Hamilton’s Outdoor Classic Coming to Ivor Wynne!

For the first time in Canada, see your favourite AHL teams face it off outside at Ivor Wynne!

The stage is set – January 21, 2012 at Ivor Wynne Stadium for the AHL Outdoor Classic game between the Hamilton Bulldogs vs. Toronto Marlies.

This is the very first time the AHL have brought the outdoor classic game to Canada, and this will be the first professional outdoor hockey game in Eastern Canada!

While time is said to heal all wounds, these wounds will be re-opened along the ice surface as storied hockey rivals (Toronto vs. Montreal/Hamilton) renew hostilities at Ivor Wynne.

Tickets are on sale NOW at all Ticketmaster locations, the Copps Coliseum box office or the corporate offices of the Hamilton Bulldogs (York & Bay) and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1 Jarvis St).

Ticket prices for the 2012 Molson AHL Outdoor Classic, which includes admission to the PepsiCo AHL Outdoor Classic Alumni/Celebrity Game and post-game concert on Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, and to the Boston Pizza “Steeltown Showdown” between the Hamilton Bulldogs and the Toronto Marlies on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, are as follows:

• PLATINUM TICKET – $89.50
• GOLD TICKET – $69.50
• SILVER TICKET – $49.50
• BRONZE TICKET – $29.50

The 2012 Molson AHL Outdoor Classic’s main event, the 2012 Boston Pizza “Steeltown Showdown” between the Hamilton Bulldogs and the Toronto Marlies, will be broadcast live across Canada on Sportsnet with coverage beginning at 12:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 21.

2012 MOLSON AHL OUTDOOR CLASSIC – SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

• MONDAY, JANUARY 2nd, 2012
- Construction of temporary American Hockey League regulation-sized 200’ x 85’ ice rink at Ivor Wynne Stadium will begin

• MONDAY, JANUARY 16th, 2012
- Scheduled opening of ice rink at Ivor Wynne Stadium
- Public ice rentals (8:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.)

• TUESDAY, JANUARY 17th, 2012
- Public ice rentals (8:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.)

• WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18th, 2012
- Public ice rentals (8:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.)

• THURSDAY, JANUARY 19th, 2012
- Hamilton Bulldogs practice at Ivor Wynne Stadium (10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)
- Toronto Marlies practice at Ivor Wynne Stadium (12:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.)
- Public ice rentals (2:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.)

• FRIDAY, JANUARY 20th, 2012
- Hamilton Bulldogs practice at Ivor Wynne Stadium (10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)
- Toronto Marlies practice at Ivor Wynne Stadium (12:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.)
- 2012 PepsiCo AHL Outdoor Classic Alumni Luncheon (T.B.A.)
- 2012 PepsiCo AHL Outdoor Classic Alumni / Celebrity Game at Ivor Wynne Stadium (7:30 p.m.)
- Concert at Ivor Wynne Stadium (post-game)

• SATURDAY, JANUARY 21st, 2012
- 2012 Boston Pizza “Steeltown Showdown” – Hamilton Bulldogs vs. Toronto Marlies (1:00 p.m.)

• SUNDAY, JANUARY 22nd, 2012 – SATURDAY, JANUARY 28th, 2012
- Public ice rentals (daily from 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.)

For information on public ice rentals please contact Brian Lewis, Executive Director of the Bulldogs Foundation, at 905-777-2368 or at brian.lewis@hamiltonbulldogs.com.

For full details on the game, the teams or the AHL, visit www.outdoorclassic.ca.