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TABLE OF CONTENTS
3Michigan and Michigan State wage war out-
doors nine years after their first fresh-air match-
up, which started the phenomenon.
Frozen Over: How Ice Rink Events created the ice
in the Big House and why Michigan coach Red
Berenson approves.
Big Chill Breakdown: Find out why Michigan's
offense and nearly everything else will be too
much for the reeling Spartans.
'M', MSU set precedent for outdoor
hockey games in 2001 Cold War tie
By J. BRADY MCCOLLOUGH
Daily Sports Writer
EAST LANSING - The Michigan
hockey team was 47 seconds and one
clearing of the puck away from exiting
Spartan Stadium with an upsetvictory
over its arch-rival Michigan State, the
No.1 ranked team in the nation.
As the third period clock rolled
under one minute, the Wolverines held
a 3-2 advantage over the Spartans, who
pulled junior goalie Ryan Miller to set
up a 6-on-5 desperation attempt to tie
the game.
Down one man, Michigan failed to
clear the puck, thanks to the aware-
ness of Michigan State junior defense-
man Brad Fast, who held the puck in
the zone, and fired it at Michigan goal-
ie Josh Blackburn. A scramble for the
rebound ensued, and was finally con-
trolled by Spartan freshman forward
Jim Slater, who put the puck in the
only place it could have gone to score
his first collegiate goal, tying the game
at three apiece.
"I wanted to celebrate a little more,"
said Slater, who was corralled by senior
captain Adam Hall after putting the
puck past Blackburn.
"It was just a scramble," Hall said.
"I told Brad Fast that he looked like
(a pro) out there. I"ve never seen such
poise from a college hockey player in
my life. on the offensive blue line, the
way he kept his head up and saw the
entire play he kept the puck in numer-
ous times."
After the shock of having its appar-
ent victory stolen in the final minute,
Michigan was forced into a five-minute
sudden-death overtime to decide the
game. With the help of some tremen-
dous saves by Blackburn, the Wolver-
ines kept the game knotted at three,
and walked away with one point in the
CCHA standings, if nothing else.
"It"s never okay to tie against Michi-
gan State," Michigan junior forward
Mike Cammalleri said. "We put a good
effort forth and that"s what we"re
proud of We"re proud of the heart,
determination and character that we
showed."
"Nobody hung their head when they
scored the goal, and we knew we still
had a shot to win the game," Michigan
sophomore defenseman Andy Burnes
said. "We weren"t going to let them
win the game."
Twenty-two seconds into the first
period, Michigan junior Jed Ortmeyer
was called for tripping. One minute
later, Burnes was called for slashing,
setting up a two-man advantage for the
Spartans.
The Wolverines killed the three-on-
five, but were unable to hold Michigan
State scoreless. Shortly after the first
penalty expired, Hall skated free and
slid the puck past Blackburn for the
first goal of the game.
Michigan State"s second goal of
the game was very similar to its first.
After a charging penalty on Michigan
freshman forward Michael Woodford,
Burnes was called for his second slash-
ing penalty of the game both giving
the Spartans a two-man advantage
midway through the third period. This
time, Michigan State took advantage of
the three-on-five, as freshman defen-
seman Duncan Keith shot the puck
past Blackburn from the point, tying
the game at two.
"I thought they were questionable
calls," said Michigan coach Red Beren-
son in regard to the two slashing pen-
alties called on Burnes. "I was really
surprised that they were called. The
first one he didn"t even slash the guy he
just put his stick over his shoulder and
actually got the puck off him. It may
have been a slash from the ref's point
of view, but from where I was standing
theywere both questionable calls."
"It was about my first shift of the
game," Burnes said. "You -come out,
your emotions are flying, you"re so
intense, so into the game. The first one,
maybe I did, but you hate to see that
happen. It"s a bad feeling for yourself.
The second one wasn"t a penalty at all.
Especially when you"re already one
man down and he calls it."
Michigan can thank one line combi-
nation for its scoring Ortmeyer, Cam-
malleri, and freshman forward Jason
Ryznar.
Ryznar tied the game at one at the
end of the first period, after Cammal-
leri won the faceoff in the Michigan
State zone. Cammalleri tallied the final
two goals for Michigan both momen-
tarily giving the Wolverines the lead
at 2-1, and again at 3-2. He was a step
ahead of Miller the entire game.
With eight freshmen suiting up for
both teams, there were a lot of kinks
to be worked out before playing the
first game. Michigan State coach Ron
Mason felt that his team was in a dif-
ferent situation than Michigan in pre-
paring for this game.
"I think there was a lot more pres-
sure on us to win this game simply
because it was played in our own
barn," Mason said. "Our kids had to
live with it all week long maybe more
than Michigan did. We"ve kind of
changed our philosophy this year, so
we"re doing a lot of things differently
Michigan"s still playing the same style
they always did. They just reload and
away they go."
This story ran on October 8, 2001.
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Michigan hockey coach Red Berenson tests out the ice at the Big House on Dec. 2.
It's more than a conference game. It's more than a regular Michi-
gan vs. Michigan State rivalry game. It's hockey outdoors - in
front of more than 100,000 people. The game will set a record
(one that will stand for a long time) for the most people ever to
watch a hockey game live. It's The Big Chill at the Big House and
after nearly six-months of hype, the game is finally here.
DAILY HOCKEY BEAT
Mark Burns, Michael Florek, Casandra Pagni and Stephen J. Nesbitt
STAFF PICKS
The Daily hockey writers do their
best to predict what happens in Mark
The Big Chill at the Big House. Burns
First team to score
Who scores the goal?
Estimated attendence
Will there be snow?
Time when Berenson puts on a coat
End result of intermission shot for car
Who scores the game-winning goal?
Shots
1st Star
2nd Star
3rd Star
Final Score
Michigan State
Dean Chelios
111,769
No
Never
Goes left of the net
Chris Brown, MICH
28-22 Michigan
Louie Caporusso, MICH
Luke Glendening, MICH
Torey Krug, MSU
2-1 Michigan
Michael ;
Florek
Michigan State
Brett Perlini
110,654
No
First intermission
Hits the right side of Score-D board
Brown
33-31 Michigan
Brown
Daulton Leveille, MSU
Caporusso
4-3 Michigan
Casandra
Pagni
Michigan
Matt Rust
112,993
Yes
Middle of 2nd period
Stops at hashmarks
Rust
32-19 Michigan
Rust
Hagelin
Brandon Burlon, MICH
3-1 Michigan
Stephen J.
Nesbitt
Michigan
Carl Hagelin
111,904
Just a smidge
.Opening faceoff
Hits Caesars Windsor sign left of net
Jon Merrill, MICH
31-25 Michigan
Hagelin
Bryan Hogan, MICH
Merrill
4-1 Michigan
Since 1923
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