SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Today we spell redemption r-a-s-k; that is a chance at redemption.
Bruce Cassidy kept his plans a secret after the Boston Bruins took the ice at Compton Family Ice Arena for their first practice on the Notre Dame Campus. He didn’t take long to let the proverbial cat out of the bag. The very next day, the third-year Bruins bench boss named Tuukka Rask as the starting goaltender for their 2019 Winter Classic tilt with the Chicago Blackhawks.
Rask makes his second start Winter Classic and first since allowing five goals against the hated Montreal Canadiens at Gillette Stadium in 2016.