FIGHTING IRISH MEDIA Director Athletics Communications [email protected] Dan Colleran 574-339-9810 (cell) GAME 29 NOTRE DAME VS. PENN STATE MARCH 14 // BIG TEN TOURNAMENT SERIES INFORMATION 2020-21 SCHEDULE (14-12-2, 12-10-2-1-2-2 B1G) Game 29 Sunday, March 14 (Noon ET) Compton Family Ice Arena Date ND Rk Opp Rk Opponent Location TV Time/Score Big Ten Tournament 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 14-12-2, 12-10-2-1-2-2 B1G 9-11-0, 7-11-0-2-1-0 B1G Nov. 27 RV/-- 4/3 at Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. BTN+ W, 3-2 TV TV: Big Ten Network (BTN) Nov. 28 RV/-- 4/3 at Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. BTN+ W, 2-1 & PxP: Ben Holden 20/RV Streaming Streaming: FoxSports.com or the Dec. 3 16/13 Arizona State Notre Dame, Ind. NHLN* L, 6-3 Analyst: Paul Caponigri Fox Sports App 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 ^ THE SERIES Dec. 19 16/RV RV/-- Michigan State Notre Dame, Ind. NBCSN T, 1-1 Dec. 20 16/RV RV/-- Michigan State Notre Dame, Ind. RSNs* OTL, 4-3 All-Time ND, 13-5-4 Last: ND, 7-1 | March 6, 2021 | Notre Dame, Ind. | Compton Family Ice Arena Jan. 9 18/RV RV/RV Arizona State Notre Dame, Ind. NHLN* W, 5-4 At ND ND, 8-3-1 Last: ND, 7-1 | March 6, 2021 | Notre Dame, Ind. | Compton Family Ice Arena Jan. 10 18/RV RV/RV Arizona State Notre Dame, Ind. NHLN* L, 5-3 COUNTDOWN TO PUCK DROP Jan. 15 RV/RV 1/1 at Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. FSN W, 3-2 530 Head coach Jeff Jackson has 530 career wins, which ranks second among active NCAA Jan. 16 RV/RV 1/1 at Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. FSN W, 2-1 Division I head coaches, spanning six seasons at Lake Superior State and 15+ seasons at Jan. 21 16/RV 8/9 Michigan Notre Dame, Ind. RSNs L, 5-1 Notre Dame. Jackson’s win total ranks 11th all-time (John MacInnes ranks 10th with 555 Jan. 22 16/RV 8/9 Michigan Notre Dame, Ind. NBCSN L, 3-1 career wins). Jan. 28 RV/RV RV/-- at Penn State University Park, Pa. BTN+ OTL, 2-1 145 Senior Matt Hellickson has played 145 consecutive games, dating back to the first game of his freshman season. The 145 games played are the most by any active Big Ten Jan. 29 RV/RV RV/-- at Penn State University Park, Pa. BTN+ OTW, 3-2 player. Feb. 5 RV/RV -- at Ohio State Columbus, Ohio BTN W, 6-1 28 No small feat this season, the Fighting Irish were able to play all 28 games they had Feb. 6 RV/RV -- at Ohio State Columbus, Ohio BTN W, 8-1 scheduled for the regular season, tying with Wisconsin, Bowling Green and Michigan Feb. 12 RV/RV 5/5 Minnesota Notre Dame, Ind. NBCSN L, 3-0 Tech for the most games played heading into the weekend of March 12. Feb. 13 RV/RV 5/5 Minnesota Notre Dame, Ind. RSNs L, 3-0 23 Freshman forward Landon Slaggert became the 23rd Irish player to take part in the World Junior Championship and he went on to earn a gold medal with the 2021 U.S. Feb. 19 RV/-- 5/5 at Wisconsin Madison, Wis. FSW L, 4-2 National Junior Team as Team USA posted a 2-0 victory in the gold-medal game (Jan. 5). Feb. 20 RV/-- 5/5 at Wisconsin Madison, Wis. FSW T, 5-5 15 Fifteen sets of brothers have now suited up for the Irish, including current players Cam Feb. 26 RV/RV -- at Michigan State East Lansing, Mich. BTN+ W, 2-0 Burke (brother Cal graduated in 2020), Matt and Alex Steeves, Graham and Feb. 27 RV/RV -- at Michigan State East Lansing, Mich. BTN+ W, 2-0 Landon Slaggert and Brady Bjork (brother Anders played 2014-17). March 5 RV/RV RV/-- Penn State Notre Dame, Ind. NBCSN W, 5-2 15 Junior forward Alex Steeves has 15 goals this season, which ranks tied for fifth in the country, while his 14 goals in Big Ten play ranks second behind only Cole Caufield. March 6 RV/RV RV/-- Penn State Notre Dame, Ind. RSNs W, 7-1 13 As of Feb. 15, thirteen former Fighting Irish players have appeared in an NHL game this March 14 RV/RV -- Penn State# Notre Dame, Ind. BTN Noon season: Anders Bjork (Boston Bruins), Ian Cole (Colorado Avalanche/Minnesota), March 15 B1G Tournament Notre Dame, Ind. BTN TBA Jake Evans (Montreal Canadiens), Steven Fogarty (Buffalo Sabres), Dennis Gilbert (Colorado Avalanche), Jordan Gross (Arizona), Vinnie Hinostroza (Florida March 16 B1G Tournament Notre Dame, Ind. BTN TBA Panthers), Anders Lee (New York Islanders), Kyle Palmieri (New Jersey Devils), All times Eastern // # - Big Ten Tournament (Compton Family Ice Arena) Andrew Peeke (Columbus), Cal Petersen (Los Angeles Kings), Bryan Rust Rankings: USCHO.com/USAHM (at time of game) (Pittsburgh Penguins), Riley Sheahan (Buffalo Sabres). * - 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 • As the No. 4 seed (based on conference winning percentage), Notre Dame will play Founded 1842 fifth-seeded Penn State for the third consecutive game at noon on Sunday, March 14 in Enrollment 8,624 (undergraduate), 12,614 (total) the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. Nickname Fighting Irish • It will mark Penn State’s fifth consecutive game against the Irish. • The winner will play top-seeded Wisconsin at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, March 15 as there Colors Gold and Blue is no re-seeding at the 2021 Big Ten Tournament (see page 22 for the bracket). Affiliation NCAA Division I • The teams have met twice previously in the Big Ten Tournament at Compton Family Ice Conference Big Ten (B1G) Arena. President Rev. John I. Jenkins • In 2018, Notre Dame’s first season in the league, the Irish eliminated the Nittany Lions Provost Mary Lynn Miranda (since July 1, 2020) with a 3-2 semifinal win as Jack Jenkins scored the game winner with 31 seconds left in the third (current NHL defensemen Jordan Gross and Andrew Peeke also scored for NCAA Faculty Representative Patricia Bellia (Harvard ‘91) the Irish in that win). Athletics Director Jack Swarbrick (Notre Dame ‘76) • Current seniors Matt Hellickson (one assist) and Colin Theisen played in that game, Sr. Assoc. Athletic Director/Sport Admin. Tom Nevala (Notre Dame ‘90) while Dylan St. Cyr was on the bench with Cale Morris getting the start. Ticket Office Phone (574) 631-7356 • Then in 2019, the teams met in the championship game with the Irish once again posting a 3-2 win. Home Ice (capacity) Compton Family Ice Arena (4,850) • Spencer Stastney opened the scoring in that game with his first career goal, while Charles “Lefty” Smith Rink Theisen and Graham Slaggert added assists. Ice Surface 200 x 90 • The Fighting Irish are 7-2-0 all time in Big Ten Tournament games (6-0-0 at Compton Family Ice Arena) and captured the 2018 and 2019 Big Ten Tournament Championships. • Notre Dame carries a five-game unbeaten streak into the tournament (4-0-1), tied for HOCKEY STAFF INFORMATION the fourth-longest active unbeaten streak in the country. Head Coach Jeff Jackson (Michigan State ‘78) Record at Notre Dame 348-218-66 (16th season) QUICK HITS Record Overall 530-270-91 (22nd season) • Senior goaltender Dylan St. Cyr was named the Big Ten’s Second Star of the Week for Regular Season Big Ten Record 48-35-10 (fourth season) the second consecutive week after helping the Irish sweep Penn State to close out the Associate Head Coach Paul Pooley (Ohio State ‘84) regular season. Associate Head Coach Andy Slaggert (Notre Dame ‘89) • St. Cyr led Notre Dame to wins of 5-2 and 7-1 as the Irish improved to 14-12-2 on Volunteer Assistant Coach Jack Ceglarski (SUNY-Geneseo ‘17) the year. For the weekend, St. Cyr stopped 75 of the 78 shots he faced for a .962 save percentage to go along with a 1.56 goals against average. Coordinator of Hockey Operations Nick Seirgiej (Wisconsin-River Falls ‘06) • St.