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We still don’t know where, but now we know who. According to Bob McKenzie of TSN, and then confirmed by a bunch of dutiful fact-checkers, the Washington Capitals will play the Chicago Blackhawks at the 2015 Winter Classic.
CHI will be WSH's opponent in the 2015 Winter Classic.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) June 20, 2014
Caps-Hawks isn’t a traditional rivalry, though they’ve played a number of terrific games in the RMNB era. This will be the first interconference game at the Winter Classic.
The venue is still unannounced, though ESPN said it’d be Nats Park way back in December. McKenzie agrees.
Venue for Winter Classic in D.C. hasn't been finalized yet but leading candidate is believed to be Nationals Park.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) June 20, 2014
We have other ideas, but you know that already. We should expect a formal announcement on location soon– along with a nifty new uniform. For now, it’s enough to get excited about the Hawks coming to town. It should be a good game, and it’ll almost certainly be the culmination of our Barack the Red campaign.
