NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The final regular season home series for the University of Notre Dame hockey program gets underway Feb. 10-11 when they host Ohio State for a pair of tilts. The team will recognize dedicated its fans as part of Fan Appreciation night when the puck drops Friday at 7:30 p.m. Following Saturday night’s 6 p.m. contest, the Irish will honor the 10 senior and graduate members of the team in a post-game ceremony on ice. Fans are encouraged to stay in the stands following the final horn as the senior class takes one final lap inside Compton Family Ice Arena.
QUICK HITS
- Notre Dame is coming off a weekend sweep at Michigan State. The Irish were unable to break former ND netminder Dylan St. Cyr in the Spartan net Friday night in the 3-0 loss before dropping a 3-2 battle Saturday evening in East Lansing.
- Chayse Primeau led the Irish with two points on the weekend to tie Ryder Rolston with 20 points this season. The graduate student has seven points in his last six games, including four goals.
- In their most recent home series, the Irish topped the Badgers 3-1, scoring all three goals on the powerplay to improve to a .188 conversion rate on the season. Over the two-game stretch, Notre Dame tallied five powerplay goals while allowing just two on the penalty kill.
- With the win Saturday at home against the Badgers, the Irish picked up their first conference sweep of the season and rounded out January with a 5-3-1 record.
- The Irish tallied five goals against the Badgers in game one of the weekend series, with five individual goal scorers in Chayse Primeau, Hunter Strand, Jesse Lansdell, Jack Adams and Justin Janicke.
- Prior to that, Notre Dame split the season series at Penn State, picking up a night one victory, 2-1, which saw senior netminder Ryan Bischel post a career-high 52 saves. The team then fell Saturday, 3-2 to finish 2-2 against the Nittany Lions this season.
- In two games in State College, Pa., Bischel registered 94 saves in goal for a .958 save percentage over the two-game stretch.
- With 928 total saves this season, Bischel currently ranks first nationally in the category while his .927 save percentage is fifth-best.
NOTRE DAME vs. OHIO STATE
- In 96 meetings between the two programs, Notre Dame sits one win above the Buckeyes, 43-42-11.
- In their first meeting of the season, Fin Williams scored his first collegiate goal. The freshman forward now has two points in 15 games played for the Irish.
- In their previous meeting this season, the Irish and Buckeyes split, with ND taking game two of the series 1-0. Chase Blackmun led the team on the weekend with a pair of assists while the three goals were scored by different individuals in Trevor Janicke, F. Williams and Jack Adams.
- Adams’ first goal of the year came at OSU and was the eventual game-winner Saturday night. All four of his goals this season are game-winning marks and leads the team in the category.
- Solag Bakich net his first career goal against the Buckeyes, lighting the lamp for the first time on November 8, 2019. Ryder Rolston also scored his first collegiate point against the Buckeyes, registering an assist on December 12, 2020.
THANK YOU SENIORS
- Following Saturday night’s tilt with the Buckeyes, the Irish will honor 10 veteran members of the team in its annual Senior Night.
- The honorees include six graduate students, as well as four members of the senior class.
- Jack Adams has spent two seasons in an Irish sweater, collecting 25 points in 63 games played. As a second-year graduate student, Adams boasts four goals – all of which are game-winning tallys – as well as five assists. In his collegiate career Adams has appeared in 134 games between Union, Providence and Notre Dame (24-36-60).
- Solag Bakich joined the Irish in 2019-20 and has since skated in 101 career games at Notre Dame. In his collegiate career, Bakich boasts 12 goals and 19 assists for 31 points. The senior forward skated in his 100th career game last Friday at Michigan State.
- Having started all 30 games for the Irish this season, Ryan Bischel has appeared in 62 games in his four years with the Irish. The senior netminder currently leads the nation in saves with 928 and was recently named to the Mich Richter Award Watch List as well as being a Hobey Baker Memorial Award nominee.
- Chase Blackmun joined the Irish prior to the 2021-22 season and has since appeared in 67 career games in an Irish sweater. The graduate defenseman has four goals with the Irish as well as 23 assists. In 152 career games at the NCAA Division I level, Blackmun boasts 20 goals and 49 assists for 69 points.
- In one season with the Irish, Ben Brinkman has left his mark on the defensive corp. The graduate student has appeared in 28 games for the Blue and Gold this season and has two goals and an assist. The Minnesota native ranks fifth among active players in career games played with 168.
- An alternate captain for the team this season, Trevor Janicke has appeared in all 30 games in 2022-23, ranking second on the team with 18 points. In his collegiate career, Janicke has appeared in 136 games for the Irish and boasts 65 points off 35 goals and 30 assists. Janicke was named to the Hobey Baker Memorial Award Watch List at the end of January.
- Fellow senior, Jesse Lansdell has 130 career games played for the Blue and Gold, with 50 career points. This season the Surrey, British Columbia native has five goals and eight assists in 29 games played.
- In five years at ND, current Irish captain Nick Leivermann has appeared in 140 games, registering 74 points off 22 goals and 52 assists. This season the Minnesota native boasts five goals, one shy of his career-best, and 11 assists. At the end of January Leivermann was named to the Hobey Baker Memorial Award Watch List.
- Chayse Primeau joined the Irish prior to 2022-23 and has appeared in all 30 games this season. He currently leads the team with 20 points off eight goals and 12 assists. In his collegiate career between ND and Omaha, Primeau has skated in 147 career games and boasts 92 points (37-55-92).
- An Indiana native, Jackson Pierson spent his graduate season with the Irish, appearing in all 30 games played thus far. With the Irish, he tallied a goal and eight assists for nine points, bringing his career total to 97 (32-65-97). He has dressed in 145 collegiate games in his career, having spent the first four years at New Hampshire.