Hockey Back at Fenway?

It looks as if the Red Sox want to play hockey at Fenway again. I know this sound like a joke after the start of the season but seriously it looks like the owners are looking to use Fenway Park to play hockey in the winter.

In 2010, Fenway Park played home to NHL’s Winter Classic which was played between the Bruins and the Flyers. They used the ice rink for several other things while it at Fenway. It was used for college hockey and local ice skating. They played host to Frozen Fenway which sold out and brought in a lot of revenue for the city and the Red Sox. Tom Menino, the Mayor of Boston even talked to the ownership group into holding youth hockey as well.

It isn’t likely the Winter Classic will be back, but Frozen Fenway could be back. Red Sox COO Sam Kennedy told Menino earlier this week that he would to host the event again. Having the college teams match up gives them a chance to play outdoors and gives them a chance to experience Fenway in a new way. The Mayor seemed excited about bringing hockey back to Fenway.

It looks like the Sox also want to hop on the football bandwagon. I guess they saw the success of Yankee Stadium hosting a bowl game and the not so successful game at Wrigley Field even though it brought in a lot of money for the Cubs. The Red Sox are looking at the possibility of bringing in a college football game to Fenway. Fenway has played the home to college football in the past and played home to the Patriots from 1963-68.

This would be an amazing opportunity to make money for the Red Sox that would not have to be involved in the revenue sharing and could use all the tax breaks possible.