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1 Sports Information Office University of Notre Dame 112 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN FAX NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH HOCKEY NOTRE DAME HOCKEY (15-9-0/ ) OCTOBER 7 USA Under-18 Team (preseason) T, 1-1 (ot) (ND wins shootout, 2-1, in five rounds) $ at Ice Breaker Tournament 12 vs. rv/#20 Maine (NBCSN) W, vs. Nebraska-Omaha (NBCSN) W, #13/#13 Minnesota Duluth L, #13/#13 Minnesota Duluth W, at #15/#16 Northern Michigan W, at #15/#16 Northern Michigan W, 3-2 NOVEMBER 2 #11/#11Western Michigan L, #11/#11Western Michigan W, at #1/#1 Boston College L, at #13/#13 Michigan (CBSSN) W, at #13/#13 Michigan (Comcast) W, #7/#7 North Dakota L, #7/#7 North Dakota W, Lake Superior State W, 3-2 DECEMBER 1 Lake Superior State W, Michigan State (NBCSN) W, Michigan State (Comcast) W, at Bowling Green W, 4-1 JANUARY 8 at #1/#1 Minnesota (FSN+) L, at Michigan State (Comcast) W, at Michigan State (Comcast) L, at Bowling Green L, Alaska L, Alaska (CBSSN) L, Ferris State (CBSSN) 7:35 pm 26 Ferris State 7:05 pm FEBRUARY 1 at Ohio State 7:05 pm 2 at Ohio State 7:05 pm 8 Michigan (CBSSN) 7:35 pm 9 Michigan (Comcast) 7:05 pm 15 at Miami (CBSSN) 7:35 pm 17 # vs. Miami (FSD) 12:05 pm (CT) 22 at Western Michigan (CBSSN) 7:05 pm 23 at Western Michigan 7:05 pm MARCH 1 Bowling Green 7:35 pm 2 Bowling Green 7:05 pm 8-10 at First Round CCHA Playoffs TBA at Second Round CCHA Playoffs TBA ^ at CCHA Championships TBA at NCAA Regionals TBA APRIL 11/13 at NCAA Frozen Four TBA (at Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pa.) Home Games in bold Rankings - USA Today/USCHO.com CCHA Conference game $ Sprint Center (Kansas City, Mo.) # Soldier Field (Chicago, Ill.) Hall of Fame Game ^ Joe Louis Arena (Detroit, Mich.) All Times Local To Site TV - NBCSN (NBC Sports Network) CBSSN (CBS Sports Network) FSN+ (Fox Sports North Plus) FSD (Fox Sports Detroit) GETTING BACK ON TRACK: The University of Notre Dame hockey team closes out its four-game home stand this weekend with a pair of games versus Ferris State at the Compton Family Ice Arena. The two teams meet at 7:38 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 25 in a game that will be televised by CBS Sports Network. Ben Holden, Dave Starman and Shireen Saski will handle the play-by-play and color commentary. Game two of the series is set for 7:05 p.m. on Sat., Jan. 26 and can be seen on the Notre Dame website at UND.com via live video streaming. After a pair of home losses to Alaska last weekend, the Irish will be looking to snap a four-game losing streak that has dropped them to overall and in the CCHA, good for 33 points and a first-place tie with Western Michigan. The conference race has turned into a four-team battle for the top as the Irish and Broncos lead third-place Miami (32) by one point and fourth-place Ferris State (31) by just two points in the standings. Notre Dame, Western Michigan and Miami have played 16 CCHA games while the Bulldogs have played 18. Notre Dame is currently ranked eighth in the nation in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll and seventh by USCHO.com. Ferris State brings a overall record and a league mark into the weekend series. The Bulldogs are coming off a pair of wins versus Michigan State last weekend and have won three in a row and five of their last six games. IRISH VERSUS BULLDOGS: Notre Dame and Ferris State have met 73 times in the all-time series with the Bulldogs owning a advantage to date. At home, the Irish trail Ferris State by a margin. Last season, the two teams met four times in a pair of home-andhome series with the Bulldogs winning three of the four games. The lone Notre Dame win Notre Dame vs. Ferris State Compton Family Ice Arena (5,022) Notre Dame, Indiana January 25-26, 2013 The Teams: #8/#7 Notre Dame (15-9-0/ ) vs. Ferris State (12-9-3/ ) The Games: Friday, January 25, 2013 Compton Family Ice Arena (5,022) 7:38 p.m. Saturday, January 26, 2013 Compton Family Ice Arena (5,022) 7:05 p.m. Broadcast Information: Radio: Notre Dame s series versus Ferris State will be broadcast live on Real Country 99.9 FM in South Bend. Darin Pritchett, the voice of the Irish, will call the action. Television: Friday s game versus the Bulldogs will be televised live by CBS Sports Network. Ben Holden, Dave Starman and Shireen Saski will provide play-by-play and analysis. Internet: Audio/Video: Live audio streaming for the Ferris State series is available on the Notre Dame website at UND.com free of charge. Live video streaming will be available for Saturday s game on the Notre Dame website at UND.com, free of charge. Statistics: Livestats can be found at ccha.com or collegehockeyinc.com. Twitter: Follow Irish hockey on Twitter at ND_hockey. SERIES INFORMATION vs. Ferris State All-time Series: Ferris State leads, At Notre Dame: FSU leads, At Big Rapids: FSU leads, Neutral: FSU leads, Last 10 meetings: Series even, Meetings: Dec. 9 at FSU 4, ND 1 Dec. 10 at ND 4, FSU 1 Feb. 10 FSU 3, at ND 0 Feb. 11 at FSU 5, ND 1 VERSUS FERRIS STATE: Name GP G A PTS Mike Voran Jeff Costello Sam Calabrese T.J. Tynan Anders Lee Nick Larson David Gerths Kevin Lind Stephen Johns Shayne Taker Jared Beers Kevin Nugent Bryan Rust Austin Wuthrich Robbie Russo Garrett Peterson Peter Schneider Goaltenders MIN W-L-T GA SVS SV% GAVG S. Summerhays 125: Mike Johnson 294: came at the Compton Family Ice Arena, a 4-1 victory on Dec. 10. Over the last 10 meetings, the two teams have each won five games (5-5-0). NEXT FOR THE IRISH: Notre Dame will open February on the road as the Irish travel to Columbus, Ohio to face the Ohio State Buckeyes in a pair of 7:05 p.m. games on Feb. 2-3 at the Value City Arena. Six of Notre Dame s eight games in February are on the road.

2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Hockey Game Notes Page 2 HEAD COACH JEFF JACKSON Full Name Jeffery L. Jackson Birthdate June 22, 1955 Hometown Roseville, Michigan Education Bachelor s Degree in Communications Michigan State 78 Bachelor s Degree in Education Michigan State 79 Collegiate Coaching Experience Assistant Coach, Lake Superior State ( ) Head Coach, Lake Superior State ( ) Record: (.751); two NCAA titles, two CCHA regular-season titles, four CCHA tournament championships Head Coach, University of Notre Dame (2005-) Record: (.611); two CCHA regularseason titles ( 06-07, 08-09); two CCHA tournament titles, four NCAA appearances, two NCAA Frozen Four appearances International Coaching Experience National Coach and Senior Director, U.S. National Team Developmental Program ( ) Head Coach, U.S. Junior National Team ( ) Won silver medal at World Junior Championships Assistant Coach, U.S. Olympic Team (1998) Junior Hockey Experience Head Coach, OHL s Guelph Storm ( ) Record: (4) Professional Experience Assistant Coach, New York Islanders ( ) Coaching Honors CCHA Coach of the Year ( ) CCHA Coach of the Year ( ) Spencer Penrose Award ( ) CCHA Coach of the Year ( ) Jackson s Year-By-Year Collegiate Record Overall CCHA Year W - L - T.Pct W - L - T.Pct Totals DEFENDING THE BLUE LINE: The Notre Dame hockey team will participate in a special online auction this week to benefit Defending The Blue Line, an organization that helps kids in military families stay in the game of hockey despite the significant family stresses brought about by additional training and deployment requirements. The Irish will wear specially designed jerseys that will then be available via an online auction on the Notre Dame website - UND.com with bidding open from Jan. 23 to Jan. 31. The fundraising effort is being spearheaded by Irish senior left wing Nick Larson (Apple Valley, Minn.) who got involved with Defending The Blue Line due to his father s involvement with the organization. To date, Defending The Blue Line has helped over 5,000 military hockey families with equipment, hockey camps, special events like family NHL games, and financial assistance for fees associated with hockey. The group was recognized in 2011 by the White House in a special service hosted by Michelle Obama, and has been featured in major dailies across the nation. Brian Williams and NBC Nightly News ran a feature Defending The Blue Line in its popular program People Making A Difference. While the online auction is one way to contribute to this event, Notre Dame hockey will have several options available at the games versus Ferris State. Team memorobilia will be available in a silent auction that will be held each night during the Ferris State series. Fans can also just make donations to the cause online on the Irish website. NOT A GOOD START TO 2013: The Irish are to start the 2013 portion of the schedule. The current four-game losing streak is the longest for Notre Dame since a five-game streak from Feb. 4-Feb. 18 last season. After winning nine straight CCHA games from Nov. 4 through Jan. 11, the Irish have now lost four straight conference games. ALASKA RECAP: Friday, Jan Senior left wing Jarret Granberg scored his second goal of the night and the game winner with just three seconds left on the clock to give Alaska a 5-4 win over Notre Dame in front of a sellout crowd of 5,022 at the Compton Family Ice Arena. Granberg s goal capped a wild shootout that saw the Irish rally from a two-goal deficit and a pair of one-goal deficits only to come up short as time ticked away in the third period. Joining Granberg, who had a three-point night, on the Nanooks side of the ledger, were Garrick Perry, Nik Yaremchuk and Andy Taranto. Junior captain Anders Lee (Edina, Minn.) led the Irish attack with a goal and two assists on the night. Austin Wuthrich (So., Anchorage, Alaska), T.J. Tynan (Jr., Orland Park, Ill.) and Mario Lucia (Fr., Plymouth, Minn.) also scored for Notre Dame. Lee got the offensive show underway with his 13th goal of the season at 5:27 of the opening period. The big center banged the rebound of a Bryan Rust (Jr., Novi, Mich.) shot past Alaska goaltender John Kenney to make it 1-0. The Irish enjoyed the lead for less than two minutes when Perry scored his first goal of the season at 7:03. Fortyfive seconds later at 7:48, Alaska forged ahead with Yaremchuk picking up his third goal of the season converting another rebound, this time off the stick of Granberg to make it 2-1 after one period. Taranto made it 3-1 in favor of Alaska when his wrist shot from the high slot popped out of Steven Summerhays (Jr., Anchorage, Alaska) glove and trickled over the goal line. The goal was Taranto s seventh of the season. Notre Dame answered back with Wuthrich scoring from his knees in front of the Alaska goal has he took the rebound of a Sam Calabrese (Sr., Park Ridge, Ill.) shot and flipped it behind Kenney. That cut the Nanook lead to 3-2 after two periods. The Irish tied the game for the first time on the night at 10:37 and they did it short-handed as Tynan scored on a breakaway to make it 3-3 with his seventh goal of the year. Alaska went ahead 4-3 as Granberg scored on the same power play at 11:16 for his first goal of the night with Yaremchuck and Campbell picking up the assists. Notre Dame wasn t done though as the Irish were able to tie the game one more time with Lucia getting the equalizer at 15:58 to make it 4-4 with his sixth goal of the season. All that was left was the heartbreaking finish as Granberg pushed the rebound of a shot by Tyler Morley past Summerhays at 19:57 to give Alaska the 5-4 win. On the night, the Irish out shot Alaska by a margin. Summerhays finished with 22 saves while Kenney had 24. Saturday, Jan The University of Alaska took advantage of a five-minute power play and scored the only two goals it needed in a span of 35 seconds to hand Notre Dame its fourth straight loss, a 2-1 decision on Saturday night. Nik Yaremchuk and Tyler Morley scored power-play goals for the Nanooks while Mario Lucia had the lone Irish goal in the game. After a wide-open game on Friday night, the two teams clamped down defensively as they combined for just 37 shots on the night with Notre Dame having a advantage. Steven Summerhays finished with 15 saves in the Irish goal while John Keeney stopped 19-of-20 Irish shots. For the third straight game, Notre Dame scored first. Lucia put the Irish ahead 1-0 at 11:50 of the first when he banged the rebound of a Stephen Johns (Jr., Wampum, Pa.) slapshot past Kenney for his seventh of the season and second in as many nights. With the momentum, Notre Dame pressed the attack before Thomas DiPauli (Fr., Woodridge, Ill.) was called for a five-minute major for hitting from behind at 14:46. The Irish would kill the first 1:38 of the major when Alaska tied the game as Yaremchuk scored on a deflection at 16:24. Jarret Granberg, who assisted on both Nanook goals in the game, took a shot from the right point. Yaremchuck was just below the hash marks and deflected the shot over Summerhays for his fourth goal of the season. Just 35 seconds later at 16:59, Morley scored what proved to be the game winner when he tucked the rebound of a Granberg shot from the right side past Summerhays who had made the first save. The goal was Morley s eighth of the season. That would be it for the scoring as neither team could muster a sustained attack the rest of the game. Alaska finished the night going 2-for-6 on the power play while Notre Dame was 0-for-4.

3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Hockey Game Notes Page Notre Dame Personnel Breakdown Top Returnees (yr., pos., stats) Sam Calabrese (Sr., D 40 GP, )... Lone senior on Irish defense; two-year regular; solid, two-way defenseman Mike Johnson (Sr., G, 26 GP, , 2.69,.883)... Has appeared in 91 career games with 39 career wins, 2.63 goals against and.901 sv% Nick Larson (Sr., LW, 34 GP, 5-3-8)... Tough, rugged, veteran left wing with good hands around the net Kevin Nugent (Sr., RW, 26 GP, 0-3-3)... Veteran forward who is strong defensively; member of penalty killing unit in Jeff Costello (Jr., LW, 28 GP, )... Will look to return from injury-filled season; tough, rugged left wing who plays physical game David Gerths (Jr., C/RW, 35 GP, 0-4-4)... Physical, defensive-minded forward; had eight goals as freshman Stephen Johns (Jr., D, 39 GP, )... The hammer on ND s defense; talented, hard-nosed blue liner Anders Lee (Jr., 40 GP, )... Lone team captain; honorable mention all-ccha in 11-12; 41 goals in 84 career games Kevin Lind (Jr., 39 GP, 1-2-3)... Big, strong, stay-at-home defenseman Bryan Rust (Jr., (Jr., 40 GP, )... Talented right wing who can play on a top line and also kill penalties; strong with puck Steven Summerhays (Jr., 20 GP, ; 2.43,.910)... Took over as top goaltender late in the season; two shutouts in his last five games Shayne Taker (Jr., D, 40, 2-5-7)... Solid, all-around defenseman who moves the puck well in his zone T.J. Tynan (Jr., C, 39 GP, )... Top scorer in each of first two seasons; first team all-ccha; dynamic, talented center Mike Voran (Jr., RW, 38 GP, )... Solid, all-around forward who plays in all situations Robbie Russo (So., D, 40 GP, )... Selected to CCHA all-rookie team; quarterback of Notre Dame power play Peter Schneider (So., RW, 23 GP, 2-4-6)... Speedy, right wing who came on late in the season; native of Vienna, Austria Austin Wuthrich (So., RW, 36 GP, )... Pleasant surprise as a freshman; took regular role and was top scoring rookie Key Losses (yr., pos., stats) Billy Maday (Gr., RW, 40 GP, )... Finished third in scoring and served as team co-captain; 105 career points at ND Sean Lorenz (Gr., D, 39 GP, )... Lone senior blue liner; team co-captain; third among defensemen in scoring Riley Sheahan (Jr., C, 37 GP, )... Signed with Detroit following season; career highs in goals and points; strong two-way center Patrick Gaul (Gr., C, 32 GP, 2-5-7)... Had career highs in goals, assists and points; strong defensive forward Top Newcomers (Pos., Class, Ht./Wt... Hometown/Previous Team) Thomas DiPauli... C/LW... Fr / Woodridge, Ill./USA Under-18 Team Steven Fogarty... C... Fr /20... Edina, Minn./Penticton Vees (BCHL) Sam Herr... LW... Fr / Hinsdale, Ill./Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) Mario Lucia... LW... Fr / Plymouth, Minn./Penticton Vees (BCHL) Andy Ryan... D... Fr / Brighton, Mich./Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) SCORING FIRST: A positive stat for Notre Dame during the first half of the season was the fact that when the Irish scored the first goal of the game, they were Over the last three games, Notre Dame has continued to score the first goal of the game but the results have not been the same. The Irish have scored the opening goal in each of the last three games and are in those contests. For the season, Notre Dame is when scoring first and when opponents light the lamp first. SWEPT AWAY: The two losses at home to Alaska (Jan ) marked the first time that the Irish have been swept at the Compton Family Ice Arena since Dec. 2-3, 2011 when Northeastern took 9-2 and 2-1 wins over the Irish. The last time the Nanooks swept Notre Dame in South Bend came on March 3-4, 2006, when they won both games of a first-round playoff series against the Irish. HUMANITARIAN AWARD: Junior goaltender Mike Johnson (Verona, Wis.) has been selected as one of 11 nominees for the BNY Mellon Wealth Management College Hockey Humanitarian Award. The award honors college hockey s top citizen and will be presented during the Frozen Four in Pittsburgh, Pa., on April 12. Johnson has been active in all the community service projects that the Notre Dame hockey team has been involved in during his four seasons at Notre Dame. As a senior in , he oversees the team s community service efforts and is in his second season as one of the hockey team s liaisons to Notre Dame s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). This past summer and through the first half of this season, he participated in the Irish Experience Camp. The camp works with disadvantaged kids, teaching them to set goals and how to work towards them. As a junior, he was a member of Life Work s Dream Teams that visited area schools, serving as mentors to elementary school children. Throughout his career at Notre Dame, Mike has been active in the Irish Youth Hockey League (IYHL), working with local youth hockey groups, teaching and helping grow the game in the local area. He has participated in team activities like the Junior Diabetes Walk, the Buddy Walk for kids with Downs Syndrome and has participated in Habitat for Humanity. HOBEY HOPEFULS: Three members of the Notre Dame roster are under consideration for the Hobey Baker Award. Centers Anders Lee and T.J. Tynan along with goaltender Steven Summerhays are among the 78 players listed on the Hobey Baker voting website. Fans can vote for their top players at hobeybakeraward. com, now through March 10. From there, a top 10 list will be announced. That list will be paired to the Hobey Hat Trick of three finalists on April 3 with the winner announced on April 12 at the NCAA Frozen Four in Pittsburgh, Pa. RUST NEVER SLEEPS: Junior right wing Bryan Rust is off to the best start of his Notre Dame career. In 24 games this season, Rust ranks third in scoring with 18 points on six goals and 12 assists. He has two power-play goals and three of his goals have been game winners. Rust leads the team with a +16 rating and he is second on the team with 65 shots on goal. As a sophomore, Rust had five goals and six assist for 11 points. His best season was his freshman campaign when he had six goals and 13 assists for 19 points and he is just one point off those totals now. CLIMBING THE LADDER: Junior center Anders Lee became the 48th player in the history of the Notre Dame hockey program to score 100 points in his career as he did it on Jan. 18 with a goal and two assists versus Alaska. He enters tonight s game tied for 47th overall with 54 goals and 46 assists for 100 points in 108 games. He joins teammate T.J. Tynan who reached the Century mark on November 15th. He is now tied for 34th on the scoring list with 43 goals and 72 assists for 115 points in 107 career games. Century Club Name (Seasons) G A Pts 1. Brian Walsh ( ) John Noble ( ) Eddie Bumbacco ( ) Ian Williams ( ) Alex Pirus ( ) John Schmidt ( ) Jeff Brownschidle ( ) T.J. Tynan ( ) Ryan Thang ( ) Kevin Deeth ( ) Ray DeLorenzi ( ) Aaron Gill ( ) Connor Dunlop ( ) Jack Brownschidle ( ) Tim Reilly ( ) Billy Maday ( ) Aniket Dhadphale ( ) Bob Thebeau ( ) Matt Hanzel ( ) Kevin Hoene ( ) Anders Lee (2009 -) Paul Clarke ( )

4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Hockey Game Notes Page Notre Dame Hockey Roster No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Age * Hometown/Last Team 1 Steven Summerhays G Jr Anchorage, Alaska/Green Bay (USHL) 3 Shayne Taker D Jr Surrey, B.C./Cowichan Valley (BCHL) 5 Robbie Russo D So Westmont, Ill./USA Under-18 Team 6 Andy Ryan D Fr Brighton, Mich./Sioux City (USHL) 8 Sam Calabrese D Sr Park Ridge, Ill./ USA Under-18 Team 9 Anders Lee (C) C Jr Edina, Minn./Green Bay (USHL) 10 David Gerths C Jr Ankeny, Iowa/Green Bay (USHL) 11 Jeff Costello LW Jr Milwaukee, Wis./Cedar Rapids (USHL) 12 Sam Herr LW Fr Hinsdale, Ill./Green Bay (USHL) 14 Thomas DiPauli C Fr Woodridge, Ill./USA Under-18 Team 15 Peter Schneider RW So Vienna, Austria/Indiana (USHL) 16 Mike Voran RW Jr Livonia, Mich./Sioux Falls (NAHL) 17 Nick Larson LW Jr Apple Valley, Minn./Waterloo (USHL) 18 T.J. Tynan C Jr Orland Park, Ill./Des Moines (USHL) 19 Garrett Peterson C So Manhattan, Ill./Lincoln Stars (USHL) 20 Kevin Nugent RW Sr New Canaan, Conn./Tri-City (USHL) 21 Bryan Rust RW Jr Novi, Mich./USA Under-18 Team 22 Mario Lucia LW Fr Plymouth, Minn./Penticton (BCHL) 23 Eric Johnson D So Verona, Wis./Dubuque (USHL) 25 Kevin Lind D Jr Homer Glen, Ill./Chicago (USHL) 26 Steven Fogarty C Fr Edina, Minn./Penticton (BCHL) 27 Austin Wuthrich RW So Anchorage, Alaska/USA Under-18 Team 28 Stephen Johns D Jr Wampum, Pa./USA Under-18 Team 29 Jared Beers D Jr Mishawaka, Ind./Cedar Rapids (USHL) 31 Joe Rogers G Jr Marysville, Mich./Albert Lea (NAHL) 32 Mike Johnson G Sr Verona, Wis./Cedar Rapids (USHL) Coach: Jeff Jackson Associate Head Coach: Paul Pooley Associate Coach: Andy Slaggert Volunteer Assistant Coach: Jason Nightingale Coordinator of Hockey Ops: Nick Siergiej Equipment Manager: Dave Gilbert Athletic Trainer: Kevin Ricks Senior Manager: John Madison 13 INTO THE TOP 10: Junior center T.J. Tynan scored his fifth career short-handed goal in the Jan. 18 loss to Alaska. The goal moved the speedy center iceman into a tie for 10th on Notre Dame s all-time short-handed goals list. SHORT-HANDED: For just the second time this season, Notre Dame surrendered two powerplay goals in a game in the 2-1 loss to Alaska on Jan. 19. Since the start of 2013, the Irish have given up just four power-play goals in 31 chances (.871). Of those four power-play goals, Alaska had three of them. Since Nov. 2, the last time the Irish gave up two ppg in a game, Notre Dame is 66-for-73 (.904) killing penalties over the last 17 games. For the year, the Irish are 90-for-101 for a.891 success rate. That is tops in the CCHA and seventh in the nation. WORK HORSE: Dating back to last Feb. 24, Irish goaltender Steven Summerhays has played in 27 of the last 31 games, making 26 starts. During those 27 games, Summerhays is with a 1.69 goals-against average, a.934 save percentage and five shutouts. His shutout win versus Western Michigan (4-0) on Nov. 4 was the 20th win of his Notre Dame career. He is now for his career with a 2.26 goals-against average and a.910 save percentage. This season, Summerhays is second in the CCHA in wins (13) and is third in goals-against average (1.79). He is sixth in save percentage (.927) and tied for the league lead with three shutouts. THE PUCK STOPS HERE: Notre Dame junior goaltender Steven Summerhays (Anchorage, Alaska) made 30 saves in the Jan. 11, 1-0 win, over Michigan State to record his third shutout of the season and the fifth of his career. He is the first Irish goaltender to record three shutouts in one season since Jordan Pearce 09 had eight in the season. Summerhays has recorded all five of his shutouts in his last 24 starts, dating back to Feb. 24 of last season. His first career shutout came versus Michigan State, a 2-0, 25-save performance on that date. CAREER YEAR: Sophomore defenseman Robbie Russo (Westmont, Ill.) now has career highs in goals (5), assists (12), points (17) and power-play goals (4) this season and he has done it in just 24 games. As a freshman, Russo had four goals and 11 assists for 15 points in 40 games. He leads all CCHA defensemen in scoring this season with his 17 points. His four power-play goals are tops on the team. Nationally, his 17 points is the sixth-best total by a defenseman. LEAGUE LEADER: Junior center Anders Lee scored his 13th goal of the season in the Jan. 18 game versus Alaska. He continues to lead the CCHA in that category and is third in points with 22 (13g, 9a). Nationally, his 13 goals tie him for fifth in the country in goal scoring. 30 OR MORE: Through the first 24 games of the season, Notre Dame has outshot its opposition in 18 of them, getting 30 or more shots in a game 16 times. The Irish are averaging 30.9 shots per game to 24.9 for their opponents. The 41 shots against North Dakota on Nov. 24 was a season high for Notre Dame. The 20 shots that the Irish registered on Jan. 19 against Alaska tied Notre Dame for its season low in shots in a game. The previous time came on Nov. 9 against Boston College. PUCKS TO THE NET: Through the first 24 games this season, Notre Dame has out shot the opposition 18 times and is in those games. In games that opponents get more shots, the Irish are For the year, Notre Dame is averaging 30.9 shots per game while the opposition is getting 24.9 per game. THE OTHER GUY: Senior goaltender Mike Johnson made his first start since Dec. 1 in the Jan. 15 game versus Bowling Green. The Verona, Wis., native was injured against Lake Superior State on Dec. 1 at the 14:23 mark of the second period with a 4-1 lead in a game the Irish would win, 6-1. Versus Bowling Green, Johnson made 27 saves in a 4-2 loss to the Falcons. For the year, he is now with a 2.76 goals-against average and a.904 save percentage. For his career, he has appeared in 94 games, making 88 starts and is with a 2.64 goals-against average and a.901 save percentage with two shutouts. His 41 wins make him just one of seven Notre Dame goaltenders to win 40 or more games in his career. WELCOME BACK: Notre Dame has added sophomore forward Garrett Peterson (Manhattan, Ill.) to the roster for the second half of the season. Peterson sat out the first semester for personal reasons. As a freshman during the season, the 5-11, 196- pound center/right wing played in 20 games with two goals and two assists for four points. He was whistled for eight penalties resulting in 24 minutes and led the Irish with a +6. Peterson has played in three games since his return to the Notre Dame roster. MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME: Freshman left wing Mario Lucia missed the first nine games of the season with a broken leg that was suffered on Aug. 29 in preseason training. He returned to the lineup on Nov. 15 at Michigan and in 15 games back in action, he has scored seven goals with five assists for 12 points. He scored goals in each game of the Alaska series last weekend. Three of his goals have come on the power play. He was named the CCHA Rookie of the Week twice in December and was the Rookie of the Month for December. USA-USA-USA: Freshman left wing Mario Lucia spent his Christmas break in Ufa, Russia as a member of the gold-medal winning United States World Junior Team. He is the 16th Notre Dame player to be selected to play in the championships and joins current teammates defenseman Stephen Johns and center T.J. Tynan who were members of the 2012 team that finished seventh in Calgary, Alta. Lucia became the second Irish player to win a gold

5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Hockey Game Notes Page 5 medal and the fifth to earn a medal since the tournament started in He joins Kyle Palmieri as a gold medal winner (Palmieri won gold in 2010) and Palmieri (bronze in 2011), Kyle Lawson 10 (bronze in 2007) and Ben Simon 00 (silver in 1997) as all-time medal winners. Lucia finished with one assist for one point in the seven games. VETERANS: The Notre Dame team is a definitely a veteran unit. Looking at the Irish roster, there are currently eight players that have played 100 or more games in their careers. Three others have played 91 or more games and, barring injury, should play in their 100th games this season. PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Notre Dame junior center T.J. Tynan was named the CCHA Warrior Player of the Month for the month of December. In four games, Tynan helped the Irish to a record by scoring three goals with four assists for seven points. He scored one power-play goal and had a pair of game winners while being +4 for the month. Tynan scored at least one point in each game and had three games with two or more points. On the season, he is now tied for second on the team in scoring with five goals and 10 assists for 15 points in 18 games. ROOKIE OF THE MONTH: Notre Dame freshman left wing Mario Lucia was named the CCHA Gongshow Rookie of the Month for the month of December. The 6-3, 193-pound forward helped the Irish to a month by scoring three goals with four assists for seven points. Two of his goals came on the power play and he was +4 over the four games. During November, Lucia recorded his first multiple-goal game (2 goals versus Lake Superior on Dec. 1) and had three multiplepoint games overall. He was twice named the CCHA Gongshow Rookie of the Week (Dec. 3 and Dec. 10). In nine games this season, Lucia has five goals and five assists for 10 points and is tied for the team lead with three power-play goals. VERSUS WCHA: Notre Dame s game against Minnesota on Jan. 8 was the sixth game this season that the Irish played against teams from the WCHA. They finished their six games with a mark. Notre Dame opened the year with a 3-2 win over Nebraska Omaha in the championship game of the Ice Breaker Tournament (Oct. 13). The Irish then started their home schedule with two games against Minnesota Duluth (Oct ), splitting those contests, losing 3-1, and then taking a 4-1 decision. Notre Dame picked up another split versus North Dakota (Nov ), losing the first night, 2-1, before taking the second game, 5-2. The Irish closed out the WCHA portion of the schedule with a 4-1 loss at Minnesota on Jan. 8. BROOM TIME: Notre Dame s sweep of Michigan State on Dec. 7-8 was the second consecutive home sweep for the Irish this season and the fourth overall. The last time that Notre Dame swept back-to-back series was during the season when the Irish swept Bowling Green at home on Feb , 2011 and then won two at Ferris State the following weekend CCHA Preseason Picks The coaches and the media from the CCHA agreed to disagree on their top teams for the season. The coaches in the CCHA selected Notre Dame first for the second consecutive year while the media had Michigan at the top of their list. Here s a look at the CCHA preseason polls. CCHA Coaches Poll (1st-place) Points Media Poll (1st-place) Points 1. NOTRE DAME (7) Michigan (50) Michigan (2) Western Michigan (25) Western Michigan (2) NOTRE DAME (9) Miami (OH) Ferris State (3) Ferris State Miami Ohio State 66 6 Michigan State Michigan State Ohio State Bowling Green Northern Michigan 389 Northern Michigan Bowling Green Alaska Lake Superior Lake Superior Alaska 150 In voting by the coaches, the preseason all-ccha teams were announced. For the second consecutive year, Irish forwards T.J. Tynan and Anders Lee were selected to the first team. Tynan led all vote getters with nine first-place votes and 48 points. Defenseman Sam Calabrese (Park Ridge, Ill.) was an honorable mention selection as he received 10 points CCHA Preseason First Team CCHA Preseason Second Team Player, Yr., School (First) Totals Pos. Player, Yr.,School (First) Totals T.J. Tynan, Jr., ND (9) 48 F Austin Czarnik, So., MU (3) 31 Anders Lee, Jr., ND (7) 42 F Alex Guptill, So., UM (4) 28 Chase Balisy, Jr., WMU (5) 40 F Cody Kunyk, Jr., UAF (2) 22 Dan DeKeyser, Jr., WMU (8) 44 D Lee Moffie, Sr., UM (3) 34 Jon Merrill, Jr., UM (8) 44 D Kyle Follmer, Sr., NMU (1) 22 Frank Slubowski, So., WMU (6) 40 G Will Yanakeff, Jr., MSU (2) 17 Honorable mention (next six point totals, regardless of position with first team votes in parentheses): Scott Czarnowczan, Jr., D, Ferris State (2), 19; A.J. Treais, Sr., F, Michigan (1), 18; Kyle Bonis, Sr., F, Ferris State (1), 16; Kevin Kapalka, Jr., G, Lake Superior (2), 15; Andrew Hammond, Sr., G, Bowling Green (1), 15; Sam Calabrese, Sr., D, Notre Dame (0), 10. (Feb ). The last time that Notre Dame had four sweeps in a season came in that season when the Irish had five series sweeps. SHARING THE WEALTH: In Notre Dame s 5-1 win over Michigan State on Dec. 8, the Irish got goals from all four lines with the fourth line leading the way with a pair of goals. Through the first 22 games of the season, 16 different Notre Dame players have scored the team s 68 goals with Anders Lee leading the way with 13. T.J. Tynan and Mario Lucia are next with seven goals. Nineteen of the team s 22 skaters have scored at least one point with Lee leading the way with 22 points while Tynan follows with 20. Eight different players have scored game-winning goals for the Irish with Tynan and Rust leading the way with three. MULTIPLE-GOAL GAMES: The Irish have turned in four multiple-goal games this season with Mario Lucia joining the list with his first career, two-goal game in the win over Lake Superior State (Dec. 1). Left wing Jeff Costello recorded the first multiple-goal game of his Notre Dame career in the 5-2 win over North Dakota (Nov. 24). Anders Lee recorded his second multiplegoal game this season in the same contest versus North Dakota and now has 10 games with two or more goals in his Irish hockey career. IRISH WINS VERSUS NO. 1: Notre Dame has faced the No. 1 team in the nation twice this season. On Jan. 8 at Minnesota, the Irish dropped a 4-1 decision. They are 0-2 versus the top teams to date, having lost on Nov. 9 at top-ranked Boston College, 3-1. The last time the Irish defeated a No. 1-ranked team came on Oct. 23, 2010 when the Irish defeated #1/#1 Boston College with a 2-1 win. Notre Dame owns 12 wins over No. 1 ranked teams with four of those wins coming against Boston College. Here s a list of previous Irish wins versus top-ranked teams. 10/23/10 - vs. Boston College, 2-1 4/10/08 - vs. Michigan, 5-4 ot (at Frozen Four) 10/9/07 - at Miami, /21/06 - vs. Boston College, /22/04 - vs. Boston College, /23/03 - at Boston College, 1-0 1/3/99 - at North Dakota, /20/78 - at Minnesota, 3-2 1/13/78 - vs. Denver, 5-3 1/18/74 - vs. Michigan Tech, 7-1 2/24/73 - vs. Wisconsin, 4-3 2/23/73 - vs. Wisconsin, 8-5

6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Hockey Game Notes Page 6 IRISH VERSUS TOP-RANKED TEAMS: Notre Dame brings an record versus nationally ranked teams into this week s games. The Irish are at home, on the road and at neutral sites. Last season, Notre Dame was versus nationally ranked teams. USA Today/American Hockey Magazine USCHO.com Rank Team W-L-T Rank Team W-L-T rv vs. Maine W, vs. Maine W, Minnesota Duluth L, Minnesota Duluth L, Minnesota Duluth W, Minnesota Duluth W, at No. Michigan W, at No. Michigan W, at No. Michigan W, at No. Michigan W, Western Michigan L, Western Michigan L, Western Michigan W, Western Michigan W, at Boston College L, at Boston College L, at Michigan W, at Michigan W, at Michigan W, at Michigan W, North Dakota L, North Dakota L, North Dakota W, North Dakota W, at Minnesota L, at Minnesota L, 1-4 LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON: With the addition of freshman Mario Lucia to the Notre Dame roster in , the Irish now have three sons who have followed in their father s footsteps to play hockey at Notre Dame. Mario, follows his father, Don Lucia 81, who was a defenseman for the Irish from He is the head hockey coach at Minnesota. Current teammate, Kevin Nugent followed his dad - Kevin Nugent, Sr., 78 who played at Notre Dame from and was a teammate of Lucia s for one season. The third father-son duo is goaltender Rory Walsh 06 who played for the Irish from He was the first to follow his dad - Brian Walsh 77, who played for the Irish from and was a teammate of Nugent s for three seasons ( ). BRIGHT KIDS: University of Notre Dame athletic programs again rank as the best in the country in graduation rates, based on Graduation Success Rate (GSR) figures released by the NCAA -- including first-place ratings in the sports of football, men s basketball, women s basketball and ice hockey. Among the 120 Football Bowl Subdivision institutions, Notre Dame had the highest percentage of its sports with 100 percent scores (for the seventh time in eight years), with a.863 figure (19 of 22). In hockey, Notre Dame achieved a 100 GSR rating, to rank first (tied with Bowling Green) among Division I-A football-playing institutions. Here are the FBS institutions with scores of 65 or higher in that category: Score Institution 100 Notre Dame, Bowling Green 96 U.S. Air Force Academy 94 Michigan 85 U.S. Military Academy, Boston College, Connecticut 83 Miami (Ohio) 73 Western Michigan 65 Michigan State The four-year GSR data is based upon the entering classes from 2002 to In addition to men s and women s basketball and hockey, other Notre Dame programs recording 100 GSR scores in the 2012 listings were baseball, men s cross country/track, women s cross country/ track, men s fencing, women s fencing, men s golf, women s golf, women s lacrosse, women s rowing, men s soccer, women s soccer, women s softball, men s swimming, women s swimming, women s tennis and women s volleyball. TWO-TIMER: Freshman left wing Mario Lucia was selected as the CCHA Gongshow Rookie of the week in each of the last two weeks (Dec. 2 and Dec. 9). This past weekend, Lucia had a goal and two assists for four shots on goal and was +1 in a sweep of Michigan State. In each game of the series, the big left wing set up game-winning goals for the Irish. For the week ending Dec. 2, Lucia scored three goals in the two-game series with Lake Superior State, getting two of the goals via the power play. In the 3-2 win on Nov. 30, Lucia scored a second-period power-play goal to put the Irish in front, 2-0. He had four shots on goal and was -1 for the game. In the 6-1 victory on Dec. 1, the former Penticton Vee of the BCHL, scored two goals. The first came at 14:48 of the first period and gave Notre Dame a 3-0 lead. He added a second-period, power-play goal to give the Irish a 5-1 lead. WARRIOR CCHA PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Junior center Anders Lee was been named the Warrior CCHA Player of the Month for his play during the month of November. In eight games, Lee scored seven goals with two assists for nine points, getting one power-play goal, one shorthanded tally and one game winner while being +5 for the month. The native of Edina, Minn., scored in five of the team s eight games, helping the Irish to a record. Included were three multiple-point games. He was named the CCHA Postgame Offensive Player of the Week twice in the month (Nov. 5 and Nov. 26). His seven goals were most in the league for November while his nine points were second most. In 21games this season, Lee has 12 goals and seven assists for 19 points. CAREER NIGHT: Junior defenseman Kevin Lind (Homer Glen, Ill.) turned in a career-best three-point game (1g, 2a) in the 5-2 win over North Dakota. His goal was the first shorthanded goal of his career and snapped a 49-game, goal-scoring drought. Prior to Saturday s game, Lind s last goal came on Oct. 8, 2011 versus Minnesota Duluth Irish Awards and Honors Sam Calabrese Honorable Mention preseason all-ccha Stephen Johns All-Tournament Team at Ice Breaker Tournament Mike Johnson One of 11 finalists for the BNY Mellon Wealth Management College Hockey Humanitarian Award One of 20 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award Anders Lee Hobey Baker candidate Named the Warrior offensive player of the month (November) Selected CCHA Postgame offensive player of the week (Nov. 26) Selected CCHA Postgame offensive player of the week (Nov. 5). First team preseason all-ccha Selected Team Captain for season Mario Lucia CCHA Gongshow Rookie of the Month for December CCHA Gongshow rookie of the week (Dec. 9) Selected to the U.S. Junior National Preliminary Roster for World Jr. Championships CCHA Gongshow rookie of the week (Dec. 2) Robbie Russo CCHA Gladiator defensive player of the week (Nov. 19) Bryan Rust All-Tournament Team at Ice Breaker Tournament Steven Summerhays Hobey Baker candidate CCHA goaltender of the week (Nov. 19) CCHA Gladiator goaltender of the month for October CCHA goaltender of the week (Oct. 14) Inside College Hockey. com player of the week (Oct. 14) All-Tournament Team at Ice Breaker Tournament Shayne Taker CCHA Gladiator defenseman of the week (Dec. 17) T.J. Tynan Hobey Baker candidate CCHA Warrior Player of the Month for December All-Tournament Team at Ice Breaker Tournament Most Valuable Player at Ice Breaker Tournament First team preseason all-ccha

7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Hockey Game Notes Page 7 RARE SWEEP: Notre Dame s back-to-back wins at Michigan on Nov marked just the fourth all-time sweep for the Irish at Yost Arena in the program s history. The last time that Notre Dame won a series at Michigan came on Feb. 3-4, 1978 when the two teams were members of the WCHA, 35 seasons ago. The previous sweeps came in , and This marked the 22nd, two-game series played between the two programs in the 45-year history of the program. SEEMS LIKE OLD TIMES: When Notre Dame swept Michigan in the season, two members of that team were forward Kevin Nugent, Sr. 78 and defenseman Don Lucia 81. It would take 35 seasons for the Irish to duplicate the sweep feat at Yost Arena and again the Notre Dame roster had a Nugent and a Lucia on it. Senior forward Kevin Nugent, Jr. (New Canaan, Conn.) and freshman forward Mario Lucia were members of this year s team with Lucia scoring a goal in the victory. NATIONAL LETTERS-OF-INTENT: Irish head coach Jeff Jackson announced on Nov. 28 that Notre Dame has signed six student-athletes to national letters-of-intent. The six are: Dawson Cook (Cadillac, Mich.), Jordan Gross (Maple Grove, Minn.), Chad Katunar (Victoria, B.C.), Andre Oglevie (Fullerton, Calif.), Cal Petersen (Waterloo, Iowa) and Ali Thomas (New York, N.Y.). Dawson is a 6-1, 198-pound center who currently plays for the USA Under-18 Team in Ann Arbor, Mich. Gross is a 5-11, 178-pound defenseman who is in his first season with the Green Bay Gamblers of the United States Hockey League (USHL). Katunar is a 6-6, 218-pound goaltender who plays in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) with the Penticton Vees. Oglevie is a 5-9, 156-pound right wing who is with the Cedar Rapids Rough Riders of the USHL. Petersen is a 6-1, 175-pound goaltender who is a member of the USHL s Waterloo Black Hawks and Thomas is a 6-2, 211-pound left wing who started the year with the USHL s Chicago Steel before being traded to the Des Moines Buccaneers. Those six will join forward Vince Hinostroza (Bartlett, Ill.) and defenseman Justin Wade (Aurora, Ill.) who signed lettersof-intent last November but deferred to this season. Hinostroza is a teammate of Petersen s in Waterloo while Wade plays for the Fargo Force. (For more information on the Irish recruiting class, check the Notre Dame website at und. com). Stats as of Jan. 21, 2013 BCHL GP G A PTS PIM Chad Katunar - Penticton 32 GP, , 2.33,.923 sv% USHL GP G A PTS PIM Jordan Gross - Green Bay Vince Hinostroza - Waterloo Andrew Oglevie - C. Rapids Ali Thomas - Chi./D. Moines Justin Wade - Fargo/C. Rapids Cal Petersen - Waterloo 19 GP, , 3.27,.890 sv% USA UNDER-18 GP G A PTS PIM Dawson Cook BY THE CLASSES: The Notre Dame roster has four seniors, 12 juniors, five sophomores and five freshmen on the roster this season. The Irish return 18 monogram winners from last season and have seven of their top 10 scorers back in CALL HIM THE CAPTAIN: Junior center Anders Lee has been selected as the lone captain of the Notre Dame hockey team. The talented forward served as an alternate captain during the season. As a sophomore, he led the Irish with 17 goals and added 17 assists to finish second in scoring with 34 points. In his first two-plus seasons at Notre Dame, Lee has played in 97 career games with 49 goals and 42 assists for 91 points. NEVER BEFORE: Steven Summerhays 1-0 shutout win over the University of Maine on Oct. 12 marks the first time that the Irish have ever recorded a shutout in the opening game of a season. Notre Dame has never been shutout in the first game of the year. IN-SEASON TOURNAMENTS: Notre Dame has now played in 35 in-season tournaments in the 45-year history of the program. The Irish have now finished first a total of nine times. They have seven second-place finishes; finished third eight times and fourth on 11 different occasions. CHAMPIONS: Notre Dame won its first-ever Ice Breaker Tournament (Oct ) at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. The Irish opened the tournament with a 1-0 win over the University of Maine with T.J. Tynan getting the only goal and Steven Summerhays stopping all 22 shots he faced. In the championship game on Saturday, Summerhays stopped 28-of-30 shots while Peter Schneider, Anders Lee and Thomas DiPauli (Fr., Woodridge, Ill.) scored for the Irish in the 3-2 win over the Mavericks. Four Notre Dame players were selected to the all-tournament team led by Summerhays in goal and Tynan at forward. They were joined by defenseman Stephen Johns (Wampum, Pa.) and forward Bryan Rust. Tynan was named the tournament s most valuable player. The Irish have appeared in three Ice Breakers, finishing third in 1999 and second in MEREDITH HONORED: Former Notre Dame hockey All-American Greg Meredith 80 was honored by the University of Notre Dame Alumni Association on Oct. 1, when he received the 2012 Harvey G. Foster Award. The Foster Award, established in 1982, recognizes distinguished involvement in civic and University initiatives, particularly work to support children, young adults and the disabled. Meredith was a senior captain and All-American who established a career goal scoring record for Notre Dame s hockey team, and he went on to play four seasons with the National Hockey League s Atlanta Flames and its affiliates when the team moved to Calgary. After retiring in 1984, he earned a master s in business administration from Harvard Business School and began his business career with Salomon Brothers Inc. Since leaving Salomon Brothers in 1993, Meredith has started partnerships with firms such as NationsBank, HSBC and Proctor NBF Capital Partners, a venture formed with National Bank of Canada. In 1997, Meredith and his wife, Audrey, formed the Meredith Family Foundation. In honor of his late grandfather, John Proctor, the foundation s core mission is to support the education and development of children and young adults as well as institutions providing services to people with disabilities. The foundation has provided funding for the Paul E. Meredith Scholarships at Notre Dame and supported South Bend-based programs at the LOGAN Center, the St. Joseph County Special Olympics and Camp Millhouse, a summer camp for people with serious disabilities. Meredith, a 2005 NCAA Silver Anniversary Award winner, is currently a member of the Mendoza College of Business Graduate Advisory Board. He has been married to Audrey for 20 years and they have two children. I am deeply honored to be receiving this award from the Alumni Association. It is truly extraordinary to be recognized by such an accomplished group of Notre Dame men and women, he said. Recognition carries special meaning when it comes from an institution which has played such an important role in my life, and from people who share the core beliefs and spirit of that institution. This award is even more special to me when I think about the honor of joining a list of previous winners of this award, some of whom I know and all of whom I respect immensely for their accomplishments and their character. RANKINGS UPDATE: Notre Dame entered the season ranked 10th in the USA Today/ American Hockey Magazine poll and 14th in the USCHO.com poll. Week-by-week with the Irish this season: Irish National Rankings Date USA TODAY USCHO.com Preseason 10th 14th 10/8 13th 14th 10/15 10th 9th 10/22 9th 9th 10/29 8th 7th 11/5 8th 7th 11/12 7th 8th 11/19 6th 6th 11/26 6th 6th 12/3 4th 5th 12/10 3rd 3rd 12/17 3rd 3rd 12/24 No poll No poll 12/31 2nd 3rd 1/7 3rd 2nd 1/14 4th 5th 1/21 8th 7th