Report: Wings to play Hawks at Wrigley
Well, it looks like the Detroit Red Wings will face the Chicago Blackhawks at Wrigley Field next year according to a report in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. While the prospect of that match-up in a historic ballpark is exciting, I’m slightly bummed because I would have loved a double header at Ford Field or Michigan Stadium with MSU/UM hockey and then the Maple Leafs/Wings game. Plus, the game is actually on New Year’s. The Wings have a traditional New Year’s Eve game and then they go out and celebrate with friends and family. They will have to pass on that tradition this year.
The game will take place at Wrigley Field. An announcement is expected next week before the inaugural “Blackhawks Convention” at the Chicago Hilton.
Last New Year’s Day, the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres in a shootout in front of an NHL-record crowd of 71,217 at Ralph Wilson Stadium.
The Blackhawks Convention will be July 18-20. Yours truly will be there as I need my hockey fix while in Chicago. No I am not defecting, I am actually volunteering on the 19th. The Convention sounds like it has some great opportunities for Hawks fans to get autographs and photos with both current and former players.
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July 7th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
Make sure you get autographs of players that might hurt the Wings later on in the season - then you will have something to use for voodoo purposes to curse them with bad puck luck!
July 8th, 2008 at 11:05 pm
Haha. While the voodoo curse certainly sounds intriguing, no autographs for me since I’ll be working.
I just can’t wait for the hockey season to start again.