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-10 posts tagged "Big Ten hockey"
Charlie Ortega Guifarro and Dominic Gibson | Monday, March 4, 2019
Notre Dame finished its regular season this past weekend after splitting games with Penn State in a 5-4 overtime victory Friday and a 3-2 defeat Saturday. Friday night’s hockey action provided plenty of scoring. From the start of the first frame, both the Irish (18-13-3, 11-11-2 Big Ten) and Nittany Lions (19-13-2, 11-12-1 Big Ten)
Tobias Hoonhout | Thursday, November 1, 2018
Coming off a sobering home sweep at the hands of No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth in a rematch of last year’s national championship, No. 5 Notre Dame now faces another tough test as the Irish (3-2-1) open conference play: No. 7 Ohio State, who pushed the Irish to overtime in the Big Ten tournament championship game. Notre
Michael Ivey | Thursday, April 5, 2018
For the second year in a row and the fourth time in program history, Notre Dame will play in the Frozen Four semifinals for a chance to play for a national championship. The top-seeded Irish (27-9-2, 17-6-1) will take on second-seeded conference-rival Michigan (22-14-3, 11-10-3) in the late semifinal game Thursday night at the Xcel
Connor Mulvena | Tuesday, March 20, 2018
After earning the Big Ten regular-season title, No. 2 Notre Dame defeated No. 5 Ohio State in overtime to win the Big Ten championship Saturday night. The Irish (25-9-2, 17-6-1 Big Ten) got off to an uncharacteristically hot start in the first period. Roughly four minutes after the puck dropped, senior forward Bo Brauer slotted
Michael Ivey | Thursday, February 22, 2018
No. 5 Notre Dame will take on Michigan State in their final regular season series this Friday and Saturday at Compton Family Ice Arena. Notre Dame (22-8-2, 16-5-1) fell four spots in the rankings after being swept in their two-game series against Michigan last weekend. The Irish lost 4-2 on Friday night at the Compton Family
Jack Concannon and Michael Ivey | Monday, February 19, 2018
No. 1 Notre Dame had a bounce-back on its mind coming into Friday’s home matchup with No. 18 Michigan, as it was looking to recover from a disappointing 5-1 loss at the hands of Ohio State last Saturday. The Irish were not able to rally from an early 2-0 deficit, however, dropping their second-consecutive Big
Michael Ivey and Connor Mulvena | Monday, February 12, 2018
Notre Dame captured the Big Ten regular season in the program’s first-ever season in the conference this past weekend, as the No. 1 Irish took on No. 6 Ohio State at Compton Family Ice Arena. A lot was on the line for both teams this weekend. If the Irish (22-6-2, 16-3-1-1 Big Ten) earned three
Michael Ivey | Monday, February 5, 2018
The Notre Dame hockey team fell out of the No. 1 ranking in national polls this week after losses to Wisconsin and Minnesota last week. The No. 2 Irish (21-5-2, 15-2-1 Big Ten) rebounded well, however, Friday night when they came back from an early 2-0 deficit to defeat No. 17 Penn State, 5-3, at
Michael Ivey | Monday, January 29, 2018
No. 1 Notre Dame spent the weekend up north in Minneapolis playing a conference road series against No. 13 Minnesota. The Irish fell 1-0 on Friday night on a late overtime goal from Minnesota freshman phenom and Buffalo Sabres first-round draft pick Casey Mittelstadt. Notre Dame rebounded on Saturday night with a 4-1 victory over
Jack Concannon | Wednesday, January 24, 2018
The No. 1 Irish men’s hockey team suffered a spectacular loss on Sunday. By most measures, it was an extremely normal hockey loss. Notre Dame (19-4-1) struggled on the penalty kill, were largely stagnant on the power play and faced a hot goaltender In Wisconsin’s Jack Berry, who came up with a 40-save shutout. What