New Archival Videos on the Père Murray Legacy Channel

 

The minute Wendel Clark stepped into the dorms at Notre Dame, you knew the College was witnessing a young man with a ‘heart of gold’. We saw it immediately on the ice, in the classroom, and with the camaraderie he shared with his fellow Hounds. Everyone loved Wendel! 

After a very successful career with the Saskatoon Blades in the WHL, he went on to lead Canada to a gold medal at the 1985 World Junior Hockey Championships in Finland. Canada needed his physicality, his scoring ability, and his leadership on the Canadian team.

He was chosen first overall in the 1985 NHL draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs, the team he played with on three occasions, including as their captain from 1991 to 1994. He also played on several NHL teams, but one of his greatest NHL memories for all Hounds will be accompanying Russ Courtnall ’83 and Gary Leeman ‘82 on the Leafs’ famous “Hound Line”.

 

Vincent Lecavalier gets straight to the point in this short video, reflecting on the profound impact Notre Dame had on his life—even after just two years at the College. He speaks to the importance of building strong relationships and how his time there accelerated his maturity. These invaluable lessons, along with the College’s motto “Struggle and Emerge,” stayed with him all the way to the NHL. In fact, he brought that motto into the Tampa Bay Lightning dressing room during their Stanley Cup-winning season.

Lecavalier entered the NHL at just 18 years old and quickly became a dominant force thanks to his elite skill, imposing size, leadership, and clutch performances. Primarily playing center, he had a storied career with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, and Los Angeles Kings. In 2004, he hoisted the Stanley Cup with the Lightning, and in 2007, he captured the Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy as the NHL’s leading goal scorer. Internationally, he helped Team Canada win the World Cup of Hockey in 2004.

Known for his high hockey IQ, gritty play, and offensive prowess, Vincent often thrived under pressure—something he traces back to his formative days in Wilcox, Saskatchewan.

 

 

In this 6-minute video, the role that St. Augustine played in the history of Notre Dame is explained by several people. It starts when Père discovered a copy of The Confessions of St. Augustine, and how, as young man, he changed from being a newspaper writer and possible lawyer into becoming a priest.  

Then he took the words “to him who does what within him lies, God will not deny His grace”, and made it into his lifelong belief in ecumenism, long before the word was commonly used. From the beginning of Notre Dame, boys and girls of all beliefs, or none, were welcome as students.

Père celebrated his affection for the saint by installing a stained glass window in the church bearing St. Augustine’s name. The window is dedicated to the 67 Hounds who lost their lives in WW II.