Today, there are likely hundreds of photographs being printed or uploaded onto a computer that depict New Orleans Saints fans posing with the exalted Lombardi Trophy.

For unlucky fans stuck 1,300 miles north of the Super Bowl game in Miami, a replica of the National Football League championship trophy was on hand Sunday at Wrigley Field Bar & Grill, 6527 E. State Blvd.

Well, a freezing-cold replica, at any rate.

A 3-foot-tall dead-on ice sculpture of the Lombardi Trophy, crafted by Fort Wayne Marriott Hotels and Resorts Executive Chef Michael Pflibsen, served as a focal point of Wrigley Field's Super Bowl event, complete with specific carvings of the NFL shield logo, as well as logos of the Colts and the Saints. It wasn't a Tiffany & Co. trophy, but it took a second glance at Pflibsen's work to be sure.

“Something that somebody recognizes as a symbol, it's got to look exactly like it,” said Pflibsen.

A professional chef for some 25 years, Pflibsen began carving ice 15 years ago, knowing the skill was a prerequisite of any major hotel looking for a chef.

So he began working with a friend, learning the skill, then reading books to fine-tune his talents. Eventually, he began to attend ice-carving competitions. Soon Pflibsen was creating massive works of art from 300-pound blocks of triple-filtered ice.

Now he creates pieces not just for Marriott functions, but also made-to-order works, such as the Lombardi Trophy.