The Red wings’ Practice experience looked drastically different this week. Detroit’s NHL franchise skated around a temporary ice rink in the middle of the Ohio Stadium, the home of the Ohio State Buckeyes football team.
Dylan Larkin, who came up with hockey star with the Michigan WolverinesWas critical about the aesthetics of the football stadium.
“It is probably the ugliest stadium I have ever been,” said Larkin.
The Red Wings were in Columbus on Friday, Ohio for exercise prior to the Saturday Stadium Series Against the Blue Jackets.
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Dylan Larkin of the Detroit Red Wings during the training before an NHL Stadium series of 2025 against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Ohio Stadium 28 February 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. (Brian Babineau/NHLi via Getty images)
“It’s cool to play hockey outside,” Larkin told reporters. “There is a lot of excitement with the boys and (it) is quite cool to just do something else.”
The Red Wings and Blue Jackets are on Saturday’s game in a draw for one of the The Wildcard of Eastern Conference stains.
The cannon of the Columbus Blue Jackets arrives at Ohio Stadium for an NHL Stadium series play between the Detroit Red Wings and the Blue Jackets 28 February 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. (Ben Jackson/NHLi via Getty images)
Ask forecasts for temperatures in the 1920s when the puck drops. Robberies can also cause some problems for the players.
Patrick Kane of Detroit, who played in various outside hockey games, spoke about the weather.
The Ohio State Marching Band performs outside Ohio Stadium for an NHL Stadium Series -Game between the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Detroit Red Wings in Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, March 1, 2025. (Samantha Madar/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
“I’m sure the ice will be a little better (tonight), be colder,” said Kane. “Sometimes I noticed it a bit today. You skate in the wind, and then, the other way, you skate with the wind on your back. That may be something that will be in the game where they might switch the sides with 10 minutes left in (the third) period.”
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The Stage Series 2025 gives the Red Wings a chance for revenge for the 5-2 loss of Thursday to the Blue Jackets In Detroit.
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