SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame hockey team is set to embark on their first road trip of 2024 as they prepare for a pair of games at the Ohio State University, January 12-13. Game one of the weekend series in Columbus, Ohio, is set for a 7 p.m. puck drop Friday on B1G+ while the series finale between the Irish and Buckeyes will air on Big Ten Network Saturday with a 7:15 p.m. start.
SERIES OVERVIEW
Opponent: Ohio State Buckeyes
Location: Columbus, Ohio| Value City Arena
Schedule: Fri. 7:04 p.m. | Sat. 7:15 p.m.
TV: B1G+ (Fri.) | BTN (Sat.)
Live Stats: FightingIrish.com
Radio: fightingirish.com/radioaffiliates/
Game Notes: Notre Dame | Ohio State
QUICK HITS
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The Irish get back on the road with a trip to Columbus, Ohio, for the regular series finale with Ohio State. The two teams previously met in mid-Novermber, with the Irish outscoring the Buckeyes 7-1 in the two game sweep.
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The team most recently dropped a pair of games to the Wisconsin Badgers as they fell to 10-10-2 on the year.
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Notre Dame closed out the 2023 calendar year and non-conference regular season play with a sweep. 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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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 from current and former players congratulating Jackson on the accomplishment.
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Coaches Jackson, Pooley and Slaggert have won all 402 games as a unit while Brock Sheahan, who joined the dynamic coaching staff prior to 2023-24, was a part of win No. 1 when he was a student-athlete at Notre Dame.
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Two Irish skaters recorded…