The players involved in the 2003 Heritage Classic can only dream of the downright balmy conditions expected for this season’s showcase at Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium
The Montreal Canadiens goaltender headed into the 2003 Heritage Classic – the NHL’s first regular-season outdoor game – against the host Edmonton Oilers feeling both excited and uncertain.So, along with one of his brothers and the team’s trainer, Theodore hatched a plan to secure a red and blue Canadiens tuque, pompom and all, atop his mask.
The league and players met before the game to discuss the harsh conditions. Shelving the event was on the table. In his first stint as Canadiens head coach, Claude Julien said that while the situation was unique, two points were on the line. “The reason I remember that,” Torres added with a laugh, “is because I had a nice warm seat for the latter part of the third period.”
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