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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,
Nate Moller | Monday, February 21, 2022
The No. 11 Irish (23-9-0, 15-7-0-5-1-0 B1G) got a much-needed series sweep this weekend on the road in East Lansing, beating the Michigan State Spartans (11-20-1, 5-17-0-1-0-0 B1G) by scores of 2-1 and 4-2. Irish find way to win on Friday The Irish were outshot 37-22 on Friday night, but they managed to get the
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, February 7, 2022
The No. 13 Irish (20-8-0, 12-6-0-5-1-0 B1G) had one of their most impressive performances of the season this past weekend in their series sweep of the Penn State Nittany Lions (14-15-1, 5-14-1-1-1-1 B1G) by scores of 7-2 and 3-0. Third-period burst carries Irish The Irish posted an emphatic win on Friday night with seven different
Andrew McGuinness | Friday, January 21, 2022
The history of hockey has been dominated by great lines. Detroit’s Production Line in the 1950s of Mr. Hockey Gordie Howe, Sid Abel and Ted Linsday. Philadelphia’s famous Legion of Doom in the 1990s of John LeClair, Eric Lindros and Mikael Renberg. More recently, Boston’s vaunted Perfection Line of Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron and David
Andrew McGuinness | Friday, October 8, 2021
It certainly was not a disappointing season, but the 2020-21 men’s hockey campaign left something to be desired in South Bend, though not because of anything the Irish did on the ice. Fans were not permitted to attend games at the usually raucous Compton Family Ice Arena, leading to a disappointing 5-11-1 home record. Despite