Outdoor Hockey...

Is pretty damn awesome

The Winter Classic is now a mainstay when it comes to New Year's Day sporting events. Move over Rose Bowl and Orange Bowl, you've got some company because the Winter Classic isn't going anywhere. This is exactly what the NHL needed to do to help rejuvenate this sport: create an event that people beyond your normal hockey fans will remember and want to attend and/or watch. People love outdoor hockey (see The Cold War) So let's keep this tradition of the Winter Classic going -- Next year have it in Fenway Park between the Bruins and the Leafs, or even at the new Yankee Stadium between the Rangers and Devils. Pond hockey is here to stay and I like it.