With the beautiful St. Louis skyline on the horizon, Cardinals President Bill DeWitt III and Blues owner Tom Stillman grabbed a pair of hockey sticks and settled in at Busch Stadium's home plate. Then NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman stood between them Tuesday morning to drop the puck for a ceremonial faceoff. About 90 feet up the right-field line, 90 feet up the left-field line and along the grass in front of second base, the outline of a hockey rink was built to show where the Blues and Blackhawks will play the 2017 Winter Classic. The weather was hot and muggy, but you didn't need much imagination to envision what should be a glorious day of outdoor hockey on Jan. 2 between the Blues and...
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