Photos: NHL leaves the arena for the Winter Classic

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Photos: NHL leaves the arena for the Winter Classic

Pro hockey players go back to their roots to play in the snow and cold for the annual Winter Classic.

Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Joffrey Lupul (19) cross checks Detroit Red Wings forward Patrick Eaves during the first period of the Winter Classic outdoor NHL hockey game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich., Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. Lupul received a two-minute penalty, and Eaves left the ice after hit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Hockey fans hold up signs during the first period of the Winter Classic outdoor NHL hockey game between the Detroit Red Wings and the Toronto Maple Leafs at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich., Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Hockey fans pack Michigan Stadium as they watch the first period of the Winter Classic outdoor NHL hockey game between the Detroit Red Wings and the Toronto Maple Leafs in Ann Arbor, Mich., Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings play during the first period of the Winter Classic outdoor NHL hockey game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich., Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Jonathan Bernier (45) blocks a shot by Detroit Red Wings left wing Tomas Tatar (21), of the Czech Republic, during the first period of the Winter Classic outdoor NHL hockey game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich., Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings face off during the first period of the Winter Classic outdoor NHL hockey game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich., Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings face off during the first period of the Winter Classic outdoor NHL hockey game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich., Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Detroit Red Wings defenseman Kyle Quincey (27) checks Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Phil Kessel (81) during the first period of the Winter Classic outdoor NHL hockey game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich., Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

The Detroit Red Wings, right, and the Toronto Maple Leafs walk out to the rink as a light snow falls at Michigan Stadium for the start of the Winter Classic outdoor NHL hockey game in Ann Arbor, Mich., Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Hockey fans stand during the national anthems before the Winter Classic outdoor NHL hockey game between of the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich., Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Nathan Dunville, of Halifax, Nova Scotia, left, and Adam Boutilier, of Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, pose for family photographs at the NHL Winter Classic hockey game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich., Wednesday, Jan, 1. 2014, where the Detroit Red Wings play the Toronto Maple Leafs. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Detroit Red Wings forward Steve Yzerman skates during the second period of the Winter Classic Alumni outdoor NHL hockey game against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Comerica Park in Detroit, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Detroit Red Wings forward Tomas Holmstrom, left, defenseman Larry Murphy, center, and defenseman Paul Coffey, right, congratulate goalie Manny Legace after the Red Wings defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-5 in a shootout in the Winter Classic alumni outdoor NHL hockey game at Comerica Park in Detroit, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Bryan McCabe closes in on Detroit Red Wings defenseman Chris Chelios during the first period of the Winter Classic alumni outdoor NHL hockey game at Comerica Park in Detroit, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Detroit Red Wings forward Steve Yzerman is introduced before the Winter Classic alumni outdoor NHL hockey game at Comerica Park in Detroit, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Detroit Red Wings forward Kris Draper controls the puck as Toronto Maple Leafs' Mike Gartner defends during the first period of the Winter Classic Alumni outdoor NHL hockey game at Comerica Park in Detroit, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Detroit Red Wings forward Steve Yzerman is introduced before the first period of the Winter Classic Alumni outdoor NHL hockey game at Comerica Park in Detroit, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Bryan McCabe closes in on Detroit Red Wings defenseman Chris Chelios during the first period of the Winter Classic Alumni outdoor NHL hockey game at Comerica Park in Detroit, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Joffrey Lupul (19) cross checks Detroit Red Wings forward Patrick Eaves during the first period of the Winter Classic outdoor NHL hockey game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich., Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. Lupul received a two-minute penalty, and Eaves left the ice after hit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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