NHL Winter Classic 2010
The NHL Winter Classic 2010 presented by Bridgestone was an outdoor ice hockey game between the Boston Bruins and the Philadelphia Flyers that was played on January 1, 2010 at Fenway Park in Boston , Massachusetts as part of the 2009/10 NHL season . It was the third edition of the NHL Winter Classic series of outdoor games in the history of the National Hockey League after the Heritage Classic , which took place in Edmonton in 2003 .
Stadium and surroundings
Stadion
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The game took place in Fenway Park , a baseball stadium in the Fenway neighborhood of Boston , used by the Boston Red Sox from Major League Baseball . It was built in 1912 and is the oldest baseball stadium still in use in the North American professional league. The stadium was built as a baseball stadium, but several American football games have also been played in the arena. There are also occasional concerts.
Side events
38,112 spectators saw the game on site in the stadium. In addition to the game, a fan festival called Winter Classic Spectator Plaza was held in the vicinity of the stadium , which the city of Boston organized together with the league. With free admission, fans were offered a supporting program on December 31, 2009 and January 1, 2010, which included performances by former Bruins players, concerts and competitions.
Preliminary program
In addition to the program outside the stadium, numerous events also took place in Fenway Park in the run-up to the game. In a speech, the Mayor of Boston Thomas Menino declared January 1st, 2010 Winter Classic Day in the city of Boston. Next to him, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman spoke to the audience from home plate . This was followed by a performance by the Boston-based band Dropkick Murphys , who played their song I'm shipping up to Boston .
The traditional face-off , which takes place before the actual game, was done by former players Bobby Orr and Bobby Clarke . Orr was active for the Boston Bruins from 1966 to 1976 , Clarke played for the Philadelphia Flyers from 1969 to 1984 . Both were inducted into the Hall of Fame after retiring.
The two teams then got onto the ice. The national anthems followed immediately before the start of the game. The US anthem was sung by James Taylor , Daniel Powter interpreted the Canadian national anthem . After fireworks fired from the roof of the main stand, the game began.
reporting
The game was broadcast live in the United States on NBC television and in Canada on CBC and RDS broadcasters . In addition, the game was broadcast via the league's own, fee-based portal NHL GameCenter Live on the Internet.
Athletic starting position
The Boston Bruins had already played 39 of 82 games at this point in the current season. They were with 20 wins, twelve losses and seven overtime defeats with 47 points in second place in the Northeast Division . The Philadelphia Flyers had also played 39 games and achieved 18 wins, two overtime losses and 19 losses. With 38 points they were at this point in third place in the Atlantic Division , tied with fourth New York Rangers . They had already replaced their head coach over the course of the season.
At the two previous meetings of the two teams, the Philadelphia Flyers had won the ice. On October 23, 2009 the Flyers won 4: 3 in the shootout in their home arena , on December 15, 2009 the Flyers won 3: 1 in Boston.
Course of the game
To the game, both teams wore jerseys that differed from their regular ones and were inspired by historical jerseys from both clubs. The home team wore the original club colors with dark yellow jerseys and dark brown pants, and the players wore the logo on the chest for the first time in the 1948/49 season . The Boston jerseys were designed by ex-player Cam Neely . The white jerseys of the guest from Philadelphia were borrowed from the home jersey for the 1973/74 season .
| January 1, 2010 1 p.m. |
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 Philadelphia Flyers
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1–2 OT (0-0, 1-0, 0-1, 0-1) |
 Boston Bruins
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Fenway Park Boston , Massachusetts |
| D. Syvret ( S. Hartnell , J. Carter ) (24:42) |
M. Recchi ( D. Morris , D. Krejčí ) (57:42) M. Sturm ( P. Bergeron , Z. Chára ) (61:57) ( OT ) |
The first third, in which no goals were scored, offered a Winter Classic premiere: Shawn Thornton and Daniel Carcillo fought the first fistfight in the history of an open-air game in the NHL. Both teams could only develop a few scoring opportunities. In the 15th minute, Philadelphia's Jeff Carter failed to goalkeeper Tim Thomas . In return, Michael Leighton parried a shot from Boston's Derek Morris off the blue line. One minute before the end of the third the Flyers could not use another chance.
After 24:42 minutes, Danny Syvret scored the opening goal for the Philadelphia Flyers . Bruins goalkeeper Thomas had been distracted by his opponent Scott Hartnell , whom he tried to push away, while Syvret pulled off the blue line and hit through Thomas's schooners into the goal. Claude Giroux could have increased it to 2-0 after a pass from Mike Richards in front of Thomas, but the goalkeeper blocked his shot. Another chance for the Flyers had Arron Asham , who ran up to Tim Thomas in the 34th minute after the Bruins lost the puck. After 40 minutes the Philadelphia Flyers were leading 1-0, but they could have taken a much higher lead thanks to the clearer chances.
At the beginning of the third period, Boston's Marco Sturm had a chance when he was still outnumbered in the neutral third just behind the center line and put Michael Leighton to the test. The puck passed through Leighton's schooner, but only spun against the outer post. In return, Scott Hartnell checked Boston's Tim Thomas, but he was able to fend off. Only after 57:42 minutes did the Bruins equalize to 1: 1. They had established themselves in the majority in the third of the guests and cleared Derek Morris, who could pass in front of goal from a half-right position. There Mark Recchi was ready and scored untenable for Leighton to 1-1.
In extra time , the Flyers initially had a series of chances, but Bruins goalie Tim Thomas was able to fend off. After 1:57 minutes, Marco Sturm scored the winning goal in a return move when he was able to fit a pass from Patrice Bergeron from close range past Flyers goalkeeper Michael Leighton.
Individual evidence
- ↑ bruins.nhl.com: NHL Set to Open Spectator Plaza (Engl.)
- ↑ a b c nhl.com: Pre-game ceremonies set the tone at Fenway (engl.)
- ↑ nhl.com: Flyers-Bruins to hit the ice at Boston's Fenway Park (Engl.)
