The 2022–23 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey season was the 63rd season of play for the program and 6th in the Big Ten Conference. The Fighting Irish represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. They were coached by Jeff Jackson, in his 18th season and played their home games at Compton Family Ice Arena.

Entering the season, coach Jackson brought back a veteran lineup and augmented the roster with several graduate transfers. With Nick Leivermann leading the defensive corps and Ryan Bischel holding the crease, Notre Dame was well apportioned on the back end. Unfortunately, the team had a severe lack of offense. Over the course of the year, the Fighting Irish scored 42 fewer goals than they had in 2022. That dramatic drop-off had a chilling effect on a team that had national aspirations. The Irish hovered around .500 for most of the season and were only once able to string more than two wins together. Fortunately, for Notre Dame, the Big Ten was the strongest conference this season and enabled the team to be in position for a potential at-large bid despite having nearly as many wins as losses.

The Irish ended the regular season well, taking two consecutive weekends from high-ranked teams and raising themselves into the top-16. The good stretch also lifted the team up to 4th in the conference standings, giving Notre Dame a home site for the quarterfinals. With other teams still vying for a tournament appearance, the Irish needed a decent postseason run to remain above the cut line and they were faced with Michigan State in the first round. The Spartans, too, were competing for an at-large bid and whichever of the two lost the best-of-three series would be knocked out of contention.^[1] Ryan Bischel held off a strong MSU attack in the first game, earning a 1–0 victory for the Irish. The second game started much the same and Notre Dame had a 1-goal lead after the first period. In the second period, however, the wheels came off for the Irish as Michigan State scored 4 consecutive goals and evened the series at 1-all. In the deciding game, Notre Dame played as well as could be expected, outshooting MSU 39–28, going 2 for 4 on the power play and not taking a single penalty in the game. However, former Irish netminder, Dylan St. Cyr, came back to haunt his old team and stopped 37 shots to lead the Spartans to a 2–4 victory.^[2]

As of August 25, 2022.^[3]

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No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2		Ben Brinkman	Graduate	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2000-10-04	Edina, Minnesota	Minnesota (Big Ten)	DAL, 173rd overall 2019
3		Mike Mastrodomenico	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2004-04-19	Kirkland, Quebec	Lincoln (USHL)	—
4		Nick Leivermann (C)	Graduate	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	1998-09-14	Eden Prairie, Minnesota	Penticton (BCHL)	COL, 187th overall 2017
5		Chase Blackmun	Graduate	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1999-04-02	Hudson, Wisconsin	UMass Lowell (HEA)	—
6		Jake Boltmann	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2001-10-19	Edina, Minnesota	Lincoln (USHL)	CGY, 80th overall 2020
8		Justin Janicke	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	2003-06-30	Maple Grove, Minnesota	NTDP (USHL)	SEA, 195th overall 2021
9		Grant Silianoff	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	2001-01-04	Edina, Minnesota	Cedar Rapids (USHL)	—
10		Hunter Strand	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	2002-11-13	Anchorage, Alaska	Tri-City (USHL)	—
11		Jackson Pierson	Graduate	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	1999-09-10	Zionsville, Indiana	New Hampshire (HEA)	—
12		Ryder Rolston	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-10-31	Birmingham, Michigan	Waterloo (USHL)	CHI, 139th overall 2020
13		Chayse Primeau	Graduate	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	1997-09-15	Margate City, New Jersey	Omaha (NCHC)	—
14		Jesse Lansdell	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	1998-08-05	Surrey, British Columbia	Vernon (BCHL)	—
17		Ryan Helliwell	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	2002-08-05	Burnaby, British Columbia	Trail (BCHL)	—
19		Landon Slaggert (A)	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-06-25	South Bend, Indiana	NTDP (USHL)	CHI, 79th overall 2020
20		Niko Jovanovic	Freshman	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	2002-06-13	West Vancouver, British Columbia	Spruce Grove (AJHL)	—
21		Fin Williams	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	2003-04-21	North Vancouver, British Columbia	Penticton (BCHL)	—
22		Jack Adams	Graduate	F	6' 6" (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1997-02-05	Boxford, Massachusetts	Providence (HEA)	DET, 162nd overall 2017
23		Brady Bjork	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	1999-05-17	Mequon, Wisconsin	St. Cloud (NAHL)	—
24		Drew Bavaro	Junior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	2000-06-10	Bradenton, Florida	Bentley (AHA)	—
25		Solag Bakich	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1998-01-08	Dallas, Texas	Waterloo (USHL)	—
26		Zach Plucinski	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	2000-07-26	Eagle River, Alaska	Omaha (USHL)	—
27		Trevor Janicke (A)	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2000-12-25	Maple Grove, Minnesota	Central Illinois (USHL)	ANA, 132nd overall 2019
28		Tyler Carpenter	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	2000-08-27	Palatine, Illinois	Omaha (USHL)	—
29		Jack Williams	Freshman	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2001-06-21	St. Louis, Missouri	Waterloo (USHL)	—
30		Ryan Bischel	Senior	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-07-05	Medina, Minnesota	Fargo (USHL)	—
32		Hunter Weiss	Sophomore	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2001-03-29	Lake Forest, Illinois	Minnesota Magicians (NAHL)	—
33		Josh Graziano	Junior	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2000-03-22	Buffalo, New York	Johnstown (NAHL)	—

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USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1, 13 and 26.