2012 NHL Winter Classic Tickets

The chilly January air will heat up with this historic rivalry as the Philadelphia Flyers take the New York Rangers during the 2012 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic on Monday January 2. Since its inception in 2008, the Winter Classic has become a must-see event for both die hard NHL fans and the casual ice hockey fans alike. Past games have been played at Wrigley Field in Chicago and Fenway Park in Boston. The New Year’s tradition is one of the NHL’s highest-viewed regular season games, with the 2012 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic in Pittsburgh bringing in an average of 4.5 million viewers.



This is the fifth annual Winter Classic celebrating ice hockey's outdoor roots and will be held at Citizen Bank Park in Philadelphia.

The field at Citizens Bank Park will be transformed with a full-sized ice rink and more than 61,000-square-feet of decking. Citizens Bank park holds a capacity of 43,500 seats and will be packed with hockey fans for the Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic. Normally home to the Philadelphia Phillies, they will have plenty of great eats to warm up the crowd. If you are lucky enough to secure your 2012 Winter Classic Tickets, be sure to try out the authentic cheesesteak from Tony Luke's and Bull's BBQ for some tasty barbecue cuisine. Also check the signature Schmitter sandwich from McNallys.

Winter Classic 2012 Tickets below:

Flyers vs. Rangers Winter Classic

It's an amazing statistic. The winner of the Winter Classic has gone on to play in and win three of the last four Stanley Cup Finals. It may be considered a must win game for the Rangers than the Philadelphia Flyers. Looking back at 2009, the Flyers recently competed in the Stanley Cup Final, when they lost to the Chicago Blackhawks. That year, the Flyers lost the Winter Classic to Boston, but broke the trend of winners making the Stanley Cup Final in the same year.  The following year, the ’10 Winter Classic winner Bruins went on to win the Stanley Cup. 

Currently, the Rangers, are coming into this game on an five-game winning streak and have won seven of their ten games. 

Both Henrik Lundqvist and Martin Biron have put on a clinic with excellent goaltending. With a Rangers Win at the Winter Classic, would not only given them an eighth win but would leap them farther ahead in the Atlantic Division and the Eastern Conference. This year the Rangers have outscored the Flyers 5 - 2 with their first win being a close 1 - 0.  Early Playoff Exits Can Be Erased with a Win at the Winter Classic.

Can the Rangers Win?  One where they can carry that momentum towards their first Stanley Cup Finals since 1994. Or will the Rangers seen lot of good regular seasons come to an early end in the playoffs when the stage becomes too big for them, and they run out of gas?