(Story originally appeared on UND.com on February 23, 2016)

Driving around Edina, Minnesota, located 10 miles south of Minneapolis, you do not have to go far before you see one and then another, and another. It's a car window cling which boasts the following six words: "Edina Hockey: Tradition...Pass It On!" The entire community knows exactly what it means. Irish senior captain Steven Fogarty knows what it means. So do Irish junior Ben Ostlie, sophomores Connor Hurley and Bo Brauer and freshman Dylan Malmquist. As did the other 16 players in the Irish annals from the self-proclaimed "City of Hockey," who made the eight-hour trip southeast on Interstate 90 (if you avoid Chicago traffic), trading in their green and white for the blue and gold.

Those six powerful words stand for many things including "working hard," "doing the right thing," "representing your school and community at every moment," "being a good person," "preparing for the future" and most importantly, "giving back to those after you." These are the same principles that are the foundation for Our Lady's University.

When Fogarty takes to the Charles "Lefty" Smith Rink at the Compton Family Ice Arena for his final regular season games this weekend, he will hold his head high knowing he has done his part in carrying on the tradition. He is ready to "pass it on" to his teammates and youngsters in Edina who have never even thought about the University of Notre Dame -- but will -- if Fogarty and his Hornets' alumni have a say in it.

Read more at und.com.

NOTE: In addition to Fogarty, Ostlie, Hurley, Malmquist and Brauer from Edina, Notre Dame's roster also includes Tony Bretzman from Mendota Heights, Jordan Gross from Maple Grove and Mario Lucia from Plymouth.