We don't really watch hockey any more. First of all, every Flyers game is blacked out on Comcast Sportsnet up here (what's up with that Comcast?), and secondly, it's for white trash (hey, prove us wrong mullet-boy). But this would be kind of awesome: the Flyers and Penguins playing an outdoor game in Beaver Stadium. Just make sure the zamboni doesn't catch fire.

Over the weekend, Flyers GM Paul Holmgren brought up the idea of a Penguins/Flyers game becoming an annual event at Penn State and, at least from the Flyers standpoint it seems everyone is interested. According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, Flyers center R.J. Umberger, who grew up in Pittsburgh, thinks it's a great idea.

"Just imagine how intense and fun that would be in an outdoor game," the Flyers center said. "To play at Penn State there, the fans from Pittsburgh and Philly, it would be insane, probably one of the best games in NHL history."

The hockey world was all excited earlier this year when the Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabers announced they would be playing an outdoor game on New Year's Day Buffalo's Ralph Wilson Stadium. Tickets sold out almost immediately even though everyone's gonna freeze their asses off. Similarly, Michigan and Michigan State played an outdoor game in Spartan Stadium in 2001.

So, a Penguins/Flyers game at Beaver stadium is not out of the realm of possibilities, and would probably sell out immediately as well. Although it's just talk right now, everyone involved (from hockey's standpoint) seems into the idea. But we can't remember any event being held in Beaver stadium other than football.

So perhaps it's something the University wouldn't want to do for fear of screwing up the playing field. But it's probably the only shot you've got of getting us to actually attend a hockey game.