The Big Chill at the Big House

The Big Chill at the Big House was a hockey - point game of the College and University Sports League National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA) in the open air between the university teams of the University of Michigan (UM ) and the Michigan State University ( MSU), the Michigan Wolverines and the Michigan State Spartans. The sports teams at both universities maintain some decades of rivalries. A similar event known as the Cold War, had already attracted 74 554 spectators to the Spartan Stadium in 2001 and still represents the third highest number of audience in an ice hockey game ever. The Big Chill at the Big House was held on December 11, 2010 at Michigan Stadium, which is nicknamed The Big House in Ann Arbor. After initially an audience of 113 411 visitors was announced, presented the Guinness Book of Records with 104 173 spectators set a new, valid today world record for viewers of a hockey game. The previous record was 77,803 spectators at the Veltins - Arena in Gelsenkirchen, erected during the opening game of the IIHF World Championship for Men in 2010 between the German and the U.S. national team.

The game was televised nationally in the United States on the television Big Ten Network and regionally on Fox Sports Detroit, and on the Fox branch in Alaska. Likewise, the game in the Canadian province of Ontario was shown on Leafs TV, and worldwide via live broadcast on the Internet. As a framework program was ignited among others, before and after the game and after each goal erzieltem fireworks. Moreover, flew over before the game while playing The Star- Spangled Banner long-range bombers of the type Northrop B-2 the stadium.

Game History

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