NHL Stadium Series 2017
The 2017 NHL Stadium Series was an outdoor ice hockey game played on February 25, 2017 as part of the 2016/17 season of the National Hockey League (NHL). In this fourth edition of the NHL Stadium Series and the eighth game overall, the host Pittsburgh Penguins prevailed against the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh . In the list of ice hockey games with the highest number of spectators , the match was in eighth place with 67,318 spectators at this point in time.
background
In March 2016 it was announced that the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers will face each other in the 2017 Stadium Series at the Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. Both teams emerged from the expansion in 1967 and thus celebrated their 50th anniversary in the 2016/17 season. In addition, the appointment promised particular attractiveness, as between the two teams under the nickname "Battle of Pennsylvania" has existed for a long time, which is counted among the most intimate in the league. It was the fourth time for the Penguins and the third time for the Flyers to take part in an NHL open-air game.
Originally, the encounter was also considered as the 2017 NHL Winter Classic , but due to possible conflicting schedules of the National Football League - Heinz Field is the home ground of the Pittsburgh Steelers - a decision was made to play it later as part of the Stadium Series. Furthermore, the Beaver Stadium of the Pennsylvania State University was also discussed as a venue, which would have offered a "neutral" venue. However, due to insufficient equipment in the stadium and financial demands from the university, it was decided against this option.
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Feb 25, 2017 8:15 p.m. (local time) |
Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (11:18) Nick Bonino (26:44) Matt Cullen (41:50) Chad Ruhwedel (54:06) |
4: 2 (1: 0, 1: 1, 2: 1) game report |
Philadelphia Flyers Jakub Voráček (31:14) Shayne Gostisbehere (46:48) |
Heinz Field , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania Spectators: 67,318 |
When Three Stars were Jake Guentzel , Sidney Crosby and Jakub Voráček excellent.
Squad
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Pittsburgh Penguins |
Goalkeepers: Marc-André Fleury 1 , Matt Murray Defenders: Ian Cole , Brian Dumoulin , Cameron Gaunce , Ron Hainsey , Chad Ruhwedel , Justin Schultz Attackers: Nick Bonino , Sidney Crosby ( C ) , Matt Cullen , Eric Fehr , Jake Guentzel , Carl Hagelin , Patric Hörnqvist , Phil Kessel , Tom Kühnhackl , Chris Kunitz ( A ) , Jewgeni Malkin ( A ) , Scott Wilson Head coach: Mike Sullivan |
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Philadelphia Flyers |
Goalkeepers: Steve Mason 1 , Michal Neuvirth Defenders: Shayne Gostisbehere , Radko Gudas , Andrew MacDonald , Brandon Manning , Iwan Proworow , Mark Streit ( A ) Attackers: Pierre-Édouard Bellemare , Nick Cousins , Sean Couturier , Claude Giroux ( C ) , Michael Raffl , Matt Read , Brayden Schenn , Wayne Simmonds ( A ) , Chris VandeVelde , Jakub Voráček , Jordan Weal , Dale Weise Head coach: Dave Hakstol |
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1 Fleury and Mason were substitute goalkeepers in the squad, but both were not used.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ 2017 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series ™ to Include Pittsburgh Penguins Against Philadelphia Flyers at Heinz Field. nhl.com, March 10, 2016, accessed February 26, 2017 .
- ↑ Jeremy Rutherford: Blues could host Blackhawks in the 2017 Winter Classic. stltoday.com, February 7, 2016, accessed February 26, 2017 .
- ↑ John Petrolias: Facilities, finances rule Beaver Stadium out of Flyers-Penguins outdoor game in 2017. collegian.psu.edu, February 6, 2016, accessed on February 26, 2017 (English).
