WINNIPEG -- There will be many more showdowns between Patrik Laine and Connor MacDavid, but this one could be the coolest of all time.Probably literally and perhaps figuratively.The two young guns and their teammates on the Winnipeg Jets and Edmonton Oilers, respectively, wage battle in the Heritage Classic on Sunday afternoon on a spectacular outdoor rink in the middle of Investors Group Field, home to the Canadian Football Leagues Winnipeg Blue Bombers.The forecast calls for a high of 45 degrees with a 70 percent of rain showers in the morning, but the precipitation is expected to end several hours before the 2 p.m. CT opening faceoff.Laine is coming off a three-goal performance -- his hat trick was scored in less than 23 minutes -- including the tying and winning goals in a 5-4 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday. The Oilers, meanwhile, defeated the St. Louis Blues 3-1 the same night with McDavid picking up a goal and an assist.The teams will wear throwback jerseys to pay homage to their days in the World Hockey Association, the so-called Rebel League which operated from 1972-79. The Jets and Oilers were two of the four teams to merge into the NHL -- the Quebec Nordiques and Hartford Whalers were the others -- for the 1979-80 season.More than 33,000 people will be in the stands for the game. The Jets sport a 2-2-0 record while the Oilers are 4-1-0.Jets captain Blake Wheeler said the non-stop events surrounding the Heritage Classic weekend have been a circus.We havent really had a whole lot of time as a team to try to focus ourselves, he told the Winnipeg Free Press. But I think once we come into the rink (Sunday), its going to be pretty clear what the objective is. The circumstances and the big stage aside, it is just another game and we need to be prepared to play a certain way if were going to give ourselves a chance to win (Sunday).The teams are experimenting with tinted visors and eye black to counter any glare off the ice.Laine said he didnt notice any difference between the ice at IGF and the Jets home rink, the MTS Centre. Both sheets are artificial.I feel slow on every ice, he told the Free Press. I think its going to be just fine.McDavid, the newly minted Oilers captain, said he was looking forward to playing outside, although it didnt take him back to his childhood as it would with many other Canadian kids.We tried to have a rink one winter but we had a small backyard. We wanted a pool and my dad wanted a deck and a hot tub and that kind of put a dent in the whole backyard thing, McDavid told the Edmonton Journal.In the Heritage Classics opening act, the Winnipeg Jets alumni defeated their Oilers counterparts 6-5 on Saturday afternoon thanks to a last-second penalty shot goal by 46-year-old Teemu Selanne. Known as The Finnish Flash, Selanne was clearly the most dangerous player on the ice, finishing with two goals and three assists. He retired following the 2013-14 season. Jordan 7 For Sale Cheap . - Blake Griffin had 30 points and 12 rebounds, J. Cheap Air Jordan 7 .ca! Kerry, Two nights after the Scott-Eriksson incident in Buffalo, the Bruins returned home to play San Jose. In that game, Zdeno Chara put a check on Tommy Wingels that clearly targeted his head. http://www.cheapairjordan7.com/ .ca! Kerry, Two nights after the Scott-Eriksson incident in Buffalo, the Bruins returned home to play San Jose. 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The former Millwall, Everton and New York Red Bulls player was speaking after being dumped by Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua on Tuesday.Cahill, who will look to join another Chinese Super League club, also described Australian soccer as being in a bit of a rut and said there was nothing to show for the Socceroos three consecutive appearances at World Cups. A guest stint for anyone can only harm you, and coming back (to Australia) without any sort of plan and substance is always a recipe for disaster, the 36-year-old told News Corp Australia.Ive seen the record with short-term goals of going back to the A-League and the destruction that its had on top players careers who have come back to finish there. Cahill shoots for the Socceroos during a World Cup qualifier against Kyrgyzstan. The A-League has lured a handful of top foreign internationals throughout its 11 seasons, with former Italy and Juventus stalwart Alessandro del Piero, who joined Sydney FC for two seasons from 2012-14, the highest-profile signing.The league has a more blue-collar look in the current season after reported moves to lure Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba and Italy midfielder Andrea Pirlo came to nothing.Del Piero was one of the biggest things to ever happen to the game, but also the worst becaause it wasnt capitalised on, said Cahill, Australias top goal-scorer.ddddddddddddThen to have all these players that have been linked with the A-League - Andrea Pirlo, Frank Lampard - I dont think the talks even get to the table because theres no vision behind the talks.I just need vision, Ive never asked for anything but that. The only thing is, some peoples vision is not as big as mine and its tough, because it depends where they want to be.Where does the A-League want to be? Cahill celebrates after scoring Australias first World Cup qualifier goal against Bangladesh. Football Federation Australia Chief Executive David Gallop said the league had sounded out Cahill as soon as they found out he was on the market but said they were unable to meet his asking price.We have to live in the real world of our clubs finances, and the ability of our clubs to make decisions around investments in players, Gallop told broadcaster Fox Sports.I personally was in contact with him. He made it clear immediately that we couldnt meet his needs.Cahill was also critical that the Socceroos lacked a major naming sponsor nearly three years after Australian airline Qantas pulled out of a long association.Weve played in three World Cups and we dont really have anything to show for it, he said.Every time I go back its mayhem and you dont understand how that makes me feel, but at the moment the game is in a bit of a rut where its caught in a crossroads. ' ' '