The 2019–20 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey season was the 60th season of play for the program and the 3rd season in the Big Ten Conference. The Fighting Irish represented the University of Notre Dame and were coached by Jeff Jackson, in his 15th season.
| 2019–20 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| Conference | 5th Big Ten |
| Home ice | Compton Family Ice Arena |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO | NR |
| USA Today | NR |
| Record | |
| Overall | 15–15–7 |
| Conference | 9–9–6–4 |
| Home | 8–8–3 |
| Road | 7–7–4 |
| Neutral | 0–0–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Jeff Jackson |
| Assistant coaches | Paul Pooley Andy Slaggert Kyle Lawson |
| Captain(s) | Cal Burke |
| Alternate captain(s) | Tory Dello Cale Morris |
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey seasons « 2018–19 2020–21 » | |
Roster edit
As of September 12, 2019.[1]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Dylan St. Cyr | Junior | G | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 189 lb (86 kg) | 1999-05-23 | Northville, Michigan | USNTDP (USHL) | — |
| 2 | 
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Nate Clurman | Sophomore | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 207 lb (94 kg) | 1998-05-08 | Boulder, Colorado | Langley Rivermen (BCHL) | — |
| 3 | 
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Ryan Carmichael | Freshman | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 191 lb (87 kg) | 1999-03-03 | Greenwich, Connecticut | Lincoln Stars (USHL) | — |
| 4 | 
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Nick Leivermann | Sophomore | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 184 lb (83 kg) | 1998-09-14 | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | Penticton Vees (BCHL) | COL, 187th overall 2017 |
| 5 |
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Matt Hellickson | Junior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 1998-03-21 | Rogers, Minnesota | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) | NJD, 214th overall 2017 |
| 6 | 
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Tory Dello (A) | Senior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 199 lb (90 kg) | 1997-02-14 | Crystal Lake, Illinois | Tri-City Storm (USHL) | — |
| 8 | 
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Matt Steeves | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 203 lb (92 kg) | 1997-10-04 | Bedford, New Hampshire | Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) | — |
| 10 | 
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Cam Burke | Sophomore | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1999-01-08 | Boxborough, Massachusetts | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) | — |
| 11 |
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Cal Burke (C) | Senior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 184 lb (83 kg) | 1997-03-19 | Boxborough, Massachusetts | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) | — |
| 13 |
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Colin Theisen | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 1997-04-24 | Monroe, Michigan | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) | — |
| 14 | 
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Jesse Lansdell | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1998-08-05 | Surrey, British Columbia | Vernon Vipers (BCHL) | — |
| 15 |
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Michael Graham | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | 1997-11-27 | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) | — |
| 16 |
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Alex Steeves | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | 1999-12-10 | Bedford, New Hampshire | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) | — |
| 17 |
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Pierce Crawford | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1997-06-23 | Park Ridge, Illinois | Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) | — |
| 18 | 
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Graham Slaggert | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 1999-04-06 | South Bend, Indiana | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) | — |
| 19 | 
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Mike O'Leary | Senior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1998-01-01 | Halifax, Nova Scotia | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) | — |
| 20 |
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Jake Pivonka | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2000-02-28 | Naperville, Illinois | USNTDP (USHL) | NYI, 103rd overall 2018 |
| 21 |
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Max Ellis | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 151 lb (68 kg) | 2000-01-18 | Plymouth, Michigan | Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) | — |
| 22 |
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Jack MacNab | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 202 lb (92 kg) | 1998-07-03 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL) | — |
| 24 | 
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Spencer Stastney | Sophomore | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 189 lb (86 kg) | 2000-01-04 | Mequon, Wisconsin | USNTDP (USHL) | NSH, 131st overall 2018 |
| 25 | 
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Solag Bakich | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 1998-01-08 | Dallas, Texas | Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) | — |
| 26 | 
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Cam Morrison | Senior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 214 lb (97 kg) | 1998-08-27 | Aurora, Ontario | Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) | COL, 40th overall 2016 |
| 27 |
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Trevor Janicke | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 191 lb (87 kg) | 2000-12-25 | Maple Grove, Minnesota | Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL) | ANA, 132nd overall 2019 |
| 28 | 
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Christian DiCesare | Freshman | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1998-03-28 | Morristown, New Jersey | Omaha Lancers (USHL) | — |
| 29 |
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Charlie Raith | Sophomore | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 1997-04-30 | Winnetka, Illinois | Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL) | — |
| 30 |
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Ryan Bischel | Freshman | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 189 lb (86 kg) | 1999-07-05 | Medina, Minnesota | Fargo Force (USHL) | — |
| 32 |
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Cale Morris (A) | Senior | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1996-05-22 | Larkspur, Colorado | Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) | — |
| 33 |
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Nick Sanford | Junior | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 1996-12-15 | Morristown, New Jersey | Boston Junior Bruins (USPHL) | — |
Standings edit
| Conference record | Overall record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | 3/SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #9 Penn State | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 79 | 70 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 121 | 88 | |
| #10 Ohio State | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 62 | 62 | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 91 | 80 | |
| #17 Michigan | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 65 | 52 | 34 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 92 | 72 | |
| #18 Minnesota | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 66 | 62 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 95 | 94 | |
| Notre Dame | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 59 | 59 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 90 | 91 | |
| Michigan State | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 54 | 54 | 34 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 80 | 82 | |
| Wisconsin | 24 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 63 | 89 | 34 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 110 | 124 | |
| Championship: March 21, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 1, 2020 | |||||||||||||||
Schedule and Results edit
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 6 | 4:00 PM | at USNTDP* | #9 | USA Hockey Arena • Plymouth, Michigan (Exhibition) | Bischel | W 4–2 | 622 | ||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 11 | 7:10 PM | vs. Air Force* | #8 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | Bischel | W 4–3 | 4,977 | 1–0–0 | ||
| October 13 | 3:05 PM | vs. Air Force* | #8 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NHL Network | Bischel | W 6–1 | 3,506 | 2–0–0 | ||
| October 25 | 7:10 PM | vs. Lake Superior State* | #5 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | Bischel | W 5–2 | 3,991 | 3–0–0 | ||
| October 26 | 6:05 PM | vs. Lake Superior State* | #5 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NHL Network | Morris | W 6–4 | 4,178 | 4–0–0 | ||
| November 1 | 8:33 PM | at Minnesota | #5 | 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota | BTN | Morris | T 2–2 3x3 OTL | 7,459 | 4–0–1 (0–0–1–0) | ||
| November 2 | 7:05 PM | at Minnesota | #5 | 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota | FSN | Morris | W 5–3 | 8,008 | 5–0–1 (1–0–1–0) | ||
| November 8 | 8:10 PM | vs. #9 Ohio State | #5 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | Morris | W 3–2 OT | 4,740 | 6–0–1 (2–0–1–0) | ||
| November 9 | 7:05 PM | vs. #9 Ohio State | #5 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | Morris | W 2–1 | 4,858 | 7–0–1 (3–0–1–0) | |||
| November 15 | 8:02 PM | at #15 Wisconsin | #4 | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | FSN | Morris | L 0–3 | 9,698 | 7–1–1 (3–1–1–0) | ||
| November 16 | 8:07 PM | at #15 Wisconsin | #4 | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | Morris | W 5–4 OT | 12,593 | 8–1–1 (4–1–1–0) | |||
| November 22 | 7:00 PM | at Michigan State | #3 | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan | Morris | T 1–1 SOW | 4,898 | 8–1–2 (4–1–2–1) | |||
| November 23 | 7:00 PM | at Michigan State | #3 | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan | Morris | L 2–3 | 5,902 | 8–2–2 (4–2–2–1) | |||
| November 29 | 7:05 PM | vs. #16 Bowling Green* | #5 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBC Sports Chi+ | Morris | L 2–5 | 5,271 | 8–3–2 (4–2–2–1) | ||
| November 30 | 7:07 PM | at #16 Bowling Green* | #5 | Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio | NBC Sports Chi+ | Bischel | L 2–5 | 3,382 | 8–4–2 (4–2–2–1) | ||
| December 6 | 7:01 PM | at #10 Boston College* | #9 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | Morris | L 0–4 | 7,295 | 8–5–2 (4–2–2–1) | |||
| December 8 | 5:05 PM | vs. #10 Boston College* | #9 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBC Sports Phi+ | Morris | L 1–6 | 3,985 | 8–6–2 (4–2–2–1) | ||
| December 13 | 7:05 PM | vs. #7 Penn State | #15 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NHL Network | Morris | L 2–4 | 3,806 | 8–7–2 (4–3–2–1) | ||
| December 14 | 6:05 PM | vs. #7 Penn State | #15 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | Morris | W 3–0 | 4,306 | 9–7–2 (5–3–2–1) | |||
| January 3 | 7:10 PM | vs. #19 Western Michigan* | #15 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | Morris | T 1–1 OT | 5,247 | 9–7–3 (5–3–2–1) | ||
| January 5 | 5:04 PM | at #19 Western Michigan* | #15 | Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | Morris | W 4–1 | 3,762 | 10–7–3 (5–3–2–1) | |||
| January 10 | 7:00 PM | vs. Michigan | #14 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | Morris | L 0–3 | 4,896 | 10–8–3 (5–4–2–1) | ||
| January 11 | 6:00 PM | vs. Michigan | #14 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | Morris | L 1–3 | 4,971 | 10–9–3 (5–5–2–1) | |||
| January 17 | 6:00 PM | at #9 Ohio State | #18 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | BTN | Morris | T 4–4 SOW | 7,507 | 10–9–4 (5–5–3–2) | ||
| January 18 | 5:00 PM | at #9 Ohio State | #18 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | Morris | L 1–2 | 9,835 | 10–10–4 (5–6–3–2) | |||
| January 24 | 7:00 PM | vs. Wisconsin | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBC Sports Chi+ | Morris | L 4–6 | 4,895 | 10–11–4 (5–7–3–2) | |||
| January 25 | 6:00 PM | vs. Wisconsin | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBC Sports Chi+ | Morris | W 5–2 | 5,453 | 11–11–4 (6–7–3–2) | |||
| January 31 | 6:00 PM | at #8 Penn State | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | BTN | Morris | T 3–3 SOW | 6,226 | 11–11–5 (6–7–4–3) | |||
| February 1 | 6:00 PM | at #8 Penn State | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | Morris | W 4–2 | 6,475 | 12–11–5 (7–7–4–3) | ||||
| February 14 | 7:00 PM | vs. Minnesota | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | Morris | T 3-3 OTL | 4,854 | 12-12-6 (7-7-4-4) | |||
| February 15 | 7:30 PM | vs. Minnesota | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBC Sports Chi | Morris | L 1-2 | 5,804 | 12-13-6 (7-8-4-4) | |||
| February 21 | 4:00 PM | at Michigan | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan | Morris | W 2-1 | 5,800 | 13-12-6 (8-8-4-4) | ||||
| February 22 | 7:00 PM | at Michigan | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan | BTN | Morris | W 3-0 | 5,800 | 14-12-6 (9-8-4-4) | |||
| February 28 | 7:00 PM | vs. Michigan State | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | Morris | L 1-3 | 5,265 | 14-13-6 (9-9-4-4) | |||
| February 29 | 6:00 PM | vs. Michigan State | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBC Sports Phi+ | Morris | T 2-2 SOW | 5,355 | 14-13-7 (9-9-5-4) | |||
| Big Ten Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 6 | 8:00 PM | at #19 Minnesota* | 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Quarterfinal Game 1) | Morris | W 1-0 | 2,012 | 15-13-7 | ||||
| March 7 | 8:00 PM | at #19 Minnesota* | 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Quarterfinal Game 2) | FSN | Morris | L 1-2 | 2,281 | 15-14-7 | |||
| March 8 | 7:00 PM | at #19 Minnesota* | 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Quarterfinal Game 3) | Morris | L 2-3 | 2,039 | 15-15-7 | ||||
| Notre Dame Lost Series 1–2 | |||||||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
Scoring Statistics edit
| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Steeves | F | 36 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 10 |
| Cam Morrison | LW | 37 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 8 |
| Mike O'Leary | LW | 37 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 20 |
| Cal Burke | C/RW | 37 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 2 |
| Colin Theisen | LW | 37 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 24 |
| Michael Graham | F | 30 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 6 |
| Spencer Stastney | D | 36 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 17 |
| Matt Hellickson | D | 37 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 16 |
| Trevor Janicke | C | 37 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 |
| Tory Dello | D | 37 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 24 |
| Nick Leivermann | D | 32 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 |
| Jake Pivonka | C | 35 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 |
| Graham Slaggert | C | 37 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 |
| Nate Clurman | D | 37 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Jesse Lansdell | F | 37 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 37 |
| Matt Steeves | F | 29 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Cam Burke | C | 36 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 23 |
| Charlie Raith | D | 36 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
| Pierce Crawford | F | 37 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| Max Ellis | RW | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Solag Bakich | F | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan Bischel | G | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Carmichael | D/F | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cale Morris | G | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | - | 37 | - | - | - | 12 |
| Total |
Goaltending statistics edit
| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cale Morris | 33 | 1958 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 79 | 861 | 3 | .916 | 2.42 |
| Ryan Bischel | 7 | 285 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 130 | 0 | .915 | 2.52 |
| Empty Net | - | 17 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 37 | 2260 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 96 | 991 | 3 | .912 | 2.55 |
Rankings edit
| Poll | Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 (Final) | ||
| USCHO.com | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
| USA Today | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | NR | NR | 14 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
Players drafted into the NHL edit
2020 NHL Entry Draft edit
| Round | Pick | Player | NHL team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 79 | Landon Slaggert† | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 5 | 139 | Ryder Rolston† | Colorado Avalanche |
† incoming freshman
References edit
- ^ "2019–20 Hockey Roster". Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ "Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ "Univ. of Notre Dame 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- ^ "NHL DRAFT: Second day of NHL Draft concludes, nearly 70 players with NCAA ties chosen overall". USCHO.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.