2025–26 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey season

2025–26 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
men's ice hockey season
2025–26 Notre Dame Fighting Irish; men's ice hockey season
Conference	Big Ten
Home ice	Compton Family Ice Arena
Record
Overall	6–20–4
Conference	2–13–1
Home	5–8–3
Road	1–11–1
Neutral	0–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Brock Sheahan
Assistant coaches	Andy Slaggert (until Nov. 1); Mike Garman; Andrew Oglevie; Tristan Musser (since Nov. 1)
Captain(s)	Michael Mastrodomenico; Danny Nelson
Alternate captain(s)	Paul Fischer; Cole Knuble; Axel Kumlin
	Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey seasons; « 2024–25 2026–27 »

The 2025–26 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey season is the 66th season of play for the program and 9th in the Big Ten Conference. The Fighting Irish represent the University of Notre Dame in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at Compton Family Ice Arena and are coached by Brock Sheahan in his first season.

Season

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Blake Biondi	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Chicago Wolves)
Tyler Carpenter	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Yétis du Mont-Blanc)
Ryan Helliwell	Defenseman	Canada	Graduation (retired)
Justin Janicke	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Coachella Valley Firebirds)
James Mooney	Goaltender	United States	Graduation (retired)
Ian Murphy	Forward	United States	Graduation (retired)
Zach Plucinski	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (retired)
Luke Robinson	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (retired)
Owen Say	Goaltender	Canada	Signed professional contract (Calgary Flames)
Grant Silianoff	Forward	United States	Graduation (retired)
Hunter Strand	Forward	United States	Graduation (retired)
Hunter Weiss	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (retired)

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Will Belle	Forward	United States	18	Dongguan, China; selected 137th overall in 2025
Cole Brown	Forward	Canada	20	Rocky View County, AB; selected 164th overall in 2023
Caeden Carlisle	Defenseman	Canada	21	Mississauga, ON
Pano Fimis	Forward	Canada	21	Richmond Hill, ON
Drew Mackie	Defenseman	United States	20	Anchorage, AK
Sutter Muzzatti	Forward	United States	22	Okemos, MI; transfer from Rensselaer; selected 143rd overall in 2023
Dashel Oliver	Forward	United States	20	Bloomington, IN
Charlie Pardue	Forward	United States	19	Winnetka, IL
Luke Pearson	Goaltender	Canada	24	Whitby, ON; transfer from Yale
Evan Werner	Forward	United States	22	Flower Mound, TX; transfer from Michigan

Roster

As of August 16, 2025.^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2	Jimmy Jurcev	Sophomore	D	6' 5" (1.96 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	2003-05-05	Palos Heights, Illinois	Lincoln Stars (USHL)	—
3	Charlie Pardue	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	2006-01-05	Winnetka, Illinois	Tri-City Storm (USHL)	—
4	Michael Mastrodomenico (C)	Senior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2004-04-19	Kirkland, Quebec	Lincoln Stars (USHL)	—
5	Axel Kumlin (A)	Senior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	2002-02-23	Stockholm, Sweden	Miami (NCHC)	—
6	Drew Mackie	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	2005-06-17	Anchorage, Alaska	Brooks Bandits (BCHL)	—
8	Will Belle	Freshman	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2007-01-14	Dongguan, China	USNTDP (USHL)	TOR, 137th overall 2025
9	Cole Brown	Freshman	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	2005-04-27	Rocky View County, Alberta	Brantford Bulldogs (OHL)	NJD, 164th overall 2023
11	Danny Nelson (C)	Junior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2005-08-03	Maple Grove, Minnesota	USNTDP (USHL)	NYI, 49th overall 2023
12	Henry Nelson	Junior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	2003-03-25	Maple Grove, Minnesota	Lincoln Stars (USHL)	—
13	Brennan Ali	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2004-02-09	Glencoe, Illinois	Lincoln Stars (USHL)	DET, 212th overall 2023
14	Maddox Fleming	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	2004-02-13	Rochester, Minnesota	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)	—
15	Jayden Davis	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2003-03-02	Calgary, Alberta	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)	—
16	Paul Fischer (A)	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	2005-01-30	River Forest, Illinois	USNTDP (USHL)	EDM, 138th overall 2023
17	Pano Fimis	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	2004-06-17	Richmond Hill, Ontario	Erie Otters (OHL)	—
18	Jack Larrigan	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2004-04-09	St. Louis, Missouri	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)	—
19	Evan Werner	Junior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	2003-02-13	Flower Mound, Texas	Michigan (Big Ten)	—
20	Niko Jovanovic	Senior	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	2002-06-13	West Vancouver, British Columbia	Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL)	—
21	Jaedon Kerr	Sophomore	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	2003-09-13	Elk River, Minnesota	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)	—
22	Cole Knuble (A)	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2004-07-01	Grand Rapids, Michigan	Fargo Force (USHL)	PHI, 103rd overall 2023
23	Michael Schermerhorn	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	2003-10-14	Traverse City, Michigan	New Mexico Ice Wolves (NAHL)	—
24	Dashel Oliver	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	2005-02-24	Bloomington, Indiana	Lincoln Stars (USHL)	—
25	Carter Slaggert	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2005-03-04	South Bend, Indiana	USNTDP (USHL)	—
27	Caeden Carlisle	Freshman	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2004-01-31	Mississauga, Ontario	Soo Greyhounds (OHL)	—
28	Sutter Muzzatti	Graduate	F	6' 6" (1.98 m)	241 lb (109 kg)	2003-06-28	Okemos, Michigan	Renssealer (ECAC)	NSH, 143rd overall 2023
29	Jack Williams	Senior	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-06-21	St. Louis, Missouri	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)	—
30	Luke Pearson	Graduate	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	2001-01-29	Whitby, Ontario	Yale (ECAC)	—
31	Nicholas Kempf	Sophomore	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	2006-03-01	Morton Grove, Illinois	USNTDP (USHL)	WSH, 114th overall 2024

Standings

2025–26 Big Ten ice hockey Standings
	Conference record										Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	3/SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#2 Michigan	20	15	4	1	4	0	1	43	86	55	30	24	5	1	141	71
#1 Michigan State	18	13	5	0	2	2	0	39	62	38	28	22	6	0	103	55
#6 Penn State	17	10	7	1	0	2	0	33	59	55	28	18	9	1	100	80
#13 Wisconsin	19	11	8	0	3	0	0	30	76	72	29	18	9	2	110	89
Minnesota	19	6	12	1	0	2	1	22	49	60	30	10	18	2	83	100
Ohio State	17	6	11	0	1	2	0	19	52	69	27	10	16	1	80	93
Notre Dame	17	1	15	1	0	2	0	6	42	77	29	5	20	4	79	118
Championship: March 21, 2026 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated February 14, 2025

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
October 3		at USNTDP*	USA Hockey Arena • Plymouth, Michigan (Exhibition)			W 5–2	—	—
Ice Breaker Tournament
October 10	10:00 pm	at #15 Arizona State*	Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona (Ice Breaker Semifinal)	Fox 10	Kempf	L 3–5	5,039	0–1–0
October 11	3:00 pm	vs. #8 Quinnipiac*	Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona (Ice Breaker Consolation)		Kempf	L 2–7	100	0–2–0
Regular Season
October 16	7:00 pm	St. Lawrence*	Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock	Kempf	W 8–2	4,366	1–2–0
October 17	7:00 pm	St. Lawrence*	Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock	Kempf	W 3–0	5,077	2–2–0
October 24	7:00 pm	Robert Morris*	Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock	Kempf	W 6–3	4,054	3–2–0
October 25	6:00 pm	Robert Morris*	Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock	Kempf	T 2–2 ^OT	4,162	3–2–1
October 31	7:00 pm	#2 Michigan	Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock	Kempf	L 3–5	4,507	3–3–1 (0–1–0)
November 1	6:00 pm	#2 Michigan	Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock	Kempf	L 1–2 ^OT	5,039	3–4–1 (0–2–0)
November 7	8:00 pm	at Minnesota	3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota		Kempf	L 0–3	9,529	3–5–1 (0–3–0)
November 8	8:00 pm	at Minnesota	3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota		Kempf	L 1–4	8,947	3–6–1 (0–4–0)
November 14	7:00 pm	#1 Michigan State	Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock	Kempf	L 1–4	5,243	3–7–1 (0–5–0)
November 15	6:00 pm	#1 Michigan State	Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock	Kempf	L 1–3	4,822	3–8–1 (0–6–0)
November 26	2:00 pm	at Merrimack*	J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Kempf	W 5–4	2,647	4–8–1
November 28	1:00 pm	at #15 Boston College*	Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Holy War on Ice)	ESPN+, NESN	Kempf	L 3–5	7,230	4–9–1
December 5	7:00 pm	#2 Wisconsin	Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock	Kempf	L 4–7	5,283	4–10–1 (0–7–0)
December 6	6:00 pm	#2 Wisconsin	Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock	Kempf	L 2–9	5,046	4–11–1 (0–8–0)
January 2	7:00 pm	#7 Western Michigan*	Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock	Williams	L 0–4	5,166	4–12–1
January 3	6:00 pm	at #7 Western Michigan*	Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan		Pearson	L 0–4	4,047	4–13–1
January 9	7:00 pm	at #1 Michigan	Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan		Kempf	L 2–5	5,800	4–14–1 (0–9–0)
January 10	7:00 pm	at #1 Michigan	Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan		Kempf	L 4–7	5,800	4–15–1 (0–10–0)
January 16	7:00 pm	at #8 Penn State	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania		Kempf	L 1–4	6,455	4–16–1 (0–11–0)
January 17	8:00 pm	at #8 Penn State	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania		Kempf	L 3–6	6,449	4–17–1 (0–12–0)
January 23	7:00 pm	Ohio State	Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock	Kempf	L 2–4	5,186	4–18–1 (0–13–0)
January 24	5:00 pm	Ohio State	Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock	Kempf	W 6–1	5,087	5–18–1 (1–13–0)
January 30	7:00 pm	Bowling Green*	Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock	Kempf	T 3–3 ^OT	5,063	5–18–2
January 31	7:07 pm	at Bowling Green*	Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio	Midco Sports+	Kempf	T 2–2 ^OT	5,000	5–18–3
February 6	8:00 pm	at #13 Wisconsin	Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin		Kempf	L 5–6 ^OT	10,880	5–19–3 (1–14–0)
February 7	8:00 pm	at #13 Wisconsin	Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin		Kempf	L 4–5	12,148	5–20–3 (1–15–0)
February 13	7:00 pm	Minnesota	Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock	Kempf	T 2–2 ^SOL	5,050	5–20–4 (1–15–1)
February 14	6:00 pm	Minnesota	Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock	Kempf	W 3–2	5,120	6–20–4 (2–15–1)
February 19	7:30 pm	at #1 Michigan State	Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan
February 20	6:00 pm	at #1 Michigan State	Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan
February 27	7:00 pm	Penn State	Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock
February 28	6:00 pm	Penn State	Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock
March 5	6:30 pm	at Ohio State	Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
March 6	6:30 pm	at Ohio State	Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:^[2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	Final
USCHO.com ^[3]	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	*	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
USA Hockey^[4]	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	*	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 12.
Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.

References

^ "2025-26 Hockey Roster". Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
^ "2025–26 Hockey schedule". College Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
^ "2025-26 NCAA Division I Men's Poll". USA Hockey. Retrieved 9 February 2026.

External links

[1] "2025-26 Hockey Roster". Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Retrieved September 3, 2024.

[2] "2025–26 Hockey schedule". College Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Retrieved September 14, 2022.

[USCHO_Poll-3] "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved 9 February 2026.

[USA_Hockey_Poll-4] "2025-26 NCAA Division I Men's Poll". USA Hockey. Retrieved 9 February 2026.

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Joyce Center (1968–2011) Compton Family Ice Arena (2011–present)
Head coaches	no coach (1911–1912) G.R. Walsh (1912–1913) Paul Castner (1919–1923) Tom Lieb (1923–1926) Benjamin Dubois (1926–1927) Lefty Smith (1968–1987) Ric Schafer (1987–1995) Dave Poulin (1995–2005) Jeff Jackson (2005–2025) Brock Sheahan (2025–present)
Seasons	1911–12 1912–13 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
Conference affiliations	WCHA (1971–1981) CCHA (1981–1983, 1992–2013) Hockey East (2013–2017) Big Ten (2017–present)
Rivalries	Boston College Holy War on Ice Michigan
Culture & lore	Shillelagh Tournament
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Brian Walsh (234 Points) Greg Meredith (104 Goals) Jordan Pearce (59 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	2008 2011 2017 2018
NCAA Tournament appearances	2004 2007 2008 2009 2011 2013 2014 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021
Conference Tournament titles	CCHA: 2007 2009 2013 Big Ten: 2018 2019
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN