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Thomas Zwiller | Sunday, January 8, 2023
After splitting a home series with Alaska last weekend, the Notre Dame Men’s hockey team went on the road, resuming conference play against the University of Wisconsin Badgers. The Irish tread water, splitting with the cellar-dwelling Badgers. They dropped game one, 2-0, and they won game two, 6-4. Game one Game one was a relatively
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, November 14, 2022
By Tom Zwiller and Andrew McGuinness No. 18 Notre Dame hockey began its series against the No. 3 University of Michigan Wolverines on Friday night. In honor of Veterans Day, the sellout crowd sang the national anthem. And at its conclusion, four army ROTC cadets repelled from the jumbotron catwalk. The game was incredibly physical
Ryan Murphy | Monday, October 31, 2022
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish hockey team opened Big 10 conference play with a 5-0 win over the visiting Michigan State Spartans Friday night. The Irish were speedy and opportunistic all night, getting goals from five different scorers in the win. Goaltender Ryan Bischel was again solid for Notre Dame, kicking out all 30 shots
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
Nate Moller | Saturday, March 12, 2022
No. 8 Notre Dame had plenty of success against No. 4 Michigan during the regular season, winning all four of the regular-season meetings. But the Wolverines won when it mattered on Saturday night. They beat the Irish 2-1 in the Big Ten semifinals at Yost Arena. The Wolverines looked like the better team all night,
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,
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, November 22, 2021
The 14th-ranked Irish (10-3-0, 4-2-0 B1G) continued their run of dominance at Yost Ice Arena on Friday and Saturday. They swept the top-ranked Michigan Wolverines (10-4-0, 5-3-0 B1G) by scores of 3-2 and 5-4. With the sweep, the Irish have now won their last seven games in Ann Arbor. In the series opener, the Irish
Dominic Gibson | Sunday, July 25, 2021
The Notre Dame hockey team announced the incoming first-year class for the 2021-2022 school year which includes three forwards and one defenseman. Two of them are prospects for the upcoming 2021 NHL Entry Draft. After making the NCAA Championship field for the fifth consecutive season in 2020-2021, the Irish hope the new additions will bolster