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Andrew McGuinness | Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Notre Dame’s hockey season officially ended last Saturday with a 1-0 loss to Minnesota State in the NCAA Tournament Regional Finals. For some of the graduating players on Notre Dame’s roster, it may be the end of their playing careers. But three skaters—senior defenseman Spencer Stastney, graduate student defenseman Adam Karashik, and senior forward Graham
Andrew McGuinness | Friday, January 21, 2022
The history of hockey has been dominated by great lines. Detroit’s Production Line in the 1950s of Mr. Hockey Gordie Howe, Sid Abel and Ted Linsday. Philadelphia’s famous Legion of Doom in the 1990s of John LeClair, Eric Lindros and Mikael Renberg. More recently, Boston’s vaunted Perfection Line of Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron and David
Andrew McGuinness | Thursday, January 13, 2022
If you just looked at the Big 10 standings, you might not think there’s a big difference between this year’s Notre Dame hockey team (15-6-0, 8-4-0 Big 10) and last year’s. After all, the Irish finished third in the conference last year; with just under half of this year’s 36-game schedule left to play, Notre
Andrew McGuinness | Friday, May 21, 2021
Perseverance has been the name of the game across the world over the last year, and the Notre Dame men’s hockey team is no exception. In head coach Jeff Jackson’s 16th season behind the Irish bench, Notre Dame battled COVID protocols and a deep Big 10 conference en route to a fifth straight NCAA tournament
Nate Moller | Monday, March 15, 2021
The Notre Dame hockey team was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament Sunday afternoon at Compton Family Ice Arena when the fourth-seeded Irish lost to the fifth-seeded Penn State Nittany Lions by a score of 6-3. After the game, head coach Jeff Jackson talked about how challenging it is to beat a
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, March 8, 2021
Nearly three months after their regular season started, Notre Dame (14-12-2, 12-10-2-1-2-2) finished it in style. The Irish swept the Penn State Nittany Lions (9-11-0, 7-11-0-2-1-0) out of Compton Family Ice Arena with a 5-2 victory on Friday night. They were even better on their senior night Saturday, pulling out a 7-1 offensive explosion to
Andrew McGuinness | Friday, March 5, 2021
Two weeks after being shut out in consecutive games, the Irish (12-12-2, 9-10-2-1-2-2 Big Ten) were able to return the favor. Notre Dame took care of business with back-to-back 2-0 shutout victories in East Lansing over the Michigan State Spartans last weekend. The sweep wraps up an incredible road regular season for the Irish, as
Nate Moller | Monday, March 1, 2021
Irish hockey continued their success on the road with a series sweep of the Michigan State Spartans at Munn Arena in East Lansing this past weekend. The Irish (12-12-2, 9-10-2 Big Ten) dominated both games in the series, winning both games against the last-place Spartans (7-15-2, 5-14-1 Big Ten) by a score of 2-0. In
Andrew McGuinness | Friday, February 26, 2021
For the final time this regular season, the Irish are gearing up for a match-up away from Compton Family Ice Arena. That actually may not be as great as it sounds. The Irish own a stellar 8-2-0 record on the road this regular season. But with a home series against Penn State and the Big
Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, February 23, 2021
This past weekend, the Notre Dame hockey team looked to avenge their season-opening sweep by Wisconsin, but the Irish (10-12-2, 8-10-2 Big Ten) left LaBahn Arena in Madison with a loss and a tie against the No. 5 Badgers (15-8-1, 13-6-1 Big Ten). Notre Dame started strong Friday, with junior forward Alex Steeves scoring a