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Tobias Hoonhout | Friday, May 18, 2018
After losing their two most important players from last year’s Frozen Four run and joining the Big Ten, the Irish had plenty of question marks entering the season. But after the program’s longest ever win streak, an inaugural sweep of the Big Ten regular season and playoffs and a trip to the national championship game,
Connor Mulvena | Monday, April 9, 2018
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A run that seemed destined for a championship met its end in St. Paul on Saturday night, as Notre Dame came up one goal short of its first national title, falling to Minnesota Duluth, 2-1. Minnesota Duluth (25-16-3, 14-11-0 NCHC) managed to get to Irish (28-10-2, 17-6-1 Big Ten) sophomore goaltender
Tobias Hoonhout | Monday, April 9, 2018
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Sometimes, destiny just doesn’t go your way. Saturday’s loss in the national championship game definitely hurts for Notre Dame nation, especially because there were a host of signs that pointed to the Irish being destined to bring home their first-ever title. There was last year’s loss in the Frozen Four to
Tobias Hoonhout | Friday, April 6, 2018
ST. PAUL, Minn. — For a moment, it seemed like Notre Dame’s luck had reached the end of the road. Despite managing a power play just 34 seconds into the contest — and against Michigan’s not-so-stellar penalty kill — the top-seeded Irish (28-9, 17-6 Big Ten) failed to capitalize. Then, a momentary lapse on defense
Connor Mulvena | Thursday, April 5, 2018
Heading into the 2017-2018 season after falling to Denver in the Frozen Four, things weren’t necessarily looking up for the Irish. Soon after the squad’s season ended, star junior goaltender Cal Petersen, a crucial element of Notre Dame’s success in the 2016-2017 season, announced his intention to go pro. Petersen proved himself a top goalie
Michael Ivey | Monday, March 26, 2018
This weekend at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut, No. 1 seed Notre Dame won the East Regional of the NCAA tournament with two thrilling victories over fourth-seeded Michigan Tech and second-seeded Providence to clinch a spot in the Frozen Four for the second consecutive season and the fourth time in program history. “I’m
Tobias Hoonhout | Monday, March 26, 2018
They’re back. At the start of the season, if you were going to tell me Notre Dame was going to return to the Frozen Four, I probably wouldn’t have believed you. Not only did the Irish lose Cal Petersen and Anders Bjork — the two catalysts of last year’s run — but Notre Dame also
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
Tobias Hoonhout and Connor Mulvena | Monday, February 26, 2018
No. 5 Notre Dame split its final regular season series this against Michigan State, winning on Friday night over the Spartans (12-19-2, 6-15-2 Big Ten) but falling on Senior Night on Saturday. On Friday, sophomore goalie Cale Morris assumed his dominant form in the first period, stopping all 12 of Michigan State’s shots on goal
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