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

	2008–09 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey season
CCHA Tournament Champions; CCHA Regular Season Champions; NCAA Regional Semifinal, L 1–5 vs. Bemidji State
CCHA Tournament Champions; CCHA Regular Season Champions; NCAA Regional Semifinal, L 1–5 vs. Bemidji State
Conference	1st CCHA
Home ice	Joyce Center
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine	#4
USCHO.com/CBS College Sports	#2
Record
Overall	31–6–3
Home	13–3–2
Road	14–2–1
Neutral	4–1–0
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach	Jeff Jackson
Captain(s)	Erik Condra
Alternate captain(s)	Christian Hanson; Kyle Lawson; Ryan Thang

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 Fighing 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[]

Main article: 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Wk 20	Wk 21	Wk 22	Wk 23	Wk 24	Final
USA Today	3	4	8	8	13	12	9	6	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	4
USCHO.com	–	4	8	8	13	12	9	5	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	–	–	2

Standings[]

2008–09 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#4 Notre Dame†*	28	21	4	3	3	48	95	52	40	31	6	3	135	69
#5 Michigan	28	20	8	0	0	40	98	51	41	29	12	0	145	84
#2 Miami (OH)	28	17	7	4	2	40	89	57	41	23	13	5	128	89
Alaska	28	13	10	5	3	34	54	51	39	17	16	6	74	68
Ohio State	28	13	11	4	3	33	87	85	42	23	15	4	143	119
Northern Michigan	28	11	12	5	3	30	72	73	41	19	17	5	111	103
Western Michigan	28	9	13	6	2	26	75	86	41	14	20	7	111	130
Nebraska-Omaha	28	8	13	7	3	26	62	76	40	15	17	8	98	103
Ferris State	28	9	14	5	2	25	58	68	38	12	19	7	90	105
Lake Superior State	28	7	15	6	1	21	73	86	39	11	20	8	110	115
Michigan State	28	7	17	4	3	21	43	85	38	10	23	5	62	118
Bowling Green	28	8	19	1	0	17	60	96	38	11	24	3	89	131
Championship: Notre Dame † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

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
Condra, ErikErik Condra	40	13	25	38	0
Ridderwall, CalleCalle Ridderwall	40	17	15	32	20
Hanson, ChristianChristian Hanson	37	16	15	31	0
Deeth, KevinKevin Deeth	40	4	27	31	0
Maday, BillyBilly Maday	39	16	14	30	28
Ryan, BenBen Ryan	39	12	15	27	34
Cole, IanIan Cole	38	6	20	26	62
Blatchford, BrettBrett Blatchford	40	0	25	25	30
Lawson, KyleKyle Lawson	40	4	19	23	0
Thang, RyanRyan Thang	33	10	9	19	0
Regan, GarrettGarrett Regan	40	7	11	18	0
Kissel, DanDan Kissel	37	6	11	17	14
Minella, ChristiaanChristiaan Minella	38	9	7	16	32
White, JustinJustin White	38	9	6	15	14
Guentzel, RyanRyan Guentzel	40	4	7	11	20
Ruth, TedTed Ruth	36	2	5	7	48
Lorenz, SeanSean Lorenz	40	0	3	3	18
Gaul, PatrickPatrick Gaul	15	0	2	2	6
Lucyk, LukeLuke Lucyk	38	0	2	2	0
Ryan, RichardRichard Ryan	3	0	0	0	0
Condon, NickNick Condon	3	0	0	0	2
Ringel, EricEric Ringel	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
Pearce, JordanJordan Pearce	39	2326	30	6	3	65	8	.931	1.68	0	2	0
O'Brien, TomTom O'Brien	2	81	1	0	0	2	1	.920	1.47	0	0	0

References[]

General

Schedule and results: Notre Dame Fighting Irish: 2008–2009 Men's Hockey Schedule/Results. U.S. College Hockey Online. Retrieved on 2009-03-29.
Player statistics: Notre Dame Fighting Irish Men's Hockey 2008–2009 Statistics: Overall. U.S. College Hockey Online. Retrieved on 2009-03-29.

Specific

External links[]

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