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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 (11-4-0/ ) 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) 7:05 pm 8 Michigan State (Comcast) 7:05 pm 15 at Bowling Green 7:05 pm JANUARY 8 at Minnesota (FSN+) 7:07 pm (CT) 11 at Michigan State (Comcast) 7:05 pm 12 at Michigan State (Comcast) 7:05 pm 15 at Bowling Green 7:05 pm 18 Alaska 7:35 pm 19 Alaska (CBSSN) 7:05 pm 25 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) CLOSING OUT THE HOMESTAND: Notre Dame will close out its six-game homestand this weekend with a pair of games versus CCHA foe Michigan State. Both games of the series are set for 7:05 p.m. on Dec. 7-8 at the Compton Family Ice Arena. Friday s game will be televised live by the NBC Sports Network. With the NHL lockout still in effect, the game will be broadcast by two familar faces - NHL play-by-play man Mike Emrick and NHL analyst Pierre McGuire. On Saturday, Comcast Michigan will broadcast the game with Ben Holden and Sean Ritchlin calling the action. That came can be seen in the South Bend area on South Bend Comcast Cable Channel 3. The Irish come into the series with a three-game home winning streak and have now won five straight CCHA games dating back to Nov. 4. Notre Dame is overall and in the CCHA, good for 21 points in the standings. The Irish are tied for second with Ferris State and Ohio State, just one point behind firstplace Miami with two games in hand on the RedHawks. The Irish are ranked fourth in the USAToday/American Hockey Magazine poll this week and fifth in the USCHO.com rankings, the high water mark for Notre Dame this season. The Irish are coming off a two-game sweep of Lake Superior last weekend, as they took 3-2 and 6-1 verdicts at home. Michigan State brings a overall record into the series and is in conference play. The Spartans dropped two games at home last weekend to Ohio State, losing 1-0 and 3-1. IRISH VERSUS SPARTANS: Notre Dame and Michigan State have met 110 times in the all-time series with the Spartans owning a advantage. The Irish have played only Michigan more often (132 games) in the program s history. In games played in South Bend, the Irish have a slight edge with a mark, but are versus the Spartans in the last eight games played at Notre Dame, Notre Dame at Michigan State Compton Family Ice Arena (5,022) Notre Dame, Indiana December 7-8, 2012 The Teams: #4/#5 Notre Dame (11-4-0/ ) vs. Michigan State (4-8-2/ ) The Games: Friday, December 7, 2012 Compton Family Ice Arena (5,022) 7:06 p.m. Saturday, December 8, 2012 Compton Family Ice Arena (5,022) 7:08 p.m. Broadcast Information: Radio: The Notre Dame-Michigan State series 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 night s game will be televised by the NBC Sports Network with Mike Doc Emrick and Pierre McGuire calling the action. On Saturday, the game will be carried by Comcast Michigan and can be seen on South Bend Comcast Cable Channel 3. Ben Holden and Sean Ritchlin will handle the play-by-play and color commentary. Internet: Audio/Video: Live audio streaming for the Michigan State series is available on the Notre Dame website at UND.com free of charge. Statistics: Gametracker is available on the Notre Dame website at UND.com. Livestats can be found at ccha.com or collegehockeyinc. com. SERIES INFORMATION vs. Michigan State Spartans All-time Series: MSU leads, At Notre Dame: ND leads, At East Lansing: MSU leads, Neutral: MSU leads, Last 10 meetings: ND leads, Meetings: Feb. 24 at ND 2, MSU 0 Feb. 25 MSU 4, at ND 2 VERSUS MICHIGAN STATE: Name GP G A PTS T.J. Tynan Nick Larson Mike Voran Jeff Costello Anders Lee Peter Schneider Austin Wuthrich Sam Calabrese Shayne Taker Stephen Johns Kevin Nugent David Gerths Kevin Lind Jared Beers Robbie Russo Goaltenders MIN W-L-T GA SVS SV% GAVG S. Summerhays 60: Mike Johnson 329: dating back to the campaign. The last time Michigan State won on Irish home ice was in the last meeting - Feb. 25, by a 4-2 score. That win for the Spartans snapped an 11-game (8-0-3) Notre Dame unbeaten streak in the series, dating back to the season. The two teams will meet in another two-game series on Jan , 2013 at Munn Arena in East Lansing, Mich.

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: (.616); 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 NEXT FOR THE IRISH: Notre Dame closes out the first half of the schedule on the road when the Irish face Bowling Green in a 7:05 p.m. game on Saturday, Dec. 15 at BGSU Ice Arena. They then break for finals and the Christmas holidays before returning to action at Minnesota on Jan. 8. LAKE SUPERIOR RECAP: Friday, Nov Notre Dame scored two power-play goals for the first time this season and used them to knock off Lake Superior State, 3-2, at the Compton Family Ice Arena. Mario Lucia (Fr., Plymouth, Minn.) and Mike Voran (Jr., Livonia, Mich.) scored with the man-advantage and Anders Lee (Jr., Edina, Minn.) added and even-strength goal in the victory. Kellan Lain and Domenic Monardo scored for the Lakers. The Irish out shot Lake Superior State, 35-20, in the win. Steven Summerhays (Jr., Anchorage, Alaska) made 18 saves for Notre Dame while Kevin Murdock had 32 for the Lakers. The Irish opened the scoring at 6:25 of the first period when Lee whipped a shot from the high slot through Murdock s pads for his ninth goal of the season and a 1-0 lead. The lead would go to 2-0 just 35 seconds into the second period when Lucia scored on the power play. Robbie Russo (So., Westmont, Ill.) set up the goal with a shot from the point that rang off the post. Lucia flipped the rebound over Murdock for his second goal of the year. Lain got the Lakers back in the game at at 5:15 of the second when he beat Summerhays with a wrist shot from the left circle for his third goal of the season. Notre Dame restored the two-goal lead at 7:24 when Voran deflected a Russo shot past Murdock on the power play. T.J. Tynan (Jr., Orland Park, Ill.) also picked up his second assist of the game. The Lakers kept on battling and cut the lead to 3-2 at 13:21 when Monardo scored his fifth of the season as he used an Irish defender as a screen and whipped a shot from the left circle past Summerhays to make it a one-goal game. Neither team scored in the third period. Notre Dame was 2-for-6 on the power play while Lake Superior was 0-for-3. Saturday, Dec. 1 - Mario Lucia scored two goals and Bryan Rust (Jr., Novi, Mich.) and Shayne Taker (Jr.. Verona, B.C.) contributed threepoint games as Notre Dame took a 6-1 decision over Lake Superior on Saturday night. Joining Lucia and Rust in the goal-scoring column were Anders Lee, T.J. Tynan and Stephen Johns (Jr., Wampum, Pa.). Kelin Ainsworth scored the lone Lakers goal in the game. The Irish scored early and often in the opening period on the way to a 4-0 lead. Rust opened the scoring at 5:29, scoring on the rebound of a Jeff Costello (Jr., Milwaukee, Wis.) shot. Tynan snapped an 11-game goal-scoring drought with his third of the year at 9:03 with Taker getting the first of his three assists on the night to make it 2-0. Lucia notched his first of the night at 14:48 redirecting a Mike Voran pass behind goaltender Kevin Kapalka for the 3-0 lead. Johns closed out the scoring on the power play at 16:58 when he hammered a shot from the point past Kapalka for his first of the season and a 4-0 lead. Ainsworth broke up goaltender Mike Johnson s (Sr., Verona, Wis.) shutout bid at 10:47 of the second period when he scored on a 2-on-1 chance. Johnson was forced to leave the game at 14:23 when he was injured in a goal-mouth collision and was replaced by Steven Summerhays. Lucia scored his second goal of the game and fourth of the year on the ensuing power play at 14:50 to make it 5-1. Lee then closed out the scoring at 17:52 with his 10th goal of the year. Notre Dame out shot Lake Superior, 32-27, in the game. Johnson and Summerhays each made 13 saves in the game. Kapalka played the first 20 minutes for the Lakers and had eight saves. Kevin Murdock played the final 40 minutes and finished with 18 saves. The Irish were 2-for-5 on the power play while Lake Superior was 0-for-4. TURNING ON THE POWER: After going the first 13 games of the season with just seven power-play goals in seven different games, the Notre Dame power play struck for a pair of goals in each game of the Lake Superior State series. The Irish were 2-for-6 on Friday and 2-for-5 on Saturday for a 4-for-11 mark (36.4%). On the season, the Irish are now 11-for-70 with the man advantage and are scoring at a 15.7% clip. SCORING FIRST: Scoring the first goal of the game has been important to Notre Dame s early-season success. The Irish are when they get the first goal of the game and when the opposition scores first. MILESTONE GOAL: Anders Lee recorded the 50th goal of his Notre Dame career when he scored at 6:25 of the first period of Friday s game against Lake Superior. The goal was his ninth of the season and with it he became the 32nd player in Notre Dame history to score 50 or more goals in his career. He added another goal in Saturday s 6-1 win for his 10th of the season. He is tied for the goal-scoring lead in the CCHA with Michigan s AJ Treais and is tied for third nationally with 10 goals. In 99 career games, Lee now has 51 goals and 42 assists for 93 points. He needs just seven points to become the 48th player in program history to score 100 or more points in his career. ON A TEAR: Several Notre Dame players come into the series against Michigan State on hot streaks. Leading the way is sophomore defenseman Robbie Russo (Westmont, Ill.) who has a season-high six-game point streak, scoring two goals with six assists for eight points in the streak. Anders Lee has a four-game, goal and point streak that has seen him score five goals and one assist for six points. Junior Jeff Costello has scored in three straight games (2g, 4a, 6 pts) and now has points in four of his last five games (3g, 5a, 8 pts). After getting off to a slow start, T.J. Tynan has points in three consecutive games (1g, 4a, 5 pts). Junior right wing Bryan Rust has a three-game streak (1g, 3a, 4 pts) and Mario Lucia now has goals and points in two straight (3g, 0a, 3 pts) and points in four of his last five games (4g, 1a, 5 pts).

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) WORK HORSE: Dating back to last Feb. 24, Irish goaltender Steven Summerhays has played in 19 of the last 22 games, making 18 starts. During those 19 games, Summerhays is with a 1.49 goals-against average, a.942 save percentage and four 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 2.28 goals-against average and a.909 save percentage. This season, Summerhays leads the CCHA in wins (9) and is second in goalsagainst average (1.57). He is third in save percentage (.936) and tied for second with two shutouts. THE OTHER GUY: Senior goaltender Mike Johnson got the start in goal for the Irish on Dec. 1 versus Lake Superior State. That was his first start since Oct. 27 when he made 26 saves in the 3-2 win over Northern Michigan. Against the Lakers, Johnson made 13 saves, giving up one goal before being injured at the 14:23 mark of the second period with a 4-1 lead in a game the Irish would win, 6-1. This season, he is with a 1.91 goals-against average and a.929 save percentage. For his career, he has appeared in 93 games, making 87 starts and is with a 2.62 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. STINGY DEFENSE: The Irish defense ranks among the stingiest in the nation as they have given up just 25 goals in 15 games to allow 1.67 goals per game. That ranks Notre Dame first in the CCHA and second in the nation. Only Quinnipiac (24 goals in 15 games) with a 1.60 mark is better. WARRIOR CCHA PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Junior center Anders Lee has 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 15 games this season, Lee has 10 goals and five assists for 15 points. CCHA GONGSHOW ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Freshman left wing Mario Lucia has been selected as the CCHA Gongshow Rookie of the week for his play during 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 Friday s 3-2 win, 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 Saturday, 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. After missing the first nine games of the season due to a broken leg suffered in the preseason, Lucia has now played in six games and has four goals and one assist for five points. USA-USA-USA: Freshman left wing Mario Lucia has been selected to the preliminary roster for the United States World Junior Team that will play in the World Junior Championships in Ufa, Russia from Dec. 26 to Jan. 5, He is one of 27 players on the roster who will attend a training camp from Dec at the New York Rangers Madison Square Garden Training Center in Tarrytown, N.Y. An additional camp will follow in Helsinki, Finland, Dec with the final 23-man roster announced on Dec. 23. The training camp in Finland will be highlighted by pre-tournament games versus Sweden (Dec. 20) and Finland (Dec. 22). Lucia will have the chance to become the 16th Notre Dame player selected to play in the World Junior Championships. Last season, defenseman Stephen Johns and center T.J. Tynan were members of the 2012 team that finished seventh in Calgary, Alta. SHORT-HANDED: Notre Dame s penalty-killing unit saw its streak of 16 consecutive power plays killed end on North Dakota s first chance of the game when Danny Kristo scored at 2:43 of the second period on Nov. 23. The Irish had not given up a power-play goal since Nov. 2 versus Western Michigan. Since that goal against North Dakota, they have started another streak and have killed 12 straight over the last three games. Over the last eight games, Notre Dame penalty killers are 29-of-30 for a.967 success rate. For the year, the Irish are 53-for-58 for a.914 success rate. That is tops in the CCHA and sixth nationally. ODD FACT: Notre Dame has given up all five opponent power-play goals at home this season. The Irish are 29-of-34 on the penalty kill at home for an 85.3% success rate. On the road and on neutral ice, Notre Dame is 24-of- 24 killing penalties.

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) 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 WEATHERING THE STORM: Notre Dame s series with seventh-ranked North Dakota (Nov ) closed out a streak of 11 consecutive games for Notre Dame versus nationally ranked teams. The streak that started on Oct. 18 versus Minnesota Duluth saw the Irish win seven of the 11 contests. Here is a look at Notre Dame s recent schedule against ranked teams. (Rankings are USA Today/USCHO.com. Rankings listed for games played are team s rankings on the day of the game). 10/18 vs. #13/#13 Minnesota Duluth L, /19 vs. #13/#13 Minnesota Duluth W, /26 at #15/#16 No. Michigan W, /27 at #15/#16 No. Michigan W, /2 vs. #11/#11 Western Michigan L, /4 vs. #11/#11 Western Michigan W, /9 at #1/#1 Boston College L, /15 at #13/#13 Michigan W, /16 at #13/#13 Michigan W, /23 vs. #7/#7 North Dakota L, /24 vs. #7/#7 North Dakota W, 5-2 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. CLIMBING THE LADDER: Junior center T.J. Tynan reached the Century mark in scoring at Notre Dame on November 15th to become the 47th player in the program s history to reach 100 points for his career. Next on the list is junior center Anders Lee who now has 51 goals and 42 assists for 93 points in 99 career games. Century Club Name (Seasons) G A Pts 1. Brian Walsh ( ) John Noble ( ) Eddie Bumbacco ( ) Ian Williams ( ) Aaron Gill ( ) Connor Dunlop ( ) Jack Brownschidle ( ) Tim Reilly ( ) T.J. Tynan ( ) Billy Maday ( ) Aniket Dhadphale ( ) Bob Thebeau ( ) Matt Hanzel ( ) Kevin Hoene ( ) Paul Clarke ( ) Anders Lee (2009 -) OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Junior center Anders Lee was named the CCHA Postgame Offensive Player of the Week for his play in the series versus North Dakota. The Edina, Minn., native scored three goals with one assist for four points, scoring one powerplay goal and one game winner. He had 14 shots in the two games, including a careerbest nine in the 5-2 win, added a blocked shot and was +1 for the weekend. This was his second offensive player of the week honor as he also was named the week of Nov. 5. WEARING THEM DOWN: Through the first 15 games of the season, Notre Dame is proving to be a third-period team. The Irish are out shooting the opposition by a margin (+38) in the third period and out scoring them by a 15-4 margin (+11) in the third. Over the first two periods, Notre Dame has a shot advantage (+80) and a (+10) scoring advantage. 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. 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 multiple-goal 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.

5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Hockey Game Notes Page 5 MOVEMBER MOMENTS: Members of the Notre Dame hockey team participated in the annual Movember event that encourages men to grow a Mo (moustache) during the month of November to raise awareness and funds for men s health, specifically prostate and testicular cancer inititiaves. The fundraising efforts were spearheaded by junior defenseman Stephen Johns. The Irish have raised over $3,300 to date with the on-line auction still going on through Dec. 13 for various items. To bid on items, here is the link to the online auction: com/gallery.cfm?cat_id=5. SHOOTING THE PUCK: Through the first 15 games of the season, Notre Dame has outshot its opposition in 12 of them, getting 30 or more shots in a game 12 times. The Irish are averaging 32.3 shots per game to 24.6 for their opponents. In games that the Irish have more shots, they are When they are out shot, the Irish are The 41 shots against North Dakota on Nov. 24 was a season high for Notre Dame. The 20 shots that the Irish registered against Boston College was a season low for a game. STRONG START: Notre Dame s start this season is tied for the fourth-best start in the program s history after 15 games. The previous best starts for the Irish after 15 games were: : : : : : : : : : 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. 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 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. 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 Dec. 5, 2012 BCHL GP G A PTS PIM Chad Katunar - Penticton 23 GP, , 2.31,.922 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 Cal Petersen - Waterloo 12 GP, 9-3-0, 2.51,.915 sv% USA UNDER-18 GP G A PTS PIM Dawson Cook SHARING THE WEALTH: Through the first 15 games of the season, 15 different Notre Dame players have scored the team s 46 goals with Anders Lee leading the way with 10. Junior left wing Jeff Costello is second with five with three players having four. Nineteen of the team s 22 skaters have scored at least one point with Lee leading the way with 15 points. Eight different players have scored game-winning goals for the Irish with Bryan Rust, T.J. Tynan and Steven Fogarty leading the way with a pair. PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Sophomore defenseman Robbie Russo (Westmont, Ill.) and junior goaltender Steven Summerhays were honored by the CCHA for their play in the Michigan series. Russo was named the Gladiator defensive player of the week as he had two goals and one assist for three points. He had five shots in the two games was +2 and added two blocked shots. Summerhays held the No. 2 ranked offense (4.22 goals per game) to just two on the weekend and stopped 52-of-54 shots for a.963 save percentage and two wins.

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 weekend s series versus Michigan State. 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, 5-2 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. GOING ON THE OFFENSIVE: Two of Notre Dame s defensemen - sophomore Robbie Russo and junior Stephen Johns - are among the team s top five scorers this season. Russo is tied for second with 12 points (4g, 8a). The four goals ties his season output from when he had four in 40 games. Johns is sixth with a goal and seven assists for eight points. The seven assists are already more than he had last season when he had six helpers in 39 games. IRISH VERSUS WCHA: Notre Dame has six games on its schedule this season versus teams from the WCHA and is so far. The Irish opened the year with a 3-2 win over Nebraska Omaha in the championship game of the Ice Breaker Tournament (Oct. 13). Notre Dame then started the home schedule with two games against Minnesota Duluth (Oct ), splitting those contests, losing 3-1, and then taking a 4-1 decision. The Irish picked up another split with North Dakota (Nov ), losing the first night, 2-1, before taking the second game, 5-2. Notre Dame has one more game versus a WCHA team - Jan. 8 at the University of Minnesota. BY THE CLASSES: The Notre Dame roster has four seniors, 12 juniors, four 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 CCHA HONORS: Anders Lee was named the CCHA Postgame Offensive Player of the Week for the week ending Nov. 4. Lee scored three goals and added an assist in the weekend split with Western Michigan. In the Nov. 2 game, the Edina, Minn., native had a goal and an assist with eight shots on goal and was +1 in the 3-2 loss to Western Michigan. In the 4-0 win on Sunday, Nov. 4, Lee scored twice, including a short-handed, empty-net goal that sealed the win in the final minute. He had four shots on goal in the game and was +3. This marks the first time in his Notre Dame career that Lee has been the CCHA Offensive Player of the Week. 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. GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK: Junior goaltender Steven Summerhays was selected as the CCHA goaltender of the week for his play during the week ending Oct. 14. Summerhays stopped 50-of-52 shots in games against Maine and Nebraska-Omaha in helping the Irish to the Ice Breaker Tournament title. An all-tournament selection in goal, Summerhays made 22 saves in a 1-0 win over the Black Bears on Oct. 12. In the title game, the junior stopped 28-of-30 shots as Notre Dame downed Nebraska-Omaha, 3-2. He also was named College Hockey Insider.com s national player of the week. 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 Irish Awards and Honors Sam Calabrese Honorable Mention preseason all-ccha Stephen Johns All-Tournament Team at Ice Breaker Tournament Mike Johnson One of 20 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award Anders Lee 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 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 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 T.J. Tynan All-Tournament Team at Ice Breaker Tournament Most Valuable Player at Ice Breaker Tournament First team preseason all-ccha 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 2010.

7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Hockey Game Notes Page 7 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 HAPPY BIRTHDAY: The Compton Family Ice Arena celebrated its first birthday on Thursday, Oct. 18 when the Irish faced Minnesota Duluth. On that date in 2011, the Notre Dame hockey team packed its equipment bags from the Joyce Center for the final time. The team walked across the parking lot to the CFIA that afternoon. The Irish played the first game there on October 21, 2011, defeating Rensselaer, 5-2, in front of a sell-out crowd of 5,022. Anders Lee scored the first goal at 9:21 of the first period and finished with a hat trick in the game.the Irish won their first five games at the Compton and finished the year with a record, including a 2-0 mark in the first round of the CCHA playoffs. WINNERS: Four members of Notre Dame s freshman class arrived on campus fresh off championship seasons in Thomas DiPauli joins the Irish after helping the USA Under-18 Team to a gold medal at the Under-18 World Championships last April. Sam Herr (Hinsdale, Ill.) was a member of the Green Bay Gamblers team that won the USHL s Clark Cup championship with Herr being named the most valuable player of the tournament. Steven Fogarty and Mario Lucia played with the Penticton Vees of the BCHL and helped their team to a record-setting season. The Vees won the BCHL Interior Division regular-season title while establishing a junior hockey record with 42 consecutive wins. They then won the Fred Doyle Cup as the BCHL playoff champions and added an RBC Cup title to their resumes, winning the Canadian junior title. TYNAN TIME: Junior center T.J. Tynan returns to the Irish lineup to defend his CCHA co-scoring title. Tynan tied for the scoring championship with Michigan State s Torey Krug as each player had 29 points in 28 conference games in The Irish scoring machine had nine goals and 20 assists on the year to become the first Notre Dame player to win or share a CCHA scoring title. He is just the second Irish player to ever win a conference scoring title, following Eddie Bumbacco 74, who won the WCHA scoring championship with 31 goals and 34 assists for 65 points in 28 games. Tynan led Notre Dame in scoring for the second consecutive year, notching 13 goals with 28 assists for 41 points in 39 games in FOREIGN EXCHANGE: Freshman right wing Thomas DiPauli (Woodridge, Ill., via Caldaro, Italy) is the fourth Notre Dame player who was born in Europe. Born in Caldaro, Italy, he moved to the United States when he was 13 years old to further his hockey career. A product of the USA National Team Developmental Program, he played last year for the USA Under-18 Team. He joins sophomore forward Peter Schneider who is in his second season with the Irish. As a freshman last season, Schneider played in 23 games with two goals and four assists for six points. He played his junior hockey with one season ( ) in the United States Hockey League (USHL) for the Indiana Ice. With the Ice, he had 30 goals and 24 assists for 54 points in 55 games. DiPauli and Schneider join Swedish natives Calle Ridderwall 11 and Robin Bergman as the four Europeans to play at Notre Dame. Ridderwall spent four years with the Irish ( ) while Bergmann played part of the campaign. OH BROTHER: Freshman defenseman Andy Ryan joins the Irish hockey roster this season to join his brother, Ben Ryan 11, as the 11th set of brothers to play hockey at Notre Dame. Ryan will be joined on the roster by brothers Mike (Sr.) and Eric (So.) Johnson who became the 10th set of brothers to play at for the Irish last year in They are the first set of brothers to play on the team at the same time since Aaron 04 and Tony Gill 06 who played together from The list of brothers: Robert 89 and David Bankoske 93 Joe 72 and Mike Bonk 79 Jack 77 and Jeff Brownschidle 81 Tim 76 and Dan Byers 78 Ryan 01 and Kyle Dolder 03 Don 78 and Terry Fairholm 78 Aaron 04 and Tony Gill 06 Mark 85 and Bruce Guay 90 Bob 71, Dave 76 ad Dick Howe 78 Mike and Eric Johnson Ben 11 and Andy Ryan 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 ( ). NOTRE DAME AND THE NTDP: Notre Dame and the USA National Under-18 Team met on Oct. 7, marking the fifth time that the Irish have faced them since the program began. Notre Dame and the U.S. National Developmental Program have had a strong relationship over the years. There are currently seven former USA Under-18 members on the Irish roster - senior Sam Calabrese, juniors Stephen Johns and Bryan Rust, sophomores Robbie Russo and Austin Wuthrich and freshmen Thomas DiPauli and Andy Ryan. Since the NTDP began in 1997, 31 players have gone on to play at Notre Dame. Another connection is head coach Jeff Jackson who served as the national coach and the senior director of the program from its beginning in 1996 through HOCKEY CITY CLASSIC: The Notre Dame hockey team will play its first-ever outdoor game during the program s Division I era on Sunday, Feb. 17 when the Irish take part in the Hockey City Classic at Chicago s historic Soldier Field. They will face CCHA-rival, Miami in the first game of the doubleheader while Minnesota will battle Wisconsin in the second game. The two games will be preceded by two weeks of winter festivities, including two days of