Surprised no one has posted this yet...
Mckenzie's twitter:
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Winter Classic on Jan. 1, 2013, will be DET-TOR at Univ of Michigan (The Big House) but it's the only event being held there.
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Outdoor rink at Comerica Park in downtown Detroit will be site of a weeklong Hockeytown Fan Fest, so to speak. Events there will include:
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Two GLI NCAA college games, Marlies vs Griffins AHL game and OHL doubleheader with PLY vs LDN and SAG vs WDR, plus high school/youth games.
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Marquee event for Comerica on Dec. 31 will be Legends/Alumni game between ex-Leafs and ex-Wings. Then it's off to Big House on Jan. 1.
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100,000+ people at a hockey game would be absolutely nuts. Either way it's better than the last Classic cause now I could actually root for one of the teams. I may actually try and make a road trip out of it and try and go to the game next year.
Another Link (puck daddy):
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-pu...medium=twitter