2022–23 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey season

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2022–23 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
men's ice hockey season
Conference4th Big Ten
Home iceCompton Family Ice Arena
Rankings
USCHONR
USA Today#19
Record
Overall16–16–5
Conference10–10–4
Home11–5–2
Road5–11–3
Coaches and captains
Head coachJeff Jackson
Assistant coachesPaul Pooley
Andy Slaggert
Jordy Murray
Captain(s)Nick Leivermann
Alternate captain(s)Trevor Janicke
Landon Slaggert
Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2022–23 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey season was the 63rd season of play for the program and 6th in the Big Ten Conference. The Fighting Irish represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. They were coached by Jeff Jackson, in his 17th season and played their home games at Compton Family Ice Arena.

Season[edit]

Entering the season, coach Jackson brought back a veteran lineup and augmented the roster with several graduate transfers. With Nick Leivermann leading the defensive corps and Ryan Bischel holding the crease, Notre Dame was well apportioned on the back end. Unfortunately, the team had a severe lack of offense. Over the course of the year, the Fighting Irish scored 42 fewer goals than they had in 2022. That dramatic drop-off had a chilling effect on a team that had national aspirations. The Irish hovered around .500 for most of the season and were only once able to string more than two wins together. Fortunately, for Notre Dame, the Big Ten was the strongest conference this season and enabled the team to be in position for a potential at-large bid despite having nearly as many wins as losses.

The Irish ended the regular season well, taking two consecutive weekends from high-ranked teams and raising themselves into the top-16. The good stretch also lifted the team up to 4th in the conference standings, giving Notre Dame a home site for the quarterfinals. With other teams still vying for a tournament appearance, the Irish needed a decent postseason run to remain above the cut line and they were faced with Michigan State in the first round. The Spartans, too, were competing for an at-large bid and whichever of the two lost the best-of-three series would be knocked out of contention.[1] Ryan Bischel held off a strong MSU attack in the first game, earning a 1–0 victory for the Irish. The second game started much the same and Notre Dame had a 1-goal lead after the first period. In the second period, however, the wheels came off for the Irish as Michigan State scored 4 consecutive goals and evened the series at 1-all. In the deciding game, Notre Dame played as well as could be expected, outshooting MSU 39–28, going 2 for 4 on the power play and not taking a single penalty in the game. However, former Irish netminder, Dylan St. Cyr, came back to haunt his old team and stopped 37 shots to lead the Spartans to a 2–4 victory.[2]

Departures[edit]

Player Position Nationality Cause
Cam Burke Forward  United States Graduate transfer to Boston College
Max Ellis Forward  United States Signed professional contract (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Matthew Galajda Goaltender  Canada Graduation (signed with Djurgårdens IF Hockey)
Adam Karashik Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Lehigh Valley Phantoms)
Conor Klaers Goaltender  United States Graduation (retired)
Jake Pivonka Forward  United States Graduate transfer to Omaha
Charlie Raith Defenseman  United States Graduation (retired)
Graham Slaggert Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Toronto Marlies)
Spencer Stastney Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Nashville Predators)

Recruiting[edit]

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Drew Bavaro Defenseman  United States 22 Bradenton, FL; transfer from Bentley
Benjamin Brinkman Defenseman  United States 21 Edina, MN; graduate transfer from Minnesota; selected 173rd overall in 2019
Niko Jovanovic Forward  Canada 20 North Vancouver, BC
Michael Mastrodomenico Defenseman  Canada 18 Kirkland, QC
Jackson Pierson Forward  United States 23 Zionsville, IN; graduate transfer from New Hampshire
Chayse Primeau Forward  United States 25 Margate, NJ; graduate transfer from Omaha
Fin Williams Forward  Canada 19 North Vancouver, BC
Jack Williams Goaltender  United States 21 St. Louis, MO

Roster[edit]

As of August 25, 2022.[3]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Minnesota Ben Brinkman Graduate D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2000-10-04 Edina, Minnesota Minnesota (Big Ten) DAL, 173rd overall 2019
3 Quebec Mike Mastrodomenico Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2004-04-19 Kirkland, Quebec Lincoln (USHL) —
4 Minnesota Nick Leivermann (C) Graduate D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 186 lb (84 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 Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2001-10-19 Edina, Minnesota Lincoln (USHL) CGY, 80th overall 2020
8 Minnesota Justin Janicke Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 2003-06-30 Maple Grove, Minnesota NTDP (USHL) SEA, 195th overall 2021
9 Minnesota Grant Silianoff Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 2001-01-04 Edina, Minnesota Cedar Rapids (USHL) —
10 Alaska Hunter Strand Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 2002-11-13 Anchorage, Alaska Tri-City (USHL) —
11 Indiana Jackson Pierson Graduate F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 171 lb (78 kg) 1999-09-10 Zionsville, Indiana New Hampshire (HEA) —
12 Michigan Ryder Rolston Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-10-31 Birmingham, Michigan Waterloo (USHL) CHI, 139th overall 2020
13 New Jersey Chayse Primeau Graduate F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1997-09-15 Margate City, New Jersey Omaha (NCHC) —
14 British Columbia Jesse Lansdell Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1998-08-05 Surrey, British Columbia Vernon (BCHL) —
17 British Columbia Ryan Helliwell Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 2002-08-05 Burnaby, British Columbia Trail (BCHL) —
19 Indiana Landon Slaggert (A) Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-06-25 South Bend, Indiana NTDP (USHL) CHI, 79th overall 2020
20 British Columbia Niko Jovanovic Freshman F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 2002-06-13 West Vancouver, British Columbia Spruce Grove (AJHL) —
21 British Columbia Fin Williams Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 2003-04-21 North Vancouver, British Columbia Penticton (BCHL) —
22 Massachusetts Jack Adams Graduate F 6' 6" (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1997-02-05 Boxford, Massachusetts Providence (HEA) DET, 162nd overall 2017
23 Wisconsin Brady Bjork Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1999-05-17 Mequon, Wisconsin St. Cloud (NAHL) —
24 Florida Drew Bavaro Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 2000-06-10 Bradenton, Florida Bentley (AHA) —
25 Texas Solag Bakich Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-01-08 Dallas, Texas Waterloo (USHL) —
26 Alaska Zach Plucinski Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 2000-07-26 Eagle River, Alaska Omaha (USHL) —
27 Minnesota Trevor Janicke (A) Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-12-25 Maple Grove, Minnesota Central Illinois (USHL) ANA, 132nd overall 2019
28 Illinois Tyler Carpenter Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 2000-08-27 Palatine, Illinois Omaha (USHL) —
29 Missouri Jack Williams Freshman G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2001-06-21 St. Louis, Missouri Waterloo (USHL) —
30 Minnesota Ryan Bischel Senior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-07-05 Medina, Minnesota Fargo (USHL) —
32 Illinois Hunter Weiss Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2001-03-29 Lake Forest, Illinois Minnesota Magicians (NAHL) —
33 New York (state) Josh Graziano Junior G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2000-03-22 Buffalo, New York Johnstown (NAHL) —

Standings[edit]

2022–23 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 19 4 1 2 1 0 57 106 50 40 29 10 1 168 90
#3 Michigan * 24 12 10 2 3 3 0 38 82 79 41 26 12 3 171 128
#7 Ohio State 24 11 11 2 0 0 1 36 69 63 40 21 16 3 131 101
Notre Dame 24 10 10 4 2 0 3 35 52 60 37 16 16 5 85 97
#19 Michigan State 24 10 12 2 1 1 2 34 65 80 38 18 18 2 107 115
#8 Penn State 24 10 13 1 0 3 0 34 71 75 39 22 16 1 129 106
Wisconsin 24 6 18 0 0 0 0 18 54 92 36 13 23 0 94 126
Championship: March 18, 2023
† indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results[edit]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 2 5:00 pm USNTDP* #9 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Exhibition) Peacock Bischel L 3–5 OT 0
Ice Breaker Tournament
October 7 9:05 pm at #1 Denver* #11 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado (Ice Breaker Tournament) Altitude Bischel L 2–5  5,859 0–1–0
October 8 9:05 pm at Air Force* #11 Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado (Ice Breaker Tournament)   Williams T 5–5 OT 2,473 0–1–1
Regular Season
October 14 7:30 pm Northern Michigan* #14 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana Peacock Bischel W 3–1  5,002 1–1–1
October 16 5:00 pm Northern Michigan* #14 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana Peacock Bischel W 5–4  3,521 2–1–1
October 21 7:00 pm #17 Western Michigan* #13 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana Peacock Bischel W 2–0  5,096 3–1–1
October 22 6:00 pm at #17 Western Michigan* #13 Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan   Bischel L 0–4  3,224 3–2–1
October 28 7:30 pm Michigan State #12 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana Peacock Bischel W 5–0  4,130 4–2–1 (1–0–0)
October 29 6:00 pm Michigan State #12 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana Peacock Bischel T 1–1 OT 4,458 4–2–2 (1–0–1)
November 4 8:00 pm at #3 Minnesota #12 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota BTN+ Bischel L 1–4  7,774 4–3–2 (1–1–1)
November 5 8:00 pm at #3 Minnesota #12 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota BTN+ Bischel L 0–3  8,291 4–4–2 (1–2–1)
November 11 7:30 pm #3 Michigan #18 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Rivalry) Peacock Bischel L 1–5  5,103 4–5–2 (1–3–1)
November 12 6:00 pm #3 Michigan #18 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana Peacock Bischel W 3–2  5,099 5–5–2 (2–3–1)
November 18 7:00 pm at #12 Ohio State #20 Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio   Bischel L 2–5  6,019 5–6–2 (2–4–1)
November 19 5:00 pm at #12 Ohio State #20 Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio   Bischel W 1–0  4,381 6–6–2 (3–4–1)
November 23 6:00 pm at #11 Boston University* #19 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts ESPNU Bischel L 2–5  3,912 6–7–2
November 25 4:00 pm at Boston College* #19 Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Holy War on Ice) ESPN+ Bischel W 5–2  6,234 7–7–2
December 9 7:00 pm #5 Penn State #19 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana Peacock Bischel L 2–5  4,357 7–8–2 (3–5–1)
December 10 6:00 pm #5 Penn State #19 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana Peacock Bischel W 5–3  5,028 8–8–2 (4–5–1)
December 31 5:00 pm Alaska* #19 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana Peacock Bischel L 2–3  4,878 8–9–2
January 1 5:00 pm Alaska* #19 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana Peacock Bischel W 2–0  4,911 9–9–2
January 6 8:00 pm at Wisconsin #20 Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin BSW+ Bischel L 0–2  7,256 9–10–2 (4–6–1)
January 7 6:30 pm at Wisconsin #20 Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin BTN Bischel W 6–4  9,167 10–10–2 (5–6–1)
January 13 7:30 pm #2 Minnesota Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana Peacock Bischel T 2–2 SOW 4,984 10–10–3 (5–6–2)
January 14 6:00 pm #2 Minnesota Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana Peacock Bischel L 0–3  5,022 10–11–3 (5–7–2)
January 20 7:00 pm at #6 Penn State Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania   Bischel W 2–1  6,558 11–11–3 (6–7–2)
January 21 5:00 pm at #6 Penn State Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania   Bischel L 2–3  6,566 11–12–3 (6–8–2)
January 27 7:30 pm Wisconsin Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana Peacock Bischel W 5–3  5,022 12–12–3 (7–8–2)
January 28 6:00 pm Wisconsin Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana Peacock Bischel W 3–1  5,022 13–12–3 (8–8–2)
February 3 7:00 pm at #17 Michigan State #20 Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan BTN+ Bischel L 0–3  6,555 13–13–3 (8–9–2)
February 4 4:00 pm at #17 Michigan State #20 Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan BTN Bischel L 2–3  6,555 13–14–3 (8–10–2)
February 10 7:30 pm #7 Ohio State Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana Peacock Bischel W 2–1  5,022 14–14–3 (9–10–2)
February 11 6:00 pm #7 Ohio State Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana Peacock Bischel T 2–2 SOW 5,022 14–14–4 (9–10–3)
February 24 7:00 PM at #4 Michigan #20 Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan (Rivalry) BTN+ Bischel T 3–3 SOW 5,800 14–14–5 (9–10–4)
February 25 8:00 PM at #4 Michigan #20 Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan (Rivalry) BTN Bischel W 2–1 OT 5,800 15–14–5 (9–10–4)
Big Ten Tournament
March 3 7:00 PM #20 Michigan State #19 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IN (Quarterfinal Game 1) FS2 Bischel W 1–0  5,177 16–14–5
March 4 4:30 PM #20 Michigan State #19 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IN (Quarterfinal Game 2) FS2 Bischel L 2–4  5,198 16–15–5
March 5 6:00 PM #20 Michigan State #19 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IN (Quarterfinal Game 3) FS2 Bischel L 2–4  4,238 16–16–5
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[4]

Scoring statistics[edit]

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Chayse Primeau C/W 37 8 15 23 18
Trevor Janicke C/RW 37 8 14 22 12
Ryder Rolston C/W 27 7 13 20 4
Nick Leivermann D 29 6 14 20 18
Drew Bavaro D 37 6 13 19 31
Jesse Lansdell F 36 6 9 15 64
Hunter Strand C 37 5 10 15 21
Justin Janicke F 36 7 7 14 32
John Adams C/RW 32 7 6 13 10
Landon Slaggert C/LW 35 7 6 13 14
Chase Blackmun D 34 2 9 11 10
Grant Silianoff RW 33 3 6 9 6
Jackson Pierson C 31 1 8 9 10
Solag Bakich F 35 3 5 8 20
Tyler Carpenter F 30 3 4 7 8
Zachary Plucinski D 31 1 4 5 27
Jake Boltmann D 37 1 4 5 48
Ben Brinkman D 35 2 2 4 20
Ryan Helliwell D 31 1 3 4 19
Fin Williams F 22 1 1 2 6
Niko Jovanovic F 8 0 2 2 2
Mike Mastrodomenico D 22 0 1 1 12
Ryan Bischel G 37 0 1 1 0
Jack Williams G 2 0 0 0 0
Brady Bjork C 6 0 0 0 0
Bench - - - - - 18
Total 85 157 242 424

[5]

Goaltending statistics[edit]

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Ryan Bischel 37 2182:51 16 16 4 87 1183 5 .931 2.39
Jack Williams 2 41:27 0 0 1 2 16 0 .889 2.90
Empty Net - 24:38 - - - 8 - - - -
Total 37 2248:56 16 16 5 97 1199 5 .925 2.59

Rankings[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 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 24 25 26 27 (Final)
USCHO.com 9 - 11 14 13 12 12 18 20 19 20 19 19 - 20 NR NR NR 20 NR 19 20 19 NR NR NR - NR
USA Today 8 8 9 13 12 12 12 18 20 19 20 19 18 17 18 NR NR 20 17 NR 18 19 17 20 20 20 19 19

USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1, 13 and 26.

Awards and honors[edit]

Player Award Ref
Ryan Bischel AHCA West All-American Second Team [6]
Ryan Bischel Big Ten Goaltender of the Year [7]
Ryan Bischel Big Ten First Team [7]

Players drafted into the NHL[edit]

2023 NHL Entry Draft[edit]

Round Pick Player NHL team
2 49 Danny Nelson † New York Islanders
4 103 Cole Knuble † Philadelphia Flyers
5 138 Paul Fischer † St. Louis Blues

† incoming freshman [8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "NCAA committee votes to remove Stonehill games from selection process". USCHO. February 1, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  2. ^ "SUNDAY, MARCH 5, 2023". USCHO. March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "2022–23 Hockey Roster". Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  4. ^ "2022–23 Hockey schedule". College Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  5. ^ "Univ. of Notre Dame 2022-2023 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  6. ^ "Two Northeastern players repeat as first-team All-Americans". USCHO.com. April 7, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Big Ten Hockey Postseason Honors Announced". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  8. ^ "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2023 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.

External links[edit]

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