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Wednesday Morning Fly By: Flyers getting healthy, Leafs press for Winter Classic

The Flyers warm up at Olympia Arena in Detroit, date unknown. via Mr. History on Flickr

Your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news...

  • Last night's NHL scores... BOS 3, PIT 0 - MIN 5, TOR 2 - CGY 1, MTL 0 - OTT 4, EDM 3 (SO) - STL 6, VAN 1 - SJS 4, NSH 3
  • Yesterday, the traditional media teamed up to talk about Ray Emery gearing up to play his old team. Today, they've all got the same story again -- Danny Briere and James van Riemsdyk practiced and could play tomorrow. [Inquirer] - [Daily News] - [CSN Philly]
  • Former Flyers coach Ken Hitchcock will coach his 1,000th NHL game this evening. [Blue Jackets]
  • Toronto GM Brian Burke is pressing the league for an outdoor game in Toronto, held at soccer stadium BMO Field. [Globe & Mail]
  • Some think, however, that the stadium would be a horrible venue for a Winter Classic. [G&M]
  • While Toronto presses, Syracuse of the American Hockey League knows they will hold an outdoor game this February. It was made official this week. [Syracuse Post-Standard]
  • With hockey now more violent than ever (debatable), can small teams be successful? Some historical perspective. [Hockey Or Die]
  • Just because everybody stands up during a shootout doesn't mean it's a good idea. [Lighthouse Hockey]
  • Ad's in the net. Oh, minor league hockey. [Puck Daddy]

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We better see Flyers Pens at Happy Valley before Toronto and that pile of crap they call a hockey team gets to play in the Winter Classic.

by chrislanci on Nov 11, 2009 12:10 PM EST reply actions  

I think it would be logistically impossible, but if the Leafs and Sens could play on one of those frozen canals in Ottawa, that would be pretty flippin’ sweet.

My guess is that the next one will be in Calgary.

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by Ben Rothenberg on Nov 11, 2009 12:26 PM EST reply actions  

A game on the Rideau Canal would be awesome, but you’re right, the logistics would be a nightmare. I’m seeing visions of crowds like the outdoor concerts we have in front of the Art Museum, and that quantity (or a lot more) of people trying to get a look at a hockey game that would take the whole width of the canal.

Since Edmonton/Montreal got an outdoor game already a few years ago, I wouldn’t be surprised if Calgary got one next. Flames/Canucks, maybe? I figure they would save the Leafs and Sens to play against each other rather than have one of them play Calgary.

by DragonGirl0583 on Nov 11, 2009 9:35 PM EST up reply actions  

NBC is not going to allow an all Canadian Winter Classic that is why they have that other outdoor game in Canada, but the Winter Classic is going to have to involve Cold Weather teams with a National fan base. I would expect to see the Caps soon but next year is going to be the Western conference anyway which is hard as all the US teams in the West are in fairly warm climates.

by chrislanci on Nov 12, 2009 9:45 AM EST up reply actions  

Avalanche ??

by JpH89 on Nov 12, 2009 10:05 AM EST via mobile up reply actions  

That other outdoor game? I’m assuming you mean the Heritage Classic, which was only a one-time deal.

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by Travis Hughes on Nov 12, 2009 11:16 AM EST up reply actions  

Unless there’s an extra agreement I don’t know about, if it’s two Canadian teams, NBC doesn’t really get involved anyway because they might not even show it in the US. I’m sure the CBC would be thrilled to carry it, so it’s up to the NHL to let the teams have it. When the Winter Classic for this year was announced, and NBC & the NHL made it clear it would be two American teams, the Canadian teams were trying to get a game of their own to supplement the Winter Classic as opposed to replacing it.

by DragonGirl0583 on Nov 12, 2009 7:47 PM EST up reply actions  

What a great picture.

by Ben Feldman on Nov 11, 2009 4:30 PM EST reply actions  

hockey players did look a lot cooler without helmets

by chrislanci on Nov 12, 2009 2:48 PM EST up reply actions  

Ken Hitchcock’s one thousandth game….
something he’ll probably want to forget seeing as it was 9-1 in favour of the wings

by phish'n on Nov 11, 2009 10:36 PM EST reply actions  

yeah i was going to say something to this effect. the jackets have really led into his thousandth game in the best possible way: by allowing something like 34 goals in the last 6 games. i imagine he’ll be spending some time in the hospital very soon from the blood vessel in his brain that’s going to burst from all the screaming.

by eeeeee on Nov 12, 2009 10:16 AM EST up reply actions  

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