Talk:2008 NHL Winter Classic

Sponsorship
Since the sponsorship text is in the lead, I think that probably gives too much value to it. Which is why it was reverted. It is important, partly because of the title. If sections for the game are created, then we probably can find a slot for it. Alaney2k (talk) 02:12, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

The sponsorship doesn't belong here at all. However, the title perhaps should be changed to 2008 NHL Winter Classic because, as the years go by, there will be additional Winter Classics (*) and these will be sponsored by various entities and not just AMP Energy. (*)For instance, the 2009 Winter Classic will be held at Wrigley Field in Chicago between the Black Hawks and the Detroit Red Wings. Vincent Ree (talk) 05 June 2008

redirects
Seems to be missing a redirect from Winter Classic. Similarly, the Heritage Classic is missing a redirect from NHL Heritage Classic 70.51.8.73 (talk) 11:54, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Created 'em. Skudrafan1 (talk) 11:58, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

Rumored to be another outdoor game game later this season
Just a thought for whoever regularly "watches" these NHL articles that our local news station here in NEPA has said that depending on the success of this game that an outdoor game may be held this season at the Penn State Stadium between Philly and Pittsburgh. SO if that game does happen it might be worth mentioning that it happened because of the success of this game. Fisha695 (talk) 19:40, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

HSBC Arena
what was the additional attendance at the HSBC Arena in addition to the on-site audience? 70.51.11.40 03:47, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I believe WGRZ news tonight said it was about 11,000; however, I have yet to see that figure online anywhere. Skudrafan1 (talk) 07:13, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Ice Bowl
Should this be mentioned as the nickname for the game, and redirects be created? Ice Bowl (NHL) Ice Bowl (hockey) Ice Bowl (ice hockey)... 70.51.11.40 (talk) 03:54, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

old school uniforms
diagrams/photos/promo images of the old style uniforms (or faked old in the case of the Penguins) would be nice. 70.51.11.40 (talk) 04:11, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

GA prep
The lead section is way too long. For an article this length, the lead should really be just two or three paragraphs, and should only introduce the concepts discussed in the article. I would suggest moving the last three paragraphs down to their own section(s), and reworking the lead to touch on what is discussed in each section of the article. i.e.: mention the attendance in the lead, as it is discussed lower down in a section titled ==Attendance==.

On the controversy about ticket sales, what was the controversy exactly?

There is no need for three and four citations to support one statement. It probably wouldn't hurt to remove some of the excess links.

The paragraph on NBC using a plane overhead needs a citation.

IMO, a full box score would be preferable to a goal summary, but that's just me. It might be nice to know who took the penalties, who the officials were, etc.

I question the value of the succession boxes at the end. That this game succeeded the Heritage Classic, and broke the attendance record from that game is prominently noted in the article. The succession boxes seem redundant to me.

Just a few thoughts, as requested. Going to peer review might help (though I've found it to be of dubious value), or posting a general message at WT:HOCKEY looking for other eyes would work too. So far though, it looks very good! Resolute 00:48, 4 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Those aren't four citations just for that statement, if you look at where the links lead. It's just the best place I could find to reference the rosters and coaches, since it would otherwise screw up the coding of those boxes. It may be hard to find a web reference for the NBC plane, but it was clearly mentioned during the game. I don't feel confident in doing it, but hopefully someone can write a game summary based on what the recaps and box scores say, similar to the Super Bowl game summary sections. I like the succession box for outdoor NHL games, but not attendance record; I don't think that's what purpose the succession box is supposed to serve. Thanks for the input! It looks like Skudrafan1 has been working on this a lot with me. -- bmitchelf•T•F 01:43, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Not everything requires an inline citation though. You could add the rosters as a general reference. Resolute 01:56, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

I think that the article should not be nominated until we find some photo images of the event we can use. I think we could probably use an NHL.com photo per non-free. Those are intended for public distribution. We can always e-mail them and ask. Alaney2k (talk) 17:15, 8 January 2008 (UTC)


 * I have e-mailed the NHL media department. (media_feedback@nhl.com) I'll let you know what response I get back. Alaney2k (talk) 17:28, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

attendence
Would this be the record for attendence at a profesional hockey game? --T-rex 01:13, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Likely, but to put that in the article would require a citation. It's not something that be proved conclusively. While it seems unlikely that they had a higher attendance than 71,000, russian hockey games in the era of the soviet union were played outdoors until the last 30 or so years. Those were paid players, though not a league like the NHL. The league continues today as the Super League. The championships were played in soccer stadiums. That would be the only possible larger attendance. I have read that they played to 30,000 for those big games. (As a kid, I remember it was always a joke that the Soviets would claim to have done something first before the US, but I don't know if it applies here :-) ) Look for it in an online newspaper or the NHL. Alaney2k (talk) 17:11, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Yea that's what I was asking about. I heard about a game in sweeden that had around 60,000 or so, but nothing that beat this one. I know it is the largest crowd for a professional game in north america at least --T-rex 22:23, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
 * The official Swedish attendance record is 23,192 on November 8, 1962, at Ullevi in Gothenburg, in a game between Västra Frölunda IF and Djurgårdens IF. For some reason they stopped selling tickets, the gates to the arena were breached by angry supporters who were denied entrance, sources say up to 10,000 people broke in and saw the game. --Krm500 (talk) 02:06, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

annual event?
Is this going to be an annual event? If so, we should consider moving this to 2008 AMP Energy NHL Winter Classic. Smartyllama (talk) 22:53, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
 * No, it isn't. If it was, there would be no use in moving the article to a year specific name anway.  It would then be moved to AMP Energy Winter Classic. Resolute 23:07, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Peer review
Requested at WT:HOCKEY; --Krm500 (talk) 03:28, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
 * This sentence from the lead sounds awkward to me -"It was the first regular-season outdoor professional ice hockey game to be played in the United States"
 * Need reference for the Pens wearing powder blue for the first time since 1973. The reference that comes after the next sentence say -"Pittsburgh will return to the powder blue version worn from 1968-69 through 1972-73.  This marks the first  time the Penguins will wear powder blue since switching to black and gold in 1980." Which is kind of confusing since the text mention both 1973 and 1980. But I recall the TV-broadcast mentioning 1973 and I also think I read it somewhere.
 * Would like to see some something about international broadcasts in the Television and radio coverage section.
 * Replace unfree images. I found four images on Flickr with Wikipedia compatible license.
 * That jersey reference is confusing to me, too, but I think it means that the jerseys that the Penguins wore for the Classic were the same as the ones last worn in 1973, but they wore some other powder blue on jerseys between 1973 and 1980. I don't see a way to change that sentence you find awkward; maybe there are just too many adjectives. I'm not sure how to license Flickr images taken by the general public; I definitely found a good one to show the attendance, as well. The prototype photo should be allowed because it is promotional, right? Thanks for the suggestions. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bmitchelf (talk • contribs) 05:59, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
 * If you think it's necessary I guess it can stay but of course a free alternative would be better. How about the image taken during the national anthem with the huge flags at both ends as a replacement? It's taken at almost the exact same angle. I'll upload it on my commons account and add it to the article, if you don't like it you can revert. --Krm500 (talk) 08:53, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

GA review
I have looked over the article and I feel that it meets the GA criteria. Therefore, I have decided to pass it. The only thing that I can think of at the moment to fix it up a little, is gaining a few more sources. Congratulations to everyone who helped in getting this article to GA-status. iMat thew   20  08  13:16, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Players in past games
I think it would be worth noting those players who played outdoors before. I know Conklin and Laraque played in the the Heritage Classic, and Hall played in the Cold War (ice hockey).  Grsz  ' 11 ' 15:42, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
 * This information is listed with the "Attendance" section, where the other games are discussed. Skudrafan1 (talk) 16:37, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Wow...how did I miss that? Thanks.  Grsz  ' 11 ' 20:27, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Revise
The Winter Classic looks like it is going to be an annual game (like the Super Bowl). It's too much of a ratings boost for NBC or the NHL to abandon. Therefore this article should be broken down into a general article with links to the 2008 WC (Pens-Sabres) 2009 WC (Chi-Det), etc...--Pennsylvania Penguin (talk) 13:31, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
 * I've thought about that, so I have made NHL Winter Classic serve as a disambiguation page already, rather than having it redirect here. It could probably be expanded to talk about the games in general, likely around the time the next game is played. Also, the title of this article might have to be changed, but I think the NHL has yet to refer to this as the "2008 Winter Classic." -- bmitchelf•T•F 14:10, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

It looks a lot better. I think it is safe to call it the 2008 Winter Classic. The event's logo is already dated and so is the 2009 patch. The patches are already starting to look more like the ones used for the MLB All-Star games and we refer to those like the 2008 MLB All-Star Game. But waiting until 2009 won't hurt either. --Pennsylvania Penguin (talk) 14:54, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

Players thoughts
There was an article today about how the Penguins' players felt about the game. I'm sure there are more out there and if somebody wanted to spend the time a Reaction section could probably be written.  Black  ngold29   20:34, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

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