# 2019–20 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey season

The 2019–20 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey season was the 60th season of play for the program and the 3rd season in the Big Ten Conference. The Fighting Irish represented the University of Notre Dame and were coached by Jeff Jackson, in his 15th season.

## Roster

As of September 12, 2019.

## Standings

2019–20 Big Ten ice hockey Standingsvte :
| | Conference record | 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 | 3/SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #9 Penn State | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 79 | 70 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 121 | 88 |
| #10 Ohio State | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 62 | 62 | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 91 | 80 |
| #17 Michigan | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 65 | 52 | 34 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 92 | 72 |
| #18 Minnesota | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 66 | 62 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 95 | 94 |
| Notre Dame | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 59 | 59 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 90 | 91 |
| Michigan State | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 54 | 54 | 34 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 80 | 82 |
| Wisconsin | 24 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 63 | 89 | 34 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 110 | 124 |
| Championship: March 21, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 1, 2020 ||||||||||||||||

## Schedule and Results

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Exhibition ||||||||||
| October 6 | 4:00 PM | at USNTDP* | #9 | USA Hockey Arena • Plymouth, Michigan (Exhibition) | | Bischel | W 4–2 | 622 | |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| October 11 | 7:10 PM | vs. Air Force* | #8 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | Bischel | W 4–3 | 4,977 | 1–0–0 |
| October 13 | 3:05 PM | vs. Air Force* | #8 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NHL Network | Bischel | W 6–1 | 3,506 | 2–0–0 |
| October 25 | 7:10 PM | vs. Lake Superior State* | #5 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | Bischel | W 5–2 | 3,991 | 3–0–0 |
| October 26 | 6:05 PM | vs. Lake Superior State* | #5 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NHL Network | Morris | W 6–4 | 4,178 | 4–0–0 |
| November 1 | 8:33 PM | at Minnesota | #5 | 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota | BTN | Morris | T 2–2 $^{3x3OTL}$ | 7,459 | 4–0–1 (0–0–1–0) |
| November 2 | 7:05 PM | at Minnesota | #5 | 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota | FSN | Morris | W 5–3 | 8,008 | 5–0–1 (1–0–1–0) |
| November 8 | 8:10 PM | vs. #9 Ohio State | #5 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | Morris | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 4,740 | 6–0–1 (2–0–1–0) |
| November 9 | 7:05 PM | vs. #9 Ohio State | #5 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | | Morris | W 2–1 | 4,858 | 7–0–1 (3–0–1–0) |
| November 15 | 8:02 PM | at #15 Wisconsin | #4 | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | FSN | Morris | L 0–3 | 9,698 | 7–1–1 (3–1–1–0) |
| November 16 | 8:07 PM | at #15 Wisconsin | #4 | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | | Morris | W 5–4 $^{OT}$ | 12,593 | 8–1–1 (4–1–1–0) |
| November 22 | 7:00 PM | at Michigan State | #3 | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan | | Morris | T 1–1 $^{SOW}$ | 4,898 | 8–1–2 (4–1–2–1) |
| November 23 | 7:00 PM | at Michigan State | #3 | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan | | Morris | L 2–3 | 5,902 | 8–2–2 (4–2–2–1) |
| November 29 | 7:05 PM | vs. #16 Bowling Green* | #5 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBC Sports Chi+ | Morris | L 2–5 | 5,271 | 8–3–2 (4–2–2–1) |
| November 30 | 7:07 PM | at #16 Bowling Green* | #5 | Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio | NBC Sports Chi+ | Bischel | L 2–5 | 3,382 | 8–4–2 (4–2–2–1) |
| December 6 | 7:01 PM | at #10 Boston College* | #9 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | | Morris | L 0–4 | 7,295 | 8–5–2 (4–2–2–1) |
| December 8 | 5:05 PM | vs. #10 Boston College* | #9 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBC Sports Phi+ | Morris | L 1–6 | 3,985 | 8–6–2 (4–2–2–1) |
| December 13 | 7:05 PM | vs. #7 Penn State | #15 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NHL Network | Morris | L 2–4 | 3,806 | 8–7–2 (4–3–2–1) |
| December 14 | 6:05 PM | vs. #7 Penn State | #15 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | | Morris | W 3–0 | 4,306 | 9–7–2 (5–3–2–1) |
| January 3 | 7:10 PM | vs. #19 Western Michigan* | #15 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | Morris | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 5,247 | 9–7–3 (5–3–2–1) |
| January 5 | 5:04 PM | at #19 Western Michigan* | #15 | Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | | Morris | W 4–1 | 3,762 | 10–7–3 (5–3–2–1) |
| January 10 | 7:00 PM | vs. Michigan | #14 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | Morris | L 0–3 | 4,896 | 10–8–3 (5–4–2–1) |
| January 11 | 6:00 PM | vs. Michigan | #14 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | | Morris | L 1–3 | 4,971 | 10–9–3 (5–5–2–1) |
| January 17 | 6:00 PM | at #9 Ohio State | #18 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | BTN | Morris | T 4–4 $^{SOW}$ | 7,507 | 10–9–4 (5–5–3–2) |
| January 18 | 5:00 PM | at #9 Ohio State | #18 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | | Morris | L 1–2 | 9,835 | 10–10–4 (5–6–3–2) |
| January 24 | 7:00 PM | vs. Wisconsin | | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBC Sports Chi+ | Morris | L 4–6 | 4,895 | 10–11–4 (5–7–3–2) |
| January 25 | 6:00 PM | vs. Wisconsin | | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBC Sports Chi+ | Morris | W 5–2 | 5,453 | 11–11–4 (6–7–3–2) |
| January 31 | 6:00 PM | at #8 Penn State | | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | BTN | Morris | T 3–3 $^{SOW}$ | 6,226 | 11–11–5 (6–7–4–3) |
| February 1 | 6:00 PM | at #8 Penn State | | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | | Morris | W 4–2 | 6,475 | 12–11–5 (7–7–4–3) |
| February 14 | 7:00 PM | vs. Minnesota | | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | Morris | T 3-3 $^{OTL}$ | 4,854 | 12-12-6 (7-7-4-4) |
| February 15 | 7:30 PM | vs. Minnesota | | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBC Sports Chi | Morris | L 1-2 | 5,804 | 12-13-6 (7-8-4-4) |
| February 21 | 4:00 PM | at Michigan | | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan | | Morris | W 2-1 | 5,800 | 13-12-6 (8-8-4-4) |
| February 22 | 7:00 PM | at Michigan | | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan | BTN | Morris | W 3-0 | 5,800 | 14-12-6 (9-8-4-4) |
| February 28 | 7:00 PM | vs. Michigan State | | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | Morris | L 1-3 | 5,265 | 14-13-6 (9-9-4-4) |
| February 29 | 6:00 PM | vs. Michigan State | | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBC Sports Phi+ | Morris | T 2-2 $^{SOW}$ | 5,355 | 14-13-7 (9-9-5-4) |
| Big Ten Tournament ||||||||||
| March 6 | 8:00 PM | at #19 Minnesota* | | 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Quarterfinal Game 1) | | Morris | W 1-0 | 2,012 | 15-13-7 |
| March 7 | 8:00 PM | at #19 Minnesota* | | 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Quarterfinal Game 2) | FSN | Morris | L 1-2 | 2,281 | 15-14-7 |
| March 8 | 7:00 PM | at #19 Minnesota* | | 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Quarterfinal Game 3) | | Morris | L 2-3 | 2,039 | 15-15-7 |
| Notre Dame Lost Series 1–2 ||||||||||
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||||||

## Scoring Statistics

| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| Alex Steeves | F | 36 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 10 |
| Cam Morrison | LW | 37 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 8 |
| Mike O'Leary | LW | 37 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 20 |
| Cal Burke | C/RW | 37 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 2 |
| Colin Theisen | LW | 37 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 24 |
| Michael Graham | F | 30 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 6 |
| Spencer Stastney | D | 36 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 17 |
| Matt Hellickson | D | 37 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 16 |
| Trevor Janicke | C | 37 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 |
| Tory Dello | D | 37 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 24 |
| Nick Leivermann | D | 32 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 |
| Jake Pivonka | C | 35 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 |
| Graham Slaggert | C | 37 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 |
| Nate Clurman | D | 37 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Jesse Lansdell | F | 37 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 37 |
| Matt Steeves | F | 29 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Cam Burke | C | 36 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 23 |
| Charlie Raith | D | 36 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
| Pierce Crawford | F | 37 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| Max Ellis | RW | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Solag Bakich | F | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan Bischel | G | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Carmichael | D/F | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cale Morris | G | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | - | 37 | - | - | - | 12 |
| Total | | | | | | |

## Goaltending statistics

| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
| Cale Morris | 33 | 1958 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 79 | 861 | 3 | .916 | 2.42 |
| Ryan Bischel | 7 | 285 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 130 | 0 | .915 | 2.52 |
| Empty Net | - | 17 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 37 | 2260 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 96 | 991 | 3 | .912 | 2.55 |

## 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 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| USA Today | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | NR | NR | 14 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |

## Players drafted into the NHL
### 2020 NHL Entry Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NHL team |
| 3 | 79 | Landon Slaggert† | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 5 | 139 | Ryder Rolston† | Colorado Avalanche |
† incoming freshman