2021–22 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey season

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2021–22 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
men's ice hockey season
Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo.svg
ConferenceBig Ten
Home iceCompton Family Ice Arena
Rankings
USCHO#9
USA Today#8
Record
Overall27–11–0
Conference15–7–0
Home17–6–0
Road10–5–0
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachJeff Jackson
Assistant CoachesPaul Pooley

Captain(s)Adam Karashik
Jake Pivonka
Graham Slaggert
Alternate captain(s)Nick Leivermann
Spencer Stastney
Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2021–22 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey season is the 62nd season of play for the program. They represent the University of Notre Dame in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. This season marks the fifth season in the Big Ten Conference. They are coached by Jeff Jackson, in his 17th season, and play their home games at Compton Family Ice Arena.

Season[]

Departures[]

Player Position Nationality Cause
Ryan Carmichael Forward/Defenseman  United States Transferred to Yale
Nate Clurman Defenseman  United States Signed professional contract (Colorado Avalanche)
Pierce Crawford Forward  United States Graduate transfer to Mercyhurst
Christian DiCesare Defenseman  United States Transferred to Trinity
Michael Graham Forward  United States Left program (retired)
Matt Hellickson Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Binghamton Devils)
Nick Sanford Goaltender  United States Graduation (retired)
Dylan St. Cyr Goaltender  United States Graduate transfer to Quinnipiac
Alex Steeves Forward  United States Signed professional contract (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Matt Steeves Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Colin Theisen Forward  United States Graduate transfer to Arizona State

Recruiting[]

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
John Adams Forward  United States 24 Boxford, MA; graduate transfer from Providence; selected 162nd overall in 2016
Chase Blackmun Defenseman  United States 22 Hudson, WI; transfer from Massachusetts–Lowell
Tyler Carpenter Forward  United States 21 Palatine, IL
Matthew Galajda Goaltender  Canada 23 Aurora, ON; graduate transfer from Cornell
Josh Graziano Goaltender  United States 21 Buffalo, NY; transfer from Union
Ryan Helliwell Defenseman  Canada 19 Burnaby, BC
Justin Janicke Goaltender  United States 18 Maple Grove, MN; selected 195th overall in 2021
Adam Karashik Defenseman  United States 23 Ridgefield, CT; graduate transfer from Connecticut
Hunter Strand Forward  United States 18 Anchorage, AK
Hunter Weiss Defenseman  United States 20 Lake Forest, IL

Roster[]

As of September 17, 2021.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
3 Connecticut Adam Karashik (C) Graduate D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-01-15 Ridgefield, Connecticut UConn (HEA) —
4 Minnesota Nick Leivermann (A) Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1998-09-14 Eden Prairie, Minnesota Penticton (BCHL) COL, 187th overall 2017
5 Wisconsin Chase Blackmun Graduate D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-04-02 Hudson, Wisconsin UMass Lowell (HEA) —
6 Minnesota Jake Boltmann Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2001-10-19 Edina, Minnesota Lincoln (USHL) CGY, 80th overall 2020
8 Minnesota Justin Janicke Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 2003-06-30 Maple Grove, Minnesota USNTDP (USHL) SEA, 195th overall 2021
9 Minnesota Grant Silianoff Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-01-04 Edina, Minnesota Cedar Rapids (USHL) —
10 Massachusetts Cam Burke Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-01-08 Boxborough, Massachusetts Sioux Falls (USHL) —
11 Alaska Hunter Strand Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2002-11-13 Anchorage, Alaska Tri-City (USHL) —
12 Michigan Ryder Rolston Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-10-31 Birmingham, Michigan Waterloo (USHL) CHI, 139th overall 2020
14 British Columbia Jesse Lansdell Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-08-05 Surrey, British Columbia Vernon (BCHL) —
17 British Columbia Ryan Helliwell Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2002-08-05 Burnaby, British Columbia Trail (BCHL) —
18 Indiana Graham Slaggert (C) Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1999-04-06 South Bend, Indiana Cedar Rapids (USHL) —
19 Indiana Landon Slaggert Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-06-25 South Bend, Indiana USNTDP (USHL) CHI, 79th overall 2020
20 Illinois Jake Pivonka (C) Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-02-28 Naperville, Illinois USNTDP (USHL) NYI, 103rd overall 2018
21 Michigan Max Ellis Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2000-01-18 Plymouth, Michigan Muskegon (USHL) —
22 Massachusetts Jack Adams Graduate F 6' 6" (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1997-02-05 Boxborough, Massachusetts Providence (HEA) DET, 162nd overall 2017
23 Wisconsin Brady Bjork Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1999-05-17 Mequon, Wisconsin St. Cloud (NAHL) —
24 Wisconsin Spencer Stastney (A) Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2000-01-04 Mequon, Wisconsin USNTDP (USHL) NSH, 131st overall 2018
25 Texas Solag Bakich Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-01-08 Dallas, Texas Waterloo (USHL) —
26 Alaska Zach Plucinski Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-07-26 Eagle River, Alaska Omaha (USHL) —
27 Minnesota Trevor Janicke Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-12-25 Maple Grove, Minnesota Central Illinois (USHL) ANA, 132nd overall 2019
28 Illinois Tyler Carpenter Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-08-27 Palatine, Illinois Omaha (USHL) —
29 Illinois Charlie Raith Senior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 1997-04-30 Winnetka, Illinois Central Illinois (USHL) —
30 Minnesota Ryan Bischel Junior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1999-07-05 Medina, Minnesota Fargo (USHL) —
32 Illinois Hunter Weiss Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 2001-03-29 Lake Forest, Illinois Minnesota Magicians (NAHL) —
33 New York (state) Josh Graziano Sophomore G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 2000-03-22 Buffalo, New York Johnstown (NAHL) —
35 Ontario Matt Galajda Graduate G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1997-10-07 Aurora, Ontario Cornell (ECAC) —

Standings[]

2021–22 Big Ten ice hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Minnesota † 24 18 6 0 1 2 0 55 90 50 35 24 11 0 127 79
#4 Michigan 24 16 8 0 0 3 0 51 91 59 38 28 9 1 149 81
#9 Notre Dame 24 17 7 0 5 1 0 47 74 55 38 27 11 0 126 80
#16 Ohio State 24 13 9 2 1 1 1 42 76 59 37 22 13 2 125 87
Penn State 24 6 17 1 1 1 1 20 63 92 38 17 20 1 117 122
Wisconsin 24 6 17 1 1 2 0 20 53 96 37 10 24 3 76 132
Michigan State 24 6 18 0 1 0 0 17 51 87 36 12 23 1 76 119
Championship: March 19, 2022
† indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 12, 2022

Schedule and results[]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 3 5:00 PM vs. USNTDP* Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IN (Exhibition)     L 3–4    —
Regular Season
October 9 6:00 PM vs. LIU* #19 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IN NBCRN Galajda W 5–2  3,156 1–0–0
October 15 7:07 PM at #16 Michigan Tech* #17 MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, MI   Bischel W 2–1 OT 3,899 2–0–0
October 16 6:37 PM at Northern Michigan* #17 Berry Events Center • Marquette, MI   Galajda W 5–2  3,754 3–0–0
October 21 7:05 PM vs. RIT* #13 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IN NBCRN, SNY Bischel L 2–3 OT 2,283 3–1–0
October 22 7:05 PM vs. RIT* #13 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IN NBCRN, SNY Galajda W 6–0  3,779 4–1–0
October 29 9:00 PM at #7 Minnesota #14 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, MN BTN Galajda L 1–4  6,744 4–2–0 (0–1–0)
October 30 6:00 PM at #7 Minnesota #14 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, MN BSN Bischel L 2–3  6,875 4–3–0 (0–2–0)
November 4 7:30 PM vs. Holy Cross* #17 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IN NBCSN Galajda W 5–2  2,480 5–3–0
November 5 7:30 PM vs. Holy Cross* #17 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IN NBCRN Galajda W 4–1  4,521 6–3–0
November 12 7:30 PM vs. Wisconsin #15 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IN NBCSN Galajda W 5–1  4,335 7–3–0 (1–2–0)
November 13 6:00 PM vs. Wisconsin #15 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IN NBCRN Galajda W 3–0  3,977 8–3–0 (2–2–0)
November 19 7:30 PM at #1 Michigan #14 Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry)   Bischel W 3–2 OT 5,800 9–3–0 (3–2–0)
November 20 8:00 PM at #1 Michigan #14 Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry)   Bischel W 5–4 OT 5,800 10–3–0 (4–2–0)
December 3 7:30 PM vs. #18 Ohio State #8 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IN NBCSN Galajda L 2–4  4,343 10–4–0 (4–3–0)
December 4 6:00 PM vs. #18 Ohio State #8 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IN NBCRN Bischel W 5–1  5,117 11–4–0 (5–3–0)
December 10 7:30 PM vs. Michigan State #8 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IN NBCSN Galajda W 3–2  4,046 12–4–0 (6–3–0)
December 11 7:00 PM vs. Michigan State #8 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IN NBCSN Bischel L 0–1 OT 4,445 12–5–0 (6–4–0)
December 31 6:00 PM vs. Niagara* #10 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IN Peacock Galajda L 1–3  3,374 12–6–0
January 1 5:00 PM vs. Niagara* #10 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IN Peacock Bischel W 5–0  2,791 13–6–0
January 7 7:00 PM at Penn State #13 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA   Bischel W 4–2  5,639 14–6–0 (7–4–0)
January 8 5:00 PM at Penn State #13 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA   Galajda W 5–4 OT 5,871 15–6–0 (8–4–0)
January 14 7:00 PM at #16 Ohio State #13 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH   Bischel W 3–2 OT 8,350 16–6–0 (9–4–0)
January 15 8:00 PM at #16 Ohio State #13 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH BTN Bischel L 1–4  6,114 16–7–0 (9–5–0)
January 19 7:00 PM vs. Boston College* #13 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IN (Holy War on Ice) NBCRN Galajda W 8–2  4,124 17–7–0
January 28 7:30 PM vs. #10 Minnesota #11 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IN Peacock Galajda L 1–5  4,711 17–8–0 (9–6–0)
January 29 6:00 PM vs. #10 Minnesota #11 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IN Peacock Bischel W 3–2 OT 4,632 18–8–0 (10–6–0)
February 4 7:30 PM vs. Penn State #13 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IN Peacock Bischel W 7–2  4,358 19–8–0 (11–6–0)
February 5 6:00 PM vs. Penn State #13 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IN Peacock Bischel W 3–0  4,678 20–8–0 (12–6–0)
February 12 8:30 PM at Wisconsin #11 Kohl Center • Madison, WI BTN Galajda L 3–5  9,228 20–9–0 (12–7–0)
February 13 8:00 PM at Wisconsin #11 Kohl Center • Madison, WI BSW Galajda W 3–2  10,934 21–9–0 (13–7–0)
February 18 7:00 PM at Michigan State #12 Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, MI   Galajda W 2–1  5,635 22–9–0 (14–7–0)
February 19 7:00 PM at Michigan State #12 Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, MI   Galajda W 4–2  6,068 23–9–0 (15–7–0)
February 25 7:30 PM vs. #2 Michigan #9 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry) Peacock Galajda W 4–1  4,850 24–9–0 (16–7–0)
February 26 6:00 PM vs. #2 Michigan #9 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry) Peacock Galajda W 2–1  4,903 25–9–0 (17–7–0)
Big Ten Tournament
March 4 7:00 PM vs. Wisconsin* #7 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Quarterfinal game 1)   Galajda L 1–3  3,634 25–10–0
March 5 6:00 PM vs. Wisconsin* #7 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Quarterfinal game 2)   Galajda W 3–2  3,738 26–10–0
March 6 6:00 PM vs. Wisconsin* #7 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Quarterfinal game 3)   Galajda W 4–2  2,612 27–10–0
March 12 6:30 PM at #4 Michigan* #8 Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan (Semifinal) BTN Galajda L 1–2  5,800 27–11–0
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source: [2]

Scoring statistics[]

Goaltending statistics[]

Rankings[]

Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 (Final)
USCHO.com 18 19 17 13 14 17 15 14 8 8 8 10 13 13 13 11 13 11 12 9 7 8
USA Today NR NR NR 12 NR NR 15 15 8 8 8 10 13 13 14 13 13 11 11 8 7 8

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References[]

  1. ^ "2020-21 Hockey Roster". Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Notre Dame 2021-22 Team Schedule". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

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