NOTRE DAME, Ind. — Notre Dame hockey head coach Jeff Jackson has announced the addition of graduate transfer Chase Blackmun for the 2021-22 season. A defenseman, Blackmun played his first three seasons at UMass Lowell.
“Chase is an experienced college defenseman with some offensive upside,” Jackson stated. “His mobility and instincts will make him a valuable asset on both sides of the puck. He should compete to be in our top four defensemen immediately.”
Blackmun has played 85 career games while scoring 16 goals and adding 26 assists for 42 points.
In 2020-21 Blackmun skated in 19 of Lowell’s 20 games, notching six goals and five assists for 11 points. His six goals were the most by a defenseman on the team, with two of the goals coming on the power play.
During the 2019-20 season, Blackmun had a career-high 17 points on five goals and 12 assists, leading all River Hawk defensemen in scoring while playing all 34 games. He notched two game-winning goals, including the overtime winner against Penn State in the Turkey Leg Classic Championship Game at the Tsongas Center (November 30).
As a freshman in 2018-19, the Hudson, Wisconsin native played in 32 of 37 games and posted 14 points on five goals and nine assists to go along with a +9 plus/minus rating. His 14 points ranked second-most among River Hawk rookies and was the third highest total among Hockey East rookie blueliners. Seven of his nine assists came on the power play. He earned Hockey East Rookie of the Week honors on Feb. 25 after a four-point (2g, 2a) series versus Merrimack. Blackmun dressed in the last 28 contests for the River Hawks.
Prior to joining Lowell, Blackmun skated for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) during the 2017-18 season. A two-time Hockey East All-Academic Team honoree, he also won a Wisconsin state championship with Hudson High School during his senior season.