Heritage Classic Day

The 2014 Heritage Classic goes this afternoon with the Ottawa Senators visiting the Vancouver Canucks at BC Place. Billed as a rematch of the 1915 Stanley Cup Final, it's the sixth and final outdoor game of the season in the NHL. Of course, it's not really a rematch and it's not really outside, and there's a sense of audience fatigue about outdoor games around the league.

Still, enjoy the game! The game marks Ottawa's first chance at playing in an outdoor spectacle in front of a stadium-sized crowd. It also provided the opportunity for the team to unveil some new jerseys, which have been positively received. Finally, it's a chance for Ottawa to be in the spotlight - that doesn't happen very often.

Heritage Classic Links

• Renovated BC Place ready to go with video [NHL.com]
• Video of BC Place prep [NHL.com]
• Heritage Classic: By the Numbers [CBC] [Canucks.com]
  the ice is on schedule [NHL.com]
  There will be a salute to Canada's NWT [NHL.com]
• A look at ticket prices for all 6 outdoor games [Forbes]
• Ticket giveaway mistake. This is unfortunate. [Puck Daddy]
• Mayors make beer bet [Senators Extra]
• The game might be a spectacle, but both teams just need a win [NHL.com]
• Most influential players from the meeting between the Vancouver Millionaires and the original Ottawa Senators [NHL.com]
• The Millionaires and Senators battled for early hockey supremacy [NHL.com]/

Ottawa Senators Classic Links

• B.C. natives Kyle Turris and Patrick Wiercioch talk about playing in BC Place [Senators Extra]
• Jared Crozier wonders who would suit-up for the Sens in an alumni game, if one were held like in previous games [SenShot]
• Anderson starts, Cowen scratched [Senators Extra]
• Bobby Ryan turned back the clock yesterday, using a wooden stick in practice [@sherwoodhockey]
• Karlsson, Ryan, and Anderson talk about the game (audio) [Senators Extra]
• Photos from practice [Senators Extra]
• He's one of the veterans on the team, but the outdoor game is a new experience for Chris Phillips [NHL.com]/

Vancouver Canucks Classic Links

• Vancouver players share their outdoor hockey memories [NHL.com]
• 1994 Canucks reunion at the Classic [604 Now] [Puck Daddy]
• Sedin/Luongo talk about playing outdoors (video) [Canucks.com]
• Luongo talks about his Heritage Classic gear, too bad he's not starting (video) [Canucks.com]
• A look at Eddie Lack's heritage gear [In Goal Magazine]/

Eddie Lack, not Roberto Luongo gets the start for Vancouver [Puck Daddy] and Luongo's not happy [TSN] At least this fresh goalie controversy has create some hype about the game [The Hockey News]