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The BIG CHILL

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So I'm not the only one that expects a ho-hum game, then. Good to know.

I'll do my best to revel in the atmosphere of 110,000 other hockey fans. Even in only 10k of them are REALLY hockey fans.

1-1, 2-2, or 3-3?

I just can't see a 4-4 game- too many goals scored.

No idea how many SO goals will be not scored... ;)
 
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alfablue said:
So I'm not the only one that expects a ho-hum game, then. Good to know.

I'll do my best to revel in the atmosphere of 110,000 other hockey fans. Even in only 10k of them are REALLY hockey fans.

1-1, 2-2, or 3-3?

I just can't see a 4-4 game- too many goals scored.

No idea how many SO goals will be not scored... ;)
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I too expect the game on the ice to be only so-so. IMO most of the outdoor hockey played since the original cold war between these two schools 9 years ago have been only so-so. What makes this one a little more interesting is the sheer number of people who will be there. I'm too lazy to look it up, but I would guess the NHL game in Buffalo holds the current mark for attendance at an outdoor game? This one will have at least 30,000 more people in the stands. Any word on how the ice surface did in the D-III game Saturday?
 
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Michigan Stadium (capacity 109,901) is sold out
for “The Big Chill at the Big House,” which will smash
the world record for the largest attendance at an
ice hockey game. Nine years ago on Oct. 6, 2001,
Michigan and Michigan State played to a 3-3 tie in
“The Cold War” at Spartan Stadium before 74,544 fans
to set the record. The current mark of 77,803 fans was
set on May 7, 2010, at Veletins Arena, a domed soccer
stadium in Germany, when USA played Germany in
the 2010 iiHF World Championship. Representatives
from the Guinness Book of World Records will be in
Ann Arbor to certify the attendance at the game.
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From the U of M game notes

Big Chill Game Notes
 
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First time in Michigan. Always wanted to see the inside of this building. Should be a great event.
 
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streaker said:
Maybe you should have been there to sing that at Munn last March.
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You wouldn't have wanted that. We would have made you stand up, hold hands and join us.


Anywho, I am gonna put myself on the line and predict that my boys, MSU, shock the world and score 9 entire goals in one game.

So does Michigan.

9-9 tie. Big Chill 2010.
 
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Pirateasaurus said:
You wouldn't have wanted that. We would have made you stand up, hold hands and join us.
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That's pretty funny, considering there were more Michigan fans there than Spartans. But, it was an appropriate song for a funeral at the mausoleum. :)
I heard that Spartans sent Chill tix back, also. Something about another event, conflict etc.
 
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streaker said:
I heard that Spartans sent Chill tix back, also. Something about another event, conflict etc.
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I think the Chill game is in direct competition with a hoops game at the Palace against Oakland.

Also, we're a bad hockey team on a non-hockey campus. Those two things don't necessarily help our cause when it comes to putting butts in those 11-inch seats over there in Ann Arbor.
 
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aallenpollreisz said:
I think the Chill game is in direct competition with a hoops game at the Palace against Oakland.

Also, we're a bad hockey team on a non-hockey campus. Those two things don't necessarily help our cause when it comes to putting butts in those 11-inch seats over there in Ann Arbor.
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Hoops is the signature program up your way, I get it. That is, unless the ice Spartans bring home another (surprise) NC, then watch the bandwagon fans fill Munn for the party. MSU's program isn't "bad". I honestly don't think it matters, though, which is a shame. I honestly think JLA gets more local Spartans than at Munn, anymore. To tell you the truth, most so called Michigan fans don't even know where Yost is, so I'll discount the Chill as "a spectacle" like our illustrious CCHA writer says it is. What people like her and the rest of her ilk don't care to see is that this is the truest and purest form of hockey- on an outdoor rink- not dressed up in some cozy 18,000 seat palace with suites. Ask the players, coaches and anyone else that grew up playing hockey. The difference is, playing it in a 100,00 seat football stadium is for the revenue and not the essence of the sport. And if it attracts a few more people to college hockey, so be it.
 
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streaker said:
I honestly don't think it matters, though, which is a shame. I honestly think JLA gets more local Spartans than at Munn, anymore.
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Sadly, it did matter, once upon a time. When I enrolled in grad school at MSU in 1993, all I could get were standing room season tickets. These days the only way Munn is ever close to filled are special promotions and giveaways. Who could fault people, considering the way things are going? You can't blame attendance on the economy anymore, I think.

Congratulations to U-M on a dominating game and on capitalizing on MSU mistakes. You were the better team today. May MSU be the better team next time.
 
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That was fun- couple of notes
At the pre-game, I didn't notice the Spartan band, and thought they should have been there. Thankfully, I just couldn't see them below me at the time. Interesting that the bands were well above the rule size.

The game was good from a Michigan standpoint- we won. Wasn't an awesome game, though. Interesting to see so many MSU passes missed.

Spectacle is an understatement. That was amazing. It was also interesting to teach the cheers to fans around us. The fireworks just made it that much more of a spectacle.

Great time.
 
The BIG CHILL

Red made a good decision to build an Olympic size ring. He always recruits player
with speed and The Big Chill clearly showed that!
 
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FRICKER said:
Red made a good decision to build an Olympic size ring. He always recruits player
with speed and The Big Chill clearly showed that!
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What's funny about that- both teams reported to the announcers that they didn't notice the larger sheet- which I thought was really odd. But then Mickey Redmond said the same thing when they did the reporters game.

I don't understand that at all- as a fan, I sure could SEE the size difference. Which is one reason I really liked the larger sheet- much easier to watch the game.

As for the shots- only a few of MSU's shots were all that threatening- the one that did end up in the back, and at the end of the game were the most obvious. There were a few others, but all in all, I agree with the general Spartan feeling that shots were poor. Again, quite unexpected from this Wolverine fan. I'm not going to say that I somehow like MSU, but I sure can see why you are all so frustrated. I'd be tearing my hair out if I saw that on the ice regularly. It's bad enough we get to see that once a weekend for two games at Yost. Well, partially.
 
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Very quite note. Believe it or not, the sightlines were not that bad. The combination of the Olympic ice, the height differential between the first row of seats and the field, and the general bowl configuration of the stadium made this far, far better than either Camp Randall or Ford Field. We were in one of the corners, about 30 rows up, and some actually used the word "good" to describe the perspective :eek: Also, the school really did go out of the way to make this a special event. It cost them a bit on the bottom line, but it really was worth it.

Seriously, after Camp Randall I had felt that this yesterday would be my last outdoor game. However, I really don't think I'd have a problem going to Ann Arbor for another one.

Oh yeah, if I ever see another Arby's walking fry guy again, I'm going to lose it. During the score-o, people in our section were yelling for the contestants to hit him in the crotch--only we couldn't quite figure out where that would be on a carton of curly fries :D
 
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