2015 Hockey City Classic

2015 Hockey City Classic Game 2
Date	February 7, 2015
Venue	Soldier Field
City	Chicago, Illinois
Attendance	22,751

2015 Hockey City Classic Game 1
Date	February 7, 2015
Venue	Soldier Field
City	Chicago, Illinois
Attendance	22,751

Last updated October 05, 2023

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

The first game of the 2015 Hockey City Classic was played between the Miami RedHawks and the Western Michigan Broncos.

Scoring summary
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
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
3rd	WMU	Nolan LaPorte	10-Minute Misconduct	20:00	10:00

Game 2: Michigan State vs. Michigan

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
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
2nd	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
3rd	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

Penalty summary
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

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↑ "Wolverines to Play MSU Outdoors Saturday in Hockey City Classic". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. February 5, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2015.

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v t e Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Lawson Arena (1974–present)
Head coaches	Bill Neal (1973–1978) Glen Weller (1978–1982) Bill Wilkinson (1982–1999) Jim Culhane (1999–2010) Jeff Blashill (2010–2011) Andy Murray (2011–2021) Pat Ferschweiler (2021–Present)
Seasons	1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Conference affiliations	Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) (1975–2013) National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) (2013–)
All-time leaders	Dan Dorion (293 points) Dan Dorion (115 goals) Bill Horn (71 wins)
NCAA Tournament appearances	1986 1994 1996 2011 2012 2017 2022 2023
Conference Tournament titles	CCHA: 1986 2012
Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan

v t e Miami RedHawks men's ice hockey
Formerly the Miami Redskins
Playing venues	Goggin Ice Arena (1978–2006) Goggin Ice Center (2006–present)
Head coaches	Steve Cady (1978–1985) Bill Davidge (1985–1989) George Gwozdecky (1989–1994) Mark Mazzoleni (1994–1999) Enrico Blasi (1999–2019) Chris Bergeron (2019–)
Seasons	1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Conference affiliations	Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) (1980–2013) National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) (2013–present)
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Steve Morris (202 Points) Rick Kuraly (101 Goals) David Burleigh (60 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	2009 2010
NCAA Tournament appearances	1993 1997 2004 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2015
Conference Tournament titles	CCHA: 2011 NCHC: 2015
Hobey Baker winners	Andy Miele (2011)
Miami University Oxford, OH

v t e Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey
Venues	Weinberg Coliseum (1914–1973) Yost Ice Arena (1973–present)
Coaches	Joseph Barss (1922–27) Eddie Lowrey (1927–44) Vic Heyliger (1944–57) Al Renfrew (1957–73) Dan Farrell (1973–80) Wilf Martin (1980) John Giordano (1980–84) Red Berenson (1984–2017) Mel Pearson (2017–2022) Brandon Naurato (2022–present)
Seasons	1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Conference affiliations	MCHA/WIHL/WCHA (1951–1958, 1959–1981) CCHA (1981–2013) Big Ten (1958–1981, 2013–present)
Rivalries	Michigan State Minnesota Notre Dame
Culture & lore	Great Lakes Invitational The Big Chill at the Big House Cold War Faceoff on the Lake
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Brendan Morrison (284 Points) Denny Felsner (139 Goals) Marty Turco (127 Wins)
National championships	1948 1951 1952 1953 1955 1956 1964 1996 1998
Frozen Four appearances	1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1962 1964 1977 1992 1993 1995 1996 1997 1998 2001 2002 2003 2008 2011 2018 2022 2023
NCAA Tournament appearances	1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1962 1964 1977 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2016 2018 2021 2022 2023
Conference Tournament titles	CCHA: 1994 1996 1997 1999 2002 2003 2005 2008 2010 Big Ten: 2016 2022 2023
Hobey Baker winners	Brendan Morrison (1997) Kevin Porter (2008) Adam Fantilli (2023)
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI

v t e Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey
Formerly the Michigan Agricultural College Aggies and Michigan State Staters
Playing venues	Demonstration Hall (1949–1974) Munn Ice Arena (1974–present)
Head coaches	John Kobs (1924–1930) Harold Paulsen (1949–1951) Amo Bessone (1951–1979) Ron Mason (1979–2002) Rick Comley (2002–2011) Tom Anastos (2011–2017) Danton Cole (2017–2022) Adam Nightingale (2022–present)
Seasons	1921–22 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
Conference affiliations	WCHA (1951–1958, 1959–1981) CCHA (1981–2013) Big Ten (1958–1981, 2013–Present)
Rivalries	Michigan
Culture & lore	Great Lakes Invitational Cold War The Big Chill at the Big House
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Tom Ross (324 Points) Tom Ross (138 Goals) Chad Alban (88 Wins)
National championships	1966 1986 2007
Frozen Four appearances	1959 1966 1967 1984 1986 1987 1989 1992 1999 2001 2007
NCAA Tournament appearances	1959 1966 1967 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2006 2007 2008 2012
Conference Tournament titles	CCHA: 1982 1983 1984 1985 1987 1989 1990 1998 2000 2001 2006
Hobey Baker winners	Kip Miller (1990) Ryan Miller (2001)
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI

2015 Hockey City Classic

Contents

Game 1: Miami (OH) vs. Western Michigan

Game 2: Michigan State vs. Michigan

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References