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In category News & Media on April 29, 2013

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Caps announce return of Baltimore Hockey Classic

Apr 26, 2013, 1:41 PM EDT
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After the 2012 edition was canceled due to the NHL lockout, the Baltimore Hockey Classic is returning for 2013.

That was the word out of Washington on Friday as the Capitals announced they’d be playing an exhibition game against the Boston Bruins on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore.

“Baltimore is a great hockey market with a long hockey tradition and we are excited to make our return to 1st Mariner Arena next season,” said Capitals president Dick Patrick.

The first Classic occurred in 2011, when the Caps took on the Predators in front of a capacity crown of 11,082.

It marked the first time professional hockey had been played in Baltimore since 1997, when the Bandits —...

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In category News & Media on April 29, 2013

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Capitals To Face Bruins In 2013 Baltimore Hockey Classic

By Stephen London

Ice hockey will return to 1st Mariner Arena when the Washington Capitals take on the Boston Bruins for the second Baltimore Hockey Classic. The game will be held at 7 p.m. Sept. 17, 2013, 1st Mariner Arena/SMG general manager Frank Remesch and Baltimore City Council President Bernard C. “Jack” Young announced April 26.

The inaugural Baltimore Hockey Classic was between the Capitals and the Nashville Predators in front of a sold-out crowd of 11,082 hockey fans. There was a Baltimore Hockey Classic planned for 2012, but it was canceled because of the NHL lockout. The 2011 classic was the first professional hockey game in Baltimore since 1997.

“Baltimore is a great hockey market with a long hockey tradition and we are ...

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Baltimore Sun

In category News & Media on April 29, 2013

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Capitals will play Bruins in next Baltimore Hockey Classic
Washington vs. Boston set for Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. at 1st Mariner Arena
April 26, 2013|By Mike Klingaman, The Baltimore Sun

1st Mariner Arena will host the second Baltimore Hockey Classic next fall when the Washington Capitals play the Boston Bruins in an NHL preseason game on Sept. 17 at 7 p.m.

“The Bruins coming to town makes this a special event,” said Frank Remesch, general manager of 1st Mariner Arena. “That same night, the Orioles play the Red Sox, which adds to the spice. People can root against Boston twice.”

Two years ago, in the first Baltimore Hockey Classic, the Capitals lost, 2-0 to the Nashville Predators before an announced crowd of 11,082...

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BHC 2013 on September 17

In category News & Media on April 26, 2013

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 26, 2013

The Baltimore Hockey Classic to be Held at 1st Mariner Arena on September 17
Washington Capitals will host Boston Bruins in Preseason Game

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals will face the Boston Bruins in the second Baltimore Hockey Classic on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2013, at 7 p.m. at 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Capitals general manager George McPhee, 1st Mariner Arena/SMG general manager Frank Remesch and president of the Baltimore City Council Bernard C. “Jack” Young announced today.

“Baltimore is a great hockey market with a long hockey tradition and we are excited to make our return to 1st Mariner Arena next season,” said Capitals president Dick Patrick.

The inaugural Baltimore Hockey Classic, which featured the Nashville Pr...

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