Bruins get unsurprising opponent for 2022 Winter Classic
Former NHL-er and prominent media personality Kevin Weekes is practically reinventing the reporting game. Weekes has been breaking legit hockey news this season, but he’s been doing it via video selfies from random, unpredictable locations. That’s much more fun than your standard run-of-the-mill tweeting.
Anyway, Weekes’ latest Twitter report involves the Boston Bruins. They’re already known to be hosting the Winter Classic at Fenway Park in 2023, but Weekes has confirmed that their opponent will be an unsurprising one: the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Credit where credit’s due: Mike Grinnell from the Barstool Sports podcast “Spittin’ Chiclets” tweeted back in February that he was hearing the Penguins would be the Bruins’ Winter Classic opponent. But Weekes did add a key piece of information: the date of the game is expected to be Jan. 2, ostensibly because New Year’s Day 2023 falls on a Sunday during the NFL season.
**Breaking News** 🚨📰
— Kevin Weekes (@KevinWeekes) April 13, 2022
I’m told it’s the @penguins that will be the @NHLBruins opponent for the upcoming 2023 @NHL Winter Classic to be played on Jan 2nd at @fenwaypark the home of the @NHLBruins . @espn @NHLNetwork #HockeyTwitter pic.twitter.com/pQYsHLoJnH
The Penguins are a wholly unsurprising choice as the Bruins’ opponent for the 2023 Winter Classic because they are owned by John Henry’s Fenway Sports Group, who bought the team back in November. The Pens became the first American sports franchise outside New England to enter the FSG portfolio. The company also owns Liverpool F.C. in the English Premier League.
The 2023 Winter Classic will be the Bruins’ first such game at Fenway Park since 2010 against the Philadelphia Flyers, and their first Winter Classic overall since they beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 at Notre Dame Stadium in 2019. It will also mark the first outdoor Bruins game since they played the Flyers at Lake Tahoe in 2021.
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