jun28,0,3003153.story
Islanders can't even put 12,000 people in their arena, and the Ranger fans only show up when the team is 10 games in first place. I guess this is the only way to put fans in the seats. Make it into a big spectacle!!!!!
Sabres and Leafs should do this. It would be a big success!!
Preliminary discussions between NHL and Yankees executives, the two NHL teams, city officials and NBC - which would televise the proposed Jan. 1 regular-season contest between the arch rivals - began last week, according to numerous people with knowledge of the talks<object classid="clsid<img src=" images/smilies/grin.gif="" alt="" title="Grin" smilieid="535" class="inlineimg" border="0">
</object>"Everybody likes the idea," said one person. "But there are some obstacles. The question is whether the stadium will be usable at that time of year for that purpose."
The NHL staged the only outdoor game in its history on Nov. 22, 2003, at Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium, home of the Edmonton Eskimos football team, and wants to recapture that buzz with an outdoor game in the United States between U.S.-based teams. More than 56,000 fans bundled up in near-zero-degree weather - doubling the record for the largest crowd to even watch an NHL game - and saw the Montreal Canadiens edge the Edmonton Oilers 4-3.
http://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/ny-spice284798615jun28,0,3003153.story
Islanders can't even put 12,000 people in their arena, and the Ranger fans only show up when the team is 10 games in first place. I guess this is the only way to put fans in the seats. Make it into a big spectacle!!!!!
Sabres and Leafs should do this. It would be a big success!!