Notre Dame hockey defeats Miami outdoors at Soldier Field

I had the opportunity this weekend to photograph outdoor college hockey as Notre Dame faced off with Miami (OH) at Soldier Field in Chicago. My editor asked about a month ago if I wanted to work a Sunday for this assignment and I gladly volunteered to do so. Until this game, I hadn’t shot hockey in more than two years so I expected to be rusty and out of the flow of the game a bit. After all, hockey definitely has a much different flow than football and basketball, which are the two sports I’ve covered the most in the past six months at the South Bend Tribune. It was an enjoyable experience overall and just very neat to see and photograph hockey in an outdoor setting.

Notre Dame faces off with Miami of Ohio during an NCAA college men’s hockey game in the Hockey City Classic on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, at Soldier Field in Chicago. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Notre Dame players celebrate with left wing Jeff Costello, center, after Costello scored a goal in the third period of an NCAA college men’s hockey game in the Hockey City Classic on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, at Soldier Field in Chicago. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Miami’s Jimmy Mullin (20) takes the field before an NCAA college men’s hockey game in the Hockey City Classic on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, at Soldier Field in Chicago. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Armed services members walk the American flag off the ice after the National Anthem before an NCAA college men’s hockey game between Notre Dame and Miami of Ohio in the Hockey City Classic on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, at Soldier Field in Chicago. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Notre Dame players take the field for an NCAA college men’s hockey game in the Hockey City Classic on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, at Soldier Field in Chicago. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Notre Dame’s Jeff Costello, right takes a shot during an NCAA college men’s hockey game in the Hockey City Classic on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, at Soldier Field in Chicago. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Notre Dame’s Anders Lee, center, plays the puck between Miami of Ohio’s Ryan McKay (35) and Matthew Caito (8) near the goal during an NCAA college men’s hockey game in the Hockey City Classic on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, at Soldier Field in Chicago. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Miami of Ohio’s Alex Gacek (12) hits the ice as he tries to prevent Notre Dame’s Stephen Johns from advancing the puck during an NCAA college men’s hockey game in the Hockey City Classic on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, at Soldier Field in Chicago. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Notre Dame’s David Gerths, left, plays the puck in front of Miami of Ohio’s Matthew Caito (8) during an NCAA college men’s hockey game in the Hockey City Classic on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, at Soldier Field in Chicago. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

The puck bounces near the Notre Dame goal during an NCAA college men’s hockey game in the Hockey City Classic on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, at Soldier Field in Chicago. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Miami of Ohio’s Alex Wideman (10) lays out a Notre Dame player during an NCAA college men’s hockey game in the Hockey City Classic on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, at Soldier Field in Chicago. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Notre Dame’s Bryan Rust, left, plays the puck near the Miami of Ohio goal during an NCAA college men’s hockey game in the Hockey City Classic on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, at Soldier Field in Chicago. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Miami of Ohio’s Ryan McKay (35) makes a save in front of Notre Dame’s Austin Wuthrich (27) during an NCAA college men’s hockey game in the Hockey City Classic on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, at Soldier Field in Chicago. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

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