Limited number of Big Chill tickets on sale; other Big Chill news
From an annarbor.com report:
A limited number of remaining Big Chill at the Big House tickets are on sale, Michigan hockey spokesman Matt Trevor said Monday.
The tickets for the outdoor Michigan State at Michigan hockey game Saturday (3 p.m., Fox Sports Detroit) cost $15 and can be purchased by calling 1-866-296-6849.
Also, and I haven't seen this mentioned here before, but evidently MSU never went through the official steps to make the crowd at the 2001 Cold War an official Guinness world record. Michigan, however, is doing so, according to a different annarbor.com report:
Although the 2001 Cold War at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing drew a record crowd of 74,544, Michigan State officials never registered the event with Guinness officials.
An event can only try and break one world record, and that will be the mark set earlier this year in Germany when 77,803 witnessed a game at the IIHF World Championships.
An adjudicator from Guinness will document the event and, according to Riordan, Michigan officials have reached out to CCHA Commissioner Tom Anastos and Ann Arbor Mayor John Hieftje to serve as officials to verify crowd size.
One last item: The Free Press today had an article on former U-M hockey player Jay Vancik, who played in the Cold War game and is now a Secret Service agent. He still plays hockey--for a Secret Service team that has a big "rivalry" with an FBI team. He recounted his memories of the Cold War:
The highlight of his U-M hockey career was the Cold War game. Vancik had an assist in the game, but was on the ice when MSU freshman Jim Slater scored late to tie the game at 3.
Vancik thought he was interfered with during the sequence that resulted in Slater scoring.
"I was tied up in front of the net with one of the Michigan State players," Vancik said. "I think it should have been called for interference. I was knocked down, and I believe the goal actually went in off my stick.
"The atmosphere was obviously pretty intense, just being a Michigan-Michigan State game and the hype for the game. It was a pretty special experience."
December 6th, 2010 at 4:54 PM ^
...please allow me to say that this is an outstanding post. Very well done.
December 6th, 2010 at 5:04 PM ^
Given your track record here, I consider this is a very high compliment.
December 6th, 2010 at 5:03 PM ^
Wonder why the newly released tix are only $15. Obstructed view? Last row?
December 6th, 2010 at 5:07 PM ^
I heard MSU returned some of their tickets(!).
More tickets for Michigan fans. Should be a decisive home-ice advantage.
December 6th, 2010 at 8:30 PM ^
Last week, I was able to trade in my endzone seats in Sections 17 & 18 for sideline seats in Section 3 because the Ticket Office had about 900 tickets returned.
December 6th, 2010 at 5:17 PM ^
latest weather models saying ann arbor could get drilled with snow saturday and sunday....wonder what their contingency is for snow ?
December 6th, 2010 at 5:28 PM ^
Jackets and hats!
December 6th, 2010 at 6:14 PM ^
Trade Zamboni for Snow Plow.
Game On!
December 6th, 2010 at 6:14 PM ^
According to weather.com, mostly cloudy, high 34, 10% chance precip on Saturday. However, 30% chance snow on Friday and 50% chance of snow on Sunday.
Every time I play in the snow, I end up overskating the puck about 10 times. Embarrassing!
December 6th, 2010 at 6:10 PM ^
Just ordered two tickets in section 31.
December 6th, 2010 at 6:13 PM ^
What other sections/rows were available?
December 6th, 2010 at 6:28 PM ^
rows 1 and 2 however. I called right before 5PM and had to wait about 10 minutes on hold (after being disconnected several times). I took the higher seats.
December 6th, 2010 at 6:32 PM ^
I thought I knew what vancik was doing now; counter assault team on the secret service? pretty impressive
December 7th, 2010 at 3:16 PM ^
From an annarbor.com report from today:
A couple hundred tickets are available from an allotment that became available Monday, hockey spokesman Matt Trevor said Tuesday.
Tickets are $15 and can be purchased by calling 866-296-6849.
December 21st, 2010 at 7:29 PM ^
Talked to Vancek at the game. He is a very humble man, didn't brag on and on about his position with the counter assault or his protetion of the pres. Seems to me he takes on his job just like he took on his job at Michigan, quiet, doing his job. I heard Camalleri was at the game but I think if he was there would be a crowd around him so I doubt its true.