For 1 day, Hockey Rules in Wrigleyville

Written by: EricC on 1st January 2009

January 1, 2009

On New Years Day, the Chicago Blackhawks and the Detroit Red Wings faced off at Wrigley Field for the 2009 NHL Winter Classic. Wrigleyville was flooded with tons of Blackhawks and Red Wings fans; a slightly different type of fan from the typical baseball fans that would normally be prowling the area on a gameday.

“At Wrigleyville Sports, across the street from the stadium, the window display was jammed with Blackhawks bumper stickers, caps, sweatshirts and jerseys. Relegated to a corner of the store were Alfonso Soriano, Kosuke Fukudome and Aramis Ramirez bobblehead dolls along with two small helmets and a home plate with a Cubs logo.”

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