2011 NHL Heritage Classic

SI Staff | Feb 23, 2011

2011 NHL Heritage Classic

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McMahon Stadium at the University of Calgary gets set for the 2011 NHL Heritage Classic between the Flames and Canadiens. Temperatures hovered below zero degrees Celsius at puck drop.

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Fans make their way across a highway bridge on their way to the stadium.

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A spectator plaza was a popular place for pregame festivities.

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A worker shovels the ice. The puck bounced around the surface early on during the game.

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Junior players got the chance to skate on the ice beforehand. The rink also housed an AHL game, a WHL game and an alumni game this weekend.

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The announced attendance was 41,022. The first Heritage Classic in Edmonton in 2003 drew 57,167 fans.

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Goalies Miikka Kiprusoff and Carey Price lead their teams onto the ice.

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Jarome Iginla and Brian Gionta line up for the ceremonial puck drop.

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A fan shows her true colors.

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To make it a truly Canadian event, a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman looks on prior to the start.

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Jay Bouwmeester (left to right), Jarome Iginla and Brendan Morrison look on as the Canadian Snowbirds perform a flyover at the end of the national anthem.

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Canadiens assistant coach Kirk Muller and video coach Mario Leblanc get set to brave the elements behind the bench.

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The Canadian crowd resembled last year's Olympic hockey gold-medal game.

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Calgary fans bundled up, but they're used to below-freezing weather.

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Montreal's Andrei Kostitsyn and Calgary's Mark Giordano battle near the boards.

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Rene Bourque scores the game's first goal during the first period. Bourque scored twice on Habs goalie Carey Price.

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Canadiens defenseman Paul Mara illustrates just how cold it is in Calgary.

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Canadiens goalie Carey Price let in four goals on 37 shots.

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Players shake hands after the game as night falls on Calgary.

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Fireworks lit up the sky after the game ended.