Michigan–Notre Dame men's ice hockey rivalry

Michigan–Notre Dame men's ice hockey rivalry
	Michigan Wolverines Notre Dame Fighting Irish
First meeting	February 4, 1923; Notre Dame 3, Michigan 2 OT
Latest meeting	March 11, 2026; Michigan 6, Notre Dame 1
Next meeting	January 15, 2027
Statistics
Total meetings	175
All-time series	Michigan leads, 98–71–6
Largest victory	Michigan, 13–2 (1993)
Longest win streak	Michigan, 18 (1982–1995)
Longest unbeaten streak	Michigan, 18 (1982–1995)
Current win streak	Michigan, 5 (2025–present)

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Michigan

Notre Dame

Locations of Michigan and Notre Dame

The Michigan–Notre Dame men's ice hockey rivalry is a college ice hockey rivalry between Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey and Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey that is part of the larger rivalry between the University of Michigan and Notre Dame University. The rivalry between the Wolverines and Fighting Irish notably includes the football rivalry.

History

Michigan currently leads the series, which began on February 4, 1923, 93–71–6, as of the end of the 2024–25 season.^[1] The regular home arenas for the teams are Yost Ice Arena (capacity 5,800) and Compton Family Ice Arena (capacity 5,022). As of the 2017–18 season, both teams are members of the Big Ten Conference, although they have previously competed together in both the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) (1992–2013) and the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) (1971–1981).^[2] The two schools play at least four times a year through conference play. The teams have met three times in the NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament, including twice in the Frozen Four, with Notre Dame winning twice, and Michigan winning once.^[3]

Game results

Full game results for the rivalry.^[4]

Michigan victories	Notre Dame victories	Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	1923	Ann Arbor, MI	Notre Dame	3–2
2	1923	Notre Dame, IN	Notre Dame	5–1
3	1924	Ann Arbor, MI	Michigan	3–1
4	1924	Ann Arbor, MI	Michigan	2–1
5	1971	Ann Arbor, MI	Notre Dame	4–2
6	1971	Ann Arbor, MI	Notre Dame	5–4
7	1971	Ann Arbor, MI	Michigan	6–5^OT
8	1971	Ann Arbor, MI	Michigan	6–5
9	1972	Notre Dame, IN	Notre Dame	7–2
10	1972	Notre Dame, IN	Notre Dame	9–4
11	1972	Notre Dame, IN	Notre Dame	5–2
12	1972	Notre Dame, IN	Notre Dame	8–5
13	1973	Ann Arbor, MI	Notre Dame	3–2
14	1973	Ann Arbor, MI	Notre Dame	4–3
15	1973	Ann Arbor, MI	Michigan	6–4
16	1973	Ann Arbor, MI	Notre Dame	2–0
17	1974	Notre Dame, IN	Notre Dame	4–2
18	1974	Notre Dame, IN	Michigan	4–2
19	1974	Notre Dame, IN	Notre Dame	5–4^OT
20	1974	Notre Dame, IN	Michigan	5–4^OT
21	1975	Ann Arbor, MI	Michigan	7–4
22	1975	Ann Arbor, MI	Notre Dame	7–4
23	1975	Notre Dame, IN	Notre Dame	5–3
24	1975	Notre Dame, IN	Michigan	9–6
25	1976	Ann Arbor, MI	Notre Dame	4–3^OT
26	1976	Ann Arbor, MI	Michigan	10–3
27	1976	Ann Arbor, MI	Michigan	8–3
28	1976	Ann Arbor, MI	Notre Dame	5–4
29	1976	Ann Arbor, MI	Michigan	7–6
30	1976	Ann Arbor, MI	Notre Dame	6–5^OT

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
31	1977	Notre Dame, IN	Notre Dame	4–3^OT
32	1977	Notre Dame, IN	Notre Dame	7–3
33	1977	Notre Dame, IN	Michigan	5–3
34	1977	Notre Dame, IN	Michigan	7–5
35	1978	Ann Arbor, MI	Notre Dame	7–4
36	1978	Ann Arbor, MI	Notre Dame	5–1
37	1978	Notre Dame, IN	Notre Dame	7–3
38	1978	Notre Dame, IN	Notre Dame	6–3
39	1979	Ann Arbor, MI	Michigan	6–4
40	1979	Ann Arbor, MI	Notre Dame	10–7
41	1979	Notre Dame, IN	Michigan	7–4
42	1979	Notre Dame, IN	Notre Dame	11–9
43	1980	Ann Arbor, MI	Notre Dame	5–4^OT
44	1980	Ann Arbor, MI	Tie	5–5
45	1980	Ann Arbor, MI	Notre Dame	8–3
46	1980	Ann Arbor, MI	Michigan	4–3
47	1980	Notre Dame, IN	Michigan	4–3
48	1980	Notre Dame, IN	Michigan	7–6^OT
49	1981	Ann Arbor, MI	Michigan	12–5
50	1981	Ann Arbor, MI	Michigan	8–4
51	1981	Detroit, MI	Notre Dame	6–2
52	1982	Ann Arbor, MI	Notre Dame	9–4
53	1982	Ann Arbor, MI	Tie	2–2
54	1982	Detroit, MI	Notre Dame	6–5
55	1982	Detroit, MI	Notre Dame	5–3
56	1982	Ann Arbor, MI	Notre Dame	9–5
57	1982	Ann Arbor, MI	Michigan	5–4
58	1983	Detroit, MI	Michigan	12–3
59	1989	Notre Dame, IN	Michigan	6–2
60	1989	Ann Arbor, MI	Michigan	5–2

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
61	1992	Notre Dame, IN	Michigan	4–3
62	1992	Ann Arbor, MI	Michigan	8–5
63	1992	Ann Arbor, MI	Michigan	6–1
64	1992	Detroit, MI	Michigan	5–1
65	1993	Notre Dame, IN	Michigan	7–1
66	1993	Ann Arbor, MI	Michigan	7–2
67	1993	Ann Arbor, MI	Michigan	13–2
68	1993	Ann Arbor, MI	Michigan	8–1
69	1993	Ann Arbor, MI	Michigan	13–2
70	1993	Detroit, MI	Michigan	8–3
71	1994	Notre Dame, IN	Michigan	6–1
72	1994	Auburn Hills, MI	Michigan	3–1
73	1994	Ann Arbor, MI	Michigan	11–2
74	1995	Auburn Hills, MI	Michigan	9–3
75	1995	Notre Dame, IN	Notre Dame	6–3
76	1996	Ann Arbor, MI	Michigan	11–1
77	1996	Notre Dame, IN	Michigan	4–1
78	1996	Auburn Hills, MI	Michigan	5–2
79	1996	Notre Dame, IN	Michigan	6–3
80	1997	Ann Arbor, MI	Michigan	3–1
81	1997	Ann Arbor, MI	Michigan	6–1
82	1998	Notre Dame, IN	Michigan	7–2
83	1998	Ann Arbor, MI	Michigan	5–4^OT
84	1998	Notre Dame, IN	Michigan	1–0
85	1998	Ann Arbor, MI	Notre Dame	4–2
86	1998	Ann Arbor, MI	Michigan	2–1^OT
87	1998	Ann Arbor, MI	Michigan	4–3
88	1998	Notre Dame, IN	Tie	2–2
89	1998	Ann Arbor, MI	Michigan	1–0
90	1999	Notre Dame, IN	Notre Dame	3–2

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
91	1999	Notre Dame, IN	Michigan	5–3
92	1999	Notre Dame, IN	Michigan	6–1
93	2001	Ann Arbor, MI	No. 7 Michigan	9–0
94	2001	Ann Arbor, MI	Tie	4–4
95	2002	Notre Dame, IN	Tie	3–3
96	2002	Notre Dame, IN	No. 8 Michigan	2–1
97	2002	Ann Arbor, MI	No. 5 Michigan	4–2
98	2002	Ann Arbor, MI	Notre Dame	4–3
99	2004	Notre Dame, IN	Notre Dame	4–1
100	2004	Notre Dame, IN	Notre Dame	5–2
101	2004	Ann Arbor, MI	Michigan	6–1
102	2004	Notre Dame, IN	Michigan	8–0
103	2005	Fort Wayne, IN	Michigan	9–2
104	2005	Ann Arbor, MI	Michigan	6–3
105	2005	Ann Arbor, MI	Michigan	10–1
106	2005	Ann Arbor, MI	Michigan	1–0^OT
107	2005	Notre Dame, IN	Michigan	8–5
108	2005	Ann Arbor, MI	Michigan	4–2
109	2006	Ann Arbor, MI	No. 5 Notre Dame	7–3
110	2006	Notre Dame, IN	No. 5 Notre Dame	4–3
111	2007	Detroit, MI	No. 1 Notre Dame	2–1
112	2008	Ann Arbor, MI	No. 1 Michigan	3–2
113	2008	Auburn Hills, MI	No. 1 Michigan	5–1
114	2008	Denver, CO	Notre Dame	5–4^OT
115	2009	Notre Dame, IN	No. 7 Michigan	2–1
116	2009	Ann Arbor, MI	No. 1 Notre Dame	3–2
117	2009	Detroit, MI	No. 2 Notre Dame	5–2
118	2009	Ann Arbor, MI	Michigan	4–1
119	2009	Notre Dame, IN	Notre Dame	2–0
120	2010	Ann Arbor, MI	Michigan	4–0

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
121	2010	Notre Dame, IN	Notre Dame	5–3
122	2010	Ann Arbor, MI	No. 11 Notre Dame	3–1
123	2010	Ann Arbor, MI	No. 9 Michigan	5–3
124	2011	Detroit, MI	No. 4 Michigan	4–2
125	2012	Notre Dame, IN	No. 6 Notre Dame	3–1
126	2012	Notre Dame, IN	No. 10 Michigan	2–1
127	2012	Ann Arbor, MI	No. 5 Michigan	2–1^2OT
128	2012	Ann Arbor, MI	No. 5 Michigan	3–1
129	2012	Ann Arbor, MI	No. 7 Notre Dame	3–1
130	2012	Ann Arbor, MI	No. 7 Notre Dame	4–1
131	2013	Notre Dame, IN	No. 12 Notre Dame	7–4
132	2013	Notre Dame, IN	No. 12 Notre Dame	6–4
133	2013	Detroit, MI	No. 9 Notre Dame	3–1
134	2016	Cincinnati, OH	Michigan	3–2^OT
135	2018	Ann Arbor, MI	No. 2 Notre Dame	2–1
136	2018	Notre Dame, IN	No. 2 Notre Dame	2–1
137	2018	Notre Dame, IN	No. 18 Michigan	4–2
138	2018	Ann Arbor, MI	No. 18 Michigan	1–0
139	2018	Saint Paul, MN	No. 2 Notre Dame	4–3
140	2018	Ann Arbor, MI	No. 14 Michigan	2–1
141	2018	Ann Arbor, MI	No. 6 Notre Dame	6–2
142	2019	Notre Dame, IN	Michigan	4–2
143	2019	Notre Dame, IN	No. 15 Notre Dame	5–2
144	2020	Notre Dame, IN	Michigan	3–0
145	2020	Notre Dame, IN	Michigan	3–1
146	2020	Ann Arbor, MI	Notre Dame	2–1
147	2020	Ann Arbor, MI	Notre Dame	3–0
148	2020	Ann Arbor, MI	Notre Dame	3–2
149	2020	Ann Arbor, MI	Notre Dame	2–1
150	2021	Notre Dame, IN	No. 8 Michigan	5–1

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
151	2021	Notre Dame, IN	No. 8 Michigan	3–1
152	2021	Ann Arbor, MI	No. 14 Notre Dame	3–2^OT
153	2021	Ann Arbor, MI	No. 14 Notre Dame	5–4^OT
154	2022	Notre Dame, IN	No. 9 Notre Dame	4–1
155	2022	Notre Dame, IN	No. 9 Notre Dame	2–1
156	2022	Ann Arbor, MI	No. 4 Michigan	2–1
157	2022	Notre Dame, IN	No. 3 Michigan	5–1
158	2022	Notre Dame, IN	No. 18 Notre Dame	3–2^OT
159	2023	Ann Arbor, MI	Tie	3–3
160	2023	Ann Arbor, MI	No. 20 Notre Dame	2–1^OT
161	2023	Notre Dame, IN	Notre Dame	6–1
162	2023	Notre Dame, IN	No. 13 Michigan	2–1
163	2024	Ann Arbor, MI	No. 17 Michigan	4–0
164	2024	Ann Arbor, MI	No. 17 Michigan	2–1
165	2024	Ann Arbor, MI	No. 14 Michigan	5–4
166	2024	Ann Arbor, MI	No. 14 Michigan	4–3
167	2024	Ann Arbor, MI	No. 7 Michigan	2–1 ^OT
168	2024	Ann Arbor, MI	No. 7 Michigan	4–2
169	2025	Notre Dame, IN	No. 9 Michigan	5–3
170	2025	Notre Dame, IN	Notre Dame	7–4
171	2025	Notre Dame, IN	No. 2 Michigan	5–3
172	2025	Notre Dame, IN	No. 2 Michigan	2–1 ^OT
173	2026	Ann Arbor, MI	No. 1 Michigan	5–2
174	2026	Ann Arbor, MI	No. 1 Michigan	7–4
175	2026	Ann Arbor, MI	No. 1 Michigan	6–1
Series: Michigan leads 98–71–6

Notes

↑ "Michigan Set to Renew Rivalry with No. 2 Notre Dame". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. January 4, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
↑ "Big Ten Welcomes Notre Dame Men's Ice Hockey as Sport Affiliate Member". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. July 1, 2017. Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
↑ Garske, TJ (April 5, 2018). "Wolverines Fall to Fighting Irish in Frozen Four Semifinal on Goal in Final Seconds". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
↑ "Michigan Ice Hockey Through the Years (PDF)" (PDF). University of Michigan Athletics. Retrieved January 14, 2021.

[1] "Michigan Set to Renew Rivalry with No. 2 Notre Dame". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. January 4, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2021.

[2] "Big Ten Welcomes Notre Dame Men's Ice Hockey as Sport Affiliate Member". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. July 1, 2017. Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.

[3] Garske, TJ (April 5, 2018). "Wolverines Fall to Fighting Irish in Frozen Four Semifinal on Goal in Final Seconds". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 14, 2021.

[4] "Michigan Ice Hockey Through the Years (PDF)" (PDF). University of Michigan Athletics. Retrieved January 14, 2021.

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v t e Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey
Venues	Weinberg Coliseum (1914–1973) Yost Ice Arena (1973–present)
Coaches	Joseph Barss (1922–27) Eddie Lowrey (1927–44) Vic Heyliger (1944–57) Al Renfrew (1957–73) Dan Farrell (1973–80) Wilf Martin (1980) John Giordano (1980–84) Red Berenson (1984–2017) Mel Pearson (2017–2022) Brandon Naurato (2022–present)
Seasons	1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 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 2026–27
Conference affiliations	MCHA/WIHL/WCHA (1951–1958, 1959–1981) CCHA (1981–2013) Big Ten (1958–1981, 2013–present)
Rivalries	Michigan State Minnesota Notre Dame Ohio State
Culture & lore	Great Lakes Invitational The Big Chill at the Big House Cold War Faceoff on the Lake Frozen Confines
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Brendan Morrison (284 Points) Denny Felsner (139 Goals) Marty Turco (127 Wins)
National championships	1948 1951 1952 1953 1955 1956 1964 1996 1998
Frozen Four appearances	1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1962 1964 1977 1992 1993 1995 1996 1997 1998 2001 2002 2003 2008 2011 2018 2022 2023 2024
NCAA Tournament appearances	1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1962 1964 1977 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2016 2018 2021 2022 2023 2024 2026
Conference Tournament titles	CCHA: 1994 1996 1997 1999 2002 2003 2005 2008 2010 Big Ten: 2016 2022 2023 2026
Hobey Baker winners	Brendan Morrison (1997) Kevin Porter (2008) Adam Fantilli (2023)
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI

v t e 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 Frozen Confines
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