FIGHTING IRISH MEDIA Director Athletics Communications [email protected] Dan Colleran 574-339-9810 (cell) GAME 39 #12 NOTRE DAME VS. #7/6 CLARKSON MARCH 29 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP NORTHEAST REGIONAL 2018-19 SCHEDULE Game 39 Friday, March 29 Date ND Rk Opp Rk Opponent Location TV Time/Score SNHU Arena | Manchester, N.H. 6:30 p.m. ET Oct. 7 2/3 --/-- USNTDP (exh.) Notre Dame, Ind. -- L, 4-1 Records Notre Dame Fighting Irish Clarkson University Golden Knights Oct. 12 2/4 --/-- Mercyhurst Erie, Pa. -- T, 6-6 (ot) 22-13-3, 11-11-2-2 B1G 26-10-2, 13-7-2 ECAC Oct. 13 2/4 4/5 Providence Erie, Pa. -- W, 3-0 TV & TV: ESPNU PxP: John Buccigross Oct. 19 2/3 --/-- at Omaha Omaha, Neb. CBSSN W, 4-1 Streaming & Analysts: Barry Melrose Oct. 20 2/3 --/-- at Omaha Omaha, Neb. NET/FCS W, 8-2 Coverage Streaming: ESPN App Reporters: Colby Cohen & Quint Kessenich Oct. 26 1/1 3/2 Minnesota Duluth Notre Dame, Ind. NBCSN L, 3-2 Radio/Audio Oct. 27 1/1 3/2 Minnesota Duluth Notre Dame, Ind. NBCSC+ L, 3-1 94.3 FM (South Bend) & UND.com Darin Pritchett Coverage Nov. 2 5/5 7/9 Ohio State Notre Dame, Ind. NBCSC+ | SNY L, 1-0 Nov. 3 5/5 7/9 Ohio State Notre Dame, Ind. NBCSN W, 2-1 THE SERIES Nov. 9 6/6 14/15 at Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. BTN Plus L, 2-1 All-Time CU Leads, 2-1-0 Last: CU, 2-0 | Nov. 26, 2016 | Notre Dame, Ind. | Compton Family Arena Nov. 10 6/6 14/15 at Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. BTN Plus W, 6-2 Neutral Tied, 1-1-0 Last: CU, 5-2 | Nov. 1, 1980 | Syracuse, N.Y. | Onondaga County War Memorial Nov. 16 8/8 RV/-- at Michigan State East Lansing, Mich. BTN Plus W, 3-1 Nov. 17 8/8 RV/-- at Michigan State East Lansing, Mich. BTN Plus W, 2-1 COUNTDOWN TO PUCK DROP Nov. 27 8/8 --/-- Northern Michigan Notre Dame, Ind. NBCSC+ | SNY W, 2-1 (ot) 500 With Notre Dame’s 3-2 win over Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament championship Nov. 30 8/8 --/-- RPI Notre Dame, Ind. NBCSN W, 5-1 game, head coach Jeff Jackson recorded his 500th career win, spanning six seasons at Dec. 1 8/8 --/-- RPI Notre Dame, Ind. SNY W, 3-0 Lake Superior State and 14 seasons at Notre Dame. Dec. 7 5/6 9/9 at Penn State State College, Pa. -- W, 5-4 50 Notre Dame is in the midst of its 50th season of varsity hockey at the University. Dec. 8 5/6 9/9 at Penn State State College, Pa. -- L, 9-1 19 Former Fighting Irish goaltender Cal Petersen, who led Notre Dame to the 2017 Frozen Dec. 31 6/6 RV/-- Boston College Notre Dame, Ind. NBCSC+ | SNY W, 4-0 Four, made his NHL debut for Los Angeles on Nov. 13, becoming the 19th player to reach Jan. 5 6/6 RV/-- Michigan Notre Dame, Ind. NBCSN L, 4-2 the NHL after skating for Jeff Jackson at Notre Dame. Jan. 11 9/9 --/-- Minnesota Notre Dame, Ind. NBCSN L, 5-1 17 The Fighting Irish are undefeated in 17 games this season in which they have scored Jan. 12 9/9 --/-- Minnesota Notre Dame, Ind. SNY L, 2-1 at least three goals (16-0-1). The one tie was in the season-opening, 6-6 overtime tie Jan. 18 12/13 RV/-- at Wisconsin Madison, Wisc. ESNPU W, 6-4 versus Mercyhurst (Oct. 12). Jan. 20 12/13 RV/-- vs. Wisconsin Chicago, Ill. BTN T, 2-2 (ot) 10 On Jan. 4, former Notre Dame All-American Erik Condra made his season debut for Jan. 25 11/12 --/-- Michigan State Notre Dame, Ind. NBCSC+ | SNY W, 6-3 the Dallas Stars, becoming the 10th former Irish player to appear in the NHL this season, Jan. 26 11/12 --/-- Michigan State Notre Dame, Ind. NBCSC+ | SNY T, 1-1 (ot) tying the program record (also done in 2016-17). Feb. 1 11/13 4/4 at Ohio State Columbus, Ohio BTN Plus L, 4-2 8 With the 2019 Big Ten tournament title, Notre Dame has won eight conference champi- Feb. 2 11/13 4/4 at Ohio State Columbus, Ohio BTN L, 2-0 onships in program history, each under Jeff Jackson (three regular-season). Feb. 12 15/RV RV/-- Michigan Notre Dame, Ind. SNY W, 5-2 4 Notre Dame is appearing in the NCAA Championship field for the fourth consecutive Feb. 15 15/RV --/-- Wisconsin Notre Dame, Ind. NBCSN L, 2-1 season for the first time in program history. The Irish have also earned trips to last two Frozen Fours, including a place in the 2018 national title game. Feb. 16 15/RV --/-- Wisconsin Notre Dame, Ind. NBCSN W, 5-2 Feb. 22 16/RV RV/-- at Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. BTN W, 3-2 .931 Cale Morris carries a .931 save percentage on the season, which ranks fifth in the country and second among goaltenders who have played at least 80% of their teams’ Feb. 23 16/RV RV/-- at Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. FSN L, 2-1 minutes in net. March 1 17/RV 18/RV Penn State Notre Dame, Ind. NBCSN W, 5-4 (ot) March 2 17/RV 18/RV Penn State Notre Dame, Ind. NBCSC+| SNY L, 3-2 WHAT'S INSIDE WHAT'S INSIDE March 8 16/15 --/-- Michigan State Notre Dame, Ind. BTN Plus W, 1-0 2-8 Notes 10 2017-18 Season Recap March 9 16/15 --/-- Michigan State Notre Dame, Ind. BTN Plus W, 2-0 2 Quick Facts 11-12 Head Coach Jeff Jackson March 16 16/15 RV/-- Minnesota Notre Dame, Ind. BTN W, 2-1 (ot) 3 Numerical Roster / Pronunciations 13 2018-19 Record When ... March 23 16/RV 17/RV Penn State Notre Dame, Ind. BTN W, 3-2 3 Current Irish In The NHL Draft 14-15 The Last Time March 29 12/12 7/6 Clarkson Manchester, N.H. ESNPU 6:30 p.m. 4 Geographic Breakdown 16-21 2018-19 Stats -- Rankings: USCHO.com/USA Today/USA HM; ranking listed at time of game | All times Eastern | * - Tape Delayed -- TV: CBS Sports Net [CBSSN] | Fox College Sports [FCS] | NBC Sports Chicago+ [NBCSC+] | Big Ten Network [BTN] | Fox Sports North.+ [FSN] 4 2018-19 Honors & Awards 22-36 Player Notes & Career Stats 5 Major/College Breakdown 37-46 2018-19 Box Scores 9 Series Histories vs. Northeast Regional 47-56 Notre Dame in the NCAA Tournament @NDHockey NotreDameHockey @ND_Hockey QUICK FACTS & MEDIA INFORMATION | GAME NOTES | 2 UNIVERSITY INFORMATION FOR STARTERS School University of Notre Dame • For the fourth consecutive season and the 11th time in program history, the Notre Location Notre Dame, IN 46556 Dame Fighting Irish will be appearing in the NCAA Championship field. • Notre Dame won the 2019 Big Ten Tournament to earn an automatic bid and with the Founded 1842 dramatic 3-2 win over Penn State, moved up to No. 12 in the Pairwise ratings to garner Enrollment 8,530 (undergraduate), 12,393 (total) a No. 3 seed in the NCAA tournament. Nickname Fighting Irish • The Irish are the No. 3 seed in the Northeast Regional (Manchester, N.H.) and will play Colors Gold and Blue No. 2 seed Clarkson. • Notre Dame (Big Ten) and Clarkson (ECAC) are the only two conference tournament Affiliation NCAA Division I champions facing off in the first round of the 2019 NCAA tournament. Conference Big Ten (B1G) • Notre Dame also is coming off back-to-back Frozen Four appearances, including a spot President Rev. John I. Jenkins in last season’s title game that ultimately saw Minnesota Duluth post a 2-1 win. Provost Thomas Burish • The win over Penn State marked the 500th victory of head coach Jeff Jackson’s career. • Jackson has led the Irish to 10 of their 11 NCAA tournament appearances. NCAA Faculty Representative Patricia Bellia (Harvard ‘91) • Notre Dame 43-29-0 all-time in the playoffs under 14th-year head coach Jeff Jackson, Athletics Director Jack Swarbrick (Notre Dame ‘76) including a 32-20-0 mark in conference tournament playoff games (includes games in Sr. Assoc. Athletic Director/Sport Admin. Tom Nevala (Notre Dame ‘90) the CCHA, Hockey East and Big Ten) and 11-9-0 in NCAA Tournament games. Ticket Office Phone (574) 631-7356 • Now in 10 career playoff games, Cale Morris is 9-1-0 with a .953 save percentage and a Home Ice (capacity) Compton Family Ice Arena (4,850) 1.54 goals-against average. • The Irish are 16-0-1 this season when scoring at least three goals. Charles “Lefty” Smith Rink • Notre Dame (22-13-3) has reached at least 20 wins on the year for a third consecutive Ice Surface 200 x 90 season, marking the second time Notre Dame has recorded at least 20 wins in three HOCKEY STAFF INFORMATION consecutive seasons (2006-07 - 2008-09 marked the other time). Head Coach Jeff Jackson (Michigan State ‘78) Record at Notre Dame 318-190-57 (14th season) IRISH NCAA TOURNEY TALK Record Overall 500-242-82 (20th season) • Notre Dame is making the 11th NCAA Tournament appearance in program history and Regular Season Big Ten Record 28-17-3 (2nd season) the 10th under head coach Jeff Jackson. Associate Head Coach Paul Pooley (Ohio State ‘84) • Jackson has guided the Irish to 10 NCAA appearances in the last 14 seasons to go along with Frozen Four appearances in 2008, 2011, 2017 and 2018.