Notre Dame Hockey

• vball10set

  http://www.southbendtribune.com/sports/collegesports/notredame/sbt-notre-dame-hockey-deep-talented-irish-move-into-new-home-20110926,0,6064013.story
  

  SOUTH BEND -- Notre Dame hockey almost seems to be exploding with excitement.
  
  Notre Dame coach Jeff Jackson welcomes back 17 letter-winners from last year’s Frozen Four team including sophomore stars T.J. Tynan and Anders Lee, junior goalie Mike Johnson, plus CCHA defenseman of the year Sean Lorenz and mainstays Billy Maday and Riley Sheahan.
  
  Five talented freshmen led by defenseman Robbie Russo are added to that bunch that went 25-14-5 last season.
  
  And back calling the shots for The Sporting News’ No. 1 ranked team is Jackson, who has two national championships to his head coaching credit.
  

• gorocks99

  

  Which conference are they gonna end up in?
• thavoice

  Was it Notre Dame who had a player a few years ago that had a dad that was in the movie Slapshot? He didnt know it until he was at college and his friends and he was watching it on dvd?
• karen lotz

  

  They have a new facility this year. Looks pretty sweet.
  
  
• karen lotz

  

  And now the Compton Family just needs to donate some money for a jumbotron or two for Notre Dame Stadium...:thumbup:
• like_that

  

  Where does Notre Dame plan to go conference wise after this season? Hopefully it is the NCHC so they can continue their rivalry with Miami.
  
  ND #1, Miami #2, and Michigan #6 should make the CCHA interesting for the last hurrah.
• karen lotz

  

  Big Ten is going to have a full hockey conference next year correct? I saw some stuff about an announcement where ND would go for hockey, but didn't read where they were going.
• gorocks99

  

  WCHA and CCHA should be very good this year. Looking like HE is a bit down from the past, but as usual, BC and BU should be solid. Here's hoping that Guentzel's return spells an end to the crap of the last several years for the Gophers.
  
  Go BU, Go Gophers
• gorocks99

  

  karen lotz;914467 wrote:Big Ten is going to have a full hockey conference next year correct? I saw some stuff about an announcement where ND would go for hockey, but didn't read where they were going.

  Big Ten starts in 2013-14. No word on where ND is headed yet, but Hockey East is looking like a possibility: http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2011/09/28_notre_dame_decision_not_the.php
• karen lotz

  

  ah cool. I don't really follow hockey that much but do follow a few ND guys on twitter who mention it. Not every team in the current Big Ten will have a hockey team, right? What schools will make up the hockey league?
• gorocks99

  

  karen lotz;914499 wrote:ah cool. I don't really follow hockey that much but do follow a few ND guys on twitter who mention it. Not every team in the current Big Ten will have a hockey team, right? What schools will make up the hockey league?

  Just six of them:
  
  Minnesota
  Wisconsin
  Ohio State
  Penn State
  Michigan
  Michigan State
  
  I highly doubt the Big Ten would allow ND to join without becoming a full member in all sports though.
• End of Line

  

  thavoice;914436 wrote:Was it Notre Dame who had a player a few years ago that had a dad that was in the movie Slapshot? He didnt know it until he was at college and his friends and he was watching it on dvd?

  Yes, Christian Hanson.
• gorocks99

  

  Can we make this the college hockey discussion thread? Figure there are probably enough fans on here to keep it going throughout the season.
  
  Lots of exhibitions against Canadian teams last weekend ... teams of interest on here:
  
  Ohio State winners 6-5 over Windsor
  Notre Dame 4-0 over Western Ontario
  Minnesota 3-0 over British Columbia
  Miami 4-1 over Windsor
  North Dakota 8-1 over Regina
  Michigan lost 3-2 to Ontario IT
  Boston U lost 6-4 to St. Francis Xavier
  
  In the only non-exhibition action of the weekend, Lake Superior swept Alabama-Huntsville.
• Sonofanump

  gorocks99;914533 wrote:Just six of them:
  
  Minnesota
  Wisconsin
  Ohio State
  Penn State
  Michigan
  Michigan State
  
  I highly doubt the Big Ten would allow ND to join without becoming a full member in all sports though.

  Would Omaha be considered a branch of Nebraska and be allowed in the conference as a affiliate member?
• gorocks99

  

  Sonofanump;920591 wrote:Would Omaha be considered a branch of Nebraska and be allowed in the conference as a affiliate member?

  I highly doubt it. If that's the case, why not let in UMD and potentially Morehead (should they start a program) as well?
• Sonofanump

  gorocks99;920594 wrote:I highly doubt it. If that's the case, why not let in UMD and potentially Morehead (should they start a program) as well?

  What Big Ten school is Morehead a branch campus of? Good point about UMD, let them in also.
• gorocks99

  

  Sonofanump;920604 wrote:What Big Ten school is Morehead a branch campus of? Good point about UMD, let them in also.

  Gah, fail. I meant Moorhead, but you're right, they're MN State, not U of M, affiliated. Still, the B1G isn't keen on adding teams of any schools that aren't full members - that includes satellites.
• Sonofanump

  gorocks99;920609 wrote:Gah, fail. I meant Moorhead, but you're right, they're MN State, not U of M, affiliated.

  Gotcha, I was thinking of the school in northern WV.
• vball10set

  http://www.toledoblade.com/College/2011/10/04/Notre-Dame-expected-to-play-in-Hockey-East.html
  

  The Notre Dame hockey program is expected to leave the Central Collegiate Hockey Association for Hockey East in 2013-14, according to multiple reports.

• Tiger2003

  

  The NCHC is likely to sign a TV deal with NBC’s Versus that will help the schools stay competitive in national recruiting, administrators hope.
  
  This would be pretty sweet.
  
  Go Sioux
• Tiernan

  You gotta be shittin' me...there's an ND Hockey thread?
• vball10set

  Tiernan;922485 wrote:You gotta be ****tin' me...there's an ND Hockey thread?

  and even started by an OSU fan...wtf!!!!!
• gorocks99

  

  Hockey's back!
  
  Minnesota opens with a two-game set against Sacred Heart. Notre Dame gets to travel to defending national champions UMD, while Ohio State takes on Quinnipiac and Miami plays Bemidji.
• Tiger2003

  

  The Sioux took down the Air Force Academy last night 4-3 rallying from a 3-2 deficit in the 3rd period. With the win it sets up a Top 5 matchup between #3 UND and #5 Boston College.
• gorocks99

  

  Gophers took down Sacred Heart 9-0, Notre Dame dropped to Duluth 4-3. Now the question...will the Gopher hockey team or Gopher football team score more points this weekend? lol