# Cold War (ice hockey)

The Cold War was a college ice hockey game played between U.S. college rivals Michigan State University and the University of Michigan on Saturday, October 6, 2001. It set a then-world record for the largest crowd at an ice hockey game with 74,544.
Longtime rivals with the University of Michigan in hockey (and other sports), MSU decided not to play this contest at East Lansing's Munn Ice Arena, but instead set up the ice rink in the middle of the much larger Spartan Stadium, which they filled to 103.4% capacity. This meant that 74,544 packed the Big Ten football stadium (the home of the MSU football team) to watch the MSU Spartans and the U-M Wolverines skate to a 3–3 tie. Two 300-piece marching bands were present on field and the game was internationally televised. Country artist Shannon Brown sang during the second intermission.

## Game summary

Scoring summary :
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | MSU | Adam Hall (1) – pp | Jim Slater (1) and Joe Goodenow (1) | 03:35 | 1–0 MSU |
| 1st | MICH | Jason Ryznar (1) | Mike Cammalleri (1) | 17:13 | 1–1 TIE |
| 2nd | MICH | Mike Cammalleri (1) | Jason Ryznar (1) | 03:08 | 2–1 MICH |
| 3rd | MSU | Duncan Keith (1) – pp | Brad Fast (1) and Ryan Miller (1) | 05:43 | 2–2 TIE |
| 3rd | MICH | Mike Cammalleri (2) | Jason Ryznar (2) and Jay Vancik (1) | 11:13 | 3–2 MICH |
| 3rd | MSU | Jim Slater (1) | Adam Hall (1) and Brad Fast (2) | 19:13 | 3–3 TIE |
    Number in parentheses represents the player's total in goals or assists to that point of the season
Penalty summary :
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | MICH | Jed Ortmeyer | Tripping | 00:22 | 2:00 |
| 1st | MICH | Andy Burnes | Interference | 01:30 | 2:00 |
| 1st | MSU | Troy Ferguson | Holding | 06:45 | 2:00 |
| 1st | MICH | Jay Vancik | Roughing | 19:44 | 2:00 |
| 1st | MSU | Duncan Keith | Roughing | 19:44 | 2:00 |
| 1st | MICH | Michael Woodford | High-Sticking | 19:44 | 2:00 |
| 1st | MSU | Brad Fast | High-Sticking | 19:44 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | MSU | Joe Markusen | Hooking | 03:40 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | MSU | Troy Ferguson | Roughing | 09:31 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | MICH | Michael Woodford | Tripping | 10:26 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | MICH | Jason Ryznar | Tripping | 00:44 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | MICH | Michael Woodford | Charging | 04:05 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | MICH | Andy Burnes | Slashing | 05:06 | 2:00 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | Total |
| Michigan | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 22 |
| Michigan State | 5 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 24 |
| Team | Goals/Opportunities |
| Michigan | 0/5 |
| Michigan State | 2/8 |

### MVP selections

| Team | Player | Statistics |
| Michigan | Mike Cammalleri | 2 Goals, 1 Assist |
| Michigan State | Jim Slater | 1 Goal, 1 Assist |

## Team rosters

Michigan Wolverines :
| # | Player | Position |
| 3 | Eric Werner | D |
| 4 | Andy Burnes | D |
| 5 | Brandon Rogers | D |
| 8 | Mike Komisarek | D |
| 9 | Milan Gajic | RW |
| 10 | Dwight Helminen | C |
| 11 | Joe Kautz | RW |
| 12 | J.J. Swistak | RW |
| 13 | Mike Cammalleri (A) | LW |
| 14 | Craig Murray | LW |
| 15 | Jay Vancik | D |
| 17 | Michael Woodford | RW |
| 18 | David Moss | RW |
| 21 | Eric Nystrom | LW |
| 22 | Jason Ryznar | LW |
| 23 | Mike Roemensky | D |
| 26 | Jed Ortmeyer (C) | RW |
| 28 | John Shouneyia | C |
| 29 | Josh Blackburn | G |
| 34 | Kevin O'Malley | G |
| | Head coach: Red Berenson | Head coach: Red Berenson | Head coach: Red Berenson |
Michigan State Spartans :
| # | Player | Position |
| 2 | Jon Insana | D |
| 3 | Duncan Keith | D |
| 4 | John-Michael Liles | D |
| 5 | Joe Markusen | D |
| 5 | Tim Hearon | C |
| 9 | Brock Radunske | LW |
| 10 | Kevin Estrada | LW |
| 11 | Steve Jackson | C |
| 14 | Ash Goldie | C |
| 17 | Troy Ferguson | RW |
| 18 | Adam Hall (C) | RW |
| 19 | Jim Slater | C |
| 20 | Brian Maloney | LW |
| 21 | Mike Lalonde | LW |
| 22 | Lee Falardeau | C |
| 24 | Andrew Hutchinson | D |
| 26 | Joe Goodenow | LW |
| 27 | Brad Fast (A) | D |
| 30 | Matt Migliaccio | G |
| 39 | Ryan Miller | G |
| | Head coach: Ron Mason | Head coach: Ron Mason | Head coach: Ron Mason |
    ^ Kevin O'Malley and Matt Migliaccio dressed as the back-up goaltenders. Neither entered the game.

### Officials

* Referees —Steve Piotrowski
* Linesmen — John LaDuke and Kevin Langseth

## Record surpassed

The opening game of the 2010 IIHF World Championship took place on May 7 at the retractable-roof Veltins-Arena, normally used by the soccer club Schalke 04. On this occasion, the stadium's configuration allowed for a capacity of 75,976, which would ultimately be exceeded by almost 2,000, breaking the all-time attendance record.
On December 11, 2010, the two teams involved in the Cold War met again, this time with Michigan hosting the game at its football venue, Michigan Stadium. UM billed the game as "The Big Chill at the Big House Presented by Arby's". When UM halted ticket sales to the general public on May 6, 2010, over 100,000 tickets had been sold. As of the 2010 football season, Michigan Stadium had an official capacity of 109,901. The game ended with a 5–0 victory for the University of Michigan. The record was officially set at 104,173 people.

## Television

The game was broadcast by FSN Detroit, which made it available nationally. The announcers were Matt Shepard, Billy Jaffe and Shireen Saski. John Keating hosted a pregame show.