The Big Chill at the Big House

The Big Chill at the Big House
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Date	December 11, 2010
Venue	Michigan Stadium
City	Ann Arbor, MI
Attendance	104,173 (certified), 113,411 (announced)

The Big Chill at the Big House (a.k.a. Cold War II) was an outdoor college ice hockey game played on December 11, 2010, at Michigan Stadium at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The Michigan Wolverines men's team defeated its rival, the Michigan State Spartans, 5–0. In a rematch of the Cold War outdoor game between the teams in 2001, the "Big Chill" set a record for hockey attendance with an official attendance of 104,173.

Previous Michigan outdoor games[edit]

The Wolverines had played two previous outdoor games in their history, both away from home.

Cold War[edit]

The Cold War was held on Saturday, October 6, 2001 between Michigan and Michigan State, held at Michigan State's football venue of Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, which resulted in a 3–3 tie in front of a crowd of 74,544.^[3]

Culver's Camp Randall Hockey Classic[edit]

On February 6, 2010, Michigan played another hockey rival, the University of Wisconsin, at the Badgers' football home of Camp Randall Stadium in Madison.^[4] In an event billed as the Culver's Camp Randall Hockey Classic, Wisconsin won, 3–2, in front of 55,301 fans. Game time temperature was 21 degrees F.^[5]

Television[edit]

The game was broadcast locally by Fox Sports Detroit and nationally by the Big Ten Network, as well as in Ontario via Leafs TV. The game was available on the internet via Fox Sports Detroit's website, and in Alaska via KFXF.^[6]

Festivities[edit]

The University of Michigan added permanent lighting to Michigan Stadium in time for the event.^[7] The University later announced that fireworks would be used when Michigan entered the ice during the game, as well as after every goal.^[8] Following the national anthem, a flyover was conducted by a B-2 Stealth Bomber.^[6]

A seven-minute fireworks show followed the game, conducted in unison with various songs from the soundtrack for the movie The Big Chill.

Game summary[edit]

Michigan wore a vintage jersey for the event, which was worn from 1945 to 1948.^[9]

Michigan fired 29 shots on Michigan State goalie Drew Palmisano, while Michigan State fired 34 shots on Michigan goalie Shawn Hunwick, who recorded his first shutout of the season and the second of his career.^[10]

Scoring summary[edit]

Period	Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st	MICH	Jon Merrill (4) (PP)	Chad Langlais, Ben Winnett	12:04	1–0 MICH
1st	MICH	Jon Merrill (5)	Matt Rust, Carl Hagelin	14:54	2–0 MICH
2nd	MICH	Carl Hagelin (8) (PP)	Matt Rust, Brandon Burlon	12:12	3–0 MICH
3rd	MICH	Carl Hagelin (9) (PP)	Matt Rust, Chad Langlais	8:57	4–0 MICH
3rd	MICH	David Wohlberg (8)	Brandon Burlon	10:45	5–0 MICH

Penalty summary[edit]

Period	Team	Player	Penalty	Time	PIM
1st	MICH	Kevin Lynch	Charging	2:20	2:00
1st	MSU	Dustin Gazley	Interference	11:48	2:00
2nd	MSU	Zach Josepher	Hitting After the Whistle	2:24	2:00
	MICH	Chris Brown	Hitting After the Whistle	2:24	2:00
	MICH	Brandon Burlon	High-sticking	3:33	2:00
	MSU	BENCH (served by Dean Chelios)	Too Many Men	5:53	2:00
	MICH	Matt Rust	Holding the Stick	7:48	2:00
	MSU	Tim Buttery	Interference	10:30	2:00
3rd	MSU	Jake Chelios	Roughing	7:48	2:00
	MSU	Matt Crandell	Roughing	12:23	2:00
	MICH	Luke Glendening (served by Chris Brown)	Grasping the Facemask	12:23	2:00
	MICH	Luke Glendening	Roughing	12:23	2:00
	MICH	Carl Hagelin	Slashing	19:16	2:00

Three star selections[edit]

1st: Jon Merrill
2nd: Carl Hagelin
3rd: Matt Rust
4th: Shawn Hunwick*
At the end of the game, Michigan goaltender Shawn Hunwick was named honorary 4th star of the Big Chill at the Big House to please the Michigan fans in attendance who were chanting his name.

Team rosters[edit]

Michigan State Spartans				Michigan Wolverines
#		Player^[11]	Position	#	Player^[11]	Position
4		Trevor Nil	RW	3	Scooter Vaughn	LW
5		Brock Shelgren	D	6	Brandon Burlon	D
7		Tim Buttery	D	7	Chad Langlais	D
8		Chris Forfar	C	8	Jacob Fallon	C
9		Daultan Leveille	C	9	Luke Moffat	RW
10		Dustin Gazely	RW	10	Chris Brown	RW
11		Brett Perlini	RW	11	Kevin Lynch	LW
13		Mike Merrifield	LW	12	Carl Hagelin	LW
14		Zach Josepher	D	13	Lee Moffie	D
16		Dean Chelios	LW	16	Ben Winnett	RW
17		Matt Crandell	D	19	Matt Rust	C
21		Anthony Hayes	C	21	A.J. Treais	C
22		Lee Reimer	LW	23	Luke Glendening	RW
23		Matt Grassi	D	24	Jon Merrill	D
27		Derek Grant	C	25	David Wohlberg	LW
29		Drew Palmisano	G	29	Louie Caporusso	C
37		Will Yanakeff¹	G	30	Adam Janecyk¹	G
42		Jake Chelios	LW	31	Shawn Hunwick	G
44		Torey Krug	D	34	Tristan Llewellyn	D
91		Zach Golembiewski	C	35	Bryan Hogan²	G
-	-	-	-	37	Mac Bennett	D
		Head Coach: Rick Comley			Head Coach: Red Berenson

¹ Yanakeff and Janecyk served as reserve goaltenders and did not see playing time.

² Hogan was originally the starter for Michigan, but suffered a groin injury that held him out of the game.^[12]

Officials[edit]

Referees – Matt Shegos, Mark Wilkins
Linesmen – Tony Molina, Bruce Vida

References[edit]

^ Jeff Arnold (2011-01-08). "Guinness Book of Records puts official Big Chill at The Big House attendance at 104,173". Retrieved 2011-01-14.
^ "Guinness World Records". Guinnessworldrecords.com. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
^ Latham, Krista. "Game shatters records, players’ expectations Archived 2006-11-11 at the Wayback Machine". The State News. October 8, 2001.
^ "2018-19 Ice Hockey Schedule – University of Michigan". Mgoblue.com. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
^ "Wisconsin holds off Michigan in outdoor hockey game". Annarbor.com. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Special Events Schedule Announced for the Big Chill at the Big House". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. 2010-12-09. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
^ "Permanent Lights to be Installed at Michigan Stadium". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. 2010-09-16. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
^ Stephen J. Nesbitt (2010-12-08). "Fireworks and flashy celebrations expected at the Big Chill". Michigan Daily. Archived from the original on 2010-12-13. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
^ Jeff Arnold (2010-11-12). "Excitement builds for Big Chill at the Big House with merchandise sales and as schedule is announced". Retrieved 2010-12-16.
^ "Postgame Notes: #12 Michigan 5, Michigan State 0". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. 2010-12-11. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
^ ^a ^b "Stats". CCHA. 2010-12-11. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
^ Stephen J. Nesbitt (2010-12-14). "Hogan expected to miss 6-8 weeks with groin pull". Michigan Daily. Archived from the original on 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2010-12-16.

External links[edit]

Media related to The Big Chill at the Big House at Wikimedia Commons

Pictures of Michigan Stadium and the Big Chill rink

[1] Jeff Arnold (2011-01-08). "Guinness Book of Records puts official Big Chill at The Big House attendance at 104,173". Retrieved 2011-01-14.

[2] "Guinness World Records". Guinnessworldrecords.com. Retrieved 28 July 2018.

[3] Latham, Krista. "Game shatters records, players’ expectations Archived 2006-11-11 at the Wayback Machine". The State News. October 8, 2001.

[4] "2018-19 Ice Hockey Schedule – University of Michigan". Mgoblue.com. Retrieved 28 July 2018.

[5] "Wisconsin holds off Michigan in outdoor hockey game". Annarbor.com. Retrieved 28 July 2018.

[pregame-6] "Special Events Schedule Announced for the Big Chill at the Big House". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. 2010-12-09. Retrieved 2010-12-14.

[7] "Permanent Lights to be Installed at Michigan Stadium". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. 2010-09-16. Retrieved 2010-12-16.

[8] Stephen J. Nesbitt (2010-12-08). "Fireworks and flashy celebrations expected at the Big Chill". Michigan Daily. Archived from the original on 2010-12-13. Retrieved 2010-12-16.

[9] Jeff Arnold (2010-11-12). "Excitement builds for Big Chill at the Big House with merchandise sales and as schedule is announced". Retrieved 2010-12-16.

[10] "Postgame Notes: #12 Michigan 5, Michigan State 0". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. 2010-12-11. Retrieved 2010-12-16.

[roster-11] "Stats". CCHA. 2010-12-11. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2010-12-16.

[12] Stephen J. Nesbitt (2010-12-14). "Hogan expected to miss 6-8 weeks with groin pull". Michigan Daily. Archived from the original on 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2010-12-16.

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Rivalries	Michigan State Minnesota Notre Dame
Culture & lore	Great Lakes Invitational The Big Chill at the Big House Cold War Faceoff on the Lake
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Brendan Morrison (284 Points) Denny Felsner (139 Goals) Marty Turco (127 Wins)
National championships	1948 1951 1952 1953 1955 1956 1964 1996 1998
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Conference Tournament titles	CCHA: 1994 1996 1997 1999 2002 2003 2005 2008 2010 Big Ten: 2016 2022 2023
Hobey Baker winners	Brendan Morrison (1997) Kevin Porter (2008) Adam Fantilli (2023)
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Conference affiliations	WCHA (1951–1958, 1959–1981) CCHA (1981–2013) Big Ten (1958–1981, 2013–present)
Rivalries	Michigan
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All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Tom Ross (324 Points) Tom Ross (138 Goals) Chad Alban (88 Wins)
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Hobey Baker winners	Kip Miller (1990) Ryan Miller (2001)
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