Top Player Tweets of the Week: Winter Classic

January 3, 2014

Whether the players were facing off in the event or were one of the 8.2 million viewers eagerly watching from home across North America, they all enjoyed the event and shared their excitement with hockey fans via Twitter.

Top Player Tweets of the Week: Winter Classic

The 2014 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic was held this past Wednesday, New Year’s Day. Whether the players were facing off in the event or were one of the 8.2 million viewers eagerly watching from home across North America, they all enjoyed the event and shared their excitement with hockey fans via Twitter. 

Here are some of the best tweets from this year’s Winter Classic.

 

Toronto Maple Leafs and Red Wing players were connecting with fans before and after the game at the Big House

 

Because the players are some of the sport’s biggest fans, many of them tuned in from home

 

And Henrik Lundqvist, who played in the 2013 Winter Classic, expressed his excitement for the upcoming NHL Stadium Series

 

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