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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
Tyler Reidy | Wednesday, February 22, 2023
One weekend remains in the regular season. Five of the seven Big Ten hockey seeding positions will come down to six games on Friday and Saturday. After taking five of six available points from No. 8 Ohio State two weekends ago, No. 20 Notre Dame is firmly in the mix. The Irish currently sit tied
Ryan Murphy | Friday, February 10, 2023
Amidst a heated race for postseason positioning, a milestone will take place on Saturday for Notre Dame hockey: Senior Night. After Notre Dame dons the striking ‘Irish Green’ jerseys to skate in their final regular-season home game against No. 7 Ohio State, the team will honor its 10 seniors and graduate students in a ceremony
Ryan Murphy | Friday, February 10, 2023
With just four games remaining in the regular season, it is crunch time for Notre Dame hockey. Playing in front of their home crowd for the final time in the 2022-23 regular season this weekend, the Fighting Irish welcome the No. 7 Ohio State Buckeyes to Compton Family Ice Arena. It’s yet another late-season series
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
Tyler Reidy | Friday, February 3, 2023
Much has changed since Notre Dame hockey hosted Michigan State back in late October. Ranked 12th at the time, the Irish had hoped to solidify themselves among the nation’s top 15; they now sit on the edge of the Top 20, according to USCHO rankings. The Spartans opened the season as an unproven bunch on
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
Ryan Murphy | Friday, January 27, 2023
As this weekend’s important conference series against Wisconsin approaches, three Notre Dame skaters have been nominated for college hockey’s most prestigious award. But don’t tell them that. With the Irish in the thick of the hunt to make the NCAA Tournament, individual awards are not at the forefront of their minds. “I didn’t know it
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 | Monday, January 23, 2023
By Ryan Murphy and Tyler Reidy Fighting Irish hockey obtained one of its strongest results of the season over the weekend in Happy Valley. Notre Dame weathered Penn State’s hostile environment to earn a split, stealing a 2-1 Friday win but dropping Saturday’s game 3-2. The Irish (11-12-3, 6-8-2) now have 20 points and are