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Hayden Adams | Monday, September 21, 2020
I’ve said it a million times in Sports Authorities and columns, but I’m from Kentucky. That reason I’m bringing it up this time though is not to talk about football and basketball, but hockey. To be honest — and this may be heresy — I knew nothing about Notre Dame football before I got to
Connor Mulvena | Friday, November 9, 2018
After splitting a home series with No. 7 Ohio State, No. 6 Notre Dame will head to Ann Arbor this weekend to take on No. 14 Michigan in a two-game series at Yost Ice Arena. The Irish (4-3-1, 1-1 Big Ten) met with the Wolverines (4-3) five times last year — Notre Dame’s first season
Connor Mulvena | Friday, May 18, 2018
Any program looking to break through the top ranks and solidify itself as a force to be reckoned with needs key pieces. It needs a core group of leaders to elevate the team from a good program to a national powerhouse. For Notre Dame, Jake Evans was that guy. In Evans’ four-year tenure at Notre
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,
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, April 16, 2018
Notre Dame junior defenseman Dennis Gilbert has signed a three-year, entry-level deal with the Chicago Blackhawks, the team announced in a press release Friday. Gilbert was selected by Chicago in the third-round of the 2015 NHL Draft with the 91st overall pick. Gilbert helped the Irish advance to two Frozen Fours in his three seasons with
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, April 12, 2018
Notre Dame junior forward Andrew Oglevie has signed a two-year, entry-level deal with the Buffalo Sabres, the team announced in a press release on Wednesday. Oglevie finished his college career last weekend with Notre Dame, as the Irish (28-10-2, 17-6-1 Big Ten) lost to Minnesota Duluth in the national championship game Saturday. Oglevie recorded the
Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Less than a week after helping to lead his team to an appearance in the national championship, Irish senior forward and captain Jake Evans signed a two-year, entry-level deal with the Montreal Canadiens on Monday, the program announced in a press release Tuesday. In the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, Evans was a seventh-round draft pick
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
Connor Mulvena | Monday, April 9, 2018
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Heading into the 2017-2018 season, the Irish were without star left wing Anders Bjork, who decided to go pro after his junior year. Bjork was a major catalyst for the Notre Dame offense last season, leading the team on the year with 21 goals and 31 assists for a total of
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