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1 Sports Information Office University of Notre Dame 112 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN FAX NOTRE DAME HOCKEY NOTES Notre Dame Hockey ( /15-9-4) OctoBer 12 $ at Lefty McFadden Invitational vs. #14/#15 Wisconsin L, vs. Mercyhurst W, #5/#5 Denver W, #5/#5 Denver L, * at Bowling Green W, * at Ferris State W, * at Ferris State L, 0-3 NOVEMber 1 * Lake Superior W, * Lake Superior W, * at #1/#1 Miami W, * at #1/#1 Miami L, * Western Michigan W, * at Western Michigan W, * Bowling Green W, % at 57th Rensselaer Holiday Tournament vs. Alabama-Huntsville W, vs. nr/#16 Rensselaer W, * Nebraska-Omaha W, 5-4 DECEMber 1 * Nebraska-Omaha W, at Princeton W, at Princeton W, # at Lightning College Hockey Classic vs. #9/#9 Massachusetts L, 3-4 vs. nr/#17 Rensselaer W, 3-1 JANUArY 4 * at Northern Michigan L, * at Northern Michigan W, * at #9/#10Michigan State L, * #9/#10 Michigan State T, 1-1 ot 18 * at #1/#1 Michigan L, *& vs. #1/#1 Michigan L, * Bowling Green W, * at Bowling Green W, 4-1 FEBRUARY 1 USA Under-18 Team (exh.) W, 2-1 ot 8 * Ferris State L, * Ferris State T, 2-2 ot 15 * at Alaska (WHME - tape delay 2/16) W, * at Alaska T, 1-1 ot 22 * Ohio State L, * Ohio State T, 2-2 ot 29 * at Western Michigan L, 0-3 MArCH 1 * Western Michigan W, Ferris State (2nd Rd. CCHA Playoffs) 7:35 p.m. 15 Ferris State (2nd Rd. CCHA Playoffs) 7:05 p.m. 16 Ferris State (2nd Rd. CCHA Playoffs) 7:05 p.m. (if necessary) 21 ^ at CCHA Semifinals 4:30/8:05 p.m. 22 ^ at CCHA Championship 4:30/8:05 p.m at NCAA Regionals (Albany, N.Y./Madson, Wis./Worcester, Mass./Colorado Springs, Colo.) APRIL at NCAA Frozen Four (at Denver, Colo.) Home Games in bold Rankings - USA Today/USCHO Exhibition Game in bold italic $ Nutter Center (at Dayton, Ohio) % Houston Field House (at Troy, N.Y.) # St. Pete Times Forum (at Tampa, Fla.) All Times Local To Site Irish Begin Second Season With Second Round CCHA Playoff Series At Home Against Ferris State Notre Dame brings four-game CCHA winning streak into series from last season s conference playoff run; Irish are all-time in the CCHA postseason. Bulldogs lead season series, The Series: #12/#12 Notre Dame ( /15-9-4) vs. Ferris State ( / ) Date/Site/Time: Game 1 - Fri., March 14, 2008 Joyce Center (2,713) Notre Dame, Ind. Game 2 - Sat., March 15, 2008 Joyce Center (2,713) Notre Dame, Ind. Game 3 - Sun., March 16, 2008 Joyce Center (2,713) Notre Dame, Ind. (if necessary) Broadcast Information: Radio: Notre Dame hockey can be heard live on WDND ESPN Sportscenter 1490 with Mike Lockert calling all the action for the Irish. Internet: Irish hockey can be heard on the Internet at the Notre Dame website - All three games of the Ferris State series (if necessary) will be streamed live on und.com. All Notre Dame home games and all CCHA games are available via gametracker. THE SECOND SEASON BEGINS: The Notre Dame hockey team returns to action this weekend as the Irish play host to the Ferris State Bulldogs in the best-of-three CCHA quarterfinal round at the Joyce Center. The series begins on Fri., March 14 at 7:35 p.m. with game two on Sat., March 15 at 7:05 p.m. and game three, if necessary, is set for Sun., March 16 at 7:05 p.m. All three games will be streamed live on the Notre Dame website - und.com. Notre Dame received a bye in the opening round of the CCHA playoffs as the Irish finished fourth in the regular season. Ferris State reached the quarterfinals with a firstround sweep of Western Michigan, winning 4-3 in overtime in the series opener and then 6-3 in game two on March 8. The Irish enter the playoffs with a overall record and finished the CCHA regular season with a mark. After starting the season , Notre Dame is during the second half of the year. Ferris State finished fifth in the CCHA with a mark and is overall on the year. The Bulldogs finished the year strong, going in their last 10 games. The winner of this series advances to the CCHA semifinals on March 21 at Joe Louis Arena. IRISH VERSUS THE BULLDOGS: The two teams have met 60 times in the all-time series with Ferris State holding a edge. This season, the two teams met four times with Ferris State going in those games. The Irish and the Bulldogs split two games in Big Rapids, Mich., on Oct and then Ferris State had a win and a tie at the Joyce Center on Feb All-time at the Joyce Center, the Bulldogs are The two teams have met once in playoff action and that came during with Notre Dame taking the best-of-three series, two games to one to advance to Joe Louis Arena. THE COACH AND THE PLAYOFFS: Irish head coach Jeff Jackson has had his share of success in the CCHA playoffs. In his eight previous CCHA seasons (six at Lake Superior State and two at Notre Dame), Jackson is 28-4 (.875) in conference postseason play. At Lake Superior, his teams were 24-2 while at Notre Dame, he is 4-2. His teams have advanced to the finals in seven of eight seasons (six at LSSU and one at Notre Dame). SERIES INFORMATION vs. Ferris State All-time Series: Ferris State leads, Postseason: ND leads 2-1 ( first round) At Notre Dame: FSU leads, At Big Rapids: FSU leads, Neutral: FSU leads, Last 10 meetings: FSU leads, Meetings: Oct. 26 ND 3, at FSU 2 Oct. 27 at FSU 3, ND 0 Feb. 8 FSU 5, at ND 3 Feb. 9 FSU 2, at ND 2 (ot) VERSUS FERRIS STATE: Name GP G A PTS Mark Van Guilder Erik Condra Ryan Thang Kevin Deeth Brock Sheahan Evan Rankin Christian Hanson Ian Cole Ben Ryan Ryan Guentzel Teddy Ruth Brett Blatchford Dan Kissel Garrett Regan Justin White Luke Lucyk Dan VeNard Christiaan Minella Kyle Lawson Robin Bergman Calle Ridderwall Goaltenders MIN W-L-T GA SVS SV% GAVG Jordan Pearce 242:

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: (.625); one CCHA regularseason title; one CCHA tournament title 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, 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 ( ) Jackson s Year-By-Year Collegiate Record Overall CCHA Year W - L - T.Pct W - L - T.Pct Totals IRISH CCHA PLAYOFF HISTORY: The Irish have now played 42 games in CCHA playoff history and are now in those games. Notre Dame goes into the 2008 CCHA playoffs with a four-game playoff win streak Michigan W, 6-5 Michigan W, 5-3 vs. Bowling Green (@JLA) W, 8-5 vs. Michigan State (@JLA) L, at Bowling Green L, 3-8 at Bowling Green L, at Michigan L, 2-13 at Michigan L, at Western Michigan L, 3-6 at Western Michigan L, at Bowling Green L, 2-7 at Bowling Green L, at Michigan W, 4-2 at Michigan L, 1-2 (ot) at Michigan L, Northern Michigan W, 3-2 Northern Michigan L, 1-7 Northern Michigan L, Ferris State W, 4-3 Ferris State L, 1-6 Ferris State W, 4-2 vs. Michigan State (@JLA) L, at Nebraska-Omaha L, 2-3 (2ot) at Nebraska-Omaha W, 2-1 (ot) at Nebraska-Omaha W, 2-1 vs. No. Michigan (@JLA) L, at Miami (OH) L, 2-4 at Miami (OH) W, 1-0 at Miami (OH) W, 5-0 vs. Ohio State (@JLA) L, Western Michigan W, 4-2 Western Michigan L, 0-4 Western Michigan W, 5-4 (ot) vs. Ohio State (@JLA) L, 5-6 ot at Michigan L, 1-10 at Michigan L, 0-1 (ot) Alaska L, 1-3 Alaska L, Alaska W, 7-1 Alaska W, 3-1 vs. Lake Superior (@JLA W, 3-0 vs. W, 2-1 CCHA POSTSEASON SCORING: Fifteen members of the Notre Dame hockey team have seen CCHA playoff action. Those players have played a total of 70 games, scoring 12 goals with 27 assists for 39 points. Goaltender Jordan Pearce (Jr., Anchorage, Alaska) has played in one playoff game (2006 first round) when he replaced David Brown 07 who was injured in the second game versus Alaska. He gave up one goal in 49:13 of playing time in a 1-0 loss to the Nanooks. CCHA POSTSEASON SCORING: Name GP G A PTS Erik Condra Garrett Regan Kevin Deeth Ryan Thang Justin White Brock Sheahan Mark Van Guilder Christian Hanson Kyle Lawson Dan VeNard Evan Rankin Brett Blatchford Christiaan Minella Brian D Arcy Luke Lucyk Goaltenders MIN W-L-T GA SVS SV% GAVG Jordan Pearce 49: IRON MAN: Senior center Mark Van Guilder (Roseville, Minn.) became Notre Dame s alltime Iron Man, on March 1 when he played in his 154th consecutive game. He passes the mark of 153 that was set by Tim Wallace 06 who did not miss a game in his four seasons ( ). Van Guilder has now played in every game of his career and is tied for third all-time in games played with 154. The next player with a shot at the record is junior Erik Condra (Livonia, Mich.). Condra comes into the CCHA playoffs having played in every game of his career to date consecutive games. GAMES PLAYED MARKS: Seniors Mark Van Guilder and Brock Sheahan continue to move on the Notre Dame games played list. Van Guilder has now played in 154 career games while Sheahan has played in 152 to rank third and eighth respectively. Here s the Top 10 Notre Dame all-time games played list: Games Played Name (Seasons) Games 1. Dan Carlson ( ) Evan Nielsen ( ) Mark Van Guilder (2004- ) 154 Wes O Neill ( ) 154 Jason Paige ( ) Tim Wallace ( ) 153 Aaron Gill ( ) Brock Sheahan (2004- ) 152 Brett Ledba ( ) 152 John Schmidt ( ) 152 MILESTONE: Notre Dame head coach Jeff Jackson needs just one more win to give him 250 for his nine-year collegiate coaching career. Jackson brings a overall record into the series with Ferris State. His.712 winning percentage is tops among active Division I coaches. In three seasons behind the Notre Dame bench, Jackson s teams own a record.

3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Hockey Game Notes Page 3 PERSONAL STREAK: Notre Dame goaltender Jordan Pearce is now in his last 10 starts. In those games, he has a 1.77 goals-against average and a.925 save percentage. Earlier this season, Pearce had a personal seven-game winning streak between Nov. 16 and Dec. 8. During the streak, Pearce was with a 1.72 goalsagainst average and a.902 save percentage. For the season, Pearce is with a 1.94 goalsagainst average and a.916 save percentage with two shutouts. A LEAGUE TITLE: Notre Dame goaltender Jordan Pearce closed out the CCHA regular season with the best goals-against average in conference games, giving up 1.80 goals-per game. Miami s Jeff Zatkoff was second with a 1.83 mark. This marks the second season in a row that a Notre Dame goaltender has won the goals-against title as David Brown was first in with a 1.77 league mark. This marks the fourth time since the season that the same school won back-to-back goaltending titles with different goaltenders Bruce Hoffort - LSSU (2.67) Darin Madeley - LSSU (2.37) Chad Alban - MSU (1.63) Joe Blackburn - MSU (1.34) Ryan Miller - MSU (1.34) David Brown - ND (1.77) Jordan Pearce - ND (1.80) SECOND HALF NUMBERS: After starting the season with a record through Dec. 8, the Irish are during the second half. Over the last 10 games, Notre Dame is During the second half of the season that started on Dec. 29, the Irish have scored 38 goals (2.11) while giving up 40 (2.22). In the first half of the year (20 games) the Irish averaged 3.55 goals per game and were ranked third in the country in scoring. They are now 21st, averaging 2.86 goals-per-game. POSTSEASON HONORS: Sophomore defenseman Kyle Lawson (New Hudson, Mich.) was an honorable mention all-ccha selection in voting done by the league s coaches. Lawson ranked fifth among defensemen in points as he had one first-place vote and a total of 17 points. Freshman defenseman Ian Cole (Ann Arbor, Mich.) was an honorable mention CCHA all-rookie selection for his play this season. Junior goaltender Jordan Pearce was Notre Dame s Scholar-Athlete winner and is one of 11 candidates for the CCHA s Scholar-Athlete Award. Pearce is also Notre Dame s Perani Cup winner as he had 24 points. Erik Condra was second with 22. PACKING THE PLACE: Notre Dame finished the regular season with sellout crowds in each of its last eight games (including the U.S. Under-18 exhibition game). For the season, the Irish have played in front of sellouts in 11 of their 16 home dates (including the exhibition game) and are averaging 2,722 fans per game. Career Goals-Against Average (Min. of 30 decisions) 1. Jordan Pearce (2005-) David Brown (2003-) Morgan Cey ( ) Forrest Karr ( ) 2.92 Save Percentage (Min. of 30 decisions) 1. David Brown ( ) Morgan Cey ( ) Jordan Pearce (2005-) Tony Zasowski ( ).892 Winning Pct. (Min. of 30 decisions) 1. Jordan Pearce (2005-) David Brown (2003-) Dick Tomasoni ( ) Len Moher ( ) Shutouts 1. David Brown (2003-) Morgan Cey ( ) 6 3. Jordan Pearce (2005-) 4 Mark Kronholm ( ) 4 Season Records Jordan Pearce In The Notre Dame Record Book Goals-Against Average 1. David Brown ( ) Jordan Pearce ( ) David Brown ( ) Morgan Cey ( ) David Brown ( ) 2.47 MORE THAN FIVE: The five goals given up by Jordan Pearce in the 5-3 loss to Ferris State on Feb. 8 marked the first time that an Irish goaltender had given up five goals or more in a game since Nov. 4, 2005 when David Brown 07, surrendered seven in an 8-5 loss to Michigan at the Joyce Center. FIRING AWAY: The 36 shots on goal that Ferris State recorded on Feb. 9 in the 5-3 loss for Notre Dame were the most shots given up by the Irish in a game this season. The previous season high was 35 at Miami on Nov. 10. FIVE-GOAL NIGHTS: The five goals scored by Ferris State on Feb. 8 marks just the third time in the last two seasons that Notre Dame has given up five goals in a game and the Bulldogs have done it twice. On Feb. 23, 2007, Ferris State defeated Notre Dame, 5-2. On Jan.19 of this season, Michigan downed the Irish, 5-1, for the third time its happened. Under head coach Jeff Jackson, the Irish have given up five or more in a game just eight times in his three seasons (114 games) behind the bench. BACK ON TOP: Through the first 38 games of the season, Notre Dame ranks first in the CCHA and is second in the nation in killing penalties. The Irish have killed 157-of-174 opponent power plays for an 90.2% success rate. The Irish also are tied for fourth on the national level with eight short-handed goals. Since Jan. 19, Notre Dame has given up just three power-play goals in 47 chances for a 93.6% success rate. Save Percentage 1. David Brown ( ) David Brown ( ) Morgan Cey ( ) Jordan Pearce ( ) David Brown ( ) Morgan Cey ( ).912 Morgan Cey ( ) Morgan Cey ( ) Mark Kronholm ( ) Matt Eisler ( ).905 Wins 1. David Brown ( ) Lance Madson ( ) Mark Kronholm ( ) Jordan Pearce ( ) 18 Shutouts 1. David Brown ( ) 6 2. David Brown ( ) 4 3. Jordan Pearce ( ) 2 David Brown ( ) 2 Morgan Cey ( ) 2 Morgan Cey ( ) 2 Morgan Cey ( ) 2 Minutes Played 1. David Brown ( ) 2, Lance Madson ( ) 2, Forrest Karr ( ) 2, Morgan Cey ( ) 2, Morgan Cey ( ) 2, Jordan Pearce ( ) 2,011 OFFENSIVE CATALYST: Freshman defenseman Ian Cole (Ann Arbor, Mich.) has recorded a pair of multiple-point games in two of his last three games. He picked up a pair of assists on Feb. 23 in a 2-2 tie with Ohio State and then set up two goals in the 3-1 win over Western Michigan on March 1. For the year, Cole is second among Irish defensemen in scoring with four goals, nine assists and 13 points. MARCH IS HERE: February was a month the Irish would love to forget. Notre Dame was in the month, scoring just 11 goals while giving up 17. During the month, the Irish averaged 34.3 shots per game, but scored 11 times in 240 shots for a 4.6% scoring percentage. During the month, Notre Dame was 5-for-40 on the power play (12.5%) while the penalty killers gave up three goals on 29 chances (89.7%). Jordan Pearce was in the month with a 2.09 goals-against average and a.917 save percentage. Notre Dame s top scorer was Erik Condra with two goals and two assists for four points. No other player had more than one goal. NATIONAL RANKINGS: Notre Dame fell to 12th in the nation in both the USA Today/American Hockey Magazine and USCHO.com/CSTV polls after the weekend split with Western Michigan on Feb. 29-March 1. The Irish have been in the national rankings for all 22 weeks this season.

4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Hockey Game Notes Page 4 THE CENTURY CLUB: Notre Dame s their university and elects to pursue the many TALE OF THE TAPE Century Club added its newest member on rewards that a senior season can bring. This UND FSU Nov. 24 when junior Erik Condra recorded an award provides a fitting honor for a senior leader record assist versus R.P.I. In 116 career games, Condra that has stood up to the challenge. In the end, the Conference record /1st /9th is now 33rd on the all-time points list with 117 award hopes to recognize the prestige and dignity Letterwinners returning 16 of of 25 career points. His 83 assists rank him 21st on of being a senior hockey player at the college the all-time assist list. For the third season in a level. Former Irish goaltender David Brown 07 Current overall record row, Condra leads the Irish in scoring as he now won the Lowe s Senior CLASS award following Winning percentage has 14 goals and 21 assists for 35 points in 38 the season. games. His 14 goals equal his career high set last Conference record season and his five power-play goals are the most in his career. Here s who is ahead of Condra on the all-time points list. Century Club Name (Seasons) G A Pts 1. Brian Walsh ( ) John Noble ( ) Alex Pirus ( ) John Schmidt ( ) Jeff Brownschidle ( ) Erik Condra (2005-) Ray DeLorenzi ( ) Aaron Gill ( ) Connor Dunlop ( ) Jack Brownschidle ( ) Tim Reilly ( ) Aniket Dhadphale ( ) Bob Thebeau ( ) Kevin Hoene ( ) Matt Hanzel ( ) Paul Clarke ( ) CLUTCH SCORER: Ryan Thang s (So., Edina, Minn.) goal with 5:11 left in the Feb. 8 win at Alaska proved to be the game-winning goal. On the season, Thang now has 15 goals with five coming as game winners and one as a game-tying goal. On Jan. 13, he scored with 38 seconds left versus Michigan State for a 1-1 tie. In 78 career games, the sophomore left wing has 35 goals with 16 coming on the power play and 11 of them game winners. His 11 game winners rank him sixth all-time at Notre Dame in the game-winning goals department for the Irish. Game-Winning Goals Name (Seasons) GWG 1. Rob Globke ( ) 13 Brian Urick ( ) 13 Dave Poulin ( ) Dave Bankoske ( ) Ryan Thang (2006- ) 11 Paul Regan ( ) Tim Kuehl ( ) 10 Tom Mooney ( ) 10 Greg Meredith ( ) 10 VAN GUILDER IN FINAL 10: Notre Dame team captain Mark Van Guilder has been selected as one of the 10 finalists for the Lowe s Senior CLASS (Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School) Award. Selected along with Van Guilder are: Mark Dekanich (Colgate), Bryce Hollweg (Army), Peter Mannino (Denver), Marty Mjelleli (St. Cloud State), Justin Pesony (St. Lawrence), Kevin Porter (Michigan), Frank Schiavone (Air Force), Topher Scott (Cornell) and Landis Stankievech (Princeton). The 10 players will go on a ballot for nationwide voting that will begin on Feb. 14 and conclude on March 28. Fan balloting is available on the award s website at The CLASS award was designed to honor the attributes of seniors who remain committed to 20 WINS: Notre Dame comes into the series with Ferris State with 22 wins on the season. Combined with last year s 32-win year, Notre Dame now has back-to-back 20-win campaigns for the first time in the program s 40-year history. DEADLINE DEALS: While no former Notre Dame players were dealt during the NHL s recent trade deadline on Tuesday, Feb. 26, one current Irish player saw his rights traded. Defenseman Teddy Ruth (Naperville, Ill.), who was a second-round choice of the Washington Capitals in last June s Entry Draft, saw his rights go to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for future NHL Hall-of-Famer Sergei Federov. SHUTOUTS: Riley Gill s 42-save shutout of the Irish on Feb. 29 marked just the second time this season that Notre Dame failed to score a goal in a game. The previous time came on Nov. 27 at Ferris State when Mitch O Keefe made 37 saves in a 3-0 shutout by the Bulldogs. Over the last three seasons with Jeff Jackson as the coach, the Irish have been shutout seven times (four in and once in 06-07). HOT HANDS: Notre Dame s trio of left wing Dan Kissel (So., Crestwood, Ill.), center Christian Hanson (Jr., Venetia, Pa.) and right wing Evan Rankin (Sr., Portage, Mich.) all have career highs offensively for the Irish this season. Kissel is sixth in scoring with seven goals and 12 assists for 19 points, all career bests. He is followed by Hanson who has career highs in goals (9), assists (8) and points (17). Rankin has seven goals and nine assists for 16 points, also his best numbers in each category. HOME SWEET HOME: After 15 home games this season, Notre Dame is (.700) at the Joyce Center. A year ago, Notre Dame was at home for an.824 winning percentage. That was the best mark since the season when the Irish were at the Joyce Center for an.833 winning percentage. Only two other Irish teams have had better home records team was (.900) and the team was (.893). ON THE PLUS SIDE: Senior defenseman Brock Sheahan (Lethbridge, Alb.) is one of the CCHA s top defensive defensemen. As a junior, he was a finalist for the conference s top defensive defenseman award. This season, Sheahan continues to be a force on the Irish blue line. He is currently +20 for the year to lead the team in that category. His +20 mark ties him for eighth in the CCHA. Home record Road record One-goal games record Overtime record Last weekend Last 5 games When scoring first When ahead after 1st period When ahead after 2nd period Goals per game Shots per game Shooting percentage Opponent shots per game Shot margin PPG percentage PP chances per game PP goals per game SH goals allowed 6 1 Penalties per game Penalty-killing percentage Opponent PP chances per game Opponent PPGs per game Shorthanded goals for 8 7 Goals-against average Save percentage Goal margin/game (+0.82) (+0.39) 1st period goals/game st period goal margin (31-25) (37-29) 2nd period goals/game nd period goal margin (45-25) (36-25) 3rd period goals/game rd period goal margin +5-7 (33-28) (28-35) Overtime goals 0 2 Overtime goals against 0 0

5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Hockey Game Notes Page Notre Dame Hockey Roster No. Name Pos. Year Hometown/Last Team 1 Jordan Pearce G Jr. Anchorage, Alaska/Lincoln Stars (USHL) 2 Kyle Lawson D So. New Hudson, Mich./Tri-City Storm (USHL) 3 Brett Blatchford D So. Temperance, Mich./Texas Tornado (NAHL) 4 Dan VeNard (A) D Sr. Vernon Hills, Ill./Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) 5 Teddy Ruth D Fr. Naperville, Ill./USA Under-18 Team 9 Ryan Thang RW So. Edina, Minn./Omaha Lancers (USHL) 10 Justin White LW Jr. Traverse City, Mich./Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) 11 Erik Condra (A) RW Jr. Livonia, Mich./Lincoln Stars (USHL) 12 Stewart Carlin D So. Jeannette, Pa./Chicago Steel (USHL) 14 Brock Sheahan (A) D Sr. Lethbridge, Alb./Crowsnest Pass Timberwolves (AJHL) 15 Christiaan Minella RW So. Aurora, Colo./Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) 16 Dan Kissel LW/C So. Crestwood, Ill./Chicago Steel (USHL) 18 Evan Rankin RW Sr. Portage, Mich./Lincoln Stars (USHL) 19 Ben Ryan C Fr. Brighton, Mich./Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) 20 Luke Lucyk D Jr. Fox Point, Wis./Tri-City Storm (USHL) 21 Kevin Deeth C So. Gig Harbor, Wash./Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) 22 Calle Ridderwall LW Fr. Stockholm, Swe./Tri-City Storm) 23 Mark Van Guilder (C) RW Sr. Roseville, Minn./Tri-City Storm (USHL) 24 Brian D Arcy RW Sr. Western Springs, Ill./Tri-City Storm (USHL) 25 Christian Hanson C Jr. Venetia, Pa./Tri-City Storm (USHL) 27 Ryan Guentzel RW/C Fr. Woodbury, Minn./Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) 28 Ian Cole D Fr. Ann Arbor, Mich./USA Under-18 Team 30 Brad Phillips G Fr. Farmington Hills, Mich./USA Under-18 Team 31 Tom O Brien G So. Mokena, Ill./Bridgewater Bandits (EJHL) 33 Garrett Regan LW Jr. Hastings, Minn./Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) Coach: Jeff Jackson Associate Head Coach: Paul Pooley Assistant Coach: Andy Slaggert Volunteer Assistant Coach: Mike McNeill Coordinator of Hockey Ops: Brad Aldrich Equipment Manager: Dave Gilbert Athletic Trainer: Kevin Ricks Senior Manager: Andrew Gathof Junior Manager: Kyle Kron IRISH VERSUS TOP-RANKED TEAMS: For the season, Notre Dame has faced 12 ranked teams this season but have not played a ranked team since Jan. 19. The Irish dropped a pair to No. 1-ranked Michigan on Jan , 3-2 and 5-1, to fall to against teams that were ranked in the USA Today/American Hockey Magazine poll and versus teams in the U.S. College Hockey Online/CSTV poll. Last season, the Irish were against ranked teams, going 4-1 on the road, at home and 1-1 on neutral ice. USA Today/American Hockey Magazine U.S. College Hockey Online/CSTV Rank Team W-L-T Rank Team W-L-T 14 vs. Wisconsin L, vs. Wisconsin L, Denver W, Denver W, Denver L, Denver L, at Miami W, at Miami W, at Miami L, at Miami L, at Rensselaer W, vs. Massachusetts L, vs. Massachusetts L, vs. Rensselaer W, at Michigan State L, at Michigan State L, Michigan State T, 1-1 ot 10 Michigan State T, 1-1 ot 1 at Michigan L, at Michigan L, vs. Michigan L, vs. Michigan L, 1-5 TAKE THE HIGHWAY: With the 3-0 loss at Western Michigan on Feb. 29, Notre Dame is now (.618) on the road this season. A year ago, the Irish were (.735) away from the Joyce Center. The 12 road wins equaled a school record ( and ) for road wins. Only the team s road mark (.750) is better. The 10 road wins mark the ninth time in the program s history that the Irish have had 10 or more road wins in a season. NANOOKS NUMBER: The win and the tie at Alaska improved Notre Dame to in its last eight meetings with the Nanooks. The Irish were in , playing Alaska in four regularseason games and two CCHA playoff contests. MR. CONSISTENT: Sophomore defenseman Kyle Lawson has proven to be one of the CCHA s most consistent defensemen this season. A two-time CCHA defenseman of the week this season, Lawson leads all Notre Dame defensemen in scoring with three goals and 16 assists for 19 points. In the series against Alaska, Lawson set up Ryan Thang s game winner in the Feb. 15, 2-1 win, then set up Mark Van Guilder s game-tying goal in the 1-1 tie on Feb. 16. Already this year, he has a power-play goal and a pair of game-winning goals. Lawson s 19 points tie him for 11th among CCHA defensemen this season. He is fourth on the team with a +9 on the year. BALANCED ATTACK: Notre Dame goes into the CCHA playoffs ranked 21st in the nation with 2.87 goals per game. With 109 goals in 38 games, the Irish have just three players with 10 or more goals this season - Ryan Thang with 16, Erik Condra with 14 and Mark Van Guilder with 11. The Irish have accumulated their 109 goals this year with 10 players on the roster having five goals or more. THE GOOD AND THE BAD: Through the first 38 games of the season, when the Irish are good, they are very good. In the 22 wins, Notre Dame has scored 88 goals (4.00 per game). In the 12 losses and four ties, Notre Dame has scored just 21 goals for a 1.31 goals-per game mark. In the 22 wins, the Irish have given up just 31 goals (1.41 goals-against average) while in the 12 losses and four ties, they have given up 47 goals (2.94 goals against). The 2-1 loss to Northern Michigan on Jan. 4 marked the first time all season that the Irish lost a game when giving up two goals or less. BIG MAC GOAL: Brock Sheahan s first goal in 34 games on Friday, Feb. 8 versus Ferris State not only brought a smile to the senior defenseman s face, but made 2,857 fans happy also. Sheahan s goal in the final minute of the second period earned each fan a free Big Mac courtesy of McDonald s Magic Minute, promotion that is a regular in-game promotion at all Irish home games. GETTING THE BOUNCES: Sophomore center Kevin Deeth (Gig Harbor, Wash.) is fourth on the Irish in scoring with eight goals and 13 assists for 21 points. Over his last 17 games, the speedy Deeth has scored eight times and added five assists for 13 points. Four of his eight goals have come on the power play while one was short-handed. BUCKEYE JINX: With a win and a tie at the Joyce Center on Feb , Ohio State extended its unbeaten streak at the Joyce Center to 10 games (7-0-3). The Buckeyes have not lost in South Bend since a 3-0 Notre Dame win on Oct. 23, ONE-GOAL GAMES: Notre Dame s 2-1 win at Alaska on Feb. 15 was the 11th one-goal decision that the Irish have been involved in this season. They started the year by going 6-0 in one-goal games and are now 8-3 on the season.

6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Hockey Game Notes Page 6 RANKINGS UPDATE: Notre Dame opened the season ranked ninth in the nation by both the USA Today/American Hockey Magazine and USCHO.com/CSTV polls. The Irish finished the season ranked fourth in the final USA Today/American Hockey Magazine poll that included the NCAA tournament. The Irish finished the year first in the USCHO.com/CSTV polls that ended with the end of the CCHA Tournament. In all, Notre Dame was ranked for 20 consecutive weeks and was ranked No.1 for seven straight weeks from Feb. 5 to March 25. The Irish have been ranked every week so far this season. Weekby-week with the Irish this season: Irish National Rankings Date USA TODAY USCHO.com 10/01 8th 8th 10/08 7th 8th 10/15 11th 11th 10/22 12th 12th 10/29 13th 14th 11/5 12th 12th 11/12 11th 10th 11/19 9th 9th 11/26 7th 7th 12/3 6th 6th 12/10 6th 6th 12/17 6th 6th 12/31 6th (no poll) 6th 1/7 6th 6th 1/14 8th 8th 1/21 9th 9th 1/28 8th 8th 2/4 8th 8th 2/11 9th 9th 2/18 9th 9th 2/25 11th 11th 3/3 12th 12th 3/10 12th 12th FATHER S DAY IN FEBRUARY: The last three Saturday s in February were like Father s Day for Notre Dame as all three games have ended with ties. Last Saturday (Feb. 23) was a 2-2 tie with Ohio State. The previous Saturday (Feb. 16 was a 1-1 tie at Alaska and the month started with a Saturday tie (Feb. 9) with Ferris State. The fourth tie came on a Sunday afternoon (Jan. 13) with Michigan State. On the year, the Irish are in overtime. Last season, they were in overtime. The three overtime wins were the most for the Irish in a single season. In two-plus seasons under head coach Jeff Jackson, Notre Dame is in extra play. GOING HOME: Irish goaltender Jordan Pearce had a successful return to his home state, picking up a win and a tie versus Alaska on Feb The Anchorage, Alaska native is now in his three games at the Carlson Center. He won his first game there last season, a 3-2 overtime game. ON A ROLL: Notre Dame s two-game series sweep of Bowling Green on Jan gives the Irish a 12-game unbeaten streak (11-0-1) against the Falcons. That streak started with the season. The Irish are also versus Bowling Green over the last two campaigns. PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Two Irish players were honored by the CCHA as players of the week for the week ending Jan. 27. Defenseman Brock Sheahan (Sr., Lethbridge, Alb.) was selected as the conference s defenseman of the week. Freshman right wing Ben Ryan (Brighton, Mich.) was selected as the CCHA rookie of the week. In the Bowling Green series, Sheahan had an assist in each game, blocked three shots and was +3 while playing a key role in a 12-for-12 penalty-killing weekend. Ryan had two goals and two assists for four points and was +2. He had an assist in the 6-1 win on Friday and then had a career-best three-point game (2 ppg, 1 assist) in the 4-1 win on Saturday night. BAD BOYS: Notre Dame and Bowling Green combined for 51 penalties and 157 minutes in the two-game series on Jan On Friday night, the two teams had 23 penalties for 97 minutes with the Falcons getting 10-for-44 and the Irish a season-high 13-for-57. On Saturday, Notre Dame had just seven for 14 minutes while the Falcons had an opponent s season high of 11-for-46 minutes. SHINNY ANYONE?: On Monday, Jan. 21, Notre Dame s practice had a different look. The Irish went back to their hockey roots that day as they ventured to nearby Merrifield Park in Mishawaka, Ind., to play a little shinny on the outdoor rink. Complete with temperatures in the single digits, stocking caps, hot chocolate and a great deal of laughter, the Irish spent some time having fun playing the game they love. Smiles were the number one priority and Monday s practice was a smashing success in that area. THE KISSEL EFFECT: Sophomore left wing Dan Kissel has career highs in assists (12) and points (19) this season. For his career, Kissel has played in 54 games with 13 goals and 15 assists for 28 points. Of his 13 goals, he has two power-play goals, two shorthanded tallies and four game winners. HOCKEY HUMANITARIAN: Senior defenseman Dan VeNard (Vernon Hills, Ill.) was one of 22 nominees for the College Hockey Humanitarian Award that goes to college hockey s top citizen. The list was cut to 10 on Jan. 28 and VeNard did not advance. The Irish alternate captain has been heavily involved in community service work in and around the Notre Dame campus during his career. He also serves as the president of Notre Dame s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). BUMP IN THE ROAD: Freshman goaltender Brad Phillips (Farmington Hills, Mich.) saw his four-game winning streak snapped on Jan. 19 in the 5-1 loss to Michigan. The rookie netminder played 35:16 of the game, giving up four goals on 19 shots. In the first four starts of his career, Phillips was with a 0.75 goals-against average and a.958 with one shutout. His numbers are currently with a 1.53 goals-against average and a.923 save percentage. NOTRE DAME SCORING STREAKS: Point Streaks Player Length Dates G-A-PTS Kevin Deeth 6 11/23-12/ Erik Condra 6 11/16-11/ Kyle Lawson 6 11/20-12/ Ryan Thang 5 11/16-11/ Dan Kissel 4 12/8-1/ Erik Condra 4 12/7-12/ Mark Van Guilder 4 11/30-12/ Garrett Regan 4 11/30-12/ Erik Condra 4 10/13-10/ Kevin Deeth 3 1/26-2/ Brock Sheahan 3 1/25-2/ Ben Ryan 3 1/19-1/ Dan Kissel 3 1/19-1/ Christian Hanson 3 12/8-12/ Evan Rankin 3 12/8-12/ Brett Blatchford 3 11/30-12/ Ryan Thang 3 10/13-10/ Ben Ryan 3 10/12-10/ Brett Blatchford 3 10/12-10/ Robin Bergman 3 11/1-11/ Evan Rankin 3 11/2-11/ Assist Streaks Player Length Dates Assists Erik Condra 6 11/16-11/ Kyle Lawson 5 11/23-12/ Kevin Deeth 4 11/30-12/ Brock Sheahan 3 1/25-2/ Dan Kissel 3 1/19-1/ Christian Hanson 3 12/8-12/ Erik Condra 3 10/13-10/ Brett Blatchford 3 10/12-10/ Brett Blatchford 3 11/30-12/ Goal Streaks Player Length Dates Goals Kevin Deeth 3 11/23-11/ Ryan Thang 3 10/13-10/ Kevin Deeth 2 1/26-2/ Kevin Deeth 2 1/5-1/ Erik Condra 2 12/29-12/ Garrett Regan 2 12/7-12/ Ryan Thang 2 11/23-11/ Erik Condra 2 11/1-11/ Christian Hanson 2 11/2-11/ Erik Condra 2 11/16-11/ Ryan Thang 2 11/16-11/ Christian Hanson 2 11/30-12/ Bold are current streaks SCORING BY CLASS: Here s how Notre Dame scoring breaks down by classes this season. Class (Skaters) Goals Assists Points Sophomores (7) Juniors (5) Seniors (5) Freshmen (6) Totals SECOND-PERIOD PROWESS: The second period has been Notre Dame s best period this season as the Irish have scored 45 goals while giving up just 25 for a +20 advantage in the middle stanza. They are out scoring the opposition, 31-25, in the first period and in the third. RECORD STREAK: Notre Dame s nine-game winning streak from Nov. 16 through Dec. 8 was the longest for the Irish since a 14-game streak from Dec. 11, 1987 to Feb. 13, During that time, the Irish were a Division I Independent. The streak is the longest for the Irish as a member of the CCHA or the WCHA.

7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Hockey Game Notes Page 7 THREE PPG AGAINST: In the 4-3 loss to Massachusetts on Dec. 29, the Irish gave up three power-play goals to the Minutemen, the first time that has happened since Dec. 17, 2005, in a 4-0 loss to Lake Superior. BERGMAN RETURNS TO USHL: Freshman left wing Robin Bergman (Stockholm, Sweden) has left the Notre Dame hockey team and returned to the United States Hockey League (USHL). He will play for the Cedar Rapids Rough Riders, the team he played for last season. In 20 games at Notre Dame, Bergman had one goal and six assists for seven points and was +3 on the year.with Cedear Rapids last season, Bergman had 26 goals and 17 assists for 43 points to finish fourth on the team in scoring. VERSUS THE BEST: Notre Dame failed to record a win in the weekend series with top-ranked Michigan last weekend, the second time this year that the Irish faced the nation s top-ranked team. On Nov. 9-10, Notre Dame met No. 1 ranked Miami twice in Oxford, Ohio, defeating the RedHawks, 2-1, on Nov. 9 befoe dropping a 3-1 decision at Miami on Nov. 10. The Nov. 9 win marked the 10th time in the program s history that the Irish knocked off a top-ranked team. Before losing on Nov. 10, Notre Dame had won four straight versus top 10 teams. Here s a list of Irish wins over No. 1 ranked teams in the 40-year history of the program. 11/9/07 - at Miami, /20/06 - at 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 WELCOME BACK: Freshman defenseman Ian Cole returned to the Notre Dame lineup at Michigan State (Jan. 11) after participating in the World Junior Championships with the U.S. Junior National Team. At the World Championships, Cole played in all six games and had no points with six penalty minutes as the United States finished fourth in the tournament. He missed four games the two games at the Lightning College Hockey Classic and the Northern Michigan series. Also returning on Friday night was fellow freshman defender Teddy Ruth (Naperville, Ill.). Ruth missed five games (Princeton, Lightning College Classic and two with Northern Michigan) due to an injury. NO GOALS FOR YOU: Junior goaltender Jordan Pearce recorded his second shutout of the season in the 5-0 win over Nebraska-Omaha on Dec. 1. The shutout also was the fourth of his career and moved him into a tie for third with Mark Kronholm 74 on Notre Dame s all-time shutout list. He trails just Morgan Cey 05 (2nd with 6) and David Brown 07 (first with 12). Pearce s first career shutout came in his second career game, a 2-0, 27-save win over Princeton on Oct. 28, Freshman goaltender Brad Phillips recorded his first career shutout on Dec. 8 with a 24-save, 7-0 whitewashing of the Princeton Tigers. LETTERS OF INTENT: Irish head coach Jeff Jackson has announced that three players have signed national letters of intent in the early signing period to attend Notre Dame beginning in the fall of The trio - defensemen Sean Lorenz (Littleton, Colo.) and Eric Ringel (Hinckley, Ohio) and forward Patrick Gaul (Pittsburgh, Pa.) - will join Billy Maday (Burr Ridge, Ill.) who signed in Nov. of 2007 but deferred until next fall. Lorenz and Gaul are members of the U.S. National Team Development Program s Under-18 team. Ringel plays in the North American Hockey League for the Mahoning Valley Phantoms and Maday is a member of the Waterloo Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League (USHL). Ringel was ranked 163rd (sixth round) among North Americans in NHL Central Scouting s mid-term rankings that were released in January. USHL GP G A PTS PIM Billy Maday - Waterloo NAHL GP G A PTS PIM Eric Ringel - Mahoning Valley USA UNDER-18 GP G A PTS PIM Patrick Gaul Sean Lorenz TOURNAMENT VETS: The Lightning College Hockey Classic was the third in-season tournament for the Irish this season. They opened the year at the Lefty McFadden Classic in Dayton, Ohio, losing to Wisconsin, 4-1, before defeating Mercyhurst, 4-0, to take third place. Over Thanksgiving, the Irish played in the Rensselaer Holiday Tournament, taking the championship with wins over Alabama-Huntsville (4-1) and Rensselaer (4-3). At Tampa, Notre Dame dropped a 4-3 decision to Massachusetts and then took third place with a 3-1 win over Rensselaer. TOURNEY RESULTS: Notre Dame has now participated in 30 in-season tournaments in the program s 40-year history, winning six times and finishing second, six times. The Irish have been third a total of seven times and there have been 11 fourth-place finishes. Notre Dame has now won two of the last four in-season tournaments that the Irish have played in, winning the 2006 Lightning Collegiate Hockey Classic in Oct. of 2006 in Tampa, Fla and the Rensselaer Holiday Tournament, Nov , 2007 in Troy, N.Y. All time, the Irish are in tournament play. ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM: Notre Dame placed two players on the 2007 Lightning College Hockey Classic all-tournament team. Irish forward Erik Condra and defenseman Luke Lucyk were named to the all-tournament team after helping Notre Dame to a 1-1 record. Condra had two goals and one assist in the tournament, took nine shots and was +3 on the weekend. Lucyk had one goal in two games and was +2 in the two games. They were joined by RPI goaltender Mathias Lange, Colorado College defenseman Nate Prosser and Colorado College forwards Chad Rau and Jimmy Kilpatrick. UMass forward Matt Burto, who scored the game winner in the championship game was the tournament s Most Valuable Player Irish Awards and Honors Brett Blatchford All-Tournament Team - Rensselaer Holiday Tourney Ian Cole Honorable Mention CCHA all-rookie team All-Tournament Team - Rensselaer Holiday Tourney Selected to 2008 U.S. World Junior Team Erik Condra Second Team preseason all-ccha All-Tournament Team - Rensselaer Holiday Tourney All-Tournament Team - Lightning College Classic Kyle Lawson Honorable Mention all-ccha CCHA Defensive Player of the Week (11/18, 11/25) First Team preseason all-ccha 2nd team all-college Hockey News preseason All- American team 3rd team Inside College Hockey.com All-American team Luke Lucyk All-Tournament Team - Lightning College Classic Jordan Pearce Best Goals-Against In CCHA (1.80) Notre Dame Scholar-Athlete Award Notre Dame Perani Cup Winner Ben Ryan CCHA Rookie of the Week (Jan. 28) Special Mention CCHA Rookie of the Month (Oct.) Brock Sheahan CCHA Defenseman of the Week (Jan. 28) Ryan Thang Second Team preseason all-ccha Most Valuable Player - Rensselaer Holiday Tourney Mark Van Guilder One of 10 finalists for Lowes Senior CLASS Award Candidate for 2008 Hobey Baker Award CCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 15) Dan VeNard Nominee for 2008 Hockey Humanitarian Award CCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Dec. 9)

8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Hockey Game Notes Page 8 CCHA DEFENSEMAN OF THE WEEK: Senior defenseman Dan VeNard (Vernon Hills, Ill.) was named the CCHA defenseman of the week for the week ending Dec. 9. In the weekend sweep at Princeton, VeNard had two goals and two assists for four points and was +2 on the weekend. His three-point game on Dec. 8 in Notre Dame s 7-0 win was a career high for the blueliner. He now has five goals and three assists for eight points in 20 games this year. In 71 career games prior to this season, VeNard had two goals and six assists for eight points. TWO SHORTIES: Mark Van Guilder and Ryan Thang each scored short-handed goals in the 5-0 win over Nebraska-Omaha on Dec. 1. That marked the first time the Irish had scored a pair of short-handed goals in a game since Dec. 20, 2000 when Brett Lebda 04 and Dan Carlson 01 scored short-handed goals in a 7-3 win at Nebraska-Omaha. As a team, the Irish have seven short-handed goals, the most of any team in the nation. NIFTY NOVEMBER: Notre Dame finished November with a record, including wins in the last six straight. Some other numbers for the month: The Irish were in the CCHA and at home while going on the road and at neutral sites... the Irish out scored the opposition by a margin (3.8 gpg to 1.9 gpg)...notre Dame out shot the opposition by a margin... the Irish were 13-for-52 on the power play (25.0%) and killed 41-of-46 opponent power plays for an 89.1% success rate... Erik Condra (Jr., Livonia, Mich.) led the team in scoring with six goals and 10 assists for 16 points and was followed by Kevin Deeth (So., Gig Harbor, Wash.), Mark Van Guilder (Sr., Roseville, Minn.) and Kyle Lawson (So., New Hudson, Mich.) with 10 points each... Jordan Pearce was with a 2.13 goals-against average and a.900 save percentage... Brad Phillips (Fr., Farmington Hills, Mich.) was with a 1.00 goals-against and a.935 save percentage. TOURNAMENT HARDWARE: Three Notre Dame players were named to the all-tournament team at the Rensselaer Holiday Tournament. Junior right wing Erik Condra recorded three assists on the weekend and was the lone Irish forward selected. Defensemen Brett Blatchford (So., Temperance, Mich.) and Ian Cole joined Condra on the team. Sophomore left wing Ryan Thang was named the tournament MVP after scoring the game-winning goal in each of Notre Dame s victories. HIGHS AND LOWS: Notre Dame s 44 shots in the Nov. 16 win over Western Michigan are a season high for the Irish. The 11 shots given up by Notre Dame on Nov. 17 are the fewest the Irish have given up this season. Notre Dame s 11 power-play chances against Western Michigan (Nov. 16) were also a season high. LONG TIME COMING: Notre Dame s 4-3 win over Denver on Oct. 18 snapped a 10-game (0-9-1) winless streak for the Irish against the Pioneers. The last time they had beaten Denver was Nov. 3, 1978, a 3-2 win at the Joyce Center. Notre Dame and Denver played in the WCHA for 10 years from before the Irish left for the CCHA. Prior to last weekend s series, the two teams had met just three times with Denver going CAPTAINS: Senior right wing Mark Van Guilder will serve as Notre Dame s captain for the season. Joining Van Guilder as alternate captains in 07-08, are senior defensemen Brock Sheahan (Lethbridge, Alb.) and Dan VeNard (Vernon Hills, Ill.). They will be joined by junior forward Erik Condra (Livonia, Mich.). This is the first season for all four players to serve as captains at Notre Dame. MR PRESIDENT: Senior defenseman Dan Ve- Nard has been named president of Notre Dame s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) for the school year. VeNard served as hockey s representative to the group last season and was selected president by the group in M. The committee represents Notre Dame s studentathletes with the Irish athletic department. NHL DRAFTEES: The Irish have seven players on the roster who have been selected in the National Hockey League s Entry Draft. Last June, a total of five Notre Dame players were selected. Leading the way was freshman defenseman Ian Cole (Ann Arbor, Mich.) who was a first-round selection of the St. Louis Blues who took him with the 18th pick overall. Cole became the first Irish player ever selected in the first round and was selected earlier than any other Notre Dame player (Rob Globke 04 was the previous highest selection when he was picked 40th overall by Florida in 2002). Cole was followed by fellow freshman defenseman Teddy Ruth (Naperville, Ill.) who went in the second round, 46th overall to the Washington Capitals. Sophomore Ryan Thang (Edina, Minn.) was selected in the third round, 81st overall by the Nashville Predators. Incoming freshman Ben Ryan (Brighton, Mich.) joined Thang when the Predators made him the 114th pick (fourth round). Freshman goaltender Brad Phillips (Farmington Hills, Mich.) rounded out the Notre Dame selections in the last draft when the Philadelphia Flyers selected him in the seventh round, 182nd overall. Those five join junior right wing Erik Condra (Livonia, Mich.) who was selected in the seventh round, 211th overall by the Ottawa Senators in 2006 and sophomore defenseman Kyle Lawson (New Hudson, Mich.) who was selected in the 2005 NHL Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes in the seventh round, 198th overall. FAMILY MATTERS: Two members of the Notre Dame hockey team forwards Erik Condra and Garrett Regan (Hastings, Minn.) have family ties to the Irish hockey program. Condra s uncle is All-American forward Kirt Bjork ( 83) who played at Notre Dame from He scored 76 goals with 85 assists for 161 career points in 141 career games. He took All-America honors in 1983 when he had 29 goals and 34 assists for 63 points. Regan s uncle - Sean Regan - was a defenseman for the Irish from before finishing his career at the University of Minnesota. MORE FAMILY MATTERS: Freshman goaltender Brad Phillips also has a family connection to Notre Dame. His uncle is former Irish quarterback Terry Andrysiak who played at Notre Dame from 1985 to PUTTING ON THE FOIL: Notre Dame junior Christian Hanson (Venetia, Pa.) is the sixth player to play for the Irish whose father played in the National Hockey League. His father, Dave Hanson, played 10 years of professional hockey between and , including stints with the Detroit Red Wings and the Minnesota North Stars and the World Hockey Association s (WHA) Minnesota Fighting Saints and the New England Whalers. Fans might also be familiar with Dave Hanson, as one of the famed Hanson Brothers, made famous in the hockey movie - Slapshot. Hanson currently is the director of the Island Sports Center, home of Robert Morris University s hockey team, in suburban Pittsburgh. THE IRISH AND THE U.S. NATIONAL TEAM DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAM: Notre Dame s current roster includes five players who have past experience with USA Hockey, as members of the National Team Development Program (NTDP). Since the program began, the Irish have had a total of 19 NTDP alums grace their roster. The current contingent includes junior goaltender Jordan Pearce, sophomore defenseman Kyle Lawson (New Hudson, Mich.) and freshmen defensemen Ian Cole and Teddy Ruth plus goaltender Brad Phillips. Other NTDP alums who played at Notre Dame include: Brett Henning ( ), Michael Chin ( ), Connor Dunlop ( ), Paul Harris ( ), John Wroblewski ( ), Neil Komadoski ( ), Brett Lebda ( ), Rob Globke ( ), Derek Smith ( ) and Tim Wallace ( ), Noah Babin ( ), Michael Bartlett ( ), Tom Sawatske ( ) and Josh Sciba ( ).

9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Hockey Game Notes Page 9 IRISH SPECIAL TEAMS Here s a game-by-game look at Notre Dame s special teams this season: POWER PLAY PEN. KILLING Game G-Chances Kills-Opp vs. WIS vs. Mercy DU DU at BGSU at FSU at FSU LSSU LSSU at MIA at MIA WMU at WMU BGSU vs. UAH at R.P.I UNO UNO at Prince at Prince vs. UMass vs. R.P.I at NMU at NMU at MSU MSU at UM vs. UM BGSU at BGSU FSU FSU at Alaska at Alaska OSU OSU at WMU WMU Home (24.1%) (91.7%) Away 9-96 (9.4%) (92.1%) Neutral 4-33 (12.1%) (80.0%) Totals (15.7%) (90.1%) Last Time They Scored Player Date Opponent GP Since Blatchford 1/20/07 Western Mich. 52 Carlin None Cole 2/9/08 Ferris State 6 Condra 3/1/08 Western Mich. -- D Arcy None Deeth 2/8/08 Ferris State 6 Guentzel None Hanson 2/9/08 Ferris State 6 Kissel 2/23/08 Ohio State 2 Lawson 11/20/07 Bowling Green 22 Minella 11/11/06 Bowling Green 37 Lucyk 12/29/07 Massachusetts 3 Rankin 2/22/08 Ohio State 3 Regan 2/15/08 Alaska 5 Ridderwall 1/25/08 Bowling Green 10 Ruth 12/1/07 Nebraska-Omaha 16 Ryan 1/26/08 Bowling Green 8 Sheahan 2/8/08 Ferris State 7 Thang 3/1/08 Western Mich. -- Van Guilder 3/1/08 Western Mich. -- VeNard 12/8/07 Princeton 18 White 1/18/07 Michigan 10 IRISH IN CCHA/NATIONAL RANKINGS Scoring CCHA National Erik Condra ( ) t10th t62nd (0.92 ppg) Ryan Thang ( ) t35th Mark Van Guilder ( ) t43rd Kevin Deeth ( ) t57th Goals Ryan Thang (16) t14th t52nd (0.42 gpg) Erik Condra (14) t19th Mark Van Guilder (11) t31st Christian Hanson (9) 44th Assists Erik Condra (21) t13th t77th (0.55 apg) Kyle Lawson (16) t38th Mark Van Guilder (13) t59th Kevin Deeth (13) t59th Power-Play Goals Ryan Thang (7) t13th t24th Mark Van Guilder (7) t13th t24th Erik Condra (5) t20th Kevin Deeth (4) t29th Short-Handed Goals Erik Condra (3) t3rd t9th Game-Winning Goals Ryan Thang (5) t4th t5th Mark Van Guilder (3) t12th t37th Erik Condra (3) t12th t37th Defensemen Scoring Kyle Lawson ( ) t11th t45th (.053 ppg) Ian Cole (4-9-13) t23rd Brock Sheahan ( ) t29th Dan VeNard (5-5-10) t32nd Brett Blatchford ( ) t32nd Rookie Scoring (Points per game) Ben Ryan ( ) t16th Ian Cole (4-9-13) t33rd Goals Against Avg. (33% of games) Jordan Pearce (1.94) 2nd 5th Save% (33% of games) Jordan Pearce (.916) 7th 25th Winning Pct. (33% of games) Jordan Pearce (.606) 4th t17th Wins (33% of games) Jordan Pearce (18) 4th t10th Team Rankings Scoring Offense (2.87) 5th 21st Scoring Defense (2.05) 2nd 4th Scoring Margin (+0.82) 4th 11th Fewest Penalty Minutes (13.3) 2nd 18th Power Play (15.7%) 7th 31st Penalty Killing (90.2%) 1st 2nd

10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Hockey Game Notes Page 10 NOTRE DAME S RECORD WHEN Results When Notre Dame scores first When opponents score first When Notre Dame leads after one period When Notre Dame trails after one period When score is tied after one period When Notre Dame leads after two periods When Notre Dame trails after two periods When score is tied after two periods When Notre Dame outshoots opponent When opponent outshoots Notre Dame When shots are even In Game 1 of CCHA weekend series In Game 2 of CCHA weekend series In one-goal games In two-goal games Notre Dame at home Notre Dame on the road Notre Dame on neutral ice Notre Dame in overtime Notre Dame in October Notre Dame in November Notre Dame in December Notre Dame in January Notre Dame in February Notre Dame in March SPECIALTY GOALTENDING STATISTICS Here s a game-by-game look at Notre Dame s special teams this season: POWER PLAY LAST 10 MINUTES SV% SV% JORDAN PEARCE Game PP SH - Goals Shots - Goals vs. WIS vs. Mercy DU DU (ENG) at BGSU at FSU at FSU (ENG) LSSU at MIA at MIA WMU at WMU BGSU at RPI UNO UNO at Prince vs. UMass vs. RPI at NMU at MSU (ENG) MSU at UM vs. UM (ENG) BGSU at BGSU FSU FSU at Alaska at Alaska OSU (ENG) OSU at WMU (ENG) WMU Totals Save % (89.3%) (91.1%) BRAD PHILLIPS Game PP SH - Goals Shots - Goals LSSU vs. UAH at Prince at NMU vs. UM Totals Save % (96.23%) (100.0%) NOTRE DAME GOALTENDING GAME-BY-GAME #1 Jordan Pearce Jr. 6-1, 207 Anchorage, Alaska/Lincoln Stars (USHL) Statistics Date Opponent GP/GS Minutes GA Avg. Pct. W L T PP SH 10/12 vs. Wisconsin 1/1 60: /13 vs. Mercyhurst 1/1 60: /18 Denver 1/1 60: /19 Denver 1/1 58: /23 at Bowling Green 1/1 59: /26 at Ferris State 1/1 59: /27 at Ferris State 1/1 58: /1 Lake Superior 1/1 60: /9 at Miami 1/1 60: /10 at Miami 1/1 58: /16 West. Michigan 1/1 59: /17 at West. Michigan 1/1 60: /20 Bowling Green 1/1 59: /24 at Rensselear 1/1 59: /30 Nebraska-Omaha 1/1 60: /1 Nebraska-Omaha 1/1 59: /7 at Princeton 1/1 59: /29 vs. Massachusetts 1/1 59: /30 vs. Rennselaer 1/1 60: /4 at No. Michigan 1/1 58: /11 at Michigan St. 1/1 59: /12 Michigan State 1/1 64: /18 at Michigan 1/1 60: /19 vs. Michigan 1/0 23: /25 Bowling Green 1/1 60: /26 at Bowling Green 1/1 59: /8 Ferris State 1/1 59: /9 Ferris State 1/1 65: /15 at Alaska 1/1 59: /16 at Alaska 1/1 65: /22 Ohio State 1/1 59: /23 Ohio State 1/1 64: /29 at West. Michigan 1/1 58: /1 West. Michigan 1/1 60: Totals 34/ : #30 Brad Phillips Fr. 6-2, 171 Farmington Hills, Mich./USA Under-18 Team Date Opponent GP/GS Minutes GA Avg. Pct. W L T PP SH 11/1 Lake Superior 1/1 60: /23 vs. UAH 1/1 59: /8 at Princeton 1/1 60: /5 at No. Michigan 1/1 59: /19 vs. Michigan 1/1 35: Totals 5/5 274: #31 Tom O Brien So 5-11, 187 Mokena, Ill./Bridgewater Bandits (EJHL) Date Opponent GP/GS Minutes GA Avg. Pct. W L T PP SH

11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Hockey Game Notes Page 11 Team Season Highs/Lows ( ) Most goals in a game... 7 vs. Princeton (12/8/07)...7 vs. Lake Superior (11/1/07) Fewest goals in a game... 0 vs. Western Michigan (2/29/08)... 0 vs. Ferris State (10/27/07) Most assists in a game vs. Princeton (12/8/07) Fewest assists in a game... 0 vs. Western Michigan (2/29/08)... 0 vs. Ferris State (10/27/07) Most goals against...5 by Ferris State (2/8/08)...5 by Michigan (1/19/08) Fewest goals against... 0 vs. Princeton (12/8/07)... 0 vs. Nebraska-Omaha (12/1/07)...0 vs. Mercyhurst (10/13/07) Most assists against...8 by Ferris State *2/8/08)... 8 by Nebraska-Omaha (11/30/07)... 8 by Wisconsin (10/12/07) Fewest assists against... 0 vs. Princeton (12/8/07)...0 vs. Nebraska-Omaha (12/107)...0 vs. Mercyhurst (10/13/07) Most goals in a period...4 vs. Princeton, 2nd period (12/8/07)...4 vs. Lake Superior, 2nd period (11/1/07) Most goals against in a period...3 by Ferris State, third period (2/8/08)...3 by Wisconsin, third period (10/12/07) Most shots for in a game vs. Western Michign (11/16/07) Most shots against in a game...36 by Ferris State (2/8/08) Most shots in a period vs. Western Michigan, 1st period (3/1/08)...20 vs. Alaska, 1st period (2/22/08) Most shots against in a period by Ferris State, first period (2/8/08)...16 by Miami, 1st/2nd periods (11/10/07) Fewest shots for in a game...18 vs. Denver (10/18/07) Fewest shots against in a game...11 by Western Michigan (11/17/07) Fewest shots in a period...1 vs. Denver, 1st period (10/19/07) Fewest shots against in a period... 1 by Nebraska-Omaha, 3rd period (12/1/07) Most PIM in a game...13 for 53 minutes vs. Bowling Green (1/25/08) Fewest PIM in a game...2 for 4 minutes vs. Western Michigan (11/16/07) Most opponent penalties in a game...11 for 46 by Bowling Green (1/26/08) Fewest opponent penalties in a game...3 for 6 minutes, four times (last by Alaska - 2/15/08) Most power-play chances vs. Western Michigan (3/1/08, 3-11) vs. Western Michigan (11/16/07, 2-11) Most power play goals... 3 vs. Lake Superior (11/1/07, 3-5) Most short-handed goals... 2 vs. Nebraska-Omaha (12/1/07) Most opponent power-play chances... 7 by Rensselaer (12/30/07, 1-7)... 7 by Rensselaer (11/24/07, 1-7)...7 by Lake Superior (11/2/07, 1-7) Most opponent power-play goals...3 by Massachusetts (11/29/07, 3-5 PERANI CUP STANDINGS Perani s Hockey World is the CCHA s sponsor of the league s Three Stars of the Game. Members of the media are asked to select the game s three stars for which points are accumulated 1st Star gets five points, 2nd Star gets three and 3rd Star gets one. Here are the standings for Notre Dame players in CCHA games only: Player 1st 2nd 3rd Pts. Jordan Pearce Erik Condra Ryan Thang Mark Van Guilder Evan Rankin Kyle Lawson Garrett Regan Ian Cole Dan Kissel Ben Ryan Kevin Deeth Justin White Brock Sheahan Teddy Ruth Brad Phillips Christian Hanson Multi-Point Games Player (# in 07-08) Stats Opp Date Ian Cole (2) WMU 3/1/08 Ian Cole Ohio State 2/23/08 Erik Condra (8) Ferris St. 2/8/08 Brock Sheahan Ferris St. 2/8/08 Ryan Thang (4) Ferris St. 2/8/08 Ben Ryan (4) Bowling Green 1/26/08 Justin White (2) Bowling Green 1/26/08 Ryan Thang (3) Bowling Green 1/25/08 Erik Condra (7) Bowling Green 1/25/08 Mark Van Guilder (6) Bowling Green 1/25/08 Ryan Thang (2) Massachusetts 12/30/07 Erik Condra (6) Rensselaer 12/30/07 Christian Hanson (3) Massachusetts 12/29/07 Dan Kissel Princeton 12/8/07 Dan VeNard Princeton 12/8/07 Evan Rankin Princeton 12/8/07 Christian Hanson (2) Princeton 12/8/07 Mark Van Guilder (5) Princeton 12/7/07 Teddy Ruth UNO 12/1/07 Erik Condra (5) UNO 11/30/07 Kevin Deeth (2) UNO 11/30/07 Christian Hanson UNO 11/30/07 Garrett Regan (2) UNO 11/30/07 Kyle Lawson (3) UNO 11/30/07 Erik Condra (4) RPI 11/24/07 Kyle Lawson (2) RPI 11/24/07 Ryan Thang UAH 11/23/07 Ben Ryan (3) UAH 11/23/07 Mark Van Guilder (4) UAH 11/23/07 Erik Condra (3) WMU 11/17/07 Erik Condra (2) WMU 11/16/07 Mark Van Guilder (3) WMU 11/16/07 Kyle Lawson WMU 11/16/07 Erik Condra LSSU 11/1/07 Mark Van Guilder (2) LSSU 11/1/07 Kevin Deeth LSSU 11/1/07 Robin Bergman LSSU 11/1/07 Ben Ryan (2) BGSU 10/23/07 Justin White BGSU 10/23/07 Garrett Regan DU 10/18/07 Mark Van Guilder MC 10/13/07 Ben Ryan MC 10/13/07 Career Multi-Point Games Career Last Year Erik Condra Mark Van Guilder 20 8 Ryan Thang 13 9 Kevin Deeth 11 9 Garrett Regan 7 4 Kyle Lawson 5 2 Justin White 5 3 Ben Ryan 4 -- Christian Hanson 4 1 Ian Cole 2 0 Brock Sheahan 2 0 Evan Rankin 2 0 Brett Blatchford 2 2 Dan Kissel 2 1 Christiaan Minella 1 1 Teddy Ruth 1 - Robin Bergman 1 0 Dan VeNard 1 0 Career Multi-Goal Games Career Last Season Mark Van Guilder 6 3 Ryan Thang 5 4 Garrett Regan 4 4 Kevin Deeth 3 3 Erik Condra 3 1 Dan Kissel 2 1 Dan VeNard 1 0 Ben Ryan 1 --

12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Hockey Game Notes Page 12 THE LAST TIME: Notre Dame won in overtime... March 23, 2007 vs. Alabama-Huntsville (3-2, 2 ot - NCAAs) Notre Dame CCHA overtime win...february 17, 2007 at Alaska (3-2) Notre Dame lost in overtime... October 14, 2006 at Minnesota State (3-2, ot) Notre Dame lost in CCHA in overtime...january 8, 2005 at Lake Superior State (2-1) Notre Dame scored 10 or more goals in a game... October 14, 1994 vs. St. Francis Xavier (10-2) Notre Dame allowed 10 or more goals in a game... March 12, 2005 at Michigan (10-1) Notre Dame had a home shutout... December 1, 2007 vs. Nebraska-Omaha (Jordan Pearce, 16 saves) Notre Dame had a road shutout... Dec. 8, 2007 at Princeton (Brad Phillips, 24 saves) Notre Dame had a neutral site shutout...oct. 13, 2007 vs. Mercyhurst (Jordan Pearce, 25 saves) Notre Dame had a shutout in a CCHA game... Dec. 1, 2007 vs. Nebraska-Omaha (Jordan Pearce, 16 saves) Notre Dame was shut out in a CCHA game...feb. 29, 2008 at Western Michigan (Riley Gill, 42 saves) Notre Dame was shut out at home......march 4, 2006 vs. Alaska (Wylie Rogers, 39 saves) Notre Dame was shut out on road...feb. 29, 2008 at Western Michigan (Riley Gill, 42 saves) Notre Dame had 35 or more shots in a game... March 1, 2008 vs. Western Michigan (39 shots) Notre Dame had 40 or more shots in a game...february 29, 2008 at Western Michigan (42 shots) Notre Dame had 50 or more shots in a game...march 23, 2007 vs. Alabama-Huntsville (53 shots) Notre Dame surrendered 35 or more shots in a game...february 8, 2008 vs. Ferris State (36 shots) Notre Dame surrendered 40 or more shots in a game February 4, 2006 at Michigan State (40 shots) Notre Dame surrendered 50 or more shots in a game...october 22, 2004 vs. Boston College (52 shots) Notre Dame had four PP goals in a game...november 10, 2005 vs. Bowling Green (9-4 win) Notre Dame had three PP goals in a game... March 1, 2008 vs. Western Michigan (3-1 win) Notre Dame had two short-handed goals in a game... December 1, 2007 vs. Nebraska-Omaha (5-0 win) Notre Dame surrendered five PP goals...december 4, 2004 vs. Michigan (8-0) Notre Dame surrendered four PP goals... March 11, 2005 at Michigan (10-1 loss) Notre Dame surrendered three PP goals... December 29, 2007 vs. Massachusetts (4-3 loss) Notre Dame surrendered two short-handed goals/game...december 2, 2000 vs. Miami (5-2 loss) Notre Dame player scored a hat trick...january 5, Kevin Deeth (vs. Robert Morris)... October 21, Dan Kissel (vs. Providence College)...October 20, Mark Van Guilder (vs. Boston College) Notre Dame player scored four goals... October 19, Brian Urick (at Alaska-Fairbanks) Notre Dame player scored five goals...december 29, Ian Williams (at Dartmouth) Notre Dame player had three assists... November 1, Erik Condra (vs. Lake Superior, 2g, 3a)...November 1, Kevin Deeth (vs. Lake Superior, 0g, 3a) Notre Dame player had four assists...march 9, Erik Condra (Alaska - 0g, 4a)... January 5, Erik Condra (at Robert Morris - 1g, 4a) Notre Dame player had five assists...october 21, Jamie Ling (vs. Waterloo - 2g, 5a) Notre Dame player had three points... January 26, Ben Ryan (Bowling Green - 2g, 1a)...January 25, Ryan Thang (Bowling Green - 2g, 1a)...January 25, Erik Condra (Bowling Green - 1g, 2a) Notre Dame player had four points... December 8, Dan Kissel (Princeton - 2g, 2a) Notre Dame player had five points... November 1, Erik Condra (Lake Superior - 2g, 3a) Notre Dame player had six points...october 21, Jamie Ling (vs. Waterloo - 2g, 5a) Notre Dame player had seven points...october 21, Jamie Ling (vs. Waterloo - 2g, 5a) Notre Dame goalie made 35+ saves...oct. 12, David Brown (vs, Minnesota State, 6-1 win, 36 saves) Notre Dame goalie made 40+ saves... March 12, Morgan Cey (vs. Michigan, 1-0 ot loss, 43 saves) Notre Dame goalie made 50+ saves...oct. 22, Morgan Cey (vs. Boston College, 3-2 win, 50 saves) Opposing player scored a hat trick...january 20, Darin Olver (Northern Michigan) Opposing player scored four goals...march 12, Colin Ward (Western Michigan) Opposing player scored five goals...november 10, Tom Ross (Michigan State) Opposing player had three assists...december 29, P.J. Fenton (Massachusetts, 0g, 3a) Opposing player had four assists...january 18, Colin Murphy (Michigan Tech - 0g, 4a) Opposing player had five assists...january 20, Kevin Hilton (Michigan - 0g, 5a) Opposing player had three points...decmeber 29, Cory Quirk (Massachusetts, 1g, 2a)...December P.J. Fenton (Massachusetts, 0g, 3a) Opposing player had four points.... January 20, Darin Olver (Northern Michigan - 3g, 1a) Opposing player had five points... January 27, Jeff Hamilton (Yale - 2g, 3a) Opposing player had six points...january 11, John Gruden (Ferris State - 4g, 3a) Opposing player had seven points...january 11, John Gruden (Ferris State - 4g, 3a) Opposing goalie made 35+ saves... March 1, Riley Gill (Western Michigan, 36 saves, 3-1 win) Opposing goalie made 40+ saves... February 29, Riley Gill (Western Michigan, 42 saves, 3-0 loss) Opposing goalie made 50+ saves...november 5, Jordan Sigalet (BGSU, 50 saves, 4-4 tie) Notre Dame had a penalty shot...oct. 27, Kevin Deeth (stopped by Army, ND wins, 3-0)... Oct. 12, Rob Globke (scored vs. Union College, ND loses, 7-4) Opp. had a penalty shot... Feb. 28, Vince Bellisimo - WMU (stopped by Morgan Cey, ND loses, 4-2) Notre Dame swept a two-game series... Jan , 2008 (vs. Bowling Green, 6-1, 4-1) Notre Dame swept a CCHA series...jan , 2008 (vs. Bowling Green, 6-1, 4-1) Notre Dame swept a road two-game series...december 7-8, 2007 (at Princeton, 4-2, 7-0) Notre Dame swept a CCHA road two-game series...february (at Alaska, 1-0, 3-2 in ot)... February 2-3, (at Bowling Green, 3-2, 2-1) Events in bold occurred in season IRISH CAREER STATS Player GP G A PTS PEN/MIN Erik Condra /74 Mark Van Guilder /76 Ryan Thang /64 Kevin Deeth /56 Garrett Regan /60 Evan Rankin /97 Kyle Lawson /38 Brock Sheahan /204 Christian Hanson /87 Dan Kissel /30 Brett Blatchford /30 Justin White /38 Ben Ryan /18 Dan VeNard /72 Ian Cole /26 Christiaan Minella /42 Robin Bergman /2 Luke Lucyk /24 Calle Ridderwall /14 Ryan Guentzel /8 Teddy Ruth /32 Jordan Pearce /2 Brian D Arcy /6 Stewart Carlin /4 Brad Phillips /2 Goaltender GP W-L-T GAvg. Sv% Brad Phillips Jordan Pearce WHERE ARE THEY NOW?? Eighteen former Notre Dame players are currently on professional hockey rosters as of March 12. NHL GP G A PTS PIM Brett Lebda - Detroit Mark Eaton - Pittsburgh Yan Stastny - St. Louis Rob Globke - Florida * AHL GP G A PTS PIM Tim Wallace - W.B./Scranton Ben Simon - Springfield Yan Stastny - Peoria % Rob Globke - Rochester Tom Galvin - Grand Rapids Wes O Neill - Lake Erie Noah Babin - Albany Mike Walsh - Gr. Rapids! Neil Komadoski - Peoria David Brown , 2.53,.908 Morgan Cey - Norfolk , 3.91,.889 ECHL GP G A PTS PIM Jason Paige - Trenton Mike Walsh - Dayton Josh Sciba - Bakersfield Las Vegas Dayton < Totals Tom Sawatske - Dayton? Phoenix Totals Neil Komadoski - Alaska ^ David Brown - Wheeling , 3.07,.920 Morgan Cey - Mississippi $ , 4.06,.890 CHL GP G A PTS PIM Michael Bartlett-Arizona Austin # Totals England GP G A PTS PIM Dan Carlson - Coventry < acquired from Las Vegas 3/6 * returned to Rochester 2/27 % recalled to St. Louis - 2/11 + injured out for season? traded to Phoenix - 2/6 # acquired on waivers from Arizona - recalled to W.B./Scranton - 12/5 ^ assigned to Alaska (ECHL) on 11/26! recalled to Grand Rapids (AHL) - 11/18 $ loaned to Mississippi (ECHL) - 10/14

13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Hockey Game Notes Page 13 NATIONAL POLLS: USA TODAY/Amer. Hockey Mag. (March 10) Last School Record Pts Week 1. Michigan (15) North Dakota (9) Colorado College (9) New Hampshire Miami (1) Michigan State Clarkson Denver Boston College St. Cloud State Minnesota State Notre Dame Boston University NR 14. Wisconsin Minnesota Receiving votes: Princeton, 16; Minnesota-Duluth, 12; Harvard, 6; Ferris State, 6l Niagara, 3; Vermont, 3; Army, 2. USCHO.com /CSTV (March 10) Last School Record Pts Week 1. Michigan (19) North Dakota (20) Colorado College (9) Miami (2) New Hampshire Michigan State Clarkson Denver St. Cloud State Boston College Minnesota State Notre Dame Wisconsin Boston University Minnesota Princeton Harvard Minnesota-Duluth Vermont NR 20. Providence College Receiving Votes: Niagara, 45; Ferris State, 29; Army, 23; Massachusetts, 17; Michigan Tech, 14; Cornell, 13; Northeastern, 12; Quinnipiac, 10; Air Force, 8; Union, 7; Bemidji State, 4; RIT, 3; Bowling Green, 2; Nebraska-Omaha, 2; UMass-Lowell, 1. Inside College Hockey.com (March 9) Last School Record Week 1. North Dakota Colorado College Michigan Miami New Hampshire Michigan State Clarkson Denver Minnesota State Boston College St. Cloud State Notre Dame Wisconsin Harvard Princeton Union Boston University Ferris State Niagara Army Bubble-licious: Vermont, RIT, Minnesota, Air Force, Quinnipiac Central Collegiate Hockey Assoc. Standings CCHA OVERALL TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA 1. Michigan Miami Michigan State Notre Dame Ferris State Northern Michigan Bowling Green Nebraska-Omaha Alaska Lake Superior Ohio State Western Michigan THIS WEEK IN THE CCHA Friday, March 14 #5 Ferris State at #4 Notre Dame, 7:35 p.m. #8 Nebraska-Omaha at #1 Michigan, 7:35 p.m. #7 Bowling Green at #2 Miami, 7:35 p.m. #6 Northern Michigan at #3 Michigan State, 7:35 p.m. Saturday, March 15 #5 Ferris State at #4 Notre Dame, 7:05 p.m. #8 Nebraska-Omaha at #1 Michigan, 7:35 p.m. #7 Bowling Green at #2 Miami, 7:05 p.m. #6 Northern Michigan at #3 Michigan State, 7:05 p.m. Sunday, March 16 (if necessary) #5 Ferris State at #4 Notre Dame, 7:05 p.m. #8 Nebraska-Omaha at #1 Michigan, 7:35 p.m. #7 Bowling Green at #2 Miami, 7:05 p.m. #6 Northern Michigan at #3 Michigan State, 7:05 p.m. LAST WEEK IN THE CCHA Thursday, March 6 at #8 Nebraska-Omaha 4, #9 Alaska 3 Friday, March 7 at #5 Ferris State 4, #12 Western Michigan 3 (ot) #11 Ohio State 4 at #6 Northern Michigan 3 at #7 Bowling Green 4, #10 Lake Superior 3 Saturday, March 8 at #5 Ferris State 6, #12 Western Michigan 3 at #6 Northern Michigan 4, #11 Ohio State 2 #10 Lake Superior 6, at #7 Bowling Green 1 #9 Alaska 5, at #8 Nebraska-Omaha 3 Sunday, March 9 at #6 Northern Michigan 6, #11 Ohio State 1 at #7 Bowling Green 4, #10 Lake Superior 3 (ot) at #8 Nebraska-Omaha 2, #9 Alaska 1 (3ot) Notre Dame Television Schedule The Notre Dame hockey team is scheduled to appear on television 14 times during the season. The Irish will appear 11 times on Comcast Local, twice on CSTV and once on Fox Sports Net - Detroit. Hockey fans should check their local cable and satellite systems for the location of the various networks. The entire television schedule for the Irish: Thursday, October 18 Denver Comcast Local 7:35 p.m. Tuesday, October 23 at Bowling Green Comcast Local 7:05 p.m. Thursday, November 1 Lake Superior Comcast Local 7:35 p.m. Friday, November 2 Lake Superior Comcast Local 7:35 p.m. Saturday, November 17 at Western Michigan Comcast Local 7:35 p.m. Saturday, January 5 at Northern Michigan Comcast Local 7:35 p.m. Friday, January 11 at Michigan State FSN-Detroit 7:35 p.m. Sunday, January 13 Michigan State CSTV 4:05 p.m. Friday, January 18 at Michigan CSTV 8:05 p.m. Saturday, January 19 vs. Michigan Comcast Local 7:05 p.m. (at Auburn Hills, Mich.) Friday, January 25 Bowling Green Comcast Local 7:35 p.m. Friday, February 8 Ferris State Comcast Local 7:35 p.m. Friday, February 22 Ohio State Comcast Local 7:35 p.m. Friday, February 29 at Western Michigan Comcast Local 7:35 p.m.