Indians president Mark Shapiro — who noted Sunday before the Frozen Diamond Faceoff at Progressive Field that the event would be profitable after drawing nearly 26,000 — tweeted a funny picture Saturday morning: People shoveling snow out of the aisles and off the seats inside the stadium in preparation for the hockey game between Ohio State and Michigan.

The area received a nice helping of snow Friday, as any commuter would know, and again got pelted Saturday night. So there were about 30 members of the team's on Saturday morning, making sure seats were clear for fans to sit; then, they returned Sunday to clear the ice (with the help of some players from each school) and the aisles.

“Not an easy job,” Shapiro tweeted.

I was a little surprised the event didn't draw more fans, given the novelty factor, the schools' proximity to Cleveland and this area's robust youth and high school hockey communities. (Shapiro also noted the Indians would lose money on Snow Days for the second straight year, and said those struggles resulted from some unseasonable weather the area has had.)

Curtis Danburg, the Indians' senior director of communications, said Sunday that the game drew about 60 media members, including those from Ann Arbor and Detroit, Columbus and The New York Times.

Here's more coverage of the event:

Here are some Associated Press images from the game on Sunday.

Good work if you can get it

Speaking of Ohio State, The Dispatch last week took note of the Buckeyes' new football staff and its compensation:

The difference between the nine assistants' salaries for 2011 and 2012 is just under $1 million, from roughly $2.26 million in 2011 to $3.22 million for this year.

Based on a USA Today database put together last fall, Ohio State would rank fifth nationally at $7.22 million, taking into account the salaries of the coach and assistants. Texas would be No. 1 at $8.81 million, followed by Alabama at $8.52 million, Auburn at $7.69 million and LSU at $7.63 million.

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