Vancouver Canucks vs. Ottawa Senators Heritage Classic 2014

Got your tickets??  Now that the Olympics are over, the city of Vancouver is ready to put on a very big event this weekend.  The NHL Heritage Classic featuring our very own Vancouver Canucks vs Ottawa Senators.  I've been watching the tweets coming out of BC Place as they assemble the rink.  It looks pretty good to me.  They even managed to shovel some snow into the building to make it look authentic. 

Tweeted from Sportsnet: Gary Valk, John Garret and Dan Murphy commentating in the snow.

Although it is touted as an outdoor game, the stadium will most likely be closed due to weather conditions such as snow and rain which are forecasted on the day of the event. But don't be fooled.  Just because it is indoor and the roof will be closed, BC Place will not be heated for this game.  I would advise you to bundle up and wear gloves because you will feel bone chilling cold hit you and I guarantee that you will be able to see your breath.  It will be super cold. Trust me.  I've worked many volunteer events here and they never put the heat on.  They only heat the building for soccer and football games. 

It was also just announced that Eddie Lack will be getting the start for the game tomorrow.  I understand that Eddie has played excellent in the last two games and  John Tortarella wants to reward him but this is the wrong decision.  Roberto Luongo is our franchise goalie and should be respected as such in big events such as this.  Even Cory Schneider didn't get the start over Marty Brodeur in the New Jersey Devil's outdoor game.  Not to take anything away from Eddie because I'm sure he's excited to play in the biggest game of his life.  I just think that Luongo should be playing in tomorrow's game. He should have that respect and there are other NHL goalies who think so too.  Not to mention the fans who are choked as well.  #FreeLuongo is trending in Canada on Twitter.

I'm supposed to be working at the stadium tomorrow morning but hoping to catch some of the festival in between my training and shift times.  If you don't already know, there is a FREE Heritage Game Fan Festival located in the Plaza of Nations parking lot. It's from 9am -1pm. Here is a link to Vancitybuzz with all the info you need.

Heritage Game Fan Festival

I'm looking forward to seeing Jyrki Lumme.  He's the only '94 Canuck I haven't run into during my last 10 yrs of volunteering at events.  Still love that team.

Finally, I will be posting what I can from the game tomorrow.  Hopefully I can get out there and enjoy it a bit as a fan as well.  I hope everyone comes out for this amazing event!