Sportsfrog.com

In the face of Al Gore’s warming warnings, it looks like the weather in Buffalo this week and leading into the New Year’s Day outdoor game will be cold enough to sustain an outdoor ice rink.

But the NHL isn’t out of the woods with this thing yet.

For one, there’s a good chance it will rain / snow on the day of the game. That should be fun to watch. Maybe Phil Dawson can come in and help out with the scoring.

Then there’s also the issue of US tv ratings. As reported in the Globe and Mail today, the NHL outdoor game will be on NBC at the same time the Gator Bowl (Texas Tech vs Virginia) will be on CBS and the Capital One Bowl (Michigan vs Florida) will be on ABC.

So when given with the choice between hockey and football on New Year’s day, how many more Wolverines fans will tune in to watch the final game of Lloyd Carr, Chad Henne, and Mike Hart’s Michigan career? All of them.