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University of Notre Dame Hockey Notes – The Michigan Series – Nov. 4-5, 2005 2005-06 NOTRE DAME Notre Dame Opens CCHA Play With Home-And-Home Series Versus HOCKEY (1-3-0/0-0-0) #3/#3 Michigan; Irish coming off shutout win over Princeton that ended 22-game winless skid. OCTOBER 14 # Waterloo (Exh.) W, 4-0 Jordan Pearce named CCHA rookie of the week after blanking Tigers. 21 at #4/#4 Colorado College L, 1-3 22 at #9/#9 Denver L, 3-6 • The Series: Notre Dame (1-3-0/0-0-0) vs. #3/#3 Michigan (5-1-1/1-1-1) 28 Princeton L, 3-5 29 Princeton W, 2-0 • Date/Site/Times: Fri., Nov. 4, 2005 – 7:38 p.m. – Joyce Center (2,713) Sat., Nov. 5, 2005 – 7:35 p.m. – Yost Arena (6,637) NOVEMBER • Broadcast Information: Radio: Notre Dame hockey can be heard live on ESPN Radio 1580, 4 * Michigan 7:35 p.m. 5 * at Michigan 7:35 p.m. South Bend’s SportsCenter. Mike Lockert, “the voice of Irish hockey” will bring you all the 10 * Bowling Green 7:35 p.m. action both nights for Chris Duve providing the color commentary. 11 * Bowling Green 7:35 p.m. • Television: Friday night’s game will be carried on tape-delay by College Sports Television 18 * at Miami 7:35 p.m. (CSTV) beginning at 9:00 p.m. EST. Matt McConnell and Dave Starman will call the action. 19 * at Miami 7:35 p.m. 25 * Ohio State 7:35 p.m. CSTV is available via DirecTv on Channel 610. 26 * Ohio State 7:05 p.m. Saturday’s game at Michigan will be televised live by Comcast Local. Ben Holden and Sean Ritchlin will handle the play-by-play and color commentary. Comcast Local is available in South DECEMBER 2 * at Western Michigan 7:35 p.m. Bend on Comcast Cable TV at Channel 3. 3 * Western Michigan 7:05 p.m. • Internet Broadcast: At the Notre Dame website - www.und.com. 6 at Minnesota State 7:37 p.m. (CST) 10 Minnesota State 7:05 p.m. THE RETURN TO CCHA PLAY: Notre Dame 17 * Lake Superior State 7:35 p.m. SERIES INFORMATION 18 * Lake Superior State 2:05 p.m. becomes the final CCHA team to open its league schedule when the Irish battle No. 3 Michigan in vs. Michigan Wolverines JANUARY a home-and-home series this weekend, Nov. 4-5. All-time Series: Michigan leads, 61-41-5 6 * at Nebraska-Omaha 7:05 p.m. (CST) On Friday night, Notre Dame plays host to the At Notre Dame: Series is even, 20-20-2 7 * at Nebraska-Omaha 7:05 p.m. (CST) Wolverines at the Joyce Center with faceoff set 13 * Miami 7:35 p.m. At Ann Arbor: Michigan leads, 34-20-3 14 * Miami 7:05 p.m. for 7:38 p.m. That game will be televised on Neutral: Michigan leads 7-1-0 20 * at Northern Michigan 7:35 p.m. CSTV via tape delay at 9:00 p.m. CSTV is avail- Last 10 meetings: Michigan leads 7-3-0 21 * at Northern Michigan 7:35 p.m. able on DirecTV Channel 610. On Saturday, the 27 * at Ohio State 8:05 p.m. two teams travel to Ann Arbor, Mich., for a 7:35 2004-05 Meetings: 28 * at Ohio State 7:05 p.m. p.m. start. That game will also be televised by Dec. 4 at Michigan 6, ND 1 Comcast Local and can be seen in South Bend via FEBRUARY Dec. 5 Michigan 8, at ND 0 3 * Michigan State 7:35 p.m. Comcast Cable on Channel 3. Notre Dame comes Feb. 18 Michigan 9, ND 2 4 * at Michigan State 7:05 p.m. into the game with a 1-3-0 record after a weekend (at Ft. Wayne, Ind.) 10 * Ferris State 7:35 p.m. split at home with Princeton. The Irish dropped a Feb. 19 at Michigan 6, ND 3 11 * at Ferris State 7:05 p.m. 5-3 decision on Oct. 28 to the Tigers and then won March 11 at Michigan 10, ND 1 (1st Round CCHA) 17 * at Bowling Green 7:05 p.m. a 2-0 verdict on Oct. 29. Freshman March 11 at Michigan 1, ND 0 (ot) (1st Round CCHA) 18 * at Bowling Green 7:05 p.m. 24 * Alaska Fairbanks 7:35 p.m. Jordan Pearce (Anchorage, Alaska) made 27 25 * Alaska Fairbanks 7:05 p.m. saves in recording his first career shutout. The IRISH VERSUS MICHIGAN: Wolverines, ranked No. 1 the last two weeks, come MARCH into the game ranked third on the year after a split Player GP G A PTS T.J. Jindra 8 2 3 5 3-5 First Round CCHA Playoffs at Alaska Fairbanks last weekend. Michigan (Best-of-three; campus sites) Jason Paige 8 3 1 4 dropped a 4-2 decision in the opening game of Matt Amado 6 3 1 4 10-12 Second Round CCHA Playoffs Wes O’Neill 8 0 3 3 (Best-of-three; campus sites) the series and then rebounded for a 4-0 whitewash- Michael Bartlett 8 1 1 2 17-18 at CCHA Championships ing of the Nanooks on Saturday. Mike Walsh 9 1 0 1 (at Joe Louis Arena; Detroit, Mich.) Evan Rankin 6 1 0 1 CCHA ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Freshman Victor Oreskovich 6 1 0 1 Home Games in caps goaltender Jordan Pearce was selected as the Josh Sciba 8 0 1 1 Rankings - USA Today/USCHO CCHA rookie of the week for the week ending Oct. Mark Van Guilder 6 0 1 1 # Exhibition Game IN ITALIC 30. Pearce made 27 saves in Notre Dame’s 2-0 Tim Wallace 10 0 0 0 All Times Local To Site win over Princeton on Oct. 29 for his first career Chris Trick 9 0 0 0 – ESPNU Noah Babin 8 0 0 0 win and shutout in an Irish uniform. The win also Tony Gill 6 0 0 0 snapped Notre Dame’s 22-game winless skid that – College Sports Televison Luke Lucyk 6 0 0 0 started on Jan. 8 of last season. For Pearce, the Brock Sheahan 6 0 0 0 – Comcast Local shutout ties him with teammate David Brown (Jr., Brian D’Arcy 2 0 0 0 Andrew Eggert 1 0 0 0 – Fox Sports Detroit Stoney Creek, Ont.) for the earliest shutout in a career. Both got their first career shut- Goaltenders MIN W-L-T GA SVS SV% GAVG outs in the second starts of their Notre Dame ca- David Brown 269:59 2-2-0 22 136 .861 4.94 reers. Rory Walsh 22:13 0-0-0 2 6 .750 5.39 University of Notre Dame Hockey Notes – The Michigan Series – Nov. 4-5, 2005 HEAD COACH JEFF JACKSON IRISH VERSUS WOLVERINES: The two teams FLUSHING AWAY THE LOSSES: When new have met 107 times in the all-time series (by the Irish head hockey coach Jeff Jackson met with his Full Name Notre Dame record books) with Michigan holding team for the first time in the 2005-06 school year, • Jeffery L. Jackson a 61-41-5 edge in the all-time series. At Notre they went over team rules, regulations, set up Dame, the series is tied, 20-20-2. At Ann Arbor, schedules and met with other administrators. At Birthdate Michigan has a 34-20-3 edge. On neutral ice, the the end of the meeting, he gave the team’s return- • June 22, 1955 Wolverines are 7-1-0 against the Irish. Since re- ing players an index card to write down everything turning to the CCHA in 1992-93, Michigan owns that they hated from the previous season (a 5-26-6 Hometown a 35-6-3 record versus Notre Dame. In the last 20 year that ended in a 19-game winless skid - 0-17- • Roseville, Michigan regular-season games at Yost Arena, the Irish are 2). just 1-16-1 with the last win coming on Nov. 23, After doing that, the team went to where center Education 2002, a 4-3 victory. Notre Dame’s last win at the ice would be at the Joyce Center rink and threw • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications Joyce Center came as part of a weekend sweep on the cards into a waste basket to burn them, sym- Michigan State ‘78 Feb. 27-28, 2004, the first Irish sweep of Michi- bolizing that the previous year was done and it was • Bachelor’s Degree in Education gan since March 5-6, 1982. Last season, the Wol- time to move on. Jackson had the ashes placed in Michigan State ‘79 verines had their way with Notre Dame, winning a jar that was kept in the locker room to remind all six meetings by a combined 40-7 margin. everyone about the previous season. Collegiate Coaching Experience Michigan won all four regular season games and “I thought that it was would be good to keep • Assistant Coach, Lake Superior State (1986-90) then took two in the first round of the CCHA play- them as a reminder of what happens when you’re • Head Coach, Lake Superior State (1990-96) offs with a 10-1 win in Game 1 and a 1-0 overtime not committed,” said Jackson. Record: 182-52-25 (.751); two NCAA titles, two loss in game two. On Saturday night (Oct. 29) following the first CCHA regular-season titles, four CCHA tourna- period at home versus Princeton, after starting the ment championships PRINCETON RECAP: Notre Dame finally got season at 0-3 and coming off a bad second period • Head Coach, University of Notre Dame (2005-) on the winning track in its weekend series with performance the night before (in a 5-3 loss to the Princeton. After falling to the Tigers, 5-3, on Fri- Tigers), Jackson walked into the locker room and International Coaching Experience day night, the Irish took a 2-0 decision on Satur- before talking to the team, took the ashes into the • National Coach and Senior Director, day behind the 27-save shutout goaltending of Jor- restroom and flushed them down the toilet. U.S. National Developmental Program (1996- dan Pearce. The freshman from Anchorage, “With the first three games, our second periods 2000) Alaska got all the offense he would need in the were horrible, so we flushed last year away,” said • Head Coach, U.S. Junior National Team (1996- second period on goals by Garrett Regan (Fr., Jackson. 97) Hastings, Minn.) and Mark Van Guilder (So., “They (the players) laughed a little, but the toi- Won silver medal at World Junior Championships Roseville, Minn.). Regan’s , the game win- let flushed and last year is behind us. Those losses • Assistant Coach, U.S. Olympic Team (1998) ner, came on a rebound in front and was the first of from last year were still lingering over the team his Notre Dame career. Van Guilder scored on the and I’m just glad it’s behind them and that now we Junior Hockey Experience power play at 16:13 of the period for a 2-0 lead. can move on.” • Head Coach, Guelph Storm (2000-03) Michael Bartlett (Jr., Morton Grove, Ill.) assisted The Irish went out and scored two goals in the Record: 87-67-24 (4) on both goals. The Irish out shot Princeton by a second period in the 2-0 win and the winless skid 30-27 margin. In Princeton’s 5-3 win, Grant was over. Professional Experience Goeckner-Zoeller scored two goals and the Tigers • Assistant Coach, (2003-05) got single goals from Patrick Neundorfer, Erik BACK BEHIND THE BENCH: Notre Dame head Pridham and Kyle Hagel as they scored three times coach Jeff Jackson returns to collegiate coaching Coaching Honors in the second period to hand Notre Dame the 5-3 this season for the first time since leaving Lake Su- • CCHA Coach of the Year (1990-91) loss. The Irish got a pair of goals from senior Tim perior State following the 1995-96 season. In six Wallace (Anchorage, Alaska) and a single tally years with the Lakers, Jackson compiled a 182-52- Jackson’s Year-By-Year from Josh Sciba (Jr., Westland, Mich.) in the 25 career record with two national championships, Collegiate Record game. Notre Dame out shot Princeton by a 37-13 two CCHA regular-season titles and four CCHA Overall CCHA margin in the game. Tiger goaltender B.J. Slapsky tournament championships. The veteran coach is Year W - L - T .Pct W - L - T .Pct made 34 saves on the night while David Brown the NCAA’s winningest active coach with at least 1990-91 36 - 5 - 4 .844 26 - 2 - 4 .875 was credited with eight saves in the Notre Dame five years experience with a .751 winning percent- 1991-92 30 - 9 - 4 .744 29 - 8 - 4 .688 1992-93 32 - 8 - 5 .767 20 - 5 - 5 .750 goal. For the game, Princeton was 2-for-7 on the age. His 182 career wins (in just six seasons) ranks 1993-94 31 -10 -4 .733 18 - 8 - 4 .667 power play while the Irish were 0-for-10. him 26th among active coaches. Included in his 1994-95 23 -12 -6 .634 14 - 9 - 4 .593 182 wins are 36 postseason victories and a .837 1995-96 30 - 8 - 2 .775 22 - 6 - 2 .767 IT’S FINALLY OVER: On Jan. 2 of last season, winning percentage (36-7 in postseason). In CCHA 2005-06 1 - 3 - 0 .250 ------Notre Dame opened the New Year with a 2-1 win postseason action, Jackson’s teams were 24-2 (.923) Totals 183-55 -25 .743 120 -38-23 .727 over R.P.I. at the Joyce Center. Little did anyone with the two losses coming to Michigan in CCHA know at the time, but that would be the last win for Championship games (‘94 and ‘96). All-time, Jack- the Irish until Oct. 29 of this season versus son owns a 12-14-1 record against Michigan while Princeton, a winless streak that would cover a at Lake Superior. school-record 22 games (0-20-2). Ties at Lake Su- perior State (Jan. 8) and with Nebraska-Omaha SICK BAY: The Irish lost one player last week- (Feb. 4) would be the only points the Irish would end and had one return to the lineup versus gain in the span. Notre Dame ended 2004-05 with Princeton. Returning was defenseman Dan a nine-game losing streak and extended that to 12 VeNard (So., Vernon Hills, Ill.) who had missed games with losses in the first three games of 2005- the first three games of the season while recover- 06. That’s all over though as the Irish head into ing from a stress fracture suffered during the sum- the Michigan series with a win on the positive side mer. The Irish played without junior T.J. Jindra (Faribault, Minn.) who missed both games after of the ledger. injuring his shoulder on Oct. 22 at Denver. University of Notre Dame Hockey Notes – The Michigan Series – Nov. 4-5, 2005 WALLY WORLD: Tim Wallace’s two-goal game versus Princeton on Oct. 28 was the second of his IRISH VERSUS RANKED TEAMS: By playing #3/#3 Michigan this weekend, the Irish will have career. His other came on March 14, 2004 in the opened the season with four of their first six games versus ranked teams. Notre Dame opened the year with first round of the CCHA playoffs when he had a a trip to Colorado versus No. 4 Colorado College and No. 9 Denver, dropping 3-1 and 6-2 decisions to open pair of goals in game three versus Western Michi- the year 0-2 versus ranked teams. A year ago, the Irish opened with seven straight games versus ranked gan in Notre Dame’s 5-4 overtime win. His two- teams on the way to 17 games on the year against ranked teams. On the year, Notre Dame was 1-14-2 in goal game was the first by a Notre Dame player those games. The Irish have now lost 13 straight games to ranked teams with the last win coming on Oct. since Wes O’Neill scored two in a 4-4 tie with 22, 2004, a 3-2 win over No. 1 Boston College. Bowling Green on Nov. 5, 2004. Wallace contin- ues to add to his “Iron Man” streak as he played in USA Today/American Hockey Magazine US College Hockey Online his 121th consecutive game for the Irish on the Rank Team W-L-T Rank Team W-L-T weekend versus Princeton. 4 Colorado College L, 1-3 4 Colorado College L, 1-3 9 Denver L, 3-6 9 Denver L, 3-6 FAST START: Freshman Erik Condra’s (Livo- 3 Michigan 3 Michigan nia, Mich.) three-point game (0g, 3a) versus Den- 3 Michigan 3 Michigan ver was the first three-point game by an Irish rookie since Brett Lebda ‘04 had five points (1g, 4a) OPENING NIGHT STAND OUT: Senior right defenseman Evan Nielsen (‘03) who held the record versus Nebraska-Omaha on Dec. 20, 2000. His wing Tim Wallace has come up big on “Opening with 114 games between 2000-03. Other Irish con- three-point game was the first for the Irish since Night” for the Irish in his four seasons. On Oct. 21 secutive game streaks of 35 games or more include: Nov. 5, 2004 when both Mike Walsh (Sr., at Colorado College, he continued a personal “Open- Northville, Mich.) and Cory McLean ‘05 had ing Night” streak with an assist versus the Tigers. Wes O’Neill - 81 games three points versus Bowling Green in a 4-4 tie. During his four seasons at Notre Dame, Wallace has Noah Babin - 51 games Condra now has a three-game point streak (0-3-3). now scored a point in the first game of every year. Chris Trick - 43 games In 2002, as a freshman, he scored a goal on his first Mark Van Guilder - 42 games TWO-GOAL WIN: Notre Dame’s 2-0 win over shot at Minnesota-Duluth. As a sophomore in 2003, Mike Walsh - 37 games Princeton was the first Irish win by two or more he had a pair of assists in a 5-2 win at Ohio State. goals since March 12, 2004 when the Irish defeated Last season, he set up Notre Dame’s first goal of O’Neill and Van Guilder have not missed a game in Western Michigan, 4-2, in Game 1 of the CCHA the season (by Josh Sciba) and this year he assisted their careers. T.J. Jindra saw his streak of 79 con- playoffs. Last season, all five Irish wins were by on Victor Oreskovich’s goal versus Colorado Col- secutive game streak snapped due to a shoulder one goal. lege. In four season openers, Wallace has a goal and sprain. Michael Bartlett (Jr., Morton Grove, Ill.) four assists for five points. had his 78-game streak snapped on Oct. 22 when WITH THE LEAD: When Tim Wallace scored he did not play against Denver. his second goal of the night on Friday versus SHORT-CIRCUIT: The Denver Pioneers scored a Princeton at 5:07 of the second period to give Notre pair of short-handed goals (Gabe Gauthier, Ryan FIRST TIMERS: Freshman left wing Garrett Dame a 2-1 lead, it marked the first time since March Dingle) in the 6-3 win over the Irish on Oct. 22. Regan became the first Irish freshman to score a 11, 2005, (five games) that the Irish had a lead in a That marked the first time since Dec. 8, 2000 against goal this season when he notched his first career game. That was game one of the CCHA playoffs Miami that the Irish gave up two short-handed tal- goal at 3:59 of the second period. The goal was when Evan Rankin scored at 15:38 of the first pe- lies in a game. The Irish lost that game, 5-2, with also the game winner. After getting no points in the riod against Michigan to give the Irish a 1-0 lead. Jason Deskins and Gregor Krajnc each scoring a first game of the season, Erik Condra burst on the man down. scene with three assists in his second game of the GOING FOR THE GOLD: For the first time since year and now has five assists. Goaltender Jordan the 1975-76 season, the Notre Dame hockey team IRISH CAPTAINS: Notre Dame head coach Jeff Pearce had his first win and first shutout of the sea- will wear gold helmets. When head coach Jeff Jack- Jackson named his captain and alternates for the son on Oct. 29 versus Princeton. Other rookies to son took over the program he wanted the hockey 2005-06 season on Oct. 5. Junior T.J. Jindra see action so far are defenseman Tom Sawatske (Jr., program to have an identity. Most people identify (Faribault, Minn.) was selected as the team’s cap- Duluth, Minn.) who has played in three games and Notre Dame with the Golden Dome and the gold tain, making him the first junior captain since Evan freshmen Christian Hanson (Venetia, Pa.) has football helmets worn by the football team. Irish Neilsen ‘03. Jindra is the 13th junior in the played in two games with Justin White (Traverse equipment manager Dave Gilbert contacted the program’s history to be selected captain. He will City, Mich.) playing his first game on Oct. 29 ver- various hockey equipment companies during the be assisted by seniors Mike Walsh (Northville, sus Princeton. summer and Bauer was able to recreate the Irish Mich.) and Chris Trick (Troy, Mich.) along with helmets with the same gold metallic paint that is junior Jason Paige. Walsh and Paige are in their SLOW NIGHT: The 13 shots and eight saves re- used on the helmets of the Notre Dame football team. second seasons as alternate captains for the Irish. corded by junior goaltender David Brown in These helmets feature white cages (except for play- Friday’s game versus Princeton were the fewest by ers who wear visors) and like the football helmets ALL TIED UP: The Fighting Irish have been in- Brown during his career in games that he played 60 have no other markings except for an American flag volved in 49 overtime games since the start of the minutes. On the season, Brown is now 0-2-0 with a on the back. 1999-2000 season. In those games, they are 7-6- 4.03 goals-against average and a .849 save percent- 36. During the 2004-05 season, Notre Dame played age. For his career, the junior is now 16-19-4 in 43 FOR OPENERS: After losing their season opener in nine overtime contests, going 1-2-6 in those games (39 starts) with a 3.06 goals-against average at Colorado College, Notre Dame is now 19-17-2 in season openers and 14-20-3 in road openers. With games. The lone overtime win came on Dec. 10 with a .902 save percentage. the 5-3 loss to Princeton on Friday, the Irish are now versus Michigan State and was the first regular-sea- 20-17-1 in home openers. son overtime win since Jan. 25, 2002, snapping a GOAL-SCORING WOES: Notre Dame will look 16-game winless (0-2-14) skid in regular-season to find an answer to its goal-scoring struggles from LATE START: Notre Dame’s Oct. 21 opener at overtime games. Notre Dame’s season ended in an 2004-05 this season. Through the first four games Colorado College was the latest the Irish have started overtime loss as the Irish fell 1-0 in overtime to this season, the Irish have nine goals for a 2.25 av- a season since the 1991-92 campaign. That year, Michigan in game two of the first round of the erage. In 38 games last season, the Irish scored just the Irish opened with a pair of games on Oct. 25-26 CCHA playoffs. 60 goals (1.58 per game). Notre Dame was shutout at Air Force where they split, losing 8-3 and win- five times on the year and scored two or less goals ning, 5-3. IRON MEN: Junior right wing Tim Wallace (An- in 29 of 38 games on the year. The Irish scored a chorage, Alaska) has played in all 121 games dur- season-high four goals, just once, on Nov. 5, 2004 ing his three+ seasons at Notre Dame. He became in a come-from-behind 4-4 tie with Bowling Green. Notre Dame’s all-time “Iron Man,” passing former The fewest goals the Irish had ever scored in a sea- University of Notre Dame Hockey Notes – The Michigan Series – Nov. 4-5, 2005 A GAME NOTES - October 8, 2004 2005-06 Notre Dame Hockey Roster son prior to ‘04-’05 was 92 during the 1996-97 sea- 6. Miami ...... 69 son. 7. Alaska Fairbanks ...... 65 No. Name Pos. Year Hometown/Last Team 8. Bowling Green ...... 50 MOVING ON: Over the last two seasons, Notre 1 Jordan Pearce G Fr. 9. Notre Dame ...... 36 Dame has seen six of its players sign contracts with Anchorage, Alaska/Lincoln Stars (USHL) 10. Ferris State ...... 28 2 Tom Sawatske D Jr. teams. Only Michigan 11. Lake Superior State ...... 23 Duluth, Minn./Lincoln Stars (USHL) with seven and Minnesota with six have as many or 12. Western Michigan ...... 22 4 Dan VeNard D So. more NHL signees. This past summer, goaltender Vernon Hills, Ill./Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) Morgan Cey (Wilkie, Sask.) and former Irish for- CCHA Media Poll (1st-place votes) .... Points 5 Chris Trick D Sr. ward Yan Stastny (St. Louis, Mo.) signed with the 1. Ohio State (45) ...... 622 Troy, Mich./Chicago Freeze (NAHL) and the re- 2. Michigan (7) ...... 581 6 Noah Babin D Jr. spectively. They joined 2003-04 signees - Neil 3. Northern Michigan (1) ...... 494 Palm Bch. Gardens, Fla./Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) Komadoski (Ottawa Senators), Brett Lebda (De- 4. Michigan State (1) ...... 432 7 Luke Lucyk D So. troit Red Wings), Aaron Gill () and 5. Nebraska-Omaha ...... 380 Fox Point, Wis./Tri-City Storm (USHL) Rob Globke (Florida Panthers). Komadoski, 6. Alaska Fairbanks ...... 372 8 Josh Sciba C Jr. Globke and Stastny were selected in the NHL Draft 7. Miami ...... 368 Westland, Mich./USA Under-18 Team (Stastny was a Boston Bruin pick) while Cey, Gill 8. Bowling Green ...... 300 10 Justin White C Fr. and Lebda were free-agent signees. Stastny played 9. Notre Dame ...... 196 Traverse City, Mich./ (USHL) at Notre Dame from 2001-03 before going to Ger- 10. Western Michigan ...... 179 11 Erik Condra RW Fr. many to play professional hockey. He would have 11. Lake Superior State ...... 159 Livonia, Mich./Lincoln Stars (USHL) been a senior in 2004-05. 12. Ferris State ...... 112 13 Andrew Eggert D So. (Livonia, Mich./Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) DROP THE PUCK: Notre Dame officially open FAMILY MATTERS: Two incoming freshmen - 14 Brock Sheahan D So. the 2004-05 season on Tues., Sept. 6 when the Irish forwards Erik Condra (Livonia, Mich.) and Lethbridge, Alb./Crowsnest Pass Timberwolves (AJHL) hosted their first-ever “Drop The Puck Dinner” at Garrett Regan (Hastings, Minn.) - join seniors 16 Matt Amado C Sr. the Joyce Center featuring guest speaker Scotty Rory Walsh (Milton, Mass.) and Mike Walsh as Surrey, B.C./Coquitlam Express (BCHL) Bowman. Over 400 fans attended and had the 17 Mike Walsh (A) LW Sr. Irish hockey players with family ties to Notre Dame chance skate on the Joyce Center ice, meet and greet Northville, Mich./Compuware Ambassadors (NAHL) athletics. Condra’s uncle is All-American forward the ‘05-’06 team and then hear the legendary hockey 18 Evan Rankin RW So. Kirt Bjork (‘83) who played at Notre Dame from Portage, Mich./Lincoln Stars (USHL) coach talk hockey with the players, coaches and fans 1979-83. He scored 76 goals with 85 assists for 19 Wes O’Neill D Jr. in attendance. Bowman, who won nine Stanley 161 career points in 141 career games. He took All- Essex. Ont./Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) Cups in his illustrious coaching career, was also in- American honors in 1983 when he had 29 goals and 20 Victor Oreskovich C So. vited by Notre Dame head football coach Charlie 34 assists for 63 points. Regan’s uncle - Sean Regan Oakville, Ont./Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) Weis to address his team at practice on Sept. 6, just - was a defenseman for the Irish from1981-83 be- 21 Tony Gill C Sr. four days prior to football’s upset win at Michigan. fore finishing his career at the University of Minne- Rochester, Minn./Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) sota. In two seasons, Regan had eight goals and 34 22 Jason Paige (A) C Jr. BEATING THE BEST: In each of the last two assists for 42 points in 60 games. Rory Walsh’s Saginaw, Mich./Compuware Ambassadors (NAHL) seasons, the Irish have faced a No. 1 ranked team father, Brian (‘77), was an all-American hockey 23 Mark Van Guilder RW So. and each year they’ve come away with a victory. In player for the Irish. A center iceman, the elder Walsh Roseville, Minn./Tri-City Storm (USHL) 2004-05, Notre Dame knocked off the No. 1 ranked is Notre Dame’s all-time leading scorer after record- 24 Brian D’Arcy D So. Boston College Eagles in South Bend by a 3-2 score. ing 234 career points on 89 goals and 145 assists. Western Springs, Ill./Tri-City Storm (USHL) The previous year, the Irish traveled to Chestnut Hill, Mike Walsh’s father, Max (‘74), was an offensive 25 Christian Hanson C Fr. Mass., and knocked off the top-ranked Eagles, 1-0, lineman on the Notre Dame football team and a Venetia, Pa./Tri-City Storm (USHL) with current junior goaltender David Brown turn- member of the 1973 national championship team. 26 T.J. Jindra (C) RW Jr. ing in the shutout. Here’s the list of Irish wins ver- Rory Walsh is one of Notre Dame’s goaltenders and Faribault, Minn./River City Lancers (USHL) sus top-ranked teams in the 38-year history of the Walsh plays left wing for the Irish. 27 Michael Bartlett LW Jr. program. Morton Grove, Ill./USA Under-18 Team FROZEN TUNDRA: Notre Dame has had a steady 28 Tim Wallace RW Sr. 10/22/04 - vs. Boston College, 3-2 flow of players in recent years that played their jun- Anchorage, Alaska./USA Under-18 Team 10/23/03 - at Boston College, 1-0 ior hockey with the Green Bay Gamblers of the 30 David Brown G Jr. 1/3/99 - at North Dakota, 4-3 Stoney Creek, Ont./Hamilton Kilty Bees (OPJHL) United State’s Hockey League. Four members of 11/20/78 - at Minnesota, 3-2 31 Rory Walsh G Sr. the current Notre Dame team have played in the 1/13/78 - vs. Denver, 5-3 Milton, Mass./Noble and Greenough Land of Lombardi. The trio is led by junior 33 Garrett Regan LW Fr. 1/18/74 - vs. Michigan Tech, 7-1 defensmen Noah Babin (Palm Beach Gardens, Hastings, Minn./Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) 2/24/73 - vs. Wisconsin, 4-3 Fla.) and Wes O’Neill (Essex, Ont.). The defen- 2/23/73 - vs. Wisconsin, 8-5 sive duo were teammates there during the ‘02-’03 Coach: Jeff Jackson season. Two former Gamblers are members of the Associate Head Coach: Paul Pooley PRESEASON CCHA POLLS: The Central Col- Irish sophomore class - center Victor Oreskovich Assistant Coach: Andy Slaggert legiate Hockey Association (CCHA) announced the (Oakville, Ont.) and defenseman Dan VeNard Volunteer Assistant Coach: Jim Montgomery results of it’s coaches and media preseason polls at (Vernon Hills, Ill). Oreskovich played one season Video Coordinator: Kevin Anderson Media Day in Detroit on Sept. 27. In the annual in Green Bay (‘03-’04) while VeNard was a Gam- Equipment Manager: Dave Gilbert polls, Notre Dame was picked to finish ninth by both bler from 2001-04. Athletic Trainer: Kevin Ricks the coaches and the media. Senior Manager: Dave Preston HOMETOWNS: The 2005-06 Notre Dame CCHA Coaches Poll (1st-place votes) Points hockey team features players from eight states and 1. Ohio State (11) ...... 121 three Canadian provinces - Alberta, British Colum- 2. Michigan (1) ...... 108 bia and Ontario. Over the past 10 years, Notre Dame 3. Northern Michigan ...... 96 hockey letter winners have hailed from 20 different 4. Michigan State ...... 93 states and provinces – those listed below, plus: Colo- 5. Nebraska-Omaha ...... 78 rado, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, University of Notre Dame Hockey Notes – The Michigan Series – Nov. 4-5, 2005 A GAME NOTES - October 8, 2004 North Dakota, Prince Edward Island and Quebec. Stars and the World Hockey Association’s (WHA) TALE OF THE TAPE Minnesota Fighting Saints and the New England 2005-06 NOTRE DAME HOCKEY Whalers. Fans might also be familiar with Dave ND UM – BY STATE OR PROVINCE: Hanson, as one of the famed Hanson Brothers, made 2004-05 record 20-15-4 31-8-3 famous in the hockey movie - Slapshot. Hanson 2004-05 Conference record 14-11-3 23-3-2/1st Michigan (8): Chris Trick, Mike Walsh, Jason currently is the director of the Island Sports Center, Letterwinners returning 17 of 25 14 of 24 Paige, Josh Sciba, Andrew Eggert, Evan Rankin, home of Robert Morris University’s hockey team, Erik Condra, Justin White in suburban Pittsburgh. Current overall record 1-3-0 5-1-1 Minnesota (5): Tony Gill, T.J. Jindra, Tom Winning percentage .250 .786 Sawatske, Mark Van Guilder, Garrett Regan RIVALRY CLUSTERS: The CCHA begins its Conference record 0-0-0 1-1-1 Illinois (3): Michael Bartlett, Brian D’Arcy, Dan fourth season with the 12 teams grouped in “rivalry VeNard pairings.” In the pairings, Notre Dame is paired Home record 1-1-0 4-0-1 Ontario (3): David Brown, Wes O’Neill, Victor with Bowling Green. The league’s other pairings Road record 0-2-0 1-1-0 Oreskovich include Michigan-Michigan State, Miami-Ohio One-goal games record 0-0 1-0 Alaska (2): Tim Wallace, Jordan Pearce State, Lake Superior State-Northern Michigan, Overtime record 0-0-0 0-0-1 Alberta (1): Brock Sheahan Ferris State-Western Michigan and Alaska Last weekend 1-1-0 1-1-0 British Columbia (1): Matt Amado Fairbanks-Nebraska-Omaha. Last 5 games 1-4-0 3-1-1 Florida (1): Noah Babin Each season the teams are divided into three, four- Massachusetts (1): Rory Walsh team clusters and play a 28-game conference sched- When scoring first ... 1-0-0 5-0-0 Pennsylvania (1): Christian Hanson ule. Cluster teams will face each other four times When ahead after 1st period 0-0-0 3-0-0 Wisconsin (1): Luke Lucyk during the season with two games against each of When ahead after 2nd period 1-0-0 5-0-0 the remaining eight teams. THE IRISH AND THE U.S. NATIONAL TEAM In 2005-06, Notre Dame will play Bowling Green, Goals per game 2.25 4.14 DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAM: Notre Miami and Ohio State four times with two games at Shots per game 24.8 35.1 Dame’s current roster includes six players who have home and two away. The Irish will also play home- Shooting percentage .091 .118 past experience with USA Hockey, as members of and-home series with Ferris State, Michigan, Michi- Opponent shots per game 25.8 27.3 Shot margin -1.0 +7.8 the National Team Development Program (NTDP). gan State and Western Michigan with two-game Since the program began, the Irish have had a total home series with Alaska Fairbanks and Lake Supe- PPG percentage .100 .288 of 15 NTDP alums grace their roster. The current rior State. The Irish play two-game raod series at PP chances per game 7.50 8.43 contingent includes senior Tim Wallace and jun- Nebraska-Omaha and Northern Michigan. In 2004- PP goals per game 0.75 2.43 iors Noah Babin, Michael Bartlett (Morton 05, the Irish played in the same cluster with Bowl- SH goals allowed 2 0 Grove, Ill.), Tom Sawatske (Duluth, Minn.) and ing Green, Michigan and Michigan State and were Josh Sciba (Westland, Mich.). The lone freshman 1-10-1 in the 12 games. Penalties per game 8.50 8.71 is goaltender Jordan Pearce (Anchorage, Alaska). -killing percentage .844 .911 A 16th alum will join the Irish in 2006-07 as STAR GAZING: Notre Dame’s freshman class of defenseman Kyle Lawson (New Hudson, Mich.) 2005-06 features three players who played their jun- Opponent PP chances per game 8.00 6.43 signed a letter-of-intent in November, 2004 and is ior hockey for the Lincoln (Neb.) Stars of the USHL Opponent PPGs per game 1.25 0.57 playing this year in the USHL with the Tri-City in ‘04-’05. The trio includes goaltender Jordan Shorthanded goals for 0 0 Storm. Other former NTDP players who played at Pearce (Anchorage, Alaska), defensman Tom Notre Dame and their years in the national program Sawatske (Duluth, Minn.) and forward Erik Goals-against average 3.50 2.12 include: Brett Henning (1997-98), Michael Chin Condra (Livonia, Mich.). They join sophomore Save percentage .864 .921 (1997-98), Connor Dunlop (1997-99), Paul Har- right wing Evan Rankin (Portage, Mich.) who ris (1997-99), John Wroblewski (1997-99), Neil spent the ‘03-’04 season in Lincoln. Condra had 30 Goal margin/game -1.25 +2.00 Komadoski (1998-2000), Brett Lebda (1998- goals and 30 assists for 60 points for the high-fly- (-5) (+14) 2000), Rob Globke (1998-2000) and Derek Smith ing Stars. Sawatske, a transfer from the University (2000-01). of Wisconsin, collected a goal and nine assists for 1st period goals/game 0.25 1.86 10 points in 34 games and Pearce was 22-10-4 with 1st period goal margin -1 +7 NHL DRAFTEES: This past August, the Irish had a 3.07 goals-against average and a .897 save per- (1-2) (13-6) one player selected in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. centage. Both Sawatske and Pearce were selected That player – Kyle Lawson – was a seventh round to play in the USHL Top Prospects game. 2nd period goals/game 1.25 1.57 pick of the , 198th overall. 2nd period goal margin -3 +5 Lawson signed a national letter-of-intent to attend STORM WARNINGS: After bringing in three (5-8) (11-6) Notre Dame during the early-signing period in Nov. members of USHL’s Tri-City Storm for the 2004- of 2004. He then deferred until the start of the 2006- 05 season, the Irish added a fourth player former 3rd period goals/game 0.75 0.71 07 school year. Lawson will play this season in the Storm player Christian Hanson (Venetia, Pa.) to 3rd period goal margin -1 +2 United States Hockey League with the Tri-City this year’s freshman class. Hanson joins sopho- (3-4) (5-3) Storm. The Irish have four players on this year’s mores Brian D’Arcy (Western Springs, Ill.), Luke roster – senior Mike Walsh (New York Rangers), Lucyk (Fox Point, Wis.) and Mark Van Guilder Overtime goals 0 0 juniors Wes O’Neill (New York Islanders) and (Roseville, Minn.) as Storm alums. All four were Overtime goals against 0 0 David Brown () and sophomore members of the 2003-04 Tri-City team that was the Victor Oreskovich () – who USHL regular-season champion and lost in the have been drafted by NHL teams. championship series to Waterloo. Hanson joins the Irish this season after leading Tri-City in scoring PUTTING ON THE FOIL: Notre Dame fresh- with 19 goals and 33 assists for 52 points on the man Christian Hanson (Venetia, Pa.) becomes the year. He was the USHL’s 2005 Curt Hammer Award sixth player to play for the Irish whose father played winner, the fourth USHL player to win the award in the National Hockey League. His father, Dave and them play at Notre Dame. Hanson, played 10 years of professional hockey between 1974-75 and 1983-84, including stints with the and the Minnesota North University of Notre Dame Hockey Notes – The Michigan Series – Nov. 4-5, 2005 Multiple-Point Games For: IRISH CAREER STATS Four Points: Player GP G A PTS PEN/MIN Player (#games) Last Time (totals) Tim Wallace 121 16 23 39 27/62 Mike Walsh 102 15 22 37 50/111 Three Points: Matt Amado 101 15 21 36 52/104 Player (#games) Last Time (totals) Erik Condra (1) 10-22-05 at Denver Wes O’Neill 81 9 26 35 36/79 (0-3-3) Josh Sciba 77 15 12 27 16/32 Jason Paige 80 14 9 23 46/103 Two Points: Michael Bartlett 80 8 14 22 37/82 Player (#games) Last Time (totals) Michael Bartlett (1) 10-29-05 vs. Princeton T.J. Jindra 79 8 11 19 15/30 (0-2-2) Chris Trick 99 4 10 14 29/58 Tim Wallace (1) 10-28-05 vs. Princeton Noah Babin 73 6 7 13 28/56 (2-0-2) Wes O’Neill (1) 10-22-05 at Denver Evan Rankin 39 5 6 11 21/53 (1-1-2) Mark Van Guilder 42 4 6 10 9/18 Josh Sciba (1) 10-22-05 at Denver Erik Condra 4 0 5 5 3/6 (1-1-2) Victor Oreskovich 40 2 2 4 25/69 Brock Sheahan 40 0 4 4 28/56 Multiple Point Games Against Tony Gill 55 2 1 3 9/18 Four Points: Dan VeNard 26 1 1 2 11/22 Player (#games) Last Time (totals) Luke Lucyk 36 1 1 2 9/18 (DU) 10-22-05 (1-3-4) Garrett Regan 3 1 0 1 1/2 Three Points: (2 Players) David Brown 43 0 1 1 0/0 Player (#games) Last Time (totals) Tom Sawatske 3 0 0 0 3/6 Kevin Westgarth (PU) 10-28-05 (0-3-3) Brock Trotter (DU) 10-22-05 (2-1-3) Rory Walsh 6 0 0 0 0/0 Gabe Gauthier (DU) 10-22-05 (1-2-3) Brian D’Arcy 11 0 0 0 1/2 Andrew Eggert 4 0 0 0 0/0 Two Points (3 players) Christian Hanson 2 0 0 0 1/2 Player (#games) Last Time (totals) G. Goeckner-Zoeller (PU) 10-28-05 (2-0-2) Jordan Pearce 2 0 0 0 0/0 Patrick Neundorfer (PU) 10-28-05 (1-1-2) Erik Pridham (PU) 10-28-05 (1-1-2) Goaltender GP W-L-T GAvg. Sv% Paul Stastny (DU) 10-22-05 (1-1-2) Marty Sertich (CC) 10-21-05 (1-1-2) David Brown 43 16-19-4 3.06 .902 Brian Salcido (CC) 10-21-05 (0-2-2) Rory Walsh 5 1-1-0 3.50 .873 Jordan Pearce 2 1-1-0 3.00 .880 University of Notre Dame Hockey Notes – The Michigan Series – Nov. 4-5, 2005

THE LAST TIME: WHERE ARE THEY NOW?? Notre Dame won in overtime ...... December 10, 2004 vs. Michigan State (3-2) Several former Notre Dame hockey players have Notre Dame CCHA overtime win ...... December 10, 2004 vs. Michigan State (3-2) continued on the professional level. Here’s where Notre Dame lost in overtime...... March 12, 2005 at Michigan (1-0, ot) they are playing now (stats as of Nov. 1). 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) NHL GP G A PTS PIM Notre Dame had a home shutout ...... October 29, 2005 vs. Princeton (Jordan Pearce, 27 saves) Brett Lebda - Detroit + 4 2 1 3 0 Notre Dame had a road shutout...... Dec. 28 vs. Maine (1-0, Morgan Cey, 32 saves) Mark Eaton - Nashville 10 0 0 0 10 Notre Dame had a shutout in a CCHA game ...... Jan. 10, 2004 vs. Bowling Green (David Brown, 32 saves) Notre Dame was shut out in a CCHA game...... Dec. 4, 2004 vs. Michigan (8-0, Al Montoya) AHL GP G A PTS PIM Notre Dame was shut out at home ...... Jan. 22, 2005 vs. Wisconsin (2-0, Bernd Bruckler, at Allstate Arena) Ben Simon - Syracuse 8 2 4 6 6 ...... January 21, 2005 vs. Wisconsin (2-0, Brian Elliott) Brett Lebda - Grand Rapids @ 8 2 3 5 6 Notre Dame was shut out on road ...... March 12 at Michigan (1-0, All Montoya) Yan Stastny - Iowa 9 2 2 4 6 Notre Dame had 35 or more shots in a game...... October 28, 2005 vs. Princeton (37 shots) Neil Komadoski - Binghamton 4 0 2 2 12 Notre Dame had 40 or more shots in a game...... January 8, 2005 at Lake Superior (42 shots) Rob Globke - Rochester 4 0 0 0 6 Notre Dame had 50 or more shots in a game...... November 5, 2004 vs. Bowling Green (54 shots) Morgan Cey - Springfield 0 0-0-0 0.00 .000 Notre Dame surrendered 35 or more shots in a game...... March 5, 2005 vs. Michigan State (37 shots) Notre Dame surrendered 40 or more shots in a game ...... October 21, 2005 at Colorado College (40 shots) ECHL GP G A PTS PIM Notre Dame surrendered 50 or more shots in a game...... October 22, 2004 vs. Boston College (52 shots) Joe Dusbabek - Phoenix 5 1 1 2 8 John Wroblewski - Fresno 5 0 1 1 12 Notre Dame had four PP goals in a game...... December 7, 2002 vs. Bowling Green (6-3 win) Aaron Gill - Trenton 3 0 0 0 2 Notre Dame had three PP goals in a game...... February 22, 2003 vs. Lake Superior (6-3 win) Brad Wanchulak - San Diego 0 0 0 0 0 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...... January 18, 2005 vs. Michigan Tech (6-2 loss) UHL GP G A PTS PIM ...... October 16, 2004 vs. Miami (5-0 loss) Tom Galvin - Quad City 5 0 1 1 8 ...... October 15, 2004 vs. Miami (4-2 loss) Notre Dame player scored a hat trick...... March 18 , 2004 - Aaron Gill (vs. Ohio State- CCHA Super Six) + sent to Grand Rapids (AHL) - Oct. 10, 2005 Notre Dame player scored four goals...... October 19, 1995 - Brian Urick (at Alaska-Fairbanks) @ recalled to Detroit (NHL) - Oct. 29, 2005 Notre Dame player scored five goals...... December 29, 1971 - Ian Williams (at Dartmouth)

Notre Dame player had three assists...... October 22, 2005 - Erik Condra (vs. Denver - 0g, 3a) Notre Dame player had four assists...... November 2, 2001 - Connor Dunlop (at Northern Michigan - 0g, 4a) NOTRE DAME’S RECORD WHEN.... Notre Dame player had five assists...... October 21, 1994 - Jamie Ling (vs. Waterloo - 2g, 5a) When Notre Dame scores first ...... 1-0-0 When opponents score first ...... 0-3-0 Notre Dame player had three points ...... October 22, 2005 - Erik Condra (vs. Denver - 0g, 3a) When Notre Dame leads after one period ...... 0-0-0 Notre Dame player had four points...... March 18, 2004 - Aaron Gill (vs. Ohio State, 3g, 1a) When Notre Dame trails after one period ...... 0-1-0 ...... March 18, 2004 - Rob Globke (vs. Ohio State, 1g, 3a) When score is tied after one period ...... 1-2-0 Notre Dame player had five points...... December 20, 2000 - Brett Lebda (at Nebraska-Omaha - 1g, 4a) When Notre Dame leads after two periods ..... 1-0-0 Notre Dame player had six points...... October 21, 1994 - Jamie Ling (vs. Waterloo - 2g, 5a) When Notre Dame trails after two periods ..... 0-3-0 Notre Dame player had seven points...... October 21, 1994 - Jamie Ling (vs. Waterloo - 2g, 5a) When score is tied after two periods ...... 0-0-0 When Notre Dame outshoots opponent ...... 1-1-0 Notre Dame goalie made 35+ saves ..... Oct. 21, 2005 - David Brown (at Colorado Coll., 3-1 loss, 37 saves) Notre Dame goalie made 40+ saves ...... March 12, 2005 - Morgan Cey (vs. Michigan, 1-0 ot loss, 43 saves) When opponent outshoots Notre Dame ...... 0-2-0 Notre Dame goalie made 50+ saves...... Oct. 22, 2004 - Morgan Cey (vs. Boston College, 3-2 win, 50 saves) When shots are even ...... 0-0-0 In Game 1 of CCHA weekend series ...... 0-0-0 Opposing player scored a hat trick...... December 11, 2004 - Ash Goldie (Michigan State) In Game 2 of CCHA weekend series ...... 0-0-0 Opposing player scored four goals...... March 12, 1994 - Colin Ward (Western Michigan) In one-goal games ...... 0-0-0 Opposing player scored five goals...... November 10, 1973 - Tom Ross (Michigan State) In two-goal games ...... 1-2-0 Notre Dame at home ...... 1-1-0 Opposing player had three assists...... October 28, 2005 - Kevin Westgarth (Princeton, 0g, 3a) Notre Dame on the road ...... 0-2-0 Opposing player had four assists...... January 18, 2005 - Colin Murphy (Michigan Tech - 0g, 4a) Notre Dame on neutral ice ...... 0-0-0 Opposing player had five assists...... January 20, 1996 - Kevin Hilton (Michigan - 0g, 5a) Notre Dame in overtime ...... 0-0-0 Opposing player had three points...... October 28, 2005 - Kevin Westgarth (Princeton, 0g, 3a) Notre Dame in October ...... 1-3-0 ...... October 22, 2005 - Brock Trotter (Denver, 2g, 1a) Notre Dame in November ...... 0-0-0 ...... October 22, 2005 - Gabe Gauthier (Denver, 1g, 2a) Notre Dame in December ...... 0-0-0 Opposing player had four points...... October 22, 2005 - Matt Carle (Denver - 1g, 3a) Notre Dame in January ...... 0-0-0 Opposing player had five points...... January 27, 2001 - Jeff Hamilton (Yale - 2g, 3a) Notre Dame in February ...... 0-0-0 Opposing player had six points...... January 11, 1994 - John Gruden (Ferris State - 4g, 3a) Opposing player had seven points...... January 11, 1994 - John Gruden (Ferris State - 4g, 3a)

Opposing goalie made 35+ saves ...... January 18, 2005- Cam Ellsworth (MTU, 37 saves, 6-2 win) Opposing goalie made 40+ saves ...... January 8, 2005 - Jeff Jakaitis (LSSU, 41 saves, 2-1 ot loss) Opposing goalie made 50+ saves...... November 5, 2004 - Jordan Sigalet (BGSU, 50 saves, 4-4 tie)

Notre Dame had a penalty shot ...... Oct. 12, 2001 - Rob Globke (scored vs. Union College, ND loses, 7-4) Opp. had a penalty shot ...... Feb. 28, 2003 - Vince Bellisimo - WMU (stopped by Morgan Cey, ND loses, 4-2)

Notre Dame swept a two-game series ...... February, 27-28, 2004 (vs. Michigan, 4-1, 5-2) Notre Dame swept a CCHA series ...... February, 27-28, 2004 (vs. Michigan, 4-1, 5-2) Notre Dame swept a road two-game series ...... Feb. 14-15, 2003 (at Bowling Green, 3-2, 3-2) Notre Dame swept a CCHA road two-game series ...... Feb. 14-15, 2003 (at Bowling Green, 3-2, 3-2)

Events in bold occurred in 2005-06 season University of Notre Dame Hockey Notes – The Michigan Series – Nov. 4-5, 2005 NATIONAL POLLS: 2005-06 CENTRAL COLLEGIATE HOCKEY ASSOC. STANDINGS CCHA OVERALL USA TODAY/Amer. Hockey Mag. (Oct. 31) TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA Last 1. Miami 2 2 0 0 4 9 5 4 3 1 0 13 8 School Record Pts Week Northern Michigan 2 2 0 0 4 5 2 6 5 1 0 17 7 1. Colorado College (27) 7-1-0 499 2 2. Maine (2) 7-1-0 462 5 Western Michigan 2 2 0 0 4 10 5 4 2 2 0 14 13 3. Michigan (4) 5-1-1 462 1 Ferris State 3 1 0 2 4 7 6 5 2 1 2 14 12 4. Cornell (1) 1-1-0 378 3 5. Michigan 3 1 1 1 3 9 7 7 5 1 1 29 15 5. North Dakota 5-2-1 355 6 Ohio State 4 1 2 1 3 14 14 6 2 3 1 18 17 6. Minnesota 3-2-1 274 7 7. Alaska Fairbanks 2 1 1 0 2 4 6 6 3 2 1 14 15 7. Vermont 6-0-0 267 11 Lake Superior 4 0 2 2 2 7 10 6 1 2 3 12 14 8. Michigan State 3-1-1 244 8 9. Michigan State 1 0 0 1 1 3 3 5 3 1 1 17 11 9. Denver 3-3-0 242 9 Bowling Green 3 0 2 1 1 5 11 5 0 4 1 13 23 10. Wisconsin 4-1-1 238 12 11. Notre Dame 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 9 14 11. Boston College 2-2-1 192 10 Nebraska-Omaha 2 0 2 0 0 5 9 4 2 2 0 13 14 12. New Hampshire 2-2-1 130 13 13. Northern Michigan 5-1-0 125 14 14. Ohio State 2-3-1 121 4 THIS WEEK IN THE CCHA 15. Miami 3-1-0 44 NR LAST WEEK IN THE CCHA Receiving votes: Harvard, 34; Bemidji State, 14; Alaska Fairbanks, 10; Holy Cross, 6; Boston Univer- Friday, November 4 Tuesday, October 25 sity, 5; Mercyhurst, 4; Dartmouth, 2; St. Lawrence, 2. Alaska Fairbanks at Ferris State, 7:05 p.m. at Michigan State 5, USA Under-18 Team 2 Lake Superior at Western Michigan, 7:35 p.m. USCHO.com /CSTV (October 31) Michigan at Notre Dame, 7:35 p.m. Thursday, October 27 Last Nebraska-Omaha at Bowling Green, 7:05 p.m. Ferris State at Bowling Green, suspended. School Record Pts Week No. Michigan at Michigan State, 7:05 p.m. 1. Colorado College (30) 7-1-0 783 3 Ohio State at Miami, 7:35 p.m. Friday, October 28 2. Maine (4) 7-1-0 741 5 Princeton 5, at Notre Dame 3 3. Michigan (5) 5-1-1 691 1 Saturday, November 5 at Northern Michigan 3, Lake Superior 1 4. Cornell (1) 1-1-0 660 2 Alaska Fairbanks at Ferris State, 7:05 p.m. at Alaska Fairbanks 4, Michigan 2 5. North Dakota 5-2-1 603 6 Lake Superior at Western Michigan, 7:35 p.m. at Western Michigan 5, Ohio State 1 6. Vermont 6-0-0 515 11 Notre Dame at Michigan, 7:35 p.m. at Cornell 4, Michigan State 2 7. Minnesota 3-2-1 514 7 Nebraska-Omaha at Bowling Green, 7:05 p.m. 8. Michigan State 3-1-1 510 10 Saturday, October 29 9. Wisconsin 4-1-1 463 12 No. Michigan at Michigan State, 7:05 p.m. Miami at Ohio State, 7:05 p.m. at Notre Dame 2, Princeton 0 10. Denver 3-3-0 455 9 at Ferris State 2, Bowling Green 1 11. Boston College 2-2-1 445 8 Michigan 4, at Alaska Fairbanks 0 12. New Hampshire 2-2-1 323 13 at Western Michigan 5, Ohio State 4 13. Ohio State 2-3-1 318 4 Northern Michigan 2, at Lake Superior 1 14. Northern Michigan 5-1-0 317 14 Michigan State 4, at Cornell 3 15. Harvard 1-0-0 217 NR 16. Miami 3-1-0 201 19 17. Alaska Fairbanks 3-2-1 181 20 18. Bemidji State 5-1-0 140 15 19. Boston University 1-2-0 90 16 20. St. Lawrence 4-2-0 80 18 Receiving Votes: Colgate, 66; Dartmouth, 43; Rensselaer, 8; Providence, 7; Holy Cross, 5; Quinnipiac, 5; St. Cloud State, 5; Mercyhurst, 4; Nebraska-Omaha, 4; Brown, 2; Clarkson, 2; UMass- Lowell, 1; Western Michigan, 1.

Inside College Hockey.com (October 31) 2005-06 Notre Dame Television Schedule Last School Record Week The Notre Dame hockey team is scheduled to appear on television eight times during the 2005-06 1. Colorado College 7-1-0 4 season. The Irish will appear four times on Comcast Local, twice on ESPNU, twice on CSTV and 2. Michigan 5-1-1 1 once on Fox Sports Net - Detroit. Notre Dame opens the season as part of ESPNUs first national 3. Maine 7-1-0 7 game of the week when the Irish square off on Friday, Oct. 21 versus Colorado College at the World 4. North Dakota 5-2-1 2 Arena in Colorado Springs, Colo. Hockey fans should check their local cable and satellite systems 5. Vermont 6-0-0 10 6. Cornell 1-1-0 6 for the location of the various networks. All Comcast Local broadcasts will appear on Channel 3 on 7. Minnesota 3-2-1 3 South Bend’s Comcast Cable outlet. The entire television schedule for the Irish: 8. Michigan State 3-1-1 11 9. Denver 3-3-0 8 Friday, October 21 at Colorado College ESPNU 7:37 p.m. MDT 10. Wisconsin 4-1-1 11 Friday, November 4 Michigan CSTV 7:35 p.m. 11. Boston College 2-2-1 12 Saturday, November 5 at Michigan Comcast Local 7:35 p.m. 12. New Hampshire 2-2-1 14 Thursday, November 10 Bowling Green Comcast Local 7:35 p.m. 13. Northern Michigan 5-1-0 16 Friday, November 25 Ohio State ESPNU 7:35 p.m. 14. Miami 3-1-0 18 15. Bemidji State 5-1-0 13 Saturday, December 17 Lake Superior State Comcast Local 7:05 p.m. 16. Harvard 1-0-0 NR Friday, January 27 at Ohio State CSTV 8:05 p.m. 17. Ohio State 2-3-1 5 Saturday, February 4 at Michigan State Fox Sports Detroit 7:05 p.m. 18. Alaska Fairbanks 3-2-1 17 Friday, February 24 Alaska Fairbanks Comcast Local 7:35 p.m. 19. Colgate 3-1-1 NR 20. Quinnipiac 6-2-0 NR Bubble-licious: Brown, St. Lawrence, Holy Cross, Clarkson. University of Notre Dame Hockey Notes – The Michigan Series – Nov. 4-5, 2005 2005-06 Notre Dame Hockey Box Scores Friday, Oct. 14, 2005 – at Notre Dame, Ind. Friday, Oct. 28, 2005 – at Notre Dame, Ind. (Exhibition Game) 1 2 3 - F Princeton 1 3 1 - 5 1 2 3 - F Notre Dame 1 1 1 - 3 Waterloo 0 0 0 - 0 1st Period Notre Dame 2 2 0 - 4 P – G. Goeckner-Zoeller 1 (Max Cousins, Kevin Westgarth), 8:01; 1st Period ND – Tim Wallace 1 (Mark Van Guilder), 8:11. ND - Wes O’Neill (Tim Wallace, Vic Oreskovich), 4:29; ND - Josh 2nd Period Sciba (Noah Babin), 9:59. ND – Wallace 2 (Amado), 5:07; P – Goeckner-Zoeller 2 (Westgarth, 2nd Period Patrick Neundorfer), PPG, 7:06; P – Neundorfer 1 (Westgarth, ND – Jason Paige (Michael Bartlett), 5:22; ND – Mark Van Guilder Seamus Young), PPG, 7:27; P – Erik Pridham 1 (Christian Read), (Oreskovich, Wallace), 16:39. 12:20. 3rd Period 3rd Period No Scoring. ND – Josh Sciba 2 (Erik Condra, Evan Rankin), 3:56; P – Kyle Saves Hagel 1 (Pridham, Mike Moore), 18:31. UW – Nick Pannoni (60:00) 14 - 15 - 11 – 40 Saves ND – David Brown (40:00) 3 - 7 - x – 10 P – B.J. Slapsky (60:00) 16 - 5 - 13 – 34 Jordan Pearce (20:00) x - x - 3 – 3 ND – David Brown (60:00) 1 - 4 - 3 – 8 Power Play: UW: 0-8; ND: 1-9 Power Play: P: 2-7; ND: 0-10. Penalties: UW: 10 for 23 minutes; ND: 9 for 18 minutes Penalties: P: 10 for 23 minutes; ND: 7 for 15 minutes. Attendance: 1,553 Attendance: 2,155

Friday, Oct. 21, 2005 – at Colorado Springs, Colo. 1 2 3 - F Saturday, Oct. 29, 2005 – at Notre Dame, Ind. Notre Dame 0 0 1 - 1 1 2 3 - F #4/#4 Colorado College 0 2 1 - 3 Princeton 0 0 0 - 0 1st Period Notre Dame 0 2 0 - 2 No Scoring. 1st Period 2nd Period No Scoring. CC – Trevor Frischmon 1 (unassisted), 14:08; CC – Marty Sertich 2nd Period 2 (Brett Sterling, Brian Salcido), 17:53. ND – Garrett Regan 1 (Erik Condra, Michael Bartlett), 3:59; ND – 3rd Period Mark Van Guilder 1 (Bartlett, Wes O’Neill), PPG, 16:13. CC – Joey Crabb 1 (Sertich, Salcido), PPG, 00:32; ND – Victor 3rd Period Oreskovich 1 (Tim Wallace), 13:38. No Scoring. Saves Saves ND – David Brown (59:14) 15 - 12 - 10 – 37 P – Eric Leroux (58:08) 13 - 10 - 5 – 28 CC – Matt Zaba (60:00) 9 - 1 - 2 – 12 ND – Jordan Pearce (60:00) 13 - 9 - 5 – 27 Power Play: ND: 0-4; CC: 1-7 Power Play: P: 0-9; ND: 1-8. Penalties: ND: 7 for 14 minutes; CC: 4 for 8 minutes. Penalties: P: 9 for 18 minutes; ND: 10 for 20 minutes. Attendance: 6,577 Attendance: 1,532

Saturday, Oct. 22, 2005 – at Denver, Colo. 1 2 3 - F Notre Dame 0 2 1 - 3 #9/#9 Denver 1 3 2 - 6 1st Period DU – Matt Carle 1 (Chris Butler, Brock Trotter), 3:28. 2nd Period DU – Gabe Gauthier 1 (J.D. Corbin, Carle), SHG, 9:22; ND – Wes O’Neill 1 (Erik Condra, Josh Sciba), PPG, 10:46; DU – Paul Stastny 1 (Gauthier, Carle), PPG, 13:08; ND – Sciba 1 (Condra), 14:08; DU – Trotter 2 (Stastny, Carle), PPG, 14:43. 3rd Period DU – Trotter 3 (Andrew Thomas, Gauthier), 5:52; DU – Ryan Dingle 1 (unassisted), 11:55; ND – Noah Babin 1 (O’Neill, Condra), PPG, 15:09. Saves ND – Jordan Pearce (60:00) 9 - 4 - 4 – 17 DU – Peter Mannino (60:00) 8 - 4 - 4 – 16 Power Play: ND: 2-8; DU: 2-9 Penalties: ND: 10 for 20 minutes; DU: 11 for 33 minutes. Attendance: 6,063 University of Notre Dame Hockey Notes – The Michigan Series – Nov. 4-5, 2005

2005-06 Notre Dame Hockey Stats Notre Dame Hockey Statistics (as of Nov.2, 2005) All games

Overall: 1-3-0 Conf: 0-0-0 Home: 1-1-0 Away: 0-2-0 Neut: 0-0-0

OVERALL CONFERENCE ———SHOTS—— PENALTY —GOALS— ———SHOTS—— PENALTY —GOALS— ## Name GP G A Pts Sh +/- No-Min PP SH GW GP G A Pts Sh +/- No-Min PP SH GW 11 Erik Condra 4 0 5 5 12 +3 3-6 0 0 0 - 8 Josh Sciba 4 2 1 3 4 +2 0-0 0 0 0 - 28 Tim Wallace 4 2 1 3 6 +1 2-4 0 0 0 - 19 Wes O’Neill 4 1 2 3 8 -4 0-0 1 0 0 - 23 Mark Van Guilder 4 1 1 2 9 +1 1-2 1 0 0 - 27 Michael Bartlett 3 0 2 2 3 0 3-6 0 0 0 - 6 Noah Babin 4 1 0 1 9 +1 1-2 1 0 0 - 20 Victor Oreskovich 3 1 0 1 7 -3 0-0 0 0 0 - 33 Garrett Regan 3 1 0 1 7 0 1-2 0 0 1 - 16 Matt Amado 4 0 1 1 7 +1 4-8 0 0 0 - 18 Evan Rankin 4 0 1 1 6 0 2-4 0 0 0 - 24 Brian D’Arcy 1 0 0 0 1 -1 1-2 0 0 0 - 21 Tony Gill 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-2 0 0 0 - 25 Christian Hanson 2 0 0 0 2 -2 1-2 0 0 0 - 26 T.J. Jindra 2 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 - 7 Luke Lucyk 3 0 0 0 0 -2 1-2 0 0 0 - 22 Jason Paige 4 0 0 0 6 -3 3-6 0 0 0 - 2 Tom Sawatske 3 0 0 0 0 -2 3-6 0 0 0 - 14 Brock Sheahan 4 0 0 0 4 +3 3-6 0 0 0 - 5 Chris Trick 4 0 0 0 2 0 2-4 0 0 0 - 4 Dan VeNard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 - 17 Mike Walsh 4 0 0 0 5 -4 2-4 0 0 0 - 10 Justin White 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 - Total...... 4 9 14 23 99 -9 34-68 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 Opponents...... 4 14 23 37 103 +7 34-82 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0

OVERALL CONFERENCE ## Name GP Minutes GA EN Avg Saves Pct W L T GP Minutes GA EN Avg Saves Pct W L T 1 Jordan Pearce 2 120:00 6 0 3.00 44 .880 1 1 0 - 30 David Brown 2 119:14 8 0 4.03 45 .849 0 2 0 - TM EMPTY NET 0 0:46 0 0 0.00 0 .000 0 0 0 - Total...... 4 240:00 14 0 3.50 89 .864 1 3 0 0 0:00 0 0 0.00 0 .000 0 0 0 Opponents...... 4 240:00 9 0 2.25 90 .909 3 1 0 0 0:00 0 0 0.00 0 .000 0 0 0

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SHOTS ON GOAL Shots Avg/G Pct SHOTS ON GOAL Shots Avg/G Pct Opponents 103 25.75 .136 Opponents 0 0.00 .000

POWER PLAYS Goals Chances Pct POWER PLAYS Goals Chances Pct Notre Dame 3 30 .100 Notre Dame 0 0 .000 Opponents 5 32 .156 Opponents 0 0 .000

GOALS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 OT Total GOALS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 OT Total Notre Dame...... 1 5 3 0 - 9 Notre Dame...... 0 0 0 0 - 0 Opponents...... 2 8 4 0 - 14 Opponents...... 0 0 0 0 - 0 University of Notre Dame Hockey Notes – The Michigan Series – Nov. 4-5, 2005

2005-06 Notre Dame Hockey Stats Notre Dame Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov. 2, 2005) All games

Overall: 1-3-0 Conf: 0-0-0 Home: 1-1-0 Away: 0-2-0 Neut: 0-0-0

TEAM STATISTICS ND OPP SHOT STATISTICS...... Goals-Shot attempts...... 9-99 14-103 Shot pct...... 091 .136 Goals/Game...... 2.2 3.5 Shots/Game...... 24.8 25.8 Assists...... 14 23 POWER PLAYS...... Goals-Power Plays...... 3-30 5-32 Conversion Percent...... 100 .156 Shot Attempts...... 38 43 Shot Percent...... 079 .116 SHORT-HANDED...... Goals-Shot attempts...... 0-5 2-7 Shot Percent...... 000 .286 GOAL BREAKDOWN...... Total Goals...... 9 14 Power Play...... 3 5 Short-handed...... 0 2 Empty net...... 0 0 Penalty...... 0 0 Unassisted...... 0 2 Overtime...... 0 0 Shootout...... 0 0 Delayed Penalty...... 0 0 PENALTIES...... Number...... 34 34 Minutes...... 68 82 Penalties/Game...... 8.5 8.5 Pen minutes/Game...... 17.0 20.5 Minor...... 34 31 Major...... 0 2 10-minute Misconduct...... 0 0 Game Misconduct...... 0 1 Gross Misconduct...... 0 0 Match...... 0 0 FACEOFFS (W-L)...... 163-148 148-163 Faceoff W-L Pct...... 524 .476 SHOOTOUTS (Made-Att)...... 0-0 0-0 ATTENDANCE...... Total...... 3687 12640 Dates/Avg Per Date...... 2/1844 2/6320 Neutral Site #/Avg...... 0/0