Quick Hits: Winter Classic, SportsVu Tracking, Diaz and Fraser

Mike DeBonis of the Washington Post: The NHL and Washington Nationals have reached an agreement to host 2015 Winter Classic at D.C. ballpark according to three sources close to the talks. The Capitals are set to face the Blackhawks on January 1st. Official announcement expected soon.

Neil Greenberg: “I saw demo of SportsVu tracking NHL, and w/ Chief of NHL ops confirming it is close, that helps explain teams rush to grab adv stats folks”

Ansar Khan of MLive: The Red Wings have offered defenseman Raphael Diaz a PTO but he hasn’t decided if he’ll accept it or not. Diaz has some options and is considering what he wants to do..

Chris Johnston: Colin Fraser’s deal with the Blues: $650,000 NHL, $250,000 AHL with $300,000 guaranteed.