SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame hockey team gets set for its lone December matchup as they face Ohio State in Columbus, Dec. 13-14. Both games are slated for 7pm puck drops with Saturday’s series finale airing on the Big Ten Network. The two-game series will be the final of 2024 for the Irish squad that included eight non-conference games and the team’s first international tournament.
SERIES OVERVIEW
Opponent: #16/15 Ohio State Buckeyes | Dec. 13-14
Location: Columbus, Ohio | Value City Arena
Schedule: 7p.m.
TV: B1G+ (Fri.) | BTN (Sat.)
Live Stats: FightingIrish.com
Radio: fightingirish.com/radioaffiliates/
Game Notes: Notre Dame
QUICK HITS
- Notre Dame closes out its 2024 calendar slate with a trip to rival Ohio State, Dec. 13-14.
- The Irish return to action following a weekend off after participating in their first-ever international tournament as part of the 2024 Friendship Four in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
- Notre Dame finished runners-up in the tournament, topping Harvard 5-2 on night one before falling to No. 13/13 Boston University in the Belpot Trophy championship game Saturday night, 3-4.
- Jaedon Kerr net his first collegiate goal in the win over Harvard before picking up an assist against BU to earn his first career point streak.
- The team spent the days prior to the tournament exploring areas of Dublin and Belfast, learning the history of both countries, and visiting local schools to learn about the sport culture on the Emerald Isle.
- Notre Dame debuted a speciality jersey that they wore for both games, paying homage to the land they had traveled to and the history of both Ireland and Northern Ireland. The navy jersey with gold detailing reflects the University’s colors while the numbers and letters took inspiration from the centuries old Book of Kells.
- A unique celtic knot adorns both shoulders of the sweater. Celebrating the location of the game, “Notre Dame in Belfast” sits atop the knot. The knot is twisted into the shape of hockey sticks and faceoff circles, representing the face-off of two opponents.
- The historically Hockey East/ECAC tournament featured its first Big Ten Conference team when Notre Dame took the ice Friday night inside SSE Arena.
- Prior to the trip, Jack Larrigan recorded an assist Friday night at Michigan State to notch his first collegiate point.
- Henry Nelson scored his second collegiate goal to open the scoring in game one against Wisconsin. His younger brother Danny notched the primary assist on the play, marking the first time brothers contributed to each other’s goals since Justin Janicke had the second assist on his older brother Trevor’s goal on February 2, 2024 vs. Michigan State.
- The last time one brother posted the primary assist on their brother’s goal was November 5, 2023 when Justin fed his brother Trevor a pass at Penn State in a 2-2 tie.
NOTRE DAME vs. OHIO STATE
- The Irish and Buckeyes have clashed in 102 previous meetings, with the Irish holding the edge over the oppoisiton, 47-43-12 all-time.
- In Columbus, the Buckeyes own the slim margin of victories over Notre Dame, 23-21-7.
- Last season, the two teams met four times during the regular season with the Irish claiming three victories, including a home sweep of OSU to open the home Big Ten slate.
- In their 102 previous meetings, the two teams have scored a matching 281 goals and average 2.75 goals, both for and against.
- Two Irish rookies scored their first collegiate points last season against OSU with Cole Knuble picking up his first career assists, goal, and multi-point night all in the team’s 3-0 win over the Buckeyes to close out the home series last November.
- At Ohio State, Henry Nelson tallied his first collegiate point with the primary assist on Landon Slaggert’s first period goal to give the Irish a 2-0 lead.
- Fellow rookie Brennan Ali recorded his first multi-point night with a pair of assists against the Buckeyes at home before tallying two more in Columbus for a team-best four points against the Buckeyes a season ago.