Summary
The 2015 Hockey City Classic was a doubleheader of two outdoor ice hockey games played on February 7, 2015 at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. This was the third edition of the Hockey City Classic. The first game was played between Miami (OH) and Western Michigan and the second game was played between in-state rivals, Michigan and Michigan State.[1]
Game 1: Miami (OH) vs. Western Michigan edit
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| Date | February 7, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Soldier Field | |||||||||||||||
| City | Chicago, Illinois | |||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 22,751 | |||||||||||||||
The first game of the 2015 Hockey City Classic was played between the Miami RedHawks and the Western Michigan Broncos.
| Scoring summary | |||||
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| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | MIAMI | Alex Wideman (6) | Alex Gacek (5), Chris Joyaux (2) | 13:28 | 1–0 MIAMI |
| 2nd | MIAMI | Riley Barber (12) - pp | Louie Belpedio (7), Austin Czarnik (25) | 9:26 | 2–0 MIAMI |
| MIAMI | Kevin Morris (4) - pp | Louie Belpedio (8), Blake Coleman (12) | 17:50 | 3–0 MIAMI | |
| MIAMI | Sean Kuraly (13) | Alex Wideman (6) | 18:30 | 4–0 MIAMI | |
| 3rd | WMU | Josh Pitt (1) | Aidan Muir (7), Mike McKee (1) | 8:02 | 4–1 MIAMI |
| WMU | Aidan Muir (5) | Willem Nong-Lambert (4), Kyle Novak (2) | 8:30 | 4–2 MIAMI | |
| WMU | Sheldon Dries (10) | Kenney Morrison (9) | 19:15 | 4–3 MIAMI | |
- Number in parentheses represents the player's total in goals or assists to that point of the season
| Penalty summary | |||||
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| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | MIAMI | Blake Coleman | Interference | 17:41 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | WMU | Colton Hargrove | Roughing | 3:35 | 2:00 |
| MIAMI | Ben Paulides | Roughing | 3:35 | 2:00 | |
| WMU | Matt Stewart | Slashing | 3:35 | 2:00 | |
| WMU | Josh Pitt | Charging | 9:24 | 2:00 | |
| WMU | Will Kessel | Boarding | 14:32 | 2:00 | |
| WMU | Frederik Tiffels | Goaltender Interference | 17:09 | 2:00 | |
| WMU | Neal Goff | Roughing | 18:43 | 2:00 | |
| MIAMI | Anthony Louis | Slashing | 20:00 | 2:00 | |
| 3rd | WMU | Colton Hargrove | Interference | 5:04 | 2:00 |
| WMU | Nolan LaPorte | 10-Minute Misconduct | 20:00 | 10:00 | |
Game 2: Michigan State vs. Michigan edit
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| Date | February 7, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Soldier Field | |||||||||||||||
| City | Chicago, Illinois | |||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 22,751 | |||||||||||||||
The second game of the Hockey City Classic was played between the Michigan State Spartans and the Michigan Wolverines. This was Michigan's seventh outdoor Hockey Game since the Cold War as well as their fourth against Michigan State. Michigan was 2–3–1 in outdoor hockey games entering the Hockey City Classic, including 1–1–1 in outdoor games against Michigan State.[2]
| Scoring summary | |||||
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| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | MICH | Michael Downing (5) | Tony Calderone (6), Cristoval Nieves (14) | 1:43 | 1–0 MICH |
| 2nd | MICH | Cutler Martin (4) | Justin Selman (7), Cristoval Nieves (15) | 13:16 | 2–0 MICH |
| MICH | Andrew Copp (13) | Michael Downing (13), Tyler Motte (17) | 17:47 | 3–0 MICH | |
| 3rd | MSU | Matt DeBlouw (6) | Mack MacEachern (9), Matt Berry (9) | 5:51 | 3–1 MICH |
| MICH | Justin Selman (6) - en | Zach Hyman (21) | 18:48 | 4–1 MICH | |
- Number in parentheses represents the player's total in goals or assists to that point of the season
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| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | MSU | Ron Boyd | Interference | 12:35 | 2:00 |
| MSU | Brent Darnell | Hooking | 15:39 | 2:00 | |
| MICH | Cristoval Nieves | Holding | 15:39 | 2:00 | |
| 2nd | MICH | Andrew Copp | Checking | 5:07 | 2:00 |
| MSU | Villiam Haag | Slashing | 7:30 | 2:00 | |
| MICH | Justin Selman | Interference | 8:37 | 2:00 | |
| MICH | Cutler Martin | Hooking | 15:35 | 2:00 | |
| MSU | Matt Berry | Goaltender Interference | 19:24 | 2:00 | |
References edit
- ^ "Michigan to Play Michigan State Outdoors at Soldier Field in Chicago". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. August 12, 2014. Archived from the original on September 1, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
- ^ "Wolverines to Play MSU Outdoors Saturday in Hockey City Classic". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. February 5, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2015.