Winter classic

• The fifth annual Winter Classic outdoor game was an event that was precisely planned for six months and then ultimately decided in the final six minutes of competition.
(USA Today)
• Mother Nature cooperated this time around. A year ago in Pittsburgh, rain affected the start time and the quality of the game.
(ESPN)
• PHILADELPHIA-- Weather-wise, it was about as perfect as can be for an outdoor hockey game.
(NHL.com)
• Jaromir Jagr stated after the game that he had to remove himself in the second period because he is still experiencing the effects of being speared in the left calf during last weeks Pittsburgh Penguins game.
(YAHOO!)
• PHILADELPHIA – Mike Rupp's ear-to-ear smile said it all after the 31-year-old winger scored two goals in the Winter Classic: it's good to be back - all the way back.
(New York Daily News)
• PHILADELPHIA — Michael Rupp was seated in the New York Rangers dressing room, located a few steps from the visitors dugout in Citizens Bank Park.
(YAHOO!)
• PHILADELPHIA-- The ice conditions became an afterthought following Mondays 2012 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic. Thats exactly how Dan Craig, the NHLs Senior Director of Facilities Operations, wanted it to be.
(NHL.com)
• PHILADELPHIA: On Monday, January 2, The New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers took part in the fifth NHL Winter Classic.
(Bleacherreport.com)
• The New York Rangers traveled to Philadelphia on Monday January 2 to take on the Flyers in the 2012 edition of the NHL Winter Classic.
(Bleacherreport.com)