Craig Chval ('15) | Nov. 30, 2012 | Irish UNDerground

Following a controversial Thanksgiving series with visiting North Dakota last week, the Irish are back in action Friday and Saturday with their hardest stretch of the season behind them.

I think I talk about this every week, but Notre Dame just concluded an eleven-game streak against ranked opponents. After doing battle with Minnesota-Duluth, Northern Michigan, Western Michigan, Boston College, Michigan, and North Dakota, the Irish have come out 7-4 in that stretch and 9-4 overall. They are ranked sixth in the country and have a CCHA-best 5-1 conference record, putting them only one point behind Miami in the standings with two games in hand.

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