Michigan Hockey to Play State at Soldier Field
Great news for us in the Chicago area wanting to see the Michigan Hockey Team.
Outdoor hockey! Michigan will play Michigan State at Soldier Field in Chicago on Feb. 7. The game is part of the Hockey City Classic.
— Mich. Daily Sports (@theblockm) August 11, 2014August 11th, 2014 at 1:00 PM ^
So, Chicago aka "Hockey City" needs to bring in two Michigan teams for their marquee game.
Keep trying Chicago.
August 11th, 2014 at 1:04 PM ^
Notre Dame played Miami (NTM) and Minnesota played Wisconsin.
August 11th, 2014 at 1:17 PM ^
That still kinda supports my point. Chicago names itself "Hockey City" - no coincidence Detroit's nicknamed Hockeytown for a decade+, but brings in out-of-state teams for this event.
Chicago only suddenly likes hockey and they'll forget it exists when the Blackhawks slip back to mediocrity.
August 11th, 2014 at 1:19 PM ^
"... when the Blackhawks slip back to the Red Wings level."
August 11th, 2014 at 1:30 PM ^
August 11th, 2014 at 1:36 PM ^
And not a constant threat to win a championship every year?
August 11th, 2014 at 1:53 PM ^
Sure, at this precise moment in time that may be correct. But let's talk when the Blackhawks are consistently excellent for an entire generation, redefine what it means to be a model franchise, draft and produce great players without having to tank and get the top picks, win 4 Stanley Cups in 15 years (as opposed to 5 in history), etc.
August 11th, 2014 at 2:01 PM ^
Check the two rosters and tell me who you'd rather have for the next 10 years. BTW, Hawks have won 2 of the last 5 cups and were a goal away from another this year. Detroit had an amazing amazing run. Now they're in the much weaker conference and really old. This next "Generation" is already happening. Compare the two #19s at the same age... Yzerman scored more in a higher-scoring league, but Toews has 29 playoff goals to Yzerman's 17 after 7 years in the league. Toews has 2 cups & 2 gold medals. He's won more awards than Yzerman did at this point. Yzerman won 3 cups total... the building blocks are in place for the hawks to be the 1990s wings or BETTER in a league where it's harder to keep stars together.
August 11th, 2014 at 2:06 PM ^
Okay, now this is an acceptable argument. Chicago has had recent success, and has a solid foundation to be good or great going forward. They haven't done it yet, though.
Also, for what it's worth, I am very optimistic about the Wings' future, especially with the role our young guys played last year. Pavel and Hank also have a few good years left in them, and the Wings will be hungry to win those guys another Cup.
Too bad about the league change for the rivalry's sake...
August 11th, 2014 at 2:10 PM ^
Agreed on BOO realignment. Disagree on the Wings future big picture though. I'm not as familiar with their prospects but until they get another couple of top-4 defensemen they're not going to make huge waves in today's NHL. I think that losing the combo of lidstrom and rafalski hurt the wings a lot more than anything else that's happened to them (including the literal hurts of having to play the Griffins as their best team last year).
That's another reason I'm so bullish on the Hawks' continued success - that blueline is built to remain elite for a long time.
August 11th, 2014 at 2:23 PM ^
August 11th, 2014 at 2:49 PM ^
I'm a huge Wings fan, but Holland hasn't made a move yet that shows he is a viable GM in the salary cap world. He was the best GM in hockey when he was simply able to spend more than anyone else. I now wish we would have kept Yzerman on as GM instead of letting him go to Tampa Bay.
August 11th, 2014 at 6:03 PM ^
I am so sick of the Wings are old meme. It is tired and completely false. Outside of Alfie and Cleary, who are the senior citizens on the team? If anything the wings issues are due to youth on the blue line.
August 11th, 2014 at 1:37 PM ^
Absolutely accurate. It's the same little brother syndrome. I've heard "Detroit sucks" chanted at games between the Blackhawks and Kings.
August 11th, 2014 at 1:51 PM ^
so Detroit fans have never made reference to Chicago except when a Chicago team is present? I'll need to see a work cited for your claim.
LOL at Chicago being "little brother" to Detroit in anything.
August 11th, 2014 at 1:54 PM ^
August 11th, 2014 at 1:57 PM ^
Congrats on your World Series titles
At least the White Sox are g.....oops.
August 11th, 2014 at 2:03 PM ^
This coming from a city with the Pistons and that glorious group of footballers?
August 11th, 2014 at 2:06 PM ^
I seem to remember the Lions sweeping the Bears last year.
As for the Auburn Hills Pistons......yeah, can't really defend them.
August 11th, 2014 at 2:30 PM ^
August 11th, 2014 at 2:33 PM ^
Their current state is just......
August 11th, 2014 at 2:04 PM ^
Just Sayin
August 11th, 2014 at 2:09 PM ^
They've yet to win a pennant since. Also, before that, their last World Series title was 1917....
Woof.
August 11th, 2014 at 2:12 PM ^
It's one more since the Tigers have had in that time since. Better to get there once and win over what the Tigers have done.
August 11th, 2014 at 2:25 PM ^
August 11th, 2014 at 3:14 PM ^
Isn't it just awful when people support their hometown and university??
August 11th, 2014 at 4:32 PM ^
Your city has never been one to miss a band wagon.
August 11th, 2014 at 2:33 PM ^
August 11th, 2014 at 2:43 PM ^
Having grown up in Detroit and being a current Chicago resident, I can second being at multiple Hawks games not against the Wings over the last few years where sustained "Detroit Sucks" chants went on. Never saw anything like that in the D.
August 11th, 2014 at 2:45 PM ^
August 11th, 2014 at 3:31 PM ^
That's my point.
August 11th, 2014 at 4:46 PM ^
i was agreeing with you. i responded to the guy who wanted more evidence.
August 11th, 2014 at 3:31 PM ^
That's my point.
August 11th, 2014 at 4:05 PM ^
August 11th, 2014 at 2:06 PM ^
August 11th, 2014 at 6:04 PM ^
I went to the Culver Classic for Michigan/Wisconsin game at Camp Randall and heard absolutely ZERO anti-Michigan cheers. The only thing directed my way were Detroit Sucks chanted and I was wearing a Michigan hockey jersey.
August 11th, 2014 at 1:53 PM ^
State beat Michigan, what 5 of 6 and just won a rose bowl? Just saying it might not be the time to be on a high horse.
August 11th, 2014 at 1:58 PM ^
That's why the comparison makes sense though, right? No one is disputing that in the last 5 years the Blackhawks and MSU have been better than the Wings and Michigan. But the logic that Spartan fans use is that anything more than 5 years ago is ancient history, living in the past, and doesn't matter.
August 11th, 2014 at 1:58 PM ^
whoops
August 11th, 2014 at 1:59 PM ^
wow, triple
August 11th, 2014 at 3:56 PM ^
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August 11th, 2014 at 1:31 PM ^
Hockey City Classic is the name of the tourney. The name has nothing to do with Chicago.
Minnesota is also playing in the Hockey City Classic, in Minnesota against Ohio State.
August 11th, 2014 at 1:43 PM ^
You mean "played" right? As in, that game was played earlier this year.
August 11th, 2014 at 1:43 PM ^
See, this is an informative post.
So, who puts on this tournament? What city is "Hockey City"?
Without knowing it, I assumed it was another Chicago obsession with Detroit thing (see the "Detroit sucks chant" post above).
August 11th, 2014 at 2:01 PM ^
August 11th, 2014 at 1:00 PM ^
August 11th, 2014 at 1:07 PM ^
Yup. Taking the game featuring two teams from the State of Michigan and playing it in freaking Illinois. This year would've been 2 games at Yost, 1 on the road and 1 at JLA.
Cumong man.
August 11th, 2014 at 1:03 PM ^
So that's why it's taking so long to announce the TBA on the schedule.
So Michigan will play this schedule against state
- 1/30 vs. state at JLA
- 2/7 vs. state at Soldier Field
- 3/13 at state
- 3/14 vs state
All this means is we get to kick their ass at 4 different locations.