http://michiganradio.org en http://michiganradio.org/post/michigan-stadium-will-host-nhls-winter-classic-next-year <p>Professional hockey is coming to Ann Arbor after all.</p><p></p><p>The National Hockey League announced today that the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings will play next year at Michigan Stadium.</p><p></p><p>The NHL's Winter Classic was scheduled to be played in Ann Arbor this past January.&nbsp; But the game was canceled due to a contract dispute between team owners and the players.</p><p></p><p>When this year's event was canceled, the league had said it would schedule the next Winter Classic at the stadium, which holds more than 100,000 people.</p><p></p> Sun, 07 Apr 2013 16:22:17 +0000 Steve Carmody 12040 at http://michiganradio.org http://michiganradio.org/post/woe-canada-go-canada <p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt">Canada might be the only nation on earth that invented its favorite sport, has no other sport that&rsquo;s even half as popular, and remains arguably the best in the world at playing it.&nbsp;How big is hockey in Canada?&nbsp; They put the sport on their five-dollar bill.&nbsp; It has a drawing of kids playing a pick-up game outside, and a quote from a beloved children&rsquo;s story, &ldquo;The Hockey Sweater.&rdquo;&nbsp; It goes like this: &nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'"><o:p></o:p></span></p> Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:07:23 +0000 John U. Bacon 3013 at http://michiganradio.org Woe, Canada? Go, Canada!