w w V V V V w w w v w v 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. * Open 7 Days - Extended banking hours * FREE Online Banking * FREE Bill Payment * FREE and Secure Online Statements * FREE TCF Check Card * FREE Direct Deposit and Automatic Payment services * FREE Coin Counting I# 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 The Official Bank I 2 The Big Chill Commemorative Editon, The Michigan Daily Saturday, December 11, 2010 1 7 .,