NHL - Winter Classic

Is it wrong to support Detroit Red Wings because they were my team on like... NHL 2006? :(

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Originally Posted by burton-x

True, Both teams are fully able to win, they have the potential. Anybody watch the winter classic outdoors last year? Sabers vs. Penguines

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No, I didn't. Shows how much of a fan I am but I thought this year's was the first one

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Originally Posted by Minstrels

Is it wrong to support Detroit Red Wings because they were my team on like... NHL 2006? :(

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They're also the Stanley Cup champions.

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Originally Posted by Geraint

No, I didn't. Shows how much of a fan I am but I thought this year's was the first one.

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There was the first NHL Outdoor stadium game on 1st of Jan 2008, but this (I think) is the first "Winter Classic" as a tradition. Have you seen the jerseys for the game? Both teams are wearing old school influenced designs for this game alone! Pretty cool. My new Red Wings jersey should be arriving in the post any day :D

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Originally Posted by burton-x

There was the first NHL Outdoor stadium game on 1st of Jan 2008, but this (I think) is the first "Winter Classic" as a tradition. Have you seen the jerseys for the game? Both teams are wearing old school influenced designs for this game alone! Pretty cool. My new Red Wings jersey should be arriving in the post any day :D

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Ye, I know. I realised when I searched Winter Classic on google. Make a change from last year when the game was played on the Bills pitch to this year, on the Wrigley field. From American football to Baseball.

Yeah, I've seen the jerseys. I'd buy some of them myself but the prices really put me off. It's not what we'd pay over here for a football top.

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Originally Posted by Geraint

Yeah, I've seen the jerseys. I'd buy some of them myself but the prices really put me off. It's not what we'd pay over here for a football top.

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I ordered a normal away jersey off eBay for cheap, you can get them for new and good prices, the official shops are just ridiculously expensive!

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Originally Posted by burton-x

I ordered a normal away jersey off eBay for cheap, you can get them for new and good prices, the official shops are just ridiculously expensive!

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How did you pay? They seem to be like $150 which is like £90.

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Originally Posted by Geraint

How did you pay? They seem to be like $150 which is like £90.

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Some how I got away with getting a Chelios named and numbered away jersey, Reebok official with fight strap for $58 on ebay.com! I don't know why it was so cheap, stolen probably haha. Just lucky, but they can get really expensive. Just money from work and stuff that meant I could get it though.

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Originally Posted by burton-x

Some how I got away with getting a Chelios named and numbered away jersey, Reebok official with fight strap for $58 on ebay.com! I don't know why it was so cheap, stolen probably haha. Just lucky, but they can get really expensive. Just money from work and stuff that meant I could get it though.

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Now $58 is around £35-40 which is the price you'd pay over here for a replica top. My local team, Cardiff Devils, charge £40 for theirs. Seeing as they'll probably make it so that it's different teams every year so I wouldn't mind getting one of the tops but P+P from America will cost a bomb. Meh.

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Originally Posted by burton-x

To be honest I doubt it, unless you have Sky and it may be on FX or something? I think in the states its broadcasting on CBS or something? Not 100% sure. I am totally backing the Red Wings which is funny as my team is the Colorado Avalanche and the wings and avs are one of the bigger NHL rivalries!

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We have the Avalanche minor league team here in cleveland.
Lake Erie Monsters. They play like 20 mins away from where i live.