Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey

Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey
Current season
University	University of Notre Dame
Conference	Big Ten
First season	1911–12
Athletic director	Pete Bevacqua
Head coach	Jeff Jackson 20th season, 407–266–73 (.595)
Assistant coaches	Paul Pooley Andy Slaggert Brock Sheahan
Arena	Compton Family Ice Arena Notre Dame, Indiana
Colors	Blue and gold [1]
NCAA Tournament Runner-up
2008, 2018
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four
2008, 2011, 2017, 2018
NCAA Tournament appearances
2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
Conference Tournament championships
CCHA: 2007, 2009, 2013 Big Ten: 2018, 2019
Conference regular season championships
CCHA: 2006–07, 2008–09 Big Ten: 2017–18
Current uniform

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey team is the college ice hockey team of the University of Notre Dame, competing at the NCAA Division I level as an associate member of the Big Ten Conference. The Irish play their home games at Compton Family Ice Arena. The head coach of the Fighting Irish is Jeff Jackson, and his assistant coaches are Paul Pooley, Andy Slaggert, and Max Mobley.

Conference history

Prior to the 2013–14 season, the team competed in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, and also won its last ever conference championship. In the 2013–2014 season, the team began to play in the Hockey East conference, where it played until the conclusion of the 2016-2017 season. Beginning in the 2017–2018 season, the team joined the Big Ten Conference. ^[2]

History

Ice hockey has existed on and off as both a club and varsity sport at Notre Dame since 1912. The modern era of Notre Dame hockey began in 1968, when the Fighting Irish began to play as a Division I independent. In 1971, the team joined its first conference, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). The team continued playing in the WCHA for a decade until moving to the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) with the conference's three Michigan schools in 1981. ^[3]

Notre Dame hockey player in an away uniform (2010).

The Fighting Irish lasted only two years in the new CCHA, when ice hockey was downgraded to a club sport for the 1983–1984 season. During that season, the Fighting Irish played in the Central States Collegiate Hockey League (CSCHL). Notre Dame finished that season second in the CSCHL with a record of 13–2–0. ^[4] In 1984–1985 Notre Dame Hockey was once again elevated to varsity status with the team playing as a Division I independent. In 1992 Notre Dame rejoined the CCHA. The Irish struggled to remain competitive in the CCHA, but began to improve under head coach Dave Poulin. In 2004, Poulin led the team to its first ever NCAA Tournament. However, the following season was dramatically different. They only won five games, the worst season in school history. Poulin resigned after the season. ^[3]

Jeff Jackson era

Jeff Jackson and coaching staff look on as Notre Dame celebrates a goal (2010).

In 2005, Jeff Jackson took over as head coach. Jackson, who had already won two national championships at Lake Superior State University, had an immediate impact at Notre Dame. In his first season with the Irish, the team greatly improved upon the five-win season, boosting its record to 13–19–5. ^[3] 2007 was even more successful. The Irish achieved their first ever number one ranking in both the Uscho.com and USA Today Polls and their first number one seeding for the NCAA Tournament. The following year, the Irish finished fourth in both the CCHA's regular season and playoffs, and again made the NCAA Tournament. Once there, the Irish went on to beat top-seeded New Hampshire 7–3 and third-seeded Michigan State 3–1 to advance to the Frozen Four for the first time in school history. From there, they defeated first-seeded Michigan in overtime to advance to the national title game, ultimately losing to Boston College 4–1. ^[5] Notre Dame also became the first four-seed to advance to the national semi-finals, and eventually to the national title game since the new 16-team format was introduced in 2003. ^[5] In the 2008–2009 season, the Irish added another CCHA regular season title and a CCHA Tournament title, defeating Michigan 5–2 in the title game. Notre Dame advanced to the 2009 NCAA Tournament where the Irish was upset by 16th seeded Bemidji State 1–5. ^[6]

The following season, Notre Dame finished with a record of 13–17–8 and ended the season after being swept by Ohio State two games to none in the three game opening round series of the CCHA Playoffs. ^{[7] [8]} The Irish rebounded in the 2010–11 regular season at 23–13–5, and clinched their second trip to the Frozen Four in program history by defeating New Hampshire 2–1 in the Northeast Regional Final. The Fighting Irish faced the East Regional Champion Minnesota-Duluth in the national semi-finals. The Irish fell to the eventual national champion 3–4. ^[9]

In October 2011, Notre Dame announced the team will join Hockey East starting in the 2013–14 season, in response to the conference realignment. The university also announced an expanded television broadcast deal with NBC. ^[10] The Fighting Irish Hockey began the 2011–12 season in the Edmund P. Joyce Center and played the last hockey game at the Joyce Center on October 15, 2011 against Ohio State. ^[11] The team opened the university's new 5,000-seat Compton Family Ice Arena on October 21, 2011 against Rensselaer. ^[12] Following the move into the new arena the Irish improved to a 7–3 home record in the new facility that included wins over future Hockey East rivals, Boston University, ranked 3th^{[ clarification needed ]} in the NCAA, Boston College, ranked 4th, and 8th ranked Western Michigan. ^[13] On January 4, 2012, former coach and long-time Notre Dame Athletic Department employee, Charles "Lefty" Smith died. ^[14] Smith coached the team from 1968 to 1987 as the first varsity ice hockey after helping the program transition from club to varsity status. Following his coaching career, he continued at Notre Dame in the athletic department until retiring just three days before his death. ^[14] The Fighting Irish finished the regular season with an overall record of 17–16–3 and a conference record of 12–13–3. The team defeated Ohio State in the opening round of the 2012 CCHA Tournament, sweeping the Buckeyes in two games by scores of 2–0 and 4–2. ^[15] In the second round of the CCHA Tournament, the team was defeated by the Michigan Wolverines in two games in a series that saw the first game go into a double overtime. ^[16] The team was defeated in the first round of the NCAA regional playoffs in 2013 and 2014, both times by the St. Cloud State Huskies. ^[17]

Season-by-season results

Main article: List of Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey seasons

Source: ^[18]

Head coaches

All-time coaching records

As of completion of 2023–24 season ^[18]

Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1911–1912	No Coach	1	1–0–0	1.000
1912–1913	G.R. Walsh	1	1–2–0	.333
1919–1923	Paul Castner	4	19–5–1	.780
1923–1926	Tom Lieb	3	3–9–3	.300
1926–1927	Benjamin Dubois	1	3–7–1	.318
1968–1987	Lefty Smith	18†	285–314–30	.477
1987–1995	Ric Schafer	8	112–152–15	.428
1995–2005	Dave Poulin	10	139–197–50	.425
2005–present	Jeff Jackson	19	407–266–73	.595
Totals	8 coaches	65 Seasons	970–952–173	.504

† The Program was dropped to club status for the 1983–84 season.

Postseason

NCAA Tournament Results

The Fighting Irish have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 13 times.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Results
2004	No. 4	Midwest Regional semifinal	#1 Minnesota	L 2-5
2007	No. 1	Midwest Regional semifinal Midwest Regional Final	#4 Alabama-Huntsville #3 Michigan State	W 3-2 L 1-2
2008	No. 4	West Regional semifinal West Regional Final Frozen Four National Championship	#1 New Hampshire #3 Michigan State #1 Michigan #2 Boston College	W 7-3 W 3-1 W 5-4 L 1-4
2009	No. 1	Midwest Regional semifinal	#4 Bemidji State	L 1-5
2011	No. 3	Northeast Regional semifinal Northeast Regional Final Frozen Four	#2 Merrimack #4 New Hampshire #3 Minnesota-Duluth	W 4-3 W 2-1 L 3-4
2013	No. 1	Midwest Regional semifinal	#4 St. Cloud State	L 1-5
2014	No. 2	West Regional semifinal	#3 St. Cloud State	L 3-4
2016	No. 3	Midwest Regional semifinal	#2 Michigan	L 2-3
2017	No. 4	Northeast Regional semifinal Northeast Regional Final Frozen Four	#1 Minnesota #2 UMass-Lowell #1 Denver	W 3-2 W 3-2 L 1-6
2018	No. 1	East Regional semifinal East Regional Final Frozen Four National Championship	#4 Michigan Tech #2 Providence #2 Michigan #3 Minnesota-Duluth	W 4-3 W 2-1 W 4-3 L 1-2
2019	No. 3	Northeast Regional semifinal Northeast Regional Final	#2 Clarkson #1 UMass	W 3-2 L 0-4
2021	No. 4	East Regional semifinal	#1 Boston College	No Contest - Covid Cancellation
2022	No. 3	East Regional semifinal East Regional Final	#2 North Dakota #1 Minnesota St.	W 2-1 OT L 0-1

Statistical leaders

Source: ^[18]

Career points leaders

Player	Years	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Brian Walsh	1973–1977	140	89	145	234	273
John Noble	1969–1973	123	81	145	226	159
Eddie Bumbacco	1970–1974	133	103	117	220	71
Ian Williams	1970–1974	126	92	119	211	239
Mike McNeill	1984–1988	124	83	115	198	80
Dave Poulin	1978–1982	135	89	107	196	175
Greg Meredith	1976–1980	149	104	88	192	72
Paul Regan	1969–1973	125	89	97	186	272
Clark Hamilton	1973–1977	145	70	113	183	231
Dave Bankoske	1988–1993	141	73	109	182	86

Career goaltending leaders

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

minimum 30 games played

Player	Years	GP	Min	W	L	T	GA	SO	SV%	GAA
Jordan Pearce	2005–2009	94	5506	59	26	7	182	12	.918	1.98
Cale Morris	2016–2020	73	4299	46	21	4	148	8	.938	2.07
Steve Summerhays	2010–2014	106	5909	57	38	5	216	13	.914	2.19
Cal Petersen	2014–2017	110	6499	55	39	15	249	11	.924	2.31
David Brown	2003–2007	111	6326	55	38	11	245	8	.916	2.32

Statistics current through the end of the 2023–24 season.

Players

Current roster

As of September 3, 2024. ^[19]

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2		Jimmy Jurcev	Freshman	D	6' 5" (1.96 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	2003-05-05	Palos Heights, Illinois	Lincoln Stars  ( USHL )	—
3		Hunter Weiss	Senior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2001-03-29	Lake Forest, Illinois	Minnesota Magicians  ( NAHL )	—
4		Michael Mastrodomenico	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2004-04-19	Kirkland, Quebec	Lincoln Stars  ( USHL )	—
5		Axel Kumlin	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2002-02-23	Stockholm, Sweden	Miami  ( USHL )	—
8		Justin Janicke	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	2003-06-30	Maple Grove, Minnesota	USNTDP  ( USHL )	SEA , 195th overall  2021
9		Grant Silianoff	Graduate	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	2001-01-04	Edina, Minnesota	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders  ( USHL )	—
10		Hunter Strand	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	2002-11-13	Anchorage, Alaska	Tri-City Storm  ( USHL )	—
11		Danny Nelson	Sophomore	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	2005-08-03	Maple Grove, Minnesota	USNTDP  ( USHL )	NYI , 49th overall  2023
12		Henry Nelson	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2003-03-25	Maple Grove, Minnesota	Lincoln Stars  ( USHL )	—
13		Brennan Ali	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2004-02-09	Glencoe, Illinois	Lincoln Stars  ( USHL )	DET , 212th overall  2023
14		Maddox Fleming	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2004-02-13	Rochester, Minnesota	Sioux Falls Stampede  ( USHL )	—
15		Jayden Davis	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2003-03-02	Calgary, Alberta	Green Bay Gamblers  ( USHL )	—
16		Paul Fischer	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2005-01-30	River Forest, Illinois	USNTDP  ( USHL )	EDM , 138th overall  2023
17		Ryan Helliwell	Senior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	2002-08-05	Burnaby, British Columbia	Trail Smoke Eaters  ( BCHL )	—
18		Jack Larrigan	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	2004-04-09	St. Louis, Missouri	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders  ( USHL )	—
20		Niko Jovanovic	Junior	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	2002-06-13	West Vancouver, British Columbia	Spruce Grove Saints  ( AJHL )	—
21		Jaedon Kerr	Junior	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	2003-09-13	Fishers, Indiana	Waterloo Black Hawks  ( USHL )	—
22		Cole Knuble	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2004-07-01	Grand Rapids, Michigan	Fargo Force  ( USHL )	PHI , 103rd overall  2023
23		Michael Schermerhorn	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2003-10-14	Traverse City, Michigan	New Mexico Ice Wolves  ( NAHL )	—
24		Ian Murphy	Graduate	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	1999-04-06	Scituate, Massachusetts	Tri-City Storm  ( USHL )	—
25		Carter Slaggert	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	2005-03-04	South Bend, Indiana	USNTDP  ( USHL )	—
26		Zach Plucinski	Graduate	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	2000-07-26	Eagle River, Alaska	Omaha Lancers  ( USHL )	—
27		Blake Biondi	Graduate	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	2002-04-24	Hermantown, Minnesota	Minnesota Duluth  ( NCHC )	MTL , 109th overall  2020
28		Tyler Carpenter	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	2000-08-27	Palatine, Illinois	Omaha Lancers  ( USHL )	—
29		Jack Williams	Junior	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2001-06-21	St. Louis, Missouri	Waterloo Black Hawks  ( USHL )	—
30		Owen Say	Junior	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2001-06-05	London, Ontario	Mercyhurst  ( AHA )	—
31		Nicholas Kempf	Freshman	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2006-03-01	Morton Grove, Illinois	USNTDP  ( USHL )	WSH , 114th overall  2024
35		James Mooney	Senior	G	5' 9" (1.75 m)	155 lb (70 kg)		Purchase, New York	Rye Country Day School  ( USHS–NY )	—

Awards and honors

United States Hockey Hall of Fame

Source: ^[20]

• Bill Nyrop (1997)

NCAA

Individual awards

Spencer Penrose Award Jeff Jackson: 2007, 2018

Tim Taylor Award T. J. Tynan: 2011

Mike Richter Award Cale Morris: 2018

All-Americans

AHCA First Team All-Americans

• 1972-73: Bill Nyrop, D; Eddie Bumbacco, F
• 1975-76: Jack Brownschidle, D
• 1976-77: Jack Brownschidle, D; Brian Walsh, F
• 1979-80: Greg Meredith, F
• 1982-83: Kirt Bjork, F
• 2006-07: David Brown, G
• 2008-09: Ian Cole, D
• 2017-18: Cale Morris, G

AHCA Second Team All-Americans

• 1998-99: Benoit Cotnoir, D
• 2008-09: Erik Condra, F
• 2013-14: Anders Lee, F
• 2014-15: Robbie Russo, D
• 2016-17: Anders Bjork, F
• 2018-19: Bobby Nardella, D
• 2022-23: Ryan Bischel, G

WCHA

Individual awards

Most Valuable Player Brian Walsh: 1977

Freshman of the Year Brian Walsh: 1974

Coach of the Year Lefty Smith: 1973

All-Conference Teams

First Team All-WCHA

• 1972–73: Eddie Bumbacco, F
• 1975–76: Jack Brownschidle, D
• 1976-77: Jack Brownschidle, D; Brian Walsh, F
• 1979-80: Greg Meredith, F

Second Team All-WCHA

• 1972–73: Bill Nyrop, D; Ian Williams, F
• 1973–74: Ray Delorenzi, F
• 1976–77: John Peterson, G

CCHA

Individual awards

Player of the Year David Brown: 2007

Rookie of the Year Mark Eaton: 1998 T. J. Tynan: 2011

Best Defensive Defenseman Kyle Lawson: 2009 Sean Lorenz: 2011

Best Goaltender David Brown: 2007

Coach of the Year Jeff Jackson: 2007, 2011

Scholar-Athlete of the Year Cory McLean: 2005 Jordan Pearce: 2009

Terry Flanagan Memorial Award Steve Noble: 1997 Dan VeNard: 2008 Erik Condra: 2009 Joe Rogers: 2013

Ilitch Humanitarian Award Neil Komadoski: 2004

Tournament Most Valuable Player David Brown: 2007 Jordan Pearce: 2009 T. J. Tynan: 2013

All-Conference Teams

First Team All-CCHA

• 1998–99: Benoit Cotnoir, D
• 2006–07: David Brown, G
• 2008–09: Ian Cole, D
• 2011–12: T. J. Tynan, F
• 2011–12: Anders Lee, F

Second Team All-CCHA

• 1981–82: John Schmidt, D; Dave Poulin, F
• 1982–83: Kirt Bjork, F
• 1998–99: Ben Simon, F
• 2003–04: Brett Lebda, D; Aaron Gill, F; Rob Globke, F
• 2008–09: Kyle Lawson, D; Erik Condra, F; Christian Hanson, F
• 2010–11: T. J. Tynan, F; Anders Lee, F

CCHA All-Rookie Team

• 1992–93: Jamie Ling, F
• 1996–97: Joe Dusbabek, F
• 1997–98: Mark Eaton, D
• 1998–99: David Inman, F
• 2000–01: Brett Lebda, D
• 2005–06: Erik Condra, F
• 2006–07: Kyle Lawson, D; Kevin Deeth, F; Ryan Thang, F
• 2008–09: Billy Maday, F
• 2009–10: Mike Johnson, G
• 2010–11: T. J. Tynan, F; Anders Lee, F
• 2011–12: Robbie Russo, D
• 2012–13: Mario Lucia, F

Hockey East

Individual awards

Best Defensive Forward Sam Herr: 2016

Best Defensive Defenseman Dennis Gilbert: 2017

Three-Stars Award Anders Bjork: 2017

All-Conference Teams

First Team All-Hockey East

• 2014–15: Robbie Russo, D; Vinnie Hinostroza, F
• 2016–17: Cal Petersen, G; Anders Bjork, F

Second Team All-Hockey East

• 2013–14: Stephen Johns, D
• 2015–16: Jordan Gross, D; Anders Bjork, F

Third Team All-Hockey East

• 2016–17: Dennis Gilbert, D

Hockey East All-Rookie Team

• 2013–14: Vinnie Hinostroza, F
• 2014–15: Cal Petersen, G
• 2015–16: Bobby Nardella, D
• 2016–17: Andrew Peeke, F

Big Ten

Individual awards

Player of the Year Cale Morris: 2018

Goaltender of the Year Cale Morris: 2018 Ryan Bischel: 2023

Tournament Most Outstanding Player Cale Morris: 2018, 2019

All-Conference Teams

First Team All-Big Ten

• 2017–18: Cale Morris, G; Jordan Gross, D; Jake Evans, F
• 2018–19: Bobby Nardella, D
• 2022–23: Ryan Bischel, G

Second Team All-Big Ten

• 2018–19: Cale Morris, G
• 2020–21: Spencer Stastney, D; Alex Steeves, F
• 2021–22: Max Ellis, F
• 2023–24: Landon Slaggert, F

Big Ten All-Freshman Team

• 2018–19: Michael Graham, F

Fighting Irish in the NHL

As of July 1, 2024.

= NHL All-Star team

= NHL All-Star [21]

= NHL All-Star [21] and NHL All-Star team

= Hall of Famers

Player Position Team(s) Years Games Stanley Cups Anders Bjork Left Wing BOS, BUF, CHI 2017–2023 225 0 Jim Brown Defenseman LAK 1982–1983 3 0 Jack Brownschidle Defenseman STL, HFD 1977–1986 494 0 Jeff Brownschidle Defenseman HFD 1981–1983 7 0 Callahan Burke Right Wing COL, CAR 2022–Present 3 0 Ian Cole Defenseman STL, PIT , CBJ, COL, MIN, CAR, TBL, VAN 2010–Present 826 2 Erik Condra Right Wing OTT, TBL, DAL 2010–2019 372 0 Thomas Di Pauli Forward PIT 2019–2020 2 0 Mark Eaton Defenseman PHI, NSH, PIT , NYI 1999–2013 650 1 Jake Evans Center MTL 2019–Present 268 0 Steven Fogarty Center NYR, BUF, BOS, MIN 2017–2023 31 0 Dennis Gilbert Defenseman CHI, COL, CGY 2018–Present 82 0 Rob Globke Right Wing FLA 2005–2008 46 0 Jordan Gross Defenseman ARI, COL, NSH 2019–2023 25 0 Christian Hanson Center TOR 2008–2011 42 0 Vinnie Hinostroza Center CHI, ARI, FLA, BUF, PIT 2015–Present 374 0 Don Jackson Defenseman MNS, EDM , NYR 1977–1987 315 2 Stephen Johns Defenseman DAL 2015–2020 167 0 Brett Lebda Defenseman DET , TOR, CBJ 2005–2012 397 1 Anders Lee Left Wing NYI 2012–Present 759 0 Mike McNeill Left Wing CHI, QUE 1990–1992 63 0

Player Position Team(s) Years Games Stanley Cups Greg Meredith Forward CGY 1980–1983 38 0 Bill Nyrop Defenseman MTL , MNS 1975–1982 207 3 Wes O'Neill Defenseman COL 2008–2010 5 0 Victor Oreskovich Right Wing FLA, VAN 2009–2012 67 0 Kyle Palmieri Right Wing ANA, NJD, NYI 2010–Present 818 0 Andrew Peeke Defenseman CBJ, BOS 2019–Present 233 0 Cal Petersen Goaltender LAK, PHI 2018–Present 106 0 Alex Pirus Center MNS, DET 1976–1980 159 0 Dave Poulin Center PHI, BOS, WSH 1982–1995 724 0 Robbie Russo Defenseman DET 2016–2017 19 0 Bryan Rust Right Wing PIT 2014–Present 567 2 Riley Sheahan Center DET, PIT, FLA, EDM, BUF, SEA 2011–2023 637 0 Ben Simon Center ATL, CBJ 2001–2006 81 0 Landon Slaggert Left Wing CHI 2023–Present 16 0 Spencer Stastney Defenseman NSH 2022–Present 28 0 Yan Stastny Center EDM, BOS, STL 2005–2010 91 0 Alex Steeves Center TOR 2021–Present 7 0 Ryan Thang Right Wing NSH 2011–2012 1 0 T. J. Tynan Right Wing CBJ, COL, LAK 2016–2022 21 0 Mark Van Guilder Center NSH 2013–2014 1 0 Tim Wallace Forward PIT, NYI, TBL, CAR 2008–2013 101 0

• 
  Ian Cole
• 
  Erik Condra
• 
  Mark Eaton
• 
  Jake Evans
• 
  Jordan Gross
• 
  Vinnie Hinostroza
• 
  Anders Lee
• 
  Kyle Palmieri
• 
  Andrew Peeke
• 
  Bryan Rust
• 
  Riley Sheahan
• 
  Tim Wallace

WHA

Several players also were members of WHA teams.

Player	Position	Team(s)	Years	Avco Cups
Ray Delorenzi	Wing	VNC, CAC	1974–1976	0
Larry Israelson	Wing	VNC, CAC	1974–1977	0
Kevin Nugent	Wing	IND	1978–1979	0
Brian Walsh	Right Wing	CAC	1976–1977	0

Source: ^[22]

Team captains

• Terry Lorenz & Steve Noble, 1996–97
• Steve Noble, 1997–98
• Brian Urick, 1998–99
• Ben Simon, 1999–2000
• Ryan Dolder, 2000–01
• Evan Nielsen, 2001–03
• Aaron Gill, 2003–04
• Cory McLean, 2004–05
• T. J. Jindra, 2005–07
• Mark Van Guilder, 2007–08
• Erik Condra, 2008–09
• Ryan Thang, 2009–10
• Joe Lavin, 2010–11
• Sean Lorenz & Billy Maday, 2011–12
• Anders Lee, 2012–13
• Jeff Costello, 2013–14
• Steven Fogarty, 2014–15
• Steven Fogarty & Robbie Russo, 2015
• Steven Fogarty, 2015–16
• Cal Petersen, 2016–17
• Jake Evans, 2017–18
• Andrew Peeke, 2018–19

Compton Family Ice Arena

Main article: Compton Family Ice Arena

In February 2009, The University of Notre Dame announced it will begin construction on a new, freestanding, on-campus ice arena designed to meet the needs of both the Irish hockey team and the local community. ^[23] Construction on the 5,022-seat arena began on March 15, 2010 with the venue opening in the Fall of 2011. ^[24] The arena held its first Notre Dame hockey game on October 21, 2011 when a sellout crowd saw Notre Dame defeat Rensselaer 5–2. ^[25]

The new ice arena is located south of the Joyce Center, just north of Edison Road, and just west of where the new Irish track and field facility is being constructed. The majority of the general public arena seating is of the chair-back variety with bleacher seating in the student section. ^[26] The Compton Family Center replaced the rink inside the Edmund P. Joyce Center. During the time that the Irish played at the Joyce Center, the facility was the second smallest home rink in the CCHA with a hockey capacity of 2,857. All seats were benchers, and most of the seating consists of temporary bleachers. In 2007, the Irish compiled an impressive 14–2–2 home record at the Joyce Center.

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