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• Why Notre Dame’s team chemistry is putting the Irish in national championship contention

MICHAEL CLUBB/SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Following an injury-ridden 23-24 season, head coach Niele Ivey’s side is overcoming current injuries to become a stronger program The old adage “adversity builds character” is likely a proverb because it’s the truth. There’s no better example of that than the No. 3 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball team...2025
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• Muffet McGraw talks Hannah Hidalgo off-court controversy ‘it was almost insulting to her teammates’

Photo by Michael Miller/ISI Photos/Getty Images The legendary Notre Dame coach talked about Hidalgo’s anti-gay social media post from the summer and more. There’s no denying the skill and ability of Notre Dame sophomore guard Hannah Hidalgo on the court. In her first collegiate season, Hidalgo was only the fifth player in the women’s college basketball history to earn First Team All-Americ...2025
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• Who are the No. 22-ranked 2025 NFL Draft prospects across the media big boards?

Photo by Matthew Visinsky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Ohio State’s Jack Sawyer and Michigan’s Colston Loveland headline players ranked No. 22 on various 2025 big boards. The Chargers are officially owners of the No. 22 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Today, we’re taking a look at a handful of players who are ranked No. 22 on various 2025 draft big boards from across the media. Let’s get i...2025
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• The top 10 women’s college basketball players in the ACC, ranked

Photo by Marcus Snowden/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images SBNation’s take on the best players of the Atlantic Coast Conference, so far this season. The ACC was not immune from expansion this season, joining the Big Ten in becoming a conference that now touches both the East and West Coasts. While it brings up questions, mainly surrounding its “Atlantic Coast Conference” name, it’s built up ...2025
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• Women’s basketball rankings: Plenty of shake up in the AP top-25, but top 4 teams remain the same

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images South Carolina dominated Texas and USC picked up a big win over Maryland. So far in the 2024-25 NCAA women’s college basketball season, there haven’t been weeks of monumental shifts. A couple teams here and there dropping tough matchups, but all-in-all it has been mostly consistent. That’s until last week. Week 10 featured 13 of the top 25 in the country fa...2025
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• College Football Playoff National Championship Preview: Matchups to watch and predictions for Notre Dame-Ohio State
Max Chadwick and Dalton Wasserman break down the College Football Playoff National Championship between the Ohio State Buckeyes and Notre Dame Fighting Irish....2025
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• Women’s basketball rankings: Plenty of shake up in the AP top-25, but top 4 teams remain the same
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• Jeremiyah Love’s TD run against Penn State already the stuff of Notre Dame lore

Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love bullied his way into the end zone against Penn State Football fans of a certain vintage may look back with fondness at the coaching career of Bill Parcells. The legendary head coach was a treasure trove for NFL Films, delivering incredible content whenever the cameras and microphones were trained in his direction. Perhaps one of his most memorable moments on the sideli...2025
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• Riley Leonard injury update: Notre Dame QB shaken up after hard hit against Penn State

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Notre Dame backup QB Steve Angeli finished the first half in place of starter Riley Leonard Notre Dame trails Penn State 10-3 at halftime of the Orange Bowl, with a spot in the National Championship Game against the winner of tomorrow night’s Texas-Ohio State game on the line. Game update: Leonard returned to the field to begin the second half. But Notre ...2025
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• Three prospects to know for the Arizona Cardinals in the 2025 Orange Bowl

Photo by Robin Alam/ISI Photos/Getty Images Prospects to know in the Orange Bowl. While we mourn the Arizona State Sun Devils not finding their way to the College Football Playoffs Semifinals, we can also enjoy that tonight we wouldn’t have been worrying about them anyways. No, tonight is the Orange Bowl, with the Penn State Nittany Lions taking on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and there ...2025
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• CFP Semifinals-Orange Bowl: Notre Dame Vs. Penn State Live Thread & Game Information

Photo by Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Two of the four teams in the CFP Playoff semifinals will face off this evening. The winner will advance to the CFP National Championship Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. The Penn State Nittany Lions advanced to this game by defeating the Boise State Broncos last week, 31 to 14, in their quarterfinal game. The Notre ...2025
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• College Football Playoff picks for semifinals Notre Dame-Penn State, Ohio State-Texas

Photo by Nick Tre. Smith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Debating who wins Notre Dame-Penn State as well as Ohio State-Texas Just four teams remain in pursuit of a college football national championship. It all gets underway later tonight, when Notre Dame takes on Penn State in the Orange Bowl. The winner of that game will face the winner of Friday night’s Cotton Bowl Classic between Texa...2025
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• Women’s college basketball: 3 things to watch when No. 3 Notre Dame faces No. 17 North Carolina

MICHAEL CLUBB/SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Olivia Miles approaches history as ACC play returns. On Sunday afternoon, the No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish travel south to Chapel Hill, NC to face the No. 17 North Carolina Tar Heels. It’s the first game for either side in a week, giving the time for both sides to rest and relax over the final week of the 2024 calenda...2025
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• CFP Quarterfinals-Sugar Bowl: Notre Dame Vs Georgia Live Thread & Game Information

Photo by John Korduner/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Following yesterday's New Year's Day terror attack on the French Quarter of New Orleans, the city, law enforcement, and the two teams playing in the Sugar Bowl, the Georgia Bulldogs and Notre Dame Fighting Irish decided that the best course of action would be to delay the game by one day. To ensure the safety of the teams, fans, and s...2025
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"The rumors, which have been around since 2014, reared their head again after Drake’s since-deleted Fighting Irish Freestyle clip did the rounds on social media."

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"Hannah Hidalgo isn’t just the leading scorer for the Number 2 seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish."

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"Here’s what you need to know: Brey, 64, retired as the coach of the Fighting Irish in March at the conclusion of his 23rd season helming the program."

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"Jerome Bettis, the former Pittsburgh Steelers and Fighting Irish Star, made a promise to his mother that he would return to Notre Dame and graudate."

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"Here is Notre Dame's full schedule for the 2020 season as the the Fighting Irish reached the College Football Playoff for a second time in three seasons."

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"The Fighting Irish advanced to the NCAA men’s lacrosse tournament every year during Byrne’s 13 seasons as an assistant coach, making it to the championship weekend four times and twice finishing with the euphemistic designation of national runner-up."

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"Here's a comprehensive look at the Fighting Irish."

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"McGlinchey and his Fighting Irish teammate Quenton Nelson (6-4, 330), the top-ranked guard of the class who could be a top 10 pick, impressed as well."

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"The Fighting Irish are up to Number 9 in the latest edition of these college football rankings"

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"The company is the apparel provider for various colleges, including the Maryland Terrapins, Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Auburn Tigers."

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"We watched the Fighting Irish on TV every Saturday."

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"It helps that the young Fighting Irish product is impressing in ways that don't show up on the stat sheet, too: Great blitz pickup by Theo Riddick on that third-and-2."

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• Jeremiyah Love’s TD run against Penn State already the stuff of Notre Dame lore
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• College Football Playoff semifinals open thread: Penn State vs. Notre Dame

Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images It’s Penn State and Notre Dame for the right to play in the National Championship in Atlanta. And then there were four. The first of two semifinals for the College Football Playoff is upon us. Penn State has taken apart SMU and Boise State, while Notre Dame cruised past Indiana and shut down Georgia. The Nittany Lions and the Fighting Irish will play for ...2025
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• Three prospects to know for the Arizona Cardinals in the 2025 Orange Bowl
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• College Football Playoff picks for semifinals Notre Dame-Penn State, Ohio State-Texas
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• Notre Dame-Penn State picks: 3 picks for a same-game parlay at the Orange Bowl

Amber Searls-Imagn Images See all the ways you can use FanDuel Sportsbook to bet for the College Football Playoff. The 2024-25 College Football Playoff semifinals are upon us. The two games are scheduled for Thursday and Friday, which will be followed the National Championship Game on Monday, January 20. The CFP semifinals come at a perfect time because they will be immediately followed by...2025
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• College Football Playoffs: NFL Draft Prospects To Watch

Photo by Steve Limentani/ISI Photos/Getty Images Today is the first day of the College Football Playoff Quarter-Finals. The eight best teams in the country will face off as they chase a championship. Unsurprisingly, these teams are loaded with NFL talent. Here is one player on each team that Eagles fans should keep an eye on for potential draft targets in April. All listed times are Easte...2025
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• Notre Dame women’s basketball is as good as ever under Niele Ivey, and they’re just getting started

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The Fighting Irish look a lot like the most talented team in women’s college basketball. SOUTH BEND, IND. — Hannah Hidalgo counted the points on her fingers. Notre Dame’s pint-sized sophomore supernova had just drilled a corner three off a feed from Olivia Miles to give the Irish a 10-point lead on the UConn Huskies mid-way through the second quarter of...2024
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• If Bill Belichick was out, Browns coach was UNC’s backup option after 2 interviews

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Tommy Rees is in his first year as an NFL coach after spending time at Notre Dame and Alabama Former Cleveland Browns head coach Bill Belichick shocked the world when word spread that he was even interested in taking the University of North Carolina job. Then came word of a 400-page plan that Belichick presented to UNC on how he would t...2024
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• Muffet McGraw talks Hannah Hidalgo off-court controversy ‘it was almost insulting to her teammates’
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• The top 10 women’s college basketball players in the ACC, ranked
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• Women’s basketball rankings: Plenty of shake up in the AP top-25, but top 4 teams remain the same
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• CFP Semifinals-Orange Bowl: Notre Dame Vs. Penn State Live Thread & Game Information
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• Notre Dame-Penn State picks: 3 picks for a same-game parlay at the Orange Bowl
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• Women’s college basketball: 3 things to watch when No. 4 USC travels to No. 8 Maryland

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images A top-10 matchup tips off Wednesday in the Big Ten, here’s what you need to watch With the expansion of the Big Ten to 18 teams, the landscape of women’s basketball in the conference has changed. After years of the Maryland Terrapins, Indiana Hoosiers, Iowa Hawkeyes and Ohio State Buckeyes taking their turns at the top of the conference, the USC Trojans and UC...2025
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• Women’s college basketball: 3 things to watch when No. 3 Notre Dame faces No. 17 North Carolina
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• Notre Dame surges past Georgia to reach CFP semifinals, sets date with Penn State; Previewing huge NFL Week 18

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• College Football Playoff: 2025 Orange Bowl Open Thread

Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images The College Football Playoff semifinals are set to kickoff from Miami. Follow and discuss the game with us here! The #6 Penn State Nittany Lions (13-2) face the #7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (13-1) in the CFP semifinals. The winner moves on to the 2025 CFP National Championship Game in Atlanta on January 20th. These are two of the most storied unive...2025
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• College Football Playoff picks for semifinals Notre Dame-Penn State, Ohio State-Texas
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• Women’s college basketball: 3 things to watch when No. 4 USC travels to No. 8 Maryland
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• Women’s college basketball: 3 things to watch when No. 3 Notre Dame faces No. 17 North Carolina
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• Women’s college basketball: 3 things to watch for when No. 5 Texas takes on No. 9 Oklahoma

Scott Wachter-Imagn Images Texas has two straight losses in the Red River Rivalry, but that’s without Rori Harmon. The SEC is the final power conference to start in-conference games and at 9:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, two teams entering their first seasons in the conference meet-up in Oklahoma. Just because they’re new to the conference doesn’t mean they’re new to each other, with the No. 9 O...2025
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• Remembering Tim Brown's Hall of Fame Career
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• MLB, Under Armour Reportedly Agree on Uniform Deal Starting with 2020 Season
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• Michigan-Notre Dame meet again in a different tournament
CINCINNATI - Michigan vs. Notre Dame in the NCAA Tournament, Round II. This time, on ice. A week after the Fighting Irish knocked off the Wolverines in the men's basketball tournament, the long-time rivals are going at it again, this time wit......2016
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• Former Notre Dame coach Mike Brey to join Atlanta Hawks staff: Source
Former Notre Dame men’s basketball coach Mike Brey is set to join the Atlanta Hawks’ coaching staff next season, a team source confirmed to The Athletic on Monday. Here’s what you need to know: Brey, 64, retired as the coach of the Fighting Irish in March at the conclusion of his 23rd season helming the program. Hawks coach Quin Snyder played from 1985 to 1989 at Duke, where Bre...2023
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• Promising Ivy League Lacrosse Season Comes to Abrupt and Painful End
Gerry Byrne sympathizes with seasons suddenly lost. Notre Dame even had a playbook, of sorts, when it came to abrupt and unsatisfying endings and locker rooms full of virile 18- to 22-year-old young men reduced to tears. The Fighting Irish advanced to the NCAA men’s lacrosse tournament every year during Byrne’s 13 seasons as an assistant coach, making it to the championship weekend four times and ...2020
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• Jerome Bettis is a Pro Football Hall of Famer. Sunday he'll be a Notre Dame graduate, too
Jerome Bettis, the former Pittsburgh Steelers and Fighting Irish Star, made a promise to his mother that he would return to Notre Dame and graudate. ...2022
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• Report: Longtime Notre Dame Coach Lands First NBA Job for 2023–24 Season

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• Chargers land TE of the future in new 2023 mock draft
Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images Mayer caught 18 touchdowns for the Irish over his three-year career. The Chargers have been in limbo at the tight end position since Hunter Henry was allowed to walk in free agency prior to the 2021 season. Over the past two seasons, veterans Jared Cook (2021) and Gerald Everett (2022) were signed to help bridge the gap in the meantime. Both enjoyed respectabl...2023
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• Why Ezekiel Elliott Is the 2016 NFL Draft's Top Running Back
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• Why Marcus Freeman making history as a Black and Asian head coach matters

Photo by Michael Pimentel/ISI Photos/Getty Images The first Black head coach to make a national title game means so much more than what Brett Favre will try to tell you. As Notre Dame football players tossed oranges and waved to the crowd after their thrilling 27-24 win over Penn State, Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman was asked a question by ESPN’s Molly McGrath. The game between ...2025
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• Riley Leonard injury update: Notre Dame QB shaken up after hard hit against Penn State
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• College Football Playoff: 2025 Orange Bowl Open Thread
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• College Football Playoff picks for semifinals Notre Dame-Penn State, Ohio State-Texas
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• Women’s college basketball: 3 things to watch when No. 4 USC travels to No. 8 Maryland
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• Women’s college basketball rankings: Updated top-25, Kentucky rises, Geno Auriemma ties Tara VanDerVeer

Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images UConn wins their first ranked game of the season, a battle in Kentucky and teams make a case for top-25 rankings NCAA women’s basketball continued to surprise in week two. Top-25 teams fell to both ranked and unranked opponents, a new team emerges out of Texas and the Buckeyes almost fall to a mid-major. Here are the current rankings and what stood out...2024
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• College Football Playoff released first top-25 rankings of season with plenty of surprises

Photo by Tom Hauck/Getty Images The first College Football Playoff rankings are out with Oregon at No. 1. This season marks the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff. And after weeks of games, and speculation, we have our first official College Football Playoff rankings of the 2024 season. Tuesday began with several undefeated teams in the AP Top 25 rankings, including Oregon (No. 1),...2024
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• Auburn flipped top 2025 quarterback recruit Deuce Knight. What could be next for its recruiting class?

Barbara Gauntt/Clarion Ledger / USA TODAY NETWORK Knight now is at the forefront of a Top 3 class in the cycle, with the Tigers looking to push for the overall No. 1 class in 2025. The Auburn Tigers made the headlines this week when they finally were able to flip high four-star quarterback Deuce Knight from the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, getting the headliner of their 2025 recruiting class...2024
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• Ravens potential plug-and-play prospects: Offensive tackles

Photo by Ric Tapia/Getty Images Possible targets for the Ravens in the 2024 NFL Draft who could come in and start on the end of their offensive line right away as rookies. Aside from first-round wide receiver Zay Flowers who quickly established himself as a starter and broke multiple franchise records during a standout rookie campaign, the Baltimore Ravens 2023 rookie class mostly consiste...2024
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• Cowboys countdown to kickoff: #70 Zack Martin
Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images The Dallas Cowboys face the New York Giants in Week 1. And we’re counting down to it by jersey numbers. We’re continuing our countdown to the opening game of the Dallas Cowboys 2023 regular season. Each day we’ll present a new player whose jersey number represents the countdown to opening day. Today is number 70. OG Zack MartinBorn: 20th November 1990 (32...2023
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• Pipe Dreams: How a Notre Dame Tradition Bonds Brian Tevlin with His Late Brother
THE BLACKWOOD PIPES PROTRUDE FROM A VELVET POUCH, held in alignment by green silk cords with tassels as Brian Tevlin hoists the bass drone over his left shoulder and puffs into the blow stick. The air leaves his lungs and inflates the bag to reveal a Celtic cross sewn into the fabric. An A-sharp minor tonic fills the concrete aperture of Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The bagpipes that once b...2023
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• Morning Flurries: shortened season and Tyler Seguin’s cologne ads
Tyler Seguin has officially hit the level of quarantine horny™ that the rest of the world did back in late spring. The Dallas Stars alternate captain has been in the news for his off-ice behavior throughout his career, although it’s been a roller coaster of a journey watching him go from a healthy scratch for missing team meetings to a rubber duck-carrying nude model for ESPN (who talked about ho...2020
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• Colorado Avalanche prospect report: Three-goal weeks for Bowen Byram and Alex Beaucage
Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images Notre Dame’s season is over. All NCAA hockey conferences’ regular seasons wrapped up over the weekend, so next week’s prospect report will be primarily playoff-oriented. The CHL’s regular season will end in a couple of weeks as well. Just a reminder, these prospect reports only follow Avalanche prospects who are Not Goalies and Not In The AHL (we have other ...2020
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