2021–22 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
men's ice hockey season
NCAA tournament, East Regional final
Conference3rd Big Ten
Home iceCompton Family Ice Arena
Rankings
USCHO#8
USA Today#8
Record
Overall28–12–0
Conference15–7–0
Home17–6–0
Road10–5–0
Neutral1–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachJeff Jackson
Assistant coachesPaul Pooley
Andy Slaggert
Jordy Murray
Captain(s)Adam Karashik
Jake Pivonka
Graham Slaggert
Alternate captain(s)Nick Leivermann
Spencer Stastney
Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2021–22 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey season was the 62nd season of play for the program. They represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. This season marked the fifth season in the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Jeff Jackson, in his 17th season, and played their home games at Compton Family Ice Arena.

Season

After a horribly disappointing situation that saw them have to withdraw from the 2021 NCAA tournament, Notre Dame entered the season with high expectations. They began the year alternating between junior Ryan Bischel and graduate transfer Matthew Galajda in goal with both performing wonderfully in goal. During the season both goaltenders were among the top 10 in the nation for goals against average and kept the Fighting Irish in contention for just about every game.

During the first half of the year ND stayed in the second 10 of the polls until a showdown with Michigan just before Thanksgiving. The Irish managed to beat the top-ranked Wolverines twice on the road, firmly establishing themselves as a tournament hopeful. While they earned splits over each of the succeeding weekends to weaker teams, the losses didn't hurt their postseason chances too much.

On the offensive side, Notre Dame didn't have much in the way of a star scorer but the team worked well overall. The Fighting Irish averages over three goals a game and typically scored when they needed to, generating offense from all four lines. The balanced play enabled Notre Dame to put together an even better second half and, as the season progressed, the Irish slowly moved up into the top 10. In the final week of the regular season, they played Michigan once more, this time at home, and Notre Dame again swept the vaunted Wolverines, all but guaranteeing them a spot in the NCAA tournament.

In the Big Ten tournament, the Irish got a slight scare from Wisconsin when they lost the first game. Despite firing 50 shots on goal, the offense continued to attack in the next two games and the Badgers' defense couldn't repeat the same performance. When Notre Dame won the series they moved up to 6 in the PairWise rankings and were mathematically guaranteed a spot in the tournament. Despite that, the team was chomping at the bit to defeat Michigan for a 5th time that season as the two met in the conference semifinals. Unfortunately for the Irish, their offense would not get on track and they could only manage 20 shots in the game, losing 1–2.

NCAA tournament

Despite the setback, Notre Dame looked ready to go once the NCAA tournament began. They took on North Dakota in what was expected to be a very even match (the two were ranked 9th and 7th respectively). Both teams played a very defensive style which kept both the shot total and scoring chances low. The Fighting Hawks got on the board at the end of the first but the Irish responded with their own just over a minute after the second began. Both defenses held strong for the balance of the game but a breakdown on a North Dakota power play as time was expiring gave Notre Dame a chance. The puck was fired into the top of the net right before the final buzzer and the Irish began to celebrate but, upon review, there was a problem with the clock. One of the game clocks still had time remaining but the official clock had already expired. After a lengthy review, the goal was ruled to have entered after time expired and the two teams required overtime. With North Dakota still on the power play, the Hawks made a mistake at the Irish blueline and took a penalty in order to stop a Notre Dame breakaway. Once the ND penalty expired, the Fighing Irish got to work and engineered an overtime winner from Graham Slaggert to send them to the quarterfinals.[1]

In the Regional finals, Notre Dame faced off against #1 ranked Minnesota State but the Irish were undaunted. Notre Dame played the same hard defensive game that had worked for them all season but their offense, which was lacking high-end firepower, could not solve the equally strong resistance from the Mavericks. While Notre Dame was outshot, they had several opportunities to score but they could get nothing past Dryden McKay and the single goal that Galajda allowed was enough to end their season.[2]

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Ryan CarmichaelForward/Defenseman United StatesTransferred to Yale
Nate ClurmanDefenseman United StatesSigned professional contract (Colorado Avalanche)
Pierce CrawfordForward United StatesGraduate transfer to Mercyhurst
Christian DiCesareDefenseman United StatesTransferred to Trinity
Michael GrahamForward United StatesLeft program (retired)
Matt HellicksonDefenseman United StatesGraduation (signed with Binghamton Devils)
Nick SanfordGoaltender United StatesGraduation (retired)
Dylan St. CyrGoaltender United StatesGraduate transfer to Quinnipiac
Alex SteevesForward United StatesSigned professional contract (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Matt SteevesForward United StatesGraduation (retired)
Colin TheisenForward United StatesGraduate transfer to Arizona State

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
John AdamsForward United States24Boxford, MA; graduate transfer from Providence; selected 162nd overall in 2016
Chase BlackmunDefenseman United States22Hudson, WI; transfer from Massachusetts Lowell
Tyler CarpenterForward United States21Palatine, IL
Matthew GalajdaGoaltender Canada23Aurora, ON; graduate transfer from Cornell
Josh GrazianoGoaltender United States21Buffalo, NY; transfer from Union
Ryan HelliwellDefenseman Canada19Burnaby, BC
Justin JanickeGoaltender United States18Maple Grove, MN; selected 195th overall in 2021
Adam KarashikDefenseman United States23Ridgefield, CT; graduate transfer from Connecticut
Hunter StrandForward United States18Anchorage, AK
Hunter WeissDefenseman United States20Lake Forest, IL

Roster

As of September 17, 2021.[3]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
3 Connecticut Adam Karashik (C) Graduate D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-01-15 Ridgefield, Connecticut UConn (HEA)
4 Minnesota Nick Leivermann (A) Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1998-09-14 Eden Prairie, Minnesota Penticton (BCHL) COL, 187th overall 2017
5 Wisconsin Chase Blackmun Graduate D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-04-02 Hudson, Wisconsin UMass Lowell (HEA)
6 Minnesota Jake Boltmann Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2001-10-19 Edina, Minnesota Lincoln (USHL) CGY, 80th overall 2020
8 Minnesota Justin Janicke Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 2003-06-30 Maple Grove, Minnesota USNTDP (USHL) SEA, 195th overall 2021
9 Minnesota Grant Silianoff Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-01-04 Edina, Minnesota Cedar Rapids (USHL)
10 Massachusetts Cam Burke Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-01-08 Boxborough, Massachusetts Sioux Falls (USHL)
11 Alaska Hunter Strand Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2002-11-13 Anchorage, Alaska Tri-City (USHL)
12 Michigan Ryder Rolston Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-10-31 Birmingham, Michigan Waterloo (USHL) CHI, 139th overall 2020
14 British Columbia Jesse Lansdell Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-08-05 Surrey, British Columbia Vernon (BCHL)
17 British Columbia Ryan Helliwell Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2002-08-05 Burnaby, British Columbia Trail (BCHL)
18 Indiana Graham Slaggert (C) Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1999-04-06 South Bend, Indiana Cedar Rapids (USHL)
19 Indiana Landon Slaggert Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-06-25 South Bend, Indiana USNTDP (USHL) CHI, 79th overall 2020
20 Illinois Jake Pivonka (C) Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-02-28 Naperville, Illinois USNTDP (USHL) NYI, 103rd overall 2018
21 Michigan Max Ellis Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2000-01-18 Plymouth, Michigan Muskegon (USHL)
22 Massachusetts Jack Adams Graduate F 6' 6" (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1997-02-05 Boxborough, Massachusetts Providence (HEA) DET, 162nd overall 2017
23 Wisconsin Brady Bjork Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1999-05-17 Mequon, Wisconsin St. Cloud (NAHL)
24 Wisconsin Spencer Stastney (A) Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2000-01-04 Mequon, Wisconsin USNTDP (USHL) NSH, 131st overall 2018
25 Texas Solag Bakich Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-01-08 Dallas, Texas Waterloo (USHL)
26 Alaska Zach Plucinski Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-07-26 Eagle River, Alaska Omaha (USHL)
27 Minnesota Trevor Janicke Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-12-25 Maple Grove, Minnesota Central Illinois (USHL) ANA, 132nd overall 2019
28 Illinois Tyler Carpenter Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-08-27 Palatine, Illinois Omaha (USHL)
29 Illinois Charlie Raith Senior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 1997-04-30 Winnetka, Illinois Central Illinois (USHL)
30 Minnesota Ryan Bischel Junior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1999-07-05 Medina, Minnesota Fargo (USHL)
32 Illinois Hunter Weiss Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 2001-03-29 Lake Forest, Illinois Minnesota Magicians (NAHL)
33 New York (state) Josh Graziano Sophomore G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 2000-03-22 Buffalo, New York Johnstown (NAHL)
35 Ontario Matthew Galajda Graduate G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1997-10-07 Aurora, Ontario Cornell (ECAC)

Standings

Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#5 Minnesota241860120559050392613013891
#2 Michigan *241680030519159423110116794
#9 Notre Dame241770510477455402812012275
#16 Ohio State241392111427659372213212587
Penn State2461711112063923817201117122
Wisconsin246171120205396371024376132
Michigan State246180100175187361223176119
Championship: March 19, 2022
† indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated April 7, 2022

Schedule and results

DateTimeOpponent#Rank#SiteTVDecisionResultAttendanceRecord
Exhibition
October 3 5:00 PM USNTDP* Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, IN (Exhibition)    L 3–4   
Regular season
October 9 6:00 PM LIU* #19 Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, INNBCRN Galajda W 5–2  3,156 1–0–0
October 15 7:07 PM at #16 Michigan Tech* #17 MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, MI  Bischel W 2–1 OT 3,899 2–0–0
October 16 6:37 PM at Northern Michigan* #17 Berry Events CenterMarquette, MI  Galajda W 5–2  3,754 3–0–0
October 21 7:05 PM RIT* #13 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, INNBCRN, SNY Bischel L 2–3 OT 2,283 3–1–0
October 22 7:05 PM RIT* #13 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, INNBCRN, SNY Galajda W 6–0  3,779 4–1–0
October 29 9:00 PM at #7 Minnesota #14 3M Arena at MariucciMinneapolis, MNBTN Galajda L 1–4  6,744 4–2–0 (0–1–0)
October 30 6:00 PM at #7 Minnesota #14 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, MNBSN Bischel L 2–3  6,875 4–3–0 (0–2–0)
November 4 7:30 PM Holy Cross* #17 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, INNBCSN Galajda W 5–2  2,480 5–3–0
November 5 7:30 PM Holy Cross* #17 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, INNBCRN Galajda W 4–1  4,521 6–3–0
November 12 7:30 PM Wisconsin #15 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, INNBCSN Galajda W 5–1  4,335 7–3–0 (1–2–0)
November 13 6:00 PM Wisconsin #15 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, INNBCRN Galajda W 3–0  3,977 8–3–0 (2–2–0)
November 19 7:30 PM at #1 Michigan #14 Yost Ice ArenaAnn Arbor, MI (Rivalry)  Bischel W 3–2 OT 5,800 9–3–0 (3–2–0)
November 20 8:00 PM at #1 Michigan #14 Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry)  Bischel W 5–4 OT 5,800 10–3–0 (4–2–0)
December 3 7:30 PM #18 Ohio State #8 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, INNBCSN Galajda L 2–4  4,343 10–4–0 (4–3–0)
December 4 6:00 PM #18 Ohio State #8 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, INNBCRN Bischel W 5–1  5,117 11–4–0 (5–3–0)
December 10 7:30 PM Michigan State #8 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, INNBCSN Galajda W 3–2  4,046 12–4–0 (6–3–0)
December 11 7:00 PM Michigan State #8 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, INNBCSN Bischel L 0–1 OT 4,445 12–5–0 (6–4–0)
December 31 6:00 PM Niagara* #10 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, INPeacock Galajda L 1–3  3,374 12–6–0
January 1 5:00 PM Niagara* #10 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, INPeacock Bischel W 5–0  2,791 13–6–0
January 7 7:00 PM at Penn State #13 Pegula Ice ArenaUniversity Park, PA  Bischel W 4–2  5,639 14–6–0 (7–4–0)
January 8 5:00 PM at Penn State #13 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA  Galajda W 5–4 OT 5,871 15–6–0 (8–4–0)
January 14 7:00 PM at #16 Ohio State #13 Value City ArenaColumbus, OH  Bischel W 3–2 OT 8,350 16–6–0 (9–4–0)
January 15 8:00 PM at #16 Ohio State #13 Value City Arena • Columbus, OHBTN Bischel L 1–4  6,114 16–7–0 (9–5–0)
January 19 7:00 PM Boston College* #13 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IN (Holy War on Ice)NBCRN Galajda W 8–2  4,124 17–7–0
January 28 7:30 PM #10 Minnesota #11 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, INPeacock Galajda L 1–5  4,711 17–8–0 (9–6–0)
January 29 6:00 PM #10 Minnesota #11 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, INPeacock Bischel W 3–2 OT 4,632 18–8–0 (10–6–0)
February 4 7:30 PM Penn State #13 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, INPeacock Bischel W 7–2  4,358 19–8–0 (11–6–0)
February 5 6:00 PM Penn State #13 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, INPeacock Bischel W 3–0  4,678 20–8–0 (12–6–0)
February 12 8:30 PM at Wisconsin #11 Kohl CenterMadison, WIBTN Galajda L 3–5  9,228 20–9–0 (12–7–0)
February 13 8:00 PM at Wisconsin #11 Kohl Center • Madison, WIBSW Galajda W 3–2  10,934 21–9–0 (13–7–0)
February 18 7:00 PM at Michigan State #12 Munn Ice ArenaEast Lansing, MI  Galajda W 2–1  5,635 22–9–0 (14–7–0)
February 19 7:00 PM at Michigan State #12 Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, MI  Galajda W 4–2  6,068 23–9–0 (15–7–0)
February 25 7:30 PM #2 Michigan #9 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry)Peacock Galajda W 4–1  4,850 24–9–0 (16–7–0)
February 26 6:00 PM #2 Michigan #9 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry)Peacock Galajda W 2–1  4,903 25–9–0 (17–7–0)
Big Ten tournament
March 4 7:00 PM Wisconsin* #7 Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, Indiana (Quarterfinal game 1)  Galajda L 1–3  3,634 25–10–0
March 5 6:00 PM Wisconsin* #7 Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, Indiana (Quarterfinal game 2)  Galajda W 3–2  3,738 26–10–0
March 6 6:00 PM Wisconsin* #7 Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, Indiana (Quarterfinal game 3)  Galajda W 4–2  2,612 27–10–0
March 12 6:30 PM at #4 Michigan* #8 Yost Ice ArenaAnn Arbor, Michigan (Semifinal)BTN Galajda L 1–2  5,800 27–11–0
NCAA tournament
March 24 6:00 PM vs. #7 North Dakota* #9 MVP ArenaAlbany, New York (East Regional semifinal)ESPNU Galajda W 2–1 OT 2,345 28–11–0
March 26 6:30 PM vs. #1 Minnesota State* #9 MVP ArenaAlbany, New York (East Regional final)ESPNU Galajda L 0–1  3,449 28–12–0
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[4]

Scoring statistics

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Max EllisRW3916122814
Ryder RolstonC/W3810172724
Spencer StastneyD39720278
Nick LeivermannD34621278
Landon SlaggertC/LW4012142639
Graham SlaggertC3912132527
Trevor JanickeC/RW401592414
Jesse LansdellF368111933
Cam BurkeC38811194
Grant SilianoffRW32513188
Solag BakichF385121732
John AdamsC/RW38610168
Chase BlackmunD402141622
Adam KarashikD401151626
Hunter StrandC4087158
Jake BoltmannD401121328
Justin JanickeF33281031
Jacob PivonkaC251784
Zachary PlucinskiD3222418
Tyler CarpenterF61010
Charlie RaithG140110
Ryan BischelG160112
Ryan HelliwellD3601124
Conor KlaersG10000
Brady BjorkC60000
Matthew GalajdaG260000
Bench-----18
Total128231359400

[5]

Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Matthew Galajda2614811880476562.9331.90
Ryan Bischel169221040323872.9242.08
Empty Net-17---3----
Total402420281208210434.9272.03

Rankings

Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 (Final)
USCHO.com 18 19 17 13 14 17 15 14 8 8 8 10 13 13 13 11 13 11 12 9 7 8 9 9 - 8
USA Today NR NR NR 12 NR NR 15 15 8 8 8 10 13 13 14 13 13 11 11 8 7 8 9 10 8 8

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 24.[6]

Awards and honors

Player Award Ref
Max Ellis Big Ten Second Team [7]

Players drafted into the NHL

2022 NHL Entry Draft

Round Pick Player NHL team
7212Brennan AliDetroit Red Wings

† incoming freshman [8]

References

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  8. "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2022 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
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