Notre Dame Hockey 2016-17 Season Timeline

  • March 25, 2016 Irish Edged 3-2 in NCAA Overtime Thriller Versus Michigan

    Notre Dame and Michigan played an exciting, back-and-forth hockey game on Friday night but Tyler Motte found the back of the net at 8:19 of overtime to lift the Wolverines to a 3-2 win in the second semifinal of the 2016 NCAA Midwest Regional.

  • June 8, 2016 Irish Hockey Announces Incoming Class

    Six players will join Notre Dame for the upcoming 2016-17 season.

  • July 25, 2016 Irish Hockey Schedule Announced

    Notre Dame will play 21 regular-season home games in 2016-17.

  • Aug. 31, 2016 Petersen To Wear Captain’s “C”

    Petersen has been named the 2016-17 hockey team captain, while Bjork, Evans and Ripley will serve as alternates.

  • September 16, 2016 Lind And Moran Added To Irish Hockey Staff

    Head Coach Jeff Jackson has announced the additions of Kevin Lind and Will Moran to the University of Notre Dame Hockey staff for the 2016-17 season.

  • Sept. 27, 2016 Irish Hockey No. 9 In Preseason USCHO Poll

    Notre Dame was picked to finish tied for second by the Hockey East head coaches.

  • Oct. 2, 2016 #9 Notre Dame Skates Past Team USA 5-1

    The ninth-ranked University of Notre Dame hockey team built a 3-0 first-period lead and went on to post a 5-1 win over the U.S. National Team Development Program (U18) in exhibition action on Sunday night at the Compton Family Ice Arena.

  • Oct. 15, 2016 Third Period Surge Sends #5 Irish To 3-1 Win Over #4 Bulldogs

    Jordan Gross and Dylan Malmquist scored third-period goals 55 seconds apart to break open a 1-1 game, lifting the No. 5/6 Fighting Irish hockey team to a 3-1 win over No. 4 Minnesota Duluth on Saturday night at the Amsoil Arena.

  • Nov. 2, 2016 Bjork Named Hockey East Player Of The Month

    Tied for the national lead in points (16) after one month of play, Notre Dame junior forward Anders Bjork has been named the Hockey East Player of the Month for October.

  • Nov. 3, 2016 Irish Hockey Announces Staff Addition

    Notre Dame hockey Head Coach Jeff Jackson has announced the addition of veteran coach John Micheletto as a special assistant to the coaching staff.

  • Nov. 18, 2016 #9 Irish Down #5 UMass Lowell 4-1 To Split Conference SeriesAnders Bjork, Andrew Peeke and Bobby Nardella each found the back of the net during a three-goal second period to lead No. 9 Notre Dame to a 4-1 win over No. 5/6 UMass Lowell on Friday night at the Compton Family Ice Arena (4,653).

  • Nov. 19, 2016 Irish Sign Seven To National Letters Of Intent

    Notre Dame signed five forwards and two defensmen during the early signing period.

  • Dec. 10, 2016

    Explosive Second Period Gives #13 Irish 3-2 Win Over #3 Boston CollegeThree goals in the second period capped a Notre Dame comeback

  • Jan. 19, 2017 Bjork Named A Hockey Humanitarian Nominee

    Junior forward Anders Bjork has been named one of 15 nominees for the 2017 Hockey Humanitarian award, which is presented annually to college hockey’s finest citizen.

    Sunday Brunch: Mr. B and Room 208

  • Jan. 23, 2017 Irish Hockey Ranked #15 In Polls After Petersen’s Big Weekend

    After a 1-0-1 weekend showing against New Hampshire, the Notre Dame Hockey team has been ranked 15th in the USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls. Notre Dame will play at #11/13 Boston College on Saturday, Jan. 28

  • Feb. 24, 2017 #13 Irish Bounce #5 Boston University 3-1

    Two goals by Jake Evans, a game-winning tally by Ben Ostlie and strong third period goaltending by Cal Petersen lifted the No. 13/14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish over No. 5/6 Boston University, 3-1, on Friday night at the Agganis Arena.

  • March 9, 2017 Petersen Named A Richter Award Semifinalist

    Notre Dame junior goaltender Cal Petersen has been selected as one of 10 semifinalists for the 2017 Mike Richter Award.

  • March 11, 2017 Irish Sweep Friars To Advance To Hockey East Semifinals

    For the second straight night, the 12th-ranked University of Notre Dame hockey team hung five goals on 10th-ranked Providence, defeating the Friars 5-2 on Saturday at the Compton Family Ice Arena (4,239) to sweep their quarterfinal series and advance to the semifinals of the Hockey East playoffs.

  • March 15, 2017 Gilbert And Peeke Earn Hockey East Season Honors

    The Hockey East Association announced the first round of league award winners on Wednesday morning and Notre Dame sophomore Dennis Gilbert was selected as the `47 Brand Best Defensive Defenseman, while freshman defenseman Andrew Peeke was named to the Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team.

  • March 15, 2017 Bjork Honored As Hobey Baker Top Ten Finalist

    Notre Dame junior forward Anders Bjork has been named one of the 10 finalists for the 2017 Hobey Baker Award, which is presented annually to the nation’s top NCAA Division I men’s hockey player.

  • March 15, 2017 Bjork And Petersen Named First Team Hockey East All-Stars

    Notre Dame junior forward Anders Bjork and junior goaltender Cal Petersen were named First Team Hockey East All-Stars on Thursday night at the league’s annual awards banquet.

    In addition, sophomore defenseman Dennis Gilbert was named a Third Team All-Star, while junior Jordan Gross earned Honorable Mention accolades.

  • March 19, 2017 Irish Return To The NCAA Championship Field

    For the second consecutive season and the ninth time in program history, the University of Notre Dame hockey team has made the NCAA Championship field.

  • March 26, 2017Windy City Bound: Irish Bounce UMass Lowell, 3-2, In Overtime

    Sophomore Andrew Oglevie will be hard-pressed to ever score a more important goal. The forward’s blast from just outside the crease at 2:44 of the first overtime gave fourth-seeded and 12th-ranked Notre Dame a 3-2 victory over second-seeded and fourth-ranked UMass Lowell in the Northeast Regional Final on Sunday afternoon.

  • March 27, 2017 Frozen Four Bound Irish Honored

    Notre Dame will play Denver in the second NCAA Semifinal game.

  • March 28, 2017 Jackson Named One of 10 Finalists For Spencer Penrose Award

    After leading the University of Notre Dame hockey team to its first Frozen Four appearance since 2011, head coach Jeff Jackson was named one of 10 finalists for the Spencer Penrose Award, recognizing the NCAA Division I Men’s Hockey Coach of the Year.

  • March 31, 2017 Next Stop: Chicago

    As hosts, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish hockey program was always going to be involved in the 2017 Frozen Four in some capacity. But a strong second semester push against a challenging schedule and then a pair of comeback wins at the 2017 NCAA Northeast Regional ensured the best kind of Irish involvement: a national semifinal game appearance.