GAMES 27-28 NOTRE DAME VS. PENN STATE MARCH 5-6 SERIES INFORMATION 2020-21 SCHEDULE (12-12-2, 10-10-2-2-1-2 B1G) Games 27 & 28 Fri., March 5 (7:45 P.M
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FIGHTING IRISH MEDIA Director Athletics Communications [email protected] Dan Colleran 574-339-9810 (cell) GAMES 27-28 NOTRE DAME VS. PENN STATE MARCH 5-6 SERIES INFORMATION 2020-21 SCHEDULE (12-12-2, 10-10-2-2-1-2 B1G) Games 27 & 28 Fri., March 5 (7:45 p.m. ET) Compton Family Ice Arena Date ND Rk Opp Rk Opponent Location TV Time/Score Sat., March 6 (5:30 p.m. ET) Notre Dame, Indiana Nov. 13 20/RV RV/RV Wisconsin Notre Dame, Ind. NBCSN L, 2-0 Records Notre Dame Fighting Irish Penn State Nittany Lions Nov. 14 20/RV RV/RV Wisconsin Notre Dame, Ind. NHLN* L, 5-3 12-12-2, 10-10-2-2-1-2 B1G 9-9-0, 7-9-0-2-1-0 B1G Nov. 27 RV/-- 4/3 at Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. BTN+ W, 3-2 TV TV: NBCSN (Friday) & PxP: Conor Clingen (Fri.) Nov. 28 RV/-- 4/3 at Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. BTN+ W, 2-1 and/or NBC Regional Networks (Saturday) Analyst: Conor Clingen (Fri.) 20/RV Streaming Streaming: NBC Sports App PxP: Tony Simeone (Sat.) Dec. 3 16/13 Arizona State Notre Dame, Ind. NHLN* L, 6-3 (Friday & Saturday) Analyst: Tony Simeone (Sat.) Dec. 4 16/13 20/RV Arizona State Notre Dame, Ind. NBCSN^ W, 5-4 ^ Radio/Audio 94.3 FM (South Bend) Dec. 12 15/15 14/RV Ohio State Notre Dame, Ind. NBCSN W, 3-0 Darin Pritchett Coverage & UND.com Dec. 13 15/15 14/RV Ohio State Notre Dame, Ind. NBCSN^ L, 3-2 Dec. 19 16/RV RV/-- Michigan State Notre Dame, Ind. NBCSN^ T, 1-1 THE SERIES Dec. 20 16/RV RV/-- Michigan State Notre Dame, Ind. RSNs* OTL, 4-3 All-Time ND, 11-5-4 Last: ND, 3-2 (ot) | Jan. 29, 2021 | University Park, Pa. | Pegula Ice Arena Jan. 9 18/RV RV/RV Arizona State Notre Dame, Ind. NHLN* W, 5-4 At ND ND, 6-3-1 Last: ND, 3-0 | Dec. 14, 2019 | Notre Dame, Ind. | Compton Family Ice Arena Jan. 10 18/RV RV/RV Arizona State Notre Dame, Ind. NHLN* L, 5-3 Jan. 15 RV/RV 1/1 at Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. FSN W, 3-2 COUNTDOWN TO PUCK DROP Jan. 16 RV/RV 1/1 at Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. FSN W, 2-1 528 Head coach Jeff Jackson has 528 career wins, which ranks second among active NCAA Jan. 21 16/RV 8/9 Michigan Notre Dame, Ind. RSNs L, 5-1 Division I head coaches, spanning six seasons at Lake Superior State and 15+ seasons at Jan. 22 16/RV 8/9 Michigan Notre Dame, Ind. NBCSN L, 3-1 Notre Dame. Jackson’s win total ranks 11th all-time (John MacInnes ranks 10th with 555 career wins). Jan. 28 RV/RV RV/-- at Penn State University Park, Pa. BTN+ OTL, 2-1 143 Senior Matt Hellickson has played 143 consecutive games, dating back to the first Jan. 29 RV/RV RV/-- at Penn State University Park, Pa. BTN+ OTW, 3-2 game of his freshman season. The 143 games played are the most by any active Big Ten Feb. 5 RV/RV -- at Ohio State Columbus, Ohio BTN W, 6-1 player. Feb. 6 RV/RV -- at Ohio State Columbus, Ohio BTN W, 8-1 23 Freshman forward Landon Slaggert became the 23rd Irish player to take part in the Feb. 12 RV/RV 5/5 Minnesota Notre Dame, Ind. NBCSN L, 3-0 World Junior Championship and he went on to earn a gold medal with the 2021 U.S. National Junior Team as Team USA posted a 2-0 victory in the gold-medal game (Jan. 5). Feb. 13 RV/RV 5/5 Minnesota Notre Dame, Ind. RSNs L, 3-0 15 Fifteen sets of brothers have now suited up for the Irish, including current players Cam Feb. 19 RV/-- 5/5 at Wisconsin Madison, Wis. FSW L, 4-2 Burke (brother Cal graduated in 2020), Matt and Alex Steeves, Graham and Feb. 20 RV/-- 5/5 at Wisconsin Madison, Wis. FSW T, 5-5 Landon Slaggert and Brady Bjork (brother Anders played 2014-17). Feb. 26 RV/RV -- at Michigan State East Lansing, Mich. BTN+ W, 2-0 Junior forward Alex Steeves has 14 goals this season, which ranks tied for sixth in the 13 Feb. 27 RV/RV -- at Michigan State East Lansing, Mich. BTN+ W, 2-0 country, while his 13 goals in Big Ten play ranks second behind only Cole Caufield. March 5 RV/RV RV/-- Penn State Notre Dame, Ind. NBCSN 7:45 p.m. 13 As of Feb. 15, thirteen former Fighting Irish players have appeared in an NHL game this season: Anders Bjork (Boston Bruins), Ian Cole (Colorado Avalanche/Minnesota), March 6 RV/RV RV/-- Penn State Notre Dame, Ind. RSNs 5:30 p.m. Jake Evans (Montreal Canadiens), Steven Fogarty (Buffalo Sabres), Dennis March 14 B1G Tournament Notre Dame, Ind. TBA TBA Gilbert (Colorado Avalanche), Jordan Gross (Arizona), Vinnie Hinostroza (Florida March 15 B1G Tournament Notre Dame, Ind. TBA TBA Panthers), Anders Lee (New York Islanders), Kyle Palmieri (New Jersey Devils), Andrew Peeke (Columbus), Cal Petersen (Los Angeles Kings), Bryan Rust March 16 B1G Tournament Notre Dame, Ind. TBA TBA (Pittsburgh Penguins), Riley Sheahan (Buffalo Sabres). All times Eastern 9 Nine current Notre Dame players have been selected in the NHL draft, including four Rankings: USCHO.com/USAHM (at time of game) forwards and five defensemen (see page 7 for a detailed list). * - Also televised on NBC Sports Chicago and Philadelphia ^ - Also streamed in Canada via TSN.ca and the TSN App 8 With the most recent being the 2019 Big Ten tournament title, Notre Dame has won eight conference championships in program history - each under Jeff Jackson (three regular-season). 4 Notre Dame has an active four-year NCAA tournament appearance streak, including Frozen Four appearances in 2017 and 2018, which is the longest streak in program his- tory and is the fourth-longest active streak in the NCAA. The Irish have also appeared in seven of the last 10 NCAA Tournaments (due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 NCAA tournament did not take place and all appearance streaks remain intact). @NDHockey NotreDameHockey @ND_Hockey QUICK FACTS & MEDIA INFORMATION | GAME NOTES | 2 UNIVERSITY INFORMATION NOTES School University of Notre Dame FOR STARTERS Location Notre Dame, IN 46556 • Notre Dame closes out the regular season at home this weekend with a two-game Founded 1842 series against Penn State (March 5-6). Enrollment 8,624 (undergraduate), 12,614 (total) • Last weekend, Notre Dame posted a pair of 2-0 wins at Michigan State (Feb. 26-27). Nickname Fighting Irish • Penn State will be coming off a pause, with their last games coming against the Irish in the teams’ weekend split on Jan. 28-29. Colors Gold and Blue • Winning percentage in conference play will now determine the seedings heading into Affiliation NCAA Division I next week’s Big Ten Tournament (due to the unbalanced schedule). Conference Big Ten (B1G) • Senior goaltender Dylan St. Cyr was named the Big Ten’s Second Star of the Week President Rev. John I. Jenkins following the back-to-back shutouts of the Spartans. Provost Mary Lynn Miranda (since July 1, 2020) • St. Cyr led Notre Dame to a pair of 2-0 victories, stopping all 27 shots he faced in game one and then turning around and totaling 29 saves in game two for his second and NCAA Faculty Representative Patricia Bellia (Harvard ‘91) third shutouts of the season and the fourth and fifth shutouts of his Irish career. Athletics Director Jack Swarbrick (Notre Dame ‘76) • Dating back to game two at Wisconsin (Feb. 20), St. Cyr has a shutout streak of 125:27. Sr. Assoc. Athletic Director/Sport Admin. Tom Nevala (Notre Dame ‘90) • St. Cyr has started 12 of Notre Dame’s last 13 games dating back to the 2-1 win at Ticket Office Phone (574) 631-7356 Minnesota on Jan. 16 while posting a 2.07 goals against average and a .934 save percentage during that span. Home Ice (capacity) Compton Family Ice Arena (4,850) • Matt Hellickson was named one of 10 Senior CLASS award finalists (March 3). Charles “Lefty” Smith Rink • Landon Slaggert was named the HCA’s NCAA Rookie of the Month for February follow- Ice Surface 200 x 90 ing his 11 points (3-8-11) in eight games (March 3). • Alex Steeves leads the Irish with 14 goals and 28 points and has at least one point in 19 games this season. HOCKEY STAFF INFORMATION • Steeves’ 14 goals rank tied for sixth nationally, while his 13 goals in Big Ten play rank Head Coach Jeff Jackson (Michigan State ‘78) second to Cole Caufield (21). Record at Notre Dame 346-218-66 (16th season) • Steeves enters the weekend with a four-game point streak (4-2-6), as does Landon Record Overall 528-270-91 (22nd season) Slaggert (2-5-7), while Nick Leivermann has a three-game point streak (0-3-3). • Notre Dame’s 12 game-winning goals this season have been scored by 10 players: Regular Season Big Ten Record 46-35-10 (fourth season) Jesse Lansdell, Alex Steeves, Grant Silianoff, Graham Slaggert (2), Nick Leivermann, Associate Head Coach Paul Pooley (Ohio State ‘84) Max Ellis, Spencer Stastney (2), Matt Steeves, Landon Slaggert and Colin Theisen. Associate Head Coach Andy Slaggert (Notre Dame ‘89) • Matt Hellickson has played 143-consecutive games dating back to the first game of his Volunteer Assistant Coach Jack Ceglarski (SUNY-Geneseo ‘17) freshman season.