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By Abby Meinke
Frozen
Fun
Frozen
Fun
Frozen
Fun
Frozen
Fun
Subzero Temperatures
Provide Perfect Backdrop
For Outdoor College Game
On Minnesota Lake
S THE THERMOMETER DROPPED BELOW ZERO on a frigid January night
on the shores of Lake Bemidji in northern Minnesota, Tom Serratore looked out at the
crowd of nearly 4,000 spectators. They were bundled from head to toe and seemingly
oblivious to the subzero temperatures.
"Our fans were not going to be denied," said the long-time head coach of Bemidji State University's
men's hockey team. "Whether it was 20-above or 20-below, it did not matter. When it was as cold as
it was, I think they embraced it that much more."
What fans were embracing was beyond a regular season college hockey game, because the game
wasn't like any other contest between the Beavers and their Western Collegiate Hockey Association
opponents from Michigan Tech.
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// MARCH 2019 USAHOCKEYMAGAZINE.COM
