The 2014 NHL Heritage Classic was an outdoor regular season

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(NHL) game held indoor, part of the Heritage Classic series of outdoor NHL

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games in Canada. It took place on March 2, 2014, in

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, with the

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facing off against the home team

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. 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

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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

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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

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as a player for Vancouver.

Game summary

The Canucks built a 2–0 lead in the first period with goals by

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and

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. The Senators then scored four unanswered goals by

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, and

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to win the game. The loss left Vancouver head coach

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answering questions during the post game press conference about why he started

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in goal instead of regular starter

. 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. Two days later on March 4, a day before the NHL trade deadline, Luongo was traded to the Florida Panthers. :''Number in parenthesis represents the player's total in goals or assists to that point of the season''

Team rosters

Scratches

*Ottawa Senators:

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*Vancouver Canucks:

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Officials

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—

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, Tom Kowal * Linesmen —

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, Michel Cormier

References

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Game summary

Team rosters

Scratches

Officials

See also

References