Jeff Jackson's Fighting Irish Icers rebounded yesterday afternoon -- after a tough loss the night before to eventual champion Minnesota State -- to beat the 10th ranked Terriers of Boston U in a shootout at the Shillelagh Tournament in Chicago. The win over Boston -- which everyone expected to be the Shillelagh's Championship game -- gave the #12 Irish a 3rd place finish in the tournament. The big stat of the game -- the Irish out-shot Boston; 42-19 -- yet the Irish trailed late in the 3rd period before scoring a short handed goal to tie the game and put it into overtime.
The short handed goal was the 9th of the season for Notre Dame -- tops in the nation! It's always a big win in college hockey when you beat Boston U!
A ND GO IRISH BLOG thank you to regular contributor Dr. Jim Clancy for tracking down this story!
