I can't tell you how excited I am about this. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for the fans of Vancouver to experience an "outdoor" game. I have "outdoors" in quotations because this will be the first time that it will be held under a pro-tractable roof...not including Pittsburgh many years ago.
On Dec 5th, 2013, the Vancouver Canucks were inside BC Place and finally got to see what it will look like inside the bowl come March 2nd against the Ottawa Senators. The rink was outlined with banners in the middle of the field and the roof was open.The sun was shinning strong, not that it mattered. It was still chilly inside.
Now, I work at BC Place and I know what it feels like when they don't turn on the heat and the roof is closed. I've done many events in the building for other organizations and have froze many parts of my body off. So, I know just how cold those boys were with no heat in the building and the roof wide open. Thankfully the sun was out but the bite of the cold in the building will certainly make people happy in March that it's not completely open like the other rinks for this tournament.
Vancouver Canucks, Daniel Sedin, Ryan Kesler and Kevin Bieksa along with Fin were there for interviews and to take part in the festivities. They looked great in their Vancouver Millionaires gear and thought it was great that Sedin was called out for drinking Bailey's on set during an interview by Bieksa. Mind you, I can't blame Sedin. Baileys would have been the perfect choice of drink to keep warm in there.
Bieksa was also interviewed earlier about his thoughts on the Heritage Classic in 2014.
There was a surprise for the players and the fans as a snippet of the upcoming "NHL Revealed" documentary following the Canucks and Senators teams leading up the big game was shown. The boys watched from the sidelines here. I can't wait for the episodes to come out.
If you missed it cause you've been living under a rock, here it is for your viewing. A practical joke is done on Dale Weise who loses his helmet and goes searching for it.
The guys did some fancy shooting after the interviews as well. Apparently, they were trying to beat Sydney Crosby's record.
Tickets went on sale that morning starting from $62 going upwards to $324. If you want a ticket, you better get it fast. BC Lions season ticket holders were able to buy up to eight tickets each before they were made public to the fans. I will hopefully be working the game for BC Place as a Host in a tunnel. That way I can watch the game as well. However, if I can volunteer for it somehow, I might do that too.
This is an artist's rendition of what the day will look like inside BC Place with the roof open on a bright sunny chilly day on March 2, 2014. Well, this is Vancouver. It's either going to rain or it will be a very sunny and chilly day. Either way, bundle up!!
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