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Fenway Park and Dropkick Murphys ring in 2010 with NHL Winter Classic

By April MacIntyre Jan 1, 2010, 20:32 GMT

UPDATE: Bruins beat Philly Flyers A fisheye view of the outfield wall known as 'The Green Monster' at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts EPA/CJ GUNTHER

A fisheye view of the outfield wall known as 'The Green Monster' at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts EPA/CJ GUNTHEROne of the better sporting events to ring in the New Year is happening right now at the historic Fenway Park baseball park in Boston proper that has been turned into an outdoor hockey arena to host Boston and Philly for the 2010 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic. Local Quincy boys, Celtic punks The Dropkick Murphys tip their hat to the region's extremely heavy Irish influence and performed at the 2010 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic prior to the historic outdoor matchup between the Boston Bruins and the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday, January 1, 2010. Stars of FX's "Rescue Me" and Massachusetts' natives Denis Leary (Hull) and Lenny Clarke (Cambridge) saluted the firefighters from Worcester and Boston prior to a stadium sing-along to "Sweet Caroline."NBC will provide live broadcast coverage of the game and the performance in the U.S. and CBC and RDS will televise the event live in Canada. The Murphys opened the historic outdoor game at Fenway Park with a performance of their signature song, "I'm Shipping Up To Boston." "We are absolutely thrilled that Dropkick Murphys are performing at the 2010 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic," said Don Renzulli, NHL Senior Vice President of Events & Entertainment. “As performers and as hockey fans, the Dropkick Murphys bring a new level of excitement to this historic game." Last year's NHL Winter Classic at Wrigley Field attracted the largest U.S. audience for a regular-season NHL game in 34 years. The 2010 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic will be the third regular season outdoor NHL game played in the U.S. and the fourth overall.

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