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The Dodgers want to host a Winter Classic

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Perhaps the 30-14 record has gone to their heads. Or, perhaps the Los Angeles Dodgers really do think they could host a Winter Classic in a city where the temperature averages around 70°F in January.

“Facility-wise, we could certainly handle it,” Dodgers President Stan Kasten told the L.A. Times.

Added chairman Mark Walter: “They put a man on the moon. They can make it work.”

However, developing the space technology might not be the biggest roadblock to a game at Dodgers Stadium.

In December, the NHL’s chief operating officer, John Collins, told the New York Times that a West Coast team was unlikely to host a Winter Classic.

“We have a window at 1 o’clock on New Year’s Day, so that limits your ability to go west,” Collins said. “We like that window, and we like the family environment at these games. I think part of that is playing at 1 o’clock.”

The 2013 Winter Classic will be held at Michigan Stadium between the Red Wings and Maple Leafs.

After that, nobody knows. However, potential venues that haven’t hosted a previous Winter Classic include Yankee Stadium (but not for “the next couple of years”) and Target Field in Minneapolis.

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