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As expected, the National Hockey League announced this afternoon that the 2009 Winter Classic will take place January 1st, 2009 at 1pm ET between the Red Wings and Blackhawks in Chicago's storied Wrigley Field. The game will mark the 701st time the two Original Six franchises have faced eachother, the most of any other NHL matchup. The game will be broadcast nationally in the US by NBC and in Canada by CBC and RDS.
