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Sports Information Office University of Notre Dame 112 Joyce Center 2010-11 NOTRE DAME Notre Dame, IN 46556 www.und.com 574-631-7516 574-631-7941 FAX FIGHTING IRISH HOCKEY 2010-11 NOTRE DAME Notre Dame vs. Michigan State HOCKEY (7-3-1/5-2-1-1) Joyce Center • Notre Dame, Indiana Friday, November 19, 2010 OCTOBER Saturday, November 20, 2010 3 Univ. of Guelph (preseason) W, 5-3 8 • at Warrior IceBreaker Tournament • Date/Site/Time: Fri.-Sat., Nov. 19-20, 2010 • 7:35/5:05 p.m. • Joyce Center (2,713) • Notre Dame, Ind. vs. Holy Cross W, 6-3 10 • vs. #14/#14 Boston University L, 4-5 14 * Lake Superior State W, 4-2 • The Teams: #11/#11 Notre Dame (7-3-1/5-2-1-1) vs. rv/#17 Michigan State (4-3-3/2-3-1-0) 15 * Lake Superior State W, 4-2 23 #1/#1 Boston College W, 2-1 • Broadcast Information: Radio: Notre Dame hockey can be heard live on Cat Country 29 * Western Michigan W, 3-2 30 * at Western Michigan T, 2-2 (ot) 99.9 FM in South Bend. Darin Pritchett, the voice of the Irish will call the action with the (ND wins shootout, 1-0) pregame show beginning 20 minutes before the opening face off. NOVEMBER 5 * at Bowling Green L, 2-3 • Internet Broadcast: Audio: Both games of the Notre Dame-Michigan State series will have 6 * at Bowling Green W, 6-3 live audio streaming at the Notre Dame website - und.com. Video: Both games will have 12 * at #9/#8 Michigan W, 3-1 live video streaming available for free at und.com. Statistics: Gametracker will be available 13 * at #9/#8 Michigan (Comcast) L, 3-5 19 * rv/#17 Michigan State 7:35 pm at both team’s websites - und.com and msuspartans.com. 20 * rv/#17 Michigan State 5:05 pm 26 at North Dakota 7:37 pm (CT) HOME AGAIN: Notre Dame returns home for a weekend series for the first time since Oct. 29 when 27 at North Dakota 7:07 pm (CT) the Irish faced Western Michigan. This weekend, Nov. 19-20, Notre Dame will play host to Michigan State at the Joyce Center. Friday’s game will start at 7:35 p.m. with Saturday having a 5:05 p.m. DECEMBER start. Notre Dame brings a 7-3-1 overall record and a 5-2-1-1 mark in the CCHA into the weekend 3 * at Miami 7:35 pm series. The Irish have 17 points in conference play and are currently in first place, one point ahead of 4 * at Miami 7:05 pm 11 * Northern Michigan 7:05 pm second place Michigan. Notre Dame closed out its five-game road swing last weekend in Ann 12 * Northern Michigan (Comcast) 4:05 pm SERIES INFORMATION 29 Canisius 7:05 pm Arbor, Mich., versus the Wolverines, splitting the two games with a 3-1 win and a 5-3 loss. In vs. Michigan State Spartans JANUARY the five games away from home, tthe Irish were 1 # at Shillelagh Tournament All-time Series: MSU leads, 59-36-11 Boston Univ. vs. Brown 3:05 pm (CT) 2-2-1. Michigan State visits the Joyce Center with a 4-3-3 overall record and is 2-3-1-0 in the At Notre Dame: MSU leads, 21-20-7 ND vs. Minn.-State 6:05 pm (CT) At East Lansing: MSU leads, 35-14-4 2 MSU vs. BU/Brown 2:05 pm (CT) CCHA, good for seven points with two games ND vs. BU/Brown 5:05 pm (CT) in hand on the Irish. The Spartans split a series Neutral: MSU leads, 3-2-0 7 * at Northern Michigan 7:05 pm with Ohio State last weekend, dropping a 4-3 Last 10 meetings: ND leads, 5-2-3 8 * at Northern Michigan 5:05 pm overtime decision on Nov. 12 before shutting 14 * Alaska 7:35 pm out the Buckeyes, 4-0, in the Nov. 13 contest. 2009-10 Meetings: 15 * Alaska 7:05 pm Nov. 19 at MSU 1, ND 1 (ot) ND wins SO, 2-1 21 * at Ohio State 7:05 pm Following this weekend’s series, Notre Dame 22 * at Ohio State 7:05 pm will play four straight on the road as the Irish Nov. 22 ND 4, vs. MSU 1 (at Ft. Wayne, Ind.) 28 * Miami (CBS College Sports) 7:35 pm travel to North Dakota on Nov. 26-27 and then Jan. 15 at ND 5, MSU 2 29 * Miami (FSD) 5:05 pm visit Miami on Dec. 3-4. Jan. 16 ND 4, at MSU 4 (ot) MSU wins SO, 1-0) FEBRUARY VERSUS MICHIGAN STATE: 11 * Bowling Green 7:35 pm IRISH VERSUS SPARTANS: Notre Dame Name GP G A PTS 12 * Bowling Green 7:05 pm and Michigan State meet for the 107th and Ben Ryan 9 1 4 5 18 * at Ferris State 7:05 pm 108th times in the all-time series this weekend. Nick Larson 4 2 2 4 19 * at Ferris State 7:05 pm The Spartans hold a 59-36-11 advantage in the Calle Ridderwall 8 2 1 3 25 * at Western Michigan 7:35 pm series. At the Joyce Center, Michigan State is Billy Maday 4 1 2 3 26 * Western Michigan 7:05 pm 21-20-7 in 48 games versus the Irish. The 11 Riley Sheahan 4 1 1 2 ties in the series are the most for Notre Dame Patrick Gaul 4 0 1 1 MARCH Ryan Guentzel 8 0 1 1 4-6 at First Round CCHA Playoffs TBA versus any opponent in the program’s 43-year Sean Lorenz 6 0 0 0 11-13 at Second Round CCHA Playoffs TBA history. The two teams met four times last Kevin Nugent 3 0 0 0 18 ^ at CCHA Semifinals TBA season with the Irish going 2-0-2 versus the 19 ^ at CCHA Championship TBA Rich Ryan 2 0 0 0 Spartans. The teams split the two ties with Nick Condon 2 0 0 0 Home Games in bold MSU winning one shootout and the Irish the Joe Lavin 2 0 0 0 Rankings - USA Today/USCHO.com other. At the Joyce Center, Notre Dame was * CCHA Conference game 1-0 with the other “home” game played at the Goaltenders MIN W-L-T GA SVS SV% GAVG • Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Mo.) Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Ft. Mike Johnson 149:30 1-0-1 6 54 .900 2.41 # Sears Centre Arena (at Hoffman Estates, Ill.) ^ Joe Louis Arena (CCHA Tourn. - at Detroit, Mich.) Wayne. The Irish won that contest, 5-2. Notre Dame is 3-0-1 versus Michigan State in the last four games at the Joyce Center. The last time the CBSC - CBS College Sports Spartans won in South Bend was Feb. 3, 2006, a 3-2 win. FSD - Fox Sports Detroit CCHA ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Notre Dame freshman center T.J. Tynan (Orland Park, All Times Local To Site Ill.) was named the CCHA rookie of the week for the second consecutive week after his play in the Michigan series. Tynan had a goal and two assists in the series, including two points in the 5-3 loss on Nov. 13. He currently leads all CCHA rookies in scoring (5g, 8a, 13 pts.). 2010-11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Hockey Game Notes • Page 2 HEAD COACH JEFF JACKSON THE RANKINGS: For the third consecutive POWER LESS: In Friday’s 3-1 win over week, Notre Dame is ranked 11th in both the USA Michigan (Nov. 12), Notre Dame did not have Today/American Hockey Magazine poll and the one power-play chance in the game. That marked Full Name USCHO.com poll. Michigan State is receiving the first time in seven seasons - since March 5, • Jeffery L. Jackson votes in the USA Today poll and is 17th in the 2004 - a span of 258 games - that the Irish did not USCHO.com rankings. have a power-play opportunity in a game. In the Birthdate weekend series at Michigan, the Irish did not get • June 22, 1955 TOUGH SCHEDULE: Notre Dame is now in their first power-play on the weekend until there the toughest part of its schedule to date. Includ- was 6:09 left in the third period, a span of 113:51 ing last week’s games at Michigan, the Irish over the two games without a power play. In the Hometown final six minutes of Saturday’s game, the Irish did • Roseville, Michigan play four consecutive weeks versus nationally ranked teams with three of those weekends on get three straight power plays. Education the road. The Wolverines were ranked #9/#8 when the teams met last weekend in Ann Arbor, STREAK ENDS: Senior right wing Ryan • Bachelor’s Degree in Guentzel (Woodbury, Minn.) saw his team-high Mich. Based on this week’s rankings, the Irish Communications and personal-best point streak come to an end face rv/#17 Michigan State at home this week, Michigan State ‘78 after seven games (1g, 9a, 10 pts) on Sat., Nov. travel next week to #7/#8 North Dakota (Nov. 13 at Michigan. Guentzel had his streak start on • Bachelor’s Degree in Education 26-27) and then go to Oxford, Ohio on Dec. 3-4 Michigan State ‘79 Oct. 15 versus Lake Superior State. Freshman to face #6/#6 Miami. T.J. Tynan has the longest current streak for Collegiate Coaching Experience the Irish as he has scored points in four straight MICHIGAN RECAP: games (3g, 4a).