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17 Notre Dame Hockey Players Earn Big Ten Academic Honors

17 Notre Dame hockey players were awarded academic All Big-Ten honors on Monday. Find out which record-setting 17 players right here!

Just because things didn’t go as well on the ice as some had hoped this past winter that doesn’t mean Notre Dame hockey players weren’t doing a lot of winning away from the rink.

Monday the Big Ten announced their academic award winners for this past season and the list was stocked full of Fighting Irish.

Official release from the University of Notre Dame Athletics Department:

NOTRE DAME, Ind. — Seventeen members of the 2019-20 Notre Dame hockey team earned Big Ten All-Academic team honors, the conference announced on Monday afternoon (May 11).

The 17 honorees tied with Michigan State for the most in the Big Ten hockey conference. The 17 honorees also marked the most conference All-Academic team honorees for a single season in program history, spanning Notre Dame’s time in the Big Ten, Hockey East, CCHA and WCHA.

Seniors Cal Burke and Cale Morris had the added distinction of earning All-Academic team honors for the fourth time in their careers (three seasons in the Big Ten, one season in Hockey East).

Notre Dame’s 2019-20 Big Ten All-Academic Team Honorees
Cal Burke, Sr., Business Analytics; Boxborough, Massachusetts ***
Cam Burke, So., Business; Boxborough, Massachusetts
Nate Clurman, So., Business; Boulder, Colorado
Pierce Crawford, Jr., Business; Analytics Park Ridge, Illinois *
Michael Graham, So., Business; Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Matt Hellickson, Jr., Finance; Rogers, Minnesota *
Nick Leivermann, So., Business; Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Cale Morris, Sr., Business Technology; Larkspur, Colorado ***
Jake Pivonka, So., Business; Naperville, Illinois
Charlie Raith, So., Business; Winnetka, Illinois
Nick Sanford, Jr., Political Science; Morristown, New Jersey *
Graham Slaggert, So., Business; South Bend, Indiana
Dylan St. Cyr, Jr., Finance; Northville, Michigan *
Spencer Stastney, So., Business And Film, Television And Theatre; Mequon, Wisconsin
Alex Steeves, So., Business; Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Matt Steeves, Jr., Business Technology; Eden Prairie, Minnesota *
Colin Theisen, Jr., Finance; Monroe, Michigan *

* – Indicates prior Big Ten and/or Hockey East All-Academic Team honors. Freshmen student-athletes are ineligible for the Big Ten All-Academic Team.

Three Notre Dame Hockey Players Honored by Big Ten

It’s hard to remember now, but the Notre Dame hockey team’s season ended before sports were shut down.

It’s hard to remember now, but the Notre Dame hockey team’s season ended before sports were shut down. With everything going on, people surely forgot that Big Ten honors still had to be distributed. That finally happened Monday.

Junior defenseman Matt Hellickson and senior goaltender Cale Morris both were named Honorable Mention All-Stars. Senior forward and team captain Cal Burke became a Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree. A media voting panel and conference coaches selected the honorees.

Eleven of Rogers’ 16 points came on assists. He tied with Nick Leivermann for most goals on the team by a defenseman with five and had a team-leading three game-winning goals.

Morris ended his career with the top save percentage in program history (.931) and second all-time in wins (58) and goals-against average (2.18).

Burke won a Big Ten Sportsmanship Award for the second year in a row. He also was a finalist for the Senior CLASS and Hockey Humanitarian awards.

Notre Dame Hockey: Cal Burke Signs With Colorado Eagles

Just because sports aren’t going on doesn’t mean sports aren’t going on.

Just because sports aren’t going on doesn’t mean sports aren’t going on. Though not nearly as big a story as Tom Brady leaving New England, it’s worth mentioning that Cal Burke, a senior captain for Notre Dame this past year, has signed a standard player contract with the Colorado Eagles of the AHL for the 2020-21 season. And yes, they’re affiliated with the Colorado Avalanche for those ignorant of minor league hockey.

In his final season for the Irish, Burke recorded seven goals and 14 assists over 37 games. He was a finalist for the Hockey Humanitarian Award for the second straight year and also was one of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award. The Business Analytics major will graduate from the Mendoza College of Business.

While helping the Irish get to the Frozen Four in 2017 and 2018 and win three straight Big Ten championships, Burke played 146 games and scored 88 points, 36 of them for goals.

Notre Dame Hockey: O’Leary Signs With Hartford

Notre Dame barely has finished skating for 2019-20, and already, someone on the past season’s team is getting a professional opportunity.

Notre Dame barely has finished skating for 2019-20, and already, someone on the past season’s team is getting a professional opportunity. Mike O’Leary has signed a contract with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the AHL. He will be joining fellow former Irish forward Steven Fogarty on the Wolf Pack’s roster.

O’Leary, who will graduate from the Mendoza College of Business in May with a Management Consulting degree, is coming off a season in which he recorded a career-high 23 points. He had a hot start to the season in October, sharing the national lead with Cal Burke in points (2.75) and assists (1.75) a game. He had multiple points in all four games the Irish played during that month, finishing it with 11 points and being involved with the game-winning goal in three of the four games.

O’Leary was a member of three Notre Dame teams that won three Big Ten titles. He finished his collegiate career with 57 points, including 20 goals, in 151 games.

Notre Dame Hockey: Irish Hope for Win Over Wolverines

After going 0-1-1 at home against Minnesota, Notre Dame will face a Michigan team that had a 9-2 scoring advantage in two wins over Michigan State last weekend. The two games between the Irish (12-12-6, 7-8-5-3) and Wolverines (15-12-3, 10-8-2-1) will take place Friday and Saturday in Ann Arbor. With the teams separated by seven points in the Big Ten standings and only two weekends of the regular season remaining, now is the time for these teams to make their moves.

These games likely won’t be determined by time spent in the penalty box. Notre Dame’s 7.4 penalty minutes a game are the fourth fewest in the country. Michigan isn’t far behind at sixth (8.2).

Much of Notre Dame’s season has hinged on the offensive success of Alex Steeves and Cal Burke. When Steeves notches a point, the Irish are 8-3-3. That record is 7-2-4 with Burke in the scoresheet. When Burke scores a goal, the Irish have a 6-1-0 record.

Notre Dame Hockey: Burke is Humanitarian Finalist

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Burke’s involvement off the ice at Notre Dame includes the Fighting Irish Fight for Life program, the Rosenthal Leadership Academy and the Student Athlete Advisory Council, within which he serves on a mental health sub-group. He also helped develop and launch the Irish Strong Initiative.

The other nominees for the award are Devin Brosseau (Clarkson University), Amanda Conger (St. Anselm College), Dakota Keene (UMass Boston) and Delaney Wolf (Saint Mary’s University). All five nominees’ favorite charities will receive a donation from the award’s foundation The winner will be honored during a ceremony at the Frozen Four on April 10.

Notre Dame Hockey: Steeves Has Career Night in Irish Win

A struggling Notre Dame needed a spark against Wisconsin on Saturday, and it came from Alex Steeves. The sophomore forward scored a power-play goal to open the Irish’s scoring, then collected three assists for a career-high four points in a 5-2 win. …

Notre Dame (11-4-4, 6-7-3-2) got back to .500 by going 3 for 7 on the power play. Aside from Steeves’ tally, Cal Burke got what proved to be the game-winning goal, and Michael Graham made it a 4-2 advantage midway through the third period. The special teams did allow a shorthanded goal to Roman Ahcan, but it merely was a footnote in the end. An even-strength goal from Charlie Raith, and an empty-netter from Tory Dello.

One night after not lasting to the end of the game, Cale Morris bounced back with a 35-save performance. Eight of those saves came in a first period in which neither team scored. Jack Berry had 32 saves for the Badgers.

Notre Dame Hockey: Burke, Morris Nominated for Senior CLASS Award

Twenty NCAA men’s ice hockey student-athletes were named candidates for this year’s Senior CLASS Award. Two of them, Cal Burke and Cale Morris, represent Notre Dame. The Senior CLASS Award is given annually to an NCAA Division I senior who has …

Twenty NCAA men’s ice hockey student-athletes were named candidates for this year’s Senior CLASS Award. Two of them, Cal Burke and Cale Morris, represent Notre Dame.

The Senior CLASS Award is given annually to an NCAA Division I senior who has notable achievements in the following areas: competition, classroom, community and character.

The field of 20 candidates will be cut in half to 10 in February, and those 10 finalists will be on the official ballot. Fans, media and coaches all will have the opportunity to vote. The winner will be announced at the Frozen Four in April.

Burke, the Irish’s captain, has been very active in the community at-large and won the Compton Family Leadership in Service Award last year.

Morris, a rare goaltender who serves as alternate captain for the Irish, is involved along with the rest of the team in the Fight for Life program and also volunteers with the Indiana Youth Hockey League.

Both Morris and Burke earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in each of the past two years.

Notre Dame Hockey: Burke Nominated for Hockey Humanitarian Award

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Burke is part of the Fighting Irish Fight for Life program and Notre Dame’s Student Athlete Advisory Council. He also launched and developed the Irish Strong Initiative, and he serves on a mental health sub-group within the SAAC. The purpose of the sub-group is to offer help and reduce the stigma around mental health.

Last year, Burke was Notre Dame’s Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree, and he won the Compton Family Leadership in Service Award.

Finalists for this year’s Hockey Humanitarian Award will be announced in February, and the winner will be honored during this year’s Frozen Four in April.

Notre Dame Hockey: Irish Shut Out by Wolverines

No. 14 Notre Dame suffered a surprising 3-0 defeat to Michigan on Friday despite allowing only 18 shots on goal. The Irish (10-8-3, 5-4-2-1) were unable to solve Strauss Mann, who stopped all 32 shots he faced, requiring the Wolverines (8-11-2, 3-7-1-0) to score only one goal for the win. That came when Nick Pastujov scored 18 seconds into a first-period power play. Nick Granowicz scored early in the third period, and Jacob Hayhurst added an empty-netter much later.

Notre Dame had three chances on the power play over the first and second periods but were unable to capitalize. Cale Morris, the reigning Big Ten First Star of the Week, made 15 out of a possible 17 saves.

The Irish’s best chances to score came on a wide-open attempt in the slot from Mike O’Leary and a net-front backhander from Cal Burke. However, Mann was able to prevent those and all other Notre Dame opportunities.

This two-game conference series in South Bend will conclude Sunday.