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August 15, 2008

Greatest Photos In Hockey History
#19 - The Heritage Classic

The very first NHL outdoor game was The Heritage Classic back in 2003. The Montreal Canadiens visited Edmonton where even the Oilers were prepared to play in -18C temperatures. But more than 57,000 fans were, spending all afternoon in the stands of Commonwealth Stadium to watch the game and the alumni game before that.

The toque-wearing Theodore has become the endearing image of the outdoor game.

The only challenger would be from the alumni game where, in a real throw back to the old days, the players cleaned the ice with shovels instead of a Zamboni. Guy Lafleur was captured most famously in this photo:

1 comment:

Unknown said...

definitely the theodore toque one, if only because of ryan miller's toque in the winter classic