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Ryan Murphy | Friday, February 24, 2023
To say that Notre Dame hockey has been a big part of Landon Slaggert’s life would be an understatement. After all, the junior forward’s relationship with the team essentially began at birth. “My dad’s been a coach, I think this is his 30th season now? Kind of crazy how time flies by,” Slaggert said after
Andrew McGuinness | Friday, February 24, 2023
In theory, the end of the season should provide the most dramatic moment of a team’s season. But that often is not the case. Many teams are either too good or too bad to have much at stake for their season finale. As a result, the last weekend of the season can sometimes be more
Andrew McGuinness and Tyler Reidy | Monday, February 6, 2023
Notre Dame entered this critical weekend in their 2022-23 campaign feeling better about themselves than they arguably have all season. The Irish entered Friday winners of three of their last four and five of their last seven matches. They were coming off their first series sweep since mid-October and their first all season in conference
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, January 30, 2023
By Ryan Murphy and Tom Zwiller In major need of a statement weekend, the Notre Dame hockey team delivered. They swept Wisconsin in a two-game set, claiming their first consecutive victories since October. The Irish downed Wisconsin on Friday night 5-3, taking the first game of a critical weekend set. With the win, Notre Dame
Andrew McGuinness | Friday, January 27, 2023
No matter who they play or what they do, Notre Dame hockey has been unable to escape the seesaw that their 2022-23 season has become. Since Nov. 11, the Irish have played seven two-game series against the same opponent, and they’ve split all seven. It doesn’t matter whether the Irish are playing teams at the
Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, January 18, 2023
By Tyler Reidy and Tom Zwiller A day before the Irish took the ice for their series opener against the No. 2 Minnesota Golden Gophers, football head coach Marcus Freeman got them ready. “One shift, one life — that was the spiel he gave us,” senior forward and assistant captain Trevor Janicke said of Freeman’s
Thomas Zwiller | Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Notre Dame hockey takes to the ice to start their official season on Friday Oct. 7 against defending National Champion Denver at 9 p.m., and then Air Force at 8 p.m. the next day. The two games are part of the Ice Breaker Tournament, an invitational tournament that invites four of the country’s best to
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
Gracie Eppler | Friday, April 8, 2022
On the way to preschool, the Janicke family car blasted the Notre Dame fight song on repeat. A love for Irish hockey was ingrained in the two Janicke brothers’ heads since before they were even old enough to pick up a stick. Eight hours away, the Slaggert brothers jammed along to the same melody with
Andrew McGuinness | Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Notre Dame’s hockey season officially ended last Saturday with a 1-0 loss to Minnesota State in the NCAA Tournament Regional Finals. For some of the graduating players on Notre Dame’s roster, it may be the end of their playing careers. But three skaters—senior defenseman Spencer Stastney, graduate student defenseman Adam Karashik, and senior forward Graham