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Dominic Gibson | Wednesday, November 11, 2020
The 2020-21 Notre Dame hockey season is set to begin Friday at the Compton Family Ice Arena with a two-game home series against Wisconsin. Despite starting school in August, the Big Ten did not give the green light to start action until a full three months after first practices. Irish head coach Jeff Jackson said
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
Grant DelVecchio | Friday, May 15, 2020
When you’ve achieved the type of success that the Notre Dame hockey team and head coach Jeff Jackson have during Jackson’s 15-year tenure with the team, every season is met with lofty expectations and goals of reaching the national championship game. The Irish entered the 2019-2020 hockey season two years removed from a 2-1 loss
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, March 5, 2020
After closing out the regular season at home this past weekend with a 2-2 draw against Michigan State, Notre Dame will prepare to make the trip to Minnesota this weekend for the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament. The Irish and Golden Gophers will play a best-of-three series as postseason action begins across the conference.
Jimmy Ward | Monday, March 2, 2020
The Notre Dame hockey squad (14-13-7, 9-9-6-4) closed out their regular season home slate against the Michigan State Spartans (15-17-2, 11-11-2-0) in a series over the weekend. Although the first game saw the Irish fall 1-3, they bounced back in the second game with a sold-out crowd cheering them on and finished the game against
Dominic Gibson | Friday, February 28, 2020
After sweeping a critical Big Ten weekend series against one of the hottest teams in Michigan, the Notre Dame hockey team will close out the regular season against Michigan State at home. The Irish (14-12-6, 9-8-5 Big Ten) currently sit in fourth place in the Big Ten standings but after this weekend can finish anywhere
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, February 24, 2020
The Notre Dame hockey team swept the Michigan Wolverines this weekend at a series in Ann Arbor, successfully revenging a squad that beat them on their own ice earlier this season. The Irish (14-12-6, 9-8-5-3) came into their matchup against the rival Wolverines (15-14-3, 10-10-2-1) after a disappointing weekend following a bye week against Minnesota,
Colin Capece | Friday, February 21, 2020
Following a 2-1 loss against Minnesota at home Saturday night, Notre Dame will hit the road to face Big Ten rival Michigan in a weekend series. The Irish (12-12-6, 7-8-5) will look to start hitting their stride at the right time as they enter the final stretch of the regular season. Holding onto leads late
Jimmy Ward | Friday, February 14, 2020
The Notre Dame hockey program will be faced with a big test this weekend when the puck drops in Compton Family Ice Arena as the Irish will play host to the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The Gophers (13-11-4, 8-6-4-3 B1G) hosted Notre Dame earlier this year in Minneapolis where the Irish (12-11-5, 7-7-4 B1G), undefeated at
Jimmy Ward | Monday, February 3, 2020
After their first contest resulted in a tie, the Notre Dame hockey team defeated No. 8 Penn State on the road this weekend in front of a Nittany Lion (17-9-2, 9-7-2 B1G) crowd in University Park. Although the first game of the series resulted in a tie, the Irish (12-11-5, 7-7-4) did not come away