Preview: NOTRE DAME HOCKEY hosts LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY

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COLLEGE HOCKEY: Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3-1-0) vs. Long Island University Sharks (1-2-1)

WHEN AND WHERE: Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 6 p.m. at Lefty Smith Rink (4,852) in Compton Family Ice Arena.

RADIO: WZOC-FM (94.3) and UND.com.

TV/STREAMING: Peacock.

TICKETS: Some available.

RIVALRY: Notre Dame leads series 1-0 after 5-2 victory at Compton Family Ice Arena on Oct. 9, 2021.

 RANKINGS: Notre Dame is No. 17 in USCHO.com media poll and tied for 17th (with Ohio State) in USA Hockey/The Rink Live coaches poll. … Long Island University is unranked in both.

RECAPS: Notre Dame split two-game home series with Alaska, winning 4-1 Friday and losing 1-0 Saturday. … In Friday victory, Cole Knuble, Justin Janicke and Henry Nelson each had a goal and an assist, Paul Fischer and Hunter Strand each had two assists and goaltender Owen Say made 25 saves. … In Saturday setback, goaltender Nicholas Kempf made 22 saves. … Visiting Long Island University tied 1-1 Bentley (winning shootout 1-0) Friday and lost 3-1 Saturday.

 COACHES: Notre Dame, Jeff Jackson (410-267-73 in 20th season with NCAA Frozen Four appearances in 2008, 2011, 2017 and 2018) … Long Island University, Brett Riley (43-75-6 in fifth season).

SCOUTING FIGHTING IRISH: Sophomore center Knuble (4-2-6) and senior left wing Janicke (2-4-6) continue to lead Irish in scoring ahead of senior center Strand (1-2-3), junior defenseman Michael Mastrodomenico (1-2-3) and sophomore defenseman Fischer (0-3-3) and sophomore center Danny Nelson (2-0-2), sophomore defenseman Henry Nelson (1-1-2), junior defenseman Axel Kumlin (0-2-2) and graduate right wing Ian Murphy (0-2-2). … Junior Say (1.00 goals-against average, .966 saves percentage, 2-0-0 record) and freshman Kempf (1.53 goals-against average, .945 saves percentage, 1-1-0 record) again are expected to split netminding chores this weekend. … Notre Dame has been outscored by the opposition 3-2 in first period but has outscored its opposition in second (4-1) and third (7-1). … NCAA statistics: Scoring offense, 3.25 goals per game (15th); scoring defense, 1.25 goals per game (5th); scoring margin, 2.00 goals per game (8th); power-play percentage, 0.308 (4 of 13) (8th); penalty-kill percentage, 0.875 (7 of 8) (22nd); faceoff win percentage, 0.578 (122-89) (7th); penalty minutes per game, 16.25 (4th).

SCOUTING SHARKS: Senior right wing Carter Rapalje (2-1-3) and junior defenseman Cade Mason (0-3-3) lead LIU in scoring followed by freshman left wing Sixten Jennersjo (1-1-2), junior center Riley Wallack (1-1-2) and freshman left wing Luca Leighton (0-2-2). … Freshman goaltender Daniel Doris has 1.96 goals-against average, .927 saves percentage and 1-1-1 record. … The Sharks opened regular season at Augustana with 4-0 loss and 3-2 victory Oct. 11-12. … Riley’s late grandfather Jack, father Rob and uncle Brian have spent the last 74 seasons as head coaches at Army; Jack also was head coach of the gold medal-winning 1960 U.S. Olympics team. … LIU assistant coach Will Messa spent 2018-19 season as intern assistant coach with Notre Dame. … NCAA statistics: Scoring offense, 1.25 goals per game (55th); scoring defense, 2.50 goals per game (29th); scoring margin, -1.25 goals per game (47th); power-play percentage, 0.125 (1 of 8) (31st); penalty-kill percentage, 1.000 (9 of 9) (T1st); faceoff win percentage, 0.496 (125-127) (36th); penalty minutes per game, 7.75 (40th).

COACH JACKSON ON … (The Sharks) “Long Island is no different than Alaska. They bring in a lot of transfers (seven), a little older. They play a pretty patient game through the neutral zone. … (LIU coach Brett Riley) took a leap of faith going to Long Island. That program was unestablished, a brand-new program. He’s done a good job in building it up to where they should be conference-ready. … They have one of our former volunteer assistants with them in Will Messa. He knows us really well.”

(Notre Dame) “I was disappointed about Saturday. … That’s two Saturdays in a row which I didn’t think we had the same jam as we did on Friday night. … I think it’s a mental thing where we have to be a little more focused. We were on our heels a little bit because we took that five-minute major in the first period, another area which is too much of a reminder of last season. We controlled the game after the first period but we couldn’t score.”

(Bad penalties) Notre Dame was whistled for 11 penalties totaling 49 minutes, including a five-minute major for cross checking by defenseman Ryan Helliwell: “The discipline piece is going to be a pet peeve for me. I’m not going to let our discipline slip this year. I thought last year I let it slip a little, and I thought we paid a price for it in the second half of the year.”

(Team health) “We expect to have (sophomore center) Jayden Davis back (from an ankle injury suffered against U.S. Under-18 team) and he will center (fourth) line.”

BIG TEN STANDINGS: 1. Ohio State 2-0-0, 5 points (3-0-1 overall); 2. Wisconsin 0-2-0, 1 point (1-3-0 overall); 3. TIE, Notre Dame 0-0-0, 0 points (3-1-0 overall); Michigan State 0-0-0, 0 points (3-1-0 overall); Minnesota 0-0-0, 0 points (3-1-0 overall); Penn State 0-0-0, 0 points (2-1-0 overall); Michigan 0-0-0, 0 points (3-2-1 overall).

Friday’s games: Long Island University at Notre Dame, 7 p.m.; St. Thomas at Minnesota, 5:30 p.m.; St. Lawrence at Penn State, 7 p.m.; Michigan State at Canisius, 7 p.m.; Bowling Green at Ohio State, 7 p.m.; U.S. Under-18 at Michigan, 7 p.m. (exhibition); Wisconsin at Denver, 9 p.m.

Saturday’s games: Long Island University at Notre Dame, 6 p.m.; St. Lawrence at Penn State, 4 p.m.; Michigan State at Canisius, 7 p.m.; Ohio State at Bowling Green, 7 p.m.; Wisconsin at Denver, 8 p.m.; Minnesota vs. St. Thomas at Saint Paul (Xcel Energy Center), 9 p.m.

UP NEXT: Notre Dame opens Big Ten play with home series against Wisconsin on Friday, Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 2 at 6 p.m.

TEAMS IN USCHO.com MEDIA POLL AND THEIR GAMES THIS WEEK: 

  1. Denver(NCHC) (4-0-0) vs. No. 20 Wisconsin Friday and Saturday
  2. Boston College(Hockey East) (2-1-0) vs. No. 14 Western Michigan Saturday
  3. Boston University(Hockey East) (3-0-0) at No. 7 North Dakota Friday and Saturday
  4. Michigan State(Big Ten) (3-1-0) at Canisius Friday and Saturday
  5. Minnesota(Big Ten) (3-1-0) vs. St. Thomas Friday and Saturday (at Saint Paul)
  6. Maine(Hockey East) (3-0-0) at Northeastern Friday and Saturday
  7. North Dakota(NCHC) (2-1-0) vs. No. 3 Boston University Friday and Saturday
  8. Cornell(ECAC) (0-0-0) vs. Toronto Saturday (exhibition)
  9. Colorado College(NCHC) (2-0-0) at Alaska-Anchorage Friday and Saturday
  10. Michigan(Big Ten) (3-2-1) vs. U.S. Under-18 Friday (exhibition)
  11. Quinnipiac(ECAC) (1-2-0) vs. New Hampshire Friday and Saturday
  12. St. Cloud State(NCHC) (4-1-0) vs. Augustana Friday and Saturday
  13. Providence(Hockey East) (2-1-0) at Vermont Friday and Saturday
  14. Western Michigan(NCHC) (3-0-0) at No. 2 Boston College Saturday
  15. Massachusetts(Hockey East) (3-2-0) vs. Connecticut Friday; at Connecticut Saturday
  16. Omaha(NCHC) (2-2-0) at No. 18 Minnesota State Friday and Saturday
  17. Notre Dame(Big Ten) (3-1-0) vs. Long Island University Friday and Saturday
  18. Minnesota State(CCHA) (3-3-0) vs. No. 16 Omaha Friday and Saturday
  19. Ohio State(Big Ten) (3-0-1) vs. Bowling Green Friday, at Bowling Green Saturday
  20. Wisconsin(Big Ten) (1-3-0) at No. 1 Denver Friday and Saturday

Others receiving votes:

Augustana (CCHA) (3-1-0) at No. 12 St. Cloud State Friday and Saturday

UMass Lowell (Hockey East) (3-1-0) at Merrimack Saturday

Penn State (Big Ten) (2-1-0) vs. St. Lawrence Friday and Saturday

Northeastern (Hockey East) (1-2-0) vs. No. 6 Maine Friday and Saturday

Harvard (ECAC) (0-0-0) is idle

Michigan Tech (CCHA) (2-0-0) vs. Clarkson Friday and Saturday

New Hampshire (Hockey East) (1-0-1) at No. 11 Quinnipiac Friday and Saturday

Minnesota Duluth (NCHC) (1-4-0) vs. Stonehill Friday and Saturday

Dartmouth (ECAC) (0-0-0) is idle

Arizona State (NCHC) (1-4-1) at Northern Michigan Friday and Saturday

Connecticut (Hockey East) (3-2-0) at No. 15 UMass Friday; vs. No. 15 UMass Saturday

RIT (Atlantic Hockey) (2-3-0) vs. Colgate Friday and Saturday

Clarkson (ECAC) (3-2-0) at Michigan Tech Friday and Saturday

Sacred Heart (Atlantic Hockey) (1-2-1) vs. Holy Cross Friday and Saturday

St. Thomas (CCHA) (1-1-1) at No. 5 Minnesota Friday; vs. Minnesota Saturday at Saint Paul

Bemidji State (CCHA) (1-2-0) at Ferris State Friday and Saturday

Holy Cross (Atlantic Hockey) (2-3-0) at Sacred Heart Friday and Saturday

Union (ECAC) (4-1-0) at Rensselaer Friday; vs. Rensselaer Saturday

Bowling Green (CCHA) (3-1-0) at No. 19 Ohio State Friday; vs. No. 19 Ohio State Saturday

Brown (ECAC) (0-0-0) is idle

Robert Morris (Atlantic Hockey) (2-0-0) vs. Niagara Friday; at Niagara Saturday

St. Lawrence (ECAC) (4-2-0) at Penn State Friday and Saturday

 

Other games 

Tuesday, Oct. 22

            Canisius 6, Mercyhurst 3 (Atlantic Hockey)

Friday, Oct. 25

Air Force at American International, 1 p.m. (Atlantic Hockey)

Bentley at Army, 7 p.m. (Atlantic Hockey)

Lindenwood at Miami, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 26

Air Force at American International, 1 p.m. (Atlantic Hockey)

Bentley at Army, 7 p.m. (Atlantic Hockey)

Waterloo at Princeton, 7 p.m. (exhibition)

 

 

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