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Jack Concannon | Monday, April 1, 2019
In the past few years, Notre Dame has had a flair for the dramatic. Between the overtime wins and the clutch scoring, it felt as if the Irish (23-14-3, 11-11-2 Big Ten) have been destined to win important games. After a classic overtime win against Clarkson in the first round of the NCAA tournament, it
Tobias Hoonhout | Friday, March 22, 2019
After three-straight victories in the Big Ten tournament, Notre Dame finds itself in a familiar position as the Irish aim to defend their conference championship against Penn State on home ice Saturday night. Notre Dame swept Michigan State in a best-of-three series to move on to the semifinals, where an overtime goal from freshman forward
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, February 28, 2019
As the race for home-ice advantage comes down to the wire, No. 17 Notre Dame is set to host No. 18 Penn State in the Big Ten regular-season finale. While conference-rival Ohio State has clinched the regular-season title, a regulation win for the Irish (17-12-3, 10-10-2 Big Ten) over the Nittany Lions (18-12-2, 10-11-1 Big
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, October 22, 2018
No. 1 Notre Dame’s performance over the weekend was reminiscent of last year’s historic season, as the Irish (3-0-1) reaffirmed their top national ranking when they trounced Nebraska-Omaha on the road in a two-game series. The Irish put on a solid showing on Friday, swiftly handling the Mavericks (0-3-1) by scoring four goals on 41
Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, September 4, 2018
Five Irish players were named captains for the 2018-2019 season by head coach Jeff Jackson on Monday. Junior defensemen Andrew Peeke was named team captain, while seniors forward Jack Jenkins, forward Dylan Malmquist, defenseman Bobby Nardella and junior forward Cal Burke as alternate captains. These five players were significant contributors to last season’s team that
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
Michael Ivey and Connor Mulvena | Monday, November 13, 2017
No. 6 Notre Dame swept its two-game weekend series against No. 19 Penn State in the team’s conference home opener at Compton Family Ice Arena. The Nittany Lions (5-7-0, 2-4-0-0) got on the board first during Friday night’s game, scoring 4:39 into the first period to give themselves a 1-0 lead. Notre Dame (8-3-1, 4-0-0-0) would
Zach Klonsinski | Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Notre Dame swept Providence in the second round of the Hockey East playoffs over the first weekend of break to reach the semifinals at Boston’s TD Garden for only the second time, but the Irish fell flat against the bane of their brief Hockey East existence — UMass Lowell — on Friday. The Providence sweep
Zach Klonsinski | Monday, February 20, 2017
The word “playoff” was tossed around before, during and after No. 15 Notre Dame’s series with No. 9 Providence this weekend. Entering the weekend, just one point separated the Irish (18-9-5, 11-5-4 Hockey East) and Friars (18-9-5, 10-7-3) in the Hockey East standings, but Notre Dame pulled away for a 4-1 victory Friday and overcame