Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey team is the college ice hockey team of the University of Notre Dame, competing at the NCAA Division I level as an associate member of the Big Ten Conference. The Irish play their home games at Compton Family Ice Arena. The head coach of the Fighting Irish is Jeff Jackson, and his assistant coaches are Paul Pooley, Andy Slaggert, and Max Mobley.
== 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.
== 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.
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. 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.
=== 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. 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. 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. 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.
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. 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.
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. 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. The team opened the university's new 5,000-seat Compton Family Ice Arena on October 21, 2011 against Rensselaer. 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 3rd in the NCAA, Boston College, ranked 4th, and 8th ranked Western Michigan. On January 4, 2012, former coach and long-time Notre Dame Athletic Department employee, Charles "Lefty" Smith died. 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. 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. 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. 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.
==Season-by-season results==
== Head coaches ==
=== All-time coaching records ===
As of completion of 2019–20 regular season
Tenure 	Coach 	Years 	Record 	Pct.
2005–present	Jeff Jackson 	15 	334–206–64 	
1995–2005 	Dave Poulin 	10 	139–197–50 	
1987–1995 	Ric Schafer 	8 	112–152–15 	
1968–1987 	Lefty Smith 	18† 	285–314–30 	
1926–1927 	Benjamin Dubois	1 	3–7–1 	
1923–1926 	Tom Lieb 	3 	3–9–3 	
1919–1923 	Paul Castner 	4 	19–5–1 	
1912–1913 	G.R. Walsh 	1 	1–2–0 	
1911–1912 	No Coach 	1 	1–0–0 	
Totals 	8 coaches 	61 Seasons	897–892–164	
† The Program was dropped to club status for the 1983–84 season.
==Postseason==
===NCAA Tournament Results===
The Fighting Irish have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 11 times.
Year	Seed 	Round 	Opponent 	Results
2004	No. 4	Midwest Regional Semifinal 	#1 Minnesota 	L 2-5
2007	No. 1	Midwest Regional SemifinalMidwest Regional Final 	#4 Alabama-Huntsville#3 Michigan State 	W 3-2L 1-2
2008	No. 4	West Regional SemifinalWest Regional FinalFrozen FourNational Championship 	#1 New Hampshire#3 Michigan State#1 Michigan#2 Boston College	W 7-3W 3-1W 5-4L 1-4
2009	No. 1	Midwest Regional Semifinal 	#4 Bemidji State 	L 1-5
2011	No. 3	Northeast Regional SemifinalNortheast Regional FinalFrozen Four 	#2 Merrimack#4 New Hampshire#3 Minnesota-Duluth 	W 4-3W 2-1L 3-4
2013	No. 1	Midwest Regional Semifinal 	#4 St. Cloud State 	L 1-5
2014	No. 2	West Regional Semifinal 	#3 St. Cloud State 	L 3-4
2016	No. 3	Midwest Regional Semifinal 	#2 Michigan 	L 2-3
2017	No. 4	Northeast Regional SemifinalNortheast Regional FinalFrozen Four 	#1 Minnesota#2 UMass-Lowell#1 Denver 	W 3-2 W 3-2 L 1-6
2018	No. 1	East Regional SemifinalEast Regional FinalFrozen Four National Championship	#4 Michigan Tech#2 Providence#2 Michigan #3 Minnesota-Duluth	W 4-3 W 2-1 W 4-3 L 1-2
2019	No. 3	Northeast Regional SemifinalNortheast Regional Final 	#2 Clarkson#1 UMass 	W 3-2L 0-4
==Statistical Leaders==
===Career points leaders===
Player	Years 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
 	1973–1977	140	89 	145	234	273
 	1969–1973	123	81 	145	226	159
 	1970–1974	133	103	117	220	71
 	1970–1974	126	92 	119	211	239
 	1984–1988	124	83 	115	198	80
 	1978–1982	135	89 	107	196	175
 	1976–1980	149	104	88 	192	72
 	1969–1973	125	89 	97 	186	272
 	1973–1977	145	70 	113	183	231
 	1988–1993	141	73 	109	182	86
===Career goaltending leaders===
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
minimum 30 games played
Player	Years 	GP 	Min 	W 	L 	T 	GA 	SO	SV% 	GAA
 	2005–2009 	94 	5506	59	26	7 	182	12	.918	1.98
 	2016–Present	73 	4299	46	21	4 	148	8 	.938	2.07
 	2010–2014 	106	5909	57	38	5 	216	13	.914	2.19
 	2014–2017 	110	6499	55	39	15	249	11	.924	2.31
 	2003–2007 	111	6326	55	38	11	245	8 	.916	2.32
Statistics current through the start of the 2019–20 season.
== Players ==
=== Current roster ===
As of January 3, 2021.
==Awards and honors==
===US Hockey Hall of Fame===
*Bill Nyrop (1997)
===NCAA===
====Individual Awards====
Spencer Penrose Award
*Jeff Jackson: 2007, 2018
Tim Taylor Award
*T. J. Tynan: 2011
Mike Richter Award
*Cale Morris: 2018
====All-Americans====
AHCA First Team All-Americans
*1972-73: Bill Nyrop, D; Eddie Bumbacco, F
*1975-76: Jack Brownschidle, D
*1976-77: Jack Brownschidle, D; Brian Walsh, F
*1979-80: Greg Meredith, F
*1982-83: Kirt Bjork, F
*2006-07: David Brown, G
*2008-09: Ian Cole, D
*2017-18: Cale Morris, G
AHCA Second Team All-Americans
*1998-99: Benoit Cotnoir, D
*2008-09: Erik Condra, F
*2013-14: Anders Lee, F
*2014-15: Robbie Russo, D
*2016-17: Anders Bjork, F
*2018-19: Bobby Nardella, D
===WCHA===
====Individual Awards====
Most Valuable Player
*Brian Walsh: 1977
Freshman of the Year
*Brian Walsh: 1974
Coach of the Year
*Lefty Smith: 1973
====All-Conference Teams====
First Team All-WCHA
*1972–73: Eddie Bumbacco, F
*1975–76: Jack Brownschidle, D
*1976-77: Jack Brownschidle, D; Brian Walsh, F
*1979-80: Greg Meredith, F
Second Team All-WCHA
*1972–73: Bill Nyrop, D; Ian Williams, F
*1973–74: Ray Delorenzi, F
*1976–77: John Peterson, G
===CCHA===
====Individual Awards====
Player of the Year
*David Brown: 2007
Rookie of the Year
*Mark Eaton: 1998
*T. J. Tynan: 2011
Best Defensive Defenseman
*Kyle Lawson: 2009
*Sean Lorenz: 2011
Best Goaltender
*David Brown: 2007
Coach of the Year
*Jeff Jackson: 2007, 2011
Scholar-Athlete of the Year
*Cory McLean: 2005
*Jordan Pearce: 2009
Terry Flanagan Memorial Award
*Steve Noble: 1997
*Dan VeNard: 2008
*Erik Condra: 2009
*Joe Rogers: 2013
Ilitch Humanitarian Award
*Neil Komadoski: 2004
Tournament Most Valuable Player
*David Brown: 2007
*Jordan Pearce: 2009
*T. J. Tynan: 2013
====All-Conference Teams====
First Team All-CCHA
*1998–99: Benoit Cotnoir, D
*2006–07: David Brown, G
*2008–09: Ian Cole, D
*2011–12: T. J. Tynan, F
*2011–12: Anders Lee, F
Second Team All-CCHA
*1981–82: John Schmidt, D; Dave Poulin, F
*1982–83: Kirt Bjork, F
*1998–99: Ben Simon, F
*2003–04: Brett Lebda, D; Aaron Gill, F; Rob Globke, F
*2008–09: Kyle Lawson, D; Erik Condra, F; Christian Hanson, F
*2010–11: T. J. Tynan, F; Anders Lee, F
CCHA All-Rookie Team
*1992–93: Jamie Ling, F
*1996–97: Joe Dusbabek, F
*1997–98: Mark Eaton, D
*1998–99: David Inman, F
*2000–01: Brett Lebda, D
*2005–06: Erik Condra, F
*2006–07: Kyle Lawson, D; Kevin Deeth, F; Ryan Thang, F
*2008–09: Billy Maday, F
*2009–10: Mike Johnson, G
*2010–11: T. J. Tynan, F; Anders Lee, F
*2011–12: Robbie Russo, D
*2012–13: Mario Lucia, F
===Hockey East===
====Individual Awards====
Best Defensive Forward
*Sam Herr: 2016
Best Defensive Defenseman
*Dennis Gilbert: 2017
Three-Stars Award
*Anders Bjork: 2017
====All-Conference Teams====
First Team All-Hockey East
*2014–15: Robbie Russo, D; Vinnie Hinostroza, F
*2016–17: Cal Petersen, G; Anders Bjork, F
Second Team All-Hockey East
*2013–14: Stephen Johns, D
*2015–16: Jordan Gross, D; Anders Bjork, F
Third Team All-Hockey East
*2016–17: Dennis Gilbert, D
Hockey East All-Rookie Team
*2013–14: Vinnie Hinostroza, F
*2014–15: Cal Petersen, G
*2015–16: Bobby Nardella, D
*2016–17: Andrew Peeke, F
===Big Ten===
====Individual Awards====
Player of the Year
*Cale Morris: 2018
Goaltender of the Year
*Cale Morris: 2018
Tournament Most Outstanding Player
*Cale Morris: 2018, 2019
====All-Conference Teams====
First Team All-Big Ten
*2017–18: Cale Morris, G; Jordan Gross, D; Jake Evans, F
*2018–19: Bobby Nardella, D
Second Team All-Big Ten
*2018–19: Cale Morris, G
Big Ten All-Freshman Team
*2018–19: Michael Graham, F
==Fighting Irish in the NHL==
	= NHL All-Star Team		= NHL All-StarPlayers are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.			= NHL All-Star and NHL All-Star Team		= Hall of Famers
Player 	Position 	Team(s) 	Years 	
Anders Bjork 	Left Wing 	BOS 	2017–Present	0
Jim Brown 	Defenseman	LAK 	1982–1983 	0
Jack Brownschidle	Defenseman	STL, HFD 	1977–1986 	0
Jeff Brownschidle	Defenseman	HFD 	1981–1982 	0
Ian Cole 	Defenseman	STL, , CBJ, COL	2010–Present	2
Erik Condra 	Right Wing	OTT, TBL, DAL 	2010–Present	0
Thomas Di Pauli 	Forward 	PIT 	2019–Present	0
Mark Eaton 	Defenseman	PHI, NSH, , NYI	1999–2013 	1
Steven Fogarty 	Center 	NYR 	2017–Present	0
Dennis Gilbert 	Defenseman	CHI 	2018–Present	0
Rob Globke 	Right Wing	FLA 	2005–2008 	0
Jordan Gross 	Defenseman	ARI 	2019–Present	0
Christian Hanson 	Center 	TOR 	2008–2011 	0
Vinnie Hinostroza	Center 	CHI, ARI 	2015–Present	0
Don Jackson 	Defenseman	MNS, , NYR 	1977–1987 	2
Stephen Johns 	Defenseman	DAL 	2015–Present	0
Brett Lebda 	Defenseman	, TOR, CBJ 	2005–2012 	1
Anders Lee 	Left Wing 	NYI 	2012–Present	0
Mike McNeill 	Left Wing 	CHI, QUE 	1990–1992 	0
Player 	Position 	Team(s) 	Years 	
Greg Meredith 	Forward 	CGY 	1980–1983 	0
Bill Nyrop 	Defenseman	, MNS 	1975–1982 	3
Wes O'Neill 	Defenseman	COL 	2008–2010 	0
Victor Oreskovich	Right Wing	FLA, VAN 	2009–2012 	0
Kyle Palmieri 	Right Wing	ANA, NJD 	2010–Present	0
Andrew Peeke 	Defenseman	CBJ 	2019–Present	0
Cal Petersen 	Goaltender	LAK 	2018–Present	0
Alex Pirus 	Center 	MNS, DET 	1976–1980 	0
Dave Poulin 	Center 	PHI, BOS, WSH 	1982–1995 	0
Robbie Russo 	Defenseman	DET 	2016–2017 	0
Bryan Rust 	Right Wing	 	2014–Present	2
Riley Sheahan 	Center 	DET, PIT, FLA 	2011–Present	0
Ben Simon 	Center 	ATL, CBJ 	2001–2006 	0
Yan Stastny 	Center 	EDM, BOS, STL 	2005–2010 	0
Ryan Thang 	Right Wing	NSH 	2011–2012 	0
T. J. Tynan 	Right Wing	CBJ 	2016–present	0
Mark Van Guilder 	Center 	NSH 	2013–2014 	0
Tim Wallace 	Forward 	PIT, NYI, TBL, CAR	2008–2013 	0
File:Ian Cole 2017-04-29 1.jpg|Ian Cole
File:Erik Condra 2013-05-19.JPG|Erik Condra
File:Mark Eaton 2013-03-17.JPG|Mark Eaton
File:Anders Lee - New York Islanders.jpg|Anders Lee
File:Kyle Palmieri - New Jersey Devils.jpg|Kyle Palmieri
File:Bryan Rust 2017-12-09 2.jpg|Bryan Rust
File:Riley Sheahan 2018-03-03 19621.jpg|Riley Sheahan
File:Tim Wallace 2012-02-25.JPG|Tim Wallace
===WHA===
Several players also were members of WHA teams.
Player 	Position 	Team(s) 	Years 	
Ray Delorenzi 	Wing 	VNC, CAC	1974–1976	0
Larry Israelson	Wing 	VNC, CAC	1974–1977	0
Kevin Nugent 	Wing 	IND 	1978–1979	0
Brian Walsh 	Right Wing	CAC 	1976–1977	0
==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, 2017–18
*Andrew Peeke, 2018–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. Construction on the 5,022-seat arena began on March 15, 2010 with the venue opening in the Fall of 2011. The arena held its first Notre Dame hockey game on October 21, 2011 when a sellout crowd saw Notre Dame defeat Rensselaer 5–2.
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. 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==
==External links==
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