2024–25 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey season

2024–25 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
men's ice hockey season
2024–25 Notre Dame Fighting Irish; men's ice hockey season
Conference	Big Ten
Home ice	Compton Family Ice Arena
Rankings
USCHO	#20
Record
Overall	5–3–0
Conference	1–1–0
Home	3–3–0
Road	2–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Jeff Jackson
Assistant coaches	Paul Pooley; Andy Slaggert; Brock Sheahan
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The 2024–25 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey season will be the 65th season of play for the program and 8th in the Big Ten Conference. The Fighting Irish will represent the University of Notre Dame in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at Compton Family Ice Arena and be coached by Jeff Jackson in his 20th and final season with the team.

Season

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Drew Bavaro	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (signed with Boston Bruins)
Ryan Bischel	Goaltender	United States	Graduation (signed with Providence Bruins)
Brady Bjork	Forward	United States	Graduation (retired)
Jake Boltmann	Defenseman	United States	Graduate transfer to Northeastern
Josh Graziano	Goaltender	United States	Graduation (retired)
Trevor Janicke	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Calgary Wranglers)
Patrick Moynihan	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Chicago Wolves)
Brayden Napoli	Goaltender	United States	Graduation (retired)
Ryan Siedem	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (signed with Hartford Wolf Pack)
Landon Slaggert	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Chicago Blackhawks)
Fin Williams	Forward	Canada	Transferred to Minnesota State

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Blake Biondi	Forward	United States	22	Duluth, MN; graduate transfer from Minnesota Duluth; selected 109th overall in 2020
Jimmy Jurcev	Defenseman	United States	21	Palos Heights, IL
Nicholas Kempf	Goaltender	United States	18	Morton Grove, IL; selected 114th overall in 2024
Jaedon Kerr	Defenseman	United States	21	Fishers, IN
Axel Kumlin	Defenseman	Sweden	22	Stockholm, SWE; transfer from Miami
Jack Larrigan	Forward	United States	20	St. Louis, MO
Ian Murphy	Forward	United States	25	Scituate, MA; graduate transfer from Providence
Owen Say	Goaltender	Canada	23	London, ON; transfer from Mercyhurst
Michael Schermerhorn	Forward	United States	20	Traverse City, MI

Roster

As of September 3, 2024.^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2	Jimmy Jurcev	Freshman	D	6' 5" (1.96 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	2003-05-05	Palos Heights, Illinois	Lincoln Stars (USHL)	—
3	Hunter Weiss	Senior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2001-03-29	Lake Forest, Illinois	Minnesota Magicians (NAHL)	—
4	Michael Mastrodomenico	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2004-04-19	Kirkland, Quebec	Lincoln Stars (USHL)	—
5	Axel Kumlin	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2002-02-23	Stockholm, Sweden	Miami (USHL)	—
8	Justin Janicke	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	2003-06-30	Maple Grove, Minnesota	USNTDP (USHL)	SEA, 195th overall 2021
9	Grant Silianoff	Graduate	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	2001-01-04	Edina, Minnesota	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)	—
10	Hunter Strand	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	2002-11-13	Anchorage, Alaska	Tri-City Storm (USHL)	—
11	Danny Nelson	Sophomore	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	2005-08-03	Maple Grove, Minnesota	USNTDP (USHL)	NYI, 49th overall 2023
12	Henry Nelson	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2003-03-25	Maple Grove, Minnesota	Lincoln Stars (USHL)	—
13	Brennan Ali	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2004-02-09	Glencoe, Illinois	Lincoln Stars (USHL)	DET, 212th overall 2023
14	Maddox Fleming	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2004-02-13	Rochester, Minnesota	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)	—
15	Jayden Davis	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2003-03-02	Calgary, Alberta	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)	—
16	Paul Fischer	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2005-01-30	River Forest, Illinois	USNTDP (USHL)	EDM, 138th overall 2023
17	Ryan Helliwell	Senior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	2002-08-05	Burnaby, British Columbia	Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL)	—
18	Jack Larrigan	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	2004-04-09	St. Louis, Missouri	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)	—
20	Niko Jovanovic	Junior	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	2002-06-13	West Vancouver, British Columbia	Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL)	—
21	Jaedon Kerr	Junior	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	2003-09-13	Fishers, Indiana	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)	—
22	Cole Knuble	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2004-07-01	Grand Rapids, Michigan	Fargo Force (USHL)	PHI, 103rd overall 2023
23	Michael Schermerhorn	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2003-10-14	Traverse City, Michigan	New Mexico Ice Wolves (NAHL)	—
24	Ian Murphy	Graduate	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	1999-04-06	Scituate, Massachusetts	Tri-City Storm (USHL)	—
25	Carter Slaggert	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	2005-03-04	South Bend, Indiana	USNTDP (USHL)	—
26	Zach Plucinski	Graduate	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	2000-07-26	Eagle River, Alaska	Omaha Lancers (USHL)	—
27	Blake Biondi	Graduate	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	2002-04-24	Hermantown, Minnesota	Minnesota Duluth (NCHC)	MTL, 109th overall 2020
28	Tyler Carpenter	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	2000-08-27	Palatine, Illinois	Omaha Lancers (USHL)	—
29	Jack Williams	Junior	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2001-06-21	St. Louis, Missouri	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)	—
30	Owen Say	Junior	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2001-06-05	London, Ontario	Mercyhurst (AHA)	—
31	Nicholas Kempf	Freshman	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2006-03-01	Morton Grove, Illinois	USNTDP (USHL)	WSH, 114th overall 2024
35	James Mooney	Senior	G	5' 9" (1.75 m)	155 lb (70 kg)		Purchase, New York	Rye Country Day School (USHS–NY)	—

Standings

2024–25 Big Ten ice hockey Standings v t e
	Conference record										Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	3/SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#3 Minnesota	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	4	1	8	7	1	0	37	13
#13 Ohio State	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	5	4	2	8	7	0	1	32	13
Wisconsin	4	1	3	0	0	2	0	5	6	8	8	2	6	0	14	24
#20 Notre Dame	3	1	2	0	1	1	0	3	5	6	9	5	4	0	24	17
#7 Michigan	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	1	9	6	2	1	28	20
#4 Michigan State	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	5	1	0	18	9
#19 Penn State	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	7	4	3	0	18	13
Championship: March 22, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated November 8, 2024

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
October 6	7:00 pm	USNTDP*	#19	Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Exhibition)	Peacock	Say	W 5–2	5,054
Regular Season
October 11	7:00 pm	at St. Lawrence*	#20	Appleton Arena • Canton, New York	ESPN+	Say	W 4–1	1,510	1–0–0
October 12	7:00 pm	at Clarkson*	#20	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York	ESPN+	Kempf	W 5–2	3,110	2–0–0
October 18	7:00 pm	Alaska*	#18	Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock	Say	W 4–1	4,866	3–0–0
October 19	6:00 pm	Alaska*	#18	Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock	Kempf	L 0–1	4,396	3–1–0
October 25	7:00 pm	Long Island*	#17	Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock	Say	W 4–1	4,194	4–1–0
October 26	6:00 pm	Long Island*	#17	Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock	Kempf	L 2–5	4,125	4–2–0
November 1	7:00 pm	Wisconsin	#19	Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock	Say	W 3–2 ^OT	4,755	5–2–0 (1–0–0)
November 2	6:00 pm	Wisconsin	#19	Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock	Say	L 1–2	4,826	5–3–0 (1–1–0)
November 8	6:00 pm	at #7 Michigan	#20	Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan (Rivalry)
November 9	7:00 pm	at #7 Michigan	#20	Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan (Rivalry)
November 15	7:00 pm	at Michigan State		Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan
November 16	TBA	at Michigan State		Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan
November 22	7:00 pm	Minnesota		Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock
November 23	6:00 pm	Minnesota		Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock
Friendship Four
November 29	2:00 pm	vs. Harvard*		SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four Semifinal)
November 30	TBD	vs. Boston University / Merrimack*		SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four)
Regular Season
December 13	7:00 pm	at Ohio State		Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
December 14	7:00 pm	at Ohio State		Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
January 3	8:30 pm	vs. Penn State		Wrigley Field • Chicago, Illinois (Frozen Confines)	BTN
January 5	5:00 pm	Penn State		Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock
January 10	7:00 pm	Michigan		Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Rivlary)	Peacock
January 11	6:00 pm	Michigan		Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Rivalry)	Peacock
January 17	8:00 pm	at Minnesota		3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 18	6:00 pm	at Minnesota		3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 24	7:00 pm	Lindenwood*		Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock
January 25	6:00 pm	Lindenwood*		Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock
February 7	7:00 pm	Ohio State		Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock
February 8	6:00 pm	Ohio State		Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock
February 14	7:00 pm	at Penn State		Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania
February 15	5:00 pm	at Penn State		Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania
February 21	6:30 pm	at Wisconsin		Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin
February 22	6:30 pm	at Wisconsin		Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin
February 28	7:00 pm	Michigan State		Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock
March 1	6:00 pm	Michigan State		Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:^[2]

Scoring statistics

Rankings

Poll	Week
Poll	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 (Final)
USCHO.com	19	20	18	17	19	20
USA Hockey	19	18	18	17т	20	RV

References

^ "2024-25 Hockey Roster". Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Hockey schedule". College Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Retrieved September 14, 2022.

External links

[1] "2024-25 Hockey Roster". Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Retrieved September 3, 2024.

[2] "2024–25 Hockey schedule". College Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Retrieved September 14, 2022.

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v t e Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Joyce Center (1968–2011) Compton Family Ice Arena (2011–present)
Head coaches	G.R. Walsh (1912–1913) Paul Castner (1919–1923) Tom Lieb (1923–1926) Benjamin Dubois (1926–1927) Lefty Smith (1968–1987) Ric Schafer (1987–1995) Dave Poulin (1995–2005) Jeff Jackson (2005–present)
Seasons	1911–12 1912–13 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	WCHA (1971–1981) CCHA (1981–1983, 1992–2013) Hockey East (2013–2017) Big Ten (2017–present)
Rivalries	Boston College Holy War on Ice Michigan
Culture & lore	Shillelagh Tournament
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Brian Walsh (234 Points) Greg Meredith (104 Goals) Jordan Pearce (59 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	2008 2011 2017 2018
NCAA Tournament appearances	2004 2007 2008 2009 2011 2013 2014 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021
Conference Tournament titles	CCHA: 2007 2009 2013 Big Ten: 2018 2019
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN