These days, we’ve been speaking lots about Notre Dame benefiting from the switch portal. They not too long ago added two defensemen for the 2022-23 season in Drew Bavaro and Ben Brinkman. Now, the Irish have a brand new outlet for scoring to look ahead to because of the addition of ahead Jackson Pierson from New Hampshire.
In 4 seasons with the Wildcats, Pierson scored 88 factors, together with 31 objectives, in 115 video games over 4 years. As a senior, he served as an alternate captain. His 24 factors from the previous season would have tied him for seventh on the Irish. Hockey East additionally honored him with the Len Ceglarski Particular person Sportsmanship Award.
Pierson is also returning to his dwelling state as he hails from Zionsville, a suburb of Indianapolis. His household additionally has a historical past of school sports activities in Indiana as Todd, his father, was a baseball participant at Purdue. Let’s hope for the Irish’s sake, these athletic genes will repay for them.
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