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Wisconsin hockey to compete in outdoor event at Wrigley Field

Wisconsin hockey to compete in outdoor event at Chicago’s Wrigley Field

Wisconsin’s men’s and women’s hockey programs will participate in ‘The Frozen Confines: Big Ten Hockey Series,’ an outdoor event at Chicago’s Wrigley Field this January, per Thursday’s release.

The two-day event features several Big Ten teams, including Ohio State, Penn State, Michigan State and Michigan. Mark Johnson’s women’s platoon will square off against the Buckeyes while Wisconsin’s men’s team will play the Spartans on Saturday, Jan. 4.

The contests are slated for 4:30 and 8 p.m. with the game order still awaiting a final scheduling.

This marks the first outdoor match for UW’s women’s group in 14 years while the men will showcase their skills for viewers outside for the first time since 2013.

The Badger men enter the 2024-25 campaign fresh off an impressive 26-12-2 overall record in 2023-24. The group secured multiple top-5 victories over both Minnesota and Michigan early in the season, Mike Hastings’ first year as head coach.

UW’s women, who amassed an incredible 35-6-0 mark in 2023-24, cruised to the NCAA Frozen Four title game against Ohio State. The Badgers ultimately dropped the contest 1-0. Nonetheless, Johnson’s cadre will aim to ride its momentum into this winter.

Tickets for January’s doubleheader will become available for public purchase on Friday, Aug. 30 at 10 a.m. CT through Wrigley Field. For more details, visit UWBadgers.com.

Notre Dame men’s hockey will get to play in a historic MLB stadium

The Irish men’s hockey team will try and get your New Year started off the right way

As part of the Big Ten’s 2025 Frozen Confines hockey series, Notre Dame men’s hockey team will get to play a game against Penn State in historic [autotag]Wrigley Field[/autotag].

The summer home of the Chicago Cubs will host multiple conference games there during the week of December 30th, starting with an NHL game where the Chicago Blackhawks will host the St. Louis Blues.

Then it’s the Big Ten’s turn on January 3rd, as the Irish and Nittany Lions will face off in the first game of a double-header followed by Ohio State and Michigan that will conclude the day. The Buckeyes women’s team will take on the Wisconsin on January 4th, before the Badgers men take on Michigan State.

With this scheduled game, it will be the fourth time that Notre Dame will play in a professional outdoor venue, as they previous have played games at Soldier Field, Fenway Park and Notre Dame stadium.

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Michigan State hockey to play outdoor game at Wrigley Field

Michigan State will play an outdoor game at Wrigley Field on Jan. 4, the conference announced:

Wrigley Field is the host of the 2025 Winter Classic, a yearly outdoor hockey series within the NHL. Along with the NHL game, the outdoor ice can be used for additional games, and the Big Ten is taking full advantage of the opportunity.

The conference has scheduled three men’s games and one women’s game to happen outside in Chicago. Michigan State was one of the featured teams.

The Spartans will square off against the Wisconsin Badgers on Jan. 4, the conference announced:

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Michigan State hockey to reportedly play outside in Chicago

MSU is set to be featured at the NHL’s Winter Classic, playing at Wrigley Field

The NHL has carried on a tradition known as the Winter Classic, an annual game played outside on New Year’s Day. A part of the NHL’s annual game is the outdoor ice is used for colleges, high schools and more to play games outside. Michigan State is set to be featured in 2025.

The 2025 Winter Classic matchup is set to feature the Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

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According to a report, MSU will be featured at Wrigley Field alongside Wisconsin, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State and Penn State. NO exact opponent has been specified.

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Wisconsin football will not play the previously reported game at Lambeau Field in 2024

Wisconsin football will not play Northwestern at Lambeau Field in 2024

Wisconsin football will not play its game against Northwestern at Lambeau Field in 2024, contrary to a previous report.

The Wildcats released their 2024 schedule and game locations on Wednesday. Their first five home games will be at a temporary on-campus stadium, with the final two, against Ohio State and Illinois, at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois.

Related: The 15 games that will define the 2024 Big Ten football season

This is a story because the university recently demolished the original Ryan Field as it began a project to build a new stadium. The construction will not be finished until 2026, so the Wildcats need to find a temporary home to play its games until that date.

According to the program’s official X account, that temporary stadium will be on campus in Evanston, Illinois. Unfortunately for Wisconsin Badgers fans, there will not be a trip to Lambeau Field in 2024.

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Northwestern football to host Ohio State at Wrigley Field this fall

This will be a unique experience! #GoBucks

If you are looking for a unique Ohio State football experience this year, there’s obviously the trip out west to Eugene to watch the Buckeyes take on the Oregon Ducks, but maybe close behind that is what Northwestern informed its season ticket holders this week.

According to the Columbus Dispatch (subscription may be required), the school informed those that frequent the Wildcats on the gridiron that the matchup with Ohio State will be in the friendly confines of Wrigley Field on November 16.

That was followed with the official announcement from Northwestern so you can lock it in. It’ll be the first time OSU has played at Wrigley as the school will play most of its home games at a modified practice venue this fall as it works on a new stadium.

Wrigley has a capacity of 41,649 for baseball games, but that will change with the football configuration.

Ohio State is 65-14-1 all-time against Northwestern and has won the last ten games against the Wildcats.

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Chicago Red Stars to play June match at Wrigley Field

The Red Stars said playing at the Friendly Confines is an effort to make the team more accessible

The Chicago Red Stars have announced that they will face Bay FC in a NWSL match at Wrigley Field on June 8.

It will be the first NWSL game held at the iconic home of the Chicago Cubs, one of the city’s most recognizable landmarks.

The Red Stars were sold last fall to an ownership group led by Laura Ricketts, who is also a co-owner of the Cubs.

In a press release, the Red Stars said the game was part of an effort to make the team “more accessible to sports fans in Chicago.” The team’s home games typically take place at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, IL, 15 miles outside of downtown Chicago.

“Wrigley Field is one of the most iconic sports venues in the country. This is a unique opportunity for us to bring further visibility to our team and women’s soccer,” Red Stars captain Alyssa Naeher said in a club release.

“Chicago has always been an incredible sports town with such a rich history; I can’t wait to compete on the field, under the lights, in front of our dedicated Chicago fans from every part of the city!”

Wrigley Field was home to the Chicago Sting of the NASL in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The last top-level soccer match it hosted came back in 2012, when Roma beat Polish side Zaglebie Lubin in a friendly.

CHICAGO, IL – JULY 22: A general view during the first half of a international friendly match between Roma and Zaglebie Lubin on July 22, 2012 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by David Banks/Getty Images)

“Playing at Wrigley Field will be the event that fans of the Red Stars, Cubs and Chicago sports won’t want to miss,” said Chicago Red Stars president Karen Leetzow.

“On behalf of the Red Stars, I’d like to thank the Cubs for inviting us to Wrigley Field and giving these elite athletes the stage they deserve. We look forward to representing our great city and showing Chicago fans and the country how talented this club is and the intense level of competition that exists on the pitch every week in the NWSL and in Chicago’s backyard.”

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Report: Ohio State set to play Northwestern in historic Wrigley Field

Play ball, err football

New broke last year that Northwestern was going to build a new stadium, have since broken ground on it and that will impact where the Wildcats will play while construction is on-going.

One of those teams set to play the Wildcats during that time is Ohio State, and on Wednesday it has been reported by Rivals Louie Vaccher that the two teams most likely will face-off at the home of the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field.

Northwestern is no stranger to playing on the baseball field, as they have done some many times previously, but under different circumstances. The Buckeyes have never played a game in such a setting.

As a Chicagoan, I have never attended a football game in Wrigley, but know the stadium well due to being a Cubs fan. This will surely be a game that I will attend and it looks like Buckeye Nation will be invading Wrigleyville in 2024.

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Notre Dame among first four out in latest tournament projections

Not good.

Notre Dame needed a strong showing in the ACC Tournament to get off the NCAA Tournament bubble. Instead, the Irish suffered losses to Pittsburgh and Wake Forest, and that was it for them in Durham. Two days after D1Baseball projected them as the last team in, they now are the second team out. Before falling to the Demon Deacons, they were the first team out.

The Irish have no one to blame but themselves for this. Beginning with a defeat to a putrid Northwestern team at Wrigley Field, the Irish lost five of their last six before Selection Monday. When you sputter towards the finish line before the tournament, you don’t do yourself any favors with the selection committee. Nothing the Irish did earlier in the season will matter much if they don’t have momentum, and they don’t.

The Irish will need a lot of luck to break into the field. To put it mildly, having to leave your season up to chance stinks. Alas, here they are.

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