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OctOber3 Sun. Guelph (exhibition game) 5:05 p.m.8 Fri. at Warrior College Hockey Ice Breaker Tournament (Scottrade Center - at St. Louis, Mo.) Notre Dame vs. Holy Cross 5:30 p.m. (CT) Wisconsin vs. Boston University 8:30 p.m. (CT)10 Sun. Third-place game Noon (CT) Championship game 3:00 p.m. (CT)14 Thur. Lake Superior State 7:35 p.m.15 Fri. Lake Superior State 7:35 p.m.23 Sat. Boston College 7:05 p.m.29 Fri. Western Michigan * 7:35 p.m.30 Sat. at Western Michigan * 7:35 p.m.

NOvember5 Fri. at Bowling Green * 7:05 p.m.6 Sat. at Bowling Green * 7:05 p.m.12 Fri. at Michigan * 7:35 p.m.13 Sat. at Michigan * 7:35 p.m.19 Fri. Michigan State * 7:35 p.m.20 Sat. Michigan State * 5:05 p.m.26 Fri. at North Dakota 7:37 p.m. (CT)27 Sat. at North Dakota 7:07 p.m. (CT)

December3 Fri. at Miami * 7:35 p.m.4 Sat. at Miami * 7:05 p.m.11 Sat. Northern Michigan * 7:05 p.m.12 Sun. Northern Michigan * 4:05 p.m.29 Wed. Canisius 7:05 p.m.

JaNuary at Shillelagh Tournament (Sears Centre - at Hoffman Estates, Ill.)1 Sat. Boston University vs. Brown 3:05 p.m. (CT) Notre Dame vs. Minnesota State 6:05 p.m. (CT)2 Sun. Minnesota State vs. Boston University/Brown 2:05 p.m. (CT) Notre Dame vs. Boston University/Brown 5:05 p.m. (CT)7 Fri. at Northern Michigan * 7:05 p.m.8 Sat. at Northern Michigan * 5:05 p.m.14 Fri. Alaska * 7:35 p.m.15 Sat. Alaska * 7:05 p.m.21 Fri. at Ohio State * 7:05 p.m.22 Sat. at Ohio State * 7:05 p.m.28 Fri. Miami * 7:35 p.m.29 Sat. Miami * 5:05 p.m.

February11 Fri. Bowling Green * 7:35 p.m.12 Sat. Bowling Green * 7:05 p.m.18 Fri. at Ferris State * 7:05 p.m.25 Fri. at Western Michigan * 7:35 p.m.26 Sat. Western Michigan * 7:05 p.m.

march4-6 Fri.-Sun. First Round CCHA Playoffs (at Campus Sites) TBA11-13 Fri.-Sun. Second Round CCHA Playoffs (at Campus Sites) TBA18-19 Fri.-Sat. at CCHA Championships (at Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Mich.) TBA25-27 Fri.-Sun. at NCAA Midwest Regional (at Regional Sites) TBA

april7 & 9 Thur./Sat. at NCAA Frozen Four (Xcel Energy Center – St. Paul, Minn.) TBA

HOME GAMES IN BOLD* CCHA Conference gamesDates and times subject to change; times local to site

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National Championships (11 in football, seven in fencing, two in women’s soccer, two in men’s tennis, one in men’s golf, men’s cross country and women’s basketball)

8Conference championships won by Irish teams in 2009-10 (BIG EAST, Midwest Fencing Conference)

107BIG EAST Conference championships won by Notre Dame in 15 seasons of league play

216All-time Academic All-Americans, second most of any school, including six in 2009-10

90 Academic All-America honorees since 2000; no school has more

9 Irish programs which finished their 2009-10 campaign ranked

19 Notre Dame teams (out of 22) with a graduation rate of 100%

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Irish athletic teams that earned a perfect score of 1,000 in the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate report in 2009-10, second-most in the Football Bowl Subdivision

14 Programs honored by the NCAA for Academic Progress Rate scores in 2009

3Irish athletes who received the BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award in 2009-10

5,631.25Hours of community service complet-ed by Notre Dame student-athletes during the 2009-10 school year

Athletics by the numbers

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HERE COME THE IRISH

Notre Dame Football… At A Glance ..............................................22010 Irish by State and Hometown ................................................32010 Notre Dame Roster ..............................................................4-5How the Irish Were Built ...................................................................62010 Notre Dame Outlook .........................................................7-11Preseason Depth Chart ...................................................................122010 Opponent Information ..........................................................132010 Composite Schedule ..............................................................14

THIS IS NOTRE DAME

Academic Excellence .....................................................................2-3Sports Medicine .................................................................................4Strength and Conditioning ...............................................................5University of Notre Dame .................................................................6Student Body .....................................................................................7University Leadership ....................................................................8-9Athletic Facilities ........................................................................10-11Excellence on the Field ..............................................................12-13Student Welfare and Development ...............................................14Monogram Club ..............................................................................15City of South Bend...........................................................................16

SEASON PREVIEW

Hockey Quick Facts/South Bend Info.............................................18Travel Information............................................................................19Media/Hockey Information ......................................................20-22Irish Hockey Rosters ...................................................................24-25Notre Dame Hockey Notebook .................................................26-29Compton Family Center.............................................................30-312010-11 Season Preview .........................................................32-34

STUDENT ATHLETES

Brian Brooke ...............................................................................36-37Ryan Guentzel ............................................................................38-39Joe Lavin .....................................................................................40-41Calle Ridderwall .........................................................................42-43Ben Ryan ....................................................................................44-45Nick Condon ...............................................................................46-47Patrick Gaul ................................................................................48-49Sean Lorenz ................................................................................50-51Billy Maday ................................................................................52-53Rich Ryan ....................................................................................54-55Sam Calabrese .................................................................................56Mike Johnson ...................................................................................57Nick Larson .......................................................................................58Kevin Nugent ...................................................................................59Riley Sheahan ..................................................................................60Jared Beers/Jeff Costello .................................................................61David Gerths/Stephen Johns ..........................................................62Anders Lee/Kevin Lind ...................................................................63Joe Rogers/Bryan Rust ....................................................................64Steven Summerhays/Shayne Taker ...............................................65T.J. Tynan/Mike Voran ......................................................................66

COACHES

Nevada ............................................................................................111Head Coach Jeff Jackson ...........................................................68-71Associate Head Coach Paul Pooley ................................................72Associate Coach Andy Slaggert ......................................................73Volunteer Assistant T.J. Jindra .........................................................74Support Staff ..............................................................................75-80

2009-10 SEASON IN REVIEW

Season in Review ......................................................................82-83Season Results ...........................................................................84-85Season Statistics ........................................................................86-87Game-By-Game Recaps ........................................................ 88-100Departed Letter Winners ...................................................... 101-110

OPPONENT SECTION

This is the CCHA ....................................................................112-113CCHA Composite Schedule .................................................. 114-1152009-10 CCHA Review .................................................................116Opponent Information .........................................................117-122All-time Series ......................................................................123-130The Joyce Center ................................................................... 131-132

HISTORY

Irish Hockey History .............................................................. 134-137Year-By-Year Statistics ..........................................................138-139All-Americans .......................................................................140-141NCAA Tournament History ................................................... 142-143Honors and Awards .............................................................. 144-147Irish in the NHL .....................................................................148-149Irish in Professional Hockey ...............................................150-151Irish in USA Hockey ............................................................ 152-153Year-by-Year Leaders ...........................................................154-156All-time Roster .....................................................................157-164Year-By-Year Results ............................................................165-176

HISTORY

Career and Season Records .................................................... 78-181Goaltending Records ............................................................182-183CCHA Career Records ............................................................ 184-186Miscellaneous Records .........................................................187-191

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2010 NOTRE DAME HOCKEY GUIDE CREDITS

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ACADEMIC EXCEllENCE

Exceptional EducationSince its founding, Notre Dame has stressed mixing academics with

faith and has done so while becoming one of the top institutions of higher learning in the nation. Featuring five undergraduate colleges (Arts and Letters, Science, Architecture, Engineering and Business), the First Year of Studies, the Graduate School and the Law School, the University finds itself attracting some of the top students and faculty in the country. Students also participate in cutting edge research and diverse study abroad opportunities, enabling Notre Dame to offer one of the top academic experiences in the world.

1Ranking of the Mendoza College of Business by BusinessWeek, in its annual survey of undergrad-uate business programs.

22 Ranking of the Notre Dame Law School by U.S. News and World Report.

42National Endowment for the Humanities fellow-ships won by faculty in the College of Arts and Letters, more than any other university in the na-tion.

5Publications in which the University of Notre Dame is ranked among the top 25 institutions of higher learning (U.S. News and World Report, Princeton Review, Time, Kiplinger’s and Kaplan/Newsweek).

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First Year of StudiesThe First Year of Studies program provides all first-year students with

the opportunity to gain a wide-ranging liberal arts background before choosing a specific major within Notre Dame’s five undergraduate col-leges. A progressive advising program for all student-athletes enables the University to follow the academic progress of all student-athletes on a regular basis. Key to the program is the fact that it is not run by the athletics department but by the University administration.

Student-Athlete SuccessNotre Dame expects the best out of its student-athletes just as it

does of every other student on campus. Notre Dame has had unprec-edented academic success among its athletes, consistently ranking among the top NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision schools in graduation rates and academic progress. With more Academic All-Americans than any other school since 2000, Irish athletes have shown themselves ca-pable of performing in the classroom while competing on the field at an elite level.

14Programs honored by the NCAA for Academic Progress Rate scores in 2010, more than any other of the 120 Football Bowl Subdivision uni-versities. The APR measures multi-year academic success by team members.

8Irish teams which recorded a perfect score of 1,000 in the NCAA’s 2010 Academic Progress Rate report, more than any other Football Bowl Subdivision institution. Notre Dame also had 13 additional programs with scores of 990 or bet-ter and all 26 varsity teams placed above NCAA standards.

19Programs which achieved a perfect 100 percent graduation rate according to the NCAA’s Gradu-ation Success Rate, second most among Football Bowl Subdivision institutions.

100Federal graduation rate percent achieved by nine Irish teams, according to the latest NCAA figures. Notre Dame had 11 teams ranked first in their respective sport.

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Percentage of Irish varsity sports (19 of 22) to achieve a perfect 100 percent graduation rate according to the NCAA’s Graduation Success Rate. Notre Dame was one of only 10 institutions with more than half its programs achieving a 100 percent graduation rate and no other school saw more than 80 percent of its programs achieve a perfect score.

1According to 2009 NCAA Graduation Success Rate results, Notre Dame ranked first in the na-tion in graduation rates among all student-athletes (99 percent), male student-athletes (98 percent), female student athletes (100 percent), black student-athletes (97 percent) and football student-athletes (96 percent).


Notre Dame has incorporated Erika Whitman, a full-time sports dieti-cian, as a part of its Strength and Conditioning staff. Whitman continu-ally provides accurate and up-to-date nutrition education to student-athletes and coaches. Including nutrition as an integral component of all training programs enables Irish athletes to achieve optimal health and maximize performance.

14Total sports medicine staff members. Head ath-letic trainer Jim Russ leads three associate train-ers, eight assistant trainers and two physical therapists.

8,500Square feet of cutting-edge sports medicine technology, including two 3,500-gallon therapy pools, a full x-ray unit and an MRI machine.

1Notre Dame is one of only 17 Football Bowl Sub-division schools to employ a full-time sports di-etician in its athletics department.

Sports Nutrition

While no athlete plans on an injury, Notre Dame is prepared with one of the top sports medicine teams in the country to help keep its athletes fit and ready to compete. With training facilities in the Joyce Center, Notre Dame Stadium and the Guglielmino Athletics Complex, the training staff is always there to care for athletes. With approximate-ly 225 years combined experience on the full-time staff, Notre Dame also boasts a partnership with the renowned South Bend Orthopae-dics to provide first-class care.

SPORTS MEDICINE/SPORTS NUTRITION

Sports Medicine


STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING

Strength and ConditioningThe task of keeping athletes in top physical condition is up to the

strength & conditioning staff. The strength and conditioning staff knows the demands of competing on an elite level and is committed to ensuring Irish athletes are always in the best possible condition. From weight lifting to wind sprints and from warming up to cooling down, the strength and conditioning staff has every aspect covered.

10Full-time employees working with Irish varsity athletes. Notre Dame’s Olympic sports teams are led in the weight room by director of strength and conditioning Tony Rolinski and his staff.

25,000Square feet in the Haggar Fitness Complex, which is located in the Guglielmino Athletics Complex, including a weight room, a 45-yard artificial turf agility field, a Gatorade hydration station, six plasma TVs and a 28-speaker sound system.


When Father Edward F. Sorin started his school in the northern In-diana wilderness, he had only $300, three log buildings badly in need of repair and a far-sighted vision of establishing a liberal arts school to meet the growing educational needs of the frontier. He dreamed of building a great university, and in 1842, he founded the University of Notre Dame du Lac.

Over the years, the University of Notre Dame du Lac would evolve into a preeminent place for Catholic thought. While becoming one of the top undergraduate institutions in the country, Notre Dame has also been at the cutting edge of research, including such innovations as the transmission of wireless messages and the development of syn-thetic rubber. The University also has stressed residential life, with four of five students living on campus. Students come to Notre Dame not only to learn how to think, but to learn how to live, keeping faith with the vision of Father Sorin.

1842The University of Notre Dame was founded by Rev. Edward F. Sorin, C.S.C., as an independent, national Catholic university adjacent to South Bend, Ind., on St. Mary’s and St. Joseph’s Lakes.

11,731 Total enrollment at the University of Notre Dame, with 8,363 undergraduate students.

23.9 Karat gold in the famed Golden Dome, which tops the Main Building at the heart of campus.

4Notre Dame’s ranking by Princeton Review in a list of “Dream Schools” which takes into account aca-demics and student life, among other attributes.

THIS IS NOTRE DAME

The University of Notre Dame


Student BodyNotre Dame is one of a handful of universities with a truly interna-

tional student body, coming from more than 100 nations and all 50 states. The most recent freshman class featured 89 percent of students in the top 10 percent of their high school class. In addition, there are no fraternities or sororities at Notre Dame, with the school’s 28 residence halls housing more than 80 percent of the student body, serving as the focal point of social, religious and athletic activities.

95Graduation rate percentage among Notre Dame students, third in the nation behind only Harvard and Princeton.

95Retention rate between freshman and sopho-more year which thanks to the University’s re-nowned First Year of Studies Program, ranks among the highest in the country.

80Percent of Notre Dame students who reside in one of 28 on-campus residence halls, where ap-proximately 40 Holy Cross religious leaders pro-vide pastoral assistance.

50/100 States and countries, respectively, which Notre Dame students call home.


Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C, took office as the 17th president of the University of Notre Dame on July 1, 2005. He was elected by the Univer-sity’s Board of Trustees to a five-year term April 30, 2004.

An associate professor of philosophy and member of Notre Dame’s faculty since 1990, Father Jenkins had served as a vice president and as-sociate provost at the University from July 2000 until becoming president.

Prior to his service in the provost’s office, Father Jenkins had been religious superior of the Holy Cross priests and brothers at Notre Dame for three years. As religious superior, he was a Fellow and Trustee of the University.

Father Jenkins specializes in the areas of ancient philosophy, medieval philosophy and the philosophy of religion. He is the author of Knowledge and Faith in Thomas Aquinas, published by Cambridge University Press in 1997.

Father Jenkins earned degrees in phi-losophy from Oxford University in 1987 and 1989. He earned his master of divinity de-gree and licentiate in sacred theology from the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, Calif., in 1988. Prior to entering the Congrega-tion of Holy Cross, he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in philosophy from Notre Dame in 1976 and 1978, respectively.

Father Jenkins was ordained a priest in Notre Dame’s Basilica of the Sacred Heart in 1983. He served as director of the Old College program for Notre Dame undergraduate candi-dates for the Congregation of Holy Cross from 1991 to 1993.

A native of Omaha, Neb., Father Jenkins was born Dec. 17, 1953.

UNIVERSITY lEADERSHIP

Thomas G. burishProvost

John Affleck-GravesExecutive Vice President

Richard C. NotebaertChairman, Notre Dame

Board of Trustees

Patricia belliaNCAA Faculty Representative

Notre Dame Administration President: Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. Provost: Thomas G. burish Executive Vice President: John Affleck-Graves Vice President and Senior Associate Provost: Christine Maziar Vice President and Associate Provost: Donald b. Pope-Davis Vice President and Associate Provost: Dennis C. Jacobs Vice President and Associate Provost for Internationalization: J. Nicholas Entrikin Vice President for Student Affairs: Rev. Thomas P. Doyle, C.S.C. Vice President for University Relations: louis M. Nanni Vice President for Research: Robert J. bernhard Vice President and General Counsel: Marianne Corr Vice President for Business Operations: James J. lyphout Vice President and Chief Investment Officer: Scott C. Malpass Vice President for Public Affairs and Communications: Janet M. botz Vice President for Finance: John A. Sejdinaj Vice President and Chief Information Officer: Ronald Kraemer

Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C.President


Jack SwarbrickDirector of Athletics

John B. “Jack” Swarbrick Jr., a University of Notre Dame graduate who rose to national prominence as a lawyer, consultant and executive in the collegiate and Olympic sports industries, is in his third year in 2010-11 as director of athletics at his alma mater.

Among Swarbrick’s athletics initiatives are meeting the performance needs of Notre Dame student-athletes through establishment of a new sports performance division, reaching out to more former Irish student-athletes via the Notre Dame Monogram Club and other programs, utilizing emerging digital technologies to deliver better information on and access to Notre Dame athletic programs via expanded production and distribution of programming, and restructuring Notre Dame’s approach to sport administration through assignment of a unique administrator to each of the 26 Irish sports.

The past two years combined in Notre Dame athletics have featured 68 All-Americans, 14 Academic All-America selections and four NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship winners; record involvement in community service hours by Irish student-athletes; NCAA runner-up team finishes in 2010 men’s lacrosse,

2009 fencing and 2008 women’s soccer; NCAA semifinal appearances in 2009 and 2010 women’s tennis and 2009 women’s soccer, plus a 2010 third-place fencing finish; the hiring of new Irish head football coach Brian Kelly to start the 2010 season; the decision to build a new, freestanding ice hockey arena, scheduled to open for the 2011-12 season, plus the 2009-10 dedications of new facilities for soccer and lacrosse – as well as opening of the new Purcell Pavilion within the south dome of the Joyce Center, and 15 BIG EAST Conference titles along with four other league crowns in hockey, men’s lacrosse and fencing.

Notre Dame ranked number one in the country (among Football Bowl Subdivision schools) in the two most recent Graduation Success Rate (GSR) surveys -- in 2009 with a 99 (including a 97 score in football that also ranked number one).

Born in Yonkers, N.Y., and raised in Yonkers and Bloomington, Ind., Swarbrick is a 1976 magna cum laude graduate of Notre Dame with a bachelor’s degree in economics. Upon graduating from Stanford University Law School in 1980, he returned to Indiana to accept a position as an associate in the Indianapolis law firm Baker & Daniels. He made partner in 1987 and spent 28 years overall with the firm.

As a member of the Indiana Sports Corporation, including the chairmanship from 1992 to 2001, Swarbrick led most of the city’s successful proposals to a wide array of athletics organizations – from the National Football League to the United States Olympic Committee to the Big Ten Conference. His leadership efforts resulted in the city earning the right to play host to the 2012 Super Bowl in Indianapolis at Lucas Oil Stadium; becoming the home of the National Collegiate Athletic Association national headquarters in 1999; hosting the 1987 Pan American Games, 1991 World Gymnastics Championships, NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Fours and other college championship

competitions and an array of national and world championships in Olympic sports.

Swarbrick’s practice at Baker & Daniels focused on the representation of owners of sports teams and organizations that sanction or conduct athletic competitions. He served as general counsel for numerous national governing bodies of Olympic sports, including USA Gymnastics and USRowing, and as a consultant to the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta.

In his work as an advisor to the NCAA, Swarbrick coordinated the men’s College

Basketball Partnership, an NCAA-led group that addresses the opportunities and challenges in the sport, and developed the business plan for the new NBA/NCAA youth basketball enterprise, iHoops. In 2000 Swarbrick received one of the NCAA’s highest honors, The Flying Wedge Award, for his work in establishing Indianapolis as the new home of the NCAA. In 2001 the State of Indiana presented him with the Sagamore of the Wabash Award.

Born March 19, 1954, Swarbrick was named Notre Dame’s 12th athletics director on July 16, 2008. He

and his wife, Kimberly, are the parents of four children: Kate, a 2010 graduate of St. Louis University; Connor, a senior at Wake Forest University; Cal, a freshman at TCU; and Christopher, a high school senior.


In the midst of a master plan that will touch nearly every varsity team, Notre Dame has shown its commitment to providing athletes with the best possible facilities to help them compete on a national level. From new facilities to the extensive renovation of existing ones, Notre Dame is committed to giving Irish athletes every edge imagin-able. The plan will result in a drastically altered footprint on the south-east corner of campus, creating an athletics quad that will give every Irish athlete a place they will be proud to call home.

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New facilities which have opened their doors in the past five years, including the Guglielmino Athletics Complex (housing football offices and locker room, a new weight room and new sports medicine facilities), the LaBar Practice Complex (featuring two Field Turf fields and one natural grass field) and Melissa Cook Stadium (home of the Irish softball team). Three facilities opened during the 2009-10 school year: Alumni Stadium (home to men’s and women’s soccer), Purcell Pa-vilion (renovation and expansion of men’s and women’s basketball arena) and Arlotta Family Stadium (home of men’s and women’s lacrosse).

26.3Million dollars spent on Purcell Pavilion for addi-tions and renovations to the Joyce Center Arena. Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center features a three-story addition with club seating, a hos-pitality area, additional area for restrooms and concessions, as well as new space for the Varsity Shop and the Notre Dame ticket office.

3Facilities which are still on the master plan to cre-ate a comprehensive athletic quad. The hockey program, the tennis squads and the rowing team all will receive new facilities in the near future.

ATHlETIC FACIlITIES

Homes of the Fighting Irish


EXCEllENCE ON THE FIElD

Notre Dame prides itself on competing with the best in every sport it fields. Eight different programs have won national championships since Notre Dame began its first varsity team, football in 1887. With more consensus national championships in football than any other school, other programs have begun to emerge on the national scene in the 15 years since Notre Dame joined the BIG EAST Conference.

25National championships (11 in football, seven in fencing, two in women’s soccer, two in men’s tennis, one in men’s golf, men’s cross country and women’s basketball) won by Notre Dame.

107 BIG EAST Conference championships won by Notre Dame in 15 seasons of league play.

8Conference championships won by Irish teams during the 2009-10 year (six BIG EAST plus two Midwest Fencing Conference championships).

Championship Teams


Championship PeopleTo measure the success of Notre Dame’s determination to have both

academic and athletic success, one needs only to look at the numbers. From Academic All-Americans to BIG EAST Conference Academic All-Stars, Notre Dame continues to set the bar nationally.

216 All-time Academic All-Americans produced by Notre Dame, second most of any university.

90 Academic All-Americans since 2000, no school has more.

2Irish teams which have produced more Academic All-Americans than any other school in their respective sports – baseball and women’s soccer.

6Notre Dame Academic All-Americans in 2009-10:Tim Abromaitis (men’s basketball), Mike Anello (football), Cosmina Ciobanu (women’s tennis), Lauren Fowlkes (women’s soccer), Christine Lux (softball) and Michael Thomas (men’s soccer).

48 Notre Dame NCAA postgraduate scholarship re-cipients since 1964.

EXCEllENCE OFF THE FIElD


In addition to academic success, Notre Dame emphasizes giving back to the community as well. Notre Dame athletes have participated in countless service projects through the years, benefiting the Notre Dame and South Bend communities and beyond. Team and individual projects have allowed Irish athletes to see the positive impact they have in the lives of others and learn how to use their talents to benefit those in their communities.

6,000Hours of community service completed by Notre Dame student-athletes during the 2009-10 school year.

5,000Number of people directly impacted by Notre Dame student-athletes through community ser-vice work in 2009-10 by assisting over 50 local and national non-profit organizations and agencies.

1,300Community service hours completed by Fight-ing Irish football team in June 2010. Sixty-five members of the team spent two hours five days a week during the first two weeks of June at lo-cal Boys and Girls Clubs, children learning cen-ters and other organizations helping South Bend area youths.

Irish in the Community

STUDENT WElFARE & DEVElOPMENT


An Exclusive ClubThe Notre Dame Monogram Club was founded by athletics direc-

tor Jesse Harper in 1916 to bring together varsity letterwinners to pro-mote spirit, unity, leadership and sportsmanship. Today’s active mem-bers help keep past athletes connected to Notre Dame and the current student-athletes. In addition to helping contribute to scholarships, the Monogram Club has helped contribute to new facilities, especially the renovation of Heritage Hall and the Monogram Room, located in the Joyce Center.

2Post-Graduate scholarships awarded by the Monogram Club in 2010. Men’s basketball’s Tim Andree and women’s tennis’ Cosmina Ciabanu earned the second annual grants. Andree will begin law school in the fall while Ciabanu will at-tend medical school in California.

3,695Active members in the Monogram Club through the 2009-10 year. The contributions of active members entitle them to Inside Irish, a magazine for members; the annual Riehle Open golf out-ing; football tickets and makes their children eli-gible for the Brennan-Boland-Riehle Scholarship.

2.5Million dollars which have been contributed to the Brennan-Boland-Riehle Scholarship fund, which benefits the children of former Notre Dame athletes who attend the University.

NOTRE DAME MONOGRAM ClUb


Located adjacent to South Bend, Ind., the University of Notre Dame has always acknowledged its place in a greater community. Sitting be-tween South Bend and Mishawaka in northern Indiana, Notre Dame has benefited the area in ways unimaginable, especially when it comes to Notre Dame football weekends. It is estimated that the average football weekend brings approximately $6.2 million dollars to the sur-rounding community. In addition to the financial aspect, Notre Dame feels truly invested in the surrounding community, with students par-ticipating in countless service projects to benefit the greater South Bend area.

316,663 Population of the South Bend-Mishawaka area.

5.5Millions of dollars in voluntary contributions over the next 10 years from the University of Notre Dame to the cities of South Bend and Mishawaka, the town of Roseland and to St. Jo-seph County.

24Football legends enshrined in South Bend’s College Football Hall of Fame in the summer of 2010, including former Heisman Trophy winner Tim Brown. The College Football Hall of Fame was constructed in downtown South Bend in 1995 and features what is regarded as one of the most interactive museums in the world.

1,900Feet runs the East Race Waterway, the first man-made waterway rapids facility in North America. The East Race hosted the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials for kayak.

CITY OF SOUTH bEND

Notre Dame’s Neighbor

Director’s CircleMembers donating to the Rockne Heritage Fund at the $1,500, $5,000, $10,000 and $25,000 levels, receive a corresponding bene ts package.

For more information on the attractive football ticket bene t, visit our website: und.com/rockneheritagefund.

Make a Gift Today• Send a check payable to the Rockne Heritage Fund; P.O. Box 519;

Notre Dame, IN 46556. • Visit online: supporting.nd.edu and include “Rockne Heritage Fund” in

the comments section.• Specify if your employer has a matching gift program.• Notre Dame employees may request a payroll deduction form. • All contributions to the Rockne Heritage Fund are credited toward

eligibility in the football ticket lottery.

Contact InformationMaureen L. McNamara Assistant Athletics Director574.631.9443 [email protected] und.com/rockneheritagefund

Over 650 student-athletes on 26 varsity teams excelling in academics, spirituality, community service and athletics - all made possible courtesy

of the generous alumni, parents and friends who support Notre Dame’s rst athletics annual fund – the Rockne Heritage Fund.

The culmination of these gifts assists the University in underwriting athletics scholarships that are the lifeblood of every program that wants to recruit the best and the brightest and compete for national championships.

Our work has just begun. Scholarships are one of the largest line items in the department of athletics operating budget, accounting for roughly $14 million annually.

GIVE A GIFTand LEAVE A LEGACY

SUPPORTING THE SPIRIT OF NOTRE DAME CAMPAIGN

2004 – 2011

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St. Louis, Missouri

10/7 Depart via chartered bus to St. Louis, Mo. (7:30 a.m.) Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark 1SouthBroadway.•St.Louis,MO63102 Practice at Scottrade Center (3:00 p.m. CT)

10/8 Practice at Scottrade Center (9:00 a.m. CT) Warrior College Hockey Icebreaker Tournament Game vs. Holy Cross (5:30 p.m. CT) ScottradeCenter•St.Louis,Mo.

10/9 PracticeatScottradeCenter(2:00p.m.CT)

10/10 Game vs. Wisconsin/Boston University (TBD) ScottradeCenter•St.Louis,Mo. Return by chartered bus to South Bend

Kalamazoo, Michigan

10/29 Depart via chartered bus to Kalamazoo, Mich., following game at Joyce Center Radisson Hotel Kalamazoo 100WestMichiganAve.•Kalamazoo,MI49007

10/30 Practice at Lawson Arena (11:00 a.m.) Game vs. Western Michigan (7:35 p.m.) Return by chartered bus to South Bend

Bowling Green, Ohio

11/4 DepartviacharteredbustoBowlingGreen,Ohio (7:00 p.m.) HolidayInn•Perrysburg,Ohio 10630FremontPike•Perrysburg,OH43551

11/5 Practice at BGSU Arena (11:00 a.m.) Game vs. Bowling Green (7:05 p.m.)

11/6 PracticeatBGSUArena(11:00a.m.) Game vs. Bowling Green (7:05 p.m.) Return by chartered bus to South Bend

Ann Arbor, Michigan

11/11 Depart via chartered bus to Ann Arbor, Mich. (7:00 p.m.) FourPointsSheratonAnnArbor 3200Boardwalk•AnnArbor,MI4808

11/12 PracticeatYostArena(11:00a.m.) Game vs. Michigan (7:35 p.m.)

11/13 PracticeatYostArena(11:00a.m.) Game vs. Michigan (7:35 p.m.) Return via chartered bus to South Bend

Grand Forks, North Dakota

11/25 DepartviacharterdbustoCorporateWingsAirport (8:00 a.m.) CharterFlighttoGrandForks,N.D.(9:00a.m.) Hilton Garden Inn 4301JamesRayDrive•GrandForks,ND58203 PracticeatRalphEngelstadArena(6:00p.m.CT)

11/26 PracticeatRalphEnglestadArena(11:00a.m.CT) Gamevs.NorthDakota(7:37p.m.CT)

11/27 PracticeatRalphEnglestadArena(11:00a.m.CT) Gamevs.NorthDakota(7:07p.m.CT) Return by chartered flight to South Bend following game.

Oxford, Ohio

12/2 DepartviacharteredbustoOxford,Ohio(Noon) The Elms Hotel 75SouthMainSt.•Oxford,OH45056 PracticeatSteveCadyArena(6:00p.m.)

12/3 PracticeatSteveCadyArena(11:00a.m.) Game vs. Miami (7:35 p.m.)

12/4 PracticeatSteveCadyArena(11:00a.m.) Game vs. Miami (7:05 p.m.) Return by chartered bus to South Bend

Hoffman Estates, Illinois

12/30 Departviacharteredbusto Hoffman Estates, Ill. (9:00 a.m.) ChicagoMarriottNorthwest 4800HoffmanBlvd.•HoffmanEstates,IL60192 Practice at Sears Centre (3:00 p.m. CT)

12/31 PracticeatSearsCentre(1:00p.m.CT)

1/1 Practice at Sears Centre (TBA CT) Game versus Minnesota State (6:05p.m.CT) SearsCentre•HoffmanEstates,Ill.

1/2 PracticeatSearsCentre(TBACT) Game vs. Brown or Boston University (5:05 p.m. CT) Return by chartered bus to South Bend

Marquette, Michigan

1/6 DepartviacharteredbustoMarquette,Mich.(8:00a.m.) RamadaInnMarquette 412WestWashingtonStreet•Marquette,MI48197 PracticeatBerryEventsCenter(6:00p.m.)

1/7 Practice at Berry Events Center (11:00 a.m.) Gamevs.NorthernMichigan(7:05p.m.)

1/8 Practice at Berry Events Center (9:00 a.m.) Gamevs.NorthernMichigan(5:05p.m.) Return via chartered bus to South Bend

Columbus, Ohio

1/20 DepartviacharteredbustoColumbus,Ohio(Noon) The Blackwell Inn 2110TuttleParkPlace•Columbus,OH PracticeatValueCityArena(6:00p.m.)

1/21 PracticeatValueCityArena(11:00a.m.) Gamevs.OhioState(7:05p.m.)

1/22 PracticeatValueCityArena(11:00a.m.) Gamevs.OhioState(7:05p.m.) Return by chartered bus to South Bend

Big Rapids, Michigan

2/17 DepartviacharteredtoBigRapids,Mich.(Noon) Holiday Inn 1005PerryAvenue•BigRapids,MI49307 PracticeatEwiglebenArena(6:00p.m.)

2/18 PracticeatEwiglebenArena(11:00a.m.) Gamevs.FerrisState(7:05p.m.)

2/19 PracticeatEwiglebenArena(11:00a.m.) Gamevs.FerrisState(7:05p.m.) Return by chartered bus to South Bend

Kalamazoo, Michigan

2/24 DepartviacharteredbustoKalamazoo,Mich.(7:00p.m.) Radisson Hotel Kalamazoo 100WestMichiganAve.•Kalamazoo,MI49007

2/25 PracticeatLawsonArena(11:00a.m.) Game vs. Western Michigan (7:35 p.m.) Return by chartered bus to South Bend

Boston, Massachusetts (Ice Breaker Tournament)Hotel phone ........................................................... (314)412-1776Hotelfax ................................................................... (314)331-9029St. Louis Sports Commission (Media) ........ (314)345-5121ScottradeCenterPressBox ............................. (314)589-5300

Kalamazoo, Michigan (Western Michigan)Hotel phone ........................................................... (269)343-3333Hotelfax ................................................................... (269)381-1560WesternMichiganSIDOffice .......................... (269)387-4122LawsonArenaPressbox ................................... (269)387-3065

Bowling Green, Ohio (Bowling Green)Hotel phone ........................................................... (419)874-3111Hotelfax ................................................................... (419)874-3290BowlingGreenSIDoffice ................................. (419)372-7105BGSUIceArenaPressbox ................................ (419)372-1236

Ann Arbor, Mich. (Michigan)Hotel phone ........................................................... (734)996-0600Hotelfax ................................................................... (734)996-8136MichiganSIDoffice ............................................. (734)647-3810YostArenaPressbox .......................................... (734)647-7916

Grand Forks, N.D. (North Dakota)Hotel phone ........................................................... (701)775-6000Hotelfax ................................................................... (701)746-0298NorthDakotaSIDoffice .................................... (701)777-2985EngelstadArenaPressbox .............................. (701)777-0855

Oxford, Ohio (Miami)Hotel phone ........................................................... (513)524-2002Hotelfax ................................................................... (513)524-2003MiamiSIDoffice ................................................... (513)529-4330CadyArenaPressbox......................................... (513)529-1646

Hoffman Estates, Ill. (Shillelagh Tournament)Hotel phone ........................................................... (847)645-9500Hotelfax ................................................................... (847)645-9600NotreDameSID .................................................... (574)631-7519SearsCentrePressbox ..................................... (847)649-2460

Marquette, Mich. (Northern Michigan)Hotel phone ........................................................... (906)228-6000Hotelfax ................................................................... (906)228-2963NorthernMichiganSIDoffice ........................ (906)227-1013BerryEventsCenterPressbox ........................ (906)227-2492

Columbus, Ohio (Ohio State)Hotel phone ........................................................... (614)247-4000Hotelfax ................................................................... (614)247-4040OhioStateSIDoffice .......................................... (614)668-0294MunnArenaPressbox....................................... (614)292-8547

Big Rapids, Mich. (Ferris State)Hotel phone ........................................................... (231)796-4400Hotelfax ................................................................... (231)796-0220FerrisStateSIDoffice ......................................... (231)591-2336EwiglebenPressbox ........................................... (513)591-2397

Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan (Lake Superior)Hotel phone ........................................................... (906)632-4100Hotelfax ................................................................... (906)632-6050LakeSuperiorSIDoffice .................................... (906)635-2601TaffyAbelArenaPressbox .............................. (906)635-7501

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Best Inns of America425 North Dixie Way(574) 277-7700Carlton Lodge420 W. University Dr., Mishawaka(574) 271-2520Courtyard by Marriott4825 North Main, Mishawaka(574) 273-9900Fairfield Inn425 W. University Dr., Mishawaka(574)273-2202Hampton Inn and Suites52709 State Route 933(574) 277-9373Hampton Inn445 W. University Dr., Mishawaka(574) 273-2309Holiday Inn Downtown213 West Washington(574) 232-3941Holiday Inn Express120 Dixie Way North(574) 968-8080Ivy Court Inn and Suites1404 Ivy Road(574) 277-6500Hilton Garden Inn53995 State Road 933(574) 232-7700Howard Johnson’s130 South Dixie Way(574) 272-7900

The Inn at Saint Mary’s53993 State Road 933(574) 217-4641Jameson Inn215 South Dixie Way(574) 277-3211Marriott Residence Inn716 North Niles Ave(574) 289-5555Marriott South Bend123 North St. Joseph(574) 234-2000Nationwide Toll-Free Reservations800-328-7349Microtel Inn & Suites222 South Dixie Way(574) 273-4300The Morris InnOn the Notre Dame campus(574) 631-2000Quality Inn University515 North Dixie Way (574) 272-6600Studio Plus at South Bend4715 North Main, Mishawaka(574) 255-8031Suburban Extended Stay52825 State Road 933 North(574) 968-4737Varsity Clubs of America3800 North Main., Mishawaka(574) 277-0500Waterford Estates Lodge52890 State Route 933(574) 272-5220

Directions to the Joyce Center• Approaching from South or NorthTake U.S. 31 which will become Indiana 933 to Angela Boulevard. Follow Angela through second traffic light (Eddy Street). Go through that light and make second left hand turn into large parking lots. Joyce Center is in front of you with the Joyce Center Rink in the north dome. Parking is avail-able in the lots south of the Joyce Center.

• Approaching from West or EastFrom the East or West: Take Indiana Toll Road to Notre Dame Exit 77. Follow access road and turn right (south) onto Highway 31. Follow directions from North or South.

South Bend Area Hotels and Motels

NoTRE DAME QUICk FACTSLocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notre Dame, IN 46556Founded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1842Enrollment . . . . . 8,371 (undergraduate), 11,733 (total)Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fighting IrishColors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gold and BlueConference . . . . . . . . . . Central Collegiate Hockey Assoc.Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joyce CenterCapacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,713Ice Surface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200 x 85President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C.Provost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas G. BurishNCAA Faculty Representative . . . . . . . . . . . Patricia BelliaAthletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack SwarbrickSr. Assoc. A.D./Hockey Administrator . . . . . .Tom NevalaAthletic Department Web Page. . . . . . . . . www.und.comAthletic Department Phone . . . . . . . . . . . (574) 631-6107University Operator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (574) 631-5000Notre Dame Ticket Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . (574) 631-7356

CoACHING STAFFHead Coach. . . . . . . . . . Jeff Jackson (Michigan State ’78)Hockey Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (574) 631-3630Assoc. Head Coach . . . . . . . Paul Pooley (Ohio State ‘84)Pooley Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (574) 631-5227 Associate Coach. . . . . . Andy Slaggert (Notre Dame ’89)Slaggert Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (574) 631-4894Volunteer Assistant: . . . . . . T.J. Jindra (Notre Dame ‘07)Coordinator of Hockey Operations. . . . . . . . Nick SiergiejSiergiej Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (574) 631-9124Hockey Senior Staff Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sue HalaszHockey Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (574) 631-3630Hockey Office email:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]

SPoRTS INFoRMATIoNAddress . . . . . . . . .Sports Information, 112 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN 46556-5678Sr. Associate Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . John HeislerAss’t. AD/Sports Info. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bernadette CafarelliHockey Sports Info. Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tim ConnorSports Information Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . (574) 631-7516Connor’s Home Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (574) 273-1038Connor’s E-Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Information Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (574) 631-7941Notre Dame Sports Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . (574) 631-3000

CENTRAL CoLLEGIATEHoCkEy ASSoCIATIoNMedia Relations . . . . . . . . . . . .Fred Pletsch, Ted Newton 23995 Freeway Park Drive Farmington, Hills, Michigan 48335CCHA Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (248)888-0600CCHA Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (248) 888-0664CCHA web page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.ccha.com

Quick Facts/South Bend Directory


Irish Hockey onCat Country 99.9 FM

Notre Dame and theWSBTRadioGroup have teamed up with Cat Country 99.9 FM Radio to begin the third season as the radio home of Notre Dame Fighting Irish hockey.FansalsocanfollowIrishhockeyvialliveinternetbroadcastsontheNotreDame Athletic Department’s officialwebsite (www.und.com).

Back for his second full season behind the microphone will be award-winning, play-by-play broad-caster Darin Pritchett, the sports direc-tor at WSBT.

Now in his 11th year with the station, Pritchett tookovertheroleasthevoiceofIrishhockeyinlateFebruary,2009onamoment'snoticeduetotheuntimelydeathofMikeLockert,whohadhandledtheplay-by-playdutiesforseven seasons. Pritchett remained with the Irish through theNCAATournamentandtookoverthedutiesonafull-timebasisin2009-10.

A native of Petersburg, Illinois, Pritchett will continue to be heard each weekday on "JT in the Morning" and "Weekday Sportsbeat." He also will continue to host the popular "Gameday Sportsbeat" pre-game Notre Damefootball show on WSBT Radio, and, as time allows, broad-cast high school sports.

Pritchettandlong-timebroadcastpartner,RickCarter,were honored in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2009 by theAssociatedPresswith a first-place finish for outstandingplay-by-playbroadcastinginthemajormarketdivision.

In 2005, the Indiana Broadcasters Association (IBA)gave theWSBT team a SpectrumAward for a first-placefinishinsportsplay-by-playbroadcasting.

In2006, theWSBTsports teamreceivedfirstplacebythe IBA for sports coverage.

Pritchett is a 1994 graduate of Southern IllinoisUniversity at Edwardsville where he received his degree in radio and television broadcasting. At SIUE, he served as thevoiceof themenandwomen'sbasketballprogramson radio and television.

PriortojoiningWSBTin1999,PritchettalsoworkedasasportsproducerforKMOXradioinSt.Louis,Mo.,wherehe worked as a producer for Cardinals' baseball, Blues'hockey,Rams'footballandsportstalkshows.

Media Following the Irish

Associated Press (Tom Coyne)South Bend Tribune Building225WestColfaxAvenueSouthBend,IN46626(574)288-1649Fax:(574)236-1765

Electronic MediaIrish Ilustrated (Tim Prister, Jake Brown)(574)288-0329

TelevisionWNDU-TV (NBC/JeffJeffers/Angelo DiCarlo)P.O.Box1616SouthBend,IN46634(574)631-1616/1239Fax:(574)631-2916

WSBT-TV / Radio (CBS/Pete Byrne/David McCoy)1301 East DouglasMishawaka,IN46545(574)233-3141Fax(574)288-6630

WSJV-TV (FOX/DeanHuppert/ Allison Hayes)58096CountyRoad7SouthElkhart,IN46514(574)679-4545or293-9227Fax:(574)294-1324

WHME-TV/Radio (ChuckFreeby/ BobNagle)61300IronwoodRoadSouthBend,IN46614(574)291-8200Fax:(574)291-9043

RadioWSBT Radio (Darin Pritchett)300 West Jefferson Blvd.SouthBend,IN46601(574)233-3141Fax:(574)289-7382

Cat Country 99.9 FM (Bob Montgomery)300 West Jefferson Blvd.SouthBend,IN46601(574)233-3141Fax:(574)289-7382

University/ConferenceNotre Dame Sports Information112JoyceCenter(TimConnor)NotreDame,IN46556-5678(574)631-7516Fax:(574)631-7941

Central Collegiate Hockey Association (FredPletsch/TedNewton)www.ccha.com23995FreewayParkDriveFarmingtonHills,MI48335(248)888-0600Fax:(248)888-0664

Print MediaSouth Bend Tribune (Jim Meenan/Bill Bilinski)225WestColfaxAvenueSouthBend,IN46626(574)235-6161/6316Fax:(574)235-6091

Irish Sports Report (Bob Wieneke)225WestColfaxAvenueSouthBend,IN46626(574)235-6470Fax:(574)239-2646

Blue & Gold Illustrated (Louie Somogyi)1605NorthHomeMishawaka,IN46545(574)255-9800Fax:(574)255-9700

Notre Dame observer (Sam Werner)South Dining HallNotreDame,IN46556(574)631-7471Fax:(574)631-6927

Notre Dame Scholastic South Dining HallNotreDame,IN46556(574)631-7569Fax:(574)631-9648

Media Information

For interviews and information, contact the SportsInformationOfficeat(574)631-7516.Requeststointer-viewstudent-athletesshouldbemadeatleast24hoursin advance.

Credentials for home games can be obtained by contactingtheSportsInformationOffice24hourspriorto game time.

Radio stations wishing to broadcast from the Joyce Center must inform the SID office two weeks inadvance. As per CCHA guidelines, one courtesy radio line is provided for visiting CCHA opponent radio sta-tions.

Additional phone lines can be made available by callingCarolynRushoftheNotreDametelecommuni-cationsoffice,at(574)631-6014.

TheCentralCollegiateHockeyAssociation(CCHA)openedthe2010-11collegehockeyseasonwithitsannualMediaDayonWednesday,September29.Theconferenceannounceditsannualcoachesandmediapreseasonpollsalongwithapreseasonall-CCHAteam.Theresultsofbothpolls:

CCHA Coaches Poll (1st-place) Points Media Poll (1st-place) Points1. Michigan (8) 108 1. Miami (57) 8772.Miami(3) 103 2.Michigan(17) 8253. Alaska 81 3.MichiganState(1) 6514.MichiganState 76 4.Alaska 6185. NoTRE DAME 75 5. NoTRE DAME 5676.NorthernMichigan 65 6FerrisState 5467.FerrisState 64 7.NorthernMichigan 5368.OhioState 56 8.OhioState 4289.LakeSuperior 35 9.LakeSuperior 31210. WesternMichigan 29 10. WesternMichigan 22511. Bowling Green 18 11. Bowling Green 190

TheCCHAcoachesalsoselectedthepreseasonall-Conferenceteamsforthe‘10-’11campaign.MichiganandMiamiledthewaywithfourselectionswhileFerrisStatehadtwoandAlaskaandMichiganStateoneeach.MichiganseniorforwardCarlHagelinwastheloneunanimousselectiontotheteamwith10first-placevotesandatotalof50points.

CCHA Preseason First Team CCHA Preseason Second TeamPlayer, Yr., School (First) Totals Pos. Player, Yr.,School (First) TotalsCarlHagelinSr.,UM(10) 50 F CarterCamper,Sr.,MIA(3) 34AndyMiele,Sr.,MIA(7) 44 F AndyTaranto,So.,UAF(3) 31LouieCaporusso,Sr.,UM(6) 39 F MattRust,Sr.,UM(0) 21ZachRedmond,Sr.,FSU(8) 46 D ToreyKrug,So.,MSU(3) 30ChrisWideman,Jr.,MIA(5) 38 D ChadLanglais,Sr.,UM(3) 27CodyReichard,Jr.,MIA(8) 46 G PatNagleSr.,FSU(1) 20

Honorable Mention(nextsixpointtotals,regardlessofpositionwithfirstteamvotesinparentheses): Joe Sova,Jr.,D,UAF(2),23;GregerHanson,Sr.,F,NMU(2),20;Calle Ridderwall, Sr., F, ND (1), 19;ScottGreenham,Jr.,G,UAF(1),16;DrewPalmisano,Jr.,G,MSU(1),14;JustinFlorek,Jr.,F,NMU(1),12.

CCHA Preseason Picks

Darin Pritchett

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College Hockey NotesNCAA Tournament Future Sites

TheNCAAMen's IceHockeyCommitteeannouncedinJulyof2010thefuturesitesofthe2013and2014NCAAFrozenFours.Forthefirsttimeever,the Frozen Four will visit Pennsylvania with title games in back-to-backseasons.

In2013,thechampionshipwillbeplayedinPittsburgh,Pa.,attheConsolEnergy Center, on April 11 and 13 and be hosted by Robert Morris University. The Consol Energy Center is the home of the Pittsburgh Penguins and openedinAugustof2010.

In2014,theFrozenFourwillmoveacrossthestatetoPhiladelphia,Pa.,andbeplayedattheWachoviaCenter,April10and12andbehostedbytheEastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC). The Wachovia Center is the homeofthePhiladelphiaFlyersandhashostedNCAAbasketballeventsinthe past.

Future Frozen Fours2011-St.Paul,Minn.(XcelEnergyCenter)2012-Tampa,Fla.(St.PeteTimesForum)2013-Pittsburgh,Pa.(ConsolEnergyCenter)2014-Philadelphia,Pa.(WachoviaCenter)

NCAA Regional Sites

2011 East-Bridgeport,Conn.(BridgeportArenaatHarborYard) Midwest-GreenBay,Wis.(ReschCenter) Northeast-Manchester,N.H.(VerizonWirelessArena) West-St.Louis, Mo. (Scottrade Center)

2012 East-Bridgeport,Conn.(BridgeportArenaatHarborYard) Midwest-GreenBay,Wis.(ReschCenter) Northeast-Worcester,Mass.(DCUCenter) West-St.Paul,Minn.(XcelEnegyCenter)

The CCHA Celebrates 40th Anniversary In 2010-11Conference unveils a distinctive 40th anniversary logo

The 2010-11 hockey season marks the 40th anniversary of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, a conference that got its start in 1971. The CCHA will celebrate the past four decades of hockey this season honoring the teams, players and events that have occurred in the last 40 years. "The CCHA has developed a great tradition and proud history with eight national champions and six Hobey Baker Memorial Award winners since the conference’s inception in 1971," said Commissioner Tom Anastos. "Our 40th anniversary season will be a time to recognize the accomplishments of those who have set the standard of excellence in the conference over the past four decades and to look ahead to celebrating many more championship teams and outstanding individual performances in the years to come." The special logo incorporates the league’s traditional primary blue coloring along with a celebratory ribbon of ruby red, the color associated with the milestone of a 40th anniversary.

CCHA Timeline

Nov. 12, 1971 - St. Louis defeats Ohio State, 3-2, in the first CCHA game.

March 20, 1977 - Bowling Green makes the CCHA’s first appearance in the NCAA Tournament with a 7-5 loss to Michigan.

March 2, 1980 - A CCHA team appears in the NCAA Championship Game for the first time as Northern Michigan falls to North Dakota, 5-2.

March 26, 1982 - George McPhee of Bowling Green becomes the first CCHA player to capture the Hobey Baker Memorial Award.

March 24, 1984 - Bowling Green beats Minnesota-Duluth, 5-4, in quadruple overtime in Lake Placid, N.Y., to claim the CCHA’s first national championship. June 15, 1985 - Craig Simpson of Michigan State becomes the first CCHA player selected in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft when he is taken second overall by Pittsburgh. April 2, 1988 - Lake Superior State becomes the third CCHA team to claim a national championship with a 4-3 overtime victory over St. Lawrence University in Lake Placid, N.Y. March 12, 1993 - Ron Mason becomes the winningest coach in NCAA hockey history as Michigan State defeats Kent State, 6-5. April 4, 1998 - Michigan defeats Boston College, 3-2 in overtime, to give the CCHA its fourth national championship of the decade (Lake Superior State 1992 & 1994; Michigan 1996 & 1998). October 6, 2001 - Michigan and Michigan State establish a new world record for attendance at a hockey game as 74,544 fans watch the teams skate to a 3-3 tie at Spartan Stadium. April 9, 2005 - An all-CCHA officiating staff works the NCAA Men’s Frozen Four marking the first time that all three games are officiated by representatives of one conference. Steve Piotrowski, Kevin Langseth and Paul Tunison skate the championship game. April 10, 2010 - The CCHA hosts a world, indoor-record crowd for hockey at Detroit’s Ford Field as Boston College beats Wisconsin, 5-0, in front of 37,592 fans in the NCAA Men’s Frozen Four.

USA Today/USA Hockey MagazineMen's College Hockey Poll - #1 (Preseason)(first-place votes in parentheses)

‘09-’10 ‘09-’10 Rank School Final Rank Record 1 Boston College, 504 (28) 1 29-10-3 2 North Dakota, 462 (4) 7 25-13-5 3 Miami, 437 (2) 3 29-8-7 4 Michigan, 383 8 26-18-1 5 Yale, 334 6 21-10-3 6 St. Cloud State, 308 5 24-14-5 7 Maine, 281 NR 19-17-3 8 New Hampshire, 206 11 18-14-7 9 Minnesota Duluth, 195 NR 22-17-1 10 Cornell, 162 9 21-9-4 11 Denver, 146 4 27-10-4 12 Alaska, 125 15 18-12-9 13 University of Wisconsin, 115 2 28-11-14 14 Boston University, 69 NR 18-17-3 15 Minnesota, 50 NR 18-19-2

RECEIVING VoTES: Notre Dame, 43; RIT, 38; Bemidji State, 36; Ferris State, 36; Union College, 34; Vermont, 28; Northern Michigan, 18; Michigan State, 21; Rensselaer, 16; Colorado College, 14; Northeastern, 14; Nebraska-Omaha, 3; Merrimack, 2.


2010-11 NCAA Ice Hockey Rules Points of Emphasis

In this rules cycle, the “Points of Emphasis,” section calls attention to one area of the game that the NCAAMen’s and Women’s IceHockey Rules Committee believes must be improved, not through additional rules by by stronger emphasisonexistingrules.

The rules committee requeststhat players, officials and coachesconcentrate on the following area:

Contact to the Head - This is an important safety issue and the committee is concerned about someviolentcontactthathasoccurredinthegameandcausedinjury.Tomakethisrule clearer, any time a player targets the head or neck area of an opponent, it must be a major penalty and a game misconduct penalty at a minimum. This rule is notintended to cover incidental contact or contact with the head that occurs that should be a minor penalty (e.g., unintentional high stick, body check where the contact is initiated at the shoulder or torso, but the follow through makes some contact with the head).Cleardirection isbeingprovidedheretoassistofficials,coachesandplayerswith this rule.

Thecommitteeexpectsaheightenedawarenesstodirectcontacttohead,butitshould be noted that many contact to the head fouls in previous seasons that were minor penalties should remain minor penalties (e.g., an incidental high sticking foul would remain a minor for high sticking).

The committee reminds coaches and players that the responsibility remains with the player making the hit to avoid contact with the head and neck area of an opposing player. Any contact which directly targets the player’s head and neck area must be penalizedwithamajorpenaltyandagamemisconductordisqualification.Aplayerdeliveringachecktoanunsuspectingandvulnerableplayerputsthemselvesinjeop-ardy of being penalized under this rule.

Officialsaretopayparticularattentiontotheseexampleswhenapplyingthisrule.These are intended as guidance and include, but are not limited to, the following:

•Aplayerthathasjustreleasedashotorpass; •Aplayerthatdeliversalatehit; •Aplayerthatextendsanddirectsthearm,elbow,forearmorshoulderto

contacttheheadandneckareaoftheopponent; •Aplayerthatextendsthebodyandtargetstheopponent’sheadorneckarea. •Aplayerthatleavestheskatesorlaunchesinordertodeliverablowtothe

head or neck area of the opposing player. •Aplayerthatusesthestickinanywaytotargettheheadorneckarea(e.g.,

crosschecking,butt-ending,etc.).

As additional guidance, when the initial force of the contact is a shoulder to the body of the opponent and slides up to the head or neck area, this is not classified as contact to the head. This type of action may still be penalized, at the referee’s discretion, as another penalty (e.g., charging, roughing, elbowing, etc.).

Future Considerations – The committee would like the hockey community to consider the following proposals and their possible effect on the game. The committeewillconsiderthesetopicsstartingwiththe2012-13season. Reducing number of players in overtime – The issue of the way overtime games are decided, particularly during the regular season, is an issue the committee continues to believe warrants discussion and deliberation. Several other leagues remove one skater from each side during overtime periods in an effort to encourage more scoring chances and decide more games. The committee was not ready to move in that direction in this cycle, but continues to believe there is merit with this concept and will continue to keep this issue on its agenda.

Half shields — men’s hockey – The committee’s men’s members plan to collect dataandworkwithappropriatemedicalagenciesandcommitteesduringthenexttwo years to consider allowing half shields as a legal piece of equipment. Theimproved technology of the equipment seems to have merit and the coachingcommunity is supportive of this direction.

2010-11 CCHA Television Schedule

Date TV Opponent Time

Oct.2 Comcast MercyhurstatMichigan 7:35p.m.Oct.8 Comcast MichiganatBowlingGreen 7:05p.m.Oct.8 CBSC NewHampshireatMiami 7:35p.m.Oct.14 Comcast MaineatMichiganState 7:05p.m.Oct.15 CBSC MaineatMichiganState 7:35p.m.Oct.22 Comcast AlaskaatMichiganState 7:05p.m.Oct.30 Comcast FerrisStateatMichigan 7:35p.m.Nov.5 Comcast MichiganStateatWesternMichigan 7:35p.m.Nov.12 Comcast OhioStateatMichiganState 6:35p.m.Nov. 13 Comcast Notre Dame at Michigan 7:35 p.m.Nov.19 Comcast LakeSuperioratMichigan 7:35p.m.Nov.23 Comcast FerrisStateatMichiganState 7:05p.m.Dec.3 BTN MichiganatOhioState 7:35p.m.Dec.4 FSD FerrisStateatMichiganState 7:05p.m.Dec.11 FSD MichiganStatevs.Michigan 3:05p.m.Dec. 12 Comcast Northern Michigan at Notre Dame 4:05 p.m.Dec.30 FSD GLIChampionshipGame 7:35p.m.Jan.7 BTN MichiganatMichiganState 7:35p.m.Jan.7 CBSC MiamiatOhioState 7:35p.m.Jan.8 FSD MichiganStateatMichigan 7:05p.m.Jan.14 CBSC FerrisStateatMichigan 7:35p.m.Jan.14 Comcast OhioStateatWesternMichigan 7:35p.m.Jan.15 Comcast MichiganatFerrisState 7:05p.m.Jan.21 FSD AlaskaatMichigan 7:35p.m.Jan.21 CBSC MiamiatMichiganState 7:35p.m.Jan.22 Comcast MiamiatMichiganState 7:05p.m.Jan.27 FSD MichiganStateatFerrisState 7:35p.m.Jan. 28 CBSC Miami at Notre Dame 7:35 p.m.Jan. 29 FSD Miami at Notre Dame 5:05 p.m.Jan.29 FSD Michiganvs.MichiganState(atJLA) 8:05p.m.Feb.4 BTN MichiganStateatOhioState 7:35p.m.Feb.4 CBSC MichiganatMiami 7:35p.m.Feb.5 FSD MichiganatMiami 5:05p.m.Feb.11 Comcast NorthernMichiganatMichiganState 7:05p.m.Feb.11 BTN OhioStateatMichigan 7:35p.m.Feb.12 FSD NorthernMichiganatMichiganState 5:05p.m.Feb.12 BTN OhioStateatMichigan 7:35p.m.Feb.18 Comcast WesternMichiganatMichigan 7:35p.m.Feb.19 FSD WesternMichiganatMichigan 7:35p.m.Feb.25 FSD BowlingGreenatMichiganState 7:35p.m.Feb.26 Comcast BowlingGreenatMichiganState 7:05p.m.Mar.4 FSD FirstRoundCCHAPlayoffs 7:35p.m.Mar.4or5 CBSC FirstRoundCCHAPlayoffs 7:35p.m.Mar. 11 Comcast Second Round CCHA Playoffs TBAMar.12 Comcast SecondRoundCCHAPlayoffs TBAMar.18 FSD CCHASemifinal#1 4:35p.m.Mar.18 FSD CCHASemifinal#2 8:05p.m.Mar.19 FSD CCHAChampionshipGame 7:35p.m.

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Hockey Information

Season Preview

Right wing Ryan Guentzel will serve as an alternate captain in 2010-11. He is one of four seniors,

joining captain Joe Lavin and fellow alternate captains Calle Ridderwall and Ben Ryan, who will

provide leadership to a young Notre Dame team this season.


Numerical Roster

2010-11 University of Notre Dame Hockey Roster

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. R/L Birthdate Hometown Previous Team

1 Steven Summerhays G 6-0 193 Fr. L 8/29/90 Anchorage, AK Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)

3 Shayne Taker D 6-4 184 Fr. L 2/12/90 Surrey, BC Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL)

4 Riley Sheahan C 6-2 205 So. L 12/7/91 St. Catharine’s, ONT St. Catharine’s Falcons (GHJHL)

6 Patrick Gaul C 5-8 180 Jr. L 2/27/90 Pittsburgh, PA USA National Under-18 Team

8 Sam Calabrese D 5-11 183 So. R 3/18/91 Park Ridge, IL USA National Under-18 Team

9 Anders Lee C 6-3 218 Fr. L 7/3/90 Edina, MN Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)

10 David Gerths RW 6-0 208 Fr. R 9/27/90 Ankeny, IA Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)

11 Jeff Costello LW 6-0 210 Fr. L 11/20/90 Milwaukee, WI Cedar Rapids Rough Riders (USHL)

12 Richard Ryan LW 5-11 185 Jr. L 6/11/88 Toronto, ONT St. Michael’s Buzzers (OPJHL)

14 Nick Condon D 5-9 165 Jr. L 1/26/87 Wausau, WI St. Louis Bandits (NAHL)

16 Mike Voran RW 5-11 197 Fr. R 3/27/90 Livonia, MI Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)

17 Billy Maday RW 5-11 182 J r. R 2/25/88 Burr Ridge, IL Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)

18 T.J. Tynan C 5-8 156 Fr. R 2/25/92 Orland Park, IL Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)

19 Ben Ryan C 5-11 197 Sr. R 10/18/88 Brighton, MI Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)

20 Kevin Nugent RW 6-3 197 So. R 3/1/89 New Canaan, CT Tri-City Storm (USHL)

21 Bryan Rust C 5-11 196 Fr. R 5/11/92 Novi, MI USA National Under-18 Team

22 Calle Ridderwall LW 6-0 193 Sr. L 5/28/88 Stockholm, SWE Tri-City Storm (USHL)

24 Sean Lorenz D 6-1 201 Jr. R 3/10/90 Littleton, CO USA National Under-18 Team

25 Kevin Lind D 6-3 218 Fr. L 3/31/92 Homer Glen, IL Chicago Steel (USHL)

26 Nick Larson LW 6-2 197 So. L 11/14/89 Apple Valley, MN Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)

27 Ryan Guentzel RW 6-0 184 Sr. R 7/14/86 Woodbury, MN Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)

28 Stephen Johns D 6-4 221 Fr. R 4/18/92 Wampum, PA USA National Under-18 Team

29 Jared Beers D 5-11 190 Fr. R 8/15/90 Mishawaka, IN Cedar Rapids Rough Riders (USHL)

31 Joe Rogers G 5-11 189 Fr. R 2/27/90 Marysville, MI Albert Lea Thunder (NAHL)

32 Mike Johnson G 5-10 194 So. L 2/1/89 Verona, WI Cedar Rapids Rough Riders (USHL)

33 Joe Lavin D 6-2 198 Sr. L 7/17/89 Shrewsbury, MA Omaha Lancers (USHL)

35 Brian Brooke G 6-0 188 Sr. L 10/12/88 Eden Prairie, MN Eden Prairie

Head Coach: Jeff Jackson (Michigan State ’78; 6th season at Notre Dame)Associate Head Coach: Paul Pooley (Ohio State ’84)Associate Coach: Andy Slaggert (Notre Dame ’89)Volunteer Assistant Coach: T.J. Jindra (Notre Dame ’07)Coordinator of Hockey Operations: Nick SiergiejStudent Assistant Coach: Eric Ringel (Notre Dame ‘12)Athletic Trainer: Kevin RicksEquipment Specialist: Dave GilbertSenior Manager: Matt McManus ‘11

Pronunciation Guide

6 Patrick GAWL 27 Ryan GHENT-Zuhl 33 Joe LAH-vin 17 Billy MAY-day 20 Kevin NEW-jent 22 Cal-lee Rih-DER-wall 4 Riley SHAY-han 3 Shayne TACK-er 16 Mike VORE-an assoc. head coach - Paul POOL-eeassociate coach - Andy SLAG-urt

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Quick Facts/South Bend Directory

By PositionCenters (6) ...................... Gaul, Lee, Rust, B. Ryan, Sheahan, TynanLeft Wing (4) ................... Costello, Larson, Ridderwall, R. RyanRight Wing (5) ............... Gerths, Guentzel, Maday, Nugent, Voran Defensemen (8) ............ Beers, Calabrese, Condon, Johns, Lavin, Lind, Lorenz, TakerGoaltenders (4) ............. Brooke, Johnson, Rogers, Summerhays

By ClassSeniors (5) ....................... Brooke, Guentzel, Lavin, Ridderwall, B. RyanJuniors (5) ....................... Condon, Gaul, Lorenz, Maday, R. RyanSophomores (5) ............ Calabrese, Johnson, Larson, Nugent, SheahanFreshman (12) ............... Beers, Costello, Gerths, Johns, Lee, Lind, Rust, Rogers, Summerhays, Taker, Tynan, Voran

2010-11 University of Notre Dame Hockey Roster

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. R/L Birthdate Hometown Previous Team

29 Jared Beers D 5-11 190 Fr. R 8/15/90 Mishawaka, IN Cedar Rapids Rough Riders (USHL)

35 Brian Brooke G 6-0 188 Sr. L 10/12/88 Eden Prairie, MN Eden Prairie

8 Sam Calabrese D 5-11 183 So. R 3/18/91 Park Ridge, IL USA National Under-18 Team

14 Nick Condon D 5-9 165 Jr. L 1/26/87 Wausau, WI St. Louis Bandits (NAHL)

11 Jeff Costello LW 6-0 210 Fr. L 11/20/90 Milwaukee, WI Cedar Rapids Rough Riders (USHL)

10 David Gerths RW 6-0 208 Fr. R 9/27/90 Ankeny, IA Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)

6 Patrick Gaul C 5-8 180 Jr. L 2/27/90 Pittsburgh, PA USA National Under-18 Team

27 Ryan Guentzel RW 6-0 184 Sr. R 7/14/86 Woodbury, MN Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)

28 Stephen Johns D 6-4 221 Fr. R 4/18/92 Wampum, PA USA National Under-18 Team

32 Mike Johnson G 5-10 194 So. L 2/1/89 Verona, WI Cedar Rapids Rough Riders (USHL)

26 Nick Larson LW 6-2 197 So. L 11/14/89 Apple Valley, MN Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)

33 Joe Lavin D 6-2 198 Sr. L 7/17/89 Shrewsbury, MA Omaha Lancers (USHL)

9 Anders Lee C 6-3 218 Fr. L 7/3/90 Edina, MN Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)

25 Kevin Lind D 6-3 218 Fr. L 3/31/92 Homer Glen, IL Chicago Steel (USHL)

24 Sean Lorenz D 6-1 201 Jr. R 3/10/90 Littleton, CO USA National Under-18 Team

17 Billy Maday RW 5-11 182 Jr. R 2/25/88 Burr Ridge, IL Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)

20 Kevin Nugent RW 6-3 197 So. R 3/1/89 New Canaan, CT Tri-City Storm (USHL)

22 Calle Ridderwall LW 6-0 193 Sr. L 5/28/88 Stockholm, SWE Tri-City Storm (USHL)

21 Bryan Rust C 5-11 196 Fr. R 5/11/92 Novi, MI USA National Under-18 Team

19 Ben Ryan C 5-11 197 Sr. R 10/18/88 Brighton, MI Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)

12 Richard Ryan LW 5-11 185 Jr. L 6/11/88 Toronto, ONT St. Michael’s Buzzers (OPJHL)

31 Joe Rogers G 5-11 189 Fr. R 2/27/90 Marysville, MI Albert Lea Thunder (NAHL)

1 Steven Summerhays G 6-0 193 Fr. L 8/29/90 Anchorage, AK Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)

4 Riley Sheahan C 6-2 205 So. L 12/7/91 St. Catharine’s, ONT St. Catharine’s Falcons (GHJHL)

3 Shayne Taker D 6-4 184 Fr. L 2/12/90 Surrey, BC Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL)

18 T.J. Tynan C 5-8 156 Fr. R 2/25/92 Orland Park, IL Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)

16 Mike Voran RW 5-11 197 Fr. R 3/27/90 Livonia, MI Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)

Head Coach: Jeff Jackson (Michigan State ’78; 6th season at Notre Dame)Associate Head Coach: Paul Pooley (Ohio State ’84)Associate Coach: Andy Slaggert (Notre Dame ’89)Volunteer Assistant Coach: T.J. Jindra (Notre Dame ’07)Coordinator of Hockey Operations: Nick SiergiejUndergrad. Student Ass’t. Coach: Eric Ringel (Notre Dame ‘12)

Athletic Trainer: Kevin RicksEquipment Specialist: Dave GilbertSenior Manager: Matt McManus ‘11


Irish Hockey NotebookACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN HONORS – For the first time in the program’s history, two members

of the Notre Dame hockey team were selected as ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-Americans on the at-Large team following the 2008-09 season. Senior goaltender Jordan Pearce (Anchorage, Alaska) was selected first team after recording a 3.816 grade-point average in his double major of anthropology/pre-med. For Pearce, it marked the second consecutive year that he was named Academic All-American after taking second team honors in ‘07-’08. He was joined by fellow senior Erik Condra (Livonia, Mich.) who was a second team selection after turning in a 3.55 grade point with a double major in psy-chology and pre-med. Pearce became the second Irish player to be named twice as he joined Steve Noble ‘98 who was selected in 1997 (first team) and 1998 (second team). The Irish have had six players all-time named Academic All-American as Condra and Pearce are joined by Dan Carlson ‘01 (third team), Andy Jurkowski ‘00 (third team), Forrest Karr ‘99 (second team) and Noble in ‘97 and ‘98.

BEST OF THE BEST – Over the past four seasons, the

Notre Dame hockey program ranks among the top five programs in the country. Since the start of the 2006-07 season, the Irish have won 103 games and have a .671 winning percentage. The Irish are third in that time peri-od in wins, trailing Michigan (114) and Miami (109). Notre Dame’s .675 winning percentage is also third behind Miami (.695) and Michigan (.688). Here are the top five teams by wins and winning percentage since 2006-07.

WINS WINNING .PCTMichigan 114 Miami (.695)Miami 109 Michigan (.688)Notre Dame 103 Notre Dame (.671)Boston College 101 Boston College (.664)North Dakota 101 RIT (.643)

CAPTAINS – Four members of the Irish senior class will serve as captains for the 2010-11 season. Defenseman Joe Lavin (Shrewsbury, Mass.) will wear the “C” for Jeff Jackson’s squad this year. His three assistant captains will be Calle Ridderwall (Stockholm, Sweden), Ben Ryan (Brighton, Mich.) and Ryan Guentzel (Woodbury, Minn.). For all four players, this is their first time as cap-tains at Notre Dame.

CLUTCH SCORER – During his four seasons at Notre Dame, graduated left wing, Ryan Thang ‘10 proved to be the program’s top clutch player. During his career, Thang scored 14 game-winning goals, getting six in 2006-07, five in 2007-08, two in 2008-09 and one during the 2009-10 campaign. That made him the program’s all-time leader in game winning goals, surpassing the mark of 13 held by Rob Globke ‘04, Brian Urick ‘99 and Dave Poulin ‘82.

EXTRA HOCKEY – During the ‘09-’10 season, the Irish were involved in nine overtime contests, finishing 1-0-8 in those games. The eight ties equaled a Notre Dame record set during the 1999-2000 season. All eight ties in ‘09-’10 went to a shootout where the Irish werer 3-5 in those games. The lone overtime win came on Nov. 27, 2009 versus Bowling Green (2-1) and was the first for the Irish since Feb. 20, 2009 at Nebraska-Omaha, a 4-3 win. Notre Dame is now 3-0-11 in overtime since its last overtime loss, a 2-1 decision to Miami on March 21, 2008, in the CCHA semifinal game.

FAMILY GUYS – Three members of the Notre Dame hockey team – sophomore forwards Kevin Nugent (New Canaan, Conn.) and Riley Sheahan (St. Catharine’s, Ont.) and freshman goaltender Joe Rogers (Marysville, Mich. – have family ties to the Irish athletics program. Nugent’s father, Kevin Nugent, Sr. ‘78 was a member of the Notre Dame hockey team from 1974-78. During his career he played in 131 games, scoring 54 goals with 75 assists for 129 career points. His son becomes the second Irish player to follow his father to Notre Dame. He joins Rory Walsh ‘06 who followed his father, Brian Walsh ‘77 who was a teammate of Nugent, Sr. Sheahan is a second cousin of former Irish defenseman Brock Sheahan ‘08 who played for the Irish from 2004-08. Rogers is a cousin of former Notre Dame defenseman Tony Bonadio ‘83 is a Port Huron, Mich., native. Bonadio played in 79 games between 1980-83, scoring one goal with nine assists for 10 points.

FULL HOUSE – Notre Dame hockey games were a tough ticket during the 2009-10 season as the Irish had 14 sellouts in 18 home dates and averaged 2,765 fans per game. Since Dec. 13, 2008, the Irish have recorded sellouts in 23 of their last 27 home games. A sellout at the Joyce Center is 2,713 with 2,857 capacity with standing room. Twice during the season, Jan. 15 vs. Michigan State and Jan. 29 against Nebraska-Omaha, 3,007 fans jammed into the Joyce Center. Prior to that number, the largest crowd to see an Irish hockey game was 3,310 on March of 1995 when Notre Dame play Illinois-Chicago. The following season, new seating was installed and capacity was reconfigured.

Notre Dame Hockey by the Numbers

6,901Career minutes played by goaltender Lance Madson (1986-90).

3,007 The size of the crowd on three occasions since Jan. 30, 2009 at the Joyce Center for Irish hockey. On that date, the Irish faced Michigan and the standing-room only crowd was the largest to see Notre Dame play since March 10, 1995 when 3,310 saw the Irish defeat Illinois-Chicago. Following that season, new seating was installed reducing the capacity of the Joyce Center. Last season, that number was reached twice, on Jan. 15, 2010 versus Michigan State and again on Jan. 29 against Nebraska-Omaha.

2,857A sellout crowd (including standing room) at the Joyce Center. A regular sellout is 2,713. During the 2009-10 season, the Irish played to sellout crowds in 14 of the team’s 18 home games and averaged 2,765 per game. Since the 1995-96 season, the Irish have played in front of 108 sellout crowds, including 24 of the new mark of 2,857 that started during the 2007-08 season.

2,557:46The Notre Dame single-season record for minutes played by an Irish goaltender, set by Jordan Pearce during the 2007-08 season.

2010-11The final full season of hockey at the Joyce Center.

1968First varsity hockey season of the modern era.

1912First varsity hockey season.

307Career coaching wins by Lefty Smith, in 19 seasons at Notre Dame.

298Career coaching wins by current Irish head coach Jeff Jackson, between Notre Dame and Lake Superior State.

193:27David Brown’s consecutive shutout minutes streak set from Oct. 17 through Nov. 8, 2003. Brown recorded the streak over a five-game span that included three consecutive shutouts (vs. Bowling Green, Boston College and Nebraska-Omaha). The three consecutive shutouts and the consecutive minutes are both Notre Dame records.

164Notre Dame’s all-time record for games played in a career. That mark was set by Kevin Deeth who played from 2006-10. During his career, Deeth missed three games, two in ‘07-’08 and one in ‘09-’10.

163The number of consecutive games played by Notre Dame’s all-time “Iron Man” Mark Van Guilder. Van Guilder gradu-ated following the 2007-08 season and did not miss a game his entire career.

Ryan Thang set Notre Dame’s record for game-winning goals during the 2009-10 campaign. He finished his career with 14 game winners.

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College Hockey NotesHOMETOWNS – The 2010-11 Notre Dame hockey

team features players from 11 states, two Canadian prov-inces and Sweden. Over the past 15 seasons, the Irish have had monogram winners from 26 different states and provinces – those listed below, plus: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Washington, Alberta, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Saskatchewan. Junior Calle Ridderwall (Stockholm) is the first Notre Dame hockey player from Sweden.

2009-10 NOTRE DAME HOCKEY – BY STATE, COUNTRY OR PROVINCE:Michigan (4): Ben Ryan, Joe Rogers, Bryan Rust,

Mike Voran Illinois (4): Billy Maday, Sam Calabrese, Kevin

Lind, T.J. TynanMinnesota (4): Ryan Guentzel, Brian Brooke,

Nick Larson, Anders LeeWisconsin (3): Nick Condon, Mike Johnson, Jeff CostelloOntario (2): Richard Ryan, Riley SheahanPennsylvania (2): Patrick Gaul, Stephen JohnsAlaska (1): Steven SummerhaysBritish Columbia (1): Shayne TakerColorado (1): Sean LorenzConnecticut (1): Kevin NugentIndiana (1): Jared BeersIowa (1): David GerthsMassachusetts (1): Joe LavinSweden (1): Calle Ridderwall

LEADER OF THE PACK – Notre Dame head coach Jeff Jackson begins his sixth season behind the Irish bench in 2010-11. In his first five years he has compiled a 116-65-22 (.626) record, highlighted by a 32-7-3 mark in ‘06-’07, a 27-16-4 record on the way to the first-ever Frozen Four appearance for the Irish in ‘07-’08 and a 31-6-3 mark in ‘08-’09. The ‘06-’07 CCHA coach-of-the-year and Spencer Penrose Award winner as the national coach-of-the-year, Jackson enters the ‘10-’11 season with the best winning percentage among Division I coaches with 10 or more years. His current overall record stands at 298-117-47 for a .696 success rate. His 298 wins rank him 13th on the list of active coaches. In six seasons at his previous collegiate stop – Lake Superior State (1990-96) – Jackson’s teams were 182-52-25 with two national championships, two CCHA regular-sea-son titles and four CCHA tournament championships. Included in his 298 career wins are 50 postseason victories (50-17 in postseason) and a .746 winning percentage. In 11 trips to the CCHA postseason, Jackson’s teams are 34-9 (.791). Those totals include a 24-2 mark at Lake Superior and a 10-7 record at Notre Dame. In 11 seasons, Jackson has seen his teams advance to the CCHA finals nine times, win-ning six tournament championships (four at Lake Superior and two at Notre Dame).

NATIONAL JUNIOR TEAM – Former Notre Dame right wing Kyle Palmieri was a member of the gold-medal winning Team USA at the 2010 World Junior Championships that were held in Saskatoon, Sask., last January. He was third in scoring on the team with one goal and eight assists for nine points. Palmieri, who signed with Anaheim in August of 2010, became the first Notre Dame player to win the gold medal and the third Irish player to earn a medal along with Ben Simon ‘00 (silver in 1997) and Kyle Lawson ‘10 (bronze in 2007). Palmieri, along with current Irish players, Stephen Johns

(Wampum, Pa.) and Bryan Rust (Novi, Mich.) were invit-ed this past summer to the 2011 Junior National Evaluation Camp to try out for this winter’s team. Palmieri was the 13th Notre Dame player to play on the U.S. Junior National Team as he joined Jack Brownschidle (`76-'77, `78-'79), Ben Simon (`96-'97, `97-'98), Joe Dusbabek (`97-'98), Dan Carlson (`98-'99), Connor Dunlop (`99-'00, `00-'01), Brett Henning (`99-'00), David Inman (`99-'00), Rob Globke (`00-'01, `01-'02), Brett Lebda (‘01-’02), Kyle Lawson (‘06-’07), Ian Cole (‘07-’08, ‘08-’09) and Teddy Ruth (‘08-’09) as former Irish players to play in the World Junior Championships.

NCAA SILVER ANNIVERSARY AWARD – Former Notre Dame hockey All-American Greg Meredith (1976-80) was one of six former NCAA athletes to receive an NCAA Silver Anniversary Award at the NCAA Convention in Dallas, Tex., on Jan. 9, 2005.

The Silver Anniversary Award recognizes former stu-dent-athletes who have distinguished themselves since completing their college careers 25 years ago. Meredith is Notre Dame’s all-time leading goal scorer with 104 goals in 149 career games. He is also tops in power-play goals (43) and seventh in all-time points with 192 for his career. He is just one of two players ever to score 40 goals in a season (1979-80) at Notre Dame. A four-year letter winner with the Irish, Meredith was a finalist for a Rhodes Scholarship and was an NCAA postgraduate scholarship recipient. He is currently the managing director for Putnam Lovell NBF Securities Inc., and has held positions with Salomon Brothers, Inc., Nationsbanc Capital Markets, Inc., and Fenway Partners, Inc. From 2001 to 2003, he served as president and chief executive officer at HSBC Capital and was also president and CEO of Printvision, a software company from 2002-


116Jeff Jackson’s win total in his five seasons behind the Notre Dame bench. The Irish bench boss is 116-65-22 (.626) since taking over behind the bench prior to the 2005-06 season.

104ND record for career goals, set by Greg Meredith (1976-80) after scoring twice in his final game to beat Eddie Bumbacco’s (1970-74) previous record of 103.

95:18The elapsed time of the longest game in Notre Dame hockey history (March 23, 2007). Ryan Thang’s goal at 15:18 of the second overtime gave the Irish a 3-2 win versus Alabama-Huntsville in the NCAA Midwest Regional. The win was the first NCAA tournament win for Notre Dame. The previous longest game was 80:40 and set in the 2002 CCHA playoffs at Nebraska-Omaha.

90All-time Notre Dame hockey letterwinners from the state of Minnesota.

59The number of wins owned by goaltender Jordan Pearce in his Notre Dame career, making him the winningest goaltender in the program’s history. Pearce was 59-26-7 from 2005-09 with a .679 winning percentage. He passed Lance Madson ‘90 who owned the record with 56.

65The number of Notre Dame players to be drafted by teams in the National Hockey League’s Entry Draft since the draft start-ed in 1969. The 2010-11 team has 10 players that have been drafted - Ben Ryan (Nashville), Joe Lavin (Chicago), Sean Lorenz (Minnesota), Nick Larson (Calgary), Jeff Costello (Ottawa), Anders Lee (New York Islanders), Riley Sheahan (Detroit), Stephen Johns (Chicago), Bryan Rust (Pittsburgh) and Kevin Lind (Anaheim).

47Saves posted by Matt Eisler in 3-0 win over Ohio State on Oct. 25, 1996 (most ever in a Notre Dame shutout).

43The number of seasons that Notre Dame has played hockey at the Joyce Center (including 2010-11). The building opened for the 1968-69 season and has been home to Irish hockey since then. In 2011-12, Notre Dame will move into its new arena - The Compton Family Center - which will house the Charles “Lefty” Smith Rink, the new home for the program.

32The number of wins achieved by the Notre Dame hockey team during its record-setting season in 2006-07. The Irish were 32-7-3 for the year.

30The Notre Dame record for wins in a season by a goaltender set by Jordan Pearce during the 2008-09 season. Pearce led the nation with a 30-6-3 overall record, was second with a 1.68 goals-against average and fifth in the country with a .931 save percentage.

Greg Meredith ’80 (right) receives the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award from his former Notre Dame coach, Lefty Smith at the 2005 NCAA Awards Banquet in Dallas, Texas.



26Players from the U.S. National Team Developmental Program to play at Notre Dame since the U.S. National program started in 1997-98.

18The spot in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft where the St. Louis Blues selected Irish defenseman Ian Cole. That makes him the first Notre Dame player ever selected in the first round of the NHL Draft and the earliest any Irish player has ever been selected in the draft.

18The number of former Notre Dame players to see action with a National Hockey League team. During the ‘09-’10 season, forwad Victor Oreskovich ‘10 saw his first action with the Florida Panthers.

14The number of career game-winning goals that senior Ryan Thang ‘10 finished his Notre Dame career with. That left him as Notre Dame’s all-time game-winning goal leader.

12Notre Dame’s career mark for shutouts that is held by both Jordan Pearce (2005-09) and David Brown (2003-07), two of the top goaltenders in the program’s 41-year history.

6:50Quickest hat trick in Notre Dame history, by Sterling Black in 1973.

#3The highest that Notre Dame has ever ended the season in the final USA Today/American Hockey Magazine rankings. For the first time in the program’s history, the Irish were in the national rankings all 27 weeks during the 2007-08 campaign and with the start of the 2009-10 season have been ranked for 59 con-secutive weeks.

1.58The lowest single-season goals-against average by an Irish goaltender. David Brown turned that in during his record-setting senior year, the 2006-07 season.

#1Notre Dame’s ranking in the 2006-07 national hockey polls from Feb. 5 to March 23, 2007, a seven-week span. The Irish would again reach number one status for seven weeks during the 2008-09 season when they held the top spot from Dec. 1 through Jan. 26.

.931The top single-season save percentage by a Notre Dame goaltender - set by David Brown as a senior in 2006-07 and duplicated by Jordan Pearce in his senior year of 2008-09.

:09The earliest goal to start a game by a Notre Dame player. Tim Wallace scored just nine seconds into Notre Dame’s Dec. 2, 2005 game at Western Michigan. The Irish lost, 4-3.

:08The fastest the Irish have scored two goals in a game. On Jan. 21, 2006 at Northern Michigan, Erik Condra scored a game-tying goal at 8:42 of the third period. Just eight seconds later at 8:50, Tom Sawatske scored the game winner in a 4-3 vic-tory.

03. In addition, Meredith is the founder and president of Proctor Capital, a private investment and strategic advisory firm. He played four years in the NHL for the Calgary Flames and was an assistant coach at Harvard. Meredith currently coaches the St. David’s hockey pro-gram for boys and girls between 9 and 11 years of age. He formed the Meredith Family Foundation in 1997, which contributes to programs such as the LOGAN Center, which provides services to individuals with intel-lectual disabilities, the St. Joseph’s County Special Olympics, and Camp Millhouse, a summer camp for children with significant intellectual disabilities. In addi-tion, the organization funds educational initiatives including the Paul E. Meredith scholarships at Notre Dame. Meredith is the 10th former Irish athlete to receive the award that was started in 1973

NHL DRAFTEES – The Irish have 10 players on the 2010-11 roster who have been selected in the National Hockey League’s Entry Draft. Leading the way is sopho-more Riley Sheahan who became Notre Dame’s third-ever first round pick last June when he was chosen 21st overall by the Detroit Red Wings. He joins former defen-seman Ian Cole (2007 - St. Louis) who was selected 18th overall and former right wing Kyle Palmieri (2009 - Anaheim), the 26th pick overall. Sheahan was followed by freshman defenseman Stephen Johns, who went in the second round, 60th overall to the Chicago Black Hawks. One round later in the third round, with the 80th overall pick, freshman forward Bryan Rust was chosen by the Pittsburgh Penguins. Notre Dame’s final player selected in 2010 was defenseman Kevin Lind, who was picked in the sixth round, 177th overall by the Anaheim Ducks. Two other Irish freshman were selected in the 2009 draft. Left wing Jeff Costello was chosen by the Ottawa Senators in the fifth round, 146th overall and six picks later, center Anders Lee was a New York Islanders’ choice in the sixth round, 152nd overall. The new group of draftees join sophomore left wing Nick Larson, a 2008 selection of the Calgary Flames in the fourth round, 108th overall; junior defenseman Sean Lorenz, a mem-ber of the 2008 draft class, by the Minnesota Wild in the fourth round, 115th overall and seniors Ben Ryan and Joe Lavin. Ryan was picked in the 2007 entry draft by Nashville in the fourth round with the 114th pick and Lavin was a Chicago Black Hawks choice in the fifth round, 126th overall

NUMERO UNO – Notre Dame reached the top of the college hockey rankings twice during the 2008-09 sea-son, marking the third and fourth time in the program’s 41-year history that the Irish sat atop the national polls. From Dec. 1 to Jan. 26 (seven weeks), Notre Dame was ranked first in both the USA Today/American Hockey Magazine and USCHO.com/CSTV polls. The Irish then reached the top spot one time in each poll the rest of the season - the week of Feb. 23 in the USA Today poll and the week of March 16 in the USCHO.com rankings. Previously, Notre Dame reached number one in the nation status during the 2006-07 season. The Irish moved into the top spot in both polls on Feb. 5, 2007 and remained there for seven consecutive weeks through March 25. The Irish finished the year ranked fourth in the USA Today poll that covers the entire season and finished number one in the USCHO.com poll that ended with the finish of the regular sea-son.

PLAYING GAMES – Graduated center Kevin Deeth ‘10 finished his Notre Dame career as the program’s all-time leader in games played with 164 career games. That moved him ahead of Mark Van Guilder ‘08, who played in 163 consecutive games in his career. Two of Deeth’s classmates also finished their careers in the top 10 for games played. Kyle Lawson ‘10 tied for third all-time with Brock Sheahan ‘08, as both players played in 161 career games. Ryan Thang ‘10 tied for fifth with Erik Condra ‘09 as both played in 159 career games.

SHOOTING IT OUT – The CCHA has used the shoot-out to determine the winner of games that remained tied after 60 minute of regulation and a five-minute overtime period. During the ‘09-’10 campaign, the Irish were involed in eight shootouts, seven in CCHA play and one to decide the winner of the Shillelagh Tournamemt. For the year, the Irish were 3-5 in shootouts and over two seasons they are 6-5. The longest any have gone is five rounds (11/29/08 vs. Western Michigan, W, 2-1 and 1/3/10 vs. North Dakota, W, 2-1). Here’s a look at the all-time stats.

2009-10 Results 10/31/09 - Loss, 2-1, vs. OSU (three rounds)

11/15/09 - Win, 2-1, vs. NMU (three rounds)11/19/09 - Win, 2-1, vs. MSU (four rounds)11/28/09 - Lose, 1-0, vs. BGSU (three rounds) 1/3/10 - Win, 2-1 vs. No. Dakota (five rounds) 1/16/10 - Lose, 1-0 at MSU (three rounds) 1/23/10 - Lose, 1-0 at LSSU (three rounds) 2/20/10 - Lose, 2-1 at BGSU (three rounds)

Riley Sheahan puts on a Detroit Red Wings' sweater for the first time after being selected in the first round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. He is one 10 players on the Irish roster to be selected by an NHL team.

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2009-10 Shootout StatisticsPlayer Goals Shots Pct.Dan Kissel 3 4 .750Ben Ryan 2 5 .400Billy Maday 2 5 .400Calle Ridderwall 1 5 .200Kyle Palmieri 0 2 .000Ryan Thang 0 5 .000Totals 8 26 .308

Goaltender Goals Saves Pct.Mike Johnson 6 11 .647Brad Phillips 4 5 .444Totals 10 16 .615

All-Time TotalsErik Condra 1 1 1.000Dan Kissel 3 5 .600Billy Maday 4 8 .500Calle Ridderwall 3 8 .375Ben Ryan 2 7 .286Ryan Thang 1 6 .167Kyle Palmieri 0 2 .000Totals 14 37 .378

All-Time GoaltendingGoaltender Goals Saves Pct.Jordan Pearce 3 9 .750Mike Johnson 6 11 .647Brad Phillips 4 5 .444Totals 13 25 .658

THE SWEDISH SNIPER - Senior left wing Calle Ridderwall has been Notre Dame’s top goal scorer over the last two seasons, scoring 17 and 19 goals respec-tively for a total of 36. Of his 36 goals, 22 have come on the power play. In ‘09-’10, Ridderwall’s 19 goals tied him for fourth in the CCHA and his 11 power-play tallies led the conference. In ‘08-’09, the Stockholm, Sweden

native’s 17 goals tied him for fifth in the league and his 11 power-play goals tied him for second. His 22 career power-play goals tie him for 10th on Notre Dame’s all-time power play list.

THE COVETED SHILLELAGH - Notre Dame will host the third annual Shillelagh Tournament on Jan. 1-2, 2011 at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Ill. The tournament will feature Boston University, Brown University and Minnesota State. On Saturday, Jan. 1, Brown and Boston University will meet in the 3:05 p.m. (CT) game with the Irish facing Minnesota State at 6:05 p.m. (CT). On Sunday, Jan. 2, Minnesota State will face either Brown or Boston University at 2:05 p.m. (CT) with Notre Dame facing either the Bears or the Terriers at 5:05 p.m. (CT). The Irish have won the first two Shillelagh titles, defeating Union College and Minnesota-Duluth in the 2009 tourney and last year, downing Colgate, 5-2, before tying North Dakota, 3-3 in the championship game. Notre Dame the captured the Shillelagh with a 2-1 win in the shootout versus the Fighting Sioux that went five rounds.

SHIRTS OFF THEIR BACKS – The Notre Dame hock-ey team’s special commemorative jersey auction held Jan. 29-30, 2010 vs. Nebraska-Omaha proved to be a huge success as it raised a total of $41,604.60 to benefit Hockey Helpers and the Wounded Warrior Project. The actual jersey auction raised $16,604.60 for the 28 play-ers’ jerseys. With the help of matching gifts from several benefactors, including a former Irish hockey alum, $25,000 dollars was added to the jerseys for the final total. Kevin Deeth, who spearheaded the project, saw his jersey receive the highest bid at $1,575. Following the Jan. 30 game with the Mavericks, jersey winners in attendance at the game were presented their jersey on the ice along with a players autograph. Throughout the weekend, current and former service members where honored via introduction to the crowd. The Wounded

Academics Job OneIn addition to serving as one of the top up-and-

coming programs in the nation, the Notre Dame hockey team also has excelled in the classroom.

• Four players on the ‘09-’10 team posted at least one Dean’s List semester during the season. In the fall, junior Brian Brooke and senior Kyle Lawson made the list. The spring semester saw Brooke make the list for a second semester along with senior Tom O’Brien. Brooke has turned in five Dean’s List semesters while O’Brien had four in the honors physics program.

• Graduated center Kevin Deeth was selected as Notre Dame’s representative on the CCHA’s scholar-athlete team for the 2009-10 season. He graduated with a 3.586 grade-point average with a major in marketing. He also was the winner of the hockey team’s 2010 Rockne Scholar-Athlete Award.

• Notre Dame hockey players have combined to post 22 perfect 4.0 semesters during the past 13 years, including five by 1998 graduate Steve Noble, four by 2008 graduate Brian D’Arcy and three by 2000 graduate Andy Jurkowski (includ-ing both terms of his senior year).

• Senior Kevin Deeth was selected to ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA’s second team Region V all-aca-demic team for 2009-10 but did not receive nation-al honors. Notre Dame’s hockey program has produced nine Academic All-Americans over the past 13 seasons as Jordan Pearce and Erik Condra were honored on the at-large team for the 2008-09 season. Pearce was selected to the first team while Condra was a second team selection. For Pearce, it marked his second appearance as he was a second team ESPN The Magazine/ CoSIDA Academic All-American on the at-large team in 2007-08. He was preceded by: Noble in 1996-97 and ‘97-’98, Forrest Karr in ‘98-’99, Jurkowski in 1999-2000 and Dan Carlson in 2000-01. Following the ‘07-’08 season, Pearce’s teammates, Condra and Mark Van Guilder ‘08 were selected second team Region V all-academic team in ‘07-08 while David Inman ‘02 and David Brown ‘07, also were selected to the Region V squad but did not take national honors.

Kevin Deeth gives the “Shirt Off His Back” to the winners of his jersey following the Jan. 30 game with Nebraska-Omaha. The Irish jersey auction netted $41,604.60 to benefit Hockey Helpers and the Wounded Warrior Project.

Warrior Project is a 501(c)(3) non-partisan, non-profit organization that exists to provide tangible comfort and support to the new generation of severely injured service members upon their return home from Iraq, Afghanistan, and other areas around the world. Beginning at the bedside of the severely injured, Wounded Warrior Project provides programs and ser-vices designed to ease the burdens of these heroes and their families, aid in the recovery process, and smooth the transition back to civilian life.


Construction Underway On Notre Dame’s Compton Family Center Irish icers to begin play in new on-campus arena in 2011-12.

An artist’s conception of the new hockey home of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish - The Compton Family Center. The ice facility is located south of the Joyce Center, just north of Edison Road and west of Leahy Drive and the new Irish track and field facility. The Compton Family Center will house the Charles “Lefty” Smith, Jr., Rink and seat 5,000 fans. A second rink will include an Olympic-size sheet of ice with both rinks meant to meet the needs of the University and the local community.

Construction on Notre Dame’s new, on-campus ice facility - The Compton Family Center - began in March of 2010 and is on pace to be finished for the Notre Dame hockey team to begin play there during the 2011-12 campaign. On Sept. 11, 2010, a project blessing ceremony for the $50-million facility was hels with many of the key benefactors in attendance. At the ceremony, Notre Dame director of athletics, Jack Swarbrick, announced that the building would be named the Compton Family Center in honor of the generous donation from Kevin and Gayla Compton and their family. The Comptons are part of the ownership group of the National Hockey League’s San Jose Sharks. Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., Notre Dame’s President began the ceremony with a blessing of the site and offering of a prayer for the safety of those working on the project. Irish head coach Jeff Jackson followed by talking about the original plans and how those plans changed to become the Compton Family Center. "When I first came here, we were talking about a renovation in the Joyce Center," said Jackson, now in his sixth season behind the Notre Dame bench. "With Jack's (Swarbrick) foresight and Tom [Nevala] and everyone involved in pushing for this to happen, waiting an additional year to have a new facility is something that is going to have a tremendous impact on the future of our program, and we're very proud of that.” Jackson also thanked the benefactors in attendance for their generosity towards the project. Notre Dame’s head coach was followed by Irish junior Billy Maday who spoke for his teammates to the benefactors in attendance. "You have provided us with a top-of-the-line

facility that will develop great hockey players and great people," Maday said. "We understand how much effort was devoted to this project and we will not take it for granted. We have no choice but to work as hard as we can on and off the ice." Swarbrick spoke last at the ceremony, and touched upon how important the Compton Family Center will be for the Michiana community. "There's a limit to how much the community can use our dormitories and our classrooms and our laboratories, but the athletic facilities can be a special point of contact," Swarbrick said.

"I hope we win national championships with teams that train here and I hope we build new programs for our athletes and our students. But the ultimate success of this facility will be if we inspire a young boy or a young girl from the community to shoot higher, if we challenge them to be better people because they spend time on our campus. Then we've realized the potential of athletics at Notre Dame." The original announcement for the new building was made on Feb. 12, 2009 by Notre Dame executive vice-president John Affleck-Graves and Swarbrick after the University’s Board of Trustees approved the plan. The Compton Family Center will house both the Charles “Lefty” Smith rink, within the new 5,000-person capacity, home of the Irish hockey team and a second sheet of ice (Olympic-sized) with limited seating availability. The majority of the general public arena seating will be of the chair-back variety. The Compton Family Center also will include offices for the Notre Dame coaching staff, a state-of-the art locker room suite that includes both wet and dry locker rooms, meeting rooms, a sports medicine area that includes hot and cold hydrotherapy, cardio and weight rooms, a players’ lounge, equipment areas, video operations and a multi-purpose room that will be the location for weekly team Mass and serve as a study lounge and dining area. The arena also will feature a balcony level with

Notre Dame president, Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C.,

blesses the site of the new Compton Family Center on

Sept. 11, 2010. The new on-campus ice facility is set

to open in Oct. of 2011.

The Compton Family Center

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Lefty’s Legend To Continue

In 2003, former Notre Dame hockey coach Charles “Lefty” Smith received the “Legend of Hockey Award” from the Hobey Baker Memorial Award Foundation and was honored at the annual Hobey Baker Awards Banquet that spring in his native Minnesota.

Long before that honor recognized Smith nationally, the popular Notre Dame icon had established his legendary status in the South Bend-Michiana area as a hockey coach, administrator, mentor and citizen during his 40-plus years of service to the University.

His status in the community was set in stone in April of 2008 at the hockey team’s annual awards banquet when it was announced that the new hockey rink at the University of Notre Dame’s new ice arena will be named the Charles W. “Lefty” Smith, Jr., Rink.

The plans for naming the new ice surface in honor of Smith were made possible by the generosity of the John and Mary Jo Boler family of Inverness, Ill., and Sanibel Island, Fla., their daughter Jill Boler McCormack ‘84 and her husband, Dan; and their son Matthew Boler ‘88 and his wife, Christine. They were joined by the family of Frank ‘57 and Mary Beth O’Brien of Albany, N.Y., who have six children who all graduated from Notre Dame. Their late son, Frankie, played both lacrosse and hockey for the Irish from 1984-88.

Smith came to Notre Dame in 1968 to start the varsity hockey program and coached the Irish for 19 years, retiring in 1987 with 307 career victories. Under his tutelage, Notre Dame produced six All-Americans but most importantly, all 126 student-athletes who played for him completed their collegiate eligibility and earned college degrees.

Smith, who continues to work as the director of the Loftus Sports Center on campus, served two years as the president of the American Hockey Coaches Association. He was inducted into the Minnesota Hockey Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1992. He played an integral in bringing the International Special Olympics to Notre Dame in 1987.

Lefty and his wife, Mickey, who passed away on Nov. 9, 2009, were married for 57 years. They are the parents of seven living children, with 16 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Charles “Lefty” Smith addresses the crowd following the announcement that Notre Dame’s new hockey rink within the new ice arena would be named after him.

The Smith and Boler Families at the 2008 hockey awards banquet (from left to right): Mr. John Boler, Lefty Smith and his wife, Mickey, current Irish head coach Jeff Jackson, Christine Boler, Jill Boler McCormack, Matt Boler and Dan McCormack.

a 200-seat, Irish pub-themed club, multiple concession areas on both levels, spacious restrooms and a merchandise shop. The Compton Family Center also will serve the Notre Dame and South Bend community as a place for the Irish Youth Hockey League (IYHL) and local figure skating groups to flourish. On campus it will become the home of club and interhall hockey, the figure skating club and intramural broomball, curling and physical education classes. Multiple locker rooms also will be available for campus and community use of the facility. The actual construction of the site can be followed on Notre Dame’s website - und.com with the following link – http://hockeycam.campus.nd.edu/view/viewer _index.shtml?id=155. The original plan to renovate the Joyce Center Ice Rink changed in May 2008 to a plan that would build a permanent arena inside the north dome of the facility. Additional studies in the fall of 2008 changed that plan instead to one that entailed a new stand-alone building. Once the new facility is completed, the current ice rink at the Joyce Center will not be utilized, maintaining the availability of the north dome space for a variety of events. Design and construction of the Compton Family Center are under the auspices of the Southfield, Mich., office of Barton Malow, a national design and construction services firm and their project partner Rossetti Architects, also of Southfield, Mich.

The Compton Family Center will house the Charles “Lefty” Smith Rink, the new home of Irish hockey. The facility has a 5,000-person capacity and will include offices for the Notre Dame coaching staff, a state-of-the-art locker room suite with both wet and dry locker rooms, meeting rooms, a sports medicine area, cardio and weight rooms, a players lounge, equipment areas, video operations center and a multi-purpose room.

Many of the major benefactors for the new Compton Family Center had a

chance to sign a beam that became part of the new building’s steel structure.

Pictured to the right are Constance O’Brien ’85 and her mother, Mary Beth

O’Brien. They are the daughter and wife of the late Frank O’Brien ’57 and part of the O’Brien family that sent six children to Notre Dame, including their late son,

Frankie ’88, who played both hockey and lacrosse at Notre Dame.


Young Irish Hockey Team Looking To Bounce Back In 2010-11 Notre Dame roster to feature 12 freshmen who figure to play key roles this season.

As a freshman, Johnson was able to start slow, mixing starts with Phillips and O’Brien in the early going before taking over at Thanksgiving and starting 22 of the team’s final 24 games of the year.

Johnson saw action in 29 games, making 28 starts on the way to a 10-13-5 record to go with a 2.60 goals-against average and a .910 save percentage while adding a pair of shutouts.

He garnered CCHA all-rookie team honors and was named Notre Dame’s rookie of the year.

After Johnson, the team’s three remaining goaltenders have played a grand total of zero college hockey games.

The trio is made up of freshmen Joe Rogers (Marysville, Mich.) and Steven Summerhays (Anchorage, Alaska) and senior Brian Brooke (Eden Prairie, Minn.).

Rogers joins the Irish after playing last season with the Albert Lea Thunder of the North American Hockey League (NAHL).

With the expansion team, Rogers was 19-34-5 with a 3.97 goals-against average and a .891 save percentage. Those totals got the Thunder into the postseason in their first season in exis-tence.

Rogers catches with his right hand, which gives shooters a different look. He was overcome a disability to reach the Division I level. Born without a right hand, he has developed his own style to compensate, learning to con-trol the puck by cradling it against his chest or covering it on the ice.

Summerhays brings an impressive resume to Notre Dame. In ‘09-’10, he was the top goaltender in the United States Hockey League (USHL), helping lead the Green Bay Gamblers to the Anderson Cup regular-season title and the Clark Cup playoff championship.

The USHL goaltender of the year and a first team all-star, Summerhays was 31-2-3 overall with a 2.17 goals-

against average and a .914 save percentage during the regular season. In 12 playoff games, he was 9-3 with a 2.22 goals against and a .909 save per-centage. During the season, he set a USHL record by winning 20 consecu-tive games.

An athletic, butterfly-type goalten-der, Summerhays covers a lot of the net and is quick on his skates. Look for he and Rogers to push Johnson for play-ing time in the early going.

Brooke will again serve as Notre Dame’s fourth goaltender who has been a valuable addition to the team since joining the squad during the ‘08-’09 season. One of the hardest work-

ing players on the team, he will add depth to the Irish goaltending roster and be there in practice to continue to push the other three puck stoppers.

“We will definitely be young in goal, but I think we have tremendous potential in that part of the lineup,” says Jackson.

“Mike (Johnson) got a great deal of experience last season and proved he can play at this level. I think our lack of scoring last season put a great deal of pressure on

Look for program sales to be brisk at the Joyce Center Rink early in the 2010-11 season. For fans of Notre Dame hockey, it will be tough to “tell the players without a scorecard.”

For Jeff Jackson and his Irish coaching staff, youth will be served as the Notre Dame hockey roster features 12 freshmen on the 27-man squad, meaning most of them are going to see plenty of playing time during the ‘10-’11 campaign.

Gone are 13 players from last season’s 13-17-8 squad that finished in ninth place in the CCHA race with a 9-12-7-2 league mark. The Irish postseason was short-lived as the team fell in the opening round of the CCHA playoffs at Ohio State.

Notre Dame battled a lack of scoring and a ton of injuries during the 2009-10 campaign, so for the return-ing team members, putting last season behind them shouldn’t be too tough.

Despite the losing record, the Irish aren’t that far removed from a 31-win campaign in 2008-09 and still rank among the top teams in the nation over the last four years.

Since the 2006-07 season, Notre Dame is 103-46-18 for a .671 winning percentage. Over those four seasons, only Michigan and Miami have won more games and have better winning percentages.

Jackson and his assistants have plenty of work in the short preseason to get ready for the start of the new year. The biggest thing they will be looking to do is fill the holes in the lineup left due to graduation and players signing contracts to play in the National Hockey League.

The Irish lost seven players to graduation, players who were members of two CCHA league and tournament championships (2007 and 2009) and three trips to the NCAA Tournament, including a Frozen Four appearance in 2008. This group was on the ground floor of building the Irish program to what it is today.

Lost to graduation were goaltender Tom O’Brien, defensemen Brett Blatchford and Kyle Lawson and for-wards Kevin Deeth, Dan Kissel, Christiaan Minella and Ryan Thang.

That group fashioned a 103-46-18 record during their careers and was the second group to play four years under Jackson. They tied the graduating class of 2009 in wins and had a little better winning percentage (.671) to the ‘09 group’s .667 mark.

Add to those seven, three players who decided to turn pro following the ‘09-’10 season – defensemen Ian Cole (St. Louis) and Teddy Ruth (Columbus) – who would have been seniors this sea-son, along with forward Kyle Palmieri (Anaheim) who would have been a sophomore with this year’s team.

Also not returning this season are goaltender Brad Phillips, defenseman Eric Ringel and forward Kyle Murphy.

Phillips is playing in the Central Hockey League for the Rio Grande Killer Bees while Murphy returned to junior hockey for more playing time and is with the Vernon Vipers in the British Columbia Hockey League.

Ringel saw his career ended by a concussion and the recurring symptoms that forced him to retire from the game. He will serve as an undergraduate student assistant coach with the Irish.

Those 13 players accounted for 33 goals and 104 assists for 137 points plus 10 starts in goal for a 3-4-3 record to go with a 2.58 goals-against average and a .901 save percentage.

Despite being young in goal, Jackson does have some experience to call on between the pipes. That would be the elder statesman of the group, sophomore Mike Johnson (Verona, Wis.).

him. He handled it well, but towards the end of the sea-son it wore him down a bit,” adds the Irish bench boss.

“Now he’s experienced it and knows what it takes. He will get some good competition from Steven Summerhays and Joe Rogers.”

Jackson continues, “Steven (Summerhays) is a very athletic goaltender and a fiery competitor. He covers a lot of the net and moves well in the crease. He’s improved his rebound control and has that ability to fight through traffic in front of the goal. I really think he has the right stuff to be an exeptional goaltender at this level.”

“Joe (Rogers) is a kid with great character who has responded to challenges throughout his career,” says Jackson.

“He plays a controlled, positional game and one of his strengths is that he knows how to get into a good posi-tion. He competes hard and tracks the puck very well. Joe is the first goalie that we’ve had here who catches with his right hand. That can be an advantage for a goal-tender. I’ve always liked having a lefty in goal,” com-ments Jackson.

“Brian (Brooke) has done a great job in helping us in practice since he started here,” says Jackson. “He’s a good fit in our locker room and he continues to work hard to improve.”

Notre Dame gave up 2.63 goals-per game last season and will look to reduce that number as they were spoiled by the play of Jordan Pearce ‘09 the previous two sea-sons. That 2.63 mark was almost a goal-a-game higher than the 1.68 average set in ‘08-’09. The goaltenders will have to come up big early in the season as Jackson’s defensive group is even younger and less experienced than his goaltenders.

GoaltendersBrian Brooke Sr. ... 6-0 ... 188Mike Johnson So. ... 5-10 ... 194 10-13-5, 2.60 GAA, 910 save% in ‘09-’10Joe Rogers Fr. ... 5-11 ... 189 1-0-0, 1.47 GAA, .920 Steven Summerhays Fr. ... 6-0 ... 193

Season Preview

Sophomore goaltender Mike Johnson was a CCHA all-rookie team selection in his first year in the Notre Dame goal. He was 10-13-5 in ‘09-’10, making 28 starts on the season.

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A year ago, the Irish defense had the luxury of starting a group of six players that included five NHL draftees.

This season, four of them are gone – two to gradua-tion (Brett Blatchford and Kyle Lawson) and two left early (Ian Cole and Teddy Ruth) to begin their pro careers.

This season, the Notre Dame defense is a group that includes one senior, two juniors, one sophomore and four freshmen.

The leader of the Notre Dame defense will be senior Joe Lavin (Shrewsbury, Mass.). And that comes after playing just 18 games last season as he joined the team following the first semester as a transfer from Providence College.

The 6-2, 198-pound defenseman got thrown right into the lineup at the Shillelagh Tournament and didn’t look at all like someone who hadn’t played a Division I game in a year.

In those 18 games, Lavin scored three goals and added seven assists while playing a steady all-around game on the blue line. He is a strong skater and has shown excellent leadership skills.

The juniors on the blue line this season are Nick Condon (Wausau, Wis.) and Sean Lorenz (Littleton, Colo.).

After seeing limited playing time as a freshman, Condon played in 20 games for Notre Dame in ‘09-’10. A great skater and an offensive-minded defenseman, he saw his game improve as a sophomore. At 5-9, 170-pounds, Condon has worked on using his speed and skating ability to contain forwards in his own zone.

Lorenz has been a regular in the lineup in each of his first two seasons and will be counted on to have a break out season. At 6-1, 201 pounds, the Colorado native is a strong, physical defenseman who plays a solid defen-sive game. He will look to take a role as a top-four defenseman this season and become a leader on the blue line.

The former U.S. National Team product played in 34 games in ‘09-’10, scoring two goals with one assist for three points. In his first two seasons, he has played in 74 of 78 games. The stay-at-home defenseman will look to be more consistent while becoming one of the defensive leaders.

Sam Calabrese is the lone sopho-more on the Notre Dame defense and was limited to just three games as a freshman due to injuries.

One of four former U.S. National Team Developmental Program players on the Irish defense, Calabrese will look to take a big step this season. At 5-11, 183 pounds, he is an excellent skater who plays well in the transition game. His biggest challenge will be learning how to handle the big, physical forwards in his own zone. In his rookie sea-son, he was able to play in just three games before suffer-ing a broken leg in December that knocked him out of the lineup the remainder of the year.

That brings us to the four freshmen defenders who will look to break into the regular rotation on defense.

The four - Jared Beers (Mishawaka, Ind.), Stephen Johns (Wampum, Pa.), Kevin Lind (Homer Glen, Ill.) and Shayne Taker (Surrey, B.C.) bring size and speed to the defense.

Beers was a late addition to the freshman class as he joined the Irish after Ruth decided to go pro. A late bloomer, he is a local product who has traveled all over to improve his game to the level he needed to play at Notre Dame.

A 5-11, 190-pound defender, Beers plays a solid, all-round defensive game and like most freshmen needs to add some strength to his game to battle the bigger, quicker forwards in college hockey.

Last season, while playing for the Cedar Rapids Rough Riders in the USHL, Beers played in 46 games with four goals and 11 assists for 15 points.

Johns is a big, rangy defender who can be physically dominant on the ice. At 6-4, 221 pounds, he skates well with good hands and the ability to be a dominant defen-seman.

The big blue liner joins the Irish after playing two seasons with the U.S. National Team Developmental Program. In ‘09-’10, he had three goals and 16 assists for 19 points in 62 games while getting whistled for 67 minutes in penalties. A member of the 2010 gold-medal winning Under-18 world championship team, Johns should play a key role for the Irish this season.

While Beers was added in the summer, Lind joined the team just two weeks before the start of school after Jarred Tinordi defected to the OHL. A talented defender, he signed a national letter-of-intent in Nov. of 2009, but was going to defer until next year until the call went out to the 6-3, 218-pound defenseman.

Lind is a strong skater and a solid one-on-one player who has seen his game grow rapidly over the last few seasons. A big, strong defensive defenseman, he has all the tools to be a top collegiate defenseman. Last season he played for the USHL’s Chicago Steel where he had six goals and 10 assists for 16 points in 55 games and 76 minutes in penalties.

Taker (pronounced Tacker) brings size and excep-tional skating ability to the Notre Dame defense. At 6-4,

184 pounds, Taker is a tall, lanky defen-seman who can make plays with the puck.

A sound player in the transition game, he has the ability to carry the puck and jump into the play. As a freshman this season, Taker will look to play a solid, all-around game while gaining confidence in his offensive abilities. He also will need to add physical strength to become a more dominant force in his own zone.

A product of the Cowichan Valley Capitals of the BCHL, Taker had six goals and 31 assists for 37 points in 59 games last season.

“We are going to be young back there and that can be good if you have a senior goalie, but we’re young in net too,” says Jackson.

“It should be entertaining in the early stages of the season until we get our feet underneath us. I’m excited about this group.”

“We will have good leadership back there with Joe Lavin and Sean Lorenz. Both are veteran players that know

what we need to do both on the ice and in the locker room.”

“We’ll be looking for Sam (Calabrese) to take a step this year. Nick (Condon) is a returning player who saw playing time last year. We’re going to find out which of the returning guys can play and compete right away,” says Jackson.

“Our four freshmen all have a chance to make an impact and will be counted on to adjust quickly to the college game. Stephen Johns, Shayne Taker, Jared Beers and Kevin Lind all have legitimate chances to play. They can all skate and they’ve all looked good in the early going. It will be interesting to see how it all plays out.”

While the Irish will be very young on defense, the offense has a solid core of veterans that have played well throughout their Notre Dame careers.

The Irish return three of their top five scorers in seniors Calle Ridderwall (Stockholm, Sweden) and Ben Ryan (Brighton, Mich) along with junior Billy Maday (Burr Ridge, Ill.). Add to that sophomores Riley Sheahan (St. Catharine’s, Ont.) and Nick Larson (Apple Valley, Minn.) and you have five that accounted for 45 goals last season.

Those five are joined by senior Ryan Guentzel (Woodbury, Minn.), juniors Patrick Gaul (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and Rich Ryan (Toronto, Ont.) and sophomore Kevin Nugent (New Canaan, Conn.) to round out the

returnees. They will be joined by six freshmen newcom-ers on the front line.

Ridderwall is the team’s top returning scorer after getting 19 goals with eight assists for 27 points. The team most valuable player and offensive player of the year, Ridderwall led the CCHA with 11 power-play goals on the season. Over the last two years, the high-scoring Swede has scored 36 goals with 22 of them coming via the power play.

Ryan is a strong, two-way center who will look to bounce back from a season-ending shoulder injury in ‘09-’10. He tied for fifth on the team in scoring in just 29 games, scoring seven goals with 12 assists for 19 points. He’s one of Notre Dame’s top face-off men and has proven to be a clutch scorer during his career with seven game-winning goals in his first three seasons.

Guentzel rounds out the senior contingent of for-wards. The hard-working role player has great instincts and will look to contribute more this season. A year ago, he played in 36 games and had six assists for six points. He has played in all situations during his career, includ-ing power-play and penalty-killing time. A vocal team leader, the right wing will look to contribute to the offense this year.

Three juniors return to the lineup with that group led on the right side by Maday. The talented forward will look to bounce back from an off year in ‘09-’10 that saw him miss eight games due to a shoulder injury suffered in January.

Despite the injury, Maday still managed to finish fourth in scoring with seven goals and 14 assists for 21 points with a pair of power-play goals and one game winner. Jackson will be counting on big things from Maday as he is a proven scorer who can also set up his linemates.

Gaul also will look to add to his game this season. One of the team’s key centermen on faceoffs, he has been a strong defensive forward in his first two seasons. As a sophomore he played in 31 games and scored one goal with no assists. A character player, he is best when he plays with an “edge” to his game, especially on the fore-check where his speed and quickness can disrupt teams looking to go on the attack.

Rich Ryan had a breakout season in ‘09-’10 and even though he scored just one goal, his confidence grew with each game in the second half. Selected as the

DefensemenJared Beers Fr. ... 5-11 ... 190Sam Calabrese So. ... 5-11 ... 183 0g-0a, 3 GP in ’09-’10Nick Condon Jr. ... 5-9 ... 165 0g-0a, 20 GP in ‘09-’10Stephen Johns Fr. ... 6-4 ... 221Joe Lavin Sr. ... 6-2 ... 198 3g-7a, 18 GP in ‘09-’10Kevin Lind Fr. ... 6-3 ... 218Sean Lorenz Jr. ... 6-1 ... 201 2g-1a, 34 GP in ‘09-’10Shayne Taker Fr. ... 6-4 ... 184

Junior defenseman Sean Lorenz will be counted on to move into a top-four role on the Irish blue line this season.


handed tallies and a team-best seven game-winning goals. A deceptive playmaker with excellent hockey

smarts, Rust has a strong accurate shot.

We’ve seen the power and the speed. Now comes the shifty play-maker T.J. Tynan (Orland Park, Ill.). Like defenseman Kevin Lind, Tynan was all set to play another year of junior hockey in ‘10-’11 when he got the call to join the Irish after Kyle Palmieri signed with Anaheim. At 5-8, 156 pounds, Tynan is a talented player who makes up for his size with a ton of skill. A gifted passer with tremendous on-ice vision, he played for the Des Moines Buccaneers a season ago and led the USHL in assists with 55 and added 17 goals for 72 points to finish fifth in the league in scoring. A mem-ber of the USHL all-rookie team, Tynan had seven power-play goals and 26 power-play assists.

Last, but not least in the freshman class, is right wing Mike Voran (Livonia, Mich.) who brings a nice mix as a goal scorer and a playmaker. A tough, competitive player, Voran has good instincts on the ice and has the ability to make those around him bet-ter. In his lone season for the Sioux Falls Stampede in ‘09-’10, all he did was lead the team in scoring with 23 goals and 51 assists for 74 points. His 51 assists were second in the USHL to Tynan’s 55 and his 74 points ranked him fourth in the league in scoring. Not a flashy player, Voran has scored at every level he’s played and just has a knack for finding the net.

“We’ve got a solid core of players on offense to build around. I really like the skill level of our forwards,” says Jackson.

“People know what (Calle) Ridderwall, (Ben) Ryan, Billy Maday and Riley Sheahan can do,” says Jackson.

“We really need them to have good years and keep building on what they’ve done in the past. They’ve prov-

en they can score and their roles will be increased this year.”

“Some of our younger forwards have a chance to make an impact because there are openings available if they earn them. Rich Ryan learned last year what it takes to compete at this level and made the most of his opportu-nities.”

“Our freshmen bring skill to our offense will help make us tougher with their physical style. I think people will be impressed with Anders Lee, a guy who can score goals. Jeff Costello is going to make us tougher and knows how to put the puck in the net.”

Jackson continues, “(Mike) Voran is an unheralded player who reminds me a lot of Erik Condra. He’s got a great mind for the game. Same with (Bryan) Rust. He’s fast, has great hands and goes to the net to make plays. I think that T.J. Tynan will be a fan favorite. He’s a small guy but a dynamic player. He works hard and competes hard and just has a great mind for the game that makes every-one around him better.”

Jackson and his staff will get right to work with the first official day of practice on Oct.2. The following day, the team will get its first taste of action when they face the University of Guelph from Ontario in a preseason game. Just five days later, they will travel to St. Louis to open the season at the Icebreaker Tournament against Holy Cross on Oct. 8.

This year’s non-league schedule includes the Icebreaker Tournament with Wisconsin, Boston University and Holy Cross. The Irish will again host the Shillelagh Tournament in Hoffman Estates, Ill., Jan. 1-2 with Boston University, Brown and Minnesota State participating. Notre Dame also will play a pair of games at North Dakota over Thanksgiving and will host Boston College (Oct. 23) and Canisius (Dec. 29) to round out the non-CCHA games.

In conference play, the Irish face Bowling Green, Miami, Northern Michigan and Western Michigan four times with two games at home and two on the road. Lake Superior, Michigan State and Alaska will each play twice at the Joyce Center while Notre Dame travels to Michigan, Ohio State and Ferris State for two road games each.

team’s most improved player, Ryan has speed and good offensive skills. He will look to pick up where he left off last season.

A trio of sophomores will also look to make a mark on the Notre Dame offense this season.

The leader of the group is Sheahan. A talented center, he was the youngest player in the nation last season as he played until Dec. 7 as a 17-year old. A smart, skilled, two-way player, he tied for the rookie lead in scoring with six goals and 11 assists for 17 points. He has improved his game on face offs and will look to become more of an offensive force for the Irish this season.

Larson is a prototypical power forward and showed flashes of what he can do as a freshman in ‘09-’10 when he had six goals and five assists for 11 points. He uses his size (6-2, 197) to make life miserable in front of the net and in the corners for opposing defensemen. He will look to step up his game this season and become a more con-sistent threat in the offensive zone.

Nugent is the third member of the sophomore class of forwards and played in 17 games last season with one assist. He will look to use his size (6-3, 197) and skating ability to become more of a threat on offense.

That brings us to the six freshmen who are expected to add a high level of skill, size and a physical presence to the attack.

This talented group features goal scorers, playmakers, strong two-way players and tough defensive-minded forwards who will push the upperclassmen for playing time this season.

The lone left wing in the group is Jeff Costello (Milwaukee, Wis.). A tough, gritty goal scorer, Costello will add his physical style of play to the forwards. Strong on his skates, he’s got great hands and knows what to do with the puck around the net. Last season with the Cedar Rapids Rough Riders, Costello had 29 goals with 19 assists for 48 points. Eleven of his goals came on the power play with three game win-ners while racking up 149 penalty minutes.

David Gerths (Ankeny, Iowa) is a strong two-way player who plays a tough, gritty style at his spot on the right wing. Smart with the puck, he continues to improve his offensive game while also taking care of the defensive end. In ‘09-’10, he split the season between the Lincoln Stars and the Green Bay Gamblers, getting five goals and 16 assists for 21 points while helping Green Bay to the USHL regular season and playoff championships.

One of Gerths teammates at Green Bay was center Anders Lee (Edina, Minn.) who should be one of the top freshmen players in the country. Last season with Green Bay, Lee scored 35 goals with 31 assists for 66 points with nine power-play goals and a USHL-best nine game-winning goals. A first team all-USHL pick and a member of the all-rookie team, Lee was the most valuable player of the USHL’s Clark Cup playoffs, getting 10 goals and 12 assists in 12 postseason games. His 35 goals tied for the league lead. A gifted scorer, Lee adds a physical presence to the Irish lineup.

Center Bryan Rust (Novi, Mich.) brings another dimension to the line-up – speed. The speedy center has great hands and can score goals as well as set them up. A product of the U.S. National Team Developmental Program, Rust had 26 goals and 26 assists for 52 points last season, add-ing five power-play goals, two short-

Left WingsJeff Costello Fr. ... 6-0 ... 210Nick Larson So. ... 6-2 ... 197 6g-5a, 35 GP in ‘09-’10Calle Ridderwall Sr. ... 6-0 ... 193 19g-8a, 38 GP in ‘08-’09Rich Ryan Jr. ... 5-11 ... 185 1g-0a, 18 GP in ‘09-’10

CentersPatrick Gaul Jr. ... 5-8 ... 180 1g-0a, 30 GP in ‘09-’10Anders Lee Fr. ... 6-3 ... 218Bryan Rust Fr. ... 5-11 ... 196Ben Ryan Sr. ... 5-11 ... 197 7g-12a, 29 GP in ‘09-’10Riley Sheahan Fr. ... 6-2 ... 205 6g-11a, 37 GP in ‘09-’10T.J. Tynan Fr. ... 5-8 ... 156

Right WingsDavid Gerths Fr. ... 6-0 ... 208Ryan Guentzel Sr. ... 6-0 ... 184 0g-6a, 36 GP in ‘09-’10Billy Maday Jr. ... 5-11 ... 184 7g-14a, 30 GP in’09-’10Kevin Nugent So. ... 6-3 ... 197 0g-1a, 17 GP in ‘09-’10Michael Voran Fr. ... 5-11 ... 197

Junior Billy Maday is a proven scorer for the Irish. He had seven goals and 14 assists for 21 points in ‘09-’10 while missing eight games due to an injury. Now in his third season, Maday will see action in all situations for the Irish.

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2009 Final Results

Senior defenseman Joe Lavin (33) will lead a young Irish defense during the 2010-11 season.

The Notre Dame defensive corps features two juniors, one sophomore and four freshmen.

Student-Athletes

36 U N I V E R S I T Y O F N O T R E D A M E ®

Student-Athletes

Prairie to the Lake Conference championship in

2006-07 ... served as team captain as a senior

and was 16-8-2 with a 2.15 goals-against aver-

age and a .907 save percentage ... two-time all-

conference selection in hockey ... as a junior was

13-2-3 with a 1.92 goals-against average and a

.914 save percentage ... full name is Brian William

Brooke ... son of Bob and Helen Brooke ... has

one brother and one sister ... his father played

hockey at Yale where he was an All-American in

1982-83 ... also was a member of the 1984 U.S.

Olympic team and played seven seasons in the

NHL for the New York Rangers, Minnesota and

New Jersey ... born on October 12, 1988 in

Minneapolis, Minn. ... double major in finance

and economics in the Mendoza College of

Business.

Begins his third season with the Irish in 2010-

11 ... joined the roster full-time during his

sophomore year after fellow sophomore Brad

Phillips went down in the preseason with a knee

injury ... served as team’s third goaltender ...

hard-working goaltender who continues to

improve all aspects of his game ... will serve as

the team’s fourth goaltender in his senior year ...

integral part of the team on and off the ice ... got

started at Notre Dame as a freshman in 2007-08,

working as the team’s fourth goaltender in prac-

tice ... played his high school hockey at Eden

Prairie High School in Eden Prairie, Minn. ... one

of four Minnesota natives on the Notre Dame

hockey roster, joining fellow senior Ryan

Guentzel (Woodbury), sophomore Nick Larson

(Apple Valley) and incoming freshman Anders

Lee (Edina) ... joins Jon Maruk ‘02 as the second

Eden Prairie hockey player to play at Notre Dame

... one of 90 players from the state of Minnesota

to play at Notre Dame ... seventh Irish hockey

player all-time to have a father who played in the

National Hockey League, joining Brett Henning

‘01, Jon Maruk ‘02, Connor Dunlop ‘03, Neil

Komadoski ‘04, Yan Stastny and Christian Hanson

‘09 ... Brian’s father, Bob Brooke, was an All-

American at Yale and played seven seasons in

the NHL with the Rangers, Minnesota and New

Jersey ... five-time Dean’s List student who owns

a 3.8 grade-point average at Notre Dame.

AS A JUNIOR: Did not play in any games in

2009-10.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Did not play in any

games in 2008-09.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Eden

Prairie High School in Eden Prairie, Minn. ... two-

sport athlete at Eden Prairie, winning two letters

in hockey and three in tennis ... team captain of

both teams as a senior ... played doubles in ten-

nis helping school to conference championships

as a junior and a senior and a sectional and state

runner-up as a junior ... in hockey, helped Eden

#35BrianBrooke

Goaltender • Senior

6-0 • 180 • Catches: Left

Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Eden Pairie High School

Birthdate: October 12, 1988

Majors: Finance/Economics

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Brooke’s Career StatisticsYear GP/GS W-L-T Time GA GAA Saves Save Pct. Shutouts2008-09 Did Not Play In Any Games2009-10 Did Not Play In Any Games

Matt Hanzel ........................ LW ’85-’89 ..........................St. Paul

Robert Herber ..................RW ’85-’89 ............................. Edina

Tim Kuehl ...........................RW ’86-’90 ............................. Edina

Lance Madson ...................... G ’86-’90 ................Minnetonka

Mike Musty ............................C ’89-’90 ....................... Brainerd

Pat Arendt ..............................C ’88-’92 ....................Rochester

Rob Copeland ..................... D ’88-’92 ............................. Edina

Michael Curry ...................... D ’88-’92 ....................Rochester

Scott Vickman ....................... D ’89-’92 ............................. Edina

Dan Marvin ......................... LW ’89-’92 .......................Warroad

Steve Soderling ................RW ’91-’92 ............................. Edina

Sterling Black ...................... W ’89-’93 .........................St. Paul

Curtis Janicke ........................C ’89-’93 ............ Brooklyn Park

Jeff Hasselman .....................C ’91-’93 ...................Woodbury

Brent Lothrop ....................... G ’90-’94 .....................Burnsville

Matt Osiecki ......................... D ’90-’94 .....................Burnsville

Troy Cusey ..........................RW ’91-’94 .............Grand Rapids

Brent Lamppa ................... LW ’91-’94 ................... Embarrass

John Rushin .......................... D ’91-’94 ............. Bloomington

Brett Bruininks ..................RW ’92-’96 ............... Minneapolis

Jeremy Coe ............................. D ’92-’96 ............................Anoka

Wade Salzman .................... G ’93-’96 .......................... Duluth

Tim Harberts ......................... F ’93-’97 ........................Wayzata

Ben Nelsen ............................. D ’93-’97 .....................Plymouth

Neal Johnson ......................... F ’97-’98 ............................. Edina

Craig Hagkull ........................C ’95-’99 .................. Arden Hills

Brian Urick ..........................RW ’95-’99 ...............Minnetonka

Troy Bagne ............................. F ’96-’00 ...................Moorhead

Joe Dusbabek ...................RW ’96-’00 ......................Faribault

Jay Kopischke .................... LW ’97-’00 ...................Alexandria

Dan Carlson ....................... LW ’97-’01 ............................. Edina

Ryan Dolder ........................ W ’97-’01 .................Hutchinson

Kyle Kolquist ........................ G ’97-’01 .......................... Duluth

Sam Cornelius ...................... D ’98-’01 ............................. Edina

Jon Maruk ................................C ‘00-’02 ................Eden Prairie

Aaron Gill .................................C ‘00-‘04 ....................Rochester

Kyle Dolder ..........................RW ‘01-’03 .................Hutchinson

Tony Gill .....................................C ‘02-’06 ....................Rochester

T.J. Jindra ...............................RW ‘03-’07 .......................Faribault

Mark Van Guilder .................. LW ‘04-’08 .......................Roseville

Garrett Regan ..................... LW ‘05-’09 ...................... Hastings

Ryan Thang .......................... LW ‘06-’10 ............................ Edina

Ryan Guentzel ................RW ‘07 - ........................Woodbury

Nick Larson ..................... LW ‘09 - .................. Apple Valley

John Womack .........................C ‘68-69 ..........Thief River Falls

Pat McMahon ........................ D ‘68-69 ...........................St. Paul

Eric Norri .................................. D ‘68-69 .......................... Virginia

Jim Morin ................................ D ’68-’70 ..........................St. Paul

Kevin Hoene .......................... F ’68-’71 ........................ Duluth

Mark Longar ......................... D ’68-’71 ..........................Eveleth

Bob Howe .............................. W ’70-’71 .........................Bemidji

Joe Bonk ................................. F ’68-’72 ............ South St. Paul

Jim Cordes ............................ W ’68-’72 .................Farmington

Dick Tomasoni ...................... G ’68-’72 .....................Chisholm

Mike Bonk ............................. D ’69-’73 ............ South St. Paul

Bill Green ............................... D ’69-’73 .......................Roseville

Mark Steinborn .................... D ’69-’73 ..................Port Huron

Steve Curry ........................... D ’70-’74 ............................. Edina

Mark Kronholm .................... G ’70-’74 ............ South St. Paul

Ric Schafer ........................C/D ’70-’74 ............New Brighton

Bill Nyrop ................................ D ’70-’74 ............................. Edina

Pat Conroy ...............................C ’71-’75 ..........................St. Paul

Les Larson .............................. D ’71-’75 ..........................St. Paul

Tim Byers .............................. W ’72-’76 ............. Bloomington

Dave Howe .......................... W ’72-’76 .........................Bemidji

Pat Novitzki ........................... F ’72-’76 .................Farmington

Mark Olive .............................. F ’73-’76 ............... Minneapolis

Allen Karsnia ....................... W ’73-’77 ....................... Int’l Falls

Bob Baumgartner ............... W ’74-’78 ............. West St. Paul

Dan Byers .............................. D ’74-’78 ............. Bloomington

Dick Howe ............................ W ’74-’78 .........................Bemidji

Don Jackson ......................... W ’74-’78 ............. Bloomington

Kevin Nugent ...................... W ’74-’78 ............................. Edina

Tom DeWerd ........................ D ’76-’78 ...................Owatonna

Steve Schneider ................... D ’75-’79 ........................... Babbit

Kevin Nagurski ................... W ’75-’79 ....................... Int’l Falls

John Friedmann ................. D ’76-’80 ..........................St. Paul

Ted Weltzin ............................. F ’76-’80 ..........................St. Paul

Don Lucia ............................... D ’77-’81 .............Grand Rapids

Dave Laurion ......................... G ’78-’82 ....................... Int’l Falls

Bill Rothstein ......................... W ’78-’82 .............Grand Rapids

John Schmidt ...................... D ’78-’82 ...................... St. Cloud

Mark Doman ......................... F ’79-’83 ...................... St. Cloud

John Deasey .......................... F ’81-’83 ............................. Edina

Sean Regan ........................... D ’81-’83 ............ North St. Paul

Steve Bianchi ....................... W ’82-’83 ............. Bloomington

John Devoe ......................... W ’82-’83 ............................. Edina

Pat Foley .................................. D ’84-’87 ..........................St. Paul

Tom Fitzgerald ................... W ’86-’88 ....................Rochester

All-Time Notre Dame HockeyMonogram Winners from Minnesota

200910 vs. CCHA

Team Rec. GAA Sv%Alaska — — —Bowling Green — — —Ferris State — — — Lake Superior — — — Miami — — —Michigan — — —Michigan State — — —Nebraska-Omaha — — — Northern Michigan — — — Ohio State — — —Western Michigan — — — Totals — — —

CAREER vs. CCHA

Team Rec. GAA Sv%Alaska — — —Bowling Green — — —Ferris State — — — Lake Superior — — — Miami — — —Michigan — — —Michigan State — — —Nebraska-Omaha — — — Northern Michigan — — — Ohio State — — —Western Michigan — — — Totals — — —


Student-Athletes

Minnesota natives on the Notre Dame roster along with fellow senior Brian Brooke (Eden Prairie), sophomore Nick Larson (Apple Valley) and freshman Anders Lee (Edina) ... joined the Irish in the late-signing period (spring of ‘07).

AS A JUNIOR: Played in 36 games with six assists for six points ... had one multiple-assist game ... picked up five penalties for 10 minutes ... was -11 for the year ... recorded first helper of the season on Kevin Deeth goal versus North Dakota (Jan. 3) in championship game of the Shillelagh Tournament ... helped set up Nick Larson’s game-tying goal in 5-2 home win against Michigan State (Jan. 15) ... assisted on Ben Ryan’s game-winning goal in 6-1 win at Lake Superior State (Jan. 22) ... equaled his career high with two assists in 3-2 win over Nebraska-Omaha (Jan. 30) ... set up Nick Larson power-play goal in first period and then made key pass on game winner by Sean Lorenz in the second period to build a 3-0 lead ... final assist of the year came on Rich Ryan’s goal in 3-1 loss to Ohio State in game one of the CCHA playoffs (March 5) ... in two postseason games, had one assist for one point.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in all 40 games for the Irish in 2008-09 ... had four goals and seven assists for 11 points, all career highs ... picked up six penalties for 20 minutes ... was +9 on the season ... went scoreless in the first seven games before putting together a career-

high, three-game point streak (1g, 2a) ... checked in with one assist in each game of Notre Dame’s 4-1 wins at Boston College (Nov. 7) and Providence College (Nov. 8) ... scored first collegiate goal on Nov. 14 versus Lake Superior State ... his third-period goal tied the game at 3-3, sending it to overtime and the first shootout in the program’s history, won by Notre Dame, 2-1 ... did not score in second game versus Lakers but followed with a three-point weekend (1g, 2a) in sweep of Bowling Green (Nov. 21-22) ... picked up one assist in 5-1 home win against the Falcons ... followed with a career-high two points (1g, 1a) in 9-1 win at Bowling Green ... scored the lone goal of

Has earned three monograms in his Notre Dame hockey career ... hard-working forward who has played a regular role with the Irish during his career ... strong, two-way right wing who excels at both ends of the ice ... continues to improve in all areas of his game ... strong skater with good hockey skills ... smart player who is known for his ability to think on the ice ... has seen action in all situations for the Irish, skating a regular shift, killing penalties and on the power play ... played in 36 games as a junior, mostly on Notre Dame’s fourth line where he was held goal less, but had six assists for six points ... has played in 100 games during his career with four goals and 17 assists for 21 points ... joined the Irish after playing one sea-son in the United States Hockey League (USHL) with the Sioux Falls Stampede (‘06-’07) and one season in the North American Hockey League (NAHL) with the Southern Minnesota Express (‘05-’06) ... one of 16 Notre Dame play-ers to play in the USHL ... one of six members of the current roster to play in the NAHL along with junior Nick Condon (St. Louis), sopho-more Mike Johnson (St. Louis) and freshmen Jared Beers (Kenai River), Joe Rogers (Albert Lea) and Mike Voran (Wenatchee) ... one of four

CAREER vs. CCHA

Team GP G A PtsAlaska 6 0 0 0Bowling Green 11 1 3 4Ferris State 8 0 1 1Lake Superior 6 1 2 3Miami 4 0 0 0Michigan 10 1 1 2Michigan State 8 0 1 1Nebraska-Omaha 7 1 2 3Northern Michigan 7 0 0 0Ohio State 7 0 2 2Western Michigan 7 0 0 0

Totals 81 4 12 16

#27RyanGuentzel

Right Wing • Senior

6-0 • 184 • Shoots: Right

Woodbury, Minnesota

Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)

Birthdate: July 14, 1986

Major: Finance

200910 vs. CCHA


Totals 28 0 5 5

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Guentzel’s Career StatisticsYear GP G A Pts Shots Sh Pct. P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/-2007-08 24 0 4 4 21 .000 5/10 0 0 0 +32008-09 40 4 7 11 56 .071 6/20 0 0 0 +92009-10 36 0 6 6 46 .000 5/10 0 0 0 -11

Total 100 4 17 21 123 .033 16/40 0 0 0 +1

Guentzel’s Career Bests

2 Points vs. Nebraska-Omaha (0g-2a; 1/30/10) vs. Bowling Green (1g-1a; 11/22/08)

1 Goal Four times 2 Assists vs. Nebraska-Omaha (1/30/10)

5 Shots on Goal vs. Western Michigan (2/6/10) vs. Ohio State (2/8/09)

3-Game Point Streak • (1g-2a); Nov. 7-Nov. 14, 2008 (vs. Boston College, Providence and Lake Superior)

the game in Michigan’s 2-1 win at the Joyce Center on Jan. 30 ... did not score again until March 13 in the first game of the CCHA play-offs when he closed the scoring with a third-period goal in Notre Dame’s 5-0 win over Nebraska-Omaha that gave the Irish a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series ... assisted on Dan Kissel’s goal in the 5-1 loss to Bemidji State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... in five postseason games, had a goal and an assist for two points.

AS A FRESHMAN: Played in 26 games in his rookie season, recording four assists for four points on the year ... had five penalties for 10 minutes ... was +3 overall ... saw first colle-giate action in second game of the Lefty McFadden Invitational versus Mercyhurst on Oct. 13 ... split playing time over the first half of the season, seeing action in eight games ... recorded first collegiate point when he set up a Justin White goal in the 3-2 loss at Michigan

(Jan. 18) ... assisted on a Calle Ridderwall goal in 6-1 win over Bowling Green (Jan. 25) ... helped set up Brock Sheahan’s only goal of the season in a 5-3 loss to Ferris State (Feb. 8) ... had a hand in Dan Kissel’s game-tying goal in 2-2 tie versus Ohio State (Feb. 23) ... played in six postseason games with no points ... was on the ice for both of Calle Ridderwall’s goals in the 5-4 overtime win against Michigan.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Hill-Murray High School in Maplewood, Minn. ... lettered three seasons in hockey and two in golf for the Pioneers ... team captain of both teams as a senior ... two-time all-conference selection in hockey and once as a senior in golf ... as a junior qualified for the Minnesota State Golf Tournament ... in hockey led the Pioneers in scoring as a senior with 17 goals and 31 assists for 48 points in 25 games and was an honorable mention all-state selection ... fin-ished his Hill-Murray career with 114 points in

three seasons ... was a teammate of current Notre Dame senior Garrett Regan at Hill-Murray in 2002-03 ... played junior hockey with the Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) and the Southern Minnesota Express (NAHL) ... helped lead Sioux Falls to the 2006-07 USHL Clark Cup Championship ... was the second leading scorer on team with nine goals and 38 assists for 47 points ... in eight postseason games had two goals and three assists as Sioux Falls defeated Waterloo in the finals ... with Southern Minnesota in 2005-06 was third in scoring with 20 goals and 35 assists for 55 points ... full name is Ryan Michael Guentzel ... son of Mike and Sally Guentzel ... father, Mike, a long time hockey coach, is in his first season as the head coach of the Des Moines Buccaneers in the USHL ... father played col-lege hockey at the the University of Minnesota ... has two brothers ... younger brother, Gabe is a sophomore defenseman at Colorado College ... born July 14, 1986 in Maplewood, Minn. ... finance major in the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame.


Student-Athletes

27) ... closed the season with an assist in 8-2 loss in game two of CCHA playoff series ... had one point in two postseason games ... started the regular season with the Omaha Lancers in the USHL after transferring from Providence College ... played in 24 games for the Lancers, scoring five goals with 12 assists for 17 points ... had four power-play goals and one game winner ... his +16 rating was third on the team ... when he left squad on Dec. 12, Omaha was 19-4-1 and in first place in the USHL’s Western Division.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Started the year at Providence College in Hockey East ... decided to transfer after the first semester ... had one

Will play his first full season with the Irish in 2010-11 ... will be the lone senior on the Notre Dame back line ... talented defenseman who is smart with the puck and makes good deci-sions ... brings size to the Irish blue line ... has a strong shot and good offensive skills ... will be counted on to lead Notre Dame’s young defensive corps ... earned a monogram in 2009-10, joining the team on Dec 28, after transferring from Providence College ... spent last half of ‘08-’09 season and first half of ‘09-’10 season with the Omaha Lancers of the USHL after transferring ... played in 18 games for Notre Dame in ‘09-’10, scoring three goals with seven assists for 10 points ... in 66 Division I games between Notre Dame and Providence has three goals and 16 assists for 19 points ... product of the U.S. National Team Developmental Program in Ann Arbor, Mich. (‘05-’07) where he was a teammate of former Irish players Ian Cole, Brad Phillips and Teddy Ruth ... selected in the fifth round, 126th over-

all by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft ... first Notre Dame player from Massachusetts since goaltender Rory Walsh ‘06 (Milton) ... one of six players on the Irish roster to play for the the U.S. National Program ... one of 16 players to play in the United States Hockey League ... first transfer player at Notre Dame since Tom Sawatske ‘07 (Wisconsin).

AS A JUNIOR: Played in 18 games for the Irish after joining the team on Dec. 28 ... scored three goals with seven assists for 10 points ... recorded two penalties for four minutes and was -2 on the year ... had three multiple-point games on the season ... first game came at the Shillelagh Tournament versus Colgate (Jan. 2) ... picked up his first point at Notre Dame with an assist in 3-3 tie with North Dakota in title game (Irish won game in a shoot out) ... recorded first multiple-point game with two assists in 6-1 win at Lake Superior State (Jan. 22) ... two games later had another two-assist game with a pair of helpers in 5-3 loss to Nebraska-Omaha (Jan. 29) ... scored first goal for the Irish in a 7-2 loss at Western Michigan (Feb. 5) ... followed that with his second goal in a 4-3 loss at Bowling Green (Feb. 19) ... recorded his third, two-point night with a goal and an assist in the 5-3 Irish win over Michigan (Feb.

#33JoeLavin

Defenseman • Senior

6-2 • 198 • Shoots: Left

Shrewsbury, Massachusetts

Omaha Lancers (USHL)


Major: Political Science

Fifth-Round Draft Choice

Chicago Blackhawks (2007)

CAREER vs. CCHA

Team GP G A PtsAlaska – – – –Bowling Green 2 1 0 1Ferris State 2 0 0 0Lake Superior 2 0 2 2Miami – – – –Michigan 2 1 1 2Michigan State 2 0 0 0Nebraska-Omaha 2 0 2 2Northern Michigan – – – –Ohio State 2 0 1 1Western Michigan 2 1 0 1

Totals 16 3 6 9

200910 vs. CCHA

Team GP G A PtsAlaska – – – –Bowling Green 2 1 0 1Ferris State 2 0 0 0Lake Superior 2 0 2 2Miami – – – –Michigan 2 1 1 2Michigan State 2 0 0 0Nebraska-Omaha 2 0 2 2Northern Michigan – – – –Ohio State 2 0 1 1Western Michigan 2 1 0 1

Totals 16 3 6 9

412 0 1 0 H O C K E Y

assist for the Friars in 12 games ... moved on to the Omaha Lancers in the USHL where he played in 33 games in the second half, scoring seven goals with 16 assists for 23 points while picking up 28 minutes in penalties ... helped Lancers to a second-place finish in the USHL Western Division with a 32-21-7 record ... in three postseason games, recorded four assists.

AS A FRESHMAN: Played in 36 games during his rookie season at Providence College where he had eight assists for eight points ... picked up 13 penalties for 26 minutes ... had 67 shots on goal during the year and was even for the season.

WITH USA HOCKEY: Spent two seasons

with the U.S. National Team Development Program (2005-07) ... during the 2006-07 sea-son, he saw action in 41 games, scoring five goals with 13 assists for 18 points ... four of the goals came on the power play ... the previous year with the Under-17 team, Lavin played in 67 games, scoring 13 goals with 14 assists for 27 points, including a team-high seven power-play goals ... became the first defenseman on the Under-17 team to record a hat trick on Nov. 19, 2005.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Huron High School in Ann Arbor, Mich., while playing for the national program ... also attended Shrewsbury High School in

Shrewsbury, Mass. and played two seasons for the Boston Junior Bruins (2003-05) ... was named the team MVP in ‘04-’05 after scoring 11 goals with 44 assists for 55 points in 63 games ... played two years of baseball at Shrewsbury ... full name is Joseph Lavin ... is the son of Bill and Carolyn Lavin ... has one brother and one sister ... older brother, Alex graduated from Providence College ... sister, Lindsay attends University of New Hampshire ... born July, 17, 1989 in Worcester, Mass. ... political science major in the College of Arts and Letters at Notre Dame.

Lavin’s Career StatisticsYear GP G A Pts Shots Sh Pct. P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/-At Providence2007-08 36 0 8 8 67 .000 13/26 0 0 0 E2008-09 12 0 1 1 15 .000 5/10 0 0 0 -10

At Omaha2008-09 33 7 16 23 76 .092 14/28 3 0 0 +132009-10 24 5 12 17 48 .104 8/16 4 0 1 +16At Notre Dame2009-10 18 3 7 10 29 .103 2/4 0 0 0 -2

Career TotalsProvidence 48 0 9 9 82 .000 18/36 0 0 0 -10Omaha 57 12 28 40 124 .097 22/44 7 0 1 +29Notre Dame 18 3 7 10 29 .103 2/4 0 0 0 -2

Lavin’s Career Bests Notre Dame

2 Points vs. Michigan (1g-1a; 2/27/10) vs. Nebraska-Omaha (0g-2a; 1/29/10) vs. Lake Superior State (0g-2a; 1/22/10)

1 Goal Three times 2 Assists vs. Nebraska-Omaha (1/29/10) vs. Lake Superior State (1/22/10)

3 Shots on Goal vs. Bowling Green (2/20/10) vs. Western Michigan (2/5/10)


Student-Athletes

Recognized around the CCHA as one of the conference’s top goal scorers ... three-time mono-gram winner for the Irish as he moves into his senior year ... led Notre Dame in scoring as a junior with a career-high 19 goals and eight assists for 27 points ... led the team and the CCHA in power-play goals with 11 on the year ... has played in 117 career games with 41 goals and 25 assists for 66 career points ... has 22 career power-play goals and six game winners ... has become an all-around player for the Irish ... outstanding skater with tremendous speed and great hands ... blessed with a quick, accurate shot ... great release with a nice touch around the net ... has all the tools to be an outstanding collegiate player ... was selected as an honorable mention all-CCHA choice following the ‘08-’09 campaign ... as a junior in ‘09-’10 was the winner of Notre Dame’s Monogram Club most valuable player award and was the team’s offensive player of the year ... as a sophomore was the winner of Notre Dame’s most improved player award ... hero of Notre Dame’s dramatic overtime win in the 2008 Frozen Four when he scored twice, including the game win-ner at 6:06 of overtime to beat Michigan, 5-4 in the semifinals ... came to Notre Dame after one season in the United States Hockey League (USHL) with the Tri-City Storm ... one of three former Storm players on the Notre Dame roster along with sophomore Kevin Nugent and fresh-man Kevin Lind (traded to the Storm following

‘09-’10 season but never played for them) ... one of 16 Irish players to play in the USHL ... signed a national letter-of-intent in the early-signing period (Nov. ‘06) along with Ian Cole, Brad Phillips, Teddy Ruth and Ben Ryan ... was a midget team-mate of current Irish junior Billy Maday ... first Notre Dame player from Sweden.

AS A JUNIOR: Played in all 38 games for the Irish ... led the team with 19 goals while adding eight assists for a team-hgh 27 points ... scored 11 power-play goals for the second season in a row ... whistled for 16 penalties, resulting in 51 pen-alty minutes ... was -8 for the year ... led Notre Dame with 132 shots on goal and a .144 success rate .... had five multiple-point games and three games with two or more goals ... picked up two hat tricks on the season to become first Notre Dame player to do that since Tim Kuehl ‘90 had a pair during the 1987-88 campaign ... recorded his first goal of the season in 2-0 win over Providence, getting his first power-play goal of the year ... scored in four consecutive games, getting goals at Boston University (ppg), versus Boston College and Ohio State (ppg) ... after going without a goal for three games, scored twice in 3-2 loss to Northern Michigan ... scored first goal on a deflec-

tion of a Kevin Deeth shot on the power play ... second goal cut Wildcat lead to 3-2 with under nine minutes left to play ... third multiple-point game (1g, 1a) came in 4-1 win versus Michigan State (Nov. 22) in a game played in Ft. Wayne, Ind. ... scored first goal of the game in opening period and then set up a Riley Sheahan goal in the sec-ond period to make it 3-1 ... picked up his first hat trick of the season in a 4-4 tie versus Bowling Green with Falcons winning the shootout, 1-0 ... scored first two goals of the game on the power

CAREER vs. CCHA


Totals 91 38 21 59

200910 vs. CCHA


Totals 30 15 6 21

#22CalleRidderwall

Left Wing • Senior

6-0 • 193 • Shoot: Left

Stockholm, Sweden

Tri-City Storm (USHL)

Birthdate: May 28, 1988

Major: Finance

432 0 1 0 H O C K E Y

player of the week for Nov. 30 ... wrapped up six-game streak with a goal (power play and game winner) in 3-1 win at Ferris State on Dec. 5 ... closed the first half of the season on Dec. 13 with a power-play goal (his seventh) in a 4-3 win over Bowling Green ... held off the scoresheet for first four games of January before finding the goal scoring touch at Lake Superior ... had a goal (ppg) in 3-1 win on Jan. 16 and an assist in 3-3 tie the following night ... had back-to-back two-point games (1g, 1a) with game winners in both at Michigan (3-2, on Jan. 31) and at Ohio State (4-3 in ot, Feb. 6) ... game winner versus Buckeyes came 49 seconds into overtime ... opened the scoring in the first game of the CCHA playoffs, scoring 2:01 into the game for game winner in 5-0 win over Nebraska-Omaha ... scored a pair of goals in the CCHA championship game against Michigan, helping Irish to second CCHA title in three years ... was selected to the CCHA all-tour-nament team ... in five postseason games had three goals and no assists.

AS A FRESHMAN: Played in 39 games during the 2007-08 campaign, scoring five goals with two assists for seven points ... scored one game-winning goal ... had six penalties for 20 minutes ... was +1 on the season ... first collegiate goal came in 10th game of the year as his first-period goal tied the game at 1-1 on the way to a 5-1 win at Western Michigan (Nov. 17) ... recorded first career assist in 4-2 win at Princeton (Dec. 7) ... assisted on a Justin White goal in 3-2 loss at Michigan (Jan. 18) ... second goal of the season gave Notre Dame a 5-0 lead in 6-1 win over Bowling Green (Jan. 25) ... did not score again until the postseason ... opened the scoring in game two of the CCHA second round against Ferris State as he staked the Irish to a 1-0 lead on the way to a 6-3 win that tied the series at 1-1 ... had his first multiple-goal and point game in the Frozen Four semifinal game with Michigan, scor-ing a pair of goals ... whipped a shot from the slot past Billy Sauer five minutes into the game to give Notre Dame a 1-0 lead ... in overtime, scooped up a Dan VeNard rebound in the slot, moved the puck from backhand to forehand and tucked a shot under the crossbar over Bryan Hogan at 6:06 of the extra stanza to give the Irish a 5-4 win and move them on to the national championship game against Boston College ... in nine postseason games had three goals.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Victor J. Andrew High School in Tinley Park, Ill., while play-ing for the Chicago Chill ... first native of Sweden to play at Notre Dame ... is a product of the Hammarby IF program in Stockholm ... came to the United States in 2005-06 and played for the Chicago Chill (Midget AAA) where he had 52

Ridderwall’s Career StatisticsYear GP G A Pts Shots Sh Pct. P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/-2007-08 39 5 2 7 52 .096 6/20 0 0 1 +12008-09 40 17 15 32 95 .179 10/20 11 0 5 +22009-10 38 19 8 27 132 .144 16/51 11 0 0 -8

Totals 117 41 25 66 279 .147 32/91 22 0 6 -5

Ridderwall’s Career Bests

4 Points vs. Western Michigan (2g-2; 11/28/08) vs. Bowling Green (2g-2a; 11/22/08)

3 Goals vs. Lake Superior State (1/22/10) vs. Bowling Green (11/28/09) 2 Assists Four times 10 Shots on Goal vs. Providence College (10/16/09)

4-Game Goal Streak • (4g-1a); Oct. 16-30, 2009 (vs. Providence, Boston University, Boston College and Ohio State)

6-Game Point Streak • (6g-10a); Nov. 15-Dec. 5, 2008 (vs. Lake Superior, Bowling Green, Western Michigan and Ferris State)

play to give Notre Dame a 2-0 lead ... third goal of the game put the Irish ahead 3-2 midway through the second period ... held off the scoresheet for three games before getting 11th goal of the season and seventh power-play tally in 2-0 win over Michigan (Dec. 14) ... followed with the opening goal (ppg) in a 5-2 win over Colgate in first round of Shillelagh Tournament (Jan. 2) ... struck again versus Michigan State (Jan. 16) with ninth power-play goal of the sea-son in a 4-4 tie with the Spartans ... followed that with his second hat trick of the season in a 6-1 win at Lake Superior State (Jan. 22) ... with Irish leading 3-1 in second period, scored three goals in a span of 6:47 with one coming on the power play to give him 16 goals on the year with 10 via the power play ... scored 17th goal of the year in 3-2 win over Nebraska-Omaha (Jan. 30) ... went five games without a goal (his longest drought of the season) before scoring once versus Michigan (Feb. 27) in 5-3 win ... final goal of the year came in 8-2 loss in game two of CCHA play-offs to Ohio State ... had one goal for one point in two postseason games.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Has developed into one of the top goal scorers in the CCHA ... played in all 40 games in 2008-09, leading the Irish in goals with 17 while adding 15 assists for 32 points .... 11 power-play goals were tops on the team and he tied for the team lead with five game-win-ning goals ... had 10 penalties for 20 points and was +2 on the season ... shoot-out specialist for the Irish, scoring on two-of-three chances ... had eight games with two or more points and three games with two or more goals ... started the season slowly, picking up just two assists in the first six games before being reunited with Billy Maday, his teammate from midget hockey in Chicago ... picked up first goal of the year on Nov. 1 in 4-2 win at Northern Michigan ... second goal of the campaign came a week later as he scored in a 4-1 win at Providence (Nov. 8) ... after not scoring in Nov. 14 game, rolled off a six-game point streak (6g, 10a) from Nov. 15 through Dec. 5 ... scored first power-play goal of the year and had two assists for three points in 5-2 home win with Lake Superior ... assisted on a pair of goals in 5-1 home win over Bowling Green (Nov. 21) ... had a career-best four-point game (2g, 2a) in 9-1 victory at Bowling Green with both goals on the power play ... ran streak to four games with second consecutive four-point night (2g, 2a), having a hand in all four Notre Dame goals in a 4-1 win over Western Michigan (Nov. 28) ... both goals came on the power play and included the game winner ... closed that series with an assist and a five-point weekend as the teams battled to a 3-3 tie ... named CCHA offensive

goals and 66 assists for 118 points while finishing second at USA Midget AAA championships ... was a teammate of current Irish freshman Billy Maday with the Chill ... spent one season in the USHL with the Tri-City Storm ... led the Storm in scoring in 2006-07 with 27 goals and 35 assists for 62 points to tie for 14th in the league in scor-ing ... had 14 power-play goals, three short-handed tallies and seven game winners ... played in the USHL Prospects/All-Star game in January of 2007 and was named to the ‘06-’07 USHL all-rookie team ... full name is Carl Erik Ridderwall ... son of Jan and Marie Ridderwall ... has one sister ... born on May 28, 1988 in Stockholm, Sweden ... finance major in the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame.


Student-Athletes

Three-time monogram winner for the Irish

who will look to have his best season as a senior

... talented center iceman who is strong at both

ends of the ice ... smart, intelligent player who

can set up a teammate or score a goal ... tough

forechecker who takes the body and finishes his

checks ... creates offense with and without the

puck ... gifted playmaker who can find the open

man ... clutch scorer who comes up big in the

biggest games ... was fifth in scoring as a junior

with seven goals and 12 assists for 19 points in 29

games ... had two power-play goals and one

game winner ... missed nine games with a shoul-

der injury suffered during the Nebraska-Omaha

series (Jan. 29-30) ... has played in 115 career

games with 29 goals and 43 assists for 72 points

in his first three seasons at Notre Dame ... has

nine power-play goals and seven game winners

to his credit ... joined the Irish after playing two

seasons in the United States Hockey League

(USHL) with the Des Moines Buccaneers where

he won a Clark Cup title in ‘05-’06 ... was ranked

37th in NHL Central Scoutings final rankings prior

to the 2007 Entry Draft ... selected in the fourth

round, 114th overall by the Nashville Predators ...

attended the U.S. Junior National Evaluation

Camp along with teammates Ian Cole and Teddy

Ruth in August of 2007 ... one of 16 former USHL

players playing at Notre Dame ... one of four

Michigan natives on the Irish hockey roster along

with freshmen Joe Rogers (Marysville), Bryan Rust

(Novi) and Michael Voran (Livonia) ... signed in the

early-signing period (fall of ‘06) along with Cole,

Billy Maday (deferred to ‘08), Phillips, Calle

Ridderwall and Teddy Ruth.

AS A JUNIOR: Played in 29 of the team’s 38

games, missing the final nine games of the year

with a shoulder injury ... was fifth on the team in

scoring with seven goals and 12 assists for 19

points ... had two power-play goals and one game

winner ... was +1 for the season ... picked up 12

penalties for 24 minutes ... had four multiple-

point games on the year ... recorded a career-best,

seven-game point streak (3g, 6a) between Oct. 16

and Nov. 7 ... after getting just one assist in first

three games, had first, two-assist night of the

season, setting up both Irish goals in a 2-0 win

over Providence (Oct. 16) ... had a goal and an

assist in 3-0 win at Boston University (Oct. 20)

versus third-ranked Terriers ... scored second goal

CAREER vs. CCHA


Totals 88 22 32 54

200910 vs. CCHA

Team GP G A PtsAlaska 2 1 1 2Bowling Green 2 0 2 2Ferris State 2 0 0 0Lake Superior 2 1 0 1Miami 2 0 0 0Michigan 2 0 1 1Michigan State 4 1 1 2Nebraska-Omaha 1 1 1 2Northern Michigan 2 0 0 0Ohio State 2 0 2 2Western Michigan - - - -

Totals 21 4 8 12

of the season in 3-2 home loss to Boston College

(Oct. 23) ... had one assist in three consecutive

games against Ohio State and Alaska ... closed

streak with lone Irish goal in 3-1 loss at Alaska

(Nov. 7) ... assisted on both goals in Notre Dame’s

2-1 win over Bowling Green (Nov. 27) ... assisted

on lone Irish goal in 4-1 loss at Michigan (Dec. 11)

... scored Notre Dame’s first goal of the game on

the power play in 3-3 tie with North Dakota in the

championship game of the Shillelagh

#19BenRyan

Center • Senior


Brighton, Michigan

Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)

Birthdate: October 16, 1988

Major: Psychology and Economics

Fourth-Round Draft Choice

Nashville Predators (2007)

452 0 1 0 H O C K E Y

Ryan’s Career StatisticsYear GP G A Pts Shots Sh Pct. P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/-2007-08 47 10 16 26 72 .139 11/22 4 0 1 -42008-09 39 12 15 27 77 .156 15/30 3 0 5 +62009-10 29 7 12 19 60 .117 12/24 2 0 1 +1

Totals 115 29 43 72 209 .139 38/76 9 0 7 +3

Ryan’s Career Bests

3 Points vs. Northern Michigan (1g-2a; 2/13/09) vs. Bowling Green (2g-1a; 1/26/08)

2 Goals vs. Bowling Green (1/26/08)

2 Assists vs. Bowling Green (11/27/09) vs. Providence College (10/16/09) vs. Northern Michigan (2/13/09) vs. Mercyhurst (10/13/07) 7 Shots on Goal vs. Ohio State (2/23/08)

2-Game Goal Streak • Six times

7-Game Point Streak • (3g-6a); Oct. 16-Nov. 14, 2009 (vs. Providence, Boston University, Boston College, Ohio State and Alaska)

Tournament ... picked up the tournament-win-

ning goal in the shootout when he snapped a

shot past Sioux goaltender Brad Eidsness in the

fifth round for a 2-1 win ... scored in back-to-back

games at Michigan State (4-4 tie) and picked up

the game winner in 6-1 win at Lake Superior

State (Jan. 16) ... final game of the season came

on Jan. 29 as he scored his second power-play

goal of the year and added an assist in a 5-3

home loss to Nebraska-Omaha ... injured his

shoulder and missed the remainder of the sea-

son.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in 39 of team’s 40

games, missing the season opener with an injury

... was sixth on the team in scoring with 12 goals

and 15 assists for 27 points ... had three goals on

the power play and tied for the team lead with

five game winners ... had 15 penalties for 30 min-

utes ... was +6 on the season ... had five multiple-

point games ... season started slow as he picked

up just one assist in the first eight games ... had a

two-point weekend versus Lake Superior (Nov.

14-15 ... scored first goal of the season in a 3-3 tie

with the Lakers in series opener and added an

assist in 5-2 victory ... second goal of the season

came in 9-1 win at Bowling Green (Nov. 22) via

the power play and was the game winner ...

scored third goal of the year at Ferris State (Dec.

5) in 3-1 win versus the Bulldogs ... closed the first

half of the season with three-point (1g, 2a) week-

end versus Bowling Green (Dec. 12-13) ... picked

up a goal (the game winner) and added an assist

in 3-1 victory then added an assist in 4-3 win the

following night to close out the first half of the

season ... started January with a goal (gwg) and

an assist in 3-1 win over Union in the opening

game of the Shillelagh Tournament ... selected to

the all-tournament team with his two-point

weekend ... continued his consistent second-half

play with a goal and an assist in the weekend

series with Alaska (Jan. 9-10) ... seventh goal of

the year came in 3-3 tie at Lake Superior (Jan. 17)

... turned in a five-point weekend (2g, 3a) versus

North-ern Michigan (Feb. 13-14) ... equaled a

career high with three points (1g, 2a) in 9-5 win

over the Wildcats on Feb. 13 ... followed with a

goal (ppg) and assist in 5-2 victory in series finale

... closed the regular season with assists in three

consecutive games versus Nebraska-Omaha and

Michigan State ... started the post season with

two points (1g, 1a) in 5-0 win over Nebraska-

Omaha in the first game of the second round

playoff series ... scored game-winning goal with

one minute left in 2-1 victory over Northern

Michigan in CCHA semifinals ... picked up his

second consecutive game-winning goal when

his goal at 2:05 of the third period put Notre

Dame ahead, 3-2, in CCHA championship game

versus Michigan ... was selected to the CCHA all-

tournament team ... in five postseason games,

had three goals and one assist for four points.

AS A FRESHMAN: Played in all 47 games for

Notre Dame in 2007-08 ... was fourth in scoring

with 10 goals and 16 assists for 26 points ... had

four power-play goals and one game winner ...

whistled for 11 penalties, resulting in 22 penalty

minutes ... was -4 on the year ... got his career off

to a fast start with a three-game point streak (1g,

3a) ... assisted on lone goal in season-opening 4-1

loss to Wisconsin in Lefty McFadden Invitational

(Oct. 12) ... picked up two assists in third-place

game as Irish shutout Mercyhurst, 4-0 ... scored

first collegiate goal via the power-play in 4-3 win

over Denver (Oct. 18) ... goal was the game win-

ner ... assisted on a pair of goals in 4-2 win at

Bowling Green (Oct. 23) and scored his second

goal of the year in 3-2 win at Ferris State (Oct. 26)

... third goal came in 2-1 win over Bowling Green

(Nov. 20) ... recorded third multiple-point game

of the year (1g, 1a) in 4-1 win over Alabama-

Huntsville in first game of Rensselaer Holiday

Tournament (Nov. 23) ... had two-point weekend

at Princeton, getting a goal in 4-2 win (Dec. 7)

and an assist in 7-0 shutout (Dec. 8) ... went score-

less over a seven-game span before scoring lone

Irish goal in 5-1 loss to Michigan (Jan. 19) ... had a

four-point weekend in sweep of Bowling Green

(Jan. 25-26) ... assisted on one goal in 6-1 home

victory ... had career-high three-point game (2

ppg, 1a) in 4-1 road win ... was named CCHA rookie

of the week for his play in the Bowling Green

series ... had one assist in regular-season finale

versus Western Michigan (March 1) ... that started

him on a career-high five-game point streak (2g,

3a) ... scored goals in each of first two games of

second-round series with Ferris State ... set up Ian

Cole’s game winner in 2-1, game three, win over

the Bulldogs ... followed that by setting up Evan

Rankin’s goal in 2-1 overtime loss to Miami in

CCHA semifinals ... recorded assists in each game

of the NCAA West Regionals ... in nine postseason

games had two goals and four assists for six

points.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Valley

High School in West Des Moines, Iowa ... also

spent two years at Detroit Central Catholic High

School in Detroit, Mich. ... played golf at Central

Catholic for two seasons and was a member of

the state championship team in his freshman

year ... played two seasons for the Des Moines

Buccaneers in the United States Hockey League

(USHL) ... in 2006-07 was third in scoring on the

Bucs with 22 goals and 42 assists for 64 points

with 10 power-play goals and two game winners

... was eighth in the league in scoring and 22nd in

goals ... played in the USHL Prospects/All-Star

game with Calle Ridderwall and Robin Bergman

... was fifth in scoring in 2005-06 with 14 goals

and 23 assists for 37 points as he helped the Bucs

to the 2006 Clark Cup championship ... had four

goals and one assist in 11 playoff games with two

game-winning goals, including the game winner

in the championship game ... played on the USA

Under-18 Select Team in August of 2005 ... came

through the Detroit Victory Honda midget pro-

gram where he was a teammate of sophomore

Ian Cole ... had 31 goals and 36 assists for 67

points in 65 games with Victory Honda in ‘04-’05

... full name is Benjamin Patrick Ryan ... son of

John and Vicki Ryan ... has one brother and one

sister ... born on October 16, 1988 in Detroit, Mich.

... has a double major in psychology and econom-

ics in the College of Arts and Letters at Notre

Dame.


Student-Athletes

Begins his third season on the Notre Dame

blue line ... will look to break into the regular rota-

tion on defense this season ... one of two juniors

along with Sean Lorenz on the Irish defense ...

saw action in 20 games as a sophomore ... has

played in 23 games in two seasons with the Irish

and has no points ... strong skater who likes to

jump into the play ... continues to improve all

aspects of his game ... has worked on developing

the physical aspect of his game in containing

bigger forwards in the defensive zone ... learning

to use his skill and quickness on the blue line and

in his own zone ... joined the Notre Dame roster

after playing three seasons in the North American

Hockey League (NAHL) with Marquette and St.

Louis ... strong skater who started career as a

forward before moving to defense ... one of six

Notre Dame players to have seen action in the

NAHL, joining senior Ryan Guentzel (Southern

Minnesota), sophomore Mike Johnson (St. Louis)

and freshmen Jared Beers (Kenai River), Joe

Rogers (Albert Lea) and Michael Voran

(Wenatchee) ... signed in the late-signing period

(spring of ‘08) along with Kyle Murphy and

Richard Ryan ... one of three Wisconsin natives,

along with sophomore goaltender Mike Johnson

(Verona) and freshman forward Jeff Costello

(Milwaukee), on the current Notre Dame roster ...

becomes the 16th Wisconsin native to play at

Notre Dame.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in 20 games dur-

ing his second season at Notre Dame ... still look-

ing for his first career point ... called for a pair of

penalties, resulting in four minutes ... took nine

shots on goal during the year ... was -6 for the

season ... had a career-best two shots on goal in

the 4-0 loss at Miami (Dec. 5) ... recorded penal-

ties in that contest and again on Jan. 23 in 1-1 tie

at Lake Superior State ... did not play in any post-

season games.

AS A FRESHMAN: Saw limited action in his

rookie season, playing in three games with no

points ... recorded one penalty for two minutes

and was +1 for the year ... saw action in the sea-

son opener at Denver on Oct. 11 where he

picked up his only penalty of the season ...

returned to the lineup in the Shillelagh

Tournament on Jan. 2 against Union and Jan. 3

versus Minnesota Duluth ... was +1 in the 3-1 win

over Union.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Wausau

West High School in Wausau, Wis. ... won letters in

hockey (4), soccer (3) and track (2) while at

Wausau West ... three-time all-Wisconsin Valley

CAREER vs. CCHA

Team GP G A PtsAlaska 2 0 0 0Bowling Green – – – –Ferris State – – – –Lake Superior 2 0 0 0Miami 1 0 0 0Michigan 2 0 0 0Michigan State 2 0 0 0Nebraska-Omaha 2 0 0 0Northern Michigan – – – –Ohio State 2 0 0 0Western Michigan 2 0 0 0

Totals 15 0 0 0

200910 vs. CCHA

Team GP G A PtsAlaska 2 0 0 0Bowling Green – – – –Ferris State – – – –Lake Superior 2 0 0 0Miami 1 0 0 0Michigan 2 0 0 0Michigan State 2 0 0 0Nebraska-Omaha 2 0 0 0Northern Michigan – – – –Ohio State 2 0 0 0Western Michigan 2 0 0 0

Totals 15 0 0 0

#14NickCondon

Defenseman • Junior

5-9• 165 • Shoots: Left

Wausau, Wisconsin

St. Louis Bandits (NAHL)

Birthdate: January 26, 1987

Major: Marketing

selection in hockey and two-time choice in soc-

cer ... two-time all-state selection in hockey, as a

forward during junior year and as a defensemen

as a senior ... led team in scoring that senior year

with 10 goals and 14 assists for 24 points in 22

games ... had a chance to play with his younger

brother, Nate, a 2008 draft choice of the Colorado

Avalanche, during his senior year at West Wausau

... also played for Team Wisconsin Midget Major in

472 0 1 0 H O C K E Y

Condon’s Career StatisticsYear GP G A Pts Shots Sh Pct. P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/-2008-09 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1/2 0 0 0 +12009-10 20 0 0 0 9 .000 2/4 0 0 0 -6Totals 23 0 0 0 9 .000 3/6 0 0 0 -5

Condon’s Career Bests 2 Shots on Goal vs. Miami (12/5/09)

All-Time Notre Dame Hockey Monogram Winners from

Wisconsin

Kevin Humphreys

F ‘77-’81 Green Bay

Pat Devine

W ‘78-’80 Madison

Dave Lucia

W ‘79-’83 Madison

Jeff Badalich

W ‘82-’86 Cottage Green

John Welsch

W ‘84-’88 Fond du Lac

Chris Olson

LW ‘89-’91 Madison

Carl Piccanatto

G ‘90-’93 Stevens Point

Garry Gruber

D ‘92-’96 Madison

Jay Matuschak

RW ‘92-’96 Superior

Forrest Karr

G ‘96-’99 DeForest

Andy Jurkowski

D ‘96-’00 Madison

John Wroblewski

RW ‘99-’03 Neenah

Luke Lucyk

D ‘04-’05 Fox Point

‘08-’09

Mike Johnson G ‘09- Verona

the Upper Midwest Elite Hockey League during

‘03-’04 and ‘04-’05 seasons ... after high school,

began his junior career in 2005-06 with the North

Iowa Outlaws of the NAHL, where he had five

goals and 10 assists for 15 points in 40 games ...

played the 2006-07 season with the Marquette

Rangers where he had two goals and 20 assists

for 22 points in 58 contests ... began the 2007-08

campaign in Marquette where he had three

goals and 29 assists in 42 games before being

traded to the St. Louis Bandits ... with the Bandits,

had a goal and five assists in eight games ...

helped lead St. Louis to the 2008 NAHL title and

the Robertson Cup where he was a teammate of

freshman goaltender Mike Johnson ... team won

the most games (62) in league history ... selected

to play in the 2008 NAHL Top Prospects

Tournament ... finished sixth in scoring among

defensemen in the NAHL with four goals and 34

assists for 38 points in 55 games ... full name is

Nicholas Richard Condon ... son of Timothy and

Barbara Condon ... has two brothers ... younger

brother, Nate, is a freshman hockey player at the

University of Minnesota in ‘10-’11 ... born on

January 26, 1987 in Wausau, Wis. ... marketing

major in Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of

Business.


Student-Athletes

Two-year monogram winner for the Irish ... hard-working center iceman who will be counted on to take another step in his game as a junior ... strong skater who is most effective when he plays with an “edge” to his game ... smart player with and without the puck ... plays at both ends of the ice ... character player who will be looked to for leadership on a team with 12 freshmen ... can be a key player for the Irish on faceoffs ... should see duty on the Notre Dame penalty-kill-ing unit ... will look to become more consistent and play with confidence ... saw action in 31 games as a sophomore and scored his first career goal on Jan. 22 at Lake Superior State ... won 90 of 171 faceoffs for a 52.6% success rate ... has played in 46 career games with one goal and two assists for three points ... joined the Irish after two seasons with the U.S. National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor, Mich. ... one of six players on the Notre Dame roster to play for the USNTDP, joining senior Joe Lavin, junior Sean Lorenz, sophomore Sam Calabrese and freshmen Stephen Johns and Bryan Rust ... one of 26 play-ers from the national program to play at Notre Dame ... one of two Irish players with ties to the Pittsburgh area, joining freshman defenseman Stephen Johns (Wampum) who is also a product of the Pittsburgh Hornets program ... one of 11 players all-time from the Pittsburgh area to play hockey at Notre Dame, joining Johns, Christiaan

CAREER vs. CCHA


Totals 36 1 2 3

200910 vs. CCHA


Totals 23 1 0 1

Minella (‘06-’10), Christian Hanson (‘05-’09), Stewart Carlin (‘06-’08), Mike Leherr (‘86-90), Tom Mooney (‘84-’88), Tom Myers (‘68-’69), Tom Parent (‘84-’85) and John Roselli (‘68-’71) ... signed national letter of intent to attend Notre Dame in the early-signing period (Nov. of ‘07) along with Lorenz and Eric Ringel.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in 31 games for the Irish in 2009-10 ... scored one goal with no assists for one point ... whistled for three penal-ties, resulting in six minutes of penalty time ... was -11 on the season ... took 22 shots on goal ... scored first goal of his collegiate career on Jan. 22 in a 6-1 win at Lake Superior State ... goal came at 6:34 of the second period when he snapped a wrist shot over Lakers’ goaltender Brian Mahoney-Wilson to make it a 3-1 game ... goal set of an Irish run of three goals in a span of 2:59 on the way to a 5-1 lead ... also had a career-best three shots in that win at Lake Superior ... held scoreless in two postseason games at Ohio State

AS A FRESHMAN: Played in 15 games for

Notre Dame in the ‘08-’09 season ... had two assists to go with three penalties for six minutes ... was +1 on the year ... first collegiate game came in the season opener - the College Hockey Hall of Fame game - at Denver where he picked up two minutes in penalties ... first collegiate point came on Dec. 6 when he helped set up Dan Kissel’s lone goal of the night in a 1-0 win at

#6PatrickGaul

Center • Junior


Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

USA Under-18l

Birthdate: February 27, 1990

Major: Finance

492 0 1 0 H O C K E Y

Gaul’s Career StatisticsYear GP G A Pts Shots Sh Pct. P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/-2008-09 15 0 2 2 15 .000 3/6 0 0 0 +12009-10 31 1 0 1 22 .045 3/6 0 0 0 -11Totals 46 1 2 3 37 .027 6/12 0 0 0 -10

Gaul’s Career Bests

1 Points vs. Lake Superior State (1g-0a; 1/22/10) vs. Michigan State (0g-1a; 2/27/09) vs. Ferris State (0g-1a; 12/6/08)

1 Goal vs. Lake Superior State (1/22/10)

1 Assists vs. Michigan State (2/27/09) vs. Ferris State (12/6/08) 3 Shots on Goal vs. Lake Superior State (1/22/10)


Pennsylvania

Tom Myers

C ‘68-’69 Baldwin

John Roselli

F ‘68-’71 Allison Park

Tom Mooney

C ‘84-’88 West Mifflin

Tom Parent

C ‘84-’85 Charleroi

Roy Bemiss

D ‘85-’89 North East

Mike Leherr

D ‘86-’89 Pittsburgh

Christian Hanson

C ‘05-’09 Venetia

Stewart Carlin

D ‘06-’08 Jeannette

Christiaan Minella

RW ‘06-’10 Canonsburg

Patrick Gaul C ‘08- Pittsburgh

Ferris State ... second point came on Feb. 27 when he assisted on Justin White’s first period goal, giv-ing the Irish a 2-0 lead on the way to a 5-0 win over Michigan State.

WITH USA HOCKEY: Spent two seasons with the U.S. National Team Developmental Program in Ann Arbor, Mich. ... was a key face-off man and penalty killer for the Under-18 team in 2007-08 ... recorded eight goals with 19 assists for 27 points in 56 games while serving as an alternate captain ... member of bronze medal team at the Under-18 World Championships in Kazan, Russia ... with Under-17 team in 2006-07 had 13 goals and 18 assists for 31 points in 66 games ... captained the 2006 U.S. Under-17 White team at the Three Nations Tournament ... participated in USA Hockey Select Festivals since 2004.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Upper St. Clair High School in Upper St. Clair, Pa. ... also attended Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Mich., while playing for U.S. National program ... product of the Pittsburgh Hornets Midget pro-gram where he led the team in scoring with 29 goals and 72 assists for 101 points in 86 games ... full name is Patrick Joseph Gaul ... son of Joseph and Margaret Gaul ... has one brother and three sisters ... brother, Joe, played college hockey at Dartmouth ... sister, Meghan played lacrosse at Rensselaer ... father is longtime coach of the Pittsburgh Hornets Midget AAA program ... born on February 27, 1990 in Pittsburgh, Pa. ... finance major in the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame.


Student-Athletes

... attended the 2008 and 2009 U.S. National Junior Evaluation Camps in Lake Placid, N.Y. ... seventh player to play at Notre Dame with ties to the state of Colorado ... former teammate Christiaan Minella ‘10 (Aurora) is the last native of Colorado to skate for the Irish ... signed national letter-of-intent in early-signing period (Nov. of ‘07) along with Gaul and Eric Ringel.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Played 34 of the team’s 38 games in 2009-10 ... scored first two goals of his career with both goals being game winners ... added one assist for three points on the year ... picked up seven penalties for 14 minutes ... was -9 on the season ... had 25 shots on goal ... missed four games in December (Miami and Michigan series) with a leg injury ... lone assist for the year came on Billy Maday’s first-period, game-win-ning goal at Boston University (Oct. 20) ... scored his first career goal on Jan. 2 in 5-2 win over Colgate in the Shillelagh Tournament ... goal came at 11:24 of the second period off an assist from Brett Blatchford and gave the Irish a 3-0

lead ... second goal of the year came on Jan. 30 in a 3-2 win at home versus Nebraska-Omaha ... goal came off a bad angle shot at 8:25 of the second period as he drilled a shot inside the right post and under the crossbar to make it 3-0 in favor of the Irish ... played in two postseason games at Ohio State and did not record a point.

Two-time monogram winner on the Notre Dame blue line ... will be counted on as one of the team’s veteran players in 2010-11 ... figures to be in the running for one of the top four spots on the Irish defense ... will look to become more consistent in his all-around game ... has the tools and potential to be a top collegiate defenseman ... strong, stay-at-home defenseman who makes good decisions with the puck ... has good size and brings a physical presence to the lineup ... strong on his skates ... continues to improve all aspects of his game ... played in 34 games as a sophomore in ‘09-’10, scoring a pair of goals with one assist for three points ... in two seasons with the Irish has played in 74 games with two goals and four assists for six points ... joined the Notre Dame roster after playing two seasons with the U.S. National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor, Mich. ... one of six former USNTDP alums on the roster along with senior Joe Lavin, fellow junior Patrick Gaul, sophomore Sam Calabrese and freshmen Stephen Johns and Bryan Rust ... one of 26 alums of the program to skate at Notre Dame ... was selected in the fourth round, 115th overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2008 National Hockey League Entry Draft ... went into the draft ranked 203rd by NHL Central Scouting

CAREER vs. CCHA


Totals 60 1 2 3

200910 vs. CCHA


Totals 28 1 0 1

#24SeanLorenz

Defenseman • Junior


Littleton, Colorado

USA Under-18 Team

Birthdate: March 10, 1990

Major: Finance


Minnesota Wild (2008)

512 0 1 0 H O C K E Y

AS A FRESHMAN: Played all 40 games for the Irish in ‘08-’09 ... recorded three assists for the year ... whistled for nine penalties and 18 minutes ... was +7 on the season ... first collegiate game came on Oct. 11 at Denver in the USA Hockey Hall of Fame game ... recorded first point when he set up a Christian Hanson goal in 3-2 loss to Miami on Oct. 25 ... second assist came on Nov. 22 as the Irish dumped Bowling Green, 9-1 ... final assist came came in championship game of the Shillelagh Tournament when he asssisted on Garrett Regan’s first-period goal in a 3-1 win over Minnesota-Duluth ... played in five postseason games, recording no points.

Lorenz’s Career StatisticsYear GP G A Pts Shots Sh Pct. P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/-2008-09 40 0 3 3 31 .000 9/18 0 0 0 +72009-10 34 2 1 3 25 .080 7/14 1 0 2 -9Totals 74 2 4 6 56 .036 16/32 1 0 2 -2

Lorenz’s Career Bests

1 Point Six times

1 Goal vs. Nebraska-Omaha (1/30/10) vs. Colgate (1/2/10)

1 Assist Four times 3 Shots on Goal vs. Ohio State (3/6/10) vs. Northern Michigan (11/15/09) vs. Bemidji State (3/28/09)


Colorado

Steve Whitmore

F ‘82-’86 Aspen

Al Haverkamp

G ‘84-’85 Denver

Rick Kennedy

F ‘84-’85 Littleton

Eric Berg

G ‘95-’97 Evergreen

Ryan Clark

D ‘97-’01 Littleton

Christiaan Minella

F ‘06-’10 Aurora

Sean Lorenz

D ‘08- Littleton

WITH USA HOCKEY: Played two seasons with the U.S. National Development Team in Ann Arbor, Mich. ... was invited to the 2008 and 2009 U.S. National Junior evaluation camps to tryout for the U.S. team in the World Junior champion-ships ... member of bronze-medal winning Team USA at 2008 Under-18 World Championships ... turned in a +5 rating in seven games ... with the Under-18 team in ‘07-’08 had four goals and five assists in 57 games while recording 24 minutes in penalties ... with the Under-17 team in ‘06-’07, scored two goals with nine assists for 11 points in 64 games.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Mich. ... product of the Colorado Thunderbird Midget hockey program

where he had nine goals and 27 assists for 36 points in 2005-06 ... full name is Sean Michael Lorenz … son of Terry and Pam Lorenz ... has one sister ... born March 10, 1990 in Littleton, Colo. ... majoring in finance in the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame.


Student-AthletesStudeeennt-AAAtthhllleeetteeeessssStudent-Athletes

#17BillyMaday

Right Wing • Junior


Burr Ridge, Illinois

Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)


Major: Finance

CAREER vs. CCHA


Totals 51 13 25 38

200910 vs. CCHA

Team GP G A PtsAlaska 2 0 1 1Bowling Green 4 0 5 5Ferris State 2 0 0 0Lake Superior - - - -Miami 2 0 0 0Michigan 4 0 2 2Michigan State 2 0 2 2Nebraska-Omaha - - - -Northern Michigan 2 2 0 2Ohio State 4 1 0 1Western Michigan - - - -

Totals 22 3 10 13

Two-time monogram winner at Notre Dame

who saw action at both right wing and center in

2009-10 ... will be one of the team’s leaders as a

junior both on and off the ice ... highly-skilled

playmaking forward with excellent hockey

instincts ... sees the ice well and makes players

around him better ... smooth skater with a strong

shot ... has excellent hockey instincts ... will be

counted on in all situations - even strength,

power play and short-handed ... smart player

who will be looked to for his ability to finish the

play this season ... consistent player who will

serve as both a leader and a mentor to the large

freshman class ... was fourth on the team in scor-

ing with seven goals and 14 assists for 21 points

in 30 games ... has played in 69 career games

with 23 goals and 28 assists for 51 points ... nine

goals have come on the power play with two

being game winners ... was selected to the 2009

CCHA all-rookie team and was named Notre

Dame’s rookie-of-the-year ... played two seasons

for the USHL’s Waterloo Black Hawks ... reuntied

at Notre Dame with former Chicago Chill (Midget

AAA) teammate, Calle Ridderwall ... one of four

Illinois natives on the Notre Dame roster joining

sophomore Sam Calabrese (Park Ridge) and

freshmen Kevin Lind (Homer Glen) and T.J. Tynan

(Orland Park) ... one of 16 Notre Dame players to

play in the USHL ... signed national letter-of-

intent in Nov. of 2006 along with Ian Cole, Brad

Phillips, Ridderwall, Teddy Ruth and Ben Ryan but

deferred until the fall of 2008.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in 30 of team’s 38

games ... was fourth on team in scoring with

seven goals and 14 assists for 21 points ... had two

power-play goals and one game winner ... picked

up six minor penalties for 12 minutes ... was +3 for

the season to lead the Irish ... had 66 shots on

goal for a .106 shooting percentage ... recorded

five multiple-point games and two multiple-goal

games on the season ... missed eight games due

to a shoulder injury suffered on Jan. 10 versus

Ferris State ... returned to the lineup on Feb. 19

against Bowling Green ... started the season with

a three-game point streak (0g, 3a) ... first multi-

ple-point game (1g, 1a) came in 3-0 win at Boston

University with the goal being the game winner

... second goal of the year came in 3-1 win versus

Ohio State (Oct. 30) ... scored both goals in 2-2

overtime tie with Northern Michigan (Nov. 15) ...

third multiple-point game of the season came in

4-1 win over Michigan State (Nov. 22) ... had a

career-high four-point game in 4-4 tie with

Bowling Green (Nov. 28), setting up all four Irish

goals in the game ... moved back to play defense

due to injuries in Michigan series (Dec. 11-13) ...

scored two goals (ppg, gwg) in 5-2 win over

Colgate in the opening game of the Shillelagh

Tournament ... followed with a goal in the 3-3 tie

532 0 1 0 H O C K E Y

Maday’s Career StatisticsYear GP G A Pts Shots Sh Pct. P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/-2008-09 39 16 14 30 108 .148 13/26 7 0 1 +52009-10 30 7 14 21 66 .106 6/12 2 0 1 +3Totals 69 23 28 51 174 .132 19/38 9 0 2 +8

Maday’s Career Bests

4 Points vs. Bowling Green (0g-4a; 11/28/09)

2 Goals vs. Colgate (1/2/10) vs. Northern Michigan (11/15/09) vs. Nebraska-Omaha (2/20/09)

4 Assists vs. Bowling Green (11/28/09)

8 Shots on Goal vs. Bowling Green (11/21/08)

5-Game Goal Streak • (5g-2a); Nov. 14-Nov. 29, 2008 (vs. Lake Superior, Bowling Green and Western Michigan)

6-Game Point Streak • (5g-3a); Nov. 14-Dec. 5, 2008 (vs. Lake Superior, Bowling Green, Western Michigan and Ferris State)

with North Dakota in the championship

game ... selected most valuable player of the

Shillelagh Tournament and to the all-tourna-

ment team ... injured in second game of

weekend series versus Ferris State ... recorded

an assist in return to the lineup at Bowling

Green ... had just one more assist in 5-3 win

over Michigan (Feb. 27) ... was held scoreless

in two postseason contests versus Ohio State.

AS A FRESHMAN: Played in 39 of the

team’s 40 games in ‘08-’09 ... tied for second

on the squad with 16 goals and added 14

assists to finish fifth in scoring with 30 points

... was second on team with seven power-play

goals while chipping in one game winner ...

had 13 penalties for 26 minutes and was +5

on the season ... had seven multiple-point

games and one two-goal contest ... selected

to the CCHA all-rookie team ... was Notre

Dame’s rookie-of-the-year award winner ...

got his season off to a fast start, scoring in his

first collegiate game just 3:30 into the open-

ing period at Denver ... first Irish player to

score on first collegiate shot since Tim Wallace

‘06 did it at the start of the 2001-02 season at

Minnesota-Duluth ... scored his second goal

of the year a week later in 7-0 home win over

Sacred Heart (Oct. 18) ... started a five-game point

streak (2g, 3a) on Oct. 25 ... picked up assists in

games versus Miami and Northern Michigan ...

had first multiple-point game (1g, 1a) in 4-2 win

on Nov. 1 ... selected CCHA rookie of the week for

Nov. 2 after three-point weekend ... picked up

fourth goal of the year in 4-1 win at Boston

College (Nov. 7) ... closed streak with an assist in

win at Providence the following night ... streak

was stopped versus Lake Superior on Nov. 14, but

he started a career-best five-game goal streak (5g,

2a) and six-game point streak the following night

with a goal in the 5-1 win over the Lakers ... turned

in a three-point weekend (2g, 1a) versus Bowling

Green ... scored a power-play goal in 5-1 home

win on Nov. 21 and then had a power-play goal

and an assist in 9-1 win at BG ... had second three-

point weekend (2g, 1a) in a win and tie with

Western Michigan ... three-point weekend earned

him CCHA rookie of the week honors ... streak

helped him to CCHA rookie of the month honors

for November ... point streak ended with one

assist in 3-1 win at Ferris State (Dec. 5) ... held off

the scoresheet for six games before assists in

back-to-back games at Lake Superior (Jan. 16-17)

... fourth, two-point game came in 3-2 win at

Michigan (Jan. 30) ... had assists in back-to-back

games at Ohio State ... scored on the power-play

and added an assist in 5-2 win over Northern

Michigan (Feb. 14) ... recorded first two-goal

game at Nebraska-Omaha (Feb. 20) ... second

goal of the game came at 3:39 of overtime and

was the game winner ... had one goal in game

one of second round CCHA playoffs in 5-0 win

over Nebraska-Omaha ... had a goal and an assist

in CCHA Championship game versus Michigan ...

in five postseason games had two goals and one

assist for three points.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Benet

Academy in Lisle, Ill., in May of 2006 ... played

junior hockey with the Waterloo Black Hawks of

the USHL ... led Waterloo in scoring in 2007-08

with 24 goals and 35 assists for 59 points ... had

10 power-play goals, one short-handed tally and

five game winners in 60 games as Waterloo fin-

ished second in the USHL’s East Division with a

38-17-5 record ... added three goals and five

assists in 11 playoff games as the Black Hawks

finished second to Omaha for the Clark Cup

championship ... spent 2006-07 season in

Waterloo where he had 10 goals and 11 assists for

21 points in 33 games ... missed half of the season

due to a broken wrist ... Waterloo was first in the

East Division in ‘06-’07 with a 39-17-4 mark and

won the Anderson Cup for top regular-season

record ... lost in title game to Sioux Falls ... product

of the Chicago Chill AAA program from 2003-06 ...

teamed with current Irish sophomore Calle

Ridderwall in ‘05-’06 to give the Chill a dynamic

one-two scoring punch ... racked up 38 goals with

87 assists for 125 points in 74 games and led the

Chill to the Midget Major championship game,

finishing second at the USA Midget Major cham-

pionship ... full name is William T. Maday ... son of

Jim and Terry Maday ... has three brothers and

one sister ... born on February 25,1988 in Hinsdale,

Ill. ... finance major in the Mendoza College of

Business at Notre Dame.


Student-Athletes

CAREER vs. CCHA

Team GP G A PtsAlaska – – – –Bowling Green 3 0 0 0Ferris State – – – –Lake Superior 2 0 0 0Miami 1 0 0 0Michigan 3 0 0 0Michigan State 2 0 0 0Nebraska-Omaha 2 0 0 0Northern Michigan 2 0 0 0Ohio State 2 1 0 1Western Michigan 2 0 0 0

Totals 19 1 0 1

200910 vs. CCHA

Team GP G A PtsAlaska – – – –Bowling Green 3 0 0 0Ferris State – – – –Lake Superior 2 0 0 0Miami – – – –Michigan 3 0 0 0Michigan State 2 0 0 0Nebraska-Omaha 2 0 0 0Northern Michigan – – – –Ohio State 2 1 0 1Western Michigan 2 0 0 0

Totals 16 1 0 1

#12RichRyan

Left Wing • Junior


Toronto, Ontario

St. Michael's Buzzers (OPJHL)

Birthdate: June 11, 1988

Major: Finance

Third-year player who took giant strides during

his sophomore year in 2009-10 ... worked his way

into a regular role during the second half of the

season ... hard-working player who learned what

it takes to compete at the highest level ... strong

skater who became more effective on the fore-

check and in the opposition’s zone ... has strong

offensive skills that take advantage of his speed

and skating ability ... continues to work hard to

become a good two-way forward ... played in 18

games as a sophomore, scoring his first collegiate

goal in the CCHA playoffs at Ohio State ... has

played in 21 career games with one goal ...

named Notre Dame’s most improved player for

the ‘09-’10 campaign ... joined the Notre Dame

roster after playing three seasons of junior hockey

for the St. Michael’s Buzzers in the Ontario

Provincial Junior Hockey League (OPJHL) ... also

played two years of high school hockey at St.

Mike’s ... is one of three Canadians on the roster as

he is joined by sophomore Riley Sheahan (St.

Catharine’s, Ont.) and freshman Shayne Taker

(Surrey, B.C.) ... is the sixth St. Michael’s graduate

to play for the Irish, joining Brent Chapman ‘86,

John Noble ‘73, Paul Regan ‘73, Rob Ricci ‘85 and

Ian Williams ‘74 ... signed in the late-signing

period (spring of ‘08) along with Nick Condon and

Kyle Murphy.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in 18 games on

the year, scoring one goal with no assists for one

point ... had four penalties for eight minutes ...

was -3 for the year ... had 11 shots on goal for a

.091 shooting percentage ... named the team’s

most improved player following the season ...

played in just two games over the first half of the

season ... took advantage of injuries on the Notre

Dame roster and became a regular in the lineup

in the second half starting with the Shillelagh

Tournament (Jan. 2-3) ... had career-high three

shot games at Michigan State (Jan. 16) and at

Michigan (Feb. 25) ... first collegiate goal came in

game one of the CCHA playoffs in 3-1 loss at Ohio

State ... with Buckeyes leading 1-0 in third period,

whipped a shot from the high slot over Dustin

Carlson’s right shoulder at 6:58 of the third period

to tie game at 1-1 ... had one goal and one point

in two postseason games.

AS A FRESHMAN: Saw action in three

games in his rookie year ... did not score a point ...

first collegiate action came on Oct. 25 versus

Miami ... also played two games versus Northern

Michigan (Feb. 13-14).

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from St.

Michael’s College School in Toronto, Ontario ...

won three letters in hockey and track and field ...

spent three seasons with St. Mike’s junior team ...

played all 48 games in ‘05-’06, scoring 15 goals

552 0 1 0 H O C K E Y

Ryan’s Career StatisticsYear GP G A Pts Shots Sh Pct. P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/-2008-09 3 0 0 0 1 .000 0/0 0 0 0 -12009-10 18 1 0 1 11 .091 4/8 0 0 0 -3Totals 21 1 0 1 12 .083 4/8 0 0 0 -4

Rich Ryan’s Career Bests

1 Point vs. Ohio State (1g-0a; 3/5/10)

1 Goal vs. Ohio State (3/5/10)

3 Shots on Goal vs. Michigan (2/25/10) vs. Michigan State (1/16/10)

Jim Blainey

D ‘66-’69 Markham

Chris Cathcart

G ‘69-’73 Guelph

John Noble

F ‘69-’73 Toronto

Paul Regan

F ‘69-’73 Scarborough

Eddie Bumbacco

F ‘70-’74 Sault Ste. Marie

Ian Williams


Ray DeLorenzi


Paul Clarke

D ‘73-’77 Toronto

Clark Hamilton


Alex Pirus


Greg Meredith


Scott Cameron


John Cox


Jeff Perry

F ‘78-’82 Sudbury

Dave Poulin

F ‘78-’82 Mississauga

John Higgins


Bob McNamara

G ‘79-’83 Toronto

Joe Bowie


Adam Parsons


Brent Chapman

F ‘81-’86 Agincourt

Steve Ely

D ‘81-’85 Woodbridge

Rob Ricci


Tim Lukenda

G ‘84-’87 Sault Ste. Marie

Lance Patten

D ‘84-’88 Strathroy

Dave Waldbillig

F ‘84-’86 Thunder Bay

Mark McClew


Chris Bales

F ‘92-’96 Midland

David Dal Grande

D ‘92-’96 Nepean

Jamie Morshead

F ‘92-’96 North York

Steve Noble


Chad Chipchase

F ‘97-’01 Clinton

Scott Giuliani

D ‘97-’98 Burlington

David Inman


Alex Lalonde

F ‘01-’02 Newmarket

David Brown

G ‘03-’07 Stoney Creek

Wes O’Neill

D ‘03-’07 Essex

Victor Oreskovich

F ‘04-’06 Oakville

Riley Sheahan F ‘09- St. Catharine’s

with 17 assists for 32 points as St. Mike’s went

29-12-8 on the way to the OPJHL championship

... in 2006-07, helped St. Mike’s to the Southeast

Conference championship with a 33-9-7 record

... had 18 goals and 14 assists for 32 points in 36

games ... missed a portion of the season due to a

broken wrist ... scored 15 goals in his first 15

games before the injury ... returned for the play-

offs where he helped the Buzzers rally in the

second round of the playoffs from a 3-0 deficit to

win the series in seven games ... scored game-

winning goal in third overtime in game seven ...

served as alternate captain at St. Mike’s in 2007-

08 ... was second on the team and seventh in the

OPJHL in scoring with 28 goals and 53 assists for

81 points in 48 games ... picked up eight power-

play goals, two short-handed tallies and five

game winners on the year ... was an OPJHL all-

star and won the OPJHL’s Most Gentlemanly

Player Award winner in ‘07-’08 ... helped team to

a 43-4-2 record, including a Canadian Junior A

Hockey League record 37-game winning streak

... full name is Richard Daniel Ryan ... son of Alan

and Roisin Ryan ... has one brother ... born June

17, 1988 in Toronto, Ont. ... finance major in the

Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame.

All-Time Notre Dame Hockey Monogram Winners from Ontario


Student-Athletes

#8SamCalabrese

Defenseman • Sophomore


Park Ridge, Illinois

USA Under-18 Team


Enrolled in the Mendoza

College of Business

Calabrese’s Career StatisticsYear GP G A Pts Shots Sh Pct. P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/-2009-10 3 0 0 0 1 .000 0/0 0 0 0 E

Mike Collins

C '68-'70 Oak Park

Mike Gearen

W '68-'69 Oak Park

Jim Augustine

W '72-'76 Chicago

Ray Johnson

W '74-'77 South Holland

Mickey Kappele

G '82-'83 St. Charles

Rich Sobilo

W '84-’87 East Chicago

Tom Miniscalco

LW '89-'92 Addison

John Dwyer

RW '96 Winnetka

Sean Molina

D '96-’00 Skokie

Matt Van Arkel

RW ‘97-’01 Richton Park

Jeremiah Kimento

G '98-’02 Palos Hills

Michael Chin

W '99-’03 Urbana

200910 vs. CCHA

Team GP G A PtsAlaska – – – –Bowling Green – – – –Ferris State – – – –Lake Superior – – – –Miami 1 0 0 0Michigan – – – –Michigan State – – – –Nebraska-Omaha – – – –Northern Michigan – – – –Ohio State – – – –Western Michigan – – – –

Totals 1 0 0 0

Evan Nielsen

D '99-’03 Evanston

Tony Zasowski

G ‘99-’03 Darien

Brett Lebda

D ‘01-’04 Buffalo Grove

Joe Zurenko

D ‘02-’05 Arlington Heights

Michael Bartlett

LW ‘03-’07 Morton Grove

Dan VeNard

D ‘04-’08 Vernon Hills

Brian D’Arcy

D ‘06-’07 Western Springs

Dan Kissel

LW ‘06-’10 Crestwood

Tom O’Brien

G ‘07-’10 Mokena

Teddy Ruth

D ‘06-’10 Naperville

Billy Maday RW ‘08- Burr Ridge

All-Time Notre Dame Hockey Monogram Winners from Illinois

Begins his second season at Notre Dame look-

ing to break into the regular rotation on the Irish

blue line ... missed a large portion of the 2009-10

campaign due to a broken leg suffered on Dec. 4 at

Miami ... strong skater who makes good decisions

with the puck ... has the ability to be a solid college

defenseman ... will look to use his speed and skat-

ing ability to contain bigger players in the defen-

sive zone ... continues to work to improve all

aspects of his game ... played in just three games

before breaking his leg during his rookie year ...

joined the Irish after spending two seasons with

USA Hockey’s National Team Developmental

Program in Ann Arbor, Mich. ... one of six players on

the Notre Dame roster that has played for the

National Program along with senior Joe Lavin,

juniors Patrick Gaul and Sean Lorenz and freshmen

Stephen Johns and Bryan Rust ... one of 26 alums

of the USNTDP to play hockey at Notre Dame ...

one of four Illinois natives on the Notre Dame ros-

ter joining Billy Maday (Burr Ridge), Kevin Lind

(Homer Glen) and T.J. Tynan (Orland Park) ... signed

a national letter-of-intent in the early-signing

period (Nov. ‘08) along with Nick Larson, Kyle

Palmieri and Riley Sheahan.

AS A FRESHMAN: Played in three games dur-

ing his rookie year and did not record a point ...

was even for the season with no penalties and

one shot on goal ... first action came in the second

game of the year versus Alabama-Huntsville (Oct.

10) ... played the following week versus

Providence College (Oct. 16) ... did not play again

until first game of the Miami series (Oct. 4) ... suf-

fered a broken left leg early in the game and

missed the next 18 contests.

WITH USA HOCKEY: Spent two seasons with the USA Hockey National Team Developmental Program were he was a teammate of Kyle Palmieri ... split time between the Under-17 and Under-18 teams in 2008-09 ... saw action in 35 games with the Under-18 team, recording five assists and eight minutes in penalties ... in nine games with the Under-17 team scored one goal with four assists and five points ... with the Under-17 team in 2007-08, played in 47 games with four goals and eight assists for 12 points.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Mich., while playing for the USA National Team Developmental Program ... product of the Midwest Elite Hockey League where he played the 2006-07 season playing for Team Illinois in the Midget Major AAA division ... had 10 goals and 62 assists for 72 points in 70 games that season ... full name is Samuel Carmen Calabrese ... son of Carmen and Jane Calabrese ... has one sister, Nicole, and one brother, Matt ... born March 18, 1991 in Park Ridge, Ill. ... enrolled in Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business.

572 0 1 0 H O C K E Y

Johnson’s Career StatisticsYear GP/GS W-L-T Time GA GAA Saves Save Pct. Shutouts2009-10 29/28 10-13-5 1545:12 67 2.60 674 .910 2

Johnson’s Career Bests

Saves 45 vs. Lake Superior State (1/23/10) 38 vs. Michigan (12/13/09) 35 vs. Alaska (11/6/09) Shutouts vs. Michigan, 2-0 (12/13/09) vs. Providence, 2-0 (10/16/09)

Shutout Streaks • 96:13 (Dec. 13, 2009 - Jan. 2, 2010 Michigan and Colgate)

• 73:04 (Oct. 16-30, 2009 Providence and Ohio State)

200910 vs. CCHA

Team Rec. GAA Sv%Alaska 1-1-0 1.51 .933Bowling Green 1-1-2 1.47 .940Ferris State 0-1-0 5.00 .839 Lake Superior 1-0-1 0.96 .973 Miami 0-2-0 2.52 .919Michigan 2-2-0 2.90 .908Michigan State 1-0-1 2.41 .900Nebraska-Omaha 1-1-0 3.04 .910 Northern Michigan 0-1-0 3.03 .833 Ohio State 1-2-0 3.46 .977Western Michigan 0-2-0 8.78 .700 Totals 8-13-4 2.73 .906

Earned first monogram at Notre Dame after a strong rookie season in 2009-10 ... highly competi-tive goaltender who will start the season as the leader of a young trio of Notre Dame goaltenders that includes freshmen Steven Summerhays and Joe Rogers ... has good quickness and is technically sound in the goal ... was named to the CCHA all-rookie team as a freshman and was Notre Dame’s rookie of the year ... saw action in 29 games, making 28 starts ... was 10-13-5 on the year with a 2.60 goals-against average and a .910 save percentage with two shutouts ... one of 16 players on the Notre Dame roster to have played in the USHL and one of six to have seen action in the NAHL, joining senior Ryan Guentzel (Southern Minnesota), junior Nick Condon (St. Louis) and freshmen Jared Beers (Kenai River), Joe Rogers (Albert Lea) and Michael Voran (Wenatchee) ... was a teammate of Nick Condon’s with St. Louis in 2007-08 ... one of three Wisconsin natives on the Notre Dame roster along with Condon (Wausau) and freshman Jeff Costello (Milwaukee) ... joined Notre Dame in the late sign-ing period (spring ‘09) along with Kevin Nugent.

AS A FRESHMAN: Played in 29 games, making 28 starts for the Irish ... was 10-13-5 on the year with a 2.60 goals-against average and a .910 save per-centage ... was selected to the CCHA all-rookie team and was Notre Dame’s rookie of the year ... winner of Notre Dame’s Perani Cup Award as the team’s top vote getter in three stars of the game voting ... ranked ninth in the CCHA with the 2.60 goals-against average and 11th in save percentage ... his goals-against and save percentage were the ninth-best, single-season marks at Notre Dame ... got his career off to a fast start on Oct. 16 when he blanked Providence College, 2-0, making 29 saves ... became the second Notre Dame goaltender in as many years to earn a shutout in his first career start ... fol-lowed with a 3-1 win versus Ohio State (Oct. 30), making 27 saves in the victory ... won his third straight start, a 3-2 verdict at Alaska (Nov. 6) with 35

saves ... made first back-to-back start the following night versus the Nanooks, giving up two goals in 23 shots in a 3-1 loss ... dropped second in a row with 15 saves in a 3-2 home loss to Northern Michigan (Nov. 14) ... had 23 saves in a 1-1 tie at Michigan State (Nov. 19) and stopped three-of-four Spartan shots in the shoot out for 2-1 Irish win ... played in both games of the Bowling Green series, making 20 saves in a 2-1 overtime win on Nov. 27 ... played the final 14:40 of the second game of the series in relief of Brad Phillips ... made eight saves to get credit for the tie ... gave up one goal in the shoot out as the Falcons picked up the extra point in the standings ... was on the losing end of a pair of shut outs at Miami (1-0 and 4-0), making 25 and 32 saves respectively ... lost third consecutive game, making 25 saves in a 4-1 loss at Michigan (Dec. 11) as the Irish faced the Wolverines with just three healthy defensemen ... two days later, recorded second shutout of the year with 38 saves in 2-0 win over Michigan, again playing with a depleted defense in front of him ... followed Michigan win with a 5-2 victory over Colgate in the Shillelagh Tournament opener, making 23 saves ... stopped 25 shots the following night in 3-3 tie in title game with North Dakota ... stopped four-of-five shots in shoot out to give Irish the tournament win ... selected to the Shillelagh Tournament all-tournament team ... gave up five goals in a 5-2 loss at home to Ferris State, making 26 saves ... started the final 14 games of the season ... backstopped Notre Dame to a 5-2 win at home versus Michigan State (Jan. 15) ... surren-dered first three goals over opening 24:30 before giving way to Brad Phillips in a 4-4 overtime tie at Michigan State (Jan. 16) ... bounced back with 26 saves in a 6-1 win over Lake Superior State (Jan. 22) ... made a career-high 45 saves in a 1-1 tie versus the Lakers the following night to earn CCHA goalten-der of the week honors for week of Jan. 24, stop-ping 71-of-73 shots in a win and tie ... gained a split at home versus Nebraska-Omaha to close out January ... made 29 saves in a 5-3 loss on Jan. 29 but bounced back with 32 saves in a 3-2 win the follow-ing night against the Mavericks ... struggled in back-to-back starts at Western Michigan ... gave up three goals in the first period of a 7-2 loss on Feb. 5 and then three more in the first 20:55 of a 4-1 loss on Feb. 6 ... stopped 50 of 55 shots in a loss (4-3) and a tie (1-1) at Bowling Green (Feb. 19-20) ... saw record for February fall to 0-4-1 in a 4-0 loss at Michigan (Feb. 25) ... snapped the streak with 22 saves in a 5-3 victory over Michigan in the regular-season finale ... took the loss in both games of the CCHA playoffs at Ohio State ... made 25 saves in 3-1 loss in game one ... played the first 20 minutes in 8-2 loss on March 6, giving up four goals on nine shots ... has an 0-2-0 with a 5.35 goals-against aver-age and a .810 save percentage in two postseason games.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from James Madison Memorial High School in Madison, Wis., in June of 2007 ... played hockey while in high school

for the Madison Capitols AAA ... played one season of junior hockey in the USHL with Cedar Rapids (‘08-’09) and one in the NAHL with St. Louis (‘07-’08) ... helped lead Cedar Rapids to a second-place finish in the USHL North Division with a 25-12-1 record ... tied for second in the league in shutouts (3) ... was third in wins (25), fifth in minutes played (2,263:41) and sixth in save percentage (.909) ... played for the North squad in the 2009 USHL Prospects/All-Star game ... started his junior career in the North American Hockey League (NAHL) with the St. Louis Bandits ... helped the Bandits to the Robertson Cup title where he was 3-0-1 with a 2.62 goals-against average and a .920 save percentage in four starts ... for the ‘07-’08 campaign, was 21-3-1 with a 2.56 goals against and a .909 save percentage ... also saw playing time in ‘07-’08 with Cedar Rapids, playing in two games with a 1-1-0 record, a 2.01 goals-against average and a .932 save percentage ...full name is Michael A. Johnson ... son of Bobbi Johnson ... has one brother, Eric, and one sister, Lauren ... born Feb. 1, 1989 ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters at Notre Dame.

#32MikeJohnson

Goaltender • Sophomore


Verona, Wisconsin

Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)


Enrolled in the College of

Arts and Letters


Student-Athletes

#26NickLarson

Left Wing • Sophomore


Apple Valley, Minnesota

Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)

Birthdate: November 14, 1989

Enrolled in the College of Arts and

Letters


Calgary Flames (2008)

Larson’s Career StatisticsYear GP G A Pts Shots Sh Pct. P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/-2009-10 35 6 5 11 58 .103 18/47 1 0 2 -11

Larson’s Career Bests

3 Points vs. Michigan State (2g-1a; 1/15/10)

2 Goals vs. Michigan State (1/15/10)

1 Assist Five times

5 Shots on Goal vs. Michigan State (1/15/10) vs. North Dakota (1/3/10)

2-Game Point Streak • (2g-2a); Jan. 15-16, 2010 (vs. Michigan State)

200910 vs. CCHA


Totals 29 5 4 9

Earned his first monogram as a freshman in 2009-10 ... big, physical forward with a strong shot and a quick release ... made strides as a freshman, learning to play the game at both ends of the ice ... will look to use his size to drive to the net or out of the corners to create offense ... has the tools to be a prototypical power for-ward ... expected to be more of a factor at both

ends of the ice as a sophomore ... most effective when he plays with a physical edge to his game ... played in 35 games as a freshman, scoring six goals with five assists for 11 points ... had one power-play goal and two game winners on the year ... came to Notre Dame after playing two seasons for the Waterloo Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League (USHL) ... was a teammate of current Irish junior Billy Maday in ‘07-’08 with the Black Hawks ... selected in the fourth round (108th overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames ... one of four Minnesota natives on the Notre Dame roster, join-ing seniors Brian Brooke (Eden Prairie) and Ryan Guentzel (Woodbury) and freshman Anders Lee (Edina) ... one of 16 former USHL players on the Notre Dame roster ... signed in early-signing period (Nov. of ‘08) along with Sam Calabrese, Kyle Palmieri and Riley Sheahan.

AS A FRESHMAN: Played in 35 of the team’s 38 games as a rookie ... scored six goals with five assists for 11 points ... had one power-play marker with two game-winning goals ... whis-tled for 18 penalties resulting in 47 minutes ... was -11 on the year ... had 58 shots on goal with a .103 shooting percentage ... first career goal was the game-winning goal in 2-0 shutout of Providence College (Oct. 16) when he came out from behind the net and tucked a wrist shot under the cross bar at 10:13 of the second period ... held off the scoresheet for 14 games before striking with his second goal of the year, another game winner in a 2-0 shutout of Michigan (Dec. 13) ... had a career-best two-goal and three-point game (2g, 1a) in a 5-2 win over Michigan State (Jan. 15) ... followed with an assist in the 4-4 tie the following day for a four-point weekend ... fifth goal of the season was Notre Dame’s lone goal in a 1-1 tie at Lake Superior State (Jan. 23) ... got his final goal of the season on the power play in 3-2 win over Nebraska-Omaha (Jan. 30) ... hammered a centering pass in the slot from Ryan Thang past Mavericks’ goaltender John Faulkner ... assisted on an Irish goal in the 8-2 loss to Ohio State in game two of the CCHA playoffs ... in two postseason games had one assist.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Waterloo West High School in Waterloo, Iowa ... also attended St. Thomas Academy in Mendota Heights, Minn. (2005-07) and Eastview High School in Apple Valley, Minn. ... played three years of high school hockey, helping St. Thomas to the 2006 Minnesota State Class A champion-ship with a third-place finish the following sea-son ... was captain of Cadets and an all-conference selection as a junior ... selected in the first round (fifth overall) by Waterloo in the 2006 USHL Entry Draft ... spent two seasons with the Black Hawks (2007-09) ... was seventh in scoring in ‘08-’09 with 19 goals and 17 assists for 36 points ... 11

goals came on the power play and two were game winners ... led Waterloo with 144 minutes in penalties ... was scoreless in three playoff games as Waterloo was swept in the opening round by Green Bay ... played for gold-medal winning Team USA in the 2008 World Junior A Challenge ... in ‘07-’08, finished the year fourth in scoring with 19 goals and 19 assists for 38 points in 57 games ... had 12 power-play goals and one game winner while accumulating 66 minutes in penalties ... played for Team USA in the 2007 World Junior A Challenge ... selected to play in the USHL Prospects/All-Star game in ‘08 and ‘09 ... full name is Nick Christopher Larson ... son of Dan and Michelle Larson and stepmother. Sandy ... has four brothers ... born on Nov. 14, 1989 in St. Paul, Minn. ... enrolled in Notre Dame’s College of Arts and Letters.

592 0 1 0 H O C K E Y

#20KevinNugent

Right Wing • Sophomore


New Canaan, Connecticut

Tri-City Storm (USHL(


Enrolled in the Mendoza

College of Business

Nugent’s Career StatisticsYear GP G A Pts Shots Sh Pct. P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/-2009-10 17 0 1 1 8 .000 0/0 0 0 0 -2

200910 vs. CCHA

Team GP G A PtsAlaska – – – –Bowling Green 1 0 0 0Ferris State 1 0 0 0Lake Superior 2 0 1 1Miami – – – –Michigan 2 0 0 0Michigan State 3 0 0 0Nebraska-Omaha 2 0 0 0Northern Michigan 1 0 0 0Ohio State 1 0 0 0Western Michigan 2 0 0 0

Totals 15 0 1 1

Begins his second season at Notre Dame look-

ing to break into the regular lineup at forward ...

hard-working player who continues to improve

his all-around game ... brings size and skill to the

Irish lineup ... has excellent hockey sense and the

ability to create offense ... played in 17 games as a

freshman, notching one assist on the year ... joined

the Notre Dame roster after playing one season in

the United States Hockey League (USHL) for the

Tri-City Storm ... was originally drafted by the

Waterloo Black Hawks in the seventh round (76th

overall) of the 2007 USHL Draft and his rights were

traded to Tri-City ... following in his father’s foot-

steps as Kevin Nugent, Sr., played for the Irish from

1974-78, playing in 131 games for Lefty Smith,

scoring 54 goals with 75 assists for 129 career

points to rank 25th on all-time points list ... Kevin,

Jr., becomes the second son of a former Notre

Dame player to play for the Irish, joining goalten-

der Rory Walsh ‘06 and his father Brian Walsh ‘77,

who was a teammate of Kevin Nugent, Sr. ... just

the fourth native of Connecticut to play for the

Irish joining Mark Anquillare ‘84-86 (West Haven),

Paul Harris ‘00-’01 (Ridgefield) and Don Smith ‘73-

’74 (Westport) ... one of 16 alums of the USHL on

the Notre Dame roster ... signed in the late-signing

period (spring ‘09) along with goaltender Mike

Johnson.

AS A FRESHMAN: Saw action in 17 games

during his rookie year ... picked up one assist for

one point ... had no penalties on the year and was

-2 ... recorded eight shots on goal ... made first

appearance in the lineup versus Alabama-

Huntsville (Oct. 10), registering one shot on goal ...

picked up first career point when he helped set up

Patrick Gaul’s first collegiate goal in the 6-1 win at

Lake Superior State (Jan. 22) ... had a career-high

two shots on goal versus Ohio State (Oct. 31) ... did

not play in any postseason games.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Taft

Prep School in Watertown, Conn. ... attended New

Canaan High School in New Canaan, Conn., for

three years ... played one season in the USHL for

the Tri-City Storm ... was seventh on the 2008-09

Storm roster in scoring with nine goals and 12

assists for 21 points ... had two power-play goals

on the year with 12 minutes in penalties ... played

the ‘07-’08 season at the Taft Prep School in

Watertown, Conn. ... served as team captain while

scoring 11 goals with 22 assists for 33 points in 32

games ... in three seasons at New Canaan, scored

41 goals and 55 assists for 96 points in 50 games

... team advanced to state high school semi-finals

in ‘03-’04 and ‘04-’05 and the finals of the ‘05-’06

tournament ... served as team captain in his final

year ... played for Team New England at 2006 USA

Select 17’s ... served as captain of Mid-Fairfield

Midget AAA squads that represented New

England region at ‘07 and ’08 U.S. national cham-

pionship tournament .... son of Kevin and Teri

Nugent ... full name is Kevin Patrick Nugent ... has

two sisters, Kristen and Kaitlin and one brother,

Kris ... sister, Kristen ‘05 and father, Kevin ‘78 are

Notre Dame graduates ... born March 1, 1989 in

New Canaan, Conn. ... enrolled in the Mendoza

College of Business at Notre Dame.


Student-Athletes

Sheahan’s Career StatisticsYear GP G A Pts Shots Sh Pct. P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/-2009-10 37 6 11 17 96 .062 11/22 3 0 0 -12

Sheahan’s Career Bests

2 Points vs. Ohio State (1g-1a; 10/31/09)

1 Goal Six times

1 Assist 11 times

7 Shots on Goal vs. Alabama-Huntsville (10/9/9)

5-Game Point Streak • (1g-4a); Nov. 14-Nov. 27, 2009 (vs. Northern Michigan, Michigan State and Bowling Green)

#4RileySheahan

Center • Sophomore


St. Catharine's, Ontario

St. Catharine's Falcon's (GHJHL))

Birthdate: December 7, 1991

Enrolled in the College of

Arts and Letters


Detroit Red Wings (2010)

200910 vs. CCHA


Totals 30 4 10 14

First-time monogram winner for the Irish during the

2009-10 season ... had a strong rookie season, starting

his career as a 17-year old freshman ... has outstanding

instincts for the game and all the tools to be a dynamic

player at the Division I level ... brings size, speed and skill

to the Notre Dame lineup ... strong at both ends of

the ice ... will be counted on in all situations - five-

on-five, on the power play and short-handed ...

has improved his work in the faceoff circle ... will

center one of Notre Dame’s top two lines ... will be

counted on to have a break out season ... as a

rookie, played in 37 games with six goals and 11

assists for 17 points ... scored three power-play

goals on the year ... joined the Irish lineup after

playing two years of junior B hockey for the St.

Catharine’s Falcons of the Greater Ontario Junior

Hockey League’s Golden Horseshoe Division ...

selected in the first round, 21st overall by the

Detroit Red Wings in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft ...

went into the draft ranked 22nd in Central

Scoutings final rankings for North American skat-

ers ... third Irish player selected in the first round of

the NHL draft, joining Ian Cole (St. Louis in 2007)

and Kyle Palmieri (Anaheim in 2009) ... only Cole at

18th was selected higher ... attended Canada’s

National Junior Team Developmental Camp in

August and is a candidate for Canada’s 2011

Junior National Team ... was selected in the 2007

OHL Entry Draft by the Erie Otters in the fourth

round (76th overall) ... picked in the 2008 USHL

Futures Draft by the Tri-City Storm ... one of three

Canadians on the Notre Dame roster along with

junior Rich Ryan (Toronto, Ont.) and freshman

Shayne Taker (Surrey, B.C.) ... joined the Irish in the

early signing period (Nov. of ‘08) along with Sam

Calabrese, Nick Larson and Kyle Palmieri.

AS A FRESHMAN: Played in 37 games as a

freshman ... tied for fifth in scoring with six goals and 11

assists for 17 points ... had three power-play goals ...

whistled for 11 minor penalties resulting in 22 minutes

... was -12 for the year ... was second on the team with

96 shots on goal for a .062 shooting percentage ... got

his career off to a fast start as he scored his first career

goal on his first shot on the power-play in a 3-2 loss to

Alabama-Huntsville (Oct. 9) ... had career-high two-

point game with a goal and an assist in 2-2 tie with

Ohio State (Oct. 31) ... put together a five-game point

streak (1g, 4a) between Nov. 14 and Nov. 27 ... scored a

goal in 4-1 win over Michigan State (Nov. 22) and

added assists in the other four games ... due to injuries

played two games on defense for the Irish versus

Michigan ... scored only Notre Dame goal in 4-1 loss to

the Wolverines on Dec. 11 ... assisted on a goal in 2-0

shutout win against Michigan on Dec. 13 ... scored fifth

goal of the season in 5-2 win over Colgate in the first

round of the Shillelagh Tournament (Jan. 2) ... sixth

goal of the year came at Western Michigan (Feb. 5) in a

7-2 loss ... held scoreless in two postseason games

against Ohio State.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Denis Morris

High School in St. Catharine’s Ont. ... played two sea-

sons of junior hockey for the St. Catharine’s Falcons of

the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Golden

Horseshoe Division ... led the team in scoring in both

years ... in 2008-09, had 27 goals and 46 assists for 73

points with 11 power-play goals, seven short-handed

tallies and three game winners ... followed with 13

points (8g, 5a) in 11 playoff games ... in 2007-08, led the

team in scoring with 22 goals and 39 assists for 61

points ... had eight power-play goals, two short-

handed and one game winner ... helped Falcons to

conference finals where they fell to Thorold in seven

games ... had five goals and 10 assists for 15 points ...

two-time winner of the Rex Stimer most valuable

player award ... in ‘07-’08 won the Ashton Morrison

Trophy as team’s rookie of the year ... won the Falcons’

President’s Award as the leading scorer in ‘07-’08 and

‘08-’09 ... following the ‘08-’09 campaign was awarded

an Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) Junior B Top

Prospects Award and received the honor during sum-

mer of ‘09 at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto ... full

name is Riley Michael Sheahan ... son of Mike and

Peggy Sheahan ... has one sister, Karli ... second cousin

of former Irish standout defenseman Brock Sheahan

‘08 ... born Dec. 7, 1991 in St. Catharine’s, Ont. ...

enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters at Notre

Dame.

612 0 1 0 H O C K E Y

#29JaredBeers

Defenseman • Freshman

5-11 • 190 • Shoot: Right

Mishawaka, Indiana

Cedar Rapids Rough Riders

(USHL)

Birthdate: August 15, 1990

First Year of Studies

#11JeffCostello

Left Wing • Freshman

6-0 • 210 • Shoot: Left

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Cedar Rapids Rough Riders

(USHL)

Birthdate: November 20, 1991


Ottawa Senators (2009)

Joins the Notre Dame defense after spending

the 2009-10 season with the Cedar Rapids Rough

Riders of the United States Hockey League where

he was a teammate of fellow Irish freshman for-

ward Jeff Costello ... will look to earn a spot on

Notre Dame’s young defensive corps ... one of

four freshmen defenders on the roster, joining

Stephen Johns, Kevin Lind and Shayne Taker ...

solid, defensive player who plays a sound game

... needs to get stronger to battle top forwards in

the CCHA ... moves the puck well and makes

smart plays ... was a regular with Cedar Rapids,

helping Rough Riders to a second-place finish

with a 38-19-3 record ... played in 46 games with

four goals and 11 assists for 15 points ... picked

up 28 minutes in penalties ... spent the 2008-09

season playing in the North American Hockey

League with the Kenai River Brown Bears ...

named the team’s most outstanding defense-

man, playing in 51 games, scoring six goals with

10 assists for 16 points ... had 75 minutes in pen-

alties and three power-play goals on the year ...

while playing for Honeybaked AAA was named

most valuable player for the Dallas Cup in 2008 ...

becomes the fourth South Bend-area player to

play at Notre Dame, joining Mike McNeill ‘84-’88

(South Bend), Tommy Smith ‘88-’89 (South Bend)

and Cary Nemeth ‘93-’94 (Granger) in the pro-

gram’s 43-year history ... one of 16 players on the

Irish roster to have played in the USHL and one of

six to have seen action in the NAHL, joining senior

Ryan Guentzel (Southern Minnesota), junior Nick

Condon (St. Louis), sophomore Mike Johnson (St.

Louis) and freshmen Joe Rogers (Albert Lea) and

Mike Voran (Wenatchee) ... former teammates

with three fellow incoming freshmen during his

hockey career - Voran (Honeybaked), David

Gerths (Culver Academy) and Costello (Cedar

Rapids) ... joined the Irish in the summer of 2010.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Novi

High School in Novi, Mich., while playing for the

Honeybaked AAA program ... spent his freshman

and sophomore years at Culver Military Academy

where he was a teammate of current Irish fresh-

man David Gerths ... played on state champion-

ship team at Culver in 2006-07 ... spent his youth

as a member of the Irish Youth Hockey League

(IYHL) in South Bend ... full name is Jared Parker

Beers ... son of Jeffrey and Jeanne Beers ... has one

sister, Julia ... born August 15, 1990 in Mishawaka,

Ind. ... enrolled in First Year of Studies at Notre

Dame.

Joins the Notre Dame roster after spending

the last two seasons with the Cedar Rapids

Rough Riders of the USHL ... was a teammate of

fellow freshman defenseman Jared Beers (‘09-

’10) and sophomore goaltender Mike Johnson

(‘08-’09) ...tough, gritty forward who will add a

physical style of play to the Notre Dame lineup ...

has the ability to score goals in and around the

goal ... strong on his feet and and can make plays

... should be an impact player for the Irish in his

freshman season ... helped the Rough Riders to a

second-place finish with a 38-19-3 record in ‘09-

’10 ... was third on the team in scoring with 29

goals and 19 assists for 48 points ... had 11

power-play goals and three game winners ...

racked up 149 minutes in penalties and was +18

on the year ... tied for sixth in the league in goals

and tied for fifth in power-play tallies ... also fifth

in penalty minutes ... selected to the East Division

all-star team in both seasons with the Rough

Riders ... in his first season, 2008-09, saw Cedar

Rapids finish second in the East with a 38-17-5

record ... finished sixth in team scoring with 24

goals and nine assists for 33 points ... added six

power-play goals, three game winners and 73

minutes in penalties ... member of gold-medal

winning team at 2009 World Junior A Challenge

in Summerside, P.E.I. ... selected player of the

game in U.S. win over Russia ... selected in the

fifth round, 146th overall of the 2009 NHL Entry

Draft by the Ottawa Senators ... one of 16 Notre

Dame players to spend time in the USHL ... one of

three Wisconsin natives on the roster along with

junior defenseman Nick Condon (Wausau) and

sophomore goaltender Mike Johnson (Verona) ...

signed in the early-signing period (Nov. of ‘09)

along with forwards David Gerths, Anders Lee,

Garrett Peterson, Bryan Rust and T.J. Tynan plus

defensemen Stephen Johns and Jarred Tinordi.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from

Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in

June of 2010 while a member of the Cedar

Rapids Rough Riders ... spent first three high

school campaigns at Catholic Memorial High

School in Waukesa, Wis. ... was a three-time all-

conference selection and two-time all-city and

all-state selection at Catholic Memorial ... scored

31 goals with 17 assists for 48 points in his final

season at Catholic Memorial ... full name is Jeffrey

Michael Costello ... son of Tim and Debbie

Costello ... has two older brothers, Dan and Matt

... born November 20, 1990 in Milwaukee, Wis. ...

enrolled in First Year of Studies at Notre Dame.


Student-Athletes

#28StephenJohns

Defensman • Freshman


Wampun, Pennsylvania

USA Under-18 Team

Birthdate: April 18, 1992


Second-Round Draft Choice

Chicago Blackhawks (2010)

#10DavidGerth

Right Wing • Freshman


Ankeny, Iowa

Green Bay Gamblers

Birthdate: September 27, 1990


Strong, two-way player who has seen action at

center and right wing ... plays with grit and deter-

mination ... has a good hockey mind ... makes

smart plays with the puck ... determined player

who continues to improve his offensive game ...

played two years in the United States Hockey

League (USHL) with the Lincoln Stars and the

Green Bay Gamblers ... started the 2009-10 season

in Lincoln and had his rights traded to Green Bay

on Feb. 3 ... played in 34 games with Lincoln, scor-

ing two goals with 14 assists for 16 point with 31

penalty minutes ... played 21 games for Green Bay,

getting three goals and two assists for five points

and 14 penalty minutes ... helped the Gamblers to

the 2009-10 USHL title ... in 12 playoff games

added three goals and two assists for five points ...

Green Bay was first in the East Division with a

45-10-5 record and Gamblers knocked off

Waterloo (3-0), Indiana (3-1) and then Fargo (3-2)

to win the title ... was a teammate with fellow

freshmen Anders Lee and Steven Summerhays

with the Gamblers ... a two-time selection to the

USHL Prospects/All-Star game ... played for Team

USA at the 2008 and 2009 World Jr. A Challenge,

where the U.S. won two gold medals ... served as

team captain on 2009 team and was a teammate

of fellow freshman Jeff Costello ... in ‘08-’09 was a

key member of the Lincoln Stars team that won

the USHL’s West Division with a 37-17-5 record ...

recorded 12 goals and 24 assists for 36 points

with the Stars ... picked up three power-play

goals and two game winners ... had 56 minutes in

penalties ... one of 12 freshmen on the Notre

Dame roster this year ... one of 16 Notre Dame

players to spend time in the USHL ... first Notre

Dame player from the state of Iowa ... signed in

the early-signing period (Nov. of ‘09) along with

forwards Jeff Costello, Anders Lee, Garrett

Peterson, Bryan Rust and T.J. Tynan plus defense-

men Stephen Johns and Jarred Tinordi ... one of

two Irish players to play at Culver Academy along

with fellow freshman Jared Beers.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Ankeny

High School in Ankeny, Iowa ... also attended

Culver Military Academy for three years and

Lincoln Southwest High School while playing in

Lincoln, Neb., with the Lincoln Stars of the USHL

... played three years of hockey at Culver where

he scored 65 goals with 79 assists for 144 points

in three seasons ... selected most valuable player

as a junior ... also played baseball for three years

at Culver and was that team’s most valuable

player as a junior ... full name is David Jon Gerths

... son of Jon and Karen Gerths ... has one sister,

Allison ... born on September 27, 1990 in Des

Moines, Iowa ... enrolled in First Year of Studies at

Notre Dame with plans to major in business.

Big, rangy defenseman with excellent size and

reach ... will bring a physical presence to the

Notre Dame blue line in 2010-11 ... strong skater

who sees the ice well ... has the ability to jump

into the offense and make plays ... has unlimited

potential ... has a good shot with good hands ...

one of four freshmen defensemen looking to

break into the Irish lineup along with Jared Beers,

Kevin Lind and Shayne Taker ... will look to adjust

to the speed of the college game and make

quicker decisions with the puck ... his grit and

physical style with be a factor for the Irish ...

comes to Notre Dame after two seasons with

USA Hockey’s National Team Developmental

Program based in Ann Arbor, Mich. ... selected in

the second round, 60th overall by the Chicago

Black Hawks in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft ... was

ranked 35th among all North American skaters in

Central Scouting’s final draft rankings ... invited to

the U.S. National Junior Evaluation Camp held at

Lake Placid, N.Y., between July 30 and Aug. 7

along with current teammate Bryan Rust and

former Irish players Kyle Palmieri and Jarred

Tinordi ... played in 62 games for the U.S. Under-

18 team in ‘09-’10, scoring three goals with 16

assists for 19 points ad 67 penalty minutes ...

member of gold-medal winning Under-18 team

that won the World Under-18 championship in

Belarus ... in ‘08-’09 with the Under-17 team

played in 47 games with five goals and 11 assists

for 16 points while earning 50 penalty minutes ...

served as an alternate captain on the U.S. team

that won the bronze medal at the 2009 Under-17

World Challenge in Port Alberni, B.C. ... signed in


forwards Jeff Costello, David Gerths, Anders Lee,

Garrett Peterson, Bryan Rust and T.J. Tynan plus

defenseman Jarred Tinordi ... one of 26 alums of

the USNTDP to play hockey at Notre Dame ... one

of two Pittsburgh area players on the team along

with junior Patrick Gaul (Upper St. Clair)

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Lincoln

High School in Ellwood City, Pa. ... also attended

Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Mich. while

playing for the U.S. National Program ... played

baseball and golf as a freshman and sophomore

at Lincoln High School ... is a product of the

Pittsburgh Hornets AAA program, playing two

years ... in ‘06-’07, scored 28 goals and 40 assists

for 68 points with 180 penalty minutes ... the fol-

lowing year had 16 goals and 29 assists for 45

points in 76 games ... added 70 penalty minutes ...

was named the team’s defenseman of the year

and the top defenseman in the ‘07-’08 North

American Hockey League Future Prospects tour-

nament ... full name is Stephen Paul Johns ... son

of Ray and Noreen Johns ... has on older brother,

Raymond and a younger sister, Leslie ... born April

18, 1992 in Ellwood City, Pa. ... enrolled in First

Year of Studies at Notre Dame.

632 0 1 0 H O C K E Y

#9AndersLee

Center • Freshman


Edina, Minnesota

Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)



Sixth-Round Draft Choice New

York Islanders (2009)

#25KevinLind

Defensman • Freshman


Homer Glen, Illinois

Chicago Steel (USHL)



Sixth-Round Draft Choice

Anaheim Duck (2010)

Multi-talented forward who should be an impact

player for Notre Dame during the 2010-11 season ...

big, strong center who has a great understanding of

the game ... plays hard and makes plays .. gifted

scorer who plays a physical game ... power forward

with outstanding hands ... not afraid to battle in front

of the goal ... joins the Irish after one outstanding

season with the Green Bay Gamblers of the USHL ...

selected in the sixth round, 152nd overall by the

New York Islanders in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft ... led

Green Bay to a 45-10-5 record, first place in the East

Division with the Anderson Cup and the USHL’s Clark

Cup playoff championship in ‘09-’10 ... led team in

scoring with 35 goals and 31 assists for 66 points ...

added nine power-play goals and a league-best nine

game-winning tallies ... tied for the USHL lead in

goals with 35 and was 10th in points with 66 ... tied

for 11th in power-play goals ... selected USHL rookie

of the year and to the USHL all-rookie team ... first

team all-USHL ... most valuable player of the Clark

Cup playoffs, leading all scorers with 10 goals and 12

assists for 22 points ... played in 2010 USHL all-star

game ... one of 16 Notre Dame players to play in the

USHL ... one of four roster members from Minnesota,

joining Brian Brooke (Eden Prairie), Ryan Guentzel

(Woodbury) and Nick Larson (Apple Valley) ... signed

in the early-signing period (Nov. of ‘09) along with

forwards Jeff Costello, Anders Lee, Garrett Peterson,

Bryan Rust and T.J. Tynan plus defensemen Stephen

Johns and Jarred Tinordi ...played at the same high

school as ‘09-’10 Irish captain Ryan Thang.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Edina

High School in Edina, Minn. ... standout athlete at

Edina in hockey, football and baseball ... played two

years of hockey at Edina for coach Curt Giles ... was a

finalist in 2009 for Minnesota’s “Mr. Hockey” Award ...

selected Associated Press first team all-state ... two-

time all-state selection ... four-time all-conference

choice ... played three year at St. Thomas Academy

before transferring to Edina ... appeared in

Minnesota State Tournament a record five times

(8th grade) ... finished his high school career with

106 goals and 132 assists for 238 points to rank sec-

ond in all-time scoring by a Metro player in

Minnesota history ... in football played quarterback

and was the 2008 Minnesota Gatorade player of the

year, the 2008 Metro player of the year, the National

Football Foundation player of the year, a finalist for

Minnesota’s “Mr. Football” and a two-time all-confer-

ence and all-state performer ... holds conference

records for touchdowns (32) in a season, total yards

(3,332), total yards in a game (689 vs. Hopkins) and

average points per game (19.2) ... set the Minnesota

state mark for total offense per game (319 yds. per

game) ... pitched and played third base in baseball ...

two-time letter winner ... selected all-state as a

junior ... did not play his senior year ... full name is

Anders Mark Lee ... son of Thomas and Lisa Lee ... has

two younger sisters, Alexis and Courtney ... born July

3, 1990 in St. Paul, Minn. ... enrolled in First Year of

Studies at Notre Dame and plans to major in busi-

ness/marketing.

Big, strong defenseman who plays a defensive

style ... strong skater who has the potential to join

the play ... solid one-on-one defender who has

seen his game improve rapidly over the last few

seasons ... continues to work on all aspects of his

game ... has the potential to be a top collegiate

defenseman as he adapts his game to the speed

and physical style of play ... signed a national let-

ter-of-intent with Notre Dame in the fall of ‘09 but

planned to defer until the 2011-12 season ... was

all set to begin the year in Tri-City in the United

States Hockey League after playing last season

with the Chicago Steel of the USHL ... when

incoming freshman Jarred Tinordi defected to

the OHL in early August, the call went out to Lind

to begin his collegiate career ... in ‘09-’10 with

Chicago, he played in 55 games, scoring six goals

with 10 assists for 16 points with two power-play

goals and a pair of game winners while picking

up 76 penalty minutes ... selected in the sixth

round, 177th overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft

by the Anaheim Ducks ... was ranked 139th by

NHL Central Scouting in their final rankings

before the draft ... saw his rights traded following

last season to Tri-City for the first pick in the 2010-

11 USHL Entry Draft ... began his career in Chicago

in ‘08-’09, scoring two goals with three assists for

five points ... has twice played for Team USA ... in

Nov. of 2009 joined incoming freshmen Jeff

Costello and David Gerths on gold-medal win-

ning U.S. Junior Select Team that won World Jr. A

Challenge in Summerside, P.E.I. ... in 2008, he

teamed with fellow freshman T.J. Tynan with the

USA Under-18 Select team at the Ivan Hlinka

Memorial Tournament at Piestany, Slovakia where

the team finished fourth ... one of 16 Notre Dame

players to play in the USHL ... one of four fresh-

men defensemen along with Jared Beers, Stephen

Johns and Shayne Taker, looking to break into the

Irish lineup ... one of four Notre Dame players

from Illinois, joining junior Billy Maday (Burr

Ridge), Sam Calabrese (Park Ridge) and Tynan

(Orland Park) ... joined the Irish along with Tynan

on Aug. 18.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Lockport

Township High School in Lockport, Ill., while play-

ing for the USHL’s Chicago Steel ... full name is

Kevin Thomas Lind ... son of Thomas and Lesllie

Lind .. has two older brothers, Matthew and

Daniel ... brother, Matt, is a Notre Dame graduate

‘09 ... born March 31, 1992 in Palos, Ill. ... enrolled

in First Year of Studies at Notre Dame.


Student-Athletes

#31JoeRogers

Goaltender • Freshman

5-11 • 189 • Catches: Right

Marysville, Michigan

Albert Lea Thunder (NAHL)



#21BryanRust

Center • Freshman

5-11 • 196 • Shoot: Right

Novi, Michigan

USA Under-18 Team

Birthdate: May 11, 1992


Third-Round Draft Choice

Pittsburgh Penguins (2009)

Will be one of two freshmen goaltenders along with Steven Summerhays competing with sopho-more Mike Johnson to make up the Irish goalten-ding contingent in 2010-11 ... plays a strong positional game ... tracks the puck well and com-petes hard ... has quick feet and a strong stick hand ... born without a right hand, has overcome that disability to play Division I hockey ... has developed his own style to compensate ... uses catching glove to cradle puck against chest or cover it on ice ... catches with right hand which gives shooters a different look ... has learned to control the puck well ... character player with a positive, upbeat attitude ... joins the Notre Dame roster after spending the 2009-10 season with the Albert Lea Thunder of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) ... played in 35 games with the Thunder, turning in a 13-19-2 record with a 3.97 goals-against average and a .891 save percentage with the NAHL expansion team ... helped team to a 19-34-5 record in the league’s Central Division and a playoff berth ... following the season, helped USA Hockey to a bronze medal at the 2010 Amputee Hockey World Championships in Montreal, Que., where he was named the tourna-ment’s most valuable player ... one of six Irish players to see action in the NAHL during their career ... one of four Irish players from the state of Michigan along with senior Ben Ryan (Brighton) and fellow freshmen Bryan Rust (Novi) and Mike Voran (Livonia) ... signed with the Irish in the late signing period (April ‘10) along with Summerhays, defenseman Shayne Taker and Voran.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Marysville High School in Marysville, Mich. ... ... has played on a pair of USA Hockey national championship teams at the AAA level ... in ‘08-’09 played for Little Caesars Under-18 team that won Michigan Amateur Hockey Association (MAHA) state championship and the Under-18 national championship .. was 10-3-1 record and a 2.95 goals-against average with a .898 save percent-age ... in the state and national tournaments was 6-1-0 with a 1.21 goals against and a .926 save percentage ... started that season with the NAHL’s Motor City Machine ... in ‘07-’08 split time with the Petrolia Jets of the Western Ontario Hockey League (WOHL) and the Belle River Canadiens of the Great Lakes Junior Hockey League (GLJHL), going 10-8-1 with a 3.70 goals against a .877 save percentage ... first national title came as a mem-ber of the Belle Tire AAA team as that squad won the MAHA state championship and the national Under-16 title ... was 34-1-2 that year with a 1.19 goals-against average and a .939 save percent-age ... full name is Joseph Anthony Rogers ... son of Scott and Lynne Rogers ... has two younger sisters, Jena and Jacqueline ... cousin, Tony Bonadio ‘83, played hockey at Notre Dame between 1980-83 ... from the same hometown as former Irish defenseman, Derek Smith ‘05 ... born Feb. 27, 1990 in Port Huron, Mich. ... enrolled in First Year of Studies at Notre Dame and plans to

major in Finance.

Talented forward who continues to improve

his all-around game ... member of 12-player fresh-

man class and one of six rookie forwards looking

to move into a regular role for the Irish ... decep-

tive playmaker with excellent speed and great

hands ... smart hockey player who plays the game

at both ends of the ice ... has the ability to set up

plays and finish ... owns a strong, accurate shot ...

joins the Irish after spending the last two seasons

with USA Hockey’s National Team Developmental

Program in Ann Arbor, Mich. ... selected in the

third round, 80th overall by the Pittsburgh

Penguins in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft ... was

ranked 80th among North American skaters by

NHL Central Scouting in their final draft ratings ...

member of the ‘09-10 Under-18 team and fin-

ished sixth on the team in scoring with 26 goals

and 26 assists for 52 points in 65 games ... had 24

minutes in penalties with five power-play goals,

two short-handed tallies and led the team with

seven game winners ... member of 2010 Under-

18 team that won gold medal at Under-18 World

Championships in Belarus ... in seven games,

scored four goals with four assists for eight points

... in ‘08-’09, played in 67 games with the Under-

17 team, scoring nine goals with 13 assists for 22

points with 26 penalty minutes ... invited to the

U.S. National Junior Evaluation Camp held at Lake

Placid, N.Y., between July 30 and Aug. 7 along

with current teammate Stephen Johns and for-

mer Irish players Kyle Palmieri and Jarred Tinordi

... one of 26 alums of the USNTDP to play hockey

at Notre Dame ... one of four Michigan natives on

the Notre Dame roster along with senior Ben

Ryan (Brighton) and freshmen Joe Rogers

(Marysville) and Mike Voran (Livonia) ... signed in


forwards Jeff Costello, David Gerths, Anders Lee,

Garrett Peterson and T.J. Tynan plus defensemen

Stephen Johns and Jarred Tinordi.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Pioneer

High School in Ann Arbor, Mich., while playing for

the U.S. National Team program ... played his

midget hockey with the Honeybaked AAA pro-

gram in ‘07-’08 ... played in 68 games with 44

goals and 48 assists for 92 points ... full name is

Bryan Peter Rust ... son of Steve and Betsy Rust ...

has one brother, Matt, and one sister, Erika ...

brother, Matt, is a senior hockey player at the

University of Michigan and also an alum of the

U.S. National program .... born May 11, 1992 in

Pontiac, Mich. ... enrolled in First Year of Studies at

Notre Dame with plans to major in business.

652 0 1 0 H O C K E Y

#1StevenSummerhays

Goaltender • Freshman


Anchorage, Alaska

Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)

Birthdate: August 29, 1990


#3ShayneTaker

Defenseman • Freshman


Surrey, British Columbia

Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL)



Joins the Notre Dame roster after a playing the

last two seasons with the Green Bay Gamblers of

the United States Hockey League (USHL) ... one of

three young goaltenders for the Irish along with

sophomore Mike Johnson and fellow freshman

Joe Rogers ... athletic, butterfly-style goaltender ...

covers a lot of the net ... quick on his skates ...

moves well around the crease ... continues to

improve his all-around game ... controls rebounds

and has shown the ability to play with traffic in

front of the net ... competive player who is a

proven winner ... has all the tools to be a top col-

legiate goaltender ... was the top goaltender in

the USHL in ‘09-’10 as he teamed with fellow

freshmen David Gerths and Anders Lee to help

the Gamblers win the Anderson Cup regular-

season title with a 45-10-5 record and the Clark

Cup playoff championship ... selected as the

USHL goaltender of the year and first team USHL

all-star goaltender ... was 31-2-3 overall with a

2.17 goals-against average and a .914 save per-

centage in the regular season ... in the postseason

was 9-3 with a 2.22 goals-against average and a

.909 save percentage ... his 31 regular-season

wins and 2.17 goals against led the USHL while

his save percentage was second best ... set a

USHL record when he won 20 consecutive games

between Nov. 20 and Feb. 26 ... selected as the

starting goaltender in the 2010 USHL all-star

game ... in his two seasons with the Gamblers,

never lost a home game, going 25-0-4 at Green

Bay’s Resch Center ... became a YouTube sensa-

tion in ‘09-’10 after his March 22 fight with

Chicago Steel goaltender Nick Pisellini prior to

the start of a shoot out ... played in 23 games in

his first year with the Gamblers in ‘08-’09, going

15-6-1 with a 2.35 goals-against average and a

.909 save percentage, helping the team to an

Anderson Cup regular-season title ... one of 16

Notre Dame players with ties to the USHL ...

signed with the Irish in the late signing period

(April ‘10) along with Rogers, defenseman

Shayne Taker and forward Mike Voran.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from

Dimond High School in Anchorage, Alaska ...

product of the Alaska Stars hockey organization

... left Alaska after his sophomore year to play

hockey with the Belle Tire AAA program in

Michigan where he spent two seasons ... was

selected by the Green Bay Gamblers in the 2008

USHL Entry Draft in the 18th round, 155th overall

... full name is Steven Michal Summerhays ... son

of Ron and Angela Summerhays ... has two

brothers and two sisters ... born August 29, 1990

in Anchorage, Alaska ... enrolled in First Year of

Studies at Notre Dame.

Taker (pronounced Tacker) is a strong skating

defenseman who joins three other freshmen -

Jared Beers, Stephen Johns and Kevin Lind - look-

ing to break into the top six in the Irish lineup ...

skilled puck handler who moves the puck well in

his own zone ... knows how to use his size and

reach to his advantage in the defensive zone ...

smart, shifty skater who is difficult to hit and con-

trol ... will look to make the adjustment to the

speed of the Division I game ... needs to add

weight to his frame to become a more effective

defender ... late-blooming player who came on

strong in his second season with the Cowichan

Valley Capitals of the British Columbia Hockey

League (BCHL) ... finished fourth in scoring during

the ‘09-’10 season with six goals and 31 assists for

37 points in 59 games ... added three power-play

goals and 44 penalty minutes as the Capitals fin-

ished seventh in the Mainland Division of the

BCHL with a 25-32-3 record ... Cowichan Valley lost

in the opening round of the playoffs to Powell

River, four games to one ... played in the 2010

BCHL all-star game ... played half a season in ‘08-

’09 with Cowichan Valley, seeing action in 25

games, getting one goal with six assists for seven

points with six penalty minutes ... one of three

Canadians on the Notre Dame roster along with

junior Rich Ryan (Toronto, Ont.) and sophomore

Riley Sheahan (St. Catharine’s, Ont.) ... becomes

the fourth native of British Columbia to play at

Notre Dame, joining Matt Amado ‘06 (Surrey), Tom

Arkell ‘92 (Vernon) and Tyson Fraser ‘00 (Surrey) ...

signed with the Irish in the late signing period

(April ‘10) along with goaltenders Joe Rogers and

Steven Summerhays and forward Mike Voran.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Sullivan

Heights Secondary School in Surrey, British

Columbia ... played junior B hockey for the

Richmond Sockeyes in the Pacific International

Junior Hockey League (PIJHL) in ‘07-’08 ... played in

47 games with 8 goals and 22 assists for 30 points

... full name is Shayne Samuel Taker ... son of Sam

and Denise Taker ... has one sister, Bria ... born Feb.

12, 1990 in Vancouver, British Columbia ... enrolled

in First Year of Studies at Notre Dame and plans to

major in business.


Student-Athletes

#18T.J.Tynan

Center • Freshman


Orland Park, Illinois

Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)



#16MikeVoran

Right Wing • Freshman


Livonia, Michigan

Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)



Dynamic, playmaking center is one of six for-

wards in Notre Dame’s 12-man freshman class in

2010-11 ... talented player who makes up for his

size with a ton of skill ... has tremendous on-ice

vision ... finds the open man and makes plays ...

intelligent with the puck ... makes his teammates

better ... strong passer who can also finish ... has a

good, accurate wrist shot ... joins the Irish lineup

after one season with the USHL’s Des Moines

Buccaneers ... signed a national letter-of-intent

with Notre Dame in the fall of ‘09 but planned to

defer until the 2011-12 season ... was all set to

return to Des Moines this season when he was

asked to join the Irish after Kyle Palmieri signed

with Anaheim ... joined the Irish on August 18

along with defenseman Kevin Lind ... a first round

selection by Des Moines in the 2008 USHL Futures

Draft, Tynan did not disappoint ... he led the

Buccaneers in scoring with 17 goals and 55 assists

for 72 points in 60 games ... seven of his 17 goals

came on the power play while he picked up 26

power-play assists ... his 55 assists were tops in the

USHL while his 72 points were fifth overall ...

selected to the 2010 USHL all-rookie team along

with fellow Notre Dame freshman Anders Lee ...

played last summer with the USA Select 18 Team

with Lind that finished fourth at the Ivan Hlinka

Memorial Tournament in Aug. of 2009 ... recorded

one assist in three games ... is one of 16 Notre

Dame players with ties to the USHL ... one of four

Illinois natives on the Notre Dame roster along

with junior Billy Maday (Burr Ridge), sophomore

Sam Calabrese (Park Ridge) and Lind (Homer

Glen) ... one of two former Des Moines Buccaneers

on the roster along with senior Ben Ryan ...

signed in the early-signing period (Nov. of ‘09)

along with forwards Jeff Costello, David Gerths,

Anders Lee, Garrett Peterson and Bryan Rust plus

defensemen Stephen Johns and Jarred Tinordi.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Valley

High School in West Des Moines, Iowa while play-

ing for the Des Moines Buccaneers ... came up

through the Chicago Mission AAA program ... in

his final year, ‘08-’09, played in 80 games with 47

goals and 82 assists for 129 points with 90 pen-

alty minutes ... full name is Thomas Joseph Tynan

... son of Tim and Brigid Tynan ... has one sister,

Katie and one brother, Timmy ... born Feb. 25,

1992 in Palos, Ill. ... enrolled in First Year of Studies

at Notre Dame.

Talented scoring forward with a tremendous mind for the game ... has the ability to set linemates up for scoring chances or finish the play himself ... one of six forwards in Notre Dame’s 12-man freshman class in 2010-11 ... has scored everywhere he’s played from high school through junior hockey ... has excellent hockey instincts ... tough, competitive kid with the drive to keep getting better ... has the opportunity to be an impact player in his freshman season with the Irish ... played last season with the Sioux Falls Stampede of the USHL where he led the team in scor-ing with 23 goals and 51 assists for 74 points in 60 games ... picked up four power-play goals with one short-handed tally and three game winners plus 90 penalty minutes ... served as an alternate captain with the Stampede, helping team to a third-place finish in the USHL West Division ... scored a pair of goals in three playoff games ... selected to play in the 2010 USHL Top Prospects game ... finished second in the USHL in assists, four behind fellow Irish teammate T.J. Tynan and fourth in overall scoring ... was a first-round selection of Sioux Falls, sixth overall, in the 2009 USHL Entry Draft ... one of 16 former USHL play-ers on the Notre Dame roster ... one of four Michigan natives on the team along with senior Ben Ryan (Brighton) and fellow freshmen Joe Rogers (Marysville) and Bryan Rust (Novi) ... comes from the same hometown as former Irish All-American Erik Condra ... signed with the Irish in the late signing period (April ‘10) along with goaltenders Joe Rogers and Steven Summerhays and defenseman Shayne Taker.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Livonia Stevenson High School in Livonia, Mich. ... played

high school hockey at Stevenson in ‘05-’06, scoring 17 goals and 25 assists in 26 games ... played again in ‘07-’08, notching 33 goals and 36 assists for 69 points in 27 games ... led all Michigan Division 1 players in scoring ... selected to Team Michigan all-star squad ... served as team captain ... selected first team all-con-ference, all-area and all-state ... team most valuable player and winner of the scholar-athlete award ... also saw action with the Honeybaked AAA program ... in ‘06-’07, helped team to Michigan State champi-onship with 20 goals and 24 assists in 50 games ... in ‘07-’08, saw action in 20 games for Honeybaked, scoring 10 goals and 10 assists ... attended USA Select 15, 16 and 17 Festivals ... moved on to play for the NAHL’s Wenatchee Wild based in Wenatchee, Wash. ... captained team to Robertson Cup champi-onship game where they lost to St. Louis ... led the Wild in scoring with 24 goals and 32 assists for 56 points in 68 games ... scored nine power-play goals, two short-handed markers and six game winners ... led the playoffs in scoring with nine goals and 13 assists for 22 points in 13 games ... was selected to the NAHL all-rookie team and was first team all-Western Division ... named to the Robertson Cup all-tournament team ... participated in the NAHL Top Prospects Tournament ... son of Mark and Paola Voran ... has one brother, Marcus ... born March 27, 1990 in Dearborn, Mich. ... enrolled in First Year of Studies at Notre Dame with plans to major in busi-ness/marketing.

Coaching Staff

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish boast one of the top coaching staffs in the nation. Led

by Jeff Jackson and his staff with Paul Pooley, Andy Slaggert and T.J. Jindra, the Irish are

116-65-22 over the last five seasons.


Notre Dame hockey head coach Jeff Jackson enters his sixth season directing the Irish hockey program. In his first five year, the program has had some of its greatest moments.

When Notre Dame went looking for a new hockey coach following the 2004-05 campaign, the University searched for a coach who could move the program among the elite hockey schools in the country. The search took them in one direction - Jeff Jackson.

The veteran coach owned a resume packed with success at the collegiate, junior hockey, professional and international levels. Throughout his coaching career, Jackson’s teams had been successful both on and off the ice and the hope was that he could deliver those same qualities for the Irish.

After five seasons as the guiding force behind the Notre Dame bench, its safe to say that the Irish hit a home run with the selection of Jackson.

In that span, Notre Dame has become one of the nation’s top teams, winning the Central Collegiate Hockey Association’s (CCHA) regular season and tournament titles twice - taking both titles in 2006-07 and 2008-09 - and has made three trips to the NCAA Tournament (2006-09), advancing to Notre Dame’s first-ever NCAA Frozen Four appearance and a trip to the national championship game in 2007-08.

Over the past four seasons, Jackson’s icers are among the winningest programs in the nation in wins and winning percentage, going 103-46-18 (.671) since the start of the 2006-07 campaign.

Between ‘06-’09, the Irish turned in win totals of 32, 27 and 31 for three consecutive seasons of 25-or more wins and three NCAA tournament appearances for the first time in the program’s 43-year history.

Jackson’s recent success on the ice also has helped off the ice. With the wins have come a commitment from the University for a new ice arena that moved closer to fruition on Sept. 11, 2010 with the “official” groundbreaking for the new Compton Family Center that will open in Oct. of 2011.

For Jackson and the Irish, the 2009-10 campaign is one that they would like to put in the rearview mirror.

Coming off an ‘08-’09 season that included a second CCHA regular-season and tournament championship and their third consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament, the Irish struggled out of the gate in ‘09-’10 and never seemed to get things firing on all cylinders.

Struggling to score early in the year, the team was hit by injuries at the start of December that depleted

Jackson at a glance

Full Name• Jeffery L. JacksonBirthdate• June 22, 1955Hometown• Roseville, MichiganEducation• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications Michigan State ‘78• Bachelor’s Degree in Education Michigan State ‘79Collegiate Coaching Experience• Assistant Coach, Lake Superior State (1986-90)• Head Coach, Lake Superior State (1990-96) Record: 182-52-25 (.751); two NCAA titles, two CCHA regular-season titles, four CCHA tournament championships• Head Coach, University of Notre Dame (2005-) Record: 116-65-22 (.626); two CCHA regular- season titles, two CCHA touranment championshipsInternational Coaching Experience• National Coach and Senior Director, U.S. National Developmental Program (1996-2000)• Head Coach, U.S. Junior National Team (1996-97) – Won silver medal at World Junior Championships• Assistant Coach, U.S. Olympic Team (1998)Junior Hockey Experience• Head Coach, Guelph Storm (2000-03) Record: 87-67-24 (4)Professional Experience• Assistant Coach, New York Islanders (2003-05)Coaching Honors• Spencer Penrose Award (2007)• CCHA Coach of the Year (1990-91, 2006-07)

the roster into February. At one point in December, Notre Dame played a home-and-home series against Michigan with just three healthy defensemen and actually split with the Wolverines.

The Irish finished ‘09-’10 with a 13-17-8 overall record and were 9-12-7-2 in the CCHA, good for ninth place in the final standings. A first-round playoff loss to Ohio State sent Notre Dame home early.

The ‘08-’09 Irish had a season to remember on the way to a second conference and playoff title in three years. A slow start left Notre Dame with a 2-3-0 record. It would then be three months before the Irish would lose again as they went on a 20-game unbeaten streak (17-0-3) from Oct. 31 to Jan. 17, while being number one in the nation for seven consecutive weeks for the second time in the program’s history.

After seeing the streak stopped, Notre Dame would lose just one more time in the regular season. They ended the regular season and the CCHA tournament on a 10-game winning streak.

The Irish finished first in the conference with a 21-4-3-3 record, eight points ahead of second place Miami and Michigan.

Notre Dame advanced to Joe Louis Arena for the third consecutive year by beating Nebraska-Omaha, 5-0 and 1-0, in the second round of the playoffs. The Irish knocked off Northern Michigan, 2-1, in the semifinals and rallied from a 2-0 deficit to knock off Michigan for the CCHA title in a 5-2 victory.

Notre Dame went into the NCAA Tournament as the top seed in the Midwest Regional and were upset in the opening round by Bemidji State, 5-1.

While the ending wasn’t quite what Jackson and his team were hoping for, the year would go down as one of the most successful for the Irish. The 31 wins were the second most ever at Notre Dame and the Irish had the lowest goals-against average in the nation (1.71) for the second time in three years.

The stingy defense resulted in a nation-leading nine shutouts while the Irish power-play led the country by scoring at a 22.6% clip. For the first time since the 1976-77 season, Notre Dame had two

Jeff Jackson

Head Coach

Sixth Season at Notre Dame

Michigan State '78

Head Coach

Jeff Jackson is the fourth head coach in the 43-year modern history of the Notre Dame hockey program. In 11 seasons as a Division I head coach, Jackson owns a 298-117-47 career record and his .696 winning percentage is the best among active coaches.

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players selected All-American as defenseman Ian Cole took first team honors and Erik Condra, second team honors.

In just five seasons guiding the Irish, Jackson has seen the program go from five wins to 13 victories in his first season, to 103 wins over the last four years. For his tenure behind the Notre Dame bench, Jackson is 116-65-22 for a .626 winning percentage.

In 2007-08, the Irish were 27-16-4 on the year and finished fourth in the CCHA with a 15-9-4 mark. They advanced to the CCHA Tournament in Detroit, but scored just twice at Joe Louis Arena in an overtime loss to Miami in the semifinals and a third-place loss to Northern Michigan.

The last at-large team to make the NCAA tournament, the Notre Dame offense came to life when it counted.

Advancing to the NCAA West Regional, the Irish knocked off New Hampshire, 7-3, in the first game of the regional and then stopped Michigan State, 3-1, to win the region, becoming the first fourth-seeded team to advance to the Frozen Four.

At the Frozen Four, Jackson’s squad upset No. 1-ranked Michigan, 5-4, in overtime to move to the national championship game versus Boston College. The Eagles ended the magical ride with a 4-1 victory in Denver.

After going 13-19-4 in his first season behind the bench in 2005-06, Jackson’s ‘06-’07 team got the ball rolling towards Irish hockey success.

During that season, Notre Dame set school records for overall wins (32) and CCHA victories (21) on the way to capturing the school’s first-ever CCHA regular-season and tournament champion-ships.

For the first time in the program’s history, the Irish were ranked No. 1 in the nation, holding that lofty perch for seven straight weeks from Feb. 5 through March 25. They made their second appearance in the NCAA tournament (first as a No. 1 seed) and won their first tournament game.

For his successful season behind the Irish bench, Jackson was named the CCHA coach-of-the-year and the winner of the Spencer Penrose Award as the national coach-of-the-year.

While Jackson’s icers have gotten the job done on the ice, they have also acquitted themselves quite nicely off the ice in both the classroom and the community. As a team, the Irish turned in a 3.38 grade-point average in the classroom and they are heavily involved in the University’s community service work.

During his first two years behind the bench, Jackson’s teams made 15- and 19-point improve-ments in the conference standings, going from last in ‘04-’05 to eighth in ‘05-’06 to first during the ‘06-’07 season. That two-season jump made the Irish just the third team in CCHA history to go from worst-to-first over a two-year span.

The 55-year-old bench boss took over the Notre Dame hockey program on May 6, 2005 as the fourth coach since the program’s Division I inception in 1968.

For Jackson, it was a return to his roots – coaching at the collegiate level – where he got his start behind the bench at Lake Superior State.

He inherited a team that struggled through a difficult 5-27-6 season in 2004-05 and had lost confidence in itself. The Roseville, Mich., native and his staff went right to work to change the team’s attitude and perception.

They made giant strides on and off the ice in that first season directing the team’s fortunes.

After a slow start (3-9-1), his players began to buy into what the new coach was selling and the Irish finished the year with a 10-10-3 mark over the final 23 games. In CCHA play, the Irish showed a 15-point improvement over ‘04-’05 – going from 3-20-5 to 11-13-4 – good for eighth place in the league and the final home-ice spot in the CCHA playoffs. Only Miami made a bigger jump in ‘05-’06 with a 16-point improvement.

In Jackson’s first five seasons, the Irish have played with poise and discipline, relying on team defense, strong goaltending and excellent special teams play. They also have laid the foundation for future seasons with major success on the recruiting trail.

Since Jackson’s arrival, the Irish have had 16 players selected in the National Hockey League Entry Draft, including four in the first round. In that same span, 11 players from USA Hockey’s National Team Developmental Program have matriculated to Notre Dame, not to mention several players who have been junior hockey all-stars in both the United States and Canada.

Over the past four years, Jackson has seen his teams lead the nation in team defense twice, (1.63 goals against in ‘06-’07 and 1.71 in ‘08-’09), penalty killing (.904 success rate in ‘06-’07) and the power play (22.6% in ‘08-’09).

Jackson heads into the 2010-11 season with a 11-year collegiate record of 298-117-47 for a .696 winning percentage, the best percentage among all Division I coaches with five years or more in Division I. His 298 career wins ranks 13th among active coaches.

Success is nothing new for Jackson on the Division I level. He returned to college hockey in ‘05-’06 after nine years away. In six years at Lake Superior State, Jackson’s teams won two NCAA titles in 1992 and 1994 (also advancing to the finals in 1993), two CCHA regular-season championships (‘91 and ‘96) and four CCHA playoff trophies (‘91, ‘92, ‘93 and ‘95). His 1992-93 team also advanced to the

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Overall CCHAYear School W L T Pct. W L T Pct.’87-’88 Lake Superior State Assistant Coach‘88-’89 Lake Superior State Assistant Coach‘88-’89 Lake Superior State Assistant Coach‘89-’90 Lake Superior State Assistant Coach Head Coaching Record’90-’91 Lake Superior State 36 5 4 .844 26 2 4 .875’91-’92 Lake Superior State 30 9 4 .744 29 8 4 .688’92-’93 Lake Superior State 32 8 5 .767 20 5 5 .750’93-’94 Lake Superior State 31 10 4 .733 18 8 4 .667’94-’95 Lake Superior State 23 12 6 .634 14 9 4 .593’95-’96 Lake Superior State 30 8 2 .775 22 6 2 .767’96-’97 U.S. NTDP ’97-’98 U.S. NTDP’98-’99 U.S. NTDP’99-’00 U.S. NTDP’00-’01 Guelph Storm (OHL) 34 23 9 (2) .581’01-’02 Guelph Storm (OHL) 37 23 7 (1) .603’02-’03 Guelph Storm (OHL) 16 21 8 (1) .426’03-’04 New York Islanders Assistant Coach’04-’05 New York Islanders Assistant Coach’05-’06 Notre Dame 13 19 4 .417 11 13 4 .464’06-’07 Notre Dame 32 7 3 .798 21 4 3 .804’07-’08 Notre Dame 27 16 4 .617 15 9 4 .607‘08-’09 Notre Dame 31 6 3 .813 21 4 3 .804’09-’10 Notre Dame 13 17 8 .447 9 12 7 .446Totals Lake Superior State 182 52 25 .751 120 38 23 .727 Notre Dame 116 65 22 .626 77 42 21 .629 Division I Total 298 117 47 .696 197 80 44 .682

In five seasons behind the Notre Dame bench, Jeff Jackson has guided the Irish to a 116-65-22 record. Over that span, Notre Dame has won two CCHA regular-season and tournament titles (2007 and 2009), and made three NCAA appearances.


Jeff Jackson’s RecordVersus Division I Teams

Team W L T .PCTAir Force 1 0 0 1.000Alabama-Huntsville 3 1 0 .750Alaska Anchorage 1 0 0 1.000Alaska Fairbanks 15 4 1 .775Army 1 0 0 1.000Bemidji State 0 1 0 .000Boston College 2 2 0 .500Boston University 3 1 0 .750Bowling Green 32 6 4 .810Brown 0 1 0 .000Clarkson 2 2 0 .500Colgate 1 0 0 1.000Colorado College 0 1 0 .000Cornell 2 0 0 1.000Denver 1 3 0 .250Ferris State 25 7 4 .750Harvard 1 0 0 1.000Illinois-Chicago 24 2 0 .923Lake Superior State 9 1 3 .808Kent State 7 0 1 .938Laurentian 2 0 0 1.000Massachusetts 0 1 0 .000Miami 17 11 8 .583Maine 2 3 0 .400Massachusetts-Lowell 1 0 0 1.000Mercyhurst 1 0 0 1.000 Michigan 20 21 1 .488Michigan State 17 13 8 .553Michigan Tech 3 1 0 .750Minnesota 2 0 0 1.000Minnesota-Duluth 2 0 0 1.000Minnesota State 2 2 0 .500Nebraska-Omaha 10 2 2 .786New Hampshire 1 0 0 1.000Northeastern 2 0 0 1.000North Dakota 0 0 1 .500Northern Michigan 11 6 2 .632Notre Dame 11 2 0 .846Ohio State 23 9 6 .684Princeton 4 1 0 .800Providence College 4 1 0 .800Rensselaer 2 0 0 1.000Robert Morris 1 1 0 .500Sacred Heart 2 0 0 1.000St. Lawrence 2 0 1 .833Toronto 1 0 0 1.000Union College 1 0 0 1.000Vermont 1 1 0 .500Western Michigan 22 8 5 .700Wisconsin 1 2 0 .333York University 1 0 0 1.000Totals 298 117 47 .696

In Postseason (Totals included in career totals)Team W L .PCTAlabama-Huntsville 1 0 1.000Alaska 2 2 .500Alaska Anchorage 1 0 1.000Bemidji State 0 1 .000Boston College 1 0 1.000Boston University 2 1 .667Bowling Green 2 0 1.000Clarkson 2 2 .500Cornell 1 0 1.000Ferris State 2 1 .667Harvard 1 0 1.000Illinois-Chicago 6 0 1.000Lake Superior 1 0 1.000Maine 0 1 .000Miami 2 1 .667Michigan 7 2 .778Michigan State 5 1 .833Minnesota 1 0 1.000Minnesota-Duluth 1 0 1.000Nebraska-Omaha 2 0 1.000New Hampshire 1 0 1.000Northeastern 1 0 1.000Northern Michigan 1 1 .500Ohio State 4 2 .667Vermont 0 1 .000Western Michigan 3 0 1.000Wisconsin 1 0 1.000Totals 50 17 .746

NCAA championship game, losing a 5-4 decision to Maine.

In taking over the Irish coaching duties in ‘05, Jackson became the first Notre Dame head coach to have won an NCAA Division I championship with another program before being hired as an Irish head coach.

In making the announcement of Jackson’s hiring, then Notre Dame director of athletics, Kevin White said, “Jeff Jackson has a first-hand appreciation of exactly what it takes to be successful at the very highest level of the collegiate hockey world. His accomplishments at Lake Superior State in winning multiple NCAA titles – combined with his work and connections from the United States national developmental program and from the professional level – provide him a solid foundation from which to lead the Notre Dame hockey program.”

The highly regarded Jackson brings over 24 years of coaching experience to the Irish as an assistant and a head coach at the NCAA Division I level, on the international level with the U.S. national program, in major junior hockey and at the National Hockey League level.

A 1978 graduate of Michigan State University with a degree in communications, Jackson followed with a degree in education in 1979.

Jackson got his start in college hockey as an assistant coach at Lake Superior State in 1986 where he served four years under Frank Anzalone, helping guide the Lakers to one CCHA championship and the 1988 NCAA title.

When Anzalone moved to the professional ranks following the 1989-90 season, Jackson took over as the head coach of the Lakers and in a six-year span (1991-96), guided them to six consecutive NCAA appearances, including three straight trips to the title game from 1992 through 1994.

In his first season behind the Lakers’ bench, Jackson’s squad was 33-10-3 overall and 26-2-4 in league play, winning the CCHA regular-season and tournament titles. They lost in the NCAA quarterfinals to Clarkson, two games to one.

A year later, Lake Superior State ran off its second

30+ win season under Jackson, going 30-9-4 on the year, while finishing second in the league with a 20-8-4 mark. The Lakers proceeded to knock off Alaska Anchorage and Minnesota in the regionals before beating Michigan State (4-2) in the semifinals and Wisconsin (5-3) in Albany, N.Y., in the first of three consecutive trips to the NCAA finals.

The Lakers were 32-8-5 during the 1992-93 season and finished third in the CCHA with a 20-5-5 record. They captured the league’s tournament title by beating Miami, 3-0, in the finals at Joe Louis Arena. Lake Superior defeated Minnesota-Duluth in the West Regional to advance to the finals at Milwaukee, Wis. There, the Lakers defeated Boston University in the semifinals and then faced Maine, led by Paul Kariya and Jim Montgomery, in the finals. A third-period rally by the Black Bears gave them a 5-4 win.

Lake Superior didn’t dwell on the loss for long as the Lakers’ success continued with a 31-10-4 record and a second-place CCHA finish in 1993-94. After losing to Michigan in the CCHA championship game, Jackson’s team rebounded by winning overtime games versus Northeastern (6-5), Michigan (5-4) and Harvard (3-2) to face Boston University in the title game at St. Paul, Minn. The Terriers weren’t much of a match for the Lakers as they recorded their second championship in three years with a 9-1 win.

Jackson’s Lakers followed their second championship season in 1994-95 with a 23-12-6 record and won their fourth CCHA tournament title. In the NCAA tournament, Lake Superior defeated Clarkson in the first game of the East Regional and then lost to Boston University in the Regional final.

In his final season in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., Jackson saw the Lakers return to the 30-win plateau, going 30-8-2 overall and winning their second regular-season title with a 22-6-2 mark. Lake Superior then lost to Michigan in the CCHA title game (just the second CCHA tournament loss in Jackson’s six years - 24-2) and saw the season come to an end with a loss in the East Regionals to Vermont.

Jeff Jackson poses with the 1992 NCAA Championship

Trophy along with members of his national champion

Lake Superior State Lakers. Jackson took Lake Superior to

three consecutive NCAA title games, winning the title

again in 1994.

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by Percentage (min. 10 seasons) Coach Yrs W L T Pct.1. Jeff Jackson 11 298 117 47 .696 Lake Superior, Notre Dame2. Red Berenson 26 699 328 69 .669 Michigan3. Dean Blais 11 282 131 39 .667 North Dakota, Nebraska-Omaha4. Wayne Wilson 11 213 101 25 .665 RIT5. Jack Parker, Boston U. 37 834 429 104 .648 Boston University6. Dick Umile, New Hampshire 20 462 234 78 .647 New Hampshire7. Mike Schafer 15 297 158 53 .637 Cornell8. Don Lucia, Minnesota 23 539 310 84 .623 Alaska Fairbanks, Colorado College, Minnesota9. Scott Owens 11 258 150 38 .621 Colorado College10. Jerry York, Boston College 38 850 539 92 .605 Clarkson, Bowling Green, Boston College

by Victories

Coach, Current School Yrs Wins1. Jerry York, Boston College 38 8502. Jack Parker, Boston University 37 8343. Rick Comley, Michigan St. 38 7684. Red Berenson, Michigan 26 6995. Don Lucia, Minnesota 23 5396. George Gwozdecky, Denver 24 5227. Dick Umile, New Hampshire 20 4628. Joe Marsh, St. Lawrence 25 4559. Rick Gotkin, Mercyhurst 22 39910. Donald Cahoon, UMass 22 31711. Rand Pecknold, Quinnipiac 16 301 Bruce Marshall, Connecticut 23 30113. Jeff Jackson, Notre Dame 11 29814. Mike Schafer, Cornell 15 29715. Bob Daniels, Ferris St. 18 29016. Don Vaughan, Colgate 17 28417. Dean Blais, Nebraska-Omaha 11 28218. Bob Gaudet, Dartmouth 22 28019. Tim Whitehead, Maine 14 275 20. Gary Wright, AIC 26 264

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During his six years guiding the Lakers, Jackson produced 12 All-Americans (five first team and seven second team) and one Academic All-American. In 1991, he was recognized as the CCHA coach of the year. He is just one of 12 coaches to win multiple NCAA championships. From 1993-96, he also served as the Director of Athletics at Lake Superior.

Several of Jackson’s players advanced to play in the NHL. The list includes: Doug Weight, Brian Rolston, Keith Aldridge, Blaine Lacher, John Grahame, Bates Battaglia and Jim Dowd.

On June 7, 1996, Jackson was named the national coach and senior director of the newly founded U.S. National Team Development program based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In his first season while putting the program in place, he served as the head coach for the United States Junior National Team that captured the silver medal at the 1997 World Junior Championships, at the time, the best finish ever for the U.S. team. Former Irish captain Ben Simon, was a member of that squad.

The following year, Jackson served as an assistant coach for Team USA at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. In his four years directing the national program, eight former Notre Dame players came from the developmental program. The list includes: Brett Henning, Michael Chin, Connor Dunlop, Paul Harris, John Wroblewski, Brett Lebda, Neil Komadoski and Rob Globke.

In 2000, Jackson left the U.S. program and took over as coach of the Ontario Hockey League’s (OHL) Guelph Storm where he turned a losing franchise around, finishing in second place in his first season with a 34-23-9-2 record. In the 2001-02 season, the Storm went 37-23-7-1 and hosted the Memorial Cup, advancing to the tiebreaker game where they lost to Victoriaville. In two-and-a-half seasons in Guelph, Jackson had an 87-67-24-4 record.

From Guelph, Jackson moved on to the National Hockey League’s (NHL) New York Islanders where he served as an assistant on Steve Stirling’s staff from 2003-05. In 2003-04, the Islanders finished third in the NHL’s Atlantic Division with a 38-29-11-4 record, good for 91 points. The Islanders lost in the first round of the playoffs to eventual Stanley Cup winner, Tampa, four games to one.

In May of 2003, Inside College Hockey, ranked Jackson 12th on its list of the 16 Greatest College Coaches of all-time with only five of the 16 still active in coaching.

Born June 22, 1955, Jackson is a member of the USA Hockey Coaches Achievement Program, the American Hockey Coaches Association and the National Hockey League Coaches Association.

All-Time Irish Head CoachesCoach (Years) W L T PCTG.R. Walsh (1912-13) * 1 2 0 .333Paul Castner (1919-23) * 18 4 0 .826Tom Lieb (1923-26) * 3 8 3 .321Benjamin Dubois (1926-27) * 3 7 1 .318Charles “Lefty” Smith (1968-87) 307 320 31 .490Ric Schafer (1987-95) 112 152 15 .428Dave Poulin (1995-2005) 139 195 50 .427Jeff Jackson (2005- ) 116 65 22 .626

*pre-Division I hockey era(Notre Dame’s Division I program began in 1968)


At Notre Dame, he has been instru-mental in five defensemen - Noah Babin (Carolina), Wes O’Neill (Colorado), Ian Cole (St. Louis), Kyle Lawson (Carolina) and Teddy Ruth (Columbus) - signing NHL contracts while 2008 grad, Brock Sheahan is currently in the ECHL with Cincinnati and 2010 grad Brett Blatchford is with Toledo.

During that time, Lawson was named a second team CCHA all-star and the league’s best defensive defenseman (‘08-’09) while Cole was a first team all-star in the same year while taking first team All-American honors.

A 1984 Ohio State graduate (Cum Laude in accounting and marketing), Pooley got his start in college coach-ing at his alma mater, serving as an assistant to Jerry Welsh with the Buckeyes for three seasons (1988-91) following the end of his professional career.

No stranger to the CCHA, Pooley was one of the conference’s top play-ers from 1980-84 and was a second-team selection to the conference’s all-decade team of the 1980’s. A three-time member of the CCHA’s all-Academic team, he took Academic All-American honors in 1984.

A second-team all-CCHA selection in 1981, he also was selected as the CCHA’s co-rookie of the year that sea-son. Pooley capped his brilliant Ohio State career in 1984 as he was selected as the CCHA player of the year and Bauer’s national player of the year, leading the nation in scoring with 32 goals and 64 assists for 96 points in 41 games. Selected first team all-CCHA and first team All-American as a senior, Pooley is Ohio State’s all-time leader in goals (114), assists (156) and points (270) and joined the Ohio State Athletic Hall of Fame in 1994. He became the first Ohio State hockey player to have his number retired on Nov. 4, 2006 during a game between Notre Dame and the Buckeyes.

A native of Exeter, Ont., Pooley signed with the NHL’s Winnipeg Jets following his collegiate career and played two seasons with the Jets top farm team, the Sherbrooke Canadiens of the American Hockey League, playing on a Calder Cup championship

all-time notre dame assistant hockey coaches

Name Seasons YearsTim McNeill 6 1968-75Kevin Hoene 3 1972-75Ric Schafer 5 1975-80Terry Fairholm 3 1980-83Len Moher 3 1980-83Jeff Perry 1 1981-82Tom Carroll 14 1985-99Scott Gosselin 4 1988-92Jim Johnson 1 1992-93Andy Slaggert, Associate Coach 17 1993-PresentJohn Micheletto 4 1999-03Layne LeBel 2 2003-05Paul Pooley, Associate Head Coach 6 2005- Present

Paul Pooley

Associate Head Coach

Sixth Season at Notre Dame

Ohio State '84

Associate Head Coach

Paul Pooley returns for his sixth season at Notre Dame as the team’s associate head coach. He was named to the position on June 3, 2005, by head coach Jeff Jackson.

For Pooley, this is his second time serving as Jackson’s associate head coach. During his first stint at Lake Superior State (1992-94), Pooley was instru-mental in the Lakers’ success as they advanced to the NCAA finals three times, winning in 1992 and 1994.

In just five seasons at Notre Dame, Pooley, along with Jackson and fellow assistant, Andy Slaggert, has helped change the culture of Irish hockey.

After a 13-19-4 first season, Pooley has seen the last four Notre Dame teams go a combined 103-46-18, win a pair of CCHA regular-season and tourna-ment titles (2007, 2009) and advance to the NCAA Tournament in three consecutive seasons (2006-09), including a trip to the Frozen Four and the NCAA title game in 2008.

Overseeing the Irish defense, Pooley has seen Notre Dame give up the fewest goals per game (1.67 in ‘06-’07), the fifth fewest in ‘07-’08 (2.13) and the fewest again in ‘08-’09, just 1.71 per game.

The veteran coach joined the Irish staff after spending 11 seasons (1994-2005) as head coach at Providence College. During those 11 seasons, Pooley’s Friars were a combined 185-187-40, win-ning the Hockey East title in 1995-96 and appearing in two NCAA tournaments (1996 and 2001).

In making the announcement of Pooley’s hiring, Jackson said, “Paul Pooley brings a certain level of integrity, work ethic and professionalism that I have great respect for. Our relationship in the past became a friendship, but our experience in the past will stay in the past. We’re hoping to re-establish a new center of excellence similiar to the one that we had at Lake Superior State together.”

As Jackson’s associate head coach, Pooley brings over 20 years of coaching experience to Notre Dame.

The 2001 Hockey East and New England coach of the year and a two-time finalist for the Spencer Penrose Award as the national coach of the year, Pooley was instrumental in the development of four All-American players during his tenure at Providence - forwards Chad Quenneville and Devin Rask, goal-tender Nolan Schaefer and defenseman Stephen Wood. Six players who played for him with the Friars - Hal Gill, Joe Hulbig, Fernando Pisani, Mike Farrell, Jon DeSalvatore and Schaefer went on to play in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Paul Pooley teams with head coach Jeff Jackson and associate coach Andy Slaggert to give Notre Dame one of the top coaching staffs in all of college hockey. He is in his second stint with Jackson as the duo teamed up to guide Lake Superior State to two NCAA titles in 1992 and 1994.

team in 1985. He moved on to play one season with the Fort Wayne Komets of the International Hockey League where he was co-captain of a Komet team that won the 1987 regular season championship. In his three seasons as a pro, Pooley played in 15 NHL games with the Jets. He retired in 1987 to go into private business with his twin brother, Perry, also an Ohio State hockey All-American.

Born August 2, 1960, Pooley and his wife, Kelly, have two children - 16-year old Scott and 13-year old Taylor.

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the international level when he served as an assistant coach on the U.S. Under-18 Select team that captured the gold medal at the Under-18 World Cup held in the Czech Republic.

During the summers of 2002-05, the native of Saginaw, Mich., served as head coach at the United States Select 15 tour-nament held at St. Cloud State.

Since 1997, Slaggert has been involved in coaching Michigan Select teams. During the summer of 2000, he coached the Michigan Select 15 Junior Olympic Festival Team. In 1998, he served as a head coach at the Michigan State Select 16 Festival helping evaluate players who were competing for a chance to play in the national tournament. In June, he served as the head coach for the Michigan Select 16 Team that skated to the

bronze medal at the National Select 16 Festival in Ann Arbor, Mich.

In the summer of 1997, Slaggert served as an assistant coach for Team Michigan at the

United States Select 15 Festival. From 1997 to 2004 he served as a head coach and evaluator at the Michigan State Bantam Camp in Big Rapids, Mich.

Slaggert also was the primary moving force behind the Notre Dame hockey program’s PowerPlay Run/Walk to benefit the fight against cancer.

The 40-year-old Slaggert received his bachelor of arts degree from Notre Dame in 1989. He then went on to earn his master’s degree in physical education from Ohio University in 1991.

A right wing for the Irish from 1986-89, Slaggert totaled seven goals and six assists over 55 games dur-ing his three-year Notre Dame career.

Slaggert’s first venture into coaching came in 1989 with the Amerisport International European Hockey Tour and he returned to Notre Dame in 1992.

Slaggert and his wife, Tara, were married in the summer of 1996. The couple resides in South Bend with their sons, Graham (11), Landon (8) and Carter (6).

Andy Slaggert, a two-time hockey monogram winner for the Irish, begins his 18th season as a coach with the Notre Dame hockey program and his third as associate coach after being promoted in the summer of 2008.

After the 2009-10 season, Slaggert became the first person to be involved with the Notre Dame hockey program for 20-plus seasons, breaking a tie with his former coach, Lefty Smith. He also holds the unique distinction of having played for the first two coaches of the modern era of Notre Dame hockey – Lefty Smith and Ric Schafer – while also serving as an assistant for Schafer, Dave Poulin and Jeff Jackson.

A tireless worker with a keen eye for talent, Slaggert coordinates the program’s highly successful recruiting plan that includes on-and-off campus recruiting and the observation and evaluation of prospective student-athletes.

The popular coach was honored by his peers dur-ing the ‘09-’10 season when he was named the win-ner of the American Hockey Coaches Association’s Terry Flanagan Award for 2010. The award is named in honor of the former New Hampshire player and Bowling Green assistant and honors an assistant coach’s career body of work.

Following the ‘08-’09 campaign, Slaggert received the Notre Dame hockey team’s Distinguished Alumni Award that is presented each year to an alumnus of the program to acknowledge their accomplishments and the example they set for others as an alumnus of the Notre Dame hockey program.

In announcing the addition of Slaggert to his staff, Jackson said, “I’m extremely excited to be able to retain Andy Slaggert who I believe has done a tre-mendous job over the last several years at Notre Dame. The combination of Andy and Paul (Pooley) will give us one of the most recognized coaching staffs in the country. And, in the end, my hope is that we will have one of the most successful staffs in the country. Andy is someone who can lead Paul and I through the process of becoming more familiar with Notre Dame and, in turn, his passion for this University will rub off on both of us. That will give us the combi-nation of experience and the element of pride in what this University represents.”

During Slaggert’s 17 previous seasons as an assis-tant, he has been involved in the recruiting of 31 players who were selected in the National Hockey League Draft, including five players in the 2010 Entry Draft.

That group of 31 includes four players selected in the first round of the draft - Ian Cole (St. Louis in 2007),

Andy Slaggert

Associate Coach

18th Season

Notre Dame '89

Associate coach Andy Slaggert was named the winner of the American Hockey Coaches Association’s Terry Flanagan Award during the 2009-10 season. Former Irish coach Dave Poulin presented him with a special award at the 2010 Awards program in to recognize his achievement.

most combined notre dame hockey seasons

Name Seasons Years

Andy Slaggert 20 1986-89, 1993-present player (’86-’89), assistant/associate coach (’93-present)Lefty Smith, head coach 19 1968-87Ric Schafer 17 1975-80 player (’70-’74), assistant coach (’75-’80), head coach (’87-’95) Tom Carroll, assistant coach 14 1985-99Dave Poulin 13 1978-82, 1995-05 player (’78-’82), head coach (’95-2005)

Kyle Palmieri (Anaheim in 2009), current sophomore Riley Sheahan (Detroit in 2010) and Jarred Tinordi (Montreal in 2010).

Besides the two first rounders in 2010, the Irish also saw defenseman Stephen Johns get selected in the second round, 60th overall by Chicago, forward Bryan Rust in the third round, 80th overall by Pittsburgh and defenseman Kevin Lind, who went in the sixth round, 177th overall.

Notre Dame enters the 2010-11 season with 10 NHL draftees on the roster.

The Irish also have had 26 players from the U.S. National Team Development Program play at Notre Dame with 12 playing for the U.S. Junior National Team in the World Junior Championships.

The energetic and hard-working assistant has been highly involved with coaching on the national level since 1997.

During the summer of 2004, Slaggert reached his highest level, when he was named head coach of the U.S. Under-17 select team that went on to finish sec-ond at the Five Nations Tournament in Halle, Germany. The previous year (2003), the veteran assis-tant got his first taste of coaching with USA Hockey at


T.J. Jindra

Volunteer Assistant Coach

First Season Notre Dame '07

Support Staff

Former two-year Notre Dame captain, T.J. Jindra ‘07, returns to South Bend this season as he will serve as the hockey team’s volunteer assistant coach. Irish head coach Jeff Jackson made the announcement in August. Jindra wil take over from another former Notre Dame standout - Mike McNeill ‘88 - who has served as a volunteer assistant the past four years (2006-10). In making the announcement, Jackson said, "T.J. has worked hard the last two years at Shattuck St. Mary's to obtain coaching experience to prepare for this move. It's something that he's wanted to do, but he wanted to wait until the last class that he played with graduated. Mike (O'Neill) has graciously stepped aside to allow T.J. the opportunity to pursue his coaching dreams." "T.J. was instrumental as a captain and as a leader in the transition that helped us become a championship-caliber program in his final two seasons (2005-07). He had a lot to do with the change in the culture and the foundation of what we started. He will be valuable in his ability to relate with the players and help them understand what's important, in what it takes for us to have success," added Jackson who begins his sixth season behind the Notre Dame bench. McNeill, who's full-time job is the director of hockey operations at The Ice Box, a South Bend-area rink, also is involved with USA Hockey, serving on the Youth Council's Executive Committee. He joined Jackson's staff to start the 2006-07 season. "Mike is a permanent member of our family as an alum and I can't say enough about the great job he did for us as our volunteer assistant coach," said Jackson. "We appreciate all that he has done and conceivably he could be back with us in the future. Mike was a huge part of our program and the success that we achieved over the last four

years. I appreciate his dedication to the program, especially since he has a full-time job and a family." Jindra returns to Notre Dame after spending the last two seasons at Shattuck St. Mary's Prep School in his hometown of Faribault, Minn., where he was the Boys Prep Assistant Coach. In his two seasons with the Sabres, Shattuck was 82-23-13 and advanced to USA Hockey's Tier I National Tournament, losing in the quarterfinals both years. At Notre Dame, the 27-year old Jindra played in 150 career games, scoring 12 goals with 24 assists for 36 points. A strong, two-way player with the Irish, Jindra was a defensive-minded forward who was one of the CCHA's top penalty killers and a top shot blocker during his career. His best season offensively came in his freshman year when he had four goals and six assists for 10 points and helped the Irish to their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance.

Where Jindra excelled was in the leadership department on and off the ice. A team captain in his final year of junior hockey with the Omaha/River City Lancers in the USHL, Jindra served as the Irish team captain in each of head coach Jeff Jackson's first two seasons behind the Irish bench. As a junior, in 2005-06, he is credited with helping change the culture of the Notre Dame hockey program. In his senior year, he helped lead the Irish to a school-record 32 wins and the program's first-ever CCHA regular-season and tournament championship. Jindra graduated from Notre Dame in May of 2007 with an accountancy degree from the Mendoza College of Business. He worked for a year for the Walsh Group, a Chicago-based construction contractor.

Former Irish captain T.J. Jindra returns to the Notre Dame bench in 2010-11 as a volunteer assistant coach on Jeff Jackson’s staff. He served as the captain of the Irish in 2005-06 and 2006-07.

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Tom Nevala

Senior Associate Athletic Director

Hockey Administration

11th Season

Notre Dame '90

Tom Nevala is in his 16th year as a member of the athletics administration at Notre and his second as senior associate athletics director for business oper-ations and youth programming.

In his present role, he oversees all financial mat-ters for the Notre Dame athletics department as well as the newly defined area of youth program-ming, including summer camps, clinics and a spe-cial initiative that will focus on using the University's assets to better serve the sports and recreational needs of underserved youth.

The hard-working administrator begins his 11th season serving as the day-to-day administrative contact for the Irish hockey program. He represents Notre Dame on the Central Collegiate Hockey Association Council and has served as chair of the CCHA's executive committee (2006-07) and cur-rently sits on the CCHA's strategic planning commit-tee. Nevala also has played a key role in the planning and design of the new Compton Family Center, the new arena where the Irish will begin play in 2011-12.

Following the 2007-08 campaign, he was awarded the hockey program’s Honorary Alumni Award that is presented each year to a person who while not an alum of the program, made major contributions due to their affiliation with the hockey program.

Nevala led the effort for Notre Dame to partner with Fort Wayne to host the Midwest Regional dur-ing the 2010 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. He is in his second year of a four-year term serving

as the CCHA's representative on the NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Committee.

Active in campus matters, Nevala is a member of the University's equity in athletics task force, served on the continuous improvement departmental assessment team, represents athletics on the cam-pus information technology subcommittee, and is a member of the University's business managers group. Nevala spent five years as the business man-ager for athletics, following time as business man-ager of the Joyce Center and two years as director of the Varsity Shop and ice rink manager for that facil-ity.

During the 1999-2000 academic year, Nevala coordinated the effort to form the Notre Dame alumni football team that traveled to Germany in July of 2000 and defeated the Hamburg Blue Devils in the Charity Bowl. He also served as tournament director of the 1997 BIG EAST Men's Golf Championship.

A 1990 Notre Dame graduate with a degree in aerospace engineering, Nevala returned to the University in the fall of that year to attend graduate school and work in athletics business office. He earned his MBA in interdisciplinary studies in May of 1992.

An associate football manager for the 1989 season as an undergraduate, Nevala is a native of Maynard, Mass. Born Jan. 25, 1968, he is married to the former Jen Turgeon, a 1993 St. Mary's graduate and a native of Brunswick, Maine. They have two children, a daughter, Sofia (5), and a son, Benjamin (3).

Dave Gilbert enters his 12th season as equip-ment manager at Notre Dame — but is no stranger to head coach Jeff Jackson.

One of the premier equipment specialists in college hockey, Gilbert was a member of Jackson’s 1991-92 NCAA title team as a walk-on goaltender at Lake Superior State. The Marquette, Mich., native served as a backup to a pair of even-tual NHL goaltenders – Darrin Madeley and Blaine Lacher – during that championship sea-son.

During his final four years as an undergradu-ate, Gilbert worked for the Lakers hockey pro-gram as a student equipment manager. In that capacity, he was associated with the NCAA run-ner-up squad in 1992-93, the NCAA champion-ship team of ’93-’94, and two other teams that reached the NCAA quarterfinals (’94-’95 and ’95-’96).

Gilbert’s year-long responsibilities involve overseeing the equipment and travel needs of the Irish hockey program.

He graduated from Lake Superior State in May of ’96, with a degree in exercise science, but remained at the school for the next two years as the head equipment manager for the school’s 11 varsity sports.

Dave Gilbert

Equipment Manager

12th Season

Lake Superior State '96

During his time with the Lakers hockey pro-gram, Gilbert was associated with several indi-viduals who remain active in hockey at other levels. Gilbert served under head equipment manager Paul Boyer at Lake Superior State in ’92-’93, with Boyer now holding the position of head equipment manager for the Detroit Red Wings.

Besides being reunited with Jackson in ‘05-’06, Gilbert also rejoined associate head coach Paul Pooley who was also a member of Jackson’s staff at Lake Superior from 1992-94 while Gilbert played and worked for the Lakers.

During the summer of 2005, Gilbert was a member of the equipment staff at USA Hockey’s Junior National Team tryout camp, held in Lake Placid, N.Y., in August.

At the hockey team’s 2009 postseason awards program, Gilbert was selected to receive the team’s Honorary Alumni Award that is presented each year to a person who, while not an alum of the program, made major contributions due to their affiliation with the hockey program.

Gilbert, and his wife Heather have one son, Dolan (9) and a daughter, Halle (8). They reside in South Bend.


The Haggar Fitness Center is a 25,000 square-foot strength and conditioning complex where the Irish hockey team is guided by strength and conditioning coach Tony Rolinski.

Tony Rolinski

Director of Strength and Condition for Olympic Sports

Eighth Season

Penn State '91

Support Staff

Freshman forward Bryan Rust works his legs on the seated leg curl machine during one of the hockey team’s workouts with Tony Rolinski in the Haggar Fitness Center.

Tony Rolinski, a veteran member of the University of Notre Dame strength and conditioning staff since 1998, was named Director of Strength and Conditioning for Olympic Sports on July 1, 2010. Rolinski is responsible for the development and implementation of the strength and conditioning programming for 25 Irish sports while continuing to have day-to-day oversight for the men's basketball and hockey teams. The 2010-11 season marks his eighth season working with the Notre Dame hockey team. Rolinski's position is part of Notre Dame's Sports Performance Program, an initiative that began at the start of the 2009-10 school year. The Sports Performance Program focuses on the areas of strength and conditioning, athletic training/rehabilitation, sports medicine, sports nutrition, sports psychology and equipment with the goal of assisting all athletic teams to achieve maximum athletic success. Rolinski had served as the associate director prior to his promotion for the past four years. Previous to that, he spent five years as the strength and conditioning coordinator and three years as an assistant strength coach. He will continue to be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Joyce Center weight facilities and the supervision of the Olympic sport's strength and conditioning staff. He joined the Irish strength and conditioning staff following a one-year stint as the head strength and conditioning coach at Duquesne University during the 1997-98 school year, where he implemented and oversaw programs for 20 varsity sports. A native of Pittsburgh, Pa., Rolinski received his bachelor's degree in health education with a minor in exercise science from Penn State in 1991. From 1994-96, while earning his master's degree in exercise physiology at the University of Pittsburgh, he served as an intern on the Panther football staff where he assisted with all aspects of the strength and conditioning program. Following his stint at Pittsburgh, Rolinski was the head strength and conditioning coach at North Hills High School in Pittsburgh (1996-97). Rolinski also has earned certifications from the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (SCCC) and National Strength and Conditioning Association (CSCS).

Born December 10, 1968, Rolinski and his wife, Julie, have two daughters, Alexis and Jaclyn, and two sons, Jake and Jared.

The 25,000-square foot Haggar Fitness Center (a gift of Ed and Patty Haggar, Joe

and Isabell Haggar) is perhaps the most eye-catching feature of the Guglielmino Athletics Complex. The fitness complex includes the latest state-of-the-art equipment and is used by all of Notre Dame’s 26 varsity athletic sports.

The Notre Dame strength and conditioning program is designed to provide each student athlete with the most productive, effective and efficient means of sports specific physical training. The strength and conditioning staff has

a simple philosophy that combines a “no nonsense” approach with an “old school” attitude.

The staff offers a well-balanced, well-rounded program by incorporating a variety of training methods from conjugate training to Olympic style movements. Everything the staff does is geared toward developing speed, power and strength.

The staff wants to teach Notre Dame student-athletes work ethic, discipline and pride with relentless attitude to strive for, and win, championships.

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Sophomore Riley Sheahan works on the seated row machine under the watchful eye of strength and conditioning coach Tony Rolinski.

The state-of-the-art equipmentavailable in the Haggar Fitness Center.

When entering the Haggar Fitness Center (shared by the Loftus Sports Center and the Guglielmino Athletics Complex), student-athletes are quickly reminded of the “roll up your sleeves and get to work” mentality that the staff inspires.

The complex features more than 250 pieces of weight training equipment, six plasma television screens, a state-of-the-art sound system, a three-lane speed develop-ment track (40-yards in length), a 45x18-yard Prestige Turf plyometric agility area and a Gatorade hydration station.

The Notre Dame strength and conditioning staff has nine full-time coaches – Paul Longo, the

director of football strength and conditioning, Tony Rolinski, the director of olympic sports strength and conditioning, football assistants, Jacob Flint and Lorenzo Guess and assistants Elisa Angeles, Craig Cheek, Chris Sandeen, Jim Seacord and sports nutritionist Erika Whitman – providing a large-enough group to meet student-athlete needs. The staff has developed an environment where student-athletes want to come and get better so they can achieve athletic success.

The Guglielmino Center, opened in August of 2005, is the home of the Haggar Fitness Center – Notre Dame’s strength and conditioning and weight room equipment area for all 800 Irish student-athletes.


Adam Sargent

Academic Advisor

Seventh Season

Notre Dame '99

Academic Services

Former Irish lacrosse player Adam Sargent is in his seventh year as the academic advisor for the Notre Dame hockey team. In addition to his responsibilities with hockey, Sargent also oversees the academic advising duties for football and women’s basketball. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in mental health counseling.

A 1999 graduate of Notre Dame with a double major in history and anthropology, Sargent was a member of the lacrosse team from 1994-97. While playing, the Irish won the Great Western Lacrosse League and advanced to the NCAA tournament three times. During the 1997 campaign, Sargent started 12 games, helping Notre Dame to a 9-3 mark.

A native of Rochester, N.Y., Sargent is single and resides in South Bend.

The Coleman-Morse Center is the home to Notre Dame’s Academic Services for Student-Athletes. The center houses classrooms, staff offices, a tutoring center, a computer cluster, workrooms and a lounge that are available to all Notre Dame students.

The Academic Services for Student-Athletes Office is designed to help Notre Dame fulfill

its commitment to all student-athletes in their pursuit of a college degree and academic excellence. In order to achieve these goals, Academic Services has four major aims: to maintain the academic integrity of the University; to comply with University and NCAA rules and regulations; to maintain the academic good standing of every student-athlete; and to assist every student-athlete to graduate in four years. These objectives work together and are aimed at teaching student-athletes to be responsible for themselves academically.

To this end, Academic Services provides student-athletes many services that begin when freshmen arrive on campus and continue through graduation. The office provides consistent counseling and appropriate interventions regarding academic matters and refers student-

athletes to c a m p u s offices where they can meet regularly with t h e i r p r o f e s s o r s and use s u p p o r t s e r v i c e s provided by the various colleges and departments.

As soon as s t u d e n t -athletes begin c l a s s e s ,

Academic Services monitors their progress through professor surveys that ask professors to comment on each student’s work level, attendance and any need for tutorial help. If a professor or student-athlete feels there is need for additional help, Academic Services provides tutorial assistance.

In addition to this interaction with the faculty, the members of the Academic Services Office meet with student-athletes to develop a personal relationship. These sessions help develop semester-long and career academic goals. Discussions may include such topics as summer-school attendance, class scheduling and career possibilities.

In 2001, the Academic-Services department received a new home through a generous donation by football alumnus Jim Morse (’57) and his wife, Leah Rae, when the Coleman-Morse Center was completed. A $14-million building, the James and Leah Rae Morse Center for Academic Services houses Notre Dame’s First Year of Studies Program and Academic Services for Student-Athletes. It also contains the University Writing Center and a satellite office for the Center for Social Concerns, plus classrooms, staff offices, a tutoring center, a computer cluster, workrooms and a lounge.

Working alongside the athletic department’s Student Welfare and Development office, Academic Services helps coordinate numerous workshops and speakers to assist student-athletes with post-graduate planning and transition into professional careers. Offered in conjunction with the University Counseling Center, workshops cover such topics as stress management, socialization to college life, adjusting to physical trauma and conflict management.

Adam Sargent serves as the academic advisor for the Notre

Dame hockey team. Here he meets with an Irish hockey

player to discuss his class schedule.

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kevin Ricks

Assistant Athletics Trainer

Eighth Season

Western Illinois '99

Nick Siergiej

Coordinator of Hockey Operations

Third Season

Wisconsin-River Falls '06

Kevin Ricks begins his 10th year as an athletic trainer at Notre Dame and his eighth with the Irish hockey program. He currently serves as the hockey trainer while assisting with football. During his previous nine seasons at Notre Dame, he also has worked with the women’s soccer team, wom-en’s rowing, women’s swimming and diving, men’s and women’s track and the men’s and women’s fencing programs.

Prior to coming to Notre Dame, Ricks worked two years at the University of Mississippi as a graduate assistant athletic trainer, spending one year working with the men’s and women’s track and field teams and one year working with the football team. He earned his master’s degree in exercise science, with an emphasis in biomechan-ics, from Mississippi in 2001.

He spent the summer of 1999 as an intern at Chicago’s Athletico Sports Medicine and Physical Therapy Clinic. In the summer of 1998 he served as a student athletic trainer intern at the St. Louis Rams training camp (in Macomb, IL) and Rams preseason football games.

A native of Peoria, Ill., Ricks is a 1999 graduate of Western Illinois University, where he received his degree in athletic training while working with the football, baseball, women’s soccer, softball, and tennis teams as a student athletic trainer.

Ricks is a certified member of the National Athletic Training Association.

Ricks and his wife Cheryl have two sons, Hunter, who will turn three at the beginning of the season and Levi, who is six months old. They reside in South Bend.

Nick Siergiej (pronounced SIR-gay) begins his third season with the Notre Dame hockey pro-gram, serving as the program’s coordinator of hockey operations.

Siergiej joined the Irish at the beginning of the 2008-09 campaign after three seasons as the director of hockey operations at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.

With the Irish, Siergiej oversees all aspects of the team’s video operations, including filming and editing games and practices to create, main-tain and manage a complete statistical and video library for the Notre Dame coaching staff.

He will also serve as the program’s marketing, media and service liaison and assists with the daily operations of the hockey program.

During the summer, Siergiej served as the assistant director of the highly successful Notre Dame hockey camps.

A native of Eagle River, Wis., he joined the Minnesota-Duluth hockey program in 2006 after spending four years at the University of

Wisconsin-River Falls where he also served as the director of hockey operations for the Division III power Eagles.

The 27-year old Siergiej handled all the video-related duties with the Bulldogs, including game breakdowns and pre-scouting while assisting the coaching staff with various administrative duties.

A 2006 graduate of Wisconsin-River Falls, Siergiej earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in busi-ness administration and a Masters degree in education from Minnesota in 2008.

A graduate of Northland Pines High School in Eagle River, he was a four-year letter winner in golf. As a senior he was team captain and took team most valuable player honors. While at Northlands, Siergiej was the equipment man-ager and administrative assistant for the boys’ hockey team.

He resides in South Bend.


Ryan Boudway Hockey Ticket Office

(574) 631-7356

Tom Blicher Joyce Center Operations

(574) 631-6689

Tim Connor Hockey Sports Information Dir.

(574) 631-7516Home: (574) 273-1038

Dave Gilbert Hockey Equipment Manager

(574) 631-3628

Sue Halasz Hockey Senior Staff Assistant

(574) 631-3630

Matt McManus Hockey Student Manager

(574) 631-9124

John Murray Ice Rink Manager

(574) 631-8046

Tom Nevala Sr. Associate Athletic Director; Hockey Administrator

(574) 631-5143

Darin Ottaviani Sports Promotions Coordinator

(574) 631-8393

Kevin Ricks Hockey Athletic Trainer

(574) 631-7100

Tony Rolinski Director of Strength and Conditioning for Olympic Sports

(574) 631-7890

Adam Sargent Academic Services Advisor

(574) 631-4616

Nick Siergiej Coordinator of Hockey Operations

(574) 631-9124

Tony Yelovich Director of Game Management

(574) 631-4893

Junior Eric Ringel begins his first season with the Notre Dame coaching staff as an undergraduate student assistant coach for the 2010-11 season. The former Irish defenseman saw his playing career cut short due to a concussion and concussion-like symptoms that forced him to retire from the game.

As an undergraduate assistant, Ringel will remain involved with the team, assisting the Notre Dame coach-ing staff with a wide variety of duties on a daily basis.

Ringel earned his first monogram during the 2009-10 season when he broke into the regular lineup as one of the team’s top six defensemen. In 17 games, he picked up one assist with one penalty for two minutes. He was +3 on the year and eight shots on goal.

The Hinckley, Ohio native was injured on Dec. 5, 2009 at Miami when he was run into the boards and received a concussion. The concussion-lile symptoms prevented him from returning to the lineup the remainder of the season and he was not given clearance by doctors this summer.

In two seasons at Notre Dame, Ringel played in 23 games with one assist and was +4 for his career.

A quick, mobile defenseman, Ringel joined the Irish after playing two seasons with the Mahoning Valley Phantoms of the North American Hockey League. In ‘07-’08, he scored seven goals with 20 assists for 27 points in 50 games, helping the Phantoms to a 36-18-4 record in the North Division. The team advanced to the NAHL championship game where they lost to St. Louis and fellow Irish teammates Nick Condon and Mike Johnson.

In his first year in Mahoning Valley, the 20-year old Ringel scored 10 goals with 15 assists for 25 points in 51 games as the Phantoms were 47-14-1 and captured the North Division title.

During the ‘06-’07 campaign, he played for USA Hockey’s Under-17 Select Team at the Four Nations Tournament and the Vlad Dzurilla Tournament in Feb. of 2007.

Born April 4, 1990 in Cleveland, Ohio, Ringel is a finance major in the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame.

Hockey Contact Personnel

Ryan BoudwayHockey Ticket Manager

Tim ConnorAssociate Sports

Information Director

Rev. Thomas Gaughan, C.S.C.

Team Chaplain

Matt McManusSenior Manager

Dr. Robert ClemencyTeam Orthopedist

Larry GrantJoyce Center Rink

Colin SlaggertStudent Assistant

Pat KlayborJoyce Center Rink

Sue HalaszSenior Staff Assistant

John MurrayJoyce Center Ice Rink

Manager

Tony YelovichAssistant Athletic Director/

Game Management

Darin OttavianiSports Promotions

Coordinator

Eric Ringel

Undergraduate Student Assistant Coach

First Year

Notre Dame '12

Support Staff

Dr. Kevin McAwardTeam Physician

Season in Review

Senior Ben Ryan was fifth on the Irish in scoring with seven goals and 12 assists for 19 points

in 2009-10. The hard-working center has been one of the team’s top face-off men during his

Notre Dame career.


Season in Review

After three seasons as the top program in all of col-lege hockey, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish took a step back in 2009-10, finishing the year with a 13-17-8 overall record and a 9-12-7-2 mark in CCHA play.

That gave Notre Dame a ninth-place finish in the con-ference and saw the Irish open the playoffs on the road for the first time since the 2004-05 season.

While the previous three seasons ended in trips to the CCHA finals at Joe Louis Arena and then an appearance in the NCAA Tournament, Notre Dame’s ‘09-’10 campaign ended in the opening round of the CCHA playoffs as the Irish dropped two straight at Ohio State. That marked their earliest departure from the CCHA postseason since the 2005-06 season.

For followers of Irish hockey, certain aspects and events stick out when looking back at the season.

All year long, Notre Dame could never get its offense on track. In 38 games, the Irish scored just 90 goals for a 2.37 goals per game average or a goal per game less than the previous season (3.38 per game in 2008-09). Defensively, the team’s goals-against average was up (2.63 per game) but that was to be expected following the graduation of Jordan Pearce ‘09, who recorded 30 wins in ‘08-’09 with a stingy 1.68 goals-against average.

Junior Calle Ridderwall finished the season as the team’s top scorer with 19 goals and 27 points. Eleven of his goals came on the power play. Ryan Thang ‘10 and Kyle Palmieri tied for second in the goal-scoring depart-ment with nine each.

Injuries also played a major role during the season for the Irish. On the year, the team lost 91 man-games to injury and played a significant portion of the year with key players out of the lineup.

An omen for what was in store for Notre Dame came on the first day of official practice when junior defense-man Teddy Ruth went down with a knee injury that sidelined him for 10 games until Nov. 14.

No fewer than 11 players missed time during the season with eight missing five or more games on the year.

The ‘09-’10 season got off to a rough start. Notre Dame opened with a series versus Alabama-Huntsville on Oct. 9-10. In the season opener, the Chargers got a power-play goal with just five seconds left on the clock to hand the Irish a 3-2 loss. Game two of the series saw the Irish fire 51 shots on goal as they took a 3-1 decision.

The following weekend was more of the same as Providence College would get a late third-period goal in the series opener for a 3-2 win before the Irish got back on track with a 2-0 shutout win the following night behind freshman goaltender Mike Johnson’s first career blanking.

After four consecutive home games, Notre Dame faced its biggest test of the young season as the Irish traveled to Boston to face the defending national cham-pion, Boston University Terriers.

In Boston, Notre Dame put together one of its top performances of the season as the Irish blanked the third-ranked Terriers, 3-0, behind 34 saves from junior goaltender Brad Phillips. Notre Dame was out shot, 37-16, in the game but made the most of goals from Billy Maday, Ben Ryan and Ridderwall for the win over the Terriers.

Notre Dame’s two-game winning streak was snapped the following weekend as Boston College visited the Joyce Center and pulled out a 3-2 win with the winner coming with less than nine minutes remaining in the contest.

With a 3-3-0 mark after six games, the Irish opened

the CCHA schedule with a home series versus Ohio State. A win (3-1) and a shoot out loss gave Notre Dame a four-point weekend against the Buckeyes and a solid start in league play.

The unbeaten streak would go to 2-0-1 as the Irish entered November with a trip to Fairbanks, Alaska, taking the opener, 3-2, as Johnson made 35 saves in the win. The loss was the first of the year for the Nanooks who rebounded the follow-ing night with a 3-1 win that saw Alaska score three goals in the final period for the win.

Notre Dame returned home with a 5-4-1 record that would slide to 5-5-2 after a 3-2 loss and shootout win at home against Northern Michigan.

The shootout win actually started the Irish on their longest unbeaten streak of the season as they would go five games without a regulation loss (2-0-3).

Michigan State provided the next opponent with the Irish taking a shootout win at East Lansing on Nov. 19. Three days later, they knocked off the Spartans, 4-1, in a Notre Dame home game played at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Ft. Wayne, Ind. Phillips stopped 24-of-25 shots with Ridderwall, Palmieri, Riley Sheahan and Kevin Deeth providing the goals.

The unbeaten streak continued over the Thanksgiving holidays versus Bowling Green as the Irish won on home ice in overtime, 2-1. Defenseman Ian Cole got the winning goal against the Falcons with just two seconds left in the five-minute overtime period. Game two of the weekend saw the teams play to a 4-4 tie with Bowling Green winning the shoot out, 1-0. The Irish finished November with a 7-5-4 overall record and the most games (two) that they would be over .500 all season.

Next up for Notre Dame was the month of December and a trip to Oxford, Ohio to face top-ranked Miami.

In the series opener on Dec.4, the teams battled tooth-and-nail with the Red Hawks, getting the lone goal of the game, a first-period, short-handed tally in a 1-0 win.

Miami completed the weekend sweep in game two with a 4-0 win over Notre Dame that evened the regular-season record to 7-7-4 overall. The game also marked the first time that the Irish had been shutout in back-to-back games since Jan. 21-22, 2005. More than the two losses, the Irish took a hit on the roster as four defense-men - Cole and freshman Sam Calabrese on Friday and sophomores Eric Ringel and Sean Lorenz on Saturday - went down with injuries. Cole and Lorenz would return at the beginning of January while Calabrese, with a bro-ken leg would be sidelined until February. Ringel missed the remainder of the season with a concussion and con-cussion-like symptoms that would eventually cause him to retire from hockey after the season.

Down four defensemen, the Irish played a home-and-home series with Michigan to end the first half of the 2009-10 campaign.

With three forwards moved to the back line, Notre Dame was handed a 4-1 loss at Yost Arena but bounced back two days later behind Johnson’s career-high, 38-save, 2-0 shutout win over the Wolverines. Irish head coach Jeff Jackson used the “Torpedo” system as three forwards moved back to play defense. The win sent

Notre Dame into the Christmas holidays with an 8-8-4 overall record and a 5-5-4 mark in the CCHA.

For the second consecutive year, the Irish opened the second half of the season at Hoffman Estates, Ill., hosting the Shillelagh Tournament at the Sears Centre. Notre Dame knocked off Colgate, 5-2, to advance to the title game against sixth-ranked North Dakota, owners of a 3-1 win versus Niagara.

In the championship game, the Irish and Sioux battled to a 3-3 tie after 65 minutes, so the game was decided in a shoot out. Notre Dame got the win, outscoring the Sioux, 2-1. Dan Kissel and Ben Ryan scored in the extra shots session.

The Shillelagh Tournament championship would be the season highlight for the Irish as they would go 4-8-3 the rest of the year.

It was back to CCHA play the rest of the way. Ferris State visited the Joyce Center and handed the Irish a pair of losses - 5-2 and 4-2 - in front of sellout crowds.

A home-and-home series with Michigan State was next on the docket and the Irish continued their recent success against the Spartans, winning at home, 5-2, and then battling to a 4-4 tie at Munn Arena where MSU got the extra point with a shootout win.

Another win and tie (shootout loss) followed at Lake Superior State. The win, a 6-1 victory that featured Ridderwall’s second hat trick of the year, represented the team’s biggest offensive outbust of the year. Game two of the series was a 1-1 tie with the Lakers getting the extra point with a 1-0 shoot out victory.

Irish Take A Step Back During 2009-10 CampaignNotre Dame battles scoring woes and injuries on the way to 13-17-8 season.

Senior defenseman Kyle Lawson was Notre Dame’s third-leading scorer with four goals and 18 assists for 22 points. The leader of the Irish defense was an honorable mention all-CCHA selection in 2009-10.

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2009-10 Hockey Honors & Awards

• CCHAAll-RookieTeam Mike Johnson (Fr., G)

• HonorableMentionCCHAAll-RookieTeam Riley Sheahan (Fr., C)

• HonorableMentionAll-CCHA Kyle Lawson (Sr., D)

• CCHAScholar-AthleteTeam Kevin Deeth (Sr., C)

• PeraniCupWinner Mike Johnson (Fr., G)

• NotreDameNationalMonogramClubTeamMVPAward

Calle Ridderwall (Jr., LW)

• NotreDameClubofSt.JosephValleyRockneStudent-AthleteAward

Kevin Deeth (Sr., C)

• WilliamDonaldNyropAwardDefensivePlayeroftheYear

Kyle Lawson (Sr., D)

• OffensivePlayeroftheYearAward Calle Ridderwall (Jr., LW)

• RookieoftheYear Mike Johnson (Fr., G)

• MostImprovedPlayerAward Richard Ryan (So., LW)

• Charles“Lefty”SmithCoachesAward Brett Blatchford (Sr., D)

• NotreDameDistinguishedAlumniAward

Dave Poulin ‘82 • HonoraryAlumniAward Dr. Robert Clemency (team orthopaedic specialist)

Nebraska-Omaha closed out the end of January with a pair of games at the Joyce Center. The Mavericks, mak-ing their final CCHA appearance, took a 5-3 decision in the series opener and the Irish answered back with a 3-2 win on Saturday, Jan. 30. On that night, the Irish gave the “Shirts Off Their Backs,” to fans in a jersey auction that raised over $41,000 to benefit the Wounded Warriors project. Notre Dame would close out the season with five of their final six games during February on the road. The Irish entered the month with a 12-11-7 record and were still in the hunt for fourth place in the conference standings.

The month of February was one that Notre Dame hockey fans would like to forget. The team traveled to Western Michigan where the Broncos handed the Irish, 7-2 and 4-1 losses. After a week off, they traveled to Bowling Green where the Falcons came from behind to down the Irish, 4-3, and then batled to a 1-1 tie, picking up the extra point in a shootout. With an 0-3-1 mark to start the month, Notre Dame was now 12-14-8 for the year and would have to open on the road in the opening round of the CCHA playoffs.

A season-ending series with arch-rival Michigan resulted in another split with the Wolverines getting a 4-0 shutout win at Yost Arena and the Irish winning 5-3 on Senior Night at the Joyce Center.

With a record of 12-16-8 overall and 9-12-7-2 in the CCHA, Notre Dame finished ninth in the league standings and traveled to Ohio State for first-round action.

In a series played at the old OSU Ice Rink due to the Ohio State High School Wrestling Championships at Value City Arena, the Buckeyes quickly put Notre Dame out of its misery. A 3-1 win in the series opener put the Irish behind the eight ball and a 4-0 first-period outburst in game two on the way to an 8-2 win ended Notre Dame’s season.

Despite the disappointing campaign, the Irish had several positives to dwell on. The team’s penalty-killing unit was among the best in the nation all season and finished the year seventh overall, giving up just 24 power-play goals on 174 chances for an 86.2% success rate.

Notre Dame’s home fans also showed their loyalty during the year, selling out 14 of the team’s 18 home games while averaging 2,765 fans per game, well above capacity (2,713) for the season.

For the 2009-10 season, the Irish returned a veteran lineup except in goal where the duties would fall to a freshman and a junior who had played just six games in his first two seasons.

The duo of Mike Johnson and Brad Phillips had its work cut out for them as they would be replacing one of the nation’s top goaltenders - Jordan Pearce who helped the Irish to a 1.71 goals-against average in ‘08-’09.

Johnson eventually took over as the main man in goal, finishing with a 2.60 goals-against average and a .910 save percentage. He was named to the CCHA all-rookie team and was Notre Dame’s team rookie of the year.

Phillips played in 10 games and was 2-3-3 with a 2.47 mark and a .911 save percentage.

The Irish defense was led by a veteran group that featured three of the team’s top six scorers. Senior Kyle Lawson was third in scoring with four goals and 18 assists for 22 points and was followed by fellow senior Brett Blatchford (4g, 15a) and junior Ian Cole (3g, 16a) with 19 points. Lawson was honored by the CCHA fol-lowing the season as an honorable mention all-CCHA selection. For the second year in a row, he was the team’s William Donald Nyrop Award winner as the top defenseman.

Junior Joe Lavin joined the team in January after transferring from Providence College and gave the Irish blue line a shot in the arm at the time of all the injuries.

Lavin played in 18 games and had three goals and seven assists for 10 points.

Junior Teddy Ruth played in just 22 games due to injuries and had five assists on the year. Sophomore Sean Lorenz rounded out the veteran group of regulars on the blue line.

The Irish offense, despite flashes during the year, saw its production dip from 135 goals in ‘08-’09 to just 90 a year ago with many of the same players handling the same roles.

Ridderwall was the team’s most consistent offensive performer, leading the team with 19 goals and eight assists for 27 points. He led the team and the CCHA with 11 power-play goals. He was Notre Dame’s offensive player of the year and the won the team’s most valuable player award. The Swedish left wing was the lone Irish player to score more than nine goals during the season.

Senior Ryan Thang was second in scoring with nine goals and 14 assists, getting six goals on the power play and one short-handed with one game winner. The team captain finished his career as the school’s all-time game-winning goal leader and was among the top 10 power-play scorers in the program’s history.

Sophomore Billy Maday got his season off to a strong start before getting hit with injuries that cost him eight games in the middle of the year. The right wing finished fourth behind Lawson with seven goals and 14 assists for 21 points in 30 games.

Junior center Ben Ryan missed the last nine games of the season after suffering a shoulder injury at the end of January. He had seven goals and 12 assists for 19 points before his season came to an end.

Senior center Kevin Deeth tied for fifth in scoring with 19 points as he scored three times and added 16 assists in 37 games.

Three newcomers showed signs of having the skills to being the offensive leaders of the future.

Center Riley Sheahan and right wing Kyle Palmieri led the rookies in scoring with 17 points. Sheahan, an out-standing two-way center had six goals and 11 assists for

Junior left wing Calle Riddewall led the Irish in goals for the second year in a row. His 19 goals tied for fourth in the CCHA while his 11 power-play goals were tops in the conference.

his 17 points while Palmieri scored nine goals with eight assists. Palmieri was third on the team in power-play goals with five and tied for the team lead with a pair of game winners.

Freshman left wing Nick Larson saw action in 35 games and had six goals and five assists. Two of his six goals were game winners on the year.

While the goal-scoring struggles dominated the sea-son, the Irish know they weren’t that far off from what made them successful in the previous three seasons. Strong goaltending, a stingy defense, outstanding spe-cial teams and a balanced offensive attack are what made Notre Dame the program it was during its three-year run from 2006-09.

A return to their strengths are what the Irish will look for in the year to come as they look to return to the pro-gram’s “Gold Standard.”


Season Results

2009-10 University of Notre Dame HockeyRecord: 13-17-8 (Home: 8-7-3, Away: 3-10-4, Neutral: 2-0-1; CCHA: 9-12-7)

Date Opponent Result Goal Scorers Goaltenders (Saves)

Oct. 9 ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE L, 2-3 Sheahan (1), Palmieri (1) Phillips (28)Oct. 10 ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE W, 3-1 Blatchford (1), Lawson (1), Palmieri (2) O’Brien (13)Oct. 15 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE L, 2-3 Thang (1), Kissel (1) Phillips (26)Oct. 16 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE W, 2-0 Larson (1), Ridderwall (1) Johnson (29)Oct. 20 at #3 Boston University W, 3-0 Maday (1), B. Ryan (1), Ridderwall (2) Phillips (34)Oct. 23 #15 BOSTON COLLEGE L, 2-3 Ridderwall (3), B. Ryan (2) Phillips (13)Oct. 30 * OHIO STATE W, 3-1 Ridderwall (4), Kissel (2), Maday (2) Johnson (27)Oct. 31 * OHIO STATE T, 2-2 (ot) Sheahan (2), Lawson (2) Phillips (30) OSU wins shootout, 2-1Nov. 6 * at #13 Alaska W, 3-2 Minella (1), Thang (2), Lawson (3) Johnson (35)Nov. 7 * at #13 Alaska L, 1-3 B. Ryan (3) Johnson (21)Nov. 14 * NORTHERN MICHIGAN L, 2-3 Ridderwall (5,6) Johnson (15)Nov. 15 * NORTHERN MIHCHIGAN T, 2-2 (ot) Maday (3,4) Phillips (32) ND wins shootout, 2-1Nov. 19 * at #6 Michigan State T, 1-1 (ot) Palmieri (3) Johnson (23) ND wins shootout, 2-1Nov. 22 ! * vs. #6 Michigan State W, 4-1 Ridderwall (7), Palmieri (4), Sheahan (3), Deeth (1) Phillips (27)Nov. 27 * BOWLING GREEN W, 2-1 (ot) Palmieri (5), Cole (1) Johnson (20)Nov. 28 * BOWLING GREEN T, 4-4 (ot) Ridderwall (8, 9, 10), Thang (3) Johnson (21) BGSU wins shootout, 1-0Dec. 4 * at #1 Miami L, 0-1 ------- Johnson (25)Dec. 5 * at #1 Miami L, 0-4 ------- Johnson (32)Dec. 11 * at Michigan L, 1-4 Sheahan (4) Johnson (25), O’Brien (6)Dec. 13 * MICHIGAN W, 2-0 Larson (2), Ridderwall (11) Johnson (38)Jan. 2 $ vs. Colgate W, 5-2 Ridderwall (12), Maday (5, 6), Lorenz (1), Sheahan (4) Johnson (23)Jan. 3 $ vs. #6 North Dakota T, 3-3 (ot) B. Ryan (4), Deeth (2), Maday (7) Johnson (25) Notre Dame wins shootout, 2-1Jan. 9 * #12 FERRIS STATE L, 2-5 Deeth (3), Cole (2) Johnson (26)Jan. 10 * #12 FERRIS STATE L, 2-4 Lawson (4), Cole (3) O’Brien (29)Jan. 15 * #6 MICHIGAN STATE W, 5-2 Larson (3,4), Thang (4,5), Kissel (3) Johnson (24)Jan. 16 * at #6 Michigan State T, 4-4 (ot) Ridderwall (13), Thang (6,7), B. Ryan (5) Phillips (26) MSU wins shootout, 1-0Jan. 22 * at #18 Lake Superior W, 6-1 Thang (8), B. Ryan (6), Gaul (1), Ridderwall (14, 15, 16) Johnson (26)Jan. 23 * at #18 Lake Superior T, 1-1 (ot) Larson (5) Johnson (45) LSSU wins shootout, 1-0Jan. 29 * NEBRASKA-OMAHA L, 3-5 B. Ryan (7), Palmieri (6), Blatchford (2) Johnson (29)Jan. 30 * NEBRASKA-OMAHA W, 3-2 Ridderwall (17), Larson (6), Lorenz (2) Johnson (32)Feb. 5 * at Western Michigan L, 2-7 Lavin (1), Sheahan (6) Johnson (8), Phillips (12)Feb. 6 * at Western Michigan L, 1-4 Blatchford (3) Johnson (6), O’Brien (6)Feb. 19 * at Bowling Green L, 3-4 Palmieri (7), Thang (9), Lavin (2) Johnson (23)Feb. 20 * at Bowling Green T, 1-1 (ot) Palmieri (8) Johnson (27) BGSU wins shootout, 2-1Feb. 25 * at Michigan L, 0-4 ------- Johnson (23)Feb. 27 * MICHIGAN W, 5-3 Ridderwall (18), Blatchford (4), Lavin (2), Palmieri (4), Kissel (4) Johnson (22)Mar. 5 + at Ohio State L, 1-3 R. Ryan (1) Johnson (25)Mar. 6 + at Ohio State L, 2-8 Ridderwall (19), Minella (2) Johnson (5), O’Brien (12)

Goaltender of recordNames in bold are game-winning/game-tying goalsHOME GAMES IN CAPS

* – Central Collegiate Hockey Association game ! – Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (Ft. Wayne, Ind.$ – Shillelagh Tournament (Sears Centre, Hoffman Estates, Ill.)

+ – First Round CCHA Playoffs (OSU Ice Rink, Columbus, Ohio)

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2009-10 University of Notre Dame HockeyRecord: 13-17-8 (Home: 8-7-3, Away: 3-10-4, Neutral: 2-0-1; CCHA: 9-12-7)

Shots Pen. Min.Date Opponent Result Score Attendance ND-Opp ND/Opp ND-PP Opp-PP

Oct. 9 ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE L 2-3 2,994 41-31 5-10/5-21 2-4 1-5Oct. 10 ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE W 3-1 2,715 51-14 12-43/13-26 1-10 0-8Oct. 15 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE L 2-3 2,471 33-29 5-21/5-10 1-5 0-4Oct. 16 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE W 2-0 2,857 30-29 4-8/7-14 1-5 0-2Oct. 20 at #3 Boston University W 3-0 5,684 16-34 8-16/7-22 1-6 0-8Oct. 23 #15 BOSTON COLLEGE L 2-3 2,997 22-16 4-8/8-16 0-8 1-4Oct. 30 * OHIO STATE W 3-1 2,839 33-28 9-18/10-31 2-9 1-8Oct. 31 * OHIO STATE T 2-2 (ot - SO loss) 2,208 26-32 3-6/3-6 2-3 2-3Nov. 6 * at #13 Alaska W 3-2 3,601 17-37 2-4/3-6 2-3 0-2Nov. 7 * at #13 Alaska L 1-3 3,704 27-24 2-4/4-8 0-4 0-2Nov. 14 * NORTHERN MICHIGAN L 2-3 2,721 38-18 5-10/6-12 1-5 1-4Nov. 15 * NORTHERN MICHIGAN T 2-2 (ot - SO win) 2.337 27-34 7-14/7-14 1-5 0-6Nov. 19 * at #6 Michigan State T 1-1 4,683 26-24 8-38/4-8 0-2 0-4Nov. 22 ! * vs. #6 Michigan State W 4-1 3,572 16-28 4-8/3-6 0-3 0-4Nov. 27 * BOWLING GREEN W 2-1 (ot) 2,857 33-21 7-25/8-16 1-7 0-5Nov. 28 * BOWLING GREEN T 4-4 (ot - SO loss) 2,544 37-25 10-20/11-22 3-6 0-5Dec. 4 * at #1 Miami L 0-1 3,374 24-26 12-24/14-47 0-8 0-7Dec. 5 * at #1 Miami L 0-4 3,119 18-36 6-12/8-16 0-7 2-5Dec. 11 * at Michigan L 1-4 6,831 24-35 5-10/8-24 1-7 1-5Dec. 13 * MICHIGAN W 2-0 2,802 20-38 5-10/9-18 1-9 0-5Jan. 2 $ vs. Colgate W 5-2 3,836 21-25 9-18/9-18 3-6 1-6Jan. 3 $ vs. #6 North Dakota T 3-3 (ot - SO win) 2,514 32-28 6-12/7-22 1-4 1-4Jan. 9 * #12 FERRIS STATE L 2-5 2,857 20-31 5-10/5-10 1-4 1-4Jan. 10 * #12 FERRIS STATE L 2-4 2,767 29-33 10-47/14-47 2-9 0-4Jan. 15 * #6 MICHIGAN STATE W 5-2 3,007 46-26 6-12/7-14 1-6 0-5Jan. 16 * at #6 Michigan State T 4-4 (ot - SO loss) 6,247 32-30 6-12/9-29 3-7 1-4Jan. 22 * at #18 Lake Superior W 6-1 2,317 28-27 3-6/6-15 1-6 0-3Jan. 23 * at #18 Lake Superior T 1-1 (ot - SO loss) 2,691 27-46 10-28/8-38 0-4 0-5Jan. 29 * NEBRASKA-OMAHA L 3-5 3,007 34-34 4-8/9-26 3-8 1-4Jan. 30 * NEBRASKA-OMAHA W 3-2 2,857 26-34 7-14/7-14 1-5 0-5Feb. 5 * at Western Michigan L 2-7 2,570 27-27 3-6/8-35 0-5 2-3Feb. 6 * at Western Michigan L 1-4 3,171 55-16 6-12/15-38 0-12 3-3Feb. 18 * at Bowling Green L 3-4 2,084 24-27 6-12/3-6 1-2 1-5Feb. 19 * at Bowling Green T 1-1 (ot - SO loss) 2,746 39-28 8-16/7-14 0-4 0-5Feb. 25 * at Michigan L 0-4 6,710 20-27 9-12/10-23 0-5 1-4Feb. 27 * MICHIGAN W 5-3 2,932 25-25 11-22/9-26 1-6 1-9Mar. 5 + at Ohio State L 1-3 734 35-28 2-4/6-12 0-6 0-2Mar. 6 + at Ohio State L 2-8 743 49-25 6-20/9-29 1-6 2-3

HOME GAMES IN CAPSAverage Home Attendance: 2,765 (2,713 capacity)

* – Central Collegiate Hockey Association game ! – Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (Ft. Wayne, Ind.)$ – Shillelagh Tournament (Sears Centre, Hoffman Estates, Ill.)+ – First Round CCHA Playoffs (OSU Ice Arena, Columbus, Ohio)


Season Statistics

Goals Per Game ................................................................. 2.36 Power-Play Pct. ......................................... .176 (39-for-221) Record at Home .............................................................. 8-7-3

Goal Margin ........................................................................ -0.32 Power Play Chances/Gm ............................................... 5.82 Record in All Road Games ........................................ 3-10-4

Shots Per Game ................................................................. 29.7 Power Play Goals/Gm ...................................................... 1.03 Record in One-Goal Games ............................................ 3-6

Opponent Shots Per Game .......................................... 28.3 Power-Play/SHG Ratio .........................................+35 (39-4) Record in Overtime ....................................................... 1-0-8

Shot Margin ......................................................................... +1.4 Penalty-Killing Pct. ................................. .862 (150-of-174) When Scoring First ......................................................... 8-5-5

Penalties Per Game .......................................................... 6.32 Opp. PP Chances/Gm...................................................... 4.58 When Outshooting Opponent ................................. 6-8-6

First-Period Goal Ratio ......................................... -9 (21-30) Opp. PP Goals/Gm ............................................................ 0.63 Ahead at 1st Intermission ........................................... 5-5-2

Third-Period Goal Ratio ..................................... -14 (27-41) Penalty-Kill/SHG Ratio .........................................+20 (24-4) Ahead at 2nd Intermission ....................................... 10-3-2

Miscellaneous Team Statistics

2009-10 University of Notre DameFinal Statistics (Overall)

Player GP G A Pts Shots Sh% Pen/Min PPG/A SHG/A GWG/A +/-

Calle Ridderwall (Jr., LW) 38 19 8 27 132 .144 16/51 11/4 0/0 2/1 -8

Ryan Thang (Sr., LW) 37 9 14 23 91 .099 22/55 6/8 1/0 1/1 -3

Kyle Lawson (Sr., D) 38 4 18 22 57 .070 18/44 3/6 1/0 2/0 -7

Billy Maday (So., C) 30 7 14 21 66 .106 6/12 2/9 0/0 1/1 +3

Ben Ryan (Jr., C) 29 7 12 19 60 .117 12/24 2/8 0/1 1/5 +1

Brett Blatchford (Sr., D) 38 4 15 19 42 .095 12/43 2/10 1/1 0/3 -8

Ian Cole (Jr., D) 30 3 16 19 68 .044 22/55 1/7 0/2 1/4 -17

Kevin Deeth (Sr., C) 37 3 16 19 61 .049 19/38 1/7 0/0 0/2 -5

Kyle Palmieri (Fr., RW) 33 9 8 17 95 .095 18/36 5/3 0/0 2/0 -20

Riley Sheahan (Fr., C) 37 6 11 17 96 .062 11/22 3/4 0/1 0/0 -12

Nick Larson (Fr., LW) 35 6 5 11 58 .103 18/47 1/3 0/0 1/1 -11

Joe Lavin (Jr., D) 18 3 7 10 29 .103 2/4 0/3 0/0 0/2 -2

Christiaan Minella (Sr., RW) 30 2 7 9 32 .062 11/30 0/1 0/0 0/2 -3

Dan Kissel (Sr., LW) 38 4 4 8 83 .048 8/16 1/0 1/0 0/1 -2

Ryan Guentzel (Jr., RW) 36 0 6 6 46 .000 5/10 0/1 0/0 0/1 -11

Teddy Ruth (Jr., D) 22 0 5 5 16 .000 15/52 0/0 0/0 0/0 -9

Sean Lorenz (So., D) 34 2 1 3 25 .080 7/14 1/0 0/0 2/1 -9

Patrick Gaul (So., C) 31 1 0 1 22 .045 3/6 0/0 0/0 0/0 -11

Rich Ryan (So., LW) 18 1 0 1 11 .091 4/8 0/0 0/0 0/0 -3

Kevin Nugent (Fr., RW) 17 0 1 1 8 .000 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 -2

Eric Ringel (So., D) 17 0 1 1 8 .000 1/2 0/0 0/0 0/0 +3

Nick Condon (So., D) 20 0 0 0 9 .000 2/4 0/0 0/0 0/0 -6

Kyle Murphy (So., LW) 17 0 0 0 12 .000 2/4 0/0 0/0 0/0 -1

Tom O’Brien (Sr., G) 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1/2 0/0 0/0 0/0 --

Sam Calabrese (Fr., D) 3 0 0 0 1 .000 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 E

Team 38 0 0 0 0 .000 5/10 0/0 0/0 0/0 E

Total 38 90 169 259 1128 .080 240/589 39/74 4/5 13/25 -143

Opponents 38 102 171 273 1076 .095 291/759 24 4 17 +130

Player GP/GS W L T Min. GA GAA Svs Sv % SO

Brad Phillips (Jr.) 10/8 2 3 3 558:35 23 2.47 234 .911 1

Mike Johnson (Fr.) 29/28 10 13 5 1,545:12 67 2.60 674 .910 2

Tom O’Brien (Sr.) 5/2 1 1 0 209:59 2 2.86 66 .868 0

Empty Net 22 0 0 0 10:49 2 ---- 0 –– –

Total 38 13 17 8 2,324:35 102 2.63 974 .905 3

Opponents 38 17 13 8 2,324:35 90 2.32 1,038 .920 3

Bold italics – non-returning player

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2009-10 University of Notre Dame CCHA Statistics

Player GP G A Pts Shots Sh% Pen/Min PPG SHG GWG +/-

Calle Ridderwall (Jr., LW) 28 14 6 20 87 .161 11/33 7 0 0 -4 Ryan Thang (Sr., LW) 27 8 10 18 66 .121 15/41 5 1 1 +1

Kyle Lawson (Sr., D) 28 3 15 18 43 .070 14/36 3 0 1 -4

Brett Blatchford (Sr., D) 28 3 12 15 31 .097 8/24 1 1 0 -8

Kyle Palmieri (Fr., RW) 25 7 7 14 59 .119 14/28 4 0 2 -14

Riley Sheahan (Fr., C) 28 4 10 14 70 .057 10/20 2 0 0 -7 Ian Cole (Jr., D) 20 3 10 13 47 .064 18/47 1 0 1 -15

Billy Maday (So., RW) 20 3 10 13 42 .071 4/8 1 0 0 +3

Ben Ryan (Jr., C) 21 4 8 12 46 .087 11/22 1 0 1 -3Kevin Deeth (Sr., C) 27 2 9 11 37 .054 11/22 1 0 0 -5

Nick Larson (Fr., LW) 27 5 3 8 44 .114 14/28 1 0 1 -8 Joe Lavin (Jr., D) 14 3 5 8 24 .125 2/4 0 0 0 -4

Dan Kissel (Sr., LW) 28 3 2 5 54 .056 7/14 1 1 1 -7

Christiaan Minella (Sr., RW) 21 1 4 5 24 .042 5/10 0 0 0 -4

Teddy Ruth (Jr., D) 18 0 5 5 24 .000 13/48 0 0 0 -5

Ryan Guentzel (Jr., RW) 26 0 4 4 37 .000 4/8 0 0 0 -9

Patrick Gaul (So., C) 21 1 0 1 16 .062 2/4 0 0 0 -6Sean Lorenz (So., D) 24 1 0 1 18 .056 4/8 0 0 1 -6Kevin Nugent (Fr., RW) 15 0 1 1 7 .000 0/0 0 0 0 -1Eric Ringel (So., D) 12 0 1 1 7 .000 1/2 0 0 0 +1

Nick Condon (So., D) 15 0 0 0 7 .000 2/4 0 0 0 -2Kyle Murphy (So., LW) 15 0 0 0 11 .000 2/4 0 0 0 -1

Rich Ryan (So., LW) 14 0 0 0 8 .000 3/6 0 0 0 -2Sam Calabrese (Fr., D) 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0/0 0 0 0 ETom O’Brien (Sr., G) 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1/2 0 0 0 --

Team 28 0 0 0 0 .000 3/6 0 0 0 E

Total 28 65 122 187 798 .081 179/429 28 3 9 -112Opponents 28 76 128 204 817 .093 215/569 18 3 12 +102

Player GP/GS W L T Min. GA GAA Svs Sv % SO

Mike Johnson (Fr.) 24/23 8 11 4 1,282:21 55 2.57 567 .912 1 Brad Phillips (Jr.) 6/4 1 0 3 320:29 14 2.62 133 .905 0 Tom O’Brien (Sr.) 3/1 0 1 0 110:02 5 2.73 41 .891 0Empty Net 18/0 0 0 0 7:06 2 ---- –– –– ––

Total 28 9 12 7 1719:58 76 1.65 741 .907 1Opponents 28 12 9 7 1719:58 65 2.27 733 .919 3

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Goals By Period

OVERALL 1 2 3 OT Total CCHA 1 2 3 OT Total

Notre Dame 21 41 27 1 90 Notre Dame 15 31 18 1 65Opponents 30 31 41 0 102 Opponents 24 20 32 0 76

Shots By Period

OVERALL 1 2 3 OT Total CCHA 1 2 3 OT Total

Notre Dame 366 413 332 17 1128 Notre Dame 261 297 226 14 798Opponents 327 358 374 17 1076 Opponents 250 258 294 15 817


Game Capsules

GAME 1October 9, 2009

Alabama-Huntsville 3 • Notre Dame 2Notre Dame, Ind. – The Alabama-Huntsville Chargers got a power-play goal with five seconds in regulation to hand Notre Dame a 3-2 loss in the season-opening game in front of a sell-out crowd of 2,994 at the Joyce Center ... Cody Campbell’s goal came just 32 seconds after a tripping call to Irish left wing Ryan Thang in the neutral zone ... the win gave College Hockey America (CHA) a two-game winning streak versus the Irish after Notre Dame ended the 2008-09 campaign with an upset loss to Bemidji State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... Tom Train and Justin Cseter scored for UAH while freshmen Riley Sheahan and Kyle Palmieri got their Notre Dame careers off to fast starts with their first collegiate lamplighters in the loss ... Charger goaltender Cameron Talbot made 39 saves in the win while Brad Phillips, making his first start since Jan. 19, 2008, stopped 28-of-31 shots in the Notre Dame goal ... Sheahan got things started with a goal on his first career shot, notching a power-play tally just 3:02 into the opening period ... UAH tied the game at 13:13 of the second period when Train jumped on a rebound in front and tucked it behind Phillips in the Notre Dame goal to make it 1-1 ... the score would stay tied until the 15:50 mark of the middle stanza when Palmieri scored via the power-play, one-tim-ing a shot from the right circle past Talbot for his first career goal ... the Chargers tied the game with 8:01 left in the third when Cseter whipped the rebound of a Train shot past Phillips to even things, 2-2 ... that set up Campbell’s late game heroics as he handed the Irish their first loss of the new season ... the loss dropped the Irish to 20-20-2 in sea-son openers and 23-18-1 in home openers in the first 42 seasons at the Joyce Center ... Sheahan joined teammate Billy Maday and former Irish forward Tim Wallace ‘06 as Irish players to score on their first collegiate shots on goal ... the crowd of 2,994 was the 10th consecutive sellout for the Irish dating back to Dec. 13, 2008.

1 2 3 F Alabama-Huntsville 0 1 2 – 3 #5 Notre Dame 1 1 0 – 2

1st: ND: Riley Sheahan 1 (Billy Maday, Ryan Thang), PPG, 3:02. 2nd: UAH: Tom Train 1 (Vince Bruni, Chris Fairbanks, 13:13; ND: Kyle Palmieri 1 (Calle Ridderwall, Kevin Deeth), PPG, 15:50. 3rd: UAH: Justin Cseter 1 (Train, Brennan Barker), 8:01; UAH: Cody Campbell 1 (Matt Baxter, Kevin Morrison), PPG, 19:55.

Saves: UAH: Cameron Talbot (60:00) 11 - 14 - 14 - 39

ND: Brad Phillips (59:29) 10 - 8 - 10 - 28Power Play: UAH: 1-5; ND: 2-4Penalties: UAH: 5 for 21 min.; ND: 5 for 10 min.Attendance: 2,994 (sellout)


Notre Dame 3 • Alabama-Huntsville 1Notre Dame, Ind. – The Notre Dame Fighting Irish got on the winning track in game two of their opening weekend series with Alabama-Huntsville, handing the Chargers a 3-1 loss in front of a sellout crowd of 2,715 at the Joyce Center ... Notre Dame peppered goaltender Cameron Talbot with 51 shots and got goals from defensemen Brett Blatchford and Kyle Lawson and forward Kyle Palmieri to gain the weekend split with UAH ... the 51-shot night was the most by the Irish since March 23, 2007 when they had 53 shots against Alabama-Huntsville in a double-overtime game in the 2007 NCAA Tournament ... junior center Neil Ruffini had the Chargers only goal of the night ... Irish senior goaltender Tom O’Brien gained his first win of the season as he made 13 saves in the victory ... Notre Dame scored first in the game as Blatchford scored just 1:57 into the contest on the power play ... the goal was his first in 99 games, going back to Jan. 20, 2007 against Western Michigan during his freshman year ... the Chargers tied the score at 1-1 when Ruffini tossed a backhander over O’Brien at 2:01 of the second stanza ... Lawson put the Irish ahead to stay with his first goal of the year, a power-play goal at 19:33 of the second period .... Palmieri wrapped up the scoring when he scored his second goal in as many games at 12:28 of the third when he whipped a Kevin Deeth feed past Talbot to make it 3-1 ... the crowd of 2,715 marked the 11th consecutive sellout for the Irish dating back to Dec. 13, 2008.

1 2 3 F Alabama-Huntsville 0 1 0 – 1 #5 Notre Dame 1 1 1 – 3

1st: ND: Brett Blatchford 1 (Kyle Lawson, Billy Maday), PPG, 1:57. 2nd: UAH: Neil Ruffini 1 (unassisted), 2:01; ND: Lawson 1 (Ian Cole, Ben Ryan), PPG, 19:33. 3rd: ND: Kyle Palmieri 2 (Kevin Deeth, Ryan Thang), 12:28.

Saves: UAH: Cameron Talbot (60:00) 15 - 16 - 17 - 48 ND: Tom O’Brien (59:57) 3 - 8 - 2 - 13Power Play: UAH: 0-8; ND: 1-10Penalties: UAH: 13 for 26 min.; ND: 12 for 43 min.Attendance: 2,715


Providence College 3 • Notre Dame 2Notre Dame, Ind. – Providence College center Aaron Jamnick scored his first collegiate goal at 16:14 of the third period for what proved to be the game winner as the visit-ing Friars handed Notre Dame a 3-2 loss in a rare Thursday night game at the Joyce Center ... Providence scored first in the game, getting a goal from freshman Chris Rooney at 2:59 of the opening stanza ... the Irish evened the score at 1-1 at 16:07 of the first when Ryan Thang scored on the power play, his first goal of the new season ... Providence goaltender Alex Beaudry stopped 18 of the 19 shots he faced in the opening period on his way to a 33-save night to keep the Friars in the game ... in the second period, Providence would take a 2-1 lead when Matt Bergland beat Irish netminder Brad Phillips on a breakaway at the 18:32 mark ... the game would go into the third period before Notre Dame would tie the game ... this time, Dan Kissel redirected a Kyle Palmieri centering pass just inside the left post at the 9:15 mark of the final stanza to tie the score at 2-2 ... Jamnick would get the game winner late in the period when he one-timed a shot from the high slot past Phillips for the 3-2 final margin ... on the night, Notre Dame out shot Providence by a 33-29 margin with Phillips making 26 saves in his second start of the year ... the loss dropped the Irish to 1-2-0 on the season while Providence improved to 2-0 ... in the first three games of the season, the Irish scored seven goals - four on the power play, one short-handed with just two at even strength ... Notre Dame’s sellout streak was snapped at 11 games as a crowd of 2,471 saw the Irish in action on a Thursday night.

1 2 3 F Providence College 1 1 1 – 3 #7 Notre Dame 1 0 1 – 2

1st: PC: Mark Fayne 2 (Chris Rooney), 2:59; ND: Ryan Thang 1 (Riley Sheahan, Billy Maday), PPG, 16:07. 2nd: PC: Matt Bergland 1 (Jordan Kremyr, Matt Germain) , 18:32. 3rd: ND: Dan Kissel 1 (Kevin Deeth, Kyle Palmieri), 9:15; PC: Aaron Jamnick 1 (John Cavanaugh), 16:14.

Saves: PC: Alex Beaudry (59:59) 18 - 7 - 6 - 31 ND: Brad Phillips (59:25) 6 - 15 - 5 - 26Power Play: PC: 0-4; ND: 1-5Penalties: PC: 5 for 10 min.; ND: 5 for 21 min.Attendance: 2,471

Freshman center Riley Sheahan wasted little time making his presence felt as he scored a goal on his first career shot versus Alabama-Huntsville.

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Notre Dame 2 • Providence College 0Notre Dame, Ind. – Freshman goaltender Mike Johnson kicked out all 29 shots he faced to record a 2-0 shutout over Providence in his first career start fot Notre Dame ... Johnson got all the offense he needed as freshman Nick Larson scored his first career goal and junior Calle Ridderwall converted on the power play in the victory ... the Irish out shot the Friars, 30-29, in the game with Alex Beaudry making 28 saves for Providence ... with the shut-out, Johnson became the second Irish goaltender over the last two seasons to pick up a shutout in his first career start as he joined Tom O'Brien who blanked Sacred Heart, 7-0, on Oct. 18, 2008, in his first career start ... Larson gave Johnson all the offense he would need at 10:13 of the second period when he tucked a wrist shot under the cross bar for his first career goal ... Johnson would protect the one-goal lead until the 5:13 mark of the third period when Ridderwall scored on the power play to give the Irish their first two-goal lead of the season ... the Irish were 1-for-5 on the power play and now have at least one power-play goal in each of the first four games.

1 2 3 F Providence College 0 0 0 – 0 #7 Notre Dame 0 1 1 – 2

1st: No Scoring. 2nd: ND: Nick Larson 1 (Ben Ryan, Kyle Lawson, 10:13. 3rd: ND: Calle Ridderwall 1 (B. Ryan, Kevin Deeth), PPG, 5:13.

Saves: PC: Alex Beaudry (59:05) 8 - 11 - 9 - 28 ND: Mike Johnson (59:44) 12 - 13 - 4 - 29

Power Play: PC: 0-2; ND: 1-5.Penalties: PC: 7 for 14 min.; ND: 4 for 8 min.Attendance: 2,857 (sellout)


Notre Dame 3 • Boston University 0Boston, Mass. – Junior goaltender Brad Phillips made a career-high 34 saves to record his first win and shutout of the season as Notre Dame blanked defending national champion Boston University, 3-0, at Agganis Arena ... the shutout was the first for the Terriers since Dec. 2, 2006, a span of 99 games ... Phillips got all the offensive support he needed in the second period as Billy Maday and Ben Ryan scored 12 seconds apart for a 2-0 lead. Calle Ridderwall added a third-period, power-play goal for the final margin of 3-0 ... the win improved 10th-ranked Notre Dame to 3-2-0 while third-ranked Boston University falls to 0-2-0 on the season ... Phillips, making just his eighth career start, came up big for Notre Dame in the first and third periods, making 27 of his 34 saves on the night for his second career shutout ... after a scoreless first period, the Irish offense came to life late in the second period ... Maday gave the Irish a 1-0 lead at 15:27 of the period when he fired a shot from the left circle that beat BU goaltender Kieran Millam inside the right post for his first of the season ... just 12 seconds later, Ben Ryan struck when he tucked the rebound of a Dan Kissel shot under Millam at 15:39 for a 2-0 advantage ... Ridderwall closed the scoring when he snapped a shot past Millam on the power play at 2:53 of the third for the 3-0 final ... on the night, the Terriers out shot the Irish, 34-16 ... the shutout extended Notre Dame’s shutout streak to 123:46, dating back to Oct. 15 ... the Irish killed eight BU power-play chances in the game, giving them 20 straight kills since the opener on Oct. 9.

1 2 3 F #10 Notre Dame 0 2 1 – 3 #3 Boston University 0 0 0 – 0

1st: No Scoring. 2nd: ND: Billy Maday 1 (Sean Lorenz, Calle Ridderwall), 15:27; ND: Ben Ryan 1 (Christiaan Minella, Dan Kissel), 15:39. 3rd: ND: Calle Ridderwall 2 (Maday, B. Ryan), PPG, 2:53.

Saves: ND: Brad Phillips (60:00) 10 - 7 - 17 - 34 BU: Kieran Millam (56:17) 4 - 7 - 2 - 13Power Play: ND: 1-6; BU: 0-8Penalties: ND: 8 for 16 min.; BU: 7 for 22 min.Attendance: 5,684


Boston College 3 • Notre Dame 2Notre Dame, Ind. – Two of the nation’s top college hockey teams got together at the Joyce Center as 15th-ranked Boston College handed 10th-ranked Notre Dame a 3-2 loss in front of a sell-out crowd of 2,997 ... Joe Whitney's deflected goal off a Carl Sneep shot from the right point at 11:29 of the third period got by Irish goaltender Brad Phillips to snap a 2-2 tie to give the Eagles the one-goal margin of victory ... Ben Smith and Brian Gibbons also scored for the Eagles to offset Irish goals from Calle Ridderwall and Ben Ryan ... the loss was the third of the season for the Irish at home and dropped them to 3-3-0 on the year while the Eagles evened their record to 1-1-0 ... the win gave BC a 16-11-2 record in the all-time series between the two schools ... Notre Dame scored first in the game when Kevin Deeth set up Ridderwall for a wrist shot that climbed over Eagle goaltender John Muse’s catching glove ... the goal was Ridderwall’s third of the year while Deeth’s assist was the 100th point of his career, making him the 44th player in Notre Dame history to score 100 or more points ... BC got the equalizer at 5:43 of the second period when Smith deflected a Philip Samuelsson shot past Brad Phillips for his first goal of the year ... the Eagles made it 2-1 when Gibbons scored on the power play at 9:11 for his first goal of the year ... Ben Ryan tied the game just 11 seconds into the third period off a face off in the BC zone ... Dan Kissel centered a pass to Ryan at the top of the crease and he deposited it behind Muse for his second goal of the year to make it 2-2 ... Whitney notched the game winner at 11:29 when he deflected Sneep’s shot over Phillips pads for the 3-2 final score ... for the game, Notre Dame out shot Boston College, 22-16 ... Muse had 20 saves in the contest while Phillips finished with 13 ... the Irish were 0-for-8 on the power play, snapping a streak of at least one power-play goal in five straight games 1 2 3 F#15 Boston College 0 2 1 – 3#10 Notre Dame 1 0 1 – 2

1st: ND: Calle Ridderwall 3 (Kevin Deeth, Ian Cole0, 4:21. 2nd: BC: Ben Smith 1 (Philip Samuelsson, Chris Kreider), 5:43; BC: Brian Gibbons 1 (Joe Whitney), PPG, 9:11. 3rd: ND: Ben Ryan 2 (Dan Kissel, Christiaan Minella), 00:11; BC: J. Whitney 2 (Cam Atkinston, Carl Sneep), 11:29.

Saves: BC: John Muse (60:00) 6 - 7 - 7 – 20 ND: Brad Phillips (59:12) 6 - 5 - 2 – 13Power Play: BC: 1-4; ND: 0-8Penalties: BC: 8 for 16 min.; ND: 4 for 8 min.Attendance: 2,997 (sellout)

Freshman goaltender Mike Johnson made 29 saves in his first collegiate start to defeat Providence College, 2-0, on Oct. 16.


Game Capsules


Notre Dame 3 • Ohio State 1Notre Dame, Ind. – Notre Dame got stellar goaltending from freshman goalkeeper Mike Johnson and solo goals from Calle Ridderwall, Dan Kissel and Billy Maday as the Irish opened defense of their CCHA regular-season title with a 3-1 win over Ohio State at a sold-out Joyce Center ... Johnson, making his second career start, stopped 27-of-28 Buckeye shots on the night while the Notre Dame power play converted twice in the win ... John Albert had the lone Buckeye marker, scoring a first-period power-play goal ... the win improved the 11th-ranked Irish to 4-3-0 on the year and 1-0-0-0 in conference play while the Buckeyes fell to 2-5-0 overall and 1-2-0-0 in league action ... three of the four goals in the game came via the power play with Ohio State going 1-for-8 while Notre Dame connected on 2-of-9 chances ... OSU scored first in the game, converting a 5-on-3 power-play opportunity at 13:04 of the first ... center Zac Dalpe set up Albert alone in the slot and he snapped a wrister past Johnson for his second goal of the year and a 1-0 lead ... the lead lasted less than two minutes as Ridderwall answered with a power-play goal of his own at 14:53 to make it 1-1 ... the game remained tied until mid-way through the third period when OSU’s Matt Bartkowski received a five-minute major for hitting Christiaan Minella from behind at 9:02 ... it took the Irish just 15 seconds to take the lead with Kissel jamming a rebound past goalten-der Dustin Carlson for his second goal of the year and a 2-1 lead ... with 1:10 left in the game, the Buckeyes pulled Carlson in favor of a sixth attacker but could not score ... Maday closed the scoring when he hit an open net with 18 seconds left for the 3-1 final score ... Notre Dame out shot Ohio State, 33-28, for the game with Carlson making 30 saves ... the win evened the Irish record at home to 3-3-0.

1 2 3 FOhio State 1 0 0 – 1#11 Notre Dame 1 0 2 – 3

1st: OSU: John Albert 2 (Zac Dalpe, Taylor Stefishen), PPG, 13:04; ND: Calle Ridderwall 4 (Christiaan Minella, Brett Blatchford), PPG, 14:53. 2nd: No Scoring. 3rd: ND: Dan Kissel 2 (Kyle Palmieri, Ben Ryan), 9:17; ND: Billy Maday 2 (Kevin Deeth, Kyle Lawson), ENG, 19:42.

Saves: OSU: Dustin Carlson (58:50) 12 - 14 - 4 - 30 ND: Mike Johnson (60:00) 9 - 10 - 8 - 27Power Play: OSU: 1-8; ND: 2-9Penalties: OSU: 10 for 31 min.; ND: 9 for 18 min.Attendance: 2,839 (sellout)


Notre Dame 2 • Ohio State 2 (ot)Notre Dame, Ind. – For the first time during the 2009-10 sea-sons, the Notre Dame hockey team was unable to decide the winner of a game as the Irish battled Ohio State to a 2-2 overtime tie at the Joyce Center ... the Buckeyes then went on to pick up the extra CCHA point in the standings as they won the shootout by a 2-1 margin ... freshman Riley Sheahan and senior Kyle Lawson scored regulation power-play goals for Notre Dame to offset Ohio State power-play markers from Hunter Bishop and Zac Dalpe for the 2-2 score after overtime ... in the shootout, the Buckeyes shot first with John Albert beating Notre Dame goal-tender Brad Phillips for a 1-0 edge ... the Irish quickly knotted the score when Billy Maday beat OSU goaltender Cal Heeter to make it 1-1 ... in the second round, the Buckeye's Dalpe and Irish for-ward Calle Ridderwall had their shots stopped ... the final round saw Bishop snap a quick wrist shot past Phillips while Ben Ryan’s shot was stopped by Ohio State goaltender Cal Heeter for the shootout win, 2-1 ... under the CCHA’s new scoring system, Notre Dame received one point in the standings while the Buckeyes picked up a point for the tie and a point for winning in the shoot-out for a two-point game ... nationally, the game is recognized as a 2-2 tie to make the Irish 4-3-1 overall and 1-0-1-0 for four points in the CCHA standings .... Ohio State is 2-5-1 on the year and 1-2-1-1 in the conference, good for five points in the league stand-ings ... in regulation, the Irish scored first at 14:56 of the first period when Sheahan’s shot deflected off an OSU defenseman and beat Heeter on the power play for a 1-0 Irish lead ... the Buckeyes evened the score with just 37 seconds left in the open-ing period with a power-play goal of their own ... Bishop scored his first of the year when he jammed a rebound past Phillips at the 19:23 mark ... after a scoreless second period, the Irish took a 2-1 lead at 2:31 of the third when Lawson’s power-play shot man-aged to elude Heeter ... OSU tied the game less than three min-utes later when the Buckeyes capitalized on a power-play chance ... Dalpe ripped a wrist shot from the top of the right circle at 5:02 for his second goal of the year to tie the game at 2-2 ... in the first 65 minutes, Ohio State out shot the Irish, 32-26 ... Heeter finished the night with 24 saves while Phillips had 30 saves in the game.

1 2 3 OT – F Ohio State 1 0 1 0 – 2 #11 Notre Dame 1 0 1 0 – 2

1st: ND: Riley Sheahan 2 (Kyle Lawson, Ian Cole), PPG, 14:56; OSU: Hunter Bishop 1 (John Albert, Devon Krogh), PPG, 19:23. 2nd: No Scoring. 3rd: ND: Lawson 2 (Ben Ryan, Sheahan), PPG, 2:31; OSU: Zac Dalpe 2 (unassisted), PPG, 5:02. Overtime: No Scoring. Shootout - OSU - John Albert (goal); ND - Billy Maday (goal); OSU - Zac Dalpe (save); ND - Calle Ridderwall (save); OSU - Hunter Bishop (goal); ND - Ben Ryan (save); Ohio State wins shootout, 2-1.

Saves: OSU: Cal Heeter (65:00) 8 - 7 - 7 - 2 - 24 ND: Brad Phillips (65:00) 6 - 15 - 7 - 2 - 30Power Play: OSU: 2-3; ND: 2-3Penalties: OSU: 3 for 6 min.; ND: 3 for 6 min.Attendance: 2,208

GAME 9November 6, 2009

Notre Dame 3 • Alaska 2Fairbanks, Alaska – The Notre Dame Fighting Irish got a stellar performance from freshman goaltender Mike Johnson and just enough offense to hand Alaska its first loss of the season Friday night at the Carlson Center ... Johnson, making just his third career start, stopped 35-of-37 Nanook shots in the game and got goals from Christiaan Minella, Ryan Thang and Kyle Lawson in the win ... Alaska got goals from Dion Knelsen and Chad Gehon in the loss ... for ninth-ranked Notre Dame, the win improved the Irish to 5-3-1 overall and 2-0-1-0 in the CCHA, good for seven points in the conference standings ... Alaska suffers its first loss of the sea-son and is now 5-1-1 for the season and 2-1-0 in the CCHA with six points in the standings ... the Irish broke through first, getting the opening goal from Minella who ripped a shot over Nanook goaltender Scott Greenham’s left shoulder at 11:55 of the first period for his first goal of the year and a 1-0 lead after one period ... Alaska broke through on Johnson early in the second period when Knelsen banked a centering pass of and Irish defender to tie the game 1-1 just 2:08 into the middle stanza ... Notre Dame retook the lead on the power play when Thang scored his second of the year and 50th of his career at 5:24 to give the Irish a 2-1 lead ... the Nanooks got the equalizer at 13:24 with Gehon getting the goal after doing the dirty work in front to get to a rebound and lift it over Johnson for his second of the year to make it 2-2 ... again, the Irish would answer with a power-play goal, their sec-ond of the night and third consecutive game with a pair of man-advantage goals ... for the second game in a row, Lawson would get on the scoreboard as he fired a shot off Greenham's glove from the right circle for his third goal of the year and the 3-2 lead ... Alaska threw everything the Nanooks had at the Notre Dame goal, out shooting the Irish, 16-3, in the third period and finished with a 37-17 advantage in the game ... Johnson finished with a career-high 35 saves while Greenham had 14 ... the Irish were 2-for-3 on the power play while Alaska was 0-for-2.

1 2 3 F #9 Notre Dame 1 2 0 – 3 #14 Alaska 0 2 0 – 2

1st: ND: Christiaan Minella 1 (Riley Sheahan, Kyle Lawson), 17:40. 2nd: UAF: Dion Knelsen 3 (Nik Yaremchuk, Andy Taranto), 2:08; ND: Ryan Thang 2 (Billy Maday), PPG, 5:24; UAF: Chad Gehon 2 (Justin Filzen, Ron Meyers), 13:20; ND: Lawson 2 (Ian Cole, Ben Ryan), PPG, 17:14. 3rd: No Scoring.

Saves: ND: Mike Johnson (60:00) 9 - 10 - 16 - 35 UAF: Scott Greenham (59:50) 6 - 5 - 3 - 14

Power Play: ND: 2-3; UAF: 0-2Penalties: ND: 2 for 4 min.; UAF 3 for 6 min.Attendance: 3,601

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Northern Michigan 3 • Notre Dame 2Notre Dame, Ind. – Scoring goals continued as one of Notre Dame’s early-season problems as the Irish returned home from Alaska to drop a 3-2 decision to Northern Michigan in game one of the weekend series at the Joyce Center ... over the first 11 games of the season, Notre Dame has scored just 25 goals ... in this contest, the Irish out shot the Wildcats by a 38-18 margin but only got goals from Kevin Deeth and Calle Ridderwall in the loss ... Jared Brown Ray Kaunisto and Matt Butcher scored for Northern Michigan to back up the 36-save performance of goalten-der Brian Stewart ... the loss was the second in a row for the Irish who fell to 5-5-1 on the year and 2-2-1-0 in CCHA play ... Northern got on the board first when Brown got his first of the year at 3:24, cashing in on a two-on-one chance with Chad Pietila ... the lead would go to 2-0 at 12:11 when Kaunisto fired a wrist shot past Notre Dame goaltender


Notre Dame 2 • Northern Michigan 2 (ot)Notre Dame, Ind. – Notre Dame rallied from a 2-0 second period deficit to tie the Northern Michigan Wildcats, 2-2, in overtime in a Sunday afternoon game at the Joyce Center ... the Irish then outscored Northern, 2-1, in the shoot out to pick up the extra point in the CCHA standings ... sopho-more right wing Billy Maday was the hero for Notre Dame as he scored both regulation goals and added a goal in the shoot out portion of the game ... the Wildcats got a pair of second-period goals from Ray Kaunisto and Jared Brown 42 seconds apart in building a 2-0 lead ... junior goaltender Brad Phillips, making his first start since Oct. 31 versus Ohio State stopped 32-of-34 Northern Michigan shots in the game, including 14 in the third period and then two-of-three in the shoot out. Brian Stewart finished with 25 saves for the Wildcats on the night ... the tie snapped a two-game Irish losing streak to improve the record to 5-5-2 overall and 2-2-2-1 in conference play while Northern Michigan ended the weekend with a 3-5-2 overall mark and a 2-3-1-0 record in the conference ... after a scoreless first period, the Wildcats scored twice in the first 2:08 of the second period ... Kaunisto put Northern ahead, 1-0, just 1:26 into the stanza when he beat Phillips for his fourth of the sea-son ... just 42 seconds later, Brown deflected a shot by Alan Dorich from the right point past Phillips for his second goal of the weekend ... Irish special teams got Notre Dame back on track as Maday capped a tic-tac-toe scoring play beat-ing NMU’s Brian Stewart on a backdoor power-play goal at 8:42 ... Maday then tied the game with a wrap-around goal for his fourth of the year at 2:36 for a 2-2 score ... from there, Phillips held the Wildcats at bay for the remainder of regu-lation and overtime ... in the shoot out, Northern shot first with Phillips stopping Mark Olver's scoring bid ... Maday put the Irish ahead, 1-0, when he beat Stewart under the cross bar ... the Wildcats' Greger Hansen tied the shoot out at 1-1 when he beat Phillips but Ridderwall answered back by getting Stewart to try and poke check the puck before shooting it over him for the 2-1 advantage ... Phillips then sealed the extra point in the CCHA standings when he stopped Erik Gustafsson's scoring bid with a pad save ... the shoot out was the fifth all-time for the Irish in CCHA play


Alaska 3 • Notre Dame 1 Fairbanks, Alaska – The Alaska Nanooks scored three times in the third period to wipe out a 1-0 Notre Dame lead on the way to a 3-1 win over the Irish at Carlson Arena ... Derek Klassen scored twice in the third period and Andy Taranto got the game winner to offset a second-period goal by Notre Dame’s Ben Ryan in the Nanook victory ... sophomore goaltender Scott Greenham stopped 26-of-27 Irish shots in the game while Irish freshman Mike Johnson, making the first back-to-back starts of his career, had 21 saves in the loss ... the loss dropped ninth-ranked Notre Dame to 5-4-1 overall and 2-1-1-0 in the CCHA while Alaska, ranked 14th in the nation, improved to 6-1-1 on the year and 3-1-0-0 in conference play ... the loss ended an 11-game Irish unbeaten streak (10-0-1) versus the Nanooks that started Dec. 2, 2006 ... the last time Alaska beat Notre Dame was on March 4, 2006, a 1-0 win in game two of the first-round of the CCHA playoffs ... after a scoreless first period, the Irish scored their lone goal of the first period when Ryan scored on a wrist shot for a power-play goal at 3:20 for his third of the year and a 1-0 Notre Dame lead ... Ryan’s goal extended his career-best point streak to seven games (3g, 6a) ... the Irish defense held Alaska off the score-board until the 2:33 mark of the third period when Klassen swatted a rebound out of the air past Johnson for his sec-ond of the year and a 1-1 tie ... Taranto put the Nanooks ahead to stay at 12:53 when he drilled a wrist shot under the cross bar on Johnson for his third goal and a 2-1 Alaska lead ... the Nanooks got their insurance goal at 19:56 when Dion Knelsen fed Klassen on a breakaway as he scored his second of the night into an empty net for the 3-1 final score ... the Irish were 0-for-4 on the power play while Alaska was 0-for-2.

1 2 3 F #9 Notre Dame 0 1 0 – 1 #14 Alaska 0 0 3 – 3

1st: No Scoring. 2nd: ND: Ben Ryan 3 (Ian Cole, Kyle Lawson), 3:20. 3rd: UAF: Derek Klassen 2 (Carlo Finucci, Kaare Odegard), 2:33; UAF: Andy Taranto 3 (Joe Sova), 12:53; UAF: Klassen 3 (Dion Knelsen, Justin Filzen), ENG, 19:56.

Saves: ND: Mike Johnson (59:21) 6 - 7 - 8 - 21 UAF: Scott Greenham (60:00) 10 - 9 - 7 - 26

Power Play: ND: 0-4; UAF: 0-2Penalties: ND: 2 for 4 min.; UAF 4 for 8 min.Attendance: 3,704

Sophomore right wing Billy Maday scored both goals in a 2-2 tie versus Northern Michigan on Nov. 15. He also scored in the shootout that was won by the Wildcats.

and they improved to 4-1 in those games ... Notre Dame has scored at least one power-play goal in 10 of the team’s 12 games to date 1 2 3 OT – F Northern Michigan 0 2 0 0 – 2 #8 Notre Dame 0 1 1 0 – 2

1st: No Scoring. 2nd: NMU: Ray Kaunisto 4 (Justin Florek, Alan Dorich), 1:26; NMU: Jared Brown 2 (Dorich), 2:08; ND: Billy Maday 3 (Kevin Deeth, Brett Blatchford), PPG, 8:42. 3rd: ND: Maday 4 (Teddy Ruth, Riley Sheahan), 2:36. Overtime: No Scoring. Shootout - NMU - Mark Olver (save); ND - Billy Maday (goal); NMU: Greger Hanson (goal); ND - Calle Ridderwall (goal); NMU - Erik Gustafsson (save); ND wins shootout, 2-1.

Saves: NMU: Brian Stewart (64:43) 3 - 13 - 8 - 1 - 23 ND: Brad Phillips (65:00) 8 - 9 - 14 - 1 - 32Power Play: NMU: 0-6; ND: 1-5Penalties: NMU: 7 for 14 min.; ND: 7 for 14 min.Attendance: 2,337

Mike Johnson from the high slot ... the Irish finally broke through on Stewart at 14:02 as Deeth got his first of the year on the power-play as he blasted a shot from inside the right circle past Stewart for his first tally since Jan. 17, 2009 ... the power-play goal was the 13th for the Irish in their first 11 games ... after a scoreless second period that saw Notre Dame out shoot the Wildcats, 15-6, Northern went ahead 3-1 at 5:09 when Butcher got his first of the year, walking the puck out of the right corner and tucking a shot inside the right post ... Ridderwall closed the scoring at 11:44 of the third when he converted a turnover to pick up his fifth goal of the year with a slap shot past Stewart ... the one goal loss was the fourth of the season for the Irish after going 11-2 in one-goal games during ‘08-’09 ... Ben Ryan’s seven-game point streak (3g, 6a) came to an end versus the Wildcats.

1 2 3 F Northern Michigan 2 0 1 – 3 #8 Notre Dame 1 0 1 – 2

1st: NMU: Jared Brown 1 (Kyle Follmer, Chad Pietela), 3:24; NMU: Ray Kaunisto 3 (TJ Miller, Erik Spady), 12:11; ND: Calle Ridderwall 5 (Kevin Deeth, Brett Blatchford), PPG, 14:02. 2nd: No Scoring. 3rd: NMU: Matt Butcher 1 (Erik Gustafsson, Mark Olver), PPG, 5:09; ND: Ridderwall 6 (Ian Cole, Riley Sheahan), 11:44.

Saves: NMU: Brian Stewart (60:00) 12 - 15 - 9 - 36 ND: Mike Johnson (59:30) 5 - 6 - 4 - 15

Power Play: NMU: 1-4; ND: 1-5 Penalties: NMU: 6 for 12 min.; ND: 5 for 10 min.Attendance: 2,721


Game Capsules


Notre Dame 1 • Michigan State 1 (ot)East Lansing, Mich. – This overtime, shoot out thing is becoming quite the habit for Notre Dame ... for the second game in a row and the third time this season, the Irish played 65 minutes, couldn’t decide a winner and went to the shoot out ... this time it was a 1-1 overtime tie at Michigan State’s Munn Arena with the Irish taking the shoot out, 2-1 ... Kyle Palmieri had the lone Notre Dame goal in the main game while Derek Grant scored for Michigan State ... Ben Ryan and Dan Kissel scored in the shoot out to give the Irish the extra point in the league standings ... freshman goaltender Mike Johnson stopped 23-of-24 shots for Notre Dame while MSU’s Drew Palmisano had 25 saves on 26 Irish shots ... after a scoreless first period, tremendous hustle by Palmieri gave the Irish a 1-0 lead at 13:36 of the middle period ... defenseman Ian Cole carried the puck into the Spartan zone and slid a pass across the slot ... Palmieri, driving to the goal, dove to redirect the pass inside the left post past Palmisano for his third goal of the season ... Michigan State got the equalizer at 6:26 of the third period when he flipped the rebound of a Corey Tropp shot over Johnson for his sixth goal of the season and the 1-1 tie ... during the regulation portion of the game, Notre Dame was called for a pair of hitting-from-behind, five-minute major penalties but were able to kill off both of them as the Spartans were 0-for-4 with the man-advantage and Notre Dame was 0-for-2 on the night ... in the shoot out, Billy Maday and Palmieri were stopped on the first two shots for the Irish while Johnson stopped Dean Chelios before Andrew Rowe slipped a backhander behind him to give Michigan State a 1-0 edge ... Ryan kept Notre Dame’s hopes alive when he beat Palmisano with a deke to his forehand before sliding a backhander inside the left post .. Johnson then stopped a Nick Sucharski scoring chance to make it 1-1 after three shots ... in the sudden-death portion the left-handed shooting Kissel beat Palmisano with a great move as he came down the right side, moved toward the middle before spinning to his right, pulling Palmisano


Notre Dame 4 • Michigan State 1 Ft. Wayne, Ind. – The Irish took their “home” show on the road for a Sunday afternoon game at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum and on the way found their offense ... for the first time on the season, Notre Dame scored four goals in a game as the Irish handed sixth-ranked Michigan State a 4-1 loss in front of 3,572 in Ft. Wayne ... single goals by Calle Ridderwall, Kyle Palmieri, Riley Sheahan and Kevin Deeth led the Notre Dame attack while Brad Phillips turned aside 27 shots in the win ... Daultan Leveille scored the lone goal for the Spartans ... the win snapped a four-game Irish winless streak (0-2-2) to improve the team to 6-5-3 overall and 3-2-2-2 in the CCHA ... Michigan State fell to 9-3-2 on the year and 6-2-2-2 in conference play as the Irish took five of six points in the series ... Notre Dame got on the scoreboard first as Ridderwall blistered a shot from the left circle, beating goaltender Drew Palmisano over his glove hand at 4:24 of the opening stanza ... the Irish would make it 2-0 at the 13:22 mark as Palmieri corralled a shot off the back boards to the right of Palmisano and whipped it past the goaltender for his second goal in as many games and fourth of the year ... the two-goal lead lasted just 38 seconds as Leveille picked up his third of the year at 14:00, deflecting a Zach Josepher shot from the left point under the cross bar past Phillips to make it 2-1 ... Sheahan answered back with the lone goal of the second period as he blasted a shot from the high slot off Palmisano's blocker for his third goal of the year at 8:23 ... the score stayed that way until the final minute when Michigan State pulled its goaltender for a sixth attacker only to see Deeth score into the open net for the final of 4-1 ... the Spartans out shot the Irish, 28-16 ... as Johnson finished with 27 saves to 13 for Palmisano ... MSU was 0-for-4 on the power play while the Irish were 0-for-3 ... the win gave the Irish a 2-1 all-time record at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum ... Michigan State held the Irish scoreless on the power play in both games marking the first time that Notre Dame went scoreless with the man advantage this season.

1 2 3 F #6 Michigan State 1 0 0 – 1 #14 Notre Dame 2 1 1 – 4

1st: ND: Calle Ridderwall 7 (Kevin Deeth, Billy Maday), 4:24; ND: Kyle Palmieri 4 (Ian Cole, Ben Ryan), 13:22; MSU: Daultan Leveille 3 (Dustin Gazely, Zach Josepher), 14:00. 2nd: ND: Riley Sheahan 3 (Kyle Lawson, Ridderwall), 8:23. 3rd: ND: Deeth 1 (Maday, Lawson), ENG, 19:05.

Saves: MSU: Drew Palmisano (59:36) 4 - 3 - 5 - 12 ND: Brad Phillips (60:00) 10 - 7 - 10 - 27Power Play: MSU: 0-4; ND: 0-3Penalties: MSU: 3 for 6 min.; ND: 4 for 8 min.Attendance: 3,572

Freshman right wing Kyle Palmieri had a three-game, goal-scoring streak from Nov. 19 to Nov. 27. He scored the lone goal Irish goal in a 1-1 tie at Michigan State, scored the game winner in a 4-1 win over the Spartans and then closed the streak with a goal in the 2-1 overtime win versus Bowling Green.

down, then tucking the puck inside the right post ... Johnson then stopped Corey Tropp to give the Irish the shoot out win that gave the 14th-ranked Irish a 5-5-3 over-all and 2-2-3-2 in the CCHA. 1 2 3 OT – F #14 Notre Dame 0 1 0 0 – 1 #6 Michigan State 0 0 1 0 – 1

1st: No Scoring. 2nd: ND: Kyle Palmieri 3 (Ian Cole, Riley Sheahan), 13:36. 3rd: MSU: Derek Grant 6 (Corey Tropp, Nick Sucharski), 6:26. Overtime: No Scoring. Shootout - ND - Billy Maday (save); MSU: Dean Chelios (save); ND - Kyle Palmieri (save); MSU: Andrew Rowe (goal); ND - Ben Ryan (goal); MSU - Nick Sucharski (save); ND - Dan Kissel (goal); MSU - Corey Tropp (save); ND wins shootout, 2-1.

Saves: ND: Mike Johnson (65:00) 5 - 5 - 9 - 4 - 23 MSU: Drew Palmisano (64:45) 12 - 10 - 3 - 0 - 28

Power Play: ND: 0-2; MSU: 0-4Penalties: ND: 8 for 38 min.; MSU: 4 for 8 min.Attendance: 4,683

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GAME 17December 4, 2009

Miami 1 • Notre Dame 0Oxford, Ohio – Two of college hockey's top defensive teams - Notre Dame and Miami - met at Steve Cady Arena and the reasons for their lofty rankings were on display as the RedHawks eked out the lone goal of the night in a 1-0 shutout win over the Irish ... Notre Dame came into the game ranked second in the nation in defense while Miami was fifth and over 60 minutes both teams showed why ... strong goaltending, outstanding special teams and hard-nosed defensive hockey dominated the game with RedHawks' freshman defenseman Joe Hartman getting the lone goal of the game short-handed at 18:42 of the opening period ... that would be the only goal surrendered by Notre Dame netminder Mike Johnson who stopped 25-of-26 shots on the night while Miami's Cody Reichard was perfect, stopping all 24 shots he faced in the game ... the shutout loss drops the 15th-ranked Irish to 7-6-4 overall and 4-3-4-2 in CCHA play, good for 18 points in the league standings. The loss snapped a five-game unbeaten streak (2-0-3) for Notre Dame and dropped the Irish to 2-5 this season in one-goal games after being 11-2 a year ago ... the win moved the RedHawks to 10-2-5 on the year and 7-1-3-1 in the league for 25 points ... the win was also the fifth straight for the Miami over Notre Dame, dating back to the 2007-08 season ... the lone RedHawk goal came on the power play as right wing Tommy Wingels forced a turnover behind the Notre Dame net and fed it to the high slot to Hartman ... the freshman's shot beat Mike Johnson high to his stick side under the cross bar for a 1-0 Miami lead ... the goal was Hartman's second short-handed goal and fourth of the season ... in the second period, Calle Ridderwall hauled down Miami’s Carter Camper on a semi-breakaway with Camper being awarded a penalty shot ... the All-American center came in on Johnson and made a move to his backhand, but the Irish goaltender made the stop ... the penalty shot was the first by a Notre Dame opponent since Feb. 28, 2003 when Morgan Cey stopped Western Michigan's Vince Bellisimo.

1 2 3 F#15 Notre Dame 0 0 0 – 0#1 Miami 1 0 0 – 1

1st: MU: Joe Hartman 4 (Tommy Wingels), SHG, 18:42. 2nd: No Scoring. 3rd: No Scoring.

Saves: ND: Mike Johnson (59:08) 12 - 5 - 8 - 25 MU: Cody Reichard (60:00) 9 - 8 - 7 - 24Power Play: ND: 0-8; MU: 0-7 Penalties: ND: 12 for 24 min.; MU: 14 for 47 min.Attendance: 3,374


Notre Dame 2 • Bowling Green 1 (ot)Notre Dame, Ind. – The Irish spent Thanksgiving at home and showed a flair for the dramatic as junior defenseman Ian Cole chopped a rebound of his own shot over Bowling Green goaltender Nick Eno’s pads with 2.4 seconds left in overtime to give Notre Dame a 2-1 overtime victory at the Joyce Center ... the Irish win extended their winning streak to 13 games over the Falcons and unbeaten streak to 17 (16-0-1) since the 2005-06 season ... Nathan Pageau scored Bowling Green’s lone goal while Kyle Palmieri had Notre Dame’s first goal of the night ... the win gave the Irish a four-game unbeaten streak (2-0-2) dating back to Nov. 15 and gave them a 7-5-3 overall record and a 4-2-3-2 CCHA mark ... Notre Dame out shot the Falcons by a 33-21 margin on the night ... Bowling Green wasted little time getting on the scoreboard as Pageau beat goaltender Mike Johnson inside the left post just 16 seconds into the game ... the Irish tied the game at 1-1 at the 4:07 mark of the second period when Palmieri blasted a shot from the top of the left circle past Falcons’ goaltender Nick Eno on a 5-on-3 power play for his fifth lamplighter of the year ... the score stayed tied into overtime where neither team mus-tered much offense until the final 30 seconds ... Cole fed the puck to Christiaan Minella and moved to the goal ... Minella’s shot came off the backboards to Cole at the right post ... Eno stopped his first shot but Cole was able to settle the rebound and his centering attempt went off the BG goaltender’s back and into the goal for the game win-ner ... Eno finished with 31 saves while Johnson had 20 in the Notre Dame goal ... the overtime win was the first for the Irish since Feb. 20, 2009 at Nebraska-Omaha ... the Irish are now 3-0-6 in extra time since their last overtime loss on March 21, 2008 versus Miami. 1 2 3 OT – F Bowling Green 1 0 0 0 – 1 #14 Notre Dame 0 1 0 1 – 2

1st: BGSU: Nathan Pageau 2 (Tommy Dee, James Perkin), 00:16. 2nd: ND: Kyle Palmieri 5 (Riley Sheahan, Ben Ryan), PPG, 4:07. 3rd: No Scoring. Overtime: ND: Ian Cole 1 (Christiaan Minella, B. Ryan), 4:58.

Saves: BGSU: Nick Eno (64:58) 11 - 13 - 6 - 1 - 31 ND: Mike Johnson (64:53) 6 - 5 - 9 - 0 - 20

Power Play: BGSU: 0-5; ND: 1-7 Penalties: BGSU: 8 for 16 min.; ND: 7 for 25 min. Attendance: 2,857 (sellout)

Junior defenseman Ian Cole had his biggest goal of the season when he scored with just two seconds left in overtime to give Notre Dame a 2-1 win over Bowling Green on Nov. 27.


Notre Dame 4 • Bowling Green 4 (ot)Notre Dame, Ind. – The Notre Dame hockey team gave up 2-0 and 3-2 leads as the Irish battled Bowling Green to a 4-4 overtime final at the Joyce Center ... the Falcons picked up an extra point in the CCHA standings with a 1-0 shoot out win ... Notre Dame was led by junior Calle Ridderwall who recorded his first collegiate hat trick and senior Ryan Thang who scored the game-tying goal ... sophomore Billy Maday had a hand in all four Irish goals, turning in the first four-point game of his career with four assists ... the Falcons spread the scoring around getting single goals from Jordan Samuels-Thomas, Ian Ruel, Tommy Dee and Marc Rodriguez in the tie ... Samuels-Thomas would add the lone goal in the shoot out for Bowling Green ... Notre Dame out shot Bowling Green, 37-25 in the game ... goaltender Nick Eno made 33 saves for the Falcons while junior Brad Phillips gave up all four Falcon goals while making 13 saves in 50:12 ... Mike Johnson finished out regulation, overtime and the shoot-out, making eight saves in 14:41 ... the tie gives Notre Dame a 7-5-4 overall record and a 4-2-4-2 record in the CCHA ... the Falcons are 2-10-2 overall and 2-6-2-2 in conference play ... the tie also extended Notre Dame's unbeaten streak to 18 games (16-0-2) versus the Falcons since the start of the 2005-06 season ... this was the fifth Notre Dame game to go to overtime this season and the fourth to a shoot out ... Ridderwall's hat trick was the first by a Notre Dame player since January 5, 2007 ... Maday's four-assist game was the first by an Irish player since March 9, 2007 when Erik Condra `09 had four versus Alaska in the CCHA playoffs ... the last Notre Dame player to have four points in a game was defenseman Ian Cole who had two goals and two assists versus Northern Michigan on Feb. 13, 2009.

1 2 3 OT – F Bowling Green 0 2 2 0 – 4 #14 Notre Dame 2 1 1 0 – 4

1st: ND: Calle Ridderwall 8 (Billy Maday, Kevin Deeth), PPG, 7:53; ND: Ridderwall 9 (Maday, Brett Blatchford), PPG, 10:10. 2nd: BGSU: Jordan Samuels-Thomas 6 (Andrew Krelove), 5:05; BGSU: Ian Ruel 1 (Tomas Petruska, Brian Moore), 6:00; ND: Ridderwall 10 (Maday, Eric Ringel), 8:45. 3rd: BGSU: Tommy Dee 5 (Samuels-Thomas, David Solway), 3:38; BGSU: Marc Rodriquez 2 (Kyle Page), 9:53; ND: Ryan Thang 3 (Blatchford, Maday), PPG, 11:06. Overtime: No Scoring. Shootout: BGSU - Jordan Samuels-Thomas (goal); ND - Billy Maday (save); BGSU - Marc Rodriquez(save); ND - Ben Ryan

(save); BGSU - Kyle Page (save); ND - Ryan Thang (save); BGSU wins shootout, 1-0. G

Saves: BGSU: Nick Eno (65:00) 9 - 13 - 8 - 3 - 33 ND: Brad Phillips (50:09) 6 - 3 - 4 - x - 13 ND: Mike Johnson (14:40) x - x - 6 - 2 - 8

Power Play: BGSU: 0-5; ND: 3-6 Penalties: BGSU: 11 for 22 min.; ND: 10 for 20 min. Attendance: 2,544


Game Capsules


Michigan 4 • Notre Dame 1Ann Arbor, Mich. – Michigan's Yost Arena is a tough enough place to play when you have a full roster ... try doing it without four defensemen, three of whom play regular shifts for head coach Jeff Jackson's Irish icers ... that's what faced Notre Dame when the Irish dropped a 4-1 decison in front of sell-out crowd of 6,831 at Yost Arena ... the Wolverines got single goals from Carl Hagelin, Brian Lebler, Lee Moffie and Louie Caporusso in the win while Riley Sheahan scored the lone Irish goal via the power play in the second period ... the loss, the third straight for Notre Dame, dropped the Irish to 7-8-4 overall and 4-5-4-2 in the CCHA ... Michigan improved to 9-8-0 on the year and 5-6-0-0 in conference play ... with defensemen Sam Calabrese, Ian Cole, Eric Ringel and Sean Lorenz out of the lineup, Jackson moved three forwards - Billy Maday, Sheahan and Ryan Guentzel - back on the blue line with regulars Brett Blatchford, Kyle Lawson and Teddy Ruth ... Notre Dame was out shot in the game, 35-24 ... Mike Johnson played 47:33 and made 25 saves in the game while giving up four goals and senior Tom O'Brien played the final 12:27 and stopped all six shots he faced ... Michigan's Bryan Hogan stopped 23-of-24 shots in the winning effort for the Wolverines ... Michigan got the lone goal of the first period as Hagelin pounced on a rebound in front of Johnson and flipped it home at the 8:38 mark ... the Wolverines made it 2-0 just 3:05 into the second period when Lebler tucked a Lee Moffie pass inside the right post for his third goal of the year ... the Irish would break their goal-less drought at 7:27 of the period as Sheahan one-timed a Ryan Thang center-ing pass behind Hogan on the power play for his fourth goal of the year, making it 2-1 ... Michigan took advantage of a power play of their own just 1:30 later when Moffie scored on a deflected shot from the center point at 8:57 ... the lead would go to 4-1 at 1:03 of the third period when Caporusso picked up his third point of the night with his fifth goal of the season.


Miami 4 • Notre Dame 0Oxford, Ohio – For the second night in a row, Notre Dame got outstanding goaltending from freshman Mike Johnson, but could muster little offensively as the Irish fell to No. 1 ranked Miami, 4-0, at Steve Cady Arena ... Johnson stopped 32-of-36 shots in the game, keeping the score 1-0 until the third period when the RedHawks scored three times ... four different players scored for the RedHawks led by Tommy Wingels and Pat Cannone with power-play tal-lies and Carter Camper and Justin Vaive adding even-strength goals ... defenseman Cameron Schilling added three assists for the home team ... the two power-play goals were the first given up by Notre Dame since Nov. 14, and Wingels goal snapped a streak of 31 consecutive penalties killed ... the second consecutive shutout by Miami extended the Irish scoring drought to 133:54 with the last Notre Dame goal coming at 11:06 of the third period of the Nov. 28 game versus Bowling Green ... the loss dropped the Irish to 7-7-4 overall and 4-4-4-2 in the CCHA while Miami improves to 11-2-5 on the year and 8-1-3-1 in conference action ... the RedHawk sweep marked the first time that Notre Dame was swept in a weekend series since Oct. 24-25, 2008 when Miami swept the RedHawks at the Joyce Center ... Miami's lone goal of the first period came on the power play as Wingels beat Johnson as he slid across the crease at 10:27 ... the score remained 1-0 as Johnson and the Irish held off the RedHawks until the third period despite playing the second and third periods with just four defensemen ... Cannone made it 2-0 at 3:38 with a wrist shot over Johnson’s stick hand ... Camper and Vaive added late goals off Irish turnovers at 15:34 and 16:55 for the final of 4-0 ... Notre Dame had just 18 shots in the game with Connor Knapp recording his second shutout of the season for the RedHawks ... the Irish were 0-for-7 on the power play in the game and 0-for-15 for the weekend ... the series was costly for the Irish as they lost three defensemen to injuries ... in Friday’s game, freshman Sam Calabrese suffered a broken ankle and junior Ian Cole a concussion ... on Saturday, sophomore Eric Ringel took a high hit in the first period, suffering a concussion that would knock him out for the season ... the last time Notre Dame was shutout in back-to-back games was Jan. 21-22, 2005 when the Irish were blanked by Wisconsin, 2-0 and 2-0 on consecutive nights.

1 2 3 F #15 Notre Dame 0 0 0 – 0 #1 Miami 1 0 3 – 4

1st: MU: Tommy Wingels 6 (Carter Camper, Cameron Schilling), PPG, 10:27. 2nd: No Scoring. 3rd: MU: Pat Cannone 4 (Schilling), PPG, 3:38; MU: Camper 8 (Schilling), 15:34; MU: Justin Vaive 3 (Matt Tomassoni), 16:55.

Saves: ND – Mike Johnson (60:00) 11 - 13 - 8 - 32

MU–Connor Knapp (59:42) 4 - 10 - 4 - 18Power Play: ND: 0-7; MU: 2-5Penalties: ND: 6 for 12 min.; MU: 8 for 16 min.Attendance: 3,119


Notre Dame 2 • Michigan 0Notre Dame, Ind. – Freshman goaltender Mike Johnson made a career-high 38 saves and the Notre Dame offense got goals from Nick Larson and Calle Ridderwall as the Irish handed Michigan a 2-0 loss on Sunday afternoon in front of a sold-out Joyce Center ... the shutout, Johnson's second of the season and the team's third of the year, came with Notre Dame playing without four injured defensemen for the second night in a row ... with a variety of forwards spending time on the blue line, Jeff Jackson employed the “Torpedo” system in both games versus Michigan, using four forwards and one defensemen in groups of five in an attempt to get the offense going ... the win snapped a three-game Irish losing streak, the longest losing streak at Notre Dame since the end of the 2005-06 season ... the vic-tory returned Notre Dame to the .500 mark as the Irish closed the first half with an 8-8-4 record overall and a 5-5-4-2 in the CCHA ... the loss dropped Michigan to 9-9-0 on the year ... with defensemen Sam Calabrese, Ian Cole, Sean Lorenz and Eric Ringel out of the lineup, Jackson had for-wards Riley Sheahan, Billy Maday, Ben Ryan and Ryan Guentzel see regular action on defense ... Notre Dame's offense came to life in the second period, accounting for both goals just over five minutes apart ... Larson made it 1-0 when he combined on a nifty give-and-go with linemate Christiaan Minella at 5:29 for his second goal of the season and the eventual game winner ... the lead would go to 2-0 at 10:48 when Notre Dame capitalized on a five-on-three power-play chance with Ridderwall rifling a shot past Michigan goaltender Bryan Hogan from the right circle for his 11th goal of the year ... Johnson did the rest as he stopped all 17 shots he faced in the third period to finish with 38 saves as the Irish were out shot, 38-20, in the game.

1 2 3 F Michigan 0 0 0 – 0 Notre Dame 0 2 0 – 2

1st: No Scoring. 2nd: ND: Nick Larson 2 (Christiaan Minella, Riley Sheahan), 5:29; ND: Calle Ridderwall 11 (Brett Blatchford, Billy Maday), PPG, 10:48. 3rd: No Scoring.

Saves: UM: Bryan Hogan (60:00) 6 - 4 - 8 - 18 ND: Mike Johnson (59:46) 13 - 8 - 17 - 38Power Play: UM: 0-5; ND: 1-9Penalties: UM: 9 for 18 min.; ND: 5 for 10 min.Attendance: 2,802 (sellout)

1 2 3 F Notre Dame 0 1 0 – 1 Michigan 1 2 1 – 4

1st: UM: Carl Hagelin 9 (Tristin Llewellyn, Matt Rust), 8:38. 2nd: UM: Brian Lebler 3 (Lee Moffie, Louie Caporusso), 3:05; ND: Riley Sheahan 4 (Ryan Thang, Ben Ryan), PPG, 7:27; UM: Moffie 2 (Caporusso, Steve Kampfer), PPG, 8:57. 3rd: UM: Caporusso 5 (Lebler, Chad Langlais), 1:02.

Saves: ND: Mike Johnson (47:33) 10 - 10 - 5 - 25 Tom O’Brien (12:27) x - x - 6 - 6 UM: Bryan Hogan (60:00) 7 - 4 - 12 - 23

Power Play: ND: 1-7; UM: 1-5.Penalties: ND: 5 for 10 min.; UM: 8 for 24 min.Attendance: 6,831 (sellout)

Freshaman left wing Nick Larson celebrates his game-winning goal versus Michigan on Dec. 13.

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GAME 22January 3, 2010

Notre Dame 3 • North Dakota 3 (ot)Hoffman Estates, Ill. – For the second consecutive sea-son, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish took the championship game of the Shillelagh Tournament, winning this year’s game versus North Dakota in a tie-breaking shoot out ... Notre Dame rallied from a 3-1 second-period deficit to tie the sixth-ranked Fighting Sioux, 3-3 in overtime before getting credit for the win with a 2-1 victory in the shoot out that went five rounds ... the Irish got regulation goals from Ben Ryan, Kevin Deeth and Billy Maday for the tie and then won the shootout on goals by Dan Kissel and Ryan ... North Dakota’s goal scorers in the regulation and overtime came from Chris VandeVelde, Brett Hextall and Brett Bruneteau before Evan Trupp scored in the shootout ... on the national scene, the game goes in the books as a tie, giving the Irish a 9-8-5 record while North Dakota left the Sears Centre with a 10-6-4 mark ... Notre Dame opened the scoring as Ryan notched his fourth goal of the year at 3:59 of the first period via the power play ... the Fighting Sioux responded late in the period when VandeVelde answered with his goal at 16:54 to send the game into the intermis-sion tied 1-1 ... North Dakota took a 2-1 lead just 2:15 into the second period when Hextall beat Irish goaltender Mike Johnson with a power-play goal ... midway through the game, the lead would go to 3-1 when Bruneteau tried to center a pass and it went off Johnson into the goal at 8:57 to give the Sioux a two-goal lead ... Notre Dame had an answer at 12:22 when Deeth scored his second of the season by drilling a low shot that beat Sioux goaltender Brad Eidsness to cut the lead to 3-2 ... the Irish would tie the game just 1:36 into the third period when Maday scored his first of the game and third of the weekend as he fired a rebound past Eidsness for his seventh of the season to tie the game at 3-3 ... from there, neither team would score again in regulation or overtime with the game ending tied 3-3 ... in the shootout, North Dakota took an early lead


Notre Dame 5 • Colgate 2

Shillelagh TournamentHoffman Estates, Ill. – Notre Dame returned to action, opening the second half of the season with the Shillelagh Tournament at the Sears Centre Arena ... there the Irish played host to Colgate, North Dakota and Niagara University ... in Notre Dame’s semifinal game, the Irish scored a season-high five goals as they cruised by Colgate, 5-2 ... that put them in the championship game for the second consecutive year, this time against North Dakota as the Fighting Sioux knocked off Niagara, 3-1, in the opening semifinal game ... versus Colgate, the Irish were led by Billy Maday with a pair of goals while Riley Sheahan, Sean Lorenz and Calle Ridderwall added on goal each ... defense-man Brett Blatchford and center Kevin Deeth each had two assists ... Mike Johnson got the win in goal, making 23 saves in the contest ... Francios Brisebois and David McIntyre both scored for the Raiders while Charles Long had 16 saves in goal for the Raiders ... the win improved Notre Dame to 9-8-4 on the season while Colgate fell to 7-7-4 ... Ridderwall started the scoring with the only goal of the first period at 16:22 for a 1-0 Irish lead ... Notre Dame struck with a quick goal in the second when Maday got his first of the night just 19 seconds into the middle period for a 2-0 lead ... Lorenz got his first goal of the season and the eventual game winner at the 8:36 mark to make it 3-0 before Sheahan closed out the Irish scoring in the middle period with a goal at 12:32 for a 4-0 lead ... Colgate finally broke through on Johnson when McIntyre found the back of the net at 16:13 of the second to send the game to the second intermission with Notre Dame on top, 4-1 ... the Raiders made it close when Brisebois cut the lead to 4-2 just 1:15 into the final stanza, but the Irish defense toughened and Maday closed the scoring with his second goal of the game, an empty netter at 19:30 for the 5-2 final score ... the Irish had good news on defense as injured players Ian Cole and Sean Lorenz returned to the lineup while transfer Joe Lavin became eligible to join the team.

1 2 3 F Colgate 0 1 1 – 2 Notre Dame 1 3 1 – 5

1st: ND: Calle Ridderwall 12 (Kevin Deeth, Brett Blatchford), PPG, 3:38. 2nd: ND: Billy Maday 5 (Kyle Lawson, Deeth), PPG, 00:19; ND: Sean Lorenz 1 (Brett Blatchford), 8:36; ND: Riley Sheahan 5 (Ian Cole, Ryan Thang), 12:32; CU: David McIntrye

Notre Dame won its second consecutive Shillelagh Tournament with a 5-2 win over Colgate and a 3-3 tie and a shoot out win versus North Dakota in the title game.

6 (Austin Smith), 16:13. 3rd: CU: Francois Brisebois 9 (Brian Day, Kevin McNamara), PPG, 1:15; ND: Maday 6 (unassisted), ENG, 19:59.

Saves: CU: Charles Long (59:08) 5 - 5 - 6 - 16 ND: Mike Johnson (59:56) 6 - 10 - 7 - 23Power Play: CU: 1-6; ND: 2-6Penalties: CU: 9 for 18 min.; ND: 9 for 18 min.Attendance: 3,836

when Evan Trupp beat Johnson .. Calle Ridderwall and and Maday failed to score as did David Toews for the Sioux ... Matt Frattin could put the game away with North Dakota’s third shot, but Johnson made the stop ... Dan Kissel then came through to tie the shootout, 1-1 ... Jason Gregoire (UND), Ryan Thang for the Irish and Corban Knight (UND) were all stopped before Ben Ryan snapped a wrist shot from the slot past Eidsness to give Notre Dame the shoot out win ... four Notre Dame players were selected to the all-tournament team, led by Johnson in the Irish goal ... defenseman Brett Blatchford was joined by North Dakota's Jake Marto on the blue line while Irish center Kevin Deeth made the team as did Fighting Sioux forward Brett Hextall with Maday chosen to the team and the tournament MVP with three goals on the weekend.

1 2 3 OT – F #6 North Dakota 1 2 0 0 – 3 Notre Dame 1 1 1 0 – 3

1st: ND: Ben Ryan 4 (Ian Cole, Nick Larson), PPG, 3:59; UND: Chris VandeVelde 6 (Jason Gregoire, Derrick LaPoint), 16:54. 2nd: UND: Brett Hextall 8 (Jake Marto, Joe Gleason), 2:15; UND: Brett Bruneteau 1 (Mario Lamoreux, Carter Rowney), 8:47; ND: Kevin Deeth 2 (Ryan Guentzel, Brett Blatchford), 12:22. 3rd: ND: Maday 7 (Christiaan Minella, Joe Lavin), 1:36. Overtime: No Scoring. Shootout - UND - Evan Trupp (goal); ND - Calle Ridderwall (save); UND - David Toews (save); ND - Billy Maday (save); UND - Matt Frattin (save); ND - Dan Kissel (goal); UND - Jason Gregoire (save); ND - Ryan Thang (save); UND - Corban Knight (save); ND - Ben Ryan (goal); ND wins shootout, 2-1.

Saves: UND: Brad Eidsness (64:37) 9 - 9 - 8 - 3 - 29 ND: Mike Johnson (64:37) 4 - 7 - 12 - 2 - 25

Power Play: UND: 1-4; ND: 1-4 Penalties: UND: 7 for 22 min.; ND: 6 for 12 min.Attendance: 2,514


Ferris State 5 • Notre Dame 2Notre Dame, Ind. – The Irish returned home to the Joyce Center full of confidence after winning their second con-secutive Shillelagh Tournament title and were ready put together a strong second half as Ferris State came to town ... the Bulldogs had other ideas though as five different players had two or more points and goaltender Pat Nagle turned aside 18-of-20 Notre Dame shots in a 5-2 win in front of a sell-out crowd ... Ferris State got multiple-point games from defensemen Scott Wietecha (1g, 1a) and Zach Redmond (1g, 1a) and forwards Justin Menke (1g, 1a), Aaron Lewicki (1g, 1a) and Mike Embach (1g, 2a) on the way to the 5-2 win while Kevin Deeth and Ian Cole pro-vided the Irish offense in the game ... the loss dropped Notre Dame to 9-9-5 overall and 5-6-4-2 in conference play while the Bulldogs improved to 15-4-2 on the year and 9-2-2-1 in the CCHA ... Ferris State got on the scoreboard first, getting the only goal of the first period via the power play ... the goal came off a face off in the Irish end - one of three Bulldog goals off face offs - with Wietecha getting the marker at 13:52 on the power play for a 1-0 lead ... the Irish answered back just 49 seconds into the second period when Deeth fired the rebound of a Brett Blatchford shot past Nagle for his third goal of the year and the 1-1 tie ... the tie lasted less than five minutes as Lewicki scored his goal at 5:37 of the middle period when he beat Johnson from the slot for his sixth goal of the year to give the Bulldogs the lead for good at 2-1 ... the Ferris lead grew to 3-1 at 6:52 of the middle period when Redmond got the eventual game winner off a shot from the right point for his fourth goal of the year ... and the eventual game winner ... the Irish had a chance to get back in the game when Cole grabbed


Game Capsules


Notre Dame 4 • Michigan State 4 (ot) East Lansing, Mich. – Notre Dame closed out its weekend series with Michigan State at Munn Arena, rallying from a 3-0 deficit to tie the Spartans, 4-4, in overtime ... Michigan State picked up the extra point in the CCHA standings, winning the shoot out, 1-0 on a goal by Andrew Rowe ... the Irish have always struggled at Munn Arena and this night looked like more of the same for the first 35 minutes as the Spartans took a 3-0 lead on goals by Nick Sucharski, Daultan Leveille and Matt Grassi ... from there, the Irish ral-lied with four goals - two by Ryan Thang and one each from Calle Ridderwall and Ben Ryan to take the lead with 15 minutes left in the game ... MSU would get a late goal (2:21 left) from Derek Grant to tie the game at 4-4 and send it to overtime ... the tie improved the Irish to 10-10-6 on the year and 6-7-5-2 in league play ... the Spartans go to 15-7-4 on the year and 10-4-4-1 in the CCHA ... the tie also extended Notre Dame’s unbeaten streak to eight (5-0-3) versus the Spartans since the 2007-08 season ... since Notre Dame returned to the CCHA in 1992-93, Michigan State owns a 20-3-3 mark versus the Irish at Munn Arena ... the Spartans wasted little time taking the lead as Sucharski scored at the 1:06 mark versus Notre Dame starter Mike Johnson ... the lead went to 2-0 at 16:22 when Leveille’s shot from the left circle went off Johnson’s blocker and into the goal for his fifth score of the year ... the scoring contin-ued in the second when Grassi’s shot from the right point got past Johnson for his second of the season at 4:30 ... at that point Johnson was replaced in the Notre Dame goal by junior Brad Phillips ... the Irish used the power play to work their way back into the game ... Ridderwall, the CCHA leader in power-play goals, got his ninth of the year at 12:42 to make it 3-1 ... a crazy bounce helped cut the lead to 3-2 as an Ian Cole shot from the point missed the net, hit a crack in the boards and caromed in front of the goal where it deflected off Thang’s skate at 18:22 for his sixth goal of the season and third of the weekend ... the tying goal came 37 seconds into the third period when Ryan snapped a shot past MSU goaltender Bobby Jarosz to tie the game, 3-3 ... Thang then gave the Irish their only lead of the game when he scored on the power play at 4:51 of the third for his second of the night and fourth of the weekend to make it 4-3 ... Phillips protected the lead until the 17:39 mark with Grant drilled a rebound from the bot-tom of the left wing circle to tie the game at 4-4 and send it to overtime and the shoot out ... Notre Dame out shot


Notre Dame 5 • Michigan State 2Notre Dame, Ind. – Ryan Thang and Nick Larson scored two goals each and Dan Kissel added a short-handed goal as Notre Dame rallied from a 2-0, second-period deficit to hand No. 6 Michigan State a 5-2 loss in front of a sellout crowd of 3,007 at the Joyce Center ... Dean Chelios and Brett Perlini scored for the Spartans, staking the visitors to a 2-0 lead by the 3:57 mark of the middle stanza ... the Irish peppered Michigan State goaltenders Drew Palmisano and Bobby Jarosz with 46 shots in the game, including 19 in the first period with Palmisano stopping all 19. Notre Dame chased the Spartan starter midway through the third period as he gave up five goals while making 34 saves ... Jarosz played the final 11:03, stopping all seven shots he faced ... Irish goaltender Mike Johnson stopped 24 shots in the win ... the victory snapped a two-game Notre Dame losing streak and evened the Irish record at 10-10-5 overall and 6-7-4-2 in the CCHA ... Michigan State fell to 15-7-3 on the year and 10-4-3-0 in conference action ... the Spartans scored the lone first-period goal as Chelios flipped a backhander past Johnson at 5:25 ... the MSU lead would go to 2-0 just 3:57 into the second period with Perlini scoring on a rebound for his fourth of the year ... that would be it for the Spartans offense as Larson led the Notre Dame comeback with two goals and an assist for the first three-point game of his career ... his first goal came at 7:02 of the second when he fired a wrist shot past Palmisano to cut the lead to 2-1 ... the freshman left wing tied the game at 2-2 when he combined with Kyle Lawson on a 2-on-1, snapping a shot past the Spartan goaltender at 14:36 for his fourth goal of the year ... the score stayed tied until the 4:40 mark of the third when the Irish scored three times in a 4:17 span ... Thang got his first of the game with one second left on a power play as he deflected a shot past Palmisano at 4:40 to give the Irish the lead ... just over one minute later, Notre Dame made it 4-2 when Kissel beat Palmisano with a slapper from the left cirle, short-handed


Ferris State 4 • Notre Dame 2 Notre Dame, Ind. – Third-period goals by Ferris State's Blair Riley and Cody Chupp snapped a 2-2 tie to give the Bulldogs a 4-2 win over Notre Dame in front of a sell-out crowd of 2,767 at the Joyce Center ... Notre Dame defense-men Kyle Lawson and Ian Cole each scored first-period power-play goals to give the Irish a 2-1 after one period ... Mike Embach got the scoring started with a first-period goal and Eric Alexander tied the game 2-2 with the lone second-period marker ... the loss, the second in a row for Notre Dame, dropped Notre Dame to 9-10-5 on the season and 5-7-4-2 in the CCHA, good for a three-way tie for sev-enth place with Michigan and Nebraska-Omaha ... Ferris State is now unbeaten in its last 12 CCHA games (10-0-2) and improved to 16-4-2 overall and 10-2-2-2 in the confer-ence and a share of the CCHA lead with Miami ... the line of Embach, Aaron Lewicki and Justin Menke picked up where it left off on Saturday night (three goals, four assists) and gave Ferris State a 1-0 lead at 8:41 with Emback cashing in his fifth goal of the season ... Notre Dame answered back with the first of two power-play goals in the opening stanza with Lawson getting the first at 13:16 for his fourth goal of the year ... less than two minutes later, the Irish took the lead at 2-1 on Cole’s power-play tally at 14:55 off a face off to the left of goaltender Patrick Nagle ... Ryan Thang’s assist on the goal was the 100th career point of his Notre Dame career, making him one of just 45 Irish hockey play-ers to reach the 100-point plateau ... the Bulldogs would get the lone goal of the second period to tie the game at 6:53 as Alexander beat Notre Dame goaltender Tom O'Brien to his stick side for his third goal of the season to make it 2-2 at the second intermission ... Ferris State took the lead for good just 14 seconds into the third period when Riley netted his team-best 16th of the season off a scramble in front of O'Brien ... the Bulldogs added an insur-ance goal at 4:47 of the third period when Chupp lifted a backhander past O’Brien for his seventh goal of the year and a 4-2 advantage ... play turned nasty late in the game

a Bulldog turnover inside the blue line and hammered a shot under the cross bar behind Nagle for his second goal of the season, making it a 3-2 game after two periods ... that was as close as the Irish would get as the third period was all Ferris State ... the Bulldogs out shot Notre Dame, 11-3, and outscored them by a 2-0 margin on goals by Menke (11:02) and Embach (13:58) for the 5-2 final score ... on the night, Ferris State out shot Notre Dame by a 31-20 margin with Johnson making 26 saves ... the sellout crowd of 2,857 on Saturday was the ninth sellout crowd in 13 home games this season. Since Dec. 13, 2008, Notre Dame has had 18 sellout crowds in their last 22 games.

1 2 3 – F #12 Ferris State 1 2 2 – 5 Notre Dame 0 2 0 – 2

1st: FSU: Scott Wietecha 1 (Zach Redmond, Blair Riley), PPG, 13:52. 2nd: ND: Kevin Deeth 3 (Brett Blatchford, Calle Ridderwall), PPG, 00:49; FSU: Aaron Lewicki 6 (Justin Menke, Mike Embach), 5:37; FSU: Redmond 4 (Cody Chupp, Corey Haines), 6:52; ND: Ian Cole 2 (unassisted), 16:51. 3rd: FSU: Menke 5 (Embach, Wietecha), 11:02; FSU: Embach 4 (Lewicki), 13:58.

Saves: FSU: Pat Nagle (59:58) 10 - 5 - 3 - 18 ND: Mike Johnson (60:00) 8 - 9 - 9 - 26Power Play: FSU: 1-4; ND: 1-4 Penalties: FSU: 5 for 10 min.; ND: 5 for 10 min.Attendance: 2,857 (sellout)

when Travis Oullette was charged with checking Irish defender Teddy Ruth from behind into the boards ... when Brett Blatchford came to Ruth’s aid he was grabbed by Ouellette while Ruth tangled with Brett Wysopal ... the melee resulted in 62 minutes in penalties with Oullette and Ruth being assessed game disqualification penalties ... for the game, Ferris State out shot Notre Dame by a 33-29 margin. Nagle finished with 27 saves while O'Brien, making just his second start of the season, had a career-high 29 saves in the contest ... Thang now has 51 goals and 49 assists for his 100 career points and joins fellow senior Kevin Deeth who has 35 goals and 75 assists for 110 points to rank 37th all-time as the two Notre Dame players to reach 100 points this season.

1 2 3 – F #12 Ferris State 1 1 2 – 4 Notre Dame 2 0 0 – 2

1st: FSU: Mike Embach 5 (Aaron Lewicki, Justin Menke), 8:41; ND: Kyle Lawson 4 (Brett Blatchford, Calle Ridderwall), PPG, 13:16; ND: Ian Cole 3 (Riley Sheahan, Ryan Thang), PPG, 14:55. 2nd: FSU: Eric Alexander 3 (Travis Oullette, Zach Redmond), 6:53. 3rd: FSU: Blair Riley 16 (Casey Haines, Cody Chupp), 00:14; FSU: Chupp 7 (Matthew Kirzinger), 4:47.

Saves: FSU: Pat Nagle (60:00) 8 - 8 - 11 - 27

ND: Tom O’Brien (58:50) 12 - 13 - 4 - 29Power Play: FSU: 0-4; ND: 2-9

Penalties: FSU: 14 for 47 min.; ND: 10 for 47 min.Attendance: 2,767 (sellout)

at 5:59 for his third goal of the year ... Thang closed out the offensive barrage with his second goal of the night at 8:57 for his fifth of the season and a 5-2 lead ... the five goals equaled a season high for the Irish set on Jan. 2 versus Colgate ... Thang’s game-winning goal in the third period was the 14th of his career, putting him at the top of the game-winning goals list for the Irish.

1 2 3 – F #6 Michigan State 1 1 0 – 2 Notre Dame 0 2 3 – 5

1st: MSU: Dean Chelios 3 (Trevor Nill, Matt Crandell), 5:25. 2nd: MSU: Brett Perlini 4 (Nill, Zach Josepher), 3:57; ND: Nick Larson 3 (Kyle Palmieri, Kyle Lawson), 7:02; ND: Larson 4 (Lawson, Ryan Guentzel), 14:36. 3rd: ND: Ryan Thang 4 (Ian Cole, Larson), PPG, 4:40; ND: Dan Kissel 3 (Brett Blatchford), SHG, 5:59; ND: Thang 5 (Blatchford, Kevin Deeth), 8:57.

Saves: MSU: Drew Palmisano (48:57) 8 - 8 - 11 - 27 Bobby Jarosz (11:03) x - x - 7 - 7 ND: Mike Johnson (60:00) 7 - 11 - 6 - 24

Power Play: MSU: 0-5; ND: 1-6Penalties: MSU: 7 for 14 min.; ND: 6 for 12 min.Attendance: 3,007 (sellout)

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Notre Dame 6 • Lake Superior 1Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. – Calle Ridderwall recorded his second hat trick of the season, getting three goals in the second period, while Ryan Thang, Ben Ryan and Patrick Gaul scored single goals to help Notre Dame defeat Lake Superior State, 6-1, at Taffy Abel Arena ... Steven Kaunisto had the lone Laker goal on the night ... the six-goal offen-sive explosion for the Irish was a season high and the five second-period goals marked a season-best for one period ... Ridderwall, who recorded a hat trick on Nov. 28 versus Bowling Green, becomes the first Irish player to get two hat tricks in a season since Tim Kuehl did it in 1987-88 ... fresh-man goaltender Mike Johnson stopped 24-of-25 shots to record the win while Brian Mahoney-Wilson and Pat Inglis combined for 22 saves on the night ... the win improved the Irish to 11-10-6 overall and 7-7-5-2 in the CCHA while also extending Notre Dame's unbeaten streak versus Lake Superior to 11 games (9-0-2) since December of 2005 ... the Lakers are now 14-9-4 on the year and 9-8-2-1 in confer-ence play ... Lake Superior scored first in the game when Kaunisto picked off an errant pass at the Notre Dame blue line and fired a slapshot past Johnson at 2:01 of the open-ing period for his third goal of the season ... the Irish were able to tie the game at 13:41 of the first when Thang snapped a wrist shot past Mahoney-Wilson for his eighth of the year to make it 1-1 ... the second period was all Notre Dame as the Irish scored five times for a 6-1 lead ... Ryan started the goal-scoring explosion just 1:52 into the period when he slid the rebound of a Brett Blatchford shot behind Mahoney-Wilson ... Gaul made it 3-1 at 6:34 with his first career goal, snapping a wrist shot over the Laker goalten-der’s blocker to set off three consecutive goals in a span of 2:59 with Ridderwall getting the next two on the way to his natural hat trick ... the junior left wing made it 5-1 at 7:58 with his 14th of the season and then welcomed replace-ment goaltender Pat Inglis to the game at 9:33 with his 15th ... the Swedish sniper closed the hat trick with his third in a row at 14:45 to make it 6-1 ... Notre Dame's defense-men again had another strong game in contributing to the offense as Kyle Lawson, Blatchford and Joe Lavin each had a pair of assists on the night ... for the game, Notre Dame out shot Lake Superior by a 28-25 margin ... Mahoney-Wilson gave up five goals in 27:58, making eight saves while Inglis played the final 32:02 and had 14 stops in the game.


Notre Dame 1 • Lake Superior 1 (ot)Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. – After having a fairly easy night in game one of the Lake Superior State series, freshman goaltender Mike Johnson came up big in game two, stop-ping a career-high 45 shots as the Irish battled the Lakers to a 1-1 tie at Taffy Abel Arena ... Lake Superior picked up the extra point in the standings by winning the shootout, 1-0, in three rounds ... freshman left wing Nick Larson got the lone Irish goal, tying the game at 11:22 of the third period, just 23 seconds after the Lakers' Zach Trotman scored Lake Superior's only goal of the night ... in the shootout, Lake Superior's Domenic Monardo got the lone goal, beating Johnson through his pads on the Lakers' first shot. Goaltender Brian Mahoney-Wilson stopped Notre Dame's Ben Ryan, Calle Ridderwall and Ryan Thang on their shootout chances for the shootout win ... the tie gives Notre Dame an 11-10-7 overall record while the Irish get one point in the CCHA standings and are now 7-7-6-2, all alone in sixth place, just one point behind fifth-place Alaska ... Lake Superior goes to 14-9-5 overall and the Lakers are now 9-8-3-2 in conference play, good for 32 points in the standings and they remain in fourth place in the CCHA playoff race ... the tie extends the Notre Dame unbeaten streak versus Lake Superior State to 12 games (9-0-3) since December of 2005 ... with the tie, Notre Dame is now 1-0-7 in overtime games this season. The seven ties are the most for the Irish in a season since the 2000-01 campaign ... Notre Dame is now 3-4 in the shootout this year.

1 2 3 OT – F Notre Dame 0 0 1 0 – 1Lake Superior State 0 0 1 0 – 1

1st: No Scoring. 2nd: No Scoring. 3rd: LSSU: Zach Trotman 2 (Pat Aubry, Steven Kaunisto), 10:59; ND: Nick Larson 5 (Kyle Palmieri, Riley Sheahan), 11:22. Overtime: No Scoring. Shootout - ND - Ben Ryan (save); LSSU - Domenic Menardo (goal); ND - Calle Ridderwall (save); LSSU - Chad Nehring (save); ND - Ryan Thang (save); LSSU wins shoot-out, 1-0.

Saves: ND: Mike Johnson (65:00) 12 - 17 - 14 - 2 - 45 LSSU: B. Mahoney-Wilson (65:00) 9 - 6 - 8 - 3 - 26

Power Play: ND: 0-4; LSSU: 0-5.Penalties: ND: 10 for 28 min.; LSSU: 8 for 238 min.Attendance: 2,691


Nebraska-Omaha 5 • Notre Dame 3Notre Dame, Ind. – Nebraska-Omaha snapped a 2-1 Notre Dame lead with four unanswered goals on the way to a 5-3 win over the Irish in front of a sellout crowd of 3,007 at the Joyce Center ... senior captain Jeric Agosto led the Mavericks offensively with two goals and an assist while Matt Ambroz, Dan Swanson and John Kemp had single goals as Nebraska-Omaha derailed Notre Dame's bid to move closer to fourth place in the CCHA standings ... the Irish scored all three goals on the power play with Ben Ryan, Kyle Palmieri and Brett Blatchford lighting the lamp on eight tries with the man advantage ... the loss dropped Notre Dame into a seventh-place tie with Ohio State as the Irish fell to 11-11-7 overall and 7-8-6-2 in the CCHA ... the UNO win snapped a six-game Irish winning streak versus the visiting Mavericks ... the loss also dropped the Irish to 6-7-3 at the Joyce Center, just a year after going 13-3-2 on home ice ... Notre Dame scored the lone goal of the first period as Ryan whipped a wrist shot inside the left post over Maverick goaltender Jeremie Dupont’s glove at 15:18 ... Nebraska-Omaha tied the score at 1-1 at the 2:52 mark of the second stanza as Agosto got his first goal of the night off a scramble in front of Irish goaltender Mike Johnson ... Notre Dame answered with its second power-play goal of the game as Palmieri jumped on a loose puck to beat Dupoint at 6:03 for his sixth goal of the year ... the Mavericks took over from there as Ambroz got the equal-izer at 8:13 of the second when he beat Johnson on a short-handed breakaway goal ... Swanson put UNO ahead to stay at 17:07 when he fired a rebound past Johnson for his third of the year and a 3-2 lead ... the lead would go to 5-2 in the third as Agosto converted a turnover into his second goal of the game and 13th of the season at 11:31 and Kemp closed the scoring with an empty-net goal at 19:00 ... the Irish would answer back at 19:25 as Blatchford scored on a 6-on-4 power-play chance as Johnson remained off for a sixth attacker ... both teams had 34 shots on goal in the game ... Dupont finished with 31 saves while Johnson had 29 on the night.

1 2 3 F Nebraska-Omaha 0 3 2 – 5 Notre Dame 1 1 1 – 3

1st: ND: Ben Ryan 7 (Joe Lavin), PPG, 15:18. 2nd: UNO: Jeric Agosto 12 (Dan Swanson, Kyle Ensign), 2:52; ND: Kyle Palmieri 6 (Lavin, B. Ryan), PPG, 6:03; UNO: Matt Ambroz 8 (Eddie DelGrosso, Jeremie Dupont), PPG, 8:13; UNO: Swanson 3 (Agosto, John Kemp), 17:07. 3rd: UNO: Agosto 13 (Kemp), 11:31; UNO: Kemp 4 (unassisted), ENG, 19:00; ND: Brett Blatchford 2 (Ryan Thang, Kyle Lawson), PPG, EX, 19:25.

Saves: UNO: Jeremie Dupont (60:00) 3 - 18 - 10 - 31

ND: Mike Johnson (58:24) 9 - 10 -10 - 29

Power Play: UNO: 1-4; ND: 3-8Penalties: UNO: 9 for 26 minutes; ND: 4 for 8 min.Attendance: 3,007 (sellout)

Michigan State, 32-30, in the game ... Phillips stopped 19 of 20 shots during his 40:30 of playing time. Jarosz had 28 stops for the Spartans. 1 2 3 OT – F Notre Dame 0 2 2 0 – 4 #6 Michigan State 2 1 1 0 – 4

1st: MSU: Nick Sucharski 5 (Derek Grant, Corey Tropp), 1:06; MSU: Daultan Leveille 5 (Tropp), 16:42. 2nd: MSU: Brent Perlini 5 (Matt Grassi, Dean Chelios), 4:30; ND: Calle Ridderwall 13 (Kyle Lawson, Kyle Palmieri), PPG, 12:42; ND: Ryan Thang 6 (Ian Cole, Nick Larson), PPG, 18:12. 3rd: ND: Ben Ryan 5 (Brett Blatchford, Lawson), 00:37; ND: Thang 7 (Lawson), PPG, 4:51; MSU: Grant 9 (Tropp, Jeff Petry), PPG, 17:39. Overtime: No Scoring. Shootout - MSU - Corey Tropp (save); ND - Calle Ridderwall (save); MSU - Andrew Rowe (goal); ND - Ryan Thang (save); MSU - Dean Chelios (save); ND - Dan Kissel (save); MSU wins shootout, 1-0.

Saves: ND: Mike Johnson (24:30) 5 - 2 - x - x - 7 Brad Phillips (40:26) x - 7 - 11 - 1 - 19 MSU: Bobby Jarosz (64:55) 8 - 11 - 8 - 1 - 28 Power Play: ND: 3-7; MSU: 1-4 Penalties: ND: 6 for 12 min.; MSU: 9 for 29 min. Attendance: 6,247

1 2 3 – FNotre Dame 1 5 0 – 6Lake Superior State 1 0 2 – 2

1st: LSSU: Steven Kaunisto 3 (unassisted), 2:01; ND: Ryan Thang 8 (Joe Lavin, Kevin Deeth), 13:41. 2nd: ND: Ben Ryan 6 (Brett Blatchford, Ryan Guentzel), 1:52; ND: Patrick Gaul 1 (Lavin, Kevin Nugent), 6:34; ND: Calle Ridderwall 14 (Thang, Kyle Lawson), 7:58; ND: Ridderwall 15 (Thang, Lawson), 7:58; Ridderwall 16 (Blatchford, Kyle Palmieri), PPG, 14:45. 3rd: No Scoring.

Saves: ND: Mike Johnson (60:00) 6 - 8 - 12 - 26

LSSU: B. Mahoney-Wilson (27:28) 6 - 2 - x- 8 Pat Inglis (31:46) x - 10 - 4- 14Power Play: ND: 1-6; LSSU: 0-3Penalties: ND: 3 for 6 min.; LSSU: 6 for 15 min.Attendance: 2,317


Game CapsulesGAME 31

February 5, 2010 Western Michigan 7 • Notre Dame 2

Kalamazoo, Mich. – The Notre Dame hockey team entered the month of February looking to improve its standing in the CCHA playoff chase ... the Irish definitely got off to a bad start as they started their five-game road trip with a 7-2 loss at Western Michigan in front of 2,570 at Lawson Arena ... seven different Broncos got on the scoresheet as they scored the most goals against the Irish since Nov. 4, 2005 when Michigan downed Notre Dame, 8-5 ... Kyle O'Kane, Jordan Collins, Jared Katz, Derek Roehl (ppg), Greg Squires, Cam Watson (shg) and Ross Henry (ppg) scored for Western Michigan while Joe Lavin and Riley Sheahan were the lone Irish players to get pucks behind Bronco goaltender Riley Gill ... the win was the first for Western Michigan since Dec. 4 and snapped an 11-game winless skid (0-8-3) ... the loss dropped Notre Dame to 12-12-7 on the year and 8-9-6-2 in the CCHA ... the Broncos are now 7-15-5 on the year and 3-14-4-1 in confer-ence action ... both teams had 27 shots on goal with Gill finishing the night with 25 saves ... Mike Johnson gave up three goals on 11 shots in the first period before giving way to Brad Phillips who played the final two periods, giving up four goals on 16 shots ... Western Michigan found their offense early in the first period, lighting the lamp three times in an 8:27 span to take a 3-0 lead by the 12:50 mark ... Kane started the scoring run at 4:23 with his second of the season ... Collins made it 2-0 at 7:28 when his slapshot through a screen beat Johnson ... Katz rounded out the three-goal burst at 12:50 for a 3-0 lead at the first intermis-sion ... Lavin cut that lead to 3-1 with his first collegiate goal just 27 seconds into the middle period ... that was as close as the Irish would get as Western Michigan scored twice in a span of 1:01 to build the lead to 5-1 ... at 8:06, Roehl scored on the power play as he deflected a shot past Phillips ... at 9:07, Squires found the back of the net with a wrist shot past Phillips for his fourth of the season and a four-goal lead ... even a power-play chance in the third went awry for the Irish as Watson scored short-handed at 12:33 of the third to make it 6-1 ... Sheahan cut the lead to 6-2 with his sixth goal of the year at 14:46 before Henry closed out the scoring with a power-play goal at 19:24 for the 7-2 final.

1 2 3 – FNotre Dame 0 1 1 – 2Western Michigan 3 2 2 – 5

1st: WMU: Kyle O’Kane 2 (Max Campbell, Mike Levendusky), 4:23; WMU: Jordan Collings 4 (Levendusky, Jared Katz), 7:28; WMU: Katz 7 (Greg Squires, Derek Roehl), 12:50. 2nd: ND: Joe Lavin 1 (Kyle Lawson, Calle Ridderwall), EX, 00:27; WMU: Roehl 3 (Tyler Ludwig, Campbell), PPG, 8:06; WMU: Squires 4 (Patrick Nagorsen, Ludwig), 9:07. 3rd: WMU: Cam Watson 4 (Katz), SHG, 12:33; ND: Riley Sheahan 6 (Nick Larson, Kyle Palmieri), 14:46; WMU: Ross Henry 1 (Travis Paeth, Nagorsen), PPG, 19:24.

Saves: ND: Mike Johnson (20:00) 8 - x - x - 8 Brad Phillips (39:54) x - 7 - 5 - 12 WMU: Riley Gill (60:00) 6 - 8 - 11 - 25Power Play: ND: 0-5; WMU: 2-3Penalties: ND: 3 for 6 minutes; WMU: 8 for 35 min.Attendance: 2,570

GAME 32February 6, 2010

Western Michigan 4 • Notre Dame 1Kalamazoo, Mich. – Notre Dame’s postseason hopes took a big hit in game two of the series at Western Michigan ... the Irish ran into a hot goaltender and the offense sput-tered despite 12 power-play chances as they dropped a 4-1 decision to the Broncos at Lawson Arena ... Notre Dame fired 55 shots at red-hot goaltender Riley Gill and sopho-more Derek Roehl scored three times in the victory with defenseman Tyler Ludwig getting the fourth goal of the game ... defenseman Brett Blatchford scored the only goal for the Irish in the loss ... Roehl came into the weekend with one goal on the year and had four in the two-game series to lead the Bronco sweep ... Notre Dame was 0-for-12 on the power play while Western Michigan was 3-for-4 in the contest ... the Irish penalty-killing unit came into the week-end ranked No. 1 in the nation, but gave up five man-advantage goals in six chances over the two-game series ... the loss dropped Notre Dame into a tie for eighth in the CCHA standings with an 8-10-6-2 mark in league play while the Irish went to 12-13-7 overall ... the Bronco sweep gave them an 8-15-5 record and a 4-14-4-1 record in the CCHA ... the shot totals indicated that Notre Dame dominated the first period but had nothing to show for it ... Western Michigan failed to get a shot for the first 13 minutes but took a 1-0 lead at 13:11 of the opening stanza, scoring on the second shot of the game .... , Notre Dame dominated the first period but had nothing to show for it as Western Michigan scored twice. Through the first 13 minutes of the period, the Irish out shot the Broncos by a 10-0 margin, but Western got the opening goal of the game off a scramble in front on its second shot of the night at 13:11 ... Roehl picked up his first of the night when he jammed a Jare Katz rebound past Mike Johnson to make it 1-0 ... less than four minutes later, Ludwig drove a shot from the left point on the power play to make it 2-0 at 16:53 despite the Irish hav-ing a 15-7 shot advantage in the opening period ... just 55 seconds into the second period, the Broncos cashed in on the power play again ... Roehl deflected a Matt Tennyson shot past Johnson for his second of the game and fourth of the year ... the Irish would out shoot Western Michigan 19-2 in the middle period but trailed 3-0 ... Notre Dame finally broke through at 11:22 of the third period when Blatchford’s shot from the left point fluttered over Gill’s glove for his third goal of the season ... the Broncos closed the scoring at 13:58 when Roehl capped his hat trick, beat-ing Irish back up goaltender Tom O’Brien off a scramble in front of the goal for a 4-1 final score ... the 55 shots were the most for the Irish in a game this season since November of 2004 when they fired 54 shots on Bowling Green in a 4-4 tie ... Notre Dame's 12 power-play chances saw the Irish get 27 shots but no goals to show for it. 1 2 3 – FNotre Dame 0 0 1 – 1Western Michigan 2 1 1 – 4

1st: WMU: Derek Roehl 3 (Jared Katz, Luke Witkowski), 13:11; WMU: Tyler Ludwig 3 (Dana Walters, Roehl), PPG, 16:53. 2nd: WMU: Roehl 4 (Matt Tennyson, Walters), PPG, 00:55. 3rd: ND: Brett Blatchford 3 (Teddy Ruth, Dan Kissel), 11:22; WMU: Roehl 5 (Max Campbell, Ludwig), PPG, 13:58.

Saves: ND: Mike Johnson (20:55) 5 - 1 - x - 6

Tom O’Brien (38:54) x - 0 - 6 - 6 WMU: Riley Gill (60:00) 15 - 19 - 20 - 54Power Play: ND: 0-12; WMU: 3-3Penalties: ND: 6 for 12 minutes; WMU: 15 for 38 min.Attendance: 3,171


Notre Dame 3 • Nebraska-Omaha 2 Notre Dame, Ind. – Some teams just like playing with their backs to the wall .... the Notre Dame hockey team scored three unanswered goals and then held off the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks late rally for a 3-2 win in front of a sold out Joyce Center crowd of 2,857 ... after coming out flat on Friday night in a 5-3 loss to the Mavericks, Notre Dame came out buzzing early, getting goals from Calle Ridderwall, Nick Larson and Sean Lorenz to build a 3-0 lead by the 8:25 mark of the second period ... from there, they turned things over to freshman goaltender Mike Johnson who turned away 32-of-34 shots on the night, giving up third-period goals to Terry Broadhurst and Rich Purslow (extra attacker goal) for the 3-2 win ... the win jumped the Irish into a tie for fourth place while the loss dropped Nebraska-Omaha from sixth to a tie for eighth as fourth place and ninth place in the conference are separated by just two points ... Notre Dame is now 12-11-7 for the year and 8-8-6-2 in the CCHA, while the Mavericks are 13-12-5 overall and 9-11-2-1 in conference play ... the Irish, playing with six players sidelined with injuries, jumped out to an early first-period lead as Ridderwall picked up his team-best 17th goal of the year at 6:45 ... the lead would go to 2-0 less than four minutes later when Larson converted his sixth goal of the year, this one on the power play at 10:30 ... Lorenz built the lead to 3-0 at 8:25 of the second when his shot from a bad angle eluded goaltender John Faulkner for his second goal of the year ... UNO finally broke through on Johnson, scoring at the 14:11 mark when Broadhurst scored off a scramble in front to make it 3-1 ... down by two goals, Nebraska-Omaha pulled its goaltender with 2:30 left in the game and poured on the attack against Johnson and the Irish, taking a total of 16 shots in the third period ... the Mavs finally scored with 26 seconds left as Purslow beat Johnson with a wrist shot for his 11th goal of the season ... the Irish held on over the final 26 seconds to take the vic-tory ... Notre Dame was out shot by Nebraska-Omaha, 34-26, in the game with Johnson making 32 stops to Faulkner's 23 ... the Irish win also was highlighted by the team's first-ever "Give Them The Jersey Off Their Backs," promotion as the Irish auctioned off special commemora-tive jerseys with the proceeds going to the Wounded Warriors Project ... the online auction netted $16,604.60 for 28 jerseys ... several Notre Dame benefactors, includin an Irish hockey alum, combined to add $25,000 in matching funds for a total of $41,604.60 for the Wounded Warrior Project that provides programs and services designed to ease the burdens of these heroes and their families, aid in the recovery process, and smooth the transition back to civilian life.

1 2 3 F Nebraska-Omaha 0 0 2 – 2 Notre Dame 2 1 0 – 3

1st: ND: Calle Ridderwall 17 (Kyle Palmieri, Kevin Deeth), 6:45; ND: Nick Larson 6 (Ryan Thang, Ryan Guentzel), PPG, 10:30. 2nd: ND: Sean Lorenz 2 (Guentzel, Dan Kissel), 8:25. 3rd: UNO: Terry Broadhurst 5 (John Kemp, Alex Hudson), 14:11; UNO: Rich Purslow 11 (Eric Olimb), EX, 19:34.

Saves: UNO: John Faulkner (57:30) 9 - 7 - 7 - 23

ND: Mike Johnson (59:33) 7 - 11 - 14 - 32

Power Play: UNO: 0-5; ND: 1-5Penalties: UNO: 7 for 14 min.; ND: 7 for 15 min.Attendance: 2,857 (sellout)

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Notre Dame 1 • Bowling Green 1 (ot)Bowling Green, Ohio – Notre Dame’s late-season swoon continued in game two of the series at Bowling Green as the Irish and Falcons battled to a 1-1 overtime tie in front of 2,746 at the BGSU Ice Arena ... the Falcons picked up the extra point in the CCHA standings by winning the shoot out, 2-1 ... for the second night in a row, the Notre Dame took a lead into the third period and couldn’t hold it ... freshman Kyle Palmieri had the lone goal for the Irish in the second period while Bowling Green’s Tomas Petruska tied the game at 9:41 of the third ... Dan Kissel got the lone Notre Dame goal in the shoot out while James Perkin and Petruska scored for the Falcons ... the loss extended Notre Dame's winless streak to four games (0-3-1) and the Irish fell to 12-14-8 overall and 8-11-7-2 in conference play ... the Falcons improve to 5-22-5 overall and are 4-17-5-4 in the conference ... the Irish are now now 2-5 in CCHA shootouts this season and have lost four straight .... Notre Dame out shot Bowling Green, 39-28, in the game. Eno finished with 38 saves while Johnson had 27 stops in regulation and overtime.

1 2 3 OT – F Notre Dame 0 1 0 0 – 1 Bowling Green 0 0 1 0 – 1

1st: No Scoring. 2nd: ND: Kyle Palmieri 9 (Calle Ridderwall, Teddy Ruth), 00:31. 3rd: BGSU: Tomas Petruska 9 (James Perkin, Ryan Peltoma), 9:41. Overtime: No Scoring. Shootout - ND - Kyle Palmieri (save); BGSU - David Solway (save); ND - Dan Kissel (goal); BGSU - James Perkin (goal); ND - Ryan Thang (save); BGSU - Tomas Petruska (goal); BGSU wins shootout, 2-1.

Saves: ND: Mike Johnson (64:46) 7 - 3 - 14 - 3 - 27 MSU: Nick Eno (65:00) 17 - 13 - 6 - 2 - 38

Power Play: ND: 0-4; BGSU: 0-5Penalties: ND: 8 for 16 min.; BGSU: 7 for 14 min.Attendance: 2,746


Bowling Green 4 • Notre Dame 3Bowling Green, Ohio – For close to 45 minutes in the series opener at Bowling Green, things were looking up for Notre Dame as the Irish led the Falcons, 3-1, at the BGSU Ice Arena ... then, it all came apart as Bowling Green scored three times in a 5:12 span to rally for a 4-3 win to hand Notre Dame its third consecutive loss ... goals by Wade Finnegan, Brennan Vargas and Nathan Pageau paced the Bowling Green third-period rally, wiping out the 3-1 lead that came on Irish goals by Kyle Palmieri, Ryan Thang and Joe Lavin ... Kai Kantola added the first Falcon goal of the game ... the loss snapped an 18-game Notre Dame unbeaten streak (16-0-2) against Bowling Green and was the first Falcons' win over the Irish since Jan. 29, 2005 and the first win at BGSU Ice Arena since Jan. 28, 2005 as the Irish were 7-0-1 in their last eight games in Ohio ... the loss dropped the Irish to 12-14-7 overall and 8-11-6-2 in the CCHA while the Bowling Green victory snapped a four-game losing streak and improved the Falcons to 5-22-4 on the season and 4-17-5-3 in conference play ... Notre Dame scored the only goal of the first period and it came on the power play as Palmieri swept a wrist shot past goaltender Nick Eno at 11:47 for his seventh goal of the year ... the teams traded second-period goals 26 seconds apart on the same penalty to Irish center Patrick Gaul ... Thang made it 2-0 at 7:49 when he scored a short-handed goal and the Falcons cut the lead in half when Kantola converted for his fourth of the year at 8:15 to make it 2-1 ... Notre Dame built the lead to 3-1 when Lavin scored his second of the year as his shot from the left point went through a screen in front at 4:54 of the final period ... just 41 seconds later, Bowling Green’s offense clicked into gear ... Finnegan banged a rebound past Johnson at 5:35 to make it 3-2 ... Vargas got the equalizer at 9:33 off another scramble in front with Finnegan and linemate Cameron Sinclair getting the assists ... the game winner came at 10:47 when Pageau carried the puck into the Irish zone and snapped a wrist shot from the left circle that beat Johnson to his glove side just inside the right post for his fourth of the season and the 4-3 advantage ... on the night, Bowling Green out shot the Irish, 27-24. Johnson made 23 saves in goal while Eno had 21 for the Falcons ... Notre Dame was 1-for-2 on the power play while BG was 1-for-5.

1 2 3 – FNotre Dame 1 1 1 – 3Bowling Green 0 1 3 – 4

1st: ND: Kyle Palmieri 7 (Ryan Thang, Ian Cole), PPG, 11:47. 2nd: ND: Thang 9 (Riley Sheahan, Cole), SHG, 7:49; BGSU: Kai Kantola 5 (Josh Boyd, Andrew Krelove), PPG, 8:15. 3rd: ND: Joe Lavin 2 (Billy Maday, Thang), 4:54; BGSU: Wade Finnegan 2 (Brennan Vargas, Cameron Sinclair), 5:35; BGSU: Vargas 3 (Sinclair, Finnegan), 9:33; BGSU: Nathan Pageau 4 (Boyd, Nick Eno), 10:47.

Saves: ND: Mike Johnson (59:05) 11 - 6 - 6 - 23 BGSU: Nick Eno (60:00) 7 - 5 - 9 - 21 Power Play: ND: 1-2; WMU: 1-5 Penalties: ND: 6 for 12 min.; BGSU: 3 for 6 min. Attendance: 2,084

Senior captain Ryan Thang had a hand in all three Irish goals (a goal and two assists) in Notre Dame’s 4-3 loss at Bowling Green on Feb. 19. The loss for the Irish was the first against the Falcons since Jan. of 2005.


Michigan 4 • Notre Dame 0Ann Arbor, Mich. – The Irish saw their chances of getting home ice in the first round of the CCHA playoffs go down the drain in a Thursday night game at Michigan ... the Wolverines got single goals from Chad Langlais, Matt Rust, Chris Summers and Brian Lebler and backup goaltender Shawn Hunwick came on in relief of injured starter Bryan Hogan to blank Notre Dame, 4-0, in front of 6,710 at Yost Arena ... Hogan went down at the 10:49 of the first period after he collided with a team-mate who was back checking an Irish forward ... the junior went off with a leg injury and did not return ... Hunwick, mak-ing just his second appearance of this season and third of his career, stopped all 14 shots he faced in picking up his first career win ... the loss dropped Notre Dame to 12-15-8 overall and 8-12-7-2 in conference play while the win kept Michigan’s hopes for a first round bye alive as the Wolverines go to 19-16-1 overall and 14-12-1-0 in the league ... Michigan broke through on Irish starter Mike Johnson at 11:57 of the first as Langlais saw his wrist shot pop in the air and go over Johnson’s shoulder for his fourth of the season ... the Irish would have four power-play chances but only the Wolverines would score as they picked up a short-handed goal at 16:01 ... Rust and Carl Hagelin combined on a 2-on-1 with Rust converting a Hagelin pass in front for his 11th goal of the year ... after a scoreless second period, Michigan made it 3-0 off a face off in the Notre Dame zone ... Rust won a draw to Summers at the right point and the senior defenseman blasted a slapshot past Johnson for his third goal of the year at 1:32 ... the Wolverines closed out the scoring with a power-play goal at 8:17 as Lebler’s shot in front went off an Irish defenseman and deflected past Johnson for his 11th goal and the 4-0 final ... Michigan finished with a 27-20 shot advantage in the game as Johnson made 23 saves in the Notre Dame goal while the two Wolverine goal-tenders combined for 20 saves and the combined shutout.

1 2 3 F Notre Dame 0 0 0 – 0 Michigan 2 0 0 – 2 1st: UM: Chad Langlais 4 (Brian Lebler, Chris Brown), PPG, 11:57; UM: Matt Rust 11 (Carl Hagelin, Chris Summers), SHG, 16:01. 2nd: No Scoring. 3rd: UM: Summers 3 (Kevin Lynch, Rust), 1:32; UM: Lebler 11 (Langlais), PPG, 8:17.

Saves: ND: Mike Johnson (59:55) 5 - 10 - 8 - 23 UM: Bryan Hogan (10:49) 6 - x - x - 6 Shawn Hunwick (49:11) 5 - 5 - 14 - 24 Power Play: ND: 0-5; MSU: 1-4 Penalties: ND: 9 for 21 min.; UM: 10 for 23 min. Attendance: 6,710 (sellout)


Game CapsulesGAME 38

March 6, 2010 Ohio State 8 • Notre Dame 2

Game 2 - CCHA First Round Playoffs

Columbus, Ohio – The Notre Dame hockey team saw the 2009-10 season come to an end at the OSU Ice Rink as the Irish dropped an 8-2 decision to Ohio State in game two of the best-of-three series with the Buckeyes ... Ohio State jumped on Notre Dame in the first period, scoring twice in the first four minutes and four times in the opening stanza for a 4-0 lead at the first intermission ... Hunter Bishop fin-ished the night with five points, scoring three goals and adding two assists while Sergio Somma added a pair of goals to lead the OSU attack ... Matt Bartkowski, Mathieu Picard and C.J. Severyn added single goals in the game ... Calle Ridderwall and Christiaan Minella scored Notre Dame's lone goals in the game ... Bishop's five-point night marked the first time that the Irish gave up five points in a game to one player since Yale's Jeff Hamilton had five (2g, 3a) on Jan. 27, 2001 ... Offense wasn't a problem for Notre Dame as the Irish out shot the Buckeyes, 49-25, but for the second night in a row could not figure out starting goal-tender Dustin Carlson, who finished with 47 saves ... Mike Johnson made his 13th consecutive start for the Notre Dame but gave up four goals on nine shots in the first period ... senior Tom O'Brien finished the game giving up four goals on 16 shots over the final 40 minutes ... the loss ended Notre Dame's season with a 13-17-8 record, the team's worst finish since the 2005-06 season when the Irish were 13-19-4 in Jeff Jackson's first year ... that season also was the last time that Notre Dame lost in an opening round series as the Irish have advanced to Joe Louis Arena in each of the last three years for the conference finals ... Ohio State improved to 14-16-6 on the year and advanced to the second round of the CCHA playoffs next weekend against Miami, the top seed in the tournament ... senior center Kevin Deeth set Notre Dame’s career mark for games played by playing in the 164th game of his career ... with an assist in game two versus Ohio State, senior cap-tain Ryan Thang moved into sole possession of 34th on the all-time points list with 115 career points (57g, 58a), pass-ing teammate Kevin Deeth who finished his career ranked 35th with 114 points (35g, 79a) ... the eight goals given up by the Irish in this game were the most Notre Dame has surrendered in a game since Nov. 4. 2005 in an 8-5 loss to Michigan.

1 2 3 – FNotre Dame 0 1 1 – 2Ohio State 4 2 2 – 8

1st: OSU: Matt Bartkowski 5 (Kyle Reed, Zac Dalpe), PPG, 3:36; OSU: Sergio Somma 13 (Peter Boyd, Dalpe), 4:00; OSU: Mathieu Picard 5 (Chris Reed, K. Reed), 12:20; OSU: C.J. Severyn 8 (Hunter Bishop, C. Reed), 17:53. 2nd: ND: Calle Ridderwall 18 (Ian Cole, Ryan Thang), PPG, 00:46; OSU: Bishop 10 (C. Reed), SHG, 14:41; OSU: Bishop 11 (John Albert, Severyn), 19:06. 3rd: ND: Christiaan Minella 2 (Nick Larson, Joe Lavin), 11:54; OSU: Somma 14 (Bishop, C. Reed), PPG, 14:21; OSU: Bishop 12 (Somma, Dustin Carlson), 17:25.

Saves: ND: Mike Johnson (20:00) 5 - x - x - 5 Tom O’Brien (40:00) x - 5 - 7 - 12 OSU: Dustin Carlson (60:00) 15 - 16 - 16 - 47

Power Play: ND: 1-6; OSU: 2-3Penalties: ND: 6 for 20 min.; OSU: 9 for 29 min.Attendance: 743

GAME 37March 5, 2010

Ohio State 3 • Notre Dame 1

Game 1 CCHA First Round Playoffs

Columbus, Ohio – For the first time since the 2004-05 season, Notre Dame had to play a CCHA playoff round on the road as the Irish, the league’s ninth-place team traveled to Ohio State to face the eighth-place Buckeyes at the old OSU Ice Rink ... as was the problem the entire second half, Notre Dame struggled to score as the Buckeyes handed the Irish a 3-1 loss in the opening game ... Mathieu Picard scored two goals while Zac Dalpe added a late insurance goal as the Buckeyes snapped a 1-1 tie with a pair of third-period goals to give Ohio State a one game to none lead in the best-of-three series ... sophomore Rich Ryan scored the lone goal for Notre Dame, picking up his first collegiate goal to tie the game at 1-1 in the third period ... the loss snapped a four-game CCHA playoff winning streak for the Irish and dropped Notre Dame to 13-16-8 overall while the Buckeyes move to 13-16-6 for the year ... Notre Dame out shot Ohio State, 35-28, in the game with freshman goal-tender Mike Johnson making 25 saves while Buckeye junior goaltender Dustin Carlson finished with 34 stops ... after a scoreless first period, the Buckeyes broke through at 3:37 of the second period as Picard scored on a backhander through a screen for his third of the season ... Notre Dame evened the score at 6:58 of the third period when Ryan whipped a shot from the slot past Carlson for his first goal of the year and a 1-1 tie ... Picard’s second goal of the night put Ohio State ahead, 2-1, at the 9:32 mark and the Buckeyes added an insur-ance goal at 15:54 when Dalpe scored on a breakaway for the 3-1 final score ... the Irish were 0-for-6 on the power play while Ohio State was 0-for-2.

1 2 3 – FNotre Dame 0 0 1 – 1Ohio State 0 2 1 – 3

1st: No Scoring. 2nd: OSU: Mathieu Picard 3 (Patrick Schafer), 2:37. 3rd: ND: Rich Ryan 1 (Ian Cole, Ryan Guentzel), 6:58; OSU: Picard 4 (Schafer, Chris Reed), 9:32; OSU: Zac Dalpe 20 (Peter Boyd), 15:54.

Saves: ND: Mike Johnson (58:34) 9 - 11 - 5 - 25 OSU: Dustin Carlson (60:00) 8 - 14 - 12 - 34Power Play: ND: 0-6; OSU: 0-2Penalties: ND: 2 for 4 min.; OSU: 6 for 12 min.Attendance: 734


Notre Dame 5 • Michigan 3Notre Dame, Ind. – The Notre Dame hockey team came into its final regular season game looking to send its seven-man senior class out on a winning note ... as was the case all season, the Irish struggled to score but found their offensive legs late to roll to a 5-3 win over Michigan in front of a sellout crowd of 2,932 at the Joyce Center ... trailing 2-0 just 2:22 into the middle period, Notre Dame scored four times in a 10:16 span to build a 4-2 lead ... five different players got on the scoresheet as Calle Ridderwall, Brett Blatchford (shg), Joe Lavin, Kyle Palmieri (ppg) and Dan Kissel lit the lamp behind Michigan goaltender Shawn Hunwick ... Louie Caporusso scored twice and David Wohlberg added a single goal for the Wolverines ... the win snapped Notre Dame's five-game winless streak (0-4-1) and improved the Irish to 13-15-8 overall and 9-12-7-2 ledger in the CCHA, good for 36 points and ninth place in the final conference standings ... Michigan fell to 19-17-1 for the year and 14-13-1-0 in the league ... the Wolverines got things started early as Caporusso snapped a shot over Mike Johnson’s glove just 36 seconds into the game for his 12th of the year ... Michigan made it 2-0 at the 17:43 mark of the first when Wohlberg beat Johnson with a back-hander for his sixth of the season ... the Irish were blanked by Hunwick for the fourth consecutive period as they trailed by two after the first period ... the shutout streak ended at the 2:22 mark when Ridderwall redirected a Teddy Ruth shot past Hunwick for his team-high 18th of the season ... the goal ignited the Notre Dame offense as the Irish got the equalizer at 6:31 on a Blatchford short-handed goal for a 2-2 game ... one minute later, Lavin moved in from the right point and lifted a Kevin Deeth rebound over Hunwick and under the cross bar for his third and Notre Dame led, 3-2 ... Palmieri then closed out the four-goal run at the 12:38 mark when he hammered a shot from the left circle that Hunwick never saw for his ninth goal of the year and a 4-2 lead ... Michigan cut that lead to 4-3 at 3:51 of the third when Caporusso scored his second of the night and 13th of the season ... the score stayed that way until the 14:59 mark when Kissel added an insurance goal for the 5-3 final ... on the night, the two teams traded 25 shots ... Johnson made 22 saves for the Irish while Hunwick finished with 20 for the game ... Notre Dame's penalty killers gave up just one power-play goal on nine chances while the Irish were 1-for-6 on the night. 1 2 3 – FMichigan 2 0 1 – 3Notre Dame 0 4 1 – 5

1st: UM: Louie Caporusso 12 (Luke Glendening, Chris Summers), 00:36; UM: David Wohlberg 6 (A.J. Treais), 17:43. 2nd: ND: Calle Ridderwall 18 (Teddy Ruth, Billy Maday), 2:22; ND: Brett Blatchford 4 (unassisted), SHG, 6:31; ND: Joe Lavin 3 (Kevin Deeth, Ryan Thang), 7:31; ND: Kyle Palmieri 9 (Thang, Lavin), 12:38. 3rd: UM: Caporusso 13 (Brandon Burlon, Carl Hagelin), 3:51; ND: Dan Kissel 4 (Christiaan Minella, Ruth), 14:59.

Saves: UM: Shawn Hunwick (58:10) 5 - 9 - 6 - 20 ND: Mike Johnson (60:00) 8 - 10 - 4 - 22

Power Play: UM: 1-9; ND: 1-6Penalties: UM: 9 for 26 min.; ND: 11 for 22 min.Attendance: 2,932 (sellout)

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Departed Letter Winners

Four-time monogram winner for the Irish on defense ... winner of Notre Dame’s Charles“Lefty” Smith Coaches Award following 2009-10 season ... the award is pre-sented to the unsung hero of the hockey program, a player who is unheralded, has overcome adversity and shows loyalty and commitment to his teammates, Notre Dame hockey and the University of Notre Dame ... strong skater who quarterbacked Irish power play over four seasons ... had career highs in goals (4), power-play goals (2) and short-handed goals (1) in his senior year ... played 153 career games, scoring six goals with 67 assists for 73 points ... was signed by the Chicago Wolves (AHL) following his senior season and then joined the Idaho Steelheads (ECHL) for the play-offs ... signed with the Toledo Walleyes (ECHL) for the 2010-11 season.

AS A SENIOR: Played in all 38 games in his final year ... tied for fifth in scoring with 19 points (4g, 15a) ... added two power-play goals and one short-handed tally ... third on team in assists (15) and tied for second among defensemen in scoring ... had a career-high 12 penalties for 43 minutes ... had four multi-point games during the season ... scored first goal of the season in 3-1 win over Alabama-Huntsville (Oct. 10) ... goal was his first in 99

games going back to Jan. 20, 2007, during his freshman year ... picked up two assists in 4-4 tie with Bowling Green (Nov. 28) ... had points in eight straight games from Dec. 13 through Jan. 22, collecting 11 assists in that span (including three games with two assists) ... scored second power-play goal of the year in 5-3 loss to Nebraska-Omaha (Jan. 29) ... third goal of the year came in 4-1 loss at Western Michigan (Feb. 6) ... scored first career short-handed goal on Senior Night in 5-3 win over Michigan ... went scoreless in two postseason games.

AS A JUNIOR: Played in all 40 games with no goals and 25 assists to rank second among Irish defensemen in scoring with 25 points ... whistled off the ice 10 times for a total of 28 minutes in penalties ... was +12 on the season to tie for third overall and third among defense-men ... turned in six games with two or more assists ... held to just one point in first five games before turning in back-to-back, two-assist games at Northern Michigan (Oct. 31-Nov. 1) ... closed out three-game point streak with an assist in 4-1 win at Boston College ... picked up three assists in tie and win at home versus Lake Superior (Nov. 14-15) ... equaled career high three-point and three-assist game in 9-1 win at Bowling Green (Nov. 22) ... closed streak with an assist in 4-1 win over Western Michigan ... closed the first half with two assists in 4-3 win over Bowling Green (Dec. 13) ... turned in back-to-back assist games in weekend sweep of Northern Michigan (Feb. 13-14) ... had a pair of assists in 5-2 win over Michigan ... set up Billy Maday goal that cut Wolverines lead to 2-1 in second period ... added a sec-ond helper on Calle Ridderwall’s game-tying goal at 1:15 of the third period ... had a season-best +3 for the game ... closed the season with an assist on Dan Kissel’s goal in NCAA Tournament loss to Bemidji State ... in five postseason games had three assists.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in 45 games with no goals and 12 assists for 12 points to finish fourth among Irish defensemen in scoring ... had seven pen-alties for 14 minutes ... was -2 for the year ... got the season off to a fast start with assists in four of the team’s first five games ... had assists in each game of the Lefty McFadden Invitational ... ran scoring streak to three games with an assist on Garrett Regan’s power-play goal in 4-3 win over Denver in home opener ... assisted on an Evan Rankin goal in 3-2 win at Ferris State (Oct. 19) ... picked up fourth power-play assist on a Rankin power-play marker in 4-1 win over Lake Superior State (Nov. 2) ... selected to the all-tourna-ment team at the Rensselaer Holiday Tournament ... had five shots on goal and was +1 as the Irish won the tournament for the first time ... had a three-game point streak (0g, 3a) from Nov. 30 through Dec. 1 ... had a strong series at Princeton with one assist in 4-2 win on Dec. 7 and was +4 in the weekend sweep ... set up Ryan Thang’s game-tying goal with 38 seconds left in 1-1 tie with Michigan State (Jan. 13) ... picked up one assist in the CCHA playoffs against Ferris State and added his 12th assist of the year in the 7-3 victory over New Hampshire in the NCAA West Regional ... played in nine postseason games with two assists.

AS A FRESHMAN: Played in 30 games in his rookie season, scoring twice with 15 assists for 17 points ... had one game-winning goal ... had eight penalties for 16 minutes ... recorded 29 shots on goal ... was +9 on the year ... picked up a point in his first col-legiate game, assisting on a Kevin Deeth power-play goal in 3-2 loss at Minnesota State on Oct. 14 ... recorded second assist of the year in 4-2 win at Ohio State on Nov. 3 ... scored first collegiate goal at 9:44 of the third period to snap a 1-1 tie and on the way to a

3-1 home win versus Alaska on Dec. 2 ... that started him on a four-game point streak (1g, 5a) ... picked up an assist in 6-2 Irish win over Alaska (Dec. 3) ... had career-high three-point and three-assist game in 7-3 win over Michigan (Dec. 8) ... closed streak with one assist in 4-3 win over the Wolverines at home on Dec. 10 ... added second multiple-point game with two assists in 6-2 win at Robert Morris ... scored second goal in second period of 3-0 win at Western Michigan (Jan. 20) ... closed the season on a three-game point streak with assists versus Michigan, Alabama-Huntsville and Michigan State ... in four postseason games had three assists for three points.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from St. Francis de Sales High School in Toledo, Ohio ... spent three seasons with the North American Hockey League’s (NAHL) Texas Tornado ... led all NAHL defensemen in scoring in 2005-06 with three goals and 46 assists for 49 points in 54 games ... his 46 assists were third-best in the league as he helped lead Texas to first place with a 42-12-4 record ... in 13 postseason games, added two goals and five assists ... was a member of three con-secutive Robertson Cup champions as the top Junior A team in the country ... was named first team all-NAHL and received the NAHL academic achievement award following the season ... selected to the all-tournament team at the 2005 Chowder Cup Tournament ... in ‘04-’05, collected four goals with 21 assists for 25 points ... added three goals and eight assists in 12 playoff games, including setting up the game-winning goal in the national championship game ... played in two NAHL all-star games in ‘05 and ‘06 ... had one goal and six assists in his rookie year (‘04-’05) ... finished career as Texas Tornado’s all-time assist leader (90) ... full name is Brett Michael Blatchford ... has one brother ... son of John and Denise Blatchford ... born June 5, 1986 in Toledo, Ohio ... graduated from Notre Dame with degrees in Psychology and Sociology from the College of Arts and Letters.

Blatchford’s Career Statistics Year GP G A Pts Shots Sh Pct. P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/- 2006-07 30 2 15 17 29 .069 8/16 0 0 1 +9 2007-08 45 0 12 12 64 .000 7/14 0 0 0 -2 2008-09 40 0 25 25 48 .000 10/28 0 0 0 +12 2009-10 38 4 15 19 42 .095 12/43 2 1 0 -8 Totals 153 6 67 72 183 .022 37/101 2 1 1 +11

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Team GP G A PtsAlaska Fairbanks 10 1 1 2Bowling Green 14 0 10 10Ferris State 12 0 4 4Lake Superior 10 0 6 6Miami 9 0 1 1Michigan 13 1 8 9Michigan State 9 0 6 6Nebraska-Omaha 11 1 2 3Northern Michigan 12 0 7 7Ohio State 9 0 4 4Western Michigan 10 2 1 3Totals 119 5 50 55

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Defenseman • Graduated6-0 • 198 • Shoots: LeftTemperance, MichiganTexas Tornado (NAHL)

Blatchford’s Career Bests

3 Points vs. Bowling Green (0g-3a; 11/22/08) vs. Michigan (0g-3a; 12/8/06)

1 Goal Six times

3 Assists vs. Bowling Green (11/22/08) vs. Michigan (12/8/06)

6 Shots on Goal vs. Western Michigan (11/16/07)

8-Game Point Streak •(0g-11a);Dec.13,2009-Jan.22,2010 (vs. Michigan, Colgate, North Dakota, Ferris State, Michigan State and Lake Superior)



Earned three monograms in his three seasons at Notre Dame ... one of the top defensemen in college hockey during his career ... selected in the first round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, 18th overall by the St. Louis Blues as St. Louis traded up to draft him ... highest any Notre Dame player has ever been selected ... signed with the Blues following the 2009-10 college season ... played for their top AHL farm team in Peoria for the remainder of the season ... was a first team all-CCHA selection and first team West AHCA/Reebok All-American in 2008-09 ... first Irish defenseman to take All-America honors since Benoit Cotnoir ‘99 during the 1998-99 campaign ... tied for fifth on the team in scoring and third among Irish defense-men in ‘09-’10 ... had three goals and 16 assists for 19 points in 30 games ... played in 111 games in three sea-sons with 17 goals and 48 assists for 65 points ... had eight power-play goals and five game winners in his career.

AS A JUNIOR: Played in 30 of team’s 38 games dur-ing the 2009-10 campaign ... had three goals and 16 assists for 19 points ... tied for team lead with 22 penalties for 55 minutes ... had one power-play goal and one game winner ... missed eight games during the season due to injuries ... picked up eight assists over the first 14 games before getting his first goal of the year, the game winner with 2.4 seconds left in overtime in a 2-1 win over Bowling Green (Nov. 27) ... was injured in first game of Miami series (Dec. 4) and missed the next three games

before returning to action at the Shillelagh Tournament where he recorded assists in games versus Colgate and North Dakota (Jan. 2-3) to start a six-game point streak (2g, 4a) ... scored one goal in each game of weekend series with Ferris State (Jan. 9-10) and added assists in win and tie with Michigan State (Jan. 15-16) ... was injured for second time in first game of series at Lake Superior State (Jan. 22) and was out of the lineup until Feb. 19 at Bowling Green, missing five games ... returned to pick up a pair of assists in 4-3 loss to the Falcons ... closed the year with assists in each game of CCHA playoff series at Ohio State ... had two assists in two postseason games.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in 38 of the team’s 40 games, finishing seventh in team scoring and first among defensemen ... had six goals and 20 assists for 26 points ... scored three goals on the power play and chipped in a pair of game winners ... led Notre Dame with 29 penalties for 58 minutes ... was a team-best +15 on the year ... turned in a four-point weekend to start the season versus Sacred Heart ... assisted on one goal in the 3-0 home-opening win on Oct. 17 ... followed with a three-point night (1g, 2a) in 7-0 win ... fast start earned him CCHA defenseman of the week honors for the week ending Oct. 19 ... started a four-game point streak (2g, 2a) on Oct. 25 in 3-2 loss to Miami, scoring his second goal of the season ... had an assist in 3-2 win at Northern Michigan (Oct. 31) and followed that with a game-winning tally on Nov. 1 in 4-2 victory ... closed the streak with an assist in Notre Dame’s 4-1 win at Boston College (Nov 7) ... held off the scoresheet for seven straight games before notching a pair of assists in wins over Ferris State (Dec. 5-6), 3-1 and 1-0 ... closed the first half of the season with an assist in Dec. 13, 4-3 win over Bowling Green ... along with fellow defenseman Teddy Ruth, joined Team USA at the World Junior Championships in Ottawa, Ont., helping squad to a fifth-place finish ... scored two goals with two assists for four points in six games with a pair of power-play goals and four penalty minutes ... rejoined the Notre Dame lineup on Jan. 9 for Alaska series ... recorded second, three-point game of the season with a goal and two assists in 4-3 overtime win at Ohio State ... turned in a career-high four-point game (2g, 2a) in 9-5 Irish win over Northern Michigan on Feb. 13 ... both goals came on the power play and one was a game winner ... added an assist for a five-point weekend in 5-2 win over Wildcats on Feb. 14 ... had four assists in the CCHA playoffs with one in 2-1 semifinal win over Northern and two in the CCHA title game versus Michigan ... was selected to the CCHA all-tournament team for his play ... in five postseason games had no goals and four assists for four points.

AS A FRESHMAN: Played in 43 games with eight goals and 12 assists for 20 points ... eight goals led all Irish defensemen ... had four power-play goals and two game winners ... had 20 penalties, resulting in 40 minutes of penalty time ... was -7 for the year ... was an honorable mention CCHA all-rookie selection ... selected CCHA rookie of the month for March and April ... first collegiate goal came on Nov. 23 when he scored from the slot ver-sus Alabama-Huntsville in the first round of the Rensselaer Holiday Tournament ... scored first career power-play goal in 5-0 win over Nebraska-Omaha (Dec. 1) ... missed four games while playing for U.S. Junior National Team (Dec. 26-Jan. 5) ... third goal of the year was the game winner in a 4-1 victory at Bowling Green (Jan. 26) ... gave the Irish a 1-0 lead with his second power-play goal in the 2-2 tie with Ferris State (Feb. 9) ... had first multiple-point game of career by assisting on both goals in a 2-2 tie with Ohio State (Feb. 23) ... had second two-assist night in regular-season finale versus Western Michigan (March 1) ... keyed Notre Dame’s 6-3 win over Ferris State in game two of second round series with a career-high, three-point game (2g, 1a) as the Irish evened the series with a 6-3 win ...

scored the game winner on the power play the following night in a 2-1 win over the Bulldogs to send the Irish to Detroit and the CCHA semifinals ... fourth power-play goal came in first period to tie game 1-1 versus New Hampshire on the way to a 7-3 victory in the semifinal game of the NCAA West Regional ... had a pair of assists in the Frozen Four with one against Michigan and one versus Boston College ... in nine postseason games had four goals and three assists for seven points.

WITH USA HOCKEY: Made second appearance with U.S. Junior National team at the 2009 World Junior Championships in Ottawa, Ont. ... had two goals and two assists for four points with four penalty minutes ... both goals were power-play markers ... made first appearance in the 2008 World Junior Championships in the Czech Republic ... played in all six games with five shots on goal and six penalty minutes ... member of U.S. Under-18 Team in ‘06-’07, scoring four goals and 16 assists for 20 points and 50 penalty minutes in 49 games ... selected one of Team USA’s top three players at the Under-18 World Championships in April of 2007 ... spent ‘05-’06 with the U.S. Under-17 team where he had four goals and 12 assists for 16 points and 103 penalty minutes in 70 games.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Mich., while playing for the U.S. National Program ... played his midget hockey with Detroit Victory Honda Midget AAA ... had 15 goals and 25 assists for 40 points in 60 games during his final sea-son of midget major hockey in 2004-05 ... full name is Ian Douglas Cole ... son of Doug and Connie Cole ... has one sister ... born February 21, 1989 in Ann Arbor ... psychol-ogy major in Notre Dame’s College of Arts and Letters.

Cole’s Career Bests

4 Points vs. Northern Michigan (2g-2a; 2/13/09)

2 Goals vs. Northern Michigan (2/13/09) vs. Ferris State (3/15/08) 2 Assists Seven times

6 Shots on Goal vs. Alabama-Huntsville (10/10/09) vs. Alaska (2/16/08)

2-Game Goal Streak •(2g-0a);Jan.9-10,2010 (vs. Ferris State, Ferris State) •(3g-1a);March15-16,2008 (vs. Ferris State, Ferris State)

6-Game Point Streak •(2g-4a);Jan.2-Jan.16,2010 (vs. Colgate, North Dakota, Ferris State and Michigan State)

Cole’s Career StatisticsYear GP G A Pts Shots Sh Pct. P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/-2007-08 43 8 12 20 70 .114 20/40 4 0 2 -72008-09 38 6 20 26 84 .071 29/58 3 0 2 +152009-10 30 3 16 19 68 .044 22/55 1 0 1 -17Totals 111 17 48 65 222 .077 71/153 8 0 5 -9

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Defenseman • Junior6-1 • 220 • Shoots: LeftAnn Arbor, MichiganUSA Under-18 Team

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Four-time monogram winner for the Irish ... served as one of the team’s alternate captains during the 2009-10 season ... winner of the hockey team’s Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne-Scholar Athlete Award ... win-ner of Notre Dame’s prestigious Kanaley Award, that honors Irish senior student-athletes who have been most exemplary as both students and leaders ... also collected the Chris Zorich Award for his involvement in Notre Dame’s community service efforts ... selected to the CCHA’s 2009-10 Scholar-Athlete team ... second team selection to the 2010 ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic all-District Five At-Large team ... nominee for college hockey’s Humanitarian Award and the CCHA’s Mike and Marian Ilitch Humanitarian Award ... oversaw Notre Dame’s community service efforts as a senior ... helped orchestrate the highly successful “Give The Shirts Off Their Backs,” auction that raised $41,604 for the Wounded Warriors Project in January ... finished career as Notre Dame’s all-time leader with 164 games played ... is 35th on the all-time scoring list with 114 points on 35 goals and 79 assists.

AS A SENIOR: Played in 37 of team’s 38 games ... fin-ished year tied for fifth in scoring with 19 points on three goals and 16 assists ... had one power-play goal and recorded 19 penalties for 38 minutes ... started the season on a four-game point streak (0g, 4a) ... scored first goal of the year in a two-point contest (1g, 1a) versus Michigan

State (Nov. 22) in a game played in Ft. Wayne, Ind. ... selected to the all-tournament team at the Shillelagh Tournament after picking up three points, two assists in 5-2 win over Colgate and a goal in 3-3 tie with North Dakota ... , scored third goal of the year on the power play in a 4-2 loss to Ferris State (Jan. 10) ... held scoreless in two postseason games.

AS A JUNIOR: Saw action in all 40 games for the Irish ... finished fourth in scoring with four goals and 27 assists for 31 points ... three of his four goals were power-play goals ... fourth lamplighter came short-handed ... had 16 penalties for 32 minutes ... opened the season with a three-game point streak (1g, 4a) ... turned in three-point weekend against Sacred Heart, getting one assist in 3-0 win and a goal and an assist in 7-0 victory ... scored short-handed goal in 4-1 win at Boston College (Nov. 7) ... started a six-game point streak (1g, 6a) with two-assist night on Nov. 15 at Lake Superior State ... had one assist in each game of series sweep at Bowling Green (Nov. 21-22) ... scored a power-play goal in 4-1 win over Western Michigan (Nov. 28) and added an assist in 3-3 tie the following night ... closed streak with an assist in 3-1 victory at Ferris State (Dec. 5) ... turned in fourth, two-point night with a pair of assists on Dec. 13 in 4-3 win over Bowling Green ... fourth goal of the season came on the power play, the game-tying goal in 3-3 tie at Lake Superior (Jan. 17) ... recorded his second six-game point streak (0g, 8a) between Jan. 31 and Feb. 20 ... streak included two assists in Feb. 6 overtime win (4-3) at Ohio State and 5-2 win versus Northern Michigan (Feb. 14) ... final multiple-point game came in CCHA title win over Michigan, setting up goals by Billy Maday and Calle Ridderwall in 5-2 win ... in five postseason games had two assists.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in 45 of the team’s 47 games ... was sixth in scoring with 11 goals and 14 assists for 25 points ... scored four goals on the power play and one short-handed ... whistled for 14 penalties resulting in 36 minutes ... equaled a career high with three points and three assists in 7-3 victory over Lake Superior State (Nov. 1) ... found the back of the net for the first time in 4-1 win over Alabama-Huntsville (Nov. 23) ... that started a three-game goal streak and a six-game point run (3g, 4a) ... added his second power-play goal in 4-3 win versus Rensselaer ... ran goal-scoring streak to three games with his third consecutive power-play goal in 5-4 win against Nebraska-Omaha (Nov. 30) ... also added an assist for second, two-point game of the year ... scored goals in back-to-back games versus Northern Michigan and Michigan State ... scored the opening goal of the game, unassisted, to give the Irish a 1-0 lead in a 3-2 loss at Michigan (Jan. 18) ... scored a short-handed goal in 4-1 victory at Bowling Green (Jan. 26) ... picked up fourth power-play goal of the season in a 5-3 home loss to Ferris State (Feb. 8) ... recorded three goals in the NCAA Tournament ... scored an empty net goal in 7-3 win over New Hampshire in West Regional ... put Notre Dame ahead 4-3 in 5-4 overtime win against Michigan in the Frozen Four semifinal game ... had the lone Irish goal in the NCAA championship game loss to Boston College (4-1) ... was selected to the Frozen Four all-tournament team ... in nine postseason games had three goals and one assist for four points.

AS A FRESHMAN: Played in all 42 games as a rookie, finishing third in scoring with 17 goals and 22 assists for 39 points ... scored six goals on the power play, one short-handed and three were game winners ... picked up 12 penalties for 24 minutes ... was fifth on the team with 89 shots on goal ... selected to the CCHA all-rookie team ... opened the season with a four-game point streak (4g, 3a) ... first collegiate goal came short-handed in 3-2 road loss to the Minnesota State ... had three points (1g, 2a) in 7-1 win versus No. 1 Boston College on Oct. 20 ... closed streak with a power-play goal at Providence in a 6-1 win ... fifth goal of the season was a power-play goal in a 5-2

win versus Bowling Green ... had a goal and an assist in 4-2 win at Nebraska-Omaha (Nov. 24) ... added a power-play goal in 3-2 loss on Nov. 25 ... recorded first career hat trick with three goals (including game winner) in 6-2 win over Robert Morris in Pittsburgh (Jan. 5) ... had two-point weekend versus Miami (Jan. 26-27) ... scored game-tying goal with 2:17 left in 2-2 tie versus RedHawks ... scored game-winning goals in back-to-back games at Bowling Green (Feb. 3) and at home versus Nebraska-Omaha (Feb. 9) ... game winner versus Mavericks was second goal of the night and came with :10 left on the clock ... had a goal and an assist in weekend series with Ferris State to end the regular season ... had a goal and four assists on the way to the CCHA championship ... in six postseason games had one goal and four assists for five points.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Shattuck St. Mary’s High School in Faribault, Minn., where he attended school for five years, beginning in eighth grade ... played both hockey and lacrosse ... two-year letter winner in hockey and four years in lacrosse ... in hockey played two seasons with the midget major squad ... in 2003-04, had 35 goals and 62 assists in helping Shattuck St. Mary’s to the AAA national title game ... in his final season, helped Shattuck to a 53-7-2 record and the AAA national cham-pionship ... had 17 goals and 48 assists for 65 points in 62 games ... selected in the first round of the USHL futures draft by Green Bay in August of 2004 ... spent 2005-06 season with the Gamblers, finishing second in scoring with 20 goals and 34 assists for 54 points ... collected six power-play goals, two short-handed tallies and two game winners ... served as one of the Gamblers assistant captains ... was named to the USHL all-rookie team and played in the USHL all-star game ... full name is Kevin Douglas Deeth ... son of Douglas and Deborah Deeth ... has one brother, Brian, who played hockey at Northeastern (2003-07) ... born May 26, 1987 in Rochester, N.Y. ... graduated with a degree in marketing from the Mendoza College of Business.

Deeth’s Career Bests

3 Points vs. Lake Superior (0g-3a; 11/1/07) vs. Robert Morris (3g-0a; 1/5/07) vs. Boston College (1g-2a; 10/20/06)

3 Goals vs. Robert Morris (1/5/07) 3 Assists vs. Lake Superior (11/1/07)

6 Shots on Goal vs. Alabama-Huntsville (10/10/09) vs. Ferris State (2/8/08) vs. Ferris State (10/27/07)

3-Game Goal Streak •(3g-1a);Nov.23-Nov.30,2007 (vs. Alabama-Huntsville, Rensselaer and Nebraska-Omaha) •(4g-2a);Oct.14-Oct.21,2006 (vs. Minnesota State, Boston College

and Providence College)

7-Game Point Streak •(4g-6a);Nov.24-Dec.30,2006 (vs. Nebraska-Omaha, Alaska, Michigan and Northern Michigan)

Deeth’s Career StatisticsYear GP G A Pts Shots Sh Pct. P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/-2006-07 42 17 22 39 89 .191 12/24 6 1 3 +282007-08 45 11 14 25 91 .121 14/36 4 1 0 +72008-09 40 4 27 31 63 .063 16/32 3 1 0 +62009-10 37 3 16 19 61 .049 19/38 1 0 0 -5Totals 164 35 79 114 304 .115 61/130 14 3 3 +36

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Center • Graduated5-7 • 170 • Shoots: LeftGig Harbor, WashingtonGreen Bay Gamblers (USHL)

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Four-time monogram winner for the Irish ... hard-working left wing with tremendous speed and out-standing one-on-one ability ... tenacious forechecker who was one of team’s top penalty killers during his career ... did not miss a game as a senior, playing in all 38 contests with four goals and four assists for eight points ... in four seasons at Notre Dame, played in 140 games with 25 goals and 32 assists for 57 points, including three short-handed markers and eight game-winning goals ... winner of the team’s most improved player award for the 2007-08 season ... joined the Irish after spending two seasons with the Chicago Steel of the United States Hockey League (USHL).

AS A SENIOR: Saw action in all 38 games during his senior year ... had four goals and four assists for eight points ... picked up one power-play goal, one short-handed and one game winner ... whistled for eight penalties and 16 minutes ... member of penalty-killing unit that was ranked seventh in the nation, killing 86.2% for the year ... scored first goal of the season in a 3-2 loss at home to Providence (Oct. 15) ... second goal of the year was a power-play, game-winning goal in 3-1 win versus Ohio State (Oct. 30) ... went 18 games without a point until scoring his third goal of the season, short-handed in a 5-2 home win versus Michigan State (Jan.

15) ... final goal of the season came in regular-season finale, a 5-3 home victory on Senior Night versus Michigan (Feb. 27) ... held scoreless in two postseason games.

AS A JUNIOR: Played in 37 of the team’s 40 games during the 2008-09 season ... scored six goals with 11 assists for 17 point ... chipped in a pair of power-play goals and had two game winners ... whistled down for seven penalties resulting in 14 penalty minutes ... was +8 on the year ... had three multiple-point games ... first multi-point game came in 7-0 win over Sacred Heart (Oct. 18) ... scored first goal of the season on Oct. 31, a power-play goal in a 3-2 win over the Wildcats ... had two assists over the next seven games (versus Boston College and Bowling Green) before getting second goal of the year, the game winner in a 1-0 win over Ferris State (Dec. 6) ... redirected a Patrick Gaul centering pass for the lone goal ... put together a two-game goal streak (2g, 1a) with a goal in 4-3 win over Bowling Green (Dec. 13) and fol-lowed with a goal and an assist in 3-1 win over Union in the opening game of the Shillelagh Tournament ... did not pick up a point again until Feb. 13, when he assisted on two Irish goals in a 9-5 win over the Wildcats ... had a career-best five-game point streak (1g, 4a) between Feb. 21 and Mar. 14 ... scored fifth goal of the season, the game winner in 1-0 win at Nebraska-Omaha ... picked up one assist in each game of Michigan State series to close regular season then added one assist in both games of CCHA second-round series with Nebraska-Omaha ... closed the season with Notre Dame’s only goal in 5-1 loss to Bemidji State in opening round game of the NCAA Tournament ... in five postseason games, had a goal and two assists.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Turned in a breakout season in 2007-08, playing in 43 games with nine goals and 14 assists for 23 points ... scored one short-handed goal and added two game winners ... had nine penalties for 18 minutes ... finished fourth on the team with a +11 ... key member of Irish penalty-killing unit that finished third in the nation ... winner of Notre Dame’s most improved player award ... missed the first three games of the sea-son with an injury but returned to the lineup in game two of the home series with Denver (Oct. 19) ... first goal of the season was a big one as it was the game-winning goal in Notre Dame’s 2-1 win at top-ranked Miami (Nov. 9) ... had a goal and an assist in the Western Michigan sweep (Nov. 16-17) ... put the Irish ahead to stay at 2:21 of the third period, 4-3, in 5-4 victory against Nebraska-Omaha ... had a career-high four-point game (2g, 2a) in 7-0 shutout at Princeton (Dec. 8) ... second goal of the game was short-handed and gave Notre Dame a 3-0 lead ... game started him on a four-game point streak (3g, 4a) ... picked up an assist in 3-1 win over Rensselaer (Dec. 30) ... scored lone Notre Dame goal in 2-1 loss at Northern Michigan (Jan. 4) ... closed streak with an assist on Christian Hanson’s game winner in 2-1 win over the Wildcats ... had a goal and an assist in series versus Ohio State ... went pointless in four straight games before scoring his eighth goal of the season against Ferris State in game three of CCHA second round ... goal came at 2:31 of first period and gave Notre Dame a 1-0 lead on the way to a 2-1 victory and a trip to the CCHA finals at Joe Louis Arena ... scored the game-winning goal in the first game of the West Regional versus New Hampshire with a brilliant individual effort goal that gave the Irish a 4-2 lead on the way to a 7-3 win ... with his teammates in a line change, he carried the puck deep into the Wildcat zone along the left wing boards ... from there he pro-ceded to stickhandle through three defenders and fired a shot inside the left post at 9:53 for his ninth goal of the

year ... assisted on Kevin Deeth goal that put Notre Dame ahead 4-3 in Frozen Four semifinal win against Michigan ... in nine postseason games had two goals and two assists.

AS A FRESHMAN: Saw action in 22 games, scoring six goals with three assists for nine points ... two goals came on the power play, one was short-handed and three were game winners ... called for eight penalties resulting in 16 penalty minutes ... had 36 shots on goal and was +5 for the year ... recorded first collegiate point with an assist in season opener against Minnesota State on Oct. 12 ... scored first collegiate goal and hat trick in 6-1 win at Providence on Oct. 21 ... scored a first-period power-play goal to open the scoring, added an even-strength goal early in the second period for the game-winning goal and closed the night with a short-handed goal late in the third for the 6-1 final ... picked up second game winner in 4-2 win at Nebraska-Omaha (Nov. 24) ... had back-to-back assists in games versus Alaska (12/2) and Northern Michigan (12/31) ... third game-winning goal came in 4-1 win at home versus Miami as he scored second goal of the game at 4:54 of first period ... scored final goal of the season in 3-2 win at Bowling Green (Feb. 2) ... did not see action in the postseason.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Alan B. Shepard High School in Palos Heights, Ill. ... played junior hockey on Team Illinois and for Mission AAA, playing on three Illinois state championship teams ... was an alter-nate captain on Team Illinois in ‘04-’05 ... played 18 games in his first season with Chicago Steel, getting a goal and four assists for five points ... finished third in team scoring in 2005-06 with the Steel as he scored 17 goals with 27 assists for 44 points ... goal totals include four power-play goals and one game winner ... partici-pated in the USHL Prospects/All-Star game ... full name is Daniel Thomas Kissel ... son of Dave Kissel and Joyce Renardo ... has one brother and two sisters ... born Jan. 25, 1987 in Oak Lawn, Ill. .. graduated from Notre Dame with a degree in political science.

Kissel’s Career StatisticsYear GP G A Pts Shots Sh Pct. P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/-2006-07 22 6 3 9 36 .167 8/16 2 1 3 +52007-08 43 9 14 23 85 .106 9/18 0 1 2 +112008-09 37 6 11 17 61 .098 7/14 2 0 2 +82009-10 38 4 4 8 83 .048 8/16 1 1 1 -2

Totals 140 25 32 57 265 .094 32/64 5 3 8 +22

Kissel’s Career Bests

4 Points vs. Princeton (2g-2a; 12/8/07)

3 Goals vs. Providence (10/21/06) 2 Assists vs. Western Michigan (2/13/09) vs. Sacred Heart (10/18/08) vs. Princeton (12/8/07)

6 Shots on Goal vs. North Dakota (1/3/10) vs. Miami (1/26/07)

2-Game Goal Streak •(2g-1a);Dec.13-Jan.2,2009 (vs. Bowling Green and Union)

5-Game Point Streak •(1g-4a);Feb.21-Mar.14,2009 (vs. Nebraska-Omaha, Michigan State and Nebraska-Omaha)

#16DAN kISSEl

Left Wing • Graduated5-9 • 178 • Shoots: LeftCrestwood, IllinoisChicago Steel (USHL)

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Team GP G A PtsAlaska Fairbanks 9 0 1 1Bowling Green 14 2 3 5Ferris State 13 2 1 3Lake Superior 7 0 1 1 Miami 9 2 1 3Michigan 10 1 2 3Michigan State 9 1 2 3Nebraska-Omaha 12 3 3 6Northern Michigan 11 2 4 6Ohio State 8 2 1 3Western Michigan 8 1 2 3Totals 110 16 21 37

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One of the top defensemen to ever play at Notre Dame ... two-time alternate captain during his career ... selected second team all-CCHA in 2008-09 ... honorable mention all-CCHA for 2007-08 and 2009-10 ... was member of CCHA all-rookie team as a freshman ... named CCHA’s top defensive defenseman in 2008-09 ... two-time winner of Notre Dame’s William Donald Nyrop Award (2009, 2010) ... selected in the seventh round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, 198th overall by the Carolina Hurricanes ... signed with Carolina in March of 2010 following his senior year at Notre Dame ... led Irish defensemen in scoring as a senior with four goals and 18 assists for 22 points ... played in 161 career games with 17 goals and 73 assists for 90 points to rank eighth all-time among Notre Dame defensemen in scoring ... member of 2007 bronze-medal winning U.S. Junior National Team where he served as a team captain.

AS A SENIOR: Saw action in all 38 games for Notre Dame ... was third in scoring, tops among Irish defense-men with four goals and 18 assists for 22 points ... had three power-play goals, one short-handed tally and two game winners ... picked up 18 penalties for 44 minutes ... led Notre Dame with 73 blocked shots ... honorable mention all-CCHA selection ... winner of Notre Dame’s William Donald Nyrop Award as team’s top defender ... picked up a goal (shg, gwg) and an assist in second game of year, a 3-1 win over Alabama-Huntsville (Oct. 10) ... had back-to-back games with a goal and an assist

versus Ohio State (Oct. 31) and at Alaska (Nov. 6) as part of a four-game point streak (2g, 4a) ... fourth goal of the year came on Jan. 10 in a 4-2 loss to the Bulldogs ... had a second, four-game point streak (1g, 7a) from Jan. 10 to Jan. 22 ... had five assists in weekend series with Michigan State (Jan. 15-16) and two helpers in 6-1 win at Lake Superior (Jan. 22) ... selected CCHA defenseman of the week in consecutive weeks (Jan. 18 and Jan. 25) and took the honor three times during the season ... was scoreless in two postseason games.

AS A JUNIOR: Played in all 40 games for the Irish, scoring four goals with 19 assists for 23 points ... three goals came via the power play with one short-handed and one game winner ... second on the squad with a +14 rating ... called for 22 penalties, resulting in 44 pen-alty minutes ... first goal of the season came short-handed in 3-0 win over Sacred Heart (Oct. 17) ... recorded second multiple-point game with a power-play goal and one assist in 4-2 win at Northern Michigan (Nov. 1) ... selected to the Shillelagh Tournament all-tourney team after anchoring Irish defense in 3-1 wins over Union and Minnesota-Duluth ... was the CCHA defenseman of the week after getting three assists and going +3 on the weekend in back-to-back shutouts against Alaska (Jan. 9-10) ... had season-best weekend versus Northern Michigan (Feb. 13-14) with a goal and four assists in two wins ... selected CCHA defenseman of the week for the second time following weekend ... closed the regular season with assists at Northern Michigan and at Michigan State ... scored a power-play goal in 2-1 win over Northern Michigan in CCHA semifi-nals ... set up one goal in CCHA championship game against Michigan ... had a goal and two assists in five postseason games.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in 45 of Notre Dame’s 47 games on the season … led Irish defensemen in scoring with five goals and 21 assists for 26 points, all career highs … had 18 penalties for 36 minutes … scored two power-play goals and two game-winning goals … had four multiple-point games on the year with a career-best four-point game (1g, 3a) in CCHA playoff game versus Ferris State (March 15) … was an honorable mention all-CCHA selection … selected to the Frozen Four all-tournament team … scored first goal of the season in 4-3 win against fifth-ranked Denver on Oct. 19 ... had a goal and an assist in series sweep of Lake Superior (Nov. 1-2) … goal versus the Lakers was first game-winning goal of the season and came via the power play … had first multiple-point game with two assists in 4-1 win over Western Michigan (Nov. 16) … was selected CCHA defensive player of the week following sweep of Western Michigan … picked up third goal of year and second game winner in 2-1 home win against Bowling Green (Nov. 20) … had a career-best six-game point streak (1g, 6a) from Nov. 20 to Dec. 7 … had five points (1g, 4a) in best-of-three CCHA second round series with Ferris State … had career-best four-point game (1g, 3a) in 6-3 win in game two with Bulldogs … fifth goal of the season came on the power play in NCAA West Regional win over New Hampshire (7-3) … assisted on lone Irish goal in 4-1 loss to Boston College in national championship game on April 12 … had key goal disallowed versus Eagles that would have cut 3-1 lead to 3-2 at 4:56 of third period … had two goals and five assists for seven points in nine postseason contests.

AS A FRESHMAN: Played in 38 games with four goals and 15 assists for 19 points ... two goals came on the power play ... picked up seven penalties for 14 min-utes ... led all Irish defensemen and was fourth on team

with a +21 ... selected to CCHA all-rookie team ... recorded first collegiate assist in 7-1 win against No. 1 Boston College ... added five more assists before recording first career goal and two-point game in Dec. 3 win against Alaska ... got first goal at 8:15 of second period, giving Irish a 4-1 lead in 6-2 victory ... that started him on a six-game point streak (3g, 4a) from Dec. 3 to Jan. 19 ... had one assist in 7-3 win at Michigan on Dec. 8 ... notched first career power-play goal in 4-3 win over Wolverines on Dec. 10 ... returned from World Junior Championships to record assists in both games of Lake Superior State series (Jan. 12-13) ... closed streak with third goal of the year (ppg) in 3-2 loss at Western Michigan ... final goal of the year came in first game of CCHA quarterfinals against Alaska ... added an assist in series-clinching win against Nanooks on March 10 ... final assist of the year came versus Alabama-Huntsville in 3-2 double-overtime win ... helped set up Ryan Thang’s game winner at 15:18 of the second overtime ... had one goal and two assists in six postseason games.

WITH USA HOCKEY: Served as alternate captain of 2007 U.S. Junior National Team that won bronze medal in Sweden ... played in seven games with no points and two penalty minutes ... spent the ‘04-’05 season with the U.S. Under-18 team ... had four goals and 21 assists in 45 games while being a member of gold-medal win-ning teams at the Four Nations Tournament and the Under-18 World Championships in the Czech Republic ... strong performance at Under-17 Select Festival in 2004 earned him a spot with national program ... was an alternate captain on 2004 Under-18 Select Team that finished fourth at World Cup.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from South Lyon High School in South Lyon, Mich. .... came up through the Honeybaked AAA program where he had 17 goals and 41 assists for 58 points in ‘03-’04 ... following one season in the U.S. program, played in the USHL for the Tri-City Storm ... led the Storm defensemen in scoring with nine goals and 13 assists for 22 points in 49 games ... full name is Kyle Joseph Lawson ... son of Robert and Judith Lawson ... has one brother and one sister ... born Jan. 11, 1987 in Southfield, Mich. ... graduated from Notre Dame with degrees in psychology and computer applications.

Lawson’s Career StatisticsYear GP G A Pts Shots Sh Pct. P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/-2006-07 38 4 15 19 65 .062 7/14 2 0 0 +212007-08 45 5 21 26 81 .062 18/36 2 0 2 +132008-09 40 4 19 23 60 .067 22/44 3 1 1 +142009-10 38 4 18 22 57 .070 18/44 3 1 2 -7

Totals 161 17 73 90 263 .065 65/138 10 2 5 +41

Lawson’s Career Bests

4 Points vs. Ferris State (1g-3a; 3/15/08)

1 Goal 17 times 3 Assists vs. Michigan State (1/16/10) vs. Northern Michigan (2/13/09) vs. Ferris State (3/15/08)

5 Shots on Goal Four times

6-Game Point Streak •(1g-6a);Nov.20-Dec.7,2007 (vs. Bowling Green, Alabama- Huntsville, Rensselaer, Nebraska-Omaha, Princeton) •(3g-4a);Dec.3-Jan.19,2007 (vs. Alaska. Michigan, Lake Superior and Western Michigan)

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Team GP G A PtsAlaska Fairbanks 12 3 9 12Bowling Green 16 1 6 7Ferris State 13 2 4 6Lake Superior 11 1 6 7 Miami 9 0 2 2Michigan 13 1 3 4Michigan State 12 0 9 9Nebraska-Omaha 12 0 7 7Northern Michigan 10 3 6 9Ohio State 8 1 2 3 Western Michigan 9 1 4 5Totals 125 13 58 71

#2kYlE lAwSoN

Defenseman • Graduated5-11 • 208 • Shoots: RightNew Hudson, MIchiganTri-City Storm (USHL)



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Team GP G A PtsAlaska Fairbanks 9 0 1 1Alaska Fairbanks 9 1 3 4Bowling Green 11 2 4 6Ferris State 11 0 0 0Lake Superior 6 3 0 3Miami 7 0 0 0Michigan 10 1 2 3Michigan State 9 1 1 2Nebraska-Omaha 9 1 1 2Northern Michigan 10 0 2 2Ohio State 7 2 1 3Western Michigan 5 0 1 1Totals 94 11 15 26

#15chRISTIAAN MINEllA

Right Wing • Graduated6-2 • 214 • Shoots: RightAurora, ColoradoSioux City Musketeers (USHL)

Minella’s Career StatisticsYear GP G A Pts Shots Sh Pct. P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/-2006-07 21 1 5 6 16 .062 9/18 0 0 0 +12007-08 26 0 2 2 16 .000 14/28 0 0 0 +22008-09 38 9 7 16 52 .173 16/32 1 0 2 +82009-10 30 2 7 9 32 .062 11/30 0 0 0 -3Totals 115 12 21 33 116 .103 50/108 1 0 2 +8

Minella’s Career Bests

2 Points vs. Minnesota-Duluth (0g-2a; 1/3/09) vs. Bowling Green (1g-1a; 11/21/08) vs. Alaska (0g-2a; 12/3/06)

1 Goal 12 times

2 Assists vs. Minnesota-Duluth (1/3/09) vs. Alaska (12/3/06)

4 Shots on Goal vs. Bowling Green (2/20/10)

3-Game Goal Streak •(3g-1a);Nov.14-Nov.21,2008 (vs. Lake Superior and Bowling Green)

4-Game Point Streak •(3g-2a);Nov.14-Nov.22,2008 (vs. Lake Superior and Bowling Green)

Won four monograms during his career at Notre Dame ... provided a physical presence in the Irish lineup throughout his career ... hard-working player who was strong at both ends of the ice and a tenacious forechecker ... saw action in 30 games as a senior with two goals and seven assists for nine points ... played in 115 career games at Notre Dame, scoring 12 goals with 21 assists for 33 points ... came to Notre Dame after playing three seasons in the United States Hockey League (USHL) for the Sioux City Musketeers.

AS A SENIOR: Played in 30 games during the 2009-10 campaign ... scored two goals with seven assists for nine points ... whistled for 11 penalties, resulting in 30 penalty minutes ... picked up his first three points of the year as part of a three-game point streak (0g, 3a) from Oct. 23 to Oct. 31 ... recorded assists versus Boston College and one in each game of home series with Ohio State ... first goal of the season came on Nov. 6 at Alaska in a 3-2 Irish win ... recorded assists versus Bowling Green (Nov. 27), Michigan (Dec. 13) and North Dakota (Jan. 3) before being injured on Jan. 15 in 5-2 win at home against Michigan State ... suffered a knee injury that would sideline him for seven

games ... returned to action on Feb. 19 at Bowling Green ... assisted on a goal in 5-3 win over Michigan (Feb. 27) ... had the final goal of his career in 8-2 loss at Ohio State in game two of CCHA playoffs ... had one goal in two postseason games.

AS A JUNIOR: Saw action in 38 of team’s 40 games ... had career highs in every category - goals (9), assists (7), points (16), power-play goals (1), game winners (2) and shots (52) ... had 16 penalties for 32 minutes ... was +8 on the year ... had two multiple-point games on the season ... recorded first goal of the year in 3-0 win over Sacred Heart (Oct. 18) ... had career-best, four-game point streak (3g, 2a) and three-game goal streak (3g, 1a) between Nov. 14 and Nov. 22 ... scored one goal in each of the games of the Nov. 14-15 series versus Lake Superior State ... goal in 5-2 win on Nov. 15 was the game winner ... equaled a career high with two points (1g, 1a) in 5-1 win versus Bowling Green (Nov. 21) ... closed out streak with an assist in 9-1 victory over the Falcons to close series ... recorded assists versus Western Michigan (Nov. 29) and Bowling Green (Dec. 13) to close out first half of season ... set up a pair of goals by Garrett Regan in championship game of the Shillelagh Tournament to help Notre Dame to tourney title ... fifth goal of the season came at Lake Superior State (Jan. 16) and was the game winner in a 3-2 win over the Lakers ... went four games without a point before scoring first power-play goal of career in a 4-1 loss at Ohio State (Feb. 8) ... seventh goal of the year came on the road at Nebraska-Omaha (Feb. 20) in 4-3 over-time victory ... closed the regular season with a goal in 5-0 shutout of Michigan State in the home finale on Feb. 27 ... scored his final goal of the sea-son in the CCHA championship game, a 5-2 win over Michigan ... in five postseason games had one goal and no assists.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Saw action in 26 games, recording a pair of assists ... had 14 penalties resulting in 28 minutes ... was +2 on the season ... set up Justin White’s goal at 9:20 of the second period versus Rensselaer in the championship game of the Rensselaer Holiday Tournament ... goal cut R.P.I. lead to 3-2 in game Irish would win 4-3 ... assisted on Christian Hanson goal in second period of CCHA third-place game against Northern Michigan ... goal gave Notre Dame a 1-0 lead on the way to a 2-1 loss ... played in eight postseason games with one assist.

AS A FRESHMAN: Saw action in 21 games for the Irish, scoring one goal and adding five assists for six points ... picked up nine penalties for 18 minutes ... had 16 shots on goal and was +1 for the season ... sat out the first nine games of the sea-son, making his debut on Nov. 11 in 4-0 win over Bowling Green ... scored first collegiate goal at 9:04 of the first period, giving Notre Dame a 2-0 lead ... goal came in his first game on his first shot at the collegiate level ... first Irish player to do that since Tim Wallace ‘06 scored in his first game on the first shot at Minnesota-Duluth (Oct. 11, 2002) ... picked

up his first assist the following week in 4-1 win over Ohio State ... had first multiple-point game of his career with two assists in 6-2 win at home ver-sus Alaska on Dec. 3 ... final assist of the season came in game one of CCHA quarterfinals against Alaska on March 9 ... in two postseason games had one assist for one point.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Peters Township High School in McMurray, Pa. ... played both baseball and hockey at Peters ... member of two Pennsylvania State hockey championship teams (‘02 and ‘03) ... teammate of former Irish player Christian Hanson at Peters in ‘01-’02 ... was all-conference and all-city in ‘02-’03 ... member of Team Pittsburgh in his junior and senior year ... selected to play on high school all-star team (‘02-’03) ... played junior hockey for the Pittsburgh Amateur Penguins and the Pittsburgh Hornets ... teammate of Hanson’s with the Hornets in 2002-03 ... played three seasons with the USHL’s Sioux City Musketeers ... had seven goals and 11 assists in his rookie year (2003-04) ... in second season, helped Musketeers to second place in Western Division, scoring seven goals and 15 assists for 22 points ... served as team captain of the 2005-06 Sioux City team ... posted best numbers of his career with 24 goals (13th best in the USHL) and 14 assists for 38 points ... had eight power-play goals and four game winners ... closed out his career with four goals and one assist in his last two games with two of the goals being game winners ... full name is Michel Christiaan Minella ... son of Daniel and Melissa Minella ... born July 5, 1985 in Cincinnati, Ohio ... graduated from Notre Dame with a degree in marketing from the Mendoza College of Business.

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Team GP G A PtsAlaska Fairbanks — — —Bowling Green — — —Ferris State 0-1-0 4.08 .878 Lake Superior — — — Miami — — —Michigan 0-0-0 0.00 1.000Michigan State — — —Nebraska-Omaha — — — Northern Michigan — — — Ohio State 0-0-0 6.00 .750 Western Michigan 0-0-0 2.90 .800Totals 0-1-0 4.40 .843

Earned three monograms during his Notre Dame career ... outstanding student-athlete who graduated from Notre Dame’s honors physics pro-gram ... saw action in five games as a senior, mak-ing two starts ... was 1-1-0 with a 2.86 goals-against average and a .868 save percentage ... appeared in seven career games, making four starts over his final three seasons ... was 2-1-0 with a 2.47 goals-against average and a .881 save percentage with one shutout ... hard-working student-athlete who made the most of his opportunity to play for the Irish ... played junior hockey in the Eastern Junior Hockey League and the North American Hockey League before joining the Notre Dame hockey program.

AS A SENIOR: Saw action in five games during the ‘09-’10 campaign, making two starts ... was 1-1-0 with a 2.86 goals-against average and a .868 save percentage ... won first start of the season on Oct. 10 versus Alabama-Huntsville, 3-1 ... gave up one goal while making 13 saves ... played final 12:57 of 4-1 loss at Michigan (Dec. 11) in relief of Mike Johnson, stopping all six shots he faced ... made second start of the year on Jan. 10 versus

Ferris State, dropping a 4-2 decision ... stopped 29 of 33 shots in the game ... came on in relief of Johnson on Feb. 6 at Western Michigan ... played final 38:45, stopping six of seven shots in a 4-1 loss to Broncos ... played the final two periods in sea-son-ending 8-2 loss to Ohio State in game two of the CCHA first round playoff series ... gave up four goals on 16 shots.

AS A JUNIOR: Made two starts, playing a total of 81:29 ... was 1-0-0 with a 1.47 goals-against aver-age and a .920 save percentage with one shutout ... made first career start on Oct. 18 versus Sacred Heart ... made 17 saves in 7-0 win over the Pioneers ... became the first goaltender in Notre Dame his-tory to record a shutout in his first career start ... made second start on Nov. 29 at home against Western Michigan ... played the first 23:15 of the game, giving up two goals while making six saves ... Jordan Pearce played remainder of game in a 3-3 overtime tie.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Did not play in any games ... dressed as team’s third goaltender behind Jordan Pearce and Brad Phillips.

AS A FRESHMAN: Did not play in any games ... dressed as team’s third goaltender behind David Brown and Jordan Pearce.

O’Brien’s Career StatisticsYear GP/GS W-L-T Time GA GAA Saves Save Pct. Shutouts2006-07 Did Not Play In Any Games2007-08 Did Not Play In Any Games2008-09 2/2 1-0-0 81:29 2 1.47 23 .920 12009-10 5/2 1-1-0 209:59 10 2.86 66 .868 0Totals 7/4 2-1-0 291:28 12 2.47 89 .881 1

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights, Ill. ... played lacrosse and club hockey ... was team cap-tain and played midget hockey for the Chicago Young Americans in ‘03-’04 ... was 21-20-10 with a 1.90 goals-against average and a .931 save per-centage ... played his first season of junior hockey (‘04-’05) in the NAHL with the Youngstown/Mahoning Valley Phantoms ... was 7-7-1 with a 3.35 goals against and a .898 save percentage in 18 games ... won the NAHL’s Academic Achievement Award while with the Phantoms ... moved to the EJHL with the Bridgwater Bandits in 2005-06 and was 13-8-2 overall with a 2.93 goals-against average and a .920 save percentage in helping Bridgewater to a third-place finish ... selected as the starting goaltender for the EJHL all-star game ... was seventh in the league in goals-against average, sixth in wins and third in save percentage ... member of the EJHL Junior Select team that won the Hockey Night In Boston All-Scholastic championship ... selected all-Scholastic tournament MVP ... has Notre Dame in his blood as 10 members of his family are graduates, includ-ing his father, Thomas, Sr., (‘72) and grandfather, Michael McCaughey (‘41) ... full name is Thomas Robert O’Brien ... son of Thomas and Gael O’Brien ... born Apr. 28, 1987 in Chicago, Ill. ... graduated from Notre Dame with a degree in physics.

#31ToM o'BRIEN

Goaltender • Graduated5-11 • 208 • Catches: LeftMokena, IllinoisBridgewater Bandits (USHL)



Talented right wing who earned a monogram in his only season at Notre Dame ... selected in the first round, 26th overall, of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the Anaheim Ducks ... signed with Anaheim in August of 2010 after a strong performance at the U.S. National Junior Evaluation Camp in Lake Placid, N.Y. ... became the second Irish player ever selected in the first round of the draft, joining former Irish defenseman Ian Cole (18th overall by St. Louis in 2007) ... came to Notre Dame after playing two seasons in USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor, Mich. ... played in 33 games in his Notre Dame career, scor-ing nine goals with eight assists for 17 points.

AS A FRESHMAN: Played in 33 games with the Irish during the 2009-10 season ... tied for ninth in scoring on the team with nine goals and eight assists for 17 points ... tied fellow freshman Riley Sheahan for the freshman scoring lead with 17 points ... was third on squad with five power-play goals and tied for the team lead with two game

winners ... whistled for 18 penalties resulting in 36 penalty minutes ... third on team with 96 shots on goal ... got his Irish hockey career off to a fast start with goals in each of his first two games against Alabama-Huntsville (Oct. 9-10) ... set up Dan Kissel game-winning goal for his first collegiate assist in 3-1 win over Ohio State (Oct. 30) ... went pointless until Nov. 19 when he started a three-game goal streak with Notre Dame’s lone goal in a 1-1 tie at Michigan State (Nov. 19) ... scored first career game-winning goal in 4-1 win over the Spartans on Nov. 22 ... closed out three-game goal streak with a power-play goal in a 2-1 win over Bowling Green (Nov. 27) ... was a member of U.S. Junior National Team that won gold medal at Saskatoon, Sask. ... had a goal and eight assists for nine points in seven games ... did not play in the Shillelagh Tournament or versus Ferris State ... returned to the Notre Dame lineup and started a seven-game point streak (1g, 6a) from Jan 15 to Feb. 5 ... lone goal in the streak came on the power play in a 5-3 loss to Nebraska-Omaha (Jan. 29) ... had goals in three of the last four regular season games scoring once in each game of the Bowling Green series (Feb. 19-20) and then get-ting the game-winning, power-play goal in the 5-3 in over Michigan (Feb. 27) ... held scoreless in two postseason games.

WITH USA HOCKEY: Was invited to the U.S. Junior National Evaluation Camp in Lake Placid, N.Y., in August of 2010 ... played for the 2010 U.S. Junior National Team that won the gold medal by beating Canada in Saskatoon, Sask., in Jan. of 2010 ... scored one goal with eight assists for nine points in the seven-game tournament to finish third on the team in scoring ... was +8 for the tournament ... spent 2008-09 with the Under-18 team where he had 15 goals and 15 assists for 30 points with 51 penalty minutes in 33 games ... four goals came on the power play, one was shorthanded and four were game winners ... member of gold-medal winning teams at Four Nations Tournament in Nov. of ‘08 and Five Nations Tournament in Feb. of ‘09 ... had a hat trick in gold medal winning game versus Finland ... in 2007-08, split time with the Under-17 and Under-18 teams, playing in 66 games between the two teams with 29 goals and 19 assists for 48 points with 71 penalty minutes ... member of bronze-medal winning team at the Under-18 World Championships in Kazan Russia, where he had two goals and two assists in seven games.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Mich., while a member of the U.S. National program ... attended St. Peter’s Prep in Jersey City, N.J., as a freshman and a sopho-more where he lettered for two seasons in hockey ... scored 11 goals with 11 assists for 22 points as a freshman ... followed with 34 goals and 28 assist

Palmieri’s Career StatisticsYear GP G A Pts Shots Sh Pct. P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/-2009-10 33 9 8 17 95 .095 18/36 5 0 2 -20

Palmieri’s Career Bests

1 Point 17 times 1 Goal 9 times

1 Assists 8 times

8 Shots on Goal vs. Michigan State (1/15/10)

3-Game Goal Streak •(3g-0a);Nov.19-Nov.27,2009 (vs. Michigan State and Bowling Green)

7-Game Point Streak •(1g-6a);Jan.15-Feb.5,2010 (vs. Michigan State, Lake Superior, Nebraska-Omaha and Western Michigan)

campaign as a sophomore led team to the confer-ence and regional championships ... was team MVP, all-conference, all-city and all-state selection ... also a member of the New Jersey Devils Under-16 team ... full name is Kyle Charles Palmieri ... son of Bruce and Tammy Palmieri ... has two sisters, Tahrin and Taylor and one brother, Devon ... born Feb. 1, 1991 in Smithtown, N.Y. ... was enrolled in First Year of Studies at Notre Dame.

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Team GP G A PtsAlaska Fairbanks 2 0 0 0Bowling Green 4 3 0 3Ferris State - - - -Lake Superior 2 0 2 2Miami 1 0 0 0Michigan 4 1 0 1Michigan State 4 2 2 4Nebraska-Omaha 2 1 1 2Northern Michigan 2 0 0 0Ohio State 4 0 1 1Western Michigan 2 0 1 1Totals 27 7 7 14

#10kYlE pAlMIERI

Right Wing • Freshman5-11 • 195 • Shoots: RightMontvale, New JerseyUSA Under-18 Team

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Ruth’s Career StatisticsYear GP G A Pts Shots Sh Pct. P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/-2007-08 42 2 3 5 35 .057 14/36 0 0 0 +132008-09 36 2 5 7 32 .062 17/42 0 0 0 +112009-10 22 0 5 5 16 .000 15/52 0 0 0 -9Totals 100 4 13 17 83 .048 46/130 0 0 0 +15

Ruth’s Career Bests

2 Points vs. Michigan (0g-2a; 2/27/10) vs. Northern Michigan (0g-2a; 2/13/09) vs. Nebraska-Omaha (1g-1a; 12/1/07)

1 Goal Four times

2 Assists vs. Michigan (2/27/10) vs. Northern Michigan (2/13/09) 4 Shots on Goal vs. Michigan State (1/13/08)

Tough, rugged defenseman who earned three monograms in three seasons at Notre Dame ... recog-nized as one of the top shutdown defenders in the nation during his collegiate career ... was chosen in the second round, 46th overall, in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals ... had his rights traded at the 2008 NHL trading deadline to the Columbus Blue Jackets for future Hall of Famer Sergei Federov ... signed with the Blue Jackets following the 2009-10 college season ... battled injuries in his junior year and played in just 22 games ... had no goals and five assists in those games ... played in 100 career games for the Irish with four goals and 13 assists for 17 points.

AS A JUNIOR: Played in 22 of the team’s 38 games on the season ... scored no goals with five assists for five points ... had 15 penalties for 52 min-utes while recording 31 blocked shots ... started the season on the sidelines after suffering a lower body injury at the first official practice of the season ... returned to the lineup on November 14 versus Northern Michigan ... picked up first point of the sea-son in 2-2 tie with the Wildcats (Nov. 15) ... played in each of the next 12 games before being injured in the second game of the Ferris State series (Jan. 10) ...

missed six games before get-ting back in action at Western Michigan on Feb. 5 ... recorded an assist in 7-2 loss to the Broncos on Feb. 6 ... assisted on lone Irish goal in 1-1 tie at Bowling Green (Feb. 20) ... assisted on a pair of goals to equal a career high for points in a game in 5-3 victory versus Michigan on Feb. 27 ... held scoreless in two postseason games.

A S A S O P H O M O R E : Played in 36 of the team’s 40 games, missing two games with an injury and two while playing for Team USA in the World Junior Championships ... scored a pair of goals with five assists for seven points ... had 17 penalties for 42 min-utes ... tied for fifth on the team with a +11 ... missed the first two games of the season with an injury ... picked up his first point of the season, scoring a goal in a 5-2 win over Lake Superior State (Nov. 15) ... sec-ond goal of the season came in 3-1 win at Bowling Green (Dec. 12) ... along with teammate Ian Cole was a member of the U.S. Junior National team that fin-ished fifth at the World Junior Championships in Ottawa, Ont. ... played in all six games with no points and 25 minutes in penalties ... recorded five assists over the remainder of the season, including a two-assist night at Northern Michigan on Feb. 13 ... was +4 in the postseason, while not scoring any points.

AS A FRESHMAN: Played in 42 games in 2007-08, scoring a pair of goals with three assists for five points ... had 14 penalties for 36 minutes ... was sec-ond on the squad with a +13 rating ... Notre Dame’s rookie of the year in ‘07-’08 ... went scoreless for his first 17 games, but got his first goal and assist in a two-point night against Nebraska-Omaha in a 5-0 shutout on Dec. 1 ... missed five games with an injury from Dec. 8 to Jan. 5 ... picked up second assist of the season in 5-3 loss to Ferris State (Feb. 8) ... had final assist of the season in game three of CCHA second round when he helped set up Dan Kissel’s goal that made it 1-0 in a 2-1 win for Notre Dame ... final goal of the season came versus Michigan State in the NCAA West Regional when he hammered a shot from the right point past Jeff Lerg with under five minutes left to insure the 3-1 win that sent the Irish to the Frozen Four ... in nine postseason games, had one goal and one assist for two points

WITH USA HOCKEY: Selected to the 2009 U.S. Junior National Team that participated in the World Junior Championships in Ottawa, Ont. ... played in all six games with no points and 25 minutes in penalties as Team USA finished fifth overall ... participated in two U.S. Junior National Evaluation Camps (2007 and 2008) ... played two seasons for the U.S. National

Team Developmental Program ... in 2006-07, served as an alternate captain ... played in 39 games with five goals and 11 assists for 16 points ... three of his five goals came on the power play and one was a game winner ... recorded 64 minutes in penalties ... as a member of the U.S. Under-17 team in 2005-06, had three goals and eight assists for 11 points in 66 games ... was selected as the most outstanding defenseman at the Under-17 Four Nations Tournament ... advanced to the U.S. program after playing for the Chicago Mission Midget major pro-gram and Team Illinois.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Huron High School in Ann Arbor, Mich. ... played midget hockey in the Chicago area for the Chicago Mission Midget major program and Team Illinois ... full name is Theodore John Ruth ... son of Richard and Barbara Ruth ... has two brothers ... born February, 14, 1989 in St. Charles, Mo. ... finance major in the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame.

#5TEDDY RUTh

Defenseman • Junior6-1 • 208 • Shoots: RightNaperville, IllinoisUSA Under-18 Team

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Four-time monogram winner at Notre Dame ... served as team captain as a senior in 2009-10 ... was an alternate captain as a junior ... one of Notre Dame’s all-time top “clutch” goal scorers during his career ... selected in third round, 81st overall in 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the Nashville Predators … signed with Nashville following the 2009-10 season and finished the year with the Predator’s top farm team, the AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals ... as a senior was second in scoring for the Irish with nine goals and 14 assists for 23 points ... in four seasons at Notre Dame played in 159 games with 57 goals and 58 assists for 115 career points to rank 34th on all-time points list ... had 27 career power-play goals (5th all-time), five short-handed goals (t10th all-time) and 14 game winners (first all-time).

AS A SENIOR: Played in 37 games during his senior season and finished second in scoring with nine goals and 14 assists for 23 points ... was second on squad with six power-play goals ... had one short-handed goal and one game winner on the year ... whistled for 22 penalties resulting in 55 minutes ... served as team captain as a senior ... one of 20 national nominees for the Lowes Senior CLASS Award ... started the year with points in each of his first three games ... scored first goal of the year on the power play in 3-2 loss to Providence (Oct. 15) ... second goal of the year came via the power play and was his 50th career goal in 3-2 win at Alaska (Nov. 6) ... became 45th player in Notre Dame history to reach 100 points in career with an assist on an Ian Cole power-play goal in 4-2 loss to Ferris State (Jan. 10) ... scored twice (ppg, gwg) in 5-2 win over Michigan State (Jan. 15) ... game win-ner was 14th of his career and made Thang the school’s all-time

leader in that department ... followed with another two-goal game (2 ppg) in 4-4 overtime game at Michigan State (Jan. 16) ... registered a goal and two assists in 6-1 win at Lake Superior State (Jan. 22) ... assist was 50th of career and made him 30th player in Notre Dame history with 50 goals and 50 assists in a career ... final goal of the year was a short-handed tally in 4-3 loss at Bowling Green (Feb. 20) ... had one assist in two postseason games.

AS A JUNIOR: Served as one of Notre Dame’s assistant captains during 2008-09 ... played in 33 of the team’s 40 games, missing the first seven games of his career with a high ankle sprain ... had played 117 consecutive games in his career before the injury ... scored 10 goals with nine assists for 19 points with four power-play goals, one short-handed marker and two game winners .... had 18 penalties for 36 penalty minutes ... was +9 on the season ... recorded a three-point (2g, 1a) weekend in home-opening weekend against Sacred Heart ... scored a pair of goals (ppg, shg) in 7-0 win over Sacred Heart on Oct. 18 ... had one goal and one assist in the weekend sweep at Northern Michigan (Oct. 31-Nov. 1) ... fourth goal of the season (eng) sealed the 4-1 win at Providence on Nov. 8 ... fifth goal of the year was a power-play goal that tied the game 3-3 versus Western Michigan (Nov. 29) ... went without a point until Jan. 3 when he scored third goal of the game in 3-1 win over Minnesota-Duluth in Shillelagh Tournament title game ... scored a power-play game winner in 2-0 win over Alaska (Jan. 9) and followed that with a goal and an assist in 3-0 win over Nanooks the following night ... had a goal and an assist in weekend series with Michigan, assisting on a goal in 2-1 loss at the Joyce Center before coring on a penalty shot in 3-2 win at Yost Arena ... suffered a high ankle sprain on Feb. 6 at Ohio State in 4-3 overtime win against Buckeyes ... returned to the lineup on March 13 for second round of CCHA playoffs versus Nebraska-Omaha ... scored once in 5-0 victory at the Joyce Center ... added assists versus Northern Michigan and Michigan in the CCHA championship tournament ... in five post-season games, had one goal and two assists for three points.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in all 47 games for the Irish, scoring 18 goals with 14 assists for 32 points ... led team in goals and was second in points ... tied for team lead with seven power-play goals, was second with two short-handed markers and led squad with five game winners ... had 24 penalties for 48 minutes ... was +7 for the year ... first goal of the season (ppg) came in 4-0 win over Mercyhurst in third-place game of Lefty McFadden Invitational ... notched game-tying goal late in win against Denver (Oct. 18) ... scored second power-play goal of the season (lone Irish goal) in 3-1 loss to Denver ... picked up first game win-ner of the year (fourth goal) in 3-2 win at Ferris State (Oct. 26) ... had a first-period, power-play goal to spark 7-3 home win against Lake Superior (Nov. 1) ... scored once in each game of Irish sweep of Western Michigan (Nov. 16-17) ... recorded first multiple-point game of the year with a goal (gwg) and an assist in 4-1 win over Alabama-Huntsville at Rensselaer Holiday Tournament ... scored game winner in championship game ver-sus R.P.I. with just under four minutes remaining in the game ... selected tournament MVP with two game-winning goals and an assist ... picked up first short-handed goal of the season and 10th goal of the year in 5-0 win against Nebraska-Omaha (Dec. 1) ... had three points (1g, 2a) in the Lightning College Hockey Classic ... scored game-tying goal with 38 seconds remaining in 1-1 tie with the Spartans at the Joyce Center (Jan. 13) ... equalled a career best with a three-point game (2ppg, 1a) in 6-1 home win against Bowling Green (Jan. 25) ... had fifth game-winning goal of the year in a 2-1 win at Alaska (Feb. 15) ... closed the regular season with a goal and an assist in 3-1 win against Western Michigan (March 1) ... helped Notre Dame upset New Hampshire in opening game of West Regional with a goal and two assists for second three-point game of the year in 7-3 win over the Wildcats ... had a goal and an assist in 5-4 overtime win in Frozen Four semifinal win over Michigan ... scored a short-handed goal that gave Notre Dame a 3-0 lead ... in nine postseason games had two goals and five assists for seven points.

AS A FRESHMAN: Played in all 42 games, scoring 20 goals and 21 assists for 42 points ... led the Irish with 10 power-play goals and six game winners ... also had one short-handed tally ...

Thang’s Career Bests

3 Points Five times

2 Goals Eight times 2 Assists Nine times

7 Shots on Goal vs. Sacred Heart (10/17/08) vs. Michigan State (1/11/08) vs. Alabama-Huntsville (3/23/07)

4-Game Goal Streak •(4g-2a);Jan.5-Jan.13,2007 (vs. Robert Morris and Lake Superior)

11-Game Point Streak •(4g-9a);Feb.9-March23,2007 (vs. Nebraska-Omaha, Alaska, Ferris State, Alaska, Lake Superior, Michigan and Alabama-Huntsville)

equaled Dave Poulin’s (‘82) mark for 10 power-play goals by a freshman (set in ‘78-’79) ... selected to CCHA all-rookie team and was a finalist for CCHA rookie-of-the-year honors ... was named Notre Dame’s rookie-of-the-year ... tied for eighth on all-time points list for freshmen with Ian Williams who had 41 points in 1970-71 ... got career off to a fast start with a goal and an assist versus Minnesota State (Oct. 12) ... had first two-goal (ppg, gwg) game of the year in 7-1 win over No. 1 Boston College (Oct. 20) ... scored once in 3-0 win over Army ... had career-high three-point game (2g, 1a) in 5-2 win over Bowling Green, collecting second game-winning goal ... had goals in back-to-back games in sweep of Alaska (Dec. 2-3) ... had a four-game goal streak from Jan. 5-Jan. 13 scoring once in each game of series versus Robert Morris and Lake Superior State ... picked up third two-goal game of the year on Jan. 25 in 4-1 win over Miami ... had a season-high 11-game point streak (4g, 9a) from Feb. 9 through March 23 ... scored the game-winning goal in 1-0 win at Alaska on Feb. 16 in game that clinched the CCHA regular-season title ... had one goal against Alaska in second game of CCHA quarterfinal series ... final two-goal game of the season came on March 23 in NCAA tournament against Alabama-Huntsville ... got game-winning power-play goal at 15:18 of second overtime to give Notre Dame a 3-2 win, the progam’s first ever NCAA tournament win ... finished the postseason with three goals and four assists in six games ... selected to the NCAA all-Midwest Regional team.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Edina High School in Edina, Minn. ... helped Edina to Classic Lakes Conference title as a sophomore with 20 goals and 19 assists for 39 points ... was team MVP as a junior after leading conference in scoring with 20 goals and 23 assists ... was named all-Classic Lakes Conference and all-state following his junior year ... earned Edina Scholar-Athlete honors following his senior year ... a member of Team Minnesota’s Under-16 and 17 teams ... served as captain of 2003 U.S. Select-17 team that won the gold medal at the Five Nations Tournament in Slovakia during August of 2003 ... selected by Sioux Falls Stampede with the second pick of the USHL Futures Draft (2003) ... played first season in USHL with the Stampede, collecting nine goals and 22 assists for 31 points ... split the 2005-06 season between Sioux Falls (8g-14a, in 32 games) and Omaha (15g-15a in 25 games), finishing the year with 23 goals and 29 assists for 52 points ... full name is Ryan William Thang ... son of Mark and Wendy Thang ... born May 11, 1987 in Chicago, Ill. ... graduated from Notre Dame with a degree in finance from the Mendoza College of Business.

#9RYAN ThANg

Left Wing • Graduated6-0 • 193 • Shoots: RightEdina, MinnesotaOmaha Lancers (USHL)

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Thang’s Career StatisticsYear GP G A Pts Shots Sh Pct. P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/-2006-07 42 20 21 41 121 .165 12/24 10 1 6 +222007-08 47 18 14 32 143 .126 24/48 7 2 5 +72008-09 33 10 9 19 93 .108 18/36 4 1 2 +92009-10 37 9 14 23 91 .099 22/55 6 1 1 -3Totals 159 57 58 115 448 .127 76/163 27 5 14 +35

2010-11 Opponents

Senior left wing Calle Ridderwall eyes the puck versus North Dakota in the 2010 Shillelagh

Tournament championship game. This season, Ridderwall and the Irish travel to Grand Forks,

North Dakota for a pair of games versus the Fighting Sioux on November 26-27. This is Notre

Dame’s first trip to Grand Forks since January of 1999.


This is the CCHA

National prominence and national dominance are what separates the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) from the rest of college hockey.

For the first time since the 1998-99 season, the CCHA will have just 11 teams as Nebraska-Omaha has moved on to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. This will force the CCHA to use a new scheduling and playoff format in coming years.

To date, CCHA teams have won eight NCAA champi-onships over the last 27 years with the last win coming in the 2007 title game by Michigan State. The Spartans’ victory was their second national title as they also won the 1986 championship. They join Bowling Green (1984), Lake Superior State – winners of the most titles as a CCHA-member team (1988, 1992 and 1994) – and Michigan (1996, 1998). The Wolverines own a total of nine NCAA titles, the most in the nation. Northern Michigan also won the crown in 1991 as a member of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.

Besides the eight NCAA champions, the CCHA has seen its teams reach the NCAA’s Frozen Four 20 times in those same 27 seasons, with Michigan (8) and Michigan State (7) leading the way.

For the third year in a row, a CCHA team advanced to the Frozen Four with Miami advancing for the second consecutive season. The Red Hawks lost in the semifi-nals to Boston College in 2010 and fell in the 2009 title game in overtime to Boston University. In 2008, Notre Dame made its first-ever appearance in the finals, advancing with a 5-4 overtime win against Michigan to move to the national title game for the first time where they fell to Boston College.

In 1992, the CCHA sent three teams to the Frozen Four with Lake Superior winning and Michigan and Michigan State each reaching the semifinals.

In 2004, the league set an NCAA record by sending five teams to the NCAA tournament as Michigan, Miami, Ohio State, Michigan State and Notre Dame all advanced. For Notre Dame, it marked the first time in the program’s history that the Irish were selected for postseason play

Last season (2009-10), the conference had four teams play in the NCAA Tournament as Miami, Michigan, Northern Michigan and for the first time, Alaska, all moved on in postseason play.

The 2008 campaign also saw the league pick up its sixth Hobey Baker Memorial Award as Michigan’s Kevin Porter joined Bowling Green’s George McPhee in 1982, Michigan State’s Kip Miller in 1990, Bowling Green’s Brian Holzinger in 1995, Michigan’s Brendan Morrison in 1996, and in 2001 Michigan State goaltender Ryan Miller.

The CCHA began in 1971-72 with four teams: Bowling Green, Ohio State and Ohio University from the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association and an independent, St. Louis University. Lake Superior joined the league the following season and the league weathered the next two seasons after Ohio dropped its program and Ohio State became an independent.

The CCHA began establishing its reputation as a haven for fledgling programs in 1975-76 when Western Michigan joined the league. Ohio State rejoined that year and Northern Michigan’s arrival in 1977-78 brought the CCHA’s membership to six teams.

After a season as a provisional member, Ferris State joined the league in 1979-80. St. Louis dropped its pro-gram the same year, leaving Bowling Green as the team with the longest tenure in the CCHA. Miami University joined the league in 1981-82 after spending 1980-81 as a provisional member.

In 1981-82, the CCHA added four teams from the WCHA — Michigan, Michigan State, Michigan Tech and Notre Dame — raising its membership to 11 teams. The

CCHA reached an all-time high of 12 teams in 1982-83, with the addition of the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Notre Dame left the league in 1983-84, only to return 10 years later.

Michigan Tech and Northern Michigan jumped to the WCHA in 1984-85, reducing the CCHA to nine teams where it would stay for eight seasons.

In 1992-93, Kent State joined the league and Alaska Fairbanks began its three-year run as an affiliate. Kent State discontinued its program after two seasons while Illinois-Chicago did the same after the 1995-96 season. Northern Michigan rejoined the conference in 1997-98, following 13 years as a member of the WCHA, bringing the CCHA membership to 11 teams.

The 1999-2000 campaign marked the addition of a 12th member — the University of Nebraska Omaha — and a new look for the CCHA. With the Mavericks joining the CCHA, the league expanded its postseason tourna-ment and reduced its conference schedule to 28 games to determine the regular-season champion. Things would stay the same until this year.

For this season only, the CCHA will use a ‘one-year only’ scheduling format that was adopted in the summer of 2009 to help the conference transition to an 11-team league from a 12-team league.

Each CCHA member will continue to play 28 confer-ence games.

Alaska, Ferris State, Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State form a five-team group. These teams play two games against all 10 teams (20 games) and two addi-tional games against the teams in their own group (8 games).

Bowling Green/Western Michigan, Lake Superior State/Notre Dame and Northern Michigan/Miami are ‘partnered’ together and form a six-team group.

These teams will play two games against all ten teams (20 games) and two additional games against the teams in their own group (8 games), except the team that they are ‘partnered’ with.

For example, Bowling Green and Western Michigan will play two additional games versus Lake Superior State, Notre Dame, Northern Michigan and Miami.

A new playoff format also will be followed this season as the first five teams in the regular-season standings will receive a first round bye. The remaining six teams will play a best-of-three series (11 vs. 6, 10 vs. 7 and 9 vs. 8) with the winners advancing to the second round During the 2005-06 season, a new playoff format was introduced that includes two rounds of best-of-three series. In the sec-ond round, the top three seeds will host the lowest remaining seed with fouth place facing fifth in a best-of-three series with the four winners advancing to Joe Louis Arena for the CCHA Championship.

In 2008-09, the CCHA became the first conference to adopt an NHL-style shootout to determine the winner of all 168 regular-season conference games that are tied after 60 minutes of regulation and five minutes of over-time. The shootout is used to decide CCHA games but count as ties overall to preserve the integrity of the national rankings.

The CCHA has also approved the following point sys-tem for regular-season play; Three (3) points for a win in regulation or overtime, one (1) point for each school if the game is tied at the conclusion of the five-minute overtime period and one (1) point is awarded to the team who wins the shootout.

CCHA Member Directory

Alaska Athletic Department 907-474-7205Sports Information 907-474-6807 Website www.alaskananooks.com

Bowling GreenAthletic Department 419-372-2401Sports Information 419-372-7077Website www.bgsufalcons.com

Ferris StateAthletic Department 231-591-2860Sports Information 231-591-2336Website www.ferris.edu/sports

Lake SuperiorAthletic Department 906-635-2627Sports Information 906-635-2601Website www.lssulakers.com

MiamiAthletic Department 513-529-3113Sports Information 513-529-1601Website www.muredhawks.com

MichiganAthletic Department 734-647-1201Sports Information 734-647-3810Website www.mgoblue.com

Michigan StateAthletic Department 517-353-1623Sports Information 517-355-2271Website www.msuspartans.com

Northern MichiganAthletic Department 906-227-1015Sports Information 906-227-1013Website www.nmu.edu/athletics

Notre DameAthletic Department 574-631-6107Sports Information 574-631-7516Website www.und.com

Ohio StateAthletic Department 614-292-7572Sports Information 614-688-0294Web www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com

Western MichiganAthletic Department 269-387-3120Sports Information 269-387-4122Website www.wmubroncos.com

Central Collegiate Hockey AssociationCommissioner Tom Anastos

Coordinator of Officials Steve PiotrowskiDirector of Marketing/ Communications Fred PletschCommunications Coordinator Ted NewtonPhone (248) 888-0600Fax (248) 888-0664Website www.ccha.com

2010-11 – A Year Of Change In The CCHA. The Central Collegiate Hockey Association to compete with 11 members this season.

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• The CCHA has sent 12 different teams to the NCAA Tournament since 1990: Bowling Green, Ferris State, Lake Superior, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Northern Michigan, Ohio State and Western Michigan. Notre Dame joined the list in 2004 while Nebraska-Omaha made its first appearance in 2006 and Alaska advanced in 2010.

Hobey Baker Winners• Six CCHA players have received the Hobey Baker

national player-of-the-year award: Bowling Green for-ward George McPhee (1982), Michigan State forward Kip Miller (’90), Bowling Green forward Brian Holzinger (’95), Michigan forward Brendan Morrison (’97), Michigan State goaltender Ryan Miller (2001) and 2008 winner Kevin Porter from Michigan.

All-Americans• CCHA players have combined for 169 All-America

honors, including 86 first-team selections. Bowling Green defenseman Ken Morrow — who went on to play with the USA team that won the 1980 Olympic gold medal — was the CCHA’s first All-American.

• Five CCHA players earned All-American honors for the 2009-10 season. Northern Michigan’s Mark Olver was a first team selection while Miami goaltender Cody Reichard, Northern Michigan defenseman Erik Gustafsson and Michigan State defender Jeff Petry along with Ohio State forward Zac Dalpe were second team choices.

The NHL Draft• More than 400 players from CCHA institutions

have been selected in the NHL draft (since 1971), including 35 first-round selections.

• In the 2010 entry draft, 12 CCHA players were selected, including a pair of Notre Dame players going in the first round - sophomore forward Riley Sheahan to Detroit and freshman defenseman Jarred Tinordi to Montreal.

• The Irish led CCHA teams with five players selected while Michigan followed with three. Miami, Michigan State, Northern Michigan and Lake Superior State each had one player chosen.

Coaches and Management• Michigan State’s Ron Mason closed his brilliant

coaching career in 2001-02 as college hockey’s all-time winningest coach with 924 victories before moving into his role as the Spartans athletic director. His win total was compiled entirely at CCHA schools (also Lake Superior and Bowling Green).

• Two other CCHA coaches - Michigan State’s Rick Comley and Michigan’s Red Berenson — rank third and fourth among active coaches in wins. Comley goes into 2009-10 with 749 career wins between Lake Superior, Northern Michigan and Michigan State. Berenson checks in with 673 wins in his 24 seasons at Michigan.

• CCHA coaches have won three of the last five Spencer Penrose Awards as the national coach of the year. Michigan’s Red Berenson took the honor in 2008 while Notre Dame’s Jeff Jackson was the 2007 winner with Enrico Blasi of Miami selected in 2006. They are the sixth and seventh CCHA coaches to win the award since the conference started in 1971-72.

• More than 75 alumni of CCHA teams have gone on to careers in coaching or management in junior, colle-giate or professional hockey.

• Two current NHL general managers are former CCHA players: Washington’s George McPhee (Bowling Green ’82) and Atlanta’s Don Waddell (Northern Michigan ’80).

NHL Players• Seventy-one CCHA players played in the NHL dur-

ing the 2009-10 season. That’s the most since 75 former players during the 2008-09 campaign.

Stanley Cup Winners• Thirty-three former CCHA players have hoisted the

Stanley Cup as NHL champs. Three former players - Duncan Keith (Michigan State), John Madden) and Jordan Hendry (Alaska) raised the Stanley Cup for the 2010 champion Chicago Blackhawks. Previous players to win the Cup included: Mark Eaton (Notre Dame) and Chris Kunitz (Ferris State) from Pittsburgh’s 2009 cham-pions; Brett Lebda (Notre Dame) and Justin Abdelkader (Michigan State) from Detroit’s 2008 team; Kunitz (Ferris State) and Drew Miller (Michigan State) from Anaheim’s 2007 team; Rod Bind’Amour (Michigan State), Doug Weight (Lake Superior), Aaron Ward (Michigan) and Kevyn Adams (Miami) from Carolina (2006); Dan Boyle (Miami) and goaltender John Grahame (Lake Superior) with Tampa Bay in 2004; Madden (Michigan) twice with New Jersey (2000, 2003) and Bowling Green alums Rob Blake and Greg DeVries who won it with Colorado in 2001.

NCAA Record Setters• Michigan State goaltender Ryan Miller holds the

NCAA record for career shutouts with 26. • Michigan State’s Mike Donnelly scored an NCAA-

record 59 goals during the 1985-86 season, with his final score giving the Spartans the decisive goal in the 6-5 NCAA title victory over Harvard.

• Michigan’s Marty Turco (’98) passed another former Wolverine goaltender - Steve Shields -- to become the NCAA’s all-time leader in victories, with 127.

NCAA Championships• The 12 current CCHA teams have combined to win

eight NCAA Championships in the last 27 seasons: Bowling Green (1984), Michigan State (’86, ’07), Lake Superior (’88, ’92, ’94), Northern Michigan (’91, ’92) and Michigan (’96, ’98).

Marty TurcoMichigan

Kevin Bieksa

Bowling Green

Doug WeightLake Superior

Joe CorvoWestern Michigan

Dan BoyleMiami

Brett LebdaNotre Dame

Ryan Miller

Michigan State


CCHA Composite Schedule

Saturday, November 13Alaska at Miami Ferris State at Lake SuperiorOhio State at Michigan StateBowling Green at Northern Michigan, 7:35Notre Dame at Michigan, 7:35

Friday, November 19Miami at Bowling GreenWestern Michigan at Ferris StateLake Superior at Michigan, 7:35Michigan State at Notre Dame, 7:35Northern Michigan at Alaska, 7:35

Saturday, November 20Miami at Bowling GreenWestern Michigan at Ferris StateLake Superior at Michigan, 7:35Michigan State at Notre Dame, 5:05Northern Michigan at Alaska, 7:35

Tuesday, November 23Ferris State at Michigan State

Friday, November 26Alaska at Ohio StateMiami at Western Michigan, 7:35Rensselaer Holiday TournamentBowling Green vs. Alabama-Huntsville, 4:05 *Connecticut at Rensselaer, 7:05 *College Hockey ShowcaseMichigan at Wisconsin, 7:07 *Michigan State at Minnesota, 7:07 *Denver CupAir Force vs. Clarkson, 4:37 *Lake Superior at Denver, 7:37 *Northern Michigan at Bemidji State, 7:35 *Notre Dame at North Dakota, 7:37 *

Saturday, November 27Alaska at Ohio StateMiami at Western Michigan, 7:35Rensselaer Holiday TournamentThird-place game, 4:05 *Championship game, 7:05 *College Hockey ShowcaseMichigan State at Wisconsin, 7:07 *Denver CupLake Superior vs. Clarkson, 4:37 *Air Force at Denver, 7:37 *Northern Michigan at Bemidji State *Notre Dame at North Dakota, 7:07*

Sunday, November 28College Hockey ShowcaseMichigan State at Wisconsin, 4:07 *

Friday, December 3Bowling Green at Lake SuperiorMichigan at Ohio StateMichigan State at Ferris StateNotre Dame at Miami, 7:35Western Michigan at Northern Michigan, 7:35

Saturday, December 4Ferris State at Michigan State, 5:05Bowling Green at Lake SuperiorMichigan at Ohio StateNotre Dame at MiamiWestern Michigan at Northern Michigan, 7:35

Friday, December 10Alaska at Ferris StateOhio State at Bowling GreenLake Superior at Western Michigan, 7:35

Saturday, December 11Big Chill at the Big HouseMichigan State at Michigan, 3:05Alaska at Ferris StateNorthern Michigan at Notre DameOhio State at Bowling GreenLake Superior at Western Michigan, 7:35

Sunday, December 12Northern Michigan at Notre Dame, 4:05

Friday, December 17Michigan Tech at Northern Michigan, 7:35 *

Saturday, December 18Union at Western Michigan, 7:35 *

Sunday, December 19Union at Western Michigan, 4:05

Wednesday, December 29UConn ClassicBowling Green vs. Princeton, 4:05 *Connecticut vs. Holy Cross, 7:15 *Everblades College ClassicCornell vs. St. Cloud, 4:05 *Miami vs. Maine, 7:05 *Great Lakes InvitationalMichigan vs. Michigan Tech, 4:05 *Michigan State vs. Colorado College, 7:35*Canisius at Notre Dame, 7:35

Thursday, December 30UConn ClassicThird-place game, 4:05 *Championship game, 7:15 *Everblades College ClassicThird-place game, 4:05 *Championship game, 7:05 *Great Lakes InvitationalThird-place game, 4:05 *Championship game, 7:35*

Friday, December 31Dodge Holiday ClassicFerris State vs. Bemidji State, 3:07 Union vs. Minnesota, 6:07 *Northern Michigan at Denver, 7:07

Saturday, January 1Shillelagh TournamentBoston University vs. Brown, 3:05 *Notre Dame vs. Minnesota State, 6:05 *

Thursday, September 30University of Windsor at Alaska #

Saturday, October 2Ontario Inst. of Tech. at Ferris State #Western Ontario at Lake Superior #Mercyhurst at Michigan, 7:35 *

Sunday, October 3Nipissing College at Northern Michigan, 2:05 #Ontario Inst. of Tech. at Western Michigan, 3:05#Waterloo at Miami, 3:05 #Guelph at Notre Dame, 5:05 #Western Ontario at Michigan, 5:05 #

Thursday, October 7Ferris State at Alabama-Huntsville, 8:05 *

Friday, October 9Warrior Ice Breaker TournamentHoly Cross vs. Notre Dame, 5:30 *Boston University vs. Wisconsin, 8:30 *Kendall Auto Hockey ClassicAlaska vs. Air Force, 5:07 *Alaska-Anchorage vs. North Dakota, 8:07 *Superior CupMinnesota-Duluth at Lake Superior *Michigan Tech at Northern Michigan, 7:35*Ohio State at Quinnipiac *Western Ontario at Michigan State #Canisius at Western Michigan, 7:35 *New Hampshire at Miami, 7:35 *Ferris State at Alabama-Huntsville, 8:05 *

Saturday, October 9Kendall Auto Hockey ClassicAlaska vs. North Dakota, 4:07 *Alaska Anchorage vs. Air Force, 7:07 *Superior CupMichigan Tech at Lake Superior *Minnesota-Duluth at Northern Michigan, 7:35 *Michigan at Bowling GreenNew Hampshire at Miami *Ohio State at Quinnipiac *Canisius at Western Michigan, 7:35 *

Sunday, October 10Warrior Ice Breaker TournamentThird-place game, noon *Championship game, 3:00 *

Tuesday, October 12Northern Michigan at Michigan Tech*USA Under-18 Team at Michigan, 7:35 #

Thursday, October 14Lake Superior at Notre Dame, 7:35 Maine at Michigan State *

Friday, October 15Brice Alaska Goal RushAlaska Anchorage vs. Colorado College, 5:05 *Alaska vs. Union, 8:05 *Lake Superior at Notre Dame, 7:35Bowling Green at Clarkson *Maine at Michigan State *Miami at St. Cloud State *Robert Morris at Ohio State *St. Lawrence at Mercyhurst *

Saturday, October 16Brice Alaska Goal RushAlaska Anchorage vs. Union 4:05 *Alaska vs. Colorado College *Bowling Green at Clarkson *Miami at St. Cloud State *Michigan at New Hampshire *St. Lawrence at Ferris State *Western Michigan at Mercyhurst *

Friday, October 22Alaska at Michigan StateOhio State at Ferris StateNorthern Michigan at Miami, 7:35Colgate at Lake Superior State *Western Michigan at St. Lawrence *Nebraska-Omaha at Michigan, 7:35 *

Saturday, October 23Alaska at Michigan StateOhio State at Ferris StateNorthern Michigan at Miami, 7:35 Colgate at Lake Superior, 5:05 *Alabama-Huntsville at Bowling Green *Boston College at Notre Dame *Western Michigan at St. Lawrence *Nebraska-Omaha at Michigan, 7:35 *

Friday, October 29Bowling Green at AlaskaMichigan at Ferris StateLake Superior at Miami, 7:35 Ohio State at Northern Michigan, 7:35Western Michigan at Notre Dame, 7:35Alabama-Huntsville at Michigan State *

Saturday, October 30Bowling Green at AlaskaLake Superior at MiamiFerris State at Michigan, 7:35Ohio State at Northern Michigan, 7:35Notre Dame at Western Michigan, 7:35Alabama-Huntsville at Michigan State *

Friday, November 5Miami at Ferris StateMichigan at AlaskaNorthern Michigan at Lake SuperiorNotre Dame at Bowling GreenMichigan State at Western Michigan, 7:35Alabama-Huntsville at Ohio State *

Saturday, November 6Miami at Ferris StateMichigan at AlaskaNorthern Michigan at Lake SuperiorNotre Dame at Bowling GreenMichigan State at Western Michigan, 7:35Alabama-Huntsville at Ohio State *

Friday, November 12Ferris State at Lake SuperiorOhio State at Michigan StateAlaska at Miami, 7:35Bowling Green at Northern Michigan, 7:35Notre Dame at Michigan, 7:35

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Dodge Holiday ClassicThird-Place Game, 4:07 *Championship Game, 7:07 *Catamount CupHarvard vs. Army, 4:05 *Ohio State at Vermont, 7:05 *Northern Michigan at Denver, *

Sunday, January 2Shillelagh TournamentMinnesota State vs. BU/Brown, 2:05 *Notre Dame vs. BU/Brown, 5:05 *Catamount CupOhio State vs. Army, 4:05 *Harvard at Vermont, 7:05 *

Friday, January 7Ferris State at Bowling GreenMiami at Ohio StateMichigan at Michigan StateWestern Michigan at AlaskaNotre Dame at Northern Michigan, 7:35

Saturday, January 8Ferris State at Bowling Green, 5:05Miami at Ohio StateWestern Michigan at AlaskaMichigan State at Michigan, 7:35Notre Dame at Northern Michigan, 7:35

Friday, January 14Michigan State at Lake SuperiorAlaska at Notre Dame, 7:35Ferris State at Michigan, 7:35Bowling Green at Miami, 7:35Ohio State at Western Michigan, 7:35

Saturday, January 15Alaska at Notre DameMichigan State at Lake SuperiorBowling Green at Miami

Michigan at Ferris State Ohio State at Western Michigan, 7:35

Friday, January 22Alaska at MichiganMiami at Michigan StateNotre Dame at Ohio StateWestern Michigan at Lake SuperiorFerris State at Northern Michigan, 7:35

Saturday, January 22Alaska at MichiganMiami at Michigan StateNotre Dame at Ohio StateWestern Michigan at Lake SuperiorFerris State at Northern Michigan, 7:35

Thursday, January 27Michigan State at Ferris State

Friday, January 28Lake Superior at Bowling GreenOhio State at AlaskaNorthern Michigan at Western Michigan, 7:35Miami at Notre Dame, 7:35

Saturday, January 29Lake Superior at Bowling GreenMiami at Notre DameOhio State at AlaskaMichigan vs. Michigan State, 7:35(at Joe Louis Arena)Northern Michigan at Western Michigan, 7:35

Friday, February 4Ferris State at AlaskaMichigan State at Ohio StateBowling Green at Western Michigan, 7:35

Lake Superior at Northern Michigan, 7:35Michigan at Miami, 7:35

Saturday, February 5Ferris State at AlaskaMichigan at MiamiMichigan State at Ohio StateBowling Green at Western Michigan, 7:35Lake Superior at Northern Michigan, 7:35

Friday, February 11Alaska at Lake SuperiorNorthern Michigan at Michigan StateBowling Green at Notre Dame, 7:35Ohio State at Michigan, 7:35Western Michigan at Miami, 7:35Alabama-Huntsville at Ferris State *

Saturday, February 12Alaska at Lake SuperiorBowling Green at Notre DameNorthern Michigan at Michigan StateWestern Michigan at MiamiOhio State at Michigan, 7:35Alabama-Huntsville at Ferris State *

Friday, February 18Lake Superior at Ohio StateMichigan State at AlaskaNorthern Michigan at Bowling GreenNotre Dame at Ferris StateWestern Michigan at Michigan, 7:35

Saturday, February 19Lake Superior at Ohio StateMichigan State at AlaskaNorthern Michigan at Bowling GreenNotre Dame at Ferris StateWestern Michigan at Michigan, 7:35Friday, February 25Bowling Green at Michigan StateFerris State at Ohio StateMiami at Lake Superior State

Michigan at Northern Michigan, 7:35Notre Dame at Western Michigan, 7:35Alaska-Anchorage at Alaska *

Saturday, February 26Bowling Green at Michigan StateFerris State at Ohio StateMiami at Lake Superior StateMichigan at Northern Michigan, 7:35Western Michigan at Notre DameAlaska at Alaska-Anchorage, 7:07 *

Friday-Sunday, March 4-6CCHA Tournament First RoundBest-of-three series(11 at 6, 10 at 7, 9 at 8)

Friday-Sunday, March 11-13CCHA Tournament Second RoundBest-of-three series(Seeds 1-3 host, Seed 4 hosts Seed 5)

Thursday, March 17CCHA Awards(Fox Theatre, Detroit, Mich.)

Friday, March 18CCHA Championship SemifinalsSemifinal #1, 4:35Semifinal #2, 8:05(at Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Mich.)

Saturday, March 20CCHA Third-Place game, 3:35CCHA Championship game, 7:35 (at Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Mich.)

Bold games are CCHA league contests# – exhibition; * – non-CCHA gameTimes and dates subject to change

Junior right wing Billy Maday battles Boston College at the Joyce Center during the 2009-10 season. In this the final full season at the Joyce Center, the Eagles will make their second consecutive visit, facing Maday and the Irish on Saturday, October 23.


CCHA Review

2009-10 CCHA Honors and Awards

• First Team All-CCHAG – Cody Reichard, Miami, So.D – Erik Gustafsson, No. Michigan, Jr.D – Eddie DelGrosso, Nebraska-Omaha, Jr.F – Mark Olver, Northern Michigan, Jr.F – Jarod Palmer, Miami, Sr. F – Zac Dalpe, Ohio State, So..

• Second Team All-CCHAG – Drew Palmisano, Michigan State, So.D – Zach Redmond, Ferris State, Jr.D – Jeff Petry, Michigan State, Jr.F – Andy Miele, Miami, Jr.F – Tommy Wingels, Miami, Jr.F – Cory Tropp, Michigan State, Jr.

• All-Rookie TeamMike Johnson (Notre Dame, G)Torey Krug (Michigan State, D)Joe Hartman (Miami, D)Andy Taranto (Alaska, F)Terry Broadhurst (Nebraska-Omaha, F)Chris Brown (Michigan, F)

• Scholar-AthletesDion Knelsen (Alaska, Sr.) *Kyle Page (Bowling Green, Sr.)Aaron Lewicki (Ferris State, Sr.)Rick Schofield (Lake Superior, Jr.)Carter Camper (Miami, Jr.)Carl Hagelin (Michigan, Jr.)Drew Palmisano (Michigan State, So.) Jeric Agosto (Nebraska-Omaha, Sr.) Reid Ellingson (Northern Michigan, So.)Kevin Deeth (Notre Dame, Sr.) Chris Reed (Ohio State, Jr.)Tyler Ludwig (Western Michigan, Sr.)* Scholar-Athlete of the Year

• Player of the Year Cody Reichard (Miami, G, So.)

• Rookie of the YearAndy Taranto (Alaska, Fr., F)

• Top Goaltender (Goals-Against Avg.)Cody Reichard (Miami, So.)

• Best Defensive ForwardTommy Wingels (Miami, Jr.)

• Best Offensive DefensemanErik Gustafsson (No. Michigan, Jr.)

• Best Defensive DefensemanWill Weber (Miami, So.)

• Coach of the YearEnrico Blasi (Miami)

• Terry Flanagan Memorial AwardAaron Lewicki (Ferris State)

FiRST ROunDNo. 12 Western Michigan at No. 5 Alaska

Alaska 4, Western Michigan 0Alaska 4, Western Michigan 1

No. 11 Bowling Green at No. 6 Nebraska-OmahaNebraska-Omaha 6, Bowling Green 1Nebraska-Omaha 6, Bowling Green 1No. 10 Lake Superior at No. 7 Michigan

Michigan 5, Lake Superior 2Michigan 6, Lake Superior 0

No. 9 Notre Dame at No. 8 Ohio StateOhio State 3, Notre Dame 1Ohio State 8, Notre Dame 2

SECOnD ROunDNo. 8 Ohio State at No. 1 Miami

Miami 6, Ohio State 2Ohio State 5, Miami 4 (OT)

Miami 2, at Ohio State 1

No. 7 Michigan at No. 2 Michigan State Michigan 5, Michigan State 1Michigan 5, Michigan State 1

No. 6 Nebraska-Omaha at No. 3 Ferris StateFerris State 3, Nebraska-Omaha 1

Ferris State 3, Nebraska-Omaha 2 (OT)

No. 5 Alaska at No. 4 Northern MichiganNorthern Michigan 4, Alaska 3Northern Michigan 5, Alaska 1

2009-10 Central Collegiate Hockey Association Standings Power Penalty- Team (overall record) W L T SW PTS GF GA PEn Play Kill.

1. Miami (29-8-7) 21 2 5 2 70 100 39 236/602 (4) 19.0% (1) 89.0% 2. Michigan State (19-13-6) 14 8 6 2 50 73 64 168/413 (9) 15.5% (5) 84.2% 3. Ferris State (21-13-6) 13 9 6 4 49 79 66 192/466 (6) 18.8% (3) 86.5% 4. Northern Michigan (20-13-8) 13 9 6 3 48 86 72 190/440 (1) 21.8% (7) 83.8% 5. Alaska (18-12-9) 11 9 8 4 45 73 70 132/272 (5) 18.8% (8) 83.2% 6. Nebraska-Omaha (20-16-6) 13 12 3 2 44 85 83 183/448 (2) 19.3% (6) 83.8%

7. Michigan (26-18-1) 14 13 1 0 43 83 69 204/500 (7) 17.5% (2) 88.1% 8. Ohio State (15-18-6) 10 12 6 4 40 81 93 189/419 (3) 19.0% (12) 71.7% 9. Notre Dame (13-17-8) 9 12 7 2 36 65 76 179/429 (8) 17.3% (4) 85.9% 10. Lake Superior (15-18-5) 10 15 3 2 35 73 86 159/400 (11) 13.8% (9) 82.9% 11. Bowling Green (5-25-6) 4 18 6 5 23 58 102 220/582 (12) 13.2% (11) 74.1% 12. Western Michigan (8-20-8) 4 17 7 2 21 62 87 188/439 (10) 14.1% (10) 79.7%

Conference games tied after 65 minutes advanced to a three-player shootout with the winning team receiving an extra point in the standings (denoted in SW column). Regulation win/OT win - 3pts.; Tie - 1 pt.; SW - 1 pt.

Leading Scorers, All GamesPlayer, School GP G A Pts PPG WG +/-Carl Hagelin (UM) 45 19 31 50 5 1 +20Mark Olver (NMU) 40 19 30 49 6 3 +17Zac Dalpe (OSU) 39 21 24 45 8 2 +15Jarod Palmer (MIA) 44 18 27 45 4 6 +27Andy Miele (MIA) 43 15 29 44 4 4 +23Dion Knelsen (UAF) 39 19 24 43 7 2 +6Carter Camper (MIA) 44 15 28 43 5 3 +16Louie Caporusso (UM) 45 21 22 43 6 5 +9Corey Tropp (MSU) 37 20 22 42 9 5 +2Andy Taranto (UAF) 39 18 24 42 8 3 +8Tommy Wingels (MIA) 44 17 25 42 6 5 +18Matt Rust (UM) 45 13 27 40 5 3 +21Blair Riley (FSU) 40 18 20 38 4 2 +12Gregor Hanson (NMU) 40 16 22 38 5 1 +13Justin Florek (NMU) 41 12 23 35 6 3 +10

Goals-Against Average Leaders, All GamesPlayer, Team GA GAA SV% W-L-T SV MinCody Reichard (MIA) 49 1.87 .921 19-4-3 571 1571Connor Knapp (MIA) 37 1.97 .921 10-4-4 433 1127Pat Nagle (FSU) 53 2.13 .923 12-10-3 636 1496Scott Greenham (UAF) 84 2.20 .919 18-12-9 947 2296Bryan Hogan (UM) 81 2.33 .901 18-15-1 738 2088Brian Stewart (NMU) 87 2.43 .927 18-11-7 1099 2153Drew Palmisano (MSU) 72 2.44 .917 15-10-5 799 1768Taylor Nelson (FSU) 38 2.49 .915 9-3-3 411 914Mike Johnson (ND) 67 2.60 .910 10-13-5 674 1546John Faulkner (UNO) 68 2.60 .905 13-10-4 648 1567Jeremie Dupont (UNO) 44 2.73 .895 7-6-2 376 968Brian Mahoney-Wilson 92 2.80 .911 13-15-5 936 1974Riley Gill (WMU) 84 2.80 .923 7-17-6 1007 1798Dustin Carlson (OSU) 59 2.80 .916 6-12-4 645 1262Cal Heeter (OSU) 59 3.19 .897 9-6-2 512 1108

2008-09 CCHA Tournament ResultsCCHA CHAMPiOnSHiP

SEMIFINALSMichigan 5, Miami 2

Northern Michigan 5, Ferris State 4 (OT)THiRD-PLACE GAME

Miami 2, Ferris State 1CHAMPiOnSHiP

Michigan 2, Northern Michigan 1ALL-TOuRnAMEnT TEAM

F - Ray Kaunisto, Sr., Northern MichiganF - Carl Hagelin, Jr., Michigan

F - Louie Caporusso, Jr., MichiganD - Erik Gustafsson, Jr., Northern Michigan

D - Steve Kampfer, Sr., MichiganG - Shawn Hunwick, Jr., Michigan

MVP - Shawn Hunwick, Jr., Michigan

nCAA TOuRnAMEnTMidwest Regional - First Round

Miami 2, Alabama-Huntsvilee 1Michigan 5, Bemidji State 1

northeast Regional - First RoundBoston College 3, Alaska 1West Regional - First Round

St. Cloud State 4, Northern Michigan 3 (2OT)

Midwest Regional Second RoundMiami 2, Michigan 1 (2OT)

FROZEn FOuRSemifinals

Boston College 7, Miami 1Wisconsin 8, RIT 1

ChampionshipBoston College 5, Wisconsin 0

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Dallas Ferguson Derek KlassenHead Coach Sr., Forward

QuiCK FACTSLocation: Fairbanks, AK 99775Nickname: NanooksColors: Blue and GoldEnrollment: 9,872Founded: 1917Chancellor: Brian RogersAthletics Director: Forrest KarrConference: CCHAArena: Carlson CenterCapacity: 4,350Rink Size: 200 x 100

THE COACHESHead Coach: Dallas FergusonAlma Mater: Alaska ‘96Phone: (907) 474-7800Record at Alaska: 35-28-15/2 yearsOverall Record: SameFerguson vs. ND: 1-3-0Assistant Coaches: Lance West, Brian MeisnerTrainer: Mike CurtinEquipment Manager: Scott Eastman

THE TEAM2009-10 Record: 18-12-9CCHA/Finish: 11-9-8/3rdPostseason: First Round NCAA TournamentLettermen Returning/Lost: 19/3 Goal: 1/0 … Defense: 6/1 … Forwards: 12/3Captains: Derek Klassen

THE SERiESSeries Record: ND leads, 26-21-4 At Notre Dame: ND leads, 15-8-1 At Fairbanks: Alaska leads, 13-10-3 Neutral Sites: ND leads, 1-0-02009-10 Results: Series even, 1-1-0Last 10 Meetings: ND, 8-1-1

SPORTS inFORMATiOnHockey SID: Jamie FolandE-Mail: [email protected] Phone: (907) 474-6807SID Fax: (907) 474-5162Mailing Address: P.O. Box 757440 211 Patty Center Fairbanks, AK 99775Website: www.alaskananooks.comCarlson Center Press Box: (907) 451-1957Ticket Office: (907) 474-5977

Alaska Nanooks

Friday, Jan. 14, 2011 • Joyce Center • 7:35 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011 • Joyce Center • 7:05 p.m.

Jerry York Joe WhitneyHead Coach Sr., Forward

QuiCK FACTSLocation: Chestnut Hill, MA 02467Nickname: EaglesColors: Maroon and GoldEnrollment: 14,500Founded: 1863President: Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J.Athletics Director: Gene DeFilippoConference: Hockey EastArena: Kelley RinkCapacity: 7,884Rink Size: 200 x 85

THE COACHESHead Coach: Jerry YorkAlma Mater: Boston College ‘67Phone: (617) 552-3028Record at BC: 383-204-68/16 yearsOverall Record: 850-539-92/38 yearsYork vs. ND: 18-12-3Assistant Coaches: Mike Cavanaugh, Greg BrownTrainer: Bert LenzDirector of Hockey Operations: John Hegarty

THE TEAM2009-10 Record: 29-10-3Hockey East/Finish: 16-8-3/2ndPostseason: National ChampionsLettermen Returning/Lost: 17/4 Goal: 2/0… Defense: 6/1 … Forwards: 9/3Captain: Joe Whitney

THE SERiESSeries Record: BC leads, 16-11-2At Notre Dame: BC leads, 7-2-1At Boston College: Series even, 7-7-1Neutral Sites: Series tied 2-2-02009-10 Results: BC, 1-0-0Last 10 Meetings: BC leads, 5-4-1

SPORTS inFORMATiOnHockey SID: Tim Clark E-Mail: [email protected] Phone: (617) 552-8841SID Fax: (617) 552-4903Mailing Address: 321 Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA 02467Website: www.bceagles.comKelley Rink Press Box: (617) 552-4747Ticket Office: (617) 552-3000

Boston College Eagles

Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010 • Joyce Center • 7:05 p.m.

Jack Parker Joe PereiraHead Coach Sr., Forward

QuiCK FACTSLocation: Boston, MA 02215Nickname: TerriersColors: Scarlet and WhiteEnrollment: 16,572Founded: 1839President: Robert A. Brown Athletics Director: Mike LynchConference: Hockey EastArena: Agganis ArenaCapacity: 6,300Rink Size: 200 x 90

THE COACHESHead Coach: Jack ParkerAlma Mater: Boston University ‘68Phone: (617) 353-4639Record at BU: 834-429-104/38 yearsOverall Record: SameParker vs. ND: 1-1-0Assistant Coaches: Mark Bavis, Buddy PowersTrainer: Larry VenisEquipment Manager: Mike DiMella

THE TEAM2009-10 Record: 18-17-3Hockey East/Finish: 13-12-3/3rdPostseason: Hockey East SemifinalsLettermen Returning/Lost: 16/7 Goal: 2/0 … Defense: 4/3 … Forwards: 10/4Captain: TBA

THE SERiESSeries Record: BU leads, 2-1-0 At Notre Dame: Series even, 0-0-0 At Boston: Series even, 1-1-0 Neutral Sites: BU leads, 1-0-02009-10 Results: ND, 1-0-0Last 10 Meetings: BU leads, 2-1-0

SPORTS inFORMATiOnHockey SID: Brian KelleyE-Mail: [email protected] Phone: (617) 353-2872SID Fax: (617) 358-4762Mailing Address: Sports Information Office 285 Babcock Street Boston, MA 02215Website: www.GoTerriers.comAgganis Press Box: (617) 358-7300Ticket Office: (617) 353-4628

Boston university Terriers

Possible Opponent • Warrier Ice Breaker Tourn. Scottrade Center

Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010 • TBAPossible Oppent • Shillelagh Tournament

Sears Centre Sunday, Jan. 2 • 5:05 p.m. (CT)

2010-11 Opponents


2010-11 Opponents

Chris Bergeron David SolwayHead Coach Sr., Forward

QuiCK FACTSLocation: Bowling Green, OH 43403 Nickname: FalconsColors: Brown and OrangeEnrollment: 18,046Founded: 1910President: Dr. Carol CartwrightAthletics Director: Greg ChristopherConference: CCHAArena: BGSU Ice ArenaCapacity: 5,000Rink Size: 200 x 85

THE COACHESHead Coach: Chris BergeronAlma Mater: Miami ‘93Phone: (419) 372-7239Record at BGSU: First SeasonOverall Record: SameBergeron vs. ND: 0-0-0Assistant Coaches: Ty Eigner, Barry SchutteTrainer: Dan FischerEquipment Manager: Scott Jess

THE TEAM2009-10 Record: 5-26-6CCHA/Finish: 4-20-6/11thPostseason: First Round CCHALettermen Returning/Lost: 17/8 Goal: 2/1 … Defense: 6/2 … Forwards: 9/5Captains: TBD

THE SERiESSeries Record: ND leads, 47-36-8 At Notre Dame: ND leads, 27-12-5 At Bowling Green: BG leads, 23-20-3 Neutral Sites: BG leads, 1-0-02009-10 Results: Series even, 1-1-2Last 10 Meetings: ND, 7-1-2

SPORTS inFORMATiOnHockey SID: Ryan GasserE-Mail: [email protected] Phone: (419) 372-7105SID Fax: (419 372-6015Mailing Address: Athletics Communications 249 Perry Stadium East Bowling Green State Univ. Bowling Green, OH 43403Website: www.bgsufalcons.comBGSU Arena Press Box: (419) 372-1236Ticket Office: (419) 372-0000/1-877-BGSU-Ticket

Bowling Green Falcons

Friday, Nov. 5, 2010 • BGSU Ice Arena • 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010 • BGSU Ice Arena • 7:05 p.m.Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 • Joyce Center • 7:35 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011 • Joyce Center • 7:05 p.m

Dave Smith Cory ConacherHead Coach Sr., Forward

QuiCK FACTSLocation: Buffalo, NY 14208Nickname: Golden GriffinsColors: Blue and GoldEnrollment: 3,196Founded: 1870President: John J. HurleyAthletics Director: Bill MaherConference: Atlantic HockeyArena: Buffalo State Sports ArenaCapacity: 1,800Rink Size: 2000 x 85

THE COACHESHead Coach: Dave SmithAlma Mater: Ohio State ‘92Phone: (716) 888-2957Record at CC: 62-97-22/5 years Overall Record: SameSmith vs. ND: 0-0-0Assistant Coaches: B.J. Adams, John DaigneauTrainer: Koko TakanoEquipment Manager: Sean Schmidt

THE TEAM2009-10 Record: 17-15-5ECAC/Finish: 13-11-4/5thPostseason: Atlantic Hockey Semifinals Lettermen Returning/Lost: 18/9 Goal: 2/1 … Defense: 4/3 … Forwards: 12/5Captain: Phil Rauch

THE SERiESSeries Record: ND leads, 6-0-0 At Notre Dame: ND leads, 4-0-0 At Canisius: ND leads, 2-0-0 Neutral Sites: Series even, 0-0-02009-10 Results: DNPLast 10 Meetings: ND leads, 6-0-0

SPORTS inFORMATiOnHockey SID: Jason VeniskeyE-Mail: [email protected] SID Phone: (716) 888-3767SID Fax: (716) 888-8444Mailing Address: Sports Information Office Canisius College 2001 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14208Website: www.GoGriffs.comRink Press Box: (585) 228-615-5316Ticket Office: (716) 888-2885

Canisius College Golden Griffins

Wednesday, Dec., 29, 2010 • 7:05 p.m.

Brendan Whittet Harry ZolnierczykHead Coach Sr., Forward

QuiCK FACTSLocation: Providence, RI 02912Nickname: BearsColors: Seal Brown, Cardinal Red and WhiteEnrollment: 5,754Founded: 1764President: Ruth J. SimmonsAthletics Director: Michael GoldbergerConference: ECACArena: Meehan AuditoriumCapacity: 2,495Rink Size: 200 x 85

THE COACHESHead Coach: Brendan WhittetAlma Mater: Brown ‘94Phone: (401) 863-1915Record at Brown: 13-20-4/1 year Overall Record: SameWhittet vs. ND: 0-0-0Assistant Coaches: Jerry Keefe, Mark WhiteTrainer: Brian DaigneaultEquipment Manager: Stephen Sanquist

THE TEAM2009-10 Record: 13-20-4ECAC/Finish: 6-12-4/4thPostseason: Third-Place Game ECACLettermen Returning/Lost: 19/7 Goal: 2/1 … Defense: 6/1 … Forwards: 11/5Captain: Harry Zolnierczyk THE SERiESSeries Record: ND leads, 1-0-0 At Notre Dame: Series even, 0-0-0 At Brown: Series even, 0-0-0 Neutral Sites: ND leads, 1-0-02009-10 Results: DNPLast 10 Meetings: ND leads, 1-0-0 SPORTS inFORMATiOnHockey SID: Jeanne CarhartE-Mail: [email protected] Phone: (401) 863-1094SID Fax: (401) 863-1436Mailing Address: Sports Information Office Brown University Box 1932 Providence, RI 02912Website: www.BrownBears.comMeehan Press Box: (401) 863-3507/3518Ticket Office: (401) 863-2773

Brown university Bruins

Possible Opponent Shillelagh Tournament • Sears CentreSunday, Jan. 2, 2011 • 5:05 p.m. (CT)

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Bob Daniels Zach RedmondHead Coach Sr., Defenseman

QuiCK FACTSLocation: Big Rapids, MI 49307Nickname: BulldogsColors: Crimson and GoldEnrollment: 13,151Founded: 1884President: Dr. David L. EislerAthletics Director: Perk WeisenburgerConference: CCHAArena: Ewigleben Ice ArenaCapacity: 2,493Rink Size: 200 x 85

THE COACHESHead Coach: Bob DanielsAlma Mater: Michigan State ‘82Phone: (231) 591-2884Record at FSU: 290-334-69/18 years Overall Record: SameDaniels vs. ND: 28-20-5Assistant Coaches: Drew Famulak, Mark KaufmanTrainer: Tim GloverEquipment Manager: Ben Mumah

THE TEAM2009-10 Record: 21-13-6CCHA/Finish: 13-9-6/3rdPostseason: CCHA Semifinals Lettermen Returning/Lost: 20/6 Goal: 2/1 … Defense: 7/1 … Forwards: 11/4Captains: TBA

THE SERiESSeries Record: FSU leads, 39-22-6 At Notre Dame: FSU leads, 23-12-4 At Ferris State: FSU leads, 14-10-2 Neutral Sites: FSU leads, 2-0-02009-10 Results: FSU, 2-0-0Last 10 Meetings: FSU, 5-4-1

SPORTS inFORMATiOnHockey SID: Joe GorbyE-Mail: [email protected] Phone: (231) 591-2336SID Fax: (231) 591-3775Mailing Address: 210 Sports Drive Sports Complex 002 Big Rapids, MI 43907Website: www.ferrisstatebulldogs.comEwigleben Press Box: (231) 591-2397Ticket Office: (231) 591-2888

Ferris State Bulldogs

Friday, Feb. 18, 2011 • Ewigleben Arena • 7:05 p.m.Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011 • Ewigleben Arena • 7:05 p.m.

Jim Roque Rick SchofieldHead Coach Sr., Forward

QuiCK FACTSLocation: Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783Nickname: LakersColors: Royal Blue and GoldEnrollment: 3,000Founded: 1946President: Dr. Tony McLainAthletics Director: Kris DunbarConference: CCHAArena: Taffy Abel ArenaCapacity: 4,000Rink Size: 200 x 85

THE COACHESHead Coach: Jim RoqueAlma Mater: Lake Superior ‘87Phone: (906) 635-6665Record at LSSU: 72-91-30/5 years Overall Record: SameRoque vs. ND: 1-9-3Assistant Coaches: Tim Christian, Rich MetroTrainer: TBAEquipment Manager: TBA

THE TEAM2009-10 Record: 15-18-5CCHA/Finish: 10-15-3/10thPostseason: First Round CCHA playoffs Lettermen Returning/Lost: 17/8 Goal: 1/2 … Defense: 5/2 … Forwards: 11/4Captains: TBA

THE SERiESSeries Record: ND leads, 25-23-7 At Notre Dame: ND leads, 12-8-4 At Lake Superior: LSSU leads, 13-12-3 Neutral Sites: LSSU leads, 2-1-02009-10 Results: ND, 1-0-1Last 10 Meetings: ND, 7-0-3

SPORTS inFORMATiOnHockey SID: Dianna AllenE-Mail: [email protected] Phone: (906) 635-2601SID Fax: (906) 635-2753Mailing Address: Sports Information Office 650 Easterday Avenue Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783Website: www.lssulakers.comAbel Arena Press Box: (906) 635-7501Ticket Office: (906) 635-2602

Lake Superior State Lakers

Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010 • Joyce Center • 7:35 p.m.Friday, Oct. 15, 2010 • Joyce Center • 7:35 p.m.

Paul Pearl Everett SheenHead Coach Sr., Forward

QuiCK FACTSLocation: Worcester, MA 01610Nickname: CrusadersColors: Royal PurpleEnrollment: 2,897Founded: 1843President: Rev. Michael C. McFarland, S.J.Athletics Director: Richard M. ReganConference: Atlantic HockeyArena: Hart CenterCapacity: 1,600Rink Size: 200 x 85

THE COACHESHead Coach: Paul PearlAlma Mater: Holy Cross ‘89Phone: (508) 793-2326Record at Holy Cross: 226-226-54/15 years Overall Record: SamePearl vs. ND: 0-0-0Assistant Coaches: Brian Akashian, Rob GodfreyTrainer: Brian AtkinsEquipment Manager: Bryan Hill

THE TEAM2009-10 Record: 12-19-6Atlantic Hockey/Finish: 10-13-5/7thPostseason: Atlantic Hockey QuarterfinalsLettermen Returning/Lost: 22/6 Goal: 2/1 … Defense: 8/0 … Forwards: 12/5Captain: Everett Sheen

THE SERiESSeries Record: Notre Dame leads, 2-1-0 At Notre Dame: Notre Dame leads, 2-0-0 At Holy Cross: Holy Cross leads, 1-0-0 Neutral Sites: Miami leads, 3-0-02009-10 Results: DNPLast 10 Meetings: ND leads, 2-1-0

SPORTS inFORMATiOnHockey SID: Jim WrobelE-Mail: [email protected] Phone: (508) 793-2583SID Fax: (508) 793-2309Mailing Address: Sports Information Office 1 College Street Worcester, MA 01610Website: www.goholycross.comHart Center Press Box: (508) 793-3978Ticket Office: (513) 529-3924

Holy Cross Crusaders

First Round OpponentWarrior Ice Breaker Tourn. • Scottrade Center

Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 • 5:35 p.m. (CT)


Miami Red Hawks

Friday, Dec. 3, 2010 • Cady Arena • 7:35 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010 • Cady Arena • 7:05 p.m.Friday, Jan. 28, 2011 • Joyce Center • 7:35 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011 • Joyce Center • 5:05 p.m.

Rick Comley Drew PalmisanoHead Coach Jr., Goaltender

QuiCK FACTSLocation: East Lansing, MI 48824Nickname: SpartansColors: Green and WhiteEnrollment: 45,520Founded: 1855President: Dr. Lou Anna K. SimonAthletics Director: Mark HollisConference: CCHAArena: Munn Ice ArenaCapacity: 6,470Rink Size: 200 x 85

THE COACHESHead Coach: Rick ComleyAlma Mater: Lake Superior St. ‘72Phone: (517) 355-1639Record at MSU: 171-121-35/8 years Overall Record: 768-596-106/37 yearsComley vs. ND: 23-14-9Assistant Coaches: Brian Renfrew, Tom NewtonTrainer: Dave CarrierEquipment Manager: Tom Magee

THE TEAM2009-10 Record: 19-13-6CCHA/Finish: 14-8-6/2ndPostseason: CCHA Tournament first roundLettermen Returning/Lost: 19/6 Goal: 2/1 … Defense: 6/1 … Forwards: 11/4Captain: TBA

THE SERiESSeries Record: MSU leads, 59-36-11 At Notre Dame: MSU leads, 21-20-7 At Michigan St.: MSU leads, 35-14-4 Neutral Sites: MSU leads, 3-2-02009-10 Results: ND leads, 2-0-2Last 10 Meetings: ND leads, 5-3-2

SPORTS inFORMATiOnHockey SID: Jamie Weir BaldwinE-Mail: [email protected] Phone: (517) 355-2271SID Fax: (517) 353-9636Mailing Address: Athletic Media Relations Z-22 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 48824Website: www.msuspartans.comMunn Arena Press Box: (517) 353-6359Ticket Office: (517) 355-1610

Michigan State Spartans

Friday, Nov. 19, 2010 • Joyce Center • 7:35 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010 • Joyce Center • 7:05 p.m.

Red Berenson Carl HagelinHead Coach Sr., Forward

QuiCK FACTSLocation: Ann Arbor, MI 48109Nickname: WolverinesColors: Maize and BlueEnrollment: 38,820Founded: 1817President: Mary Sue ColemanAthletics Director: Bill MartinConference: CCHAArena: Yost Ice ArenaCapacity: 6,637Rink Size: 200 x 85

THE COACHESHead Coach: Red BerensonAlma Mater: Michigan ‘62Phone: (734) 647-1201Record at UM: 699-328-69/26 years Overall Record: SameBerenson vs. ND: 46-14-3Associate Head Coach: Mel PearsonAssistant Coach: Billy PowersTrainer: Rick BancroftEquipment Manager: Ian Hume

THE TEAM2009-10 Record: 26-18-1CCHA/Finish: 14-13-1/7thPostseason: NCAA QuarterfinalistLettermen Returning/Lost: 19/6 Goal: 2/1 … Defense: 6/3 … Forwards: 11/2Captain: TBA

THE SERiESSeries Record: UM leads, 68-49-5 At Notre Dame: ND leads, 23-22-2 At Michigan: UM leads, 40-22-3 Neutral Sites: UM leads, 8-4-02009-10 Results: ND leads, 2-1-0Last 10 Meetings: ND leads, 6-4-0

SPORTS inFORMATiOnHockey SID: Matt TrevorE-Mail: [email protected] Phone: (734) 647-3810SID Fax: (734) 763-1188Mailing Address: Athletic Media Relations Hartwig Building 1000 South State St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109Website: www.MGoBlue.comYost Arena Press Box: (734) 647-7916Ticket Office: (734) 764-0247

Michigan Wolverines

Friday, Nov. 12, 2010, • Yost Arena • 7:35 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010 • Yost Arena • 7:35 p.m.

Enrico Blasi Carter CamperHead Coach Sr., Forward

QuiCK FACTSLocation: Oxford, OH 45056Nickname: RedHawksColors: Red and WhiteEnrollment: 16,884Founded: 1809President: Dr. David HodgeAthletics Director: Brad BatesConference: CCHAArena: Steve Cady ArenaCapacity: 4,000Rink Size: 200 x 85

THE COACHESHead Coach: Enrico BlasiAlma Mater: Miami ‘94Phone: (513) 529-3343Record at Miami: 239-159-40/11 years Overall Record: SameBlasi vs. ND: 17-8-5Assistant Coaches: Brent Brekke, Nick PetragliaTrainer: Jason EckerleEquipment Manager: Andy Geshan

THE TEAM2009-10 Record: 29-8-7CCHA/Finish: 21-2-5/1stPostseason: NCAA SemifinalsLettermen Returning/Lost: 17/5 Goal: 2/0 … Defense: 7/0 … Forwards: 8/5Captain: Carter Camper

THE SERiESSeries Record: Miami leads, 34-15-8 At Notre Dame: Miami leads, 13-7-6 At Miami: Miami leads, 18-8-2 Neutral Sites: Miami leads, 3-0-02009-10 Results: Miami leads, 2-0-0Last 10 Meetings: Miami leads, 7-2-1

SPORTS inFORMATiOnHockey SID: Michael WeismanE-Mail: [email protected] Phone: (513) 529-1601SID Fax: (513) 529-6729Mailing Address: Sports Information Office 230 Millet Hall Oxford, OH 45056Website: www.muredhawks.comCady Arena Press Box: (513) 529-1646Ticket Office: (513) 529-3924

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Walt Kyle Greger HansonHead Coach Sr., Forward

QuiCK FACTSLocation: Marquette, MI 49855Nickname: WildcatsColors: Old Gold and Olive GreenEnrollment: 9,400Founded: 1899President: Dr. Leslie WongAthletics Director: Ken GodfreyConference: CCHAArena: Berry Events CenterCapacity: 3,902Rink Size: 200 x 100

THE COACHESHead Coach: Walt KyleAlma Mater: Northern Michigan ‘81Phone: (906) 227-1209Record at NMU: 161-134-34/8 years Overall Record: SameKyle vs. ND: 8-12-2Assistant Coaches: John Kyle, Joe ShawhanTrainer: Jim WinklerEquipment Manager: Bill Kiple

THE TEAM2009-10 Record: 20-13-8CCHA/Finish: 13-9-6/4thPostseason: NCAA West RegionalLettermen Returning/Lost: 16/8 Goal: 1/1 … Defense: 4/3 … Forwards: 11/4Captain: TBA

THE SERiESSeries Record: NMU leads, 21-19-6 At Notre Dame: Series even, 10-10-4 At NMU: NMU leads, 9-7-2 Neutral Sites: Series even, 2-2-02009-10 Results: NMU, 1-0-1Last 10 Meetings: ND leads, 6-3-1

SPORTS inFORMATiOnHockey SID: David FaiellaE-Mail: [email protected] SID Phone: (906) 227-1013SID Fax: (906) 227-2492Mailing Address: Sports Information Office 1401 Presque Isle Ave. Marquette, MI 49855Website: www.nmu.edu/athleticsBerry Center Press Box: (906) 227-1720Ticket Office: (906) 227-1032

Northern Michigan Wildcats

Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010 • Joyce Center • 7:35 p.m.Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010 • Joyce Center • 4:05 p.m.Friday, Jan. 7 • Berry Events Center • 7:05 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 8 • Berry Events Center • 5:05 p.m.

Dave Hakstol Chay GenowayHead Coach Sr., Defenseman

QuiCK FACTSLocation: Grand Forks, ND 58202Nickname: Fighting SiouxColors: Kelly Green and WhiteEnrollment: 13,172Founded: 1883President: Dr. Robert O. KelleyAthletics Director: Brian FaisonConference: WCHAArena: Ralph Englestad ArenaCapacity: 11,634Rink Size: 200 x 85

THE COACHESHead Coach: Dave HakstolAlma Mater: North Dakota ‘96Phone: (701) 777-3103Record at UND: 155-84-24/6 years Overall Record: SameHakstol vs. ND: 0-0-1Assistant Coaches: Carey Eades, Dane JacksonTrainer: Mark PoolmanEquipment Manager: Andy Rannels

THE TEAM2009-10 Record: 25-13-5WCHA/Finish: 15-10-3/t4thPostseason: NCAA RegionalsLettermen Returning/Lost: 22/4 Goal: 3/0 … Defense: 7/1… Forwards: 12/3Captains: TBA

THE SERiESSeries Record: Notre Dame leads, 16-15-2 At Notre Dame: Notre Dame leads, 9-6-1 At North Dakota: North Dakota leads, 9-7-0 Neutral Sites: Series even, 0-0-12008-09 Results: ND, 0-0-1Last 10 Meetings: North Dakota leads, 7-1-2

SPORTS inFORMATiOnHockey SID: Jayson HajduE-Mail: [email protected] Phone: (701) 777-2985SID Cell Phone: (701) 740-7659Mailing Address: Athletic Media Relations University of North Dakota Hyslop Sports Center, Room 120 2751 2nd Avenue North, Stop 9013 Grand Forks, ND 58202-9013Website: www.FightingSioux.comEnglestad Arena Press Box: (701) 777-3571Ticket Office: (701) 777-0855

North Dakota Fighting Sioux

Friday, Nov. 26, 2010 • Englestad Arena • 7:37 p.m. (CT)Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010 • Englestad Arena • 7:07 p.m. (CT)

Troy Jutting Kurt DavisHead Coach Sr., Defenseman

QuiCK FACTSLocation: Mankato, MN 56002Nickname: MavericksColors: Purple and GoldEnrollment: 14,028Founded: 1868President: Dr. Richard DavenportAthletics Director: Kevin BuismanConference: WCHAArena: Verizon Wireless CenterCapacity: 4,832Rink Size: 200 x 100

THE COACHESHead Coach: Troy JuttingAlma Mater: Minnesota State ‘87Phone: (507) 389-5196Record at MSU: 158-182-47/10 years Overall Record: SameJutting vs. ND: 2-2-0Assistant Coaches: Darren Blue, Todd KnottTrainer: Sean DonleyEquipment Manager: Scott Rideout

THE TEAM2009-10 Record: 16-20-3WCHA/Finish: 9-17-2/t8thPostseason: First Round WCHA TournamentLettermen Returning/Lost: 18/10 Goal: 2/1 … Defense: 6/1 … Forwards: 10/8Captain: TBA

THE SERiESSeries Record: Notre Dame leads, 6-3-0 At Notre Dame: MSU leads, 2-1-0 At Mankato: Notre Dame leads, 5-1-0 Neutral Sites: Series even, 0-0-02009-10 Results: DNPLast 10 Meetings: Notre Dame leads, 6-3-0

SPORTS inFORMATiOnHockey SID: Paul AllanE-Mail: [email protected] Phone: (507) 389-2625SID Fax: (507) 389-1923Mailing Address: Sports Information Office Minnesota State University 175 Taylor Center Mankato, MN 56002Website: www.msumavericks.comVerizon Wireless Press Box: (507) 389-3000Ticket Office: (507) 389-6111

Minnesota State Mavericks

First Round OppenentShillelagh Tournament • Sears Centre

Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011 • 6:05 p.m. (CT)


QuiCK FACTSLocation: Kalamazoo, MI 49008Nickname: BroncosColors: Brown and GoldEnrollment: 24,576Founded: 1903President: Dr. John M. DunnAthletics Director: Kathy BeauregardConference: CCHAArena: Lawson ArenaCapacity: 3,667Rink Size: 200 x 85

THE COACHESHead Coach: Jeff BlashillAlma Mater: Ferris State ‘98Phone: (269) 387-3050Record at WMU: 0-0-0/1st year Overall Record: SameBlashill vs. ND: 0-0-0Assistant Coaches: Pat Ferschweiler, Rob FaccaTrainer: Brian BauerEquipment Manager: Dion Van Atter

THE TEAM2009-10 Record: 8-20-8CCHA/Finish: 4-17-6-2/12thPostseason: First Round CCHALettermen Returning/Lost: 16/6 Goal: 1/1 … Defense: 4/2 … Forwards: 11/3Captain: TBA

THE SERiESSeries Record: WMU leads, 37-29-6 At Notre Dame: ND leads, 19-12-2 At WMU: WMU leads, 24-10-4 Neutral Sites: WMU leads, 1-0-02009-10 Results: WMU leads, 2-0-0Last 10 Meetings: ND leads, 5-4-1

SPORTS inFORMATiOnHockey SID: Adam BodnarE-Mail: [email protected] SID Phone: (269) 387-4122SID Fax: (269) 387-4139Mailing Address: 1903 West Michigan Ave. Read Fieldhouse Kalamazoo, MI 49008Website: www.wmubroncos.comLawson Press Box: (269) 387-3065Ticket Office: (269) 4-WMU-TIX

Western Michigan Broncos

Friday, Oct. 29, 2010 • Joyce Center • 7:35 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010 • Lawson Arena • 7:35 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 25 • Lawson Arena • 7:35 p.m.Saturday, Feb. 26 • Joyce Center • 7:05 p.m.

QuiCK FACTSLocation: Madison, WI 53711Nickname: BadgersColors: Cardinal and WhiteEnrollment: 42,099Founded: 1848Chancellor: Carolyn “Biddy” MartinAthletics Director: Barry AlvarezConference: WCHAArena: Kohl CenterCapacity: 15,237Rink Size: 200 x 97

THE COACHESHead Coach: Mike EavesAlma Mater: Wisconsin ‘78Phone: (608) 265-4336Record at UW: 171-122-38/8 years Overall Record: SameEaves vs. ND: 3-1-1Assistant Coaches: Bill Butters, Gary ShuchukTrainer: Andy HrodeyEquipment Manager: Nate LaPoint

THE TEAM2009-10 Record: 28-11-4WCHA/Finish: 17-8-3/2ndPostseason: NCAA RunnerupLettermen Returning/Lost: 16/11 Goal: 3/0 … Defense: 6/3 … Forwards: 7/8Captains: TBA

THE SERiESSeries Record: Wisconsin leads, 39-16-7 At Notre Dame: UW leads, 15-6-5 At Wisconsin: UW leads, 21-9-2 Neutral Sites: UW leads, 3-1-02009-10 Results: DNPLast 10 Meetings: UW leads, 5-4-1

SPORTS inFORMATiOnHockey SID: Paul CapobiancoE-Mail: [email protected] SID Phone: (608) 263-1983SID Fax: (608) 262-8184Mailing Address: Sports Infromation Office Kellner Hall 1440 Monroe Street Madison, WI 53711Website: www.UWBadgers.comKohl Center Press Box: (608) 265-4336Ticket Office: (608) 262-1440

Wisconsin Badgers

Possible OpponentWarrior Ice Breaker Tourn. • Scottrade Center

Sunday, Oct 10 • TBA

QuiCK FACTSLocation: Columbus, OH 43210Nickname: BuckeyesColors: Scarlet and GrayEnrollment: 55,014Founded: 1870President: Gordon GeeAthletics Director: Gene SmithConference: CCHAArena: Value City ArenaCapacity: 17,500Rink Size: 200 x 85

THE COACHESHead Coach: Mark OsieckiAlma Mater: Wisconsin ‘94Phone: (614) 292-0820Record at OSU: First Year Overall Record: SameOsiecki vs. ND: 0-0-0Assistant Coaches: Steve Rohlik, Steve BrentTrainer: Cameron PatriaEquipment Manager: Tim Adams

THE TEAM2009-10 Record: 15-18-6CCHA/Finish: 10-12-6/8thPostseason: CCHA QuarterfinalsLettermen Returning/Lost: 19/5 Goal: 2/0 … Defense: 6/1 … Forwards: 11/4Captain: TBA

THE SERiESSeries Record: OSU leads, 29-25-9 At Notre Dame: Series tied, 12-12-4 At OSU: OSU leads, 15-13-5 Neutral Sites: OSU leads, 2-0-02009-10 Results: OSU leads, 2-1-1Last 10 Meetings: OSU leads, 4-3-3

SPORTS inFORMATiOnHockey SID: Leann ParkerE-Mail: [email protected] SID Phone: (614) 688-0294SID Fax: (614) 292-8547Mailing Address: Room 124, St. John Arena 410 Woody Hayes Drive Columbus, OH 43210Website: www.ohiostatebuckeyes.comValue City Press Box: (614) 688-5330/5331Ticket Office: (614) 292-2624

Ohio State Buckeyes

Friday, Jan. 21, 2011 • Value City Arena • 7:05 p.m.Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011 • Value City Arena • 7:05 p.m.

Jeff Blashill Greg SquiresHead Coach Sr., Forward

Mike Eaves Jake GardinerHead Coach Jr., Defenseman

Mark Osiecki Sergio SommaHead Coach Sr., Forward

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All-Time Series First Last School W L T Game Game

Air Force 21 13 2 1969 2007Alabama-Huntsville 10 9 1 1984 2010Alaska Anchorage 0 6 0 1985 1991Alaska 26 21 4 1985 2010Arizona 6 0 0 1988 1990Army 8 8 0 1986 2007Assumption 0 1 0 1923 1923Bemidji State 0 1 0 2009 2009Boston College 11 16 2 1970 2010Boston university 1 2 0 1971 2010Bowdoin 0 1 0 1985 1985Bowling Green 48 35 8 1970 2010Brown university 1 0 0 1998 1998Canadian Club/Chicago 0 1 0 1922 1922Canisius 6 0 0 1988 1991Carnegie Tech 1 0 0 1921 1921Chicago Athletic Assoc. 0 1 0 1927 1927Clarkson 1 1 0 1981 1981Cleveland Athletic Club 0 2 0 1913 1913Colgate 1 2 0 1985 2010Colorado College 25 18 1 1970 2006Cornell 3 1 0 1972 2004Culver Military 5 0 1 1913 1926Czechoslovakia 0 1 0 1973 1973Dartmouth 0 2 0 1972 2003Dayton 2 0 0 1988 1988Denver 10 35 3 1971 2009Detroit Hockey Club 1 0 0 1969 1969Ferris State 22 39 6 1982 2010Findlay 1 0 0 2004 2004Guelph 0 1 0 1996 1996Gustavus Adolphus 1 1 0 1969 1969Hamilton 1 0 0 1970 1970Harvard 2 5 0 1927 1979Holy Cross 2 1 0 1985 1990Illinois Athletic Club 0 1 0 1924 1924Illinois-Chicago 11 11 3 1980 1996Illinois Hockey Club 4 0 0 1969 1984

First Last School W L T Game Game

Illinois State 2 0 0 1984 1984Iowa State 3 2 0 1984 1985Kent State 13 11 4 1986 1994Lake Forest 28 12 2 1969 1992Lake Superior State 25 23 7 1982 2010Maine 3 1 0 1992 2004Marquette 6 0 0 1926 1985Massachusetts (Amherst) 2 3 0 1995 2008Massachusetts (Boston) 2 0 0 1991 1991Mercyhurst 4 0 0 1988 2008Merrimack 2 3 0 1970 1992 Miami (Ohio) 15 34 8 1982 2010Michigan 49 68 5 1921 2010Michigan-Dearborn 12 17 2 1984 1990Michigan State 36 58 11 1922 2010Michigan Tech 22 35 2 1921 2005Minnesota 10 21 2 1925 2001Minnesota-Duluth 18 10 4 1971 2009Minnesota State 6 3 0 1990 2007Nebraska-Omaha 17 10 4 2000 2010New Hampshire 1 4 0 1991 2008Niagara 0 0 1 2001 2001Nicholas Club 1 0 0 1927 1927North Dakota 16 15 2 1971 2010North Dakota State 4 3 0 1986 1988Northeastern 3 2 1 1971 2002Northern Arizona 0 2 0 1986 1986Northern Michigan 17 19 6 1982 2010Northwestern 2 0 0 1984 1984Ohio University 5 2 1 1969 1970Ohio State 25 29 9 1969 2010Pennsylvania 1 0 0 1970 1970Penn State 3 0 1 1984 1985Pittsburgh Athletic Club 0 2 0 1924 1924Pittsburgh Hockey Club 0 0 1 1927 1927Providence College 3 2 0 2000 2010Purdue Hockey Club 1 0 0 1969 1969Princeton 5 10 0 1985 2008Ramsey Tech 1 0 0 1923 1923Robert Morris 1 1 0 2007 2007Rochester Inst. of Tech. 2 2 0 1989 1990Rensselaer 3 3 0 1989 2008Sacred Heart 2 0 0 2009 2009St. Cloud State 5 5 0 1989 1998St. Francis-Xavier (Canada) 1 0 0 1995 1995St. John’s 3 0 0 1969 1987St. Lawrence 2 1 0 1972 2001St. Louis 1 2 0 1973 1974St. Mary’s 2 2 1 1969 1970St. Norbert’s 4 0 0 1984 1984St. Thomas 9 5 1 1923 1987Salem State 1 0 0 1970 1970SUNY-Plattsburgh 0 2 0 1986 1986Toronto (Canada) 2 0 0 2002 2003Union College 2 2 0 2000 2009U.S. Internationals 0 2 0 1980 1980U.S. Nationals 0 2 0 1971 1971U.S. Under-18 Team 3 1 0 2002 2008Vermont 1 0 1 2000 2003Villanova 2 0 0 1988 1988Waterloo (Canada) 2 0 0 1994 1995Wayne State 1 0 0 2001 2001Western Michigan 29 37 6 1978 2010Western Ontario 1 0 0 1998 1998Windsor (Canada) 3 1 1 1969 2007Wisconsin 16 39 7 1922 2008Wisconsin-Stevens Point 2 3 0 1987 1991Yale 1 5 0 1927 2003York (Canada) 2 0 0 1982 1982

Notes: 2010-11 opponents and potential opponents in bold ... years for first and last game indicate the end of the season (i.e. 1992-93 is listed as “1993”).

Notre Dame and Michigan have met 122 times on the ice prior to the start of the 2010-11 season. A year ago, the teams met four times with each squad winning two on home ice. The Irish handed the Wolverines a 5-3 loss in the regular season finale at the Joyce Center on Feb. 27, 2010 in the last meeting.


All-Time Series

SERiES RECORDSND Most Goals (Game): 7, in ’95-’96 (7-4), ‘06-’07 (7-1)ND Widest Margin: 6, in ’06-’07Alaska Most Goals (Game): 9, in 1985-86 (9-2)Alaska Widest Margin: 7, in 1985-86 (9-2)High-Scoring Game: 12, in 1985-86 (UAF 8-4)

12, in 2001-02 (UAF 7-5)Low-Scoring Game: 1, in ‘99-’00 (ND 1-0), ‘05-’06 (Alaska 1-0) ‘06-’07 (ND 1-0)Longest ND Win Streak: 7 games, (’97-’00, 06-’08))Longest uAF Win Streak: 5 games (’84-’91)Shutouts By: UAF 2 (’90-’91, ‘05-’06), ND 4 (’99-’00, ‘06-’07, ‘08-09)

Boston CollegeSeries: BC leads, 16-11-2 (29 games)At Notre Dame: BC leads, 7-2-1 At Boston College: Series even, 7-7-1At Neutral Sites: Series even, 2-2-0Overtime Wins: NoneOne-Goal Wins: BC 3, ND 4Current Series Streak: BC is 2-1-0 in the last three meetings, including a 4-1 win in 2008 national championship game.

YEAR SiTE W L T RESuLT1969-70 Boston College L 3-7 Notre Dame L 4-71970-71 Boston College W 5-31971-72 Chicago, Ill. (N) W 14-3 New York, N.Y. (N) W 7-41972-73 Boston College L 4-111973-74 Notre Dame L 3-41974-75 Boston College W 7-41975-76 Notre Dame W 6-51976-77 Boston College W 7-41977-78 Notre Dame L 4-81978-79 Boston College L 5-101988-89 Boston College L 5-71990-91 Boston College L 1-81994-95 Boston College W 3-21995-96 Notre Dame L 5-7

1996-97 Boston College L 1-61997-98 Notre Dame L 2-31998-99 Boston College (OT) T 5-52000-01 Omaha, Neb. (N) L 1-4 Notre Dame L 3-52001-02 Boston College L 1-42002-03 Notre Dame (OT) T 3-32003-04 Boston College W 1-02004-05 Notre Dame W 3-22006-07 Boston College W 7-12007-08 Denver, Colo. (N) L 1-42008-09 Boston College W 4-12009-10 Notre Dame L 2-3

SERiES SCORinG TOTAL AVG.Notre Dame 117 4.03Boston College 135 4.66

SERiES RECORDSND Most Goals (Game): 14, in 1971-72 (14-3)ND Widest Margin: 11, in 1971-72 (14-3)BC Most Goals (Game): 11, in 1972-73 (11-4)BC Widest Margin: 7, in 1972-73 (11-4), ‘90-’91 (8-1)High-Scoring Game: 17, in 1971-72 (ND 14-3)Low-Scoring Game: 1, in 2003-04 (ND 1-0)Longest ND Win Streak: 3 games (1970-72, ‘74-’77, ‘03-’07)Longest BC Win Streak: 4 games (1977-91)Shutouts By: BC, 0; ND 1 (2003-04)

Boston universitySeries: BU leads, 2-1-0 (3 games)At Notre Dame: Series even, 0-0-0 At Boston university: Series even, 1-1-0At Neutral Sites: BU leads, 1-0-0Overtime Wins: NoneOne-Goal Wins: NoneCurrent Series Streak: ND leads 1-0-0

YEAR SiTE W L T RESuLT1970-71 Boston Arena L 3-71995-96 Milwaukee, Wis. L 3-72009-10 Boston W 3-0

SERiES SCORinG TOTAL AVGNotre Dame 9 3.00 Boston University 14 4.67

SERiES RECORDSND Most Goals (Game): 3, in ’70-’71 (3-7), ‘95-’96 (3-7), ‘09-’10 (3-0)ND Widest Margin: 3, in ’09-’10Bu Most Goals (Game): 7, in ‘70-’71 (7-3), ‘95-’96 (7-3)Bu Widest Margin: 4, in ‘70-’71 (7-3), ‘95-’96 (7-3)High-Scoring Game: 4, in ‘70-’71 (7-3), ‘95-’96 (7-3)Low-Scoring Game: 3, in ‘09-’10 (ND 3-0)Longest ND Win Streak: 1 games, (’09-’10)Longest Bu Win Streak: 2 games (’70-’96)Shutouts By: ND 1 (’09-’10)

Alaska Series: Notre Dame leads, 26-21-4 (51 games)At Notre Dame: ND leads, 15-8-1At Fairbanks: Alaska leads, 13-10-3At Neutral Sites: ND leads, 1-0-0Overtime Wins: Alaska 1, ND 1One-Goal Wins: Alaska 8, ND 9Last-Minute Wins: Alaska 1 (’97-’98), ND 0Series Continuous Since: 1990-91Current Streak: Notre Dame, 10-1-1 in last 12 games

YEAR SiTE W L T RESuLT1984-85 Notre Dame L 4-61985-86 Fairbanks L 2-9 Fairbanks L 4-81990-91 Fairbanks L 3-4 Fairbanks L 0-2 Anchorage, Alaska (N) W 4-31991-92 Fairbanks L 2-41993-94 Fairbanks L 5-61994-95 Notre Dame L 4-51995-96 Fairbanks W 7-4 Fairbanks L 4-6 Fairbanks L 4-71996-97 Notre Dame W 3-1 Notre Dame L 4-5 Notre Dame W 6-21997-98 Fairbanks W 4-2 Fairbanks (OT) L 2-3 Fairbanks W 5-11998-99 Notre Dame W 6-2 Notre Dame W 6-1 Notre Dame W 5-21999-00 Notre Dame W 1-0 Notre Dame W 3-2 Fairbanks W 2-1 Fairbanks (OT) T 3-32000-01 Fairbanks (OT) T 4-4 Fairbanks W 3-12001-02 Notre Dame L 5-7 Notre Dame L 5-62002-03 Fairbanks L 3-4 Fairbanks L 4-52003-04 Notre Dame W 3-2 Notre Dame (OT) T 2-22004-05 Fairbanks W 3-2 Fairbanks L 2-32005-06 Notre Dame W 4-1 Notre Dame L 1-2 Notre Dame L 1-3 Notre Dame L 0-12006-07 Notre Dame W 3-1 Notre Dame W 6-2 Fairbanks W 1-0 Fairbanks (OT) W 3-2 Notre Dame W 7-1 Notre Dame W 3-12007-08 Fairbanks W 2-1 Fairbanks (OT) T 1-12008-09 Notre Dame W 2-0 Notre Dame W 3-02009-10 Fairbanks W 3-2 Fairbanks L 1-3

SERiES SCORinG TOTAL AVG.Notre Dame 168 3.29Alaska 146 2.82

Left wing Garrett Regan celebrates a goal versus Alaska during the 2007 CCHA playoffs. The Irish are 10-1-1 versus the Nanooks over the last four seasons.

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Bowling GreenSeries: ND leads, 48-35-8 (91 games)At Notre Dame: ND leads, 27-12-5At Bowling Green: BG leads 22-21-3At Neutral Sites: ND leads, 1-0-0Overtime Wins: BG 5, ND 3One-Goal Wins: BG 11, ND 16Last-Minute Wins: BG 3, ND 2 Series Continuous Since: 1992-93Current Streak: BG, 1-0-2 in last three meetings; ND, 16-1-3 in last 20 games (since start of ‘05-’06 season)

YEAR SiTE W L T RESuLT1969-70 Bowling Green W 9-3 Notre Dame (OT) T 4-41970-71 Bowling Green L 1-5 Notre Dame L 2-31972-73 Bowling Green L 5-9 Notre Dame W 9-31973-74 Notre Dame W 7-4 Bowling Green L 3-81974-75 Notre Dame W 6-2 Notre Dame W 8-71975-76 Bowling Green L 0-5 Bowling Green W 5-41976-77 Notre Dame W 6-1 Notre Dame (OT) L 5-61977-78 Bowling Green L 1-51978-79 Notre Dame L 2-51979-80 Bowling Green W 5-21980-81 Notre Dame L 3-4 Bowling Green W 3-21981-82 Notre Dame (OT) W 9-8 Notre Dame (OT) L 7-8 Detroit, Mich. (N) W 8-51982-83 Bowling Green L 2-12 Bowling Green L 3-12 Notre Dame (OT) T 4-4 Notre Dame W 5-3 Bowling Green L 3-8 Bowling Green L 2-71992-93 Bowling Green L 2-5 Bowling Green L 4-7 Notre Dame (OT) L 3-41993-94 Notre Dame W 2-1 Bowling Green L 2-8 Notre Dame W 4-11994-95 Bowling Green L 1-7 Notre Dame L 1-5 Bowling Green L 1-3 Bowling Green L 2-7 Bowling Green L 4-51995-96 Notre Dame L 3-4

Notre Dame (OT) L 3-4 Bowling Green L 2-81996-97 Bowling Green W 7-5 Bowling Green W 5-3 Notre Dame L 2-31997-98 Notre Dame W 2-1 Bowling Green (OT) W 5-4 Notre Dame (OT) T 1-11998-99 Notre Dame W 6-2 Bowling Green W 4-1 Bowling Green L 1-51999-00 Bowling Green W 5-3 Bowling Green (OT) T 1-12000-01 Notre Dame W 3-2 Notre Dame W 5-32001-02 Bowling Green W 6-3 Bowling Green L 2-4 Notre Dame W 4-3 Notre Dame W 4-12002-03 Notre Dame W 6-3 Notre Dame W 5-2 Bowling Green W 3-2 Bowling Green W 3-22003-04 Notre Dame L 3-5 Bowling Green W 3-0 Bowling Green (OT) L 4-5 Notre Dame W 3-02004-05 Bowling Green L 1-3 Notre Dame (OT) T 4-4 Bowling Green L 1-4 Notre Dame L 2-62005-06 Notre Dame W 9-4 Notre Dame W 4-2 Bowling Green W 7-4 Bowling Green (OT) T 1-12006-07 Notre Dame W 5-2 Notre Dame W 4-0 Bowling Green W 3-2 Bowling Green W 2-12007-08 Bowling Green W 4-2 Notre Dame W 2-1 Notre Dame W 6-1 Bowling Green W 4-12008-09 Notre Dame W 5-1 Bowling Green W 9-1 Bowling Green W 3-1 Notre Dame W 4-32009-10 Notre Dame (OT) W 2-1 Notre Dame (OT) T 4-4 Bowling Green L 3-4 Bowling Green (OT) T 1-1

SERiES SCORinG TOTAL AVG.Notre Dame 344 3.78Bowling Green 333 3.66

SERiES RECORDSND Most Goals (Game): 9, 5 timesND Widest Margin: 8, in ’08-’09BG Most Goals (Game): 12, twice in ’82-’83 BG Widest Margin: 10, in 1982-83 (12-2)High-Scoring Game: 17, in 1981-82 (ND 9-8)Low-Scoring Game: 2, in ’97-’98, ’99-’00, ‘05-’06, ‘09-’10 (1-1)Longest ND Win Streak: 12 games (’06-’09)Longest BG Win Streak: 8 games (’94-’96)Shutouts By: BG 1 (’75-’76), ND 3 (‘03-’04, ‘06-’07)

Brown universitySeries: ND leads, 1-0-0 (1 game)Series even, 0-0-0At Brown: Series even, 0-0-0At Neutral Sites: ND leads, 1-0-0Last Meeting: 1997-98Current Streak: ND, 1-0-0 in only meeting

YEAR SITE W L T RESULT

1997-98 Minneapolis, Minn, (N) W 5-1

CanisiusSeries: ND leads, 6-0-0 (6 games)At Notre Dame: ND leads, 4--0-0At Canisius: ND leads, 2-0-0At Neutral Sites: Series even, 0-0-0One-Goal Wins: CC 0, ND 2Last Meeting: 1990-91Current Streak: ND, 6-0-0 in last 6 meetings

YEAR SITE W L T RESULT

1987-88 Canisius W 7-4 Canisius W 5-41988-89 Notre Dame W 4-0 Notre Dame W 5-21990-91 Notre Dame W 4-3 Notre Dame W 6-4

SERiES SCORinG TOTAL AVG.Notre Dame 31 5.20Canisius 17 3.40

SERiES RECORDSND Most Goals (Game): 7, in ‘87-’88ND Widest Margin: 4, in ’87-’88CC Most Goals (Game): 4, twice in ‘87-’88, ‘90-’91 CC Widest Margin: N/AHigh-Scoring Game: 11, in’87-’88 (ND 7-4)Low-Scoring Game: 4, in ’88-’89 (ND, 4-0) Longest ND Win Streak: 6 games (’87-’91)Longest BG Win Streak: N/AShutouts By: ND (‘88-’89)

Junior center Patrick Gaul (#6) moves in on a scoring chance versus Bowling Green. The Irish and the Falcons have played each other four times every season since 2001-02. Since 2005-06, Notre Dame owns a 16-1-3 record against Bowling Green. The Irish lead the all-time series with a 48-35-8 record.


2008-09 Ferris State W 3-1 Ferris State W 1-02009-10 Notre Dame L 2-5 Notre Dame L 2-4

SERiES SCORinG TOTAL AVG.Notre Dame 200 2.99Ferris State 257 3.84

SERiES RECORDSND Most Goals (Game): 8, in 1993-94 (8-3)ND Widest Margin: 6, in ’81-’82, ’97-’98 FSu Most Goals (Game): 11, in 1988-89 (11-1)FSu Widest Margin: 10, in 1988-89 (11-1)High-Scoring Game: 16, in 1993-94 (FSU 10-6)Low-Scoring Game: 1, in ’98-’99 (FSU 1-0), in ‘08-’09 (ND 1-0) Longest ND Win Streak: 4 games (‘07-’09)Longest FSu Win Streak: 11 games (’82-’93)Shutouts By: ND 3 (’81-’82, ‘06-’07, ‘08-’09), FSU 4 (’81-82, ’91-

92, ’98-99, ‘07-’08)

Holy CrossSeries: ND leads, 2-1-0 (3 games)At Notre Dame: ND leads, 2-0-0At Holy Cross: HC leads, 1-0-0At Neutral Sites: Series even, 0-0-0Last Meeting: 1989-90Current Streak: ND leads 2-0-0 in last 2 games

YEAR SiTE W L T RESuLT1984-85 Worcester, Mass. L 6-91989-90 Notre Dame W 10-4 Notre Dame W 9-2

SERiES SCORinG TOTAL AVG.Notre Dame 25 8.33Holy Cross 15 5.00

SERiES RECORDSND Most Goals (Game): 10, in 1989-90 (10-4)ND Widest Margin: 7, in 1989-90 (9-2) HC Most Goals (Game): 9, in 1984-85 (9-6)HC Widest Margin: 3, in 1984-85 (9-6)High-Scoring Game: 15, in ’84-’85Low-Scoring Game: 11, in ’89-’90Longest ND Win Streak: 2 games (’89-’90)Longest HC Win Streak: 1 games (’84-’85)Shutouts By: None

Ferris StateSeries: FSU leads, 39-22-6 (67 games)At Notre Dame: FSU leads, 23-12-4At Ferris State: FSU leads, 14-10-2At Neutral Sites: FSU leads, 2-0-0Overtime Wins: FSU 2, ND 0One-Goal Wins: FSU 9, ND 9Last-Minute Wins: FSU 1 (‘05), ND 0Series Continuous Since: 1988-89Current Streak: FSU, 2-0-0 in last 2 games

YEAR SiTE W L T RESuLT1981-82 Notre Dame L 0-3 Notre Dame L 2-6 Ferris State W 5-4 Ferris State W 6-01982-83 Ferris State (OT) T 7-7 Ferris State L 5-71988-89 Ferris State L 2-4 Notre Dame L 1-111989-90 Ferris State L 5-7 Notre Dame L 2-71990-91 Notre Dame L 2-7 Ferris State L 4-51991-92 Ferris State L 0-4 Ferris State L 3-51992-93 Ferris State L 3-9 Notre Dame L 4-5 Notre Dame W 3-21993-94 Ferris State (OT) L 2-3

Notre Dame L 6-10 Ferris State W 8-31994-95 Notre Dame W 2-1 Notre Dame L 1-4 Ferris State W 7-21995-96 Ferris State W 4-3 Notre Dame (OT) T 3-3 Notre Dame L 3-61996-97 Notre Dame L 1-5 Ferris State L 2-3 Ferris State L 2-61997-98 Notre Dame (OT) T 5-5 Ferris State L 3-4 Notre Dame W 7-11998-99 Ferris State W 5-3 Gr. Rapids, Mich. (N) L 2-4 Notre Dame L 0-11999-00 Ferris State L 1-4 Gr. Rapids, Mich. (N) L 2-4 Notre Dame W 4-3 Notre Dame L 1-6 Notre Dame W 4-22000-01 Notre Dame L 2-4 Notre Dame (OT) L 2-32001-02 Notre Dame W 5-2 Notre Dame (OT) T 3-32002-03 Notre Dame L 2-5 Notre Dame L 1-4 Ferris State L 3-6 Ferris State (OT) T 4-42003-04 Notre Dame W 4-2 Notre Dame W 4-12004-05 Notre Dame L 3-4 Notre Dame L 2-42005-06 Notre Dame W 4-1 Ferris State W 3-22006-07 Notre Dame L 2-5 Notre Dame W 2-02007-08 Ferris State W 3-2 Ferris State L 0-3 Notre Dame L 3-5 Notre Dame (OT) T 2-2 Notre Dame L 1-2 Notre Dame W 6-3 Notre Dame W 2-1

Lake Superior StateSeries: ND leads, 25-23-7 (55 games)At Notre Dame: ND leads, 12-8-4 At Lake Superior State: LSSU leads, 13-12-3At Neutral Sites: LSSU leads, 2-1-0Overtime Wins: LSSU 3, ND 2One-Goal Wins: LSSU 8, ND 8Last-Minute Wins: LSSU 3, ND 2Series Continuous Since: 1992-93Current Streak: ND, 9-0-3 in last 12 games

YEAR SiTE W L T RESuLT1981-82 Notre Dame W 5-1 Notre Dame W 5-11982-83 Lake Superior W 7-3 Lake Superior L 3-41992-93 Notre Dame L 5-6 Notre Dame L 3-6 Lake Superior L 1-41993-94 Lake Superior (OT) W 5-4 Lake Superior L 1-6 Fairbanks, Alaska (N; OT) L 1-2 Notre Dame L 1-21994-95 Notre Dame L 3-6 Auburn Hills, Mich. (N) L 4-7 Lake Superior L 3-61995-96 Notre Dame W 6-3 Notre Dame L 1-3 Lake Superior L 3-61996-97 Notre Dame L 3-4 Lake Superior L 3-6 Lake Superior L 0-41997-98 Notre Dame L 2-4 Notre Dame (OT) T 3-3 Lake Superior (OT) L 1-21998-99 Notre Dame W 4-2 Lake Superior W 4-3 Lake Superior L 1-31999-00 Notre Dame W 2-1 Notre Dame (OT) T 1-12000-01 Lake Superior L 1-2 Lake Superior L 1-42001-02 Notre Dame W 7-0 Notre Dame W 5-2 Lake Superior W 3-1 Lake Superior W 6-02002-03 Notre Dame W 3-2 Notre Dame W 6-32003-04 Notre Dame W 5-3 Notre Dame (OT) T 2-2 Lake Superior L 0-3 Lake Superior W 2-12004-05 Lake Superior (OT) T 1-1 Lake Superior (OT) L 1-22005-06 Notre Dame L 0-4 Notre Dame W 4-32006-07 Lake Superior (OT) W 4-3 Lake Superior W 4-1 Detroit, Mich. W 3-02007-08 Lake Superior W 7-3 Lake Superior W 4-12008-09 Notre Dame (OT) T 3-3 Notre Dame W 5-2 Lake Superior W 3-2 Lake Superior (OT) T 3-32009-10 Lake Superior W 6-1 Lake Superior (OT) T 1-1

SERiES SCORinG TOTAL AVG.Notre Dame 171 3.11Lake Superior 156 2.84

SERiES RECORDSND Most Goals (Game): 7, in ’82-’83 (7-3), ’01-’02 (7-0)ND Widest Margin: 7, in 2001-02 (7-0) LSSu Most Goals (Game): 7, in 1994-95 (7-4)LSSu Widest Margin: 5, in 1993-94 (6-1)High-Scoring Game: 11, in ’85-’86, ’94-’95Low-Scoring Game: 3, in ’99-’00, ‘04-’05, ‘09-’10 (1-1)Longest ND Win Streak: 7 games (’01-’04)Longest LSSu Win Streak: 6 games (’93-’95)Shutouts By: LSSU 3 (‘96-’97, ‘03-’04, ‘05-’06), ND 3 (2001-02, ‘06-’07)

Left wing Chad Chipchase netted a memorable second-period hat trick in a span of 7:52 at Ferris State on Nov. 22, 1997 (the Bulldogs rallied for a 4-3 win).

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Calle Ridderwall unleashes his game-winning shot versus Michigan in the 5-4 overtime win in the NCAA semifinals at Denver, Colo. The goal was his second of the game and sent the Irish to the NCAA championship game for the first time in the program’s history.

MichiganSeries: Michigan leads, 68-49-5 (122 games)At Notre Dame: Notre Dame leads, 23-22-2At Michigan: Michigan leads, 38-22-3At Neutral Sites: Michigan leads, 8-4-0Overtime Wins: Michigan 5, ND 5 One-Goal Wins: Michigan 18, ND 17Last-Minute Wins: Michigan 2, ND 1Series Continuous Since: 1991-92Current Streak: ND, 2-1-0 in last three games

YEAR SiTE W L T RESuLT1921-22 Michigan (OT) W 3-2 Notre Dame W 7-41922-23 Michigan W 3-2 Notre Dame W 6-11923-24 Michigan L 1-31970-71 Michigan W 4-2 Michigan W 5-41971-72 Michigan (OT) L 5-6 Michigan L 5-6 Notre Dame W 7-2 Notre Dame W 9-41972-73 Notre Dame W 5-2 Notre Dame W 8-5 Michigan W 3-2 Michigan W 4-31973-74 Michigan L 4-6 Michigan W 2-0 Notre Dame W 4-2 Notre Dame L 2-41974-75 Michigan (OT) W 5-4 Michigan (OT) L 4-5 Michigan L 4-7 Michigan W 7-41975-76 Notre Dame W 5-3 Notre Dame L 6-9 Michigan (OT) W 4-3 Michigan L 3-10 Michigan L 3-8 Michigan W 5-41976-77 Michigan L 6-7 Michigan W 6-5 Notre Dame W 4-3 Notre Dame W 7-31977-78 Notre Dame L 3-5 Notre Dame L 5-7 Michigan W 7-4 Michigan W 5-11978-79 Notre Dame W 7-3 Notre Dame W 6-3 Michigan L 4-6 Michigan W 10-7

Miami (Ohio)Series: Miami leads, 34-15-8 (57 games)At Notre Dame: Miami leads, 13-7-6At Miami: Miami leads, 18-8-2At Neutral Sites: Miami leads, 3-0-0Overtime Wins: Miami 2, ND 1One-Goal Wins: Miami 10, ND 5Last-Minute Wins: Miami 4, ND 1Series Continuous Since: 1992-93Current Streak: Miami, 12-2-3 since 2003-04

YEAR SiTE W L T RESuLT1981-82 Notre Dame W 5-4 Notre Dame W 6-41982-83 Notre Dame L 4-5 Notre Dame W 9-6 Miami L 2-9 Miami W 6-41992-93 Miami L 4-6 Miami L 3-6 Notre Dame L 2-81993-94 Cincinnati, Ohio (N) L 1-3 Notre Dame L 2-3 Notre Dame L 5-61994-95 Notre Dame (OT) T 0-0 Cincinnati, Ohio (N) L 5-8 Miami L 3-51995-96 Notre Dame (OT) T 2-2 Notre Dame L 3-6 Miami W 5-21996-97 Miami L 1-2 Miami L 3-4 Notre Dame L 3-61997-98 Miami L 4-5 Notre Dame L 1-3 Notre Dame (OT) T 2-21998-99 Notre Dame W 2-0 Miami (OT) L 2-3 Miami W 4-21999-00 Notre Dame W 5-2 Notre Dame (OT) T 2-22000-01 Miami W 5-2 Miami (OT) T 1-1 Notre Dame L 2-5 Notre Dame L 1-42001-02 Miami (OT) W 4-3 Miami L 3-72002-03 Notre Dame L 1-3 Notre Dame W 2-1 Miami L 2-4 Miami W 1-0 Miami W 5-02003-04 Miami L 2-5 Miami L 0-22004-05 Miami L 2-4 Miami L 0-52005-06 Miami (OT) T 2-2 Miami L 0-3 Notre Dame (OT) T 2-2 Notre Dame L 2-32006-07 Notre Dame W 4-1 Notre Dame (OT) T 2-22007-08 Miami W 2-1 Miami L 1-3 Detroit, Mich. (N) (OT) L 1-22008-09 Notre Dame L 0-2 Notre Dame L 2-32009-10 Miami L 0-1 Miami L 0-4

SERiES SCORinG TOTAL AVG.Notre Dame 145 2.54Miami 183 3.21

SERiES RECORDSND Most Goals (Game): 9, in 1982-83 (9-6)ND Widest Margin: 5, in 2002-03 (5-0)Mu Most Goals (Game): 9, in 1982-83 (9-2)Mu Widest Margin: 7, in 1982-83 (9-2)High-Scoring Game: 15, in 1982-83 (ND 9-6)Low-Scoring Game: 0, in 1994-95 (0-0)Longest ND Win Streak: 2 games (three times)Longest Mu Win Streak: 6 games (‘92-’94, ‘07-present)Shutouts By: ND 4 (’98-’99, ’02-’03), MU 7 (’94-’95, ‘03-’04, ‘04-’05, ‘05-’06, ‘08-’09, ‘09-’10, ‘09-’10)

1979-80 Notre Dame L 4-7 Notre Dame W 11-9 Michigan (OT) W 5-4 Michigan (OT) T 5-5 Michigan W 8-3 Michigan L 3-41980-81 Notre Dame L 3-4 Notre Dame (OT) L 6-7 Michigan L 5-12 Michigan L 4-81981-82 Detroit, Mich. (N) W 6-2 Michigan W 9-4 Michigan (OT) T 2-2 Notre Dame W 6-5 Notre Dame W 5-31982-83 Michigan W 9-5 Michigan L 4-5 Detroit, Mich. (N) L 3-121988-89 Notre Dame L 2-6 Michigan L 2-51991-92 Notre Dame L 3-4 Michigan L 5-81992-93 Michigan L 1-6 Auburn Hills, Mich. (N) L 1-5 Notre Dame L 1-7 Michigan L 2-7 Michigan L 2-13 Michigan L 1-81993-94 Michigan L 2-13 Detroit, Mich. (N) L 3-8 Notre Dame L 1-6 Auburn Hills, Mich. (N) L 2-51994-95 Michigan L 2-11 Auburn Hills, Mich. (N) L 3-9 Notre Dame W 6-31995-96 Michigan L 1-11 Notre Dame L 1-4 Auburn Hills, Mich. (N) L 1-31996-97 Notre Dame L 3-6 Michigan L 1-3 Michigan L 1-61997-98 Notre Dame L 2-7 Michigan (OT) L 4-5 Notre Dame L 0-1 Michigan W 4-2 Michigan (OT) L 1-2 Michigan L 3-41998-99 Notre Dame (OT) T 2-2 Michigan L 0-1 Notre Dame W 3-21999-00 Notre Dame L 3-5 Notre Dame L 1-62000-01 Michigan L 0-9


Michigan (OT) T 4-42001-02 Notre Dame (OT) T 3-3 Notre Dame L 1-22002-03 Michigan L 2-4 Michigan W 4-32003-04 Notre Dame W 4-1 Notre Dame W 5-22004-05 Michigan L 1-6 Notre Dame L 0-8 Ft. Wayne, Ind. (N) L 2-9 Michigan L 3-6 Michigan L 1-10 Michigan (OT) L 0-12005-06 Notre Dame L 5-8 Michigan L 2-42006-07 Michigan W 7-3 Notre Dame W 4-3 Detroit, Mich. (N) W 2-12007-08 Michigan L 2-3 Auburn Hills, Mich. (N) L 1-5 Denver, Colo. (N) (OT) W 5-42008-09 Notre Dame L 1-2 Michigan W 3-2 Detroit, Mich. (N) W 5-22009-10 Michigan L 1-4 Notre Dame W 2-0 Michigan L 0-4 Notre Dame W 5-3

SERiES SCORinG TOTAL AVG.Notre Dame 436 3.57Michigan 577 4.79

SERiES RECORDSND Most Goals (Game): 11, in 1979-80 (11-9)ND Widest Margin: 5, 5 timesuM Most Goals (Game): 13, twiceuM Widest Margin: 11, twiceHigh-Scoring Game: 20, in ’79-’80 (ND 11-9)Low-Scoring Game: 1, in ‘97-’98, ‘98-’99, ‘04-’05 (UM 1-0)Longest ND Win Streak: 6 games (’71-’73)Longest uM Win Streak: 18 games (’82-’95)Shutouts By: ND 2 (’73-’74, ‘09-’10), UM 6 (‘97-’98, ‘98-’99, ‘00-’01, ’04-’05 - 2, ‘09-’10)

Michigan StateSeries: MSU leads, 59-36-11 (106 games)At Notre Dame: MSU leads, 21-20-7At Michigan State: MSU leads, 35-14-4At Neutral Sites: MSU leads, 3-2-0Overtime Wins: MSU 1, ND 2One-Goal Wins: MSU 16, ND 12Last-Minute Wins: MSU 2, ND 1Series Continuous Since: 1992-93Current Streak: ND, 5-0-3 in last eight meetings

YEAR SiTE W L T RESuLT1921-22 Michigan State W 3-1 Michigan State W 11-01926-27 Michigan State W 3-11970-71 Notre Dame L 5-10 Notre Dame W 4-3 Michigan State L 3-6 Michigan State L 4-61971-72 Michigan State L 2-8 Michigan State L 1-4 Notre Dame (OT) L 8-9 Notre Dame W 6-21972-73 Notre Dame W 8-5 Notre Dame W 13-5 Michigan State L 2-10 Michigan State W 6-51973-74 Michigan State L 5-8 Michigan State L 5-9 Notre Dame W 8-3 Notre Dame L 2-41974-75 Michigan State L 3-5 Michigan State (OT) T 4-4

Notre Dame L 3-7 Notre Dame L 0-71975-76 Michigan State L 2-6 Michigan State L 2-3 Notre Dame L 6-7 Notre Dame W 5-21976-77 Notre Dame W 7-3 Notre Dame L 5-7 Michigan State W 5-2 Michigan State W 10-31977-78 Notre Dame W 4-3 Notre Dame W 10-2 Michigan State W 2-0 Michigan State L 2-31978-79 Notre Dame W 9-1 Notre Dame W 5-4 Michigan State W 3-2 Michigan State L 3-61979-80 Notre Dame L 4-5 Notre Dame W 5-3 Michigan State L 6-7 Michigan State W 9-51980-81 Notre Dame (OT) W 4-3 Notre Dame L 0-1 Michigan State W 4-2 Michigan State W 4-21981-82 Michigan State L 2-4 Notre Dame L 4-8 Michigan State L 2-5 Notre Dame W 3-2 Detroit, Mich. (N) L 1-41982-83 Notre Dame W 3-2 Notre Dame L 3-71992-93 Notre Dame L 4-8 Michigan State L 1-5 Michigan State L 2-51993-94 Michigan State L 0-3 Notre Dame (OT) T 1-1 Notre Dame (OT) T 1-11994-95 Michigan State L 1-4 Notre Dame L 3-8 Michigan State L 1-41995-96 Michigan State L 2-6

Michigan State L 1-7 Notre Dame (OT) T 4-41996-97 Michigan State L 3-4 Notre Dame L 0-3 Notre Dame L 2-31997-98 Notre Dame L 1-5 Michigan State W 6-1 Michigan State L 1-31998-99 Notre Dame (OT) T 2-2 Michigan State L 0-1 Michigan State L 1-31999-00 Notre Dame W 1-0 Michigan State L 1-4 Notre Dame (OT) T 2-2 Michigan State L 3-5 Detroit, Mich. (N) L 0-42000-01 Notre Dame L 1-5 Notre Dame L 2-32001-02 Michigan State L 0-2 Michigan State W 3-22002-03 Notre Dame L 1-2 Notre Dame (OT) T 3-32003-04 Michigan State L 1-3 Michigan State (OT) T 3-32004-05 Notre Dame (OT) W 3-2 Michigan State L 1-4 Michigan State L 2-3 Notre Dame L 1-22005-06 Notre Dame L 2-3 Michigan State L 1-22006-07 Notre Dame W 4-1 Michigan State L 0-2 Grand Rapids, Mich. (N) L 1-22007-08 Michigan State L 1-3 Notre Dame (OT) T 1-1 Colo. Springs, Colo. (N) W 3-12008-09 Notre Dame W 5-0 Michigan State W 2-12009-10 Michigan State (OT) T 1-1 Ft. Wayne, Ind. (N) W 4-1 Notre Dame W 5-2 Michigan State (OT) T 4-4

SERiES SCORinG TOTAL AVG.Notre Dame 349 3.29Michigan State 390 3.68

SERiES RECORDSND Most Goals (Game): 13, in 1972-73 (13-5)ND Widest Margin: 11, in 1922-23 (11-0)MSu Most Goals (Game): 10, in 1972-73 (10-2)MSu Widest Margin: 8, in 1972-73 (10-2)High-Scoring Game: 18, in 1972-73 (ND 13-5)Low-Scoring Game: 1, in ’80-’81 (MSU 1-0) and ’99-’00 (ND

1-0)Longest ND Win Streak: 5 games (1976-78)Longest MSu Win Streak: 5 games (6 times)Shutouts By: MSU 8, ND 4

Minnesota State Series: ND leads, 6-3-0 (9 games)At Notre Dame: MSU leads, 2-1-0 At Mankato: ND leads, 5-1-0At Neutral Sites: Series even, 0-0-0Overtime Wins: MSU 1, ND 0One-Goal Wins: MSU 2, ND 2Current Series Streak: Series is even, 2-2-0 over last four games

YEAR SiTE W L T RESuLT1989-90 Mankato W 5-0 Mankato W 5-31992-93 Mankato W 6-31996-97 Notre Dame (OT) L 3-4 Mankato W 3-22005-06 Mankato W 3-2 Notre Dame L 1-22006-07 Notre Dame W 6-1 Mankato (OT) L 2-3

The Five Assists ClubSteve Curry (above) became the first Irish hockey player to record five assists in a game, doing so on Feb. 8, 1974, in an 8-3 victory over Michigan State at the Joyce Center.

Jack Brownschidle tied the mark three years later – also versus Michigan State – in a 10-3 victory over the Spartans in East Lansing (Jan. 5, 1977).

The five-assist mark has been equaled three other times, last by Jamie Ling during the 1994-95 season.

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Last-Minute Wins: OSU 1, ND 1Series Continuous Since: 1992-93Current Streak: OSU, 2-0-0 in last two games

YEAR SiTE W L T RESuLT1968-69 Ohio State W 7-11969-70 Ohio State (OT) L 3-41969-70 Notre Dame W 6-3 Notre Dame W 7-11981-82 Ohio State W 7-5 Ohio State (OT) T 4-4 Notre Dame W 6-4 Notre Dame W 6-31982-83 Notre Dame L 3-6 Notre Dame L 5-6 Ohio State W 6-3 Ohio State L 1-81992-93 Ohio State W 5-4 Notre Dame W 3-1 Notre Dame W 4-01993-94 Ohio State (OT) W 3-2 Notre Dame W 5-4 Ohio State (OT) T 3-31994-95 Ohio State (OT) W 4-3 Notre Dame W 5-1 Notre Dame W 4-31995-96 Notre Dame W 4-0 Ohio State (OT) T 2-2 Ohio State L 2-51996-97 Ohio State W 3-0 Notre Dame L 3-5 Notre Dame L 4-51997-98 Ohio State W 3-2 Ohio State L 3-5 Notre Dame L 3-51998-99 Notre Dame W 3-0 Ohio State L 3-4 Ohio State L 1-41999-00 Ohio State L 1-3 Ohio State (OT) W 2-12000-01 Notre Dame L 3-5 Notre Dame (OT) T 2-2 Ohio State L 2-5 Ohio State L 3-52001-02 Ohio State T 4-4 Ohio State L 2-32002-03 Notre Dame T 3-3 Notre Dame L 0-2 Detroit, Mich. (N) L 2-32003-04 Ohio State W 5-2 Ohio State L 1-3 Detroit, Mich. (OT) L 5-62004-05 Notre Dame L 1-4 Notre Dame L 1-32005-06 Notre Dame L 1-4 Notre Dame L 2-5 Ohio State L 0-1 Ohio State W 1-02006-07 Ohio State W 4-2 Ohio State (OT) T 1-12007-08 Notre Dame L 1-3 Notre Dame (OT) T 2-22008-09 Ohio State (OT) W 4-3 Ohio State L 1-42009-10 Notre Dame W 3-1 Notre Dame (OT) T 2-2 Ohio State L 1-3 Ohio State L 2-8

SERiES SCORinG TOTAL AVG.Notre Dame 192 3.05Ohio State 199 3.16

SERiES RECORDSND Most Goals (Game): 7, 3 timesND Widest Margin: 6, twiceOSu Most Goals (Game): 8, in ‘82-’83 (8-1). ‘09-’10 (8-2)OSu Widest Margin: 7, in 1982-83 (8-1)High-Scoring Game: 12, in 1981-82 (ND 7-5)Low-Scoring Game: 1, in ’05-’06 (OSU, 1-0, ND, 1-0)Longest ND Win Streak: 5 games (1992-94)Longest OSu Win Streak: 7 games (’03-’06)

SERiES SCORinG TOTAL AVG.Notre Dame 34 4.83Minnesota State 20 2.22

SERiES RECORDSND Most Goals (Game): 6, in ‘92-’93 (6-3), ‘06-’07 (6-1)ND Widest Margin: 5, in 1989-90 (5-0)MSM Most Goals (Game): 4, in ‘96-’97 (4-3)MSM Widest Margin: 1, three times High-Scoring Game: 9, in 1992-93 (ND, 6-3)Low-Scoring Game: 3, in 2005-06 (MSM, 2-1)Longest ND Win Streak: 3 games (‘89-’93)Longest MSMWin Streak: 1 game (three times)Shutouts By: ND 1 (‘89-’90)

North DakotaSeries: Notre Dame leads, 16-15-2 (33 games)At Notre Dame: Notre Dame leads, 9-6-1At Grand Forks: North Dakota leads, 9-7-0At Neutral Sites: Series even, 0-0-1Overtime Wins: Notre Dame leads, 2-0-0One-Goal Wins: North Dakota 3, ND 7Last Meeting: 2009-10Current Streak: Notre Dame, 1-0-1 in last two games

YEAR SiTE W L T RESuLT1970-71 Notre Dame (OT) W 6-5 Notre Dame L 1-71971-72 Grand Forks W 5-4 Grand Forks L 5-61972-73 Notre Dame W 9-3 Notre Dame L 2-3 Notre Dame W 5-0 Notre Dame W 8-31973-74 Grand Forks L 5-7 Grand Forks W 7-31974-75 Grand Forks W 5-3 Grand Forks (OT) W 3-2 Notre Dame L 1-2 Notre Dame W 5-21975-76 Grand Forks W 5-3 Grand Forks W 5-31976-77 Notre Dame W 6-5 Notre Dame W 10-51977-78 Notre Dame W 4-3 Notre Dame W 5-4 Grand Forks L 3-5 Grand Forks L 2-41978-79 Notre Dame L 4-9 Notre Dame L 4-61979-80 Grand Forks L 4-7 Grand Forks L 1-3 Grand Forks L 4-10 Grand Forks L 4-71980-81 Notre Dame L 3-7 Notre Dame (OT) T 1-11998-99 Grand Forks L 1-8 Grand Forks W 4-32009-10 Hoffman Estates, Ill. (OT) (N) T 3-3

SERiES SCORinG TOTAL AVG.Notre Dame 140 4.24North Dakota 146 4.42

SERiES RECORDSND Most Goals (Game): 10, in 1976-77 (10-5)ND Widest Margin: 6, in ’72-’73 (9-3)unD Most Goals (Game): 10, in 1978-79 (10-4)unD Widest Margin: 7, in ’98-’99 (8-1) High-Scoring Game: 15, in 1976-77 (ND, 10-5)Low-Scoring Game: 2 in 1980-81 (1-1)Longest ND Win Streak: 7 games (1974-78)Longest unD Win Streak: 9 games (1977-81)Shutouts: UND 0, ND 1

Northern MichiganSeries: NMU leads, 21-19-6 (46 games)At Notre Dame: Series even, 10-10-4At No. Michigan: NMU leads, 9-7-2At Neutral Sites: Series even, 2-2-0Overtime Wins: NMU leads, 2-0-0One-Goal Wins: NMU 10, ND 9Last-Minute Wins: NMU 1, ND 1Series Continuous Since: 1997-98Current Streak: NMU, 1-0-1 in last two games

YEAR SiTE W L T RESuLT1981-82 Notre Dame L 2-3 Notre Dame L 3-4 No. Michigan L 2-3 No. Michigan L 8-91982-83 Notre Dame L 2-5 Notre Dame L 3-41997-98 No. Michigan W 4-3 Notre Dame W 3-1 Notre Dame W 5-21998-99 No. Michigan (OT) T 3-3 Notre Dame (OT) T 3-3 Notre Dame W 2-1 Notre Dame W 3-2 Notre Dame L 1-7 Notre Dame L 2-31999-00 No. Michigan (OT) T 2-2 No. Michigan L 0-62000-01 Notre Dame L 1-3 Notre Dame (OT) T 3-32001-02 No. Michigan W 5-4 No. Michigan L 1-4 Notre Dame W 4-1 Notre Dame L 0-4 Detroit, Mich. (N) L 1-32002-03 No. Michigan W 3-2 No Michigan L 1-42003-04 Notre Dame W 5-1 Notre Dame W 4-2 No. Michigan L 3-4 No. Michigan L 0-12004-05 Notre Dame (OT) T 1-1 Notre Dame L 1-42005-06 No. Michigan L 2-5 No. Michigan W 4-32006-07 Ft. Wayne, Ind. (N) W 4-3 Notre Dame W 4-22007-08 No. Michigan L 1-2 No. Michigan W 2-1 Detroit, Mich. (N) L 1-22008-09 No. Michigan W 5-2 No. Michigan W 4-2 Notre Dame W 9-5 Notre Dame W 5-2 Detroit, Mich. (N) W 2-12009-10 Notre Dame L 2-3 Notre Dame (OT) T 2-2

SERiES SCORinG TOTAL AVG.Notre Dame 128 2.82No. Michigan 137 3.00

SERiES RECORDND Most Goals (Game): 9, in 2008-09 (9-5)ND Widest Margin: 4, in 2008-09 (9-5)nMu Most Goals (Game): 9, in 1981-82 (9-8)nMu Widest Margin: 6, in ’98-’99 (7-1) and in ’99-’00 (6-0)High-Scoring Game: 17, in 1981-82 (NMU 9-8)Low-Scoring Game: 1 in 2003-04 (NMU, 1-0)Longest ND Win Streak: 5 games (2008-09)Longest nMu Win Streak: 6 games (1981-83)Shutouts: NMU 3, ND 0

Ohio StateSeries: Ohio State leads, 29-25-9 (63 games)At Notre Dame: Series even, 12-12-4At Ohio State: OSU leads, 15-13-5At Neutral Sites: OSU leads, 2-0-0Overtime Wins: ND 4, OSU 2 One-Goal Wins: ND 9, OSU 8 Shutouts By: ND 5, OSU


Western MichiganSeries: WMU 37-29-6 (72 games)At Notre Dame: ND leads, 19-12-2At Western Michigan: WMU leads, 24-10-4At Neutral Sites: WMU leads, 1-0-0Overtime Wins: WMU 1, ND 4One-Goal Wins: WMU 9, ND 10Last-Minute Wins: WMU 0, ND 2Series Continuous Since: 1991-92Current Win Streak: WMU, 2-0-0 in last two games

YEAR SiTE W L T RESuLT1977-78 Notre Dame L 5-91978-79 Western Michigan W 4-31979-80 Notre Dame L 5-61980-81 Notre Dame (OT) L 5-6 Western Michigan (OT) T 5-51981-82 Western Michigan L 4-5 Western Michigan W 6-2 Notre Dame L 3-6 Notre Dame W 10-81982-83 Notre Dame L 0-2 Western Michigan W 5-3 Western Michigan (OT) W 8-7 Notre Dame W 4-31985-86 Syracuse, N.Y. (N) L 2-111988-89 Western Michigan L 2-8 Notre Dame L 2-111991-92 Notre Dame L 4-10 Western Michigan L 5-71992-93 Notre Dame W 3-2 Western Michigan L 4-5 Western Michigan L 3-51993-94 Notre Dame W 4-3 Western Michigan L 0-6 Notre Dame L 1-4 Western Michigan L 3-6 Western Michigan L 1-71994-95 Western Michigan L 4-9 Notre Dame L 3-4 Western Michigan L 1-21995-96 Notre Dame L 2-3 Western Michigan L 2-6 Western Michigan L 1-41996-97 Notre Dame (OT) T 3-3 Notre Dame (OT) W 5-4 Western Michigan L 1-61997-98 Western Michigan W 2-1 Notre Dame W 4-2 Western Michigan L 3-51998-99 Notre Dame W 7-1 Western Michigan L 1-2 Notre Dame W 9-51999-00 Notre Dame (OT) W 4-3 Notre Dame W 4-12000-01 Notre Dame W 4-1 Western Michigan (OT) T 3-3 Western Michigan W 5-4 Notre Dame L 2-72001-02 Western Michigan (OT) T 4-4 Western Michigan L 2-42002-03 Notre Dame W 4-2 Western Michigan W 8-5 Western Michigan L 2-4 Notre Dame W 5-22003-04 Western Michigan L 6-8 Western Michigan L 4-6 Notre Dame W 4-2 Notre Dame L 0-4 Notre Dame (OT) W 5-42004-05 Western Michigan (OT) T 2-2 Western Michigan W 3-22005-06 Western Michigan L 3-4 Notre Dame W 3-0

2006-07 Western Michigan L 2-3 Western Michigan W 3-02007-08 Notre Dame W 4-1 Western Michigan W 5-1 Western Michigan L 0-3 Notre Dame W 3-12008-09 Notre Dame W 4-1 Notre Dame (OT) T 3-32009-10 Western Michigan L 2-7 Western Michigan L 1-4

SERiES SCORinG TOTAL AVG.Notre Dame 250 3.47Western Michigan 303 4.21

SERiES RECORDSND Most Goals (Game): 10, in ’81-’82 (10-8)ND Widest Margin: 6, in 1998-99 (7-1)WMu Most Goals (Game): 11, twiceWMu Widest Margin: 9, twiceHigh-Scoring Game: 18, in 1981-82 (ND 10-8)Low-Scoring Game: 2, in 1982-83 (WMU 2-0)Longest ND Win Streak: 4 games (’99-’01)Longest WMu Win Streak: 10 games (’93-’96)Shutouts By: WMU 4, ND 2

WisconsinSeries: Wisconsin leads 39-16-7 (62 games)At Notre Dame: UW leads, 15-6-5At Wisconsin: UW leads, 21-9-2At Neutral Sites: UW leads, 3-1-0Overtime Wins: UW 2, ND 1One-goal Wins: UW 7, ND 5Current Streak: UW, 3-0-0 in last three meetings

YEAR SITE W L T RESULT1921-22 Wisconsin W 3-01925-26 Wisconsin T 1-11968-69 Notre Dame L 2-10 Notre Dame L 0-12 Wisconsin L 1-5 Wisconsin L 2-101969-70 Wisconsin L 3-7 Wisconsin L 1-51970-71 Notre Dame W 6-5 Notre Dame T 3-31971-72 Notre Dame L 3-5 Notre Dame L 3-5 Wisconsin L 4-6 Wisconsin L 1-51972-73 Wisconsin (OT) L 4-5 Wisconsin L 3-5 Notre Dame T 4-4 Notre Dame L 3-41973-74 Notre Dame L 2-6 Notre Dame W 6-4 Wisconsin L 3-4 Wisconsin W 5-11974-75 Wisconsin L 4-5 Wisconsin W 5-3 Notre Dame T 3-3 Notre Dame L 2-91975-76 Notre Dame W 5-2 Notre Dame T 2-2 Wisconsin L 3-5 Wisconsin L 1-41976-77 Wisconsin W 4-1 Wisconsin L 3-4 Notre Dame L 3-8 Notre Dame T 3-31977-78 Notre Dame L 1-6 Notre Dame L 1-5 Wisconsin L 2-5 Wisconsin L 1-121978-79 Notre Dame W 8-2 Notre Dame (OT) L 6-7 Wisconsin L 0-2 Wisconsin L 3-7 Wisconsin L 5-11 Wisconsin L 2-51979-80 Wisconsin L 2-5 Wisconsin W 4-3 Notre Dame W 4-3

Notre Dame L 5-71980-81 Wisconsin (OT) W 5-4 Wisconsin L 0-4 Notre Dame W 4-2 Notre Dame L 0-71989-90 Milwaukee, WI (N) L 3-91995-96 Milwaukee, WI (N) W 3-21997-98 Wisconsin W 4-2 Notre Dame L 2-31998-99 Wisconsin W 2-12003-04 Wisconsin (OT) T 2-2 Wisconsin W 3-12004-05 Notre Dame L 0-2 Rosemont, Ill. (N) L 0-22007-08 Dayton, Ohio (N) L 1-4

SERIES SCORING TOTAL AVG.Notre Dame 174 2.81Wisconsin 286 4.61

SERIES RECORDSND Most Goals (Game): 8, in 1978-79 (8-2)ND Widest Margin: 6, in 1978-79 (8-2)UW Most Goals (Game): 12, twice UW Widest Margin: 12, in 1968-69 (12-0)High-Scoring Game: 16, in 1978-79 (UW 11-5)Longest ND Winning Streak: 2 games, twiceLongest UW Winning Streak: 6 games, three timesLow-Scoring Game: 2, twiceShutouts By: UW 4, ND 1

notre Dame’s Recent Record Versus Division I Opponents

(since rejoining the CCHA in 1992-93; bold - 2010-11 opponents)

Air Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0-0Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-0-0Alabama-Huntsville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1-0Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-15-4Boston university . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1-0Boston College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-8-2Bowling Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-21-6Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0-0Canisius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0-0Colgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0-0Colorado College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2-0Cornell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1-0Dartmouth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1-0Denver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4-1Ferris State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-28-5Findlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0-0Holy Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0-0Illinois-Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5-3Kent State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-5-1Lake Superior State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-22-6Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1-0Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-0Massachusetts-Lowell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0-0Mercyhurst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0-0Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-32-8Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-44-3Michigan State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-30-10Michigan Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-0Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1-0Minnesota-Duluth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-2Minnesota State-Mankato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3-0Nebraska-Omaha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17-10-4New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1-0Niagara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0-1North Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1-1Northeastern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-1Northern Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-15-6Ohio State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-24-8Princeton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6-0Providence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2-0Rensselaer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2-0Robert Morris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1-0Sacred Heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0-0St. Cloud State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1-0St. Lawrence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1-0Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-0Vermont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0-1Wayne State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0-0Western Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-25-5Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-4-1Yale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3-0

All-Time Series

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The student section at the Joyce Center can

make life miserable for opposing teams. Notre

Dame students have helped the Irish to 23 sellout crowds in the

last 27 games since midway through the

2008-09 season. Over the last four years, the

Irish are successful campaigns, the Irish

are 45-16-10 at home.

auxiliary gymnasiums or the several work areas pro-vided throughout the spacious building.

In 1985, the Rolfs Aquatic Center opened on the eastside of the Joyce Center. The 4.5-million-dollar facil-ity houses a 50-meter Olympic-size pool (25 yards in width) and spectator seating for 400.

In addition to these areas, the Joyce Center also contains the administrative and business side of the increasingly complex collegiate sports operation. Ticket offices, with mobile booths that can be wheeled to locations, are lodged inside, along with offices for coaches, athletic administrators, and sports informa-tion and press facilities.

These offices and facilities are located in a central complex that joins the two arenas and, in general, houses the people and machinery common to both. A spacious concourse also is contained in this core area, as is a tastefully appointed Monogram Room and the Sports Heritage Hall, surrounded by small meeting rooms. On the lower level of the concourse, there are several thousand lockers, a faculty exercise room, a golf

square feet of usable floor area, a statistic which makes the Joyce Center the largest exhibition hall between Detroit and Chicago.

During the spring of 2009, the south arena’s design began a $26.3 million renovation that has become the Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center. The upgrades include the replacement of existing arena seating, including installation of chairback seating from top to bottom of the arena; a new stadium club/hospitality area with premium seating for 800 fans; new fixed concession areas and new restrooms. A two-story addition to the south end of the current structure includes a new ticket office and varsity shop as well as a new main entrance and lobby between gate 8 and 10. The exchange of bleacher seating to chairback seat-ing reduced the capacity to approximately 9,800.

The north arena is the home of Irish hockey and can be set up to hold 2,713 fans at normal seating and 2,763 with standing room. Virtually every sport at Notre Dame — varsity, club or intramural — can play or practice in either the field house, the arena, the five

Notre Dame’s Joyce Center, celebrating its 44th year of service to the University in 2010-11, serves as a multi-purpose sports complex, a theatre and concert hall, a convention center and an office building – and as the home of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish hockey team.

The building was renamed in 1987 to honor Rev. Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C, Notre Dame’s executive vice president from 1952 until his retirement in 1987. Formerly known as the Athletic and Convocation Center (ACC), the structure is now referred to as the Joyce Center.

Designed by Ellerbe Architects of St. Paul, Minn., the Joyce Center was conceived at the outset as a combi-nation athletic-civic center, with $1.8 million alone contributed by persons in the Michiana area. The Center’s distinctive domes, covered with a white vinyl roofing material stretched over steel ribbing, rise just east of Notre Dame’s football stadium. The building is both wider and longer than the famous stadium and encloses more area than Houston’s Astrodome. In all, the $8.6-million structure covers 10 acres of ground.

Campus officials draw the comparison with Stepan Center, a student activities building which once held the campus seating record of 3,800, by pointing out that Stepan can be placed within the circumference of the north dome’s field house running track without touching the adjacent ice rink.

The field house, and in particular the hockey facility, has undergone a series of improvements in recent years to give the Irish more of a “home-ice advantage.” Renovations to coaches offices and the locker rooms along with the addition of a dividing curtain have helped make the Joyce Center rink one of the toughest places to play in the CCHA. Fans also have benefited from Notre Dame’s commitment to hockey, with the-atre-style seating that replaced metal bleachers on the north side of the arena.

City officials are equally fond of the figure of 464,800

The 2010-11 season will be the final full season of hockey at the Joyce Center Rink as the Irish play their 43rd year in the building. Joyce Center has been the home of Notre Dame hockey for the first 42 years of the “modern era” of the program.

The Joyce Center


driving range, squash, racquetball and handball courts with a central kitchen for catering.

The Joyce Center played host to its 300th all-time win at the Joyce Center on Feb. 13, 2004 when the Irish defeated Ferris State, 4-2. The hockey team’s all-time home record now stands at 360-285-57 (.552) in 43 seasons on the Joyce Center ice.

During the 2008-09 season, Notre Dame was 13-3-2 on home ice for a .778 winning percentage. Over the past four seasons under Jeff Jackson, the Irish are a nifty 45-16-10 for a .704 win percentage at the Joyce Center. That mark is highlighted by a 13-2-2 mark (.824) in the record-setting season of 2006-07.

In 2003-04, Notre Dame equaled a school record by going 15 games (13-0-2) without a loss at home on the way to a 14-2-2 mark. The 14 wins were the second-best win total (surpassed only by the 18 wins the 1987-88 team recorded) in the program’s history.

Over the past 10 campaigns, the Joyce Center has been home to several huge wins for the Irish hockey program.

On Oct. 22, 2004, the Irish stunned No. 1 ranked Boston College, 3-2, in front of a standing room only crowd of 2,763. The win marked the first Notre Dame win over a top-ranked team since Jan. 13, 1978 when the Irish defeated then No. 1 Denver, 5-3, at the Joyce Center.

During the 2003-04 season, Notre Dame hosted their first home playoff series since 1999-2000, defeat-

Notre Dame owns a 360-285-57 record in 42 years at the Joyce

Center. One of the biggest wins came on

Oct. 22, 2004 when Morgan Cey (right)

made a career-high 50 saves and T.J. Jindra

scored the short-handed, game-

winning goal with 15 seconds left as the Irish

stunned top-ranked Boston College, 3-2. The win marked the

eighth time in the program’s history that

Notre Dame knocked off the No. 1 team in the country and the

fifth time the Irish did it at the Joyce Center.

notre Dame’s Record at the Joyce Center

Season W L T Pct.

1968-69 8 5 1 .6071969-70 12 1 1 .8931970-71 6 6 1 .500

1971-72 7 6 0 .5381972-73 13 4 1 .7501973-74 10 9 0 .526

1974-75 5 9 2 .3751975-76 10 6 2 .6111976-77 11 5 2 .667

1977-78 8 9 0 .4711978-79 10 7 0 .5881979-80 6 9 0 .400

1980-81 4 12 1 .2651981-82 13 7 0 .6501982-83 6 9 1 .406

1983-84 12 3 0 .8001984-85 10 5 0 .6671985-86 8 3 1 .708

1986-87 6 8 0 .4291987-88 18 2 0 .9001988-89 6 11 0 .353

1989-90 10 6 0 .6251990-91 13 3 1 .7941991-92 6 10 0 .375

1992-93 4 9 1 .3211993-94 5 8 3 .4061994-95 7 7 1 .500

1995-96 5 10 3 .3611996-97 5 12 1 .3061997-98 6 8 4 .444

1998-99 12 3 3 .7501999-00 11 7 3 .5952000-01 5 11 2 .333

2001-02 6 8 2 .4382002-03 7 6 3 .5312003-04 14 2 2 .833

2004-05 3 12 4 .2632005-06 7 11 1 .3952006-07 13 2 2 .824

2007-08 11 4 3 .6942008-09 13 3 2 .778 2009-10 8 7 3 .527

Totals 360 285 57 .553

ing Western Michigan, two games to one. The Irish also swept fourth-ranked Michigan in a home series for the first time since the 1981-82 campaign. Both games were played in front of sellout crowds of 2,763.

Since 2005-06, the Irish have hosted CCHA playoff action in four of five season, including three consecu-tive second round series from 2007-09. Notre Dame owns a 6-1 record in winning those three second round appearances and has advanced to the CCHA championship in each of those seasons.

The Irish have enjoyed four of their best seasons attendance-wise over the last three campaigns. In ‘06-’07, they played in front of 11 sellout crowds (2,763). In 2007-08, the Joyce Center hosted 11 more sellouts and averaged 2,683 per game.

The 2008-09 campaign saw the Irish host 13 sell-outs during the 18-game home schedule and aver-aged 2,702 per game. On Jan. 30 versus Michigan, 3,007 fans jammed their way into the Joyce Center, the largest crowd since Mar. 3, 1995, when 3,310 saw the Irish play Illinois-Chicago in the final game before new seating reduced capacity to 2,713.

The 2009-10 schedule resulted in 14 sellouts in 18 home games with an average attendance of 2,765 per game, just over a standing room sellout per game with two crowds of over 3,000 for the year.

Since the new seating configuration for the 1995-96 season, the Irish have hosted 108 sellout crowds for hockey at the Joyce Center.

History

T.J. Jindra ‘07 carries the Mason Cup Trophy representing Notre Dame’s first CCHA

Championship at Joe Louis Arena on March 17, 2007.


Irish Hockey History

the Irish were 6-9-3.The program really began to take shape

in 1966-67, playing mostly varsity-level programs as a club team. The Irish played in the first-ever collegiate hockey tournament played at Chicago Stadium hosted by the Blackhawks and the Wirtz family. The Irish lost in the championship game to Ohio State, 6-5.

Notre Dame also won the Air Force Invitational at the Broadmoor World Arena on the way to a 14-5-3 record. The Irish were led offensively by Phil Wittliff (Port Huron, Mich.), Belliveau, alternate captain Tom Heiden (St. Paul, Minn.), captain Jim Haley (Boston, Mass.), defensemen Eric Norri (Virginia, Minn.) and Frank Manning (Detroit, Mich.). Wittliff (who started his Notre Dame career on the football team), Norri and defenseman Dean Daigler (Tonawanda, N.Y.), would all go on to play on the first varsity team in 1968-69. Leo Collins (Fargo, N.D.), Ernie Gargaro (Bloomfied Hills, Mich.) and John Barry (Chicago, Ill.) were the team’s goaltenders. Norri and Collins were both members of Notre Dame’s 1966 national championship football team playing tackle and linebacker respectively.

In 1967-68, the club team played its final season before moving to the Division I level.

THE RETURN TO VARSITY STATUSThe University hired Charles “Lefty” Smith as

the program’s first coach for the 1968-69 season and the new Athletic and Convocation Center (later named the Joyce Center) opened, giving Notre Dame its first on-campus, indoor rink.

Notre Dame competed as an independent from 1968-71, compiling a record of 50-32-6, providing

THE EARLY YEARSFrom playing on frozen St. Joseph Lake on the

Notre Dame campus, to South Bend’s Howard Park Rink, to their own home ice at the Joyce Center and the program’s future home - the Compton Family Center in 2011, the Notre Dame hockey program has experienced a little bit of everything in its on-again, off-again 99-year history.

While most followers of Notre Dame’s 43-year hockey history know the story since the program received Division I status in 1968, there are several earlier chapters that were the building blocks for the “Gold Standard” as we know it today.

Notre Dame first played collegiate hockey in the 1912-13 academic year, playing three games. The inaugural game was played at Culver Military Academy on Feb. 19, 1913 with Notre Dame prevailing, 6-0. That first team went 1-2-0.

After that first season, the program took a seven-year hiatus, returning again in 1919-20 under the guidance of two-time football All-American running back Paul Castner. The football standout served as player-coach from 1919-21 before serving as coach for two more seasons following his graduation.

In four seasons at the helm, Castner’s teams were 18-4-0 while playing against the likes of Michigan College of Mines (now Michigan Tech), Carnegie Tech, Michigan, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Culver Academy, St. Thomas and Assumption.

Castner, however, was not the only football player to play a key role in the early days of the Notre Dame hockey program. All-American offensive lineman Hunk Anderson was the goaltender on the 1920-21 team.

Anderson was followed by one of the most famous of all Irish athletes, Jim Crowley, who gained fame as the halfback in the Four Horsemen backfield. Crowley was a freshman goaltender on the 1921-22 team that went 8-1, but his career was put on ice, so to speak, by legendary football coach Knute Rockne. Crowley recorded a pair of shutouts and turned in a stingy 1.33 goals-against average in his lone season between the Irish pipes.

Following Castner behind the Notre Dame bench was former football All-American Tom Leib. A two-time (1921 and 1922) All-American at right tackle, Leib’s teams were 3-8-3 between 1923-26.

The team played one more season in 1926-27 under the guidance of Benjamin Dubois. That team went 3-7-1 before the program, due to lack of a playing venue, ceased competition.

Despite sporadic attempts to revive the program from 1928 through the early 1960’s - including one game in which Heisman Trophy winner Angelo Bertelli was reported to have scored four goals - Notre Dame hockey would not see consistent action until the 1963-64 season. THE CLUB YEARS

This began an era of hockey at Notre Dame that is sometimes forgotten. From 1963, until its return to Division I status for the 1968-69 season, the Irish sponsored a club hockey program that produced several of the players who would play key roles in the early varsity years of the program

in the late 60’s.Around 1960, students organized, and the

University recognized, the Notre Dame Hockey Club. Operating as a club sport, the team had a faculty advisor and reported to the director of intramurals and club sports, Dominic Napolitano.

The club began intercollegiate play in the 1963-64 season. Arrangements were made to play on South Bend’s artificial rink (Howard Park) and campus-wide tryouts were held. Ralph Cardillo (Guelph, Ont.) served as the first captain and Paul Belliveau (Fitchburg, Mass.) notched the first goal. Playing club teams from Northwestern, the University of Illinois, the Michigan State junior varsity and other varsity squads from the Midwest, Notre Dame went 0-8-0 in that first season.

In 1964-65, the club program improved to 5-6-0 under the guidance of coach Richard Bressler. The club also started an intramural program to give other students access to the game of hockey.

Prior to the start of the 1965-66 season, the University’s administration determined that hockey was to enter a “transition” period and the program was formally designated as a “minor sport.” That designation was assigned to help the program in its transition from a club sport to full varsity status. The hockey program came under the direction of Notre Dame vice-president, Rev. Edmund P. Joyce and athletics director, Edward “Moose” Krause.

The 1965-66 team began to receive funding from the athletic department and continued to play teams from the Midwest (Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio State) and even branched out to the East Coast, participating in a Christmas Tournament at the Boston Garden. Under coach Jerry Paquette,

Irish Hockey Closing Out An Era In 2010-11Notre Dame to play final full season in Joyce Center, the 43-year old home of the Irish.

The Notre Dame hockey teams of the 1920s included several well-known members of the school’s football team. The 1920-21 team (pictured above) featured goaltender Hunk Anderson (seated, second from left), an All-America offensive lineman in 1921 who served as head coach of the Notre Dame football program from 1931-33. Seated next to Anderson is Paul Castner (second from right), a two-time football All-American as a running back. Castner served as a player/coach for the Notre Dame hockey program from 1919-21 before coaching the team for two more seasons following his graduation. He also was an accomplished baseball player at Notre Dame.

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Smith three seasons to build a competitive program before the Irish became members of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA), beginning with the 1971-72 season.

The Irish struggled to a 10-16-0 record in their first season in the WCHA and barely qualified for the playoffs, but the following year they proved they were capable of skating with the best college hockey teams in the nation.

A 31-goal, 65-point effort from Eddie Bumbacco (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.) led the WCHA in scoring and propelled the Irish to a series sweep of top-ranked Wisconsin. The team’s 19-9-0 conference record was good for a second-place finish in 1972-73.

Smith was named WCHA coach of the year, while Bill Nyrop (Edina, Minn.) and Bumbacco became Notre Dame’s first hockey All-Americans. The Irish defeated North Dakota 13-3 in a two-game, total-goal WCHA playoff series, but Notre Dame lost to eventual national champion Wisconsin, 8-7, in the second round of the conference playoffs.

The Irish remained competitive in the WCHA over the next eight years but could do no better than another second-place finish during 1976-77. Several Notre Dame players gained national notoriety during that time, most notably Jack Brownschidle (East Amherst, N.Y.), who earned All-America honors in ’76 and ’77 and remains the Notre Dame hockey program’s only two-time All-American. Brian Walsh (Cambridge, Mass.) earned All-America status and was named the 1976-77 WCHA MVP and Greg Meredith (Toronto, Ont.) earned All-America honors in 1979-80.

Four years later, Notre Dame joined Michigan, Michigan State and Michigan Tech as the newest members of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA). In 1981-82, Dave Poulin (Mississauga, Ont.) – a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award – led Notre Dame to a 23-15-2 record, a Great Lakes Invitational championship and a fourth-place finish in the regular-season standings.

Notre Dame Hockey year-By-year results

Informal Team Overall1912-13 1-2-01919-20 2-0-01920-21 2-1-01921-22 8-1-01922-23 6-2-01923-24 0-4-01924-25 0-2-21925-26 3-2-11926-27 3-7-1

Modern Era Overall (Independent)1968-69 16-8-31969-70 21-8-11970-71 13-16-2

WCHA Overall Finish 1971-72 14-20-0 t8th1972-73 23-14-1 2nd1973-74 14-20-2 8th1974-75 13-22-3 7th1975-76 19-17-2 5th1976-77 22-13-3 2nd1977-78 12-24-2 t7th 1978-79 18-19-1 5th1979-80 18-20-1 5th1980-81 13-21-2 9th

CCHA Overall Finish1981-82 23-15-2 4th 1982-83 13-21-2 t7th

Club Status Overall

1983-84 22-6-1

Independent Overall1984-85 11-16-11985-86 12-21-11986-87 10-19-11987-88 27-4-21988-89 10-26-21989-90 18-15-01990-91 16-15-21991-92 12-18-1

CCHA Overall Finish1992-93 7-27-2 10th1993-94 11-22-5 8th1994-95 11-25-1 9th1995-96 9-23-4 t9th1996-97 9-25-1 10th1997-98 18-19-4 t6th1998-99 19-14-5 4th1999-00 16-18-8 5th2000-01 10-22-7 11th2001-02 16-17-5 t7th2002-03 17-17-6 t5th2003-04 20-15-4 5th2004-05 5-27-6 12th2005-06 13-19-4 t8th2006-07 32-7-3 1st2007-08 27-16-4 4th2008-09 31-6-3 1st2009-10 13-17-8 9th

Modern Record

664-734-118 in 42 seasons

Program Totals

689-755-122 in 51 seasons

Lefty Smith coached Notre Dame hockey for the first 19 seasons of the program’s modern era.

The early days of the Irish hockey program depended on St. Joseph Lake being frozen. This photo from January of 1941 shows Irish hockey players skating on the snow-covered lake after clearing the ice with shovels.

Following a first-round playoff series win over Michigan, the Irish defeated Bowling Green, 8-5, in the semifinals before falling to Michigan State, 4-1, in the title game.

The Irish were unable to sustain that level the next season and struggled to a 13-21-2 record.

Following Notre Dame’s loss to Bowling Green in a first-round playoff series, the University announced in the spring of 1983 that it would cease sponsoring varsity hockey. After competing as a club sport during 1983-84, varsity hockey returned to Notre Dame the following season (1984-85) when the Irish competed as a non-scholarship independent team.


Irish Hockey HistorySmith remained at the helm through the end of

the 1986-87 campaign, compiling a 19-year record of 307-320-30. The most impressive statistic from the Smith era is that all 126 players who completed their collegiate eligibility earned their college degrees.

In 1987, Smith turned the program over to Ric Schafer (New Brighton, Minn.), a four-time monogram winner for the Irish from ’70-’74 and an assistant coach under Smith from 1975-80.

Notre Dame hockey continued as an independent during the first four seasons of Schafer’s tenure, but with each year, the schedule became increasingly difficult and soon was littered with CCHA opponents. Schafer convinced the Notre Dame administration to allocate scholarships as the program continued to grow and his efforts culminated with Notre Dame’s return to the CCHA for the 1992-93 season.

Prior to stepping down as head coach following the 1994-95 campaign, Schafer compiled a 112-152-15 record over eight seasons and will be remembered as the coach who returned Notre Dame hockey to a competitive Division I level.

In 1995, Notre Dame turned to its most distinguished hockey alum to take over behind the bench. Dave Poulin returned to his alma mater following a 13-year career in the National Hockey League. During Poulin’s 10-year tenure, Notre Dame made steady improvements and continued to earn national recognition.

In 1998-99, the Irish hosted a first-round CCHA playoff series for the first time since 1982, after spending most of the year ranked in the national top 10. Defenseman Benoit Cotnoir (Rouyn-Noranda, Que.) became the program’s seventh All-American.

The following season produced another milestone as the Irish beat Ferris State in the first round of the CCHA playoffs and made their second-ever trip to Joe Louis Arena for the CCHA semifinals.

In 2001-02 and 2002-03, the Irish pulled off playoff upsets and advanced to Joe Louis and the CCHA Super Six. In a five-year span, from 1999-00 to 2003-04, Notre Dame made it to Joe Louis Arena four times (2000, 2002, 2003, 2004).

In 2001-02, the Irish upset higher-seeded Nebraska-Omaha in a series that featured a 3-2 double-overtime loss to the Mavericks, followed by one-goal wins in games two and three.

The following year, the Irish traveled to higher-seeded Miami (Ohio) and — after dropping the first game, 4-2 — saw goaltender Morgan Cey (Wilkie, Sask.) spin back-to-back shutouts (a first in Notre Dame history), winning 1-0 and 5-0 to advance to “the Joe” again.

The 2003-04 season saw the Irish turn in their first 20-win season (20-15-4) since 1987-88, while finishing tied for fourth in the league standings with a 14-11-3 record. The Irish hosted regional-rival Western Michigan, winning the series, two games to one with the game-three winner coming in sudden death overtime on a goal by then freshman Jason Paige (Saginaw, Mich.).

Notre Dame did not have much success at the CCHA Super Six, losing in the opening game each year – to Northern Michigan (3-1) in ’01-’02 and Ohio State (3-2 and 6-5 in overtime) in ’02-’03 and ’03-’04 respectively.

The highly successful 2003-04 season ended with the Irish being selected to participate in their first-ever NCAA tournament on the strength of a 5-1-1 record versus teams ranked in the top five during the regular season.

Notre Dame faced two-time defending NCAA champion, Minnesota, in the opening game at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich. After taking a 2-0 first-period lead, the Irish fell to the Gophers, 5-2, but Notre Dame had finally arrived on the national level.

Following a disappointing ’04-’05 season (5-27-6), Poulin stepped down as head coach, turning over the reins to Jeff Jackson, who has continued to take the Irish to the national level.

In his first season at the helm, Jackson and his staff worked to “change the culture” of the program

and saw solid results as the team improved to 13-19-4 overall and earned home ice in the first round of the CCHA tournament with an 11-13-4 conference record.

Jackson’s second year behind the bench saw the Irish turn in the finest season in the program’s history. With a veteran squad led by eight seniors, including first-team All-American - the eighth All-American in school history - goaltender David Brown (Stoney Creek, Ont.), Notre Dame compiled a school-record 32 wins on the way to a 32-7-3 mark and won their first-ever CCHA regular-season title with a 21-4-3 league record.

Along the way, Jackson’s squad achieved the first-ever number one ranking in school history and was the top team in the nation for seven consecutive weeks from Feb. 5 to March 23.

The Irish swept Alaska (7-1, 3-1) in the second round to move to the CCHA semifinals.

In Detroit, Brown blanked Lake Superior, 3-0, in the semis and the Irish knocked off Michigan, 2-1, in the championship game for the school’s first CCHA tournament championship.

Notre Dame made its second NCAA Tournament appearance at Grand Rapids, Mich., this time as the Midwest Regional’s top seed. There, the Irish won their first NCAA tournament game, a 3-2 double-overtime thriller (the longest game in program history - 94:32) versus Alabama-Huntsville with freshman Ryan Thang (Edina, Minn.) getting the game winner with 4:42 left in the second overtime. The dream season came to an end the following night in a heartbreaking 2-1 loss to eventual NCAA champion Michigan State.

All-Time Notre Dame Hockey Coaches

G.R. Walsh 1912-13Paul Castner 1919-23Tom Lieb 1923-26Benjamin Dubois 1926-27Charles “Lefty” Smith 1968-87Ric Schafer 1987-95Dave Poulin 1995-05Jeff Jackson 2005-present

Bill Nyrop is one of 17 former Notre Dame players who have gone on to careers in the National Hockey League and one of five to play in the Stanley Cup Finals, joining Dave Poulin, Don Jackson, Brett Lebda and Mark Eaton in that distinction.

Phil Wittliff got his Irish hockey career started as a member of the football team. After playing one season with the club team, he was the leading scorer on the first Irish hockey team of the modern era (1968-69) and then served as captain in 1969-70 and 1970-71.

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In 2007-08, Notre Dame took an even bigger step on the national stage, advancing to the NCAA Frozen Four where they fell in the national championship game, 4-1, to Boston College.

The Irish finished the year with a 27-16-4 overall record and were 15-9-4 in the CCHA, good for fourth place. Late season scoring struggles almost cost Notre Dame an NCAA bid, but they made it in as the final at-large team in the tournament.

In the West Regional at Colorado Springs, Colo., the Irish found the goal-scoring touch as they dispatched the region’s top-seed, New Hampshire, 7-3, and then bounced Michigan State from the tournament with a 3-1 win.

Notre Dame became the first No. 4 seed to make the Frozen Four and would face the nation’s top-ranked team, Michigan, in the semifinals at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colo. Freshman left wing Calle Ridderwall (Stockholm, Sweden) became an overnight sensation when his goal at 5:44 of overtime sent Michigan home with a 5-4 loss and the Irish to the title game versus Boston College.

Jackson’s fourth season behind the bench in 2008-09 saw the Irish win its second CCHA regular-season and tournament championship as they were went 31-6-3 overall and 21-4-3-3 in conference play. Included in the overall mark was a school record 20-game unbeaten streak (17-0-3) that started on Oct. 31 and lasted until Jan. 17.

During the season, Notre Dame spent seven weeks ranked No. 1 in the nation. The Irish were led by goaltender Jordan Pearce (Anchorage, Alaska) who led the nation in wins (30) and shutouts (8) with a stingy 1.68 goals-against average. In the CCHA playoffs, Pearce blanked Nebraska-Omaha in back-to-back quarterfinal games to advance Notre Dame to its third straight trip to the CCHA championship round at Joe Louis Arena.

In Detroit, the Irish stopped Northern Michigan in the semifinals, 2-1, with Ben Ryan (Brighton, Mich.) getting the game winner with one minute left in the game. Versus Michigan in the title game, Notre Dame trailed 2-0 in the second period before running off five unanswered goals on the way to the 5-2 win. Pearce was named the tournament MVP with Ryan, Ridderwall, Pearce and defenseman

Ian Cole (Ann Arbor, Mich.) selected to the all-tournament team.

In the NCAA Tournament, the Irish were the top seed in the Midwest Regional at Grand Rapids, Mich., and were upset in the opening round in a 5-1 loss to Bemidji State.

During his four seasons behind the Notre Dame bench, Jackson saw his teams record a 103-45-18 mark for a .675 winning percentage with the win total and winning percentage being among the best in the nation in that span.

Recognition for Notre Dame hockey though has continued to grow. In the first 43 years of the program, NHL teams have drafted 65 Irish players, including five in the 2007 and 2010 Entry Drafts. In three of the last four seasons, Notre Dame has seen four of its players selected in the first round of the draft. In 2007, defenseman Ian Cole (Ann Arbor, Mich.) became the first Irish player chosen in the opening round as he was selected with the 18th pick overall by the St. Louis Blues. In 2009, forward Kyle Palmieri (Montvale, N.J.) chosen by

The Notre Dame hockey team celebrates its second CCHA title at Joe Louis Arena after defeating Michigan, 5-2, in the 2009 title game.

Anaheim and in 2010, center Riley Sheahan (St. Catharine’s, Ont.) and defensemam Jarred Tinordi (Millersville, Md.) were chosen on consecutive picks, 21st and 22nd overall by the Detroit Red Wings and the Montreal Canadiens.

The 2009-10 season saw seven former Notre Dame players see ice time with NHL teams. Defenseman Mark Eaton (Pittsburgh) is the elder statesman of the group and is followed by defenseman Brett Lebda (Detroit) and forward Yan Stastny (St. Louis) as NHL veterans. Four others saw action in ‘09-’10, including Tim Wallace (Pittsburgh), Wes O’Neill (Colorado), Christian Hanson (Toronto) and Victor Oreskovich (Florida).

Notre Dame’s most familiar NHL alumni include Poulin, whose 13-year career included three trips to the Stanley Cup finals and three all-star appearances. Seventeen other Irish players have worn NHL jerseys, with four of them — Nyrop (three times with Montreal), defenseman Don Jackson (three times with Edmonton), Lebda (with Detroit in 2007-08) and Eaton (Pittsburgh in 2008-09) — drinking from the Stanley Cup.

Notre Dame also has made its mark on the international level. Since the birth of the U.S. National Developmental Program, the Irish have seen 27 of their players come from the program, including seven on the 2010-11 roster alone.

Notre Dame faced off against Michigan in its first-ever Frozen Four appearance. The game was played at Denver’s Pepsi Center with the Irish winning in overtime, 5-4.


Year-By-Year Statistics

Year-by-Year Team Statistics One-Goal Overtime Year Record Win Pct. Home Road Games Record GF-GA09-10 13-17-8 .447 8-7-3 3-10-4 3-6 1-0-8 90-10208-09 31-6-3 .813 13-3-2 14-2-1 11-2 2-0-3 135-6907-08 27-16-4 .617 11-4-3 10-6-1 11-6 2-1-4 136-10006-07 32-7-3 .798 13-2-2 12-4-1 9-4 3-1-3 143-7005-06 13-19-6 .417 7-11-1 6-8-3 5-8 0-0-4 89-9804-05 5-27-6 .211 3-12-4 2-12-2 5-6 1-2-6 60-138

03-04 20-15-4 .564 14-2-2 5-10-2 6-3 1-3-4 108-9902-03 17-17-6 .500 7-7-3 10-9-2 8-4 0-0-5 122-12301-02 16-17-5 .487 6-8-2 10-8-3 7-6 2-1-5 117-11300-01 10-22-7 .346 5-11-2 5-8-4 4-4 1-1-7 104-15099-00 16-18-8 .476 11-7-3 5-11-5 8-4 2-0-8 103-119

98-99 19-14-5 .566 12-3-3 7-11-2 7-6 0-1-5 114-10097-98 18-19-4 .488 6-8-4 12-11-0 6-10 2-4-4 127-11596-97 9-25-1 .271 5-12-1 4-13-0 3-12 1-2-1 92-13195-96 9-23-4 .306 5-10-3 4-13-1 3-5 1-2-3 109-15794-95 11-25-1 .311 7-7-1 4-18-0 4-6 1-1-1 121-168

93-94 11-22-5 .355 5-8-3 6-14-2 7-8 2-2-5 113-16592-93 7-27-2 .222 4-9-1 3-18-1 3-7 0-1-2 100-17991-92 12-18-1 .403 6-10-0 6-8-1 6-2 1-0-1 107-14290-91 16-15-2 .515 13-3-1 3-12-1 7-5 0-1-2 134-14489-90 18-15-0 .545 10-6-0 8-9-0 4-2 0-0-0 151-155

88-89 10-26-2 .289 6-11-0 4-15-2 2-4 0-0-2 127-18987-88 27-4-2 .848 18-2-0 9-2-2 6-0 0-0-2 222-11486-87 10-19-1 .350 6-8-0 4-11-1 3-7 1-4-1 103-12285-86 12-21-1 .368 8-3-1 4-18-0 4-3 0-1-1 157-21284-85 11-16-1 .411 10-5-0 1-11-1 3-5 2-0-1 162-170

83-84 (club) 22-6-1 .776 12-3-0 10-3-1 4-2 0-0-1 194-8982-83 13-21-2 .389 6-9-1 7-12-1 4-7 1-0-2 155-20681-82 23-15-2 .600 13-7-0 10-8-2 6-7 1-1-1 203-16780-81 13-21-2 .389 4-12-1 9-9-1 4-9 2-3-2 139-16679-80 18-20-1 .474 6-9-0 12-11-1 5-8 1-0-1 202-199

78-79 18-19-1 .487 10-7-0 8-12-1 11-4 1-1-1 184-19677-78 12-24-2 .342 8-9-0 4-15-2 3-4 1-1-1 137-18676-77 22-13-3 .618 11-5-2 11-8-1 5-9 0-0-3 191-14775-76 19-17-2 .526 10-6-2 9-11-0 5-7 2-0-2 171-17374-75 13-22-3 .382 5-9-2 8-13-1 3-4 2-1-3 141-187

73-74 14-20-2 .417 10-9-0 4-11-2 1-5 0-0-2 159-15472-73 23-14-1 .618 13-4-1 10-10-0 3-2 0-1-1 199-17471-72 14-20-0 .412 7-6-0 7-14-0 3-4 2-2-0 164-16070-71 13-16-2 .452 6-6-1 7-10-1 5-3 1-2-2 116-13769-70 21-8-1 .717 12-1-1 9-7-0 3-4 0-1-1 186-10868-69 16-8-3 .648 8-5-1 8-3-2 4-0 1-0-1 149-117

Notre Dame’s 1969-70 hockey team compiled a 12-1-1 record at home while posting an .888 save percentage – 10th-best in Irish history. The ’69-’70 squad was 21-8-1 overall and ranks second in goals per game (6.20) and goal margin (+2.60 gpg) in Irish hockey history.

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top seasoNsWinning Percentage1. 1987-88 .................................................... .848 (27-4-2)2. 2008-09 .................................................... .813 (31-6-3)3. 2006-07 ...................................................... 798 (32-7-3)4. *1983-84 ................................................... .776 (22-6-1)5. 1969-70 .................................................. .717 (21-18-1)Victories1. 2006-07 ......................................................................... 322. 2008-09 ......................................................................... 313. 2007-08 .......................................................................... 27 1987-88 .......................................................................... 275. 1981-82 .......................................................................... 23 1972-73 .......................................................................... 23Home Winning Percentage1. 1987-88 ..................................................... .900 (18-2-0)2. 1969-70 ..................................................... .892 (12-1-1)3. 2003-04 ..................................................... .833 (14-2-2)4. 2006-07 ..................................................... .824 (13-2-2)5. *1983-84 ................................................... .800 (12-3-0)Road Winning Percentage1. 2008-09 .................................................... .853 (14-2-1)2. 1987-88 ....................................................... .769 (9-2-2)3. *1983-84 ................................................... .750 (10-3-1)4. 2006-07 ......................................................735 (12-4-1)5. 1968-69 ....................................................... .692 (8-3-2)

One-Goal Game Winning Pct.1. 1987-88 ......................................................... 1.000 (6-0)2. 1968-69 ......................................................... 1.000 (4-0)3. 2008-09 ........................................................ .846 (11-2)4. 1991-92 ........................................................... .750 (6-2)5. 1978-79 ......................................................... .733 (11-4)Overtime Winning Pct.1. 1984-85 ....................................................... .833 (2-0-1)2. 1975-76 ....................................................... .750 (2-0-2) 1968-69 ....................................................... .750 (1-0-1)4. 2008-09 ...................................................... .700 (2-0-3)5. 2006-07 ...................................................... .643 (3-1-3)Goal Differential1. *1983-84 ..................................................................+3.622. 1987-88 ....................................................................+3.27 3. 1969-70 ....................................................................+2.604. 2006-07 .................................................................. +1.74 5. 2008-09 ....................................................................+1.65Goals Per Game1. 1987-88 ...................................................................... 6.73 2. *1983-84 .................................................................... 6.693. 1969-70 ...................................................................... 6.20 4. 1984-85 ...................................................................... 5.795. 1968-69 ...................................................................... 5.52

Goals-Against Average1. 2006-07 ..................................................................... 1.632. 2008-09 ..................................................................... 1.713. 2007-08 ..................................................................... 2.104. 2003-04 ...................................................................... 2.485. 1998-99 ...................................................................... 2.60Save Percentage1. 2008-09 ..................................................................... .9292. 2006-07 ..................................................................... .9273. 2003-04 ...................................................................... .9224. 2007-08 ..................................................................... .910 2002-03 ...................................................................... .910Penalty-Kill Percentage1. *1983-84 .................................................................... .9162. 2006-07 ..................................................................... .9043. 2008-09 ..................................................................... .8954. 2007-08 ..................................................................... .8865. 2003-04 ...................................................................... .876Power-Play Percentage1. *1983-84 .................................................................... .3332. 1984-85 ...................................................................... .3293. 1971-72 ...................................................................... .3254. 1976-77 ...................................................................... .3215. 1981-82 ...................................................................... .303Note: The 1983-84 team competed under club status but statistics

are recorded for the sake of continuity.

Year-by-Year Team Statistics (con’t.)

Goal Goals Goals- Save Pen.-Kill Penalties Power-Play Year Differential Per Game Against Average Pct. Percentage Per Game Percentage

09-10 -0.32 2.37 2.65 .907 .862 6.32 .17608-09 +1.65 3.38 1.73 .929 .895 6.20 .22507-08 +0.77 2.89 2.10 .910 .886 6.09 .14706-07 +1.74 3.40 1.67 .927 .904 6.29 .18505-06 -0.25 2.47 2.70 .909 .811 7.58 .16604-05 -2.05 1.58 3.58 .897 .793 8.13 .098

03-04 +0.23 2.77 2.48 .922 .876 6.26 .17802-03 -0.25 3.05 3.04 .910 .824 6.72 .16301-02 +0.18 3.08 2.90 .907 .807 7.61 .15000-01 -1.17 2.67 3.78 .883 .767 8.82 .11399-00 -0.38 2.45 2.78 .895 .828 7.69 .176

98-99 +0.37 3.00 2.60 .899 .832 8.39 .19197-98 +0.29 3.10 2.75 .898 .843 6.37 .17696-97 -1.11 2.63 3.73 .882 .813 8.69 .12795-96 -1.33 3.03 4.36 .861 .773 11.33 .17394-95 -1.27 3.27 4.52 .858 .795 11.59 .220

93-94 -1.37 2.97 4.28 .852 .733 9.24 .15492-93 -2.19 2.77 4.98 .833 .812 8.58 .16991-92 -1.13 3.45 4.81 .840 .708 8.39 .24190-91 -0.30 4.06 4.28 .870 .833 7.94 .21189-90 -0.12 4.58 4.69 .874 .777 7.03 .266

88-89 -1.63 3.34 4.92 .875 .807 7.42 .18287-88 +3.27 6.73 3.40 .876 .808 6.36 .28386-87 -0.63 3.43 3.86 .877 N/A 7.37 N/A85-86 -1.62 4.62 6.18 .823 N/A 8.79 N/A84-85 -0.29 5.79 6.07 .834 .720 10.75 .329

83-84 (club) +3.62 6.69 3.07 .876 .916 9.90 .33382-83 -1.42 4.31 5.72 .844 .709 9.47 .20981-82 +0.90 5.08 4.18 .872 .758 9.25 .30380-81 -0.75 3.86 4.61 .869 .749 9.00 .21879-80 +0.08 5.18 5.10 .861 .750 8.62 .300

78-79 -0.32 4.84 5.16 .848 .737 7.39 .21677-78 -1.29 3.61 4.89 .876 .749 6.55 .19976-77 +1.16 5.03 4.00 .891 .817 6.89 .31675-76 -0.05 4.50 4.55 .877 .802 8.32 .19974-75 -1.21 3.71 4.92 .880 .852 8.35 .184

73-74 +0.14 4.42 4.28 .879 .752 4.42 .25972-73 +0.66 5.24 4.21 .873 .785 7.16 .28571-72 +0.12 4.82 4.71 .870 .777 6.89 .31670-71 -0.68 3.74 4.30 .882 .835 7.84 .15269-70 +2.60 6.20 3.60 .888 .861 7.43 .15368-69 +1.19 5.52 4.30 .880 N/A 5.26 N/A

EDDIE BUMBACCO

NOTRE DAME HOCKEY ALLAMERICANS

BENOIT COTNOIR

DAVID BROWN

IAN COLE

ERIK CONDRA

KIRT BJORK


NCAA Tournament History

2004 NCAA Tournament - First RoundMidwest Regional

#3 Minnesota 5 • #13 Notre Dame 2March 27, 2004 • Grand Rapids, Mich.

The Notre Dame hockey team made its first-ever NCAA hockey tournament appearance on March 27, 2004 at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich. The opponent was the two-time defending national champion and third-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers. The Irish jumped out to a 2-0 first-period lead on goals by Cory McLean and Aaron Gill only to see the Gophers score five unanswered goals on the way to a 5-2 win over Notre Dame. That win moved the Gophers on to the Midwest Regional versus Minnesota-Duluth. Sophomore All-American Thomas Vanek led Minnesota’s comeback with two goals and an assist. Matt Koalska, Danny Irmen (ppg) and Troy Riddle also scored for the Gophers. The Irish got on the scoreboard just 54 seconds into the contest as McLean teamed with Gill on a two-on-one to beat Minnesota goaltender Kellen Briggs for his 10th goal of the year. Notre Dame took advantage of a Minnesota penalty late in the first period and made it 2-0 at 19:18 of the third on the power play. Rob Globke and Mike Walsh set up Gill's team-high ninth power-play goal of the year on a redirection past Briggs for Gill’s 17th of the year. The Gophers got their offense going in the second period just 26 seconds in when Koalska cut the lead in half to open the middle stanza. The powerful Gopher offense would even the score at 9:13 when Irmen steered a bouncing puck past Morgan Cey for a power-play tally to make it 2-2. Vanek put the Gophers ahead to stay 3-2 at 16:24 when he poked a loose puck past Cey for his first goal of the game. The talented Vanek would seal the win at 11:52 when he raced down the right side and tried to stuff a shot past Cey on the short side. The rebound came right back to him and he continued behind the net for a wrap-around-goal for the 4-2 lead. Riddle closed out the scoring for Minnesota with an empty-net goal at 19:24 to close out the season for Notre Dame. On the night, Cey equaled a season-high with 40 saves. Briggs made 20 saves in the Minnesota goal.

GAME SUMMARY 1 2 3 F#13 Notre Dame (20-15-4) 2 0 0 2#3 Minnesota (27-13-3) 0 3 2 5

Scoring1st: ND: Cory McLean 10 (Aaron Gill, Mike Walsh), 00:54; ND: A. Gill 17 (M. Walsh, Rob Globke), PPG, 19:18. 2nd: UM: Matt Koalska 13 (Thomas Vanek, Chris Harrington), 00:26; UM: Danny Irmen 14 (Harrington, Gino Guyer), PPG, 9:18; UM: Vanek 25 (unassisted), 16:24. 3rd: UM: Vanek 26 (Koalska, Keith Ballard), 11:52; UM: Troy Riddle 24 (unassisted), ENG, 19:24.

Goaltender Saves:ND - Morgan Cey (59:01) 13 - 18 - 9 - 40UM - Kellen Briggs (60:00) 6 - 7 - 7 - 20Power Plays: ND: 1 for 5; UM: 1 for 5Penalties: ND: 8 for 16 min.; UM: 8 for 16 min.Attendance: 5,325

2007 NCAA Tournament - First RoundMidwest Regional

#1 Notre Dame 3 • Alabama-Huntsville 2 (2ot)March 23, 2007 • Grand Rapids, Mich.

For over 94 minutes Notre Dame and Alabama-Huntsville battled tooth and nail, looking for that one scoring chance to end the contest. This time the luck of the Irish was in full force as freshman Ryan Thang drilled a shot from the left wing circle that beat Charger goaltender Marc Narduzzi to give the Irish the 3-2 win in the longest game in Irish hockey history. The win, the first NCAA Tournament win in Irish hockey history, advanced Notre Dame to the Midwest Regional finals to face Michigan State. Notre Dame got off to a fast start, scoring a pair of goals in the first five minutes of the game. Senior left wing Josh Sciba gave the Irish a 1-0 lead just 3:18 into the game, beating starting goaltender Blake MacNichol with a shot from the left face-off dot. Thang followed with his first goal of the night at 4:26 when he took a feed from Erik Condra and ripped a low shot that beat MacNicol, giving the Irish a 2-0 lead. The goal sent MacNicol to the UAH bench in favor of Marc Narduzzi. It would be well over 90 minutes before the Irish would score again as they led 2-0 after the first period. Alabama got back in the game at 10:20 of the second period as Dominick Rozman’s shot deflected off an Irish defenseman past David Brown to cut the Notre Dame lead to 2-1. The Chargers would get the equalizer at 16:06 when Cale Tanaka fired a shot from the slot that beat Brown to the upper corner. From there the goaltenders took over. Brown would finish with 28 saves in the game while Narduzzi made 49 saves,

Notre Dame Hockey In The NCAA Tournament (4-4) 2004 - Midwest Regional (at Grand Rapids, Mich.) – Minnesota 5, Notre Dame 22006 - Midwest Regional (at Grand Rapids, Mich.) – Notre Dame 3, Alabama-Huntsville 2 (2ot) – Michigan State, 2 Notre Dame 12008 - West Regional (at Colorado Springs, Colo.) – Notre Dame 7, New Hampshire 3 – Notre Dame 3, Michigan State 1 - NCAA Finals (at Denver, Colo.) – Notre Dame 5, Michigan 4 (OT) – Boston College 4, Notre Dame 12009 - Midwest Regional (at Grand Rapids, Mich.) – Bemidji State 5, Notre Dame 1

Ryan Thang (#9 in white) gives Notre Dame its first NCAA Tournament win with his game-winning goal at 15:18 of the second overtime versus Alabama-Huntsville on March 23, 2007.

giving up just one goal. The Irish got the game winner via the power play when defenseman Noah Babin was pulled down on a scoring bid. Defensemen Brett Blatchford and Kyle Lawson played catch at the point until Lawson slid a pass to the left wing boards where Thang took the puck. "He had stopped so many with his glove up until then that I decided to roll in front and shot it towards his blocker and it went in," said Thang. "I couldn't tell it was in until I saw the water bottle pop up in the air." Thang's goal was his 20th of the season and set off a wild celebration on the ice as the Irish had their first NCAA tournament win and lived to play another day. The 94:42 minutes of action was the longest game in Notre Dame hockey history.

GAME SUMMARY 1 2 3 OT OT FAlabama-Huntsville (13-20 -3) 0 2 0 0 0 2#1 Notre Dame (32-6-3) 2 0 0 0 1 3

Scoring1st: ND: Josh Sciba 8 (unassisted), 3:18; ND: Ryan Thang 19 (Erik Condra), 4:26. 2nd: UAH: Dominick Rozman 6 (Josh Murray), 10:20; UAH: Cale Tanaka 2 (Tom Train), 16:06. 3rd: No Scoring. 1st OT: No Scoring. 2nd OT: ND: Thang 20 (Kyle Lawson, Brett Blatchford), PPG, 15:18.

Goaltender Saves:UAH - Blake MacNicol (4:26) 1 - x - x - x - x - 1 Marc Narduzzi (90:16) 9 - 13 - 11 - 8 - 8 - 49ND - David Brown (94:42) 7 - 3 - 3 - 12 - 3 - 28Power Plays: UAH: 0 for 2; ND: 1 for 6Penalties: UAH: 6 for 12 min.; ND: 2 for 4 min.Attendance: 5,201

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2008 NCAA Tournament - First RoundWest Regional

#12 Notre Dame 7 • #4 New Hampshire 3March 28, 2008 • Colorado Springs, Colo.

For most of the second half of the 2007-08 season, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish struggled to score goals. The struggles came to an end at the World Arena in the first semifinal of the NCAA West Regional. Notre Dame got seven goals from six different players as the Irish advanced to the West Regional final with a 7-3 win over top-seeded New Hampshire. Junior Christian Hanson scored two goals while Ian Cole (ppg), Kyle Lawson (ppg), Dan Kissel, Ryan Thang and Kevin Deeth had single goals in the win. Mark Van Guilder had a three-assist night while Thang added two assists for his three-point game. New Hampshire got two goals from Jerry Pollastrone and one from Phil DeSimone while James vanRiemsdyck added three assists in the game.

The win improved Notre Dame to 25-15-4 on the year while fourth-ranked New Hampshire ends its season with a 25-10-3 mark. The Wildcats jumped out to an early lead, scoring at the 1:04 mark of the first when Pollastrone fired a rebound shot past Jordan Pearce for his 14th of the season. The Irish answered back just 58 seconds later on the power play when Cole drilled a wrist shot through Wildcat goaltender Kevin Regan’s pads to tie the game at the 2:02 mark. UNH continued to put the pressure on Pearce and made it 2-1 at 5:41 when Pollastrone got his second of the period and the game, firing the rebound of a Brad Flaishans shot past the Irish goaltender to make it 2-1. Despite being out shot in the first period by a 15-6 margin, Notre Dame would tie the score at 2-2 with a power-play goal at 17:25. Thang set up Lawson at the right point and the sophomore defenseman drilled a wrister past Regan for his fifth of the year. The Irish took the lead for good at 2:39 of the second period when Hanson scored his 11th goal of the year when Stewart Carlin’s shot rebounded into the slot where Hanson shoveled the puck past Regan to make it 3-2. The lead would go to 4-2 on a tremendous individual effort by Kissel as he stickhandled through three UNH defenders and fired a shot inside the left post at 9:53 for his ninth goal of the season. New Hampshire came right back and cut the lead to 4-3 when Phil DeSimone scored at 13:09. Notre Dame restored the two-goal lead just 23 seconds into the third period after Van Guilder and Thang forced a Wildcat turnover behind the net. Van Guilder slid the puck in front to Thang who drilled one of his patented wrist shots past Regan for his 17th goal of the year and a 5-3 lead. With less than four minutes left in the game and the teams skating 4-on-4, UNH pulled its goaltender for a 5-on-4 advantage. Thang would break up up a Wildcat rush and fired a shot that went wide of the goal but off the back boards, bouncing to Deeth who shot it into the open net to make it 6-3 with 3:06 left in the game. Regan would again be pulled with under three minutes left in the game and Hanson closed the scoring at 17:54 when he scored his second of the night and 12th of the season for the final of 7-3. On the night, New Hampshire would out shoot Notre Dame, 35-34. Pearce finished the night with 32 saves while Regan had 27.

GAME SUMMARY 1 2 3 F #12 Notre Dame 2 2 3 – 7#4 New Hampshire 2 1 0 – 3

Scoring1st: UNH: Jerry Pollastrone 14 (James vanRiemsdyck), 1:04; ND: Ian Cole 8 (Ben Ryan, Mark Van Guilder), PPG, 2:23; UNH: Pollastrone 15 (Brad Flaishans, vanRiemsdyck), 5:41; ND: Kyle Lawson 5 (Van Guilder, Ryan Thang), PPG, 17:25. 2nd: ND: Christian Hanson 11 (Stewart Carlin, Brock Sheahan), 2:39; ND: Dan Kissel 9 (unassisted), 9:53; UNH: Phil DeSimone 3 (Flaishans, vanRiemsdyck), 13:09. 3rd: ND: Thang 17 (Van Guilder), 00:23; ND: Kevin Deeth 9 (Thang), ENG, 16:54; ND: Hanson 12 (Garrett Regan, Brett Blatchford), 17:54.

Goaltender Saves: ND: Jordan Pearce (60:00) 13 - 12 - 7 - 32UNH: Kevin Regan (58:45) 4 - 15 - 8 - 27Power Plays: ND: 2-8; UNH: 0-4Penalties: ND: 5 for 10 min.; UNH: 8 for 27 min.Attendance: 6,634

2008 NCAA Tournament - QuarterfinalsWest Regional

#12 Notre Dame 3 • #9 Michigan State 1March 29, 2008 • Colorado Springs, Colo.

The Notre Dame hockey team earned its first-ever trip to the Frozen Four with a 3-1 win over Michigan State in the championship game of the NCAA West Regional at the Colorado Springs World Arena. The Fighting Irish became the first team seeded fourth in a regional to advance to the Frozen Four and avenged their 2-1 loss to the Spartans in the ‘06-’07 Midwest Regional final. Christian Hanson, Mark Van Guilder and Teddy Ruth scored for Notre Dame in the victory with Van Guilder getting the game winner with 5:54 remaining in the third period. Michigan State dominated play early in the game but could not get the puck past goaltender Jordan Pearce who stopped all 10 first-period shots.

Hanson broke through on the scoreboard for the Irish at 2:43 of the second stanza when he stuffed a rebound of his own wrap-around attempt past Spartan goaltender Jeff Lerg. That gave Hanson three goals and an assist in the two games and earned him a spot on the all-regional team. Michigan State’s Justin Abdelkader banged a laser off the crossbar three minutes later, then tied the game with 10:55 to play in the period when he put a one-timer from the left circle behind Pearce for his third point of the weekend to make it 1-1. The game would remain that way until Van Guilder snapped the tie with just under six minutes left in the game. He took a pass from Ben Ryan off his leg, regained control in the slot and beat Lerg inside the near post with wrist shot from the slot. The Irish added an insurance goal just 1:14 later when Teddy Ruth put a slapshot from just outside the right circle past Lerg high on the glove side. Justin White and Christian Hanson cycled the puck out of the right corner, leaving Ruth alone at the point. While eight different players scored for the Irish, the Notre Dame defense played a huge role in both victories. The Irish blocked 12 shots in the victory over MSU and killed all four Spartan power plays and all nine in the two regional games. Pearce allowed just one goal on 21 Michigan State shots and had 32 saves in the victory over New Hampshire, posting back-to-back victories over Hobey Baker semifinalists Lerg and Kevin Regan. Van Guilder, Hanson and defenseman Brock Sheahan were selected to the NCAA West Regional All-Tournament team with Van Guilder being named Most Outstanding Player.

GAME SUMMARY 1 2 3 F #12 Notre Dame 0 1 2 – 3 #9 Michigan State 0 1 0 – 1

1st: No Scoring. 2nd: ND: Christian Hanson 13 (Garrett Regan), 2:43; MSU: Justin Abdelkader 19 (Tim Kennedy, Tim Crowder), 9:05. 3rd: ND: Mark Van Guilder 12 (Ben Ryan), 14:06; ND: Teddy Ruth 2 (Justin White, Hanson), 15:20.

Goaltender Saves: ND: Jordan Pearce (60:00) 10 - 4 - 6 - 20MSU: Jeff Lerg (59:13) 7 - 7 - 9 - 23Power Play: ND: 0-4; MSU: 0-3Penalties: ND: 4 for 8 min.; MSU: 5 for 10 min.Attendance: 5,836

2008 NCAA Tournament - SemifinalsFrozen Four

#5 Notre Dame 5 • #1 Michigan 4 (ot)April 10, 2008 • Denver, Colo.

Freshman left wing Calle Ridderwall scored his second goal of the game at 5:44 of overtime, lifting fifth-ranked Notre Dame to a 5-4 victory over top-seeded Michigan in the NCAA Frozen Four semifinals at a sold-out (18,544) Pepsi Center in Denver. The win moved the Irish into their first national championship game versus Boston College on April 12. Ridderwall came into the game with three goals in his rookie season, but saved some of his best play of the year for college hockey's biggest stage as he also scored the opening goal in the first period. He was joined on the Irish side of the scoresheet by Mark Van Guilder, Ryan Thang and Kevin Deeth. Chad Kolarik scored twice for Michigan with Matt Rust and Carl Hagelin getting single goals in the loss. Ridderwall opened the scoring just five minutes into the game when he took an outlet pass from Justin White in center ice, moved into the Michigan zone and rifled a shot over Michigan goaltender Billy Sauer’s right shoulder for his fourth goal of the year. Just 42 seconds later, the Irish had a 2-0 lead when Thang dropped a pass for Van Guilder who ripped a shot from the left circle under Sauer’s left arm for his 13th of the season at 5:42. Thang took his turn at 19:25 of the first period when he scored a brilliant short-handed goal, beating the Wolverine defense at the blueline, then flipping a backhander over Sauer’s blocker for his 18th goal of the year and a 3-0 Irish lead.

2007 NCAA Tournament - QuarterfinalsMidwest Regional

#10 Michigan State 2 • #1 Notre Dame 1March 24, 2007 • Grand Rapids, Mich.

The Notre Dame hockey season will go down as the best in the program’s 39-year history as the Irish set record after record on the way to a 32-7-3 record. The ride came to an end though as CCHA foe, Michigan State, handed the Irish a 2-1 loss in the Midwest Regional Championship. The loss ended Notre Dame’s season and sent the Spartans to the NCAA Frozen Four where they would eventually win the national championship. Chris Mueller and Tim Kennedy scored power-play goals for the Spartans while junior Evan Rankin scored Notre Dame's lone goal in the loss. The regional championship got off to a slow start as the two teams tried to get a read on each other. The game would remain scoreless after one period of play. Michigan State finally broke through at 6:04 of the second period as the Spartans took advantage of a Notre Dame penalty. Defenseman Chris Snavely fired a shot from the right point that Brown stopped. Chris Mueller stuffed the rebound past the Irish netminder for his 14th goal and a 1-0 lead. The lead would go to 2-0 on another power-play chance at 5:59 of the third period. Working the puck behind the net, Tim Kennedy walked in front and tucked the puck between Brown's pads and the post as he was leveled by Deeth on the penalty kill. The goal was Kennedy’s 17th of the year and marked just the third time all season that Notre Dame gave up two power-play goals in a game. Notre Dame finally broke through on Michigan State goaltender Jeff Lerg at 14:52. Jason Paige moved the puck from the left wing boards to defenseman Brett Blatchford. Blatchford fired a shot on goal that went off of Rankin and past Lerg, cutting the lead to 2-1. For Rankin, the goal was his fourth of the season. The Irish would get several chances in the waning moments as Brown was pulled for the final 1:15 of the game in favor of a sixth attacker but could not score. Defenseman Wes O'Neill and forward Ryan Thang were selected to the All-Regional Team from Notre Dame. They were joined by Michigan State forwards Tim Kennedy and Chris Mueller, defenseman Tyler Howells and goaltender Jeff Lerg. Lerg was the Regional Most Valuable Player.

GAME SUMMARY 1 2 3 F#10 Michigan State (24-13-3) 0 1 1 2#1 Notre Dame (32-7-3) 0 0 1 1

Scoring1st: No Scoring. 2nd: MSU: Chris Mueller 14 (Chris Snavely, Ethan Graham), PPG, 6:04. 3rd: MSU: Tim Kennedy 17 (Tim Crowder, Justin Abdelkader), PPG, 5:59; ND: Evan Rankin 4 (Brett Blatchford, Jason Paige), 14:52.

Goaltender Saves MSU - Jeff Lerg (60:00) 8 - 3 - 8 - 19ND - David Brown (58:45) 7 - 8 - 8 - 23Power Plays: MSU: 2 for 7; ND: 0 for 5Penalties: MSU: 8 for 16 min.; ND: 10 for 20 min.Attendance: 4,839


NCAA Tournament History Sauer was replaced by Bryan Hogan in the Michigan goal to start the second period and he held the Irish at bay until the Wolverines could get back in the game. They would score twice in a 15-second span midway through the middle period to get back in the game. Kolarik scored his first of the night at 8:48 when he took a centering pass from Kevin Porter in the high slot and wristed a shot over the left shoulder of Notre Dame goaltender Jordan Pearce. Seconds later, Michigan’s Aaron Palushaj skated into the left corner and tossed a pass toward the crease, where Matt Rust redirected the puck behind Pearce at 9:03 to make it a 3-2 game after two periods. The Wolverines would get the equalizer on the power play at 2:16 of the third period. Kolarik would get his second goal of the game when he fired a shot off the right post that caromed back to him. He wasted no time, depositing it past Pearce for his 30th goal of the year. The Irish grabbed the lead back with 8:30 remaining in the game as Dan Kissel and Deeth combined on a two-on-one. Kissel put a pass on Deeth’s stick and the sophomore center cut in front of the goal, chipping a shot over Hogan for his 10th goal of the season to give Notre Dame the 4-3 lead.

Michigan answered back, tying the game at 4-4 at 14:39 when Hagelin won the race to a loose puck in the Irish zone and fired a shot from the goal line that somehow found its way between Pearce’s pad and the near post to send the game into overtime. That set up Ridderwall’s overtime heroics. White dropped a pass to the right point to defenseman Dan VeNard. The senior blueliner drilled a low shot on goal that Hogan stopped with the rebound sliding to the slot. Ridderwall was there and put his head down driving the puck past Hogan to set off a wild celebration on the Pepsi Center ice with a 5-4 Notre Dame win. The win was the first in overtime for the Irish during the 2007-08 season and their first since defeating Alabama-Huntsville in the 2006-07 NCAA Tournament. Pearce made 29 saves in the victory while Hogan stopped 18 of 20 shots in 45:44 minutes. Sauer finished with six saves in the first 20 minutes of action.

GAME SUMMARY 1 2 3 OT – F #5 Notre Dame 3 0 1 1 – 5 #1 Michigan 0 2 2 0 – 41st: ND: Calle Ridderwall 4 (Justin White), 5:00; ND: Mark Van Guilder 13 (Ryan Thang, Brock Sheahan), 5:42; ND: Ryan Thang 18 (unassisted), SHG, 19:25. 2nd: UM: Chad Kolarik 29 (Kevin Porter, Bryan Hogan), 8:48; UM: Matt Rust 12 (Aaron Palushaj, Carl Hagelin), 9:03. 3rd: UM: Kolarik 30 (Max Pacioretty, Palushaj), PPG, 2:16; ND: Kevin Deeth 10 (Dan Kissel, Ian Cole), 11:30; UM: Hagelin 11 (Rust, Palushaj), 14:39. OT: Ridderwall 5 (Dan VeNard, White), 5:44.

Goaltender Saves: ND: Jordan Pearce (65:44) 11 - 7 - 7 - 4 - 29 UM: Billy Sauer (20:00) 6 - x - x - x - 6 Bryan Hogan (45:44) x - 6 - 5 - 7 - 18Power Play: ND: 0-3; UM: 1-5 Penalties: ND: 5 for 10 min.; ND: 3 for 6 min.Attendance: 18,544 (sellout)

2008 NCAA Tournament - FinalsFrozen Four

#3 Boston College 4 • #5 Notre Dame 1April 12, 2008 • Denver, Colo.

On Saturday, April 12, the Notre Dame hockey team ventured where no other Irish hockey team had ever been. They faced off in the NCAA Frozen Four championship game against Boston College at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colo. The Irish ran into a red-hot Nathan Gerbe as the third-ranked Eagles ended Notre Dame’s season with a 4-1 loss in front of a sell-out crowd of 18,632. Gerbe scored twice and assisted on BC’s other two goals on his way to a four-point game and Most Valuable Player honors. Kevin Deeth scored the lone goal for the Irish who finished the year with a 27-16-4 record. Both teams had chances in a tightly-played first period that led to the fourth scoreless opening frame in NCAA title game history (also 1968, 2001 and 2007). BC ended up with a 7-4 shot advantage in the opening 20 minutes, while Notre Dame

went on the power play three times in the period, coming up empty on all three. The Eagles snapped the scoreless tie just 2:23 into the second period, converting an Irish turnover into a goal. Brian Gibbons forced the turnover and found Gerbe inside the left circle where he whipped a shot over Jordan Pearce’s left shoulder for his 34th goal of the year. Gerbe was at it less than three minutes later, this time on a Boston College power play. Ben Smith’s shot from the slot was wide of the goal but rebounded off the back dasherboards into the crease where the Eagles’ top scorer was there to jam the rebound past Pearce for a 2-0 lead at 5:37. BC made it 3-0 at 8:11 of the second period, converting a second power-play chance, this time with a 4-on-3 advantage. Joe Whitney did the honors as he took a feed from Gerbe at the top of the slot and drove a slapshot past Pearce for his 11th goal of the year. The Irish finally broke through over a minute later at 9:07 when Deeth took a feed from defenseman Kyle Lawson and snapped a shot past Eagles’ goaltender John Muse to cut the lead to 3-1 after two periods of play. Notre Dame looked like they had cut the margin to 3-2 just 4:56 into the third period. Ian Cole’s centering pass got caught up in Lawson’s near the right post and deflected toward the goal, trickling past Muse and over the goal line. Although it was ruled a goal on the ice by referee Todd Anderson, video replay official, Greg Shepherd, overturned the score after a lengthy delay, ruling that the puck was apparently propelled into the net by Lawson's skate in a distinct kicking motion. The no-goal call took on added significance less than a minute later when Boston College scored to make it a 4-1 game. Gerbe tracked down the puck behind the net and threw a centering pass back in front for Smith, who fanned on his shot attempt but got enough of the bouncing biscuit for it to knuckle over Pearce's shoulder at 5:31 of the period for the final score of 4-1. Pearce finished with 19 saves in goal while Muse stopped 20 in the game. The Irish were 0-for-8 on the power play while Boston College was able to convert on two of four tries. Pearce finished the year with 23 wins and the team’s 27 wins were the second most in the program’s history. Lawson and Deeth were selected to the Frozen Four all-tournament team.

GAME SUMMARY 1 2 3 F #5 Notre Dame 0 1 0 – 1 #3 Boston College 0 3 1 – 4

1st: No Scoring. 2nd: BC: Nathan Gerbe 34 (Brian Gibbons, Ben Smith), 2:23; BC: Gerbe 35 (Smith, Dan Bertram), PPG, 5:37; BC: Joe Whitney 11 (Gerbe, Benn Ferriero), PPG, 8:11; ND: Kevin Deeth 11 (Kyle Lawson, Ian Cole), 9:07. 3rd: BC: Ben Smith 25 (Gerbe, Gibbons), 5:31.

Goaltender Saves: ND: Jordan Pearce (58:31) 7 - 8 - 4 - 19BC: John Muse (60:00) 5 - 7 - 8 - 20Power Play: ND: 0-8; BC: 2-4Penalties: ND: 5 for 10 min.; BC: 8 for 16 min.Attendance: 18,632 (sellout)

2009 NCAA Tournament - First RoundBemidji State 5 • #2 Notre Dame 1

March 28, 2009 • Grand Rapids, Mich.

The Fighting Irish made their third consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament, this time as the No. 1 seed at the Midwest Regional, facing Bemidji State. The Beavers advanced to the tournament as the champions of College Hockey America (CHA). For Notre Dame, everything that could go wrong did at Van Andel Arena as the Irish were upset by the Beavers in a 5-1 loss. Ranked second in the nation coming into the regional, the loss ended Notre Dame’s season with a 31-6-3 record. Bemidji went on to win the regional and advance to its first ever Frozen Four. The first Bemidji goal would set the tone for the entire game. The Beavers dumped the puck behind the Irish net, where senior goaltender Jordan Pearce came out to play it. The puck took a funny bounce off the back dasher, then caromed off the side of the goal and back into the crease at the right post. As Pearce scrambled to get back in his net, BSU's Chris

McKelvie came charging in from the right wing and chopped at the puck, muscling it over the line just 1:42 into the contest. The Beavers would make it 2-0 at 11:03 of the first when Tyler Schofield scored on a power-play deflection of a Brad Hunt shot that found its way between Pearce’s pads. Notre Dame had its chances in the first period, outshooting Bemidji by an 11-7 margin. The lead would go to 3-0 in the second period when Ben Kinne’s shot from the point caromed through a crowd behind Pearce at 13:19. The Irish would start the third period on the power play and would look to get their offense in gear over the final 20 minutes. Those hopes would die just 49 seconds into the third period when Schofield broke up an Irish rush and Matt Read blasted a slapshot from the top of the right circle over Pearce’s blocker to give the Beavers a 4-0 lead. Notre Dame would finally get on the board at 6:02 when Dan Kissel buried a shot past Bemidji goaltender Matt Dalton from the left circle for his sixth goal of the year to cut the lead to 4-1. The Irish would pull Pearce with just under four minutes left in favor of a sixth attacker only to see the Beavers win a big face off before Schofield fired a loose puck into an empty net for the final margin of 5-1. Pearce would finish the game with 14 saves while Dalton made 34 stops in the Bemidji net. GAME SUMMARY 1 2 3 F Bemidji State 2 1 2 – 5 #2 Notre Dame 0 0 1 – 1

1st: BSU: Chris McKelvie 3 (unassisted), 1:42; BSU: Tyler Schofield 19 (Brad Hunt, Matt Read), PPG, 11:03. 2nd: BSU: Ben Kinne 8 (Ryan Cramer, Seha Walters), 13:19. 3rd: BSU: Matt Read 14 (Schofield), SHG, 00:49; ND: Dan Kissel 6 (Ryan Guentzel, Brett Blatchford), 6:02; BSU: Schofield 20 (unassisted), ENG, 16:33.

Goaltender Saves: BSU: Matt Dalton (60:00) 11 - 11 - 12 - 34ND: Jordan Pearce (59:43) 5 - 7 - 2 - 14Power Play: BSU: 1-5; ND: 0-4Penalties: BSU: 4 for 8 min.; ND: 5 for 10 min.Attendance: 4,052

Calle Ridderwall talks to the media after scoring two goals, including the overtime game winner, versus Michigan in Notre Dame’s first Frozen Four appearance on April 10, 2008.

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NatioNal awarDs Hobey Baker Finalist2006-07 David Brown (Sr., G)

Lowes Senior CLASS Award2006-07 David Brown (Sr., G)

Spencer Penrose Award - Div. 1 Coach Of The Year2006-07 Jeff Jackson

ceNtral collegiate Hockey associatioN

CCHA Player Of The Year2006-07 David Brown (Sr., G)

CCHA Goaltender Of The Year2007-08 Jordan Pearce (Jr., G)2006-07 David Brown (Sr., G)

CCHA Top Defensive Defenseman2008-09 Kyle Lawson (Jr., D)

CCHA Coach Of The Year2006-07 Jeff Jackson

All-Conference, First-Team2008-09 Ian Cole (So., D)2006-07 David Brown (Sr., G)1998-99 Benoit Cotnoir (Sr., D)

All-Conference, Second-Team2008-09 Erik Condra (Sr., RW) Christian Hanson (Sr., C) Kyle Lawson (Jr., D)2003-04 Aaron Gill (Sr., C) Rob Globke (Sr., RW) Brett Lebda (Sr., D)1998-99 Ben Simon (Jr., C)1982-83 Kirt Bjork (Sr., F)1981-82 Dave Poulin (Sr., C) John Schmidt (Sr., D)

All-Conference Honorable Mention2009-10 Kyle Lawson (Sr., D) 2008-09 Jordan Pearce (Sr., G) Calle Ridderwall (So., LW)2007-08 Kyle Lawson (So., D)2006-07 Noah Babin (Sr., D) Erik Condra (So., RW)2001-02 Connor Dunlop (Jr., C)

David Inman (Sr., RW)2000-01 Dan Carlson (Sr., LW)1998-99 Brian Urick (Sr., F)

All-Conference Special Mention1999-00 Dan Carlson (Jr., LW) Ben Simon (Sr., C)1998-99 Aniket Dhadphale (Sr., LW) Forrest Karr (Sr., G)1997-98 Benoit Cotnoir (Jr., D) Aniket Dhadphale (Jr., LW) Mark Eaton (Fr., D) Ben Simon (So., C)1996-97 Matt Eisler (Jr., G)1995-96 Matt Eisler (So., G)1994-95 Garry Gruber (Jr., D) Jay Matushak (Jr., RW) Jamie Ling (Jr., C)1993-94 Garry Gruber (So., D) Jay Matushak (So., RW)1992-93 Dan Marvin (Sr., LW)1981-82 Kirt Bjork (Jr., F) Jeff Perry (Sr., W)

Rookie of the Year1997-98 Mark Eaton (D)

All-Rookie Team2009-10 Mike Johnson (G)2008-09 Billy Maday (RW)2006-07 Kevin Deeth (C) Kyle Lawson (D) Ryan Thang (LW)2005-06 Erik Condra (RW)2000-01 Brett Lebda (D)1998-99 David Inman (C)1997-98 Mark Eaton (D)1996-97 Joe Dusbabek (RW)1992-93 Jamie Ling (C)

All-Rookie Team Honorable Mention2007-08 Ian Cole (D)2003-04 David Brown (G) Wes O’Neill (D)2001-02 Morgan Cey (G)1999-00 Tony Zasowski (G)1996-97 Nathan Borega (D)

Tyson Fraser (D)1995-96 Benoit Cotnoir (D)

Aniket Dhadphale (LW)1993-94 Ben Nelsen (D)1992-93 Jeremy Coe (D)

CCHA Tournament MVP - Bill Beagan Award2008-09 Jordan Pearce (Sr., G)2006-07 David Brown (Sr., G)

All-Tournament Team2008-09 Ian Cole (So., D) Jordan Pearce (Sr., G) Calle Ridderwall (So., LW) Ben Ryan (So., C)2006-07 David Brown (Sr., G) Erik Condra (So., RW) Wes O’Neill (Sr., D)1981-82 Dave Poulin (Sr., C)

Terry Flanagan Award2008-09 Erik Condra (Sr., LW)2007-08 Dan VeNard (Sr., D)1996-97 Steve Noble (Sr., C)

CCHA Scholar-Athlete of the Year2008-09 Jordan Pearce (Sr., G)2004-05 Cory McLean (Sr., RW)

CCHA All-Academic Team2009-10 Kevin Deeth (Sr., C)2008-09 Jordan Pearce (Sr., G)2007-08 Jordan Pearce (Jr. G)2006-07 Jason Paige (Sr., C)2005-06 Jason Paige (Jr., C)2004-05 Cory McLean (Sr., RW)2003-04 Rob Globke (Sr., RW)2001-02 David Inman (Sr., RW)2000-01 Dan Carlson (Sr., LW)1999-00 Andy Jurkowski (Sr., LW)1998-99 Aniket Dhadphale (Sr., LW) Forrest Karr (Sr., G)1997-98 Steve Noble (Sr., C) 1996-97 Steve Noble (Jr., C) 1995-96 Garry Gruber (Sr., D)1992-93 Curtis Janicke (Sr., F)

Carl Picconatto (Sr., G)

Defenseman Mark Eaton was named the CCHA rookie of the year following the 1997-98 season, becoming the second Notre Dame hockey player ever named conference rookie of the year.

CoSIDA Academic All-Americans

Selected in voting by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Student-athlete must have a 3.2 grade-point average or better to be nominated. Hockey play-ers are selected to the fall and winter at-large team.

2008-09 Jordan Pearce (1st Team at-large) Erik Condra (2nd Team at-large)2007-08 Jordan Pearce (2nd Team at-large)2000-01 Dan Carlson (3rd Team at-large)1999-00 Andy Jurkowski (3rd Team at-large)1998-99 Forrest Karr

(2nd Team at-large)1997-98 Steve Noble

(1st Team at-large)1996-97 Steve Noble

(2nd Team at-large)

Notre Dame Monogram Club Team MVP

2009-10 Calle Ridderwall2008-09 Jordan Pearce2007-08 Jordan Pearce2006-07 David Brown2005-06 David Brown2004-05 Morgan Cey2003-04 Aaron Gill2002-03 John Wroblewski2001-02 Connor Dunlop2000-01 Dan Carlson1999-00 Dan Carlson1998-99 Forrest Karr1997-98 Matt Eisler1996-97 Matt Eisler1995-96 Jamie Ling1994-95 Matt Eisler1993-94 Matt Osiecki1992-93 Jamie Ling1991-92 Lou Zadra1990-91 Greg Louder1989-90 Lance Madson1988-89 Lance Madson1987-88 Mike McNeill1986-87 Mike McNeill1985-86 Mike McNeill1984-85 Brent Chapman1983-84 Brent Chapman1982-83 Kirt Bjork1981-82 Dave Poulin1980-81 Jeff Logan1979-80 Greg Meredith1978-79 Greg Meredith1977-78 Terry Fairholm, Geoff Collier1976-77 Brian Walsh1975-76 Jack Brownschidle1974-75 Len Moher1973-74 Mark Kronholm1972-73 Eddie Bumbacco1971-72 Paul Regan1970-71 Dick Tomasoni1969-70 John Noble1968-69 Dick Tomasoni

Honors & Awards


Honors & AwardsMike & Marian Ilitch Humanitarian Award2003-04 Neil Komadoski (Sr., D)

CCHA Honorable Mention All-Academic Team2003-04 T.J. Mathieson (Sr., D)2000-01 David Inman (Jr., C)1998-99 Benoit Cotnoir (Sr., D) Andy Jurkowski (Jr., LW)1997-98 Lyle Andrusiak (Sr., C) Aniket Dhadphale (Jr., LW) Forrest Karr (Jr., G)1995-96 Chris Bales (Sr., LW) Jamie Ling (Sr., C) Jay Matushak (Sr., RW) Steve Noble (So., C)1994-95 Garry Gruber (Jr., D) Jamie Ling (Jr., C) Jay Matushak (Jr., RW)1993-94 Garry Gruber (So., D) Jamie Ling (So., C)1992-93 Dan Marvin (Sr., LW)1982-83 Kirt Bjork (Sr., F)1981-82 Jeff Perry (Sr., W) John Schmidt (Sr., D)

westerN collegiate Hockey associatioN

All-Conference, First-Team1979-80 Greg Meredith (Sr., RW)1976-77 Jack Brownschidle (So., D) Brian Walsh (Sr., C)1975-76 Jack Brownschidle (Jr., D)1972-73 Eddie Bumbacco (Jr., W)

All-Conference, Second-Team1976-77 John Peterson (Jr., G)1973-74 Ray DeLorenzi (Jr., W)1972-73 Ian Williams (Jr., W) Bill Nyrop (Jr., D)

All-Conference, Honorable Mention1980-81 Jeff Brownschidle (Sr., D) Jeff Logan (Jr., W) Dave Poulin (Jr., C)1979-80 Jeff Brownschidle (Jr., D) Tom Michalek (Sr., C) Dave Poulin (So., C)1978-79 Jeff Brownschidle (So., D) Dave Laurion (Fr., G) Greg Meredith (Jr., RW) Tom Michalek (Jr., C) Dave Poulin (Fr., C)1977-78 Don Jackson (Sr., D) Len Moher (Sr., G) John Peterson (Sr., G)1976-77 Paul Clarke (Sr., D) Don Fairholm (Sr., W) Clark Hamilton (Sr., W) Len Moher (Jr., G)1975-76 Paul Clarke (Jr., D) Clark Hamilton (Jr., W) Len Moher (So., G) Alex Pirus (Sr., W) Brian Walsh (Jr., C)1974-75 Jack Brownschidle (So., D) Alex Pirus (Jr., W) Brian Walsh (So., C)1973-74 Eddie Bumbacco (Sr., W) Steve Curry (Sr., D) Ray DeLorenzi (So., W) Larry Israelson (Sr., W) Bill Nyrop (Sr., D) Paul Regan (Sr., W)

Brian Walsh (Fr., D)1972-73 Bill Green (Sr., D) Mark Kronholm (Jr., G) Mark Steinborn (Sr., D)1971-72 Steve Curry (So., D) Bill Green (Jr., D) Bill Nyrop (So., D) Ian Williams (So., D)

Most Valuable Player1976-77 Brian Walsh (Sr., C)

Freshman of the Year1973-74 Brian Walsh (C/D)

Top 50 Players in 50 Years (selected in 2001-02)Jack Brownschidle (D) 1973-77Bill Nyrop (D) 1973-77

Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Student-Athlete Award

2009-10 ............................................................... Kevin Deeth 2008-09 ........................................................... Jordan Pearce2007-08 ............................................................ Jordan Pearce2006-07 ................................................................ Jason Paige2005-06 ................................................................ Jason Paige2004-05 .............................................................. Cory McLean2003-04 ............................................................. T.J. Mathieson2002-03 ............................................................. T.J. Mathieson2001-02 ............................................................. T.J. Mathieson2000-01 ................................................................ Dan Carlson1999-00 ......................................................... Andy Jurkowski1998-99 .................................................................. Forrest Karr1997-98 ............................................................... Steve Noble1996-97 ................................................................ Steve Noble1995-96 ................................................................ Steve Noble1994-95 ............................................................. Jay Matushak1993-94 ............................................................. Jay Matushak1992-93 .......................................................... Carl Picconatto1991-92 .......................................................... Carl Picconatto1990-91 ......................................................... Carl Picconatto, Scott Vickman1989-90 .................................................................. Bruce Guay1988-89 .................................................................. Bob Herber1987-88 ................................................................ John Welsch1986-87 ............................................................... Tim Lukenda1985-86 ................................................................... Marc Guay1984-85 ......................................................... Dave Waldbillig1983-84 ............................................................. Tony Bonadio1982-83 .............................................................. Mark Doman1981-82 ...................................................................... Jeff Perry1980-81 .......................................................... Scott Cameron1978-79 ............................................................. Tom Michalek

Notre Dame Rookie of the Year

2009-10 ......................................................... Mike Johnson2008-09 .............................................................. Billy Maday2007-08 ...................................................................Teddy Ruth2006-07 ................................................................ Ryan Thang2005-06 ................................................................. Erik Condra2004-05 ........................................................... None Selected2003-04 .............................................................. David Brown2002-03 ............................................................... Matt Amado2001-02 ................................................................ Morgan Cey2000-01 ..................................................................... Aaron Gill Rob Globke1999-00 ............................................................ Tony Zasowski1998-99 ............................................................... David Inman1997-98 .................................................................. Mark Eaton1996-97 ............................................................ Joe Dusbabek1995-96 ................................................................... Brian Urick1994-95 .................................................................... Matt Eisler1993-94 .................................................................. Ben Nelsen1992-93 ................................................................... Jamie Ling1991-92 ............................................................ Brent Lamppa1990-91 ................................................................ Greg Louder1989-90 ................................................................. Dan Sawyer1988-89 .......................................................... Dave Bankoske1987-88 ............................................................ Rob Bankoske1986-87 ........................................................... Lance Madson1985-86 .................................................................. Roy Bemiss1984-85 .............................................................. Tom Mooney1983-84 ......................................................... Dave Waldbillig1982-83 ............................................................ Mark Benning1981-82 ................................................................. Sean Regan1980-81 ............................................................. Tony Bonadio1979-80 ....................................................................... Kirt Bjork1978-79 ................................................................. Dave Poulin1977-78 ..................................................... Jeff Brownschidle1976-77 ........................................................... Greg Meredith1975-76 ........................................................ Steve Schneider1974-75 ............................................................. Don Fairholm1973-74 ................................................................. Brian Walsh1972-73 ................................................................. Pat Novitzki1971-72 .......................................................... John Campbell1970-71 ..................................................................... Bill Nyrop1969-70 .................................................................. John Noble1968-69 ........................................................... Dick Tomasoni

Chris Zorich Award2009-10 ............................................................... Kevin Deeth2005-06 .................................................................... Chris Trick2003-04 ......................................................... Neil Komadoski

Francis Patrick O’Connor Award2008-09 ...................................................................Erik Condra2006-07 ..................................................................... T.J. Jindra

Bold indicates current players.

William Donald Nyrop Award

Defensive Player of the Year

Bill Nyrop was one of the finest defenseman ever to play at Notre Dame. The Edina, Minn., native was a standout blueliner from 1970-74, playing in 119 games with 17 goals and 72 assists for 89 points. Selected in the fifth round of the 1972 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens, Nyrop was selected second team all-WCHA in 1973 and was an All-American selection that season.

In 2002, he was chosen to the WCHA’s 50th anniversary team along with teammate Jack Brownschidle. Following his Notre Dame career, Nyrop went on to play on three Stanley Cup championship teams with the Montreal

Defenseman Kyle Lawson ‘10 receives the William Donald Nyrop Award as the team’s top defensemen from Bill Nyrop’s daughters, Jessica (left) and Hannah (right) Nyrop, who presented the award in honor of their father, a former Irish All-American defenseman at the 2009 Awards Banquet.

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The most prestigious honor awarded to a Notre Dame student-athlete, the Byron V. Kanaley Award, has been pre-sented each year since 1927 to the senior monogram athletes who have been most exemplary as both students and leaders.

The awards, presented by the Faculty Board on Athletics, are named in honor of a 1904 Notre Dame graduate who was a member of the Notre Dame baseball team as an undergraduate. Kanaley went on to a successful banking career in Chicago and served the University as a lay trustee from 1915 until his death in 1960.

Eight members of the Notre Dame hockey team have received the award, including: Kevin Hoene (1972), Mark Kronholm (1974), Greg Meredith (1980), Tom Michalek (1980), Steve Noble (1998), Dan Venard (2008), Erik Condra (2009) and Kevin Deeth (2010).

Kevin Hoene 1972

Mark Kronholm 1974

Steve Noble 1998

Tom Michalek 1980

Byron V. Kanaley Award

Canadiens (1976-78).He passed away on Dec. 31, 1995 due to cancer at the

age of 43. His memory and legacy at Notre Dame will live on with the William Donald Nyrop defensive player of the year award that is presented to the team’s top defensive player each season.

2009-10 ............................................................... Kyle Lawson2008-09 ............................................................... Kyle Lawson2007-08 .......................................................... Brock Sheahan2006-07 ................................................................ Noah Babin2005-06 ................................................................. Wes O’Neill2004-05 ................................................................. Wes O’Neill2003-04 ................................................................. Tom Galvin2002-03 .............................................................. Evan Nielsen2001-02 .............................................................. Evan Nielsen2000-01 ................................................................ Brett Lebda1999-00 ............................................................... Tyson Fraser1998-99 .......................................................... Benoit Cotnoir1997-98 ........................................... Mark Eaton

Charles “Lefty” Smith

Coaches AwardCharles “Lefty” Smith came

to Notre Dame in 1968 to start the Notre Dame hockey program and remained the head coach of the Fighting Irish for 19 seasons before retiring in 1987. During his time behind the bench, Notre Dame produced six All-Americans and finished second in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) twice (1972-73 and 1976-77). He was selected the WCHA Coach of the Year following the 1972-73 season. The popular head coach retired following the 1986-87 season with a career record of 307-320-30.

Following his coaching career, Smith became the director of the Loftus Sports Center where he remains today coordinating all events and activities. In 2002, he was honored for his outstanding accomplishments in hockey at the Hobey Baker Award Banquet as a “Legend of Hockey” honoree.

“Lefty” Smith’s name will always be synonymous with Irish hockey as his name now graces the Coaches Award that goes annually to the unsung hero of the Notre Dame hockey program, the player who is unheralded, has overcome adversity and shows loyalty and commitment to his teammates, Notre Dame hockey and the University of Notre Dame.

2009-10 ........................................................ Brett Blatchford2008-09 ............................................................... Justin White2007-08 ..................................................................Dan VeNard2006-07 ..................................................................... T.J. Jindra2005-06 .................................................................. Rory Walsh2004-05 ............................................................. Cory McLean2003-04 ........................................................ Neil Komadoski2002-03 ............................................................ Jake Wiegand2001-02 ................................................... Jeremiah Kimento2000-01 .............................................................. Kyle Kolquist1999-00 .......................................................... None Selected1998-99 .................................................................. Brian Urick

Notre Dame Most Improved Player

2009-10 .................................................................. Rich Ryan2008-09 ................................................... Calle Ridderwall2007-08 ......................................................................Dan Kissel2006-07 ........................................................... Garrett Regan2005-06 ..................................................... Mark Van Guilder2004-05 ................................................................. Noah Babin2003-04 ...................................................................Mike Walsh Jason Paige2002-03 ............................................................... Cory McLean2001-02 ....................................................... John Wroblewski2000-01 ............................................................. T.J. Mathieson1999-00 ..............................................................Jay Kopischke

1998-99 .................................................................Ryan Dolder1997-98 ..................................................................John Dwyer1996-97 ...........................................................Andy Jurkowski1995-96 .............................................................Scott Giuliani, Brian McCarthy1994-95 .................................................................... Chris Bales1993-94 .............................................................Carey Nemeth1992-93 ............................................................Jeff Hasselman1991-92 .............................................................. Curtis Janicke1990-91 .............................................................Scott Vickman1989-90 ......................................................................Lou Zadra1988-89 ......................................................................Tim Kuehl1987-88 .....................................................................Bob Bilton1986-87 ............................................................. Rob Bankoske1985-86 ...................................................................Bob Herber1984-85 ..................................................... John Nickodemus1983-84 .......................................................................Tim Reilly1982-83 ......................................................... Steve Whitmore1981-82 ......................................................................Joe Bowie1980-81 ................................................................ Mark Doman1979-80 ............................................................... Bill Rothstein1978-79 ........................................................John Frieidmann1977-78 ................................................................ Don Jackson1976-77 ..................................................................... Dick Howe1975-76 .............................................................. Don Fairholm1974-75 .................................................................Geoff Collier1973-74 .................................................................... Don Smith1972-73 ..............................................................Ray DeLorenzi1971-72 .....................................................................Pat Conroy1970-71 .....................................................................Jim Cordes1969-70 .................................................................... Paul O'Neil1968-69 ....................................................................Jim Cordes

Offensive Player of the Year The Offensive Player of the Year Award was

introduced during the 2005-06 season and is presented each season to the team’s top offensive player as selected by the coaching staff.

2009-10 ................................................... Calle Ridderwall2008-09 ................................................................. Erik Condra2007-08 ..................................................................Erik Condra2006-07 ................................................................. Erik Condra2005-06 ................................................................... Josh Sciba

Distinguished Alumni Award

The Notre Dame hockey program introduced two new awards in 2005-06 to honor the program’s past and the dedication of individuals to the success of Irish hockey.

The Distinguished Alumni Award that will be given each year to an alumnus of the program to acknowledge their accomplishments and the example that they have set for others as an alumnus of the Notre Dame hockey program. Each Distinguished Alumni Award winner will receive a mounted Gold Helmet that is now worn by the Notre Dame hockey program.

Two former players – David Bossy ’77 and Paul Regan ’73 received the first Distinguished Alumni Awards.

2009-10 ................................................................ Dave Poulin2008-09 ........................................................ Bob McNamara2007-08 ............................................................ Greg Meredith2006-07 ........................................ Brian Walsh, Phil Wittliff2005-06 ........................................ Dave Bossy, Paul Regan

Honorary Alumni AwardThe Honorary Alumni Award will be presented

each year to a person who while not a alum of the program, made major contributions to Notre Dame due to their affiliation with the program.

2009-10 ............................................. Dr. Robert Clemency2008-09 ............................................................... Dave Gilbert ......................................................................Mike Lockert2007-08 .................................................................. Tom Nevala2006-07 .......................................... Rev. Thomas Gaughan ................................................................... John Whitmer2005-06 ................................................................ Tim McNeill

Bold indicates current players.

Dan VeNard 2008

Erik Condra2009

Greg Meredith 1980

Kevin Deeth2010


Jim Brown (1978-82)Season Team (League) GP G A Pts PIM1982-83 New Haven (AHL) 75 3 12 15 120 Los Angeles (NHL) 3 0 1 1 5 1983-84 New Haven (AHL) 39 2 4 6 18 NHL Totals 3 0 1 1 5

Jack Brownschidle (1973-77)Season Team (League) GP G A Pts PIM 1977-78 Salt Lake City (CHL) 25 4 12 16 0 St. Louis (NHL) 40 2 15 17 23 1978-79 Salt Lake City (CHL) 11 0 10 10 0 St. Louis (NHL) 64 10 24 34 14 1979-80 St. Louis (NHL) 77 12 32 44 8 1980-81 St. Louis (NHL) 71 5 23 28 12 1981-82 St. Louis (NHL) 80 5 33 38 26 1982-83 St. Louis (NHL) 72 1 22 23 30 1983-84 St. Louis (NHL) 51 1 7 8 19 Hartford (NHL) 13 2 2 4 10 1984-85 Binghamton (AHL) 56 4 17 21 8 Hartford (NHL) 17 1 4 5 5 1985-86 Binghamton (AHL) 58 5 26 31 18 Hartford (NHL) 9 0 0 0 4 1986-87 Rochester (AHL) 74 8 22 30 13 NHL Totals 494 39 162 201 151

Jeff Brownschidle (1977-81)Season Team (League) GP G A Pts PIM 1981-82 Binghamton (AHL) 52 4 23 27 24 Hartford (NHL) 3 0 1 1 2 1982-83 Binghamton (AHL) 64 9 18 27 52 Hartford (NHL) 4 0 0 0 0 1983-84 Salt Lake City (CHL) 11 1 7 8 12 Binghamton (AHL) 30 2 7 9 50 NHL Totals 7 0 1 1 2

Mark Eaton (1997-98)Season Team (League) GP G A Pts PIM 1998-99 Philadelphia (AHL) 74 9 27 36 38 1999-00 Philadelphia (AHL) 47 9 17 26 6 Philadelphia (NHL) 27 1 1 2 8 2000-01 Milwaukee (IHL) 34 3 12 15 27 Nashville (NHL) 34 3 8 11 14 2001-02 Nashville (NHL) 58 3 5 8 24 2002-03 Milwaukee (AHL) 3 1 0 1 2 Nashville (NHL) 50 2 7 9 22 2003-04 Nashville (NHL) 75 4 9 13 262004-05 Grand Rapids (AHL) 29 3 3 6 212005-06 Nashville (NHL) 69 3 1 4 442006-07 Pittsburgh (NHL) 35 0 3 3 162007-08 Pittsburgh (NHL) 36 0 3 3 42008-09 Pittsburgh (NHL) 68 4 5 9 362009-10 Pittsburgh (NHL) 79 3 13 16 26 NHL Totals 531 23 55 78 220

Since 1972, the Notre Dame hockey program has sent 109 of its former players on to careers in professional hockey. Listed below are the 18 players who have spent time in the National Hockey League along with their career statistics. The years listed next to each player’s name are the years they played at Notre Dame.

Defenseman Don Jackson saw action in the NHL for Minnesota, Edmonton and the New York Rangers. He was a member of two Stanley Cup championship teams in 1984 and 85.

Center Christian Hanson went right from the Notre Dame lineup to a regular shift with the Toronto Maple Leafs in April of 2009. He scored his first NHL goal in just his second career game against New Jersey’s Martin Brodeur.

Defenseman Mark Eaton capped his ninth NHL season by playing a key role in Pittsburgh’s 2009 Stanley Cup championship. He has spent two seasons in the Philadelphia organization, five with Nashville and the last three years with Pittsburgh.

Rob Globke (2000-04)Season Team (League) GP G A Pts PIM 2004-05 San Antonio (AHL) 63 6 6 12 21 Texas (ECHL) 10 8 4 12 132005-06 Rochester (AHL) 52 6 9 15 52 Florida (NHL) 18 1 0 1 62006-07 Rochester (AHL) 48 7 11 18 37 Florida (NHL) 19 0 1 1 02007-08 Florida (NHL) 9 0 0 0 2 Rochester (AHL) 64 9 12 21 422008-09 Frederikshavn (Denmark) 19 7 6 13 842009-10 Krefeld (Germany) 48 5 7 12 46 NHL Totals 46 1 1 2 8

Don Jackson (1974-78)Season Team (League) GP G A Pts PIM 1977-78 Minnesota (NHL) 2 0 0 0 2 1978-79 Oklahoma City (CHL) 73 8 23 31 108 Minnesota (NHL) 5 0 0 0 2 1979-80 Oklahoma City (CHL) 33 5 9 14 54 Minnesota (NHL) 10 0 4 4 18 1980-81 Oklahoma City (CHL) 59 5 33 38 67 Minnesota (NHL) 10 0 3 3 19 1981-82 Wichita (CHL) 71 7 37 44 116 Edmonton (NHL) 8 0 0 0 18 1982-83 Birmingham (CHL) 4 1 4 5 8 Edmonton (NHL) 71 2 8 10 136 1983-84 Edmonton (NHL) 64 8 12 20 120 1984-85 Edmonton (NHL) 78 3 17 20 141 1985-86 Edmonton (NHL) 45 2 8 10 93 1986-87 N.Y. Rangers (NHL) 22 1 0 1 91 NHL Totals 315 16 52 68 640

Don Jackson (1974-78) –Coaching Record in NHLSeason Team (League) Type GP W-L-T1989-90 Knoxville (ECHL) Head Coach‡1990-91 Knoxville (ECHL) Head Coach 64 46-13-01992-93 Quebec (NHL) Ass’t. Coach1993-94 Quebec (NHL) Ass’t. Coach1994-95 Cincinnati (IHL) Head Coach 81 49-22-01995-96 Wichita (CHL) Head Coach 64 22-39-31996-97 Kansas City (IHL) Head Coach 82 38-29-0 1997-98 Pittsburgh (NHL) Ass’t. Coach1998-99 Pittsburgh (NHL) Ass’t. Coach1999-00 Pittsburgh (NHL) Ass’t. Coach2000-01 Chicago (NHL) Ass’t. Coach2001-02 Ottawa (NHL) Ass’t. Coach2002-03 Ottawa (NHL) Ass’t. Coach‡ Midseason replacement

Christian Hanson (2005-09)Season Team (League) GP G A Pts PIM2008-09 Toronto (NHL) 5 1 1 2 22009-10 Toronto (AHL) 38 12 19 31 35 Toronto (NHL) 31 2 5 7 16 NHL Totals 36 3 6 9 18

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Defenseman Brett Lebda saw his first NHL action in 2005-06 with the Detroit Red Wings. He played in 46 games, scoring three goals and adding nine assists for 12 points in his rookie season.

Dave Poulin saw action in 13 seasons during his National Hockey League career with Philadelphia, Boston and Washington. He won the league’s Frank Selke Award (top defensive forward) in 1987 and the King Clancy Memorial Trophy (for leadership on and off the ice) in 1993.

Brett Lebda (2000-04)Season Team (League) GP G A Pts PIM2003-04 Grand Rapids (AHL) 6 0 1 1 02004-05 Grand Rapids (AHL) 80 2 10 12 342005-06 Detroit (NHL) 46 3 9 12 20 Grand Rapids (AHL) 25 4 14 18 442006-07 Detroit (NHL) 74 5 13 18 612007-08 Detroit (NHL) 78 3 11 14 482008-09 Detroit (NHL) 65 6 10 16 482009-10 Detroit (NHL) 63 1 7 8 24 NHL Totals 326 18 50 68 201

Mike McNeill (1984-88)Season Team (League) GP G A Pts PIM1988-89 Fort Wayne (IHL) 75 27 35 62 12 Moncton (AHL) 1 0 0 0 01989-90 Indianapolis (IHL) 74 17 24 41 101990-91 Indianapolis (IHL) 33 16 9 25 19 Chicago (NHL) 23 2 2 4 6

Quebec (NHL) 14 2 5 7 41991-92 Halifax (AHL) 30 10 8 18 20 Quebec (NHL) 26 1 4 5 81992-93 Milwaukee (IHL) 75 17 17 34 34 1993-94 Milwaukee (IHL) 78 21 25 46 401994-95 Milwaukee (IHL) 80 23 15 38 301995-96 Milwaukee (IHL) 64 8 9 17 321996-97 Milwaukee (IHL) 74 18 26 44 241997-98 Milwaukee (IHL) 81 10 18 28 58 1998-99 Revier (DEL) 46 8 16 24 10 1999-00 Revier (DEL) 22 1 7 8 6 NHL Totals 63 5 11 16 18

Greg Meredith (1976-80)Season Team (League) GP G A Pts PIM 1980-81 Birmingham (CHL) 39 17 10 27 36 Tulsa (CHL) 10 6 4 10 12 Calgary (NHL) 3 1 0 1 0 1981-82 Oklahoma City (CHL) 80 10 23 33 64 1982-83 Colorado (CHL) 36 16 10 26 14 Calgary (NHL) 35 5 4 9 81983-84 Colorado (CHL) 54 23 20 43 39 NHL Totals 38 6 4 10 8

Bill Nyrop (1970-74)Season Team (League) GP G A Pts PIM 1974-75 Nova Scotia (AHL) 75 2 22 24 76 1975-76 Nova Scotia (AHL) 52 3 25 28 30 Montreal (NHL) 19 0 3 3 8 1976-77 Montreal (NHL) 74 3 19 22 21 1977-78 Montreal (NHL) 72 5 21 26 37 1981-82 Minnesota (NHL) 42 4 8 12 35 1982-83 Cologne EC (GBun) 19 3 2 5 8 NHL Totals 207 12 51 63 101

Wes O’Neill (2003-07)Season Team (League) GP G A Pts PIM2007-08 Lake Erie (AHL) 51 2 4 6 50 Johnstown (ECHL) 6 0 1 1 22008-09 Lake Erie (AHL) 54 1 5 6 34 Johnstown (ECHL) 6 0 1 1 0 Colorado (NHL) 3 0 0 0 42009-10 Lake Erie (AHL) 54 1 14 15 41 Colorado (NHL) 2 0 0 0 2 NHL Totals 5 0 0 0 6

Victor Oreskovich (2004-06)Season Team (League) GP G A Pts PIM2009-10 Rochester (AHL) 34 6 9 15 18 Florida (NHL) 50 2 4 6 26 NHL Totals 50 2 4 6 26

Alex Pirus (1973-76)Season Team (League) GP G A Pts PIM1976-77 Minnesota (NHL) 79 20 17 37 471977-78 Fort Worth (CHL) 18 9 6 15 4 Minnesota (NHL) 61 9 6 15 381978-79 Oklahoma City (CHL) 51 16 16 32 33 Minnesota (NHL) 15 1 3 4 9 1979-80 Oklahoma City (CHL) 62 23 23 46 49 Detroit (NHL) 4 0 2 2 0 1980-81 Indianapolis (CHL) 79 25 46 71 78 NHL Totals 159 30 28 58 94

Dave Poulin (1978-82)Season Team (League) GP G A Pts PIM1982-83 Rogle (Sweden) 32 35 27 62 64 Maine (AHL) 16 7 9 16 2 Philadelphia (NHL) 2 2 0 2 2 1983-84 Philadelphia (NHL) 73 31 45 76 47 1984-85 Philadelphia (NHL) 73 30 44 74 59 1985-86 Philadelphia (NHL) 79 27 42 69 49 1986-87 Philadelphia (NHL) 75 25 45 70 53 1987-88 Philadelphia (NHL) 68 19 32 51 32 1988-89 Philadelphia (NHL) 69 18 17 35 49 1989-90 Philadelphia (NHL) 28 9 8 17 12 Boston (NHL) 32 6 19 25 12 1990-91 Boston (NHL) 31 8 12 20 25 1991-92 Boston (NHL) 18 4 4 8 18 1992-93 Boston (NHL) 84 16 33 49 62 1993-94 Washington (NHL) 63 6 19 25 52 1994-95 Washington (NHL) 29 4 5 9 10 NHL Totals 724 205 325 530 482

Ben Simon (1996-00)Season Team (League) GP G A Pts PIM2000-01 Orlando (IHL) 77 8 12 20 47 2001-02 Chicago (AHL) 74 11 23 34 56 Atlanta (NHL) 6 0 0 0 6 2002-03 Chicago (AHL) 69 15 17 32 78 Atlanta (NHL) 10 0 1 1 9 2003-04 Milwaukee (AHL) 18 1 3 4 6 Atlanta (NHL) 52 3 0 3 282004-05 Chicago (AHL) 53 11 10 21 582005-06 Syracuse (AHL) 66 13 24 37 93 Columbus (NHL) 13 0 0 0 42006-07 Syracuse (AHL) 56 9 12 21 77 Grand Rapids (AHL) 21 4 5 9 282007-08 Springfield (AHL) 80 12 10 22 882008-09 Iserlohn (Germany) 51 5 10 15 642009-10 Kalamazoo (ECHL) 18 4 9 13 16 Toronto (AHL) 44 2 6 8 51 NHL Totals 81 3 1 4 47

Yan Stastny (2001-03)Season Team (League) GP G A Pts PIM2003-04 Nurenberg (DEL) 44 9 20 29 832004-05 Nurenberg (DEL) 51 24 30 54 602005-06 Iowa (AHL) 51 14 17 31 42 Edmonton (NHL) 3 0 0 0 0 Boston (NHL) 17 1 3 4 10 Providence (AHL) 6 0 5 5 122006-07 Boston (NHL) 21 0 2 2 19 Providence (AHL) 11 3 9 12 12 Peoria (AHL) 39 11 17 28 352007-08 Peoria (AHL) 43 13 11 24 69 St. Louis (NHL) 12 1 1 2 92008-09 Peoria (AHL) 30 12 7 19 21 St. Louis (NHL) 34 3 4 7 202009-10 St. Louis (NHL) 4 1 0 1 0 Peoria (AHL) 49 10 17 27 51 Manitoba (AHL) 16 2 4 6 18 NHL Totals 91 6 10 16 58

Tim Wallace (2002-06)Season Team (League) GP G A Pts PIM2006-07 W-B/Scranton (AHL) 32 5 9 14 39 Wheeling (ECHL) 19 6 11 17 232007-08 W-B/Scranton (AHL) 74 12 14 26 822008-09 W-B/Scranton (AHL) 58 11 8 19 51) Pittsburgh (NHL) 16 0 2 2 72009-10 W-B/Scranton (AHL) 78 27 14 41 61 Pittsburgh (NHL) 1 0 0 0 0 NHL Totals 17 0 2 2 7


Sophomore forward Riley Sheahan was selected in the first round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, 21st overall, by the Detroit Red Wings. The St. Catherine’s, Ont., native is the fourth Notre Dame player selected in the first round.

Former Irish defenseman Ian Cole became the first Notre Dame hockey player ever selected in the first round of the National Hockey League Entry Draft. The rugged defenseman was selected with the 18th overall pick in the 2007 Draft by the St. Louis Blues. He signed with St. Louis following the 2009-10 season.

Since 1969, the Notre Dame hockey program has seen 65 of its players drafted by National Hockey League teams, including five in the 2010 Entry Draft. During that draft, the two more Irish players - sophomore center Riley Sheahan (Detroit) and defenseman Jarred Tinordi (Montreal) - were selected in the first round, 21st and 22nd overall. That gives Notre Dame four players that have been selected in the first round as they join Ian Cole (St. Louis, 18th overall in 2007) and sophomore Kyle Palmieri (Anaheim, 26th in 2009) as first round selections. Name Team Year Round PickIan Williams Pittsburgh Penguins 1971 6th 74Bill Green Vancouver Canucks 1971 7th 87Bill Nyrop Montreal Canadiens 1972 4th 66D’Arcy Keating Pittsburgh Penguins 1972 7th 104Eddie Bumbacco Montreal Canadiens 1972 9th 142

John Campbell New York Rangers 1973 3rd 46Len Moher Buffalo Sabres 1975 10th 174Alex Pirus Minnesota North Stars 1975 3rd 41Clark Hamilton Detroit Red Wings 1975 3rd 50Jack Brownschidle St. Louis Blues 1975 6th 99

Paul Clarke Montreal Canadiens 1975 9th 158Kevin Nugent Boston Bruins 1975 10th 171Roger Bourque Montreal Canadiens 1975 14th 208Don Jackson Minnesota North Stars 1976 3rd 39John Peterson Chicago Blackhawks 1976 6th 99

Greg Meredith Atlanta Flames 1978 6th 97Don Lucia Philadelphia Flyers 1978 10th 168Scott Cameron New York Islanders 1978 10th 169Jim Brown Los Angeles Kings 1979 5th 92John Schmidt Montreal Canadiens 1980 9th 187

John Devoe Montreal Canadiens 1982 4th 69Greg Hudas Detroit Red Wings 1982 7th 128Mike McNeill St. Louis Blues (supplemental) 1988 1st 14Dan Sawyer Calgary Flames 1989 10th 210Greg Louder Edmonton Oilers 1990 5th 101

Chris Tschupp Calgary Flames 1990 6th 125John Rushin New York Rangers 1991 7th 147Davide Dal Grande New York Rangers 1992 6th 144Wade Salzman St. Louis Blues 1992 11th 259Tim Harberts Pittsburgh Penguins 1993 9th 234

Steve Noble St. Louis Blues 1994 8th 198Aniket Dhadphale San Jose Sharks 1994 10th 245Brian Urick Edmonton Oilers 1996 5th 114Ben Simon Chicago Blackhawks 1997 5th 110Joe Dusbabek San Jose Sharks 1997 7th 163

Jay Kopischke Los Angeles Kings 1997 8th 193Ryan Clark New York Islanders 1997 9th 222David Inman New York Rangers 1999 2nd 59Brett Henning New York Islanders 1999 9th 255Evan Nielsen Atlanta Thrashers 2000 8th 242

Neil Komadoski Ottawa Senators 2001 3rd 81Rob Globke Florida Panthers 2002 2nd 40Mike Walsh New York Rangers 2002 5th 143Yan Stastny Boston Bruins 2002 8th 259Victor Oreskovich Colorado Avalanche 2004 2nd 55

Wes O’Neill New York Islanders 2004 4th 115David Brown Pittsburgh Penguins 2004 8th 228 Kyle Lawson Carolinia Hurricanes 2005 7th 198Erik Condra Ottawa Senators 2006 7th 211Ian Cole St. Louis Blues 2007 1st 18

Teddy Ruth Washington Capitals 2007 2nd 46Ryan Thang Nashville Predators 2007 3rd 81Ben Ryan Nashville Predators 2007 4th 114Joe Lavin Chicago Blackhawks 2007 5th 126Brad Phillips Philadelphia Flyers 2007 7th 182Nick Larson Calgary Flames 2008 4th 108

Sean Lorenz Minnesota Wild 2008 4th 115Kyle Palmieri Anaheim Ducks 2009 1st 26Jeff Costello Ottawa Senators 2009 5th 146Anders Lee New York Islanders 2009 6th 152Riley Sheahan Detroit Red Wings 2010 1st 21Jarred Tinordi Montreal Canadiens 2010 1st 22Stephen Johns Chicago Blackhawks 2010 2nd 60Bryan Rust Pittsburgh Penguins 2010 3rd 80Kevin Lind Anaheim Ducks 2010 6th 177

Bold indicates current players

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Since 1972, the Notre Dame hockey program has sent 109 of its former players on to playing careers in professional hockey. The years below denote the years each player played professionally along with the teams they played for. The 18 players who have played in the National Hockey League are listed on page 152-153.

Name (Years Played Pro) Teams Played ForPhil Wittliff (1971-77) Jersey (EHL), Port Huron (IHL), Milwaukee (USHL)John Campbell (1973-78) Providence (AHL), Richmond (AHL), Winston-Salem (SHL), Preston

(CSAHL)Mark Steinborn (1973-74) Port Huron (IHL), Oklahoma City (CHL)Steve Curry (1974-75) Maine (NAHL), Cape Cod (NAHL)Ray DeLorenzi (1974-76) Tulsa (CHL), Vancouver (WHA), Johnstown (NAHL), Calgary (WHA)Larry Israelson (1974-77) Tulsa (CHL), Vancouver (WHA), Springfield (AHL), Calgary (WHA),

Tidewater (SHL), Erie (NAHL)Ric Schafer (1975-76) SwitzerlandRoger Bourque (1979-80) Hull (QMJHL)Paul Clarke (1978-81) Flint (IHL), Chicago (CnHL)Clark Hamilton (1977-80) Kansas City (CHL), Erie (EHL), Cincinnati (CHL)Brian Walsh (1976-79) Calgary (WHA), San Francisco (PHL), New Hampshire/Cape Cod (NEHL)Dan Byers (1978-80) Johnstown (NEHL), Fort Wayne (IHL)Geoff Collier (1978-80) Milwaukee (IHL), Netherlands Elite LeagueKevin Nugent (1978-79) Dallas (CHL), Indianapolis (WHA)Kevin Humphreys (1982-83) SwitzerlandKirt Bjork (1983-85) Adirondack (AHL), Italian Elite LeagueBob McNamara (1983-88) Peoria (IHL), Milwaukee (IHL), Rochester (AHL), Mohawk Valley (ACHL)Greg Hudas (1985-86) Flint (IHL)Bob Thebeau (1986-87) Virginia (ECHL)Steve Whitmore (1986-87) The NetherlandsFrank O’Brien (1988-89) SwedenLance Patten (1988-89) SwedenBob Bilton (1988-89) Indianapolis (IHL)Tim Caddo (1988-91) SHT Seinajoki (Sweden Div. II)Tim Kuehl (1989-90) SwedenLance Madson (1990-92) Louisville (ECHL), Columbus (ECHL), Springfield (AHL)Andy Slaggert(1989-90) Wurzburg ESV (Germany)Kevin Patrick (1992-93) Green Bay (AHA), St. Thomas (CoHL), New Haven (AHL)Lou Zadra (1992-93) Green Bay (AHA), Daytona Beach (SuHL)Eric Gregoire (1993-94) Erie (ECHL)Carl Picconatto (1993-94) Flint (CoHL), Muskegon (CoHL)Dan Sawyer (1993-95) Utica (CoHL), Huntington (ECHL), Johnstown (ECHL)Dave Bankoske (1993-95) Romford (BHL), Toledo (ECHL)Greg Louder (1994-95) Wheeling (ECHL), Cape Breton (AHL)Matt Osiecki (1994-00) Tallahassee (ECHL), Alexandria (WPHL)Jeff Hasselman (1995-96) Daytona Beach (SHL), Madison (CoHL)Jamie Ling (1996-03) Milwaukee (IHL), Mobile (ECHL), Hershey (AHL), Baton Rouge (ECHL),

Chesapeake (ECHL), Dayton (ECHL), Dayton (ECHL), Cincinnati (IHL), Kansas City (IHL), Indianapolis (IHL), Cleveland (AHL)

Brett Bruininks (1996-99) Philadelphia (AHL), Johnstown (ECHL), Indianapolis (IHL), Florida (ECHL)Garry Gruber (1996-99) Tallahassee (ECHL), Louisville (ECHL), Huntington (ECHL), Peoria (ECHL),

Augusta (ECHL), Charlotte (ECHL)Brian McCarthy (1998-99) Bad Nauheim EC (GerBun)Ben Nelsen (1996-98) Charlotte (ECHL), Richmond (ECHL)Matt Eisler (1998-00) Saint John (AHL), Johnstown (ECHL), Greensboro (ECHL)Steve Noble (1998-99) Fort Worth (CHL)Benoit Cotnoir (1999-04) Mobile (ECHL), Richmond (ECHL), Pont Rouge (QSPHL), Basingstoke

(BNL), Augusta (ECHL), Macon (WHA2)

Aniket Dhadphale (1999-05) Greensboro (ECHL), Roanoke (ECHL), Trenton (ECHL), Providence (AHL), Macon (ECHL), Lanshut EV (GerBun), Fassa HC (Italy)

Forrest Karr (1999-00) Jacksonville (ECHL), South Carolina (ECHL)Brian Urick (1999-01) Tallahassee (ECHL), Hamilton (AHL)Nathan Borega (2000-02) Louisiana (ECHL), Pensacola (ECHL), Reading (ECHL)Joe Dusbabek (2000-08) Roanoke (ECHL), Bridgeport (AHL), Quad City (UHL), Phoenix (ECHL), Utah (ECHL), Pensacola (ECHL)Sean Molina (2000-02) Trenton (ECHL), Lowell (AHL), Cleveland (AHL), Cincinnati (ECHL)Sean Seyferth (2000-01) Dayton (ECHL), Wheeling (ECHL)Dan Carlson (2001-) Saint John (AHL), Roanoke (ECHL), Lowell (AHL), Coventry (EIHL),

Munich (GER)Chad Chipchase (2001-02) HYC Herentals (Belgium)Ryan Clark (2001-03) Mississippi (ECHL)Ryan Dolder (2001-02) Mississippi (ECHL)Jay Kopischke (2001-03) South Carolina (ECHL), Charlotte (ECHL), Augusta (ECHL)Matt Van Arkel (2001-02) Pee Dee (ECHL), Trenton (ECHL), Fort Wayne (UHL)David Inman (2002-04) Charlotte (ECHL), Hartford (AHL), Lowell (AHL)Jon Maruk (2002-03) Bossier-Shreveport (CHL)Evan Nielsen (2002-05) Chicago (AHL), Gwinnett (ECHL), Trenton (ECHL)Tony Zasowski (2002-03) Dayton (ECHL)Jake Wiegand (2002-05) Dayton (ECHL), Pee Dee (ECHL)Michael Chin (2003-05) Cincinnati (ECHL), Dayton (ECHL), Greenville (ECHL), Pee Dee (ECHL),

Trenton (ECHL)Connor Dunlop (2003-05) Cincinnati (ECHL), Litvinov (Czech), Trenton (ECHL)John Wroblewski (2003-07) Fresno (ECHL)Tom Galvin (2004- ) Atlantic City (ECHL), Reading (ECHL), Quad City (ECHL), Muskegon

(UHL), Grand Rapids (AHL), Muskegon (IHL), Providence (AHL), Grand Rapids (AHL), Manitoba (AHL)

Aaron Gill (2004-07) Cleveland (AHL), Trenton (ECHL), Idaho (ECHL)Neil Komadoski (2004-08) Binghamton (AHL), Peoria (AHL), Alaska (ECHL)Morgan Cey (2005-10) Johnstown (ECHL), Springfield (AHL), Norfolk (AHL), Mississippi (ECHL), Colorado (CHL)Brad Wanchulak (2005-07) Phoenix (ECHL), Pee Dee (SPHL), Greenville (ECHL), Memphis (CHL), Heerenveen Flyers (Hlnd), Wichita (ECHL)Chris Trick (2005-09) Pensacola (ECHL), Utah (ECHL), Kalamazoo (IHL)Matt Amado (2006-07) Chicago (UHL), Quebec (LNAH)Mike Walsh (2006-10) Toledo (ECHL), Grand Rapids (AHL), Dayton (ECHL), Utah (ECHL)Noah Babin (2007-09) Albany (AHL), Florida (ECHL)David Brown (2007- ) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL), Wheeling (ECHL), Gwinett (ECHL)Jason Paige (2007-08) Trenton (ECHL)Josh Sciba (2007-08) Bakersfield (ECHL), Las Vegas (ECHL), Dayton (ECHL)Tom Sawatske (2007-) Dayton (ECHL), Phoenix (ECHL), Cincinnati (ECHL), Reading (ECHL), Rio Grande (CHL)Michael Bartlett (2007-) Arizona (CHL), Austin (CHL), Johnstown (ECHL), Lake Erie (AHL), Charlotte (ECHL), Milwaukee (AHL)Mark Van Guilder (2008- ) Milwaukee (AHL), Cincinnati (ECHL), Hamilton (AHL)Brock Sheahan (2008- ) Wheeling (ECHL), Cincinnati (ECHL)Evan Rankin (2008-) Rio Grande (CHL), Toledo (ECHL), Manitoba (AHL)Garrett Regan (2008-09) Las Vegas (ECHL)Luke Lucyk (2008-) Charlotte (ECHL), Texas (CHL), Trenton (ECHL), Johnstown (ECHL)Eric Condra (2009-) Binghamton (AHL)Jordan Pearce (2009- ) Toledo (ECHL), Grand Rapids (AHL)Ryan Thang (2009-) Milwaukee (AHL)Kyle Lawson (2009-) Albany (AHL)Brett Blatchford (2009-) Chicago (AHL), Idaho (ECHL)Dan Kissel (2009-) Bakersfield (ECHL)Ian Cole (2009-) Peoria (AHL)

Former Irish right wing Tim Wallace has played four seasons in the Pittsburgh organization. In 2009-10

he had a career-best 27 goals and 41 points with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Baby Penguins.

NOTRE DAME IN PRO HOCKEY ADMINISTRATION The following Notre Dame alumni moved on to positions in professional hockey coaching and/or management following graduation.Name (Years) Teams Played ForPhil Wittliff (1979 - 2006) Milwaukee (IHL) – Head coach, Executive V.P. and General ManagerBob McNamara Milwaukee (IHL) – Player-assistant coach, Cleveland (IHL)(1987-88, 92- ) – Assistant General Manager; Grand Rapids (IHL and AHL) –

General Manager, Interim Head coachDon Jackson (1989- ) Knoxville (ECHL) – Head coach, Quebec (NHL) – Ass’t. (1989-03,

2005- ) Coach, Cincinnati (IHL) - Head coach, Wichita (CHL), Head coach, Kansas City (IHL) – Head coach, Pittsburgh (NHL) – Ass’t. coach, Chicago (NHL) – Ass’t. coach, Ottawa (NHL) Ass’t. coach, Eisbaren Berlin – Ass’t coach, Eisbaren Berlin Head coach

Bill Nyrop (1991-93) Knoxville (ECHL) – Head coach, West Palm Beach (SuHL) – Head coach

Jamie Ling (2000-01, 03-04) Dayton (ECHL) – Player-assistant coach, Head coachStan Bowman (2001-) Chicago BlackHawks (NHL) - Ass’t. GM/General ManagerTim Reilly (2002-04) Dayton (ECHL) – Team PresidentDave Poulin (2009-) Toronto (NHL) - Vice-President of Hockey Operations

Players and coaches in bold and italics active through 2009-10 season

IHL - International Hockey League, ECHL - East Coast Hockey League, WHA - World Hockey Association, CoHL - Colonial Hockey League, CnHL – Continental Hockey League, AHL - American Hockey League, BHL - British Hockey League, WPHL - Western Professional Hockey League, CHL - Central Hockey League, GerBun – Germany – Bundesliga, DEL – Deutsche Eishockey League (Germany), WHA2 – World Hockey Association 2, SuHL – Sunshine Hockey League

Mark Van Guilder split time between Milwaukee (AHL) and Cincinnati (ECHL) during the 2009-10 season. In 43 regular-season games with the two teams, he had six goals and 12 assists for 18 points. In 14 playoff games with Cincinnati, Van Guilder had five goals and 10 assists for 15 points in helping the Cyclones to the East Coast league championship.

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Former Irish right wing Kyle Palmieri became the first Notre Dame player to win a gold medal at the World Junior Championships as he was a member of the 2010 U.S. Junior National Team that won the title in Saskatoon. He was third on the team in scoring with a goal and eight assists for nine points in seven games.

USA Hockey Under-18 Stars Sign On With IrishThe 2010-11 Notre Dame hockey team includes six players who are products of the USA Hockey National Team Developmental Program (NTDP), which began

in 1997-98. Leading the way is senior defenseman Joe Lavin, who joined the Irish roster last season after transferring from Providence College. The junior class is represented by forward Patrick Gaul and defenseman Sean Lorenz who begin their third seasons at Notre Dame. The sophomore class has one former NTDP player in defenseman Sam Calabrese. Joining the Irish this season are freshmen defenseman Stephen Johns and forward Bryan Rust to round out the group of six. In all, the Irish have 26 former national team members to have played at Notre Dame since 1997-98.

Three Notre Dame players, skated on the USA’s 1999-2000 World Junior Championship team (each pictured in second row): Brett Henning (fourth from left), David Inman (fifth from right) and Connor Dunlop (third from right).

Freshman defenseman Stephen Johns spent two seasons with the U.S. National Team Developmental Program. During the 2009-10 campaign, Johns played in 62 games for the Under-18 team with three goals and 16 assists for 19 points. He was selected in the second round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks.

Rob Globke — 2000-01, 2001-02Brett Lebda — 2001-02Kyle Lawson — 2006-07Ian Cole — 2007-08, 2008-09Teddy Ruth — 2008-09Kyle Palmieri — 2009-10

USA Hockey Looks To Notre Dame for Helping Hand at World Junior Championships

The Notre Dame hockey program has played a leading role in the United States Hockey junior national program in recent years. After concluding his Notre Dame career, All-American defenseman Jack Brownschidle was a member of the USA Hockey team in 1976-77 and ’78-’79. Thirty-two years later, a total of 32 Irish players have been a part of USA Hockey, with the junior national team or under-18 develop-mental program. Last season, Kyle Palmieri helped the United States to a gold medal in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Notre Dame Players on the U.S. Junior National Team

Jack Brownschidle — 1976-77, 1978-79Ben Simon — 1996-97, 1997-98Joe Dusbabek — 1997-98Dan Carlson — 1998-99Connor Dunlop — 1999-00, 2000-01 Brett Henning — 1999-00David Inman — 1999-00

Freshman forward Bryan Rust joins the Irish in 2010-11. Last season, Rust was sixth on the Under-18 team in scoring with 26 goals and 26 assists for 52 points. Five of his goals came on the power play while seven were game winners. He was selected in the third round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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Brett LebdaUSNTDP

1998-99, 1999-00Junior National Team

2001-02

Rob GlobkeUSNTDP


2000-01, 2001-02

David InmanJunior National Team

1999-00

Derek SmithUSNTDP

1999-00, 2000-01

Tim WallaceUSNTDP

2000-01, 2001-02

Noah BabinUSNTDP

2000-01, 2001-02

Michael BartlettUSNTDP

2001-02, 2002-03

Josh ScibaUSNTDP

2001-02, 2002-03

Ian ColeUSNTDP


2007-08

Brad PhillipsUSNTDP

2005-06, 2006-07

Teddy RuthUSNTDP

2005-06, 2006-07

Tom SawatskeUSNTDP

2000-01, 2001-02

Kyle LawsonUSNTDP


2006-07

Jordan PearceUSNTDP

2002-03, 2003-04

Jack Brownschidle Junior National Team

1976-77, 1978-79

Ben Simon Junior National Team

1996-97, 1997-98

Brett Henning USNTDP 1997-98 Junior Nat’l Team

1999-00

Joe Dusbabek Junior National Team

1997-98

Michael Chin USNTDP 1997-98

Connor Dunlop USNTDP

1997-98, 1998-99 Junior National Team

1999-00, 2000-01

Paul Harris USNTDP

1997-98, 1998-99

John WroblewskiUSNTDP

1997-98, 1998-99

Dan Carlson Junior

National Team1998-99

Neil KomadoskiUSNTDP

1998-99, 1999-00

Patrick GaulUSNTDP

2006-07, 2007-08

Sean LorenzUSNTDP

2006-07, 2007-08

Sam CalabreseUSNTDP

2007-08, 2008-09

Kyle PalmieriUSNTDP

2007-08, 2008-09

Joe LavinUSNTDP

2005-06, 2006-07

Stephen JohnsUSNTDP

2008-09, 2009-10

Bryan RustUSNTDP

2008-09, 2009-10

Jarred TinordiUSNTDP

2008-09, 2009-10


Saves2009-10 Mike Johnson ........................................................ 6742008-09 Jordan Pearce .......................................................... 6212007-08 Jordan Pearce .......................................................... 5462006-07 David Brown ............................................................. 8442005-06 David Brown ............................................................. 7622004-05 Morgan Cey ............................................................... 7662003-04 David Brown .............................................................. 6872002-03 Morgan Cey ........................................................... 1,0542001-02 Morgan Cey ............................................................... 9272000-01 Tony Zasowski .......................................................... 5311999-00 Tony Zasowski .......................................................... 6731998-99 Forrest Karr ................................................................. 8301997-98 Matt Eisler ................................................................... 8131996-97 Matt Eisler .................................................................. 7641995-96 Matt Eisler .................................................................. 6601994-95 Matt Eisler .................................................................. 6551993-94 Greg Louder............................................................... 5631992-93 Greg Louder............................................................... 5081991-92 Greg Louder............................................................... 4881990-91 Greg Louder............................................................... 9351989-90 Lance Madson .......................................................... 9681988-89 Lance Madson ...................................................... 1,2881987-88 Lance Madson .......................................................... 7221986-87 Lance Madson .......................................................... 5411985-86 Tim Lukenda .............................................................. 5591984-85 Tim Lukenda .............................................................. 5011983-84 Tim Lukenda .............................................................. 3191982-83 Bob McNamara ........................................................ 9161981-82 Dave Laurion ............................................................. 8271980-81 Bob McNamara ........................................................ 7651979-80 Dave Laurion ............................................................. 5961978-79 Dave Laurion ............................................................. 8431977-78 Len Moher .................................................................. 7021976-77 Len Moher ...............................................................2 6041975-76 John Peterson ........................................................... 6201974-75 Len Moher ................................................................. 6401973-74 Mark Kronholm .................................................... 1,1131972-73 Mark Kronholm ........................................................ 9801971-72 Dick Tomasoni .......................................................... 6681970-71 Dick Tomasoni .......................................................... 6781969-70 Dick Tomasoni .......................................................... 5871968-69 Dick Tomasoni .......................................................... 823

Save Percentage2009-10 Mike Johnson ....................................................... .9102008-09 Jordan Pearce ......................................................... .9312007-08 Jordan Pearce ......................................................... .9142006-07 David Brown ............................................................ .9312005-06 David Brown ............................................................ .9152004-05 Morgan Cey .............................................................. .9122003-04 David Brown ...............................................................9252002-03 Morgan Cey .............................................................. .9122001-02 Morgan Cey .............................................................. .9102000-01 Jeremiah Kimento .................................................. .8821999-00 Tony Zasowski ......................................................... .9011998-99 Forrest Karr ................................................................ .8991997-98 Matt Eisler .................................................................. .9051996-97 Matt Eisler ................................................................. .8851995-96 Wade Salzman ......................................................... .8701994-95 Matt Eisler ................................................................. .8701993-94 Greg Louder.............................................................. .8581992-93 Greg Louder.............................................................. .8421991-92 Brent Lothrop ........................................................... .8561990-91 Greg Louder.............................................................. .8741989-90 Lance Madson ......................................................... .8701988-89 Lance Madson ......................................................... .8761987-88 Lance Madson ......................................................... .8821986-87 Lance Madson ......................................................... .8781985-86 Tim Lukenda ............................................................. .8441984-85 Tim Lukenda ............................................................. .8281983-84 Al Haverkamp .......................................................... .8901982-83 Bob McNamara ....................................................... .8481981-82 Dave Laurion ............................................................ .8741980-81 Bob McNamara ....................................................... .8741979-80 Dave Laurion ............................................................ .8581978-79 Dave Laurion ............................................................ .8621977-78 John Peterson .......................................................... .8831976-77 John Peterson .......................................................... .8991975-76 Len Moher ................................................................. .8851974-75 Len Moher ................................................................ .8881973-74 Mark Kronholm ....................................................... .8811972-73 Mark Kronholm ....................................................... .8841971-72 Mark Kronholm ....................................................... .8791970-71 Mark Kronholm ....................................................... .9071969-70 Dick Tomasoni ......................................................... .8921968-69 Dick Tomasoni ......................................................... .880

Goaltender Victories2009-10 Mike Johnson .......................................................... 102008-09 Jordan Pearce ............................................................ 302007-08 Jordan Pearce ............................................................. 232006-07 David Brown ............................................................... 302005-06 David Brown .................................................................. 92004-05 Morgan Cey .................................................................... 32003-04 David Brown ................................................................ 132002-03 Morgan Cey ................................................................. 152001-02 Morgan Cey ................................................................. 152000-01 Jeremiah Kimento ...................................................... 51999-00 Tony Zasowski .......................................................... 131998-99 Forrest Karr ................................................................... 191997-98 Matt Eisler ..................................................................... 121996-97 Matt Eisler ....................................................................... 71995-96 Matt Eisler ....................................................................... 71994-95 Matt Eisler ....................................................................... 91993-94 Greg Louder.................................................................... 71992-93 Greg Louder.................................................................... 41991-92 Greg Louder.................................................................... 51990-91 Greg Louder................................................................. 161989-90 Lance Madson ............................................................ 181988-89 Lance Madson ............................................................... 91987-88 Lance Madson ............................................................ 241986-87 Lance Madson ............................................................ 121985-86 Tim Lukenda ................................................................... 71984-85 Tim Lukenda ................................................................... 61983-84 Tim Lukenda ................................................................ 171982-83 Bob McNamara .......................................................... 121981-82 Dave Laurion ............................................................... 161980-81 Bob McNamara .......................................................... 141979-80 Bob McNamara .......................................................... 101978-79 Dave Laurion ............................................................... 151977-78 Len Moher .................................................................... 111976-77 Len Moher .................................................................... 121975-76 Len Moher .................................................................... 101974-75 Len Moher .................................................................... 101973-74 Mark Kronholm .......................................................... 141972-73 Mark Kronholm .......................................................... 201971-72 Dick Tomasoni ............................................................ 121970-71 Dick Tomasoni ............................................................... 61969-70 Dick Tomasoni ............................................................ 161968-69 Dick Tomasoni ............................................................ 15

Goals-Against Average2009-10 Mike Johnson ....................................................... 2.602008-09 Jordan Pearce ......................................................... 1.682007-08 Jordan Pearce ......................................................... 2.042006-07 David Brown ............................................................ 1.582005-06 David Brown ............................................................ 2.472004-05 Morgan Cey .............................................................. 2.992003-04 David Brown ............................................................. 2.322002-03 Morgan Cey .............................................................. 2.872001-02 Morgan Cey .............................................................. 2.722000-01 Jeremiah Kimento ................................................ 3.601999-00 Tony Zasowski ........................................................ 2.561998-99 Forrest Karr ................................................................ 2.581997-98 Matt Eisler .................................................................. 2.701996-97 Matt Eisler ................................................................. 3.651995-96 Wade Salzman ......................................................... 3.651994-95 Matt Eisler ................................................................. 4.301993-94 Wade Salzman ......................................................... 3.981992-93 Greg Louder.............................................................. 4.851991-92 Brent Lothrop ........................................................... 4.151990-91 Greg Louder.............................................................. 4.111989-90 Lance Madson ......................................................... 4.571988-89 Lance Madson ......................................................... 4.961987-88 Lance Madson ......................................................... 3.441986-87 Lance Madson ......................................................... 4.161985-86 Tim Lukenda ............................................................. 5.721984-85 Tim Lukenda ............................................................. 6.221983-84 Al Haverkamp .......................................................... 2.881982-83 Bob McNamara ....................................................... 5.341981-82 Bob McNamara ....................................................... 4.131980-81 Dave Laurion ............................................................ 3.931979-80 Dave Laurion ............................................................ 4.931978-79 Dave Laurion ............................................................ 4.771977-78 John Peterson .......................................................... 4.471976-77 John Peterson .......................................................... 3.441975-76 Len Moher ................................................................. 4.401974-75 Len Moher ................................................................. 4.401973-74 Mark Kronholm ....................................................... 4.171972-73 Mark Kronholm ....................................................... 4.101971-72 Dick Tomasoni ......................................................... 4.361970-71 Chris Cathcart .......................................................... 2.831969-70 Chris Cathcart .......................................................... 3.491968-69 John Barry ................................................................. 2.00

Goaltender Winning Pct.2009-10 Mike Johnson (10-13-5) ................................... .4462008-09 Jordan Pearce (30-6-3) ........................................ .8082007-08 Jordan Pearce (23-15-4) ....................................... .5952006-07 David Brown (30-6-3) .......................................... .8082005-06 Jordan Pearce (4-4-0) ............................................ .5002004-05 Morgan Cey (3-17-5) ............................................. .2202003-04 David Brown (14-7-3) ........................................... .6462002-03 Morgan Cey (15-15-6) .......................................... .5002001-02 Morgan Cey (15-14-3) .......................................... .5162000-01 Jeremiah Kimento (5-7-2) .................................. .4291999-00 Tony Zasowski (13-9-6) ........................................ .5711998-99 Forrest Karr (19-14-5) ............................................ .5661997-98 Forrest Karr (6-3-1) ................................................. .6501996-97 Matt Eisler (7-19-1)................................................. .2781995-96 Matt Eisler (7-16-1)................................................. .3131994-95 Matt Eisler (9-13-0)................................................. .4091993-94 Greg Louder (7-14-4) ............................................ .3601992-93 Greg Louder (4-16-1) ............................................ .2141991-92 Greg Louder (5-13-0) ............................................ .2781990-91 Greg Louder (16-15-2) .......................................... .5151989-90 Lance Madson (18-15-0) ..................................... .5451988-89 Lance Madson (9-26-2) ........................................ .2701987-88 Lance Madson (24-4-2) ........................................ .8331986-87 Lance Madson (5-12-0) ........................................ .4171985-86 Tim Lukenda (7-9-1) .............................................. .4411984-85 Tim Lukenda (6-11-1) ........................................... .3611983-84 Tim Lukenda (12-5-0) ........................................... .7061982-83 Bob McNamara (12-18-2) ................................... .4061981-82 Dave Laurion (16-10-2) ........................................ .6071980-81 Dave Laurion (6-7-0) ............................................. .4621979-80 Bob McNamara (10-7-0) ...................................... .5881978-79 Dave Laurion (15-14-1) ........................................ .5171977-78 Len Moher (8-11-1) ................................................. 4251976-77 Len Moher (12-5-1) ................................................ .6941975-76 Len Moher (10-6-2) ................................................ .6111974-75 Len Moher (10-18-1) ............................................. .5531973-74 Mark Kronholm (14-20-0) ................................... .4121972-73 Mark Kronholm (20-10-0) ................................... .0541971-72 Dick Tomasoni (12-10-0 ....................................... .5451970-71 Dick Tomasoni (6-12-3) ........................................ .3571969-70 Dick Tomasoni (16-5-1) ........................................ .7501968-69 Dick Tomasoni (15-8-3) ........................................ .634

Note: minimum standards often have been applied to determine yearly percentage and average leaders (evaluated on a year-by-year basis).

Dave Laurion won 16 games for the 1981-82 Notre Dame team that advanced to the CCHA championship game.

Year-by-Year Leaders

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Jamie Ling is the only player to lead Notre Dame in scoring for four straight seasons (he had 40 points in 1992-93, 39 in 1993-94, 43 in 1994-95 and 31 in 1995-96).

Jeff Brownschidle led Notre Dame with 28 assists in 1980-81 from his defenseman position.

South Bend native Mike McNeill is one of the most accomplished Notre Dame hockey players never to earn All-America honors. McNeill led the Irish in scoring for three seasons and remains fifth on the Irish all-time scoring list, with 198 career points from 1984-88 (83 goals, 115 assists).

Assists2009-10 Kyle Lawson ................................................................ 182008-09 Kevin Deeth ................................................................ 272007-08 Erik Condra .................................................................. 232006-07 Erik Condra .................................................................. 342005-06 Erik Condra .................................................................. 282004-05 Cory McLean ............................................................... 172003-04 Rob Globke .................................................................. 21 Aaron Gill ...................................................................... 212002-03 Connor Dunlop .......................................................... 252001-02 Connor Dunlop .......................................................... 362000-01 Dan Carlson ................................................................ 251999-00 Joe Dusbabek ............................................................. 19 Ben Simon .................................................................... 191998-99 Brian Urick .................................................................... 251997-98 Ben Simon ................................................................... 281996-97 Aniket Dhadphale .................................................... 161995-96 Jamie Ling .................................................................... 191994-95 Jamie Ling .................................................................... 311993-94 Jamie Ling .................................................................... 261992-93 Jamie Ling .................................................................... 261991-92 Curtis Janicke .............................................................. 381990-91 Dave Bankoske ........................................................... 301989-90 Tim Kuehl ...................................................................... 291988-89 Dave Bankoske ........................................................... 341987-88 Mike McNeill ................................................................ 441986-87 Kevin Markovitz ......................................................... 181985-86 Mike McNeill ................................................................ 291984-85 Tim Reilly ....................................................................... 391983-84 Brent Chapman .......................................................... 401982-83 Kirt Bjork ........................................................................ 341981-82 John Schmidt .............................................................. 341980-81 Jeff Brownschidle ...................................................... 281979-80 Tom Michalek .............................................................. 441978-79 Dave Poulin .................................................................. 31 Ted Weltzin ................................................................... 311977-78 Don Fairholm .............................................................. 291976-77 Brian Walsh................................................................... 411975-76 Brian Walsh................................................................... 471974-75 Pat Conroy .................................................................... 311973-74 Bill Nyrop ...................................................................... 291972-73 Eddie Bumbacco ....................................................... 471971-72 John Noble ................................................................... 421970-71 John Noble ................................................................... 271969-70 John Noble ................................................................... 351968-69 Joe Bonk ........................................................................ 24

Total Points2009-10 Calle Ridderwall .................................................... 282008-09 Erik Condra .................................................................. 382007-08 Erik Condra ................................................................... 382006-07 Erik Condra .................................................................. 482005-06 Erik Condra ................................................................. 342004-05 Cory McLean ............................................................... 222003-04 Rob Globke .................................................................. 402002-03 Rob Globke .................................................................. 362001-02 Connor Dunlop .......................................................... 452000-01 Dan Carlson ................................................................ 421999-00 Dan Carlson ................................................................ 351998-99 Ben Simon ................................................................... 421997-98 Ben Simon ................................................................... 351996-97 Joe Dusbabek ............................................................ 25 Brian Urick ................................................................... 251995-96 Jamie Ling .................................................................... 311994-95 Jamie Ling .................................................................... 431993-94 Jamie Ling .................................................................... 391992-93 Jamie Ling .................................................................... 401991-92 Curtis Janicke .............................................................. 501990-91 Dave Bankoske ........................................................... 491989-90 Dave Bankoske ........................................................... 561988-89 Dave Bankoske ........................................................... 451987-88 Mike McNeill ................................................................ 721986-87 Mike McNeill ................................................................ 371985-86 Mike McNeill ................................................................ 471984-85 Brent Chapman .......................................................... 631983-84 Brent Chapman .......................................................... 691982-83 Kirt Bjork ........................................................................ 631981-82 Dave Poulin .................................................................. 591980-81 Jeff Logan ..................................................................... 421979-80 Greg Meredith ............................................................ 711978-79 Dave Poulin .................................................................. 591977-78 Geoff Collier ................................................................. 401976-77 Brian Walsh................................................................... 691975-76 Brian Walsh................................................................... 651974-75 Brian Walsh................................................................... 531973-74 Eddie Bumbacco ....................................................... 501972-73 Eddie Bumbacco ....................................................... 901971-72 Paul Regan ................................................................... 331970-71 John Noble ................................................................... 431969-70 John Noble ................................................................... 591968-69 Phil Wittliff .................................................................... 47

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Goals2009-10 Calle Ridderwall .................................................... 192008-09 Calle Ridderwall .................................................... 172007-08 Ryan Thang ................................................................. 182006-07 Ryan Thang ................................................................. 202005-06 Josh Sciba .................................................................... 172004-05 Wes O’Neill ...................................................................... 6 Josh Sciba ........................................................................ 62003-04 Rob Globke .................................................................. 192002-03 Rob Globke .................................................................. 212001-02 David Inman ................................................................ 192000-01 Dan Carlson ................................................................ 17 Rob Globke ................................................................. 171999-00 Dan Carlson ................................................................ 171998-99 Aniket Dhadphale ..................................................... 18 Ben Simon .................................................................... 181997-98 Aniket Dhadphale .................................................... 251996-97 Joe Dusbabek ............................................................ 13 Brian Urick .................................................................. 131995-96 Aniket Dhadphale .................................................... 131994-95 Tim Harberts .............................................................. 211993-94 Jamie Ling .................................................................... 131992-93 Dave Bankoske ........................................................... 14 Jamie Ling .................................................................... 141991-92 Lou Zadra ..................................................................... 241990-91 Lou Zadra ...................................................................... 241989-90 Dave Bankoske ........................................................... 281988-89 Matt Hanzel ................................................................. 211987-88 Mike McNeill ................................................................ 281986-87 Mike McNeill ................................................................ 211985-86 Tim Reilly ....................................................................... 211984-85 Brent Chapman .......................................................... 361983-84 Adam Parsons ............................................................. 321982-83 Kirt Bjork ........................................................................ 291981-82 Dave Poulin .................................................................. 291980-81 Jeff Logan ..................................................................... 241979-80 Greg Meredith ............................................................ 401978-79 Greg Meredith ............................................................ 28 Dave Poulin .................................................................. 281977-78 Terry Fairholm ............................................................. 181976-77 Brian Walsh................................................................... 281975-76 Alex Pirus ...................................................................... 221974-75 Brian Walsh................................................................... 291973-74 Eddie Bumbacco ....................................................... 221972-73 Eddie Bumbacco ....................................................... 431971-72 Paul Regan ................................................................... 191970-71 John Noble ................................................................... 161969-70 Phil Wittliff .................................................................... 291968-69 Phil Wittliff .................................................................... 31


Tom Michalek knocked home a team-leading four short-handed goals in 1979-80.

Short-Handed Goals2009-10 Four with ......................................................................... 12008-09 Erik Condra ..................................................................... 22007-08 Erik Condra ..................................................................... 32006-07 Six tied with .................................................................... 12005-06 Josh Sciba ....................................................................... 1 Mark Van Guilder ......................................................... 12004-05 T.J. Jindra .......................................................................... 1 Jason Paige ..................................................................... 12003-04 T.J. Jindra .......................................................................... 22002-03 John Wroblewski .......................................................... 22001-02 Rob Globke ..................................................................... 1 Brad Wanchulak ............................................................ 12000-01 Brett Lebda .................................................................... 2 Dan Carlson ................................................................... 2 Ryan Dolder ................................................................... 21999-00 Connor Dunlop ............................................................ 21998-99 Dan Carlson ................................................................... 1 Chad Chipchase ........................................................... 1 Aniket Dhadphale ........................................................ 1 Brian Urick ....................................................................... 11997-98 Dan Carlson ................................................................... 3 Benoit Cotnoir .............................................................. 3 Ben Simon ...................................................................... 31996-97 Ben Nelsen ...................................................................... 1 Steve Noble ................................................................... 1 1995-96 Jamie Ling ....................................................................... 41994-95 Jamie Ling ....................................................................... 11993-94 Six players ........................................................................ 11992-93 Jamie Morshead ........................................................... 21991-92 Three players .................................................................. 11990-91 Mike Curry ....................................................................... 31989-90 Lou Zadra ......................................................................... 31988-89 Matt Hanzel .................................................................... 31987-88 Robert Bilton .................................................................. 31986-87 Mike McNeill ................................................................... 1 Tom Mooney .................................................................. 11985-86 Mike McNeill ................................................................... 2 Rich Sobilo ...................................................................... 21984-85 Tim Reilly .......................................................................... 41983-84 Statistic not available1982-83 Six players ........................................................................ 11981-82 Dave Poulin ..................................................................... 41980-81 Bill Rothstein .................................................................. 21979-80 Tom Michalek ................................................................. 41978-79 Kevin Humphreys ........................................................ 51977-78 Four players .................................................................... 11976-77 Don Fairholm ................................................................. 31975-76 Allen Karsnia ................................................................... 31974-75 Statistic not available 1973-74 Five players ..................................................................... 11972-73 Eddie Bumbacco .......................................................... 31971-72 Paul Regan ...................................................................... 2

Power-Play Goals2009-10 Calle Ridderwall .................................................... 112008-09 Calle Ridderwall .................................................... 112007-08 Ryan Thang .................................................................... 7 Mark Van Guilder ......................................................... 72006-07 Ryan Thang ................................................................. 102005-06 Josh Sciba .................................................................... 102004-05 Wes O’Neill ...................................................................... 52003-04 Aaron Gill ......................................................................... 92002-03 John Wroblewski .......................................................... 82001-02 David Inman ................................................................... 72000-01 David Inman .................................................................. 51999-00 Ben Simon .................................................................... 101998-99 Aniket Dhadphale ........................................................ 91997-98 Aniket Dhadphale ................................................... 121996-97 Steve Noble ................................................................... 51995-96 Brett Bruininks ............................................................... 5 Brian Urick ..................................................................... 51994-95 Tim Harberts ............................................................. 131993-94 Brett Bruininks ............................................................... 4 Brent Lamppa ................................................................ 41992-93 Curtis Janicke ................................................................. 81991-92 Lou Zadra ...................................................................... 111990-91 Lou Zadra ......................................................................... 91989-90 Dave Bankoske .............................................................. 91988-89 Tim Kuehl ......................................................................... 81987-88 Tim Kuehl ......................................................................... 7 Mike McNeill ................................................................ 121986-87 Mike McNeill ................................................................... 71985-86 Mike McNeill ................................................................... 7 Tom Mooney .................................................................. 71984-85 Brent Chapman .......................................................... 121983-84 Statistic not available1982-83 Kirt Bjork ........................................................................... 91981-82 Dave Poulin .................................................................. 101980-81 Kevin Humphreys ........................................................ 91979-80 Greg Meredith ............................................................ 231978-79 Dave Poulin .................................................................. 101977-78 Don Jackson ................................................................... 81976-77 Brian Walsh................................................................... 181975-76 Alex Pirus ...................................................................... 121974-75 Statistic not available1973-74 Eddie Bumbacco .......................................................... 71972-73 Eddie Bumbacco ....................................................... 161971-72 Ian Williams .................................................................. 12

Penalty Minutes2009-10 Ian Cole .................................................................. 22/552008-09 Ian Cole .................................................................. 29/582007-08 Brock Sheahan ................................................... 32/672006-07 T.J. Jindra ............................................................... 21/582005-06 Tom Sawatske ..................................................... 23/572004-05 Victor Oreskovich ............................................... 25/692003-04 Neil Komadoski ................................................... 20/482002-03 Brett Ledba ........................................................... 24/482001-02 Neil Komadoski ................................................. 36/1002000-01 Brett Lebda ........................................................ 37/1091999-00 Nathan Borega .................................................... 35/701998-99 David Inman ........................................................ 29/741997-98 Ben Simon ............................................................ 31/891996-97 Brian Urick ............................................................ 29/881995-96 Terry Lorenz ......................................................... 37/741994-95 Brett Bruininks ................................................... 44/1041993-94 Brett Bruininks ..................................................... 38/751992-93 Brett Bruininks ..................................................... 41/981991-92 Curtis Janicke ....................................................... 30/681990-91 Dan Sawyer ........................................................... 24/50 Lou Zadra ............................................................... 24/501989-90 Dan Sawyer ........................................................... 29/681988-89 Bobby Herber ...................................................... 31/701987-88 Lance Patten ......................................................... 19/461986-87 Roy Bemiss ............................................................ 24/531985-86 Brent Chapman ................................................... 24/661984-85 Steve Ely ............................................................... 49/1011983-84 Brent Chapman ................................................. 46/1041982-83 Mark Doman ........................................................ 31/701981-82 Jim Brown ............................................................ 45/1011980-81 Jeff Brownschidle ............................................... 23/561979-80 Scott Cameron..................................................... 35/781978-79 Scott Cameron..................................................... 40/831977-78 Kevin Nugent ....................................................... 34/951976-77 Brian Walsh............................................................ 29/581975-76 Roger Bourque .................................................... 41/821974-75 Brian Walsh .......................................................... 39/891973-74 Ian Williams ........................................................... 27/621972-73 Steve Curry ............................................................ 38/791971-72 Bill Green ................................................................ 18/36 Bill Nyrop ............................................................... 18/361970-71 Steve Curry ............................................................ 30/631969-70 Gary Little .............................................................. 28/831968-69 Mike Collins........................................................... 13/46

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Game-Winning Goals2009-10 Four with ......................................................................... 22008-09 Christian Hanson ......................................................... 5 Calle Ridderwall ....................................................... 5 Ben Ryan ....................................................................... 52007-08 Ryan Thang .................................................................... 52006-07 Ryan Thang .................................................................... 62005-06 Mike Walsh ..................................................................... 42004-05 T.J. Jindra .......................................................................... 22003-04 Rob Globke ..................................................................... 52002-03 Rob Globke ..................................................................... 42001-02 Rob Globke ..................................................................... 2 Kyle Dolder...................................................................... 2 David Inman ................................................................... 2 Brett Lebda ..................................................................... 22000-01 Rob Globke .................................................................... 21999-00 Dan Carlson ................................................................... 51998-99 Brian Urick ....................................................................... 41997-98 Brian Urick ...................................................................... 51996-97 Joe Dusbabek ............................................................... 2 Brian Urick ...................................................................... 21995-96 Jamie Ling ....................................................................... 31994-95 Tim Harberts ................................................................... 31993-94 Tim Harberts ................................................................... 41992-93 Dave Bankoske .............................................................. 2 Curtis Janicke ................................................................. 21991-92 Mike Curry ....................................................................... 31990-91 Curtis Janicke ................................................................. 31989-90 Dave Bankoske .............................................................. 71988-89 Matt Hanzel .................................................................... 31987-88 Tim Kuehl ......................................................................... 51986-87 Tim Kuehl ......................................................................... 2 Michael Leherr ............................................................... 2 Mike McNeill ................................................................... 21985-86 Rich Sobilo ...................................................................... 41984-85 Tom Mooney .................................................................. 31983-84 Brent Chapman ............................................................. 61982-83 Kirt Bjork ........................................................................... 51981-82 Dave Poulin ..................................................................... 51980-81 Kirt Bjork ........................................................................... 2 Jeff Perry........................................................................... 2 Dave Poulin ..................................................................... 21979-80 Dave Poulin ..................................................................... 51978-79 Greg Meredith ............................................................... 61977-78 Terry Fairholm ................................................................ 31976-77 Jack Brownschidle ....................................................... 51975-76 Paul Clarke ....................................................................... 4 Brian Walsh...................................................................... 41974-75 Statistic not available1973-74 Brian Walsh...................................................................... 3 Ian Williams ..................................................................... 31972-73 Ray DeLorenzi ................................................................ 61971-72 Eddie Bumbacco .......................................................... 2 Paul Regan ...................................................................... 21970-71 Ian Williams ..................................................................... 3 Paul Regan ...................................................................... 31969-70 Kevin Hoene ................................................................... 4

Year-by-Year Leaders

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Dick Tomasoni Mark Kronholm John Peterson Greg Rosenthal Bob McNamara Marc Guay Jeff Henderson Mark O’Sullivan Carl Picconato Greg Louder Matt Eisler Tony Zasowski Jordan Pearce

Bill Nyrop Dave Bossy John Friedmann Tony Bonadio Roy Bemiss Lou Zadra Garry Gruber Nathan Borega Joe Zurenko Tom Sawatske Kyle Lawson

Joe Bonk Roger Bourque Dan Byers Jim Brown Mark Benning Lance Patten William Hoelzel Dan Marvin T.J. Mathieson Brett Blatchford

John Womack Ric Schafer Roger Bourque Jeff Brownschidle Rob Ricci Mike Leherr Brent Lamppa Scott Giuliani Paul Harris Dan VeNardRiley Sheahan

Notre Dame All-Time Numerical Roster __________________________________________________

No. Name Years Pos. Hometown/Previous Team Ht./Wt. Career Statistics 16 Amado, Matt ’03-’06 C Surrey, BC/Coquitlam Eypress 5-11/189 130 gms … 23-25-48, 69/138 11 Andrusiak, Lyle ’94-’98 C Foam Lake, SASK/Notre Dame Hounds 6-0/190 144 gms ... 26-40-66, 50/103 15 Anquillare, Mark ’84-’86 C West Haven, CT/West Haven HS 5-9/155 50 gms ... 9-18-27, 11/22 17 Augustine, Jim ’72-’76 W Chicago, IL/Brother Rice HS 5-10/175 82 gms ... 4-2-6, 6/12 6 Arcangel, Justin ’90-’92 D Hamburg, NY/Nichols School 6-1/195 29 gms ... 0-2-2, 3/6 22 Arendt, Pat ’88-’92 C Rochester, MN/Lourdes HS 5-10/190 125 gms ... 30-40-70, 51/102 17 Arkell, Tom ’90-’92 D Vernon, BC/Vernon Secondary School 6-2/202 30 gms ... 1-1-2, 6/12

6 Babin, Noah ‘03-’07 D Palm Beach Gardens, FL/Green Bay Gamblers 6-0/188 146 gms ... 10-39-49, 53/106 17 Badalich, Jeff '82-'86 W Cottage Grove, WI/Deerfield Academy 5-10/170 78 gms ... 8-12-20, 35/73 19 Bagne, Troy ’96-’00 F Moorhead, MN/Moorhead HS 6-0/180 126 gms … 5-11-16, 26/52 18 Bales, Chris '92-'96 LW Midland, ONT/Barrie Colts 5-11/191 106 gms … 11-25-36, 38/84 12 Bankoske, David '88-'93 C Williamsville, NY/Nichols HS 5-11/189 141 gms ... 73-109-182, 27/86 8 Bankoske, Robert '87-'89 W Williamsville, NY/St. Joseph’s Coll. Inst. 5-6/155 61 gms … 10-12-22, 7/14 27 Bartlett, Michael ‘03-’07 LW Morton Grove, IL/U.S. U-18 Nat’l Team 6-0/198 150 gms ... 13-25-38, 60/139 11 Baumgartner, Bob '74-'78 W West St. Paul, MN/Sibley HS 5-10/170 58 gms ... 11-6-17, 14/28 17 Bellomy, Rex '79-'83 C Knoxville, TN/Northwood Prep School 5-11/175 122 gms ... 30-38-68, 30/79 2 Bemiss, Roy '85-'89 D North East, PA/Hotchkiss School 5-9/185 118 gms … 7-21-28, 77/176 3 Benning, Mark '82-'83 D Edmonton, ALTA/Saint Alberta Saints 5-8/160 33 gms … 3-24-27, 21/42 30 Berg, Eric ’95-’97 G Evergreen, CO/Northwood School 5-10/175 6 gms ... 5.52 GAA, .818 SV% 17 Bergman, Robin ‘07-’08 LW Stockholm, SWE/Cedar Rapids Roughriders 6-0/195 20 gms ... 1-6-7, 1/2 25 Bianchi, Steve '82-'83 W Bloomington, MN/Jefferson HS 5-6/165 36 gms … 6-15-21, 10/20 22 Bieck, Matt '92-'93 D Albuquerque, NM/Avon Old Farms Prep 5-11/180 31 gms … 1-2-3, 14/28 10 Bilton, Bob '86-'89 C Indianapolis, IN/North Central HS 6-0/175 105 gms … 32-38-70, 18/36 10 Bjork, Kirt '79-'83 F Trenton, MI/Paddock Pool Saints 5-9/170 141 gms ... 76-85-161, 56/112 13 Black, Sterling '89-'93 W St. Paul, MN/Choate-Rosemary HS 6-2/185 121 gms … 39-51-90, 51/104 25 Blainey, Jim '66-'69 D Markham, ONT/De LaSalle HS 6-1/255 19 gms … 4-5-9, 16/40 3 Blatchford, Brett ‘06-’10 D Temperance, MI/Texas Tornado 5-11/190 153 gms ... 6-67-73, 37/101 2 Bonadio, Tony '80-'83 D Port Huron, MI/Port Huron Northern HS 5-9/170 79 gms … 1-9-10, 42/84 17 Bonk, Joe '68-'72 F South St. Paul, MN/South St. Paul HS 5-8/160 102 gms … 19-48-67, 20/46 3 Bonk, Mike '69-'73 D South St. Paul, MN/South St. Paul HS 5-9/160 31 gms ... 0-1-1, 0/0 2 Borega, Nathan ’96-’00 D Wasilla, AK/Vernon Vipers (BC) 6-2/225 140 gms … 4-12-16, 95/190 2 Bossy, Dave '74-'76 D Beaconsfield, QUE/Loyola HS 6-3/210 30 gms … 3-1-4, 19/41 4 Bourque, Roger '73-'77 D Calgary, ALTA/Calgary Canucks 5-10/190 118 gms ... 6-40-46, 72/144 14 Bowie, Joe '80-'83 D Toronto, ONT/Fr. Henry Carr Secondary 5-9/175 99 gms … 13-37-50, 55/118 20 Britton, Bruce '68-'69 W Durham, NH/Durham HS 5-10/165 26 gms … 3-3-6, 4/8 30 Brown, David ‘03-’07 G Stoney Creek, ONT/Hamilton Kilty Bees 5-11/188 111 gms ... 2.32 GAA, .916 SV% 3 Brown, Jim '78-'82 D Phoenix, AZ/Aquinas Institute HS 6-4/205 139 gms ... 19-47-66, 106/226 7 Brownschidle, Jack '73-'77 D East Amherst, NY/Niagara Falls Flyers 6-1/187 150 gms ... 31-78-109, 51/102 4 Brownschidle, Jeff '77-'81 D East Amherst, NY/Bishop Neuman HS 6-2/195 146 gms … 30-92-122, 84/168 24 Bruininks, Brett '92-'96 RW Minneapolis, MN/Des Moines Buccaneers 6-4/235 145 gms … 37-20-57, 150/331 15 Bumbacco, Eddie '70-'74 W Sault Ste. Marie, ONT/Sir James Dunn 5-11/175 133 gms ... 103-117-220, 34/71 22 Burke, Brian '75-'79 C Newton, MA/Phillips Academy 5-9/170 60 gms ... 3-10-13, 9/18 3 Byers, Dan '74-'78 D Bloomington, MN/Kennedy HS 5-11/185 101 gms ... 4-28-32, 56/134 13 Byers, Tim '72-'76 W Bloomington, MN/Kennedy HS 5-11/180 93 gms … 13-4-17, 21/42

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Pat McMahon Les Larson Brian Burke Greg Meredith Sean Regan Rick Kennedy Kevin Markovitz Justin Arcangel Carey Nemeth Tyson Fraser Noah Babin

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Mark Longar Mark Steinborn Jeff Brownschidle Kevin Humphreys Brent Chapman Robert Herber Rob Copeland Jay Matushak Andy Jurkowski Derek Smith Luke Lucyk

Bill Green Brian Walsh Terry Fairholm Ted Weltzin Adam Parsons Rich Sobilo Rob Bankoske Mike Musty Davide DalGrande Ben Simon Josh Sciba

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No. Name Years Pos. Hometown/Previous Team Ht./Wt. Career Statistics 23 Caddo, Tim ’86-’89 D Old Tappan, NJ/Hebron Academy 6-2/180 91 gms ... 5-17-22, 28/72 8 Calabrese, Sam ‘09- D Park Ridge, IL/US Nat’l Under-18 Team 5-11/185 3 gms ... 0-0-0, 0/0 20 Cameron, Scott ’77-’81 D Toronto, ONT/Lawrence Park Collegiate 6-2/200 117 gms ... 4-17-21, 112/235 11 Campbell, John ’71-’72 W Sault Ste. Marie, ONT/Bawating College 6-1/165 34 gms ... 14-23-37, 15/39 12 Carlin, Stewart ‘07-’08 D Jeannette, PA/Chicago Steel 5-11/203 9 gms ... 0-1-1, 2/4 26 Carlson, Dan ’97-’01 LW Edina, MN/Edina HS 5-10/190 158 gms ... 52-80-132, 51/129 30 Cathcart, Chris ’69-’73 G Guelph, ONT/Guelph Collegiate Vocat. 5-10/175 27 gms ... 4.26 GAA, .868 SV% 29 Cey, Morgan ’01-’05 G Wilkie, SASK/Flin Flon Bombers 6-3/177 112 gms ... 2.79 GAA, .913 SV% 7 Chapman, Brent ’81-’86 W Agincourt, ONT/St. Michael’s College 5-9/175 128 gms ... 90-78-168, 101/229 22 Chin, Michael ’99-’03 RW Urbana, IL/Des Moines Buccaneers 6-2/210 139 gms ... 24-26-50, 32/64 14 Chipchase, Chad ’97-’01 F Clinton, ONT/Waterloo Siskins 6-0/190 127 gms ... 18-12-30, 27/62 17 Clark, Ryan ’97-’01 D Littleton, CO/Lincoln Stars 6-4/215 121 gms ... 2-13-15, 84/187 10 Clarke, Paul ’73-’77 D Toronto, ONT/Vaughan Nationals 5-11/188 121 gms ... 38-62-100, 38/76 15 Coe, Jeremy ’92-’96 D Anoka, MN/Anoka Senior HS 6-3/190 117 gms ... 13-22-35, 117/284 28 Cole, Ian ‘07-’10 D Ann Arbor, MI/US Under-18 Team 6-1/215 111 gms ... 17-48-65, 71/153 25 Collard, Dan ’78-’82 W Flint, MI/Flint Southwestern HS 6-0/195 82 gms ... 9-11-20, 35/70 15 Collier, Geoff ’74-’78 C Montreal, QUE/Westland HS 5-10/165 133 gms ...31-61-92, 53/138 12 Collins, Mike ’68-’70 C Oak Park, IL/Fenwick HS 5-11/162 44 gms ... 3-11-14, 16/52 14 Condon, Nick ‘08- D Wausau, WI/St. Louis Bandits 5-8/163 23 gms ... 0-0-0, 3/6 11 Condra, Erik ‘05-’09 RW Livonia. MI/Lincoln Stars 6-0/202 159 gms ... 48-110-158, 55/110 9 Conroy, Pat ’71-’75 C St. Paul, MN/Hill HS 5-9/165 139 gms ... 38-87-125, 31/89 7 Copeland, Rob ’88-’92 D Edina, MN/Edina HS 5-10/175 74 gms ... 6-12-18, 21/42 14 Cordes, Jim ’68-’72 W Farmington, MN/Farmington HS 5-10/180 119 gms ... 43-42-85, 30/68 5 Cornelius, Sam ’98-’01 D Edina, MN/Edina HS 6-0/205 84 gms ... 2-3-5, 20/48 25 Cotnoir, Benoit ’95-’99 D Rouyn-Noranda, QUE/Weyburn Red Wings 5-11/195 141 gms ... 28-60-88, 106/244 5 Cox, John ’78-’82 D Toronto, ONT/New Market Flyers 6-1/195 75 gms ... 2-15-17, 30/63 23 Cunha, Ricky ’69-’73 W Scituate, MA/Bridgeton Academy 5-9/165 26 gms ... 2-5-7, 3/6 24 Curry, Michael ’88-’92 D Rochester, MN/Marshall HS 6-0/185 70 gms ... 18-20-38, 59/132 25 Curry, Steve ’70-’74 D Edina, MN/Edina HS 5-11/185 129 gms ... 19-61-80, 123/252 16 Cusey, Troy ’91-’94 RW Grand Rapids, MN/Grand Rapids HS 5-10/180 76 gms ... 11-17-28, 23/58

4 Daigler, Dean ’68-’69 D Tonawanda, NY/St. Joseph’s HS 6-1/190 26 gms ... 2-7-9, 15/36 8 Dal Grande, Davide ’92-’96 D Nepean, ONT/Ottawa Jr. Senators 6-6/215 110 gms ... 7-22-29, 52/112 24 D’Arcy, Brian ‘04-’08 D Western Springs, IL/Tri-City Storm 6-2/213 19 gms ... 0-0-0, 3/6 20 Deasey, John ’81-’83 F Edina, MN/Edina West HS 6-0/175 73 gms ... 11-8-15, 38/87 21 Deeth, Kevin ‘06-’10 C Gig Harbor, WA/Green Bay Gamblers 5-7/172 164 gms ... 35-79-114, 61/130 12 DeLorenzi, Ray ’71-’74 W Sault Ste. Marie, ONT/S.S.M. Greyhounds 5-10/180 105 gms ... 55-59-114, 45/101 24 Devine, Pat ’78-’80 W Madison, WI/Madison West HS 5-10/180 32 gms ... 5-1-6, 2/4 24 Devoe, John ’82-’83 W Edina, MN/Edina West HS 6-2/185 34 gms ... 7-8-15, 22/52 23 DeWerd, Tom ’76-’78 D Owatonna, MN/Owatonna HS 6-0/205 30 gms ... 0-3-3, 2/4 9 Dhadphale, Aniket ’95-’99 LW Marquette, MI/Stratford Cullitons 6-3/190 143 gms ... 61-44-105, 62/143 33 Dolder, Kyle ’01-’03 RW Hutchinson, MN/Des Moines Buccaneers 5-10/82 67 gms ... 5-6-11, 7/14 27 Dolder, Ryan ’97-’01 RW Hutchinson, MN/Twin City Vulcans 6-0/190 142 gms ... 33-37-70, 42/92 18 Doman, Mark ’79-’83 F St. Cloud, MN/Apollo HS 5-8/165 107 gms ... 17-25-42, 48/107 12 Duncan, Greg ’84-’86 D Milton, MA/Milton Academy 5-8/160 61 gms ... 2-13-15, 18/36 11 Dunphy, Mike ’72-’73 W Antinogish, NS/Xavier College 6-0/165 29 gms ... 2-8-10, 6/12 19 Dunlop, Connor ’99-’03 C St. Louis, MO/U.S. Nat’l Under-18 Team 5-10/185 141 gms ... 25-86-111, 63/145 33 Dusbabek, Joe ’96-’00 RW Faribault, MN/Minnetonka HS 6-1/205 127 gms ... 26-49-75, 82/172 16 Dwyer, John ’96-’97 RW Winnetka, IL/Dubuque Fighting Saints 6-3/215 62 gms ... 9-7-16, 21/42

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John Roselli Pat Conroy Don Fairholm Steve Schneider Bill Rothstein Greg Hudas Mike Metzler Pat Foley Mike Musty Curtis Janicke Brent Lamppa Aniket Dhadphale Connor Dunlop Jon Maruk Brad WanchulakMatt Williams-KovacsRyan Thang

Phil Wittliff John Keating Paul Clarke Kevin Nagurski Kirt Bjork Tom Parent Bob Bilton Chris Tschupp Jamie Morshead Brett Lebda Cory McLeanJustin WhiteKyle Palmieri

Bruce Raskob Ian Williams John Campbell Mike Dunphy Geoff Collier Bob Baumgartner Jeff Logan Bob Thebeau Bruce Haikola Tim Litchard Lyle Andrusiak Brett Henning Yan StastnyErik Condra

Mike Collins Ray DeLorenzi Kevin Nugent Jeff Perry Greg Duncan Brian Montgomery Dave Bankoske Tom Arkell Ryan Engle David Inman Tony GillStewart CarlinRichard Ryan

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No. Name Years Pos. Hometown/Previous Team Ht./Wt. Career Statistics 5 Eaton, Mark ’97-’98 D Wilmington, DE/Waterloo Blackhawks (IA) 6-3/195 41 gms ... 12-17-29, 16/32 13 Eggert, Andrew ‘04-’05 F/D Livonia, MI/Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 5-10/160 4 gms ... 0-0-0, 0/0 1 Eisler, Matt ’94-’98 G West Milford, NJ/Canterbury School 6-1/185 111 gms ... 3.66 GAA, .883 SV% 5 Ely, Steve ’81-’85 D Woodbridge, ONT/Carr Secondary School 6-2/205 59 gms ... 9-12-21, 85/185

9 Fairholm, Don ’74-’78 C Beaconsfield, QUE/Loyola HS 5-10/160 118 gms ... 50-81-131, 29/68 8 Fairholm, Terry ’74-’78 W Beaconsfield, QUE/Port Clair Flyers 5-10/170 126 gms ... 39-35-74, 28/64 18 Farrell, Tom ’76-’79 W Rochester, NY/Kearney HS 5-9/170 42 gms ... 0-4-4, 1/2 17 Fitzgerald, Tom ’86-’88 W Rochester, MN/Lourdes HS 5-10/165 24 gms ... 4-4-8, 7/14 9 Foley, Pat ’84-’88 D St. Paul, MN/Frank B. Kellogg HS 6-1/200 121 gms ... 18-52-70, 52/110 6 Fraser, Tyson ’96-’00 D Surrey, BC/Royal City Outlaws 5-11/180 131 gms ... 8-49-57, 71/150 2 Friedmann, John ’76-’80 D St. Paul, MN/Highland Park HS 6-1/200 114 gms ... 7-41-48, 40/83

24 Galvin, Tom ’00-’04 D Miller Place, NY/Waterloo Blackhawks 5-9/187 142 gms ... 8-50-58, 49/113 6 Gaul, Patrick ‘08- C Pittsburgh, PA/U.S. U-18 Nat’l Team 5-8/175 46 gms ... 1-2-3, 6/12 16 Gearen, Mike ’68-’69 W Oak Park, IL/Fenwick HS 6-2/175 26 gms ... 4-5-9, 4/8 21 Ghia, John ’87-’88 RW Westwood, NJ/Bergen Catholic HS 5-10/190 7 gms ... 3-6-9, 0/0 25 Gill, Aaron ’00-’04 C Rochester, MN/Rochester Mustangs 6-0/180 153 gms ... 49-62-111, 38/87 12 Gill, Tony ’02-’06 C/LW Rochester, MN/Cedar Rapids Roughriders 5-10/172 74 gms … 2-2-4, 12/24 4 Giuliani, Scott ’97-’98 D Burlington, ONT/Burlington Cougars 6-1/190 19 gms ... 0-2-2, 7/14 18 Globke, Rob ’00-’04 RW W. Bloomfield, MI/U.S. U-18 Nat’l Team 6-2/214 145 gms ... 68-46-124, 98/239 29 Green, Bill ’69-’73 D Roseville, MN/Ramsey HS 6-2/205 133 gms ... 30-66-96, 93/186 29 Gregoire, Eric ’89-’93 D Ithaca, NY/Northwood Prep 6-2/205 101 gms ... 7-28-35, 40/80 2 Gruber, Garry ’92-’96 D Madison, WI/Wisconsin Capitols 6-0/190 136 gms ... 18-36-54, 82/183 15 Guay, Bruce ’86-’90 W North Smithfield, RI/Mt. St. Charles Acad. 5-10/175 120 gms ... 43-34-77, 66/153 1 Guay, Marc ’82-’85 G North Smithfield, RI/Mt. St. Charles Acad. 5-6/155 7 gms ...4.78 GAA, .850 SV% 27 Guentzel, Ryan ‘07- RW Woodbury, MN/Sioux City 6-0/176 102 gms ... 4-17-21, 16/40 22 Guisti, Bill ’74-’75 C-W Boston, MA/Mt. St. Charles Academy 5-11/155 17 gms ... 2-0-2, 2/4


No. Name Years Pos. Hometown/Previous Team Ht./Wt. Career Statistics 22 Hagkull, Craig ’95-’99 C Arden Hills, MN/Des Moines Buccaneers 6-4/215 104 gms ... 7-12-19, 10/20 11 Haikola, Bruce ’87-’88 D Mahopac, NY/Ramapo Jr. B Rangers 6-2/205 32 gms ... 1-7-8, 17/39 21 Hamilton, Clark ’73-’77 W Toronto, ONT/Upper Canada College 6-4/220 145 gms ... 70-113-183, 114/231 25 Hanson, Christian ‘05-’09 C Venetia, PA/Tri-City Storm 6-3/202 140 gms ... 36-28-64, 56/123 13 Hanzel, Matt ’85-’89 LW St. Paul, MN/Cretin HS 6-1/175 126 gms ... 50-51-101, 22/52 17 Harberts, Tim ’93-’97 F Wayzata, MN/Wayzata HS 6-1/185 137 gms ... 45-49-94, 19/39 4 Harris, Paul ’00-’01 D Ridgefield, CT/USA U-18 Nat’l Team 6-2/210 34 gms ... 3-3-6, 8/16 26 Hasselman, Jeff ’91-’95 C Woodbury, MN/Hill-Murray HS 5-10/170 114 gms ... 13-13-26, 31/62 25 Haverkamp, Al ’84-’85 G Denver, CO/Regis HS 5-10/150 5 gms ... 5.06 GAA, .865 SV% 1 Henderson, Jeff ’86-’87 G Columbus, IN/Madison Capitals 6-1/185 6 gms ... 2.76 GAA, .908 SV% 11 Henning, Brett ’98-’01 C Huntington, NY/USA U-18 Nat’l Team 6-1/200 89 gms ... 8-15-23, 30/60 7 Herber, Robert ’85-’89 RW Edina, MN/Edina HS 6-1/170 108 gms ... 33-50-83, 60/128 22 Higgins, John ’79-’83 W Toronto, ONT/Dixie Beehives 5-10/175 143 gms ... 33-49-82, 106/243 3 Hoelzel, William ’88-’89 D Bloomfield Hills, MI/Cranbrook School 5-11/175 30 gms ... 2-6-8, 9/18 13 Hoene, Kevin ’68-’71 F Duluth, MN/Duluth Cathedral HS 5-8/160 88 gms ... 50-51-101, 25/61 18 Howe, Bob ’70-’71 W Bemidji, MN/Bemidji HS 5-7/165 25 gms ... 1-0-1, 0/0 23 Howe, Dave ’72-’76 W Bemidji, MN/Bemidji HS 5-9/165 42 gms ... 4-8-12, 4/8 24 Howe, Dick ’74-’78 W Bemidji, MN/Bemidji HS 5-10/175 118 gms ... 9-25-34, 27/54 9 Hudas, Greg ’82-’83 D Troy, MI/Redford Royals 6-5/210 5 gms ... 0-1-1, 2/4 7 Humphreys, Kevin ’77-’81 W Green Bay, WI/Premontre HS 5-8/160 141 gms ... 55-71-126, 70/127

12 Inman, David ’98-’02 C Toronto, ONT/Wexford Raiders 6-1/190 145 gms ... 53-41-94, 52/120 19 Israelson, Larry ’70-’74 W Didsbury, ALTA/Didsbury HS 6-1/175 133 gms ... 41-29-70, 25/50 5 Jackson, Don ’74-’78 W Bloomington, MN/Kennedy HS 6-3/210 140 gms ... 18-44-62, 75/152 9 Janicke, Curtis ’89-’93 C Brooklyn Park, MN/Park Center HS 5-11/200 125 gms ... 46-98-144, 77/167 26 Jindra, T.J. ‘03-’07 RW Faribault, MN/River City Lancers 6-0/185 150 gms ... 12-24-36, 45/106 32 Johnson, Mike ‘09- G Verona, WI/Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 5-10/194 29 gms ... 2.60 GAA, .910 SV% 20 Johnson, Neal ’96-’97 C Edina, MN/Edina HS 5-11/190 39 gms ... 2-4-6, 10/20

20 Johnson, Ray ’74-’77 F South Holland, IL/Mt. Carmel HS 5-7/155 70 gms ... 9-9-18, 13/26 7 Jurkowski, Andy ’97-’00 LW Madison, WI/Omaha Lancers 6-2/195 108 gms ... 7-12-19, 24/59

30 Kappele, Mickey ’82-’83 G St. Charles, IL/St. Charles HS 5-7/155 5 gms ... 6.69 GAA, .815 SV% 31 Karr, Forrest ’95-’99 G DeForest, WI/Wisconsin Capitols 6-1/185 62 gms ... 2.92 GAA, .888 SV% 18 Karsnia, Allen ’73-’77 W International Falls, MN/Int’l Falls HS 5-10/175 114 gms ... 21-28-49, 36/75 5 Keating, John ’82-’83 D Fitchburg, MA/St. Bernard’s HS 5-11/180 18 gms ... 0-0-0, 6/12 6 Kennedy, Rick ’84-’85 W Littleton, CO/ Littleton HS 5-9/165 15 gms ... 0-3-3, 2/4 40 Kimento, Jeremiah ’98-’02 G Palos Hills, IL/Danville Wings 5-11/200 42 gms ... 3.30 GAA, .884SV%

16 Kissel, Dan ‘06-’10 LW Crestwood, IL/Chicago Steel 5-9/166 140 gms ... 25-32-57, 32/64 29 Kolquist, Kyle ’97-’01 G Duluth, MN/Duluth East HS 5-11/170 8 gms ... 3.29 GAA, .902 SV% 20 Komadoski, Neil ’00-’04 D Chesterfield, MO/U.S. U-18 Nat’l Team 6-2/215 146 gms ... 10-52-62, 124/300 15 Konesco, Jason ’90-’92 D Carmel, IN/Indianapolis Juniors 5-11/200 41 gms ... 2-4-6, 16/32 13 Kopischke, Jay ’97-’01 LW Alexandria, MN/North Iowa Huskies 6-3/205 121 gms ... 10-14-24, 49/114 1 Kronholm, Mark ’70-’74 G South St. Paul, MN/South St. Paul HS 6-0/170 82 gms ... 4.12 GAA, .884 SV% 19 Kuehl, Tim ’86-’90 RW Edina, MN/Edina HS 6-0/190 125 gms ... 65-80-145, 43/95

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Paul Regan Eddie Bumbacco Bob Baumgartner Geoff Collier Dave Poulin Paul Salem Mark Anquillare Bruce Guay Jason Konesco Jeremy Coe Brian Urick Brad Wanchulak Christiaan Minella

Mike Gearen Bryan Walsh Dick Olson Mike Metzler Tim Reilly Chris Olson Troy Cusey Brian Urick John Dwyer Matt AmadoDan Kissel


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Joe Bonk Jim Augustine Ted Weltzin Rex Bellomy Jeff Badalich Tom Fitzgerald Scott Vickman Tom Arkell Tim Harberts Ryan Clark Mike Walsh Robin Bergman

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Larry Israelson Don Lucia John Tiberi Tim Kuehl Scott Vickman Jamie Ling Troy Bagne Connor DunlopWes O’NeillBen Ryan

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No. Name Years Pos. Hometown/Previous Team Ht./Wt. Career Statistics 14 Lalonde, Alex ’01-’02 LW Newmarket, ONT/Ajax Axemen 6-0/180 31 gms ... 5-2-7, 14/39 9 Lamppa, Brent ’91-’95 LW Embarrass, MN/Babbitt and Virginia HS 6-0/205 108 gms ... 21-18-39, 25/50 6 Larson, Les ’71-’75 D St. Paul, MN/Hill HS 5-11/185 137 gms ... 3-19-22, 58/148 26 Larson, Nick ‘09- LW Apple Valley, MN/Waterloo BlackHawks 6-2/200 35 gms ... 6-5-11, 18/47 30 Laurion, Dave ’78-’82 G International Falls, MN/Falls HS 5-7/165 91 gms ... 4.50 GAA, .864 SV% 33 Joe Lavin ‘09- D Shrewsbury, MA/Omaha Lancers 6-3/200 18 gms ... 3-7-10, 2/4 2 Lawson, Kyle ‘06-’10 D New Hudson, MI/US U-18 Nat’l Team 5-11/207 161 gms ... 17-73-90, 65/138 13 Lebda, Brett ’00-’04 D Buffalo Grove, IL/US U-18 Nat’l Team 5-10/195 152 gms ... 26-59-85, 105/253 4 Leherr, Mike ’86-’90 D Pittsburgh, PA/North Hills HS 6-0/185 129 gms ... 4-21-25, 65/128 19 Ling, Jamie ’92-’96 C Charlottetown, PEI/Notre Dame Hounds 5-11/185 142 gms ... 51-102-153, 64/148 11 Litchard, Tim ’90-’92 RW Trenton, MI/Trenton HS 5-11/195 48 games ... 9-8-17, 6/12 11 Logan, Jeff ’78-’82 W Grosse Point, MI/University Liggett HS 5-10/170 147 gms ... 75-71-146, 40/80 7 Longar, Mark ’68-’71 D Eveleth, MN/Eveleth HS 6-0/185 81 gms ... 5-27-32, 16/32 24 Lorenz, Sean ‘08- D Littleton, CO/US U-18 Nat’l Team 6-1/192 74 gms ... 2-4-6, 16/32 9 Lorenz, Terry ’93-’97 C Lloydminster, ALTA/Lloydminster Blazers 6-3/190 141 gms ... 37-43-80, 117/217 30 Lothrop, Brent ’90-’94 G Burnsville, MN/Burnsville HS 5-10/165 38 gms ... 5.00 GAA, .831 SV% 1 Louder, Greg ’90-’94 G Acton, MA/Cushing Academy 6-1/185 103 gms ... 4.45 GAA, .859 SV% 21 Lucia, Dave ’79-’83 W Madison, WI/Memorial HS 5-10/175 117 gms ... 10-25-35, 29/58 19 Lucia, Don ’77-’81 D Grand Rapids, MN/Grand Rapids HS 6-0/185 124 gms ... 7-23-30, 24/48 20 Lucyk, Luke ‘04-’09 D Fox Point, WI/Tri-City Storm 6-0/198 88 gms ... 2-4-6, 21/42 29 Lukenda, Tim ’84-’87 G Sault Ste. Marie, ONT/St. Mary’s HS 6-1/178 23 gms ... 5.58 GAA, .832 SV%

17 Maday, Billy ‘08- RW Burr Ridge, IL/Waterloo Black Hawks 5-11/177 69 gms ... 23-28-51, 19/38 30 Madson, Lance ’86-’90 G Minnetonka, MN/Minnetonka HS 6-1/185 115 gms ... 4.39 GAA, .875 SV% 6 Markovitz, Kevin ’86-’90 D St. Louis, MO/Chaminade Prep 6-0/175 125 gms ... 24-72-96, 74/148 9 Maruk, Jon ’01-’02 C Eden Prairie, MN/Twin City Vulcans 5-9/180 71 gms ... 3-8-11, 21/42 3 Marvin, Dan ’89-’93 LW Warroad, MN/Warroad HS 6-2/190 110 gms ... 18-16-34, 69/144 3 Mathieson, T.J. ’00-’04 D Clarksville, MD/Chicago Freeze 6-2/198 44 gms ... 1-2-3, 11/22 7 Matushak, Jay ’92-’96 RW Superior, WI/Superior HS 5-11/190 140 gms ... 20-21-41, 27/54 13 McCarthy, Brian ’93-’97 D-F Mansfield, MA/St. Sebastian’s HS 6-3/195 144 gms ... 19-26-45, 75/151 20 McClew, Mark ’88-’89 W Toronto, ONT/Upper Canada College 6-1/205 29 gms ... 2-4-6, 17/34 10 McLean, Cory ’01-’05 RW Fargo, ND/Chicago Steel 5-9/175 151 gms ... 26-42-68, 23/54 6 McMahon, Pat ’68-’69 D St. Paul, MN/Cretin HS 5-10/165 15 gms ... 0-3-3, 0/0 1 McNamara, Bob ’79-’83 G Toronto, ONT/Carr Secondary 5-10/155 85 gms ... 4.95 GAA, .860 SV% 22 McNeill, Mike ’84-’88 C South Bend, IN/St. Joseph’s HS 6-1/175 124 gms ... 83-115-198, 39/80 6 Meredith, Greg ’76-’80 W Toronto, ONT/Upper Canada College 6-1/205 149 gms ... 104-88-192, 36/72 16 Metzler, Mike ’82-’83 W Niagara Falls, NY/Niagara Falls HS 5-11/175 45 gms ... 11-9-20, 8/16 14 Michalek, Tom ’76-’80 C Dearborn, MI/Fordson HS 5-8/160 143 gms ... 46-87-133, 45/90 15 Minella, Christiaan ‘06-’10 RW Aurora, CO/Sioux City Musketeers 6-1/217 115 gms ... 12-21-33, 50/108 21 Miniscalco, Tom ’89-’92 LW Addison, IL/Addison Trail HS 5-10/190 84 gms ... 13-15-28, 28/67 30 Moher, Len ’74-’78 G Wellesley, MA/Phillips Academy 5-9/155 81 gms ... 4.42 GAA, .884 SV% 24 Molina, Sean ’96-’00 D Skokie, IL/Dubuque Fighting Saints 6-0/190 148 gms ... 1-21-22, 40/104 12 Montgomery, Brian ’85-’89 C Fairport, NY/Northwood Prep 5-7/165 116 gms ... 23-26-49, 11/24 18 Mooney, Tom ’84-’88 C Pittsburgh, PA/West Miffin South HS 5-11/180 119 gms ... 57-87-144, 62/128 5 Morin, Jim ’68-’70 D St. Paul, MN/St. Agnes HS 6-0/200 50 gms ... 8-25-33, 42/111 10 Morshead, Jamie ’92-’96 LW North York, ONT/Thornhill Thunderbirds 5-11/187 119 gms ... 34-40-74, 111/238 18 Kyle Murphy ‘09- LW Fairhaven, NJ/Shattuck St. Mary’s 5-8/169 17 gms ... 0-0-0, 2/4 25 Musty, Mike ’89-’90 C Brainerd, MN/Brainerd Senior HS 5-9/170 32 gms ... 2-3-5, 0/0 15 Myers, Tom ’68-’69 C Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin HS 5-10/158 24 gms ... 3-2-5, 0/0


All-Time Roster


Chris Cathcart Clark Hamilton Dave Lucia Tom Miniscalco Steve Noble Evan Nielsen Tony GillKevin Deeth

Mark Steinborn Mike Tardani Greg Meredith Brian Burke John Higgins John Tiberi Mike McNeill Pat Arendt Matt Bieck Craig Hagkull Michael Chin Jason Paige Calle Ridderwall

Dave Howe Tom DeWerd John Schmidt Steve Whitmore Tim Caddo William Hoelzel Matt Osiecki Justin Theel John Wroblewski Mark Van Guilder

Tom Myers Dick Howe Pat Devine Paul Salem John Devoe John Nickodemus Mike Curry Brent Bruininks Sean Molina Tom GalvinBrian D’ArcySean Lorenz

No. Name Years Pos. Hometown/Previous Team Ht./Wt. Career Statistics 10 Nagurski, Kevin ’75-’79 W International Falls, MN/Int’l Falls HS 6-0/185 58 gms ... 8-2-10, 12/27 27 Nelsen, Ben ’93-’97 D Plymouth, MN/Wayzata HS 5-10/185 142 gms ... 16-32-48, 79/177 6 Nemeth, Carey ’93-’94 LW Granger, IN/St. Joseph’s HS 6-0/180 62 gms ... 5-8-13, 19/46 24 Nickodemus, John ’84-’87 W Saginaw, MI/Arthur Hill HS 6-0/180 82 gms ... 13-9-22, 14/36 21 Nielsen, Evan ’99-’03 D Evanston, IL/The Taft School 6-3/212 156 gms ... 16-53-69, 84/184 20 Noble, John ’69-’73 C Toronto, ONT/St. Michael’s Prep 5-9/160 123 gms ... 81-145-226, 66/159 21 Noble, Steve ’94-’98 C Sault Ste Marie, ONT/Stratford Cullitons 6-1/190 148 gms ... 28-47-75, 62/127 8 Norri, Eric ’68-’69 D Virginia, MN/Roosevelt HS 6-2/245 18 gms ... 1-8-9, 3/6 14 Novitzki, Pat ’72-’76 W-D Farmington, MN/Farmington HS 5-10/175 126 gms ... 3-4-7, 28/56 12 Nugent, Kevin ’74-’78 W Edina, MN/Hill HS 6-5/230 131 gms ... 54-75-129, 110/282 20 Nugent, Kevin, Jr. ‘09- RW New Canaan, CT/Tri-City Storm 6-3/203 17 gms ... 0-1-1, 0/1 2 Nyrop, Bill ’70-’74 D Edina, MN/Edina HS 6-2/205 132 gms ...17-72-89, 83/174

14 O’Brien, Frank ’84-’88 D Albany, NY/Albany Academy 6-0/160 103 gms ... 10-18-28, 80/169 26 O’Brien, Mike ’89-’91 RW Acton, MA/Acton Boxboro Regional HS 5-10/175 43 gms ... 1-3-4, 8/16 31 O’Brien, Tom ‘06-’10 G Mokena, IL/Bridgewater Bandits 5-11/199 7 gms ... 2.47 GAA, .881 SV% 26 Olive, Mark ’73-’76 F Minneapolis, MN/Blake Academy 5-8/160 79 gms ... 7-14-21, 19/38 16 Olson, Chris ’89-’91 LW Madison, WI/Madison West HS 5-10/185 78 gms ... 9-11-20, 15/30 16 Olson, Dick ’78-’81 C Calgary, ALTA/Western Canada HS 5-9/185 44 gms ... 3-7-10, 18/36 6 O’Neil, Paul ’68-’71 W/D Boston, MA/Boston Latin School 5-11/170 85 gms ... 13-16-29, 19/38 19 O’Neill, Wes ‘03-’07 D Essex, ONT/Green Bay Gamblers 6-4/215 154 gms ... 17-61-78, 75/158 20 Oreskovich, Victor ‘04-’06 RW Oakville, ONT/Green Bay Gamblers 6-3/220 46 gms ... 3-3-6, 29/77 23 Osiecki, Matt ’90-’94 D Burnsville, MN/Burnsville HS 6-3/220 132 gms ... 21-58-79, 68/144 1 O’Sullivan, Mark ’87-’89 G Dorchester, MA/Thayer Academy 6-0/195 11 gms ... 3.48 GAA, .852 SV%

10 Parent, Tom ’84-’85 C Charleroi, PA/Mon Valley Catholic HS 5-7/175 19 gms ... 3-3-6, 3/6 22 Paige, Jason ‘03-’07 C Saginaw, MI/Compuware Ambassadors 6-0/194 154 gms ... 29-21-50, 76/163 10 Palmieri, Kyle ‘09-’10 RW Montvale, NJ/US U-18 Nat’l Team 5-11/190 33 gms ... 9-8-17, 18/36 8 Parsons, Adam ’80-’83 C Toronto, ONT/Fr. Henry Carr Secondary 6-1/180 74 gms ... 17-31-48, 18/36 18 Patrick, Kevin ’88-’92 D Schenectady, NY/Deerfield Academy 6-2/190 102 gms ... 11-16-37, 35/72 3 Patten, Lance ’84-’88 D Strathroy, ONT/Strathroy Blades Jr. B 5-11/185 118 gms ... 6-45-51, 88/186 1 Pearce, Jordan ‘05-’09 G Anchorage, AK/Lincoln Stars 6-1/201 94 gms ... 1.98 GAA, .918 SV% 12 Perry, Jeff ’78-’82 W Sudbury, ONT/Chelmsford Canadiens 5-9/185 142 gms ... 45-52-97, 98/199 1 Peterson, John ’74-’78 G Montreal, QUE/Mt. Royal HS 6-2/185 70 gms ... 4.49 GAA, .881 SV% 30 Phillips, Brad ‘07-’10 G Farmington Hills, MI/US U-18 Nat’l Team 6-2/171 15 gms ... 2.16 GAA, .914 SV% 25 Picconatto, Carl ’90-’93 G Stevens Point, WI/Stevens Point HS 5-9/160 19 gms ... 6.83 GAA, .763 SV% 20 Pirus, Alex ’73-’76 W Toronto, ONT/Richmond Hill Rams 6-1/195 95 gms ... 57-66-123, 82/181 15 Poulin, Dave ’78-’82 C Mississauga, ONT/Dixie Beehives 5-11/175 135 gms ... 89-107-196, 86/175

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Jim Blainey Steve Curry Steve Schneider Dan Collard Steve Bianchi Al Havercamp Mike Musty Carl Picconato Benoit Cotnoir Aaron GillChristian Hanson

Mark Olive Mike O’Brien Jeff Hasselman Dan Carlson Brad Wanchulak T.J. JindraNick Larson

Ricky Cunha David Caron Mike Metzler Tom Parent Rob Copeland Dan Sawyer Ben Nelsen Ryan Dolder Tim Wallace Mike BartlettRyan Guentzel

Mike Tardani Dave Howe Tom Farrell Tim Reilly Jake Wiegand Tim WallaceIan Cole

No. Name Years Pos. Hometown/Previous Team Ht./Wt. Career Statistics 18 Rankin, Evan ‘04-’08 RW Portage, MI/Lincoln Stars 6-1/205 143 gms ... 20-21-41, 45/101 11 Raskob, Bruce ’69-’70 W Saskatoon, SASK/Holy Cross HS 5-8/150 25 gms ... 7-8-15, 9/30 33 Regan, Garrett ‘05-’09 LW Hastings, MN/Waterloo Black Hawks 5-11/198 154 gms ... 31-33-64, 37/34 21 Regan, Paul ’69-’73 W Scarborough, ONT/St. Michael’s Prep 5-10/165 125 gms ... 89-97-186 114/272 6 Regan, Sean ’81-’83 D N. St. Paul, MN/Hill-Murray HS 5-11/185 60 gms ... 8-34-42, 26/52 16 Reilly, Tim ’81-’86 W Melrose, MA/Melrose HS 5-10/180 99 gms ... 43-65-108, 56/119 4 Ricci, Rob ’81-’85 D Toronto, ONT/St. Michael’s College 6-0/190 77 gms ... 1-11-12, 68/137 22 Ridderwall, Calle ‘07- LW Stockholm, SWE/Tri-City Storm 5-11/172 117 gms ... 41-25-66, 32/91 13 Ringel, Eric ‘08-’10 D Hinckley, OH/Mahoning Valley Phantoms 6-0/189 23 gms ... 0-1-1, 1/2 9 Roselli, John ’68-’71 W Allison Park, PA/Duluth Cathedral HS 5-11/170 83 gms ... 27-29-56, 48/104 1 Rosenthal, Greg ’76-’79 G St. Louis, MO/Phillips Academy 5-10/175 10 gms ... 5.78 GAA, .831 SV% 9 Rothstein, Bill ’78-’82 W Grand Rapids, MN/Grand Rapids HS 5-9/170 140 gms ... 69-78-147, 49/109 20 Rushin, John ’91-’95 D Bloomington, MN/Kennedy HS 6-5/200 120 gms ... 15-15-30, 82/172 5 Ruth, Teddy ‘07-’10 D Naperville, IL/US U-18 Nat’l. Team 6-0/201 100 gms ... 4-13-17, 46/130 19 Ryan, Ben ‘07- C Brighton, MI/Des Moines Buccaneers 5-11/190 115 gms ... 29-43-72, 38/76 12 Ryan, Richard ‘08- LW Toronto, ONT/St. Michael’s Buzzers 5-10/180 22 gms ... 1-0-1, 4/8

15 Salem, Paul ’82-’83 W Shrewsbury, MA/St. John’s HS 5-11/170 14 gms ... 5-1-6, 0/0 33 Salzman, Wade ’93-’96 G Duluth, MN/Duluth East HS 6-2/195 40 gms ... 4.11 GAA, .856SV% 20 Sawatske, Tom ‘05-’07 D Duluth, MN/Lincoln Stars 5-11/180 73 gms ... 5-7-12, 41/104 27 Sawyer, Dan ’89-’92 D Kinnelon, NJ/New Jersey Rockets 5-11/210 129 gms ... 24-41-65, 72/192 4 Schafer, Ric ’70-’74 C/D New Brighton, MN/Blake HS 5-9/185 139 gms ... 27-40-67, 59/126 23 Schmidt, John ’78-’82 D St. Cloud, MN/Apollo HS 6-0/200 152 gms ... 28-95-123, 103/220 9 Schneider, Steve ’75-’79 W Babbit, MN/Kennedy HS 6-2/175 139 gms ... 35-47-72, 67/142 8 Sciba, Josh ‘03-’07 C/LW Westland, MI/U.S. U-18 Nat’l Team 5-11/197 141 gms ... 38-34-72, 39/78 18 Seyferth, Sean ’96-’97, D Ann Arbor, MI/Compuware Ambass. 6-1/185 67 gms ... 6-7-13, 21/42 ’99-’00 14 Sheahan, Brock ‘04-’08 D Lethbridge, ALB/Crowsnest Pass Timberwolves 6-0/191 161 gms ... 4-29-33, 107/220 4 Sheahan, Riley ‘09- C St. Catharine’s, ONT/St. Catharine’s Falcons 6-2/200 37 gms ... 6-11-17, 11/22 8 Simon, Ben ’96-’00 C Shaker Hts, OH/Cleveland Jr. Barons 6-0/180 144 gms ... 44-86-130, 113/286 25 Slaggert, Andy ’87-’89 W Saginaw, MI/Needham HS 5-10/175 45 gms ... 7-6-13, 4/8 7 Smith, Derek ’01-’03 D Marysville, MI/USA U-18 Nat’l Team 6-1/198 55 gms ... 1-4-5, 23/54 30 Smith, Don ’73-’74 G Westport, CT/Westport HS 5-9/155 1 gm ... 5.00 GAA, .833 SV% 20 Smith, Tommy ’88-’89 LW South Bend, IN/Culver Military Academy 5-9/185 50 gms ... 14-16-30, 17/34 8 Sobilo, Rich ’84-’87 W East Chicago, IL/St. Mary’s College (MN) 6-1/180 69 gms ... 22-23-45, 14/28 5 Soderling, Steve ’91-’92 RW Edina, MN/Edina HS 5-10/170 12 gms ... 0-1-1, 2/4 11 Stastny, Yan ’01-’03 LW St. Louis, MO/Omaha Lancers 5-11/82 72 gms ... 20-20-40, 41/8222 22 Steinborn, Mark ’69-’73 D Port Huron, MN/Port Huron Catholic HS 6-3/175 123 gms ... 11-36-47, 34/68

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No. Name Years Pos. Hometown/Previous Team Ht./Wt. Career Statistics 22 Tardani, Mike ’71-’74 W Muskegon, MI/Catholic HS 5-8/170 85 gms ... 2-4-6, 10/20 9 Thang, Ryan ‘06-’10 LW Edina, MN/Omaha Lancers 6-0/188 159 gms ... 57-58-115, 76/163 11 Thebeau, Bob ’82-’86 D Worcester, MA/St. Peter-Marian HS 5-11/180 89 gms ... 40-63-103, 62/130 23 Theel, Justin ’94-’98 D Bismarck, ND/Omaha Lancers 6-2/200 63 gms ... 7-10-17, 40/92 19 Tiberi, John ’85-’86 W Claremont, CA/Chicago Saints 6-1/170 22 gms ... 0-0-0, 4/8 1 Tomasoni, Dick ’68-’72 G Chisholm, MN/Chisholm HS 5-9/160 88 gms ... 4.16 GAA, .880 SV% 5 Trick, Chris ’02-’06 D Troy, MI/Chicago Freeze 6-4/215 128 gms … 4-12-16, 40/91 10 Tschupp, Chris ’90-’92 C Toms River, NJ/Trinity Pawling School 6-1/175 46 gms ... 2-9-11, 17/34

15 Urick, Brian ’95-’99 RW Minnetonka, MN/Minnetonka HS 6-1/190 146 gms ... 57-70-127, 91/239 30 Van Arkel, Matt ’97-’00 LW Richton Park, IL/Milton Merchants 6-0/180 137 gms ... 20-16-36, 70/167 23 Van Guilder, Mark ‘04-’08 LW Roseville, MN/Tri-City Storm 6-2/207 163 gms ... 42-56-98, 38/76 4 VeNard, Dan ‘04-’08 D Vernon Hills, IL/Green Bay Gamblers 6-1/198 118 gms ... 7-14-21, 42/84 19 Vickman, Scott ’89-’92 D Edina, MN/Edina HS 5-10/205 89 gms ... 1-9-10, 45/92

20 Waldbillig, Dave ’84-’86 W Thunder Bay, ONT/Westgate C.V.I. 5-9/175 56 gms ... 20-10-30, 9/18 28 Wallace, Tim ’02-’06 RW Anchorage, AK/U.S. Nat’l/U-18 Team 6-1/204 153 gms … 25-34-59, 39/86 16 Walsh, Brian ’73-’77 C/D Cambridge, MA/Matignon HS 5-8/175 140 gms ... 89-145-234, 123/273 17 Walsh, Mike ’02-’06 LW Northville, MI/Compuware Ambassadors 6-2/191 136 gms … 25-29-54, 69/149 31 Walsh, Rory ’02-’06 G Milton, MA/Noble and Greenough 5-9/-175 7 gms … 3.45 GAA, .877 SV% 26 Wanchulak, Brad ’01-’04 LW Edson, ALB/Camrose Kodiaks 6-0/185 104 gms ... 7-14-21, 28/64 5 Welch, Bryan ’93-’95 D Wellesley, MA/Deerfield Academy 6-2/190 78 gms ... 5-7-12, 79/174 5 Welsch, John ’84-’88 W Fond du Lac, WI/St. Mary’s Springs HS 5-7/155 101 gms ... 8-12-20, 6/12 8 Weltzin, Ted ’76-’80 F St. Paul, MN/Mounds View HS 5-11/175 128 gms ... 34-65-99, 54/108 10 White, Justin ‘05-’09 LW Traverse City, MI/Sioux Falls Stampede 6-0/195 119 gms ... 15-29-44, 22/52 23 Whitmore, Steve ’82-’86 W Aspen, CO/Milton Academy 6-0/180 80 gms ... 19-14-33, 30/79 28 Wiegand, Jake ’99-’03 LW Northville, MI/Lincoln Stars 6-2/218 136 gms ... 9-16-25, 49/98 5 Williams, Ian ’70-’74 W Toronto, ONT/St. Michael’s Prep 6-0/185 126 gms ... 92-119-211, 102/239 9 Williams-Kovacs, Matt ‘03-’05 RW Calgary, ALB/Calgary Royals 5-10/198 34 gms ... 0-5-5, 6/12 10 Wittliff, Phil ’68-’71 F Port Huron, MI/Port Huron Catholic HS 6-2/195 85 gms ... 72-52-124, 37/98 14 Womack, John ’68-’69 C Thief River Falls, MN/Lincoln HS 6-1/180 26 gms ... 19-7-26, 8/16 23 Wroblewski, John ’99-’03 RW Neenah, WI/U.S. Nat’l U-18 Team 6-1/185 144 gms ... 29-35-64, 47-94 2 Zadra, Lou ’88-’92 W West Roxbury, MA/Catholic Memorial HS 5-11/185 127 gms ... 69-65-134, 72/170 1 Zasowski, Tony ’99-’03 G Darien, IL/Omaha Lancers 5-11/190 61 gms ... 3.18 GAA, .842 SV% 2 Zurenko, Joe ’01-’05 D Palentine, IL/Green Bay Gamblers 6-1/208 101 gms ... 0-4-4, 73/171

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Chris Cathcart David Caron Len Moher Dave Laurion Jeff Henderson Lance Madson Brent Lothrop Eric Berg Matt Van Arkel Ryan Mundt David BrownBrad Phillips

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Mike Johnson

Joe DusbabekKyle DolderGarrett ReganJoe Lavin

Brian Brooke

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G. R. Walsh 1 Season 1912-13

1-2-0 (.333)

1912-13 – Won 1 • Lost 2 Captain: H. KrugFeb. 19 at Culver Military W 6 0 Mar. 4 at Cleveland A.C. L 1 7 5 at Cleveland A.C. L 0 5Season goals for and against 7 12

Paul Castner4 Seasons 1919-23

18-4-0 (.826)

1919-20 – Won 2 • Lost 0 Captain: Paul Castner Jan. 7 at Culver Military W 6 2 Feb. 14 at Culver Military W 4 3Season goals for and against 10 5

1920-21 – Won 2 • Lost 1 Captain: Paul Castner Feb. 3 at Michigan Coll. of Mines L 2 7 4 vs. Michigan Coll. of Mines+ W 3 2 9 at Carnegie Tech W 2 0Season goals for and against 7 9 + Calumet, Mich.

1921-22 – Won 8 • Lost 1 Captain: Neil FlinnJan. 17 at Michigan (OT) W 3 2 18 at Michigan State W 3 1 21 Culver Military W 18 1 26 at Michigan State W 11 0 30 at Michigan Coll. of Mines W 4 1 31 at Michigan Coll. of Mines (OT) W 2 1Feb. 14 Michigan W 7 4 18 at Wisconsin W 3 0 19 at Canadian Club L 3 5 Season goals for and against 55 15

1922-23 – Won 6 • Lost 2 Captain: Percy Wilcox Feb. 4 at Michigan W 3 2 12 at St. Thomas L 1 2 13 at Ramsey Tech W 4 2 15 at Michigan Coll.of Mines W 5 2 16 at Michigan Coll. of Mines W 5 1Feb. 22 Michigan W 6 1 23 at Assumption L 3 6 24 at St. Thomas W 2 1Season goals for and against 29 17

Tom Lieb3 Seasons 1923-26

3-8-3 (.321)

1923-24 – Won 0 • Lost 4 Captain: Franklin McSorley Jan. 5 Illinois A.C. L 1 5 12 at Michigan L 1 3 18 at Pittsburgh A.C. L 1 4 19 at Pittsburgh A.C. L 1 6Season goals for and against 4 18

1924-25 – Won 0 • Lost 2 • Tied 2 Captain: Franklin McSorleyJan. 6 at Culver Military T 2 2Feb. 7 at St. Thomas T 2 2 9 at Minnesota (OT) L 1 2 10 at Minnesota L 1 2Season goals for and against 6 8

1925-26 – Won 3 • Lost 2 • Tied 1 Captain: Gerald TimminsJan. 16 at Culver Military W 3 1 23 Marquette W 7 5 Feb. 5 at Wisconsin T 1 1 6 at Minnesota L 4 6 7 at Minnesota L 0 4 8 at Marquette W 1 0Season goals for and against 16 17

Benjamin G. Dubois1 Season 1926-27

3-7-1 (.318)

1926-27 – Won 3 • Lost 7 • Tied 1 Captain: John S. HicokDec. 20 at Chicago A.A. L 0 3Jan. 3 at Pittsburgh H.C. T 1 1 4 at Nichols Club W 2 1 7 at Harvard L 0 7 8 at Yale L 0 5 15 at Michigan State W 3 1 22 Michigan Coll. of Mines L 0 3 Feb. 4 at Michigan Coll. of Mines L 0 4 5 at Michigan Coll. of Mines L 3 6 7 at Minnesota L 0 3 8 at Minnesota W 2 0Season goals for and against 11 34

Paul Castner, a two-time All-America running back (1921-22), was one of several Notre Dame football players who played a major role with the hockey program during the 1920s. Castner, who also was a three-year pitcher on the Notre Dame baseball team, served as captain and player-coach for the hockey program in 1919-20 and ’20-’21 before coaching the team in 1921-22 and 1922-23.

Tom Lieb served as one of the early leaders of the Notre Dame hockey team, as a player in the early 1920s and a coach from 1923-26. Lieb also was a right tackle on the Notre Dame football team, earning varsity letters for the 1921 and 1922 seasons.

Year-by-Year Results



Lefty Smith19 Seasons

1968-87 307-320-31 (.490)

1968-69 – Won 16 • Lost 8 • Tied 3Captain: Dean Daigler Nov. 12 at Ohio University W 8 7 23 at Ohio University L 3 5 Dec. 11 at Windsor (OT) T 4 4 13 at Air Force W 8 1 14 at Air Force W 5 4 20 at Gustavus Adolphus W 6 3 21 at St. Mary’s (OT) T 4 4 Jan. 4 at Illinois H.C. W 8 2 9 Ohio University W 8 5 10 Ohio University (OT) T 1 1 11 Detroit W 12 3 17 St. John’s W 5 4 18 St. John’s W 6 1 19 St. Thomas W 7 1 20 St. Thomas (OT) W 3 2 30 Wisconsin L 2 10 31 Wisconsin L 0 12 Feb. 5 Lake Forest W 5 2 7 St. Mary’s L 1 5 8 St. Mary’s L 5 9 12 Illinois H.C. W 12 1 14 vs. Wisconsin^ L 1 5 15 at Wisconsin L 2 10 18 at Lake Forest W 7 4 23 at Purdue H.C.# W 14 4 28 Gustavus Adolphus L 5 7Mar. 1 at Ohio State W 7 1Season goals for and against 149 117^ – Milwaukee, Wis.# – Indianapolis, Ind.

1969-70 – Won 21 • Lost 8 • Tied 1Captain: 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 3Season 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 RoselliNov. 20 at Michigan Tech L 2 5 21 at Michigan Tech (OT) L 4 5 Dec. 11 Michigan State L 5 10 12 Michigan State W 4 3 19 Wisconsin W 6 5 20 Wisconsin (OT) T 3 3 28 at Northeastern^ W 4 1 29 at Boston University^ L 3 7 30 at Boston College W 5 3 Jan. 8 at Air Force W 5 4 9 at Air Force W 4 2 12 at Colorado College L 1 6 13 at Colorado College W 8 6 15 at Denver L 3 6 16 at Denver L 2 4 22 North Dakota (OT) W 6 5 23 North Dakota L 1 7 29 at Michigan State L 3 6 30 at Michigan State L 4 6 Feb. 5 Denver L 3 4 6 Denver W 4 2 12 at Minnesota-Duluth (OT) T 5 5 13 at Minnesota-Duluth (OT) L 3 6 19 at Michigan W 4 2 20 at Michigan W 5 4 26 at Bowling Green L 1 5 27 Bowling Green L 2 3 Mar. 6 U.S. Nationals L 5 7 7 U.S. Nationals L 2 4 12 Air Force W 5 0 13 Air Force W 4 1Season goals for and against 116 137^ – Boston Arena Christmas Tournament

Dean Daigler captained the Notre Dame hockey team in 1968-69, when the program returned from a 41-year non-varsity hiatus.

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.

1968-69 Notre Dame Hockey“The first varsity team of the modern era”

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1971-72 – Won 14 • Lost 20 • Tied 0

WCHA – Won 10 • Lost 16 • Tied 0tied 8th Place

Captains: Kevin Hoene, Bill Green Nov. 12 at North Dakota W 5 4 13 at North Dakota L 5 6 19 Colorado College W 6 3 20 Colorado College W 4 0 26 Michigan Tech L 3 9 27 Michigan Tech (OT) W 6 5 Dec. 3 at Michigan (OT) L 5 6 4 at Michigan L 5 6 18 vs. Boston College^ W 14 3 20 vs. Boston College# W 7 4 21 vs. St. Lawrence# W 4 2 28 vs. Michigan Tech~ L 3 6 29 vs. Dartmouth~ L 6 9 Jan. 7 at Colorado College (OT) L 5 6 8 at Colorado College W 8 1 10 Cornell (OT) W 5 4 14 at Michigan State L 2 8 15 at Michigan State L 1 4 21 at Minnesota W 5 4 22 at Minnesota W 8 3 28 Wisconsin L 3 5 29 Wisconsin L 3 5 Feb. 1 Minnesota-Duluth L 2 5 2 Minnesota-Duluth L 4 6 11 at Wisconsin L 4 6 12 at Wisconsin L 1 5 18 at Denver (OT) L 2 3 19 at Denver L 3 4 25 Michigan W 7 2 26 Michigan W 9 4 Mar. 3 Michigan State (OT) L 8 9 4 Michigan State W 6 2 7 at Denver* L 2 7 8 at Denver* L 3 4Season goals for and against 164 160

^ – Chicago Stadium # – ECAC Tournament

(Madison Square Garden)~ – Great Lakes Invitational

(Detroit Olympia; Detroit, Mich.)* – WCHA playoff game

1973-74 – Won 14 • Lost 20 • Tied 2

WCHA – Won 11 • Lost 16 • Tied 18th Place

Captains: Ric Schafer, Steve Curry, Ian Williams

Nov. 2 at Michigan Tech W 8 4 3 at Michigan Tech (OT) T 2 2 9 at Michigan State L 5 8 10 at Michigan State L 5 9 16 Wisconsin L 2 6 17 Wisconsin W 6 4 23 Colorado College L 3 5 24 Colorado College L 5 6 30 Denver L 4 6 Dec. 2 Denver (OT) W 4 3 7 at Michigan L 4 6 8 at Michigan W 2 0 15 St. Louis L 5 6 29 Harvard W 5 2 30 Boston College L 3 4 Jan. 4 Minnesota-Duluth W 5 1 5 Minnesota-Duluth W 10 2 9 St. Louis W 7 3 11 at Denver (OT) L 5 6 12 at Denver L 2 4 18 Michigan Tech W 7 1 19 Michigan Tech L 5 7 23 Bowling Green W 7 4 25 at Bowling Green L 3 8 Feb. 1 at North Dakota L 5 7 2 at North Dakota W 7 3 8 Michigan State W 8 3 9 Michigan State L 2 4 15 at Minnesota L 2 7 16 at Minnesota L 3 6 22 Michigan W 4 2 23 Michigan L 2 4 Mar. 1 at Wisconsin L 3 4 2 at Wisconsin W 5 1 5 at Michigan Tech* L 2 4 6 at Michigan Tech* T 2 2Season goals for and against 159 154* – WCHA playoff game

Kevin Hoene captained Notre Dame in 1971-72 and is one of 28 Irish players ever to total 50-plus

goals and assists in a career (50G, 51A).

Paul Regan was a co-captain on Notre Dame’s 1972-73 WCHA runner-up squad and ranks eighth on the Irish career scoring list with 186 points.

1972-73 – Won 23 • Lost 14 • Tied 1

WCHA – Won 19 • Lost 9 • Tied 02nd Place

WCHA Runner-UpCaptains: Bill Green, Paul Regan Nov. 3 at Bowling Green L 5 9 5 at Bowling Green W 9 3 10 Michigan W 5 2 11 Michigan W 8 5 17 at Denver L 1 5 18 at Denver L 1 3 24 Minnesota W 3 2 25 Minnesota L 1 7 Dec. 1 at Wisconsin (OT) L 4 5 2 at Wisconsin L 3 5 8 vs. Denver^ L 2 5 9 Denver W 8 6 19 vs. St. Lawrence# W 8 5 20 vs. St. Louis# L 3 5 22 at Boston College L 4 11 Jan. 3 Czechoslovakia L 5 12 5 at Michigan W 3 2 6 at Michigan W 4 3 12 Colorado College W 8 3 13 Colorado College W 8 6 19 at Michigan Tech L 5 8 20 at Michigan Tech W 6 1 26 Michigan State W 8 5 27 Michigan State W 13 5 Feb. 2 North Dakota W 9 3 3 North Dakota L 2 3 9 at Colorado College W 8 3 10 at Colorado College W 8 6 16 at Michigan State L 2 10 17 at Michigan State W 6 5 23 Wisconsin W 8 5 24 Wisconsin W 4 3 Mar. 2 at Minnesota-Duluth W 8 2 3 at Minnesota-Duluth W 4 1 5 North Dakota* W 5 0 6 North Dakota* W 8 3 9 Wisconsin* T 4 4 10 Wisconsin* L 3 4Season goals for and against 199 174^ – Chicago Stadium# – ECAC Tournament

(Madison Square Garden)* – WCHA playoff game



1976-77 – Won 22 • Lost 13 • Tied 3

WCHA – Won 19 • Lost 10 • Tied 22nd Place

WCHA Runner-UpCaptains: Brian Walsh, Jack Brownschidle Oct. 29 Michigan State W 7 3 30 Michigan State L 5 7 Nov. 5 at Denver L 3 6 6 at Denver L 3 4 12 at Michigan L 6 7 13 at Michigan W 6 5 19 Michigan Tech W 6 2 20 Michigan Tech W 6 2 26 at Wisconsin W 4 1 27 at Wisconsin L 3 4 30 Bowling Green W 6 1 Dec. 3 Colorado College W 7 2 4 Colorado College W 6 2 19 at Boston College W 7 4 20 at Harvard L 3 4 29 at Minnesota ^ L 2 3 30 at Minnesota ^ L 2 3 Jan. 7 at Minnesota-Duluth W 7 5 8 at Minnesota-Duluth W 6 2 14 at Michigan State W 5 2 15 at Michigan State W 10 3 19 Bowling Green (OT) L 5 6 21 Michigan (OT) W 4 3

22 Michigan W 7 3 28 at Colorado College W 8 7 29 at Colorado College W 8 6 Feb. 4 at Minnesota W 3 2 5 at Minnesota (OT) T 3 3 11 North Dakota W 6 5 12 North Dakota W 10 5 18 Denver (OT) T 4 4 19 Denver L 2 3 24 at Michigan Tech W 6 4 25 at Michigan Tech L 2 3 Mar. 4 Wisconsin L 3 8 5 Wisconsin (OT) T 3 3 9 Minnesota* W 5 1 10 Minnesota* L 2 9Season goals for and against 191 147* – WCHA playoffs ^ – St. Paul Civic Center (St. Paul, Minn.)

1977-78 – Won 12 • Lost 24 • Tied 2


Captains: Dick Howe, Terry Fairholm Oct. 28 at Colorado College L 2 4 29 at Colorado College L 4 6 Nov. 4 Michigan L 3 5 5 Michigan L 5 7 11 Wisconsin L 1 6 12 Wisconsin L 1 5 18 at Denver L 4 8 19 at Denver L 2 8 25 Michigan State W 4 3 26 Michigan State W 10 2 Dec. 2 at Michigan Tech W 4 2 3 at Michigan Tech L 1 7 9 North Dakota W 4 3 10 North Dakota (OT) W 5 4 22 vs. Harvard^ L 3 4 23 vs. Boston College^ L 4 8 Jan. 6 at Minnesota (OT) T 5 5 7 at Minnesota L 1 4 13 Denver W 5 3 14 Denver L 3 5 18 Western Michigan L 5 9

1975-76 – Won 19 • Lost 17 • Tied 2


Captains: Brian Walsh, Pat Novitzki Oct. 31 at Michigan State L 2 6 Nov. 1 at Michigan State L 2 3 7 at Colorado College W 9 7 8 at Colorado College W 7 5 14 Michigan W 5 3 15 Michigan L 6 9 21 Denver W 5 2 22 Denver L 1 4 28 at Michigan Tech L 3 5 29 at Michigan Tech L 5 6 Dec. 5 Wisconsin W 5 2 6 Wisconsin (OT) T 2 2 21 Harvard W 9 7 22 Boston College W 6 5 Jan. 2 at North Dakota W 5 3 3 at North Dakota W 5 3 6 at Bowling Green L 0 5 9 Minnesota L 3 6 10 Minnesota (OT) T 4 4 16 at Michigan (OT) W 4 3 17 at Michigan L 3 10 23 at Minnesota-Duluth (OT) W 4 3 24 at Minnesota-Duluth L 3 4 30 Colorado College L 4 5 31 Colorado College W 3 1

Feb. 6 at Denver L 2 3 7 at Denver W 4 2 10 at Bowling Green W 5 4 13 Michigan Tech L 6 7 14 Michigan Tech W 9 5 20 Michigan State L 6 7 21 Michigan State W 5 2 27 Minnesota-Duluth W 7 5 28 Minnesota-Duluth W 10 4 Mar. 6 at Wisconsin L 3 5 7 at Wisconsin L 1 4 10 at Michigan* L 3 8 11 at Michigan* W 5 4Season goals for and against 171 173* – WCHA playoffs

1974-75 – Won 13 • Lost 22 • Tied 3


Captains: Paul Clarke, Les Larson, Pat Conroy Oct. 25 at Wisconsin L 4 5 26 at Wisconsin W 5 3 Nov. 1 Colorado College L 1 2 2 Colorado College L 2 3 7 Bowling Green W 6 2 8 Bowling Green W 8 7 16 Denver W 5 3 17 Denver L 4 7 22 at North Dakota W 5 3 23 at North Dakota (OT) W 3 2 29 at Michigan State L 3 5 30 at Michigan State (OT) T 4 4 Dec. 6 Michigan (OT) W 5 4 7 Michigan (OT) L 4 5 13 Michigan Tech L 3 5 14 Michigan Tech L 2 8 22 at Boston College W 7 4 23 at Harvard L 2 8 Jan. 3 at Michigan L 4 7 4 at Michigan W 7 4 10 at Minnesota L 1 8 11 at Minnesota L 3 5 17 at Colorado College L 4 8 18 at Colorado College W 10 6 24 North Dakota L 1 2 25 North Dakota W 5 2 31 at Denver L 3 5 Feb. 1 at Denver W 4 0 7 Michigan State L 3 7 8 Michigan State L 0 7 14 at Michigan Tech L 3 7 15 at Michigan Tech L 1 10 21 Minnesota-Duluth W 7 5 22 Minnesota-Duluth (OT) T 4 4 28 Wisconsin (OT) T 3 3 Mar. 1 Wisconsin L 2 9 4 at Michigan Tech* L 0 2 5 at Michigan Tech* L 3 6Season goals for and against 141 187* – WCHA playoffs

Steve Schneider was named Notre Dame’s 1975-76 rookie of the year before helping the ’76-’77 Irish finish second in the WCHA.

Center Brian Walsh (left, 30 goals-47 assists, 18 power-play goals) and left wing Clark Hamilton (22G-33A) were a lethal combination for Notre Dame’s 1976-77 WCHA runner-up squad, combining for 52 goals and 132 points.

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20 Colorado College L 4 8 21 Colorado College W 7 4 24 at Bowling Green L 1 5 Feb. 3 at Michigan W 7 4 4 at Michigan W 5 1 10 Michigan Tech (OT) L 2 3 11 Michigan Tech W 5 3 17 Minnesota-Duluth W 7 3 18 Minnesota-Duluth L 4 5 24 at Michigan State W 2 0 25 at Michigan State L 2 3 27 at North Dakota L 3 5 28 at North Dakota L 2 4 Mar. 4 at Wisconsin L 2 5 5 at Wisconsin L 1 12 10 at Denver* T 6 6 11 at Denver* L 1 7Season goals for and against 137 186^ – Metropolitan Sports Center (Bloomington, Minn.)* – WCHA playoffs

Don Lucia (1977-81) was a key member of the Notre Dame defense throughout his career, appearing in 116 games and totaling 30 points.

Kevin Humphreys set the still-standing Irish season record for shorthanded goals in 1978-79 (five) and shares the career record with seven.

1978-79 – Won 18 • Lost 19 • Tied 1


Captains: Steve Schneider, Greg Meredith, Tom Michalek

Oct. 27 at Colorado College W 5 4 28 at Colorado College (OT) T 9 9 Nov. 3 Denver W 6 4 4 Denver L 3 4 10 at Minnesota W 3 2 11 at Minnesota L 1 4 17 Michigan State W 9 1 18 Michigan State W 5 4 24 Michigan W 7 3 25 Michigan W 6 3 Dec. 1 at Michigan Tech (OT) W 6 5 2 at Michigan Tech L 5 6 8 Wisconsin W 8 2 9 Wisconsin (OT) L 6 7 12 at Western Michigan W 4 3 22 at Boston College L 5 10 23 at Harvard L 5 9 Jan. 5 North Dakota L 4 9 6 North Dakota L 4 6 12 at Michigan State W 3 2 13 at Michigan State L 3 6 19 Michigan Tech L 3 5 20 Michigan Tech W 5 4 26 at Michigan L 4 6 27 at Michigan W 10 7 31 Bowling Green L 2 5 Feb. 2 Colorado College L 4 6 3 Colorado College W 5 4 9 at Minnesota-Duluth W 7 3 10 at Minnesota-Duluth W 7 6 16 Minnesota W 3 2 17 Minnesota W 8 7 23 at Denver L 5 6 24 at Denver L 4 7 Mar. 2 at Wisconsin L 0 2 3 at Wisconsin L 3 7 6 at Wisconsin* L 5 11 7 at Wisconsin* L 2 5Season goals for and against 184 196* – WCHA playoffs

1979-80 – Won 18 • Lost 20 • Tied 1


Captains: Greg Meredith, Tom Michalek Oct. 19 at Illinois-Chicago Circle W 8 1 26 Denver L 4 6 27 Denver L 3 5 Nov. 2 at Minnesota-Duluth W 8 4 3 at Minnesota-Duluth W 6 4 9 Michigan L 4 7 10 Michigan W 11 9 16 Michigan State L 4 5 17 Michigan State W 5 3 23 vs. Cornell^ W 5 4 24 vs. Cornell# W 6 4 30 at Wisconsin L 2 5 Dec. 1 at Wisconsin W 4 3 7 at Bowling Green W 5 2 9 at Western Michigan L 5 6 29 at U.S. International~ L 1 5 30 at U.S. International~ L 3 7 Jan. 4 at Minnesota L 5 6 5 at Minnesota W 6 3 11 at North Dakota L 4 7 12 at North Dakota L 1 3 18 Colorado College W 6 5 19 Colorado College W 5 3 25 at Michigan Tech W 8 5 26 at Michigan Tech W 7 5 Feb. 2 Wisconsin W 4 3 3 Wisconsin L 5 7 9 Minnesota-Duluth L 6 7 10 Minnesota-Duluth L 8 9 15 Michigan (OT) W 5 4 16 at Michigan (OT) T 5 5 22 at Michigan State L 6 7 23 at Michigan State W 9 5 29 Minnesota L 2 3 Mar. 1 Minnesota L 7 8 7 at Michigan* W 8 3 8 at Michigan* L 3 4 14 at North Dakota* L 4 10 15 at North Dakota* L 4 7Season goals for and against 202 199^ – Lynah Rink (Ithaca, N.Y.)# – Rochester War Memorial (Rochester, N.Y.)~ – Mira Mesa House of Ice (San Diego, Calif.)* – WCHA playoffs

1980-81 – Won 13 • Lost 21 • Tied 2


Captain: Jeff Brownschidle Oct. 24 at Colorado College L 4 5 25 at Colorado College W 6 2 28 Bowling Green L 3 4 31 vs. Clarkson^ W 4 1 Nov. 1 vs. Clarkson# L 2 5 4 at Bowling Green W 3 2 7 at Minnesota L 2 4 8 at Minnesota W 6 5 14 at Wisconsin (OT) W 5 4 15 at Wisconsin L 0 4 21 Michigan Tech (OT) L 2 3 22 Michigan Tech L 4 5 28 Michigan L 3 4 29 Michigan (OT) L 6 7 Dec. 3 Michigan State (OT) W 4 3 5 Illinois-Chicago Circle W 11 2 6 Illinois-Chicago Circle W 6 4 12 Michigan State L 0 1 Jan. 2 at Western Michigan (OT) L 5 6 3 at Western Michigan (OT) T 5 5 9 at Michigan Tech W 5 3 10 at Michigan Tech L 2 12 16 North Dakota L 3 7 17 North Dakota (OT) T 1 1 23 Denver L 5 6 24 Denver L 4 9 30 at Minnesota-Duluth W 8 4 31 at Minnesota-Duluth L 4 6 Feb. 6 at Michigan L 5 12 7 at Michigan L 4 8 13 at Michigan State W 4 2 14 at Michigan State W 4 2 20 Colorado College L 3 4 21 Colorado College L 2 5 27 Wisconsin W 4 2 28 Wisconsin L 0 7Season goals for and against 139 166^ – Onondaga County War Memorial (Syracuse,N.Y.)# – Rochester War Memorial (Rochester, N.Y.)



1981-82 – Won 23 • Lost 15 • Tied 2

CCHA – Won 15, Lost 13 • Tied 24th Place

CCHA Runner-UpCaptains: Jeff Logan, Dave Poulin Oct. 16 York W 8 4 17 York W 7 0 23 at Ohio State W 7 5 24 at Ohio State (OT) T 4 4 30 Northern Michigan L 2 3 31 Northern Michigan L 3 4 Nov. 6 at Western Michigan L 4 5 7 at Western Michigan W 6 2 13 at Michigan State L 2 4 14 Michigan State L 4 8 20 Ohio State W 6 4 21 Ohio State W 6 3 27 Ferris State L 0 3 28 Ferris State L 2 6 Dec. 4 Miami (OH) W 5 4 5 Miami (OH) W 6 4 10 at Northern Michigan L 2 3 11 at Northern Michigan L 8 9 29 vs. Michigan^ W 6 2 30 vs. Michigan Tech^ W 8 3 Jan. 8 at Illinois-Chicago Circle W 8 3 9 at Illinois-Chicago Circle L 7 8 15 at Michigan W 9 4 16 at Michigan (OT) T 2 2 22 Bowling Green (OT) W 9 8 23 Bowling Green (OT) L 7 8 29 at Michigan Tech L 1 7 30 at Michigan Tech W 5 3 Feb. 6 Lake Superior State W 5 1 7 Lake Superior State W 5 1 12 at Ferris State W 5 4 13 at Ferris State W 6 0 20 at Michigan State L 2 5 22 Michigan State W 3 2 26 Western Michigan L 3 6 27 Western Michigan W 10 8 Mar. 5 Michigan** W 6 5 6 Michigan** W 5 3 12 vs. Bowling Green!+ W 8 5 13 vs. Michigan State!!+ L 1 4Season goals for and against 203 167^ – Great Lakes Invitational

(Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Mich.)+ – Joe Louis Arena (Detroit, Mich.)** – CCHA playoffs !–CCHA semifinal !! – CCHA championship

1982-83 – Won 13 • Lost 21 • Tied 2

CCHA – Won 13 • Lost 17 • Tied 27th Place

Captains: Mark Doman, John Higgins Oct. 22 at Michigan W 9 5 23 at Michigan L 4 5 29 Northern Michigan L 2 5 30 Northern Michigan L 3 4 Nov. 5 Western Michigan L 0 2 6 at Western Michigan W 5 3 12 at Illinois-Chicago L 2 11 13 at Illinois-Chicago W 5 4 19 Michigan Tech L 4 5 20 Michigan Tech L 4 6 26 at Bowling Green L 2 12 27 at Bowling Green L 3 12 Dec. 3 Michigan State W 3 2 4 Michigan State L 3 7 10 Ohio State L 3 6 11 Ohio State L 5 6 28 vs. Michigan Tech^ L 6 9

29 vs. Michigan^ L 3 12 Jan. 7 at Lake Superior State W 7 3 8 at Lake Superior State L 3 4 14 Miami (OH) L 4 5 15 Miami (OH) W 9 6 21 at Ferris State (OT) T 7 7 22 at Ferris State L 5 7 28 at West. Michigan (OT) W 8 7 29 Western Michigan W 4 3 Feb. 4 at Miami (OH) L 2 9 5 at Miami (OH) W 6 4 11 Bowling Green (OT) T 4 4 12 Bowling Green W 5 3 18 at Ohio State W 6 3 19 at Ohio State L 1 8 25 Illinois-Chicago W 5 1 26 Illinois-Chicago W 8 1 Mar. 4 at Bowling Green** L 3 8 5 at Bowling Green** L 2 7Season goals for and against 155 206^ – Great Lakes Invitational

(Joe Louis Arena; Detroit, Mich.)**– CCHA playoffs

1983-84 – Won 22 • Lost 6 • Tied 1

Captains: Joe Bowie, Brent Chapman Nov. 4 Illinois State W 10 1 5 at Northwestern W 12 2 6 Northwestern W 15 1 11 Illinois W 13 0 12 Illinois W 6 1 18 St. Thomas W 3 2 20 St. Thomas W 7 5 25 at Michigan-Dearborn W 6 4 26 at Michigan-Dearborn W 4 3 Dec. 2 at St. Norbert W 7 2 3 at St. Norbert# W 1 0 9 Lake Forest W 5 2 10 at Lake Forest W 5 2 Jan. 20 St. Norbert W 10 2 21 St. Norbert W 10 2 25 at Lake Forest L 6 9 27 at Iowa State W 4 3 28 at Iowa State W 6 4 Feb. 3 at Marquette W 9 4 4 Marquette W 11 2 8 Lake Forest W 6 4 10 at Penn State (OT) T 4 4 11 at Penn State W 6 1 17 at Alabama-Huntsville L 5 6 18 at Alabama Huntsville L 4 6 24 Michigan-Dearborn L 3 4

Notre Dame’s 1981-82 captains Dave Poulin (left) and Jeff Logan (right) hoist the Great Lakes Invitational trophy, as head coach Lefty Smith looks on.

25 Michigan-Dearborn L 4 7 Mar. 2 Illinois State^ W 10 2 3 Iowa State^ L 2 4Season goals for and against 194 89# – Forfeited game (actual result a 3-3 tie)^ – Central States Conference Tournament

(Notre Dame, Ind.)

1984-85 – Won 11 • Lost 16 • Tied 1

Captains: Brent Chapman, Bob Thebeau Nov. 2 Penn State W 8 2 3 Penn State W 10 3 9 at Michigan-Dearborn L 4 5 10 at Michigan-Dearborn L 3 6 16 at St. Thomas L 3 10 17 at St. Thomas L 6 7 21 Alaska-Anchorage L 6 10 23 Air Force L 5 6 24 Air Force (OT) W 7 6 30 Alabama-Huntsville W 10 4 Dec. 1 Alabama-Huntsville W 8 4 8 Lake Forest L 4 5 Jan. 2 at Princeton L 4 9 4 vs. Yale^ L 5 10 5 vs. Colgate^ L 4 13 7 at Holy Cross L 6 9 15 Alaska Fairbanks L 4 6 18 vs. Bowdoin# L 6 9 19 at Lake Forest# L 2 5 23 Lake Forest W 6 3 Feb. 1 at Alabama-Huntsville (OT) T 7 7 2 at Alabama-Huntsville L 4 9 8 Iowa State L 3 4 9 Iowa State W 7 4 15 at Marquette W 9 4 18 Marquette W 11 2 22 Michigan-Dearborn W 5 4 23 Michigan-Dearborn (OT) W 5 4Season goals for and against 162 170^ – Phoenix Mutual Tournament

(Hartford Civic Center; Hartford, Conn.)# – Forester Classic (Lake Forest, Ill.)

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1985-86 – Won 12 • Lost 21 • Tied 1

Captains: Bob Thebeau, Dave Waldbillig Oct. 21 at Alaska-Anchorage L 3 6 22 at Alaska-Anchorage L 2 5 25 at Alaska Fairbanks L 2 9 26 at Alaska Fairbanks L 4 8 Nov. 1 Kent State W 4 3 2 Kent State W 8 5 8 at Michigan-Dearborn L 3 6 9 at Michigan-Dearborn L 3 5 15 St. Thomas W 5 3 16 St. Thomas L 3 10 21 Lake Forest (OT) T 4 4 23 at Lake Forest W 6 3 28 at Air Force W 8 6 29 at Air Force (OT) L 5 6Dec. 6 Alabama-Huntsville W 5 3 7 Alabama-Huntsville W 10 7 27 vs. Colgate^ L 7 8 28 vs. Western Michigan^ L 2 11 30 at SUNY- Plattsburgh L 7 10 31 at SUNY- Plattsburgh L 7 15 Jan. 17 Michigan-Dearborn W 5 1 18 Michigan-Dearborn L 1 7 31 at Lake Forest L 2 4 Feb. 1 Lake Forest L 3 6 7 at Army L 5 7 8 at Army L 3 6 14 at Kent State W 5 3 15 at Kent State W 3 2 21 at Northern Arizona L 5 8 22 at Northern Arizona L 5 11 28 North Dakota State W 6 5 Mar. 1 North Dakota State W 4 3 7 at Alabama-Huntsville L 4 5 8 vs. North Dakota State# L 5 9Season goals for and against 154 210^ – Syracuse Invitational (Syracuse, N.Y.)# – Huntsville, Ala.

1986-87 – Won 10 • Lost 19 • Tied 1

Captains: Mike McNeill, Tom Mooney Oct. 24 Kent State L 2 4 25 Kent State L 1 2 Nov. 14 vs. St. John’s^ W 6 2 15 at Wis.-Stevens Point^ L 2 5 21 at St. Thomas W 6 5 22 at St. Thomas L 3 4 28 Lake Forest W 7 5 29 Lake Forest W 4 1 Dec. 5 Michigan-Dearborn W 6 1 6 Michigan-Dearborn (OT) L 3 4 12 Alabama-Huntsville L 0 4 13 Alabama-Huntsville L 3 6 Jan. 9 at North Dakota State L 4 7 10 at North Dakota State (OT) L 5 6 16 Army W 6 4 17 Army L 2 4 23 at Kent State L 3 6 24 at Kent State (OT) W 2 1 30 Wisconsin-Stevens Point W 2 1 31 Wisconsin-Stevens Point L 3 6 Feb. 6 at Air Force L 3 4 7 at Air Force L 1 6 13 at Michigan-Dearborn L 1 9 14 at Michigan-Dearborn (OT) T 4 4 20 at Lake Forest (OT) L 4 5 21 at Lake Forest L 3 5 27 at Alabama-Huntsville W 7 1 28 at Alabama-Huntsville (OT) L 2 3 Mar. 6 Lake Forest# W 4 1 7 Michigan-Dearborn# L 4 6Season goals for and against 103 122^ – Pointer Classic (Stevens Point, Wis.)# – ACHA Playoffs (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Tim Kuehl scored 65 goals with 80 assists for 145 points between 1986-90. He finished third in scoring (18 goals and 21 assists) during Notre Dame’s record-setting 1987-88 season.

Ric Schafer8 Seasons 1987-95

112-152-15 (.428)

1987-88 – Won 27 • Lost 4 • Tied 2

Captain: Mike McNeill Oct. 30 Windsor W 5 4 31 Windsor L 6 9 Nov. 6 at Kent State (OT) T 5 5 7 at Kent State (OT) T 6 6 13 Lake Forest W 6 4 14 at Lake Forest W 4 3 20 St. Thomas W 3 2 21 St. Thomas W 10 6 25 at Mercyhurst W 7 3 28 at Canisius W 7 4 29 at Canisius W 5 4 Dec. 4 Michigan-Dearborn W 5 3 5 Michigan-Dearborn L 2 6 11 Dayton W 13 3 12 Dayton W 11 1 Jan. 8 Arizona W 9 5 9 Arizona W 10 0 15 at Army W 6 1 16 at Army W 8 4 22 North Dakota State W 6 3 23 North Dakota State W 8 4 29 Kent State W 6 3 30 Kent State W 11 2 Feb. 5 Air Force W 5 4 6 Air Force W 4 3 12 Villanova W 14 0 13 Villanova W 15 5 19 at Michigan-Dearborn L 1 3 20 at Michigan-Dearborn L 4 6 26 at Lake Forest W 6 1 27 Lake Forest W 4 2 Mar. 4 vs. Lake Forest^ W 5 3 5 at Michigan-Dearborn^ W 5 2Season goals for and against 222 114^ – ACHA Playoffs (Dearborn, Mich.)

1988-89 – Won 10 • Lost 26 • Tied 2

Captains: Matt Hanzel, Brian Montgomery Oct. 12 at Western Michigan L 2 8 21 at St. Cloud State L 3 4 22 at St. Cloud State W 3 2 25 Alaska-Anchorage L 3 8 28 Rochester Inst. Tech. L 3 8 29 Rochester Inst. Tech. W 3 2 Nov. 4 Michigan-Dearborn W 4 1 5 at Michigan-Dearborn (OT) T 3 3 11 at Air Force (OT) T 6 6 12 at Air Force L 3 6 17 Lake Forest L 1 5 18 at Lake Forest L 4 8 23 Merrimack L 1 3 25 Merrimack L 3 4 26 Illinois-Chicago L 3 8 Dec. 2 at Michigan-Dearborn L 2 6 3 Michigan-Dearborn L 4 5 6 at Illinois-Chicago L 1 3 20 at Ferris State L 2 4 21 Ferris State L 1 11 29 at Rensselaer^ L 0 6 30 vs. Air Force^ L 5 7 Jan. 2 at Army L 2 3 3 at Army W 5 2 5 at Boston College L 5 7 7 at Merrimack L 0 6 13 at Arizona W 10 5 14 at Arizona W 9 2 20 at Lake Forest L 2 6 21 Lake Forest W 4 2 27 Canisius W 4 0

28 Canisius W 5 2 Feb. 3 Michigan-Dearborn L 6 7 4 at Michigan-Dearborn L 2 5 10 Michigan L 2 6 11 at Michigan L 2 5 15 Lake Forest W 7 2 21 Western Michigan L 2 11Season goals for and against 127 189^ – R.P.I. Tournament (Troy, N.Y.)

1989-90 – Won 18 • Lost 15 • Tied 0

Captain: Tim Kuehl Oct. 26 Rochester Inst. Tech. (OT) W 6 5 27 Rochester Inst. Tech. L 3 7 Nov. 3 Holy Cross W 10 4 4 Holy Cross W 9 2 10 Michigan-Dearborn W 9 4 11 at Michigan-Dearborn W 6 4 17 St. Cloud State W 3 2 18 St. Cloud State L 2 8 24 Lake Forest W 6 3 25 at Lake Forest W 5 3 Dec. 1 Mankato State W 5 0 2 Mankato State W 5 3 8 at Ferris State L 5 7 9 Ferris State L 2 7 28 vs. Wisconsin^ L 3 9 29 vs. Minnesota-Duluth^ L 1 9 Jan. 2 at Air Force W 4 2 3 at Air Force L 3 4 5 at Arizona W 8 2 6 at Arizona W 8 6 12 at Kent State W 3 2 13 at Kent State L 1 4 26 Army L 4 7 27 Army L 2 5 Feb. 2 Air Force L 3 6 3 Air Force W 3 2 9 Lake Forest W 6 4 10 at Lake Forest W 7 3 16 at St. Cloud State L 3 7 17 at St. Cloud State L 2 3 23 at Michigan-Dearborn W 6 3 Mar. 2 at Alabama-Huntsville # L 2 9 3 vs. Alaska Anchorage # L 6 9Season goals for and against 151 155^ – Badger Hockey Showdown

(Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wis.)# – Alabama Face Off Tournament

(Von Braun Civic Center, Huntsville, Ala.)



1992-93 Notre Dame Hockey Team – “The Irish return to the CCHA”Front Row (from left): Carl Picconatto, Greg Louder, Dan Marvin, Sterling Black, Curtis Janicke, Matt Osiecki, Dave Bankoske, Eric Gregoire, Dan Sawyer, Brent Lothrop and Wade Salzman.Middle Row (from left): Head coach Ric Schafer, strength coach Eric Youts, John Rushin, Brent Lamppa, Chris Tschupp, Jason Konesco, Tom Arkell, Justin Arcangel, Tim Litchard, Steve Soderling, Jeff Hasselman, Carey Nemeth, student manager Dylan Hogan and assistant coach Jim Johnson. Back Row (from left): Skate expert Cyril James, student manager Aimee Lucas, Jamie Morshead, Garry Gruber, Jamie Ling, Jeremy Coe, Davide DalGrande, Brett Bruininks, Chris Bales, Jay Matushak, Nata Rajala, Drew Tilson and office assistant Gillian Comley. Not pictured: assistant coach Tom Carroll and athletic trainer John Whitmer.

1990-91 – Won 16 • Lost 15 • Tied 2

Captain: Kevin Patrick Oct. 23 at Minnesota L 2 7 26 at Alaska Fairbanks L 3 4 27 at Alaska Fairbanks L 0 2 Nov. 2 at Kent State W 7 4 3 at Kent State (OT) T 5 5 9 Ferris State L 2 7 10 at Ferris State L 4 5 15 UMass-Boston W 6 4 16 UMass-Boston W 6 3 23 Alabama-Huntsville W 8 7 24 Alabama-Huntsville W 3 2 30 Mercyhurst W 7 3 Dec. 1 Mercyhurst W 7 6 7 at Lake Forest L 2 3 8 Lake Forest W 6 0 29 at Princeton (OT) L 3 4 30 at Army L 2 4 Jan. 2 at New Hampshire L 3 5 4 at Boston College L 1 8 11 Canisius W 4 3 12 Canisius W 6 4 18 Lake Forest W 7 5 19 at Lake Forest L 2 5 25 Kent State W 6 5 26 Kent State W 2 1 Feb. 1 at Air Force L 6 7 2 at Air Force W 4 1 8 Wisconsin-Stevens Point L 1 5 9 Wisconsin-Stevens Point W 7 3 22 Air Force L 4 7 23 Air Force (OT) T 2 2 Mar. 9 vs. Alaska Fairbanks^ W 4 3 10 at Alaska Anchorage^ L 2 10Season goals for and against 134 144^ Independent Invitational

(Sullivan Arena; Anchorage, Alaska)

1991-92 – Won 12 • Lost 18 • Tied 1

Captains: Mike Curry, Kevin Patrick, Dave Bankoske

Oct. 25 at Air Force L 3 8 26 at Air Force W 5 3 Nov. 8 New Hampshire L 1 7 9 New Hampshire L 2 8 15 Kent State L 1 6 16 Kent State W 7 5 22 Lake Forest W 7 0 23 at Lake Forest W 5 2 26 at Merrimack W 2 1 29 at Maine+ W 1 0 30 at Maine+ W 1 0 Dec. 6 at Lake Forest (OT) T 3 3 7 Lake Forest W 6 4 13 Princeton L 4 5 14 Princeton L 4 6 Jan. 10 Michigan L 3 4 11 at Michigan L 5 8 17 Army W 5 3 18 Army L 0 4 31 at Ferris State L 0 4 Feb. 1 Ferris State L 3 5 7 Western Michigan L 4 10 8 at Western Michigan L 5 7 14 at Kent State (OT) W 6 5 15 at Kent State L 1 3 21 at Illinois-Chicago L 3 9 22 Illinois-Chicago L 5 10 28 Air Force W 8 3 29 Air Force W 3 2 Mar. 6 at Alaska Fairbanks^ L 2 4 7 vs. Air Force^ L 2 3Season goals for and against 107 142^ – Independent Invitational

(Carlson Center; Fairbanks, Alaska)+ – forfeited games (actual scores: Maine 5-1 and 6-3)

1992-93 – Won 7 • Lost 27 • Tied 2


Captain: Matt Osiecki Oct. 17 at Michigan L 1 6 23 at Kent State (OT) L 1 2 24 at Kent State L 5 7 30 Lake Superior State L 5 6 31 Lake Superior State L 3 6 Nov. 6 at Miami (OH) L 4 6 7 at Miami (OH) L 3 6 13 Illinois-Chicago L 2 3 14 at Illinois-Chicago (OT) T 2 2 20 Western Michigan W 3 2 21 at Western Michigan L 4 5 27 Michigan State L 4 8 28 vs. Michigan^ L 1 5 Dec. 11 at Ohio State W 5 4 12 at Bowling Green L 2 5

Dan Sawyer was a constant on the Irish defense from ’89-’92, appearing in 30-plus games for each of his three seasons while totaling 56 career points.

29 vs. Air Force# W 4 1 30 at Denver# L 1 6 Jan. 3 at Mankato State W 6 3 8 Ohio State W 3 1 9 Ohio State W 4 0 15 Miami (OH) L 2 8 16 Kent State (OT) L 3 4 22 Illinois-Chicago (OT) T 2 2 23 Michigan L 1 7 29 at Lake Superior State L 1 4 30 at Ferris State L 3 9 Feb. 5 at Michigan State L 1 5 6 Ferris State L 4 5 12 at Bowling Green L 4 7 13 Ferris State W 3 2 26 at Western Michigan L 3 5 27 at Michigan L 2 7 Mar. 6 at Michigan State L 2 5 7 Bowling Green (OT) L 3 4 12 at Michigan** L 2 13 13 at Michigan** L 1 8Season goals for and against 100 179

^ – The Palace of Auburn Hills (Auburn Hills, Mich.)# – Colorado Banks Denver Cup

(DU Arena, Denver, Colo.)** – CCHA playoffs

1993-94 – Won 11 • Lost 22 • Tied 5


Captain: Matt Osiecki Oct. 16 Waterloo W 4 3 29 Western Michigan W 4 3 30 at Michigan L 2 13 Nov. 5 at Michigan State L 0 3 6 Michigan State (OT) T 1 1 12 at Ohio State (OT)^ W 3 2 13 vs. Miami (OH)# L 1 3 19 at Lake Superior State (OT) W 5 4 20 at Lake Superior State L 1 6 25 vs. Michigan Tech~ W 5 4 26 at Alaska Fairbanks~ L 5 6 27 vs. Lake Superior St. (OT)~ L 1 2 Dec. 3 at Illinois-Chicago W 6 4 4 Illinois-Chicago (OT) T 2 2 10 Lake Superior State L 1 2 11 Ohio State W 5 4 29 vs. Michigan@ L 3 8 30 vs. Michigan Tech@ L 6 8 Jan. 2 Kent State L 5 6 3 Kent State L 4 5 8 at Ferris State (OT) L 2 3 11 Ferris State L 6 10 14 Bowling Green W 2 1 15 Michigan L 1 6 21 at Kent State (OT) T 3 3

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22 at Ohio State^ T 3 3 29 vs. Michigan+ L 1 3 Feb. 4 Miami (OT) L 2 3 5 Miami (OT) L 5 6 11 at Western Michigan L 0 6 12 Western Michigan L 1 4 18 at Bowling Green L 2 8 24 Michigan State T 1 1 26 at Ferris State W 8 3 Mar. 4 at Illinois-Chicago W 4 2 5 Bowling Green W 4 1 11 at Western Michigan** L 3 6 12 at Western Michigan** L 1 7Season goals for and against 113 165^ – State Fairgrounds Coliseum (Columbus, Ohio)# – Cincinnati Gardens ~ – Great Alaska Face-Off (Carlson Ctr; Fairbanks, Alaska)@ – Great Lakes Invit. (Joe Louis Arena; Detroit, Mich.)+ – The Palace of Auburn Hills (Auburn Hills, Mich.)** – CCHA playoffs

1994-95 – Won 11 • Lost 25 • Tied 1

CCHA – Won 7 • Lost 19 • Tied 1 9th Place

Captain: Brett Bruininks Oct. 14 St. Francis Xavier W 10 2 21 Waterloo W 8 4 28 Lake Superior State L 3 6 29 Lake Superior State# L 4 7 Nov. 1 at Bowling Green L 1 7 4 Illinois-Chicago L 2 3 5 at Illinois-Chicago L 2 6 11 Ferris State W 2 1 12 Ferris State L 1 4 17 at Western Michigan L 4 9 18 Bowling Green L 1 5 25 vs. Maine@ L 3 4 26 vs. Princeton@ L 3 6 Dec. 3 at Michigan L 2 11 9 Alaska-Fairbanks L 4 5 10 Miami (OH) (OT) T 0 0 28 at Boston College W 3 2 30 at UMass-Amherst W 6 3 31 at UMass-Amherst (OT) L 3 4 Jan. 6 at Bowling Green L 1 3 7 at Ohio State (OT) W 4 3 13 at Michigan State L 1 4 17 Western Michigan L 3 4 20 Michigan State L 3 8 21 Michigan # L 3 9 27 at Lake Superior State L 3 6 28 at Ferris State W 7 2 Feb. 3 at Miami (OH) L 5 8 4 at Miami (OH) L 3 5 10 Ohio State W 5 1 11 Ohio State W 4 3 24 at Michigan State L 1 4 25 Michigan W 6 3 Mar. 3 Illinois-Chicago W 5 2 4 at Western Michigan L 1 2 10 at Bowling Green** L 2 7 11 at Bowling Green** L 4 5Season goals for and against 121 168# – The Palace of Auburn Hills (Auburn, Mich.) @ – Great Western Freeze Out (The Forum, Inglewood, Calif.)** – CCHA playoffs

Dave Poulin10 Seasons 1995 - 2005

139-197-50 (.425)

1995-96 – Won 9 • Lost 23 • Tied 4

CCHA – Won 6 • Lost 20 • Tied 4Tied 9th Place

Captain: Brett Bruininks Oct. 13 Guelph (OT) L 1 2 19 at Alaska Fairbanks W 7 4 20 at Alaska Fairbanks L 4 6 21 at Alaska Fairbanks L 4 7 27 Boston College L 5 7 31 at Michigan State L 2 6 Nov. 3 Western Michigan L 2 3 4 at Western Michigan L 2 6 10 Illinois-Chicago L 2 3 11 Ohio State W 4 0 24 Lake Superior State W 6 3 25 Lake Superior State L 1 3 Dec. 1 at Ferris State W 4 3 2 at Lake Superior State L 3 6 9 Ferris State (OT) T 3 3 28 vs. Wisconsin^ W 3 2 29 vs. Boston University^ L 3 7 Jan. 5 at Ohio State (OT) T 2 2 6 at Ohio State L 2 5 12 Miami (OH) (OT) T 2 2 13 Miami (OH) L 3 6 19 Illinois-Chicago (OT) W 5 4 20 at Michigan L 1 11 26 Army W 7 3 27 Army W 4 2 30 Bowling Green L 3 4 Feb. 2 at Illinois-Chicago L 3 5 3 at Michigan State L 1 7 9 Michigan L 1 4 10 Bowling Green (OT) L 3 4 13 at Western Michigan L 1 4 16 vs. Michigan# L 1 3 20 Michigan State (OT) T 4 4 23 at Miami (OH) W 5 2 24 at Bowling Green L 2 8 Mar. 2 Ferris State L 3 6Season goals for and against 109 157^ – Bank One Badger Hockey Showdown

(Bradley Center; Milwaukee, Wis.)# – The Palace of Auburn Hills (Auburn Hills, Mich.)** – CCHA Playoffs

1996-97 – Won 9 • Lost 25 • Tied 1


Captains: Terry Lorenz, Steve Noble Oct. 11 Western Ontario W 2 1 18 Western Michigan (OT) T 3 3 25 at Ohio State W 3 0 26 at Miami (OH) L 1 2 Nov. 1 Michigan L 3 6 2 at Bowling Green W 7 5 8 at Boston College L 1 6 15 Ferris State L 1 5 17 Mankato State (OT) L 3 4 22 at Bowling Green W 5 3 23 at Miami (OH) L 3 4 26 Lake Superior State L 3 4 29 at Ferris State L 2 3 30 at Ferris State L 2 6 Dec. 6 at Michigan State L 3 4 7 Alaska Fairbanks W 3 1 28 at Princeton L 2 5 29 at Princeton (OT) L 2 3 Jan. 3 Miami (OH) L 3 6 7 at Mankato State W 3 2 11 Bowling Green L 2 3 17 Alaska Fairbanks L 4 5

18 Alaska Fairbanks W 6 2 24 St. Cloud State W 5 2 25 St. Cloud State L 1 2 28 Michigan State L 0 3 31 at Lake Superior State L 3 6 Feb. 1 at Lake Superior State L 0 4 7 Ohio State L 3 5 8 Ohio State L 3 4 14 at Michigan L 1 3 15 at Michigan L 1 6 21 Western Michigan (OT) W 5 4 22 at Western Michigan L 1 6 28 Michigan State L 2 3 Season goals for and against 92 131

1997-98 – Won 18 • Lost 19 • Tied 4


Captain: Steve Noble Oct. 10 Western Ontario W 5 1 17 at St. Cloud State (OT) W 4 3 18 at St. Cloud State W 4 1 24 Boston College L 2 3 31 Michigan State L 1 5 Nov. 1 at Michigan State W 6 1 7 Bowling Green W 2 1 8 at Michigan State L 1 3 15 at Miami (OH) L 4 5 16 at Ohio State^ W 3 2 20 Ferris State (OT) T 5 5 22 at Ferris State L 3 4 28 Lake Superior State L 2 4 29 Lake Superior State (OT) T 3 3 Dec. 5 at Western Michigan W 2 1 6 Western Michigan W 4 2 10 at Wisconsin W 4 2 12 Wisconsin L 2 3 27 vs. Northeastern# L 2 4 28 vs. Brown# W 5 1 Jan. 2 Miami (OH) L 1 3 3 Miami (OH) (OT) T 2 2 8 at Alaska Fairbanks W 4 2 9 at Alaska Fairbanks (OT) L 2 3 10 at Alaska Fairbanks W 5 1 24 at Bowling Green (OT) W 5 4 25 at Ohio State^ L 3 5 30 Michigan L 2 7 31 at Michigan L 4 5 Feb. 6 Bowling Green (OT) T 1 1 7 Ferris State W 7 1 13 Ohio State L 3 5 14 at Western Michigan L 3 5 20 at Northern Michigan W 4 3 21 at Lake Superior State (OT) L 1 2 27 Northern Michigan W 3 1 28 Northern Michigan W 5 2 Mar. 7 Michigan L 0 1 13 at Michigan** W 4 2 14 at Michigan** (OT) L 1 2 15 at Michigan** L 3 4Season goals for and against 127 115^ – State Fairgrounds Coliseum (Columbus, Ohio)# – Mariucci Classic (Mariucci Arena; Minneapolis, Minn.)** – CCHA playoffs

1998-99 – Won 19 • Lost 14 • Tied 5CCHA – Won 15 • Lost 11 • Tied 4

4th PlaceCaptain: Brian Urick Oct. 3 at Wisconsin * W 2 1 9 Lake Superior State W 4 2 10 Western Michigan W 7 1 16 at Ferris State W 5 3 17 at Lake Superior State W 4 3 23 Ohio State W 3 0 24 at Western Michigan L 1 2 Nov. 6 at Boston College (OT) T 5 5 7 at Northeastern W 4 3 13 Bowling Green W 6 2 14 Michigan (OT) T 2 2 20 Western Michigan W 9 5 21 at Michigan L 0 1


Year-by-Year Results 24 vs. Ferris State^ L 2 4 Dec. 4 at Ohio State L 3 4 5 at Ohio State L 1 4 Jan. 2 at North Dakota L 1 8 3 at North Dakota W 4 3 8 at Bowling Green W 4 1 9 Miami (OH) W 2 0 15 Alaska Fairbanks W 6 2 16 Alaska Fairbanks W 6 1 22 at Northern Michigan (OT) T 3 3 23 at Lake Superior State L 1 3 30 Michigan W 3 2 Feb. 5 Michigan State (OT) T 2 2 6 Alaska Fairbanks W 5 2 12 at Michigan State L 0 1 13 Ferris State L 0 1 19 at Michigan State L 1 3 20 at Bowling Green L 1 5 26 Northern Michigan (OT) T 3 3 27 Northern Michigan W 2 1 Mar. 5 at Miami (OH) (OT) L 2 3 6 at Miami (OH) W 4 2 12 Northern Michigan** W 3 2 13 Northern Michigan** L 1 7 14 Northern Michigan** L 2 3 Season goals for and against 114 100* U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game^ – Van Andel Arena (Grand Rapids, Mich.)** – CCHA playoffs

1999-00 – Won 16 • Lost 18 • Tied 8


Captain: Ben Simon Oct. 7 Michigan L 3 5 8 Michigan L 1 6 15 vs. Providence# L 1 2 16 vs. Union# W 4 0 23 at Ferris State L 1 4 24 vs. Ferris State^ L 2 4 28 Miami (OH) W 5 2 29 Miami (OH) (OT) T 2 2 Nov. 5 at Nebraska Omaha (OT) T 2 2 6 at Nebraska Omaha L 3 5 12 Alaska Fairbanks W 1 0 13 Alaska Fairbanks W 3 2 27 at New Hampshire T 1 1 28 vs. Vermont~ W 5 1 Dec. 4 Michigan State W 1 0 5 at Michigan State L 1 4 10 Massachusetts L 3 4 11 Massachusetts W 5 3 19 Princeton L 3 4 20 Princeton L 2 4 31 at Denver $ (OT) T 3 3 Jan. 1 vs. Colorado College$ L 2 5 7 Lake Superior State W 2 1 8 Lake Superior State (OT) T 1 1 13 at Northern Michigan (OT) T 2 2 14 at Northern Michigan L 0 6 21 Western Michigan (OT) W 4 3 22 Western Michigan W 4 1 28 at Alaska Fairbanks W 2 1 29 at Alaska Fairbanks (OT) T 3 3 Feb. 4 at Ohio State L 1 3 5 at Ohio State (OT) W 2 1 11 Nebraska Omaha L 1 3 12 Nebraska Omaha W 7 4 18 at Bowling Green W 5 3 19 at Bowling Green (OT) T 1 1 Mar. 3 Michigan State (OT) T 2 2 4 at Michigan State L 3 5 10 Ferris State** W 4 3 11 Ferris State** L 1 6 12 Ferris State** W 4 2 17 Michigan State!! L 0 4 Season goals for and against 103 119# – Ice Breaker Tournament

(Magness Arena; Denver, Colo.) ^ – Van Andel Arena (Grand Rapids, Mich.)~ – Towse Rink (Durham, N.H.)$ – Norwest Cup (Denver, Colo.)** – CCHA playoffs!! – CCHA semi-finals (Joe Louis Arena, Detroit)

2000-01 – Won 10 • Lost 22 • Tied 7


Captain: Ryan Dolder Oct. 7 vs. Minnesota # L 3 7 13 vs. Boston College $ L 1 4 14 vs. Niagara $ (OT) T 3 3 17 Wayne State (OT) W 2 1 20 Northeastern W 6 4 21 Northeastern L 3 5 26 Michigan State L 1 5 27 Michigan State L 2 3 Nov. 3 at Miami (OH) W 5 2 4 at Miami (OH) (OT) T 1 1 10 Boston College L 3 5 24 Northern Michigan L 1 3 25 Northern Michigan (OT) T 3 3 Dec. 1 at Lake Superior State L 1 2 2 at Lake Superior State L 1 4 8 Miami (OH) L 2 5 9 Miami (OH) L 1 4 19 at Nebraska-Omaha L 0 1 20 at Nebraska-Omaha W 7 3 29 vs. St. Lawrence ^ L 3 6 30 at Rensselaer ^ L 2 6 Jan. 5 Ferris State L 2 4 6 Ferrris State (OT) L 2 3 12 Western Michigan W 4 1 13 at Western Michigan (OT) T 3 3 19 Ohio State L 3 5 20 Ohio State (OT) T 2 2 23 at Michigan L 0 9 27 at Yale (N.H. Coliseum) L 2 8 28 at Yale W 4 3 Feb. 2 at Ohio State L 2 5 3 at Ohio State L 3 5 9 Bowling Green W 3 2 10 Bowling Green W 5 3 16 at Michigan (OT) T 4 4 23 at Alaska-Fairbanks (OT) T 4 4 24 at Alaska-Fairbanks W 3 1 Mar. 2 at Western Michigan W 5 4 3 Western Michigan L 2 7 Season goals for and against 104 150# – Hall of Fame Classic

(Xcel Energy Center; St. Paul, Minn.) $ – Maverick Stampede (Omaha Civic Auditorium)^ – R.P.I./HSBC Holiday Classic

(Houston Field House; Troy, N.Y.)

2001-02 – Won 16 • Lost 17 • Tied 5


Captain: Evan Nielsen Oct. 11 Union College L 1 2 12 Union College L 3 7 20 at Ohio State (OT) T 4 4 21 at Ohio State L 2 3 26 at Boston College L 1 4 27 at Northeastern (OT) T 3 3 Nov. 2 at Northern Michigan W 5 4 3 at Northern Michigan L 1 4 9 Ferris State W 5 2 10 Ferris State (OT) T 3 3 16 at Western Michigan (OT) T 4 4 17 at Western Michigan L 2 4 Dec. 1 Lake Superior State W 7 0 2 Lake Superior State W 5 2 7 at Bowling Green W 6 3 8 at Bowling Green L 2 4 28 at Princeton W 2 1 29 at Princeton # W 4 2 Jan. 4 Michigan (OT) T 3 3 5 Michigan L 1 2 11 Northern Michigan W 4 1 12 Northern Michigan L 0 4 18 Nebraska-Omaha L 2 3 19 Nebraska-Omaha L 2 4 25 at Miami (OH) (OT) W 4 3 26 at Miami (OH) L 3 7 Feb. 1 Alaska Fairbanks L 5 7 2 Alaska Fairbanks L 5 6

8 at Michigan State L 0 2 9 at Michigan State W 3 2 22 at Lake Superior State W 3 1 23 at Lake Superior State W 6 0 Mar. 1 Bowling Green W 4 3 2 Bowling Green W 4 1 8 at Neb.-Omaha** (2OT) L 2 3 9 at Neb.-Omaha** (OT) W 2 1 10 at Neb.-Omaha** W 2 1 15 vs. Northern Michigan !! L 1 3 Season goals for and against 117 113# – Sovereign Bank Arena (Trenton, N.J.) ** – CCHA playoffs; Omaha Civic Auditorium !! – CCHA Super Six; Joe Louis Arena (Detroit)

2002-03 – Won 17 • Lost 17 • Tied 6


Captain: Evan Nielsen Oct. 11 at Minnesota-Duluth (OT) T 2 2 12 at Minnesota-Duluth W 5 3 18 Western Michigan W 4 2 19 at Western Michigan W 8 5 25 Ferris State L 2 5 26 Ferris State L 1 4 Nov. 1 Boston College (OT) T 3 3 8 Miami (OH) L 1 3 9 Miami (OH) W 2 1 22 at Michigan L 2 4 23 at Michigan W 4 3 29 at Alaska Fairbanks L 3 4 30 at Alaska Fairbanks L 4 5 Dec. 7 Bowling Green W 6 3 8 Bowling Green W 5 2 14 vs. Wayne State # W 3 2 28 at Dartmouth @ L 4 6 29 vs. Vermont @ (OT) T 3 3Jan. 3 at Nebraska-Omaha W 5 3 4 at Nebraska-Omaha L 3 5 10 at Ferris State L 3 6 11 at Ferris State (OT) T 4 4 17 Yale L 1 4 18 Yale% L 1 3 24 Michigan State L 1 2 25 Michigan State (OT) T 3 3 31 Ohio State (OT) T 3 3 Feb. 1 Ohio State L 0 2 14 at Bowling Green W 3 2 15 at Bowling Green W 3 2 21 Lake Superior State W 3 2 22 Lake Superior State W 6 3 28 at Western Michigan L 2 4 Mar. 1 Western Michigan W 5 2 7 at Northern Michigan W 3 2 8 at Northern Michigan L 1 4 14 at Miami** L 2 4 15 at Miami** W 1 0 16 at Miami** W 5 0 20 vs. Ohio State !! L 2 3Season goals for and against 122 123# – Joe Louis Arena (Detroit, Mich.)@ – Thompson Arena (Hanover, N.H.)% – Allstate Arena (Rosemont, Ill.)!! – CCHA Super Six (Detroit, Mich.)** – First Round CCHA Playoffs

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Notre Dame’s first NCAA Tournament Team2003-04 Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Front Row (sitting, l-r): David Brown, Tom Galvin, Brett Lebda, Rob Globke, Morgan Cey, Aaron Gill, Neil Komadoski, T.J. Mathieson, Rory Walsh.Middle Row (l-r): Head coach Dave Poulin, strength and conditioning coach Tony Rolinski, Matt Amado, Joe Zurenko, Chris Trick, Wes O’Neill, Mike Walsh, Tim Wallace, Derek Smith, Brad Wanchulak, Cory McLean, assistant coach Layne LeBel, assistant coach Andy Slaggert.Back Row (l-r): Video Coordinator Kevin Anderson, senior manager Jessie Kirkpatrick, Josh Sciba, Noah Babin, Jason Paige, Michael Bartlett, T.J. Jindra, Matt Williams-Kovacs, Tony Gill, athletic trainer Kevin Ricks, equipment specialist Dave Gilbert.

2003-04 – Won 20 • Lost 15 • Tied 4


Captain: Aaron Gill Oct. 10 at Ohio State W 5 2 11 at Ohio State L 1 3 17 Bowling Green L 3 5 18 at Bowling Green W 3 0 24 at Boston College W 1 0 30 Nebraska-Omaha W 4 2 31 Nebraska-Omaha W 2 0 Nov. 7 at Michigan State L 1 3 8 at Michigan State (OT) T 3 3 21 Lake Superior State W 5 3 22 Lake Superior State (OT) T 2 2 28 Northern Michigan W 5 1 29 Northern Michigan W 4 2 Dec. 5 at Western Michigan L 6 8 6 at Western Michigan L 4 6 27 vs. Cornell # L 0 4 28 vs. Maine # W 1 0 Jan. 3 Findlay W 1 0 9 at Bowling Green (OT) L 4 5 10 Bowling Green W 3 0 17 at Wisconsin (OT) T 2 2 18 at Wisconsin W 3 1 23 at Northern Michigan (OT) L 3 4 24 at Northern Michigan L 0 1 30 Alaska Fairbanks W 3 2 31 Alaska Fairbanks (OT) T 2 2 Feb. 6 at Miami (OH) L 2 5 7 at Miami (OH) L 0 2 13 Ferris State W 4 2 14 Ferris State W 4 1 27 Michigan W 4 1 28 Michigan W 5 2 Mar. 5 at Lake Superior L 0 3 6 at Lake Superior W 2 1 12 Western Michigan ** W 4 2 13 Western Michigan ** L 0 4 14 Western Michigan ** (OT) W 5 4 18 vs. Ohio State !! (OT) L 5 6 27 vs. Minnesota $ L 2 5Season goals for and against 108 99

# – Everblades Collegiate Classic (Teco Arena, Estero, Fla.)** – First Round CCHA Playoffs!! – CCHA Super Six (Detroit, Mich.)$ – NCAA Midwest Regional (Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Mich.)

2004-05 – Won 5 • Lost 27 • Tied 6


Captain: Cory McLean Oct. 7 Minnesota-Duluth (OT) T 2 2 8 Minnesota-Duluth L 1 4 15 at Miami (OH) L 2 4 16 at Miami (OH) L 0 5 22 Boston College W 3 2 29 Northern Michigan (OT) T 1 1 30 Northern Michigan L 1 4 Nov. 4 at Bowling Green L 1 3 5 Bowling Green (OT) T 4 4 12 at Western Michigan (OT) T 2 2 13 at Western Michigan W 3 2 26 at Alaska Fairbanks W 3 2 27 at Alaska Fairbanks L 2 3 Dec. 3 at Michigan L 1 6 4 Michigan L 0 8 10 Michigan State (OT) W 3 2 11 at Michigan State L 1 4Jan. 1 Rensselaer L 1 3 2 Rensselaer W 2 1 7 at Lake Superior State (OT) T 1 1 8 at Lake Superior State (OT) L 1 2 14 Ohio State L 1 4 15 Ohio State L 1 3 19 vs. Michigan Tech # L 2 6 21 Wisconsin L 0 2 22 vs. Wisconsin % L 0 2

28 at Bowling Green L 1 4 29 Bowling Green L 2 6 Feb. 4 Nebraska-Omaha (OT) T 1 1 5 Nebraska-Omaha L 3 6 11 Ferris State L 3 4 12 Ferris State L 2 4 18 vs. Michigan @ L 2 9 19 at Michigan L 3 6 Mar. 4 at Michigan State L 2 3 5 Michigan State L 1 2 11 at Michigan ** L 1 10 12 at Michigan ** (OT) L 0 1 Season goals for and against 60 138# – Resch Center (Green Bay, Wis.)% – Allstate Arena (Rosemont, Ill.)@ – Allen Co. War Memorial Coliseum (Ft. Wayne, Ind.)** – First Round CCHA Playoffs

Jeff Jackson5 Seasons

2005 - 116-65-22 (.626)

2005-06 – Won 13 • Lost 19 • Tied 4CCHA – Won 11 • Lost 13 • Tied 4

8th PlaceCaptain: T.J. Jindra Oct. 21 at Colorado College L 1 3 22 at Denver L 3 6 28 Princeton L 3 5 29 Princeton W 3 0 Nov. 4 Michigan L 5 8 5 at Michigan L 2 4 10 Bowling Green W 9 4 11 Bowling Green W 4 2 18 at Miami (OH) (OT) T 2 2 19 at Miami (OH) L 0 3 25 Ohio State L 1 4 26 Ohio State L 2 5 Dec. 2 at Western Michigan L 3 4 3 Western Michigan W 3 0 6 at Minnesota State W 3 2 10 Minnesota State L 1 2 17 Lake Superior State L 0 4 18 Lake Superior State W 4 3 Jan. 6 at Nebraska-Omaha W 4 1 7 at Nebraska-Omaha (OT) T 2 2

13 Miami (OH) (OT) T 2 2 14 Miami (OH) L 2 3 20 at Northern Michigan L 2 5 21 at Northern Michigan W 4 3 27 at Ohio State L 0 1 28 at Ohio State W 1 0 Feb. 3 Michigan State L 2 3 4 at Michigan State L 1 2 10 Ferris State W 4 1 11 at Ferris State W 3 2 17 at Bowling Green W 7 4 18 at Bowling Green (OT) T 1 1 24 Alaska Fairbanks W 4 1 25 Alaska Fairbanks L 1 2 Mar. 3 Alaska Fairbanks ** L 1 3 4 Alaska Fairbanks ** L 0 1 Season goals for and against 89 98** – First Round CCHA Playoffs

2006-07 – Won 32 • Lost 7 • Tied 3

CCHA – Won 21 • Lost 4 • Tied 31st Place

Captain: T.J. Jindra Oct. 12 Minnesota State W 6 1 14 at Minnesota State (OT) L 2 3 20 at Boston College W 7 1 21 at Providence College W 6 1 27 vs. Army @ W 3 0 28 vs. Air Force @ W 2 0 Nov. 3 at Ohio State W 4 2 4 at Ohio State (OT) T 1 1 10 Bowling Green W 5 2 11 Bowling Green W 4 0 17 Michigan State W 4 1 18 at Michigan State L 0 2 24 at Nebraska-Omaha W 4 2 25 at Nebraska-Omaha L 2 3Dec. 2 Alaska W 3 1 3 Alaska W 6 2 8 at Michigan W 7 3 10 Michigan W 4 3 30 vs. Northern Michigan % W 4 3 31 Northern Michigan W 4 2Jan. 5 at Robert Morris & W 6 2 7 Robert Morris L 2 4 12 at Lake Superior State (OT)W 4 3 13 at Lake Superior State W 4 1 19 at Western Michigan L 2 3 20 at Western Michigan W 3 0 26 Miami (OH) W 4 1 27 Miami (OH) (OT) T 2 2Feb. 2 at Bowling Green W 3 2 3 at Bowling Green W 2 1


The 2006-07 Notre Dame hockey team poses with the CCHA regular-season championship trophy following the final game of the season. Front Row (kneeling): Jordan Pearce, Jason Paige, Tom Sawatske, T.J. Jindra, The Regular-Season Trophy,David Brown, Josh Sciba, Noah Babin.Middle Row: Tom O’Brien, Stewart Carlin, Mark Van Guilder, Garrett Regan, Kevin Deeth, Justin White, Christiaan Minella, Michael Bartlett, Brock Sheahan, Dan VeNard. Back Row: Erik Condra, Ryan Thang, Kyle Lawon, Wes O’Neill, Brett Blatchford, Christian Hanson, Brian D’Arcy, Evan Rankin, Dan Kissel.

9 Nebraska-Omaha W 4 2 10 Nebraska-Omaha (OT) T 2 2 16 at Alaska W 1 0 17 at Alaska (OT) W 3 2 23 Ferris State L 2 5 24 Ferris State W 2 0Mar. 9 Alaska ** W 7 1 10 Alaska ** W 3 1 16 vs. Lake Superior State !! W 3 0 17 vs. Michigan !! W 2 1 23 vs. Ala.-Huntsville $ (2OT) W 3 2 24 vs. Michigan State $ L 1 2 Season goals for and against 143 70@ – Lightning College Hockey Classic (St. Petersburg, Fla.)% – Allen Co. War Memorial Coliseum (Ft. Wayne, Ind.)& – Mellon Arena (Pittsburgh, Pa.)** – Second Round CCHA Playoffs!! – CCHA Championship (Detroit, Mich.)$ – NCAA Regional (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

2007-08 – Won 27 • Lost 16 • Tied 4


Captain: Mark Van Guilder Oct. 12 vs. Wisconsin # L 1 4 13 vs. Mercyhurst # W 4 0 18 Denver W 4 3 19 Denver L 1 3 23 at Bowling Green W 4 2 26 at Ferris State W 3 2 27 at Ferris State L 0 3Nov. 1 Lake Superior State W 7 3 2 Lake Superior State W 4 1 9 at Miami (OH) W 2 1 10 at Miami (OH) L 1 3 16 Western Michigan W 4 1 17 at Western Michigan W 5 1 20 Bowling Green W 2 1 23 vs. Alabama-Huntsville % W 4 1 24 vs. Rensselaer % W 4 3 30 Nebraska-Omaha W 5 4Dec. 1 Nebraska-Omaha W 5 0 7 at Princeton W 4 2 8 at Princeton W 7 0 28 vs. Massachusetts @ L 3 4 29 vs. Rensselaer @ W 3 1Jan. 4 at Northern Michigan L 1 2 5 at Northern Michigan W 2 1 11 at Michigan State L 1 3 13 Michigan State (OT) T 1 1 18 at Michigan L 2 3 19 vs. Michigan ^ L 1 5 25 Bowling Green W 6 1 26 at Bowling Green W 4 1Feb. 8 Ferris State L 3 5 9 Ferris State (OT) T 2 2 15 at Alaska W 2 1 16 at Alaska (OT) T 1 1 22 Ohio State L 1 3 23 Ohio State (OT) T 2 2 29 at Western Michigan L 0 3Mar. 1 Western Michigan W 3 1 14 Ferris State ** L 1 2 15 Ferris State ** W 6 3 16 Ferris State ** W 2 1 21 vs. Miami (OH) ! (OT) L 1 2 22 vs. Northern Michigan ! L 1 2 28 vs. New Hampshire $ W 7 3 29 vs. Michigan State $ W 3 1Apr. 10 vs. Michigan + (OT) W 5 4 12 vs. Boston College + L 1 4Season goals for and against 136 100

# – Lefty McFadden Invitational (Dayton, Ohio)% – Rensselaer Holiday Tournament (Troy, N.Y.)@ – Lightning College Hockey Classic (Tampa, Fla.)^ – Palace of Auburn Hills (Auburn Hills, Mich.)** – Second Round CCHA Playoffs! – CCHA Championships (Detroit, Mich.)$ – NCAA West Regional (Colorado Springs, Colo.)+ – NCAA Frozen Four (Denver, Colo.)

2008-09 – Won 30 • Lost 6 • Tied 3

CCHA – Won 21 • Lost 4 • Tied 3 • SOW 31st Place

Captain: Erik Condra Oct. 11 at Denver # L 2 5 17 Sacred Heart W 3 0 18 Sacred Heart W 7 0 24 Miami L 0 2 25 Miami L 2 3 31 at Northern Michigan W 3 2 Nov. 1 at Northern Michigan W 4 2 7 at Boston College W 4 1 8 at Providence College W 4 1 14 Lake Superior State (OT) T 3 3 15 Lake Superior State W 5 2 21 Bowling Green W 5 1 22 at Bowling Green W 9 1 28 Western Michigan W 4 1 29 Western Michigan (OT) T 3 3Dec. 5 at Ferris State W 3 1 6 at Ferris State W 1 0 12 at Bowling Green W 3 1 13 Bowling Green W 4 3Jan. 2 vs. Union College@ W 3 1 3 vs. Minnesota-Duluth @ W 3 1 9 Alaska W 2 0 10 Alaska W 3 0 16 at Lake Superior State W 3 2 17 at Lake Superior State (OT) T 3 3 30 Michigan L 1 2 31 at Michigan W 3 2Feb. 6 at Ohio State (OT) W 4 3 8 at Ohio State L 1 4 13 Northern Michigan W 9 5 14 Northern Michigan W 5 2 20 at Nebraska-Omaha (OT) W 4 3 21 at Nebraska-Omaha W 1 0 27 Michigan State W 5 0 28 at Michigan State W 2 1Mar. 13 Nebraska-Omaha ** W 5 0 14 Nebraska-Omaha ** W 1 0 20 vs. Northern Michigan ! W 2 1 21 vs. Michigan ! W 5 2 28 vs. Bemidji State $ L 1 5 Season goals for and against 135 69# – Hall of Fame Game (Denver, Colo.)@ – Shillelagh Tournament (Hoffman Estates, Ill.)** – Second Round CCHA Playoffs! – CCHA Championships (Detroit, Mich.)$ – NCAA Midwest Regional (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

2009-10 – Won 13 • Lost 17 • Tied 8

CCHA – Won 9 • Lost 12 • Tied 7 • SOW 29th Place

Captain: Ryan Thang Oct. 9 Alabama-Huntsville L 2 3 10 Alabama-Huntsville W 3 1 15 Providence College L 2 3 16 Providence College W 2 0 20 at Boston University W 3 0 23 Boston College L 2 3 30 Ohio State W 3 1 31 Ohio State (OT) T 2 2Nov. 6 at Alaska W 3 2 7 at Alaska L 1 3 14 Northern Michigan L 2 3 15 Northern Michigan (OT) T 2 2 19 at Michigan State (OT) T 1 1 22 Michigan State W 4 1 27 Bowling Green (OT) W 2 1 28 Bowling Green (OT) T 4 4Dec. 4 at Miami L 0 1 5 at Miami L 0 4 11 at Michigan L 1 4 13 Michigan W 2 0Jan. 2 vs. Colgate @ W 5 2 3 vs. North Dakota @ (OT) T 3 3 9 Ferris State L 2 5 10 Ferris State L 2 4 15 Michigan State W 5 2 16 at Michigan State (OT) T 4 4 22 at Lake Superior State W 6 1 23 at Lake Superior State (OT) T 1 1 29 Nebraska-Omaha L 3 5 30 Nebraska-Omaha W 3 2Feb. 5 at Western Michigan L 2 7 6 at Western Michigan L 1 4 19 at Bowling Green L 3 4 20 at Bowling Green (OT) T 1 1 25 at Michigan L 0 4 27 Michigan W 5 3Mar. 5 at Ohio State ** L 1 3 6 at Ohio State ** L 2 8 Season goals for and against 90 102

@ – Shillelagh Tournament (Hoffman Estates, Ill.)** – First Round CCHA Playoffs (at Columbus, Ohio)


Records

Goaltender Jordan Pearce (2005-09) rewrote the Notre Dame record book for

goaltending in his two seasons as the team’s top puck stopper. A two-time Academic

All-American, Pearce is the school’s all-time win leader with 59 and set the single-season

mark with eight shutouts in 2008-09.


Career Records 16. Jeff Logan (1978-82) ..................... 75 ........ 71 ...... 146

17. Tim Kuehl (1986-90) ...................... 65 ........ 80 ...... 145

18. Tom Mooney (1984-88) ............... 57 ........ 87 ...... 144

Curtis Janicke (1989-93) .............. 46 ........ 98 ...... 144

20. Lou Zadra (1988-92) ...................... 69 ........ 65 ...... 134

21. Tom Michalek (1976-80).............. 46 ........ 87 ...... 133

22. Dan Carlson (1997-01) ................. 52 ........ 80 ...... 132

23. Don Fairholm (1974-78) .............. 50 ........ 81 ...... 131

24. Ben Simon (1996-00) .................... 44 ........ 86 ...... 130

25. Kevin Nugent (1974-78) .............. 54 ........ 75 ...... 129

26. Brian Urick (1995-99) .................... 57 ........ 70 ...... 127

27. Kevin Humphreys (1977-81) ......55 ........ 71 ...... 126

28. Pat Conroy (1971-75) .................... 38 ........ 87 ...... 125

29. Rob Globke (2000-04) .................. 68 ........ 56 ...... 124

Phil Wittliff (1968-71) .................... 72 ........ 52 ...... 124

31. Alex Pirus (1973-76) ...................... 57 ........ 66 ...... 123

John Schmidt (1978-82) .............. 28 ........ 95 ...... 123

33. Jeff Brownschidle (1977-81) ...... 30 ........ 92 ...... 122

34. Ryan Thang (2006-10) ....................57 ........ 58 ...... 115

35. Ray DeLorenzi (1971-74) ............. 55 ........ 59 ...... 114

Kevin Deeth (2006-10) ..................35 .........79 ...... 114

37. Aaron Gill (2000-04) ...................... 49 ........ 62 ...... 111

Connor Dunlop (1999-03) .......... 25 ........ 86 ...... 111

39. Jack Brownschidle (1973-77) .....31 ........ 78 ...... 109

40. Tim Reilly (1981-86) ....................... 43 ........ 65 .......108

41. Aniket Dhadphale (1995-99) ......61 ........ 44 ...... 105

42. Bob Thebeau (1982-86) ............... 40 ........ 63 ...... 103

43. Kevin Hoene (1968-71) ................ 50 ........ 51 ...... 101

44. Matt Hanzel (1985-89) ................. 50 ........ 51 ...... 101

45. Paul Clarke (1973-77) .................... 38 ........ 62 ...... 100

Points by a Defenseman Name (Seasons) G A Pts 1. John Schmidt (1978-82) .............. 28 ........ 95 ...... 123

2. Jeff Brownschidle (1977-81) ...... 39 ........ 92 ...... 122

3. Bob Thebeau (1982-86) ............... 40 ........ 63 ...... 103

4. Jack Brownschidle (1973-77) .....31 ........ 78 ...... 109

5. Paul Clarke (1973-77) .................... 38 ........ 62 ...... 100

6. Bill Green (1969-73) ....................... 30 ........ 66 ......... 96

7. Kevin Markovitz (1986-90) ......... 24 ........ 72 ......... 96

8. Kyle Lawson (2006-10) ..................17 ........ 73 ..........90

9. Bill Nyrop (1970-74) ...................... 17 ........ 72 ......... 89

10. Benoit Cotnoir (1995-99) ............ 28 ........ 60 ......... 88

Goals Name (Seasons) Gms. G 1. Greg Meredith (1976-80) .................... 149 ........ 104

2. Eddie Bumbacco (1970-74) ............... 133 ........ 103

3. Ian Williams (1970-74) .......................... 126 ........... 92

4. Brent Chapman (1981-86) .................. 128 ........... 90

5. Dave Poulin (1978-82) .......................... 135 ........... 89

Brian Walsh (1973-77)........................... 140 ........... 89

Paul Regan (1969-73) ........................... 125 ........... 89

8. John Noble (1969-73) ........................... 123 ........... 81

9. Kirt Bjork (1979-83) ................................ 141 ........... 76

10. Jeff Logan (1978-82) ............................. 147 ........... 75

Assists Name (Seasons) Gms A 1. John Noble (1969-73) ........................... 123 ........ 145

Brian Walsh (1973-77)........................... 140 ........ 145

3. Ian Williams (1970-74) .......................... 126 ........ 119

4. Eddie Bumbacco (1970-74) ............... 133 ........ 117

5. Mike McNeill (1984-88) ........................... 83 ........ 115

6. Clark Hamilton (1973-77) .................... 145 ........ 113

7. Erik Condra (2005-09) .............................159 ........ 110

8. David Bankoske (1988-93) ................. 141 ........ 109

9. Dave Poulin (1978-82) .......................... 135 ........ 107

10. Jamie Ling (1992-96) ............................ 142 ........ 102

Games Played Name (Seasons) Games 1. Kevin Deeth (2006-10) ............................................ 164

2. Mark Van Guilder (2004-08) ....................................163

3. Kyle Lawson (2006-10) ............................................ 161

Brock Sheahan (2004-08).........................................161

5. Ryan Thang (2006-10) ............................................. 159

Erik Condra (2005-09) ............................................. 159

7. Dan Carlson (1997-01) ............................................. 158

8. Evan Nielsen (1999-03) ............................................ 156

9. Garrett Regan (2005-09) ........................................ 154

Wes O’Neill (2003-07) .............................................. 154

Jason Paige (2003-07) .............................................. 154

“Century Club” Name (Seasons) G A Pts 1. Brian Walsh (1973-77) .................. 89 ..... 145 ...... 234

2. John Noble (1969-73) ................... 81 ..... 145 ...... 226

3. Eddie Bumbacco (1970-74) ....... 103 ..... 117 ...... 220

4. Ian Williams (1970-74) .................. 92 ..... 119 ...... 211

5. Mike McNeill (1984-88) ................ 83 ..... 115 ...... 198

6. Dave Poulin (1978-82) .................. 89 ..... 107 ...... 196

7. Greg Meredith (1976-80) ......... 104 ........ 88 ...... 192

8. Paul Regan (1969-73) ................... 89 ........ 97 ...... 186

9. Clark Hamilton (1973-77)............ 70 ..... 113 ...... 183

10. Dave Bankoske (1988-93) ........... 73 ..... 109 ...... 182

11. Brent Chapman (1981-86) .......... 90 ........ 78 ...... 168

12. Kirt Bjork (1979-83)....................... 76 ........ 85 ......161

13. Erik Condra (2005-09) ................. 48 .......110 ......158

14. Jamie Ling (1992-96) .................... 51 ..... 102 ...... 153

15. Bill Rothstein (1978-82) ............... 69 ........ 78 ...... 147

Bill Rothstein hustled his way to five career short-handed goals (1978-82) and was the second-leading scorer, behind Dave Poulin, on the 1981-82 CCHA runner-up team, totaling 57 points (27 goals, 30 assists).

Ryan Thang (2006-10) finished his career as Notre Dame’s all-time leader in game-winning goals (14). He also is fifth in power-play goals

(27).). defenseman (123).

Power-Play Goals Name (Seasons) PPG 1. Greg Meredith (1976-80) ........................................... 43

2. Dave Poulin (1978-82) ................................................. 32

3. Mike McNeill (1984-88) ............................................... 31

4. Lou Zadra (1988-92) ..................................................... 28

5. Ryan Thang (2006-10) ................................................ 27

6. Aniket Dhadphale (1995-99) .................................... 25

Tim Kuehl (1986-90) ..................................................... 25

Kirt Bjork (1979-83)....................................................... 25

9. Brian Walsh (1973-77) ................................................. 24

10. David Bankoske (1988-93) ........................................ 22

Tim Harberts (1993-97)............................................... 22

Calle Ridderwall (2007-) ........................... 22

Short-Handed Goals Name (Seasons) SHG 1. Dave Bankoske (1988-93) ........................................... 7

Mike McNeill (1984-88) ................................................. 7

Kevin Humphreys (1977-81) ...................................... 7

4. Erik Condra (2005-09) ..................................................... 6

Dan Carlson (1997-01) .................................................. 6

Jamie Ling (1992-96) ..................................................... 6

Lou Zadra (1988-92) ....................................................... 6

Tom Michalek (1977-81)............................................... 6

Don Fairholm (1974-78) ............................................... 6

10. Ryan Thang (2006-10) .................................................. 5

Tim Reilly (1981-86) ........................................................ 5

Dave Poulin (1978-82) ................................................... 5

Bill Rothstein (1978-82) ................................................ 5

Game-Winning Goals Name (Seasons) GWG 1. Ryan Thang (2006-10) ..................................................14

2. Rob Globke (2000-04) ................................................. 13

Brian Urick (1995-99) ................................................... 13

Dave Poulin (1978-82) ................................................. 13

5. Dave Bankoske (1988-93) ......................................... 12

6. Erik Condra (2005-09) .................................................. 11

Paul Regan (1969-73) .................................................. 11

8. Tim Kuehl (1986-90) ..................................................... 10

Tom Mooney (1984-88) .............................................. 10

Greg Meredith (1976-80) ........................................... 10


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Penalty Minutes Name (Season) Pen./Min. 1. Brett Bruininks (1992-96) ............................. 150/331

2. Neil Komadoski (2000-04) ............................ 124/300

3. Jeremy Coe (1992-96) .................................... 117/284

4. Kevin Nugent (1974-78) ................................ 110/282

5. Brian Walsh (1973-77) .................................... 123/273

6. Paul Regan (1969-73) ..................................... 114/272

7. Steve Curry (1970-74) ..................................... 123/252

8. Benoit Cotnoir (1995-99) ............................... 106/244

9. Ian Williams (1970-74) .................................... 102/239

Brian Urick (1995-99) ......................................... 91/239

Rob Globke (2000-04) ....................................... 98/239

Brett Lebda (2000-04) ......................................105/239

Hat Tricks Name (Seasons) HT 1. Dave Poulin (1978-82) .................................................. 8

Brian Walsh (1973-77) ................................................... 8

Eddie Bumbacco (1970-74) ........................................ 8

4. Ian Williams (1970-74) ................................................... 7

5. Phil Wittliff (1968-71) ..................................................... 6

6. Kirt Bjork (1979-83)......................................................... 5

Jeff Logan (1978-82) ...................................................... 5

Greg Meredith (1976-80) ............................................. 5

John Noble (1969-73) .................................................... 5

Kevin Hoene (1968-71) ................................................. 5

50 Goals/50 Assists ClubName (Seasons) G ARyan Thang (2006-10) .......................................57 ............58

Rob Globke (2000-04) ....................................... 68 ........... 56

Dan Carlson (1997-01) ...................................... 52 ........... 80

Brian Urick (1995-99) ......................................... 57 ........... 69

Jamie Ling (1992-96) ......................................... 51 ........ 102

Dave Bankoske (1988-93) ................................ 73 ........ 109

Lou Zadra (1988-92) .......................................... 69 ........... 65

Tim Kuehl (1986-90)........................................... 65 ........... 80

Matt Hanzel (1985-89) ...................................... 50 ........... 51

Mike McNeill (1984-88) .................................... 83 ........ 115

Tom Mooney (1984-88) .................................... 57 ........... 87

Brent Chapman (1981-86)............................... 90 ........... 78

Kirt Bjork (1979-83) ............................................ 76 ........... 85

Dave Poulin (1978-82) ...................................... 89 ........ 107

Jeff Logan (1978-82) .......................................... 75 ........... 71

Bill Rothstein (1978-82) .................................... 69 ........... 78

Kevin Humphreys (1977-81) .......................... 55 ........... 71

Greg Meredith (1976-80) .............................. 104 ........... 88

Kevin Nugent (1974-78) ................................... 57 ........... 87

Don Fairholm (1974-78) ................................... 50 ........... 81

Brian Walsh (1973-77) ....................................... 89 ........ 145

Clark Hamilton (1973-77) ................................ 70 ........ 113

Alex Pirus (1973-76) ........................................... 57 ........... 66

Ray DeLorenzi (1971-74) .................................. 55 ........... 59

Eddie Bumbacco (1970-74) ......................... 103 ........ 117

Ian Williams (1970-74) ....................................... 92 ........ 119

Paul Regan (1969-73) ........................................ 89 ........... 97

John Noble (1969-73) ....................................... 81 ........ 145

Phil Wittliff (1968-71) ......................................... 75 ........... 52

Kevin Hoene (1968-71) ..................................... 50 ........... 51

60 Goals/60 Assists ClubName (Seasons) G ADave Bankoske (1988-93) ................................ 73 ........ 109

Lou Zadra (1988-92) .......................................... 69 ........... 65

Tim Kuehl (1986-90)........................................... 65 ........... 80

Mike McNeill (1984-88) .................................... 83 ........ 115

Brent Chapman (1981-86)............................... 90 ........... 78

Kirt Bjork (1979-83) ............................................ 76 ........... 85

Dave Poulin (1978-82) ...................................... 89 ........ 107

Jeff Logan (1978-82) .......................................... 75 ........... 71

Bill Rothstein (1978-82) .................................... 69 ........... 78

Greg Meredith (1976-80) .............................. 104 ........... 88

Brian Walsh (1973-77) ....................................... 89 ........ 145

Clark Hamilton (1973-77) ................................ 70 ........ 113

Eddie Bumbacco (1970-74) ......................... 103 ........ 117

Ian Williams (1970-74) ....................................... 92 ........ 119

Paul Regan (1969-73) ........................................ 89 ........... 97

John Noble (1969-73) ....................................... 81 ........ 145

70 Goals/70 Assists ClubName (Seasons) G ADave Bankoske (1988-93) ................................ 73 ........ 109

Mike McNeill (1984-88) .................................... 83 ........ 115

Brent Chapman (1981-86)............................... 90 ........... 78

Kirt Bjork (1979-83) ............................................ 76 ........... 85

Dave Poulin (1978-82) ...................................... 89 ........ 107

Jeff Logan (1978-82) .......................................... 75 ........... 71

Greg Meredith (1976-80) .............................. 104 ........... 88

Brian Walsh (1973-77) ....................................... 89 ........ 145

Clark Hamilton (1973-77) ................................ 70 ........ 113

Eddie Bumbacco (1970-74) ......................... 103 ........ 117

Ian Williams (1970-74) ....................................... 92 ........ 119

Paul Regan (1969-73) ........................................ 89 ........... 97

John Noble (1969-73) ....................................... 81 ........ 145

80 Goals/80 Assists Club Name (Seasons) G AMike McNeill (1984-88) .................................... 83 ........ 115

Dave Poulin (1978-82) ...................................... 89 ........ 107

Greg Meredith (1976-80) .............................. 104 ........... 88

Brian Walsh (1973-77) ....................................... 89 ........ 145

Eddie Bumbacco (1970-74) ......................... 103 ........ 117

Ian Williams (1970-74) ....................................... 92 ........ 119

Paul Regan (1969-73) ........................................ 89 ........... 97

John Noble (1969-73) ....................................... 81 ........ 145

90 Goals/90 Assists ClubName (Seasons) G AEddie Bumbacco (1970-74) ......................... 103 ........ 117

Ian Williams (1970-74) ....................................... 92 ........ 119

Brian McCarthy (1993-97) played at defense and forward while logging 144 career games.

Kevin Nugent (back row, left) and Don Fairholm (front row, left) both are members of the “50/50” club.


Season RecordsGoals Name (Season) G 1. Eddie Bumbacco (1972-73) ...................................... 43

2. Greg Meredith (1979-80) ........................................... 40

3. Brent Chapman (1984-85) ......................................... 36

4. Ian Williams (1972-73) ................................................. 34

5. Phil Wittliff (1968-69) ................................................... 31

6. Brian Walsh (1976-77) ................................................. 30

Paul Regan (1971-72) .................................................. 30

8. Kirt Bjork (1982-83)....................................................... 29

Dave Poulin (1981-82) ................................................. 29

Phil Wittliff (1969-70) ................................................... 29

11. Dave Bankoske (1989-90) .......................................... 28

Mike McNeill (1987-88) ............................................... 28

Dave Poulin (1978-79) ................................................. 28

Greg Meredith (1978-79) ........................................... 28

15. Brent Chapman (1982-83) ......................................... 27

Bill Rothstein (1981-82) .............................................. 27

Paul Regan (1969-70) .................................................. 27

18. Alex Pirus (1975-76) ..................................................... 26


Assists Name (Season) A 1. Brian Walsh (1976-77) ................................................. 47

Brian Walsh (1975-76) ................................................. 47

Eddie Bumbacco (1972-73) ...................................... 47

4. Tom Michalek (1979-80)............................................. 44

5. John Noble (1971-72) .................................................. 42

6. John Noble (1972-73) .................................................. 41

7. Tim Reilly (1984-85) ...................................................... 39

8. Curtis Janicke (1991-92) ............................................. 38

Clark Hamilton (1975-76)........................................... 38

10. Jeff Brownschidle (1979-80) ..................................... 37

11. Connor Dunlop (2001-02) ......................................... 36

12. Ian Williams (1972-73) ................................................. 35

John Noble (1969-70) .................................................. 35

14. Erik Condra (2006-07) ...................................................34

Dave Bankoske (1988-89) .......................................... 34

John Schmidt (1981-82) ............................................. 34

17. Tom Mooney (1987-88) .............................................. 32

Kirt Bjork (1982-83)....................................................... 32

Clark Hamilton (1976-77)........................................... 32

20. Jamie Ling (1994-95) ................................................... 31

Dave Poulin (1978-79) ................................................. 31

Ted Weltzin (1978-79) .................................................. 31

Jeff Brownschidle (1976-77) ..................................... 31

Pat Conroy (1974-75) ................................................... 31

Paul Regan (1972-73) .................................................. 31

26. Dave Bankoske (1990-91) .......................................... 30

Dave Poulin (1981-82) ................................................. 30

Bill Rothstein (1981-82) .............................................. 30

Rex Bellomy (1981-82) ................................................ 30

Brian Walsh (1974-75) ................................................. 30

Power-Play Goals Name (Season) PPG 1. Greg Meredith (1979-80) ........................................... 23

2. Brian Walsh (1976-77) ................................................. 18

3. Eddie Bumbacco (1972-73) ...................................... 16

4. Tim Harberts (1994-95) ............................................. 13


Mike McNeill (1987-88) ............................................... 12

Alex Pirus (1975-76) ..................................................... 12

Ian Williams (1971-72) ................................................. 12

9. Calle Ridderwall (2009-10) ................................... 11

Calle Ridderwall (2008-09) ................................... 11

Lou Zadra (1991-92) ..................................................... 11


PointsName (Season) G A Pts 1. Eddie Bumbacco (1972-73) ....... 43 ........ 47 ......... 90

2. Brian Walsh (1976-77) ................. 30 ........ 47 ......... 77

3. Mike McNeill (1987-88) ................ 28 ........ 44 ......... 72

4. Greg Meredith (1979-80) ............ 40 ........ 31 ......... 71

5. Ian Williams (1972-73) .................. 34 ........ 35 ......... 69

6. Brian Walsh (1975-76) .................. 18 ........ 47 ......... 65

7. Brent Chapman (1984-85) .......... 36 ........ 27 ......... 63

Kirt Bjork (1982-83)........................ 29 ........ 34 ......... 63

John Noble (1972-73) ................... 22 ........ 41 ......... 63

10. Tim Reilly (1984-85) ....................... 22 ........ 39 ......... 61

John Noble (1971-72) ................... 19 ........ 42 ......... 61

12. Clark Hamilton (1975-76)............ 22 ........ 38 ......... 60

13. Dave Poulin (1981-82) .................. 29 ........ 30 ......... 59

John Noble (1969-70) ................... 24 ........ 35 ......... 59

15. Bill Rothstein (1981-82) ............... 27 ........ 30 ......... 57

Tom Michalek (1979-80).............. 15 ........ 42 ......... 57

17. Dave Bankoske (1989-90) ........... 28 ........ 28 ......... 56

18. Brian Walsh (1974-75) .................. 29 ........ 30 ......... 53

19. Brent Chapman (1982-83) .......... 27 ........ 25 ......... 52

20. Paul Regan (1972-73) ................... 20 ........ 31 ......... 51

21. Curtis Janicke (1991-92) .............. 12 ........ 38 ......... 50

Greg Meredith (1978-79) ............ 28 ........ 22 ......... 50

Don Fairholm (1976-77) .............. 22 ........ 28 ......... 50

Alex Pirus (1974-75) ...................... 21 ........ 29 ......... 50

Eddie Bumbacco still holds the Notre Dame records for total points (90) and goals (43) in a season, after leading the Irish to a 23-14-1 record in 1972-73.

Tim Harberts scored 13 power-play goals during the 1994-95 season, which remains the most PPGs by a Notre Dame player since Greg Meredith’s record-setting 23 in 1979-80.

Jeff Brownschidle owns the Notre Dame record for most assists in a season by a defenseman with 37 during the 1979-80 season.

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Short-Handed Goals Name (Season) SHG 1. Kevin Humphreys (1978-79) ...................................... 5

2. Jamie Ling (1995-96) ..................................................... 4

Tim Reilly (1984-85) ........................................................ 4

Dave Poulin (1981-82) ................................................... 4

Tom Michalek (1979-80)............................................... 4

6. Erik Condra (2007-08) .................................................. 3

Dan Carlson (1997-98) .................................................. 3

Benoit Cotnoir (1997-98) ............................................. 3

Ben Simon (1997-98) ..................................................... 3

Mike Curry (1990-91) ..................................................... 3

Lou Zadra (1989-90) ....................................................... 3

Matt Hanzel (1988-89) .................................................. 3

Robert Bilton (1987-88) ................................................ 3

Mike McNeill (1984-85) ................................................. 3

Kirt Bjork (1981-82)......................................................... 3

Bill Rothstein (1981-82) ................................................ 3

Don Fairholm (1976-77) ............................................... 3

Allen Karsnia (1975-76) ................................................. 3

Eddie Bumbacco (1972-73) ........................................ 3

Game-Winning Goals Name (Season) GWG 1. Dave Bankoske (1989-90) ............................................ 7

2. Ryan Thang (2006-07) ................................................... 6

Greg Meredith (1978-79) ............................................. 6

Ray DeLorenzi (1972-73) .............................................. 6

5. Calle Ridderwall (2008-09) ...................................... 5

Ben Ryan (2008-09) ...................................................... 5

Christian Hanson (2008-09) ....................................... 5

Ryan Thang (2007-08) .................................................. 5

Dan Carlson (1999-2000) ............................................. 5

Brian Urick (1997-98) ..................................................... 5

Tim Kuehl (1987-88) ....................................................... 5

Rob Globke (2003-04) ................................................... 5

Dave Poulin (1981-82) ................................................... 5

Dave Poulin (1979-80) ................................................... 5

Penalty Minutes Name (Season) Pen./Min. 1. Brett Lebda (2000-01) ...................................... 37/109

2. Neil Komadoski (2000-01) .............................. 45/106

3. Brett Bruininks (1994-95) ................................. 44/104

Brent Chapman (1985-86) ............................... 46/104

5. Steve Ely (1984-85) ............................................. 49/101

Jim Brown (1981-82) .......................................... 45/101

7. Neil Komadoski (2001-02) ............................... 36/100

8. Brett Bruininks (1992-93) .................................... 41/98

9. Kevin Nugent (1977-78) ...................................... 34/95

10. Ben Simon (1997-98) ............................................ 31/89

20 Goals/20 AssistsName (Seasons) G ARyan Thang (2006-07) ...................................... 20 ........... 21

Lou Zadra (1991-92) .......................................... 24 ........... 23

Mike Curry (1990-91) ......................................... 20 ........... 22

Dave Bankoske (1989-90) ................................ 28 ........... 28

Mike McNeill (1987-88) .................................... 28 ........... 44

Tim Reilly (1985-86) ........................................... 21 ........... 21

Brent Chapman (1984-85)............................... 36 ........... 27

Tim Reilly (1984-85) ........................................... 22 ........... 39

Kirt Bjork (1982-83) ............................................ 29 ........... 34

Brent Chapman (1982-83)............................... 27 ........... 25

Dave Poulin (1981-82) ...................................... 29 ........... 30

Bill Rothstein (1981-82) .................................... 27 ........... 30

Kirt Bjork (1981-82) ............................................ 22 ........... 22

Jeff Logan (1981-82) .......................................... 20 ........... 23

Greg Meredith (1979-80) ................................. 40 ........... 31

Greg Meredith (1978-79) ................................. 28 ........... 22

Brian Walsh (1976-77) ...................................... 30 ........... 47

Don Fairholm (1976-77) ................................... 22 ........... 28

Greg Meredith (1976-77) ................................. 21 ........... 20

Clark Hamilton (1975-76) ................................ 22 ........... 38

Brian Walsh (1974-75) ....................................... 29 ........... 30

Alex Pirus (1974-75) ........................................... 21 ........... 29

Eddie Bumbacco (1973-74) ............................ 22 ........... 27

20 Goals/20 Assists (cont.)Ray DeLorenzi (1973-74) .................................. 21 ........... 25

Eddie Bumbacco (1972-73) ............................ 43 ........... 47

Ian Williams (1972-73) ....................................... 34 ........... 35

John Noble (1972-73) ....................................... 22 ........... 41

Paul Regan (1972-73) ........................................ 20 ........... 31

Ray DeLorenzi (1972-73) .................................. 24 ........... 20

Paul Regan (1969-70) ........................................ 27 ........... 20

John Noble (1969-70) ....................................... 24 ........... 35

Kevin Hoene (1968-69) ..................................... 24 ........... 22

25 Goals/25 AssistsName (Seasons) G ADave Bankoske (1989-90) ................................ 28 ........... 28

Mike McNeill (1987-88) .................................... 28 ........... 44

Brent Chapman (1984-85)............................... 36 ........... 27

Kirt Bjork (1982-83) ............................................ 29 ........... 34

Kirt Bjork (1982-83) ............................................ 28 ........... 32

Brent Chapman (1982-83)............................... 27 ........... 25

Dave Poulin (1981-82) ...................................... 29 ........... 30

Bill Rothstein (1981-82) .................................... 27 ........... 30

Greg Meredith (1979-80) ................................. 40 ........... 31

Brian Walsh (1976-77) ...................................... 30 ........... 47

Brian Walsh (1974-75) ....................................... 29 ........... 30

Eddie Bumbacco (1972-73) ............................ 43 ........... 47

Ian Williams (1972-73) ....................................... 34 ........... 35

30 Goals/30 AssistsName (Seasons) G AGreg Meredith (1979-80) ................................. 40 ........... 31

Brian Walsh (1976-77) ...................................... 30 ........... 47

Eddie Bumbacco (1972-73) ............................ 43 ........... 47

Ian Williams (1972-73) ....................................... 34 ........... 35


Brett Lebda set Notre Dame’s single-season penalty-minute record as a freshman in 2000-01 when he recorded 109 minutes.

COMING AT YOU: The formidable threesome from the early 1970s of (from left) Ian Williams, John Noble and Eddie Bumbacco each are members of the “20/20” single-season club and each surpassed 200 career points, with Williams also owning a share of the Notre Dame record for goals in a period (4) and goals in a game (5), while Noble owns the Irish record for quickest hat trick (6:50).


Career Goaltending Records

Save Percentage Name (Seasons) Pct. 1. Jordan Pearce (2005-09) ........................................ .918

2. David Brown (2003-07) ........................................... .916

3. Morgan Cey (2001-05) ............................................ .912

4. Tony Zasowski (1999-03) ....................................... .892

5. Forrest Karr (1995-99) .............................................. .888

6. Mark Kronholm (1970-74) ..................................... .884

7. Len Moher (1974-78) ............................................... .884

Jeremiah Kimento (1998-02)................................ .884

9. John Peterson (1974-78) ........................................ .883

Matt Eisler (1994-98) ................................................ .883

Saves Name (Seasons) Saves 1. Lance Madson (1986-90) .................................... 3,519

2. Morgan Cey (2001-05) ......................................... 3,146

3. Matt Eisler (1994-98) ............................................. 2,892

4. Dick Tomasoni (1968-72) .................................... 2,756

5. Len Moher (1974-78) ............................................ 2,730

6. David Brown (2003-07) ....................................... 2,662

7. Dave Laurion (1978-82) ....................................... 2,600

8. Bob McNamara (1979-83) .................................. 2,577

9. Mark Kronholm (1970-74) .................................. 2,566

10. Greg Louder (1990-94) ........................................ 2,494

Minutes Played Name (Seasons) Minutes 1. Lance Madson (1986-90) .............................. 6,900:19

2. Morgan Cey (2001-05) ................................... 6,465:04

3. David Brown (2003-07) ................................. 6,326:14

4. Matt Eisler (1994-98) ....................................... 6,276:30

5. Greg Louder (1990-94) .................................. 5,521:56

6. Jordan Pearce (2005-09) .............................. 5,506:02

7. Dave Laurion (1978-82) ................................. 5,485:00

8. Dick Tomasoni (1968-72) .............................. 5,240:00

9. Bob McNamara (1979-83) ............................ 5,092:00

10. Len Moher (1974-78) ...................................... 4,919:00

Shutouts Name (Seasons) Shutouts 1. Jordan Pearce (2005-09) ........................................... 12

David Brown (2003-07) ............................................... 12

3. Morgan Cey (2001-05) .................................................. 6

4. Mark Kronholm (1970-74) ........................................... 4

5. Lance Madson (1986-90) ............................................. 3

6. Tony Zasowski (1999-03) ............................................. 2

Forrest Karr (1995-99) .................................................... 2

Matt Eisler (1994-98) ...................................................... 2

Greg Louder (1990-94) ................................................. 2

Len Moher (1974-78) ..................................................... 2

Leaders for winning percentage, save pct. and

goals-against average are based on a minimum of

30 decisions.

Winning Percentage Name (Seasons) W-L-T Pct. 1. Jordan Pearce (2005-09).............. 59-26-7 ....... .679

2. David Brown (2003-07) .............. 55-38-11 ....... .582

3. Dick Tomasoni (1968-72) ............ 49-35-6 ....... .578

4. Len Moher (1974-78) .................... 41-33-6 ....... .550

5. Forrest Karr (1995-1999) ............. 27-25-6 ....... .517

6. Dave Laurion (1978-82) ............... 45-44-4 ....... .505

7. Mark Kronholm (1970-74) .......... 39-39-4 ....... .500

8. Lance Madson (1986-90) ............ 56-57-4 ....... .495

9. Tony Zasowski (1999-03) .......... 21-23-11 ....... .482

10. Tim Lukenda (1983-87) ................ 27-30-2 ....... .475

Goals-Against Average Name (Seasons) GAA 1. Jordan Pearce (2005-09) ........................................ 1.98

2. David Brown (2003-07) ........................................... 2.32

3. Morgan Cey (2001-05) ............................................ 2.79

4. Forrest Karr (1995-99) .............................................. 2.92

5. Tony Zasowski (1999-03) ....................................... 3.11

6. Matt Eisler (1994-98) ................................................ 3.66

7. Wade Salzman (1993-96) ....................................... 4.11

8. Mark Kronholm (1970-74) ..................................... 4.16

9. John Peterson (1974-78) ........................................ 4.29

10. Dick Tomasoni (1968-72) ...................................... 4.31

Lance Madson tended the Irish nets from 1986-90, logging 6,900 minutes and making 3,519 saves to establish nearly untouchable Notre Dame career records. He is second in wins (56) and also ranks fifth all-time with three career shutouts.

David Brown closed out his Notre Dame career

(2003-07) ranked first in goals-against average

(2.32), first in save percentage (.916), first in shutouts (12) and first in

winning percentage (.582, 55-38-11). His 55 wins

are third all-time and he ranks sixth in saves (2,662) and third in

minutes played (6,326:14).

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Season Goaltending RecordsWinning Percentage (min. 10 decisions) Name (Season) W-L-T Pct. 1. Lance Madson (1987-88) ................24-4-2 ....... .833

2. Jordan Pearce (2008-09) ............... 30-6-3 ...... .808

David Brown (2006-07) ...................30-6-3 ....... .808

4. Dick Tomasoni (1969-70) ................16-5-1 ....... .750

5. Len Moher (1976-77) ........................13-6-1 ....... .675

6. Mark Kronholm (1972-73) ........... 20-10-1 ....... .661

7. Forrest Karr (1997-98) ..........................6-3-1 ....... .650

8. David Brown (2003-04) ....................14-7-3 ....... .646

9. Dick Tomasoni (1968-69) ................15-8-3 ....... .635

10. Len Moher (1975-76) ........................10-6-2 ....... .611

Goals-Against Average Name (Season) GAA 1. David Brown (2006-07) .......................................... 1.58

2. Jordan Pearce (2008-09) ....................................... 1.68

3. Jordan Pearce (2007-08) ....................................... 2.04

4. David Brown (2003-04) ........................................... 2.32

5. Morgan Cey (2003-04) ............................................ 2.42

6. David Brown (2005-06) .......................................... 2.47

7. Tony Zasowski (1999-00) ....................................... 2.56

8. Forrest Karr (1998-99) .............................................. 2.58

9. Mike Johnson (2009-10) ......................................2.60

10. Matt Eisler (1997-98) ................................................ 2.70

Save Percentage Name (Season) Pct. 1. Jordan Pearce (2008-09) .................................... .9312

2. David Brown (2006-07) ....................................... .9305

3. David Brown (2003-04) ........................................... .925

4. Morgan Cey (2003-04) ............................................ .924

5. Jordan Pearce (2007-08) ....................................... .923

6. David Brown (2005-06) .......................................... .915

7. Morgan Cey (2002-03) ............................................ .912

Morgan Cey (2004-05) ............................................ .912

9. Mike Johnson (2009-10) ...................................... .910

Morgan Cey (2001-02) ............................................ .910

Saves Name (Season) Saves 1. Lance Madson (1988-89) .................................... 1,288

2. Mark Kronholm (1973-74) .................................. 1,113

3. Morgan Cey (2002-03) ......................................... 1,054

4. Mark Kronholm (1972-73) ...................................... 980

5. Lance Madson (1989-90) ........................................ 968

6. Greg Louder (1990-91) ............................................ 935

7. Morgan Cey (2001-02) ............................................. 927

8. Jordan Pearce (2007-08) ........................................ 925

9. Jordan Pearce (2008-09) ........................................ 880

10. David Brown (2006-07) ........................................... 844

Minutes Played Name (Season) Minutes 1. Jordan Pearce (2007-08) ..................................... 2,558

2. David Brown (2006-07) ......................................... 2,390

3. Jordan Pearce (2008-09) .................................... 2,326

4. Lance Madson (1988-89) .................................... 2,213

5. Forrest Karr (1998-99) ........................................... 2,161

6. Morgan Cey (2002-03) ......................................... 2,136

7. Morgan Cey (2001-02) ......................................... 2,027

8. Greg Louder (1990-91) ........................................ 1,958

9. Matt Eisler (1997-98) ............................................. 1,889

10. Dave Laurion (1978-79) ....................................... 1,798

Percentage of Team Minutes Played Name (Season) Pct. (Indiv./Team) 1. Greg Louder (1990-91) ............... .983 (1,958/1,991)

2. Morgan Cey (2002-03) ................ .979 (2,136/2,430)

3. Jordan Pearce (2008-09) ........ .9615 (2,326/2,419)

4. Lance Madson (1988-89) ........ .9605 (2,213/2,304)

5. Lance Madson (1989-90) ........... .954 (1,721/1,804)

6. Forrest Karr (1998-99) .................. .937 (2,161/2,306)

7. David Brown (2006-07) .............. .926 (2,390/2,580)

8. Jordan Pearce (2007-08) ............ .897 (2,558/2,852)

9. Morgan Cey (2001-02) ................ .867 (2,027/2,338)

10. Lance Madson (1987-88) ........... .840 (1,690/2,012)

Bob McNamara (1982-83) ......... .840 (1,722/2,051)

Rounded to nearest minute (incomplete prior to 1977)

Date Opponent Site Score ND Goaltender Saves11/29/69 Ohio University H 10-0 Dick Tomasoni 213/11/71 Air Force H 5-0 Mark Kronholm 3911/20/71 Colorado College H 4-0 Mark Kronholm 30 3/5/73 North Dakota* H 5-0 Mark Kronholm 2312/8/73 Michigan A 2-0 Mark Kronholm 26

2/1/75 Denver A 4-0 Len Moher 442/24/78 Michigan State A 2-0 Len Moher 1710/17/81 York H 7-0 Dave Laurion/Bob McNamara 7/162/13/82 Ferris State A 6-0 Bob McNamara 2611/11/83 Illinois H 13-0 Tim Lukenda 20

12/3/83 St. Norbert A 1-0 Marc Guay 361/9/88 Arizona H 10-0 Lance Madson 172/12/88 Villanova H 14-0 Lance Madson/Mark O’Sullivan/ 4/4/8 Dave Kolata1/27/89 Canisius H 4-0 Lance Madson 2912/1/89 Mankato State H 5-0 Lance Madson 38

12/8/90 Lake Forest H 6-0 Greg Louder 2811/22/91 Lake Forest H 7-0 Brent Lothrop 181/9/93 Ohio State H 4-0 Greg Louder 2812/10/94 Miami (Ohio) H 0-0 Wade Salzman 2411/11/95 Ohio State H 4-0 Matt Eisler 16

10/25/96 Ohio State A 3-0 Matt Eisler 4710/23/98 Ohio State H 3-0 Forrest Karr 161/9/99 Miami (Ohio) H 2-0 Forrest Karr 2210/16/99 Union (at DU) N 4-0 Jeremiah Kimento 1911/12/99 Alaska Fairbanks H 1-0 Tony Zasowski 19

12/4/99 Michigan State H 1-0 Tony Zasowski 2412/1/01 Lake Superior H 7-0 Morgan Cey 202/23/02 Lake Superior A 6-0 Morgan Cey 163/15/03 Miami (Ohio)# A 1-0 Morgan Cey 373/16/03 Miami (Ohio)# A 5-0 Morgan Cey 32

10/18/03 Bowling Green A 3-0 David Brown 4010/24/03 Boston College A 1-0 David Brown 2710/31/03 Nebraska-Omaha H 2-0 David Brown 2212/28/03 vs. Maine N 1-0 Morgan Cey 321/3/04 Findlay H 1-0 Morgan Cey 27

1/10/04 Bowling Green H 3-0 David Brown 3210/29/05 Princeton H 2-0 Jordan Pearce 2712/3/05 Western Michigan H 3-0 David Brown 251/28/06 Ohio State A 1-0 David Brown 2410/27/06 Army $ N 3-0 Jordan Pearce 7

10/28/06 Air Force $ N 2-0 David Brown 2811/11/06 Bowling Green H 4-0 David Brown 281/20/07 Western Michigan A 3-0 David Brown 252/16/07 Alaska A 1-0 David Brown 282/24/07 Ferris State H 2-0 David Brown 15

3/16/07 Lake Superior # N 3-0 David Brown 1710/13/07 Mercyhurst @ N 4-0 Jordan Pearce 2512/1/07 Nebraska-Omaha H 5-0 Jordan Pearce 1612/8/07 Princeton A 7-0 Brad Phillips 2410/17/08 Sacred Heart H 3-0 Jordan Pearce 18

10/18/08 Sacred Heart H 7-0 Tommy O’Brien 1712/6/08 Ferris State A 1-0 Jordan Pearce 251/9/09 Alaska H 2-0 Jordan Pearce 161/10/09 Alaska H 3-0 Jordan Pearce 222/21/09 Nebraska-Omaha A 1-0 Jordan Pearce 17

2/27/09 Michigan State H 5-0 Jordan Pearce 153/13/09 Nebraska-Omaha # H 5-0 Jordan Pearce 303/14/09 Nebraska-Omaha # H 1-0 Jordan Pearce 3010/16/09 Providence College H 2-0 Mike Johnson 2910/23/09 Boston University A 3-0 Brad Phillips 3412/13/10 Michigan H 2-0 Mike Johnson 38 * WCHA playoffs $ Lightning College Classic (at Tampa, Fla.)# CCHA playoffs @ Lefty McFadden Invitational (at Dayton, Ohio)

Notre Dame Shutouts


CCHA Career Records

Dan Carlson finished his Notre Dame career ranked among the leaders in all offensive categories in CCHA play.

4. Wes O’Neill (2003-07) ...................... 12 .... 43...... 53

5. Evan Nielsen (1999-03) ................... 11 .... 41...... 52

6. Neil Komadoski (2000-04) ............. 10 .... 40...... 50

Brett Blatchford (2006-10) ............... 5 .... 45...... 50

8. Tom Galvin (2000-04) ........................ 5 .... 41...... 46

9. Tyson Fraser (1996-00) ...................... 6 .... 38...... 44

10. Garry Gruber (1992-96) .................. 16 .... 26...... 42

Goals Name (Seasons) GP Goals 1. Rob Globke (2000-04) ...................... 105 ............. 47

2. Aniket Dhadphale (1995-99) ......... 111 ............. 47

3. Brian Urick (1995-99) ........................ 114 ............. 45

4. Kirt Bjork (1981-83) ............................... 56 ............. 45

5. Dan Carlson (1997-01) ..................... 116 ............. 43

6. David Inman (1998-02) .................... 111 ............. 39

7. Jamie Ling (1992-96) ........................ 112 ............. 38

8. Erik Condra (2005-09) ...................... 112 ............ 37

9. Brent Chapman (1981-83) ................. 62 ............. 35

10. Aaron Gill (2000-04) .......................... 111 ............. 34

Ryan Thang (2006-10) ..................... 104 ............. 34

Assists Name (Seasons) GP Assists 1. Jamie Ling (1992-96) ........................ 112 ............. 75

2. Ben Simon (1996-00) ........................ 108 ............. 66

3. Erik Condra (2005-09) ...................... 112 ............. 64

4. Connor Dunlop (1999-03) .............. 102 ............. 63

5. Dan Carlson (1997-01) ..................... 116 ............. 55

6. Brian Urick (1995-99) ........................ 114 ............. 53

7. Kevin Deeth (2006-10) .................... 110 ............. 52

8. Kyle Lawson (2006-10) .................... 108 ............. 51

Aaron Gill (2000-04) .......................... 111 ............. 51

10. Benoit Cotnoir (1995-99) ..................108 ............ 48

Power-Play Goals Name (Seasons) PPG 1. Calle Ridderwall (2007-) ..................................... 18

Aniket Dhadphale (1995-99) ................................ 18

3. Ryan Thang (2006-10) ............................................ 17

David Inman (1998-02) ........................................... 17

Dan Carlson (1997-01) ............................................ 17

6. Josh Sciba (2003-07) ............................................... 16

Kirt Bjork (1981-83) ................................................... 16

8. Erik Condra (2005-09) ............................................. 15

Ben Simon (1996-00) ............................................... 15

10. Brian Urick (1995-99) ............................................... 14

Short-Handed Goals Name (Seasons) SHG 1. Erik Condra (2005-09) ............................................... 6

2. Dan Carlson (1997-01) .............................................. 5

Jamie Ling (1992-96) ................................................. 5

4. Benoit Cotnoir (1995-99) ......................................... 4

Dave Poulin (1981-82) ............................................... 4

6. Ryan Thang (2006-10) .............................................. 3

Brett Lebda (2000-04)................................................ 3

Kirt Bjork (1981-83) ..................................................... 3

Game-Winning Goals Name (Seasons) GWG 1. Brian Urick (1995-99) ............................................... 11

2. Rob Globke (2000-04) ............................................... 8

3. Ryan Thang (2006-) .................................................... 7

Erik Condra (2005-09) ............................................... 7

Mike Walsh (2002-06) ............................................... 7

Dan Carlson (1997-01) .............................................. 7

Kirt Bjork (1981-83) ..................................................... 7

8. Christian Hanson (2005-09) ................................... 5

Matt Amado (2005-06) ........................................... 5

Tim Harberts (1993-97) ............................................. 5

Penalty Minutes Name (Seasons) Pen./Min 1. Neil Komadoski (2000-04) ........................... 96/244

2. Brett Bruininks (1992-96) .......................... 106/228

3. Ben Simon (1996-00) ..................................... 89/208

4. Benoit Cotnoir (1995-99) ............................. 91/194

5. Jeremy Coe (1992-96) ................................... 82/192

6. Brian Urick (1995-99) ..................................... 70/186

7. Terry Lorenz (1993-97) .................................. 87/175

8. Jamie Morshead (1992-96) ......................... 83/174

9. Brett Lebda (2000-04).................................... 79/193

10. Rob Globke (2000-04) ................................... 76/187

Single-SeasonCCHA Records

Games Played Name (Season) Games 1. Brent Chapman (1982-83) ..................................... 32 Mark Doman (1982-83) .......................................... 32 John Deasey (1982-83) ........................................... 32 Steve Bianchi (1982-83) .......................................... 32 5. Kirt Bjork (1982-83) ................................................... 31 Bob Thebeau (1982-83) .......................................... 31 Mike Metzler (1982-83) ........................................... 31 8. 34 tied with .................................................................. 30

Points Name (Season) G A PTS 1. Kirt Bjork (1982-83) ........................... 28 .... 31...... 59 2. Brent Chapman (1982-83) ............. 27 .... 22...... 49 3. Dave Poulin (1981-82) ..................... 23 .... 23...... 46 4. Bill Rothstein (1981-82) .................. 17 .... 25...... 42 5. Connor Dunlop (2001-02) ............... 9 .... 27...... 36 John Higgins (1982-83) .................. 13 .... 23...... 36 7. Ben Simon (1998-99) ....................... 15 .... 19...... 34 Jamie Ling (1992-93) ....................... 12 .... 22...... 34 John Schmidt (1981-82) ................... 6 .... 28...... 34 10. Dan Carlson (2000-01) .................... 17 .... 16...... 33

Points by Defenseman Name (Season) G A PTS 1. John Schmidt (1981-82) ................... 6 .... 28...... 34 2. Mark Eaton (1997-98) ........................ 9 .... 17...... 26 Mark Benning (1982-83) .................. 3 .... 23...... 26 4. Joe Bowie (1981-82) ........................... 5 .... 20...... 25 5. Benoit Cotnoir (1995-99) ................. 9 .... 15...... 24 6. Brett Lebda (2000-01)........................ 4 .... 15...... 19 Matt Osiecki (1993-94) ...................... 5 .... 14...... 19 8. Kyle Lawson (2009-10) ...................... 3 .... 15...... 18 Brett Blatchford (2008-09) .............. 0 .... 18...... 18 Wes O’Neill (2005-06) ....................... 5 .... 13...... 18 Brett Lebda (2003-04)........................ 5 .... 13...... 18 Tom Galvin (2001-02) ........................ 2 .... 16...... 18 Neil Komadoski (2002-03) ............... 1 .... 17...... 18

Goals Name (Season) GP Goals 1. Kirt Bjork (1982-83) ............................... 31 ............. 28 2. Brent Chapman (1982-83) ................. 32 ............. 27 3. Dave Poulin (1981-82) ......................... 29 ............. 23 4. Aniket Dhadphale (1997-98) ............ 30 ............. 18 5. Dan Carlson (2000-01) ........................ 28 ............. 17 Kirt Bjork (1981-82) ............................... 25 ............. 17 Bill Rothstein (1981-82) ...................... 28 ............. 17 8. John Wroblewski (2002-03) .............. 28 ............. 15 Aniket Dhadphale (1998-99) ............ 26 ............. 15 Ben Simon (1998-99) ........................... 29 ............. 15

Games Played Name (Seasons) Games 1. Dan Carlson (1997-01) ......................................... 116

2. Brett Bruininks (1992-96) .................................... 115

3. Brian Urick (1995-99) ............................................ 114

Steve Noble (1994-98) ......................................... 114

5. Erik Condra (2005-09) .......................................... 112

Mark Van Guilder (2004-08) ................................112

Tim Wallace (2002-06) ......................................... 112

Evan Nielsen (1999-03) ........................................ 112

Brian McCarthy (1993-97) ................................... 112

Jamie Ling (1992-96) ............................................ 112

11. Wes O’Neill (2003-07) ...........................................111

Jason Paige (2003-07) ......................................... 111

Aaron Gill (2000-04) .............................................. 111

John Wroblewski (1999-03) ............................... 111

David Inman (1998-02) ........................................ 111

Points Name (Seasons) G A PTS 1. Jamie Ling (1992-96) ....................... 38 .... 75... 113

2. Erik Condra (2005-09) ..................... 37 ... 64 ..101

3. Dan Carlson (1997-01) .................... 43 .... 55...... 98

4. Brian Urick (1995-99) ....................... 45 .... 53...... 98

5. Ben Simon (1996-00) ....................... 31 .... 66...... 97

6. Rob Globke (2000-04) ..................... 47 .... 41...... 88

7. Kirt Bjork (1981-83) ........................... 45 .... 42...... 87

8. Aaron Gill (2000-04) ......................... 34 .... 51...... 85

9. Aniket Dhadphale (1995-99) ........ 47 .... 36...... 83

10. Connor Dunlop (1999-03) ............. 19 .... 63...... 82

Points by Defenseman Name (Seasons) G A PTS 1. Benoit Cotnoir (1995-99) ............... 23 .... 48...... 71

2. Brett Lebda (2000-04) ...................... 20 .... 42...... 62

3. Kyle Lawson (2006-10) ................... 10 ... 51...... 61

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Assists Name (Season) GP Assists 1. Kirt Bjork (1982-83) ............................ 31 ................ 31

2. John Schmidt (1981-82) .................. 29 ................ 28

3. Connor Dunlop (2001-02) .............. 28 ................ 27

4. Bill Rothstein (1981-82) ................... 28 ................ 25

5. John Higgins (1982-83) ................... 29 ................ 23

Mark Benning (1982-83) ................. 29 ................ 23

Dave Poulin (1981-82) ...................... 29 ................ 23

8. Ben Simon (1997-98) ........................ 28 ................ 22

Jamie Ling (1992-93) ........................ 30 ................ 22

Jamie Ling (1993-94) ........................ 30 ................ 22

Brent Chapman (1982-83) .............. 32 ................ 22

Power-Play Goals Name (Season) PPG 1. Calle Ridderwall (2008-09) ............................... 11

2. Dave Poulin (1981-82) ............................................. 10

3. Josh Sciba (2005-06) ................................................ 9

Kirt Bjork (1982-83) ..................................................... 9

5. Dan Carlson (1999-00) .............................................. 8

Aniket Dhadphale (1998-99) .................................. 8

Aniket Dhadphale (1997-98) .................................. 8

8. Calle Ridderwall (2009-10) ................................. 7

Billy Maday (2008-09) ............................................ 7

John Wroblewski (2002-03) .................................... 7

Ben Simon (1999-00) ................................................. 7

Curtis Janicke (1992-93) ........................................... 7

Bill Rothstein (1981-82) ............................................ 7

Kirt Bjork (1981-82) ..................................................... 7

Short-Handed Goals Name (Season) SHG 1. Dave Poulin (1981-82) ............................................... 4

2. Benoit Cotnoir (1997-98) ......................................... 3

Jamie Ling (1995-96) ................................................. 3

4. Erik Condra (2008-09) ............................................... 2

Erik Condra (2005-06) ............................................... 2

Brett Lebda (2000-01)................................................ 2

Dan Carlson (2000-01) .............................................. 2

Ryan Dolder (2000-01) .............................................. 2

Ben Simon (1997-98) ................................................. 2

Jamie Morshead (1992-93) ..................................... 2

Kirt Bjork (1981-82) ..................................................... 2

Game-Winning Goals Name (Season) GWG 1. Kirt Bjork (1982-83) ..................................................... 5

2. Christian Hanson (2008-09) ................................... 4

Calle Ridderwall (2008-09) ................................. 4

Erik Condra (2006-07) ................................................ 4

Mike Walsh (2005-06) ............................................... 4

Brian Urick (1997-98) ................................................. 4

Dave Poulin (1981-82) ............................................... 4

8. Jason Paige (2006-07) ............................................... 3

Ryan Thang (2006-07) ............................................... 3

Rob Globke (2003-04) ............................................... 3

Dan Carlson (1999-00) .............................................. 3

Brian Urick (1998-99) ................................................. 3

Penalty Minutes Name (Season) Pen./Min 1. Neil Komadoski (2000-01) .............................. 36/88

2. Brett Bruininks (1992-93) ................................ 34/84

3. Brett Lebda (2000-01)....................................... 28/83

4. Brian Urick (1996-97) ........................................ 25/80

5. Neil Komadoski (2001-02) .............................. 25/78

6. John Higgins (1981-82) ................................... 29/75

7. Ben Simon (1997-98) ........................................ 23/73

8. Rob Globke (2001-02) ...................................... 24/67

9. Ben Nelsen (1994-95) ....................................... 28/64

10. Ryan Clark (2000-01) ......................................... 22/63

Goaltending Career Records(minimum 25 career games)

Goals-Against Average Name (Seasons) GAA 1. Jordan Pearce (2005-09)..................................... 1.93

2. David Brown (2003-07) ....................................... 2.37

3. Tony Zasowski (1999-03) ................................... 2.72

4. Forrest Karr (1995-99) .......................................... 2.74

5. Morgan Cey (2001-05 ) ....................................... 2.98

6. Matt Eisler (1994-98) ............................................ 3.78

Save Percentage Name (Seasons) Pct. 1. Jordan Pearce (2005-09) .................................... 921

2. David Brown (2003-07) ....................................... .915

3. Morgan Cey (2001-05) ........................................ .906

4. Tony Zasowski (1999-03) ................................... .899

5. Forrest Karr (1995-99) .......................................... .892

6. Matt Eisler (1994-98) ............................................ .880

Saves Name (Seasons) Saves 1. Matt Eisler (1994-98) ......................................... 2,202

2. Morgan Cey (2001-05) ..................................... 2,104

3. David Brown (2003-07) ..................................... 2,054

4. Jordan Pearce (2005-09) ................................ 1,321

5. Bob McNamara (1981-82) .............................. 1,044

Minutes Played Name (Seasons) Minutes 1. David Brown (2003-07) ............................... 4,858:58

2. Matt Eisler (1994-98) ................................... 4,779:30

3. Morgan Cey (2001-05) ............................... 4,410:52

4. Jordan Pearce (2005-09) .......................... 3,535:47

5. Forrest Karr (1995-99) ................................. 2,585:34

Shutouts Name (Seasons) Shutouts 1. David Brown (2003-07) ............................................. 8

2. Jordan Pearce (2005-09) ......................................... 6

3. Morgan Cey (2001-05) .............................................. 3

4. Tony Zasowski (1999-03) ......................................... 2

Forrest Karr (1995-99) ................................................ 2

Matt Eisler (1994-98) .................................................. 2

7. Wade Salzman (1993-96) ......................................... 1

Greg Louder (1992-94).............................................. 1

Bob McNamara (1981-82) ....................................... 1

Goaltending Season Records

(minimum 10 games)

Winning Percentage Name (Season) W-L-T Pct. 1. Jordan Pearce (2008-09) ............21-4-3 ........ .804

2. David Brown (2006-07) ...............20-4-3 ......... .796

3. David Brown (2003-04) ............... 11-5-3 ......... .658

4. Tony Zasowski (1999-00) ........... 11-5-6 ......... .636

5. Jordan Pearce (2007-08)............. 13-8-4 ......... .600

6. Forrest Karr (1998-99) ............... 15-11-4 ......... .567

7. Morgan Cey (2001-02) ................ 11-9-3 ......... .543

8. Morgan Cey (2002-03) ............. 13-12-3 ......... .518

9. Dave Laurion (1981-82) ................ 9-9-2 ......... .500

Goals Against Average Name (Season) GAA 1. Jordan Pearce (2008-09) ................................... 1.76

2. David Brown (2006-07) ...................................... 1.77

3. Jordan Pearce (2007-08)..................................... 1.80

4. David Brown (2003-04) ....................................... 2.19

5. Forrest Karr (1989-90) .......................................... 2.27

6. Tony Zasowski (1999-00) ................................... 2.30

7. David Brown (2005-06) ...................................... 2.41

8. Mike Johnson (2009-10) ................................. 2.57

9. Matt Eisler (1997-98) ............................................ 2.79

10. Morgan Cey (2001-02) ........................................ 2.87

Save Percentage Name (Season) GAA 1. David Brown (2003-04) ....................................... .929

2. Jordan Pearce (2008-09) ................................... .927

3. Jordan Pearce (2007-08)..................................... .922

David Brown (2006-07) ...................................... .922

5. David Brown (2005-06) ...................................... .918

6. Mike Johnson (2009-10) ................................. .912

7. Tony Zasowski (1999-00) ................................... .909

8. Morgan Cey (2002-03) ........................................ .908

9. Morgan Cey (2001-02) ........................................ .907

Forrest Karr (1998-99) .......................................... .907

Saves Name (Season) Saves 1. Dave Laurion (1981-82) ....................................... 893

2. Bob McNamara (1982-83) .................................. 805

3. Morgan Cey (2002-03) ......................................... 746

4. Morgan Cey (2001-02) ......................................... 684

5. Forrest Karr (1998-99) ........................................... 640

6. David Brown (2005-06) ....................................... 634

7. Jordan Pearce (2008-09) .................................... 621

8. Matt Eisler (1996-97) ............................................. 618

9. Mike Johnson (2009-10) ..................................... 567

10. David Brown (2006-07) ....................................... 566

Minutes Played Name (Season) Minutes 1. Forrest Karr (1998-99) ................................. 1,741:45

2. Jordan Pearce (2008-09) .......................... 1,667:45

3. Bob McNamara (1982-83) ........................ 1,663:00

4. David Brown (2006-07) ............................. 1,631:24

5. Jordan Pearce (2007-08)............................. 1,533:29

6. Morgan Cey (2002-03) ............................... 1,525:15

7. Morgan Cey (2001-02) ............................... 1,460:55

8. Tony Zasowski (1999-00) .......................... 1,432:31

9. David Brown (2005-06) ............................. 1,416:55

10. Matt Eisler (1997-98) ................................... 1,331:00

Shutouts Name (Season) Shutouts 1. Jordan Pearce (2008-09) ......................................... 5

2. David Brown (2006-07) ............................................. 4

3. David Brown (2003-04) .............................................. 3

4. David Brown (2005-06) ............................................ 2

5. Morgan Cey (2001-02) ............................................... 2

Tony Zasowski (1999-00) .......................................... 2

Forrest Karr (1998-99) ................................................. 2

8. Mike Johnson (2009-10) ....................................... 1

Matt Eisler (1996-97) ................................................... 1

Matt Eisler (1995-96) ................................................... 1

Wade Salzman (1994-95) .......................................... 1

Greg Louder (1992-93)............................................... 1

Bob McNamara (1981-82) ........................................ 1

Morgan Cey (2003-04) ............................................... 1

Jordan Pearce (2007-08) ......................................... 1

CCHA Single-Season Record


Miscellaneous Records

Jim Crowley (top photo, second from right) gained fame as the halfback in the “Four Horse-

men” backfield of the 1924 Notre Dame football team but Crowley (bottom photo, seated third from right) also was a stellar

goaltender for the Notre Dame hockey squads of that era.

Hat TricksQuickest ..................... 6:50 John Noble

(2/23/73 vs. Wisconsin)

Season ......................... 5 Eddie Bumbacco (1972-73)

Career .......................... 8 Dave Poulin (1978-82)

8 Brian Walsh (1973-77)

8 Eddie Bumbacco (1970-74)

AssistsGame ............................ 5 Jamie Ling

(10/21/94 vs. Waterloo)

5 Brent Chapman

(12/27/85 vs. Colgate)

5 Tom Michalek

(10/28/78 vs. Colorado College)

5 Jack Brownschidle

(1/15/77 vs. Michigan State)

5 Steve Curry


Season ...................... 47 Brian Walsh (1976-77)

47 Brian Walsh (1975-76)


Career ..................... 145 Brian Walsh (1973-77)

145 John Noble (1969-73)

PointsGame ............................ 7 Jamie Ling, (2G-5A)

(10/21/94 vs. Waterloo)

7 Phil Wittliff (3G-4A)

(2/12/69 vs. Illinois)

Season ...................... 90 Eddie Bumbacco (1972-73)

Career ..................... 234 Brian Walsh (1973-77)

Consecutive Games ScoringPoint .......................... 23 John Noble

(1/30/70 – 1/15/71)

Goal ............................... 9 Dave Poulin

(12/11/81 – 1/23/82)

Goaltending Records

SavesPeriod 30 Dick Tomasoni


Overtime ................. 14 Len Moher


Game ......................... 68 Mark Kronholm


Season ................ 1,288 Lance Madson (1988-89)

Career ................. 3,519 Lance Madson (1986-90)

Goals-Against AverageSeason ................ 1.33 Jim Crowley (1921-22, nine gms.)

Career ................. 1.98 Jordan Pearce (2005-09)

WinsSeason ................... 30 Jordan Pearce (2008-09)

.............................................. David Brown (2006-07)

Career ..................... 59 Jordan Pearce (2005-09)

ShutoutsSeason ...................... 8 Jordan Pearce (2008-09, 39 games)

Career ..................... 12 Jordan Pearce (2005-09)

.............................................. David Brown (2003-07)

Winning PercentageCareer ................................. .679 Jordan Pearce (59-26-7, 2005-09)

PointsCareer ........................... 4 pts. Bob McNamara (1979-82)

Scoring Records

GoalsQuickest ............... 0:09 Tim Wallace

(12/2/06 at Western Michigan)

Two Goals .............0:08 Erik Condra (8:42), 3rd period and Tom

Sawatske (8:50), 3rd period (1/21/06 at

NMU)

Period ......................... 4 Ian Williams (12/29/71 vs. Dartmouth)

4 Phil Wittliff (1/23/69 vs. Purdue)

Game ........................... 5 Mike McNeill (11/5/88 vs. Army)

5 Ian Williams (12/29/71 vs. Dartmouth)

5 Phil Wittliff (12/23/69 vs. Purdue)

Series ........................... 7 Phil Wittliff

(2/6-7/70 vs. St. Mary’s)

Season ...................... 43 Eddie Bumbacco (1972-73)

Career ..................... 104 Greg Meredith (1976-80)

1872 0 1 0 - 1 1 H O C K E Y

1/22/10 Calle Ridderwall at Lake Superior State

11/28/09 Calle Ridderwall Bowling Green

1/5/07 Kevin Deeth at Robert Morris

10/21/06 Dan Kissel at Providence

10/20/06 Mark Van Guilder at Boston College

2/17/06 Mark Van Guilder at Bowling Green

11/10/05 Josh Sciba Bowling Green

3/18/04 Aaron Gill vs. Ohio St. (CCHA Super 6)

10/10/04 Rob Globke at Ohio State

10/19/02 Aaron Gill at Western Michigan

10/12/02 Rob Globke at Minnesota-Duluth

12/20/00 Dan Carlson at Nebraska-Omaha

11/13/98 Aniket Dhadphale vs. Bowling Green

11/22/97 Chad Chipchase at Ferris State

10/19/95 Brian Urick (4) at Alaska Fairbanks

10/21/94 Tim Harberts (4) vs. Waterloo

10/14/94 Ben Nelsen vs. St. Francis-Xavier

2/28/92 Curtis Janicke vs. Air Force

2/8/92 Sterling Black at Western Michigan

2/7/92 Lou Zadra vs. Western Michigan

12/7/91 John Rushin vs. Lake Forest

2/9/91 Lou Zadra vs. Wis.-Stevens Pt.

1/12/91 Dave Bankoske vs. Canisius

2/10/90 Dave Bankoske at Lake Forest

11/10/89 Tim Kuehl (4) vs. Michigan-Dearborn

11/3/89 Dave Bankoske vs. Holy Cross

11/5/88 Mike McNeill (5) at Army

2/20/88 Frank O’Brien vs. Lake Forest

(@Michigan-Dearborn)

2/13/88 Michael Leherr vs. Villanova

1/30/88 Tim Kuehl (4) vs. Kent State

12/12/87 Tim Kuehl vs. Dayton

12/11/87 Chris Kleva vs. Dayton

10/31/87 Mike McNeill vs. Windsor

11/27/87 Bruce Guay at Canisius

2/27/87 Mike McNeill at Hawthorne

12/5/86 Mike McNeill vs. Michigan-Dearborn

12/31/85 Bob Thebeau at SUNY-Plattsburgh

12/30/85 Bob Thebeau at SUNY-Plattsburgh

12/27/85 Tim Reilly vs. Colgate

2/15/85 Brent Chapman at Marquette

12/1/84 Bob Thebeau vs. Alabama-Huntsville

11/24/84 Tom Mooney vs. Air Force

11/3/84 Bob Thebeau vs. Penn State

11/2/84 Brent Chapman vs. Penn State

11/25/83 Brent Chapman at Michigan Dearborn

11/5/83 Brent Chapman at Northwestern

1/15/83 Brent Chapman vs. Miami

1/15/83 Kirt Bjork vs. Miami

1/28/83 Kirt Bjork at Western Michigan

2/5/83 Kirt Bjork at Miami

11/19/82 Kirt Bjork vs. Michigan Tech

10/22/82 John Higgins at Michigan

1/23/82 Dave Poulin vs. Bowling Green

1/15/82 Dave Poulin at Michigan

1/15/82 Jim Brown at Michigan

12/11/81 Dave Poulin at Northern Michigan

2/27/81 Jeff Logan vs. Wisconsin

1/30/81 Kevin Humphreys at Minnesota-Duluth

11/8/80 Kirt Bjork at Minnesota

10/25/80 Jeff Logan at Colorado College

2/15/80 Dave Poulin vs. Michigan

2/3/80 Greg Meredith vs. Wisconsin

1/26/80 Jeff Logan at Michigan Tech

1/25/80 Jeff Logan at Michigan Tech

1/19/80 Dave Poulin vs. Colorado College

11/10/79 Kevin Humphreys vs. Michigan

3/3/79 Dave Poulin at Wisconsin

2/3/79 Bill Rothstein vs. Colorado College

1/5/79 Dave Poulin vs. North Dakota

12/23/78 Jeff Logan at Harvard

11/24/78 Greg Meredith vs. Michigan

11/24/78 Tim Michalek vs. Michigan

11/17/78 Greg Meredith vs. Michigan State

10/28/78 Dave Poulin at Colorado College

2/18/77 Greg Meredith (4) vs. Denver

1/28/77 Don Fairholm at Colorado College

1/15/77 Greg Meredith at Michigan State

1/15/77 Brian Walsh (4) at Michigan State

1/23/76 Alex Pirus at Minnesota-Duluth

1/7/77 Brian Walsh vs. Minnesota-Duluth

11/13/76 Brian Walsh vs. Michigan

10/29/76 Brian Walsh vs. Michigan State

12/5/75 Brian Walsh vs. Wisconsin

11/23/74 Brian Walsh at North Dakota

11/16/74 Brian Walsh vs. Denver

2/2/74 Brian Walsh at North Dakota

3/1/74 Eddie Bumbacco at Wisconsin

1/5/74 Bill Nyrop vs. Minnesota-Duluth

11/2/73 Larry Israelson at Michigan Tech

3/23/73 Ian Williams at Minnesota-Duluth

2/23/73 John Noble vs. Wisconsin

2/9/73 John Noble at Colorado College

2/2/73 Ray DeLorenzi vs. North Dakota

1/27/73 Eddie Bumbacco vs. Michigan State

1/26/73 Eddie Bumbacco vs. Michigan State

1/20/73 Ian Williams at Michigan State

12/19/72 Eddie Bumbacco St. Lawrence

11/11/72 Eddie Bumbacco vs. Michigan

11/11/72 Paul Regan vs. Michigan

11/10/72 Ian Williams vs. Michigan

11/5/72 Eddie Bumbacco at Bowling Green

11/3/72 Ian Williams at Bowling Green

3/3/72 Ian Williams vs. Michigan State

1/7/72 Paul Regan at Colorado College

12/29/71 Ian Williams (5) at Dartmouth

12/20/71 Paul Regan at Boston College

12/18/71 D’Arcy Keating (4) at Boston College

12/18/71 Eddie Bumbacco at Boston College

11/19/71 Eddie Bumbacco vs. Colorado College

2/20/71 Paul Regan at Michigan

2/6/71 Ian Williams vs. Denver

2/27/70 John Noble vs. Colorado College

2/13/70 Kevin Hoene at Lake Forest

2/7/70 Phil Wittliff (4) vs. St. Mary’s

2/6/70 Phil Wittliff vs. St. Mary’s

1/13/70 John Noble vs. Lake Forest

12/17/69 Kevin Hoene at Salem State

11/29/69 Phil Wittliff vs. Ohio University

11/15/69 John Noble vs. Windsor

3/1/69 Phil Wittliff at Ohio State

2/23/69 Phil Wittliff (5) at Purdue

2/12/69 Phil Wittliff vs. Illinois

2/12/69 John Roselli vs. Illinois

2/8/69 Kevin Hoene vs. St. Mary’s

1/11/69 Kevin Hoene (4) vs. Detroit

1/9/69 John Womack vs. Ohio University

1/4/69 Kevin Hoene (4) at Illinois

11/23/68 Joe Bonk at Ohio University

Senior Calle Ridderwall had both Notre Dame hat tricks during the 2009-10 season. He scored three in an overtime home win versus Bowling Green on Nov. 28 and then had three second-period goals in a 6-1 win at Lake Superior on Jan. 22.

Mark Van Guilder ‘08 picked up two hat tricks during his Notre Dame career. The 2008 graduate had one against top-ranked Boston College during ‘06-’07 and one versus Bowling Green the previous year - 2005-06.

ALLTIME NOTRE DAME HAT TRICKS

Brian Urick ‘99 is the last Notre Dame player to score four goals in a game. He did it on Oct. 19, 1995 in a 7-4 win over Alaska in Fairbanks.



Goals in a SeasonBy a Left Wing .......................................................................43

Eddie Bumbacco (’72-’73)

By a Center ........................................................................... 31

Phil Wittliff (’68-’69)

By a Right Wing ..................................................................40

Greg Meredith (’79-’80)

By a Defenseman ..............................................................19

Bob Thebeau (’84-’85)

Goals in a CareerBy a Left Wing ...................................................................104


By a Center ........................................................................... 89

Dave Poulin (’78-’83)

By a Right Wing ..................................................................92

Ian Williams (’70-’74)

By a Defenseman ..............................................................40

Bob Thebeau (’82-’86)

Assists in a SeasonBy a Left Wing .......................................................................47


By a Center ............................................................................47

Brian Walsh (’75-’76)

By a Right Wing ..................................................................39

Tim Reilly (’84-’85)

By a Defenseman .........................................................................37

Jeff Brownschidle (’79-’80)

Assists in a CareerBy a Left Wing ....................................................................117


By a Center .........................................................................145


John Noble (’69-’73)

By a Right Wing ...............................................................119


By a Defenseman ..............................................................95

John Schmidt (’78-’82)

Points in a SeasonBy a Left Wing .......................................................................90


By a Center ............................................................................77


By a Right Wing ..................................................................71


By a Defenseman .........................................................................51

Jeff Brownschidle (’79-’80)

Points in a CareerBy a Left Wing ....................................................................220


By a Center .........................................................................234


By a Right Wing ...............................................................211


By a Defenseman ............................................................123

John Schmidt (’78-’82)

Records by ClassGoalsFreshman ................ 28 Dave Poulin (1978-79)

Sophomore ............ 31 Phil Wittliff (1968-69)

Junior ......................... 43 Eddie Bumbacco (1972-73)

Senior ........................ 40 Greg Meredith (1979-80)

AssistsFreshman ................ 35 John Noble (1969-70)

Sophomore ............ 34 Brian Walsh (1974-75)

Junior ......................... 47 Brian Walsh (1975-76)


Senior ........................ 47 Brian Walsh (1976-77)

PointsFreshman .................. 59 Dave Poulin (1978-79)

59 John Noble (1969-70)

Sophomore ............. 58 Brian Walsh (1974-75)

Junior ......................... 90 Eddie Bumbacco (1972-73)

Senior ........................ 77 Brian Walsh (1976-77)

SavesFreshman ..............935 Greg Louder (1990-91)

Sophomore .......1,054 Morgan Cey (2002-03)

Junior ...................1,288 Lance Madson (1988-89)

Senior ...................1,113 Mark Kronholm (1973-74)

Goaltender MinutesFreshman ............2,027 Morgan Cey (2001-02)

Sophomore ........2,136 Morgan Cey (2002-03)

Junior ....................2,558 Jordan Pearce (2007-08)

Senior ...................2,390 David Brown (2006-07)

Goals-Against AverageFreshman .............. 2.32 David Brown (2003-04)

Sophomore .......... 2.83 Chris Cathcart (1970-71)

Junior ...................... 2.04 Jordan Pearce (2007-08)

Senior .................... 1.58 David Brown (2006-07)

Save PercentageFreshman ............ .925 David Brown (2003-04)

Sophomore ......... .912 Morgan Cey (2002-03)

Junior ..................... .924 Morgan Cey (2003-04)

Senior .................... .931 Jordan Pearce (2008-09)

VictoriesFreshman ................ 16 Greg Louder (1990-91)

Sophomore ............ 24 Lance Madson (1987-88)

Junior ....................... 23 Jordan Pearce (2007-08)

Senior ........................ 30 Jordan Pearce (2008-09)

.............................................. David Brown (2006-07)

Dave Poulin still holds or shares Notre Dame records for goals (29) and points (59) by a freshman. Poulin also retains a share of the Irish records for career game-winning goals (13) and career hat tricks (8).

Greg Louder set several still-standing records for a Notre Dame freshman goaltender, including 935 saves and 16 victories in 1990-91.

Records by Position

1892 0 1 0 - 1 1 H O C K E Y

Irish Team RecordsGamesPlayed ..................... 47 2007-08 (27-16-4)

Won ............................ 32 2006-07 (32-7-3)

Lost ............................ 27 1992-93 (7-27-2); 2004-05 (5-27-6)

Tied ...............................8 1999-2000

GoalsPeriod .........................8 12/6/70 (3rd, vs. St. Mary’s)

Game ........................ 18 1921-22 vs. Culver Military

Season ..................222 1987-88

AssistsPeriod ...................... 12 11/30/84

(1st, vs. Alabama-Huntsville)

2/10/80 (3rd, vs. Minn.-Duluth)

Game ........................ 22 2/23/69 (vs. Purdue)

Season ..................355 1987-88

PointsPeriod ...................... 19 11/30/84

(1st, vs. Alabama-Huntsville)

Game ........................ 36 2/23/69 (vs. Purdue)

Season ..................532 1979-80

PenaltiesGame ........................ 24 at Northern Michigan (11/3/01)

Season ..................370 1981-82

Penalty MinutesGame ........................ 78 11/3/01

at Northern Michigan (11/3/01)

Season ..................828 2000-01

Season Winning Streaks 15 .............................................................. 11/4/83 – 1/21/84 14 ............................................................ 12/11/87 – 2/13/88 10 .............................................................. 2/13/09 – 3/21/09 9 ............................................................. 12/5/08 – 1/16/09 9 ............................................................ 11/16/07 - 12/8/07 8 ............................................................ 11/13/87 – 12/4/87 8 ................................................................................... 1921-22 7 ...................................................................12/2/06 –1/5/07 7 ................................................................. 2/17/72 – 3/6/73 6 ............................................................... 2/24/07 – 3/23/07 6 ............................................................ 10/2/98 – 10/23/98 6 ......................................................... 11/16/91 – 12/30/92 6 ............................................................ 11/15/90 – 12/1/91

Season Losing Streaks 14 .............................................................. 11/12/88 – 1/2/89 12 .............................................................. 2/5/05 – 10/28/05 10 .............................................................. 3/6/92 – 11/13/93 9 .............................................................3/10/77 – 11/19/77 8 .............................................................. 1/25/97 – 2/15/97 8 .............................................................. 12/8/84 – 1/19/85 8 .............................................................. 1/28/72 – 2/19/72

Longest Unbeaten Streaks 20 (17-0-3) ............................................ 10/31/08 – 1/17/0915 (15-0-0) ............................................... 11/4/83 – 1/21/8414 (14-0-0) ............................................ 12/11/87 – 2/13/8813 (10-0-3) ............................................ 12/11/68 – 1/20/6910 (10-0-0) .............................................. 12/5/08 – 1/17/0910 (8-0-2) ................................................ 11/6/87 – 12/4/87 9 (9-0-0) ............................................... 11/16/07 – 12/8/07 9 (8-0-1) ............................................ 10/20/06 – 11/17/06 9 (7-0-2) ................................................. 1/20/07 – 2/17/07 9 (7-0-2) ................................................. 1/21/77 – 2/18/77 8 (7-0-1) ............................................... 10/16/91 – 12/7/91 8 (7-0-1) .................................................... 2/17/73 – 3/8/73 8 (7-0-1) ...................................................... 2/6/70 – 3/7/70

Defenseman Roger Bourque logged 118 career games from 1973-77 and helped post an .852 season penalty-killing percentage during the 1974-75 campaign.

Jay Matushak appeared in 140 career games with the Irish hockey program from 1992-96, earning special mention all-CCHA honors as a junior and senior.

Longest Winless Streaks 22 (0-20-2) ............................................... 1/7/05 – 10/28/05

16 (0-14-2) ............................................ 11/5/88 – 12/30/88

10 (0-7-3) ................................................ 1/15/94 – 2/24/94

9 (0-9-0) ..................................................3/10/77 –11/19/77

9 (0-8-1) ................................................. 1/15/93 – 2/12/93

9 (0-8-1) ............................................. 10/17/92 –11/14/92

9 (0-7-2) ............................................... 11/4/00 – 12/19/00

9 (0-6-3) ...................................................... 1/4/03 – 2/1/03

Margin of Victory

17 (Notre Dame 18, Culver 1, 1921-22)

Margin of Defeat

12 (Wisconsin 12, Notre Dame 0, 1/31/69)

Longest Home Winning Streak

15 (12/11/87 – 3/5/88)

Longest Home Unbeaten Streak

15 (12/11/87 – 3/5/88)

Consecutive Losses

14 (11/12/88 – 1/2/89)

Consecutive Games Without a Win

22 (0-20-2; 1/7/05 – 10/28/06)

Longest Home Losing Streak

10 (2/3/80 – 11/29/80)

Season Winning Percentage

.848, 27-4-2 (1987-88)

Season Winning Pct., as CCHA/WCHA Team

.804, 21-4-3 (2008-09)

.804, 21-4-3 (2006-07)

Most Victories, as CCHA/WCHA Team

23 (1981-82)

Home Season Winning Percentage

.900, 18-2-0 (1987-88)

Home Winning Pct., as CCHA/WCHA Team

.846, 10-1-2 (2006-07)

Road Winning Percentage

.852, 14-2-1 (2008-09)

Road Winning Pct., as CCHA/WCHA Team

.893, 12-1-1 (2008-09)

One-Goal Game Winning Percentage

1.000, 6-0 (1987-88)

One-Goal Winning Percentage,

as CCHA/WCHA Team

.818, 9-2 (2008-09)

Overtime Winning Percentage

.833, 2-0-1 (1984-85)

.700, 2-0-3 (2008-09)

Overtime Winning Percentage,

as CCHA/WCHA Team

.750, 2-0-2 (1975-76)

.700, 2-0-3 (2008-09)

700, 2-0-3 (2006-07)

Goal Diff erential

+3.27 (1987-88)

Goal Diff erential, as CCHA/WCHA Team

+1.53 (2008-09)

Goals Per Game

6.73 (1987-88)

Goals Per Game, as CCHA/WCHA Team

5.18 (1979-80)

Goals-Against Average

1.63 (2006-07)

Save Percentage

.929 (2008-09)

Penalty-Killing Percentage

.904 (2006-07)

Penalty-Killing Percentage,

as CCHA/WCHA Team

.919 (2006-07)

Power-Play Percentage

.329 (1984-85)

Power-Play Percentage,

as CCHA/WCHA Team

.325 (1971-72)



Opponent Records

Individual GoalsPeriod ...........................3 Nine times;

last by Tony Catani, Alaska

Anchorage (2nd, 10/25/88)

Game .............................5 Tom Ross,

Michigan St. (11/10/73)

5 Tom Sundby,

St. Mary’s (2/8/69)

Season ..........................9 Tom Ross, Michigan St. (’75-’76)

Career ........................ 26 Tom Ross, Michigan St. (’72-’76)

Individual AssistsSeason ....................... 10 Steve Colp

(Michigan St., ’75-’76)

Career ........................ 18 Mike Zuke

(Michigan Tech, ’72-76)

18 Steve Colp

(Michigan St., ’72-.76)

Individual PointsSeason ....................... 14 Tom Ross


Career ........................ 42 Tom Ross


Individual SavesPeriod ........................ 28 Jordan Sigalet

(Bowling Green, 11/5/04, 2nd)

Overtime .................. 12 Dan Ellis

(Nebraska-Omaha, 3/8/02, CCHA

playoffs, 20 min. overtime)

9* Tom Frame

(Colorado College, 10/28/78)

9* Steve Janaszak

(Minnesota, 1/6/78)

9* John Anderson

(Wisconsin, 12/20/70)

Game ........................63* Jeff Ward

(Lake Forest, 1/30/70)

*Five-minute overtime

Team GoalsIn a period ...................8 Czechoslovakia

(3rd, 1/3/73)

In a game .................. 15 SUNY-Plattsburgh (12/31/85)

Team AssistsIn a period ................ 14 Michigan (2nd, 3/11/05)


Team PointsIn a period ................ 21 Michigan (2nd, 3/11/05)


Team PenaltiesIn a game .................. 21 Michigan-Dearborn (2/23/85)

Team Penalty MinutesIn a game .................. 73 Detroit (1/11/69)

The below games involving Notre Dame saw the winning goal scored in the final minute of regulation or overtime. The goal scorer and time elapsed in the period are listed in ( ). Information dates back to the 1976-77 season and is incomplete for some games:

11/27/09 Notre Dame 2, Bowling Green 1 .......................... OT

(Ian Cole, 4:58 OT)

10/9/09 Alabama-Huntsville 3, Notre Dame 2

(Cody Campbell, 19:55, GWG on PP)

3/20/09 Notre Dame 2, Northern Michigan 1

(Ben Ryan, 19:00, CCHA semifinal game)

2/20/09 Notre Dame 4, at Nebraska-Omaha 3 .............. OT

(Billy Maday, 3:39 OT)

2/6/09 Notre Dame 4, at Ohio State 3 ............................. OT

(Erik Condra scores at 19:59 of regulation to tie game, 3-3; Calle Ridderwall scores GWG at 00:49 of OT)

4/10/08 Notre Dame 5, Michigan 3 ...................................... OT

(Calle Ridderwall, 5:44, 1st OT, NCAA semifinal game)

3/21/08 Miami 2, Notre Dame 1 .......................................... OT

(Mitch Ganzak scores at 19:56 of 3rd to tie game, 1-1; Alec Martinez GWG at 6:06 of OT - CCHA semifinals)

1/18/08 Michigan 3, Notre Dame 2

(Louie Caporusso, 19:39 of 3rd)

3/23/07 Notre Dame 3, Alabama-Huntsville 2 ............. OT

(Ryan Thang, 15:18, 2nd OT)

2/17/07 Notre Dame 3, at Alaska 2 ................................... OT

(Garrett Regan, 1:41)

2/9/07 at Notre Dame 4, Nebraska-Omaha 2

(Kevin Deeth, 19:50; T.J. Jindra ENG at 19:57)

1/12/07 Notre Dame 3, at Lake Superior 2 .................... OT

(Erik Condra, 3:24)

10/14/06 at Minnesota State 3, Notre Dame 2 ................. OT

(Jon Kalinski, 4:45)

12/6/05 at Minnesota State 2, Notre Dame 3(Erik Condra, 19:53)

3/12/05 at Michigan 1, Notre Dame 0 (1st round CCHA playoffs) ....................................... OT (Eric Werner, 2:05)

2/11/05 Ferris State 4, at Notre Dame 3 (Matt Verdone, 19:07)

1/8/05 at Lake Superior State 2, Notre Dame 1 ............. OT (Matt Restoule ties game at 19:32; Jeff Rainville gets game winner at 00:56)

12/10/04 at Notre Dame 3, Michigan State 2 .......................OT (Matt Amado, 2:32)

10/22/04 at Notre Dame 3, Boston College (T.J. Jindra, 19:45, SHG)

3/18/04 Ohio State 6, Notre Dame 5(CCHA Super 6) ..............................................................OT(Tyson Strachan, 9:49)

3/14/04 at Notre Dame 5, Western Michigan 4(1st round CCHA playoffs) .........................................OT(Jason Paige, 12:35)

1/23/04 at Northern Michigan 4, Notre Dame 3(Darin Olver, 4:16) .........................................................OT

1/9/04 at Bowling Green 5, Notre Dame 4(James Unger, 4:32) ......................................................OT

3/9/02 Notre Dame 2, at Nebraska-Omaha 1(CCHA playoffs) ..............................................................OT(David Inman, 8:09)

3/8/02 at Nebraska-Omaha 3, Notre Dame 2 ..................2OT(1st-round CCHA playoffs)(Jeff Hoggan, 00:40, 2nd OT)

1/23/02 Notre Dame 4, at Miami (OH) 3 ..............................OT(Aaron Gill, 4:10 OT)

2/10/01 Notre Dame 5, Bowling Green 3(Evan Nielsen, 19:16)(Neil Komadoski added ENG at 19:59)

1/21/00 Notre Dame 4, Western Michigan 3 .................................................OT

(Dan Carlson, 0:52)

3/14/98 at Michigan 2, Notre Dame 1 ...............................OT(Bobby Hayes, 19:00 of overtime)

1/9/98 at Alaska Fairbanks 3, Notre Dame 2 .............................................................OT(Chris Kirwan, 4:15)

11/15/97 at Miami 5, Notre Dame 4(Adam Copeland, 19:40)

12/29/96 at Princeton 3, Notre Dame 2 ...............................OT(Scott Bertoli, 4:41)

12/6/96 at Michigan State 4, Notre Dame 3(Mark Loeding, 19:06)

11/23/96 at Miami 4, Notre Dame 3(Dustin Whitecotton, 19:20)

2/10/96 Bowling Green 4, at Notre Dame 3 ....................OT(Curtis Fry, 19:09)

12/31/94 at UMass 4, Notre Dame 3 .....................................OT(Warren Norris, 4:12)

11/1/94 Illinois Chicago 3, Notre Dame 2 (Kevin O’Keefe, 19:40)

2/4/94 Miami 3, at Notre Dame 2(Rene Vonlanthen, 19:30)

1/2/94 Kent State 6, at Notre Dame 5(Erik Raygor, 19:48)

10/30/92 Lake Superior State 6, at Notre Dame 5(Clayton Beddoes, 19:31)

2/14/92 Notre Dame 6, at Kent State 5 .............................OT(Matt Osiecki, 4:05)

10/26/89 at Notre Dame 6, R.I.T. 5 .........................................OT(Dan Sawyer, 4:03) (ND’s Dave Bankoske forced OT at 19:08)

11/29/80 Michigan 7, at Notre Dame 6 ...............................OT(Dennis May, 9:48 of OT)

1/4/80 at Minnesota 6, Notre Dame 5(Tim Harrer, 19:30)

12/2/78 at Michigan Tech 6, Notre Dame 5(Glenn Merkosky, 19:00)

2/25/78 at Michigan State 3, Notre Dame 2(Russ Welch, 19:26)

2/25/77 at Michigan Tech 3, Notre Dame 2(Stu Younger, 19:38)

Last-Minute Finishes

Ben Ryan’s goal with 1:00 minute left versus Northern Michigan in the 2009 CCHA semifinals gave the Irish a 2-1 win to send Notre Dame to the CCHA title game versus Michigan.

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2009-10 at Shillelagh Tournament

(Hoff man Estates, Ill.) - 1st

1/2/10 - vs. Colgate W, 5-2

1/3/10 - vs. North Dakota T, 3-3 (win in shootout)

2008-09 at Shillelagh Tournament

(Hoff man Estates, Ill.) - 1st

1/2/09 - vs. Union College W, 3-1

1/3/09 - vs. Minnesota-Duluth W, 3-1

2007-08 at Lightning College Hockey Classic

(Tampa, Fla.) - 3rd

12/29/07 - vs. Massachusetts L, 3-4

12/30/07 - vs. Rensselaer W, 3-1

2007-08 at 57th Rensselaer Holiday Tournament

(Troy, N.Y.) - 1st

11/23/07 - vs. Alabama-Huntsville W, 4-1

11/24/07 - vs. Rensselaer W, 4-3

2007-08 at Lefty McFadden Invitational

(Dayton, Ohio) - 3rd

10/12/07 - vs. Wisconsin L, 1-4

10/13/07 - vs. Mercyhurst W, 4-0

2006-07 at Lightning College Hockey Classic

(Tampa, Fla.) - 1st

10/27/06 - vs. Army W, 3-0

10/28/06 - vs. Air Force W, 2-0

2003-04 at Everblades College Hockey Classic

(Estero, Fla.) - 3rd

12/27/03 - vs. Cornell L, 0-4

12/28/03 - vs. Maine W, 1-0

2002-03 at Ledyard National Bank Tournament

(Hanover, N.H.) - Tie 3rd

12/28/02 - at Dartmouth L, 4-6

12/29/02 - vs. Vermont T, 3-3 ot

2000-01 at Rensselaer/HSBC Holiday Tournament

(Troy, N.Y.) - 4th

12/29/00 - vs. St. Lawrence L, 3-6

12/30/00 - vs. R.P.I. L, 2-6

2000-01 at Maverick Stampede

(Omaha, Neb.) - 3rd

10/13/00 - vs. Boston College L, 1-4

10/14/00 - vs. Niagara T, 3-3 ot (won in a shootout)

1999-2000 at Norwest Denver Cup

(Denver, Colo.) - 4th

12/31/99 - vs. Denver T, 3-3 ot (lost in shootout)

1/1/00 - vs. Colorado College L, 2-5

1999-2000 at Ice Breaker Tournament

(Denver, Colo.) - 3rd

10/15/99 - vs. Providence College L, 1-2

10/16/99 - vs. Union W, 4-0

1997-98 at Mariucci Classic

(Minneapolis, Minn.) - 3rd

12/29/97 - vs. Northeastern L, 2-4

12/30/97 - vs. Brown W, 5-1

1995-96 at Bank One Badger Showdown

(Milwaukee, Wisc.) - 2nd

12/28/95 - vs. Wisconsin W, 3-2

12/29/95 - vs. Boston University L, 3-8

1994-95 at Great Western Freeze Out

(Inglewood, Calif.) - 4th

11/25/94 - vs. Maine L, 3-4

11/26/94 - vs. Princeton L, 3-6

1993-94 at Great Lakes Invitational

(Detroit, Mich.) - 4th

12/29/93 - vs. Michigan L, 3-8

12/30/93 - vs. Michigan Tech L, 6-8

1993-94 at Great Alaska Face-Off

(Fairbanks, Alaska) - 2nd

11/25/93 - vs. Michigan Tech W, 5-4

11/26/93 - vs. Alaska Fairbanks L, 5-6

1992-93 at Colorado Banks Denver Cup

(Denver, Colo.) - 2nd

12/29/92 - vs. Air Force W, 4-1

12/30/92 - vs. Denver L, 1-6

1989-90 at Badger Hockey Showdown

(Milwaukee, Wisc.) - 4th

12/28/89 - vs. Wisconsin L, 3-9

12/29/90 - vs. Minnesota-Duluth L, 1-9

1988-89 at R.P.I. Tournament

(Troy, N.Y.) - 4th

12/29/88 - vs. R.P.I. L, 0-6

12/30/88 - vs. Air Force L, 5-7

1986-87 at Pointer Classic

(Stevens Point, Wis.) - 2nd

11/14/86 - vs. St. John’s (MN) W, 6-2

11/15/86 - vs. Wisconsin-Stevens Point L, 2-5

1985-86 at Syracuse Invitational

(Syracuse, N.Y.) - 4th

12/27/85 - vs. Colgate L, 7-8

12/28/85 - vs. Western Michigan L, 2-11

1984-85 at Forester Classic

(Lake Forest, Ill.) - 4th

1/18/85 - vs. Bowdoin L, 6-9

1/19/85 - vs. Lake Forest L, 2-5

1984-85 at Phoenix Mutual Tournament

(Hartford, Conn.) - 4th

1/4/85 - vs. Yale L, 5-10

1/5/85 - vs. Colgate L, 4-13


(Detroit, Mich.) - 4th


12/29/82 - vs. Michigan L, 3-12


(Detroit, Mich.) - 1st

12/29/81 - vs. Michigan W, 6-2

12/30/81 - vs. Michigan Tech W, 8-3

1972-73 at ECAC Holiday Tournament

(New York, N.Y.) - 2nd

12/19/72 - vs. St. Lawrence W, 8-5

12/20/72 - vs. St. Louis L, 3-5


(Detroit, Mich) - 4th


12/29/71 - vs. Dartmouth L, 6-9

1971-72 at ECAC Holiday Tournament

(New York, N.Y.) - 1st

12/18/71 - vs. Boston College W, 7-4

12/19/71 - vs. St. Lawrence W, 4-2

1970-71 at Boston Arena Christmas Tournament

(Boston, Mass.) - 2nd

12/28/70 - vs. Northeastern W, 4-1

12/29/70 - vs. Boston University L, 3-7

1969-70 at Nichols Tournament

(Buff alo, N.Y.) - 1st

1/2/70 - vs. Hamilton W, 4-2

1/3/70 - vs. Pennsylvania W, 5-2

1969-70 at Merrimack Tournament

(Billerica, Mass.) - 1st

12/17/69 - vs. Salem State W, 8-4

12/18/69 - vs. Merrimack W, 5-1

Finishes Last Time

First - Eight times 2010 Shillelagh

Tournament

Second - Six times 1995 Badger Classic

Third - Seven times 2007 Lightning College

Classic

Fourth - 11 times 2000 HSBC Holiday

Tournament

Notre Dame knocked off Union College and Minnesota-Duluth to win the first-ever Shillelagh Tournament at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Ill. That tournament was held on Jan. 2-3, 2009.

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University of Notre Dame

Historyl The University of Notre Dame du Lac was founded

in 1842 by Father Edward Sorin. Adjacent to South Bend, Ind., and nestled next to St. Mary’s and Saint Joseph’s Lakes, the University was started with $310 in cash and three log buildings in disrepair.

l Notre Dame would establish many firsts for Catholic institutions of higher learning, includ-ing the first Catholic law school, the first Catholic engineering school and the first student residence with private rooms, Sorin Hall.

Academicsl The University is organized into four colleges – Arts and Letters, Science, Engineering and the Men-

doza College of Business – the School of Architecture, the Law School, the Graduate School, six major research institutes, more than 40 centers and special programs and the University library system.

l Notre Dame is rated among the nation’s top-25 institutions of higher learning in surveys conducted by U.S. News and World Report, Princeton Review, Time, Kiplinger’s and Kaplan/Newsweek.

l The Mendoza College of Business is ranked #1 among the nation’s top undergraduate business schools by Bloomberg BusinessWeek.

l Notre Dame is among a select group of schools that ranks in the top 30 on the U.S. News & World Report survey of the nation’s top colleges and in the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Directors’ Cup for overall success in athletics.

Studentsl Graduate and undergraduate students at the University come from all 50 states 100 countries

worldwide. l Notre Dame’s graduation rate of 95 percent is exceeded by only Harvard and Princeton. l Notre Dame’s 98 percent retention rate between the freshman and sophomore years is among the

highest in the country, thanks in large part to the University’s unique First Year of Studies Program. l Notre Dame has one of the highest undergraduate residential concentrations of any national univer-

sity, with 80 percent of its students living in 29 residence halls.

l The medical school acceptance rate of the University’s preprofessional studies graduates is 80 percent, almost twice the national average.

l Notre Dame ranks first among Catholic universities in the number of doctorates earned by its under-graduate alumni – a record compiled over some 85 years.

Servicel Community service is a hallmark of Notre Dame. About 80 percent of Notre Dame students engage in

some form of voluntary community service during their years at the University, and at least 10 percent devote a year or more after graduation to service in the United States and around the world.

l The University’s Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) annually sends 180 recent graduates to teach in some 100 understaffed Catholic schools in the southern, southeastern and southwestern United States and in South Bend. A national model, ACE has received the Higher Education Award from the Corporation for National Service for leadership in using national service resources through AmeriCorps.

Alumnil The University’s network of nearly 270 alumni clubs – including 60 international clubs – is the most

extensive in higher education. l With graduates renowned for their loyalty and generosity, Notre Dame annually ranks among the

top-five in percentage of alumni who contribute to the University.

l In recent years, Notre Dame alumni have won a Nobel Prize in medicine, a Pulitzer Prize in jour-nalism and an Emmy Award for con-tributions to television technology.

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OctOber3 Sun. Guelph (exhibition game) 5:05 p.m.8 Fri. at Warrior College Hockey Ice Breaker Tournament (Scottrade Center - at St. Louis, Mo.) Notre Dame vs. Holy Cross 5:30 p.m. (CT) Wisconsin vs. Boston University 8:30 p.m. (CT)10 Sun. Third-place game Noon (CT) Championship game 3:00 p.m. (CT)14 Thur. Lake Superior State 7:35 p.m.15 Fri. Lake Superior State 7:35 p.m.23 Sat. Boston College 7:05 p.m.29 Fri. Western Michigan * 7:35 p.m.30 Sat. at Western Michigan * 7:35 p.m.

NOvember5 Fri. at Bowling Green * 7:05 p.m.6 Sat. at Bowling Green * 7:05 p.m.12 Fri. at Michigan * 7:35 p.m.13 Sat. at Michigan * 7:35 p.m.19 Fri. Michigan State * 7:35 p.m.20 Sat. Michigan State * 5:05 p.m.26 Fri. at North Dakota 7:37 p.m. (CT)27 Sat. at North Dakota 7:07 p.m. (CT)

December3 Fri. at Miami * 7:35 p.m.4 Sat. at Miami * 7:05 p.m.11 Sat. Northern Michigan * 7:05 p.m.12 Sun. Northern Michigan * 4:05 p.m.29 Wed. Canisius 7:05 p.m.

JaNuary at Shillelagh Tournament (Sears Centre - at Hoffman Estates, Ill.)1 Sat. Boston University vs. Brown 3:05 p.m. (CT) Notre Dame vs. Minnesota State 6:05 p.m. (CT)2 Sun. Minnesota State vs. Boston University/Brown 2:05 p.m. (CT) Notre Dame vs. Boston University/Brown 5:05 p.m. (CT)7 Fri. at Northern Michigan * 7:05 p.m.8 Sat. at Northern Michigan * 5:05 p.m.14 Fri. Alaska * 7:35 p.m.15 Sat. Alaska * 7:05 p.m.21 Fri. at Ohio State * 7:05 p.m.22 Sat. at Ohio State * 7:05 p.m.28 Fri. Miami * 7:35 p.m.29 Sat. Miami * 5:05 p.m.

February11 Fri. Bowling Green * 7:35 p.m.12 Sat. Bowling Green * 7:05 p.m.18 Fri. at Ferris State * 7:05 p.m.25 Fri. at Western Michigan * 7:35 p.m.26 Sat. Western Michigan * 7:05 p.m.

march4-6 Fri.-Sun. First Round CCHA Playoffs (at Campus Sites) TBA11-13 Fri.-Sun. Second Round CCHA Playoffs (at Campus Sites) TBA18-19 Fri.-Sat. at CCHA Championships (at Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Mich.) TBA25-27 Fri.-Sun. at NCAA Midwest Regional (at Regional Sites) TBA

april7 & 9 Thur./Sat. at NCAA Frozen Four (Xcel Energy Center – St. Paul, Minn.) TBA

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