Now that things are settling down on the football side, focus can shift to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish hockey team, the #8 ranked team in the country, who return to the ice and welcome #18 Ohio State to South Bend for a two game series. Notre Dame has been out of action for two weeks but are coming off a series sweep of the then top ranked Michigan Wolverines. Notre Dame will be looking to continue the strong play and gain ground in the Big Ten conference standings at the same time, as they sit in fourth place just two points behind Ohio State.