Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey

Jeff Jackson and coaching staff look on as Notre Dame celebrates a goal (2010).

In 2005, Jeff Jackson took over as head coach. Jackson, who had already won two national championships at Lake Superior State University, had an immediate impact at Notre Dame. In his first season with the Irish, the team greatly improved upon the five-win season, boosting its record to 13–19–5.[3] 2007 was even more successful. The Irish achieved their first ever number one ranking in both the Uscho.com and USA Today Polls and their first number one seeding for the NCAA Tournament. The following year, the Irish finished fourth in both the CCHA's regular season and playoffs, and again made the NCAA Tournament. Once there, the Irish went on to beat top-seeded New Hampshire 7–3 and third-seeded Michigan State 3–1 to advance to the Frozen Four for the first time in school history. From there, they defeated first-seeded Michigan in overtime to advance to the national title game, ultimately losing to Boston College 4–1.[5] Notre Dame also became the first four-seed to advance to the national semi-finals, and eventually to the national title game since the new 16-team format was introduced in 2003.[5] In the 2008–2009 season, the Irish added another CCHA regular season title and a CCHA Tournament title, defeating Michigan 5–2 in the title game. Notre Dame advanced to the 2009 NCAA Tournament where the Irish was upset by 16th seeded Bemidji State 1–5.[6]

The following season, Notre Dame finished with a record of 13–17–8 and ended the season after being swept by Ohio State two games to none in the three game opening round series of the CCHA Playoffs.[7][8] The Irish rebounded in the 2010–11 regular season at 23–13–5, and clinched their second trip to the Frozen Four in program history by defeating New Hampshire 2–1 in the Northeast Regional Final. The Fighting Irish faced the East Regional Champion Minnesota-Duluth in the national semi-finals. The Irish fell to the eventual national champion 3–4.[9]

In October 2011, Notre Dame announced the team will join Hockey East starting in the 2013–14 season, in response to the conference realignment. The university also announced an expanded television broadcast deal with NBC.[10] The Fighting Irish Hockey began the 2011–12 season in the Edmund P. Joyce Center and played the last hockey game at the Joyce Center on October 15, 2011 against Ohio State.[11] The team opened the university's new 5,000-seat Compton Family Ice Arena on October 21, 2011 against Rensselaer.[12] Following the move into the new arena the Irish improved to a 7–3 home record in the new facility that included wins over future Hockey East rivals, Boston University, ranked 3th in the NCAA, Boston College, ranked 4th, and 8th ranked Western Michigan.[13] On January 4, 2012, former coach and long-time Notre Dame Athletic Department employee, Charles "Lefty" Smith died.[14] Smith coached the team from 1968 to 1987 as the first varsity ice hockey after helping the program transition from club to varsity status. Following his coaching career, he continued at Notre Dame in the athletic department until retiring just three days before his death.[14] The Fighting Irish finished the regular season with an overall record of 17–16–3 and a conference record of 12–13–3. The team defeated Ohio State in the opening round of the 2012 CCHA Tournament, sweeping the Buckeyes in two games by scores of 2–0 and 4–2.[15] In the second round of the CCHA Tournament, the team was defeated by the Michigan Wolverines in two games in a series that saw the first game go into a double overtime.[16] The team was defeated in the first round of the NCAA regional playoffs in 2013 and 2014, both times by the St. Cloud State Huskies.[17]

As of completion of 2022–23 season[18]

† The Program was dropped to club status for the 1983–84 season.

The Fighting Irish have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 13 times.

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

minimum 30 games played

Statistics current through the start of the 2019–20 season.

As of June 29, 2023.[19]

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2		Ryan Siedem	Graduate	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2001-02-25	Madison, New Jersey	Harvard (ECAC)	—
3		Hunter Weiss	Junior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2001-03-29	Lake Forest, Illinois	Minnesota Magicians (NAHL)	—
4		Michael Mastrodomenico	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2004-04-19	Kirkland, Quebec	Lincoln (USHL)	—
6		Jake Boltmann	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2001-10-19	Edina, Minnesota	Lincoln (USHL)	CGY, 80th overall 2020
8		Justin Janicke	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	2003-06-30	Maple Grove, Minnesota	NTDP (USHL)	SEA, 195th overall 2021
9		Grant Silianoff	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	2001-01-04	Edina, Minnesota	Cedar Rapids (USHL)	—
10		Hunter Strand	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	2002-11-13	Anchorage, Alaska	Tri-City (USHL)	—
11		Danny Nelson	Freshman	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	2005-08-03	Maple Grove, Minnesota	NTDP (USHL)	NYI, 49th overall 2023
12		Henry Nelson	Freshman	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2003-03-25	Maple Grove, Minnesota	Lincoln (USHL)	—
13		Brennan Ali	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2004-02-09	Glencoe, Illinois	Lincoln (USHL)	DET, 212th overall 2023
14		Maddox Fleming	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2004-02-13	Rochester, Minnesota	Sioux Falls (uSHL)	—
15		Jayden Davis	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2003-03-02	Calgary, Alberta	Green Bay (USHL)	—
16		Paul Fischer	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2005-01-30	River Forest, Illinois	NTDP (USHL)	STL, 138th overall 2023
17		Ryan Helliwell	Junior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	2002-08-05	Burnaby, British Columbia	Trail (BCHL)	—
18		Patrick Moynihan	Graduate	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2001-01-23	Millis, Massachusetts	Providence (HEA)	NJD, 158th overall 2019
19		Landon Slaggert	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-06-25	South Bend, Indiana	NTDP (USHL)	CHI, 79th overall 2020
20		Niko Jovanovic	Sophomore	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	2002-06-13	West Vancouver, British Columbia	Spruce Grove (AJHL)	—
21		Fin Williams	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	2003-04-21	North Vancouver, British Columbia	Penticton (BCHL)	—
22		Cole Knuble	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2004-07-01	Grand Rapids, Michigan	Fargo (USHL)	—
23		Brady Bjork	Senior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	1999-05-17	Mequon, Wisconsin	St. Cloud (NAHL)	—
24		Drew Bavaro	Senior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	2000-06-10	Lakewood Ranch, Florida	Bentley (AHA)	—
25		Carter Slaggert	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	2005-03-04	South Bend, Indiana	NTDP (USHL)	—
26		Zach Plucinski	Senior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	2000-07-26	Eagle River, Alaska	Omaha (USHL)	—
27		Trevor Janicke	Graduate	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2000-12-25	Maple Grove, Minnesota	Central Illinois (USHL)	ANA, 132nd overall 2019
28		Tyler Carpenter	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	2000-08-27	Palatine, Illinois	Omaha (USHL)	—
29		Jack Williams	Sophomore	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2001-06-21	St. Louis, Missouri	Waterloo (USHL)	—
30		Ryan Bischel	Graduate	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-07-05	Medina, Minnesota	Fargo (USHL)	—
33		Josh Graziano	Senior	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2000-03-22	Buffalo, New York	Johnstown (NAHL)	—
34		Brayden Napoli	Senior	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2002-06-19	Lake Villa, Illinois	Highland Park (Midget AAA)	—

Source:[20]

AHCA First Team All-Americans

AHCA Second Team All-Americans

First Team All-WCHA

Second Team All-WCHA

First Team All-CCHA

Second Team All-CCHA

CCHA All-Rookie Team

First Team All-Hockey East

Second Team All-Hockey East

Third Team All-Hockey East

Hockey East All-Rookie Team

First Team All-Big Ten

Second Team All-Big Ten

Big Ten All-Freshman Team

Several players also were members of WHA teams.