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1 Media Relations Office University of Notre Dame 112 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN UND.com ltorbin@nd.edu NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH HOCKEY NOTRE DAME HOCKEY ( /10-7-5) OCTOBER (5-2-0/1-0-0) 5 University of Waterloo (preseason) L, # Rensselaer (NBCSports.com) L, # Minnesota Duluth (NBCSports.com) L, Lake Superior State (NBCSN) W, Lake Superior State (NBCSN) W, Niagara (NBCSports.com) W, Niagara (NBCSN) W, #14/#13 Vermont (NBCSN) W, 3-2 NOVEMBER (1-6-2/1-2-2) 1 #14/#13 Vermont (NBCSports.com) T, 2-2 (ot) 7 at #1/#1 Minnesota (Big Ten Network) L, at #1/#1 Minnesota (ESPNU) L, at Merrimack W, 3-2 (ot) 15 at Merrimack (FCSA) L, #5/#5 UMass Lowell (NBCSports.com) L, #5/#5 UMass Lowell (NBCSN) T, 2-2 (ot) 28 $ rv/#17 Union (NBCSports.com) L, 2-3 (ot) 29 $ Ohio State (NBCSports.com) L, 1-5 DECEMBER (3-1-0/2-0-0) 5 at Massachusetts W, at Massachusetts W, at Florida College Hockey Classic (Estero, Fla.) vs. #6/#6 Miami W, 3-2 (ot) 29 vs. Lake Superior State L, 1-2 JANUARY (2-5-1/2-3-1) 9 at Western Michigan (CBSSN) L, Western Michigan (NBCSN) L, Connecticut (NBCSN) T, 3-3 (ot) 18 & at Connecticut W, at Northeastern L, at Northeastern L, New Hampshire (NBCSports.com) L, New Hampshire (NBCSN) W, 5-3 FEBRUARY (4-2-2/4-2-2) 6 at Maine (NESN) T, 4-4 (ot) 7 at Maine (FCSA) W, #10/#11 Providence (NBCSN) W, #10/#11 Providence (NBCSN) L, at #2/#3 Boston University T, 2-2 (ot) 21 at #2/#3 Boston University W, #9/10 Boston College (NBCSN) L, #9/10 Boston College (NBCSN) W, 3-1 MARCH (0-0-0/0-0-0) 6 % Massachusetts 7:35 p.m. 7 % Massachusetts 7:05 p.m. 8 % Massachusetts 7:05 p.m ^ at UMass Lowell TBA Hockey East Championship TBA NCAA Regional (at Notre Dame, Ind.) TBA APRIL 9/11 at NCAA Frozen Four TBA (at TD Garden, Boston, Mass.) Home Games in bold All Times Local To Site Rankings - USA Today/USCHO.com Hockey East Conference game # - Ice Breaker Tourament (at Notre Dame, Ind.) $ - Shillelagh Tournament (at Notre Dame, Ind.) & Webster Bank Arena (Bridgeport, Conn.) % - Hockey East First Round (Best-of-Three) ^ - Hockey East Quarterfinals (Best-of-Three) + TD Garden (Boston, Mass.) NBCSN (NBC Sports Network) NESN (New England Sports Network) CBSSN (CBS Sports Network) FCSA (Fox College Sports Atlantic) - Notre Dame vs. Massachusetts Compton Family Ice Arena (5,022) Notre Dame, Ind. March 6-8, :35 p.m. (Fri.), 7:05 p.m. (Sat. & Sun.) The Games: University of Notre Dame ( , ) vs. Massachusetts ( , ) Date/Site/Time: Friday March 6, 2015 Compton Family Ice Arena (5,022) 7:35 p.m. Saturday March 7, 2015 Compton Family Ice Arena (5,022) 7:05 p.m. (if necessary) Sunday March 8, 2015 Compton Family Ice Arena (5,022) 7:05 p.m. Broadcast Information: Radio: This weekend s games, as always, will be broadcast live on New Country 99.9 FM in South Bend and at UND.com (WatchND). Darin Pritchett, the voice of the Irish, will call the action. Television: There will be no live television coverage. Web Streaming: Hockey East and Pack Network will provide a pay-per-view web stream of each game this weekend for $9.95 per game. Internet: Audio: Live audio streaming for this weekend s games against UMass will be available at the Notre Dame website at UND.com (WatchND) and on the WatchND app, both free of charge. Statistics: Available at collegehockeystats.net. Twitter: Follow Irish hockey on Twitter IRISH HOSTING SECOND SEASON: Notre Dame is playing host to the first round of the Hockey East playoffs, opening what head coach Jeff Jackson calls the second season for the second time in as many seasons on its home ice at the Compton Family Ice Arena. Notre Dame finished fifth in Hockey East and welcomes No. 12-seed Massachusetts for a best-of-three series Friday, Saturday and, if necessary, Sunday nights. If Notre Dame wins the series, it advances to face No. 4-seed UMass Lowell, March 13-15, in a quarterfinal best-of-three set. Should the Minutemen advance, they would travel to top-seeded Boston University for their quarterfinal series as the league reseeds following the first weekend of play. IRISH VS. MINUTEMEN: Notre Dame leads the all-time series against Massachusetts 5-4-0, and is against UMass in the Hockey East era. The series is even at at Notre Dame. The teams first met in late December, 1994, in Amherst, Massachusetts, with the Irish taking a Dec. 30 game, 6-3, before losing, 4-3 in overtime, on New Year s Eve. The sides also split a pair of games at the Joyce Center during the season with UMass claiming a 2007 game played in Tampa. The Minutemen made their Compton Family Ice Arena debut Dec. 6-7, 2013, with Notre Dame claiming the first game, 5-3, and UMass winning the second, 3-2. The Irish sweep in Amherst this year was the first non-split in series history. This is the first postseason meeting between UMass and Notre Dame. PLAYOFF HISTORY: The Irish are (.440) in its postseason history. Last year, its first in Hockey East, Notre Dame went 3-2 and accomplished a rare Bostonian double, beating Boston University in a singe first round game at Notre Dame and then also eliminating topseeded Boston College, claiming a best-of-three series in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. UMass Lowell beat Notre Dame, 4-0, in the semifinals at TD Garden. The Irish were in 22 seasons as members of the CCHA, including a 19-8 mark at home. Under Jeff Jackson, the Irish are in conference tournament play, including CCHA titles in 2007, 2008 and Notre Dame was in the WCHA from , an era of aggregate score series which allowed for ties. SERIES INFORMATION Irish vs. Minutemen All-time Series: ND leads, At Notre Dame: Series tied At AMherst: ND leads Neutral: UMass leads Overtime Wins: UMass 1, ND0 One-Goal Wins: UMass 4, ND 0 Current Steak: ND won 2 Last 10 Meetings: ND leads ThisYear s Meetings: Dec. 5, 2014: ND 7, at UMass 4 Dec. 5, 2014: ND 4, at UMass 0 CAREER VERSUS MASSACHUSETTS: Name GP G A PTS Mario Lucia Vince Hinostroza Robbie Russo Sam Herr Austin Wuthrich Jordan Gross Peter Schneider Andy Ryan Connor Hurley Thomas DiPauli Luke Ripley Tony Bretzman Jake Evans Justin Wade Steven Fogarty Eric Johnson Ben Ostlier Dawson Cook Anders Bjork Goaltenders MIN W-L-T GA SVS SV% GAA Cal Petersen 59: Chad Katunar 60:

2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Hockey Game Notes Page 2 HEAD COACH JEFF JACKSON Full Name Jeffery L. Jackson Birthdate June 22, 1955 Hometown Roseville, Michigan Education Bachelor s Degree in Communications Michigan State 78 Bachelor s Degree in Education Michigan State 79 Collegiate Coaching Experience Assistant Coach, Lake Superior State ( ) Head Coach, Lake Superior State ( ) Record: (.751); two NCAA titles, two CCHA regular-season titles, four CCHA tournament championships Head Coach, University of Notre Dame (2005-) Record: (.601); two CCHA regularseason titles ( 06-07, 08-09); three CCHA tournament titles, six NCAA appearances, two NCAA Frozen Four appearances International Coaching Experience National Coach and Senior Director, U.S. National Team Developmental Program ( ) Head Coach, U.S. Junior National Team ( ) Won silver medal at World Junior Championships Assistant Coach, U.S. Olympic Team (1998) Junior Hockey Experience Head Coach, OHL s Guelph Storm ( ) Record: (4) Professional Experience Assistant Coach, New York Islanders ( ) Coaching Honors CCHA Coach of the Year ( ) CCHA Coach of the Year ( ) Spencer Penrose Award ( ) CCHA Coach of the Year ( ) Jackson s Year-By-Year Collegiate Record Overall Conference Year W - L - T.Pct W - L - T.Pct Totals CAL-IENTE: After earning one of Hockey East s three weekly awards each of the past four weeks, Cal Petersen kept his honors streak going this week when he was named both the league s Goaltender of the Month and the Rookie of the Week. During February he was also named the league s Defensive Player of the Week twice (Feb. 9 and Feb. 16) and the league s overall Player of the Week once (Feb. 23). Petersen led the nation with a.962 save percentage during the month of February, stopping 279 of the 290 shots thrown his way. He also posted a 1.48 goals against average in February, fourth nationally and tops in Hockey East. Petersen made at least 32 saves in each of his seven starts while also stopping all 10 shots he faced in his one relief appearance, Feb. 6 at Maine. He helped the Irish to a month that included wins over each of Hockey East s top three teams; a 2-0 shutout of No. 10 Providence College (Feb. 13), a 3-2 win at No. 2 Boston University (Feb. 21) that temporarily kept the Terriers from clinching the league title, and a 3-1 win over No. 9 Boston College (Feb. 28). The coda to Petersen s remarkable February was a 55-save performance on Feb. 28 in a 3-1 win over No. 9 Boston College at the Compton Family Ice Arena on Senior Night. It marked the most saves by a Notre Dame goalie since Nov. 12, 1988 when Lance Madson made 57 saves in a 6-3 loss to Air Force. It also marked the most saves in a Hockey East regular season game since at least Petersen held the Eagles to just a single goal in a game, their lowest offensive output since Jan. 9. Petersen made 44 saves in the team s 3-2 win over No. 2 Boston University on Feb. 21 at the Terriers Agganis Arena, including 18 in the third period as the Terriers furiously tried to secure the Hockey East championship with at least a tie against the Irish that never came. Petersen stopped all 38 shots he faced in a 2-0 shutout of Providence on Feb. 13, his third shutout of the year. The three shutouts are the most by a Notre Dame freshman since David Brown also had a trio in For the season, Petersen ranks fourth nationally, and first in Hockey East, among freshmen with his.923 save percentage. He stands sixth nationally, and first in Hockey East, among freshmen with his 2.39 goals against average this season. Petersen is the first person to win the Hockey East player, rookie and defensive player of the week accolades during the regular season since Dan Sullivan of Maine claimed all three during the season. STRONG STARTS: Cal Petersen has made a habit of starting strong during his current run of great goaltending. Petersen has posted a shutout in six of his seven opening stanzas, including a 22-save effort against No. 9 Boston College on Feb. 28. Petersen carried a 106:08 shutout streak in the first period between Feb. 7 and Feb. 27. This has helped Notre Dame outscore its opponents in the first 20 minutes of games this year, by far its largest margin of any period. IRISH SCORE 100 GOALS: Vince Hinostroza s third period game-winning goal on Feb. 21 at No. 2/3 Boston University was Notre Dame s 100th goal of the season. The Irish became the 11th team nationally to have scored 100 goals on the season and the third in Hockey East at that time, joining Boston University and UMass Lowell. BU-TIFUL WEEKEND: The Irish enjoyed one of their better performances of the season Feb , taking three out of four points on the road at No. 2/3 Boston University s Agganis Arena. The Irish became the first team this year to take points from the Terriers twice, tying BU, 2-2, on Friday night before posting a 3-2 victory on Saturday. BU lead Hockey East, and ranked second nationally, averaging 3.75 goals per game entering last weekend but tallied just four times, its lowest mark all season for a weekend set against the same opponent. Notre Dame s weekend in Boston continued a torrid streak against the Terriers as the Irish are now undefeated at in their last seven matchups with Boston University. RUSSO RUSHES TO THE TOP: Defenseman Robbie Russo is tied for the top among all blueliners nationally with 12 goals and is tied for fourth in the nation with his 30 points. Russo s 12 goals are already the seventh-most for an entire season by a Hockey East defenseman since He has the only hat trick in the country this year for a blueliner and the only one in Hockey East since at least the season. MOST GOALS BY A DEFENSEMAN 12 Robbie Russo Notre Dame 12 Joey LaLeggia Denver 10 Dylan Zink UMass Lowell 9 Mike Paliotta Vermont 9 Brock Maschmeyer Northern Michigan MOST POINTS BY A DEFENSEMAN 37 Mike Reilly Minnesota 35 Joey LaLeggia Denver 31 Mike Paliotta Vermont 30 Robbie Russo Notre Dame 30 Matt Grzelcyk Boston University 29 Casey Nelson Minnesota State 28 Jeff Taylor Union MOST HAT TRICKS BY A DEFENSEMAN 1 Robbie Russo Notre Dame 1/18/15 at UConn MOST GOALS BY A HOCKEY EAST DEFENSEMAN Since Thomas Pöck UMass Garrett Noonan Boston Univ Ben Hutton Maine Colby Cohen Boston Univ Brian Yandle UNH Bryan Schmidt Merrimack Robbie Russo Notre Dame Jeff Dimen Maine David Warsofsky Boston Univ

3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Hockey Game Notes Page Notre Dame Personnel Breakdown Top Returnees (Class., Pos., stats) Eric Johnson (Sr., D, 32 GP, 0-5-5)... Strong, stay-at-home defenseman who is one of the team leaders Robbie Russo (Sr., D, 21 GP, )... QB on Irish power play, has an excellent shot and playmaking skill Peter Schneider (Sr., RW, 39 GP, )... Alternate captain; strong, two-way forward with excellent speed and skill Austin Wuthrich (Sr., RW, 40 GP, )... Two-way forward who is strong defensively and around the goal Thomas DiPauli (Jr., LW/C, 26 GP, 3-2-5)... Speedy forward who plays at both ends of ice; battled injuries in Steven Fogarty (Jr., C, 33 GP, )... Team captain in 14-15; talented two-way center with good offensive and defensive instincts Sam Herr (Jr., LW, 40 GP, )... Alternate captain; strong, physical forward with outstanding hands and touch Mario Lucia (Jr., LW, 40 GP, )... Talented goal scorer with great hands and a nose for the net Andy Ryan (Jr., D, 38 GP, 2-5-7)... Steady defender who came into his own as a sophomore Vince Hinostroza (So., C, 34 GP, )... Speedy center iceman, top playmaker and returning scorer Chad Katunar (So., G, 5 GP, 2-1-0, 2.35 GAA,.881 sv%)... Top returning goaltender who saw limited action as a frosh Key Losses (Class, Pos., stats) Jeff Costello (Gr., LW, 40 GP, )... Team captain; tough, tenacious player, strong in front of the net and in the corners Stephen Johns (Gr., D, 40 GP, )... Second-team all-hockey East; led Irish defensemen in scoring; fierce competitor Kevin Lind (Gr., D, 40 GP, )... Shot-blocking, stay-at-home defenseman; among Hockey East leaders in plus-minus Bryan Rust (Gr., RW, 40 GP, )... Team s top goal scorer, finished second on the team in points; scored many key goals for Irish Steven Summerhays (Gr., G, 38 GP, , 2.04,.923)... Led Hockey East in wins; second in goals-against average; led nation with seven shutouts Shayne Taker (Gr., D, 40 GP, )... Quick, mobile defenseman who had a career year in goals, assists and points T.J. Tynan (Gr., C, 40 GP, )... Top scorer in three of his four seasons; finished tied for 12th on ND s all-time points list (161) Top Newcomers, (Pos.... Class... Ht./Wt. Hometown/Previous Team) Anders Bjork... (LW... Fr / Mequon, Wis./USA Under-18 Team Bo Brauer... (RW... Fr / Edina, Minn./Nanaimo (BCHL) Tony Bretzman... (D... Fr / Mendota Hts., Minn./Langley (BCHL) Dawson Cook... (C... Fr / Cadillac, Mich./Green Bay (USHL) Jake Evans... (C/RW... Fr / Toronto, Ont./St. Michael s (OJHL) Jordan Gross... (D... Fr / Maple Grove, Minn./Green Bay (USHL) Connor Hurley... (C... Fr / Edina, Minn./Green Bay (USHL) Cal Petersen... (G... Fr / Waterloo, Iowa/Waterloo (USHL) Luke Ripley... (D... Fr / Kitimat, B.C./Powell River (BCHL) BJORK BJORK BJORK: Anders Bjork s gametying goal with 3:43 left in regulation at No. 2/3 Boston University on Feb. 20 extended a scoring streak to six games. That streak has ended, but since assisting on a goal in Notre Dame s Jan. 31 win over New Hampshire, the Boston Bruins draftee has four goals and six assists for 10 points. The 10 points since Jan. 31 tie for the third-most nationally among freshmen behind only BU s Jack Eichel and Denver s Danton Heinen, both with 15. PLAYING WITH POWER: Notre Dame s power play unit sprang to life beginning with the Jan. 10 game against Western Michigan. The Irish scored a power play goal in eight consecutive games from that evening on its longest streak since opening the 2011 season with a run of eight consecutive games scoring on the power play. The Irish now have at least one power play goal in 11 of its last 15 games. Notre Dame has scored 15 power play goals since the streak began on Jan. 10. Nationally, the 15 goals are the third-most during this span. Only Boston University (23), and Minnesota (17) have scored more power play goals since Jan. 10 than Notre Dame. Notre Dame s conversion rate of 28.8 percent (15 of 52) is fourth nationally and second only to BU s 35.4 percent in Hockey East. The Irish out-dueled the Terriers on the power play Feb at BU s Agganis Arena, going a combined two for six while BU was one for nine on the power play. HINOSTROZA BULLDOZES BU: Vince Hinostroza factored into all three of Notre Dame s goals in Saturday night s 3-2 upset win at No. 2/3 Boston University s Agganis Arena. Hinostroza was a part of the behind the net cycle that led to Mario Lucia s strike with 0.1 seconds remaining in the first period. The Notre Dame lead swelled to 2-0 early in the second period when Sam Herr scored a power play goal where Hinostroza helped move the puck around the offensive zone. Hinostroza scored the game-winning goal himself on a power play 1:45 into the third period. The sophomore Chicago Blackhawks draft pick leads Notre Dame with both 30 assists and 38 points this year. Since Jan. 31, Hinostroza is tied for second in the nation with 15 points and stands third with 11 assists. VENI VIDI VICI - VINNY: Vince Hinostroza came to Maine, saw the ice and conquered the score sheet as he picked up three points and the Army ROTC first star of the game accolade in both of Notre Dame s contests at Maine, Feb Hinostroza set up three goals in the 4-4 tie on Friday night, each of which either tied the game or gave the Irish the lead. It marked his second three-assist game of the year. No Notre Dame skater has had four assists in a game since Stephen Johns against Canisius on Dec. 29, Saturday night saw Hinostroza score twice and add an assist in Notre Dame s 5-1 win. Hinostroza continued this run on Feb. 13 contributing to both Irish tallies (a goal and an assist), in a 2-0 win over No. 10 Providence. He went on to have a hand in all three goals during Notre Dame s 3-2 win over No. 2/3 Boston University on Feb. 21. Hinostroza set up two goals, including the game-winner, in the 3-1 win over No. 9 Boston College on Feb. 28. With 30 assists on the year, Hinostroza is third in Hockey East and tied for fourth in the nation. Within the league, only Jack Eichel (37) and Evan Rodrigues (32), both of Boston University, can top the Irish sophomore s 30 helpers while Mike Reilly of Minnesota boasts 31. HOT HINOSTROZA: Vince Hinostroza had an eight-game scoring streak snapped on Feb. 14, one which included five multiple-point games, but he has not slowed down much, including two assists in Saturday night s 3-1 win over Boston College, his 12th multiple-point game of the year. Hinostroza has accumulated 21 points (five goals and 16 assists) since this hot streak began at UConn on Jan. 18. Over that span, he ranks third nationally in points, trailing only Boston University teammates Evan Rodrigues (27) and Jack Eichel (23). Hinostroza has been particularly effective on the power play. Since Jan. 18, 10 of Hinostroza s 21 points have been recorded with a man-advantage, the fourthmost of any player nationally over this period. LUCIA LIGHTS THE LAMP: With 19 goals to his credit this winter, Mario Lucia stands tied for second in Hockey East. Only Ahti Oksanen of Boston University has more with his 22. Lucia s 19 goals tie for 10th in the nation. Lucia s 19 goals on the year are the most by an Irish skater since Anders Lee s team-leading sum of 20. With 27 points on his junior campaign, Lucia is tied for 20th in Hockey East.

4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Hockey Game Notes Page Notre Dame Hockey Roster No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Age * Hometown/Last Team 2 Tony Bretzman D Fr Mendota Hts., Minn./Langley Rivermen (BCHL) 3 Jordan Gross D Fr Maple Grove, Minn./Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) 5 Robbie Russo (C) D Sr Westmont, Ill./USA National Under-18 Team 6 Andy Ryan D Jr Brighton, Mich./Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) 8 Ben Ostlie RW So Edina, Minn./Omaha Lancers (USHL) 9 Dawson Cook C Fr Cadillac, Mich./Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) 10 Anders Bjork LW Fr Mequon, Wis./USA National Under-18 Team 12 Sam Herr (A) LW Jr Hinsdale, Ill./Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) 13 Vince Hinostroza C So Bartlett, Ill./Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) 14 Thomas DiPauli C Jr Caldaro, Italy/USA National Under-18 Team 15 Peter Schneider (A) RW Sr Vienna, Austria/Indiana Ice (USHL) 16 Connor Hurley C Fr Edina, Minn./Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) 17 Ali Thomas LW So New York, N.Y./Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) 18 Jake Evans RW Fr Toronto, Ont./St. Michael s Buzzers (OJHL) 20 Justin Wade D So Aurora, Ill./Cedar Rapids Rough Riders (USHL) 21 Joe Aiken LW Sr Whitefish Bay, Wis./Whitefish Bay High School 22 Mario Lucia LW Jr Plymouth, Minn. /Penticton Vees (BCHL) 23 Eric Johnson D Sr Verona, Wis./ Dubuque Saints (USHL) 24 Luke Ripley D Fr Kitimat, B.C./ Powell River Kings (BCHL) 26 Steven Fogarty (C) C Jr Edina, Minn. /Penticton Vees (BCHL) 27 Austin Wuthrich RW Sr Anchorage, Alaska /USA National Under-18 Team 29 Bo Brauer RW Fr Edina, Minn. /Naniamo Clippers (BCHL) 33 Chad Katunar G So Victoria, B.C./ Penticton Vees (BCHL) 35 Nick Stasack G Jr W. Springfield, Mass./Loomis Chafee School 40 Cal Petersen G Fr Waterloo, Iowa/ Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) * Age as of Oct. 1, 2014 Head Coach: Jeff Jackson (Michigan State 78; 10th season at Notre Dame) Associate Head Coach: Paul Pooley (Ohio State 84) Associate Coach: Andy Slaggert (Notre Dame 89) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Gordon Burnett (College of St. Scholastica 06) Coordinator of Hockey Operations: Nick Siergiej (Wisconsin-River Falls 06) Athletic Trainer: Kevin Ricks (Western Illinois 99) Equipment Specialist: Dave Gilbert (Lake Superior State 96) Senior Managers: Matt Buche 15, Shannon Carpenter 15, Kari Quinlan 15 HIGHEST CAREER WINNING PERCENTAGE Jeff Jackson Notre Dame.660 Red Berenson Michigan.660 Dave Hackstol North Dakota.656 Don Lucia Minnesota.640 Nate Leaman Providence.631 Dick Umile UNH.626 MOST WINS PER SEASON Red Berenson Michigan (807 in 31) Dave Hackstol North Dakota 25.82(284 in 11) Jeff Jackson Notre Dame (405 in 16) Don Lucia Minnesota (669 in 28) Dean Blais Omaha (370 in 16) Jerry York Boston Coll (984 in 43) Dick Umile UNH (556 in 25) RUSSO NAMED CAPTAIN: Formalizing a leadership role that senior defenseman Robbie Russo has undertaken all season with his freshman-laden positional group, Notre Dame head hockey coach Jeff Jackson announced on Feb. 12 that the Westmont, Illinois native will serve as a team captain for the remainder of the season. Russo joined team captain Steven Fogarty and alternate captains Sam Herr and Peter Schneider in this new position guiding his peers. Robbie s been a leader for our team the whole season and I thought it was time that he got the opportunity to be recognized for that leadership, Jackson said. He s done a great job with our young blue line. He s had an All-America type of year, but it s not just based on his performance. It s based on the fact that he s taken charge of this team and times, put them on his back at times and shown some character. His attitude has been extremely positive and he s well-respected in the locker room. NOTHING GROSS ABOUT IT: Freshman defenseman Jordan Gross has made an immediate impact at both ends of the ice. His 24 points on the year (six goals and 18 assists) rank first in the nation among freshman defensemen and seventh in Hockey East among all rookies. Gross 18 assists are tied for eighth overall by a freshman of any position. His six goals on the year tie for second nationally for freshman defensemen. Gross has done this while maintaining a +11 rating, tied for the best for Notre Dame with his usual defensive partner, Robbie Russo. MOST POINTS BY FR. DEFENSEMEN 24 Jordan Gross Notre Dame 23 Zach Werenski Michigan 21 Noah Hanifin Boston College 17 Mark Friedman Bowling Green A FUN FEBRUARY: Notre Dame s on-ice success has varied widely by month and the alternating rhythm continued with a record in February. After starting the season with a mark in October, the Irish fell on hard times in November, turning in a record. Notre Dame rebounded to go in December, but slumped back in January, posting a record which proved to be a harbinger for a strong February. JACKSON IN POSTSEASON: Notre Dame head coach Jeff Jackson has had his share of success in conference playoff games. His teams have made 15 conference postseason runs (six at Lake Superior State and nine at Notre Dame) and compiled a record (.738). At Lake Superior State, his teams were 24-2 while at Notre Dame, he stands at His teams have advanced to the league final in 11 of his 15 seasons (six at LSSU and five at Notre Dame), claiming seven CCHA titles (four at LSSU and three at Notre Dame). JACKSON GETS NO. 400 Head coach Jeff Jackson recorded the 400th victory of his career on Jan. 18 when Notre Dame beat UConn, 6-1, at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Jackson became the seventh active coach to reach this milestone, but has coached at least five fewer years than each of the six coaches ahead of him (BC s Jerry York, Michigan s Red Berenson, Minnesota s Don Lucia, UNH s Dick Umile, Mercyhurst s Rick Gotkin and Quinnipiac s Rand Pecknold). Jackson s efficiency in winning hockey games is remarkable. With a minimum of five Division I seasons, he stands tied for first in the nation in career winning percentage at.660 and ranks third for averaging wins per season. NINE WAS FINE: Both Jordan Gross and Mario Lucia posted identical nine-game point scoring streaks which were both snapped on Saturday, Jan. 24 at Northeastern. The identical runs stand as the longest Notre Dame point scoring streaks since Ryan Thang recorded an 11-game streak from Feb. 9 to March 23, Gross and Lucia both contributed to the scoring on Dec. 5 at UMass and every game afterwards until the second night at Matthews Arena. Lucia had eight goals and three assists for 11 points over the run while Gross had 12 points, coming on three goals and nine assists. EVANS SCORES, IRISH EYES SMILE: The Irish notched the game s first goal of their 2-2 tie at No. 2/3 Boston University on Feb. 20 when Jake Evans rushed up ice for an unassisted goal early in the second period. It should not come as a surprise that Notre Dame would take a point by the end of the night. The Irish have either won or tied every game in which the freshman winger has scored a goal, posting a mark. No. 2 Boston University is the third ranked team to drop points to the Irish when Evans scores as he also tallied this season in a tie against No. 14 Vermont and a win over No. 6 Miami.

5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Hockey Game Notes Page 5 IRISH DEEP-SIX HUSKIES: Notre Dame s 6-1 win over UConn on Jan. 18 marked its secondlargest win of the season, trailing the sevengoal margin in its 7-0 victory over Niagara on Oct. 25. The five-goal margin of victory against UConn was Notre Dame s widest over a Hockey East foe since beating Boston College, 7-2, on March 14, 2014, at Conte Forum, in the first game of a Hockey East semifinal series that the Irish ultimately claimed. MR. ZERO: Freshman goaltender Cal Petersen recorded his third career shutout on Feb. 13 when he stopped 38 shots in a 2-0 win over No. 10 Providence. He becomes the first Notre Dame freshman goaltender to have three shutouts in his rookie year since David Brown had three in Petersen s first shutout came on Oct. 25, when he kicked out all 23 shots he faced in a 7-0 win over Niagara. That shutout came in his third career start, as he joined a long line of recent Notre Dame goaltenders to get a shutout in their first three starts. Mike Johnson (2009) and Tom O Brien (2008) recorded shutouts in their first career starts while Jordan Pearce (2006) and Brown (2003) did it in their second starts. Petersen joins Brad Phillips (2009) who recorded his first career shutout in his third start. For the season, Petersen is now with a 2.39 goals-against average and a.923 save percentage. Petersen s three shutouts tie for third in the nation among freshmen. MOST SHUTOUTS BY FR. GOALIES 4 Michael Bitzer Bemidji State 4 Gordon Defiel Lake Superior State 4 Kyle Hayton St. Lawrence 3 Cal Petersen Notre Dame 3 Chris Nell Bowling Green SCHNEIDER SCORES: Senior alternate captain Peter Schneider s two-goal game against UMass on Dec. 5 marked the third time in his career that he has scored twice in a game. The previous games came on March 14, 2014, at Boston College and Nov. 13, 2013, versus Merrimack. For the season, Schneider has four goals and four assists for eight points. FOUR FOR FOGARTY: Junior Steven Fogarty enjoyed a productive weekend when the Irish faced UConn on Jan Fogarty had a pair of assists in each game for a four-helper weekend. Fogarty would add his third multiplepoint game of January when he scored twice in a 5-3 win over UNH on Jan. 31. Fogarty s 16 points on the season include seven power play points, second on the team. He helped set up both of Notre Dame s power play goals against the Huskies. SIX IN THE NHL: With Bryan Rust playing in his first NHL game on Dec. 13 for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Notre Dame had six former players playing in the National Hockey League this winter. Rust joined Erik Condra (Ottawa), Anders Lee (New York Islanders), Riley Sheahan (Detroit), Ian Cole (St. Louis) and Kyle Palmieri (Anaheim). The most players the Irish have ever had in the NHL at one time is seven. CAREER YEAR: Irish junior left wing Thomas DiPauli (Caldaro, Italy) chipped in a pair of assists in the 7-5 win over Massachusetts on December 5 and, at that early juncture of the season, already had career highs in both assists and points. DiPauli presently has 18 assists and 24 points this season. The speedy forward had just three goals and two assists for five points in 26 games during an injury-filled season. As a freshman, he had his previous best season with five goals and seven assists for 12 points in 41 games. Through 36 games this year, he is fifth on the Notre Dame scoresheet with his 24 points. His 18 assists tie for 15th in Hockey East. WE RE VERY SOCIABLE: Consistent with the ranking of many Notre Dame teams courtesy of its large national fan base, the Irish hockey team s twitter account (@NDHockey) has the eighth-most followers of any college hockey team and the second-most in Hockey East. MOST FOLLOWED TWITTER ACCOUNTS 1 49, ,785 3 North 24,186 4 Penn 17,481 5 Michigan 16,311 6 Boston 15, ,431 8 Notre 13, , Ohio 9,426 * as of Feb. 26, 2015 EXTRA HOCKEY: With the 2-2 overtime tie at Boston University (Feb. 21), Notre Dame is now this season in overtime. The Irish picked up their overtime wins on Nov. 14 with a 3-2 victory at Merrimack and Dec. 28 with a 3-2 win over No. 6 Miami. The overtime win over the Warriors was the first for Notre Dame since March 1, 2014 when the Irish took a 2-1 overtime win at Boston College s Conte Forum. The first overtime game this season came on Nov. 1 with a 2-2 tie versus Vermont. The other ties were another 2-2 tie, this time versus UMass Lowell on Nov. 21, a 3-3 tie against UConn (Jan. 16), a 4-4 tie at Maine (Feb. 7), along with the afore-mentioned split at BU. JACKSON ON THE RADIO: Catch Notre Dame hockey head coach Jeff Jackson during the season on Weekday Sportsbeat with Jeff Jackson beginning in January. Along with playby-play announcer Darin Pritchett, Coach Jackson will next talk Irish hockey live from CJ s Pub in South Bend on WSBT Radio 96.1 FM and 960 AM on the Monday prior to the team playing host to NCAA regionals on March 23. WORST LEAD IN HOCKEY: Notre Dame has built two-goal leads in 13 of its 22 home games this season and is in those contests. The two losses and the two ties came against Vermont (Nov. 1), UMass Lowell (Nov. 21), Union College (Nov. 28) and Western Michigan (Jan. 10). In two of those four games, Notre Dame had the two-goal lead in the third period Irish Awards and Honors Jake Evans Hockey East/Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week (Jan. 1) Steven Fogarty Selected team captain for season Sam Herr Selected alternate team captain for season Eric Johnson Hockey Humanitarian Award Nominee Mario Lucia Hockey East/Warrior Player of the Month (October) Cal Petersen Mike Richter Award Nominee Hockey East/Stop It Goaltender of the Month (February) Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 9) Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 16) Hockey East/Warrior Player of the Week (Feb. 23) Hockey East/Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week (March 2) Robbie Russo Selected team captain for season Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week (Dec. 8) Hockey East/Warrior Player of the Week (Jan. 19) NCAA National First Star of the Week (Jan. 20) Peter Schneider Senior CLASS Award candidate Selected alternate team captain for the season IRISH VERSUS HOCKEY EAST: Notre Dame closed the first half of the season with a record in Hockey East after picking up the first road sweep in Hockey East play at Massachusetts and finished the year in league action after last weekend s split with Boston College. The Irish were last season in the conference in their first season in the league. Notre Dame also had a mark in the Hockey East playoffs. Here are Notre Dame s all-time records versus each Hockey East team with the records against conference opponents. Team Record (2014-5) Boston College: Irish are (1-1-0 in 14-15) Boston Univ.: Irish are (1-0-1 in 14-15) Connecticut: Irish are (1-0-1 in 14-15) Maine: Irish are (1-0-1 in 14-15) Massachusetts: Irish are (2-0-0 in 14-15) UMass Lowell: Irish are (0-1-1 in 14-15) Merrimack: Irish are (1-1-0 in 14-15) New Hampshire: Irish are (1-1-0 in 14-15) Northeastern: Irish are (0-2-0 in 14-15) Providence: Irish are (1-1-0 in 14-15) Vermont: Irish are (1-0-1 in 14-15)

6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Hockey Game Notes Page 6 IRISH VERSUS TOP-RANKED TEAMS: Notre Dame played its 13th and 14th games this season against a ranked team when the Irish split with Boston College last weekend. The Irish are currently this year against nationally ranked opponents. The Irish are at home against ranked teams, on the road and at neutral sites. A year ago, Notre Dame was against teams ranked nationally, including versus No. 1 ranked teams. The Irish were at home, on the road and at neutral sites. USA Today/American Hockey Magazine USCHO.com Rank Team W-L-T Rank Team W-L-T 14 Vermont W, Vermont W, Vermont T, 2-2 (ot) 13 Vermont T, 2-2 (ot) 1 at Minnesota L, at Minnesota L, at Minnesota L, at Minnesota L, UMass Lowell L, UMass Lowell L, UMass Lowell T, 2-2 (ot) 5 UMass Lowell T, 2-2 (ot) rv Union College L, 2-3 (ot) 17 Union College L, 2-3 (ot) 6 Miami W, 3-2 (ot) 6 Miami W, 3-2 (ot) 10 Providence W, Providence W, Providence L, Providence L, Boston University T, 2-2 (ot) 3 Boston University T, 2-2 (ot) 2 Boston University W, Boston University W, Boston College L, Boston College L, Boston College W, Boston College L, 0-2 NATIONAL LETTERS-OF-INTENT: Irish head coach Jeff Jackson announced on Dec. 9 that four student-athletes have signed national letters of intent to attend Notre Dame. The four are forwards Cal Burke (Boxborough, Mass.), Christian Fischer (Wayne, Ill.) and Dylan Malmquist (Edina, Minn.) along with defenseman Tory Dello (Crystal Lake, Ill.) Burke is a 5-11, 175-pound right-handed forward who currently plays for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL). Fischer is a 6-1, 212 right wing who is currently a member of the USA National Team Developmental Program with the Under-18 team. Malmquist is a 5-10, 165-pound, left shot forward who is playing high school hockey at Edina High School. Dello, the lone defenseman, checks in at 6-1, 190 pounds and plays for the Tri-City Storm of the USHL. Those four will join three others currently playing in the USHL who signed letters of intent in previous years. That group includes forwards Andrew Oglevie (Fullerton, Calif.) and Joe Wegwerth (Brewster, N.Y.) and defenseman Bobby Nardella (Melrose Park, Ill.). For more information on the Irish recruiting class, check the Notre Dame website at UND.com. Signee Stats as of February 11, 2015 USHL GP G A PTS PIM Andrew Oglevie - C. Rapids Bobby Nardella - Tri-City Cal Burke - Cedar Rapids Joe Wegwerth - Green Bay Tory Dello - Tri-City USA UNDER-18 GP G A PTS PIM Christian Fischer MINNESOTA H.S. GP G A PTS PIM Dylan Malmquist WORLD JUNIOR A CHALLENGE: Two future Notre Dame players that have signed national letters of intent played on the gold medal-winning U.S. Junior Select Team in the World Junior A Challenge, Dec , in Kindersley, Saskatchewan. Forward Andrew Oglevie (Fullerton, Calif.), a member of the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders, was joined by defenseman Bobby Nardella (Rosemont, Ill.) of the Tri-City Storm. Oglevie was also a member of the 2013 World Junior A Challenge team that won the gold medal. Oglevie, who signed his letter of intent during the season, scored two goals and added an assist for Team USA in the 2014 tournament. Nardella assisted on a pair of goals to help lift the Americans to the gold medal. THE BIG KAT: Sophomore goaltender Chad Katunar stopped a personal three-game winless skid (0-2-1) with the win over Massachusetts on Dec. 5. Katunar made 20 saves while giving up a season-high five goals versus the Minutemen. In his previous three starts, Katunar set a career high for saves in a game, making 35 stops in the overtime loss to Union College on Nov. 28. Prior to that, in back-toback games against UMass Lowell (Nov ), Katunar had a then career-high, 32-save game in back-to-back contests against the River Hawks. For the year, Katunar is on the year with a 3.17 goals-against average and a.896 save percentage. PENALTY SHOTS: Freshman center Connor Hurley was awarded a penalty shot with 6:37 left in the third period on Nov. 15 versus Merrimack. After making a great move to deke goaltender Rasmus Tirronen, Hurley had the whole net to shoot at, but the puck rolled off his stick and wide of the goal. The penalty shot was the first for a Notre Dame player since Dec. 6, 2013, when Jeff Costello was awarded one versus Massachusetts and scored in a 5-3 win. The last time a Notre Dame player missed a penalty shot came on Jan. 26, 2013 when Anders Lee was stopped in a game versus Ferris State TALE OF THE TAPE ND UM record Conference record 9-9-2/t7th /10th Letterwinners returning 11 of of 27 Current overall record Winning percentage Conference record Home record Road record One-goal games record Overtime record Last weekend Last 5 games When scoring first When ahead after 1st period When ahead after 2nd period Goals per game Shots per game Shooting percentage Opponent shots per game Shot margin PPG percentage PP chances per game PP goals per game SH goals allowed 2 4 Penalties per game Penalty-killing percentage Opponent PP chances per game Opponent PPGs per game Short-handed goals for 2 7 Goals-against average Save percentage Goal margin/game (+0.19) (-1.36) 1st period goals/game st period goal margin (34-23) (19-36) 2nd period goals/game nd period goal margin -6-3 (33-39) (33-36) 3rd period goals/game rd period goal margin (34-33) (39-63) Overtime goals 2 1 Overtime goals against 1 2 BLOCK THAT SHOT: Defenseman Andy Ryan (Jr., Brighton, Mich.) leads Notre Dame with 63 blocked shots this season (1.75 per game). The 63 blocks stand fifth among all Hockey East players. He is followed by freshman Luke Ripley (Kitimat, B.C.) who has 54 blocks (1.50 per game in his rookie season. He ranks 13th among Hockey East players.

7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Hockey Game Notes Page 7 FRESHMAN FIRSTS: Goal Assist Tony Bretzman 1/31 vs. New Hampshire 12/6 vs. Massachusetts Jordan Gross 10/10 vs. RPI 10/24 vs. Niagara Dawson Cook 10/24 vs. Niagara 11/9 vs. Minnesota Anders Bjork 10/24 vs. Niagara (shg) 10/17 vs. Lake Superior Connor Hurley 10/25 vs. Niagara 10/18 vs. Lake Superior Jake Evans 10/18 vs. Lake Superior 10/24 vs. Niagara Luke Ripley 12/5 vs. Massachusetts 11/21 vs. UMass Lowell Bo Brauer Cal Petersen First win - 10/18 vs. Lake Superior State First shutout - 10/25 vs. Niagara IT S IN THE WATER: This year s Notre Dame roster features seven Minnesota natives, including four from the town of Edina. The four, junior Steven Fogarty, sophomore Ben Ostlie and freshmen Connor Hurley and Bo Brauer, were all teammates with the Hornets in recent seasons, winning Minnesota State titles in 2010 (Fogarty and Ostlie) and in 2013 (Hurley and Brauer). Those four are following a long list of former Hornets to attend Notre Dame, a list that includes former captains Anders Lee, Ryan Thang and Dan Carlson. The remaining three Minnesota natives are junior Mario Lucia and freshmen Tony Bretzman (Mendota Heights, Minn.) and Jordan Gross (Maple Grove, Minn.). THE SHOOTIST: Throughout his Notre Dame hockey career, senior defenseman Robbie Russo has been encouraged by his coaching staff to shoot the puck. As a senior, the message has sunk in, as the talented defenseman leads the Irish in shots on goal with 100. His next closest competitor for the team lead is Vince Hinostroza with 93. Russo had a career-high nine shots on goal in the 5-3 win over Lake Superior State on Oct. 17. BRIGHT KIDS: For the eighth consecutive year, University of Notre Dame athletic programs again rank as the best in the country in graduation rates, based on Graduation Success Rate (GSR) figures released by the NCAA -- including first-place ratings in 21 sports, including ice hockey, men s and women s basketball and baseball while football ranked fourth. Among the 120 Football Bowl Subdivision institutions, Notre Dame had the highest percentage of its sports with 100 percent scores (for the ninth time in 10 years), with a.909 figure (20 of 22). In hockey, Notre Dame achieved a 100 GSR rating, to rank first (tied with Bowling Green and Air Force) among Division I-A football-playing institutions. Here are the FBS institutions with scores of 65 or higher in that category: Score Institution 100 Notre Dame, Bowling Green, Air Force 91 Army 88 Connecticut 88 Miami 86 Minnesota 85 Boston College 85 Michigan 80 Western Michigan 78 Massachusetts 75 Ohio State 69 Michigan State The four-year GSR data is based upon the entering classes from 2004 to In addition to men s and women s basketball, hockey and baseball, other Notre Dame programs recording 100 GSR scores in the 2014 listings were men s cross country/track, women s cross country/track, men s fencing, women s fencing, men s golf, women s golf, women s lacrosse, women s rowing, men s soccer, women s soccer, women s softball, men s swimming, women s swimming, men s tennis, women s tennis and women s volleyball. PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMO- BILES: Senior right wing Peter Schneider had an interesting week prior to the series versus Vermont (Oct. 31-Nov.1). Early in the week, Schneider got the bad news that his grandmother had passed away in his native Austria. He returned home on Tuesday (Oct. 28) to be with his family and to attend her funeral. On Friday (Oct. 31), he left Vienna at 7 a.m. in Austria (1:00 a.m. at Notre Dame) and flew from Vienna to Frankfurt, Germany, and after a layover there, it was on to Chicago. From Chicago, he traveled by car to South Bend, arriving just after 5 p.m. to prepare for the game. He spent 14 hours flying and then a two-hour trip in the car, covering seven time zones. In both games, Schneider took a regular shift, saw action on the power play and penaltykilling units and set up one goal each night by Mario Lucia. On Sunday, Nov. 2, Schneider rested. PRESEASON HOCKEY EAST POLLS: Two preseason polls by the Hockey East coaches and the media that covers Hockey East have the Irish in two different spots at the start of the regular season. The coaches and the media were in agreement on the No. 1 spot in the poll as Providence College was the top pick by each group. In the coaches poll, the Friars received seven first-place votes and 127 total points while the Eagles had three first-place votes in the second spot on the way to 120 points. Notre Dame was picked third in the coaches poll with 94 points. IRISH IN HOCKEY EAST/NATIONAL RANKINGS Scoring Hockey East National Vince Hinostroza ( ) 5th 31st (1.06 ppg) Robbie Russo ( ) t13th t71st (0.88 ppg) Mario Lucia ( ) t20th Goals Mario Lucia (19) t2nd 22nd (0.52 gpg) Robbie Russo (12) t19th t94th (0.35 gpg) Assists Vince Hinostroza (30) 3rd 10th (0.83 apg) Robbie Russo (18) t15th t78th (0.53 apg) Thomas DiPauli (18) t15th 86th (0.51 apg) Jordan Gross (18) t15th t87th (0.50 apg) Power-Play Points Vince Hinostroza (13) Robbie Russo (9) Power-Play Goals Thomas DiPauli (3) Mario Lucia (3) Robbie Russo (3) Vince Hinostroza (3) Short-Handed Points Anders Bjork (1) Thomas DiPauli (1) Jordan Gross (1) Robbie Russo(1) t8th t18th t25th t25th t25th t25th t21st t21st t21st t21st Short-Handed Goals Anders Bjork (1) t8th t33rd Robbie Russo (1) t8th t33rd Game-Winning Goals Thomas DiPauli (2) Robbie Russo (2) Vince Hinostroza (2) t18th t18th t18th Defensemen Scoring Robbie Russo ( ) t2nd 6th (0.88 ppg) Jordan Gross ( ) 4th 16th (0.67 ppg) Rookie Scoring (Points per game) Jordan Gross ( ) 7th t20th (0.67 ppg) Anders Bjork ( ) 12th t47th (0.49 ppg) Jake Evans (7-9-16) t13th Connor Hurley (3-9-12) t24th Goals Against Avg. (33% of games) Cal Petersen (2.39) 8th 36th Save% (33% of games) Cal Petersen (.923) 6th 25th Wins (33% of minutes played) Cal Petersen (10) t7th Shutouts Cal Petersen (3) t3rd t17th Team Rankings Scoring Offense (2.86) 6th 24th Scoring Defense (2.67) 7th 35th Scoring Margin (+0.19) 7th 32nd Fewest Penalty Minutes (10.1) 5th 18th Power Play (14.7%) t7th t41st Penalty Killing (84.6%) 5th 25th

8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Hockey Game Notes Page 8 Thirty-six media members selected Providence in the top spot with 26 first-place votes and 414 points. Boston College was second with eight first-place votes and a total of 399 points. The Irish received 231 points to tie Vermont for the seventh spot in the media poll. The results of both polls: Hockey East Coaches Poll Points 1. Providence College (7) Boston College (3) NOTRE DAME Northeastern (1) New Hampshire Boston University UMass Lowell (1) Vermont Maine Merrimack Massachusetts Connecticut 26 HEWBA Media Poll Points 1. Providence College (26) Boston College (8) Boston University (2) Northeastern UMass Lowell Maine NOTRE DAME 231 Vermont New Hampshire Merrimack Massachusetts Connecticut 48 VERSUS THE BEST: For the second time in the last two seasons, Notre Dame faced Minnesota (Nov. 7 and 9) with the Gophers ranked No. 1 in the nation. Last November, the Irish split with Minnesota at the Compton Family Ice Arena. The Nov. 8, 2013, 4-1 win, was one of two wins for the Irish against a No. 1 team as they were 2-1 against top-ranked squads. On March 1, 2014, they picked up their 14th win against a No. 1 team when they won at top-ranked Boston College, 2-1 in overtime. Here s a list of Irish wins versus top-ranked teams. 3/1/14 - at Boston College, 2-1 (ot) 11/8/13 - vs. Minnesota, /23/10 - vs. Boston College, 2-1 4/10/08 - vs. Michigan, 5-4 ot 10/9/07 - at Miami, /21/06 - vs. Boston College, /22/04 - vs. Boston College, /23/03 - at Boston College, 1-0 1/3/99 - at North Dakota, /20/78 - at Minnesota, 3-2 1/13/78 - vs. Denver, 5-3 1/18/74 - vs. Michigan Tech, 7-1 2/24/73 - vs. Wisconsin, 4-3 2/23/73 - vs. Wisconsin, 8-5 FAMILY TIES: For the third time in as many seasons, father and son faced off against each other when Minnesota faced Notre Dame on Nov. 7 and 9. Don Lucia, a 1981 Notre Dame graduate and the head coach of the Gophers, faced his son, Irish left wing Mario Lucia. Don Lucia played four seasons ( ) at Notre Dame for Coach Lefty Smith, as a defenseman where he saw action in 124 games, scoring seven goals with 23 assists for 30 points. Now in his 16th season as the head coach at Minnesota, Lucia has been a collegiate head coach for 28 seasons. Mario, a junior, leads Notre Dame in scoring with eight goals and two assists for 10 points in 10 games. In five games versus his dad s team, Mario has two goals and one assist for three points. The Irish are in the five contest. A second member of the Minnesota coaching staff, associate head coach Mike Guentzel, also sent a son to Notre Dame. Ryan Guentzel 11 played for Jeff Jackson at Notre Dame from and was a member of two Frozen Four teams (2008 and 2011). ALL IN THE FAMILY: Freshman Anders Bjork (Mequon, Wis.) becomes the fourth Notre Dame hockey-playing son to follow his father to Notre Dame. His dad, Kirt Bjork, was an All-America at Notre Dame during the campaign and is tied for 12th on Notre Dame s all-time points list with 161, after notching 76 goals and 85 assists in 141 career games. He is currently a director of regional development in Notre Dame s development office. Anders Bjork also has another family tie to Irish hockey, as his cousin is former Irish standout Erik Condra, who is currently a member of the Ottawa Senators. As the fourth son to follow his father to Notre Dame, Anders joins current Irish left wing Mario Lucia (Don Lucia) and graduated players Kevin Nugent (Kevin Nugent, Sr.) and Rory Walsh (Brian Walsh) to play at Notre Dame after their fathers. HERE COME THE HAWKS: For the second consecutive year, the Chicago Blackhawks opened their 2014 training camp by spending three days - Sept at the Compton Family Ice Arena on the Notre Dame campus. Chicago general manager Stan Bowman is a 1995 graduate of the University. Rookie defenseman Stephen Johns graduated from Notre Dame in May 2014 after four seasons on the Irish blue line. After a closed day of practice to start, the Blackhawks had two open-to-the public practice days (Sept ) that were sold out. NHL DRAFTEES: The Irish have 10 players on the roster that have been selected in the National Hockey League s Entry Draft. Four members of the Notre Dame freshman class were chosen over the last two seasons. The foursome includes center Connor Hurley who was chosen in the second round of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, 38th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres. Freshman goaltender Cal Petersen joined Hurley in the 2013 draft with Buffalo as the Sabres selected him in the fifth round, 129th overall. Freshman left wing Anders Bjork heard his name called in the fifth round in 2014, 146th overall, by the Boston Bruins, while freshman forward Jake Evans was selected Last Time They Scored Player Date Opponent GP Since Aiken 1/18/15 at UConn 3 Bjork 2/28/15 vs. Boston College 0 Brauer Bretzman 1/31/15 New Hampshire 0 Cook 10/24/14 Niagara 27 DiPauli 2/13/15 Providence 5 Evans 2/20/15 at Boston University 2 Fogarty 1/31/15 New Hampshire 5 Gross 2/28/15 vs. Boston College 0 Herr 2/21/15 at Boston University 2 Hinostroza 2/21/15 at Boston University 2 Hurley 12/5/14 at Massachusetts 19 E. Johnson 3/1/13 Bowling Green 54 Lucia 2/21/15 at Boston University 2 Ostlie 1/31/15 New Hampshire 4 Ripley 12/5/14 at Massachusetts 21 Russo 2/14/15 Providence 4 Ryan 11/14/14 Merrimack 25 Schneider 2/6/15 at Maine 7 Thomas 11/15/13 Merrimack 36 Wade 1/18/15 at UConn 12 Wuthrich 2/28/15 vs. Boston College 0 in the seventh round (207th) by Montreal. Three teammates were selected in The Washington Capitals selected junior Thomas DiPauli in the fourth round, 100th overall and seven picks later, the Caps chose Irish senior Austin Wuthrich in the fourth round. Sophomore Vince Hinostroza followed DiPauli and Hinostroza when he became a sixth-round choice (169th) of the Chicago Blackhawks. In 2011, junior Mario Lucia heard his name called by his hometown team, the Minnesota Wild, in the second round, 60th overall. Junior Steven Fogarty went in the third round, 72nd overall to the New York Rangers and Robbie Russo became a New York Islander draft choice when they chose him in the fourth round, 95th overall. HOME SWEET HOME: The University of Notre Dame is in its third full season of play at the Compton Family Ice Arena, the stateof-the-art, 5,022-seat on-campus home of the Fighting Irish. The building opened on Oct. 21, 2011, with a 5-2 win over Rensselaer. After going in the inaugural season, the Irish were in , then added a record in Through the first 16 games of this season, Notre Dame is at home and is now all-time for a.642 winning percentage at the Compton Family Ice Arena. In five postseason games, the Irish are 5-0. In 19 games during the season, 91,793 fans went through the turnstiles for an average of 4,793 per game with 11 of the 19 games sellouts. In the building saw 97,696 fans watch hockey for an average of 4,885 per game with 11 of the 20 contests being sellouts. Last season ( 13-14), the Irish played 22 home games, attracting 105,941 fans for an average of 4,816 per game. Seven of the 22 games were sellouts. In 20 home games in , another 91,357 have watched Irish hockey. In three-plus seasons, 386,787 fans have watched Notre Dame play hockey at the Compton Family Ice Arena for an average of 4,775 per game.