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Red Wings Open Little Caesars Arena With Sellout, Win Over Wild

A sellout crowd of 19,515 last night attended the Red Wings' first regular-season game at Little Caesars Arena, a 4-2 win over the Wild with "plenty of highlights" (DETROIT NEWS, 10/6). The venue will "set a new standard for modern NHL facilities." Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said the rink is the the "best in the world." NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman "gave the arena rave reviews" (USA TODAY, 10/6). Bettman also said that league events such as the draft and All-Star Game "will be held in the arena in a few years, after construction is finished of the neighborhood surrounding the arena" (DETROIT FREE PRESS, 10/6).

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