2016 NHL Winter Classic

Outdoor National Hockey League game in Foxborough, Massachusetts January 2015 yes 2016 NHL Winter Classic 2016 Winter Classic.jpg Montreal Canadiens Boston Bruins 5 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 67,246 January 1, 2016 Gillette Stadium Foxborough 2015 2017 The 2016 NHL Winter Classic (officially the 2016 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic)NHL http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=775909 https://web.archive.org/web/20150810111140/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=775909 dead August 10, 2015 Bridgestone returns as title sponsor of NHL Winter Classic in five-year partnership renewal with NHL NHL Public Relations July 29, 2015 was an outdoor ice hockey game played in the National Hockey League (NHL) on January 1, 2016, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The eighth edition of the Winter Classic, it matched the Montreal Canadiens against the Boston Bruins; the Canadiens won, 5–1, a significant event in one of the NHL's best-known rivalries. A Bruins and Canadiens alumni game was also played on December 31, 2015.Bruins, Canadiens alumni rosters revealed for 2016 NHL Winter Classic Alumni Game https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2015/11/24/bruins-canadiens-alumni-rosters-revealed-for-nhl-winter-classic-alumni-game/o3xxEh9OIK5kEakg1VClgM/story.html December 21, 2015 The Boston Globe November 24, 2015 The Boston Pride women's professional hockey team played before the alumni game against Les Canadiennes of the Canadian Women's Hockey League to a 1–1 tie in the first 2016 Outdoor Women's Classic (officially the Outdoor Women's Classic presented by Scotiabank).http://www.nhl.com/ice/m_news.htm?id=794629 https://web.archive.org/web/20160122132707/http://www.nhl.com/ice/m_news.htm?id=794629 dead January 22, 2016 December 28, 2015 NHL to host first-ever Outdoor Women's Classic presented by Scotiabank NHL December 28, 2015 Teams The Bruins made their second appearance in the Winter Classic, as they played against the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2010 NHL Winter Classic held in Boston's Fenway Park; Massachusetts became the first market to serve as repeat host of the Winter Classic. Early reports dating back to December 2014 by TSN's Bob McKenzie indicated that Boston was the league's first choice in hosting the game.http://nesn.com/2014/12/reports-boston-bruins-front-runners-to-host-2016-nhl-winter-classic/ Boston Bruins Schedule Standings Stats Video Odds Fantasy Bruins Reportedly Front-Runners To Host 2016 NHL Winter Classic New England Sports Network December 12, 2014 January 2, 2016 To accommodate the event, Gillette Stadium's primary tenant, the New England Patriots, played the last two games of their 2015 season on the road. The Bruins introduced a new third jersey for the game and it featured the team's original logo, as virtually a re-creation of their inaugural 1924–25 NHL season brown/gold sweaters worn while playing their home games in Matthews Arena, which opened in 1910, now on the campus of Northeastern University. (Matthews also was the first arena for the Boston Celtics and the WHA New England Whalers, who are now the Carolina Hurricanes.) This was the first Winter Classic appearance and third outdoor game for the Canadiens; the team previously played 2003 NHL Heritage Classic against the hosting Edmonton Oilers and the 2011 NHL Heritage Classic against the hosting Calgary Flames.https://www.espn.com/boston/nhl/story/_/id/12194488/boston-bruins-host-2016-winter-classic-gillette-stadium-vs-montreal-canadiens-per-source Source: Bruins to host '16 Classic ESPNhttps://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/2016-winter-classic-will-feature-bruins-vs--canadiens-at-gillette-stadium--report-182551387.html 2016 Winter Classic will feature Bruins vs. Canadiens at Gillette Stadium (Report) January 19, 2015 Yahoo! Sports The team also played in a new third jersey and used a logo from the 1920s. The two teams are long-time rivals. As of the end of the 2014–15 NHL season, the two teams have played each other 729 times during the regular season, 177 times during the playoffs, including nine game sevens. The two teams also held a special alumni game between the two teams, on December 31 at Gillette Stadium.http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=775904&navid=nhl:topheads https://web.archive.org/web/20150731174639/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=775904&navid=nhl:topheads dead July 31, 2015 NHL Bruins-Canadiens rivalry takes centerstage at 2016 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic at Gillette Stadium July 29, 2015 July 29, 2015 Game summary Montreal Canadiens Boston Bruins Gillette Stadium January 1, 2016 5–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020565 In the most lopsided score in the Winter Classic, four Montreal players combined to score five goals en route to a 5–1 victory against Boston. In his first game since suffering a hand injury on November 22, Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher recorded a goal and an assist. Goalie Mike Condon made 27 saves for Montreal. Adam McQuaid scored the Bruins' only goal; this goal was originally credited to Matt Beleskey, but would be changed days later after official review by the NHL.January 1, 2016 Canadiens overwhelm Bruins to win Winter Classic https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-bos/2016/01/01/2015020565 June 8, 2023 NHL.com Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st MTL David Desharnais (8) Dale Weise (9) and Alexei Emelin (3) 01:14 1–0 MTL 2nd MTL Paul Byron (6) Brian Flynn (6) and Mark Barberio (1) 02:00 2–0 MTL MTL Brendan Gallagher (10) Max Pacioretty (15) and Tomas Plekanec (21) 17:20 3–0 MTL 3rd BOS Matt Beleskey (1) Adam McQuaid (17) and Jimmy Hayes (11) 03:56 3–1 MTL MTL Max Pacioretty (16) Brendan Gallagher (11) and Tomas Plekanec (22) 08:49 4–1 MTL MTL Paul Byron (7) P. K. Subban (26) and Nathan Beaulieu (10) 18:28 5–1 MTL Number in parentheses represents the player's total in goals or assists to that point of the season Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st BOS Maxime Talbot High-sticking 05:20 2:00 MTL David Desharnais Roughing – double minor 08:42 4:00 BOS Torey Krug Roughing – double minor 08:42 4:00 BOS Adam McQuaid Delay of game (puck over glass) 18:27 2:00 2nd BOS Kevan Miller Cross-checking 02:51 2:00 MTL Lars Eller Hooking 06:43 2:00 MTL Nathan Beaulieu Holding 10:41 2:00 MTL Tomas Plekanec Delay of game (puck over glass) 19:30 2:00 3rd BOS Maxime Talbot Holding 09:24 2:00 MTL Lars Eller Roughing – double minor 18:18 4:00 BOS Jimmy Hayes Roughing – double minor 18:18 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Montreal 14 11 5 30 Boston 3 14 11 28 1em Power play opportunities Team Goals/Opportunities Montreal 0/4 Boston 0/3 Three star selectionsTeamPlayerStatistics 1st MTL Brendan Gallagher 1 Goal, 1 Assist 2nd MTL Mike Condon 27 Saves 3rd BOS Matt Beleskey 5 Hits, +1 Team rosters Montreal Canadiens # Player Position 11 CAN Brendan Gallagher RW 14 CZE Tomas Plekanec (A) C 15 CZE Tomas Fleischmann LW 17 CAN Torrey Mitchell C 22 CAN Dale Weise RW 26 USA Jeff Petry D 27 USA Alex Galchenyuk C 28 CAN Nathan Beaulieu D 32 USA Brian Flynn C 39 USA Mike Condon G 40 CAN Ben Scrivens1 G 41 CAN Paul Byron LW 43 CAN Daniel Carr LW 45 CAN Mark Barberio D 51 CAN David Desharnais C 67 USA Max Pacioretty (C) LW 74 RUS Alexei Emelin D 76 CAN P.K. Subban (A) D 79 RUS Andrei Markov D 81 DEN Lars Eller CHead coach: CAN Michel Therrien 1em Boston Bruins # Player Position 11 USA Jimmy Hayes RW 14 CAN Brett Connolly RW 21 SWE Loui Eriksson (A) LW 25 CAN Maxime Talbot C 29 CAN Landon Ferraro C 33 SVK Zdeno Chara (C) D 36 CAN Zac Rinaldo C 37 CAN Patrice Bergeron (A) C 39 CAN Matt Beleskey LW 40 FIN Tuukka Rask G 44 GER Dennis Seidenberg D 45 CAN Joe Morrow D 47 USA Torey Krug D 50 SWE Jonas Gustavsson1 G 51 CAN Ryan Spooner C 53 CAN Seth Griffith C 54 CAN Adam McQuaid D 72 USA Frank Vatrano C 76 RUS Alexander Khokhlachev C 86 USA Kevan Miller DHead coach: CAN Claude Julien 1 Ben Scrivens and Jonas Gustavsson dressed as the back-up goaltenders. Neither entered the game. Scratches Montreal Canadiens: Greg Pateryn, Devante Smith-Pelly, Jarred Tinordi Boston Bruins: Zach Trotman, Brad Marchand, Tyler Randell Alumni Game thumb|Stadium during Alumni Game In the Alumni Game on New Year's Eve, the Bruins defeated the Canadiens 5–4 in a shootout. The Canadiens alumni included Guy Carbonneau, Larry Robinson and Jose Theodore with the coaches including Guy Lafleur and Jacques Demers, while the Bruins alumni included Cam Neely, Terry O'Reilly, Mark Recchi and Ray Bourque with the coaches including Derek Sanderson, Lyndon Byers, Mike Milbury and Don "Grapes" Cherry. Bruins' former anthem singer Rene Rancourt performed O Canada and The Star-Spangled Banner at the alumni game. Television The game was televised in the United States on NBC, with commentators Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, and Pierre McGuire.http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2015/12/28/nbc-sports-presents-2016-bridgestone-nhl-winter-classic-featuring-montreal-canadiens-vs-boston-bruins-on-new-years-day-on-nbc/ NBC Sports Presents 2016 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic NBC Sports December 28, 2015 January 2, 2015 In Canada, it was the second consecutive Winter Classic to be televised under the Rogers Media contract, but for the first time the English-language broadcast was shown on Sportsnet instead of on CBC Television and the Hockey Night in Canada banner.http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/rogers-unveils-2015-16-nhl-broadcast-schedule/ Sportsnet unveils 2015–16 NHL Broadcast Schedule Sportsnet.ca Rogers Media June 25, 2015 July 30, 2015 Commentary was provided by Jim Hughson, Craig Simpson, and Glenn Healy.http://www.sportscastermagazine.ca/on-air/sportsnet-rings-in-the-new-year-with-nhl-winter-classic-weekend-hockey-tv-programming/1003409985/ Sportsnet Rings in the New Year with NHL Winter Classic, Weekend Hockey TV Programming sportscastermagazine.ca December 31, 2015 January 2, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094711/http://www.sportscastermagazine.ca/on-air/sportsnet-rings-in-the-new-year-with-nhl-winter-classic-weekend-hockey-tv-programming/1003409985/ March 4, 2016 dead For the second consecutive time, the game was broadcast in French on TVA Sports (with commentators Félix Séguin and Patrick Lalime, and reporter Renaud Lavoie) as part of TVA's sub-licensing agreement with Rogers. Television ratings The 2016 NHL Winter Classic had the lowest ratings of any Winter Classic in the United States to date, with an average of less than 3 million American viewers watching the game.Wyshynski Greg NHL Winter Classic earns lowest rating in game's history | Puck Daddy http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2016/01/winter-classic-ratings-down-nhl-nbc-least-watched-canadiens-bruins/ January 3, 2017 Yahoo Sports January 5, 2016 Pregame entertainment Prior to the game, Boston-based pop rock band American Authors performed. The Boston Pops performed "Duel of the Fates" during the team introductions. The national anthems were performed by Montreal-based rock band Simple Plan ("O Canada" sung in English and French) and The Voice season 9 winner Jordan Smith, accompanied by the Boston Pops ("The Star-Spangled Banner"). Singer-songwriter Nate Ruess performed during the first intermission while Simple Plan performed during the second intermission. 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