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-24 posts tagged "Big Ten hockey"
Tyler Reidy | Tuesday, March 28, 2023
After posting a 16-16-5 record and missing the NCAA tournament, the Irish hockey offseason is in full swing. Two of the team’s three Hobey Baker Award nominees, senior goaltender Ryan Bischel and senior forward Trevor Janicke, announced Monday they would return for the 2023-24 season. Meanwhile, three Irish forwards have signed professional contracts over the
Tyler Reidy | Friday, March 3, 2023
Why has Notre Dame hockey spent the last three weeks in must-win games for its NCAA tournament hopes? Why did it take an improbable series of events to bring the Irish back to Compton Family Ice Arena? The answer: Michigan State. A month ago, the Spartans swept Notre Dame in East Lansing, pinning the Irish
Ryan Murphy | Friday, March 3, 2023
The storied hockey rivalry between Notre Dame and Michigan has produced some iconic late-game heroics over the years. Think of Calle Ridderwall’s overtime goal that sent the upstart Irish to the 2008 national championship in Denver. Perhaps instead Jake Evans’ game-winner with 3.7 seconds left in the 2018 Frozen Four semifinal first comes to mind.
Andrew McGuinness | Friday, February 24, 2023
In theory, the end of the season should provide the most dramatic moment of a team’s season. But that often is not the case. Many teams are either too good or too bad to have much at stake for their season finale. As a result, the last weekend of the season can sometimes be more
Tyler Reidy | Wednesday, February 22, 2023
One weekend remains in the regular season. Five of the seven Big Ten hockey seeding positions will come down to six games on Friday and Saturday. After taking five of six available points from No. 8 Ohio State two weekends ago, No. 20 Notre Dame is firmly in the mix. The Irish currently sit tied
Andrew McGuinness and Tyler Reidy | Monday, February 6, 2023
Notre Dame entered this critical weekend in their 2022-23 campaign feeling better about themselves than they arguably have all season. The Irish entered Friday winners of three of their last four and five of their last seven matches. They were coming off their first series sweep since mid-October and their first all season in conference
The Observer | Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Throughout the first month of the season, Fighting Irish hockey has become well-acquainted with The Great Lakes State. Having already squared off with Northern Michigan and Western Michigan, Notre Dame now turns its attention to the Michigan State Spartans. This weekend’s series in South Bend will usher in Big Ten action, marking the first of
Nate Moller | Thursday, March 3, 2022
The No. 7 Irish (25-9-0, 17-6-0 B10) will begin their postseason stretch this weekend when they host the Wisconsin Badgers (9-22-3, 6-17-1 B10) at home in the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten Tournament. The Irish finished the regular season strong, winning their last five games, which included a series sweep of then-No.2 Michigan last
Andrew McGuinness | Monday, February 28, 2022
Compton Family Ice Arena fell silent a mere 2:24 after the puck dropped on Friday night. Defenseman Nick Blankenburg crept down undetected off an offensive zone face-off win by the No. 2 Wolverines (25-10-1, 16-9-0-0-0 B10), burying a backdoor feed from Mackie Samoskevich. It was easy to see how Michigan could have used that goal,
Nate Moller, Andrew McGuinness and Thomas Zwiller | Friday, January 28, 2022
No. 11 Notre Dame will play host to the No.10 Minnesota Golden Gophers this weekend in a series that holds large implications for the Big Ten standings and possibly NCAA tournament chances down the road. This series has been highly competitive as of late, with 16 of the last 24 meetings decided by one goal