UMass and Notre Dame set record for longest College hockey game

Shane Walsh of the Massachusetts Minutemen earned hero status when he scored in the fifth overtime to give his team a 4-3 victory over Notre Dame in the first round Hockey East Tournament matchup on Friday night.

The goal set the mark for the longest NCAA Division l hockey game ever at 151 minutes and 42 seconds, surpassing the previous record of 150:22 set in an ECAC quarterfinal match between Quinnipiac and Union in March 2010.

Notre Dame goalie and Buffalo Sabres prospect Cal Petersen also set an NCAA Division l record with 87 saves, while UMass goalie Steve Mastalerz stopped 75 shots.

The Hockey East website reports nearly 4,000 people stuck around until 1:24 a.m. Eastern time to watch the marathon game at Compton Family Ice Arena in South Bend, Indiana. The win put the Minutemen up 1-0 in the best-of-three playoff series.