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Andrew McGuinness | Friday, March 11, 2022
Perhaps nothing shows just how far the Irish hockey team (26-9-0, 16-6-0-4-0-0 B10) have come this year, especially compared to the last two seasons where they were a pedestrian 29-28-9, like their record against the Michigan Wolverines (27-9-1, 16-8-0-0-3-0). Holding your own against a Michigan team stacked with the first, second, fourth and fifth overall
Nate Moller | Wednesday, January 19, 2022
The 13th-ranked Irish (16-7-0, 9-5-0-4-1-0 B1G) returned to action this past weekend to face off against the 15th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes (16-7-1, 8-5-1-0-1-1 B1G) in Columbus. Although the Irish managed to win the first game 3-2 in overtime, they dropped the second game by a score of 4-1. In game one, it was the Buckeyes
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
Nate Moller | Monday, March 15, 2021
The Notre Dame hockey team was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament Sunday afternoon at Compton Family Ice Arena when the fourth-seeded Irish lost to the fifth-seeded Penn State Nittany Lions by a score of 6-3. After the game, head coach Jeff Jackson talked about how challenging it is to beat a
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, March 8, 2021
Nearly three months after their regular season started, Notre Dame (14-12-2, 12-10-2-1-2-2) finished it in style. The Irish swept the Penn State Nittany Lions (9-11-0, 7-11-0-2-1-0) out of Compton Family Ice Arena with a 5-2 victory on Friday night. They were even better on their senior night Saturday, pulling out a 7-1 offensive explosion to
Dominic Gibson | Tuesday, December 8, 2020
The No. 15 Notre Dame hockey team (3-3, 2-2 Big Ten) hosted No. 20 Arizona State (3-4-1) at the Compton Family Ice Arena Thursday and Friday. The Irish earned a series split with their last second 5-4 victory in game two after dropping game one to the Sun Devils 6-3. Game one saw the Sun
Jack Concannon | Friday, November 15, 2019
After an impressive weekend sweep of the Ohio State Buckeyes, the Irish hockey team (7-0-1, 3-0-1 Big Ten) will get back to work this weekend, beginning a long road trip starting against No. 27 Wisconsin (5-5, 0-2 Big Ten). Irish head coach Jeff Jackson addressed the challenge ahead of the team during his weekly press
Jack Concannon and Dominic Gibson | Monday, November 11, 2019
This past weekend, the No. 5 Notre Dame Irish hosted the No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes in a two-game series. After securing four Big Ten points against Minnesota, the Irish (7-0-1, 3-0-1 Big Ten) looked to continue their unbeaten start on home ice, their first since the 1998-99 season. Game One In game one of
Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, October 30, 2019
The No. 5 Notre Dame men’s hockey squad were able to tally two wins against Lake Superior State last weekend. The pair of victories bring them up to four wins on the year after they defeated Air Force in a two-game series earlier this month. The Irish were able to take the first game of
Hayden Adams and Dominic Gibson | Monday, October 14, 2019
The No. 8 Notre Dame hockey team hosted the Air Force Academy Falcons this weekend for the first time since 1992 to open up the 2019-2020 regular season. Coming off of a 4-2 victory against the USA Hockey National Team Development Program, the Irish were looking to continue their good start with a strong showing