Edmonton to host 2023 Heritage Classic: Flames expected to be opponent

[Freeway]

I would suspect this lands on the last or second-last Sunday in October.

[Reggie Dunlop]

So a Halloween theme....

Maybe they should invite the Canucks instead?

[Buff]

Originally Posted by Jordan!

Bring back Val Bure and Fred Brathwaite for this game!

Roman Tarek and Petr Buzek too

Don't you mean Roman Turok?

[DionTheDman]

Originally Posted by Vinny01

Interesting so early in the season when the weather could be in the double digit positives. I was in Edmonton in October of this year and it was 25 degrees

Does the heat intensify the smell of despair and raw sewage?

[getbak]

Originally Posted by bigrangy

October? Is it going to be the season opener?

Probably similar to the one the Flames played in Regina, which was the last Saturday of October.

Originally Posted by Vinny01

Interesting so early in the season when the weather could be in the double digit positives. I was in Edmonton in October of this year and it was 25 degrees

As the Stadium Series games played in California and such have shown, they can make ice that can hold up under those conditions, especially once the sun goes down and the temperature drops. It's better than trying to contend with -20 or worse, which is miserable for everyone and makes for awful hockey.

At that time of year, sunset in Edmonton is about 6:00pm, so by an 8:00pm start time, it will have cooled down even if it was a hot day.

[getbak]

This year, on October 17, the high in Edmonton was 23.1, which happened in the middle of the afternoon. By 8:00pm, it was down to 13.0.

[mennoknight]

would drive across the country if I knew German Titov was playing

[Yeah_Baby]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

Interesting.

https://usasports.news/oilers-to-hos...assic-in-2023/

Roloson also played for the Flames, though.

*checks location of city I still live in*

sweet

[Goriders]

Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz

Polished up that article.

The funnel of death

[Goriders]

Originally Posted by DionTheDman

Does the heat intensify the smell of despair and raw sewage?

Let’s hope

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by GordonBlue

yeah. Sure pales in comparison to that monument to perfection called McMahon. you want a piece of #### stadium, look in your own backyard.



Only thing wrong really wrong with Commonwealth is that stupid track that puts you so far from the field. stadium is fine. just not great for football.

LeAvE cOmMoNwEaLtH sTaDiUm AlOnE!!!

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[TheScorpion]

I wanna see Phaneuf in the alumni game.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Originally Posted by TheScorpion

I wanna see Phaneuf repeatedly miss the net by 15 feet while launching one timer bombs from the point in the alumni game.

Fyp

[Reggie Dunlop]

This will likely feature 2000 and up alumni, so I could see a white chevron-striped uniform, with the Blasty shoulder patch. Assuming the home team wears dark.

[topfiverecords]

Do the Oil even have enough former players willing to return to Edmonton to ice a team? Maybe enough Gretzky Estates boxed wine does the convincing.

[calgaryred]

Watching alumni 80s Oilers in another game doesn't excite me at all, not like you don't see them wearing the ugly unis every year anyways. I'd be more into it if it happened in 2002.

[lazypucker]

So new alumni eh? Will James Neal dress for Calgary or Edmonton? How about Mike Smith?

[White Out 403]

I think Commonwealth is fine.

[Mathgod]

Originally Posted by White Out 403

I think Commonwealth is fine.

An Edmonton-based team hasn't won there in years. Let's keep it that way.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Oilers legends Ty Conklin, Cory Cross.... maybe Chris Pronger?