The past few years hockey fans have been treated to an outdoor hockey game in places like Wrigley Field, Fenway Park and now in the Phillies own Citizen’s Bank Park…
Could we in the Lehigh Valley be in store for a treat like that right here in our back yard?
It’s no secret the Phantoms hockey team and the city of Allentown are working hard to build an arena so the Phantoms would have a new home arena. Even better, the arena could serve our good friends the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks as well! (The Steelhawks are announcing their new head coach next Wednesday at 2:00pm at the Holiday inn in Fogelsville)
That would leave the Lehigh Valley with 4 professional sports teams within its boundaries. I’m counting the Steelhawks, Rollergirls, IronPigs and the Phantoms. Look back 10 years and you would have been laughed at for mere mention of the notion. Really wish we could get a National Pro Fastpitch team back here too.
Back to my point. Hockey and Baseball. That big empty baseball field all winter long. Cold, windy days that leave us craving the first kickoff of arena football and spring training. Could the Lehigh Valley pro teams pull together for a Winter Classic?
Hockey at Coca Cola Park! The Coke! Ice it up and let them play!
Imagine being bundled up, enjoying all the wonders of Coca Cola Park in the winter. It’s really got me excited!
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Enough of my optimistic excitement though. Would it work. Could it work. The IronPigs hold the lease on The Coke. Would they be willing to open their gates for hockey? Would groundskeeper Bill Butler say “Turn on the sprinklers boys! We’re making an ice rink!”
What do you think? Want to see an outdoor hockey game? Think everyone will be ok with creating a baseball/hockey tradition in the Lehigh Valley?
Feel free to leave your thoughts in the comment section below…
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If the rink’s oriented in the same way as in the bigs, our friend Heather would be behind one of the nets… sorry Ty and Alex, that big piece of netting caught the puck! 😛
….and Brandon Moss signs with the Oakland A’s. 😦
I’m a big hockey fan and I think it would be awesome to have a Winter Classic game here at the Coke. The Phantoms and the Hershey Bears will be playing at Citizens Bank Park the Fri. before the Winter Classic game in what is expected to be the largest attended AHL game ever. Now the Coke doesn’t have the capacity that CBP does but it could work here once the Phantoms call the LHV home. I’d love to see it happen.
Sorry to see the Moss Hogg go to Oakland. Good Luck Moss Hogg!!!
The Phanoms are playing an outdoor game this winter at CBP after the Flyers game.
I’ll be there as long as I can be warmly parked in my corner seat at the FMO Painting Club Level bar!
Eine was fuer fabelhafte Idee … Warum habe ich dass nicht erste von dem gedacht?
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Vielen vielen Dank alter Freund
Bitte … viel Spass fuer mich.