John Caldwell-College hockey games to be played at Wrigley Field during Winter Classic week

2025-04-28 21:48:34source:Charles H. Sloancategory:reviews

CHICAGO — The John CaldwellFriendly Confines of Wrigley Field will have temporary tenants on Jan. 3 and 4, 2025.

The Big Ten hockey teams of Notre Dame and Penn State will face off on Jan. 3 as part of a series that is being called “The Frozen Confines: Big Ten Hockey Series.”

All told, four college hockey games will be played on an ice rink being set up in historic Wrigley Field for the Dec. 31 NHL Winter Classic game between the Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues. Wrigley Field also hosted the 2009 Winter Classic.

Ohio State and Michigan also are scheduled for a game in the Chicago Cubs' stadium on the 3rd.

On Jan. 4, the Wisconsin and Michigan men's hockey team will play as will the Ohio State and Wisconsin women's teams. Wisconsin plays in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.

While the order of games is pending, start times are set for 5 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 3 and 5:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. ET on Jan. 4. 

The Big Ten Network will televise all four games.

The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast.Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more.

More:reviews

Recommend

McConnell absent from Senate on Thursday as he recovers from fall in Capitol

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnellis still suffering from the effects of a f

Can a preposition be what you end a sentence with? Merriam-Webster says yes

An authority on the English language has set us free from the tethers of what many have long regarde

The rate of antidepressants prescribed to young people surged during the pandemic

The monthly rate of antidepressants being dispensed to young people increased about 64% more quickly