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At times during Sunday’s game, it looked like Shawn Hunwick forgot he was playing in an outdoor hockey game.
There was the usual tailgating and taunting. And when Ohio State's tuba player bowed to dot the "i" and the crowd roared, it felt and looked like a football Saturday in Columbus or Ann Arbor. Except it was January and the band member was standing directly on the blue line -- outdoors -- on a spot normally occupied by a second baseman.
Michigan and Ohio State are set to take their heated rivalry outside into the snow, wind and ice. With helmets similar to the ones they wear in football, the Wolverines and Buckeyes will meet Sunday in Ohio's first outdoor college hockey game, which will take place on a rink built over the Cleveland Indians' dirt and grass infield.