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Divver: Time to break the ice on Irish vs. Friars rivalry

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  • Kevin Rooney, celebrating a goal with Stephen McParland at Brown on Jan. 3, says PC vs. Notre Dame is starting to become a bigger rivalry.

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    PROVIDENCE — Search the Providence College record book, from A(rmy) to Z(ancanaro), and you won't find any trace of an on-ice rivalry between the Friars and the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame.
    That's because the schools have faced off only nine times — ever — which is odd. Even though both schools had been playing hockey for decades, the first PC-Notre Dame game wasn't until 1999, a 2-1 Friar win at the Ice Breaker Tournament in Denver.