Penn State hosts Michigan State for an outdoor game at Beaver Stadium on Saturday afternoon. It was a groundbreaking day for the Nittany Lions and a fun event for both teams. In this game, the Spartans defeated the host Nittany Lions 5-4 in overtime, ruining the atmosphere of the game.
Despite what happened on the ice, it was still a great game and the official attendance just broke a Michigan State record. The game at Beaver Stadium had an official crowd of 74,575, surpassing the 2001 Cold War game at Spartan Stadium, which had 74,544 fans.
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Beaver Stadium’s attendance moved the game into second place on the list of most-attended college hockey games in history, moving the Cold War to third place, while The Big Chill, hosted by Michigan Stadium, topped the list with a record 104,173.
Interestingly, Michigan State has appeared in all three of the top-ranked games.
It’s unclear if there are any plans for further outdoor competitions in the near future.
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This article originally appeared on The Spartan Wire: Beaver Stadium’s official attendance barely beats ‘cold’
