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Notre Dame Set to Face Boston College at Fenway Park in 2014
Apr 30, 2013, 10:16 AM EDT
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In Notre Dame’s inaugural season in Hockey East, the Irish will visit a number of unfamiliar venues as teams such as Vermont, New Hampshire, and Providence replace familiar CCHA rivals. Instead of traveling to Yost and Munn Arenas, the Irish will be visitors at facilities such as the Gutterson Fieldhouse, Whittemore Center, and Schneider Arena.…
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Despite its short life span, Compton Family Ice Arena has already garnered a number of rituals that occur at every Irish home game. A highlight video precedes the introduction of the Notre Dame starters, the crowd informally votes for a “fan of the game,” and the band plays the alma mater after the game, to…
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Notre Dame Hosts Bowling Green in Last Regular-Season Series
Mar 1, 2013, 11:30 AM EDT
As Notre Dame returns home for its final series of the regular season, there is still much to play for when Bowling Green comes to town this weekend. Although they have the three-seed locked up in the CCHA tournament, the Irish aren’t out of the woods yet, ranked 14th in the PairWise rankings that help…
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Sports have a funny way of affecting you. In a way, it’s odd that the ability of a 20-year-old to get a ball through a hoop or a puck through a net can have such an impact on your emotions. But for true sports fans, some games – good and bad – stick with you…
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Way back in November, I wrote a preview about our road series against Michigan, which ended up being Notre Dame’s first sweep at Yost Arena since 1978. Since then, the Wolverines have gone 6-12-1 and are currently sitting in a tie with Bowling Green for eighth place in the CCHA. In that preview I may…
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In my preview last week, I wrote that the Irish were hoping to use the Alaska series as a way to get out of a disappointing 1-3 stretch. Coming back from a four-game, eight-day road trip, this was the time to get back on track. Junior defenseman Stephen Johns said they were treating it like…
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Ever since media day – before the first puck of the season dropped – the Notre Dame hockey team has made it abundantly clear that this is a new year. Last year’s disappointing finish is a completely separate entity from this Fighting Irish squad. Coming off a Frozen Four appearance, the 2011-2012 team squandered a…
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Following a controversial Thanksgiving series with visiting North Dakota last week, the Irish are back in action Friday and Saturday with their hardest stretch of the season behind them. I think I talk about this every week, but Notre Dame just concluded an eleven-game streak against ranked opponents. After doing battle with Minnesota-Duluth, Northern Michigan,…
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So far this season, there have been a few “first since” comments about the hockey team. For instance, this weekend Notre Dame will playing North Dakota at home for the first time since 1981. The Irish are coming off a road sweep of rival Michigan for the first time since 1978. When they face Lake…
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Irish Return to CCHA Play with Road Series against Michigan
Nov 16, 2012, 12:51 PM EDT
I’m going to preface this blog by saying what perhaps many Notre Dame students say on a regular basis, but it’s important to get it out there. From their sea of yellow to their fight song, few things bring me greater joy than beating Michigan. I don’t care if it’s in hockey, football, or badminton.…
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With all 5,022 fans – and trust me, there were 5,022 – on their feet, Bryan Rust skated up the ice while the numbers on the clock dwindled down from 10. Opposing goaltender Parker Milner had thwarted Notre Dame’s last 20 shots on goal, but Rust ripped one last attempt toward the Boston College net.…
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Another home series, another split. Like Minnesota-Duluth two weeks ago, Western Michigan set the tone on Friday while the Irish impressed in game two. Despite outshooting the Broncos 37-25 in the first game of the series, a slow start to the second period proved too big an obstacle for the Irish, who fell behind 2-0…
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During Notre Dame’s second-half skid last season, head coach Jeff Jackson often pointed to the team’s lack of secondary scoring and consistent goaltending. Nearly 30 percent of last year’s goals were from T.J. Tynan and Anders Lee, and Irish goalies posted an .893 save percentage on the season. For the start of 2012-2013 at least,…
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Over the last several years, Notre Dame hockey has followed an interesting pattern. In 2009, the Irish won both the CCHA regular-season and tournament titles en route to a 1-seed in the NCAA tournament. The next year, they finished 13-17-8, but rebounded in 2011 to make the Frozen Four. Last year, head coach Jeff Jackson’s…
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Entering Compton Family Ice Arena for the first time, Brett Lebda (’04) must have felt there was a lot more than just a parking lot separating him from his home as an Irish player. “It’s pretty impressive,” the current Columbus Blue Jacket defenseman said. “Walking in here kind of makes you upset that you didn’t…
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