A mock rink set up in a middle of a soccer field doesn’t sound like an ideal day to play hockey.
On January 1, however, that will all change when the Bruins and the Canadiens write another chapter in their legendary rivalry at the home of the four-time Super Bowl champion New England Patriots.
“He promised me that it would be at least 60 degrees cooler on New Year’s Day,” Commissioner Gary Bettman said about Patriots’ Owner Bob Kraft’s weather observation several months from now.
“I promise you the temperature will be a little bit different [from today],” Kraft added.