For the second week in a row the College Hockey Video of the Week will feature Michigan and Michigan State. This video contains highlights from the "Cold War" game that took place at Spartan Stadium (Michigan State's outdoor football stadium) in October 2001. The game drew a record-breaking 74,544 fans and was televised world wide. Future NHL stars Ryan Miller, Duncan Keith, and Mike Camalleri took part in the game. The Spartans scored a late third period goal ending the game in a 3-3 tie.
I remember when this game took place that it was a very big deal in the college hockey community and how ground-breaking it was. Since this game there have been more attempts at outdoor hockey games in the NHL (the annual "Winter Classic") and in college hockey. When I heard that Union and RPI were playing in a "special" game this year I was hoping that it would be an outdoor game somewhere in New York (just wishful thinking I guess). But, there have been talks between Union and RPI about an outdoor game.
In December of this year "Cold War II" will take place between the Wolverines and Spartans at "The Big House" in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Over 100,000 tickets have been sold for the game, which means the game will break the record for largest crowd for a hockey game. The current record is 77,803 set by the opening game of the 2010 IIHF World Championship in Germany.
If you cannot see the video click here.
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