Lefty Smith 19 Seasons 1968-87 307-320-31 (.490) 1968-69 – Won 16 • Lost 8 • Tied 3 Captain: Dean Daigler Nov. 22 at Ohio University 23 at Ohio University Dec. 11 at Windsor (OT) 13 at Air Force 14 at Air Force 20 at Gustavus Adolphus 21 at St. Mary’s (OT) Jan. 4 at Illinois H.C. 9 Ohio University 10 Ohio University (OT) 11 Detroit 17 St. John’s 18 St. John’s 19 St. Thomas 20 St. Thomas (OT) 30 Wisconsin 31 Wisconsin Feb. 5 Lake Forest 7 St. Mary’s 8 St. Mary’s 12 Illinois H.C. 14 vs. Wisconsin^ 15 at Wisconsin 18 at Lake Forest 23 vs. Purdue H.C.# 28 Gustavus Adolphus Mar. 1 at Ohio State Season goals for and against ^ – Milwaukee, Wis. # – Indianapolis, Ind.
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Front row (from left): Phil Wittliff, Dean Daigler and Jim Blainey. Standing (from left): Head coach Lefty Smith, Jim Morin, Mike Collins, Bruce Britton, Mark Longar, John Womack, Mike Gearen, John Barry, Dick Tomasoni, Tom Reid, Mike Bars, Jim Cordes, Paul O’Neil, Pat McMahon, Jim Lockhart, John Roselli, Joe Bonk, Kevin Hoene and assistant coach Tim McNeill.
1969-70 – Won 21 • Lost 8 • Tied 1
Captain: Phil Wittliff Nov. 15 Windsor W 8 3 28 Ohio University W 8 5 29 Ohio University W 10 0 Dec. 5 at Wisconsin L 3 7 6 at Wisconsin L 1 5 12 at Ohio State (OT) L 3 4 13 at Bowling Green W 9 3 17 vs. Salem State^ W 8 4 18 at Merrimack^ W 5 1 20 at Boston College L 3 7 29 Boston College L 4 7 Jan. 2 vs. Hamilton# W 4 2 3 vs. Penn# W 5 2 9 at Ohio University L 3 4 10 at Ohio University W 7 4 13 Lake Forest W 15 2 16 Ohio State W 6 3 17 Ohio State W 7 1 30 at Air Force W 11 5 31 at Colorado College L 4 5 Feb. 2 at Colorado College W 5 4 3 at Air Force L 4 5 6 St. Mary’s W 10 1 7 St. Mary’s W 8 5 13 at Lake Forest W 10 1 18 Bowling Green (OT) T 4 4 27 Colorado College W 6 4 28 Colorado College W 5 4 Mar. 6 Air Force W 4 3 7 Air Force W 6 3 Season goals for and against 186 108 ^ – Merrimack Tournament (Billerica Forum, North Billerica, Mass.) # – Nichols Tournament (Dann Memorial Rink, Buffalo, N.Y.)
1970-71 – Won 13 • Lost 16 • Tied 2 Captains: Phil Wittliff, John Roselli Nov. 20 at Michigan Tech L 21 at Michigan Tech (OT) L Dec. 11 Michigan State L 12 Michigan State W 19 Wisconsin W 20 Wisconsin (OT) T 28 at Northeastern^ W 29 at Boston University^ L 30 at Boston College W Jan. 8 at Air Force W 9 at Air Force W 12 at Colorado College L 13 at Colorado College W 15 at Denver L 16 at Denver L 22 North Dakota (OT) W 23 North Dakota L 29 at Michigan State L 30 at Michigan State L Feb. 5 Denver L 6 Denver W 12 at Minnesota-Duluth (OT) T 13 at Minnesota-Duluth (OT) L 19 at Michigan W 20 at Michigan W 26 at Bowling Green L 27 Bowling Green L Mar. 6 U.S. Nationals L 7 U.S. Nationals L 12 Air Force W 13 Air Force W Season goals for and against ^ – Boston Arena Christmas Tournament
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Dean Daigler captained the Notre Dame hockey team in 1968-69, when the program returned from a 41-year nonvarsity hiatus.
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