SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame hockey team continues its homestand with the Wisconsin Badgers coming to town for the first tilts of 2024. The Irish are poised to take on the visiting Badgers in a return to Big Ten Conference play January 5-6 following their weekend sweep over Augustana to close out 2023.
New this season, fans can view line charts for home games online at fightingirish.com/HKYLineCharts. Lines will be posted online approximately 90 minutes before puck drop (timing subject to change).
SERIES OVERVIEW
Opponent: Wisconsin Badgers
Location: South Bend, Ind.| Compton Family Ice Arena
Schedule: Fri. 7:05 p.m. | Sat. 5:05 p.m.
TV: Peacock
Live Stats: FightingIrish.com
Radio: fightingirish.com/radioaffiliates/
Game Notes: Notre Dame | Wisconsin
QUICK HITS
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The Irish return to Big Ten conference play this weekend in their first meeting with the Badgers of the season.
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The team is currently 4-4-2 in conference action, having their most recent home B1G series result in a split against then-no. 13/12 Michigan.
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Notre Dame is coming off a weekend sweep to close out the 2023 calendar year and non-conference regular season play. In the first ever meeting between the Irish and the Vikings of Augustana (SD), Notre Dame jumped out to a convincing 5-1 victory in game one of the series before an overtime battle between the two squads on Sunday in the series finale.
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Cole Knuble net the overtime game-winner in Sunday’s contest to complete the weekend sweep and add to his career-weekend which saw him record his first collegiate hat trick the night prior. For his four goal weekend, including both game-winning tallies, Knuble was named Big Ten Conference Second Star of the Week.
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With his goal to tie it Sunday night vs. Augustana, sophomore Michael Mastrodomenico registered his first career goal and now boasts five points on the season (1-4-5) following just one assist in his rookie season.
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Their final series of the first half saw the team travel to East Lansing, Michigan, for a pair of games against the Michigan State Spartans.
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Three Irish scored in the weekend series at Michigan State,including Grant Silianoff, Hunter Strand and Patrick Moynihan.
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Catalino Family Head Hockey Coach Jeff Jackson hit a career milestone with his 400th win behind the Irish bench in game one of the team’s home series against Michigan. The team celebrated Friday night following their 6-1 victory over the Wolverines with a tribute video…