TO GO WITH IHOCKEY-NHL-OUTDOOR STORIES BY JIM SLATER AND ROBERT MACPHERSON Hockey fans gaze down on the purpose-built ice rink at Nationals Park in Washington, DC on January 1, 2015 for the 2015 National Hockey League Winter Classic. The baseball stadium was turned into a 42,000-seat ice hockey venue for the open-air match between the Washington Capitals and Chicago Blackhawks. AFP PHOTO / ROBERT MACPHERSON (Photo credit should read Robert MacPherson/AFP/Getty Images)
