that will do it for course to coworkers -- coors. thanks for joining us, everyone. >>> this is 9news. >> strong winds halted tonight's hockey game at coors field. you can see it shaking the camera. crews stopped game briefly to clear -- stopped the game briefly. it was a beautiful day at coors stadium turned into a rowdy hockey rink with thousands of fans. the fans were excited, stoked to see the detroit redwings take on the avalanche under the stars tonight and they saw a down to the wire game and they left tonight without the victory that many of us were hoping for. good evening, i am christine noel. >> what a game tonight, so many interesting things about the game. we lost but the wind really made for quite a show out there. >> you have to deal with the elements. what they did in the third period, as they halted at the 10 minute mark so they could switch sides so one team didn't have the advantage, but the advantage turned out to go to the redwings because they scored four times in the third and final period. to hockey games at co

think about a game at coors field and toss it out. normally it means fans are mellow, here to check out the ball game. despite it feeling like july, these fans are here to see hockey outdoors and are wild about it. the avs are fighting for a playoff spot and it feels like a playoff game. the fans listened to live music, we asked if this is the game the avs need to revive them. >> absolutely. now that the broncos have done it, it is time for the avs. >> not only the outdoor game, but the rivally game is fabulous-- rivalry game is fabulous, i am rooting for my boys all the way. >> reporter: i am not joining the avalanche, i would kill that game but the puck drops between 6:00 and 6:30. after the game we have a 30-minute special following the game. if you are a hockey fan, stick with 9 news. back to you. going to suit up, jonathan, we were waiting for that. >> reporter: i know, you know, i don't want to lose it for them. >> we think they will win. appreciate that. warm weather stuck around for the start of the weekend. in northern colora

it is, but we're right in the middle of coors field. you still have that feeling you're right in the middle of a ballpark as well. it is so cool out here, guys. >> it looks pretty neat. >> so looking forward to it. >> noel, thank you. >>> it's 5:47. he's a local mixed martial arts fighter, but it's what he does off the mat is incredible. that story is coming up in three minutes. >>> if you're packing your bags and headed out to dia, we'll have plenty of sunshine once the sun comes out. it's going to be pretty nice in denver. 66. not as nice as yesterday. the winds are strong. else, well, let's take a look at that forecast. temperatures in new york, 36 degrees. a chance of showers in cleveland, 51. if you're headed out to chicago, 65 degrees. 62 out in the ga and los angeles. temperatures at 62 degrees. look at the drive closer to home. here's amelia. >> i'm talking about airport traffic. as we get out to the east side. great speeds. 68 miles per hour as you make the curve. no delays getting into the terminals or parking areas, security

to coors. it starts at 5:30 next saturday leading into puck drop between the avalanche and red wings here at coors field. rod, back to you. >> aaron, thank you. what a day for du. a day that began with lacrosse. defending national champions taking on duke. what a game this was. tied up at 12. not anymore. tyler pace, that your game winner. >>> a split on the hardwood in the border war today. csu women beat wyoming, record strategic to 21 games in a row wins. men's side, cowboys were better. josh adams was better, better than anyone. he scored 37 thanks to a school record nine, i said nine, three pointers. wyoming wins, 84-66 to complete the season sweep. >>> emotional game at air force today. graham scored all of his game high 21 in the second half. he was playing for his grandmother who passed away friday. >>> later tonight cu will host ucla. >>> finally, the final night of matt madness. 896 wrestlers down to the top two in each weight class. state championship time at pepsi. >> reporter: it's

series near coors field this evening. 63 by game time here. a beautiful afternoon. partly cloudy and a bit breezy temperatures near 70 downtown right now. i think we will fall off a few degrees. cold front up over northwestern colorado stirring up some wind some clouds nosing and earlier this afternoon though i think we will see some sunshine before sunset. that cold front will change things a bit as we head into the day into the night and tomorrow. we will talk about some early weeks no opportunities and we will get a great and great shot but we won't get a great shot but some snow will be on the way plus late weeks now or rather sun and warmth and we will have it all coming up. >> i know it is a shock to the system. >>> it feels like baseball weather today but fans are flocking to football field tonight for another sport. colorado avalanche are taking on the detroit wings tonight. last night more than 43,000 people turned out to catch the alumni and lots of nostalgia as fans wearing old jerseys in the nineties chanted and cheered as if there

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noel brennan joins us live from coors field. they 'hosted big events down there, but never a hockey game. >> reporter: yeah, never a hockey game. this is a first for coors field. take a look. we're getting an up close and personal look at the ice this morning. the morning crew, they're spraying a thick mist of water across the ice. they're trying to build it out to about two inches, a little thicker than the pepsi center, just so that it can withstand the elements that we see out here. take a look at some highlights from last night between the pioneers and the colorado college tigers. they matched up. du scored three times in the 3 they ended up beating the tigers for the 7th straight time. this is a rivalry that dates all the way back to 1950. they will face-off once again, though, tomorrow night right here at coors field. that puck drops at 6:10 tomorrow, inc. the pioneers are going to be showing off special old school sweaters tomorrow night. we had a chance to check them out earlier next week. look at the off white crimson l

fans starting walking into coors field for the game. we'll have a look inside the ballpark coming up later in sports. >>> we first introduced to my new friends, and colleague, vincente arenas. are we happy to have you. >> it's been a lot of fun, meeting you and the people here, and one of the coolest things i found so far about denver is nice. >>> people in texas are friendly, but people here have just been so warm and women coming that it's -- welcoming be. i'm so happy to be here. >> it's a great place, and for people that want to get to know >> i have a twitter account and facebook page. name, don't worry. i'm the guy with that name. like the rolling "r." >> we're so happy to have you. >>> in other news, an officer recovering from a shooting gets a boost of support in the form after workout. >> a piece of rock 'n' roll history sold for a big chunk of money. >> the greatest chance for snow showers? that's coming up next. >> outdoor hockey, it finally happened. >>> lock of john lend inning's somebody paid $35,000. a german hairdresser

legends on ice at coors field. thank you so much for sharing your fan experience with us throughout the evening. these are some of the photos that came in on the stadium series hashtag. that was very popular around town. you want to bring a photo to our attention on instagram or twitter use the #seenon9. >>> a downhill slope, turns, bumps, obstacles and this is what you get, 200 ice cross downhill racers competing in st. paul, minnesota. there's a competition this weekend called the red bull crash to ice world championship. mainly speed. they try simply not to wipe out. 100,000 people will be there this weekend to watch. >> that's terrifying. >> like a tailbone rodeo. tonight show next. >>> trump, rubio, and cruz's vicious, nasty, mud-slinging smackdown. >> presidential debate of an episode of "when animals now, on "extra." >> from king of the gop jungle -- >> this guy's a choke artist and this guy's a liar. >> to trump skinned alive by a bloodthirsty cruz and rubio. >> no, no, no. >> can the donald roar again afte

behind me is coors field. the coolest thing about spectator plaza is that it's free, open to the public. you do not need a ticket to the game tonight or tomorrow but yes, we're in the course where are we -- what exactly is this area? >>this is the hospitality and spectator plaza. we're really looking forward to hosting here today and tomorrow. we're all about encouraging people to view new challenges as exciting opportunities rather than obstacles. it's the idea of climbing your personal mountain and so we've created these mountain hospitality areas. we have one tent that is a media area and in addition -- to that we've got we've -- free wi-fi and charging stations and then we've got another tent that is a music mountain and not one will also have a bar and dj and games like janke and -- jenga and trivial pursuit. and over here we have hockey and xbox kiosks so people can come out and test their skills on the mini rinks. thanks for that. this is open to the public today . it opens at 1:00 p.m. and it goes unti

more than 90,000 fans pass through the gates here at coors field this weekend. but what you didn't see on tv was the countless number of fans that flooded the streets and lodo for what felt more like a festival than a hockey game. >> while done denver. >> we deftly wanted to come out and see everything out here is awesome. we had to be part of it. >> the 16 city to host nhl's stadium series should be considered a mile high success. >> it's really just a the 20 years they have been here >> fans from near and far. >> i live in scotland russians and americans are similar. >> turn denver, at least for the weekend, into a hockey town. >> it's a spectacle amazing, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. >> it wasn't just the spectacle of outdoor hockey, or the legends of the game. >> for the dancing for sure. it's a lot of fun. >> it was the party and lodo x it's super cool. my son is actually skating in the show. it's a full family event and they have everything. >> in a friendly rivalry. >> the red wings are going to win. >> it in last night so did they. >> that once again

legends on ice at coors field. thank you so much for sharing your fan experience with us throughout the evening. these are some of the photos that came in on the stadium series hashtag. that was very popular around town. you want to bring a photo to our attention on instagram or twitter use the #seenon9. bumps, obstacles and this is what you get, 200 ice cross downhill racers competing in st. paul, minnesota. there's a competition this weekend called the red bull crash to ice world championship. it combines speed and finesse, mainly speed. they try simply not to wipe out. 100,000 people will be there this weekend to watch. >> that's terrifying. >> like a tailbone rodeo. tonight show next.

then the puck dropped it was 65 degrees here at coors field. not a big problem on the 22- degree ice. 50,095 people had a beautiful night to enjoy outdoor hockey. the attendance is only about 350 shy of the capacity for a baseball game as the stadium gets ready for rockies season. the fans say this is something they will never forget. >> i thought the avs came out, they were really resilient. they came back every time the red wings scored. have to come back to score one more. >> was the rink too far away? >> no. i don't think so. >> half of the stadium was denver. half of it was detroit. everybody got along. it was fun. >> the atmosphere was incredible. i have never been to a game quite like this. i have been going to games since i was six years old. pepsi center. this tops it all. it was just incredible. >> it was a great experience. but, you know, we had a loss, but i would do it again. >> it is february. it feels like 60 degrees out here. i don't need a jacket. it is colorado. what are you going to do? you got to love it. >> it was really aw

the incredible week on coors field. it's not a game anyone will forget anytime soon. >> i was excited. this was a game to get motivated four. it was just not the result that we were looking for. >> we wanted bragging rights. but we did a good job with the timing. it was an interesting experience. i'm disappointed because we lost but everything was first class by the organization, they did a super job. yes, it was a good experience. >> 50,000 fans out here tonight and the fake snow was blowing around and it is all over the ballpark. they're going to be cleaning this until opening day on april 8th. >> what is this? okay, thank you very much, that was awesome. outdoor hockey and super bowl 50, the broncos are saying tonight peyton manning has not made a decision about his future. thatcontradicts reports that say he is retiring next week. but still we know it will be soon. 330 were invited to indy, nelson spruce and higgins on the spotlight today, they they can play. >> we've got some really big names here. >> time for the

multimillion dollar debt payment traffic back to normal tonight on the 20th the street bridge near coors field's seat outpost all eastbound lanes there and all but one westbound lane this afternoon for some emergency bridge repairs and it could've happened at a worse time with the big hockey game at coors field but the road is now open patients are coming down with the mumps in denver and others are reporting symptoms even though they had been vaccinated new at nine amanda zisman reports are local clinic our local clinic is helping to hope those most at risk investigators believe the mumps outbreak began an iowa a resident moved to colorado started showing symptoms of likely spotted to three friends on all three showed up at denver health adult virgin hurts clinic three-person elevator started showing even they say they've been vaccinated. >> criswell said centennial is any lab test now says that's why it's important to get a surgical assistant offered to be the test subject to test for the months is $39 were bringing it back these thoughts and paperwork will draw your blood and you'll b

during breaks temperatures were down at coors field at 52 degrees. dia at 55 degrees and winds continue to with the rounds. the cold front is a corporate and that's why the wind started about their. we had a batch of clouds that and now edging to the southeast. dryer air coming in behind it which means we have starry skies in the city rainout. many plastic clouds and in the mountains could see a few inches of snow and a few communities. nothing really significant. we start off at 10:00 tonight with light snow times through the high country. that will fade away by sunrise early tomorrow. breezy conditions will stick around. with the dry air filtering in, plenty of sunshine on tap for us to finish off the weekend. winds come from the northwest and that will keep daytime highs 5-15 degrees cooler than we saw today. that will still be higher than year. near record highs that we saw today went to 72 degrees. it is still warm outside. we are still at 55 degrees. 54 degrees at boulder and we see 20s and 30s popping out at the high country. look at what happ

take a look inside coors field where they square off at 6:10 a.m. and they are expecting over 30,000 fans on hand for this. imagine what the players will feel like. they are already on the eyes ice and they are about to get things pioneers are ranked tenth it's warm out there so it should be interesting they had a chance to get a few yields good conditions with only their practice before the real deal. they're hoping to finish their series with a major upset. denver is hoping to continue its series as the playoffs approach but they're also doing this so good in type moment for each team. >> is going to be a great experience. >> it's every kid's dream to plan a game like this and us seniors have been here for four years and that it's something we've been talking about every year and its plan one. >> this is excitement. they have the same jitters and excitement as our players so i think the right from puck drop i don't think systematically teams will be good but it's going to be going hard and fast. denver pioneers and lacrosse. the second grade ranke

fake snow to coors field. we showed you highlights. ou the avs lost. look at the fake snow they put down. organizer put it down. thanks to the high winds. whipping it up everywhere. created quite the scene. over all a huge success. >> a historic setting. >> 50 thousand 95 fans packed the house. last season. >> this is an atmosphere. we had goose bumps. >> the only thing that was a little bit tricky. about this game. was the wind. conditions here. and what it did was create a snow blow effect. coors field was covered in this cot what what you'd find in a stuffed animal. >> . the fans enjoyed it. they liked it. >> it was weird. but. i thought it looked i like the white. but it really didn't effect the game too much. >> the game was anything but it's going to leave a bit of a bitter taste. >> i'm disappointed. we lost tonight. they're in a fight in their conference and we are in ours. that's a tough bounce. >> . the experience is one to remember. >> it was something you hope that other players over there career all get a chance to play. it's hard to look

35,000 here at coors field to watch the du pioneers beat colorado college 4-1? it's really special for me, seniors, you know, to beat cc8 that's a great feeling, but we have to walk out in the first period and see all the people, it gives you chills. it was such a special experience. the assistants captain talked about the game about how it's so special if we get a win. you're going to remember this for the rest of your life. you want it to be a good memory as a win. we tried to dial that in, and will look back on this 20 years later. it's one for the memory books, for sure. >> yes, what a night for college hockey at coors field. but we're not done. next up it's the big game between the avs and the red wings, times two. alumni game and the real one, the greatest rivalries in the history of hockey t will event that is 20 years in the making. once the playoffs are over, then i think you'll find out it's probably a done deal and the team is moving to denver. >> i think it's going to be great. good sports town, and i think it's bigger. >> you keep building as a gene

. >>> a sneak peek inside coors stadium series. jason gruenauer is at coors field now. we know you're excited about this. >> reporter: i am. normally when i'm reporting here it's all about baseball, but not today. the avalanche and the red wings, not the rockies and their opponents, will be taking over coors field. alumni game tonight, regular game tomorrow. outside there's a spectator plaza. we're going to put ourselves to the test here. we have the honda shootout. ramp, hit the target, if i hit it it lights up. and i missed. we're going to dry it again. as i'm doing this, all right, i've been hitting it all morning. we're going to actually show you inside what coors field looks like. there's a baseball stadium that's hosting a hockey game. there's an ice rink on it now. they hhve all sorts of live entertainment planned. the fray will be playing, andy grammer playing. this plaza here outside is open all afternoon starting from 1:00 to 5:00, thh game is at 5:00. then from 2:00 to 6:00 tomorrow. it's a big influx, because normally coors field isn't used at all this time

it's going to be a lot of fun this week, got a big game wednesday and the big game on saturday, at coors field, and all of the boys are looking forward to it for sure. >> coming off a split this weekend, you guys went up to canada, beat edmonton and lost to vancouver, happy to split on the road? >> yeah, making sure we got the win, always tough playing back-to-back games. for the most part, the score didn't show up, but we played a retty darn good hockey game on saturday in vancouver, we couldn't put the puck in the net and sometimes it goes like that, but we'll move on. win when you doont play well. -- don't play well. just hockey. >> exactly. nice stop 40-50 shots. >> good news is avs are still in a playoff position as we check the coors light cold hard facts. 31-27 #1k3 4, they have 66 points, that has them in 7th place. that is the wildcard number one position, but as the season winds dourngs they're going to need to keep racking up the points. >> always want to climb and you want to be as high up in the standings as you possibly can, for us, it's a matter of not being satisfied and

kyle joins us at coors field. this is great for businesses too. >> reporter: tourism officials say they aren't sure how much of an impact this has had here in the city but this stadium is sold out. 50,000 people were at coors field and they think it is visiting the restaurants in the city. over 50,000 people poured into coors field and denver businesses read the benefit. >> having these two teams with an outside venue like this, it's a once-in-a-lifetime thing.>> reporter: even small businesses say it brings a lot of people into town. >> a lot of unexpected events with the broncos in the super bowl and stuff. it's really good. >> it's really hard to say what the impact will be but if you go into any of the restaurants in the area, i think they will tell you there's quite a bit of up take going on this weekend.>> reporter: there's an untold number of wing nuts visiting our city. >> there are nine of us staying in the house and having good times. >> reporter: if you walk around you will see a lot of red wings jersey

and the first ever hockey game played at coors field. the final field now for the next two big events of the month. the avalanche will take on the redwings in the first professional outdoor game in state history. players and families had a chance to take in the scene and enjoy the moment together. tomorrow night many of the most famous names in those teams will take to the ice for an alumni match. the games against detroit have been 20 years in the making. >> reporter: he saw it all. >> you can't ever dupeicate it -- duplicate it. >> reporter: mike haynes is in his 21st year announcing avalanche hockey. he had a fantastic seat for the beginning of the rivalry between the redwings and the avs. >> that's where everything -- >> reporter: this hit started a 7-year war between the two teams. a hockey rivalry that we hadn't seen in quite sometime and haven't since. >> people understood this was a unique rivalry that was at that time a bigger rivalry than any other rivalry in sports. >> when colorado and detroit were playing, it's a good thing

they will be playing at coors field. yes, the baseball stadium. and yesterday, we got a a look at some of the banners going up. it is a huge transformation. making coors field into an ice rink. the avalanche will face off against the detroit red wings. on friday. and saturday. saturday's game will also feature performances by andy and the u.s. air force marching band. now, for those of you who can't make it to coors field, don't worry. we've got your ticket. stadium series games, right here, on channel 9. we invite you to join us at 5:30 on saturday, for a half hour special, before the puck drops. it is going to be really awesome. another special, following the game. really going to give you an inside look at this. and can you tell we are excited about it? yes, because we are going to be live from coors field on 9 news mornings, this friday, to take you behind the scenes, of what goes into making hockey happen at a baseball field. especially since it is like almost 50 degrees right now. pretty warm for some ice skating outside. we will preview the

at coors field, russell hit on, denver 7 science, you have to love that. and got a love this, here is a high thin clouds coming in of a windy storm system that will whip up across colorado and the next 24 hours, right now in denver the skies are partly cloudy, 54 downtown and 51 in dia. relative humidity 35%, winds from the southwest at 7 mi./h. top temperatures 68 degrees, 28 below, the normals are 46 and 19. the record 72 and the record low 10 below zero. here omes the storm system with a fair amount of moisture but it will lose most of that before colorado, we will have the wind and a little bit of snow for the mountains, the pain story -- main story is the jet stream, the core of the jet stream is 150 mi./h winds up to 25,000 feet as they were over the state we will get strong winds and light precipitation temperatures on the planes aad that will be about it as far as our weather with that storm. it's a windstorm this time around. low side, holding mostly in the 30s and 40s on the planes and this is not a typo, low 80s in in denver, 40s in the mountain

coors field is being transformed ice rink. coors field is to host its first- ever hockey games. tomorrow night, the d-u pioneers take on rival there. 9news reporter this morning. noel, it's been quite a process to keep the ice cold this week. today is our last local we'll see what's driving development in the regis area. neighborhoods series. we've visited lowry, five points, edgewater and barnum west. 9news traffic reporter amelia earhart will now show us around regis. day five of our 9neighborhoods series concludes with a peek into regis, a northwest denver college tradition meets new construction. regis is a slice of denver between i-76 and i-70, capped by federal to the east. just over 5,000 residents occupy the brick bungaloes, brownstones and new condo construction and spend time in the shops and restaurants along lowell blvd. average income for regis residents hovers around 41,000 a year, and the average age of this young community is right around 33. home prices have gone up 18% in the last year, as this destination has become an overflow for popular neighborhoods like t

there will be extra traffic because of the avalanche/red wing alumni game at coors field. this is also the first night of denver restaurant week. traffic headed to the ballpark from south bound i-25 should exit at park avenue west or continue south from 20th street to speer boulevard. turn around and go north on i- 25 to 20th. traffic exiting northbound i-25 to 20th will not be impacted. travel on westbound 20th street from i-25 should be normal. >>> the park county deputy critically injured in a wednesday morning shootout at a bailey home is on the mend. kolby martin's condition has been upgraded from serious to fair at st. anthony hospital in lakewood. deputy martin was wounded in the same shootout that killed their attacker was shot and killed. >>> a cherry creek school bus driver out of jail on leave after he was caught driving 30 students allegedly after drinking a beer and could of medicine cocktail. it's the second -- beer and cough medicine cocktail. it's the second high profile case of a bus driver driving under the influence in colorado. 9news reporter steven vau

and the first ever hockey game played at coors field. the final touches are being put on the field now for the next two big events of the month. the avalanche will take on the redwings in the first professional outdoor game in state history. players and families had a chance to take in the scene and enjoy the moment together. tomorrow night many of the most famous names in those teams will take to the ice for the games against detroit have been 20 years in the making. >> reporter: he saw it all. >> you can't ever dupeicate it -- duplicate it. >> reporter: mike haynes is in his 21st year announcing avalanche hockey. he had a fantastic seat for the beginning of the rivalry between the redwings and the avs. >> that's where everything -- the hatred came from. >> reporter: this hit started a 7-year war between the two teams. a hockey rivalry that we hadn't seen in quite sometime and haven't since. >> people understood this was a unique rivalry that was at that other rivalry in sports. >> when colorado and detroit were playing, it's a good thi

lower downtown the avalanche take on the detroit red wings at coors field and true and go jew and go bart spent the day and look at the big-game about an hour and a half from now seeking expected to flood the streets of lodo for what feels like more of a festival instead of a hockey well done denver. >> we definitely want to come out and seeing everything out here it's just awesome. 16 cities host an nhl seat stadium series should be considered a major success. >> just the celebration of the ads in the 20 years they've been here. >> it is not just the spectacle of outdoor hockey with countless hockey legends. it's the atmosphere. >> it's super cool. my son is skating in the show it's a whole family event. >> hockey fever is spreading through avalanche country. >> we definitely made a weekend of it. >> at what cap off a perfect follow up a win and row will will have much more in the game and we will lead a full recap for you from 20 20th and blake on fox 31 denver news at nine. >> drying the short stick again today. >>> and an update to a story you first saw on fox. cherry creek schoo

. >>> good morning, we are live from coors field. we're getting ready for the nhl stadium series game. the alumni game tonight in than the current plays, avalanche versus red wings tomorrow night. getting you excited and pumped up for the game. we will head out quickly to spectator plaza where fans can go before the game and that's having a blast this morning. >> hey, good morning yes i am all decked out this morning. up, a helmet, shoulder pads -- i've got my helmet, shoulder pads, and you can come out to meet matt duchene, nathan mackinnon -- the cool thing is, you can actually take slap shots. what can folks do here starting today? >> right now we are standing in our shooting lane, so fans can come down and test their accuracy skills here. they will get 25 seconds on the board, you've got five targets. hit all five targets in 25 seconds and you win the prize. we've got options for you here, we've got the ccm alter stick, the speed burner and the ripcord as well. >> let's trade the microphone i don't have 20 say -- 25 seconds so i'

and russell is inside coors field, the question is, how do they keep that ice from melting? >> we've been watching them tackle that issue all day and all night and check it out, a front row seat to the action, here at coors field, late tonight even though the real another 72 hours. they had a reflective tarp over the ice and they rolled it back and maintaining it is and all 3 night affair. >> normally, sun and heat are welcome here at the ballpark but this week, crews were forecast. happening, as coors field hhs its first transformation from baseball diamond to hockey ring and mother nature throws in another obstacle. these conditions. >> event plaaners are using this refrigerator in to the parking lot and pumping oolant through the stadium and under the ice. >> it removes the heat from the hear and back to the truck. >> we've got people working on this. >> listen, pretty quiet out here tonight, but look, there are three guys on the ice, they could probably use encouragement. >> way to go, you can keep it cool, hopefully that will do it. mike craig said, the prolonged heatwa

with you, corey rose is at coors field. she's getting ready for a big weekend there, as the nhl stadium series comes to town. good morning corey. a man with ties to colorado was a plant in kansas helping co- workers try to escape another mass shooting. the gunman went on a violent rampage at several hesston. one involved a man driving his truck. then investigators industries an someone in the then walked inside the plant and people down. four people died including the gunman, more than a dozen others were hurt. we're hearing from a woman in colorado who's husband was at that plant helping others when the shooter opened fire. she says the hardest thing to do was explaining to her little boy, who suffers from autism, how someone do such a cruel thing. darrow says her husband was yelling out the workers to evacuate. he turned and told a guy he saw to leave - not knowing at the time it was the shooter. darrow said the gunman responded "i know", and then shot him. again, we believe he is going to be ok. in colorado,many are stil

du and colorado college are getting ready to play outdoors at coors field on saturday. but first game 1 of the series here in the spring, the pioneers said all week they have to focus on thursday's game before worrying about saturday but it will be tough. they are coming off a huge sweep of second-ranked north dakota. a game at coors on deck it would contest. >> a great challenge for leadership and coaching staff to thursday's game. it will be tough because it is a special event and, you know, the best way i think of it is the down on the timeline as ccdu forever, a bullet point on the coors field game. it is a really special time, so it will be tough to stay focused thursday but i think we have the right personnel to do it. >> reporter: the battle is saturday, drew, we call this the battle at the broadmore, feels like having to finish your vegetables so you can enjoy desert. >> i say skip the veggies. thanks. >>> opening night of the 81st annual state high school wrestling tournament. 9 news reporter taylor tenby is live wearing a singlet. >> reporter: i think i starte

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here is chief meteorologist mike nelson. >> we'll be lucky at coors field when the weather is this 61 the high in denver, 67 in lamar. at this hour, temperatures are still in the 60s in many locations. official high at dia. 62 right now downtown at city park. 40 to the west of us. and look at that, lovely sunshine. lovely evening coming up. tomorrow, temperatures near record levels. there is a little bit of rain and snow in the extended forecast. details coming up >>> developing right now, in washington state, deputies are investigating yet another mass shooting this week. they say a man shot and killed four people in belfair. that's rural part of the state near seattle and then he took his own life. investigators say he called 911 saying he had killed his family. one girl who survived the shooting is in the hospital right now. >>> and developing, the atf is investigating how the gunman who shot and killed people at a lawnmower parts company got his 3 hands on a gun police say that the shooting. he was armed with an assault rifle and handgun when he went into a factory that had at lea

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and sunny and beautiful coors field. the rockies will probably play in cooler temperatures are some of their home games during baseball season but for now and in the first time of this stadium's history is hockey season. >> spending more than a week diamond into a hockey rink. 27,000 gallons of water monitored 24 hours a day. >> we were expecting that coming in that we would have this type of conditions adjusting our production schedule. >> every refrigeration truck outside of coors field keeps refrigeration level around 22 degrees. >> i think one it is all said and done evil will be impressed by what it looks like on game day. >> we've dealt with sun, rain, snow. it's part of whether make mother nature and what she throws at us >> first up it is battle on blake blake mcu host colorado college tonight and next weekend your colorado avalanche take on the detroit red wings. >> i think they get very excited to play in these games. >> they are expecting a packed house tonight. 25,000 fans expected and in the details on the x

kyle joins us at coors field. too. >> reporter: tourism officials say they aren't sure how much of an impact this has had here in the city but this stadium is sold out. 50,000 people were at coors field and they think it is going to be great between the hotel bookings and people visiting the restaurants in the city. over 50,000 people poured into coors field and denver businesses read the benefit. >> having these two teams with an outside venue like this, it's a once-in-a-lifetime thing.>> reporter: even small businesses say it brings of people into town. >> a lot of unexpected events with the broncos in the super bowl and stuff. it's really good. >> it's really hard to say what the impact will be but if you go into any of the restaurants in the area, i think they will tell you there's quite a bit of up take going on this weekend.>> reporter: there's an untold number of wing nuts >> there are nine of us staying in the house and having good times. >> reporter: if you walk around you will see a lot of red wings jerseys. i think it is safe to say that a lot of people have come here. -- e

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you looking live at the hockey rink at coors field and it looks like they've given up and gone and for the night last week we are worried the ice will stay frozen if it's snow falls and loader there's no peer of that tonight snow falling up and down and across the front range tonight we just got this video and from the fort collins area the weather is predicting one - -dash 2 inches of snow already in that area and accident alert looks like it's slow down a little bit from the leader in this hour day fraser will join us in just a few moments for a complete look at your pinpoint weather forecast and a reminder good day colorado was start a half hour early tomorrow morning at 43010 clark will have your 10 favorite topic in great du jour will bring you the latest pinpoint weather forecast and starting at 4:30 a.m. something you probably think is legal but is it one step closer to becoming law it's the only state it which it is illegal to collect and store rainwater to use on your garden and lawn today a law allowing you to collect the rent rent and stored into 55-gallon barrels was approv

check it out, we have the banners up at coors field. a couple of hours now, actually, until that alumni game. let's say you want to make this more of a weekend or don't have tickets but still want to come out. it's what spectator plaza is about. food, drink, entertainment, live bands, fun interactive things. you can take pictures with jerseys and things like that. a slap shot challenge. we're going to try to take that in a little bit. we're going to show you what inside the stadium looks like, putting a baseball stadium where each goal is on the irst and third base respectively, it's really cool. they've been working at this for a while. the rink inside has been up about a week and a half. last weekend they had the battle on blake between du and colorado college. i was at that game. quite the sight to see, a hockey game played inside a baseball stadium. since then they've just ramped things up. they built fake rocky mountains in the outfield. they did all sorts of stuff. we want to run you through scheduling. this plaza area will open a

but on coors field, there is a sheet of ice above the pitcher's mound. but that ice is there for the outdoor hockey games that games that begin over the weekend. >> 32, partly cloudy. little snow. >> this would make the situation far from ideal now, wouldn't it? colorado weather giving the nhl a taste of its typical unpredictable ways. >> it's fun. you are building something where it does not really belongs. >> that does not mean that the >> this is not much different than what we experienced in l.a., dodger stadium and san jose at levi. >> this weather center keeps the team on schedule. >> we have that and we track it daily but we also have meteorologists giving us forecast twice a day. >> two main problems the first, that pesky but beloved colorado sun. >> the top will get soft with the sun beating on it but with every blanket, we'll reflect it off. >> and that tarp is out all day until the sun sets on the make shift pond when the light height back behind the stadium wall. they roll the tarp back and work on the ice until the first light shines again.

coors field is now a big ice rink. >> reporter: absolutely. the scene is quite cool, actually, as a hockey fan myself and just a faa of really cool things here in denver. the av's are just wrapping up practice inside coors field. yep, it's a hockey rink now. no more baseball. the rockies are off in arizona. we're going to play hockey starting tonight that alumni game and saturday with the av's and rockies. for much more, want to bring in jamie horne from the nhl. why denver, why colorado, why hockey ootside? >> first of all denver is a great hockey market. commissioner says it's about having fun, bringing it outside, having families celebrate the game together, and the players love it. most of them grew up playing outside. creates a unique expe it becomes the center of the hockey universe. >> reporter: the obvious question, it's bright sun outside. the temps are starting to turn up a little bit. is weather a problem? are you guys dealing with it, how are you dealing with it? >> we've adapted to every weather condition over the past decade havi

(elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates, ba da ba ba ba while coors field is used dosing baseball games, tonight the diamond was transformed into an ice rink for those stadiums first-ever hockey game. >> big rivals, the university of denver and colorado college hit the ice. fox 31 denver's drew ingle bright was there for the festivities and i'm jealous. a look like a blast there. >> 35,144 fans showed up to course and an fans had a great time. >> it was the hottest ticket in town. >> we've been waiting for it for so long. >> coors field in february. >> we been anxious. >> with two heated rivals. >> don't like cc. not a big fan at all. >> but not on the diamond, on the ice. >> we walked in and we obviously have been to rockies games in the past so to see coors field to make over like this is incredible. >> on an evening that would be perfect for baseball. >> i couldn't believe it was going to be 65 degrees and we were going to play ice hockey. beautiful out there as i can see the moon right now. a college like atmosphere. >> there are so many more students that will come to a regul

. >> coors field is getting a makeover. >> this is kind of the foundation of our field. >> just for a few weeks. what starts out looking like a giant game of tetris is where the avalanche and red wings will be playing on february 27th. >> when we are doing the outdoor games the weather is the biggest >> fortunately the senior manager of facilities operations, iceman for short, >> we've done this a few times before. i think this is our 14th game. >> is all of these guys are good to go creating an nhl ice rink here will take 20,000 gallons of water but they will build it drop by drop. >> we spray with a fine layer of water. it usually takes about eight hours of spring water continuously to get a quarter inch of ice. >> these boards will be covered with 2 inches of ice. >> most of our crew are here for almost four weeks. >> it always helps to be in a cool place. >> this is great. i like the downtown post- everything. >> with really cool people. >> everybody with we've met and dealt with has been really fantastic. >> for the's other games in two weeks. can you predict the weather this for

really cool. [ indiscernible ] >> what a week at coors field. actually two weeks. great rivalry in college hockey and this week the best match-up the aves and the red wings. that the a rivalry. it isn't what it once was. aaron matas reports that is only because of how great it was back when. >> colorado and detroit, it was must see. you know, it was two of the best teams in the league. didn't like each other. >> trouble brewing. >> had to go through each other. >> they are bumped out of competition by the colorado colorado avalanche. >> great for the league -- colorado avalanche. >> great for the league. >> reporter: year after year. >> two teams that had players that really wanted to win. i think that is what it came down to. would do everything for the team to win. detroit has the same group of guys, though. it was a full out war. >> we have more rough stuff. that is a mismatch. >> the games are getting a little bit out of hand. >> look at that. >> the kids can't watch it. serious games. a lot at stake. >> full hand. the relationship remained vicious. >> we saw c

but if you want to skate inside coors field. you can do it. 49 and 47. winds out ot southeast at ten. air is dry. with humidity at about 27 percent. >> here's our future cast. once again. put it into motion. watch the clock. couple high clouds here. in the northeast. as we get the sun to come up on friday. looking good. couple clouds there. over the top of the san juans. sun up to sun down. >> upper 50s and low 60s. jump of about ten degrees warmer. than what we were today. here's a closer view into the metro. any where from 55 to close to 60. tkoup downtown. my forecast is 26. under mostly clear skies. a gentle breeze. a fantastic friday. coming tomorrow. with plenty of sun. and 57. i took the chance of a sprinkle out on sunday. doesn't look like it will happen monday. 60 degrees. then late monday night and snow. temperatures fall off. accumulation. it is possible. we continue wednesday and thursday. with temperatures rebounding into the 50s. >> we like that. (donkey sound) (elephant sound) there's a big difference between making noise, (tapping sound)

were >> reporter: fans want to be part of the excitement outside of coors field. the fan experience continues inside as well. the nhl went all out, even building mountains in the outfield. it is easy to see why tickets are at a premium. >> we are anticipating it to be sold out. i think we have a few tickets left. we will have almost 50,000 people.>> reporter: here to see hockey greats, former avalanche and detroit red wings alum take the ice. >> i want to see a goalie fight. >> reporter: we will have to there are a lot of questions about the ice and the weather. we know with the sun shining today, if the ice was going to 3 hold up -- people were wondering. the temperature inside stadiums is usually about 65 degrees which is basically what it was outside here today. they also had reflective blankets to protect it from the sun. that was the main concern. >> it's not going to be like hockey weather this weekend. >>> chief meteorologist mike nelson has our forecast. >> playoff weather is usually april and may and june. it could be that kind of weather. it still in the