The 2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey team represents the University of Notre Dame in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team is coached by Jeff Jackson, in his 10th season with the Fighting Irish. The Fighting Irish play their home games at Compton Family Ice Arena on campus in Notre Dame, Indiana, competing in Hockey East.
| 2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| Conference | Hockey East |
| Home ice | Compton Family Ice Arena |
| Record | |
| Overall | 18–19–5 (10–7–5 HEA) |
| Home | 10–10–3 |
| Road | 7–8–2 |
| Neutral | 1–1–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Jeff Jackson |
| Assistant coaches | Paul Pooley Andy Slaggert |
| Captain(s) | Steven Fogarty Robbie Russo |
| Alternate captain(s) | Sam Herr Peter Schneider |
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey seasons « 2013–14 2015–16 » | |
Previous season edit
In 2013–14, the Fighting Irish finished 8th in Hockey East with a record of 23–13–2, 9–9–2 in conference play. In the 2014 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, they defeated top-seeded Boston College in the quarterfinal, two games to one, before falling to UMass Lowell in the semifinals, 0–4. They qualified for the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament and were selected as the second seed in the West Region in St. Paul, Minnesota. They fell in overtime, 3–4, to St. Cloud State in the first round and were eliminated.
Personnel edit
Roster edit
As of January 8, 2015.[1]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 
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Tony Bretzman | Freshman | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 161 lb (73 kg) | 1994-11-10 | Mendota Heights, Minnesota | Langley (BCHL) | — |
| 3 |
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Jordan Gross | Freshman | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 177 lb (80 kg) | 1995-05-09 | Maple Grove, Minnesota | Green Bay (USHL) | — |
| 4 | 
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Nathan Billitier | Freshman | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | 1996-05-20 | Spencerport, New York | US NTDP (USHL) | — |
| 5 | 
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Robbie Russo (C) | Senior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 191 lb (87 kg) | 1993-02-15 | Westmont, Illinois | US NTDP (USHL) | NYI, 95th overall 2011 |
| 6 | 
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Andy Ryan | Junior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 204 lb (93 kg) | 1993-07-24 | Brighton, Michigan | Sioux City (USHL) | — |
| 8 |
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Ben Ostlie | Sophomore | RW/D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | 1993-04-02 | Edina, Minnesota | Omaha (USHL) | — |
| 9 |
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Dawson Cook | Freshman | C | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1995-06-15 | Cadillac, Michigan | Green Bay (USHL) | — |
| 10 | 
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Anders Bjork | Freshman | LW | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | 1996-08-05 | Mequon, Wisconsin | US NTDP (USHL) | BOS, 146th overall 2014 |
| 12 |
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Sam Herr (A) | Junior | LW | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 213 lb (97 kg) | 1992-10-13 | Hinsdale, Illinois | Green Bay (USHL) | — |
| 13 |
|
Vince Hinostroza | Sophomore | C | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1994-04-03 | Bartlett, Illinois | Waterloo (USHL) | CHI, 169th overall 2012 |
| 14 | 
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Thomas DiPauli | Junior | C | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 191 lb (87 kg) | 1994-04-29 | Caldaro, Italy | US NTDP (USHL) | WSH, 100th overall 2012 |
| 15 | 
|
Peter Schneider (A) | Senior | RW | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 191 lb (87 kg) | 1991-04-04 | Vienna, Austria | Indiana (USHL) | — |
| 16 |
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Connor Hurley | Freshman | C | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | 1995-09-15 | Edina, Minnesota | Green Bay (USHL) | BUF, 38th overall 2013 |
| 17 |
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Ali Thomas | Sophomore | LW | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 214 lb (97 kg) | 1992-09-22 | New York, New York | Des Moines (USHL) | — |
| 18 | 
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Jake Evans | Freshman | C/RW | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | 1996-06-02 | Toronto, Ontario | St. Michael's (OJHL) | MTL, 207th overall 2014 |
| 19 |
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Garrett Peterson | Senior | RW | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | 1991-09-13 | Manhattan, Illinois | Lincoln (USHL) | — |
| 20 |
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Justin Wade | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 216 lb (98 kg) | 1994-04-13 | Aurora, Illinois | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | — |
| 21 |
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Joe Aiken | Senior | LW | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 189 lb (86 kg) | 1992-00-00 | Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin | Whitefish Bay (USHS–WI) | — |
| 22 |
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Mario Lucia | Junior | LW | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 204 lb (93 kg) | 1993-08-25 | Plymouth, Minnesota | Penticton (BCHL) | MIN, 60th overall 2011 |
| 23 |
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Eric Johnson | Senior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 197 lb (89 kg) | 1991-03-28 | Verona, Wisconsin | Dubuque (USHL) | — |
| 24 | 
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Luke Ripley | Freshman | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | 1994-04-16 | Kitimat, British Columbia | Powell (BCHL) | — |
| 26 |
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Steven Fogarty (C) | Junior | C | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 212 lb (96 kg) | 1993-04-19 | Edina, Minnesota | Penticton (BCHL) | NYR, 72nd overall 2011 |
| 27 | 
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Austin Wuthrich | Senior | RW | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 204 lb (93 kg) | 1993-08-11 | Anchorage, Alaska | US NTDP (USHL) | WSH, 107th overall 2012 |
| 29 |
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Bo Brauer | Freshman | RW | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 1995-04-20 | Edina, Minnesota | Nanaimo (BCHL) | — |
| 33 |
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Chad Katunar | Sophomore | G | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 231 lb (105 kg) | 1993-08-14 | Victoria, British Columbia | Penticton (BCHL) | — |
| 35 | 
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Nick Stasack | Junior | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 169 lb (77 kg) | 1993-10-18 | West Springfield, Massachusetts | Loomis (USHS–CT) | — |
| 40 | 
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Cal Petersen | Freshman | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 182 lb (83 kg) | 1994-10-19 | Waterloo, Iowa | Waterloo (USHL) | BUF, 129th overall 2013 |
Coaching staff edit
| Name | Position | Seasons at Notre Dame |
Alma Mater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Jackson | Head coach | 10 | Michigan State University (1978) |
| Paul Pooley | Associate head coach | 10 | Ohio State University (1984) |
| Andy Slaggert | Assistant coach | 22 | University of Notre Dame (1989) |
| Gordon Burnett | Volunteer Assistant Coach | 1 | The College of St. Scholastica (2006) |
Standings edit
| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #2 Boston University †* | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 88 | 55 | 41 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 158 | 95 | |
| #1 Providence | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 61 | 37 | 41 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 123 | 84 | |
| #13 Boston College | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 60 | 50 | 38 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 107 | 91 | |
| #17 Massachusetts–Lowell | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 70 | 52 | 39 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 134 | 101 | |
| Notre Dame | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 64 | 54 | 42 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 126 | 116 | |
| Northeastern | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 70 | 69 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 107 | 107 | |
| Vermont | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 62 | 53 | 41 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 110 | 91 | |
| New Hampshire | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 21 | 66 | 68 | 40 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 119 | 109 | |
| Connecticut | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 42 | 74 | 36 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 66 | 111 | |
| Maine | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 64 | 74 | 39 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 108 | 127 | |
| Merrimack | 22 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 38 | 56 | 38 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 81 | 93 | |
| Massachusetts | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 59 | 102 | 36 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 99 | 152 | |
| Championship: March 21, 2015 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 9, 2015 | ||||||||||||||
Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Record | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 5 | 5:00 PM | Waterloo* | #12 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | L 4–5 | 3,444 | 0–0–0 | ||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 10 | 7:30 PM | RPI* | #12 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Ice Breaker Tournament) | L 2–3 | 5,022 | 0–1–0 | ||||
| October 12 | 3:30 PM | Minnesota–Duluth* | #12 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Ice Breaker Tournament) | L 0–3 | 4,468 | 0–2–0 | ||||
| October 17 | 7:30 PM | Lake Superior State* | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | W 5–3 | 3,760 | 1–2–0 | ||||
| October 18 | 6:00 PM | Lake Superior State* | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | W 5–1 | 3,692 | 2–2–0 | ||||
| October 24 | 7:30 PM | Niagara* | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | W 6–3 | 4,194 | 3–2–0 | |||||
| October 25 | 7:00 PM | Niagara* | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | W 7–0 | 4,446 | 4–2–0 | ||||
| October 31 | 8:00 PM | #13 Vermont | #20 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | W 3–2 | 3,609 | 5–2–0 (1–0–0) | |||
| November 1 | 7:00 PM | #13 Vermont | #20 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | T 2–2 OT | 3,947 | 5–2–1 (1–0–1) | ||||
| November 7 | 8:00 PM | at #1 Minnesota* | #15 | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota | BTN | L 0–5 | 10,052 | 5–3–1 | |||
| November 9 | 5:00 PM | at #1 Minnesota* | #15 | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota | ESPNU | L 2–4 | 9,774 | 5–4–1 | |||
| November 14 | 7:00 PM | at Merrimack | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | W 3–2 OT | 2,549 | 6–4–1 (2–0–1) | |||||
| November 15 | 7:00 PM | at Merrimack | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | L 1–4 | 2,549 | 6–5–1 (2–1–1) | |||||
| November 20 | 7:30 PM | #5 UMass Lowell | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | L 1–3 | 3,636 | 6–6–1 (2–2–1) | |||||
| November 21 | 7:30 PM | #5 UMass Lowell | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | T 2–2 OT | 5,022 | 6–6–2 (2–2–2) | ||||
| November 28 | 7:30 PM | #17 Union* | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Shillelagh Tournament) | L 2–3 OT | 5,022 | 6–7–2 | |||||
| November 29 | 7:30 PM | Ohio State* | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Shillelagh Tournament) | L 1–5 | 4,789 | 6–8–2 | |||||
| December 5 | 7:00 PM | at UMass | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | W 7–5 | 2,744 | 7–8–2 (3–2–2) | |||||
| December 6 | 7:00 PM | at UMass | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | W 4–0 | 2,469 | 8–8–2 (4–2–2) | |||||
| December 28 | 4:00 PM | vs. #6 Miami (OH)* | Germain Arena • Estero, Florida (Florida College Hockey Classic) | W 3–2 OT | 3,529 | 9–8–2 | |||||
| December 29 | 7:30 PM | vs. Lake Superior State* | Germain Arena • Estero, Florida (Florida College Hockey Classic) | L 1–2 | 3,149 | 9–9–2 | |||||
| January 9 | 7:30 PM | at Western Michigan* | Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | CBSSN | L 2–4 | 3,017 | 9–10–2 | ||||
| January 10 | 6:00 PM | Western Michigan* | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | L 3–4 | 4,938 | 9–11–2 | ||||
| January 16 | 7:30 PM | Connecticut | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | T 3–3 OT | 5,202 | 9–11–3 (4–2–3) | ||||
| January 18 | 2:00 PM | at Connecticut | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | W 6–1 | 4,597 | 10–11–3 (5–2–3) | |||||
| January 23 | 7:00 PM | at Northeastern | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | L 2–3 | 3,346 | 10–12–3 (5–3–3) | |||||
| January 24 | 7:00 PM | at Northeastern | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | L 2–4 | 2,983 | 10–13–3 (5–4–3) | |||||
| January 30 | 7:30 PM | New Hampshire | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | L 2–5 | 5,188 | 10–14–3 (5–5–3) | |||||
| January 31 | 6:30 PM | New Hampshire | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | W 5–3 | 4,891 | 11–14–3 (6–5–3) | ||||
| February 6 | 7:00 PM | at Maine | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | NESN | T 4–4 OT | 4,045 | 11–14–4 (6–5–4) | ||||
| February 7 | 7:00 PM | at Maine | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | FCS | W 5–1 | 4,350 | 12–14–4 (7–5–4) | ||||
| February 13 | 7:30 PM | #11 Providence | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | W 2–0 | 4,562 | 13–14–4 (8–5–4) | ||||
| February 14 | 8:00 PM | #11 Providence | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | L 2–3 | 5,002 | 13–15–4 (8–6–4) | ||||
| February 20 | 7:30 PM | at #3 Boston University | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | T 2–2 OT | 5,376 | 13–15–5 (8–6–5) | |||||
| February 21 | 7:00 PM | at #3 Boston University | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | W 3–2 | 5,049 | 14–15–5 (9–6–5) | |||||
| February 27 | 7:30 PM | #9 Boston College | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Holy War on Ice) | NBCSN | L 0–2 | 5,022 | 14–16–5 (9–7–5) | ||||
| February 28 | 6:00 PM | #9 Boston College | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Holy War on Ice) | NBCSN | W 3–1 | 4,875 | 15–16–5 (10–7–5) | ||||
| Postseason | |||||||||||
| March 6 | 7:35 PM | UMass* | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Hockey East First Round) | L 3–4 5OT | 3,994 | 15–17–5 | |||||
| March 7 | 7:05 PM | UMass* | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Hockey East First Round) | W 5–3 | 4,289 | 16–17–5 | |||||
| March 8 | 7:05 PM | UMass* | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Hockey East First Round) | W 7–0 | 3,368 | 17–17–5 | |||||
| March 13 | 7:15 PM | at #14 UMass Lowell* | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts (Hockey East Quarterfinal) | L 0–5 | |||||||
| March 14 | 7:00 PM | at #14 UMass Lowell* | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts (Hockey East Quarterfinal) | W 4–2 | |||||||
| March 15 | 4:00 PM | at #14 UMass Lowell* | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts (Hockey East Quarterfinal) | L 4–6 | |||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
Statistics edit
Updated as of March 17, 2015.[2]
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Hinostroza | 42 | 11 | 33 | 44 |
| Robbie Russo | 40 | 15 | 26 | 41 |
| Mario Lucia | 42 | 21 | 11 | 32 |
| Thomas Di Pauli | 41 | 8 | 21 | 29 |
| Jordan Gross | 42 | 7 | 21 | 28 |
| Anders Bjork | 41 | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| Steven Fogarty | 39 | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| Sam Herr | 42 | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| Austin Wuthrich | 37 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Jake Evans | 41 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| Peter Schneider | 41 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| Connor Hurley | 41 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| Andy Ryan | 42 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Luke Ripley | 42 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Justin Wade | 41 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Ben Ostlie | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Ali Thomas | 30 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Tony Bretzman | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dawson Cook | 35 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Joe Aiken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bo Brauer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Billitier | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Johnson | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | T | GAA | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Petersen | 33 | 31 | 1891:36 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 2.51 | .919 | 4 |
| Chad Katunar | 15 | 11 | 737:08 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3.01 | .899 | 0 |
Rankings edit
| Poll | Week | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 (Final) | |||
| USCHO.com | 12 | RV | RV | 20 | 15 | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |||||||||
| USA Today | 11 | RV | RV | RV | 14 | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |||||||||