NCAA hockey heads outdoors to Soldier Field
A photographic look at the Notre Dame Fighting Irish against the Miami Redhawks in Chicago.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish plays against the Miami Redhawks during their NCAA mens' Hockey City Classic hockey game at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois, February 17, 2013. It is the first time a college hockey game has been played on the outdoor field.JIM YOUNG/Reuters
Notre Dame Fighting Irish plays against the Miami Redhawks during their NCAA mens' Hockey City Classic hockey game at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois, February 17, 2013.JIM YOUNG/Reuters
Notre Dame Fighting Irish plays against the Miami Redhawks during their NCAA mens' Hockey City Classic hockey game at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois, February 17, 2013.JIM YOUNG/Reuters
Notre Dame Fighting Irish plays against the Miami Redhawks during their NCAA mens' Hockey City Classic hockey game at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois, February 17, 2013.JIM YOUNG/Reuters
An overall view of a game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Miami Redhawks during their NCAA mens' Hockey City Classic hockey game at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois, February 17, 2013.JIM YOUNG/Reuters
Hockey fans cheer during a game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Miami Redhawks during their NCAA mens' Hockey City Classic hockey game at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois, February 17, 2013.JIM YOUNG/Reuters
Notre Dame Fighting Irish's Stephen Johns, left, collides with Miami Redhawks' Garrett Kennedy during the first period of their NCAA mens' Hockey City Classic hockey game at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois, February 17, 2013.JIM YOUNG/Reuters
Miami (Ohio) plays Notre Dame during the first period of a college hockey game at Soldier Field, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, in Chicago.Charles Rex Arbogast/The Associated Press
Notre Dame forward Bryan Rust (21) is unable to get a shot on Miami (Ohio) goalie Ryan McKay during the first period of a college hockey game at Soldier Field, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, in Chicago.Charles Rex Arbogast/The Associated Press
Notre Dame players Miami (Ohio) during the third period of a college hockey game in the OfficeMax Hockey City Classic at Chicago's Soldier Field, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. Notre Dame won 2-1.Charles Rex Arbogast/The Associated Press
Miami (Ohio) forward Kevin Morris, left, collides with Notre Dame defenseman Shayne Taker during the first period of a college hockey game at Soldier Field, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, in Chicago.Charles Rex Arbogast/The Associated Press
Notre Dame defenseman Kevin Lund, left, drops to the ice to blocks the shot by Miami (Ohio) forward Austin Czarnik during the first period of a college hockey game at Soldier Field, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, in Chicago.Charles Rex Arbogast/The Associated Press
Miami (Ohio)'s Cody Murphy, right, is checked into the boards by Notre Dame's Stephen Johns as Notre Dame's Mike Voran looks for the puck during the first period of a college hockey game at Soldier Field, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, in Chicago.Charles Rex Arbogast/The Associated Press