DECEMBER 1 Lake Superior State 7:05 pm 7 Michigan State (NBCSN) 7:05 pm 8 Michigan State (Comcast) 7:05 pm 15 at Bowling Green 7:05 pm

Sports Information Office University of Notre Dame 112 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN 46556 www.und.com 574-631-7516 574-631-7941 FAX 2012-13 NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH HOCKEY 2012-13 NOTRE DAME HOCKEY (9-4-0/5-1-0-0) OCTOBER 7 USA Under-18 Team (preseason) T, 1-1 (ot) (ND wins shootout, 2-1, in five rounds) 12-13 $ at Ice Breaker Tournament 12 vs. rv/#20 Maine (NBCSN) W, 1-0 13 vs. Nebraska-Omaha (NBCSN) W, 3-2 18 #13/#13 Minnesota Duluth L, 1-3 19 #13/#13 Minnesota Duluth W, 4-1 26 at #15/#16 Northern Michigan W, 5-2 27 at #15/#16 Northern Michigan W, 3-2 NOVEMBER 2 #11/#11Western Michigan L, 2-3 4 #11/#11Western Michigan W, 4-0 9 at #1/#1 Boston College L, 1-3 15 at #13/#13 Michigan (CBSSN) W, 3-1 16 at #13/#13 Michigan (Comcast) W, 4-1 23 #7/#7 North Dakota L, 1-2 24 #7/#7 North Dakota W, 5-2 30 Lake Superior State 7:35 pm DECEMBER 1 Lake Superior State 7:05 pm 7 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 15-17 at Second Round CCHA Playoffs TBA 23-24 ^ at CCHA Championships TBA 29-21 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) BACK TO CCHA ACTION: Notre Dame returns to CCHA action this weekend and plays the final five games of the 2012 portion of the schedule against league foes before breaking for the Christmas holidays. This weekend, the Irish continue their six-game home stand with a two-game series against the Lake Superior State Lakers on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. Friday s game has a 7:35 p.m. start time while Saturday s game starts at 7:05 p.m. Notre Dame brings a 9-4-0 overall record into the weekend and is 5-1-0-0 in the CCHA, good for 15 points and a second-place tie with Ferris State and Ohio State. The Irish trail first-place Miami by one point in the standings with two games in hand. Notre Dame comes into the Lake Superior series off a home split with North Dakota, losing a 2-1 decision on Nov. 23 before winning, 5-2, on Nov. 24. The Irish are ranked sixth in both the USAToday/American Hockey Magazine and USCHO.com polls. The Lakers bring a 7-7-0 overall record and a 4-4-0-0 mark in CCHA play to the Compton Family Ice Arena. They have 12 points in the league standings, good for sixth place in the standings and are two points out of fifth, three points out of second and four points behind first-place Mimai. Lake Superior hosted Ohio State last weekend, falling to the Buckeyes, 4-1, on Friday but bouncing back for a 3-2 win on Saturday. The Lakers have split all seven of their series so far this season. Notre Dame at Lake Superior State Compton Family Ice Arena (5,022) Notre Dame, Indiana November 30-December 1, 2012 The Teams: #6/#6 Notre Dame (9-4-0/5-1-0-0) vs. Lake Superior State (7-7-0/4-4-0) The Games: Friday, November 30, 2012 Compton Family Ice Arena (5,022) 7:35 p.m. Saturday, December 1, 2012 Compton Family Ice Arena (5,022) 7:05 p.m. Broadcast Information: Radio: The Notre Dame-Lake Superior 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. Internet: Audio/Video: Live audio/video streaming for the Lake Superior 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. Twitter: Follow Irish hockey on Twitter at ND_hockey. SERIES INFORMATION vs. Lake Superior State All-time Series: Notre Dame leads, 30-25-7 At Notre Dame: Notre Dame leads, 18-9-4 At Sault Ste. Marie: Lake Superior leads, 14-11-3 Neutral: Lake Superior leads, 2-1-0 Last 10 meetings: Notre Dame leads 6-2-2 2011-12 Meetings: Nov. 25 ND 4, at LSSU 1 Nov. 26 at LSSU 5, ND 2 VERSUS LAKE SUPERIOR: Name GP G A PTS T.J. Tynan 7 4 2 6 Jeff Costello 7 2 4 6 Sam Calabrese 7 0 5 5 Bryan Rust 7 3 1 4 Nick Larson 8 3 1 4 Anders Lee 7 2 2 4 Shayne Taker 7 0 4 4 Mike Voran 6 1 2 3 Kevin Lind 5 0 3 3 Kevin Nugent 4 0 3 3 Stephen Johns 7 0 2 2 David Gerths 6 1 0 1 Robbie Russo 2 1 0 1 Austin Wuthrich 2 0 1 1 Jared Beers 3 0 0 0 Peter Schneider 1 0 0 0 IRISH VERSUS LAKERS: Notre Dame and Lake Superior have met 62 times in the all-time series with the Irish holding a 30-25-7 advantage. This is the first time that the Lakers will play at the Compton Family Ice Arena. The Irish lead the series in games played at Notre Dame, 18-9-4. The last time the two teams played on campus was the 2010-11 season when they met in two regular season games and then three times in the second round of the CCHA Goaltenders MIN W-L-T GA SVS SV% GAVG S. Summerhays 30:01 0-0-0 1 5.833 2.00 playoffs. The Irish won both regular season Mike Johnson 518:31 6-2-1 19 233.925 2.20 games and won the playoff series, two games to one at the Joyce Center. Last year, the teams split a pair of games at Taffy Abel Arena with Notre Dame winning 4-1 and the Lakers taking a 5-2 decision in the second game. HOLIDAY PROMOTIONS: The Notre Dame hockey team will host its annual Teddy Bear Toss and Skate with the Irish and Santa promotions on Sat., Dec. 1 versus Lake Superior State. Fans are asked to bring Teddy Bears (a limited number can be purchased at the game) to the game to throw on the ice during the second intermission. All the Teddy Bears will be donated to Toys for Tots. Following the game, all fans will be able to Skate with the Notre Dame hockey team and with Santa on the Lefty Smith Rink. A limited number of tickets remain for this game.

2012-13 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 (1986-90) Head Coach, Lake Superior State (1990-96) Record: 182-52-25 (.751); two NCAA titles, two CCHA regular-season titles, four CCHA tournament championships Head Coach, University of Notre Dame (2005-) Record: 169-101-30 (.613); 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 (1996-2000) Head Coach, U.S. Junior National Team (1996-97) Won silver medal at World Junior Championships Assistant Coach, U.S. Olympic Team (1998) Junior Hockey Experience Head Coach, OHL s Guelph Storm (2000-03) Record: 87-67-24 (4) Professional Experience Assistant Coach, New York Islanders (2003-05) Coaching Honors CCHA Coach of the Year (1990-91) CCHA Coach of the Year (2006-07) Spencer Penrose Award (2006-07) CCHA Coach of the Year (2010-11) Jackson s Year-By-Year Collegiate Record Overall CCHA Year W - L - T.Pct W - L - T.Pct 1990-91 36-5 - 4.844 26-2 - 4.875 1991-92 30-9 - 4.744 20-8 - 4.688 1992-93 32-8 - 5.767 20-5 - 5.750 1993-94 31-10 -4.733 18-8 - 4.667 1994-95 23-12 -6.634 14-9 - 4.593 1995-96 30-8 - 2.775 22-6 - 2.767 2005-06 13-19- 4.417 11-13 - 4.464 2006-07 32-7- 3.898 21-4 - 3.804 2007-08 27-16- 4.615 15-9 - 4.607 2008-09 31-6 - 3.818 21-4 - 3.857 2009-10 13-17 -8.449 9-12 - 7.446 2010-11 25-14 -5.625 18-7 - 3.696 2011-12 19-18- 3.513 12-13 - 3.482 2012-13 9-4 - 0.692 5-1 - 0.833 Totals 351-153-55.677 232-101-50.671 NEXT FOR THE IRISH: Notre Dame closes out its six-game home stand next weekend with a visit from Michigan State on Dec. 7-8. Both cames will start at 7:05 p.m. Friday s game will be televised by NBC Sports Network while Saturday s game will be shown on Comcast. UPCOMING TIME CHANGE: Notre Dame s game on Friday, Dec. 7 versus Michigan State has had the start time changed from 7:35 p.m. to 7:05 p.m. The game will be televised live by the NBC Sports Network. NORTH DAKOTA RECAP: Friday, Nov. 23 - The University of North Dakota got goals from Nick Mattson and Danny Kristo and junior goaltender Clarke Saunders stopped 34-of-35 shots as UND held off Notre Dame for a 2-1 win in front of a sellout crowd at the Compton Family Ice Arena on Friday. Anders Lee (Edina, Minn.) scored Notre Dame s lone goal in the game on a second-period powerplay chance. It looked like Lee had a goal late in the game that would have tied it but that was waved off when the referee said a puck had been frozen. Replays showed differently. North Dakota scored its first goal late in the first period as Mattson scored on a slap shot from the center point at 19:57 of the first period. Kristo made it 2-0 on the power play at 2:43 of the second with a backhander off a nice set up by Corban Knight who had two assists in the game. The Irish cut that lead in half at 5:25 of the second with Lee s power-play goal. Freshman Mario Lucia (Plymouth, Minn.) put a shot from the right point on goal that Lee was able to deflect and then jam the rebound past Saunders for his sixth goal of the season. The Irish would out shoot North Dakota, 36-17, in the game. Notre Dame s Steven Summerhays (Jr., Anchorage, Alaska) had 15 saves for the Irish. Notre Dame was 1-for-5 on the power play while North Dakota was 1-for-2. Saturday, Nov. 24 - Anders Lee, Jeff Costello (Jr., Milwaukee, Wis.) and Kevin Lind (Jr., Homer Glen, Ill.) each had three-point games and goaltender Steven Summerhays stopped 30 shots as Notre Dame downed North Dakota, 5-2, in the second game of the series. Lee and Costello each had two goals and an assist while Lind scored a short-handed goal with a pair of assists in the win. Mark MacMillan and Rocco Grimaldi scored for North Dakota. Lee scored the first goal of the game at 7:23 of the first period with a backhander past goaltender Zane Gothberg. UND tied the game at 5:07 of the second as MacMillan cashed in on a 2-on-1 with Danny Kristo to make it 1-1. Lind put the Irish ahead to stay at 6:09 with a 4-on-3 shorthanded goal as his slapshot from the left point deflected over Gothberg s right shoulder for Lind s first of the season. Lee scored the game winner at 13:30 when Costello found him in the slot and he whipped a wrist shot past Gothberg for his eighth of the year and a 3-1 lead. The Notre Dame captain returned the favor late in the third when he set up a Costello goal on a wrist shot from the left circle at 18:34 to make it 4-1. Grimaldi beat Summerhays from the right face-off dot at 18:47 to make it 4-2 and Costello notched his second of the game, scoring into an empty net at 19:41 for the final of 5-2. The Irish out shot North Dakota, 41-32, with Gothberg making 36 saves in the game. Both teams were 0-for-5 on the power play. WEATHERING THE STORM: Last weekend s series with seventh-ranked North Dakota 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, 1-3 10/19 vs. #13/#13 Minnesota Duluth W, 4-1 10/26 at #15/#16 No. Michigan W, 5-2 10/27 at #15/#16 No. Michigan W, 3-2 11/2 vs. #11/#11 Western Michigan L, 2-3 11/4 vs. #11/#11 Western Michigan W, 4-0 11/9 at #1/#1 Boston College L, 1-3 11/15 at #13/#13 Michigan W, 3-1 11/16 at #13/#13 Michigan W, 4-1 11/23 vs. #7/#7 North Dakota L, 1-2 11/24 vs. #7/#7 North Dakota W, 5-2 SCORING FIRST: Scoring the first goal of the game has been important to Notre Dame s early-season success. The Irish are 8-0-0 when they get the first goal of the game and 1-4-0 when the opposition scores first. 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 is his second offensive player of the week honor as he also was named the week of Nov. 5. CAREER NIGHT: Junior defenseman Kevin Lind turned in a career-best three-point game (1g, 2a) in the 5-2 win over North Dakota. His goal was the first short-handed 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. MULTIPLE-GOAL GAMES: 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). Costello s threepoint game equaled a career-best set versus Lake Superior on 3/11/11. The junior from Milwaukee, Wis., now has five points in his last three games (3g, 2a). Anders Lee recorded his second multiple-goal game this season in the same contest and now has 10 games with two or more goals in his Irish hockey career.

2012-13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Hockey Game Notes Page 3 2012-13 Notre Dame Personnel Breakdown Top Returnees (yr., pos.,... 2011-12 stats) Sam Calabrese (Sr., D 40 GP, 3-13-16)... Lone senior on Irish defense; two-year regular; solid, two-way defenseman Mike Johnson (Sr., G, 26 GP, 9-10-3, 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 11-12 Jeff Costello (Jr., LW, 28 GP, 5-7-12)... 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, 4-6-10)... The hammer on ND s defense; talented, hard-nosed blue liner Anders Lee (Jr., 40 GP, 17-17-34)... 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, 5-6-11)... Talented right wing who can play on a top line and also kill penalties; strong with puck Steven Summerhays (Jr., 20 GP, 10-8-1; 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, 13-28-41)... Top scorer in each of first two seasons; first team all-ccha; dynamic, talented center Mike Voran (Jr., RW, 38 GP, 5-5-10)... Solid, all-around forward who plays in all situations Robbie Russo (So., D, 40 GP, 4-11-15)... 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, 7-10-17)... Pleasant surprise as a freshman; took regular role and was top scoring rookie Key Losses (yr., pos.,... 2011-12 stats) Billy Maday (Gr., RW, 40 GP, 12-15-27)... Finished third in scoring and served as team co-captain; 105 career points at ND Sean Lorenz (Gr., D, 39 GP, 3-10-13)... Lone senior blue liner; team co-captain; third among defensemen in scoring Riley Sheahan (Jr., C, 37 GP, 9-16-25)... 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.... 5-11/183... Woodridge, Ill./USA Under-18 Team Steven Fogarty... C... Fr.... 6-3/20... Edina, Minn./Penticton Vees (BCHL) Sam Herr... LW... Fr.... 6-0/192... Hinsdale, Ill./Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) Mario Lucia... LW... Fr.... 6-3/195... Plymouth, Minn./Penticton Vees (BCHL) Andy Ryan... D... Fr.... 6-1/195... Brighton, Mich./Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) WEARING THEM DOWN: Through the first 13 games of the season, Notre Dame is proving to be a third-period team. The Irish are out shooting the opposition by a 137-94 margin (+43) 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 283-228 shot advantage (+55) and a 22-18 (+4) scoring advantage. SHORT-HANDED: Notre Dame s penaltykilling 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. They bounced back the following night, blanking UND on five chances. For the season, they are 46-for- 51 when short-handed for a 90.2% success rate. Notre Dame is tops in the CCHA in penalty killing and ranks seventh in the nation. The Irish also have three short-handed goals. ODD FACT: Notre Dame has given up all five opponent power-play goals at home this season. The Irish are 22-of-27 on the penalty kill at home for an 81.5% success rate. On the road and on neutral ice, Notre Dame is 24-of- 24 killing penalties. MOVEMBER MOMENTS: Members of the Notre Dame hockey team are participating 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 are being spearheaded by junior defenseman Stephen Johns (Wampum, Pa.). The entire Irish team is involved in the effort and various fundraising efforts have been underway during the month of Movember. The final day to join in the fundraising efforts is Nov. 30 versus Lake Superior State. A silent auction will be held at the game and moustaches can be purchased for $1. To make a donation to the Notre Dame hockey team, check the team site http://us. movember.com/mospace/5672569. WORK HORSE: Dating back to last Feb. 24, Irish goaltender Steven Summerhays has started 17 of Notre Dame s last 19 games. During those 17 starts, Summerhays is 11-6-0 with a 1.51 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 23-16-1 for his career with a 2.32 goalsagainst average and a.908 save percentage. This season, Summerhays leads the CCHA in wins (8) and is second in goals-against average (1.59). He is fourth in save percentage (.935) and tied for first with two shutouts. Nationally, he is seventh in goals against, 10th in save percentage, tied for second in wins and tied for third in shutouts. SHOOTING THE PUCK: Through the first 13 games of the 2012-13 season, Notre Dame has outshot its opposition in 10 of them, getting 30 or more shots in a game 10 times. The Irish are averaging 32.3 shots per game to 24.8 for their opponents. In games that the Irish have more shots, they are 7-3-0. When they are out shot, the Irish are 2-1-0. 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 while the two shots the Irish had in the second period was a seasonlow for one period. CLIMBING THE LADDER: Junior center T.J. Tynan (Orland Park, Ill.) 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 49 goals and 42 assists for 91 points in 97 career games. Lee needs one more goal to become the 32nd player in the program s history to score 50 or more goals in his career. Century Club Name (Seasons) G A Pts 1. Brian Walsh (1973-77) 89 145 234 2. John Noble (1969-73) 81 145 226 3. Eddie Bumbacco (1970-74) 103 117 220 4. Ian Williams (1970-74) 92 119 211 37. Aaron Gill (2000-04) 49 62 111 Connor Dunlop (1999-03) 25 86 111 39. Jack Brownschidle (1973-77) 31 78 109 40. Tim Reilly (1981-86) 43 65 108 41. Billy Maday (2008-12) 45 60 105 Aniket Dhadphale (1995-99) 61 44 105 43. Bob Thebeau (1982-86) 40 63 103 44. Kevin Hoene (1968-71) 50 51 101 45. T.J. Tynan (2009 - ) 38 63 101 Matt Hanzel (1985-89) 50 51 101 47. Paul Clarke (1973-77) 38 62 100 -- Anders Lee (2009 -) 49 42 91

2012-13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Hockey Game Notes Page 4 2012-13 Notre Dame Hockey Roster No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Age * Hometown/Last Team 1 Steven Summerhays G Jr. 6-0 188 22 Anchorage, Alaska/Green Bay (USHL) 3 Shayne Taker D Jr. 6-4 201 22 Surrey, B.C./Cowichan Valley (BCHL) 5 Robbie Russo D So. 6-0 194 19 Westmont, Ill./USA Under-18 Team 6 Andy Ryan D Fr. 6-0 200 19 Brighton, Mich./Sioux City (USHL) 8 Sam Calabrese D Sr. 5-11 193 21 Park Ridge, Ill./ USA Under-18 Team 9 Anders Lee (C) C Jr. 6-3 220 22 Edina, Minn./Green Bay (USHL) 10 David Gerths C Jr. 6-0 217 22 Ankeny, Iowa/Green Bay (USHL) 11 Jeff Costello LW Jr. 6-0 212 21 Milwaukee, Wis./Cedar Rapids (USHL) 12 Sam Herr LW Fr. 6-0 204 20 Hinsdale, Ill./Green Bay (USHL) 14 Thomas DiPauli C Fr. 5-11 185 18 Woodridge, Ill./USA Under-18 Team 15 Peter Schneider RW So. 5-11 192 21 Vienna, Austria/Indiana (USHL) 16 Mike Voran RW Jr. 5-11 188 22 Livonia, Mich./Sioux Falls (NAHL) 17 Nick Larson LW Jr. 6-2 198 22 Apple Valley, Minn./Waterloo (USHL) 18 T.J. Tynan C Jr. 5-9 165 20 Orland Park, Ill./Des Moines (USHL) 20 Kevin Nugent RW Sr. 6-3 200 23 New Canaan, Conn./Tri-City (USHL) 21 Bryan Rust RW Jr. 5-11 202 20 Novi, Mich./USA Under-18 Team 22 Mario Lucia LW Fr. 6-3 193 19 Plymouth, Minn./Penticton (BCHL) 23 Eric Johnson D So. 6-0 191 21 Verona, Wis./Dubuque (USHL) 25 Kevin Lind D Jr. 6-3 223 20 Homer Glen, Ill./Chicago (USHL) 26 Steven Fogarty C Fr. 6-3 202 19 Edina, Minn./Penticton (BCHL) 27 Austin Wuthrich RW So. 6-1 198 19 Anchorage, Alaska/USA Under-18 Team 28 Stephen Johns D Jr. 6-4 233 20 Wampum, Pa./USA Under-18 Team 29 Jared Beers D Jr. 5-11 196 22 Mishawaka, Ind./Cedar Rapids (USHL) 31 Joe Rogers G Jr. 5-11 188 22 Marysville, Mich./Albert Lea (NAHL) 32 Mike Johnson G Sr. 5-10 210 23 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 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 2005. 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. SELLOUT CROWDS: A standing room sellout crowd of 5,022 watched Friday night s 2-1 loss to North Dakota at the Compton Family Ice Arena. The sellout was the third in six home games for the Irish this season. In the first 25 games played at the CFIA over its first two seasons, Notre Dame has had 14 standingroom sellout crowds. Over the first 25 games, the Irish have played in front of an average of 4,789 per game. NATIONAL LETTERS-OF-INTENT: Irish head coach Jeff Jackson announced on Nov. 28 that Notre Dame has signed six student-athletes to national letters-of-intent. The six are: Dawson Cook (Cadillac, Mich.), Jordan Gross (Maple Grove, Minn.), Chad Katunar (Victoria, B.C.), Andre Oglevie (Fullerton, Calif.), Cal Petersen (Waterloo, Iowa) and Ali Thomas (New York, N.Y.). Dawson is a 6-1, 198-pound center who currently plays for the USA Under-18 Team in Ann Arbor, Mich. Gross is a 5-11, 178-pound defenseman who is in his first season with the Green Bay Gamblers of the United States Hockey League (USHL). Katunar is a 6-6, 218-pound goaltender who plays in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) with the Penticton Vees. Oglevie is a 5-9, 156-pound right wing who is with the Cedar Rapids Rough Riders of the USHL. Petersen is a 6-1, 175-pound goaltender who is a member of the USHL s Waterloo Black Hawks and Thomas is a 6-2, 211-pound left wing who started the year with the USHL s Chicago Steel before being traded to the Des Moines Buccaneers. Those six will join forward Vince Hinostroza (Bartlett, Ill.) and defenseman Justin Wade (Aurora, Ill.) who signed lettersof-intent last November but deferred to this season. Hinostroza is a teammate of Petersen s in Waterloo while Wade plays for the Fargo Force. (For more information on the Irish recruiting class, check the Notre Dame website at und. com). Stats as of Nov. 28, 2012 BCHL GP G A PTS PIM Chad Katunar - Penticton 21 GP, 14-7-0, 2.41,.919 sv% USHL GP G A PTS PIM Jordan Gross - Green Bay 21 1 5 6 2 Vince Hinostroza - Waterloo 14 11 9 20 4 Andrew Oglevie - C. Rapids 17 1 6 7 6 Ali Thomas - Chi./D. Moines 17 2 4 6 9 Justin Wade - Fargo 14 1 1 2 32 Cal Petersen - Waterloo 10 GP, 8-2-0, 2.70,.908 sv% USA UNDER-18 GP G A PTS PIM Dawson Cook 20 2 4 6 2 WELCOME BACK: Freshman left wing Mario Lucia (Plymouth, Minn.) returned to the Notre Dame lineup against Michigan after missing the first nine games of the season with a broken leg. Lucia was injured on August 29 in preseason conditioning. The son of University of Minnesota head hockey coach and Notre Dame alum, Don Lucia 81, Mario played last season for the Penticton Vees of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) where he was a teammate of current freshman center Steven Fogarty (Edina, Minn.). With Penticton, Lucia was second in scoring with 42 goals and 52 assists for 94 points in 56 games, helping the Vees to the BCHL regular-season and postseason titles and the RBC Cup as the Canadian Junior A champions. Lucia scored his first collegiate goal in his second game back, the 4-1 win over Michigan. STRONG START: Notre Dame s 9-4-0 start this season is tied for the seventh-best start in the program s history after 13 games. The previous best starts for the Irish after 13 games were: 1989-90: 10-3-0 1987-88: 9-2-2 2011-12: 9-2-2 2006-07: 9-3-1 2008-09: 9-3-1 2010-11: 9-3-1 2007-08: 9-4-0 2012-13: 9-4-0 1998-99: 8-3-2

2012-13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Hockey Game Notes Page 5 RARE SWEEP: Notre Dame s back-to-back wins at Michigan on Nov. 15-16 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 1970-71, 1972-73 and 1977-78. This marked the 22nd, two-game series played between the two programs in the 45-year history of the program. SHARING THE WEALTH: Through the first 13 games of the 2012-13 season, 14 different Notre Dame players have scored the team s 37 goals with Anders Lee leading the way with eight. Junior left wing Jeff Costello is second with five. Nineteen of the team s 22 skaters have scored at least one point with Lee leading the way with 13 points. Seven different players have scored game-winning goals for the Irish with Bryan Rust 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. SEEMS LIKE OLD TIMES: When Notre Dame swept Michigan in the 1977-78 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 (Plymouth, Minn.) 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 on with nine points (4g, 5a) The four goals ties his season output from 2011-12 when he had four in 40 games. Johns is fifth and leads the Irish with seven assists for his seven 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 3-2-0 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. 18-19), splitting those contests, losing 3-1, and then taking a 4-1 decision. The Irish picked up another split with North Dakota (Nov. 23-24), losing the first CCHA Preseason Picks The coaches and the media from the CCHA agreed to disagree on their top teams for the 2012-13 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) 105 1. Michigan (50) 903 2. Michigan (2) 100 2. Western Michigan (25) 825 3. Western Michigan (2) 97 3. NOTRE DAME (9) 765 4. Miami (OH) 78 4. Ferris State (3) 626 5. Ferris State 67 5. Miami 622 6. Ohio State 66 6 Michigan State 528 7. Michigan State 56 7. Ohio State 438 8. Bowling Green 43 8. Northern Michigan 389 Northern Michigan 43 9. Bowling Green 264 10. Alaska 31 10. Lake Superior 232 11. Lake Superior 29 11. 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. 2012-13 CCHA Preseason First Team 2012-13 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. 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 2012-13. THE OTHER GUY: Senior goaltender Mike Johnson (Verona, Wis.) saw his first action in goal for the Irish on Oct. 27 when he made 26 saves in the 3-2 win over Northern Michigan. The win was the 40th-career victory for Johnson, making him one of just seven Notre Dame goaltenders to win 40 or more games in his career. For his career, he has appeared in 92 games, making 86 starts and is 40-33-12 with a 2.62 goals-against average and a.901 save percentage with two shutouts. 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 2012-13 Notre Dame hockey team. The talented forward served as an alternate captain during the 2011-12 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.

2012-13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Hockey Game Notes Page 6 IRISH VERSUS TOP-RANKED TEAMS: Notre Dame brings an 8-4-0 record versus nationally ranked teams into this weekend s series versus Lake Superior State. The Irish are 3-3-0 at home, 4-1-0 on the road and 1-0-0 at neutral sites. Last season, Notre Dame was 9-13-3 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, 1-0 20 vs. Maine W, 1-0 13 Minnesota Duluth L, 1-3 13 Minnesota Duluth L, 1-3 13 Minnesota Duluth W, 4-1 13 Minnesota Duluth W, 4-1 15 at No. Michigan W, 5-2 16 at No. Michigan W, 5-2 15 at No. Michigan W, 3-2 16 at No. Michigan W, 3-1 11 Western Michigan L, 2-3 11 Western Michigan L, 2-3 11 Western Michigan W, 4-0 11 Western Michigan W, 4-0 1 at Boston College L, 1-3 1 at Boston College L, 1-3 13 at Michigan W, 3-1 13 at Michigan W, 3-1 13 at Michigan W, 4-1 13 at Michigan W, 4-1 7 North Dakota L, 1-2 7 North Dakota L, 1-2 7 North Dakota W, 5-2 7 North Dakota W, 5-2 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. 12-13) at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. The Irish opened the tournament with a 1-0 win over the University of Maine with T.J. Tynan getting the only goal and Steven Summerhays stopping all 22 shots he faced. In the championship game on Saturday, Summerhays stopped 28-of-30 shots while Peter Schneider, Anders Lee and Thomas DiPauli (Fr., Woodridge, Ill.) scored for the Irish in the 3-2 win over the Mavericks. Four Notre Dame players were selected to the all-tournament team led by Summerhays in goal and Tynan at forward. They were joined by defenseman Stephen Johns (Wampum, Pa.) and forward Bryan Rust. Tynan was named the tournament s most valuable player. The Irish have appeared in three Ice Breakers, finishing third in 1999 and second in 2010. 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 2012-13 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: 2012-13 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 2012-13 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 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 2012-13 season 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 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 12-7-0 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 2011-12. Thomas DiPauli joins the Irish after helping the 11-12 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.

2012-13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Hockey Game Notes Page 7 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 2011-12 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 11-12. 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 1972-73 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 2011-12. 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 (2009-10) 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 (2007-11) while Bergmann played part of the 2007-08 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 2012-13 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 2011-12. 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 2002-04. 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 2012-13, 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 1977-81. 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 1974-78 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 2002-06. He was the first to follow his dad - Brian Walsh 77, who played for the Irish from 1973-77 and was a teammate of Nugent s for three seasons (1974-77). 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 2000. 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 free public skating, high school hockey events, youth and adult hockey events, private ice rentals and more. The Hockey City Classic is being organized by the Chicago-based sports and entertainment marketing agency Intersport, in partnership with Soldier Field and the Chicago Park District. Notre Dame hockey is no stranger to the city of Chicago as the Irish have played hockey in the Windy City on and off since the 1966-67 campaign when the Notre Dame club team played in the first-ever college hockey tournament at Chicago Stadium. Since then, the Irish have played more than 40 games in and around Chicago, playing at Lake Forest (1969-70 and from 1985-91), at Chicago Stadium (1971 and 1972), at the University of Illinois-Chicago (1979-82 and 1988-96 as CCHA rivals), at Allstate Arena (2003 and 2005) and most-recently, at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Ill., where Notre Dame hosted the Shillelagh Tournament from 2009-11. The 2012-13 Notre Dame hockey roster features six players with ties to the Chicago area: The group includes senior Sam Calabrese, juniors Kevin Lind (Homer Glen) and T.J. Tynan, sophomore Robbie Russo (Westmont) and freshmen Thomas DiPauli and Sam Herr. The Irish have had 25 hockey monogram winners from the Chicago area in the program s history. Current Notre Dame defenseman Stephen Johns (Wampum, Pa.) was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the second round, 60th overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft and the Hawks have drafted five Notre Dame players since 1971. THE FINAL COUNTDOWN: The 2012-13 season marks the final year for the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. Due to the shift in the college hockey landscape last season, the conference saw its teams shift as Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State will now play in the Big 10 hockey conference, beginning in 2013-14 along with Minnesota, Penn State and Wisconsin from the WCHA. When those teams pulled out of their respective conferences, the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) was created, taking in teams from the WCHA and the CCHA. That conference includes: Colorado College, Denver, Miami, Minnesota Duluth, Nebraska-Omaha, North Dakota, St. Cloud State and Western Michigan. The remaining CCHA teams then joined the remaining WCHA teams in the WCHA that now includes: Alaska, Bowling Green, Ferris State, Lake Superior State and Northern Michigan. Notre Dame then made its conference choice and joined Hockey East. CONFERENCE CALL: Notre Dame begins its final season in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) in 2012-13. The Irish will begin play in the Hockey East Association beginning with the 2013-14 campaign. The change in conferences was announced on Oct. 5, 2011 with a press conference that was held at the Compton Family Ice Arena. In making the announcement, Hockey East commissioner Joe Bertagna said, It is not an overstatement to say that this is one of the most significant days in the history of our conference. The addition of new institutions is always exciting but Notre Dame brings a unique set of qualities and circumstances to the continued growth of our league. We are proud to welcome Notre Dame into the fold and we look forward to getting to the many details that come with this announcement. Notre Dame Vice President and Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick said, We are excited to be joining Hockey East beginning in the 2013-14 season. Many factors played a role in our decision, but three were of special importance to us. The first two were the critical issues of the studentathlete experience and Notre Dame s fit with the other schools in the conference. But of special importance in this instance, was our goal of giving our hockey program an unprecedented level of national exposure through our expanded partnership with the NBC Sports Group. Athletics at Notre Dame has always served as a platform for promoting the University. Notre Dame head coach Jeff Jackson added, We are honored and pleased to join Hockey East for the 2013-14 season. The conference is an established league with a great tradition and outstanding programs that share Notre Dame s values. The exposure for our players and team in a major media and NHL market will be second to none. Hockey East s commitment to playing a smaller league schedule will allow us to enhance our home and non-conference schedule with traditional western and Big Ten rivals. This will allow us to bring great games to the Compton Family Ice Arena and create