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Red Wings to announce Winter Classic Alumni Game rosters on Wednesday
by George Malik on 07/09/12 at 03:18 PM ET
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Updated with clarification regarding the presser’s status as a kick-off for the “Hockeytown Winter Festival” at 1:53 PM: Per the Free Press’s Helene St. James...
Wings schedule presser for Wednesday re: Winter Classic. Alumni game preliminary rosters to be announced. #RedWings #MapleLeafs
And the NHL (which notes that the presser will be streamed):
DETROIT RED WINGS SCHEDULE PRESS CONFERENCEFOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 12:30 P.M. AT COMERICA PARK
The Detroit Red Wings have scheduled a press conference regarding the Hockeytown Winter Festival™ and 2012 Maple Leafs vs. Red Wings Alumni Showdown for Wednesday, July 11, 2012, beginning at 12:30 p.m. EDT at Comerica Park. Participants scheduled to attend include representatives of Ilitch Holdings, the Detroit Red Wings and Red Wings Alumni Association, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Maple Leafs Alumni Association, the American Hockey League and the Ontario Hockey League.
WHAT: Special event press conference and media availability for2012 Winter Festival featuring the Alumni Showdown
WHO: Representatives of Ilitch Holdings, Detroit Red Wings andRed Wings Alumni Association, Toronto Maple Leafs and Maple Leafs Alumni Association, American Hockey League and Ontario Hockey League are scheduled to appear.
WHEN: Wednesday, July 11, 12:30 p.m. EDT – Comerica Park
*** The Comerica Park press conference will be carried as a live stream on
http://www.DetroitRedWings.com ***
Update: From MLive’s Phil Zaroo, via RedWingsFeed:
The Detroit Red Wings will announce details for the 2012 Hockeytown Winter Festival at a press conference at Comerica Park on Wednesday at 12:30 p.m.
The team released a preliminary schedule a month ago but is expected to provide details for the events, which include the Great Lakes Invitational college hockey tournament, Maple Leafs vs. Red Wings Alumni Showdown game on New Year’s Eve, and culminate with the New Year’s Day Winter Classic between the Red Wings and Maple Leafs at Michigan Stadium.
Representatives of Ilitch Holdings, Detroit Red Wings and Red Wings Alumni Association, Toronto Maple Leafs and Maple Leafs Alumni Association, American Hockey League and Ontario Hockey League are scheduled to appear.
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Agreed 100%....and having Scotty coaching it!!!!
Posted by gowings from MTL on 07/09/12 at 03:46 PM ET
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