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Tobias Hoonhout | Wednesday, February 13, 2019
On a snowy Tuesday night in South Bend, No. 15 Notre Dame seized its opportunity to right a recent slump with a convincing 5-2 win over rival Michigan to move just two points behind the Wolverines (12-13-6, 8-9-4 Big Ten) and into third place in the Big Ten with six games left in the regular
Jack Concannon | Friday, February 1, 2019
Before the Irish took on Michigan State last weekend the team was nine points out of first place in the Big Ten and only three points out of last. The Irish needed points and got them, taking five points from the Spartans with a win and a shootout win. Now the Irish find themselves in
Tobias Hoonhout | Friday, January 25, 2019
After dropping four of its first five games to start the second half of the season, No. 11 Notre Dame will look to continue a recent turnaround this coming weekend, as the Irish welcome conference rival Michigan State to South Bend. A sweep for Jeff Jackson’s team over the Spartans would push the Irish unbeaten
Tobias Hoonhout | Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Well, it’s getting close to that time of year for Notre Dame. Jeff Jackson’s squad got back on the right track this past weekend with four points against rival Wisconsin following a win and an overtime draw that pushed Notre Dame (13-8-2, 6-6-1 Big Ten) to third place in the conference standings with just six
Tobias Hoonhout | Monday, December 3, 2018
Coming off of a conference road sweep over Michigan State and an overtime home win Tuesday against Northern Michigan, No. 8 Notre Dame kept its win streak going with a non-conference sweep of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute this past weekend at Compton Family Ice Arena. Thanks to some stellar play at the back end and an
Tobias Hoonhout | Thursday, November 15, 2018
After splitting their second-straight conference series last weekend against No. 16 Michigan, No. 8 Notre Dame heads back north this coming Friday and Saturday to take on Big Ten rival and Irish head coach Jeff Jackson’s alma mater, Michigan State. Last weekend, the Irish (5-4-1, 2-2 Big Ten) split their first conference road series of
Tobias Hoonhout | Thursday, November 1, 2018
Coming off a sobering home sweep at the hands of No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth in a rematch of last year’s national championship, No. 5 Notre Dame now faces another tough test as the Irish (3-2-1) open conference play: No. 7 Ohio State, who pushed the Irish to overtime in the Big Ten tournament championship game. Notre
Tobias Hoonhout | Friday, October 26, 2018
Only four games into the regular season, Notre Dame will face off against No. 3 Minnesota Duluth in a rematch of last year’s national championship. While the Irish (3-0-1) have skated to a strong start this year, climbing up to a No. 1 ranking, it will be the Bulldogs (4-1-1) who have the upper hand
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,
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