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2014 Winter Classic announcement

Watch as NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced Sunday the 2014 Winter Classic would matchup between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings at Michigan Stadium.

Red Wings, Maple Leafs to clash at outdoor game

Leafs and Red Wings to meet in 2014 Winter Classic

10 years ago
Duration 8:58
Gary Bettman officially announces the 2014 Winter Classic between the Maple Leafs and the Red Wings on New Year's Day in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

The University of Michigan's "Big House" will host the NHL's Winter Classic after all.

It just took a year longer than expected.

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced at a press conference on Sunday morning at Detroit's Joe Louis Arena that the 2014 edition of the league's outdoor game would be played in Ann Arbor between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings, the match-up that was expected in 2013.

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