At the renowned University of Notre Dame, it is tough to name one person who
did more to put their sport and team on the map in Irish colors than recently retired Head Hockey Coach, Jeff Jackson.
Photo by The Irish Tribune
Jackson’s first season behind the Irish bench occurred in 2005-06 and the rest was indeed history. The two-time Spencer Penrose Award Winning (coach of the year) coaching career will go down in Notre Dame and NCAA record books. After inheriting a team that went 5-27-6 the season prior, Jackson completely flipped the program around. In 19 seasons with the Irish, Jackson compiled a 419-291-74 record, giving him the best winning percentage for a Notre Dame hockey coach since Paul Castner went 19-5-1 across four seasons from 1919-1923 over a century ago. Jackson's success includes five Conference Championships and four Frozen Four appearances.
The impact Jackson had on the Notre Dame community most notably stands in the form of the Compton Ice Arena. After nearly just four seasons behind the bench and the program on a meteoric rise, the University announced plans to construct the Compton Ice Arena in February 2009. Before Compton, the Irish played in the North Dome at the Joyce Center, which held 2,857 fans. When Compton opened in October 2011, the capacity was nearly doubled to 5,022, a direct result of Jackson’s success that put the Irish on the same level as some of the elite programs in the country.
Below are some notable seasons and players that Coach Jackson had an impact on as the Irish coach:
Best Seasons:
2006-07
Jackson’s 2nd season (Spencer Penrose Award Winner)
32-7-3; most wins in program history
CCHA Champions, defeated Michigan in the final
Lost to MSU in regional finals, was the furthest ND had been in the NCAA tourney at the time
2007-08
27-16-4
Finished 4th in CCHA
Made NCAA Tournament as an at-large, lost in the National Championship to Boston College
Defeated Michigan in OT in Frozen Four semifinal
2008-09
31-6-3; best win percentage in program history
CCHA Champions, defeated Michigan in the final
Upset by Bemidji State in NCAA regional semifinal
2010-11
25-14-5
Finished 4th in CCHA
Made NCAA Tournament as an at-large, lost to Minnesota-Duluth in Frozen Four semifinal
2012-13
25-13-3
CCHA Champions, defeated Michigan in the final
Upset by St. Cloud State in NCAA regional semifinal
2016-17
23-12-5
Finished 4th in Hockey East
Made NCAA Tournament as an at-large, lost to Denver in Frozen Four semifinal
2017-18
1st season in Big Ten
28-10-2
Jackson wins his second Spencer Penrose Award
Big Ten Champions, defeated OSU in OT in the final
Lost National Championship to Minnesota-Duluth
2018-19
23-14-3
Big Ten Champions, defeated Penn State in final
Lost NCAA Regional Final to UMass
Most Impactful Players:
Forwards
Mark Van Guilder (2005-2008)
125 GP, 39-51-90
Erik Condra (2005-2009)
159 GP, 48-110-158
‘09 Second Team All-American
Ryan Thang (2006-2010)
159 GP, 57-58-115
Kevin Deeth (2006-2010)
164 GP, 35-79-114
Ben Ryan (2007-2011)
159 GP, 35-62-97
Calle Ridderwall (2007-2011)
156 GP, 57-34-91
Bill Maday (2008-2012)
153 GP, 45-60-105
Anders Lee (2010-2013)
125 GP, 61-55-116
‘14 Second Team All-American
T.J. Tynan (2010-2014)
164 GP, 54-107-161
Tim Taylor Award Winner, aka most outstanding freshman (‘11)
Bryan Rust (2010-2014)
161 GP, 43-54-97
Jeff Costello (2010-2014)
145 GP, 41-41-82
Mario Lucia (2012-2016)
151 GP, 61-48-109
Thomas Di Pauli (2012-2016)
145 GP, 30-48-78
Anders Bjork (2014-2017)
115 GP, 40-69-109
‘17 Second Team All-American
Jake Evans (2014-2018)
158 GP, 41-97-138
Senior CLASS Award Winner, aka most outstanding senior (‘18)
Andrew Oglevie (2015-2018)
107 GP, 41-48-89
Dylan Malmquist (2015-2019)
150 GP, 40-51-91
Cam Morrison (2016-2020)
149 GP, 44-51-95
Cal Burke (2016-2020)
146 GP, 36-52-88
Trevor Janicke (2019-2024)
175 GP, 44-41-85
Landon Slaggert (2020-2024)
136 GP, 47-45-92
Defensemen
Kyle Lawson (2006-2010)
161 GP, 17-73-90
Brett Blatchford (2006-2010)
153 GP, 6-67-73
Ian Cole (2007-2010)
111 GP, 17-48-65
‘09 First Team All-American
Sam Calabrese (2009-2013)
126 GP, 10-44-54
Stephen Johns (2010-2014)
162 GP, 15-42-57
Shayne Taker (2010-2014)
152 GP, 8-39-47
Robbie Russo (2011-2015)
142 GP, 28-66-94
‘15 Second Team All-American
Jordan Gross (2014-2018)
159 GP, 36-85-121
Bobby Nardella (2015-2019)
147 GP, 24-79-103
‘19 Second Team All-American
Andrew Peeke (2016-2019)
119 GP, 12-40-52
Matt Hellickson (2017-2021)
146 GP, 13-39-52
Spencer Statsney (2018-2022)
143 GP, 16-47-63
Nick Leiverman (2018-2023)
147 GP, 23-55-78
Goalies
David Brown (2005-2007)
70 GP, .923 SV%, 39-21-7
Senior CLASS Award Winner, aka most outstanding senior, (‘07)
‘07 First Team All-American
Jordan Pearce (2005-2009)
94 GP, 59-26-7
Mike Johnson (2009-2013)
99 GP, .901 SV%, 43-34-13
Steven Summerhays (2010-2014)
106 GP, .914 SV%, 57-38-5
Cal Petersen (2014-2017)
110 GP, .924 SV%, 55-39-15
Cale Morris (2016-2020)
106 GP, .931 SV%, 58-35-11
Mike Richter Award Winner, aka most outstanding goalie (‘18)
‘18 First Team All-American
Ryan Bischel (2019-2024)
105 GP, .924 SV%, 47-44-7
‘23 Second Team All-American
Other notable players who spent time at Notre Dame under Coach Jackson:
Kyle Palmieri
Riley Sheahan
Vinnie Hinostroza
Dennis Gilbert
Tim Wallace
Christian Hanson
Victor Oreskovich
Steven Fogarty
Alex Steeves
Nathan Clurman
Wes O’Neill
With Jackson's retirement, Notre Dame has followed through on their original plan and promoted Associate Head Coach Brock Sheahan to the lead role. Expect an introductory press conference to occur in the coming days officially welcoming Coach Sheahan.
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