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Its true. I think the Winter Classic is another example of the League branching out into new territory and making the game exciting for a wider audience. Not to mention how the lockout made the game more competitive and exciting to watch. When you're in 4th you have no choice but to be scrappy.

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Yes, you're absolutely right. Last year, in an attempt to "make it up to the fans," they added all of those extra "Stadium Series" outdoor games. Although I'd rather see more standard games, they're neat things to see.

A side note on the GoPro video on that site is similar to how I felt attending an actual game this year with really good seats: you don't fully get the sense of how fast the game moves and how incredibly talented these guys are as pushing a little rubber puck around ice. This video made me feel like I did watching it live and right in front of me: just wow.

I know. Hockey games are a great spectator sport in person. I'm always surprised by just how TALL the players are. Great atheletes, fast moving sport. The GoPro cameras should bring more of that excitement over the "air-waves."

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