2014 Heritage Classic

The 2014 NHL Heritage Classic was an outdoor regular season National Hockey League (NHL) game held indoor, part of the Heritage Classic series of outdoor NHL ice hockey games in Canada. It took place on March 2, 2014, in BC Place in Vancouver, with the Ottawa Senators facing off against the home team Canucks.[1] It is the first "outdoor" game to be played in what technically is an indoor stadium, albeit one of a larger capacity than a typical NHL arena; BC Place is a retractable roof venue, and it is unknown if the stadium has the capabilities to keep its roof open during inclement weather (several stadiums of the type explicitly cannot be kept open in such an environment due to drainage concerns). The game was televised nationally in Canada on CBC and nationally in the United States on NBCSN.

2014 Heritage Classic
123 Total
Ottawa Senators 211 4
Vancouver Canucks 200 2
DateMarch 2, 2014
ArenaBC Place
CityVancouver, British Columbia
Attendance54,194
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It was announced hours before the game that the roof of BC Place would be closed for the duration of the game due to weather concerns.

The 2014 NHL Heritage Classic was also the last game to feature Roberto Luongo as a player for Vancouver.

Game summary
The rink inside BC Place before pregame warmups

The Canucks built a 2–0 lead in the first period with goals by Jason Garrison and Zack Kassian. The Senators then scored four unanswered goals by Clarke MacArthur, Erik Karlsson, Cody Ceci, and Colin Greening to win the game. The loss left Vancouver head coach John Tortorella answering questions during the post game press conference about why he started Eddie Lack in goal instead of regular starter Roberto Luongo.[2] Tortorella's decision was also unpopular with the crowd during the game as they booed Lack, while Luongo was also unhappy as he had been looking forward to that game all season.[3][4][5] Two days later on March 4, a day before the NHL trade deadline, Luongo was traded to the Florida Panthers.[6]

Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st VAN Jason Garrison (7) (PP) Dan Hamhuis (12), Jannik Hansen (6) 04:54 1–0 VAN
VAN Zack Kassian (11) Unassisted 11:27 2–0 VAN
OTT Clarke MacArthur (19) Erik Condra (8), Eric Gryba (8) 15:15 2–1 VAN
OTT Erik Karlsson (16) (PP) Clarke MacArthur (25) 17:03 2–2 TIE
2nd OTT Cody Ceci (2) Jason Spezza (31), Milan Michalek (16) 10:11 3–2 OTT
3rd OTT Colin Greening (6) (EN) Chris Neil (4), Zack Smith (7) 18:27 4–2 OTT
Number in parenthesis represents the player's total in goals or assists to that point of the season
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st OTT Colin Greening High-sticking 03:17 2:00
OTT Chris Neil High-sticking 08:44 2:00
VAN Ryan Stanton Tripping 16:03 2:00
2nd OTT Eric Gryba Hooking 05:29 2:00
VAN Jannik Hansen Diving 05:29 2:00
VAN Zack Kassian Roughing 15:09 2:00
3rd OTT Chris Neil Unsportsmanlike conduct 01:41 2:00
VAN Tom Sestito Unsportsmanlike conduct 01:41 2:00
VAN Alex Burrows Roughing 05:38 2:00
OTT Chris Phillips Roughing 05:38 2:00
OTT Eric Gryba High-sticking 14:11 2:00
VAN Brad Richardson Tripping 15:47 2:00
Three star selections
Team Player Statistics
1stOTTClarke MacArthur1 goal, 1 assist
2ndVANRyan Kesler4 shots, 4 hits
3rdOTTErik Karlsson1 goal

Team rosters
Fireworks were set-off at the conclusion of the game

Scratches

Officials

See also

References
  1. CBC, "NHL adds 5 outdoor games in 2014, including Vancouver: reports", April 16, 2013
  2. Gordon, James (March 2, 2014). "Senators charge back to beat Canucks in Heritage Classic".
  3. "Vancouver Canucks coach's decision to bench Roberto Luongo for Heritage Classic illogical and unpopular". National Post. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  4. "Canucks trade Roberto Luongo to Florida". Toronto Star. March 4, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  5. "Canucks coach John Tortorella's classic misplay an unpopular decision". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  6. Brigardi, Matt (March 4, 2014). "Roberto Luongo trade: Florida Panthers acquire goaltender from Canucks". SB Nation.
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