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| 20th November, 2008 - 2:21 pm |  NHL.com - Dan Craig is ready to start turning Wrigley Field into hockey's frozen gem for the Winter Classic 2009 on Jan. 1.
The hometown Chicago Blackhawks will square up against the Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings, with the puck to drop somewhere between the pitcher's mound and second base.
Craig is ready to build the rink, which might be nicknamed Wrigley Wrink.
"We have some snow on the ground and it has been sitting at my place from 28 to 30 degrees," said Craig, the NHL's ice guru, who is more formally known as the NHL's Facilities Operations Manager. "I just wish all the equipment is together now. It's an anxious feeling. I wish I could put this thing together now. I know a couple of guys I talked to are ready to put it together now." [READ] |
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