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ND SPORTS have it that way than playing down to our opponents. I'd rather try to play up to people that I know our guys are going to be motivated to play." To be the best this season, Notre Dame will have to develop a lot more scoring depth than it had a year ago, and it will have to once again find what was the centerpiece of previous runs to the Frozen Four under Jack- son — strong goaltending. The coach said that he hopes junior Steven Sum- merhays will be the long-term answer between the pipes. Summerhays enters the year as the 2012-13 HOCKEY SCHEDULE date opponent Oct. 7 USA U-18 Team* Oct. 12 vs. Maine^ definitive No. 1 goalie for the Irish after finishing last spring on a high note. He found a rhythm in net with back-to-back shutouts in late Febru- ary and kept the Irish in the game that eventually ended their season against Michigan in the CCHA quar- terfinals. "After playing well at the end of last year and finishing the season some- what strong, I think that I was right there. I definitely could be the guy to play every game," he said. "It pushed me that much harder to train this sum- mer even more than I had in the past." The key, Summerhays said, is much Oct. 13 vs. Army/Neb.-Omaha^ 6:30 p.m. Oct. 18 Minnesota-Duluth Oct. 19 Minnesota-Duluth Oct. 26 at Northern Michigan Oct. 27 at Northern Michigan Nov. 2 Western Michigan Nov. 4 Western Michigan Nov. 9 at Boston College Nov. 15 at Michigan Nov. 16 at Michigan Nov. 23 North Dakota Nov. 24 North Dakota 5:05 p.m. 6 p.m. time 7:35 p.m. 7:35 p.m. 7:35 p.m. 7:35 p.m. 7:35 p.m. 5:05 p.m. 7 p.m. Nov. 30 Lake Superior State Dec. 1 Lake Superior State Dec. 7 Michigan State Dec. 8 Michigan State Dec. 15 at Bowling Green Jan. 5 at Minnesota Jan. 11 at Michigan State Jan. 12 at Michigan State Jan. 15 at Bowling Green Jan. 18 Alaska Jan. 19 Alaska the same as the rest of his classmates. The young and inexperienced excuses are no longer on the table for the ju- nior class that carries this team. They have seen highs and lows during their first two years of college and at times have been dragged down by both. Summerhays said now it's up to them to find the "happy medium" that they hope will lead to a happy finish. ✦ Jan. 25 Ferris State Jan. 26 Ferris State Feb. 1 at Ohio State Feb. 2 at Ohio State Feb. 8 Michigan Feb. 9 Michigan Feb. 15 at Miami (Ohio) Feb. 17 vs. Miami (Ohio)# Feb. 22 at Western Michigan Feb. 23 at Western Michigan March 1 Bowling Green March 2 Bowling Green 7:35 p.m. 7:35 p.m. 7:35 p.m. 5:05 p.m. 7:35 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:07 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:35 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:35 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:35 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:35 p.m. 1 p.m. Kansas City, Mo.; # Hockey City Classic at Soldier Field in Chicago * Exhibition; ^ Ice Breaker Tournament at 7:35 p.m. 7:35 p.m. 7:35 p.m. 7:05 p.m.