2008–09 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey season

The 2008–09 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. Their regular season began on October 11, 2008, against Denver and concluded on February 28, 2009, against Michigan State Spartans. Note Dame finished first in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and advanced to the 2009 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament where they defeated Michigan 5–2 in the championship game. Notre Dame was given the top seed in Midwest Region and second seed overall for the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. In the opening game of the tournament, the Fighing Irish lost 5–1 to Bemidji State. They played their home games at the Edmund P. Joyce Center, and were coached by Jeff Jackson. Notre Dame's assistant coaches included Paul Pooley, Andy Slaggert, and Mike McNeill. Their athletic director was Jack Swarbrick. Games were broadcast over the radio on local ESPN Radio (AM1580), and were reported on by local newspaper the South Bend Tribune and Notre Dame's student newspaper The Observer.
==Rankings==
Poll 	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Wk 20	Wk 21	Wk 22	Wk 23	Wk 24	Final
USA Today	3 	4 	8 	8 	13 	12 	9 	6 	2 	1 	1 	1 	1 	1 	1 	1 	2 	3 	2 	1 	2 	2 	2 	2 	2 	4
USCHO.com	– 	4 	8 	8 	13 	12 	9 	5 	2 	1 	1 	1 	1 	1 	1 	1 	2 	2 	2 	2 	2 	2 	1 	– 	– 	2
==Standings==
==Schedule and results==
* Green background indicates shootout/overtime win (conference only) or win (2 points). 
* Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
* White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (conference only) or tie (1 point).
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October: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–1–0)	October: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–1–0)	October: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–1–0)	October: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–1–0)	October: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–1–0)	October: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–1–0)	October: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–1–0)	October: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–1–0)	October: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–1–0)	October: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–1–0)	October: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–1–0)	October: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–1–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	CCHA 	Overall 	 	
1†* 	October 11 	Notre Dame 	2–5 	Denver 	 	Pearce 	6,066 	0–0–0–0 	0–1–0 	 	
2† 	October 17 	Sacred Heart 	0–3 	Notre Dame 	 	Pearce 	2,256 	0–0–0–0 	1–1–0 	 	
3† 	October 18 	Sacred Heart 	0–7 	Notre Dame 	 	O'Brien 	2,171 	0–0–0–0 	2–1–0 	 	
4 	October 24 	Miami (OH) 	2–0 	Notre Dame 	 	Pearce 	2,192 	0–1–0–0 	2–2–0 	 	
5 	October 25 	Miami (OH) 	3–2 	Notre Dame 	 	Pearce 	2,433 	0–2–0–0 	2–3–0 	 	
6 	October 31 	Notre Dame 	3–2 	Northern Michigan 	 	Pearce 	2,883 	1–2–0–0 	3–3–0 	 	
==Player statistics==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
 	40	13	25	38 	0
 	40	17	15	32 	20
 	37	16	15	31 	0
 	40	4 	27	31 	0
 	39	16	14	30 	28
 	39	12	15	27 	34
 	38	6 	20	26 	62
 	40	0 	25	25 	30
 	40	4 	19	23 	0
 	33	10	9 	19 	0
 	40	7 	11	18 	0
 	37	6 	11	17 	14
 	38	9 	7 	16 	32
 	38	9 	6 	15 	14
 	40	4 	7 	11 	20
 	36	2 	5 	7 	48
 	40	0 	3 	3 	18
 	15	0 	2 	2 	6
 	38	0 	2 	2 	0
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	6 	0 	0 	0 	0
===Goaltenders===
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time on ice; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average; G = Goals; A = Assists; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player	GP	TOI 	W 	L	T	GA	SO	Sv% 	GAA 	G	A	PIM
 	39	2326	30	6	3	65	8 	.931	1.68	0	2	0
 	2 	81 	1 	0	0	2 	1 	.920	1.47	0	0	0
==References==
;General
*Schedule and results: 
*Player statistics: 
;Specific
==External links==
*Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey
Notre Dame
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