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Joseph Tunney | Monday, October 10, 2022
This weekend the Notre Dame Fighting Irish hockey team traveled to Colorado to play a pair of local teams in the Ice Breaker Tournament. In Friday’s matchup, the Irish squared off against the Denver Pioneers, a program with a longstanding hockey tradition. The Pioneers are the defending national champions and entered the season ranked No.
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
Max Petrosky and Observer Photo Department | Saturday, February 26, 2022
Continuing their late-season win streak, the No. 9 Notre Dame hockey team defeated No. 2 Michigan 4-1 in the series’ first matchup Friday night. Observer Photographer Max Petrosky was behind the glass to capture the key moments of the Irish’s thrilling victory.
Nate Moller | Wednesday, February 23, 2022
The 2022 Big Ten Hockey Tournament is less than two weeks away, and although the Irish have a crucial final regular season series against Michigan this weekend, it’s time to look at the keys to success for the Irish in the Big Ten Tournament and hopefully the NCAA Tournament. The Irish currently sit at ninth
Nate Moller | Tuesday, February 15, 2022
The No. 11 Notre Dame hockey team (21-9-0, 13-7-0-5-1-0 B1G) split a weekend series in Madison against the Wisconsin Badgers (9-20-3, 6-15-1-1-2-0), losing Saturday’s game by a score of 5-3 but winning the series finale on Sunday by a 3-2 margin. Night one in Madison The Irish opened the series with a disappointing 5-3 loss,
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
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, January 21, 2022
The thirteenth-ranked Irish defeated Boston College in dominant fashion by a score of 8-2 on Wednesday night at the Compton Family Ice Arena behind a five goal second period, in which the Irish took advantage of multiple power play opportunities. The attendance at Compton on Wednesday night was over 4,000, and plenty of students were
Nate Moller | Wednesday, January 19, 2022
The 13th-ranked Irish (16-7-0, 9-5-0-4-1-0 B1G) returned to action this past weekend to face off against the 15th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes (16-7-1, 8-5-1-0-1-1 B1G) in Columbus. Although the Irish managed to win the first game 3-2 in overtime, they dropped the second game by a score of 4-1. In game one, it was the Buckeyes
Andrew McGuinness | Thursday, January 13, 2022
If you just looked at the Big 10 standings, you might not think there’s a big difference between this year’s Notre Dame hockey team (15-6-0, 8-4-0 Big 10) and last year’s. After all, the Irish finished third in the conference last year; with just under half of this year’s 36-game schedule left to play, Notre
Andrew McGuinness | Friday, December 3, 2021
After COVID canceled last Friday’s scheduled matchup against Boston College, well-rested No. 8 Notre Dame (10-3-0, 4-2-0-2-0 B10) will face host the No. 18 Ohio State Buckeyes (8-4-0, 4-2-0-0-0 B10) this weekend. The unexpected bye week creates an interesting dynamic of rest v. rust. “I’ve always been concerned about bye weeks,” Irish head coach Jeff