NCAA outdoor games in the modern era
The modern era of outdoor hockey games began at the NCAA level with the 2001 “Cold War” between Michigan and Michigan State, held at Spartan Stadium before a then-record crowd of 74,544.
Since then, dozens of NCAA Division I men’s teams have played outdoor games at venues from Coors Field in Denver to Fenway Park in Boston.
No. | Date | Game | Site | Attendance | Result |
1 | Oct. 6, 2001 | Michigan at Michigan State | Spartan Stadium | 74,544 | Tie, 3-3 OT |
2 | Feb. 13, 2006 | Ohio State vs. Wisconsin | Lambeau Field | 40,890 | Wisconsin, 4-2 |
3 | Jan. 8, 2010 | Boston College vs. Boston University | Fenway Park | 38,472 | BU, 3-2 |
4 | Feb. 6, 2010 | Michigan at Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium | 55,031 | Wisconsin, 3-2 |
5 | Dec. 11, 2010 | Michigan State at Michigan | Michigan Stadium | 113,411 | Michigan, 5-0 |
6 | Feb. 13, 2011 | Sacred Heart vs. Connecticut | Rentschler Field | 1,911 | UConn, 3-1 |
7 | Feb. 19, 2011 | AIC vs. Army | Rentschler Field | 1,142 | Army, 4-1 |
8 | Jan. 7, 2012 | Massachusetts vs. Vermont | Fenway Park | 38,456 | UMass, 3-2 OT |
9 | Jan. 7, 2012 | Maine vs. New Hampshire | Fenway Park | 38,456 | Maine, 5-4 OT |
10 | Jan. 13, 2012 | Union vs. Harvard | Fenway Park | 8,981 | Union, 2-0 |
11 | Jan. 14, 2012 | Boston College vs. Northeastern | Fenway Park | 29,601 | BC, 2-1 |
12 | Jan. 15, 2012 | Michigan vs. Ohio State | Progressive Field | 25,864 | Michigan, 4-1 |
13 | Feb. 9, 2013 | North Dakota vs. Omaha | TD Ameritrade Park | 13,650 | N. Dakota, 5-2 |
14 | Feb. 17, 2013 | Miami vs. Notre Dame | Soldier Field | 52,051 | N. Dame, 2-1 |
15 | Feb. 17, 2013 | Minnesota vs. Wisconsin | Soldier Field | 52,051 | Wisconsin, 3-2 |
16 | Dec. 14, 2013 | Niagara vs. RIT | Frontier Field | 4,760 | Tie, 2-2 OT |
17 | Dec. 27, 2013 | Michigan State vs. Michigan Tech (GLI) | Comerica Park | 25,449 | Tie, 2-2 OT (MTU wins shootout) |
18 | Dec. 27, 2013 | Michigan vs. Western Michigan (GLI) | Comerica Park | 25,449 | WMU, 3-2 OT |
19 | Dec. 28, 2013 | Michigan vs. Michigan State (GLI) | Comerica Park | 26,052 | MSU, 3-0 |
20 | Dec. 28, 2013 | Michigan Tech vs. Western Michigan (GLI) | Comerica Park | 26,052 | WMU, 1-0 OT |
21 | Dec. 28, 2013 | Bentley vs. Holy Cross | Fenway Park | 3,898 | Bentley, 3-2 |
22 | Jan. 4, 2014 | Providence vs. Merrimack | Fenway Park | 31,569 | Tie, 1-1 OT |
23 | Jan. 4, 2014 | Notre Dame vs. Boston College | Fenway Park | 31,569 | BC, 4-3 |
24 | Jan. 11, 2014 | UMass Lowell vs. Northeastern | Fenway Park | 25,580 | NU, 4-1 |
25 | Jan. 11, 2014 | Maine vs. Boston University | Fenway Park | 25,580 | Maine, 7-3 |
26 | Jan. 17, 2014 | Ohio State at Minnesota | TCF Bank Stadium | 45,021 | Minnesota, 1-0 |
27 | Jan. 3, 2015 | Bowling Green vs. Robert Morris | Fifth Third Field | 3,806 | Tie, 2-2 OT |
28 | Feb. 7, 2015 | Miami vs. Western Michigan | Soldier Field | 22,751 | Miami, 4-3 |
29 | Feb. 7, 2015 | Michigan vs. Michigan State | Soldier Field | 22,751 | Michigan, 4-1 |
30 | Feb. 20, 2016 | Denver vs. Colorado College | Coors Field | 35,144 | Denver, 4-1 |
31 | Jan. 5, 2017 | Army vs. Bentley | Fenway Park | 3,348 | Bentley, 3-1 |
32 | Jan. 7, 2017 | Boston College vs. Providence | Fenway Park | 19,547 | BC, 3-1 |
33 | Jan. 7, 2017 | Boston University vs. Massachusetts | Fenway Park | 19,547 | BU, 5-3 |
34 | Jan. 14, 2017 | Connecticut vs. Maine | Fenway Park | 16,432 | Maine, 4-0 |
35 | Jan. 14, 2017 | New Hampshire vs. Northeastern | Fenway Park | 16,432 | Tie, 2-2 OT |
36 | Feb. 26, 2017 | Niagara vs. Robert Morris | Heinz Field | 3,219 | RMU, 5-1 |
37 | Jan. 5, 2019 | Michigan at Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium | 23,422 | Michigan, 4-2 |
38 | Jan. 18, 2019 | Bemidji State vs. Michigan Tech | Lake Bemidji | 4,201 | BSU, 4-3 OT |
39 | Feb. 17, 2020 | Colorado College at Air Force | Falcon Stadium | 7,178 | CC, 4-2 |
40 | Jan. 22, 2022 | St. Thomas at Minnesota State | Blakeslee Stadium | 10,022 | MSU, 7-1 |
41 | Jan. 7, 2023 | Northeastern vs. UConn | Fenway Park | 22,500 | NU, 4-1 |
42 | Jan. 7, 2023 | Boston College vs. Massachusetts | Fenway Park | 22,500 | BC, 4-2 |
43 | Feb. 18, 2023 | Ohio State vs. Michigan | FirstEnergy Stadium | 45,523 | OSU, 4-2 |