2008 Woodie Awards
Hockey: The puck drops here
Icers take on UAH in NCAA first round
Dan Murphy
Issue date: 3/23/07 Section: Sports
"We just have to do what we do," O'Neill said. "We shut down a pretty good offensive team in Michigan, limiting them to one goal. We just have to do the same thing against these guys."
With the top defense in the country, Notre Dame has shut down potent scorers all postseason, but the Irish backliners have also contributed on the offensive end. O'Neill, who failed to score during the regular season, has netted three goals in the playoffs.
"We just have to pick our spots and jump in when we get the opportunities," he said.
If Notre Dame makes it past Huntsville tonight, it will play again Saturday against the winner of Michigan State and Boston University for a chance to move to the Frozen Four.
Both the Spartans and Terriers play a defensive style of hockey, similar to the Irish.
"There is a big difference between the styles of play," Jackson said. "All I know is that both teams are very capable of being in the Frozen Four."
Boston University goaltender John Curry and the Spartans' Jeff Lerg both have been terrific in net all season. Curry is currently ranked third in the country in goals-against average at 1.92. Only Notre Dame's Dave Brown and Vermont's Joe Fallon have done better this year.
Saturday's game starts at 8:30 p.m., and all of this weekend's games can be seen on ESPNU.
With the top defense in the country, Notre Dame has shut down potent scorers all postseason, but the Irish backliners have also contributed on the offensive end. O'Neill, who failed to score during the regular season, has netted three goals in the playoffs.
"We just have to pick our spots and jump in when we get the opportunities," he said.
If Notre Dame makes it past Huntsville tonight, it will play again Saturday against the winner of Michigan State and Boston University for a chance to move to the Frozen Four.
Both the Spartans and Terriers play a defensive style of hockey, similar to the Irish.
"There is a big difference between the styles of play," Jackson said. "All I know is that both teams are very capable of being in the Frozen Four."
Boston University goaltender John Curry and the Spartans' Jeff Lerg both have been terrific in net all season. Curry is currently ranked third in the country in goals-against average at 1.92. Only Notre Dame's Dave Brown and Vermont's Joe Fallon have done better this year.
Saturday's game starts at 8:30 p.m., and all of this weekend's games can be seen on ESPNU.