Alumni game announced.
Today, the NHL announced in Minnesota that there will be an alumni game between Hawks and North Stars-Wild icons. Commissioner Gary Bettman was pleased to announced that the rivalry between the Chicago Blackhawks and Minnesota Wild will write a new chapter on Feb. 21st 2016.
The Alumni game will feature names like: Mike Modano, denis Savard, Ed Belfour, Andrew Brunette, Eddie Olzyk, Dino Ciccarelli and Jeremy Roenick.
In the CoorsLight Stadium Series, The Wild and Hawks will battle for a win at TFC Bank stadium from the mythic University of Minnesota.
"We are pleased to bring the Coors Light NHL Stadium Series™ to 'the State of Hockey' as a highlight of the Hockey Day in America triple-header on NBC and NBCSN and as part of USA Hockey's national celebration of our sport, Hockey Weekend Across America," NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said. "With so much great hockey having been played on the University of Minnesota campus, TCF Bank Stadium will serve as an ideal setting for this outdoor renewal of the Wild-Blackhawks rivalry."
The logo for the event was also released. Teams uniforms will be unveiled during the season.
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