Ohio State and Michigan set for outdoor hockey
January 14, 2012
CLEVELAND (AP)—Michigan and Ohio State are set to take their heatedrivalry outside into the snow, wind and ice.
With helmets similar to the ones they wear in football, the Wolverines andBuckeyes will meet Sunday in Ohio’s first outdoor college hockey game, whichwill take place on a rink built over the Cleveland Indians’ dirt and grassinfield. A crowd of 30,000 is expected at Progressive Field for the uniqueevent, which will wrap up the baseball team’s second annual Snow Days.
They’re rivals in football, but Michigan and Ohio State can also skate. TheWolverines, who have won nine NCAA titles, beat the second-ranked Buckeyes 4-0on Friday in Columbus.
When Ohio State practiced at the ballpark last week, strong wind made itdifficult for the players to skate in one direction but pushed them toward thegoal when they went the opposite way.
