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Ryan Murphy | Friday, May 19, 2023
Meghan Lange | The ObserverThe Notre Dame hockey team convenes at the bench during its game against Ohio State on Feb. 11 at Compton Family Ice Arena.Notre Dame hockey’s 2022-2023 season came to a crushing early end on March 5, when the team suffered a 4-2 loss to Michigan State in the first round of
Ryan Murphy | Friday, February 10, 2023
Amidst a heated race for postseason positioning, a milestone will take place on Saturday for Notre Dame hockey: Senior Night. After Notre Dame dons the striking ‘Irish Green’ jerseys to skate in their final regular-season home game against No. 7 Ohio State, the team will honor its 10 seniors and graduate students in a ceremony
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, January 30, 2023
By Ryan Murphy and Tom Zwiller In major need of a statement weekend, the Notre Dame hockey team delivered. They swept Wisconsin in a two-game set, claiming their first consecutive victories since October. The Irish downed Wisconsin on Friday night 5-3, taking the first game of a critical weekend set. With the win, Notre Dame
Ryan Murphy | Monday, November 21, 2022
Despite its scoring woes, the No. 20 Notre Dame Fighting Irish hockey team ground out a weekend split against the No. 12/13 Ohio State Buckeyes. After Ohio State won the Friday contest 5-2, the Irish bounced back with a 1-0 victory Saturday. Ohio State wins Friday, 5-2 In Friday’s contest, Ohio State used three third-period
Thomas Zwiller | Monday, October 31, 2022
After beating MSU 5-0, Notre Dame faced the Spartans again on Saturday, with the puck drop at 6:05 p.m. Early on, it felt like Michigan State was the more aggressive of the two teams, forcing turnovers with a forecheck that the Irish did not seem ready for. The Spartans lit the lamp first by using
Andrew McGuinness | Friday, May 13, 2022
Last season was a tough year for every sports team. But it felt like most of the Notre Dame hockey team‘s struggles were specifically attributed to COVID-19. The Irish uncharacteristically struggled in an uncharacteristically empty home rink. They didn‘t seem to have a clear identity. And the Irish didn‘t even get to enjoy the fruits
Andrew McGuinness | Thursday, February 10, 2022
All week the Irish have been gearing up for their road series against the Wisconsin Badgers. After COVID-19 concerns within the Badgers squad resulted in the indefinite postponement of this week’s matchup, the Irish are back on to be in Madison Saturday and Sunday for their two-game series. It’s easy to see how Notre Dame’s
Nate Moller | Monday, January 31, 2022
It was a tale of two games for the 11th-ranked Irish (18-8-0, 10-6-0-5-1-0 B1G) this weekend against the 10th-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers (15-11-0, 10-6-0-1-2-0 B1G). The Golden Gophers won game one in dominating 5-1 fashion but the Irish responded with a 3-2 overtime victory on Saturday night. It was all Minnesota on Friday night with
Andrew McGuinness | Friday, January 28, 2022
When the Notre Dame hockey team (17-7-0, 9-5-0-3-0-0 B10) ended October with their first two regulation losses of the season in consecutive road matches against the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers (14-10-0, 9-5-0-1-1-0 B10), the sense of urgency was mild. The Irish were still in the process of finding out who they were as a
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