2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey season

2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey season
Conference Hockey East
Home ice Compton Family Ice Arena
Record
Overall 18–19–5 (10–7–5 HEA)
Home 10–10–3
Road 7–8–2
Neutral 1–1–0
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach Jeff Jackson
Assistant Coaches Paul Pooley
Andy Slaggert
Captain(s) Steven Fogarty
Robbie Russo
Alternate captain(s) Sam Herr
Peter Schneider
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The 2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey team represents the University of Notre Dame in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team is coached by Jeff Jackson, in his 10th season with the Fighting Irish. The Fighting Irish play their home games at Compton Family Ice Arena on campus in Notre Dame, Indiana, competing in Hockey East.

Previous season

In 2013–14, the Fighting Irish finished 8th in Hockey East with a record of 23–13–2, 9–9–2 in conference play. In the 2014 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, they defeated top-seeded Boston College in the quarterfinal, two games to one, before falling to UMass Lowell in the seminfinals, 0–4. They qualified for the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament and were selected as the second seed in the West Region in St. Paul, Minnesota. They fell in overtime, 3–4, to St. Cloud State in the first round and were eliminated.

Personnel

Roster

As of January 8, 2015..[1]

# S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Minnesota Bretzman, TonyTony Bretzman Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 1994-11-10 Mendota Heights, Minnesota Langley (BCHL) —
3 Minnesota Gross, JordanJordan Gross Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1995-05-09 Maple Grove, Minnesota Green Bay (USHL) —
4 New York Billitier, NathanNathan Billitier Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1996-05-20 Spencerport, New York US NTDP (USHL) —
5 Illinois Russo, RobbieRobbie Russo (C) Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1993-02-15 Westmont, Illinois US NTDP (USHL) NYI, 95th overall 2011
6 Michigan Ryan, AndyAndy Ryan Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1993-07-24 Brighton, Michigan Sioux City (USHL) —
8 Minnesota Ostlie, BenBen Ostlie Sophomore RW/D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1993-04-02 Edina, Minnesota Omaha (USHL) —
9 Michigan Cook, DawsonDawson Cook Freshman C 6' 1" (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1995-06-15 Cadillac, Michigan Green Bay (USHL) —
10 Wisconsin Bjork, AndersAnders Bjork Freshman LW 5' 11" (1.8 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1996-08-05 Mequon, Wisconsin US NTDP (USHL) BOS, 146th overall 2014
12 Illinois Herr, SamSam Herr (A) Junior LW 6' 0" (1.83 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1992-10-13 Hinsdale, Illinois Green Bay (USHL) —
13 Illinois Hinostroza, VinceVince Hinostroza Sophomore C 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1994-04-03 Bartlett, Illinois Waterloo (USHL) CHI, 169th overall 2012
14 Italy DiPauli, ThomasThomas DiPauli Junior C 5' 11" (1.8 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1994-04-29 Caldaro, Italy US NTDP (USHL) WSH, 100th overall 2012
15 Austria Schneider, PeterPeter Schneider (A) Senior RW 5' 11" (1.8 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1991-04-04 Vienna, Austria Indiana (USHL) —
16 Minnesota Hurley, ConnorConnor Hurley Freshman C 6' 2" (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1995-09-15 Edina, Minnesota Green Bay (USHL) BUF, 38th overall 2013
17 New York Thomas, AliAli Thomas Sophomore LW 6' 3" (1.91 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1992-09-22 New York, New York Des Moines (USHL) —
18 Ontario Evans, JakeJake Evans Freshman C/RW 6' 0" (1.83 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1996-06-02 Toronto, Ontario St. Michael's (OJHL) MTL, 207th overall 2014
19 Illinois Peterson, GarrettGarrett Peterson Senior RW 5' 11" (1.8 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1991-09-13 Manhattan, Illinois Lincoln (USHL) —
20 Illinois Wade, JustinJustin Wade Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 1994-04-13 Aurora, Illinois Cedar Rapids (USHL) —
21 Wisconsin Aiken, JoeJoe Aiken Senior LW 6' 1" (1.85 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1992-00-00 Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin Whitefish Bay (USHS–WI) —
22 Minnesota Lucia, MarioMario Lucia Junior LW 6' 3" (1.91 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1993-08-25 Plymouth, Minnesota Penticton (BCHL) MIN, 60th overall 2011
23 Wisconsin Johnson, EricEric Johnson Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1991-03-28 Verona, Wisconsin Dubuque (USHL) —
24 British Columbia Ripley, LukeLuke Ripley Freshman D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1994-04-16 Kitimat, British Columbia Powell (BCHL) —
26 Minnesota Fogarty, StevenSteven Fogarty (C) Junior C 6' 3" (1.91 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1993-04-19 Edina, Minnesota Penticton (BCHL) NYR, 72nd overall 2011
27 Alaska Wuthrich, AustinAustin Wuthrich Senior RW 6' 1" (1.85 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1993-08-11 Anchorage, Alaska US NTDP (USHL) WSH, 107th overall 2012
29 Minnesota Brauer, BoBo Brauer Freshman RW 6' 3" (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1995-04-20 Edina, Minnesota Nanaimo (BCHL) —
33 British Columbia Katunar, ChadChad Katunar Sophomore G 6' 5" (1.96 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1993-08-14 Victoria, British Columbia Penticton (BCHL) —
35 Massachusetts Stasack, NickNick Stasack Junior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 169 lb (77 kg) 1993-10-18 West Springfield, Massachusetts Loomis (USHS–CT) —
40 Iowa Petersen, CalCal Petersen Freshman G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1994-10-19 Waterloo, Iowa Waterloo (USHL) BUF, 129th overall 2013

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
Notre Dame		 Alma Mater
Jeff Jackson Head Coach 10 Michigan State University (1978)
Paul Pooley Associate Head Coach 10 Ohio State University (1984)
Andy Slaggert Assistant Coach 22 University of Notre Dame (1989)
Gordon Burnett Volunteer Assistant Coach 1 The College of St. Scholastica (2006)

Standings

2014–15 Hockey East men's standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#3 Boston University dagger* 22 14 5 3 31 88 55 33 21 7 5 124 78
#14 Providence 22 13 8 1 27 61 37 34 21 11 2 100 69
#11 Boston College 22 12 7 3 27 60 50 34 20 11 3 100 80
#12 UMass Lowell 22 11 7 4 26 70 52 34 18 10 6 114 87
Notre Dame 22 10 7 5 25 64 54 39 17 17 5 118 103
Northeastern 22 11 9 2 24 70 69 36 16 16 4 107 107
#16 Vermont 22 10 9 3 23 62 53 37 20 13 4 103 82
New Hampshire 22 10 11 1 21 66 68 36 17 17 2 113 101
Connecticut 22 7 11 4 18 42 74 36 10 19 7 66 111
Maine 22 8 12 2 18 64 74 39 14 22 3 108 127
Merrimack 22 5 14 3 13 38 56 36 16 16 4 79 82
UMass 22 5 16 1 11 59 102 36 11 23 2 99 152
Championship: March 21, 2015
dagger indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 9, 2015

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 5 5:00 PM Waterloo* #12 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana   L 4–5  3,444 0–0–0
Regular Season
October 10 7:30 PM RPI* #12 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Ice Breaker Tournament)   L 2–3  5,022 0–1–0
October 12 3:30 PM Minnesota–Duluth* #12 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Ice Breaker Tournament)   L 0–3  4,468 0–2–0
October 17 7:30 PM Lake Superior State* Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana NBCSN W 5–3  3,760 1–2–0
October 18 6:00 PM Lake Superior State* Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana NBCSN W 5–1  3,692 2–2–0
October 24 7:30 PM Niagara* Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana   W 6–3  4,194 3–2–0
October 25 7:00 PM Niagara* Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana NBCSN W 7–0  4,446 4–2–0
October 31 8:00 PM #13 Vermont #20 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana NBCSN W 3–2  3,609 5–2–0 (1–0–0)
November 1 7:00 PM #13 Vermont #20 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana   T 2–2 OT 3,947 5–2–1 (1–0–1)
November 7 8:00 PM at #1 Minnesota* #15 Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota BTN L 0–5  10,052 5–3–1
November 9 5:00 PM at #1 Minnesota* #15 Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota ESPNU L 2–4  9,774 5–4–1
November 14 7:00 PM at Merrimack Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts   W 3–2 OT 2,549 6–4–1 (2–0–1)
November 15 7:00 PM at Merrimack Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts   L 1–4  2,549 6–5–1 (2–1–1)
November 20 7:30 PM #5 UMass Lowell Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana   L 1–3  3,636 6–6–1 (2–2–1)
November 21 7:30 PM #5 UMass Lowell Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana NBCSN T 2–2 OT 5,022 6–6–2 (2–2–2)
November 28 7:30 PM #17 Union* Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Shillelagh Tournament)   L 2–3 OT 5,022 6–7–2
November 29 7:30 PM Ohio State* Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Shillelagh Tournament)   L 1–5  4,789 6–8–2
December 5 7:00 PM at UMass Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts   W 7–5  2,744 7–8–2 (3–2–2)
December 6 7:00 PM at UMass Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts   W 4–0  2,469 8–8–2 (4–2–2)
December 28 4:00 PM vs. #6 Miami (OH)* Germain Arena • Estero, Florida (Florida College Hockey Classic)   W 3–2 OT 3,529 9–8–2
December 29 7:30 PM vs. Lake Superior State* Germain Arena • Estero, Florida (Florida College Hockey Classic)   L 1–2  3,149 9–9–2
January 9 7:30 PM at Western Michigan* Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan CBSSN L 2–4  3,017 9–10–2
January 10 6:00 PM Western Michigan* Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana NBCSN L 3–4  4,938 9–11–2
January 16 7:30 PM Connecticut Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana NBCSN T 3–3 OT 5,202 9–11–3 (4–2–3)
January 18 2:00 PM at Connecticut Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut   W 6–1  4,597 10–11–3 (5–2–3)
January 23 7:00 PM at Northeastern Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   L 2–3  3,346 10–12–3 (5–3–3)
January 24 7:00 PM at Northeastern Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   L 2–4  2,983 10–13–3 (5–4–3)
January 30 7:30 PM New Hampshire Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana   L 2–5  5,188 10–14–3 (5–5–3)
January 31 6:30 PM New Hampshire Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana NBCSN W 5–3  4,891 11–14–3 (6–5–3)
February 6 7:00 PM at Maine Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine NESN T 4–4 OT 4,045 11–14–4 (6–5–4)
February 7 7:00 PM at Maine Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine FCS W 5–1  4,350 12–14–4 (7–5–4)
February 13 7:30 PM #11 Providence Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana NBCSN W 2–0  4,562 13–14–4 (8–5–4)
February 14 8:00 PM #11 Providence Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana NBCSN L 2–3  5,002 13–15–4 (8–6–4)
February 20 7:30 PM at #3 Boston University Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   T 2–2 OT 5,376 13–15–5 (8–6–5)
February 21 7:00 PM at #3 Boston University Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   W 3–2  5,049 14–15–5 (9–6–5)
February 27 7:30 PM #9 Boston College Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Holy War on Ice) NBCSN L 0–2  5,022 14–16–5 (9–7–5)
February 28 6:00 PM #9 Boston College Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Holy War on Ice) NBCSN W 3–1  4,875 15–16–5 (10–7–5)
Postseason
March 6 7:35 PM UMass* Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Hockey East First Round)   L 3–4 5OT 3,994 15–17–5
March 7 7:05 PM UMass* Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Hockey East First Round)   W 5–3  4,289 16–17–5
March 8 7:05 PM UMass* Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Hockey East First Round)   W 7–0  3,368 17–17–5
March 13 7:15 PM at #14 UMass Lowell* Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts (Hockey East Quarterfinal)   L 0–5   
March 14 7:00 PM at #14 UMass Lowell* Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts (Hockey East Quarterfinal)   W 4–2   
March 15 4:00 PM at #14 UMass Lowell* Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts (Hockey East Quarterfinal)   L 4–6   
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Statistics

Updated as of March 17, 2015.[2]

Skaters
Player GP G A Pts
Hinostroza, VinceVince Hinostroza 42 11 33 44
Russo, RobbieRobbie Russo 40 15 26 41
Lucia, MarioMario Lucia 42 21 11 32
DiPauli, ThomasThomas DiPauli 41 8 21 29
Gross, JordanJordan Gross 42 7 21 28
Bjork, AndersAnders Bjork 41 7 15 22
Fogarty, StevenSteven Fogarty 39 9 12 21
Herr, SamSam Herr 42 12 6 18
Wuthrich, AustinAustin Wuthrich 37 10 7 17
Evans, JakeJake Evans 41 7 10 17
Schneider, PeterPeter Schneider 41 7 9 16
Hurley, ConnorConnor Hurley 41 4 10 14
Ryan, AndyAndy Ryan 42 1 9 10
Ripley, LukeLuke Ripley 42 2 6 8
Wade, JustinJustin Wade 41 1 6 7
Ostlie, BenBen Ostlie 24 1 2 3
Thomas, AliAli Thomas 30 0 3 3
Bretzman, TonyTony Bretzman 17 1 1 2
Cook, DawsonDawson Cook 35 1 1 2
Aiken, JoeJoe Aiken 7 1 0 1
Brauer, BoBo Brauer 2 0 0 0
Billitier, NathanNathan Billitier 9 0 0 0
Johnson, EricEric Johnson 18 0 0 0

Goaltenders
Player GP GS TOI W L T GAA SV% SO
Petersen, CalCal Petersen 33 31 1891:36 13 16 3 2.51 .919 4
Katunar, ChadChad Katunar 15 11 737:08 5 3 2 3.01 .899 0

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 12 RV RV 20 15 RV RV RV NR NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR
USA Today 11 RV RV RV 14 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

References

  1. ↑ Notre Dame men's ice hockey roster
  2. ↑ http://www.und.com/sports/m-hockey/stats/2014-2015/teamcume.html
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