michigan stadium in ann arbor, the gridiron home of the likes of bo schembechler and jerry ford yesterday hosted the nhl winter classic. hockey as it was meant to be played. outdoors in the elements. blowing snow, 13 degrees at game time and regular stoppages to clear the ice. they did set an attendance record. 105,491 brave souls. and dedicated hockey fans. officially the largest hockey could in hockey history. they got to see the leafs beat the red wings in a shootout, 3-2. >>> when we come back, learning a lesson about the importance of "making a difference." >>> finally tonight our "making a difference" report is about a powerful lesson kids are learning as early as elementary school about the importance of giving back after someone has done the same for you. and our report tonight comes from nbc's rehema ellis. >> reporter: at the party store, it didn't take long for students to pick out supplies for their school project. >> i love how everything coordinates. >> reporter: once back at p.s. 47 in the queens section of new york city, the whole class of 3rd graders pitched in to write c

in this historic place where a legend named bo schembechler used to go down to the ice arena to watchm. >> eddie: that's quite a corner, isn't it? >> mike e.: they piled it up pretty well. >> eddie: hopefully some player doesn't lose it in there. >> mike e.: daniel alfredsson who scored against bernier recently in toronto in the shootout will be the first guy. here we go. no! >> eddie: alfredsson tries to come back against the grain, forehand/backhand and misses on a short side. >> pierre: eddie, with the conditions the way they are, you've got to give advice to people. better to shoot the puck or make them move? >> eddie: harder to make them move. you know what, though, pierre? i don't think the ice is really that bad. i think it depends where the goaltender is on the ice. >> mike e.: james van riemsdyk. no! the drag move from the '94 olympics did not work. >> pierre: you're alluding to, doc, peter the great made a postage stamp out of it in sweden. >> eddie: there was some room between the legs of jimmy howard. if you're the maple leafs, you might want to go to school on that partic