Sabres to host Penguins in outdoor game
It's official. The Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins will play an outdoor game on New Year's Day, 2008, at the AMP Energy NHL Winter Classic at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo.
''Many of our players have great memories of playing outdoors when they were growing up,'' NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said. ''This game provides a wonderful opportunity to showcase our great players, honor hockey's heritage and ring in the New Year with the best fans in sports.''
It will be the league's second outdoor game after the Canadiens beat the Oilers 4-3 in front of 57,167 fans at Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium on Nov. 22, 2003.
Ralph Wilson Stadium is home to the NFL's Buffalo Bills and has a capacity of 73,967 seats for football games.
The game will cap a home-and-home series between the two Eastern Conference rivals after Buffalo plays at Pittsburgh on Dec. 29.
73,900 Zuschauer bei einem NHL Spiel und das am 29.Dezember



