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ND Hockey Weekend Recap: Sacred Heart vs Notre Dame

October 24, 2017 by George Bashura

Pioneers Part Two or Pioneers Deja Vu What are the chances of playing the Pioneers not for one weekend series but two weekend series? Yes, the Irish played the Pioneers from Denver the weekend of October 13 and 14 and, this past weekend, the Irish played the Pioneers of Sacred Heart University from my home state of Connecticut. The Pioneers hail from the AHA Conference with nothing to lose, but play their hearts out and see what happens. To quote Digger Phelps on something Ara Parseghian ...

Moments before the start of #4 ND vs #1 Denver

Frozen Four Rematch: #4 Notre Dame vs #1 Denver

October 18, 2017 by George Bashura

The stage was set for a BIG weekend series against the defending National Champions, the Denver Pioneers. The Irish and Pioneers had faced off previously on April 6 in the semifinals of last year's Frozen Four. A series of this magnitude gave Notre Dame a gut check as to where they are this early in the season. The question that needs to be answered is as follows: will the Fighting Irish be able to keep up with the National Champions in the series? Let's get into it and see how the Notre Dame ...

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#8 ND Hockey Opens Up The 2017-2018 Season With A Weekend Sweep Against UAH

October 9, 2017 by George Bashura

Opening Weekend Series Against UAH Your Fighting Irish opened up the season just like they wanted too, opening up the 2017-2018 campaign with a sweep of the two game weekend series against the University of Alabama-Huntsville Chargers. This weekend's games gives us plenty to review and discuss. This recap will go through the highlights of the first two games and will finish up with a question to Coach Jackson about next weekend's opponent, the University of Denver Pioneers, whom the Irish ...

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Hockey vs Team USA NTDP

October 2, 2017 by George Bashura

It's HOCKEY NIGHT in South Bend!!!! https://twitter.com/NDHockey/status/914597729661267970 Well folks, it's finally here!!! The Notre Dame Fighting Irish Hockey 2017-2018 season has kicked off. The team will be quite a bit different different from last season as they will need to adopt "next man in" mentality with the vacancies left behind by Goalie Captain Cal Petersen and Anders Bjork, who signed a three-year deal with the Boston Bruins this past May. This season, the Irish are led by ...

#HLSRecap: Notre Dame @ MSU A Twitter Story

September 27, 2017 by George Bashura

I am truly excited to have a second shot at the #HLSrecap. Well Irish fans what can you say but WOW!! After a week of #HateSparty, it was time to get it on in East Lansing. The Irish have had this date on their mind since getting beat at home last year and the #Megaphone Trophy leaving it's spot in the "Gug" and traveling to the home of the Spartans. Personally, I was very nervous about this game as our team is trying to create its identity and prove that hard work, paying attention to ...

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Review of Coach Kelly’s Tuesday Afternoon Conference BC Week

September 14, 2017 by George Bashura

BC Week Press Conference In a change of pace, and the fact that everything that can be written and already that has been written about this past weekend's loss to Georgia is already old news and its time to move on to BC Week. Tuesday Afternoon is reserved for the press to come into the Isban Auditorium at the Guglielmino Athletic Complex with this week's presser focusing on the next match up with BC. Coach Kelly opened with the following statement "After a tough loss, the best medicine is ...

Notre Dame Football vs Georgia: A Twitter Summary

September 10, 2017 by George Bashura

The much awaited game between Notre Dame and Georgia went down on Saturday night. Starting with four F-15E aircraft performing the fly-over which energized the crowd into further excitement with chants of USA, USA. The match-up wasn't the blow away most were predicting. The game became more of a "neutral field" game as the "Dawg" fans had a beyond remarkable showing. This will be a subject of discussion for a while. The offense seemed to be stuck in first gear as the defense did more that ...

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Week 1 Off To A Great Start

September 6, 2017 by George Bashura

In a flash, Week 1 has come and gone. Prior to Saturdays game against Tem-ple, the question on everyone's mind was, will Team 129 be able to shake off the woes of last season and be able to execute in the season opener? Before we discuss Saturday, lets talk about the atmosphere leading up to the big season opener for this team. Friday: One Day Before Game Day Friday, T-27 hours before kickoff and there is no place to park on campus. Rows and rows of cars are parked outside the Purcell ...

The Light at the End of the Tunnel

August 31, 2017 by Lisa and George Bashura

I can finally see it, the light at the end of the tunnel, and I'm absolutely positive (I think ...) that it's not a locomotive. In any case, here's a joint post from me and our newest contributing writer, George Bashura, sharing our thoughts on the upcoming season. The dog days of summer are winding down, and with that a new season of Notre Dame Football is about to commence. For me (George), it’s a rebirth of a program and an opportunity for #Team129 to show us what they are made of. ...

Flick On The Field: A new tradition?

August 28, 2017 by George Bashura

Once in a while, there is an event that lends the question, will this become a new Notre Dame stadium tradition? On Friday night, a first happened in the newly renovated Notre Dame football stadium. The event was titled "Flick On The Field," in which the featured movie, "Rudy," was presented on the new video board in the southern end zone of the stadium. This event was part of the concluding activities of the "Kicks and Flicks week." You could not have asked for a better evening. The sky was ...