Chart: A look at the Hockey City Classic

OUTDOOR HOCKEY

The University of Minnesota announced details of an outdoor hockey doubleheader at TCF Bank Stadium to be played Friday, Jan. 17. Some highlights:

• The Gophers women's team will face Minnesota State Mankato at approximately 4:30 p.m., and the men's team will face Ohio State at 8 p.m.

• This is the first outdoor hockey game the Gophers have played host to in the modern era.

• Tickets for the event — the Hockey City Classic — go on sale to the public Oct. 22 and start at $15. Officials said they believe the event will sell out the 50,000-plus seat football stadium. Last year's Hockey City Classic at Soldier Field in Chicago drew more than 52,000 fans.

• Beer and wine will be sold.

• A winter festival will surround the outdoor games, consisting of youth, high school and adult hockey games, private ice rentals, public skating and more.

• The Big Ten Network is expected to broadcast the event, though no announcement has been made. It is not part of "Hockey Day Minnesota,'' a Fox Sports North endeavor slated for the following day, Jan. 18.