MLive’s Ansar Khan asked several Red Wings to weigh in on their unique winged helmets and Stadium Series jerseys:
“Pretty cool,” Moritz Seider said. “I was fortunate enough to see the whole look already and looks really sweet. Had a chance trying it on firsthand and it feels pretty good. I think the excitement is starting to grow here.”
Andrew Copp, who went to Michigan and was a prolific high school quarterback at Ann Arbor Skyline High School, noted the similarity in colors to U-M’s bitter rival.
“There’s a little tribute, colors are opposite though, so can’t get too close or else we’ll look like Ohio State,” Copp said. “It’s pretty good, I guess. Took a little to get used to it, seeing it on the ice. Definitely different than seeing it on a picture. But the jerseys should look good.”
It will be the Red Wings’ fifth outdoor game and first since Jan. 1, 2017, against Toronto at BMO Field.
Seider is among the players who haven’t played an outdoor NHL game but has at a lower level.
“In juniors back home (in Germany) we played before the men’s team played,” Seider said. “Probably like 35, 40 (thousand fans), and they sold-out I think with 55 (thousand) for the men’s game. Pretty cool atmosphere. It’s really special being on the ice and everything is so far away.”
