Tribune Correspondent
SOUTH BEND — Notre Dame’s postseason hockey destiny is riding on its own sticks this weekend when the Fighting Irish close out the Big Ten regular season at powerhouse Michigan in its oftentimes friendly (for the Irish) confines of Yost Ice Arena in Ann Arbor, Mich.
On paper, the odds that coach Jeff Jackson’s No. 19 Irish (14-14-4 overall, 9-10-3 Big Ten for 31 points, tied with Penn State for fifth) can finish among the top four teams in the league are long.