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NHL 100 Classic Draws 33,959 Despite Temperatures Below Freezing

The Senators yesterday "capped off a weekend of festivities" with a 3-0 win against the Canadiens at the NHL 100 Classic outdoor game "in front of 33,959 fans at TD Place." The temperature at puck drop was about 12 degrees Fahrenheit and "dropped throughout the game" to -13 with wind chill, but it was an "experience that won't soon be forgotten." Senators RW Bobby Ryan said, "That's the coldest I've ever been. The fans came out and made it a heck of a night by being loud and being engaged and when the home team gets two points and the city can rally around it for a great event makes it all the better. It was worth every second of it. We had a blast" (CP, 12/16). 

On a weekend celebrating the game of hockey in the nation's capital, Senators Owner Eugene Melnyk "put a damper on the festivities" as he "brought up the possibility of relocation." He also "took a shot at fans and said a new downtown arena might never happen while speaking during the Senators' alumni game taking place at Parliament Hill" on Friday. Melnyk "denied rumours the team was for sale, but did insinuate relocation could be considered." Melnyk: "If it doesn't look good here, it could look very, very nice somewhere else, but I'm not suggesting that right now. All I'm saying is that I would never sell the team" (CP, 12/16).

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