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Yesterday was supposed to be the annual NHL Winter Classic. But due to the lockout, the Detroit Red Wings never got their chance to host the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The Winter Classic is played outdoors and this was supposed to be played at the Big House at the University of Michigan. These games are played in throwback uniforms — although most times these uniforms aren’t historically accurate. But I was excited to see what these two classic teams would have worn.

The above photos were leaked and if the merchandise for the Winter Classic are any indication, we would have had a great look matchup at the Winter Classic.

Detroit is the home team, so the red shirt would be pretty close to what they would have worn. Toronto likely would have been wearing white and the colors of the jersey would have been an inverse. But a part of me thinks that maybe it would have been a blue jersey and we would have had a color vs color matchup.

But we’ll never know. And that bothers me. What could have been a great matchup visually will forever be a myster. I hope the lockout ends soon and maybe they reschedule this game for next year.