Winter Classic 2011 Announced: Official Now

Well now it's officially official.

The NHL and Gary Bettman announced today at a press conference at Heinz Field the 2011 Winter Classic.

Supposedly us Penguin season ticket holders will get a letter sent next week that details our window of opportunity to get tickets for this event. I wonder how many we are allowed to get? This is going to be so kick ass. I can't wait.

More Details:
ESPN.com
ESPN blog
NHL.com

LET'S GO PENS!!!

Only 71 days till hockey!!

Winter Classic 2011 Announced

The Winter Classic has been announced for next year. Source

Apparently there will be a more formal announcement tomorrow than I will link here then.

The game will be played on JANUARY 1, 2011 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

between our hometown PITTSBURGH PENGUINS and our hated rivals the WASHINGTON CAPITALS

Luckily Matt and I have season tickets. There better be no way that we get screwed out of this like how we couldn't get tickets for when it was in Buffalo. I was on the website and the phone from 30 min before ticket sales started to 15 after and they could not get us 6 tickets. Needless to say I was not happy about that. I have faith though that since it's in Pittsburgh this time we will find a way to hook up with tickets. We'll have to book a room down Pittsburgh that night and have ourselves a New Year's party for the ages!!

LET'S GO PENS!!

Capitals Lose To Montreal in Game 7

Can anyone believe this? This is one of the biggest upsets in sports playoffs in history. No #1 seed had ever lost to a #8 seed after being up 3-1.

Washington

scored 101 more goals

had 33 more points

15 more wins

They were almost unbeatable at home in the regular season.

They were favorites to take on Crosby and the Penguins and take their crown as the new Stanley Cup Champions.

None of that mattered. None of that happened.

Game 1 Canadiens 3, Capitals 2 OT

Game 2 Canadiens 5, Capitals 6

Game 3 Capitals 5, Canadiens 1
Game 4 Capitals 6, Canadiens 3

Game 5 Canadiens 2, Capitals 1

Game 6 Capitals 1, Canadiens 4

Game 7 Canadiens 2, Capitals 1

ESPN's Series Page
Scott Burnside - This wasn't a loss; this was a collapse
Ovechkin LOLs
Montreal fans jubilant after Habs knock out Capitals

Some things they're saying in Washington

Tarik El-Bashir - Top-seeded Washington Capitals knocked out of Stanley Cup playoffs by eighth-seeded Montreal Canadiens
Tracee Hamilton - Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals come up short
Barry Svrluga - Montreal's stunning upset of Washington ends Capitals' season much sooner than anyone expected

Dan Steinberg - Caps lose Game 7, D.C. fans suffer again