Michigan, NHL discussing Winter Classic deal
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP)—Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon says the
school and the NHL are discussing bringing the Winter Classic to Michigan
Stadium.
Brandon said conversations about the annual showcase game outdoors were
continuing Wednesday amid reports that the Detroit Red Wings would play the
Toronto Maple Leafs on Jan. 1, 2013, at the Big House, which holds 110,000 on
football game days.
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The NHL said it had nothing to announce about the 2013 game.
Buffalo, Chicago, Boston, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia have hosted the event,
though the crowd for a Michigan Stadium game would likely be the biggest:
Michigan and Michigan State attracted a Guinness World Record 104,173 people for
a hockey game on Dec. 11, 2010.
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