When the coaches poll came out in September, the Big Ten opener between the teams predicted to finish sixth and seventh probably didn’t cause many to bust out the Sharpie. That being said, both Ohio State and Michigan State have, at least to a point, navigated their early-season nonconference schedule successfully and will be looking … Read more
Minnesota hasn’t played an in-state rival for conference points since March of 2013, but in the middle of back-to-back series against St. Cloud State and Minnesota Duluth, it feels like we’ve been transported back a couple years. The Gophers and Bulldogs will face off in a home-and-home bout this weekend with Friday’s game being played … Read more
As the sudden cancelation of the 2019-20 season and the general, let’s say, quirkiness of last year gets put in the rearview, everyone is hoping for a more normal Big Ten season this year. Saying more normal instead of 100 percent normal is already necessary as during the process of writing this piece a nonconference … Read more
Notre Dame announced Friday the addition of Jordy Murray as the team’s volunteer assistant coach for the 2021-22 season. “We’re excited to add Jordy to our staff as our new volunteer assistant coach,” Notre Dame head coach Jeff Jackson said in a statement. “Jordy has been one of the top development coaches in the state … Read more
The Big Ten announced Monday a new COVID-19 regulation for the 2021-22 season. “In collaboration and communication with the Big Ten Conference Athletic Directors, Chancellors and Presidents, the Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases, and the Sports Medicine Committee – effective today – the conference has determined that if one of its member institutions is … Read more
Sasha Pastujov, who was set to begin his freshman season at Notre Dame with the 2021-22 season, has instead signed an NHL contract with the Anaheim Ducks. Selected by Anaheim in the third round (66th overall) of the 2021 NHL Draft, the Bradenton, Fla., native led USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program’s Under-18 Team in … Read more
Notre Dame junior defenseman Nate Clurman has signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Colorado Avalanche, giving up his senior season with the Fighting Irish. Clurman, a Boulder, Colo., native, was originally selected by Colorado in the sixth round (161st overall) of the 2016 NHL Draft. He will report to the AHL’s Colorado Eagles. Notre … Read more
Notre Dame announced Monday the addition of graduate transfer goaltender Matthew Galajda for the 2021-22 season. The 2018 First Team All-American played his first three seasons at Cornell. “We’re excited to add Matthew to our program,” Notre Dame coach Jeff Jackson said in a statement. “He has a very impressive resume both academically and athletically … Read more
Notre Dame junior forward and leading scorer Alex Steeves has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs, giving up his senior season with the Fighting Irish.
Check out our preview of the Albany Regional, which takes place March 27-28 from the Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y.
The Big Ten announced Tuesday the All-Big Ten teams and individual award winners as selected by the conference’s coaches and a media panel.
The Big Ten announced Thursday that it has changed the dates of the 2021 Big Ten men’s hockey tournament from March 18-20 to March 14-16.
The 2021 Big Ten Hockey tournament will be held March 18-20 at Compton Family Ice Arena in Notre Dame, Ind.
The Big Ten announced Tuesday that Notre Dame senior forward Colin Theisen has been suspended for one game as a result of his actions in the game against Arizona State on Jan. 10.
The Big Ten announced Friday the second half of the schedule for the 2020-21 Big Ten hockey season. The schedule will conclude March 18-20, 2021, with the Big Ten tournament. To allow for maximum flexibility in the potential rescheduling of games, this year’s schedule is built with a conference-wide bye the weekend of March 12-14. … Read more
No. 1 North Dakota got a goal from Jordan Kawaguchi’s at 1:17 of 3-on-3 overtime to earn a 4-3 win over No. 4 Denver, closing out a thrilling back-and-forth affair inside the NCHC bubble on Friday (photo: Mark Kulhmann/Omaha Athletics)
When Penn State hosts Michigan this week, the Nittany Lions will be looking for their first win of the season. With sweeps at the hands of Minnesota and Wisconsin to start this current campaign, Penn State appears to be very different from the team it was last March, when the Nittany Lions ended 2019-20 as … Read more
Notre Dame, in accordance with campus health and safety protocols and with the guidance of local health officials, will limit attendance at the beginning of the winter seasons to only guests of student-athletes and coaches of competing teams at this year’s men’s and women’s basketball and hockey games. Those in attendance will be required to … Read more
“Everything’s changed.” That simple summation by Ohio State coach Steve Rohlik at the start of the 2020-21 season isn’t an understatement as much as it is a primer for what may or may not come next. Everything has changed. No one knows what’s coming. Hockey is beginning all the same. “Flexibility’s been the big word … Read more
No. 12 Michigan had plenty of reasons to celebrate on opening night as the Wolverines easily skated paste No. 15 Arizona State, 8-1, in Ann Arbor (photo: Jonathan Knight/Michigan Athletics)