The 2014 NHL Heritage Classic was an outdoor regular season National Hockey League (NHL) game held indoor, part of the Heritage Classic series of outdoor NHL ice hockey games in Canada. It took place on March 2, 2014, in BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with the Ottawa Senators facing off against the home team Canucks.CBC, "NHL adds 5 outdoor games in 2014, including Vancouver: reports", April 16, 2013 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 retractable roof 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 NBCSN.

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 Roberto Luongo as a player for Vancouver, and is to date the only outdoor game the Canucks have played

Game summary

The Canucks built a 2–0 lead in the first period with goals by Jason Garrison and Zack Kassian. The Senators then scored four unanswered goals by Clarke MacArthur, Erik Karlsson, Cody Ceci, and Colin Greening to win the game. The loss left Vancouver head coach John Tortorella answering questions during the post game press conference about why he started Eddie Lack in goal instead of regular starter Roberto Luongo. 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.

Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st VAN Jason Garrison (7) (PP) Dan Hamhuis (12), Jannik Hansen (6) 04:54 1–0 VAN VAN Zack Kassian (11) Unassisted 11:27 2–0 VAN OTT Clarke MacArthur (19) Erik Condra (8), Eric Gryba (8) 15:15 2–1 VAN OTT Erik Karlsson (16) (PP) Clarke MacArthur (25) 17:03 2–2 TIE 2nd OTT Cody Ceci (2) Jason Spezza (31), Milan Michalek (16) 10:11 3–2 OTT 3rd OTT Colin Greening (6) (EN) Chris Neil (4), Zack Smith (7) 18:27 4–2 OTT Number in parentheses represents the player's total in goals or assists to that point of the season Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st OTT Colin Greening High-sticking 03:17 2:00 OTT Chris Neil High-sticking 08:44 2:00 VAN Ryan Stanton Tripping 16:03 2:00 2nd OTT Eric Gryba Hooking 05:29 2:00 VAN Jannik Hansen Diving 05:29 2:00 VAN Zack Kassian Roughing 15:09 2:00 3rd OTT Chris Neil Unsportsmanlike conduct 01:41 2:00 VAN Tom Sestito Unsportsmanlike conduct 01:41 2:00 VAN Alex Burrows Roughing 05:38 2:00 OTT Chris Phillips Roughing 05:38 2:00 OTT Eric Gryba High-sticking 14:11 2:00 VAN Brad Richardson Tripping 15:47 2:00

Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Ottawa 10 12 6 28 Vancouver 12 8 11 31

Power play opportunities Team Goals/Opportunities Ottawa 1/3 Vancouver 1/3

Three star selectionsTeamPlayerStatistics 1st OTT Clarke MacArthur 1 goal, 1 assist 2nd VAN Ryan Kesler 4 shots, 4 hits 3rd OTT Erik Karlsson 1 goal

Team rosters

Ottawa Senators # Player Position 3 Marc Methot D 4 Chris Phillips (A) D 5 Cody Ceci D 6 Bobby Ryan RW 7 Kyle Turris C 9 Milan Michalek LW 14 Colin Greening C 15 Zack Smith C 16 Clarke MacArthur LW 19 Jason Spezza (C) C 22 Erik Condra RW 25 Chris Neil (A) RW 40 Robin Lehner G 41 Craig Anderson G 46 Patrick Wiercioch D 62 Eric Gryba D 65 Erik Karlsson D 68 Mike Hoffman C 89 Cory Conacher LW 93 Mika Zibanejad CHead coach: Paul MacLean

Vancouver Canucks # Player Position 1 Roberto Luongo G 2 Dan Hamhuis D 3 Kevin Bieksa (A) D 5 Jason Garrison D 7 David Booth LW 8 Chris Tanev D 9 Zack Kassian RW 14 Alex Burrows LW 15 Brad Richardson RW 17 Ryan Kesler C 18 Ryan Stanton D 20 Chris Higgins LW 21 Zac Dalpe C 22 Daniel Sedin (A) LW 23 Alexander Edler D 24 Raphael Diaz D 29 Tom Sestito LW 31 Eddie Lack G 33 Henrik Sedin (C) C 36 Jannik Hansen RWHead coach: John Tortorella

Scratches Ottawa Senators: Jared Cowen, Matt Kassian, Joe Corvo Vancouver Canucks: Yannick Weber, Jordan Schroeder

Officials Referees — Steve Kozari, Tom Kowal Linesmen — Brad Lazarowich, Michel Cormier

National Anthem The Canadian national anthem was sung by singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan accompanied by the Sarah McLachlan School Of Music Choir.

See also 2014 NHL Stadium Series

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