Eric on The Road

Journeys into the offbeat, off the beaten path, overlooked and forgotten - by Eric Model

Saturday, January 09, 2010

Podcast Posting: Journeys into Hockey: The Day the Pros Faced Off with the Cons:

NHL’ers playing hockey outdoors is getting much publicity these days. They’ve put down ice and promoted hockey in places such as Fenway Park, Wrigley Field, Orchard Park, N.Y. And who can forget the one that started the recent – that outdoor game in Edmonton between the Canadiens & Oilers in arctic temperatures.

Garnering less attention these days is a unique outdoor game that occurred in 1954. It pitted the Championship-caliber Detroit Red Wings and a prison team in Marquette, Michigan. It was dubbed the Pros versus the Cons.

In this Journey into Hockey, we speak about the game and the times with two who were there: John Vessau of Marquette and Hockey Hall of Famer Alex Delvecchio who came to town with the Wings and teammates such as Gordie Howe, Terry Sawchuck and Ted Lindsay.

Podcast available @ http://conversationsontheroad.podbus.com/?p=340

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