2008–09 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey season

The 2008–09 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. Their regular season began on October 11, 2008, against Denver and concluded on February 28, 2009, against Michigan State Spartans. Note Dame finished first in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and advanced to the 2009 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament where they defeated Michigan 5–2 in the championship game. Notre Dame was given the top seed in Midwest Region and second seed overall for the 2009 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament. In the opening game of the tournament, the Fighting Irish lost 5–1 to Bemidji State. They played their home games at the Edmund P. Joyce Center, and were coached by Jeff Jackson. Notre Dame's assistant coaches included Paul Pooley, Andy Slaggert, and Mike McNeill. Their athletic director was Jack Swarbrick. Games were broadcast over the radio on local ESPN Radio (AM1580), and were reported on by local newspaper the South Bend Tribune and Notre Dame's student newspaper The Observer.

Rankings

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Standings

Schedule and results Green background indicates shootout/overtime win (conference only) or win (2 points). Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points). White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (conference only) or tie (1 point).

2008–09 Game Log October: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance CCHA Overall 1†* October 11 Notre Dame 2–5 Denver Pearce 6,066 0–0–0–0 0–1–0 2† October 17 Sacred Heart 0–3 Notre Dame Pearce 2,256 0–0–0–0 1–1–0 3† October 18 Sacred Heart 0–7 Notre Dame O'Brien 2,171 0–0–0–0 2–1–0 4 October 24 Miami (OH) 2–0 Notre Dame Pearce 2,192 0–1–0–0 2–2–0 5 October 25 Miami (OH) 3–2 Notre Dame Pearce 2,433 0–2–0–0 2–3–0 6 October 31 Notre Dame 3–2 Northern Michigan Pearce 2,883 1–2–0–0 3–3–0 November: 7–0–2 (Home: 3–0–2; Road: 4–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance CCHA Overall 7 November 1 Notre Dame 4–2 Northern Michigan Pearce 3,756 2–2–0–0 4–3–0 8† November 7 Notre Dame 4–1 Boston College Pearce 7,884 2–2–0–0 5–3–0 9† November 8 Notre Dame 4–1 Providence Pearce 2,003 2–2–0–0 6–3–0 10 November 14 Lake Superior State 3–3 Notre Dame SOW Pearce 2,733 2–2–1–1 6–3–1 11 November 15 Lake Superior State 2–5 Notre Dame Pearce 2,732 3–2–1–1 7–3–1 12 November 21 Bowling Green 1–5 Notre Dame Pearce 2,857 4–2–1–1 8–3–1 13 November 22 Notre Dame 9–1 Bowling Green Pearce 3,422 5–2–1–1 9–3–1 14 November 28 Western Michigan 1–4 Notre Dame Pearce 2,857 6–2–1–1 10–3–1 15 November 29 Western Michigan 3–3 Notre Dame SOW Pearce 2,571 6–2–2–2 10–3–2 December: 4–0–0 (Home: 1–0–0; Road: 3–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance CCHA Overall 16 December 5 Notre Dame 3–1 Ferris State Pearce 1,396 7–2–2–2 11–3–2 17 December 6 Notre Dame 1–0 Ferris State Pearce 1,543 8–2–2–2 12–3–2 18 December 12 Notre Dame 3–1 Bowling Green Pearce 3,113 9–2–2–2 13–3–2 19 December 13 Bowling Green 3–4 Notre Dame Pearce 2,857 10–2–2–2 14–3–2 January: 6–1–1 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 2–0–1; Neutral: 2–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance CCHA Overall 20†^ January 2 Union 1–3 Notre Dame Pearce 2,428 10–2–2–2 15–3–2 21†^ January 3 Minnesota-Duluth 1–3 Notre Dame Pearce 3,229 10–2–2–2 16–3–2 22 January 9 Alaska 0–2 Notre Dame Pearce 2,857 11–2–2–2 17–3–2 23 January 10 Alaska 0–3 Notre Dame Pearce 2,857 12–2–2–2 18–3–2 24 January 16 Notre Dame 3–2 Lake Superior State Pearce 2,598 13–2–2–2 19–3–2 25 January 17 Notre Dame 3–3 Lake Superior State SOW Pearce 2,468 13–2–3–3 19–3–3 26 January 30 Michigan 2–1 Notre Dame Pearce 3,007 13–3–3–3 19–4–3 27 January 31 Notre Dame 3–2 Michigan Pearce 6,983 14–3–3–3 20–4–3 February: 7–1–0 (Home: 3–0–0; Road: 4–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance CCHA Overall 28 February 6 Notre Dame 4–3 Ohio State OT Pearce 6,571 15–3–3–3 21–4–3 29 February 8 Notre Dame 1–4 Ohio State Pearce 6,031 15–4–3–3 21–5–3 30 February 13 Northern Michigan 5–9 Notre Dame Pearce 2,882 16–4–3–3 22–5–3 31 February 14 Northern Michigan 2–5 Notre Dame Pearce 2,857 17–4–3–3 23–5–3 32 February 20 Notre Dame 4–3 Nebraska-Omaha OT Pearce 7,367 18–4–3–3 24–5–3 33 February 21 Notre Dame 1–0 Nebraska-Omaha Pearce 7,991 19–4–3–3 25–5–3 34 February 27 Michigan State 0–5 Notre Dame Pearce 2,857 20–4–3–3 26–5–3 35 February 28 Notre Dame 2–1 Michigan State Pearce 6,759 21–4–3–3 27–5–3 March: 4–1–0 (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 0–0–0; Neutral: 2–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance CCHA Overall 36†° March 13 Nebraska-Omaha 0–5 Notre Dame Pearce 2,819 21–4–3–3 28–5–3 37†° March 14 Nebraska-Omaha 0–1 Notre Dame Pearce 2,857 21–4–3–3 29–5–3 38†" March 20 Northern Michigan 1–2 Notre Dame Pearce 11,043 21–4–3–3 30–5–3 39†× March 21 Michigan 2–5 Notre Dame Pearce 19,126 21–4–3–3 31–5–3 40†± March 21 Bemidji State 5–1 Notre Dame Pearce 4,052 21–4–3–3 31–6–3 † Denotes a non-conference game

Denotes US Hockey Hall of Fame Game

^ Denotes Shillelagh Tournament (neutral site: Sears Centre, Hoffman Estates, Illinois)

° Denotes 2009 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament quarterfinals

" Denotes 2009 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament semifinals (neutral site: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan)

× Denotes 2009 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament final (neutral site: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan)

± Denotes 2009 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament regional semifinal (neutral site: Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan)

Player statistics

Skaters Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player GP G A Pts PIM 40 13 25 38 0 40 17 15 32 20 37 16 15 31 0 40 4 27 31 0 39 16 14 30 28 39 12 15 27 34 38 6 20 26 62 40 0 25 25 30 40 4 19 23 0 33 10 9 19 0 40 7 11 18 0 37 6 11 17 14 38 9 7 16 32 38 9 6 15 14 40 4 7 11 20 36 2 5 7 48 40 0 3 3 18 15 0 2 2 6 38 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average; G = Goals; A = Assists; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player GP TOI W L T GA SO Sv% GAA G A PIM 39 2326 30 6 3 65 8 .931 1.68 0 2 0 2 81 1 0 0 2 1 .920 1.47 0 0 0

References General

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