The Notre Dame men’s Hockey season is right around the corner, and on Friday, the Irish released its full schedule with the Big 10.
NOTRE DAME, Ind. — The 2026-27 season is less than a month away and the University of Notre Dame hockey team has revealed the full slate, as the program unveiled the Big Ten Conference schedule Friday.
The conference calendar features two home series in the 2026 portion of the schedule, including the Big Ten home opener Nov. 12-13 as the Irish host Michigan State for a two-game
series. The fall also includes a home series against Minnesota (Dec. 4-5) to close out 2026.
Notre Dame has three series on the road in the first half of the season, opening up Big Ten play at Wisconsin on Oct. 30-31 while also traveling to Penn State (Nov. 6-7) and Ohio State (Nov. 20-21).
After a non-conference home series with Stonehill to open the new year, the Irish have home series with rival Michigan (Jan. 15-16) and Penn State (Jan. 29-30) with an away trip at Minnesota (Jan. 22-23) sandwiched in between.
The February slate features one home series as the Irish host Ohio State (Feb. 5-6) before making the return trip to Michigan (Feb. 12-13) and Michigan State (Feb. 25 & 27).
Notre Dame closes out the regular season with a home series against Wisconsin on March 4-5 inside Compton Family Ice Arena.
The Big Ten Playoff Quarterfinals will be held March 10 while the Big Ten Playoff Semifinals will take place March 13. The Big Ten Playoff Championship will take place March 19.. All three rounds will be hosted on campus sites.
Ticket Information:
Non-conference tickets are now available to purchase at FightingIrish.com/BuyTickets. Big Ten tickets will be made available for an exclusive presale to season ticket members and other qualified groups on Wednesday, September 30 at 10 a.m., followed by the public on sale on the same day at 2 p.m.
