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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
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
Thomas Zwiller | Friday, March 25, 2022
The Notre Dame men’s hockey team has advanced to the Albany Regional Final after their 2-1 overtime victory against North Dakota. Winning the final on Saturday would send the Irish to Boston, where they would play in the Frozen Four. However, standing in their way is a team that might be the most complete in
Nate Moller | Saturday, March 12, 2022
No. 8 Notre Dame had plenty of success against No. 4 Michigan during the regular season, winning all four of the regular-season meetings. But the Wolverines won when it mattered on Saturday night. They beat the Irish 2-1 in the Big Ten semifinals at Yost Arena. The Wolverines looked like the better team all night,
Andrew McGuinness | Friday, March 11, 2022
Perhaps nothing shows just how far the Irish hockey team (26-9-0, 16-6-0-4-0-0 B10) have come this year, especially compared to the last two seasons where they were a pedestrian 29-28-9, like their record against the Michigan Wolverines (27-9-1, 16-8-0-0-3-0). Holding your own against a Michigan team stacked with the first, second, fourth and fifth overall
Andrew McGuinness | Monday, February 28, 2022
Compton Family Ice Arena fell silent a mere 2:24 after the puck dropped on Friday night. Defenseman Nick Blankenburg crept down undetected off an offensive zone face-off win by the No. 2 Wolverines (25-10-1, 16-9-0-0-0 B10), burying a backdoor feed from Mackie Samoskevich. It was easy to see how Michigan could have used that goal,
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 | Monday, February 21, 2022
The No. 11 Irish (23-9-0, 15-7-0-5-1-0 B1G) got a much-needed series sweep this weekend on the road in East Lansing, beating the Michigan State Spartans (11-20-1, 5-17-0-1-0-0 B1G) by scores of 2-1 and 4-2. Irish find way to win on Friday The Irish were outshot 37-22 on Friday night, but they managed to get the
Andrew McGuinness | Friday, February 18, 2022
One week ago, Notre Dame hockey (20-8-0, 12-6-0-4-0-0 B10) couldn’t have been any hotter. The Irish were winners of six straight, coming off a convincing sweep of Penn State by a combined margin of 10-2. Other than a final weekend series against Michigan, the Irish were in prime position to coast into the B10 Tournament
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,