GAMES 13-14 NOTRE DAME at #1 MINNESOTA JANUARY 15-16 SERIES INFORMATION 2020-21 SCHEDULE (4-5-1, 3-4-1-0-1-1 B1G) Games 13 & 14 Fri., Jan
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FIGHTING IRISH MEDIA Director Athletics Communications [email protected] Dan Colleran 574-339-9810 (cell) GAMES 13-14 NOTRE DAME AT #1 MINNESOTA JANUARY 15-16 SERIES INFORMATION 2020-21 SCHEDULE (4-5-1, 3-4-1-0-1-1 B1G) Games 13 & 14 Fri., Jan. 15 (8 p.m. ET) 3M Arena at Mariucci Date ND Rk Opp Rk Opponent Location TV Time/Score Sat., Jan. 16 (6 p.m. ET) Minneapolis, Minnesota Nov. 13 20/RV RV/RV Wisconsin Notre Dame, Ind. NBCSN L, 2-0 Records Notre Dame Fighting Irish Minnesota Gophers Nov. 14 20/RV RV/RV Wisconsin Notre Dame, Ind. NHLN* L, 5-3 5-6-1, 3-4-1-0-1-1 B1G 11-1-0, 9-1-0-0-0-0 B1G Nov. 27 RV/-- 4/3 at Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. BTN+ W, 3-2 TV PxP: Anthony LaPanta (Fri.) Nov. 28 RV/-- 4/3 at Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. BTN+ W, 2-1 and/or TV: Fox Sports North (Saturday) PxP: Charlie Beattie (Sat.) 20/RV Streaming Streaming: BTN+ Dec. 3 16/13 Arizona State Notre Dame, Ind. NHLN* L, 6-3 Analyst: Ben Clymer (Fri. & 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 UM, 33-22-5 Last: UM, 3-2 | March 8, 2020 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 3M Arena Jan. 9 18/RV RV/RV Arizona State Notre Dame, Ind. NHLN* W, 5-4 At UM UM, 20-11-3 Last: UM, 3-2 | March 8, 2020 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 3M 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. -- 8 p.m. COUNTDOWN TO PUCK DROP Jan. 16 RV/RV 1/1 at Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. FSN 6 p.m. 521 Head coach Jeff Jackson has 521 career wins, which ranks second among active NCAA Jan. 21 Michigan Notre Dame, Ind. RSNs 6:30 p.m. Division I head coaches, spanning six seasons at Lake Superior State and 15+ seasons at Jan. 22 Michigan Notre Dame, Ind. NBCSN 6:30 p.m. Notre Dame. Jackson’s win total also ranks12th all-time (George Gwozdecky ranks 11th with 526 career wins). Jan. 28 at Penn State University Park, Pa. TBA TBA 129 Senior Matt Hellickson has played 129 consecutive games, dating back to his first Jan. 29 at Penn State University Park, Pa. TBA TBA game of his freshman season. The 129 games played are the most by any active Big Ten Feb. 5 at Ohio State Columbus, Ohio TBA TBA players. Feb. 6 at Ohio State Columbus, Ohio TBA TBA 23 Freshman forward Landon Slaggert earned a gold medal with the 2021 U.S. National Feb. 12 Minnesota Notre Dame, Ind. NBCSN 7:30 p.m. Junior Team last Tuesday night as Team USA earned a 2-0 victory in the World Juniors gold-medal game (Jan. 5). Feb. 13 Minnesota Notre Dame, Ind. RSNs 5:30 p.m. 18 18 former Fighting Irish players are on NHL training camp rosters ahead of the 2021 NHL Feb. 19 at Wisconsin Madison, Wis. TBA TBA season: Anders Bjork (Boston Bruins), Ian Cole (Colorado Avalanche), Jake Evans Feb. 20 at Wisconsin Madison, Wis. TBA TBA (Montreal Canadiens), Steven Fogarty (Buffalo Sabres), Dennis Gilbert (Colorado Feb. 26 at Michigan State East Lansing, Mich. TBA TBA Avalanche), Vinnie Hinostroza (Florida Panthers), Stephen Johns (Dallas Stars), Anders Lee (New York Islanders), Jordan Gross (Arizona Coyotes), Cale Morris Feb. 27 at Michigan State East Lansing, Mich. TBA TBA (Chicago Blackhawks), Cam Morrison (Chicago Blackhawks), Andrew Oglevie March 5 Penn State Notre Dame, Ind. NBCSN 7:30 p.m. (Buffalo Sabres), Kyle Palmieri (New Jersey Devils), Andrew Peeke (Columbus Blue March 6 Penn State Notre Dame, Ind. RSNs 5:30 p.m. Jackets), Cal Petersen (Los Angeles Kings), Bryan Rust (Pittsburgh Penguins), Riley Sheahan (Buffalo Sabres) and T.J. Tynan (Colorado Avalanche). March 16 B1G Tournament TBA TBA TBA 15 Fifteen sets of brothers have now suited up for the Irish, including current players Cam March 17 B1G Tournament TBA TBA TBA Burke (brother Cal graduated in 2020), Matt and Alex Steeves, Graham and March 18 B1G Tournament TBA TBA TBA Landon Slaggert and Brady Bjork (brother Anders played 2014-17). 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 6 for a detailed list). * - Also televised on NBC Sports Chicago and Philadelphia 8 With the most recent being the 2019 Big Ten tournament title, Notre Dame has won ^ - Also streamed in Canada via TSN.ca and the TSN App 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 • The Fighting Irish hit the road for just the second time this season with a weekend Founded 1842 series at top-ranked Minnesota (Jan. 15-16). Enrollment 8,624 (undergraduate), 12,614 (total) • Notre Dame is coming off a home split with Arizona State, while the Gophers split a Nickname Fighting Irish road series at Wisconsin, which included Minnesota’s first loss of the season (11-1-0). • Sophomore forward Max Ellis led the Irish against the Sun Devils with a pair of assists Colors Gold and Blue in the game one win, followed by a pair of goals in the game two loss, marking his first Affiliation NCAA Division I career multi-goal game. Conference Big Ten (B1G) • He was named the Big Ten’s Second Star of the Week for his efforts (Jan. 13). President Rev. John I. Jenkins • Ellis became the 14th Irish player to score this season, Provost Mary Lynn Miranda (since July 1, 2020) • Michael Graham (1-3-4) and Grant Silianoff (3-1-4) have three-game point streaks entering the weekend, while Solag Bakich (0-2-2) and Max Ellis (2-2-4) each have NCAA Faculty Representative Patricia Bellia (Harvard ‘91) two-game point streaks. Athletics Director Jack Swarbrick (Notre Dame ‘76) • Notre Dame’s five game-winning goals this season have been scored by five players: Sr. Assoc. Athletic Director/Sport Admin. Tom Nevala (Notre Dame ‘90) Jesse Lansdell, Alex Steeves, Grant Silianoff, Graham Slaggert and Nick Leivermann. Ticket Office Phone (574) 631-7356 • This weekend’s series has the potential to feature a combined 23 NHL draft picks (nine on Notre Dame, 14 for Minnesota). Home Ice (capacity) Compton Family Ice Arena (4,850) • Landon Slaggert returned from winning gold with Team USA at the IIHF World Junior Charles “Lefty” Smith Rink Championship (Jan. 5) to score a pair of goals in Notre Dame’s 5-3 win over Arizona Ice Surface 200 x 90 State (Jan. 9) in his first game back. • Slaggert skated with Minnesota’s Brock Faber, Ryan Johnson and Jackson LaCombe on Team USA. HOCKEY STAFF INFORMATION • Colin Theisen and Matt Hellickson have each played 129-consecutive games (each Head Coach Jeff Jackson (Michigan State ‘78) game of their Irish careers), but Theisen’s streak will end in game one versus Minnesota Record at Notre Dame 339-212-65 (16th season) due to a one-game suspension announced by the Big Ten office on Jan 12. Record Overall 521-264-90 (22nd season) • Freshman defenseman and Edina, Minnesota native Jake Boltmann has joined the Irish for the second semester. Regular Season Big Ten Record 40-30-9 (fourth season) • The Fighting Irish are in the midst of the 52nd season of NCAA Division I hockey for Associate Head Coach Paul Pooley (Ohio State ‘84) Notre Dame and the 16th under head coach Jeff Jackson. Associate Head Coach Andy Slaggert (Notre Dame ‘89) • With last season being cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Notre Dame remains Volunteer Assistant Coach Jack Ceglarski (SUNY-Geneseo ‘17) the only team with multiple Big Ten Tournament Championships (2018 and 2019) and Coordinator of Hockey Operations Nick Seirgiej (Wisconsin-River Falls ‘06) the Irish have an intact four-season NCAA tournament appearance. Athletic Trainer Kevin Ricks Equipment Specialist Ron Grove MEDIA INFORMATION Strength and Conditioning Coach Tony Rolinski Director of Athletics Communications Dan Colleran Administrative Assistant Sue Halasz (Hockey Contact) Hockey Office Phone (574) 631-3630 Cell Phone 574-339-9810 Email [email protected] TEAM INFORMATION Assistant Athletics Communications Pat Durant 2019-20 Overall Record 15-15-7 Director (Secondary Hockey Contact) 2019-20 Big Ten Record/Finish 9-9-6-4 (5th) Cell Phone 574-485-4521 2019-20 Post Season Big Ten Quarterfinals Email [email protected] Letter Winners Returning 20 (12 forwards, 5 defensemen, 3 goaltenders) CFIA Press Box Phone 574-631-4899 Letter Winners Lost 5 (3 forwards, 1 defenseman, 1 goaltender) Mailing Address University of Notre Dame 100 Compton Family Ice Arena Newcomers 6 (4 forwards, 2 defensemen) Notre Dame, IN 44629 2020-21 Captain Nate Clurman Media Availability Coach Jackson and requested players are generally 2020-21 Alternate Captains Pierce Crawford, Matt Hellickson, Colin Theisen available once per game week and after a post- NCAA Appearances 10 (Last: 2019) game cooling off period.