Bizzy ices the competition.Bizzy, the Detroit Regional Chamber's new mascot, was a towering presence in January's "Mascot Challenge" at Yost Ice Arena Yost Ice Arena (formerly the Fielding H. Yost Fieldhouse) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is the home of the University of Michigan varsity ice hockey team of the CCHA. Built in 1923 as a field house, the facility is named in honor of Michigan's legendary football coach and in Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, city (1990 pop. 109,592), seat of Washtenaw co., S Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1851. It is a research and educational center, with a large number of government and industrial research and development firms, many in high-technology fields such as . Bizzy teamed up with Shrek for a stunning 1-0 victory over Big Boy, the Keebler Elf and the Eastern Michigan University Eastern Michigan University, mainly at Ypsilanti, Mich.; coeducational; founded 1849 as a normal school, became Eastern Michigan College in 1956, gained university status in 1959. Eagle in a broomball broom·ball n. A kind of ice hockey that is played with the players using brooms and a soccer ball instead of hockey sticks and a puck and wearing shoes or boots instead of ice skates. game held after the first period of the University of Michigan-Northern Michigan University hockey game. Highlights included a fight between Big Boy and Shrek and a daring attempt by Bizzy to tackle the EMU Eagle. Unfortunately, the Eagle and the Keebler Elf retaliated by pummeling Bizzy with their broomball sticks. When he's not on skates, Bizzy keeps busy by helping the Chamber's small business members make money, save money and grow. You can also see Bizzy in action on the Chamber's Website at www.detroitchamber.com. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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