Bruins sign Chiarelli through 2013-2014, Winter Classic to include Orr, Espo and the Chief?

GM Peter Chiarelli, who agreed to a four-year extension yesterday, spoke about his new deal today at TD Banknorth Garden.

The extension will kick in after Chiarelli serves the fourth and final year of his current contract in 2009-10. Chiarelli is now under contract to serve as GM through 2013-14.

We shall see how this turns out for Chiarelli and the Bruins. There have been many great deals and some suspect ones in his time frame here. We'll have to see how the cookie has crumbled come 2013.

Chiarelli also talked about sitting down with someone to get a deal done in the immediate future.

No, not Phil Kessel, but Claude Julien. The Bruins becnch boss will be entering the third and final year of his current contract.

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A new Winter Classic type tidbit worth note came out in Sunday's Boston Globe, courtesy of Kevin Dupont. Below is what KPD is hearing.

--According to a source familiar with the plans, the NHL's portable ice sheet and high-tech refrigeration system will be kept in place inside the lyric little bandbox for some three weeks. The featured game, on New Year's Day, will have the Bruins most likely opposing the Washington Capitals.

The same source said another game, held on a separate date, ideally will have members of Boston's 1970 and '72 Stanley Cup teams facing off against a collection of Bruins alumni. A college tournament is also in the works, according to the source.

Look for the league to make a formal announcement at Fenway next month, most likely toward the end of a long Red Sox homestand that wraps up July 12.

Now, I don't know about you all but how cool would it be to see Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito skate outdoors at Fenway Park? OK, it would have been a lot cooler if the two were in their prime, but this could be just as exciting as the actual game.

The names from that team are incredible. To refresh your memory, here who was on the 72' roster.

7 Phil Esposito (A.Capt.)

11 Mike Walton

17 Fred Stanfield

22 Derek Sanderson

8 Ken Hodge

9 John Bucyk (A. Capt.)

12 Wayne Cashman

14 Garnet "Ace" Bailey

18 Ed Westfall (A. Capt.)

19 John McKenzie

21 Don Marcotte

4 Bobby Orr

6 Ted Green (A. Capt.)

10 Carol Vadnais

20 Dallas Smith

26 Don Awrey

1 Eddie Johnston

30 Gerry Cheevers

We'll keep you posted over the next month until this will likely be confirmed.

A great bit to throw at you today, but hey, this is a lot of fun.