2019–20 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey season

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2019–20 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
men's ice hockey season
Conference5th Big Ten
Home iceCompton Family Ice Arena
Rankings
USCHONR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall15–15–7
Conference9–9–6–4
Home8–8–3
Road7–7–4
Neutral0–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachJeff Jackson
Assistant coachesPaul Pooley
Andy Slaggert
Kyle Lawson
Captain(s)Cal Burke
Alternate captain(s)Tory Dello
Cale Morris
Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2019–20 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey season was the 60th season of play for the program and the 3rd season in the Big Ten Conference. The Fighting Irish represented the University of Notre Dame and were coached by Jeff Jackson, in his 15th season.

Roster[edit]

As of September 12, 2019.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Michigan Dylan St. Cyr Junior G 5' 8" (1.73 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1999-05-23 Northville, Michigan USNTDP (USHL)
2 Colorado Nate Clurman Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1998-05-08 Boulder, Colorado Langley Rivermen (BCHL)
3 Connecticut Ryan Carmichael Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1999-03-03 Greenwich, Connecticut Lincoln Stars (USHL)
4 Minnesota Nick Leivermann Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1998-09-14 Eden Prairie, Minnesota Penticton Vees (BCHL) COL, 187th overall 2017
5 Minnesota Matt Hellickson Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1998-03-21 Rogers, Minnesota Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) NJD, 214th overall 2017
6 Illinois Tory Dello (A) Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 1997-02-14 Crystal Lake, Illinois Tri-City Storm (USHL)
8 New Hampshire Matt Steeves Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1997-10-04 Bedford, New Hampshire Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
10 Massachusetts Cam Burke Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-01-08 Boxborough, Massachusetts Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
11 Massachusetts Cal Burke (C) Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1997-03-19 Boxborough, Massachusetts Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
13 Michigan Colin Theisen Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1997-04-24 Monroe, Michigan Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
14 British Columbia Jesse Lansdell Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-08-05 Surrey, British Columbia Vernon Vipers (BCHL)
15 Minnesota Michael Graham Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1997-11-27 Eden Prairie, Minnesota Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
16 New Hampshire Alex Steeves Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1999-12-10 Bedford, New Hampshire Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
17 Illinois Pierce Crawford Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-06-23 Park Ridge, Illinois Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
18 Indiana Graham Slaggert Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1999-04-06 South Bend, Indiana Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
19 Nova Scotia Mike O'Leary Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-01-01 Halifax, Nova Scotia Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
20 Illinois Jake Pivonka Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-02-28 Naperville, Illinois USNTDP (USHL) NYI, 103rd overall 2018
21 Michigan Max Ellis Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 151 lb (68 kg) 2000-01-18 Plymouth, Michigan Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
22 Indiana Jack MacNab Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1998-07-03 Indianapolis, Indiana Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL)
24 Wisconsin Spencer Stastney Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 2000-01-04 Mequon, Wisconsin USNTDP (USHL) NSH, 131st overall 2018
25 Texas Solag Bakich Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1998-01-08 Dallas, Texas Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
26 Ontario Cam Morrison Senior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1998-08-27 Aurora, Ontario Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) COL, 40th overall 2016
27 Minnesota Trevor Janicke Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 2000-12-25 Maple Grove, Minnesota Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL) ANA, 132nd overall 2019
28 New Jersey Christian DiCesare Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-03-28 Morristown, New Jersey Omaha Lancers (USHL)
29 Illinois Charlie Raith Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1997-04-30 Winnetka, Illinois Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL)
30 Minnesota Ryan Bischel Freshman G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1999-07-05 Medina, Minnesota Fargo Force (USHL)
32 Colorado Cale Morris (A) Senior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1996-05-22 Larkspur, Colorado Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
33 New Jersey Nick Sanford Junior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1996-12-15 Morristown, New Jersey Boston Junior Bruins (USPHL)

Standings[edit]

Conference record Overall record
GP W L T 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#9 Penn State 24 12 8 4 1 41 79 70 34 20 10 4 121 88
#10 Ohio State 24 11 9 4 1 38 62 62 34 18 11 5 91 80
#17 Michigan 24 11 10 3 2 38 65 52 34 16 14 4 92 72
#18 Minnesota 24 9 8 7 4 38 66 62 34 14 13 7 95 94
Notre Dame 24 9 9 6 4 37 59 59 34 14 13 7 90 91
Michigan State 24 11 11 2 0 35 54 54 34 15 17 2 80 82
Wisconsin 24 7 15 2 2 25 63 89 34 14 18 2 110 124
Championship: March 21, 2020
† indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 1, 2020

Schedule and Results[edit]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 6 4:00 PM at USNTDP* #9 USA Hockey ArenaPlymouth, Michigan (Exhibition)   Bischel W 4–2  622
Regular Season
October 11 7:10 PM vs. Air Force* #8 Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, Indiana NBCSN Bischel W 4–3  4,977 1–0–0
October 13 3:05 PM vs. Air Force* #8 Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, Indiana NHL Network Bischel W 6–1  3,506 2–0–0
October 25 7:10 PM vs. Lake Superior State* #5 Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, Indiana NBCSN Bischel W 5–2  3,991 3–0–0
October 26 6:05 PM vs. Lake Superior State* #5 Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, Indiana NHL Network Morris W 6–4  4,178 4–0–0
November 1 8:33 PM at Minnesota #5 3M Arena at MariucciMinneapolis, Minnesota BTN Morris T 2–2 3x3 OTL 7,459 4–0–1 (0–0–1–0)
November 2 7:05 PM at Minnesota #5 3M Arena at MariucciMinneapolis, Minnesota FSN Morris W 5–3  8,008 5–0–1 (1–0–1–0)
November 8 8:10 PM vs. #9 Ohio State #5 Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, Indiana NBCSN Morris W 3–2 OT 4,740 6–0–1 (2–0–1–0)
November 9 7:05 PM vs. #9 Ohio State #5 Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, Indiana   Morris W 2–1  4,858 7–0–1 (3–0–1–0)
November 15 8:02 PM at #15 Wisconsin #4 Kohl CenterMadison, Wisconsin FSN Morris L 0–3  9,698 7–1–1 (3–1–1–0)
November 16 8:07 PM at #15 Wisconsin #4 Kohl CenterMadison, Wisconsin   Morris W 5–4 OT 12,593 8–1–1 (4–1–1–0)
November 22 7:00 PM at Michigan State #3 Munn Ice ArenaEast Lansing, Michigan   Morris T 1–1 SOW 4,898 8–1–2 (4–1–2–1)
November 23 7:00 PM at Michigan State #3 Munn Ice ArenaEast Lansing, Michigan   Morris L 2–3  5,902 8–2–2 (4–2–2–1)
November 29 7:05 PM vs. #16 Bowling Green* #5 Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, Indiana NBC Sports Chi+ Morris L 2–5  5,271 8–3–2 (4–2–2–1)
November 30 7:07 PM at #16 Bowling Green* #5 Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio NBC Sports Chi+ Bischel L 2–5  3,382 8–4–2 (4–2–2–1)
December 6 7:01 PM at #10 Boston College* #9 Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts   Morris L 0–4  7,295 8–5–2 (4–2–2–1)
December 8 5:05 PM vs. #10 Boston College* #9 Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, Indiana NBC Sports Phi+ Morris L 1–6  3,985 8–6–2 (4–2–2–1)
December 13 7:05 PM vs. #7 Penn State #15 Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, Indiana NHL Network Morris L 2–4  3,806 8–7–2 (4–3–2–1)
December 14 6:05 PM vs. #7 Penn State #15 Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, Indiana   Morris W 3–0  4,306 9–7–2 (5–3–2–1)
January 3 7:10 PM vs. #19 Western Michigan* #15 Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, Indiana NBCSN Morris T 1–1 OT 5,247 9–7–3 (5–3–2–1)
January 5 5:04 PM at #19 Western Michigan* #15 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Morris W 4–1  3,762 10–7–3 (5–3–2–1)
January 10 7:00 PM vs. Michigan #14 Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, Indiana NBCSN Morris L 0–3  4,896 10–8–3 (5–4–2–1)
January 11 6:00 PM vs. Michigan #14 Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, Indiana   Morris L 1–3  4,971 10–9–3 (5–5–2–1)
January 17 6:00 PM at #9 Ohio State #18 Value City ArenaColumbus, Ohio BTN Morris T 4–4 SOW 7,507 10–9–4 (5–5–3–2)
January 18 5:00 PM at #9 Ohio State #18 Value City ArenaColumbus, Ohio   Morris L 1–2  9,835 10–10–4 (5–6–3–2)
January 24 7:00 PM vs. Wisconsin Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, Indiana NBC Sports Chi+ Morris L 4–6  4,895 10–11–4 (5–7–3–2)
January 25 6:00 PM vs. Wisconsin Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, Indiana NBC Sports Chi+ Morris W 5–2  5,453 11–11–4 (6–7–3–2)
January 31 6:00 PM at #8 Penn State Pegula Ice ArenaUniversity Park, Pennsylvania BTN Morris T 3–3 SOW 6,226 11–11–5 (6–7–4–3)
February 1 6:00 PM at #8 Penn State Pegula Ice ArenaUniversity Park, Pennsylvania   Morris W 4–2  6,475 12–11–5 (7–7–4–3)
February 14 7:00 PM vs. Minnesota Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, Indiana NBCSN Morris T 3-3 OTL 4,854 12-12-6 (7-7-4-4)
February 15 7:30 PM vs. Minnesota Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, Indiana NBC Sports Chi Morris L 1-2  5,804 12-13-6 (7-8-4-4)
February 21 4:00 PM at Michigan Yost Ice ArenaAnn Arbor, Michigan   Morris W 2-1  5,800 13-12-6 (8-8-4-4)
February 22 7:00 PM at Michigan Yost Ice ArenaAnn Arbor, Michigan BTN Morris W 3-0  5,800 14-12-6 (9-8-4-4)
February 28 7:00 PM vs. Michigan State Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, Indiana NBCSN Morris L 1-3  5,265 14-13-6 (9-9-4-4)
February 29 6:00 PM vs. Michigan State Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, Indiana NBC Sports Phi+ Morris T 2-2 SOW 5,355 14-13-7 (9-9-5-4)
Big Ten Tournament
March 6 8:00 PM at #19 Minnesota* 3M Arena at MariucciMinneapolis, Minnesota (Quarterfinal Game 1)   Morris W 1-0  2,012 15-13-7
March 7 8:00 PM at #19 Minnesota* 3M Arena at MariucciMinneapolis, Minnesota (Quarterfinal Game 2) FSN Morris L 1-2  2,281 15-14-7
March 8 7:00 PM at #19 Minnesota* 3M Arena at MariucciMinneapolis, Minnesota (Quarterfinal Game 3)   Morris L 2-3  2,039 15-15-7
Notre Dame Lost Series 1–2
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Scoring Statistics[edit]

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Alex Steeves F 36 11 17 28 10
Cam Morrison LW 37 13 14 27 8
Mike O'Leary LW 37 9 14 23 20
Cal Burke C/RW 37 7 14 21 2
Colin Theisen LW 37 8 12 20 24
Michael Graham F 30 4 16 20 6
Spencer Stastney D 36 3 17 20 17
Matt Hellickson D 37 5 11 16 16
Trevor Janicke C 37 8 5 13 6
Tory Dello D 37 3 10 13 24
Nick Leivermann D 32 5 7 12 10
Jake Pivonka C 35 4 7 11 14
Graham Slaggert C 37 5 5 10 8
Nate Clurman D 37 0 9 9 10
Jesse Lansdell F 37 1 6 7 37
Matt Steeves F 29 1 3 4 6
Cam Burke C 36 2 1 3 23
Charlie Raith D 36 2 1 3 19
Pierce Crawford F 37 1 2 3 16
Max Ellis RW 8 1 0 1 4
Solag Bakich F 10 1 0 1 2
Ryan Bischel G 7 0 1 1 0
Ryan Carmichael D/F 8 0 0 0 2
Cale Morris G 33 0 0 0 0
Bench - 37 - - - 12
Total

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Goaltending statistics[edit]

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Cale Morris 33 1958 12 14 7 79 861 3 .916 2.42
Ryan Bischel 7 285 3 1 0 12 130 0 .915 2.52
Empty Net - 17 - - - 5 - - - -
Total 37 2260 15 15 7 96 991 3 .912 2.55

Rankings[edit]

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 9 8 7 5 5 5 4 3 5 9 15 15 15 14 18 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
USA Today 10 9 7 4 4 5 3 3 4 10 14 NR NR 14 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

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Players drafted into the NHL[edit]

2020 NHL Entry Draft[edit]

Round Pick Player NHL team
3 79 Landon Slaggert Chicago Blackhawks
5 139 Ryder Rolston Colorado Avalanche

† incoming freshman

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "2019–20 Hockey Roster". Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "Univ. of Notre Dame 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  5. ^ "NHL DRAFT: Second day of NHL Draft concludes, nearly 70 players with NCAA ties chosen overall". USCHO.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.

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