Red Wings star Dylan Larkin mocks Ohio Stadium ahead of NHL Stadium Series game: 'Ugliest stadium'

The Red Wings' signifier acquisition looked drastically antithetic this week. Detroit's NHL franchise skated astir a impermanent rink successful the mediate of Ohio Stadium, the location of the Ohio State Buckeyes' shot team.

Dylan Larkin, who roseate to hockey stardom with the Michigan Wolverines, was captious of the shot stadium's aesthetics. 

"It's astir apt the ugliest stadium I’ve ever been in," Larkin said.

The Red Wings were successful Columbus, Ohio, Friday for signifier up of Saturday's Stadium Series crippled against the Blue Jackets. 

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Dylan Larkin of the Detroit Red Wings during signifier earlier a 2025 NHL Stadium Series crippled against the Columbus Blue Jackets astatine Ohio Stadium Feb. 28, 2025, successful Columbus, Ohio. (Brian Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images)

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"It’s chill to play hockey outside," Larkin told reporters. "There’s a batch of excitement with the guys and (it's) beauteous chill to conscionable bash thing different."

The Red Wings and Blue Jackets participate Saturday's crippled successful a necktie for 1 of the Eastern Conference's wild-card spots. 

The Columbus Blue Jackets' cannon arrives astatine Ohio Stadium earlier an NHL Stadium Series crippled betwixt the Detroit Red Wings and the Blue Jackets Feb. 28, 2025, successful Columbus, Ohio. (Ben Jackson/NHLI via Getty Images)

Forecasts telephone for temperatures successful the 20s erstwhile the puck drops. Wind gusts could besides make immoderate issues for the players.

Detroit's Patrick Kane, who has played successful respective outdoor hockey games, spoke astir the weather.

The Ohio State marching set performs extracurricular Ohio Stadium earlier an NHL Stadium Series crippled betwixt the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Detroit Red Wings astatine Ohio Stadium successful Columbus, Ohio, March 1, 2025. (Samantha Madar/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

"I’m definite the crystal volition beryllium a small spot amended (tonight), being colder," Kane said. "Sometimes today, I noticed it a small bit. You’re skating into the wind, and then, the different way, you’re skating with the upwind astatine your back. That could beryllium thing that comes into play wherever possibly they mightiness power the sides with 10 minutes near successful (the third) period."

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The 2025 Stadium Series volition springiness the Red Wings a accidental for revenge for Thursday's 5-2 nonaccomplishment to the Blue Jackets successful Detroit.

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