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It will be an odd winter in sports this year with no NBA basketball but there will be no shortage of excitement.  Along with college basketball and the college football bowl season, we should also be in for another compelling NHL hockey season.  The NHL season is off to a fast start with exciting finishes across the league in this very young 2011-12 campaign.

Sports Traveler Radio is proud to unveil it's latest podcast, a preview of the2009 Winter Classic.  In this episode hosts Angelo Bonadonna and Bill Huber sit down to discuss the NHL's second installment of the Winter Classic, the annual New Year's Day hockey game played outdoors.  Over 70,000 fans attended last year's historic game in Buffalo as the Penguins defeated the Sabres 2-1 in a shootout.

This year's match will take place in Chicago's most historic ballpark, Wrigley Field in what should be a great matchup between the Stanley Cup Champions Detroit Red Wings and the exciting young upstarts, the Chicago Blackhawks. The game will mark the first time a hockey contest will ever be held inside 93 year old Wrigley Field.

The Winter Classic podcast previews this great game from all angles. After taking a look at the two teams, the hosts talk about the brilliant marketing strategy that is the Winter Classic. By bringing in thousands of new fans for one exciting game, the NHL gains