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.

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
Conference1st CCHA
Home iceJoyce Center
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine#4
USCHO.com/CBS College Sports#2
Record
Overall31–6–3
Home13–3–2
Road14–2–1
Neutral4–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachJeff Jackson
Captain(s)Erik Condra
Alternate captain(s)Christian Hanson
Kyle Lawson
Ryan Thang
Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey seasons
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Rankings

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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

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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 28 17 7 4 2 40 89 57 41 23 13 5 128 89
Alaska 28 0^ 28^ 0^ 0^ 34 54 51 39 0^ 39^ 0^ 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
^ Alaska was retroactively required to forfeit all wins and ties due to player ineligibilities.[1]

Schedule and results

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  •    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

† 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

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Skaters

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

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Erik Condra 40 13 25 38 0
Calle Ridderwall 40 17 15 32 20
Christian Hanson 37 16 15 31 0
Kevin Deeth 40 4 27 31 0
Billy Maday 39 16 14 30 28
Ben Ryan 39 12 15 27 34
Ian Cole 38 6 20 26 62
Brett Blatchford 40 0 25 25 30
Kyle Lawson 40 4 19 23 0
Ryan Thang 33 10 9 19 0
Garrett Regan 40 7 11 18 0
Dan Kissel 37 6 11 17 14
Christiaan Minella 38 9 7 16 32
Justin White 38 9 6 15 14
Ryan Guentzel 40 4 7 11 20
Ted Ruth 36 2 5 7 48
Sean Lorenz 40 0 3 3 18
Patrick Gaul 15 0 2 2 6
Luke Lucyk 38 0 2 2 0
Richard Ryan 3 0 0 0 0
Nick Condon 3 0 0 0 2
Eric Ringel 6 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders

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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
Jordan Pearce 39 2326 30 6 3 65 8 .931 1.68 0 2 0
Tom O'Brien 2 81 1 0 0 2 1 .920 1.47 0 0 0

References

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General
  • Schedule and results: "Notre Dame Fighting Irish: 2008–2009 Men's Hockey Schedule/Results". U.S. College Hockey Online. Retrieved March 29, 2009. [dead link]
  • Player statistics: "Notre Dame Fighting Irish Men's Hockey 2008–2009 Statistics: Overall". U.S. College Hockey Online. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
Specific
  1. ^ "NCAA bans Nanooks from postseason, takes away victories". Anchorage Daily News. November 5, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
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