Winter Classic, Hockeytown Winter Festival Canceled Amid NHL Lockout
Festival was set to feature Plymouth Whalers to complement Toronto-Detroit Winter Classic in Ann Arbor.
Plymouth general manager and head coach Mike Vellucci chats with the media at Comerica Park. The Whalers' game at the baseball stadium has been canceled along with the NHL Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor.
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The NHL has canceled the Winter Classic between the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs, scheduled to take place Jan. 1 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor before potentially record-breaking crowds, according to the Detroit Free Press.
The NHL and its players union have been in a lockout since Sept. 16 amid a dispute over a new collective bargaining agreement, the Free Press reported.
According to the Free Press, the cancellation also will scrub the two-week Hockeytown Winter Festival at a second rink in Detroit's Comerica Park, which was set to feature the Plymouth Whalers as part of an Ontario Hockey League doubleheader.
