Double Your Fun: Penguins Reportedly To Host Capitals, Flames To Host Habs In Dual Outdoor Games

Since the 2010 Winter Classic wrapped up in Boston a few months ago, speculation has run rampant about the 2011 game. Most seemed to believe that it'd be heading to either Pittsburgh or Washington, and it seemed almost a certainty that it would be the two teams would face off, regardless of the venue.

According to Bob McKenzie at TSN, the NHL will award the New Year's Day game to the Penguins and Pittsburgh's Heinz Field in an announcement on Friday. That won't be the only game, however. The league is prepared to announce a second game, hosted by the Calgary Flames at that city's McMahon Stadium. The second game will be played in mid-February and will see the Flames take on the Montreal Canadiens.

Washington has never played in a Winter Classic, while Pittsburgh participated in the first one back in 2008 against Buffalo.

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