OCTOBER 6 # Windsor (Exh.) W, 9-0 14 Minnesota State W, 6-1 16 at Minnesota State L, 2-3 (ot) 20 at #1/#1 Boston College W, 7-1 21 at Providence College W, 6-1 27 $ at Lightning College Hockey Classic vs. Army W, 3-0 28 vs. Air Force W, 2-0 NOVEMBER 3 * at Ohio State W, 4-2 4 * at Ohio State T, 1-1 (ot) 10 * Bowling Green W, 5-2 11 * Bowling Green W, 4-0 17 * #4/#4 Michigan St. W, 4-1 18 * at #4/#4 Michigan St. L, 0-2 24 * at Nebraska-Omaha W, 4-2 25 * at Nebraska-Omaha L, 2-3 DECEMBER 2 * #14/#14 Alaska W, 3-1 3 * #14/#14 Alaska W, 6-2 8 * at #7/#7 Michigan W, 7-3 10 * #7/#7 Michigan W, 4-3 30 %* vs. No. Michigan W, 4-3 31* No. Michigan W, 4-2 JANUARY 5 + at Robert Morris 8:05 p.m. 7 Robert Morris 4:05 p.m. 12 * at Lake Superior 7:35 p.m. 13 * at Lake Superior 7:05 p.m. 19 * at Western Michigan 7:35 p.m. 20 * at Western Michigan 7:35 p.m. 26 * Miami 7:35 p.m. 27 * Miami 7:05 p.m. FEBRUARY 2 * at Bowling Green 7:05 p.m. 3 * at Bowling Green 7:05 p.m. 9 * Nebraska-Omaha 7:35 p.m. 10 * Nebraska-Omaha 7:05 p.m. 16 * at Alaska 7:05 p.m. (AST) 17 * at Alaska 7:05 p.m. (AST) 23 * Ferris State 7:35 p.m. 24 * Ferris State 7:05 p.m. MARCH 2-4 First Round CCHA Playoffs (Best-of-three; campus sites) 9-11 Second Round CCHA Playoffs (Best-of-three; campus sites) 16-17 at CCHA Championships (at Joe Louis Arena; Detroit, Mich.) Home Games in bold Rankings - USA Today/USCHO Exhibition Game in bold italic $ Lightning College Hockey Classic (at Tampa, Fla.) % Allen County Coliseum (at Ft. Wayne, Ind.) + Pittsburgh College Hockey Showcase (at Pittsburgh, Pa.) All Times Local To Site 2006-07 NOTRE DAME HOCKEY (16-3-1/11-2-1) Sports Information Office University of Notre Dame 112 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN 46556 www.und.com 574-631-7516 574-631-7941 FAX 2006-07 NOTRE DAME HOCKEY NOTES 2006-07 Notre Dame Hockey Game Notes • The Robert Morris Series • January 5 and 7, 2007 #3/#2 Irish Break From CCHA Action To Face Robert Morris In A Home-And-Home Non-Conference Series Notre Dame visits Pittsburgh’s Mellon Arena For Fri., Jan. 5 Game Against Colonials; Returns To Joyce Center For Sun,, Jan. 7 Contest Six-game December win streak moves Irish into sole possession of first place in the CCHA. A BREAK FROM CONFERENCE PLAY: Just one weekend after moving into first place in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA), the Notre Dame Fighting Irish take a break from conference play as they play a home-and-home non-conference series with the Robert Morris Colonials. Notre Dame will face the Colonials, members of College Hockey America (CHA), in the Pittsburgh College Hockey Showcase on Friday, Jan. 5 at Pittsburgh’s MellonArena at 8:05 p.m. On Sunday, Jan. 7, the Irish return to Indiana to face Robert Morris at the Joyce Center in a 4:05 p.m. contest. Notre Dame (16-3-1 overall and 11-2-1 in the CCHA) comes into the week ranked third in the USA Today/American Hockey Magazine poll (Dec. 18) and second in the USCHO.com/CSTV poll to start the New Year. Robert Morris is now 6-9-1 overall and 4-4-0 in the CHA. Friday night’s game marks the first-ever appearance by the Irish hockey team in the city of Pittsburgh. Sunday’s game at Notre Dame will be available via video streaming on Fighting Irish All-Access on the Notre Dame website at und.com. STEEL CITY CONNECTIONS: Four members of the Notre Dame hockey team have connections to the City of Pittsburgh. Sophomore center Christian Hanson (Venetia, Pa.) and freshmen Christiaan Minella (Canonsburg, Pa.) and Stewart Carlin (Jeannette, Pa.) are from the Pittsburgh area while senior goaltender David Brown (Stoney Creek, Ont.) was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the eighth round of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Two former Notre Dame hockey players also have connections to the Penguins as defenseman Mark Eaton plays for Pittsburgh and 2006 graduate Tim Wallace currently plays for Pittsburgh’s AHL farm team in Wilkes Barre, Pa. Hanson and Minella played high school hockey at Peters Township High School and with the junior Hornets before moving on to junior hockey in the United States Hockey League (USHL). Carlin played at Hempfield before moving on to junior hockey in Detroit with the Compuware program and then the USHL. IRISH IN NHL BUILDINGS: Friday night’s game at MellonArena, home of the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins, marks the third game that Notre Dame will play in an NHL building this season. In October, the Irish participated in the Lightning College Hockey Classic at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Fla., home of the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Irish won that tournament with a 3-0 win over Army and a 2-0 win over Air Force on Oct. 27-28. Should Notre Dame advance to the CCHA Championship weekend, the Irish would play in a fourth NHL building - Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Mich. STREAKING IRISH: Notre Dame finished the month of December with a 6-0-0 record and has now won 10 of its last 12 games dating back to Nov. 10. The six-game winning streak is the longest for the Irish since a six-game streak from Oct. 2 to Oct. 23, 1998. Notre Dame also has won eight straight home games to start the season. That’s the longest home win streak since Nov. 23, 1990 to Jan. 26, 1991 when that team was in the midst of a 12-game win streak. IRISH VERSUS COLONIALS: This weekend’s series will be the first-ever meeting between Notre Dame and Robert Morris. The Colonials are in their third season of Division I hockey and play three common opponents with the Irish.. On Nov. 26, Robert Morris dropped a 4-3 decision at Air Force and on Feb. 15 and 17, the Colonials play a home-and-home series with CCHA opponent Miami. • The Series: #3/#2 Notre Dame (16-3-1/11-2-1) vs. Robert Morris (6-9-1/4-4-0 in CHA) • Date/Site/Time: Friday, Jan. 5 • 8:05 p.m. • Mellon Arena (16,940) • Pittsburgh, Pa. Sunday, Jan, 7 • 4:05 p.m. • Joyce Center (2,713) • Notre Dame, Ind. • Broadcast Information: Radio: Notre Dame hockey can be heard live on ESPN Radio 1490 South Bend’s SportsCenter. Steve Penstone will call the play-by-play action for the Irish. • Internet: Irish hockey can be heard on the internet at the Notre Dame website - www.und.com. All Notre Dame home games and all CCHA games are available via gametracker. Video Streaming: The January 7 game versus Robert Morris will be available via Fighting Irish All-Access on the Notre Dame website at und.com. To view the game, the viewer will need to be using Internet Explorer 6 with Windows Media Player 9 or higher.
MArcH2-4 FirstRoundCCHAPlayoffs (Best-of-three;campussites)9-11 SecondRoundCCHAPlayoffs (Best-of-three;campussites)16-17 atCCHAChampionships (atJoeLouisArena;Detroit,Mich.)HomeGamesinboldRankings-USAToday/USCHOexhibitionGameinbolditalic$LightningcollegeHockeyclassic(attampa,Fla.)% Allen County Coliseum (at Ft. Wayne, Ind.)+ Pittsburgh College Hockey Showcase (at Pittsburgh, Pa.)AllTimesLocalToSite
2006-07 Notre Dame Hockey (16-3-1/11-2-1)
Sports Information OfficeUniversityofNotreDame112JoyceCenterNotreDame,IN46556www.und.com574-631-7516574-631-7941FAX
#3/#2IrishBreakFromccHAActiontoFacerobertMorrisInAHome-And-HomeNon-conferenceSeriesNotreDamevisitsPittsburgh’sMellonArenaForFri.,Jan.5GameAgainstcolonials;returnstoJoycecenterForSun,,Jan.7contestSix-game December win streak moves Irish into sole possession of first place intheccHA.
ABREAKFROMCONFERENCEPLAY: Just one weekend after moving into first place in theCentralCollegiateHockeyAssociation(CCHA),theNotreDameFightingIrishtakeabreakfromconferenceplayastheyplayahome-and-homenon-conferenceserieswiththeRobertMorrisColonials.NotreDamewillfacetheColonials,membersofCollegeHockeyAmerica(CHA),inthePittsburghCollegeHockeyShowcaseonFriday,Jan.5atPittsburgh’sMellonArenaat8:05p.m.OnSunday,Jan.7,theIrishreturntoIndianatofaceRobertMorrisattheJoyceCenterina4:05p.m.contest.NotreDame(16-3-1overalland11-2-1intheCCHA)comesintotheweekrankedthirdintheUSa today/american Hockey magazinepoll(Dec.18)andsecondintheUScHo.com/CSTVpolltostarttheNewYear.RobertMorrisisnow6-9-1overalland4-4-0intheCHA.Fridaynight’sgame marks the first-ever appearance by the Irish hockey team in the city of Pittsburgh. Sunday’s gameatNotreDamewillbeavailableviavideostreamingonFightingIrishAll-AccessontheNotreDamewebsiteatund.com.
STEELCITYCONNECTIONS:FourmembersoftheNotreDamehockeyteamhaveconnectionstotheCityofPittsburgh.SophomorecenterChristianHanson(Venetia,Pa.)andfreshmenChristiaanMinella(Canonsburg,Pa.)andStewartCarlin(Jeannette,Pa.)arefromthePittsburghareawhileseniorgoaltenderDavidBrown(StoneyCreek,Ont.)wasselectedbythePittsburghPenguinsintheeighthroundofthe2004NHLEntryDraft.TwoformerNotreDamehockeyplayersalsohaveconnectionstothePenguinsasdefensemanMarkEatonplaysforPittsburghand2006graduateTimWallacecurrentlyplaysforPittsburgh’sAHLfarmteaminWilkesBarre,Pa.HansonandMinellaplayedhighschoolhockeyatPetersTownshipHighSchoolandwiththejuniorHornetsbeforemovingon to junior hockey in the United States Hockey League (USHL). Carlin played at Hempfield before movingontojuniorhockeyinDetroitwiththeCompuwareprogramandthentheUSHL.
STREAKINGIRISH: Notre Dame finished the month of December with a 6-0-0 record and has nowwon10ofitslast12gamesdatingbacktoNov.10.Thesix-gamewinningstreakisthelongestfortheIrishsinceasix-gamestreakfromOct.2toOct.23,1998.NotreDamealsohaswoneightstraighthomegamestostarttheseason.That’sthelongesthomewinstreaksinceNov.23,1990toJan.26,1991whenthatteamwasinthemidstofa12-gamewinstreak.
IRISHVERSUSCOLONIALS: This weekend’s series will be the first-ever meeting between Notre DameandRobertMorris.TheColonialsareintheirthirdseasonofDivisionIhockeyandplaythreecommonopponentswiththeIrish..OnNov.26,RobertMorrisdroppeda4-3decisionatAirForceandonFeb.15and17,theColonialsplayahome-and-homeserieswithCCHAopponentMiami.
2006-07NotreDameHockeyGameNotes•therobertMorrisSeries•January5and7,2007SICK BAY: The Irish will again be withouttheservicesofradioannouncerMikeLockertfor this weekend’s series with Robert Morris.LockertissidelinedduetoeyesurgeryovertheChristmasbreak.HisplacebehindtheIrishmi-crophonewillbetakenbyStevePenstonewhoiscurrentlythevoiceofPennStatehockeyandhandled the play-by-play duties last weekendversusNorthernMichigan.
FIRSTPLACEIRISH:Withan11-2-1recordin the CCHA, Notre Dame finds itself in first placeintheconferencewith23points,twopointsahead of second-place Miami, seven ahead ofthird-placeMichiganandeightaheadoffourth-placeMichiganState.NotreDameandMiamihave each played 14 conference games whileMichiganandMichiganStatehaveplayedjust13.ThisisthelatestintheseasoninNotreDame’s17yearsasamemberoftheCCHAthattheIrishhave been in first place. The previous late date wasDec.8,2003whentheIrishweretiedwithOhio State for first with a 7-3-2 record.
NORTHERNMICHIGANRECAP:Forthethirdstraightweek,NotreDamesweptaCCHAseries,thistimetaking4-3and4-2winsversusNorthernMichigan. InSaturday’sgameatFt.Wayne’sAllenCountyWarMemorialColiseum,the Irish rallied from a third-period deficit for the third time in five games to pull out a win. Third-periodgoalsbyTomSawatske(Sr.,Du-luth,Minn.),ChristianHanson(So.,Venetia,Pa.) and Erik Condra (So., Livonia, Mich.)wiped out a 2-1 third-period deficit as the Irish prevailedovertheWildcats,4-3.Previously,theIrishtrailedAlaska(1-0)onDec.2beforescor-ingthreethird-periodgoalsina3-1winandthentrailedMichigan,3-2,onDec.10beforegettingtwointhethirdfora4-3victory.Northerngotthegame’s first goal, as Ray Kaunisto scored his first oftheyearat13:22fora1-0Wildcatlead.MarkVanGuilder(Jr.,Roseville,Minn.)answeredbackat16:22withhis12thoftheseasonfora1-1tieafteroneperiod.Despitebeingoutshot,17-8,inthesecondperiod,NorthernMichiganscoredtheonlygoalasNickSirotascoredonareboundforhissixthoftheseasonat6:07.TheIrishbegantheircomebackat4:01ofthethirdwhenSawatske’sattempttohitastreakingKevinDeeth(Fr.,GigHarbor,Wash.)infrontofthenetwentoffadefenseman’sstickpastWildcatgoaltenderBillZaniboniforhissecondgoaloftheyear.Hansondrilledapower-playgoalpastZaniboni at 5:49 for his fifth of the year and the Irishled3-2.NMUturnedanIrishturnoverintoagoalat6:06whenJacquesLamoureauxbeatDavidBrown (Sr.,StoneyCreek,Ont.)withhis first of the year to make it 3-3. Condra then got thegamewinner at13:57whenhe scoredofaDeethface-offwintotherightofZaniboni.NotreDamehadaseason-high35shotsongoalwith Zaniboni making 31 saves. Brown finished with19saveson22Northernshotsongoal.InSunday’sgameattheJoyceCenter,theIrishgotgoalsfromT.J.Jindra(Sr.,Faribault,Minn.),GarrettRegan(So.,Hastings,Minn.),JasonPaige (Sr., Saginaw, Mich.) andVan Guildertotakea4-2win.MikeSantorelliscoredbothgoalsforNorthernMichigan.Jindrascoredhis
first goal of the season at 4:22 of the first period tostaketheIrishtoa1-0leadthattheywouldneverrelinquish.Thescorewouldstay1-0untilthe4:35markof the thirdperiodwhenReganscoredonabreakawayat4:35 forhis seventhoftheseasonanda2-0lead.SantorelligotNo.Michiganbackinthegamewithhis14thoftheseasonat6:38tocuttheleadto2-1.ThescorestayedthatwayuntilPaigecollectedtheeventualgame winner at 17:09 for his seventh goal oftheseason.Santorelliscoredhissecondofthegameat19:16withthegoaltenderpulledandtheWildcatsonapowerplay.VanGuilderclosedthescoringwithhisteam-high13thoftheseasoninto an empty net at 19:51 for the 4-2 final. Notre DameoutshotNorthernMichigan,27-18,inthegame.Brownmade16savesinthewinwhileZanibonihad23forNorthernMichigan.
THEPUCKSTOPSHERE:SeniorgoaltenderDavidBrown has now started15 consecutivegamesfortheIrishand19of20ontheseason.The Hobey Baker candidate is 15-3-1 on theseasonwitha1.73goals-againstaverageanda.928savepercentage.HisgoalsagainstissecondintheCCHAandfourthinthenationwhilehissavepercentageissecondintheconferenceandeighthoverall..BrownleadstheCCHAandthecountry inwinswith15 andhis .816winningpercentageisthirdamongallgoaltenders.BrownandtheIrishdefenseranksecondinthenationingoalsagainst,givingupjsut33goalsin20gamesfora1.64averagethattrailsonlyVermont(1.62).Brown’s15winsareacareer-high,passinghismarkof14setin2003-04whenhewas14-7-1ontheseason.Theseniorgoaltenderalsorecordedhis40thcareerwinonDec.31,makinghimjustone of five Irish goaltenders to win 40 in his career.BrownhastwicebeennamedCCHAgoal-tenderoftheweekthisseason(Oct.23andNov.6)andwasalsotheall-tournamentgoaltenderattheLightningCollegeHockeyClassic.Thissea-son,BrownhastakenoverNotreDame’sall-timetopspotforcareergoals-againstaverage(2.54),savepercentage(.913)andshutouts(8).
KyleLawson-NamedtoInside college Hockey.com’s first half all-CCHA team.CCHArookieoftheweek(Dec.4)Selectedto2006-07U.S.JuniorNationalTeam;namedalternatecaptain
RANKINGSUPDATE:Fortheninthconsecu-tiveweek,theIrishareinthenationalrankingsinbothpolls.TheyentertheweekendagainstRobertMorrisrankedthirdintheUSa today/american Hockey magazine poll (Dec. 18) and secondin theUSCHO.com/CSTVpolls. Prior to thisseason,thelasttimetheIrishwererankedwasthe 2003-04 campaign when they finished the yearranked12th.NotreDamewasrankedforsix weeks that season, including the final four weeksoftheyear.Week-by-weekwiththeIrishthisseason:
secondcameduring the1976-77seasonwhenthey reached No. 2 on Jan. 31, 1977 and finished the season ranked third overall. Notre Damehasn’tbeenrankedofteninits39-yearhockeyhistory. During the 1972-73 season, the Irishfinished ranked fourth overall in the WMPL radio pollandwererankedforeightweeksduringtheyear.Thatseason,NotreDamelosttoWisconsinin the WCHA finals. The following year (1973-74),theIrishopenedtheseasonrankedsecond(WMPL)andstayedashighasNo.2 throughthe first four weeks of the year before dropping out. In 1976-77, the Irish were ranked in the final sevenweeksoftheseason,reachingashighasNo. 2 on Jan. 31, finishing the year ranked third in theWMPLradiopoll.TheylosttoMinnesotaintheWCHAplayoffsinatotal-goalseries.NotreDamewouldnotberankedagainuntilOctober26 of the 1981-82 season when they reached10thbutweren’trankedagain.In1998-99,theIrishspent16consecutiveweeks(Oct.19-Feb.16)inboththeUSa todayandUSHcHo.compolls,beforefallingoutattheendoftheyear.In2002-03,theIrishwererankedforoneweekandin2003-04,theywererankedsixweeksintotal, including the final four weeks in a row to finish 12th in the USa todayPolland13thintheUScHo.com final polls.
FIRST HALF NUMBERS: For the first 18 games of the 2006-07 regular season, NotreDamewas14-3-1overallrecord.After18gamesayearago, theIrishwere6-11-1foraneight-game improvement this year. In the CCHA,Notre Dame is 9-2-1. That is a five-game im-provementoverlastyear’s4-7-1leaguerecord.Notre Dame’s +10-point improvement in theCCHAis thebiggestamongconferenceteamsin the first half. The two closest improvements belongtoAlaskaandMichiganStateasbothofthoseteamsenjoyeda+3-pointimprovementintheconferenceoverlastseason.Atthebreakthisseason,theIrishhavescored70goalswhilegivingupjust28fora+42goaldifferential(+2.33goalspergame).Lastseasonafter18games,theIrishscored48whilegivingup 61 for a -13 differential (-0.72 per game).Thisseason,theIrishscored22moregoalsthanayearagowhilegivingup33goalslessthanlastseasonatthehalfwaypoint.GoaltenderDavidBrown(Sr.,StoneyCreek,Ont.) went into the 2005-06 Christmas break
THELASTTIME:ThelasttimetheIrishwon16gamesinaseasonwasthe2003-04campaignwhen they finished the year with a 20-15-4 record andadvancedtotheNCAATournamentforthefirst time ever. That team won its 16th game on Feb.27.Onlyonceintheprogram’shistoryhavetheIrishrecorded16winsbythe20thgameofthe season. The first time came in the 1987-88 seasonwhenNotreDamewas16-2-2after20gamesonthewaytoa27-4-2record.
USA....USA....USA:TheIrishwillbewithouttheservicesoffreshmandefensemanKyleLaw-son(NewHudson,Mich.)thisweekendashefinishes up play for the 2006-07 U.S. Junior Na-tionalTeamthatiscurrentlyplayingintheWorldJuniorChampionships.LawsonisservingasoneofTeamUSA’salternatecaptainsandleadsNotreDamedefensemeninscoringwithtwogoalsandeightassistsfor10points.HeleadstheIrishandistiedfortheCCHAleadwitha+15ratingin18gamesthisseason.Lawsonisthe10thNotreDameplayer tobe selected to theU.S. JuniorNational Team and the first since RobGlobke‘04andBrettLebda‘04playedforthe2001-02team.BesidesGlobkeandLebda,thesevenotherIrishplayerstoplayintheworldjuniorsare:JackBrownschidle(‘76-’77and‘78-’79),BenSimon(‘96-’97and‘97-’98),JoeDusba-bek(‘97-’98),DanCarlson(‘98-’99),ConnorDunlop(‘99-’00and‘00-’01),BrettHenning(‘99-’00),DavidInman(‘99-’00).Globkewasamemberofthe2000-01and‘01-’02teamswhileLebdawasonthe‘01-’02teams.
ONATEAR: Sophomore leftwingGarrettReganownsateam-bestandcareer-bestseven-gamepointstreakdatingbacktoNov.25.Duringhis streak, Regan has four goals and five assists forninepoints.Ontheseason,Reganissixthinscoringwithsevengoalsandsixassistsfor13points,allcareerhighs.Asafreshman,Reganhadthreegoalsandfourassistsforsevenpointsin30games.
IRISHVERSUSTOP 15-RANKEDTEAMS: With the sweep of Michigan, Notre Dameimproveditsrecordto6-1againstrankedteams.TheIrishhavenowwonfourinarowagainstrankedteams.Thewinsincludetwoover#7/#7Michigan(7-3and4-3),twoagainst#14/#14Alaska(3-1and6-2)andoneeachagainst#4/#4MichiganState(4-1)and#1/#1BostonCollege(7-1).Thelonelosscameat#4/#4MichiganState(2-0).Lastseason,theIrishwere0-8-2ingamesversusrankedteams.
MR.STEADY:JuniorcenterMarkVanGuil-der (Roseville, Minn.) continues to be NotreDame’ssteadiestplayerasheistiedfortheteamleadinscoringwith13goalsand11assistsfor24pointsandisthirdwitha+12.VanGuilderhasbeenheldoff thescoresheet just six timesthis season and he leads the Irish with eightmultiple-pointgamesthisyear.PriortotheserieswithAlaska(Dec.2-3),VanGuildermovedfromcenter to right wing and responded with threegoalsagainst theNanooks. Healsohasasix-gamepointstreak(5g,4a)sincethatweekedn.His 13 goals are a career high, surpassing hiseight goals of a year ago. In the first 20 games, VanGuildernowhastwogameswithtwoormoregoalsandeightgameswithtwoormorepoints.TheRoseville,Minn.,nativenowhasplayedin94consecutivegamesinhiscareer.
ONATEAR: FreshmancenterKevinDeethsaw his career-best seven-game point streaksnappedonDec.31versusNorthernMichigan.Inhisseven-gamestreak,Deethhadthreegoalsandsixassistsforninepoints.Ontheyear,heisthirdontheIrishinscoringwitheightgoalsand12assistsfor20points.HeranksthirdamongCCHAfreshmeninscoringandistiedfor11thinthatcategoryonthenationallevelthisseason.
SPORTSILLUSTRATED:TheNotreDamehockey program was featured – “Puck of theIrish,”–intheDec.11issueofSports Illustrated. ThestorywaswrittenbyRickLipseyandcoversthefaststartinthe2006-07seasonbytheIrishhockeyprogram.
SHARETHEWEALTH:Through the first 20 games of the season, all but two Notre Dameplayers-defensemenWesO’Neill(Sr.,Essex,Ont.)andDanVeNard(Jr.,VernonHills,Ill.)-havescoredgoals.NotreDamehasnineplay-erswithfourormoregoalssofarthisseasonledbyMarkVanGuilder’scareer-high13goals.Lastseason,in36games,theIrishhadjusteightplayerswithfourormoregoals.
THIRD-PERIODOUTBURSTS: The Irishhaveenteredthethirdperiodinthreeoftheirlastsixgamestrailingbyagoalinthethirdperiodandhaveralliedtowineachofthosegames.OnDec.2,theytrailedAlaska,1-0andscoredthreethird-periodgoals.OnDec.10,theIrishtrailedMichigan,3-2,andscoredtwogoalsinthethird.OnDec.30,theytrailedNo.Michigan,2-1andscored three in the final period. Over the last six games,NotreDamehasscored13goalsinthethird period while giving up just five. For the season,theIrishhaveoutscoredtheoppositionbya29-13margin.
PLAYINGWITHTHELEAD:Throughthefirst 20 games of the season, Notre Dame has playedatotalof1209:45minutes.Inthose20games, the Irish have trailed for just 141:04minutes(or11.7%ofthetime).Ontheyear,theIrishhavebeenintheleadortiedfor88.3%ofthetimeor1068:41minutes.Thatbreaksdownto being tied for 406:56 minutes (33.6%) andleading661:45(54.7%).
SCORINGINBUNCHES: Through the first 20gamesoftheseason,NotreDamehasscoredtwoormoregoalsinaperiodatotalof21times.That includes11periodswith twogoals,eightperiodswith threegoals, oneperiodwith fourand one with five lamplighters.
TWOWILL DO: Three Notre Dame playerspaced the Irish to the 4-3 win over NorthernMichigan on Dec. 30. Mark Van Guilder,ChristianHansonandErikCondraeachhadagoalandanassistfortwopointsinthewin.ForVanGuilder,thetwo-pointgamewasateam-besteighthmultiple-pointgamethisseason.Hanson’sgoal and assist gave him his first-ever multiple-pointgamewhileCondranowhassixgameswithtwoormorepointsthisseason.
CONDRACAPERS:SophomoreErikCondrapickeduphisseventhgoaloftheseasoninthewinoverNorthernMichiganonDec.30,givinghimacareerhighinthatdepartment.Ayearago,CondraledtheIrishwithsixgoalsand28assistsfor34pointsin36games.In20gamesthissea-son,thetalentedrightwinghassevengoalsand17assistsfor24points.Hehasnowscoredeightpoints(2g,6a)inhislastfourgames,includingafour-point(1g,3a)gameatMichiganonDec.8.HewasselectedastheCCHAoffensiveplayerof the week with a goal and five assists in the twowinsoverMichigan(Dec.8and10).Thethree-assist game was the fourth of his NotreDamecareer.
Career
Goals-Against Average (Min. of 30 decisions)1. David Brown (2003-) 2.542. Morgan Cey (2001-2005) 2.773. Forrest Karr (1995-99) 2.92
Save Percentage (Min. of 30 decisions)1. David Brown (2003 - ) .9132. Morgan Cey (2001-2005) .9123. Tony Zasowski (1999-03) .892
Saves (Min. of 30 decisions)1. Lance Madson (1986-90) 3,5192. Morgan Cey (2001-05) 3,1463. Matt Eisler (1994-98) 2,8924. Dick Tomasoni (1968-72) 2,7565. Len Moher (1974-78) 2,7306. Dave Laurion (1978-82) 2,6007. Bob McNamara (1970-74) 2,5778. Mark Kronholm (1970-74) 2,5669. Greg Louder (1990-94) 2,49410. John Peterson (1974-78) 2,26911. David Brown (2003-) 2,243
Wins (Min. of 30 decisions)1. Lance Madson (1986-90) 562. Dick Tomasoni (1968-72) 493. Dave Laurion (1978-82) 454. Len Moher (1974-78) 415. David Brown (2003-) 40
Winning Pct. (Min. of 30 decisions)1. Dick Tomasoni (1968-72) 49-35-6 .5782. Len Moher (1974-78) 41-33-6 .5503. David Brown (2003-) 40-35-9 .543 Shutouts1. David Brown (2003-) 82. Morgan Cey (2001-2005) 63. Mark Kronholm (1970-74) 4
Minutes Played1. Lance Madson (1986-90) 6,900:092. Morgan Cey (2001-2005) 6,465:043. Matt Eisler (1994-98) 6,276:304. Greg Louder (1990-94) 5,521:565. Dave Laurion (1978-82) 5,485:006. Dick Tomasoni (1968-72) 5,240:007. Bob McNamara (1979-83) 5,092:008. David Brown (2003- ) 5,038:39
Season Records
Goals-Against Average1. David Brown (2006-07) 1.732. David Brown (2003-04) 2.323. Morgan Cey (2003-04) 2.424. David Brown (2005-06) 2.475. Tony Zasowski (1999-00) 2.566. Forrest Karr (1998-99) 2.58
Save Percentage1. David Brown (2006-07) .928 2. David Brown (2003-04) .9253. Morgan Cey (2003-04) .9244. David Brown (2005-06) .915 Morgan Cey (2002-03) .912 Morgan Cey (2004-05) .9127. Morgan Cey (2001-02) .9108. Mark Kronholm (1970-71) .907 9. Matt Eisler (1997-98) .905
Wins 1. Lance Madson (1987-88) 242. Mark Kronholm (1972-73) 203. Dick Tomasoni (1969-70) 16 Dave Laurion (1981-82) 165. David Brown (2006-07) 15 Dick Tomasoni (1968-69) 15
Winning Pct. 1. Lance Madson (1987-88) 24-4-2 .8332. David Brown (2006-07) 15-3-1 .8163. Dick Tomasoni (1969-70) 16-5-1 .750
Shutouts1. David Brown (2003-04) 42. David Brown (2006-07) 2 David Brown (2005-06) 2 Morgan Cey (2003-04) 2 Morgan Cey (2002-03) 2 Morgan Cey (2001-02) 2
2006-07NotreDameHockeyrosterNo. Name Pos. Year Hometown/Last team 1 JordanPearce G So. anchorage, alaska/Lincoln Stars (USHL) 2 KyleLawson D Fr. New Hudson, mich./tri-city Storm (USHL) 3 BrettBlatchford D Fr. temperance, mich./texas tornado (NaHL) 4 DanVeNard D Jr. Vernon Hills, Ill./Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) 6 NoahBabin D Sr. Palm Bch. Gardens, Fla./Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) 8 JoshSciba C/LW Sr. Westland, mich./USa Under-18 team 9 RyanThang RW Fr. edina, minn./omaha Lancers (USHL)10 JustinWhite LW So. traverse city, mich./Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) 11 ErikCondra RW So. Livonia, mich./Lincoln Stars (USHL)12 StewartCarlin RW/D Fr. Jeannette, Pa./chicago Steel (USHL)14 BrockSheahan D Jr. Lethbridge, alb./crowsnest Pass timberwolves (aJHL)15 ChristiaanMinella RW Fr. aurora, colo./Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)16 DanKissel C Fr. crestwood, Ill./chicago Steel (USHL)18 EvanRankin RW Jr. Portage, mich./Lincoln Stars (USHL)19 WesO’Neill(A) D Sr. essex. ont./Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) 20 TomSawatske(A) D Sr. Duluth, minn./Lincoln Stars (USHL)21 KevinDeeth C/LW Fr. Gig Harbor, Wash./Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)22 JasonPaige(A) C Sr. Saginaw, mich./compuware ambassadors (NaHL)23 MarkVanGuilder RW Jr. roseville, minn./tri-city Storm (USHL)24 BrianD’Arcy D Jr. Western Springs, Ill./tri-city Storm (USHL)25 ChristianHanson C So. Venetia, Pa./tri-city Storm (USHL)26 T.J.Jindra(C) RW Sr. Faribault, minn./river city Lancers (USHL)27 MichaelBartlett LW Sr. morton Grove, Ill./USa Under-18 team 30 DavidBrown G Jr. Stoney creek, ont./Hamilton kilty Bees (oPJHL)31 TomO’Brien G Fr. mokena, Ill./Bridgewater Bandits (eJHL)33 GarrettRegan LW So. Hastings, minn./Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
Coach:JeffJacksonAssociateHeadCoach:PaulPooleyAssistantCoach:AndySlaggertVolunteerAssistantCoach:MikeMcNeillVideoCoordinator:BradAldrichEquipmentManager:DaveGilbertAthleticTrainer: Kevin RicksSeniorManager:ColeHundt
tALeOFtHetAPe UND rMU2005-06record 13-19-4 12-20-32005-06Conferencerecord 11-13-4/t8th 7-11-2/t4thLetterwinnersreturning 15of21 21of25
HOMESWEETHOME: NotreDame’swinoverNorthernMichiganonDec.31attheJoyceCentergivestheIrishaperfect8-0-0markattheJoyceCenter.Ayearago,NotreDamewas7-11-3 on home ice. Through the first 20 games, the Irishhaveplayedjusteightgamesathomeand12ontheroad(threeneutralsitegames).
TOP10MEETINGS:NotreDame’sweekendseries (Dec. 8 and 10) with #7/#7 Michiganmarked the second time in the two program’shistories that both teams were ranked in thenation’stop10whentheyfacedeachother.TheonlyothertimecameonJan.30,1999whenthe10th-ranked Irish faced fifth-ranked Michigan attheJoyceCenter.NotreDamewonthegame,3-2.Alreadythisseason,theIrishhaveplayedoneseries-MichiganState,Nov.17-18-wherebothteamswererankedinthetop10.Overtheprogram’s history, Notre Dame has played in32gameswhenbothteamsweretop-10teams.Here’salookattherecordinthosegames.
KID STUFF: Notre Dame’s freshman classcontinuestohaveanexcellentrookieseason.Inthe first 20 games, the freshmen have combined for25goalsand41assists for66points,ninepower-playgoals,threeshort-handedtallies,sixgame-winning goals and are a combined +53.Leading the way is Deeth (8g, 12a) with 20points.HeleadstheIrishwithfourpower-playgoals and is tied for first in the CCHA among rookiescorers.Thang(9g,8a)followswith17points.Fourofhisninegoalshavebeengamewinners,whichistiedfortopsintheCCHAandthenation.DefensemanKyleLawsonhastwogoalsandeightassistsontheyearandleadstheteamwitha+15.LeftwingDanKissel(Crest-wood,Ill.)hasfourgoalsand threeassists forsixpoints in sevengames. Ondefense,BrettBlatchfordhasagoalandsevenassistsforeightpointsinjust10games.ChristianMinella(1g,3a)scored his first goal in his first game against Bowling Green and added a two-assists gameversusAlaska for fourpointson theyear.ThefreshmanclasshasaccountedforsevenofNotreDame’s 13 game-winning goals (Thang -4, Kis-sel-2andBlatchford).
SCORING BY CLASS: Here’s how NotreDame scoring breaks down by classes thisseason.
BLATCHFORDBITS:FreshmandefensemanBrettBlatchford(Temperance,Mich.)ranhispersonal point-scoring streak to a career-highfourgames(1g,5a)withanassistinthe4-3winover Michigan on Dec. 10. In the first game of the series, Blatchford had a career-high threeassists in thewin, includinganassistonJoshSciba’ssecond-periodgame-winninggoal.Hehasnowplayedin12gamesthisseasonandhasagoalandsevenassistsforeightpoints.
SAWATSKEFORTWO:SeniordefensemanTomSawatske (Duluth,Minn.) recorded thefirst two-point game (1g, 1a) of his collegiate careerinthe7-3winoverMichigan.Priortothatgame, Sawatske, who played the first two years of hiscareeratWisconsin,hadonepointinagame19timesin100careergames.HefollowedthatgoalwithagoalonDec.30inNotreDame’s4-3winoverNorthernMichigan.
OFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK:SophomorerightwingErikCondra(Livonia,Mich.)wasnamedtheCCHAoffensiveplayeroftheweekfortheweekendingDec.10.Condrahad a goal and five assists for six points in Notre Dame’ssweepofMichigan.IntheDec.8,7-3win,Condrascoredonceandhadthreeassistsforafour-pointgame.IntheDec.10,4-3win,CondrasetupapairofIrishpower-playgoals.This marked the second time this season thatCondra was honored by the CCHA as the of-fensiveplayeroftheweek.HealsotookhonorstheweekofNov.13.
YOSTBUSTERS:NotreDame’s7-3winonDec. 8 atYostArena snapped an eight-gameMichigan winning streak versus the Irish thatcoveredthe2004-05and2005-06seasons.Thewin was just the first for the Irish at Yost since Nov. 23, 2002 and snapped a five-game Michigan homewinningstreak.Sincea9-5NotreDamewinatYostonOct.22,1982,theIrishhavewonjustthreetimesatYost(3-23-1).
LUCKYSEVEN:ThesevengoalsscoredbytheIrishonDec.8inthe7-3winversusMichiganwere the most scored by the Irish against theWolverinessinceOct.22,1982ina9-5NotreDamewinatYostArena.Inthat54-gamespan,the Irish scored six goals once and five three times,withMichiganwinning42times,NotreDameeight,withfourties.
A HOMECOMING: Notre Dame associateheadcoachPaulPooleymadehisthirdhome-comingofthe2006-07seasononDec.30whentheIrishplayedNorthernMichiganatFt.Wayne.As a player,Pooley spent the1986-87 seasonwith the Ft. Wayne Komets, serving as a co-cap-tainoftheWesternDivisionchampionshipteamthatwas48-28-6.Hewasfourthinscoringwith28goalsand44assistsfor72points.Earlierthisfall,hehadhisnumberasaplayeratOhioStateretiredinaceremonyheldonSat.,Nov.4whenNotreDameplayedatOhioState.TheIrishalsoplayedinOctoberatProvidenceCollege,wherePooleywas theheadcoachfor11seasons. A1984graduateofOhioState,PooleyisstilltheBuckeyesall-timeleadingscorerwith114goals
and 156 assists for 270 points. Amemberof theCCHA’sall-DecadeTeamforthe1980s,PooleywastheCCHAplayeroftheyearin1984anda first team All-American as he led thenationinscoringwith32gosland64assistsfor96pointsin41games.A three-time CCHA all-academicselection,PooleywasanAcademicAll-Americaninhissenioryear.Hebegan his coaching career at OhioState as an assistant before joiningJeffJackson’sstaffatLakeSuperiorin1992.DuringhisthreeseasonsinSaultSte.Marie,Mich., theLakerswenttotheNCAATournamentthreetimes,winningthetitlein1992and1994.Pooleybecametheheadcoachat Providence College in 1994 andwas the therefor11seasonswherehis teams compiled a 185-187-40 record, won one Hockey Easttitle(1995-96)andadvancedtotheNCAAtournamenttwice(1996and2001).HewasselectedtotheOSUHall of Fame in 1994. He is the first OhioStatehockeyplayertohavehisnumberretired.
McNEILLRETURNSTOO:Vol-unteerassistantcoachMikeMcNeillalso returned to Ft. Wayne wherehebeganhis professional career in1988. A 1988 graduate of NotreDame, McNeill led the Ft.WayneKomets in scoring with 27 goals and35 assists for 62points duringthe 1988-89 season. That seasonhelpedMcNeillearnacontractwiththeChicagoBlackHawks.Hewenton to play 12 professional seasonsintheIHL,AHL,theGermanEliteLeagueand63gamesintheNationalHockeyLeague.From1992-98,heplayedwiththeMilwaukeeAdmirals,beforespendinghislasttwoseasonsinGermany.
ROOKIEOFTHEWEEK:PriortobeingselectedtotheU.S.JuniorNationalTeam, freshman defense-man Kyle Lawson was named theCCHA rookie of the week for theweekendingDec.3.Lawsonhadagoalandanassistandwas+5inthetwo games of the weekend sweepversusAlaska.TheIrishhaveplay-ersselectedfourtimesthisseasonasrookieoftheweekwithKevinDeeth(GigHarbor,Wash.)named twiceandRyanThangonce.
FIRST-PERIODGOALS:TheIrishhavegivenup just seven first-period goals this season while scoring21oftheirownintheopeningperiod.Notre Dame has scored the first goal of the game 15timesthisyearandis12-2-1inthosegames.VersusMichiganonDec.10,NotreDamesur-rendered two goals in the first period for the first time all season, leading 2-1 after one period.NotreDameis10-1-0whentheyleadafteroneperiodand4-2-1whentiedafteroneperiod.
RED-HOTIRISH:Witha16-3-1recordinthefirst 20 games, Notre Dame has already passed itswinoutputfrom2005-06whentheIrishwere13-19-4.The16-3-1startisthebestforNotreDamesincestartingthe1987-88seasonwitha16-2-2record.After20gamesjustoneyearago,NotreDamewas7-11-2.TheIrishreachedthe16-winplateauintheir20thgamethisseason.That’s the quickest the Irish reached 16 winssince1987-88whentheystartedtheyearwith16 wins in the first 20 games.
GOAL-SCORING MACHINE: Part of thereason forNotreDame’s fast 16-3-1 start thisseasonhasbeentheIrishabilitytoputthepuckin the net. Through the first 20 games, Notre Damehasoutscoredtheoppositionbya78-33margin(3.90to1.65pergame).TheIrisharerankedsixthinthenationingoals-per-gameandsecondingoals-against. The+2.25marginofvictoryissecondinthenation.Lastyear,in36games,NotreDamescoredjust89goals(2.47pergame).
TWO-GOALGAMESORMORE:Scoringis definitely contagious. Through 20 games this season,theIrishhaveseenplayersscoretwoormoregoalsinagame11times.Lastseason,NotreDamehadatotalofsevenmultiple-goalgames,includingtwohattricks.
DEUCESWILD: Six different Notre Dameplayershadtwopointsinthe6-2winoverAlaskaonDec.3.JuniorMarkVanGuilderledthewaywithtwogoalswhileKyleLawsonandJasonPaigeeachhadagoalandanassist.DefensemanNoahBabin(Sr.,PalmBeachGardens,Fla.),right wing Christiaan Minella (Fr.,Aurora,Colo.)andleftwingGarrettRegan(So.,Hast-ings,Minn.)eachhadtwo-assistgamesversustheNanooks.
JUSTJOSHING:JoshScibasawhiscareer-best six-gamepoint streak (2g,5a)snapped inthe2-0lossatMichiganState(Nov.18).Fortheseason, Sciba is fifth on the team with five goals andnineassistsfor14points.Eightofhispoints(3g,5a)havecomeonthepowerplay.Forhiscareer,Scibanowhas35careergoalswith18ofthemcomingwiththemanadvantage.
YOUNGGUN:FreshmanRyanThang(Edina,Minn.) is fourth on the team in scoring withninegoalsandeightassists for17points. HeranksfourthinscoringamongCCHAfreshmen.His four game-winning goals tie him for first in theCCHAandinthenation.ThangandKevinDeeth have played on a line with sophomoreErikCondraandhavebeenthetop-scoringunitfor the Irish all season. Combined, theyhave24goalsand37assistsfor61pointswithninepower-playgoals,twoshort-handedtalliesandsixgamewinners.
SCORINGDEFENSE:Inthelastninegames,NotreDamedefensemenhavescoredagoalinsevenofthem.ThelastIrishdefensemantogetonthescoresheetcameonDec.30whenTomSawatskerecordedhissecondgoaloftheyearinthe4-3winoverNorthernMichigan.TheIrishdefensenowhassevengoalsand40assistsontheseason.FreshmanKyleLawson(2g,8a)andseniorWesO’Neill(10assists)leadtheteamwith10pointseach.NoahBabin(Sr.,PalmBeachGardens, Fla.) with a goal and eight assistsfollowswithninepoints.BrettBlatchfordhasonegoalandsevenassistsforeightpointswhileSawatskehasatwogoalsandtwoassists.DanVeNard(Jr.,VernonHills,Ill.)hasthreeassistsandBrockSheahan(Jr.,Lethbridge,Alb.)hasagoalandtwoassistsfortheyear.
TURNTHEPAIGE:SeniorcenterJasonPaige(Saginaw,Mich.)isonpacetosurpasshiscareerbesttotalsforgoals,assistsandpointsthisseason.Through the first 20 games this year, Paige has seven goals and five assists for 12 points. His previousbestseasoncamein2003-04whenhehad 10 goals and six assists for 16 points, allcareerhighs.Herecordedthesecondtwo-goalgameofhiscareerinthewinoverMichiganStateonNov.17.Hisprevioustwo-goalgamecameonFeb.27,2004,inhisfreshmanyearagainstMichigan. Hehasalreadysurpassedhistotalsfromlastseason(4g,1a,5pts).OneofthetopdefensiveforwardsintheCCHA,PaigecontinuesasNotreDame’stopface-offmanwinning244-of-398fora61.3%successrate.
FIRSTTIMER:FreshmanrightwingChris-tiaan Minella (Aurora, Colo.) had to waituntil the 10th game of the season to see his first collegiatehockeyactionbutwasted little timemaking the most of it. Minella scored his first collegiate goal on his first shot at 9:04 of the first periodtogivetheIrisha2-0lead.ThelastNotreDame player to score on his first career shot was TimWallace‘06whodiditonOct.11,2002atMinnesota-Duluth.Thehard-hittingrightwingadded his first career assist in the 4-1 win over MichiganStateandthenhadapairofassistsonDec.3inthe6-2winoverAlaska.
IRISHADDSEVEN:NotreDameheadcoachJeffJacksonhasannouncedthatsevenplayershave signed national letters-of-intent to attendNotreDamebeginninginthefallof2007.Thegroupofsevenismadeupofonegoaltender,twodefensemenandfourforwards.ThegoaltenderisBradPhillips(FarmingtonHills,Mich.),whoiscurrentlyamemberoftheUSAUnder-18teamasarethetwodefensemen,IanCole(AnnAr-bor,Mich.)andTeddyRuth(Naperville,Ill.).All four forwards are currently playing in theUSHL.RobinBergman(Stockholm,Sweden)isamemberoftheCedarRapidsRoughRiderswhileBillyMaday(BurrRidge,Ill.)playsfortheWaterlooBlackHawks.CalleRidderwall(Stockholm,Sweden)iswiththeTri-CityStormandBenRyan(Brighton,Mich.)isinhissecondyear with the Des Moines Buccaneers. Berg-man and Ridderwall are the first two Swedish playerstoplayatNotreDame.RidderwallandMadayweremidgetteammateslastseasonwiththeChicagoChill.AllsevenofNotreDame’srecruitsforthe2007-08seasonhavebeenlistedintheNationalHockeyLeague’sCentralScoutingPreliminaryRankings. CentralScoutingranksplayersintwocategories-Aas“mustsee”asapotential top threeroundselection in the2007EntryDraftandB-asa“player tonote”asapotentiallateroundselectioninthe2007EntryDraft.Phillips,RuthandRyanwereAselectionswhile Bergman, Cole, Maday and RidderwallwereBselections.
USHL GP G A PTSPIMRyan-DesMoines 25 7 23 30 35Ridderwall-Tri-City 24 13 16 29 24Bergman-CedarRapids 18 10 10 20 8Maday-Waterloo 15 4 5 9 12
USAUNDER-18 GP G A PTSPIMTeddyRuth 26 5 8 13 52IanCole 30 2 10 12 32BradPhillips9-4-2;2.73;.902sv%(USAstatsarethrough12/18/06).
TOURNEYHONORS:ThreemembersoftheIrishhockeyteamwereselectedtotheLightningCollegeHockeyClassicall-tournamentteam:goaltender David Brown, defenseman BrockSheahan (Jr., Lethbridge,Alb.) and centerChristian Hanson. Hanson was named thetournament’smostvaluableplayerashescoredagoalineachgame,includingthegamewinnerinthechampionshipgameversusAirForce.
200AND COUNTING: Head coach JeffJacksonrecordedthe200thwinofhisDivisionIcoachingcareerwithNotreDame’s2-0winoverAirForceonOct.28.Nowinhiseighthseasonbehindacollegiatebench,Jacksonis211-74-30witha.717winningpercentage.Hehasthebestwinningpercentageamongactivecoacheswithfive or more years experience and his 207 wins rank him 22nd among active coaches. In sixseasons at his previous collegiate stop – LakeSuperiorState(1990-96)–Jackson’steamswere182-52-25 with two national championships,twoCCHAregular-seasontitlesandfourCCHAtournamentchampionships.Includedinhis205career wins are 36 postseason victories and a.800winningpercentage (36-9 inpostseason).In CCHA postseason action at Lake Superior,Jackson’steamswere24-2(.923)withthetwolossescomingtoMichiganinCCHAChampion-shipgames(‘94and‘96).
AWARDS GALORE: Notre Dame playerspicked up their share of awards following theweekendofOct.20-21atBostonCollegeandProvidence College. Senior defenseman WesO’NeillwasnamedtheCCHAdefensiveplayeroftheweekwithapairofassistsinthetwogameswhile going +4 on the weekend. GoaltenderDavidBrownwastheCCHAgoaltenderoftheweek as he stopped 48-of-50 shots in the twowinsfora1.00goals-againstaverageanda.960savepercentage.FreshmancenterKevinDeethtook CCHA rookie of the week honors aftergetting two goals and two assists while being+4fortheweekend.JuniorMarkVanGuilderwasnamedInside college Hockey.com’splayeroftheweekforscoringthreegoals(allagainstBoston College) and adding two assists for five points.college Hockey News.comnamedNotreDameasits’teamoftheweek.
BYTHECLASSES:The26-manNotreDamehockey roster is made up of eight seniors, five juniors, five sophomore and eight freshmen. The eightseniorsaretheonlyremainingIrishplayerswhowereonthe2003-04teamthatadvancedtothe NCAA Tournament for the first time in the program’shistory.
BACK-TO-BACK:TheIrishrecordedback-to-backhattricksinthegamesatBostonCollegeandProvidence.Inthe7-1winonFridaynight,MarkVanGuilderpickedupthesecond,three-goalgameofhiscareer. The followingnight,DanKisselscoredthreetimesinthe6-1winoverthe Friars. That marked the first time since Feb. 7-8,1992thatNotreDameplayersrecordedhattricksinback-to-backgames.OnFeb.7,1992,LouZadrahadthreeversusWesternMichiganina10-4losstotheBroncos.Thefollowingnight,SterlingBlackscoredthreetimesina7-5lossatWesternMichigan.
BEATINGTHEBEST: NotreDamehasde-featedtheNo.1rankedteamninetimesintheprogram’s39-yearhistory.Eachofthelastthreetimeshavecomeat theexpenseof theBostonCollegeEagles(‘03-’04,‘04-’05and‘06-’07).Here’s the list of Irishwinsversus top-rankedteamsinthe39-yearhistoryoftheprogram.
FOROPENERS:Withthe6-1winonOct.12versus Minnesota State, the Irish improved to20-17-2intheopeninggameoftheseason.ThehomewingaveNotreDamea21-17-1recordinhomeopeners.The3-2overtimelossonOct.14droppedtheIrishto14-22-3inroadopeners.Lastseason,theIrishdroppedboththeroadopener(3-1atColoradoCollege)andthehomeopener(5-3toPrinceton).
MINNESOTA MAGIC: Notre Dame’s five Minnesotanativeshadstrongweekends in thehome-and-homeweekendwithMinnesotaState.JuniorMarkVanGuilderhadtwogoalsandoneassistinthe6-1winonThursday.SophomoreGarrett Regan had two goals in the 6-1 winagainsttheMavericks.FreshmanRyanThanghadagoalandanassistsintheseasonopener.Seniors Tom Sawatske (Duluth, Minn.) was+1ontheweekendandT.J.Jindra(Faribault,Minn.)waseven.Anadoptedson,KevinDeethwhoplayedtwoyearsofprephockeyatShat-tuckSt.Mary’s(Faribault,Minn.),alsohadtwogoalsandanassistintwogamesversusMSU.
PREMIER PUCKSTOPPER: Senior goal-tender David Brown is off to a fast start in2006-07.Heis14-3-1ontheyearwithastingy1.64goals-againstaverageanda.933saveper-centage. Of the28goalshehasgivenup,19havecomeatevenstrength. Eighthavecomevia the power play and one was short-hand-ed. Brown stopped 36-of-37 shots he facedin the season-opening win versus MinnesotaState. That marked the 13th time in Brown’s
career thathehasmade35ormoresaves inagame. Notre Dame is 6-6-1 in those games.
CAPTAINS: Senior right wing T.J. Jindra(Faribault,Minn.)willserveasNotreDame’scaptainforthesecondconsecutiveseason.Jindrabecomes the first Irish player to serve as captain twicesinceEvanNielsen‘03heldtheresponsibil-ityfrom2001-03.Therehavebeen14playerstoserveastwo-timecaptainswiththeIrish.JoiningJindraasalternatecaptainsin‘06-’07,areseniorcenterJasonPaige(Saginaw,Mich.)andseniordefensemenWesO’Neill(Essex,Ont.)andTomSawatske(Duluth,Minn.).Paigehasservedasan alternate captain sincehis sophomoreyear.O’NeillandSawatskewillbealternatecaptainsfor the first time at Notre Dame.
DROPTHEPUCK:Forthesecondseasoninarow,theIrishhockeyteamopenedtheseasonwiththeirannual“DropThePuckDinner”thatwasheldonOct.11attheJoyceCenter.FormerPittsburghPenguincoachandcurrentChicagoBlackhawkTV analyst Ed Olczyk served asguest speaker and over 400 Irish hockey fansattended. The first dinner occurred on Sept. 6, 2005withover400fansinattendanceandScottyBowman serving as guest speaker. Bowman,who won nine Stanley Cups in his illustriouscoachingcareer,wasalsoinvitedbyNotreDameheadfootballcoachCharlieWeistoaddresshisteamatpracticeonSept.6,justfourdayspriortotheupsetwinatMichigan.
FAMILY MATTERS: Two members of theNotre Dame hockey team – forwards ErikCondra(Livonia,Mich.)andGarrettRegan(Hastings,Minn.)–havefamilytiestotheIrishhockeyprogram.Condra’suncleisAll-AmericanforwardKirtBjork(‘83)whoplayedatNotreDamefrom1979-83.Hescored76goalswith85assistsfor161careerpointsin141careergames.HetookAll-Americahonorsin1983whenhehad29goalsand34assistsfor63points.Regan’suncle-SeanRegan-wasadefensemanfortheIrish from1981-83 before finishing his career at theUniversityofMinnesota.
ROOKIESUCCESS: SophomorerightwingErik Condra led Notre Dame in scoring lastseasonwithsixgoalsand28assistsfor34points.He became the first Notre Dame freshman to lead theteaminscoringsinceJamieLing‘96ledthe1992-93 team with 40 points in his first season. HewouldgoontoleadtheIrishinscoringfourstraightseasons.CondrawasselectedasNotreDame’srookieoftheyearandwasselectedtotheCCHA’sall-rookieteam.HeledallCCHAfreshmeninscoringandwasseventhinthenationamongrookiepointscorers.
CCHASCHOLAR-ATHLETE:SeniorJasonPaige (Saginaw, Mich.) was Notre Dame’srepresentative on the CCHA Scholar-Athleteteam for the 2005-06 season. Paige was oneof 12 players (one from each school) selectedto the teambythe league’sfacultyrepresenta-tives. Paige has a 3.71 grade-point averagein finance. He follows former Irish captain, CoryMcLean (‘05),whowas selectedas the
CCHA’s first-ever Scholar-Athlete of the Year award winner following the 2004-05 season.McLean was a five-time Dean’s List selection andgraduatedwithadegreeinFinancefromtheMendozaCollegeofBusinesswitha3.592grade-pointaverage.TobeconsideredfortheCCHAScholar-AthleteAward,aplayerhad tohaveacumulativeGPAof3.25throughthefalltermoftheselectionyeartoreceivetheschool’sScholar-Athleteaward.Theawardisselectedbythe12facultyrepresentatives,votingbasedonasystemawarding five points for a first-place vote, three pointsforasecond-placevoteandonepointforathird-placevote.Previously,theCCHAhonoredanall-AcademicteamthatsawtheIrishhaveatleastonehonoreeinallbutoneseason(2002-03)sincetheirreturntotheCCHAin‘92-’93.Thenine first-team selections were:
CurtisJanickeandCarlPicconatto(’92-’93),GarryGruber(‘95-’96),SteveNoble(‘96-’97,‘97-’98),ForrestKarrandAniketDhadphale(‘98-’99), Andy Jurkowski (99’-’00), DanCarlson (2000-01), David Inman (2001-02)and Rob Globke (2003-04). During that 12-yearspan,onlyWesternMichigan(14)producedmoreCCHAAll-AcademicselectionsthanNotreDame’s11.
TURNAROUNDYEAR:Ayearago,theNotreDamehockeyteamturnedina13-19-4recordinJeffJackson’s first season behind the bench. A closerlookatthemarkshowsvastimprovementfor the Irish. Through the first 13 games of the season,NotreDamewas3-9-1.Overtheremain-ing23contests,theIrishwere10-10-3.InCCHAplay,NotreDamewentfrom3-20-5in‘04-’05to11-13-4in‘05-’06,a15-pointimprovementfromoneseasontothenext.OnlyMiami’s16-pointimprovement in the standings was better thanNotreDame’s15-pointturnaround.
IRONMAN:GraduatedrightwingTimWallace(Anchorage,Alaska) finished his Notre Dame careerin2005-06astheNotreDame’sall-time‘IronMan.” Wallaceplayedineverygameofhis career, 153 in all. He finished third on the all-timegamesplayed list forhis four seasonswiththeIrish.JuniorcenterMarkVanGuilder(Roseville,Minn.)isnextinlineashenowhasplayed in every game in his first two-plus seasons foratotalof94consecutivegames.
PUTTING ON THE FOIL: Notre Damesophomore Christian Hanson (Venetia, Pa.)isthesixthIrishplayerwhosefatherplayedintheNationalHockeyLeague.Hisfather,DaveHanson,played10yearsofprofessionalhockeybetween1974-75and1983-84,includingstintswiththeDetroitRedWingsandtheMinnesotaNorthStarsandtheWorldHockeyAssociation’s(WHA)MinnesotaFightingSaintsandtheNewEnglandWhalers.FansmightalsobefamiliarwithDaveHanson,asoneofthefamedHansonBrothers, made famous in the hockey movie- Slapshot. Hanson currently is the directorof the Island Sports Center, home of RobertMorris University’s hockey team, in suburbanPittsburgh.
NHLDRAFTEES:TheIrishhavefourplayerson the2006-07 rosterwhohavebeen selectedin the National Hockey League’s Entry Draft.LastJune,sophomorerightwingErikCondra(Livonia, Mich.) was selected in the seventhround,211thoverallbytheOttawaSenators.HeisjoinedbyfreshmandefensemanKyleLawson(NewHudson,Mich.)whowasselectedinthe2005NHLDraftbytheCarolinaHurricanesintheseventhround,198thoverall.CondraandLaw-sonarejoinedbyseniordefensemanWesO’Neill(Essex,Ont.)whowaschoseninthefourthroundofthe2004EntryDraft,115thoverallbytheNewYorkIslanders.Alsoselectedin2004wasseniorgoaltenderDavidBrown(StonyCreek,Ont.)whowentintheeighthround,228thoveralltothePittsburghPenguins.
PLAYINGINTHENHL:Attimesduringthe2005-06 season, Notre Dame had five former players in the NHL at the same time. The five were:BenSimon‘00(Columbus),RobGlobke‘04(Florida),BrettLebda‘04(Detroit),MarkEaton(Nashville)andYanStastny(Edmonton-Boston).Onlyoneothertime,havetheIrishhadfive players in the NHL in one season. That came duringthe1982-83campaignwhentheIrishhadfive players see time, in the NHL. That group included:JimBrown‘82(threegameswithLosAngeles), Jack Brownschidle ‘77 (72 gameswith St. Louis), Jeff Brownschidle ‘81 (fourgames with Hartford), Don Jackson ‘78 (71games with Edmonton) and Dave Poulin ‘82(twogameswithPhiladelphia). Asof Jan.2,Eaton(Pittsburgh),Lebda(Detroit)andStastny(Boston)areskatingwiththeirNHLteams.Eatonisoutfor10-12weekswithadislocatedwrist.
HOMETOWNS: The 2006-07 Notre DamehockeyteamfeaturesplayersfromeightstatesandtwoCanadianprovinces-AlbertaandOn-tario.Overthepast12seasons,theIrishhavehadmonogramwinnersfrom21differentstatesandprovinces–thoselistedbelow,plus:Delaware,Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, NewYork,NorthDakota,Wisconsin,PrinceEdwardIsland,Quebec,SaskatchewanandBritishCo-lumbia. This season, the Irish have their first-ever playerfromthestateofWashington–freshmanKevinDeeth(GigHarbor).
2006-07NOTREDAMEHOCKEY–BYSTATEORPROVINCE:
Michigan (7): Jason Paige, Josh Sciba, EvanRankin,ErikCondra,JustinWhite,BrettBlatch-ford, Kyle Lawson Illinois(5):MichaelBartlett,BrianD’Arcy,DanVeNard, Dan Kissel, Tom O’BrienMinnesota(5):T.J.Jindra,TomSawatske,MarkVanGuilder,GarrettRegan,RyanThangOntario(2):DavidBrown,WesO’NeillPennsylvania (2): Christian Hanson, StewartCarlinAlaska(1):JordanPearceAlberta(1):BrockSheahanColorado(1):ChristiaanMinellaFlorida(1):NoahBabinWashington(1): Kevin Deeth
RIVALRYCLUSTERS:TheCCHAbeginsitsfifth season with the 12 teams grouped in “rivalry pairings.”Inthepairings,NotreDameispairedwithBowlingGreen.Theleague’sotherpairingsincludeMichigan-MichiganState,Miami-OhioState,LakeSuperiorState-NorthernMichigan,FerrisState-WesternMichiganandAlaskaFair-banks-Nebraska-Omaha.Eachseasontheteamsaredividedintothree,four-teamclustersandplaya28-gameconferenceschedule.Clusterteamswillfaceeachotherfourtimesduringtheseasonwith twogamesagainsteachof the remainingeightteams.In2006-07,NotreDamewillplayBowling Green,Alaska and Nebraska-Omahafour times with two games at home and twoaway.TheIrishwillalsoplayhome-and-homeserieswithMichiganandMichiganState.NotreDamehoststwo-gamehomeserieswithMiami,NorthernMichiganandFerrisStatewhileplay-ingtwo-gameroadseriesatLakeSuperior,OhioStateandWesternMichigan.Lastyear,theIrishwere4-5-3againstBowlingGreen,OhioStateandMiami,thethreeteamsintheircluster.
THE IRISHAND THE U.S. NATIONALTEAM DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAM:NotreDame’scurrentrosterincludessixplayerswhohavepastexperiencewithUSAHockey,asmembers of the NationalTeam DevelopmentProgram(NTDP).Sincetheprogrambegan,theIrishhavehadatotalof16NTDPalumsgracetheir roster. The current contingent includesseniors Noah Babin (Palm Beach Gardens,Fla.),MichaelBartlett (MortonGrove, Ill.),TomSawatske(Duluth,Minn.)andJoshSciba(Westland, Mich.). The lone sophomore isgoaltenderJordanPearce(Anchorage,Alaska)whiledefensemanKyleLawson(NewHudson,Mich.)representsthefreshmanclass.Otherfor-merNTDPplayerswhoplayedatNotreDameandtheiryearsinthenationalprograminclude:BrettHenning(1997-98),MichaelChin(1997-98), Connor Dunlop (1997-99), Paul Harris(1997-99), JohnWroblewski (1997-99), NeilKomadoski (1998-2000),BrettLebda (1998-2000),RobGlobke(1998-2000),DerekSmith(2000-01)andTimWallace(2002-06).
Multiple-Point Games For: Four Points:Player (#games) Last Time (totals)ErikCondra(1) 12-8-06at Michigan(1-3-4)Three Points:Player (#games) Last Time (totals)ErikCondra(2) 11-10-06vs. BowlingGreen(0-3-3)MarkVanGuilder(2) 10-20-06at BostonCollege(3-0-3)BrettBlatchford(1) 12-8-06atMichigan (0-3-3)RyanThang(1) 11-10-06vs. BowlingGreen(2-1-3)Dan Kissel (1) 10-21-06 at Providence(3-0-3)Kevin Deeth (1) 10-20-06 at BostonCollege(1-2-3)
Two Points:Player (#games) Last Time (totals)MarkVanGuilder(6) 12-30-06vs. No.Michigan(1-1-2)Kevin Deeth (4) 12-10-06 vs. Michigan(0-2-2)ErikCondra(3) 12-30-06vs. No.Michigan(1-1-2)WesO’Neill(3) 12-08-06at Michigan(0-2-2)JasonPaige(3) 12-3-06vs.Alaska (1-1-2)RyanThang(3) 11-24-06at Neb.-Omaha(0-2-2)GarrettRegan(2) 12-10-06vs.Michigan (2-0-2)JoshSciba(2) 11-03-06vs. OhioState(0-2-2)ChristianHanson(1) 12-30-06vs. No.Michigan(1-1-2)TomSawatske(1) 12-08-06atMichigan (1-1-2)NoahBabin(1) 12-3-06vs.Alaska 0-2-2Kyle Lawson (1) 12-3-06 vs. Alaska (1-1-2)ChristiaanMinella(1) 12-3-06vs.Alaska (0-2-2)
Multiple Point Games AgainstFour Points: (None)Player (#games) Last Time (totals)
Three Points: (None)Player (#games) Last Time (totals)TravisTurnbull(UM) 12-10-06(1-2-3)
Two Points (1 player)Player (#games) Last Time (totals)MikeSantorelli(NMU) 12-31-06(2-0-2)Kyle Greentree (UA) 12-3-06 (1-1-2)ScottParse(UNO) 11-25-06(0-2-2)AlexNikoforuk(UNO) 11-25-06(0-2-2)PhilAngell(UNO) 11-24-06(1-1-2)JoelHanson(MSUM)10-14-06(1-1-2)
Team Season Highs/Lows (2006-07)Mostgoalsinagame...........................................................................................7atMichigan(12/8/06).................................................................................................................... 7atBostonCollege(10/20/06)Fewestgoalsinagame..............................................................................0atMichiganState(11/18/06)Mostassistsinagame.........................................................................................14atMichigan(12/8/06)Fewestassistsinagame...........................................................................0,atMichiganState(11/18/06)Mostgoalsagainst.............................................................................. 3byNorthernMichigan(12/30/06).............................................................................................................................3byMichigan(12/10/06)...............................................................................................................................3byMichigan(12/8/06)................................................................................................................ 3byNebraska-Omaha(11/25/06).................................................................................................................. 3byMinnesotaState(10/14/06)Fewestgoalsagainst............................................0,threetimes-lasttimevs.BowlingGreen(11/11/06)Mostassistsagainst................................................................................. 6byMinnesotaState(10/14/06)Fewestassistsagainst...........................................0,threetimes-lasttimebyBowlingGreen(10/11/06)Mostgoalsinaperiod.......................................................................... 5vs.Alaska,2ndperiod(12/3/06)Mostgoalsagainstinaperiod...................................... 2byNorthernMichigan,thirdperiod(12/31/06)......................................................................................................... 2 by Michigan, first period (12/10/06)...................................................................................................... 2byMichigan,secondperiod(12/8/06)..............................................................................................2byNebraska-Omaha,3rdperiod(11/25/06)..........................................................................................................2byOhioState,2ndperiod(11/3/06)...............................................................................................2byMinnesotaState,2ndperiod(10/14/06)Mostshotsforinagame..................................................................35vs.NorthernMichigan(12/30/06)Mostshotsagainstinagame................................................................. 37byMinnesotaState(10/12/06)Mostshotsinaperiod........................................................................ 19vs.Alaska,2ndperiod(12/3/06)Mostshotsagainstinaperiod..............................................19byMichiganState,2ndperiod(11/17/06)Fewestshotsforinagame................................................................... 20atNebraska-Omaha(11/24/06)............................................................................................................20atProvidenceCollege(10/21/06)Fewestshotsagainstinagame................................................................................7byArmy(10/27/06)Fewestshotsinaperiod.......................................................2vs.MinnesotaState,3rdperiod(10/14/06)Fewestshotsagainstinaperiod............................................................. 1byArmy,1stperiod(10/27/06)MostPIMinagame........................................................18for44minutesatBostonCollege(10/20/06)FewestPIMinagame....................................................................1for2minutesatOhioState(11/3/06)Mostopponentpenaltiesinagame..............................................16for43byBostonCollege(10/20/06)Fewestopponentpenaltiesinagame..............................1for2minutesbyNebraska-Omaha(11/25/06)Mostpower-playchances..............................................................11vs.BostonCollege(10/20/06,2-11)Mostpowerplaygoals................................................................................3vs.Michigan(12/10/06,3-7)Mostopponentpower-playchances.............................................................. 7byMichigan(12/8/06,1-7)...........................................................................................................7byMinnesotaState(10/14/06,2-7)Mostopponentpower-playgoals......................................................2byMinnesotaState(10/14/06,2-7)
NotreDamehadfourPPgoalsinagame.....................................November10,2005vs.BowlingGreen(9-4win)NotreDamehadthreePPgoalsinagame........................................December10,2006vs.Michigan(4-3win)Notre Dame surrendered five PP goals............................................................December4,2004vs.Michigan(8-0)NotreDamesurrenderedfourPPgoals........................................................ March11,2005atMichigan(10-1loss)NotreDamesurrenderedthreePPgoals.........................................December17,2005vs.LakeSuperior(4-0loss)NotreDameplayerscoredahattrick......................... October21,2006-DanKissel(vs.ProvidenceCollege) .............................................................................. October20,2006-MarkVanGuilder(vs.BostonCollege)NotreDameplayerscoredfourgoals.................................... October19,1995-BrianUrick(atAlaska-Fairbanks)Notre Dame player scored five goals...........................................December29,1971-IanWilliams(atDartmouth)
NotreDameplayerhadthreeassists...........................December8,2006-ErikCondra(atMichigan-1g,3a) ..............................................................................December8,2006-BrettBlatchford(atMichigan-0g,3a)NotreDameplayerhadfourassists........................... February17,2006-ErikCondra(atBowlingGreen-0g,4a)Notre Dame player had five assists........................................October21,1994-JamieLing(vs.Waterloo-2g,5a)
NotreDameplayerhadthreepoints....................December8,2006-BrettBlatchford(atMichigan-0g,3a)NotreDameplayerhadfourpoints.......................................December8,2006-ErikCondra(atMichigan,1g,3a)Notre Dame player had five points........................December20,2000-BrettLebda(atNebraska-Omaha-1g,4a)NotreDameplayerhadsixpoints..........................................October21,1994-JamieLing(vs.Waterloo-2g,5a)NotreDameplayerhadsevenpoints.....................................October21,1994-JamieLing(vs.Waterloo-2g,5a)
Opposingplayerscoredahattrick...........................................January20,2006-DarinOlver(NorthernMichigan)Opposingplayerscoredfourgoals..............................................March12,1994-ColinWard(WesternMichigan)Opposing player scored five goals................................................November10,1973-TomRoss(MichiganState)
Opposingplayerhadthreeassists....................................... October 28, 2005 - Kevin Westgarth (Princeton, 0g, 3a)Opposingplayerhadfourassists...................................January18,2005-ColinMurphy(MichiganTech-0g,4a)Opposing player had five assists.............................................. January 20, 1996 - Kevin Hilton (Michigan - 0g, 5a)
Opposingplayerhadthreepoints...........................................December10,2006-TravisTurnbull(Michigan)Opposingplayerhadfourpoints.............................. January20,2006-DarinOlver(NorthernMichigan-3g,1a)Opposing player had five points..................................................... January27,2001-JeffHamilton(Yale-2g,3a)Opposingplayerhadsixpoints..............................................January11,1994-JohnGruden(FerrisState-4g,3a)Opposingplayerhadsevenpoints.........................................January11,1994-JohnGruden(FerrisState-4g,3a)
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TheNotreDamehockeyteamisscheduledtoappearontelevision10timesduringthe2006-07sea-son. The Irish will appear five times on Comcast Local, three times on CSTV, once on ESPNU and onceonFoxSportsNet-Detroit.Hockeyfansshouldchecktheirlocalcableandsatellitesystemsforthelocationofthevariousnetworks.AllComcastLocalbroadcastswillappearonChannel99onSouthBend’sComcastCableoutlet.TheentiretelevisionschedulefortheIrish:
1JordanPearce,So.,Goaltender• Made first start of the season on 10/27 against Army; stopped all seven shots hefacedin3-0shutout.ShutoutwasthesecondofhisNotreDamecareer.
2KyleLawson,Fr.,D•SelectedtoU.S.JuniorNationalTeamandnamedalternatecaptainofteamthatwillplayintheWorldJuniorChampionshipsinSwedenfromDec.26-Jan.5;willmissNorthernMichiganandRobertMorrisgames • Recorded first career-power-play goal in 4-3 win over Michigan; leads Irish witha+15andisteam’stopscoringdefenseman. • Had a goal (first of collegiate career) and an assist for two points (first of col• Had a goal (first of collegiate career) and an assist for two points (first of colle-giatecareer)inthe6-2winoverAlaska(12/3);selectedCCHArookieoftheweekforweekending12/3.•Pickeduponeassistandwas+2inthe4-2winatNebraska-Omaha(11/24)•Hadathree-gamepointstreak(0-3-3)snappedin2-0shutoutlossatMichiganState(11/18).•HadassistsinwinsoverMichiganState(11/17andoneassistineachgameagainstBowlingGreen(11/10-11).•Pickedupsecondcareerpoint(assist)onRyanThangpower-playgoalversusArmy(10/27). • Recorded first point of collegiate career with an assist on first goal of Mark Van Guilderhattrickvs.BostonCollege(10/21).
3BrettBlatchford,Fr.,D•Pickeduponeassistin4-3winoverMichigan(12/10)toruncareer-highpointstreaktofourgames(1g,5a).•Hadacareer-highthree-assistgameinthe7-3winatMichigan(12/8). • Scored first collegiate goal of career in 3-1 win over Alaska (12/2); added an assistin6-2winthefollowingnight(12/3).•SetupErikCondragoalin4-2winatOhioStateon11/3. • Recorded first collegiate point with a power-play assist on Kevin Deeth ppg in 3-2overtimelossatMinnesotaStateon10/14.
4DanVeNard,So.,D•MissedsecondgameofNebraska-Omahaseries(11/25)afterbeingcutbyaskate in first game on 11/24.•Sawthree-gamepointstreaksnappedin2-0lossatMichiganState(11/18). • Assisted on Justin White deflection goal in 4-1 win at home versus Michigan State(11/17).•RecordedoneassistineachgameofBowlingGreenseries(11/10-11).SetupsecondperiodgoalbyRyanThangin5-2winon11/10;madepassthatledtogame-winninggoalbyErikCondrain4-0winon11/11.
6NoahBabin,Sr.,D• Recorded two assists in 6-2 win over Alaska on 12/3 for his first multiple point gameoftheseason. • Picked up first goal of the season and first short-handed goal of career in 3-2 lossatNebraska-Omaha(11/25).•Sawthree-gameassiststreaksnappedin2-0shutoutlosstoMichiganState(11/18).•AssistedonJasonPaigegoalinwinoverMichiganStatetoextendpointstreaktothreegames(0-3-3).•Snappedsix-gamepointdroughtwithassistsineachgameofBowlingGreenseries(11/10-11).•HadassistsinbothgamesofMinnesotaStateseries;helpedsetupGarrettRegan’s second goal in 6-1 win on 10/12 and had a power-play assist on Kevin Deethppgin3-2overtimeloss.
8JoshSciba,Sr.,LW/C• Scored fifth goal of the year and the eventual game winner in the 7-3 win at Michigan(12/8). • Fourth goal of season gave Notre Dame a 2-0 first-period lead in 4-2 win at Nebraska-Omaha(11/24).•Hadcareer-best,six-gamepointsteak(2-5-7)snappedin2-0shutoutlossatMichiganState(11/18).•Sawpointstreakreachsixgames(2-5-7)afteranassistinwinoverMichiganState(11/17). • Had a goal and an assist in Bowling Green series to run point streak to five games(2-4-6).Scoredthirdpower-playgoaloftheyearin5-2winon11/10;added an assist on Christiaan Minella’s first career goal on 11/11.•HadthreepointsinweekendseriesatOhioState;assistedonapairofgoalsin
the4-2winon11/3;scoredlonegoalviathepowerplayin1-1overtimetieon11/4. • Scored Notre Dame’s first goal of the season at 17:02 of the first period in 6-1 winoverMinnesotaStateon10/12;goalcameviathepowerplay,his16thcareerppg.Addedanassistfortwo-pointgameversusMavericks
9RyanThang,Fr.,LW•Pickedupthirdpower-playgoaloftheseasonin4-3winoverMichigan(12/10);goaltiedthegameat3-3at7:13ofthirdperiod.•ScoredtwiceintheweekendserieswithAlaska;short-handedgoalon12/3tiedgame at 1-1 at 9:14 of third period and was first short-handed tally of career. Fol-lowedthatwiththegame-winninggoalinthe6-2winoverNanooksonDec.3.NowhasfourgamewinnerstotieforleadinCCHAandinthenation.•Recordedathree-point(0g,3a)weekendatNebraska-Omaha;pickeduptwoas-sistsin4-2winon11/24;addedoneassistin3-2losson11/25. • Had first three-point game (2g, 1a) of career in 5-2 win over Bowling Green on11/10.Pickedupthirdgame-winninggoaloftheseasoninthirdperiod.WasselectedCCHArookieoftheweekfor11/12. • Scored first-period power-play goal on 10/27 in 3-0 win over Army; goal was hissecondgamewinneroftheseason. • Recorded first two-goal game of career (including game winner) with even-strengthandpower-playgoalinwinatBostonCollege(10/20).Hadthree-pointweekendwithassistin6-1winoverProvidenceCollege(10/21). • Picked up a goal and an assist in first collegiate game - a 6-1 win over Min-nesotaState.
10JustinWhite,So.,LW• Scored first goal of college career in second period of 4-1 win over Michigan State(11/17).•HadassistsinbothgamesofOhioStateseries. • Recorded first collegiate point with an assist on Christian Hanson’s game-win-ninggoalagainstAirForce(10/28).•GotthestartatleftwinginseasonopeneragainstMinnesotaState(10/12).SatoutsecondgameatMSU.
11ErikCondra,So.,RW•Sawthree-gamepointstreaksnappedin4-2winvs.NorthernMichigan(12/31).•Hadagoal(gwg)andanassistin4-3winoverNorthernMichigan(12/30);nowhaseightpoints(2g,6a)inlastthreegames.•SelectedCCHAoffensiveplayeroftheweekfollowingMichiganseries(12/11)as he collected a goal and five assists in the series; picked up a pair of assists in 4-3win.•Turnedinthesecondfour-pointgame(1g,3a)inthe7-3winatMichigan(12/8);goalcameonthepowerplayandgaveIrisha3-1lead. • Scored first goal of game (fifth of season) in 4-2 win at Nebraska-Omaha (11/24; added an assist on Kevin Deeth’s game-tying, power-play goal in 3-2 loss toMavericks(11/25).•Hadthree-gamepointstreaksnappedin2-0lossatMichiganState(11/18).•Sawpointstreakreachthree-games(2-4-6)aftersettingupIrishgoalin4-1winoverMichiganState.•Pickedupsecondthree-pointgameoftheseasonwiththreeassistsin5-2winoverBowlingGreen(11/10);addedtwogoals,includinggamewinnerin4-0winover Falcons on 11/11) for five-point weekend; selected CCHA offensive player oftheweekandInsideCollegeHockey.com’splayeroftheweekfor11/12.•GaveIrisha1-0leadwithsecondgoaloftheyearin4-2winatOhioStateonNov.3.•Hadthree-pointgame(1g,2a)in7-1winatBostonCollege(10/20).Addedanassistin6-1winatProvidencethefollowingnight. • Had one assist in each game of Minnesota State series; set up Kevin Deeth’s short-handedgoalin3-2overtimelossatMankatoon10/14.
12StewartCarlin,Fr.,RW/D
14BrockSheahan,Jr.,D• Scored first collegiate goal in 83rd game of career versus Michigan State on Nov.17.•Hadsecondassistoftheyearin5-2winoverBowlingGreen(11/10). • Recorded first assist of the year in 2-0 win over Air Force; was selected to the All-Tournamentteamat2006LightningCollegeHockeyClassic;is+5ontheseason.
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15ChristiaanMinella,Fr.,RW• Had a pair of assists in 6-2 win over Alaska for first multiple-point game of career. • Had first career assist in 4-1 win versus Michigan State (11/17). • Saw first action of the season versus Bowling Green on 11/11. Scored first col-legiate goal on his first collegiate shot at 9:04 of the first period in 4-0 win over Falcons.
16DanKissel,Fr.,LW• Made first appearance since Dec. 2 in 4-2 win over Northern Michigan, assist-ingonJasonPaige’sgame-winninggoal.•ReturnedtothelineupatNebraska-Omahatoscoregame-winninggoalin4-2winoverMavericks(11/24);goalwasfourthofseason. • Missed five games with a groin injury from 10/27-11/10 before returning to lineupagainstBowlingGreenon11/11. • Scored first career goal, power-play goal, game-winning goal and short-handed goalwithahattrickversusProvidenceCollege(10/21). • Recorded first collegiate point on Ryan Thang goal in 6-1 win over Minnesota Stateon10/12.
18EvanRankin,Jr.,RW•Recordedandassistongame-winninggoalbyJasonPaigein4-2winoverNorthernMichigan(12/31).•Scoredsecondgoalinasmanygamesinthe7-3winatMichigan(12/8). •Returned to Irish lineup on 12/3 after sitting out six games and scored first goal oftheseasontoputIrishahead2-1insecondperiodversusAlaska(12/3).•PickedupassistsineachofthegamesversusBostonCollege(10/20)andProvidenceCollege(10/21).
19WesO’Neill,Sr.,D• Snapped five-game pointless drought with a pair of assists in the 7-3 win at Michigan(12/8).•AssistedonJoshScibapower-playgoalin5-2winoverBowlingGreen(11/10).•SetupJoshScibapower-playgoalin1-1tiewithOhioState(11/4).•SelectedCCHAdefensiveplayeroftheweekforOct.22withtwoassistsanda+4ratingwhilehelpingtheIrishtowinsoverBostonCollege(10/20)andProvidence(10/21).•AssistedonapairofgoalsinNotreDame’s6-1winoverMinnesotaStateon10/12.•Selectedasoneoftheteam’sthreealternatecaptainspriortothestartoftheseason.
20TomSawatske,Sr.,D•Scoredsecondgoaloftheseasonin4-3winoverNorthernMichigan(12/30). • Had the first multiple-point game of his career at Notre Dame with a goal and an assist in the 7-3 win at Michigan; scored first goal of game at 1:08 and then assisted on final Irish tally at 14:11 of third period.•AssistedonRyanThang’sshort-handedgoalin3-1winoverAlaskaonDec.2.•Selectedasoneoftheteam’sthreealternatecaptainspriortothestartoftheseason.
21KevinDeeth,Fr.,C/LW•AssistedonErikCondra’sgame-winninggoalvs.NorthernMichiganwinningfaceofftorightofgoal;althoughdidnotpickupapointonTomSawatskegoal,hisdrivetonetcausedshottogooffdefensemanandintogoal.•Pickedupapairofassistsonthepowerplayin4-2winoverMichigan(Dec.10).•Scoredeighthgoaloftheseasonin7-3winoverMichigan(Dec.8).•NamedCCHArookieoftheweekforsecondtimethisseasonafterscoringtwiceandaddingassistinseriesatNebraska-Omaha;hadagoalandanassistin4-2winon11/24;scoredgame-tyingpower-playgoalinthirdperiodduring3-2losson11/25.•Hadthree-pointweekend(1g,2a)againstBowlingGreen(11/10-11);scoredpower-playgoalin5-2winoverFalcons;hadtwoassistsin4-0wininsecondgameofseries.•RecordedfourthassistoftheseasononCondragoalin4-2winoverOhioState(Nov.3).•NamedCCHArookieoftheweekforOct.22afterscoringtwogoalsandtwoassistsinwinsoverBostonCollegeandProvidenceCollege.Hadagoalandtwoassistsin7-1winatBostonCollegeandfollowedwithapower-playgoalin6-1winatProvidence. • Scored two goals in 3-2 overtime loss to Minnesota State; first came short-handed in the first period and the second was a 5-on-3 power-play goal. • Picked up first point of collegiate career with an assist in 6-1 win over Min-nesotaStateon10/12.
22JasonPaige,Sr.,C•Scoredgame-winninggoalin4-2winoverNorthernMichigan;goalwassev-enthoftheseasonandsecondgamewinneroftheyear.•Scoredonceandaddedanassistinthe6-2winoverAlaska(12/3)forthirdtwo-pointgameoftheseason.•Hadsecondtwo-goalofcareer,includinggamewinner,in4-1winoverMichi-ganState(11/17).•Scoredthirdgoaloftheyear(ppg)in4-2winatOhioStateonNov.3.•HadagoalandanassistinwinsoverArmyandAirForceatLightningCollegeHockeyClassicinTampa,Fla. • Scored first goal of the season in 6-1 win over Providence (10/21).•AssistedonapairofGarrettRegangoals,includingthegamewinner,in6-1season-openingwinoverMinnesotaState(10/12).•Selectedforthethirdtimetoserveasoneoftheteam’salternatecaptainspriortothestartoftheseason.
23MarkVanGuilder,Jr.,C•Scoredempty-netgoalfor13thgoaloftheseasonin4-2winoverNorthernMichigan(12/31);extendedpointstreaktosixgames(5-4-9).•Hadsecondconsecutivetwo-pointgame(1g,1a)andeighthmultiple-pointgameoftheyearin4-3winoverNorthernMichigan(12/30).•Recordedsevenmultiple-pointgameoftheseasonwithapairofassistsin4-3winoverMichiganonDec.10;assistedonbothgoalsbyGarrettReganinthegame.•PacedtheIrishwiththreegoalsintheAlaskaseries;scoredthirdgoalofthegameinatwo-minutespaninthethirdperiodin3-1winoverNanooks(12/2);addedtwogoalsin6-2wingivinghimtwomultiple-goalgamesontheyearandsixgameswithtwoormorepoints. • Picked up fifth multiple-point game of the year with a goal and assist in 5-2 winoverBowlingGreenon11/10;addedsecondgoalofweekendin4-0winon11/11.•Turnedinfourthmultiple-pointgamewithagoalandanassistin4-2winatOhio State; goal was the game winner, his first of the season.•NamedInside college Hockey.com’s player of the week for five-point (3g, 2a) weekendversusBostonCollegeandProvidence.•Hadthirdmultiple-pointgameoftheseasonwithtwoassistsin6-1winatProvidence(10/21).•Recordedsecondhattrickofhiscareerin7-1winoverBostonCollege(10/20);secondthree-pointgameofseasonandsixthofhiscareer. • Had first three-point game (2g, 1a) of the season and fifth game of career with threeormorepointsin6-1winoverMinnesotaStateon10/12.
24BrianD’Arcy,Jr.,D25ChristianHanson,So.,C • Recorded first multiple-point game of career (1g, 1a) in 4-3 win over Northern Michigan(12/30).•Scoredfourthgoaloftheseasoninthe7-3winatMichigan(12/8).•Rangoalstreaktothreegameswithagoalin4-2winoverOhioStateonNov.4.•Hadbestweekendofhiscareer,scoringgoalsinwinsoverArmyandAirForceatLightningCollegeHockeyClassic;goalversusAirForcewasgamewinner.WasnamedtournamentMVPandwasselectedtoAll-TournamentTeam.
26T.J.Jindra,Sr.,C • Scored first goal of the season and first since Nov. 26, 2005 in 4-2 win over NorthernMichigan;goalsnappeda43-gamescoringdrought.•AssistedonVanGuildergoalinsecondperiodof4-0winoverBowlingGreen(11/11)forsecondpointofseason. • Picked up first point of the season with an assist on Mark Van Guilder game winnerin4-2winagainstOhioState(11/3).•Missedseasonopenerwithacornealabrasiontolefteye.ReturnedtolineupthefollowingnightatMinnesotaState(10/14).•Selectedteamcaptainforthesecondyeartobecomethe14thtwo-timecaptainfor the Irish and the first since Evan Nielsen ‘03 from 2001-03.
27MichaelBartlett,Sr.,RW•Pickedupseventhassistoftheseasoninthe4-2winoverNorthernMichigan(12/31).•Hadathree-gamepointstreak(0-3-3)fromNov.24throughDec.2.•Hadthirdassistoftheseasonin4-2winagainstOhioState(Nov.3).•RecordedassistsineachgameofLightningCollegeHockeyClassicinwinsoverArmyandAirForce.• Picked up first goal of the season on a third-period breakaway in 6-1 win over Providence(10/21).
30DavidBrown,Sr.,Goaltender•Pickedupcareer-bestandnation-leading15thwinoftheseasonwith16savesin 4-2 win over Northern Michigan (12/31); win made him fifth Irish goaltender torecord40winsinacareer;gamewas15thconsecoutivestartforBrown.•Made14thconsecutivestartin4-3winoverNorthernMichigan,making19savesinthegame.•Stopped25of28shotsin4-3winoverMichigan(12/10);gaveupsixgoalsontheweekend,mostthisseason,butstillwonapairofgamesagainstseventh-rankedWolverines.•Stopped26of29shotsin7-3winatMichigan(12/8);wasthirdcareerwinforBrownovertheWolverines.•Pickedupback-to-backwinsoverAlaskaonDec.2-3;made21savesin3-1winonDec.2andthenadded17savesin6-2winonDec.3.•Made18savesin4-2winoverNebraska-Omahaon11/24;turnedin19-savenightin3-2losson11/25.•Sawhiseight-gameunbeatenstreak(7-0-1)snappedin2-0lossatMichiganState(11/18).Made15savesinthegame.•Ranunbeatenstreaktoeightgames(7-0-1)witha26-saveperformancein4-1winoverMichiganState(11/17).•Stopped52-of-54shotsinweekendsweepofBowlingGreen;made24savesin5-2winon11/10;had28-saveshutoutwith4-0victoryagainstFalconson11/11;eighthcareershutoutforBrown.•Stopped46-of-49shotsinwinandtieversusOhioState;made22savesin4-2winoverOhioStateonNov.3;followedwith24savesin1-1tieonNov.4;se-lectedCCHAgoaltenderoftheweekforthesecondtimethisseason.1.26goals-againstaverageand.950savepercentageleadtheCCHAandistopsinthenation. • Had first shutout of season in 2-0 win over Air Force in championship game ofLightningCollegeHockeyClassicon10/28;made28savestorecordseventhcareershutouttosetaNotreDamerecord.Selectedtotheall-tournamentteam.•SelectedCCHAgoaltenderoftheweekbystopping48-of-50shotsinwinsoverBostonCollegeandProvidenceCollege;had26savesin7-1winatBostonCol-lege(10/20),givingupjustonepower-playgoal.Stopped22-of-23shotsin6-1winatProvidenceCollege(10/21).•Stopped13-of-16shotsin3-2overtimelossatMinnesotaState(10/14).•Made36savesinseason-opening6-1winoverMinnesotaStateon10/12;lonegoalsurrenderedcameshort-handed.
30TomO’Brien,Fr.,Goaltender
33GarrettRegan,So.,LW•Third-periodbreakawaygoalgaveIrisha2-0leadin4-2winoverNorthernMichigan(12/31)toextendpointstreaktosevengames(4-4-8).•First-periodassistagainstNorthernMichigan(12/30)givesReganasix-gamepointstreak(3g,4a,7pts.)•Scoredapairofgoals,includingthegamewinnerinthe4-3victoryoverMichi-ganonDec.10forhissecondtwo-goalgameoftheseason;hadthreegoalsintheweekendseriesversustheWolverines.•ScoredonthepowerplaytogiveIrisha2-0leadonthewaytoa7-3winatMichigan(12/8).•Turnedinathree-pointweekendagainstAlaskawiththreeassistsinthetwo-gameseries;pickeduponehelperin3-1winonDec.2andaddedapairinthe6-2victoryonDec.3.•HadthirdgoaloftheseasoninthewinoverArmyinthethirdperiod.•Scoredtwogoals,includinggamewinnerin6-1winoverMinnesotaState(10/12); goals came in a span of 2:36 early in the first period.
