2017–18 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
men's ice hockey season
Big Ten Regular Season Champions
Big Ten Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Runner-Up
Conference1st Big Ten
Home iceCompton Family Ice Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com#2[1]
USA Today#2[2]
Record
Overall28–10–2
Home14–6–1
Road11–2–1
Neutral3–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachJeff Jackson
Assistant coachesPaul Pooley, Andy Slagger, Zack Cisek, Nick Siergiej
Captain(s)Jake Evans
Alternate captain(s)Jordan Gross, Luke Ripley, Andrew Oglevie
Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2017–18 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Jeff Jackson, in his 13th season with the Fighting Irish. The Fighting Irish played their home games at Compton Family Ice Arena on campus in Notre Dame, Indiana. It was the Irish hockey team's first season in the Big Ten Conference, where they moved after participating in the Hockey East since 2013.[3]

The Fighting Irish finished with a conference record of 17–6–1, which made them Big Ten regular season champions. They won the 2018 Big Ten Tournament with a 3–2 overtime victory against the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Roster edit

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1   Dylan St. Cyr Freshman G 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Northville, Michigan USNTDP (USHL)
2   Tony Bretzman Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Mendota Heights, Minnesota Langley (BCHL)
3   Jordan Gross (A) Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Maple Grove, Minnesota Green Bay (USHL)
4   Dennis Gilbert Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Buffalo, New York Chicago (USHL)
5   Matt Hellickson Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Rogers, Minnesota Sioux City (USHL)
6   Tory Dello Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Crystal Lake, Illinois Tri-City (USHL)
8   Matt Steeves Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Bedford, New Hampshire Muskegon (USHL)
9   Dawson Cook Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Cadillac, Michigan Green Bay (USHL)
11   Cal Burke Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Boxborough, Massachusetts Cedar Rapids (USHL)
12   Felix Holmberg Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Stockholm, Sweden AIK J20 (J20 SuperElit)
13   Colin Theisen Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Monroe, Michigan Dubuque (USHL)
14   Max Eisenmenger Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Münster, Germany Djurgårdens IF J20 (J20 SuperElit)
15   Andrew Oglevie (A) Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fullerton, California Cedar Rapids (USHL)
17   Pierce Crawford Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Park Ridge, Illinois Youngstown (USHL)
18   Jake Evans (C) Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Toronto, Ontario St. Michael's (OJHL) MTL, 207 overall 2014
19   Mike O'Leary Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Halifax, Nova Scotia Dubuque (USHL)
20   Justin Wade Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Aurora, Illinois Cedar Rapids (USHL)
21   Joe Wegwerth Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Brewster, New York Cedar Rapids (USHL)
22   Andrew Peeke Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Parkland, Florida Green Bay (USHL)
23   Luke Novak Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Waukesha, Wisconsin New Jersey (USPHL)
24   Luke Ripley (A) Senior D 6' 5" (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Kitimat, British Columbia Powell River (BCHL)
25   Dylan Malmquist Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Edina, Minnesota Edina (USHS–MN)
26   Cam Morrison Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Aurora, Ontario Youngstown (USHL)
27   Bobby Nardella Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Rosemont, Illinois Tri-City (USHL)
28   Jack Jenkins Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Lake Bluff, Illinois Fargo (USHL)
29   Bo Brauer Senior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Edina, Minnesota Nanaimo (BCHL)
32   Cale Morris Sophomore G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Larkspur, Colorado Waterloo (USHL)
33   Nick Sanford Freshman G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Morristown, New Jersey Boston (USPHL)

Standings edit

Conference record Overall record
GP W L T SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Notre Dame†* 24 17 6 1 1 53 66 47 40 28 10 2 117 87
#3 Ohio State 24 14 8 2 1 45 77 55 41 26 10 5 131 85
#4 Michigan 24 11 10 3 2 38 70 72 40 22 15 3 136 121
#13 Penn State 24 9 10 5 2 34 70 72 38 18 15 5 138 120
#18 Minnesota 24 10 12 2 1 33 65 69 38 19 17 2 102 100
Wisconsin 24 8 13 3 1 28 69 83 37 14 19 4 115 124
Michigan State 24 6 16 2 1 21 53 77 36 12 22 2 91 117
Championship: March 17, 2018
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 12, 2018

References edit

  1. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. April 9, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "Final USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll". USCHO.com. April 9, 2018. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  3. ^ Greenstein, Teddy (March 22, 2016). "Notre Dame joins Big Ten—for hockey". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 24, 2018.

External links edit


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