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Jeff Jackson to retire from Notre Dame after 2024-25; Sheahan is next

One more for the coaching legend.

[autotag]Jeff Jackson[/autotag] built Notre Dame into a respectable program and even came within a game of winning the national championship twice. That accounts for half of the four Frozen Fours he has taken the Irish to. But all good things must come to an end, and that time has come for Jackson.

Jackson has announced that the 2024-25 season will be his last with the Irish. That means he’ll have one more chance to add to the eight conference championships, 12 NCAA Tournaments, two Spencer Penrose Awards and over 400 wins. He seems to be looking forward to that chance per this message he wrote on social media:

Former Irish defenseman and current associate head coach [autotag]Brock Sheahan[/autotag] already has been tapped as Jackson’s successor. When he rejoined the staff shortly before the start of last season, we speculated on here that it might be an indication that he eventually would take over the program. That speculation turned out to be correct.

Best of luck to Jackson in his final season, and here’s hoping that before too long, there’s a status of him outside Compton Family Ice Arena.

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Notre Dame hockey fans can Paint the Ice at Compton Family Ice Arena

Unleash your inner Picasso on the ice.

Notre Dame’s season wasn’t that great as it finished with a 15-19-2 record and lost its final five games. But that isn’t deterring the Irish from giving their fans a final opportunity to gather at Compton Family Ice Arena one final time before turning the page to next season.

It has become common in recent years for hockey teams to invite fans to paint their ice surface at the end of the season before they melt the ice. The Irish are providing that chance during their annual Paint the Ice event, which first was held in 2018.

Season-ticket holders will receive early entry beginning at 5 p.m. along with a photo opportunity in the Irish’s locker room. The general public will be allowed in from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Notre Dame students, faculty and staff can take part throughout the event, as can Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross students.

Prepare to show off your best artistic work on the ice. I would fail miserably at it because I can’t paint or draw to save my life. For those who can though, hold nothing back. But make sure there’s room for other people to paint, too.

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Concessions returning to Notre Dame basketball, hockey games

Come to the games ready to eat and drink again.

If you’ve been avoiding Notre Dame basketball and hockey games because of the lack of concessions available, you no longer have that excuse. Beginning with the men’s basketball game Wednesday against Boston College, food and beverages will be offered once again at Purcell Pavilion and Compton Family Ice Arena:

While we don’t know if this will provide a boost in attendance at these events, the men’s basketball team in particular could use it. Much has been made about the Irish having a team that could end the program’s NCAA Tournament drought but not attracting a lot of fans besides the students. It’s unknown if no concessions played a part in keeping people away, but all that matters is that it no longer is an issue. Folks attending basketball and hockey games now can eat and drink as their hearts desire.

One thing that hasn’t changed is that masks still are required for attendees of these games, so remember to wear yours.

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Notre Dame names captains for 2021-22 season

Good picks for the Irish?

With the first game on the horizon, Notre Dame has named its five captains for the upcoming season. Wearing the ‘C’ will be defenseman Adam Karashik and forwards Graham Slaggert and Jake Pivonka. Serving as alternate captains will be defensemen Spencer Stastney and Nick Leivermann. All of the aforementioned are seniors except for Karshik, who is a graduate student.

Slaggert and Leivermann are two of the Irish’s top three returning scorers. Slaggert led the Irish with 18 assists last season to go with seven goals. Leivermann was the Irish’s top scoring defenseman in 2020-21 with 12 of his 17 points coming on assists.

Karashik is a transfer who played the past four years with UConn and was one of the Huskies’ captains in 2020-21. Pivonka, who didn’t miss a game last season, currently is out with an injury. Stastney recently joined Slaggert on the Preseason All-Big Ten Team.

The Irish will get their first taste of game action Sunday with an exhibition against the U.S. National Team Development Program. Their first regular-season game is Oct. 9 when they welcome Long Island University to Compton Family Ice Arena.

Mike Brey tweets photo of himself receiving COVID-19 vaccine

We all want to get back to normal as quickly as possible.

We all want to get back to normal as quickly as possible. The timing of that depends on how quickly people are vaccinated against COVID-19, how far those vaccinations stay ahead of the variants, and how much the proper precautions continue to be taken. Mike Brey did his part in allowing normal life to return by getting a vaccination Wednesday. He even tweeted out a photo of himself in the act while, appropriately, wearing a Notre Dame T-shirt:

The timing of Brey’s vaccination is particularly interesting for the Notre Dame community. This comes just ahead of the mass vaccination event that will take place at Compton Family Ice Arena for northern Indiana residents Friday and Saturday. Unfortunately for Notre Dame students who want the vaccine, the event will not include them as vaccine eligibility won’t expand to Indiana residents ages 16 and up until March 31. Still, the university will open one of its facilities to allow the more vulnerable residents of the state to get vaccinated, and that will be a big help in ending this pandemic.

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Notre Dame goes down to Penn State in Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals

Notre Dame will be forced to play the waiting game as far as its NCAA Tournament fate

.. That became official Sunday after the Irish fell to Penn State, 6-3, in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals. Not even playing at the Compton Family Ice Arena could help on this day.

The Irish (14-13-2) got off to a great start, taking a 2-0 lead early in the first period on a power-play goal from Colin Theisen and an even-strength goal 31 seconds later by Jesse Lansdell. Though a late goal from Christian Sarlo cut the Irish’s lead in half, it wasn’t cause for concern just yet. That changed in the second period on back-to-back goals by Connor McMenamin to give the Nittany Lions (10-11-0) a lead they never gave up.

Tim Doherty scored on a power play before the second period ended, and that turned out to be the game-winner. Still, Chase McLane gave the Lions insurance with a pair of goals in the third period. Sandwiched between those was a power-play tally by Ryder Rolston, which could be the final Irish goal scored this season.It was depends on how forgiving the selection committee is.