Michigan hockey may have split their series against Ohio State over the weekend, but the No. 9-ranked Wolverines still had plenty to celebrate after their trip to the Windy City for the opening game of an outdoor Big Ten hockey event.

The Wisconsin men's and women's hockey teams suffered tough losses Saturday night, but playing outdoors at Wrigley Field left smiles on their faces.

Wisconsin men’s hockey fell to the Michigan State Spartans in overtime at ‘The Frozen Confines: Big Ten Hockey Series,’ an outdoor event at Chicago’s Wrigley Field on Saturday. Ranked No. 1 in the USA TODAY/USA Hockey Poll,

Mark Johnson had plans to make the most of the Frozen Confines, but wasn't allowed. And the Badgers hockey teams tried not to let the final score be the takeaway from their experiences playing outdoors.

The top two teams in women's college hockey gave fans at Wrigley Field the sort of game expected from the Badgers and Buckeyes.

Michigan State hockey made a memorable event even better on Saturday night thanks to some late-game heroics from Daniel Russell. Russell scored with 1.4 seconds left in overtime to lift the Spartans over Wisconsin in Saturday night's Frozen Confines outdoor