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The charm dell''Hockey Ice vintage, played in a big stadium: although introduced as a tradition of New Year's Day in 2008, the sol Winter Classic & egrave; He became one of the highlights of the NHL season. & nbsp;
Friday 1 January 2016 3 minutes reading time
It will play & agrave; tonight at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, stadium of 65,000 spectators of the New England Patriots of the NFL, the 'eighth edition of the Winter Classic that will see & agrave; opposite the home of the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens, teams chosen for the 'occasion of the NHL a year ago. & nbsp;
Game that as television audience & egrave; the pi & ugrave; followed throughout the regular season, the Winter Classic was introduced in 2008 after heavy pressure from the television network NBC to a hesitant NHL: the first challenge took place on Jan. 1, 2008 at Ralph Wilson Stadium near Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh in the field Penguins in front of an audience of 71,217 spectators. With the exception of the lockout season, since then & egrave; always played and the public record & egrave; It was reached in 2014 at Michigan Stadium when 104,173 fans attended the game between the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs, the first occasion on which a Canadian team has paartecipato the event. & nbsp;
For the 'occasion the two teams are in the field with the new edition of a historical uniform of the glorious past of their franchise and the effects of the outdoor game resulted in some adjustment time. The editions of 2011 and 2012 were postponed because of bad weather and the fact that wind and sun can infuenzare the game in certain situations the referees may decide to reverse the positions of the sides on the pitch at half & agrave; the third period and overtime dell''eventuale. & Nbsp;
In light of his appettibilit & agrave; television the 'agreement between the NHL and NBC expected that the Winter Classic takes place at least until 1 January 2021.
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