Kelly Cheeseman, the CEO of AEG Sports, is assured the January 25 Stadium Sequence recreation at Dodger Stadium goes to represent Southern California. “It’s not going to be what you’ll historically see in some other market,” he told LA Kings Insider.
For example, here’s one factor you traditionally see at these outdoor video games that you just won’t see at the one between the Anaheim Ducks and the LA Kings: an alumni sport.
“We went by way of that train advert nauseum to try to make that work, because…we have been very enthusiastic about that possibility. However, unfortunately, simply the logistics and the timing of our recreation, and the concerns of the ice circumstances, aren’t going to allow us to drag off an alumni sport, unfortunately. We obtained pretty far down the road. We checked out all the chances, after which we simply mentioned for the good of the game and for protecting the ice conditions, we wanted to make sure that we held that integrity,” Cheeseman mentioned.
Cheeseman said that the experience will incorporate “progressive ideas that can make the game different than any of the outdoor video games that we’ve seen right now.”
Sorry, Steve Rucchin and Guy Hebert. You are out.
When it comes to frozen things versus the hot, hot sun, it is a race towards time. This sport will be the hockey equal of consuming a popsicle on a warm, summer season day. There’s no time to savour it — you’ve got just gotta get the entire thing in your mouth before it is all over your palms.
That was an unlucky line. I digress.
We get why an alumni game is likely to be a nasty thought, and it’s the same cause the outdoor game itself looks like a bad idea. California is a state whose local weather is at battle with ice. That mentioned, one wonders why they could not honour the custom of Southern California hockey and the legacy of D2: The Mighty Ducks – the film during which the Geese were born, for chrissakes — and have a roller hockey game.
That would have been an “innovative concept”, especially if they had gotten Emilio Estevez to show up.
Instead, they’ve stolen the triumphant returns of Brian Kilrea, Eddie Joyal, and Dan Cloutier from us for the sake of their valuable “ice”, and we’re the poorer for it.
No LA Kings, Anaheim Ducks alumni game for Dodger Stadium outdoor classic
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