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| Date | January 1, 2009 | |||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Wrigley Field | |||||||||||||||
| City | Chicago, Illinois | |||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 40,818[1] | |||||||||||||||
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The 2009 NHL Winter Classic (known via corporate sponsorship as the Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic 2009) was an outdoor ice hockey game played in the National Hockey League (NHL) on January 1, 2009, at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. The second edition of the Winter Classic, it matched the Chicago Blackhawks against the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings in the 701st game between the Central Division rivals.[2] The Red Wings won the game, 6–4, despite falling behind 3–1 in the first period. It was the first Winter Classic to involve at least one of the Original Six teams, and the first to feature teams from the Western Conference.
The two teams wore vintage-style uniforms, using Reebok Edge equipment and material. The Red Wings wore a version of the sweaters worn by the Detroit Cougars in 1926–27, their first season in the NHL, but with their familiar "Winged Wheel" logo on the shoulders. The Blackhawks wore sweaters which were a mix of their 1936–37 sweaters and their 1937–38 sweaters, with the design from 1936 to 1937 and the chest crest from 1937 to 1938.[3]
- ^ Burnside, Scott (January 1, 2009). "Another successful outdoor tilt gives NHL its signature event". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 21, 2009. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
- ^ Rosen, Dan (July 16, 2008). "Blackhawks, Red Wings meet in the great outdoors". NHL.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2008.
- ^ "'Hawks and Wings to sport retro jersey outdoors". NHL.com. October 25, 2008. Archived from the original on March 19, 2009. Retrieved December 31, 2008.