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Chart: 2014 Winter Classic info

January 1, 2014 at 1:44AM
Detroit Red Wings right wing Daniel Alfredsson (11), of Sweden, shoots a puck during practice on the outdoor rink for the NHL Winter Classic hockey game against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich., Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013. The game is scheduled for New Year's Day. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Detroit Red Wings right wing Daniel Alfredsson (11), of Sweden, shoots a puck during practice on the outdoor rink for the NHL Winter Classic hockey game against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich., Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013. The game is scheduled for New Year’s Day. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

2014 Winter Classic

Who: Detroit Red Wings vs. Toronto Maple Leafs

When: Noon Wednesday

Where: Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor

TV: Ch. 11

The crowd: The NHL said 105,500 tickets have been sold. In the same stadium, Michigan and Michigan State set a hockey attendance record of 104,173 in 2010.

The weather: A winter weather advisory is calling for 4 to 6 inches to fall from Wednesday morning through Thursday morning in Ann Arbor. Wind could also be a factor.

Detroit Red Wings forward Steve Yzerman is introduced before the Winter Classic alumni outdoor NHL hockey game at Comerica Park in Detroit, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
OLD-TIMERS’ TURN OUTDOORS: Red Wings forward Steve Yzerman was introduced before the second of two Winter Classic alumni outdoor hockey games on Tuesday at Comerica Park in Detroit. Detroit beat Toronto in both shortened games, 5-4 and, on Tomas Holmstrom’s goal, 6-5 in a shootout. Michigan coach Red Berenson, 74, played for Detroit in the first game. Attendance was 33,425. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Dion Phaneuf skates during practice on the outdoor rink for Wednesday's NHL Winter Classic hockey game against the Detroit Red Wings at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich., Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013. The Maple Leafs signed captain Phaneuf to a $49 million, seven-year deal to keep the three-time All-Star defenseman under contract through the end of the 2020-21 season. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Maple Leafs defenseman Dion Phaneuf on practicing in Michigan Stadium: “I got chills coming into the building.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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