# 2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey season

The 2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Jeff Jackson, in his 10th season with the Fighting Irish. The Fighting Irish played their home games at Compton Family Ice Arena on campus in Notre Dame, Indiana, and competed in Hockey East.

## Previous season

In 2013–14, the Fighting Irish finished 8th in Hockey East with a record of 23–13–2, 9–9–2 in conference play. In the 2014 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, they defeated top-seeded Boston College in the quarterfinal, two games to one, before falling to UMass Lowell in the semifinals, 0–4. They qualified for the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament and were selected as the second seed in the West Region in St. Paul, Minnesota. They fell in overtime, 3–4, to St. Cloud State in the first round and were eliminated.

## Personnel
### Roster

As of January 8, 2015.

### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at Notre Dame | Alma Mater |
| Jeff Jackson | Head coach | 10 | Michigan State University (1978) |
| Paul Pooley | Associate head coach | 10 | Ohio State University (1984) |
| Andy Slaggert | Assistant coach | 22 | University of Notre Dame (1989) |
| Gordon Burnett | Volunteer Assistant Coach | 1 | The College of St. Scholastica (2006) |

## Standings

2014–15 Hockey East men's standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #2 Boston University †* | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 88 | 55 | 41 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 158 | 95 |
| #1 Providence | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 61 | 37 | 41 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 123 | 84 |
| #13 Boston College | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 60 | 50 | 38 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 107 | 91 |
| #17 Massachusetts–Lowell | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 70 | 52 | 39 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 134 | 101 |
| Notre Dame | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 64 | 54 | 42 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 126 | 116 |
| Northeastern | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 70 | 69 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 107 | 107 |
| Vermont | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 62 | 53 | 41 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 110 | 91 |
| New Hampshire | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 21 | 66 | 68 | 40 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 119 | 109 |
| Connecticut | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 42 | 74 | 36 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 66 | 111 |
| Maine | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 64 | 74 | 39 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 108 | 127 |
| Merrimack | 22 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 38 | 56 | 38 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 81 | 93 |
| Massachusetts | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 59 | 102 | 36 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 99 | 152 |
| Championship: March 21, 2015 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 9, 2015 |||||||||||||||

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 5 | 5:00 PM | Waterloo* | #12 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | | L 4–5 | 3,444 | 0–0–0 |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| October 10 | 7:30 PM | RPI* | #12 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Ice Breaker Tournament) | | L 2–3 | 5,022 | 0–1–0 |
| October 12 | 3:30 PM | Minnesota–Duluth* | #12 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Ice Breaker Tournament) | | L 0–3 | 4,468 | 0–2–0 |
| October 17 | 7:30 PM | Lake Superior State* | | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | W 5–3 | 3,760 | 1–2–0 |
| October 18 | 6:00 PM | Lake Superior State* | | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | W 5–1 | 3,692 | 2–2–0 |
| October 24 | 7:30 PM | Niagara* | | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | | W 6–3 | 4,194 | 3–2–0 |
| October 25 | 7:00 PM | Niagara* | | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | W 7–0 | 4,446 | 4–2–0 |
| October 31 | 8:00 PM | #13 Vermont | #20 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | W 3–2 | 3,609 | 5–2–0 (1–0–0) |
| November 1 | 7:00 PM | #13 Vermont | #20 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 3,947 | 5–2–1 (1–0–1) |
| November 7 | 8:00 PM | at #1 Minnesota* | #15 | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota | BTN | L 0–5 | 10,052 | 5–3–1 |
| November 9 | 5:00 PM | at #1 Minnesota* | #15 | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota | ESPNU | L 2–4 | 9,774 | 5–4–1 |
| November 14 | 7:00 PM | at Merrimack | | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 2,549 | 6–4–1 (2–0–1) |
| November 15 | 7:00 PM | at Merrimack | | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | | L 1–4 | 2,549 | 6–5–1 (2–1–1) |
| November 20 | 7:30 PM | #5 UMass Lowell | | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | | L 1–3 | 3,636 | 6–6–1 (2–2–1) |
| November 21 | 7:30 PM | #5 UMass Lowell | | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 5,022 | 6–6–2 (2–2–2) |
| November 28 | 7:30 PM | #17 Union* | | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Shillelagh Tournament) | | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 5,022 | 6–7–2 |
| November 29 | 7:30 PM | Ohio State* | | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Shillelagh Tournament) | | L 1–5 | 4,789 | 6–8–2 |
| December 5 | 7:00 PM | at UMass | | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | W 7–5 | 2,744 | 7–8–2 (3–2–2) |
| December 6 | 7:00 PM | at UMass | | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | W 4–0 | 2,469 | 8–8–2 (4–2–2) |
| December 28 | 4:00 PM | vs. #6 Miami (OH)* | | Germain Arena • Estero, Florida (Florida College Hockey Classic) | | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 3,529 | 9–8–2 |
| December 29 | 7:30 PM | vs. Lake Superior State* | | Germain Arena • Estero, Florida (Florida College Hockey Classic) | | L 1–2 | 3,149 | 9–9–2 |
| January 9 | 7:30 PM | at Western Michigan* | | Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | CBSSN | L 2–4 | 3,017 | 9–10–2 |
| January 10 | 6:00 PM | Western Michigan* | | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | L 3–4 | 4,938 | 9–11–2 |
| January 16 | 7:30 PM | Connecticut | | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 5,202 | 9–11–3 (4–2–3) |
| January 18 | 2:00 PM | at Connecticut | | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | | W 6–1 | 4,597 | 10–11–3 (5–2–3) |
| January 23 | 7:00 PM | at Northeastern | | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | L 2–3 | 3,346 | 10–12–3 (5–3–3) |
| January 24 | 7:00 PM | at Northeastern | | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | L 2–4 | 2,983 | 10–13–3 (5–4–3) |
| January 30 | 7:30 PM | New Hampshire | | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | | L 2–5 | 5,188 | 10–14–3 (5–5–3) |
| January 31 | 6:30 PM | New Hampshire | | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | W 5–3 | 4,891 | 11–14–3 (6–5–3) |
| February 6 | 7:00 PM | at Maine | | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | NESN | T 4–4 $^{OT}$ | 4,045 | 11–14–4 (6–5–4) |
| February 7 | 7:00 PM | at Maine | | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | FCS | W 5–1 | 4,350 | 12–14–4 (7–5–4) |
| February 13 | 7:30 PM | #11 Providence | | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | W 2–0 | 4,562 | 13–14–4 (8–5–4) |
| February 14 | 8:00 PM | #11 Providence | | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | L 2–3 | 5,002 | 13–15–4 (8–6–4) |
| February 20 | 7:30 PM | at #3 Boston University | | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 5,376 | 13–15–5 (8–6–5) |
| February 21 | 7:00 PM | at #3 Boston University | | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | W 3–2 | 5,049 | 14–15–5 (9–6–5) |
| February 27 | 7:30 PM | #9 Boston College | | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Holy War on Ice) | NBCSN | L 0–2 | 5,022 | 14–16–5 (9–7–5) |
| February 28 | 6:00 PM | #9 Boston College | | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Holy War on Ice) | NBCSN | W 3–1 | 4,875 | 15–16–5 (10–7–5) |
| Postseason |||||||||
| March 6 | 7:35 PM | UMass* | | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Hockey East First Round) | | L 3–4 $^{5OT}$ | 3,994 | 15–17–5 |
| March 7 | 7:05 PM | UMass* | | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Hockey East First Round) | | W 5–3 | 4,289 | 16–17–5 |
| March 8 | 7:05 PM | UMass* | | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Hockey East First Round) | | W 7–0 | 3,368 | 17–17–5 |
| March 13 | 7:15 PM | at #14 UMass Lowell* | | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts (Hockey East Quarterfinal) | | L 0–5 | | |
| March 14 | 7:00 PM | at #14 UMass Lowell* | | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts (Hockey East Quarterfinal) | | W 4–2 | | |
| March 15 | 4:00 PM | at #14 UMass Lowell* | | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts (Hockey East Quarterfinal) | | L 4–6 | | |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## Statistics

Updated as of March 17, 2015.
Skaters :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts |
| Vince Hinostroza | 42 | 11 | 33 | 44 |
| Robbie Russo | 40 | 15 | 26 | 41 |
| Mario Lucia | 42 | 21 | 11 | 32 |
| Thomas Di Pauli | 41 | 8 | 21 | 29 |
| Jordan Gross | 42 | 7 | 21 | 28 |
| Anders Bjork | 41 | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| Steven Fogarty | 39 | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| Sam Herr | 42 | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| Austin Wuthrich | 37 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Jake Evans | 41 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| Peter Schneider | 41 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| Connor Hurley | 41 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| Andy Ryan | 42 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Luke Ripley | 42 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Justin Wade | 41 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Ben Ostlie | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Ali Thomas | 30 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Tony Bretzman | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dawson Cook | 35 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Joe Aiken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bo Brauer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Billitier | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Johnson | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | T | GAA | SV% | SO |
| Cal Petersen | 33 | 31 | 1891:36 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 2.51 | .919 | 4 |
| Chad Katunar | 15 | 11 | 737:08 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3.01 | .899 | 0 |

## Rankings

| Poll | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 (Final) |
| USCHO.com | 12 | RV | RV | 20 | 15 | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | | | | | | | |
| USA Today | 11 | RV | RV | RV | 14 | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | | | | | | | |