2010 NHL Winter Classic

Outdoor National Hockey League game in Boston, Massachusetts August 2023 yes 2010 NHL Winter Classic 2010 NHL Winter Classic.PNG Philadelphia Flyers Boston Bruins 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 January 1, 2010 Fenway Park Boston 38,112 2009 2011 The 2010 NHL Winter Classic (known via corporate sponsorship as the 2010 NHL Winter Classic presented by Bridgestone) was an outdoor ice hockey game played in the National Hockey League (NHL) on January 1, 2010, at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. The third edition of the Winter Classic, it matched the Boston Bruins (the home team) against the Philadelphia Flyers. The Bruins won the game, 2–1, in overtime. With the victory, the Bruins became the first home team to win a Winter Classic. After the game, the roster of the United States men's hockey team for the 2010 Winter Olympics was released, which included Bruins' goaltender Tim Thomas. The New York Rangers had previously also been considered as an opponent for the Bruins.https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=274409 2010 Winter Classic to be Played at Fenway Park 2009-04-09 TSN 2009-05-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20090519073313/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=274409 19 May 2009 live The game was telecast on NBC in the United States; in Canada, CBC televised the game in English, and RDS held the French language rights, while ESPN America televised the contest in Europe. Radio rights nationally were held by Sirius XM Radio, while WBZ-FM in Boston and WIP in Philadelphia used their local announcers. Additionally, there was pre-and-post game coverage on the NHL Network in the USA and Canada. The game garnered a 2.6 national rating and 3.7 million viewers, down slightly from the 2009 Classic. In Boston, the game captured a 14.4 rating and a 29 share. Since there was no NHL All-Star Game in the 2009–10 season due to the 2010 Winter Olympics, which were held in Vancouver, in February, the Winter Classic served as the league's biggest showcase game of the season. The NHL was in negotiations with the Calgary Flames to host a second outdoor game on New Year's Day at McMahon Stadium, likely against another Canadian opponent.https://calgaryherald.com/Sports/Talks+underway+bring+Winter+Classic+game+Calgary/1710638/story.html Talks underway to bring NHL Winter Classic game to Calgary Calgary Herald 2009-06-19 2009-06-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20090621093501/http://www.calgaryherald.com/Sports/Talks%2Bunderway%2Bbring%2BWinter%2BClassic%2Bgame%2BCalgary/1710638/story.html 21 June 2009 dead That game was instead played in February 2011. Site selection Early reports indicated six possible venues for the 2010 game: the Las Vegas Strip, Yankee Stadium, the Rose Bowl, either Nationals Park or Robert F. Kennedy Stadium in Washington, D.C., Comerica Park in Detroit and Fenway Park.Rose Bowl among candidates for 2010 Winter Classic http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=263315 TSN 2009-01-15 2009-03-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20090129150525/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=263315 29 January 2009 live The Rose Bowl stadium was eliminated as they host the Rose Bowl Game and the 2010 BCS National Championship Game. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman visited Yankee Stadium on February 12, 2009, to take a tour of the new facility with New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner and New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, where the trio discussed the possibility of having the game in the Bronx.Michael Obernauer NHL gives Yankee Stadium a look-see http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/hockey/rangers/2009/02/12/2009-02-12_nhl_gives_yankee_stadium_a_looksee-3.html New York Daily News 2009-02-13 2009-03-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20090216031443/http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/hockey/rangers/2009/02/12/2009-02-12_nhl_gives_yankee_stadium_a_looksee-3.html 16 February 2009 live Panorama of 2010 NHL Winter Classic.jpg 300 Panorama of the park prior to the game Uniforms For this game, the Flyers wore a reverse of their current home uniform, a white replica of their 1973–74 home jersey, but with a black nameplate with white lettering. The Bruins wore a uniform designed by former great Cam Neely in dark yellow with brown pants with dark yellow socks with brown and white striping and a different "B" in their famous "Hub" logo introduced in 1948–49 on their 1955–57 uniforms; brown and gold were the Bruins' colors when they entered the NHL for its 1924–25 regular season. Both jerseys are on Reebok's NHL Edge Uniform template. Pre-game thumb|Bobby Orr and Bobby Clarke get set for the ceremonial faceoff The ceremonial faceoff was conducted between Hall of Fame members representing the respective teams: Bobby Orr for Boston and Philadelphia's Bobby Clarke. The national anthems were performed by Daniel Powter ("O Canada") and James Taylor ("The Star-Spangled Banner"). Pre-game entertainment was provided by a marching band dressed in colonial-era attire, followed by Boston-based Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys, who performed their song "I'm Shipping Up to Boston".Pre-game ceremonies set the tone at Fenway http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=511958&navid=DL%7cNHL%7cWinterClassic2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20150207193822/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=511958&navid=DL%7cNHL%7cWinterClassic2010 dead February 7, 2015 12 March 2010 Game summary Philadelphia Flyers Boston Bruins Fenway Park Jan 1, 2010 1–2 1 2 www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=511978 During the scoreless first period, the first fight in a Winter Classic occurred as Shawn Thornton and Daniel Carcillo engaged each other, with Carcillo getting the takedown. At 4:42 in the second period, Danny Syvret scored his first career NHL goal with a shot from the blueline as the distracted Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas shoved Philadelphia's Scott Hartnell from his front. Over the course of the game, especially toward the end of each period, the ice became noticeably choppy, resulting in several odd man rushes. After Kimmo Timonen took a tripping penalty on Zdeno Chara, the Bruins tied the game on the powerplay with Mark Recchi tipping in a Derek Morris slap-pass with 2:18 left in the game. During overtime, Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas made a flurry of huge saves to keep the Bruins in the game, including stopping a 2 on 1 against Daniel Briere and Mike Richards. On the Bruins' following counter-attack up the ice, Marco Sturm tipped a Patrice Bergeron pass past Flyers goaltender Michael Leighton to win the game. Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st None 2nd PHI Danny Syvret (1) Scott Hartnell (16) and Jeff Carter (19) 04:42 1–0 PHI 3rd BOS Mark Recchi (8) Derek Morris (15) and David Krejci (13) 17:42 1–1 OT BOS Marco Sturm (14) Patrice Bergeron (20) and Zdeno Chara (22) 01:57 2–1 BOS 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 Shawn Thornton Fighting – major 12:01 5:00 PHI Daniel Carcillo Fighting – major 12:01 5:00 PHI Oskars Bartulis Cross-checking 15:22 2:00 BOS David Krejci Cross-checking 15:22 2:00 2nd BOS Zdeno Chara Tripping 10:16 2:00 3rd BOS Johnny Boychuk Hooking 01:30 2:00 PHI Daniel Carcillo Hooking 4:45 2:00 PHI Kimmo Timonen Tripping 16:08 2:00 PHI Daniel Briere Tripping 19:14 2:00 Overtime None Shots by period Team 1 2 3 OT Total Philadelphia 6 12 5 2 25 Boston 9 6 9 2 26 1em Power play opportunities Team Goals/Opportunities Philadelphia 0/2 Boston 1/3 Three star selectionsTeamPlayerStatistics 1st BOS Marco Sturm Game Winning Goal 2nd PHI Michael Leighton 24 Saves (.923) 3rd BOS Tim Thomas 24 Saves (.960) Team rosters Philadelphia Flyers # Player Position 3 LAT Oskars Bartulis D 5 CAN Braydon Coburn D 11 CAN Blair Betts C 12 CAN Simon Gagne LW 13 CAN Daniel Carcillo LW 14 CAN Ian Laperriere RW 17 CAN Jeff Carter (A) C 18 CAN Mike Richards (C) C 19 CAN Scott Hartnell LW 20 CAN Chris Pronger (A) D 21 USA James van Riemsdyk LW 25 USA Matt Carle D 26 CAN Danny Syvret D 28 CAN Claude Giroux RW 33 USA Brian Boucher2 G 36 CAN Darroll Powe C 44 FIN Kimmo Timonen D 45 CAN Arron Asham RW 48 CAN Daniel Briere RW 49 CAN Michael Leighton GHead coach: USA Peter Laviolette 1em Boston Bruins # Player Position 6 CAN Dennis Wideman D 16 GER Marco Sturm LW 20 CAN Daniel Paille LW 21 CAN Andrew Ference D 22 CAN Shawn Thornton LW 26 USA Blake Wheeler RW 27 CAN Steve Begin LW 28 CAN Mark Recchi RW 30 USA Tim Thomas G 33 SVK Zdeno Chara (C) D 37 CAN Patrice Bergeron (A) C 40 FIN Tuukka Rask1 G 46 CZE David Krejci C 48 USA Matt Hunwick D 53 CAN Derek Morris D 55 CAN Johnny Boychuk D 60 CZE Vladimir Sobotka C 61 CAN Byron Bitz RW 73 CAN Michael Ryder RW 91 CAN Marc Savard (A) CHead coach: CAN Claude Julien 1 Tuukka Rask dressed for the Boston Bruins as the back-up goalie and did not enter the game. 2 Brian Boucher dressed for the Philadelphia Flyers as the back-up goalie and did not enter the game. Scratches Philadelphia Flyers: Riley Cote, Ryan Parent, Mika Pyorala Boston Bruins: Adam McQuaid Officials Referees — Kerry Fraser, Chris Rooney Linesmen — Lyle Seitz, Brian Murphy Aftermath Four months later, the Flyers and Bruins would meet in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, marking the second-straight year that the two teams that faced each other in the Winter Classic met in the postseason. The Flyers defeated the Bruins in dramatic fashion rallying from a 3–0 deficit to win the series, becoming the third team in NHL history and the fourth in the history of North American professional sports to accomplish this feat. The previous three teams to do so were the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1942, the New York Islanders in 1975, and the Boston Red Sox in 2004. The Flyers also won the final game of the series after being down 3-0. The series win advanced the Flyers to the Eastern Conference Finals. There, they defeated the Montreal Canadiens, advancing to the Stanley Cup Finals, which was won by the Chicago Blackhawks in six games. The following year, the Bruins and Flyers again met in the playoffs’ second round. The Bruins won the series in four games. In the next round, the Bruins defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals, which they won in seven games over the Vancouver Canucks. See also 2009–10 Boston Bruins season 2009–10 Philadelphia Flyers season List of outdoor ice hockey games List of ice hockey games with highest attendance References External links Game boxscore Category:NHL Winter Classic Winter Classic NHL Winter Classic NHL Winter Classic 2009 2009 Category:Ice hockey competitions in Boston NHL Winter Classic