Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey
Notre Dame Fighting Irish | |
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University | University of Notre Dame |
Conference | Big Ten |
Head coach |
Jeff Jackson 13th season, 293–176–54 (.612) |
Captain(s) | Jake Evans |
Alternate captain(s) |
Jordan Gross, Luke Ripley, Andrew Oglevie |
Arena |
Compton Family Ice Arena Capacity: 5,022 |
Location | Notre Dame, Indiana |
Colors |
Blue and Gold[1] |
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four | |
2008, 2011, 2017, 2018 | |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 | |
Conference Tournament championships | |
CCHA: 2007, 2009, 2013; Big Ten: 2018 | |
Conference regular season championships | |
Big Ten: 2017–18 | |
Current uniform | |
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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey team is the college ice hockey team at the University of Notre Dame, competing at the NCAA Division I level and is an associate member of the Big Ten Conference.
Conference history
Prior to the 2013–14 season, the team competed in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, and also won its last ever conference championship. In the 2013–2014 season, the team began to play in the Hockey East conference, where it played until the conclusion of the 2016-2017 season. Beginning in the 2017–2018 season, the team joined the Big Ten Conference.[2]
The head coach is Jeff Jackson; the assistant coaches are Paul Pooley, Andy Slaggert, and Kevin Lind.
History
Ice hockey has existed on and off as both a club and varsity sport at Notre Dame since 1912. The modern era of Notre Dame hockey began in 1968, when the Fighting Irish began to play as a Division I independent. In 1971, the team joined its first conference, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). The team continued playing in the WCHA for a decade until moving to the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) with the conference's three Michigan schools in 1981.[3]
The Fighting Irish lasted only two years in the new CCHA, when ice hockey was downgraded to a club sport for the 1983–1984 season. During that season, the Fighting Irish played in the Central States Collegiate Hockey League (CSCHL). Notre Dame finished that season second in the CSCHL with a record of 13–2–0.[4] In 1984–1985 Notre Dame Hockey was once again elevated to varsity status with the team playing as a Division I independent. In 1992 Notre Dame rejoined the CCHA. The Irish struggled to remain competitive in the CCHA, but began to improve under head coach Dave Poulin. In 2004, Poulin led the team to its first ever NCAA Tournament. However, the following season was dramatically different. They only won five games, the worst season in school history. Poulin resigned after the season.[3]
Jeff Jackson era
In 2005, Jeff Jackson took over as head coach. Jackson, who had already won two national championships at Lake Superior State University, had an immediate impact at Notre Dame. In his first season with the Irish, the team greatly improved upon the five-win season, boosting its record to 13–19–5.[3] 2007 was even more successful. The Irish achieved their first ever number one ranking in both the Uscho.com and USA Today Polls and their first number one seeding for the NCAA Tournament. The following year, the Irish finished fourth in both the CCHA's regular season and playoffs, and again made the NCAA Tournament. Once there, the Irish went on to beat top-seeded New Hampshire 7–3 and third-seeded Michigan State 3–1 to advance to the Frozen Four for the first time in school history. From there, they defeated first-seeded Michigan in overtime to advance to the national title game, ultimately losing to Boston College 4–1.[5] Notre Dame also became the first four-seed to advance to the national semi-finals, and eventually to the national title game since the new 16-team format was introduced in 2003.[5] In the 2008–2009 season, the Irish added another CCHA regular season title and a CCHA Tournament title, defeating Michigan 5–2 in the title game. Notre Dame advanced to the 2009 NCAA Tournament where the Irish was upset by 16th seeded Bemidji State 1–5.[6]
The following season, Notre Dame finished with a record of 13–17–8 and ended the season after being swept by Ohio State two games to none in the three game opening round series of the CCHA Playoffs.[7][8] The Irish rebounded in the 2010–11 regular season at 23–13–5, and clinched their second trip to the Frozen Four in program history by defeating New Hampshire 2–1 in the Northeast Regional Final. The Fighting Irish faced the East Regional Champion Minnesota-Duluth in the National Semi-finals. The Irish fell to the eventual national champion 3–4.[9]
In October 2011, Notre Dame announced the team will join Hockey East starting in the 2013–14 season, in response to the conference realignment. The university also announced an expanded television broadcast deal with NBC.[10] The Fighting Irish Hockey began the 2011–12 season in the Edmund P. Joyce Center and played the last hockey game at the Joyce Center on October 15, 2011 against Ohio State.[11] The team opened the university's new 5,000-seat Compton Family Ice Arena on October 21, 2011 against Rensselaer.[12] Following the move into the new arena the Irish improved to a 7–3 home record in the new facility that included wins over future Hockey East rivals, Boston University, ranked 3th in the NCAA, Boston College, ranked 4th, and 8th ranked Western Michigan.[13] On January 4, 2012, former coach and long-time Notre Dame Athletic Department employee, Charles "Lefty" Smith died.[14] Smith coached the team from 1968 to 1987 as the first varsity ice hockey after helping the program transition from club to varsity status. Following his coaching career, he continued at Notre Dame in the athletic department until retiring just three days before his death.[14] The Fighting Irish finished the regular season with an overall record of 17–16–3 and a conference record of 12–13–3. The team defeated Ohio State in the opening round of the 2012 CCHA Tournament, sweeping the Buckeyes in two games by scores of 2–0 and 4–2.[15] In the second round of the CCHA Tournament, the team was defeated by the Michigan Wolverines in two games in a series that saw the first game go into a double overtime.[16] The team was defeated in the first round of the NCAA regional playoffs in 2013 and 2014, both times by the St. Cloud State Huskies.[17]
Head coaches
All-time coaching records
As of completion of 2017–18 regular season[18]
Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
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2005–present | Jeff Jackson | 12 | 293–176–54 | .612 |
1995–2005 | Dave Poulin | 10 | 139–197–50 | .425 |
1987–1995 | Ric Schafer | 8 | 112–152–15 | .428 |
1968–1987 | Lefty Smith | 18 | 294–314–30 | .484 |
1926–1927 | Benjamin Dubois | 1 | 3–7–1 | .318 |
1923–1926 | Tom Lieb | 3 | 3–8–3 | .321 |
1919–1923 | Paul Castner | 4 | 18–4–0 | .818 |
1912–1913 | G.R. Walsh | 1 | 1–2–0 | .333 |
Totals | 8 coaches | 58 seasons | 854–860–153 | .482 |
Postseason
NCAA tournament results
The Fighting Irish have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 10 times.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Results |
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2004 | No. 4 | Midwest Regional Semi-final | No. 1 Minnesota | L 5–2 |
2007 | No. 1 | Midwest Regional Semi-final Midwest Regional Final | No. 4 Alabama-Huntsville #3 Michigan State | W 3-2 L 2-1 |
2008 | No. 4 | West Regional Semi-final West Regional Final Frozen Four National Championship | No. 1 New Hampshire #3 Michigan State #1 Michigan #2 Boston College | W 7-3 W 3-1 W 5-4 L 4-1 |
2009 | No. 1 | Midwest Regional Semi-final | No. 4 Bemidji State | L 5-1 |
2011 | No. 3 | Northeast Regional Semi-final Northeast Regional Final Frozen Four | No. 2 Merrimack #4 New Hampshire #3 Minnesota-Duluth | W 4-3 W 2-1 L 4-3 |
2013 | No. 1 | Midwest Regional Semi-final | No. 4 St. Cloud State | L 5-1 |
2014 | No. 2 | West Regional Semi-final | No. 3 St. Cloud State | L 4-3 |
2016 | No. 3 | Midwest Regional Semi-final | No. 2 Michigan | L 3-2 |
2017 | No. 4 | Northeast Regional Semi-final Northeast Regional Final Frozen Four | No. 1 Minnesota #2 UMass-Lowell #1 Denver | W 3-2 W 3-2 L 6-1 |
2018 | No. 1 | East Regional Semi-final East Regional Final Frozen Four National Championship |
No. 4 Michigan Tech #2 Providence #2 Michigan No. 3 Minnesota-Duluth |
W 4-3 W 2-1 W 4-3 L 2-1 |
Players
Current roster
As of September 21, 2018.[19]
No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
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1 | Dylan St. Cyr | Sophomore | G | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 182 lb (83 kg) | 1999-05-23 | Northville, Michigan | USNTDP (USHL) | — | |
2 | Nate Clurman | Freshman | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 212 lb (96 kg) | 1998-05-08 | Boulder, Colorado | Langley (BCHL) | — | |
4 | Nick Leivermann | Freshman | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 179 lb (81 kg) | 1998-09-14 | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | Penticton (BCHL) | COL, 187th overall 2017 | |
5 | Matt Hellickson | Sophomore | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | 1998-03-21 | Rogers, Minnesota | Sioux City (USHL) | NJD, 214th overall 2017 | |
6 | Tory Dello | Junior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 1997-02-14 | Crystal Lake, Illinois | Tri-City (USHL) | — | |
8 | Matt Steeves | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 202 lb (92 kg) | 1997-10-04 | Bedford, New Hampshire | Muskegon (USHL) | — | |
10 | Cam Burke | Freshman | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1999-01-08 | Boxborough, Massachusetts | Sioux Falls (USHL) | — | |
11 | Cal Burke (A) | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 1997-03-19 | Boxborough, Massachusetts | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | — | |
12 | Felix Holmberg | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | 1996-04-25 | Stockholm, Sweden | AIK J20 (J20 SuperElit) | — | |
13 | Colin Theisen | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1997-04-24 | Monroe, Michigan | Dubuque (USHL) | — | |
15 | Michael Graham | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 191 lb (87 kg) | 1997-11-27 | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | Muskegon (USHL) | — | |
16 | Alex Steeves | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 1999-12-10 | Bedford, New Hampshire | Dubuque (USHL) | — | |
17 | Pierce Crawford | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1997-06-23 | Park Ridge, Illinois | Youngstown (USHL) | — | |
18 | Graham Slaggert | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | 1999-04-06 | South Bend, Indiana | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | — | |
19 | Mike O'Leary | Junior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 202 lb (92 kg) | 1998-01-01 | Halifax, Nova Scotia | Dubuque (USHL) | — | |
20 | Jake Pivonka | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 202 lb (92 kg) | 2000-02-28 | Woodridge, Illinois | USNTDP (USHL) | NYI, 103rd overall 2018 | |
21 | Joe Wegwerth | Senior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 227 lb (103 kg) | 1996-06-16 | Brewster, New York | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | FLA, 92nd overall 2014 | |
22 | Andrew Peeke (C) | Junior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 1998-03-17 | Parkland, Florida | Green Bay (USHL) | CBJ, 34th overall 2016 | |
23 | Luke Novak | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1995-02-27 | Waukesha, Wisconsin | Jersey (USPHL) | — | |
24 | Spencer Stastney | Freshman | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 2000-01-04 | Mequon, Wisconsin | USNTDP (USHL) | NSH, 131st overall 2018 | |
25 | Dylan Malmquist (A) | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | 1996-08-18 | Edina, Minnesota | Edina (USHS–MN) | — | |
26 | Cam Morrison | Junior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 1998-08-27 | Aurora, Ontario | Youngstown (USHL) | COL, 40th overall 2016 | |
27 | Bobby Nardella (A) | Senior | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1996-04-22 | Rosemont, Illinois | Tri-City (USHL) | — | |
28 | Jack Jenkins (A) | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1995-07-11 | Lake Bluff, Illinois | Fargo (USHL) | — | |
29 | Charlie Raith | Freshman | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1997-04-30 | Winnetka, Illinois | Central Illinois (USHL) | — | |
32 | Cale Morris | Junior | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1996-05-22 | Larkspur, Colorado | Waterloo (USHL) | — | |
33 | Nick Sanford | Sophomore | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 184 lb (83 kg) | 1996-12-15 | Morristown, New Jersey | Boston Jr. Bruins (USPHL) | — |
Notable alumni
Over 100 Fighting Irish alumni have gone on to play professional ice hockey, including a number of current and former NHL and WHA players.[20]
- Anders Bjork
- Jim Brown
- Jack Brownschidle
- Jeff Brownschidle
- Ian Cole
- Erik Condra
- Ray Delorenzi
- Mark Eaton
- Steven Fogarty
- Rob Globke
- Christian Hanson
- Vinnie Hinostroza
- Larry Israelson
- Don Jackson
- Stephen Johns
- Brett Lebda
- Anders Lee
- Mike McNeill
- Greg Meredith
- Kevin Nugent
- Bill Nyrop
- Wes O'Neill
- Victor Oreskovich
- Kyle Palmieri
- Alex Pirus
- Dave Poulin
- Robbie Russo
- Bryan Rust
- Riley Sheahan
- Ben Simon
- Yan Stastny
- Ryan Thang
- T. J. Tynan
- Mark Van Guilder
- Tim Wallace
- Brian Walsh
Team captains
- Terry Lorenz & Steve Noble, 1996–97
- Steve Noble, 1997–98
- Brian Urick, 1998–99
- Ben Simon, 1999–2000
- Ryan Dolder, 2000–01
- Evan Nielsen, 2001–03
- Aaron Gill, 2003–04
- Cory McLean, 2004–05
- T. J. Jindra, 2005–07
- Mark Van Guilder, 2007–08
- Erik Condra, 2008–09
- Ryan Thang, 2009–10
- Joe Lavin, 2010–11
- Sean Lorenz & Billy Maday, 2011–12
- Anders Lee, 2012–13
- Jeff Costello, 2013–14
- Steven Fogarty, 2014–15
- Steven Fogarty & Robbie Russo, 2015
- Steven Fogarty, 2015–16
- Cal Petersen, 2016–17
- Jake Evans, 2017–present
Compton Family Ice Arena
In February 2009, The University of Notre Dame announced it will begin construction on a new, freestanding, on-campus ice arena designed to meet the needs of both the Irish hockey team and the local community.[21] Construction on the 5,022-seat arena began on March 15, 2010 with the venue opening in the Fall of 2011.[22] The arena held its first Notre Dame hockey game on October 21, 2011 when a sellout crowd saw Notre Dame defeat Rensselaer 5–2.[23]
The new ice arena is located south of the Joyce Center, just north of Edison Road, and just west of where the new Irish track and field facility is being constructed. The majority of the general public arena seating is of the chair-back variety with bleacher seating in the student section.[24] The Compton Family Center replaced the rink inside the Edmund P. Joyce Center. During the time that the Irish played at the Joyce Center, the facility was the second smallest home rink in the CCHA with a hockey capacity of 2,857. All seats were benchers, and most of the seating consists of temporary bleachers. In 2007, the Irish compiled an impressive 14–2–2 home record at the Joyce Center.
References
- ↑ Notre Dame Logo Sheet (PDF). Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- ↑ 22, Jim Connelly • Senior Writer • March; 2016. "Sources: Notre Dame leaving Hockey East for Big Ten in 2017". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
- 1 2 3 "Notre Dame Men's Hockey: Team History". US Colleg Hockey Online. 1996–2010. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
- ↑ "Year-by-year Standings". Central States Collegiate Hockey League. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
- 1 2 AP Staff (March 31, 2008). "Notre Dame books ticket to first frozen four". USA Today. Retrieved March 31, 2008.
- ↑ NHL.com Staff (March 28, 2009). "Bemidji State stuns top-seeded Notre Dame; Cornell nips Northeastern". National Hockey League. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
- ↑ "Notre Dame Fighting Irish Men's Hockey 2009–2010 Team Statistics". U.S. College Hockey Online. 2010. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
- ↑ Boggs, Justin J. (March 6, 2010). "Carlson Stops 47 as Ohio State Sweeps Notre Dame". U.S. College Hockey Online. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
- ↑ Gardiner, Andy (April 7, 2011). "Minnesota-Duluth tops Notre Dame for spot in title game". USA Today. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
- ↑ AP Staff (October 6, 2011). "Notre Dame joining Hockey East". ESPN. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
- ↑ Di Carlo, Angelo (October 16, 2011). "Irish Icers fall in final hockey game ever at the Joyce Center". WNDU-TV. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
- ↑ Meenan, Jim (October 20, 2011). "Notre Dame hockey: Opening night finally arrives". Retrieved April 30, 2012.
- ↑ DeFranks, Matthew (January 19, 2012). "A brand new barn". The Observer. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
- 1 2 Di Carlo, Angelo (January 4, 2012). "Irish hockey legend "Lefty" Smith passes away at age 81". WNDU-TV. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
- ↑ Gans, Sam (March 4, 2012). "Hockey: Irish sweep Ohio State, advance in playoffs". The Observer. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
- ↑ Lacy, Eric (March 10, 2012). "Michigan hockey sweeps Notre Dame, advances to CCHA semi-finals". The Detroit News. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
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- ↑ http://www.uscho.com/stats/history/notre-dame/mens-hockey/
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- ↑ "Alumni Report". Internet Hockey Database. 2008. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
- ↑ "Hockey Arena Construction" (PDF). University of Notre Dame. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 14, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
- ↑ Masoud, Chris (April 19, 2010). "Hockey: New arena to boost program". The Observer. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
- ↑ Meenan, Jim (October 22, 2011). "Notre Dame hockey: Irish win first game in Compton Family Ice Arena". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
- ↑ "Notre Dame to Construct New Ice Arena on Campus". und.cstv.com. Retrieved February 12, 2009.