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Notre Dame alumnus Andrew Peeke heading to world championships

Best of luck to the former Irish captain.

Former Notre Dame defenseman Andrew Peeke’s Columbus Blue Jackets didn’t close to qualifying for this year’s Stanley Cup playoffs. However, all is not lost for him as far as acquiring hardware in 2022. That’s because he will head to Finland and play for the U.S. in this year’s world championships. He last represented the U.S. in the 2018 world junior championships, during which he won a bronze medal.

Peeke just completed his first full season and third overall with the Blue Jackets. He played in all 82 games, and 13 of his 15 points came from assists.

Peeke will be the 17th Notre Dame alumnus to take part in the event. Most recently, Cal Petersen and Matt Hellickson won a bronze with the U.S. in Latvia in 2021.

Peeke played for the Irish from 2016 to 2019 and was their captain during his final year in South Bend. Over three seasons and 119 games, he scored 52 points, 12 of them coming on goals.

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Matt Hellickson, Cal Petersen make U.S. team for World Championships

The Irish will have representation at the World Championships.

The hockey World Championships are back, and two former Notre Dame players have made the final cut for the U.S. team. Those players are defenseman Matt Hellickson and goaltender Cal Petersen. That makes 16 former Notre Dame players to have played in this event. The tournament will run from May 21 to June 6 and take place in Latvia.

Hellickson recently completed his fourth and final season for the Irish, during which he was an alternate captain. In 146 collegiate games, he scored 52 points, 13 of which were goals. A 2017 seventh-round pick of the New Jersey Devils, he recently began his professional career with their AHL affiliate in Binghamton. Through four games, he has yet to register a point, but he has 19 penalty minutes.

Petersen, making his second World Championships appearance, was in net for the Irish for three seasons from 2014 to 2017 and became the first goaltender in program history to serve as captain as a senior. He had a 53-39-15 record and a .924 save percentage while earning 11 shutouts. He just completed his first full season with the Los Angeles Kings, appearing in 36 games. During that time, he accumulated a 9-18-5 records with a 2.89 GAA and .911 save percentage.

Notre Dame’s Matt Hellickson is finalist for Senior CLASS Award

Before Notre Dame concludes its regular season against Penn State this weekend, there’s a little pride to be had in the program.

Before Notre Dame concludes its regular season against Penn State this weekend, there’s a little pride to be had in the program. Matt Hellickson has been named one of 10 finalists for this year’s Senior CLASS Award. The winner will be determined by voting from fans, coaches and media alike. If Hellickson wins the award, which focuses on the complete student-athlete and encourages them to be a positive leader for their communities, he would join Jake Evans (2018) and David Brown (2007) as winners from Notre Dame.

Hellickson, a defenseman and alternate captain for the Irish, has not missed a game during his collegiate career. During that time, he has accumulated 13 goals and 36 assists. Off the ice, he took a 3.3 GPA into the second semester at the Mendoza College of Business this year. He also has served on Notre Dame’s Student-Athlete Advisory Council and helped with the Fight for Life, Rally for Rudy and Fighting to Read, Fighting to Feed.

Notre Dame Opens 2020-21 Road Schedule Against Michigan

Notre Dame is off to a rough start after dropping its first two games of the 2020-21 season to Wisconsin at home.

Notre Dame is off to a rough start after dropping its first two games of the 2020-21 season to Wisconsin at home. Fresh off a bye week for final exams, it doesn’t get any easier as the Irish will spend the Friday and Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend at Michigan, which is ranked fourth in the latest USCHO poll. This will be the only time the Irish are on the road during the first and so far, only portion of the Big Ten schedule.

Colin Theisen will be the Notre Dame player to watch as he accounted for all of his team’s goals in scoring a hat track during the second game against the Badgers. He and fellow senior Matt Hellickson enter the series having played every possible game in their Irish careers (119). However, it will take more than recent achievements and iron man streaks to take down a team like the Wolverines.

Stastney, Hellickson Named to Preseason All-Big Ten Hockey Team

Four days before Notre Dame begins its season, there’s already a couple of honors.

Four days before Notre Dame begins its season, there’s already a couple of honors. Junior defenseman Spencer Stastney and senior defenseman Matt Hellickson have been named to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team, which was selected by the conference’s coaches. Stastney is on the Second Team, and Hellickson is an honorable mention.

During the 2019-20 season, Stastney had three goals and 17 assists for 20 points, achieving career highs in all three of those categories. He has been on the All-Big Team Academic Team in each of his first two seasons. Hellickson also has earned that distinction. The alternate captain has yet to miss a game during his collegiate career, which has seen him earn 44 points, 32 of which have come on assists.

The Irish, who have tied for third with Ohio State in the Big Ten Preseason Poll, will play their first two games of the 2020-21 season at home Friday and Saturday against Wisconsin.

Junior Defenseman Nate Clurman is Notre Dame Hockey’s 2020-21 Captain

With Notre Dame’s 2020-21 season going on as scheduled, the time has come to name the captains.

With Notre Dame’s 2020-21 season going on as scheduled, the time has come to name the captains. Coach Jeff Jackson announced that decision Tuesday. Junior defenseman Nate Clurman will wear the coveted “C”. He’ll be joined by a trio of senior alternate captains: Matt Hellickson, Pierce Crawford and Colin Theisen.

Jackson said the following in explaining the decision to name these particular players captains, all of whom are doing so for the first time with the Irish:

“During these unusual times, our captains and leadership group will be challenged in many different ways. I am confident that our team has selected the right individuals to lead us through any adversity we may encounter. These young men are ready for the challenge and will hold our team accountable to our standards and our culture.”

Clurman, who was drafted by the Colorado Avalanche in 2016, is the Irish’s second junior defenseman to be named captain in the past three seasons, joining Andrew Peeke in 2018-19. He earned Academic All-Big Ten honors last season and recorded nine of his 12 career assists. He also had a +8 rating, which ranked second on the Irish behind Cam Morrison.

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: Wolverine Weekend

No. 14 Notre Dame (10-7-3, 5-3-2-1) will get back to Big Ten action when it plays Michigan (7-11-2, 2-7-1-0) on Friday and Saturday. The first contest will be the Irish’s first time playing an unranked opponent in eight games, and it will come at a time when Alex Steeves and Michael Graham are on five-game point streaks, each totaling seven in that span. It also comes as Cale Morris has stopped 119 of his past 121 shots faced and is the reigning Big Ten First Star of the Week.

Notre Dame players who have had the most success against Michigan in their careers are Matt Hellickson (eight points) and Cal Burke (five points). They have been a key part of some of the Irish’s more recent success against the Wolverines as they have won 10 of the 15 meetings since their final season in the CCHA (2012-13). The teams split four meetings last year, and will meet four times again this season.

Notre Dame Hockey: Morris is Week’s First Star

Cale Morris’ stellar play in Notre Dame’s two games against Western Michigan (one win and one tie) earned him Big Ten First Star of the Week honors. The senior goaltender and alternate captain made 42 and 40 saves, respectively, in the Irish’s …

Minnesota goaltender Jack LaFontaine was the conference’s Second Star of the Week, and Ohio State forward Tanner Laczynski was named the Third Star.

This is the third time this season Morris has been named a Big Ten Star of the Week and second time he’s been named the First Star. Other Notre Dame players who have been part of the conference’s weekly honor this season are Mike O’Leary, Cal Burke, Matt Hellickson and Cam Morrison.

Morris has been the First Star of the Week eight times in his career and the Second and Third Star of the Week three times apiece.

Morris and the Irish, ranked 14th in the latest poll, return to the ice Friday and Saturday against Michigan.

Notre Dame Hockey: Steeves, Irish Dominate Broncos

Looking for a spark after Friday’s tie with No. 19 Western Michigan, No. 15 Notre Dame got it with a big second period on the road Sunday and won the rematch with the Broncos, 4-1. Alex Steeves led the charge by having a hand in each Irish goal, all …

Looking for a spark after Friday’s tie with No. 19 Western Michigan, No. 15 Notre Dame got it with a big second period on the road Sunday and won the rematch with the Broncos, 4-1.

Alex Steeves led the charge by having a hand in each Irish goal, all of which were scored in the second period. Steeves’ four points, including two goals, were a career high. Cam Morrison was part of three of the goals for the Irish (10-7-3), one of which he scored himself. Matt Hellickson got the game’s first tally.

Cale Morris continued his hot streak in the net with 40 saves. In the two games against the Broncos (7-8-3), he stopped 82 of 84 shots. For the second straight contest, Morris stopped a penalty shot, this one from Ethen Frank. Morris has made 119 saves out of a possible 121 going back to Dec. 14 against Penn State.

From here, the Irish will stick to the Big Ten schedule, beginning with two home games against Michigan State on Jan. 10 and 11.