Forget the new uniforms the teams wear, one of the best parts about the Winter Classic is seeing the coaches dress like they just came out of the prohibition era. Perhaps no coach that's participated in these games has better captured that style than Mike Babock of the Detroit Red Wings.
Here he is on Wednesday at Michigan Stadium.
It's what the Winter Classic is all about.
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