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What's better than hockey? Outdoor hockey. The 2022 Heritage Cla sic is set for this afternoon between the Maple Leafs and the Sabres. The sixth installment of the event is taking place at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ont., home of the CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats. While there have only been a handful of Heritage Cla sic games, there have been a number of great moments to come from them. Sunday's matinee action is expected to add to that list. Here are some of the best memories in Heritage Cla sic history. MORE: Best moments in NHL Heritage Cla sic history Jose Theodore starts the toque trend Wearing a hat on top of the mask has become a common occurrence at outdoor NHL games. Ryan Miller donned a toque atop his mask at the first Winter Cla sic game and most recently, Cam Talbot did the same at the New year's Day game this past January. But it was actually Jose Theodore who started the trend. At the first Heritage Cla sic game in 2003, the Canadiens and Oilers skated in sub-zero degrees Fahrenheit weather at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton. The Habs goaltender decided to take extra steps to help his head stay warm. The winter hat brought some warmth and good fortune Theodore's way. The Canadiens won the inaugural event 4-3 over the Oilers, with the Montreal goalie making 34 saves in the victory Chico Salmon Jersey . Miikka Kiprusoff shuts out the Canadiens While Montreal came out on top in the first Heritage Cla sic, the club suffered a much different fate in the second edition of the event. The Canadiens could not get anything past Flames Miikka Kiprusoff, as the Flames blanked the Habs 4-0 at McMahon Stadium in Calgary. It was the first-ever shutout in an outdoor NHL game, as Kiprusoff made 39 saves in the win. Since then, there have been only three shutouts in an NHL outdoor game Jonas Hiller for the Ducks in the 2014 Stadium Series, Cam Talbot for the Oilers in the 2016 Heritage Cla sic and Craig Anderson for the Senators in the NHL 100 Cla sic. Carey Price's Jacques Plante mask In the opposing crease of Kiprusoff was Carey Price. While the Flames goalie may have bested him in the game, Price took the victory in the mask department. Price paid homage to Canadiens legend Jacques Plante with a mask inspired by the great goaltender. Plante was the first goalie in the NHL to wear a face covering, sporting a fibergla s mask in the 1930s. He tested and helped develop a number of different masks for hockey goaltenders, sparking an evolution of equipment in order to protect the faces of future goalies. Talbot, Oilers blank the Jets As mentioned, one of the four shutouts in outdoor history was Talbot's performance in the 2016 Heritage Cla sic. The Oilers goaltender stopped all 31 shots he faced to grab the 3-0 victory over Edmonton at theInvestors Group Field in Winnipeg. Edmonton potted three goals in the second period en route to the victory, including a nifty pa sing play by Connor McDavid. The Oilers superstar raced down on a 2 on 1 with Darnell Nurse, who was fresh out of the penalty box. McDavid showed off his patience, skating around the diving legs of Tobias Enstrom and finding Nurse for the tap-in goal. Who wouldn't want to say the best player in the NHL playing on an outdoor rink? Bryan Little's overtime winner There's only been one Heritage Cla sic to go to overtime, and extra hockey always means added drama. The Jets and Flames were knotted at 1-1 in the overtime period of the 2019 Heritage Cla sic until Bryan Little tipped home a pa s from Kyle Connor to give Winnipeg the win. The win gave the Jets their first Heritage Cla sic victory, previously losing to the Oilers in 2016, and it sent the Jets fans into elation at the Mosaic Stadium in Regina, Sask. Buddy Bell Jersey |
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