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University of Notre Dame Hockey Notes – The Lake Superior State Series – Dec. 17-18, 2005 2005-06 NOTRE DAME Irish Return To CCHA Play For Final Weekend Of 2005 Portion Of HOCKEY (5-10-1/3-6-1) Schedule Versus Red-Hot Lake Superior State Lakers.

OCTOBER Notre Dame coming off series split in home-and-home series with Minne- 14 # Waterloo (Exh.) W, 4-0 sota State; Erik Condra named CCHA rookie of the week. 21 at #4/#4 Colorado College L, 1-3 22 at #9/#9 Denver L, 3-6 28 Princeton L, 3-5 • The Series: Notre Dame (5-10-1/3-6-1) vs. Lake Superior State (9-5-4/5-5-2) 29 Princeton W, 2-0 • Date/Site/Times: Sat.-Sun., Dec. 17-18, 2005 - 7:05 p.m./2:05 p.m. - Joyce Center (2,713) • Broadcast Information: Radio: Notre Dame hockey can be heard live on ESPN Radio 1580, NOVEMBER 4*#3/#3 Michigan L, 5-8 South Bend’s SportsCenter. Mike Lockert, “the voice of Irish hockey” will bring you all the play- 5 * at #3/#3 Michigan L, 2-4 by-play action. 10 * Bowling Green W, 9-4 • Internet Broadcast: At the Notre Dame website - www.und.com. 11 * Bowling Green W, 4-2 • Television: Saturday night’s game will be televised live by Comcast Local with Ben Holden 18 * at #11/#12 Miami T, 2-2 ot 19 * at #11/#12 Miami L, 0-3 and Lyle Phair calling the action beginning at 7:05 p.m. (EST). 25 * Ohio State L, 1-4 26 * Ohio State L, 2-5 CLOSING OUT THE FIRST HALF: Notre Dame and Lake Superior State close out the first half of the 2005-06 season this weekend when the two teams face off at the Joyce Center in a Saturday-Sunday DECEMBER 2 * at Western Michigan L, 3-4 series, Dec. 17-18. Saturday night’s game is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. and will be televised by Comcast 3 * Western Michigan W, 3-0 Local. The game can be seen in the South Bend area on Comcast cable channel 3. Other areas should 6 at Minnesota State W, 3-2 check their local listings. Sunday’s game is a 10 Minnesota State L, 1-2 matinee contest with a 2:05 p.m. starting time. SERIES INFORMATION 17 * Lake Superior State 7:35 p.m. Notre Dame is coming off a non-conference split vs. Lake Superior State Lakers 18 * Lake Superior State 2:05 p.m. with the Minnesota State Mavericks. The Irish took a 3-2 decision on Tues., Dec. 6 at Mankato, All-Time Series: Lakers lead, 22-16-4 JANUARY At Notre Dame: Irish lead, 10-7-3 6 * at Nebraska-Omaha 7:05 p.m. (CST) Minn., while the Mavericks won on Saturday 7 * at Nebraska-Omaha 7:05 p.m. (CST) (Dec. 10) in South Bend by a 2-1 margin. Notre At Sault Ste. Marie: Lakers lead, 13-6-1 13 * Miami 7:35 p.m. Dame is currently 5-10-1 overall and 3-6-1 in Neutral: Lakers lead, 2-0-0 14 * Miami 7:05 p.m. the CCHA. After starting the season with a 1-5- Last 10 Meetings: Irish lead, 6-2-2 20 * at Northern Michigan 7:35 p.m. 0 record, the Irish are 4-5-1 in their last 10 games. 21 * at Northern Michigan 7:35 p.m. Lake Superior State also returns to CCHA play 2004-05 Meetings: 27 * at Ohio State 8:05 p.m. after a weekend series at Bemidji State where Jan. 7 ND 1, at LSSU 1 (ot) 28 * at Ohio State 7:05 p.m. the Lakers took a 2-1 decision on Dec. 9 and Jan. 8 at LSSU 2, ND 1 (ot) FEBRUARY then battled to a 2-2 tie on Dec. 10. Lake Supe- 3 * Michigan State 7:35 p.m. rior is in the midst of a six-game unbeaten streak IRISH VERSUS LAKE SUPERIOR: 4 * at Michigan State 7:05 p.m. (5-0-1) and is 9-5-4 on the year and currently 10 * Ferris State 7:35 p.m. tied for fourth in the CCHA with a 5-5-2 record, Player GP G A PTS 11 * at Ferris State 7:05 p.m. good for 12 points in league play. Both schools Matt Amado 6 1 4 5 17 * at Bowling Green 7:05 p.m. are coming off finals week and will break for Jason Paige 6 2 1 3 18 * at Bowling Green 7:05 p.m. the Christmas holidays following the series. T.J. Jindra 5 1 2 3 24 * Alaska Fairbanks 7:35 p.m. Mike Walsh 8 2 0 2 25 * Alaska Fairbanks 7:05 p.m. Notre Dame is off until Jan. 6-7 when the Irish Noah Babin 6 1 1 2 travel to Nebraska-Omaha. The Lakers next ac- Michael Bartlett 6 1 1 2 MARCH tion is on Dec. 29-30 when they play exhibition Josh Sciba 6 0 2 2 3-5 First Round CCHA Playoffs games versus Lakehead University and the Uni- Wes O’Neill 6 1 0 1 (Best-of-three; campus sites) versity of Calgary. Chris Trick 7 1 0 1 10-12 Second Round CCHA Playoffs Mark Van Guilder 2 0 1 1 Tim Wallace 8 0 1 1 (Best-of-three; campus sites) IRISH VERSUS LAKERS: Notre Dame and 17-18 at CCHA Championships Tony Gill 2 0 0 0 (at Joe Louis Arena; Detroit, Mich.) Lake Superior have met 42 times in the all-time Dan VeNard 2 0 0 0 series with the Lakers holding a 22-16-4 lead. Luke Lucyk 2 0 0 0 Home Games in caps At the Joyce Center, Notre Dame is 10-7-3 Brock Sheahan 2 0 0 0 Evan Rankin 2 0 0 0 Rankings - USA Today/USCHO against Lake Superior. Last season, the two # Exhibition Game IN ITALIC teams met twice in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., with the two teams playing to a 1-1 tie and the Lakers Goaltenders MIN W-L-T GA SVS SV% GAVG All Times Local To Site David Brown 155:42 1-1-1 8 69 .896 3.08 – ESPNU taking a 2-1 overtime win. In the last 12 meet- ings between the two teams, the Irish own an 8- – College Sports Televison 2-2 record. Lake Superior’s last win at the Joyce Center came on Nov. 28, 1997. Since then, the Irish are 7-0-3 in their last 10 home games versus the Lakers. – Comcast Local – Fox Sports Detroit ERIK CONDRA NAMED CCHA ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Notre Dame freshman right wing Erik Condra (Livonia, Mich.) has been named the CCHA rookie of the week for the week ending Dec. 11. The speedy right wing collected two goals and two assists in two games versus Minnesota State. On Dec. 6, Condra had two goals and an assist versus the Mavericks, scoring the game-winning with nine seconds left in the 3-2 win. On Dec. 10, he helped set up Notre Dame’s only goal in the 2-1 loss. University of Notre Dame Hockey Notes – The Lake Superior State Series – Dec. 17-18, 2005 HEAD COACH JEFF JACKSON FIRST MEETING: Notre Dame head coach Jeff Jackson faces his former team, Lake Superior State, PERANI CUP STANDINGS Perani’s Hockey World is the CCHA’s sponsor of the Full Name for the first time this weekend since he left the Lak- league’s “Three Stars of the Game.” Members of • Jeffery L. Jackson ers bench following the 1995-96 season. During the media are asked to select the game’s three stars his six seasons at Lake Superior, Jackson’s teams for which points are accumulated – 1st Star gets five Birthdate were 182-52-25, went to the NCAA Frozen Four points, 2nd Star gets three and 3rd Star gets one. Here are the standings for Notre Dame players in CCHA • June 22, 1955 three consecutive years - winning in 1992 and 1994 games only: - took two CCHA regular-season titles and four Hometown CCHA tournament championships. In those six sea- Player 1st 2nd 3rd Total Pts. • Roseville, Michigan sons, the Lakers were 36-7 (.837) in the postseason, Josh Sciba 2 0 0 10 including 24-2 (.923) in the CCHA Tournament. Matt Amado 1 1 0 8 David Brown 0 2 1 7 Education Jackson got his coaching start at Lake Superior as Wes O’Neill 1 0 0 5 • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications an assistant to Frank Anzalone from 1986-90, help- Erik Condra 0 0 1 1 Michigan State ‘78 ing the Lakers to the 1988 NCAA title. He also Michael Bartlett 0 0 1 1 • Bachelor’s Degree in Education served as Director of Athletics at Lake Superior from Tim Wallace 0 0 1 1 Michigan State ‘79 1993-96 while serving as hockey head coach. He T.J. Jindra 0 0 1 1 left Lake Superior following the 1995-96 season to Jason Paige 0 0 1 1 Mike Walsh 0 0 1 1 Collegiate Coaching Experience become the head coach and senior director of the • Assistant Coach, Lake Superior State (1986-90) U.S. National Team Developmental Program. • Head Coach, Lake Superior State (1990-96) DOWNTOWN DAVID BROWN: After a slow Record: 182-52-25 (.751); two NCAA titles, two MINNESOTA STATE RECAP: The Irish saw start, junior goaltender David Brown is rounding CCHA regular-season titles, four CCHA tourna- their two-game win streak come to an end on Sat- into the form that he showed during his standout ment championships urday night at the Joyce Center when the Irish freshman season in 2003-04. Brown played both • Head Coach, University of Notre Dame (2005-) dropped a 2-1 decision to Minnesota State. Travis games versus Minnesota State stopping 58 of 62 Morin gave the Mavericks a 1-0 first period lead shots he faced (.935) while taking a win and a loss. International Coaching Experience and Kyle Peto added a short-handed goal early in His 3-2 win at Minnesota State (Dec. 6) gave him • National Coach and Senior Director, the third period to give Minnesota State the 2-0 back-to-back wins for the first time since Feb. 27- U.S. National Team Developmental Program lead. Josh Sciba (Jr., Westland, Mich.) snapped 28, 2004, when he beat Michigan in back-to-back (1996-2000) the shutout bid with his 10th goal of the year at games. Brown had a scoreless streak of 91:20 • Head Coach, U.S. Junior National Team (1996- 18:08 of the third period as the Irish pulled their snapped in the second period of the MSU game 97) goaltender. The Mavericks out shot Notre Dame when Rob Rankin scored for the Mavericks. Won silver medal at World Junior Championships by a 33-22 margin on the night. David Brown Tuesday’s game followed a 25-save shutout per- • Assistant Coach, U.S. Olympic Team (1998) (Jr., Stoney Creek, Ont.) made 31 saves in the formance by Brown against Western Michigan on game for the Irish. Both teams were 0-for-7 on the Dec. 3. The Irish puckstopper has now appeared Junior Hockey Experience power play. On Tuesday night, in Mankato, Minn., in nine straight games for Notre Dame, making • Head Coach, Guelph Storm (2000-03) the Irish snapped their 17-game road winless skid eight starts. In that span, Brown is 3-4-1, giving Record: 87-67-24 (4) (0-15-2) with a 3-2 win over the Mavericks. Fresh- up 19 goals on 250 shots for a 2.36 goals-against man right wing Erik Condra scored on a deflec- average and a .924 save percentage. For the sea- Professional Experience tion with just 00:09 left on the clock to give the son, the 2004 draft pick of the Pittsburgh Penguins • Assistant Coach, (2003-05) Irish their first one-goal win of the year. The goal is 3-7-1 with a 3.09 goals-against average and a was originally credited to senior defenseman Chris .898 save percentage. Coaching Honors Trick (Troy, Mich.) who fired the shot from the • CCHA Coach of the Year (1990-91) left point. The goal was the second of the night GETTING BETTER EVERY DAY: Notre for Condra and gave him three points (2g, 1a) in Dame’s -killing unit that has struggled all Jackson’s Year-By-Year the game. Irish special teams played a key role in season long has now put together three strong Collegiate Record the victory as Notre Dame’s first two goals - by games. In the two game series with Minnesota Overall CCHA Condra and Josh Sciba - came on the power play. State, the Irish killed 13-of-14 Maverick power- Year W - L - T .Pct W - L - T .Pct Rob Rankin and Mick Berge scored for the Mav- play chances (92.9%). Over the last three games, 1990-91 36 - 5 - 4 .844 26 - 2 - 4 .875 ericks with Berge’s game-tying goal coming at 5:57 the Irish have given up just one power-play goal in 1991-92 30 - 9 - 4 .744 29 - 8 - 4 .688 1992-93 32 - 8 - 5 .767 20 - 5 - 5 .750 of the third period, making it a 2-2 game. On the 20 chances for a 95.0% success rate. On the year, 1993-94 31 -10 -4 .733 18 - 8 - 4 .667 night, the Irish killed six of seven Minnesota State Notre Dame has killed 90 of 114 chances for a 1994-95 23 -12 -6 .634 14 - 9 - 4 .593 power-play chances while scoring on two-of-seven 78.9% penalty-killing ratio. The Irish have held 1995-96 30 - 8 - 2 .775 22 - 6 - 2 .767 chances of their own. Brown continued his strong teams without a power-play goal in just three of 2005-06 5 -10- 1 .344 3 - 6 - 1 .350 play by stopping 27 of 29 shots to record his sec- 16 games this season. Totals 187-62 -26 .727 122 -42-24 .712 ond consecutive win on. Notre Dame was out shot, 29-22, in the game. Defenseman Wes O’Neill (Jr., NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: Freshman right Essex, Ont.) assisted on all three Irish goals on wing Erik Condra turned in his third three-point the night. game of the season in Notre Dame’s 3-2 win over Minnesota State. Condra scored the first Irish goal ROAD WIN: The Dec. 10 win at Minnesota State of the game (ppg) and then got the game winner snapped a 17-game road winless skid (0-15-2) for on the deflection of a Chris Trick shot with nine the Irish. It had been over a year since the last Notre seconds left. In between, he assisted on Josh Dame road win. That came on Nov. 26, 2004, a 3- Sciba’s second-period power-play goal. Condra 2 win at Alaska Fairbanks. This season, the Irish leads the Irish in scoring with three goals and 11 are now 1-5-1 on the road and 4-5-0 at home. assists for 14 points on the year. His other three- point games came at Denver (10/22) and versus Bowling Green (11/11). He had three assists in both of those games. His two-goal game against Minnesota State was the first multiple-goal game of his career. University of Notre Dame Hockey Notes – The Lake Superior State Series – Dec. 17-18, 2005 THE QUICKEST AND THE LATEST: Tim Wallace’s goal at 00:09 of the first period versus IRISH VERSUS TOP 15-RANKED TEAMS: Notre Dame picked up its first point versus a ranked team Western Michigan on Dec. 2 was the quickest goal since Oct. 22, 2004 with the 2-2 tie versus Miami on Nov. 19. The last Irish win versus a ranked team came at the start of a game in Notre Dame history. It on that date when the Irish knocked off then No. 1 Boston College, 3-2. The tie snapped a 15 game losing broke the mark of 12 seconds set by Sterling Black streak versus ranked teams. Since that win versus BC, the Irish are 0-16-1 versus ranked teams. on Jan. 6, 1990 versus Arizona. Erik Condra’s USA Today/American Hockey Magazine U.S. College Hockey Online goal with nine seconds left on the clock versus Min- Rank Team W-L-T Rank Team W-L-T nesota State (Dec. 6) was the latest regulation-time, 4 Colorado College L, 1-3 4 Colorado College L, 1-3 game-winning goal ever for the Irish, edging T.J. 9 Denver L, 3-6 9 Denver L, 3-6 Jindra’s (Jr., Faribault, Minn.) short-handed 3 Michigan L, 0-3 3 Michigan L, 0-3 game winner against Boston College last season 3 Michigan L, 2-4 3 Michigan L, 2-4 by six seconds (19:45). 11 Miami T, 2-2 (ot) 12 Miami T, 2-2 (ot) 11 Miami L, 0-3 12 Miami L, 0-3 POWER-PLAY PRODUCER: Defenseman Wes O’Neill is on a tear over his last three games with a goal and five assists for six points. The big defenseman recorded the first three-point game of his career at Minnesota State (Dec. 6) with three assists on the night. On the year, O’Neill has four multiple-point games and for his career, now has CAREER YEAR: Mark Van Guilder’s (So., nine games with two or more points. On the sea- Roseville, Minn.) three-point game (three assists) MOVING ON: Notre Dame coach Jeff Jackson son, the 2004 New York Islander draft choice has versus Western Michigan (Dec. 3) was the first of announced on Sunday (Nov. 27) that sophomore two goals and 11 assists for 13 points. Of his 13 his Irish career and the third multiple-point game of Victor Oreskovich (Oakville, Ont.) has left the points, 11 have come on the power play (2g, 9a). his career. With two goals and eight assists for 10 program to play major junior hockey in the In his two-plus seasons with the Irish, O’Neill now points, Van Guilder already has career highs in as- Hockey League (OHL). He is currently playing has 10 goals and 35 assists for 45 points with 27 of sists (8) and points (10) in the first 14 games this for the . those coming via the power play (8g, 19a). season. THE LAST TIME: The last time the Irish were DOUBLE-DIGIT SCORER: Junior forward Josh WALLY’S WORLD: Tim Wallace (Sr., Anchor- shutout in a game previous to the 3-0 loss at Miami Sciba picked up his 10th goal of the season, giving age, Alaska) is off to the best start of his Notre was March 12, 2005. That was a 1-0 overtime loss him a career-high in that department. He currently Dame career with six goals and six assists for 12 to Michigan in game two of the first round of the has a four-game point streak (3-1-4) and a two-game points in 16 games this season. His six goals equal CCHA playoffs. Notre Dame was shutout five times goal streak (2-0-2). Both tie his career highs in each his career best set as a freshman in 2002-03. His during the 2004-05 season. category. With 10 goals and four assists on the year, personal-best five-game point streak (3-4-7) was he has equaled his career-high for points (14) set snapped in the 3-0 shutout at Miami on Nov. 19. ALL TIED UP: The Nov. 19 tie with Miami gives during his freshman year (2003-04, 7g, 7a). Of He got on the scoresheet on Nov. 25 with an assist Notre Dame 50 overtime games that the Irish have Sciba’s 23 career goals, 10 have come via the power on Matt Amado’s goal versus Ohio State. He now been involved in since the start of the 1999-2000 play. has points in seven of his last 11 games (4-5-9). season. In those games, they are 7-6-37. During The senior right wing has three two-point games the 2004-05 season, Notre Dame played in nine POWER SURGE: Notre Dame has scored two on the year. His two-goal game versus Princeton overtime contests, going 1-2-6 in those games. The power-play goals in three of its last five games, go- on Oct. 28 was the second of his career. His other lone overtime win came on Dec. 10 versus Michi- ing 6-for-33 (18.2%) in that span. After going 4- came on March 14, 2004 in the first round of the gan State and was the first regular-season overtime for-45 (8.9%) on the power play through the first CCHA playoffs when he had a pair of goals in game win since Jan. 25, 2002, snapping a 16-game winless six games of the season, the Irish have now scored three versus Western Michigan in Notre Dame’s (0-2-14) skid in regular-season overtime games. 14 times on 68 chances (20.6%) with the man ad- 5-4 overtime win. Wallace continues to add to his “Iron Man” streak as he has now played in 133 vantage in the last 10 contests. Overall, the Irish IRON MEN: Junior right wing Tim Wallace (An- consecutive games for the Irish. His best season are 18-for-113 (15.9%) through the first 16 games chorage, Alaska) has played in all 133 games dur- point-wise came last year when he had five goals of the season. ing his three-plus seasons at Notre Dame. He be- and nine assists for 14 points. came Notre Dame’s all-time “Iron Man,” passing FIVE AND COUNTING: David Brown’s 3-0 former defenseman Evan Nielsen (‘03) who held ON A TEAR: Senior left wing Matt Amado (Sur- the record with 114 games between 2000-03. Other shutout versus Western Michigan (Dec. 3) was the rey, B.C.) has scored a career-high seven goals in Irish consecutive game streaks of 35 games or more fifth of his career and first this season. The junior the first 16 games of the season for the Irish. In include: puck stopper had four in his freshman year of 2003- each of his first three seasons, the speedy winger 04. The shutout moves him into sole possession of had just five goals. His two-goal game versus second place in the Irish record book for shutouts Bowling Green on Nov. 11 was the first multiple- Chris Trick - 55 games with five. Only Morgan Cey ‘05, with six, has goal game of his Notre Dame career. Mark Van Guilder - 54 games more shutouts than Brown in Notre Dame history. Mike Walsh - 49 games LOOKING FOR GOALS: After scoring 13 goals TWO AT A TIME: Senior left wing Mike Walsh in the weekend series versus Bowling Green (Nov. Van Guilder has not missed a game in his career. (Sr., Northville, Mich.) recorded his second mul- 10-11), the Irish have been held to just 15 goals in Wes O’Neill (Jr., Essex, Ont.) saw his streak of 82 tiple-point game of the season on Dec. 3 in the 3-0 the last eight games (1.88). For the season, the Irish consecutive games snapped at Michigan on Nov. 5. win over Western Michigan. In 15 games this sea- have 44 goals in 16 games (2.75). Noah Babin’s (Jr., Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) son, Walsh has three goals and three assists for six streak of 51 straight games was snapped on Nov. 4 points. His other two-point game (1g, 1a) came in BAD NEWS BUCKEYES: The two losses to versus Michigan. T.J. Jindra saw his streak of 79 Notre Dame’s 9-4 win over Bowling Green on Nov. Ohio State (Nov. 25-26) gives the Irish a 1-12-3 consecutive game streak snapped due to a shoulder 10. record versus the Buckeyes in the last 16 meetings sprain. Michael Bartlett (Jr., Morton Grove, Ill.) since the 2000-01 season. Notre Dame has now had his 78-game streak snapped on Oct. 22 when dropped six straight to Ohio State. The two teams he did not play against Denver. will meet in Columbus on Jan. 27-28, 2006. University of Notre Dame Hockey Notes – The Lake Superior State Series – Dec. 17-18, 2005 A GAME NOTES - October 8, 2004 2005-06 Notre Dame Hockey Roster defenseman Noah Babin (Palm Beach Gardens, SCORING BY CLASS: Here’s how Notre Dame Fla.) was chosen as the league’s defenseman of No. Name Pos. Year scoring breaks down by classes this season. Hometown/Last Team the week for the week ending Nov. 13. The former Green Bay Gambler had three assists and was +3 1 Jordan Pearce G Fr. Class (Skaters) Goals Assists Points on the weekend as the Irish took 9-4 and 4-2 deci- Anchorage, Alaska/ (USHL) Seniors (5) 16 15 31 sions versus Bowling Green. Babin was part of a 2 Tom Sawatske D Jr. Juniors (7) 18 27 45 defensive corps that recorded 11 assists in the two- Duluth, Minn./Lincoln Stars (USHL) Sophomores (8) 4 15 19 4 Dan VeNard D So. Freshmen (4) 6 14 20 game series. In seven games this season, Babin Vernon Hills, Ill./ (USHL) Totals 44 71 115 has one goal and three assists for four points. 5 Chris Trick D Sr. Goaltender Jordan Pearce (Fr., Anchorage, Troy, Mich./Chicago Freeze (NAHL) GETTING INVOLVED: The Notre Dame defense Alaska) was the league’s rookie of the week on 6 Noah Babin D Jr. had a big hand in the Irish win at Minnesota State, Nov. 1. Palm Bch. Gardens, Fla./Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) picking up four assists in the game. Wes O’Neill 7 Luke Lucyk D So. assisted on all three goals and Chris Trick’s shot THE LAST TIME: Notre Dame’s 9-4 win over Fox Point, Wis./Tri-City Storm (USHL) was deflected by Erik Condra with nine seconds Bowling Green on Nov. 11 was the first CCHA 8 Josh Sciba C Jr. left for the game winner. In the series sweep ver- win for the Irish since Dec. 10, 2004 when they Westland, Mich./USA Under-18 Team sus Bowling Green (Nov. 10-11), the defense con- defeated Michigan State, 3-2 in overtime at the 10 Justin White C Fr. tributed 11 points (all assists). Noah Babin and Joyce Center. The win snapped a 17-game (0-15- Traverse City, Mich./Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) 2) conference regular-season winless skid and a 11 Erik Condra RW Fr. Brock Sheahan (So., Lethbridge, Alb.) led the way with three assists each. Chris Trick and Wes 19-game (0-17-2) winless skid versus CCHA teams Livonia, Mich./Lincoln Stars (USHL) (includes two playoff games versus Michigan). 13 Andrew Eggert D So. O’Neill had two points each while Tom Sawatske (Jr., Duluth, Minn.) had one assist in the two (Livonia, Mich./Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) HATS OFF: Junior center Josh Sciba recorded 14 Brock Sheahan D So. games. For Trick and Sheahan, the two-point games the first hat trick of his career in the 9-4 win over Lethbridge, Alb./Crowsnest Pass Timberwolves (AJHL) were the first multiple-point games of their careers. Bowling Green on Nov. 10. Sciba scored two goals 16 Matt Amado C Sr. In 16 games this season, the Irish defense has three on the power play and then added a short-handed Surrey, B.C./Coquitlam Express (BCHL) goals and 26 assists for 29 points. 17 Mike Walsh (A) LW Sr. marker to cap his evening. He followed that with Northville, Mich./Compuware Ambassadors (NAHL) NO. 1 TEAMS: Through the first 16 games of the a third power-play goal of the weekend when he 18 Evan Rankin RW So. season, the Irish have played six of them versus scored in Friday’s 4-2 win over the Falcons. Portage, Mich./Lincoln Stars (USHL) ranked teams. The Irish opened with No. 4 Colo- Sciba’s hat trick was the first for a Notre Dame 19 Wes O’Neill D Jr. rado College and then played No. 9 Denver. The player since March 18, 2004 when Aaron Gill ‘04 Essex. Ont./Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) second week of the season, the Irish played No. 3 scored three goals in a 6-5 Irish loss to Ohio State 21 Tony Gill C Sr. Michigan in a pair of games. All three of those in the first round of the CCHA Super Six. His hat Rochester, Minn./Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) teams have been ranked No. 1 in the nation at one trick was also the first for a Notre Dame player at 22 Jason Paige (A) C Jr. time or another this season. On Nov. 18-19, the the Joyce Center since Aniket Dhadphale ‘99 Saginaw, Mich./Compuware Ambassadors (NAHL) Irish played a pair of games versus No. 11/12 Mi- scored three on November 13, 1998 in a 6-2 win 23 Mark Van Guilder RW So. ami at Oxford, Ohio. over Bowling Green. Before Sciba’s hat trick, the Roseville, Minn./Tri-City Storm (USHL) last five Irish three-goal efforts came on the road. 24 Brian D’Arcy D So. IRISH ADD FOUR: Head coach Jeff Jackson Western Springs, Ill./Tri-City Storm (USHL) has annouced that Christian Minella (Aurora, LUCKY 13: Notre Dame scored 13 times in its 25 Christian Hanson C Fr. Colo.) has signed a national letter-of-intent to at- two games last weekend versus Bowling Green. Venetia, Pa./Tri-City Storm (USHL) tend Notre Dame beginning in the fall of 2006. To put that number in perspective for the Irish and 26 T.J. Jindra (C) RW Jr. Minella is a 6-2, 200-pound right wing who is cur- the goal-scoring woes they suffered in 2004-05, Faribault, Minn./River City Lancers (USHL) rently playing for the USHL’s Sioux City Muske- during January of 2005, the Irish played 11 games 27 Michael Bartlett LW Jr. and scored just 12 goals. Morton Grove, Ill./USA Under-18 Team teers. In 20 games for the Stampede, Minella has five goals and four assists for nine points. Minella 28 Tim Wallace RW Sr. LOOK AT THE IRISH: After finishing last in the Anchorage, Alaska./USA Under-18 Team joins Kevin Deeth (Gig Harbor, Wash.), Kyle nation in scoring last season (1.58 goals per game), 30 David Brown G Jr. Lawson (New Hudson, Mich.) and Ryan Thang the Irish go into this week versus Minnesota State Stoney Creek, Ont./Hamilton Kilty Bees (OPJHL) (Edina, Minn.) who signed national letters-of-in- tied for 38th in the nation in scoring with 2.87 goals 31 Rory Walsh G Sr. tent to attend Notre Dame but deferred to the 2006- Milton, Mass./Noble and Greenough 07 season. Deeth, a center, is currently the leading per game. In CCHA action a year ago, Notre Dame 33 Garrett Regan LW Fr. scorer for the Green Bay Gamblers (21 gp, 6-13- scored 48 goals in 28 games (1.71 goals per game). Hastings, Minn./Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) 19); Lawson, a defenseman, is a member of the Tri- This year, the Irish have 31 goals in their first 10 City Storm (20gp, 5-4-9) and Thang, a right wing, CCHA games (3.10 per game). Coach: Jeff Jackson is in his second season with the Sioux Falls Stam- Associate Head Coach: Paul Pooley pede (18gp, 6-5-11). NINE IS FINE: Notre Dame’s nine goals versus Assistant Coach: Andy Slaggert Bowling Green on Nov. 10 were the most by the Volunteer Assistant Coach: Jim Montgomery Irish since Nov. 20, 1998, a 9-5 win over Western Video Coordinator: Kevin Anderson A SERIES SWEEP: Notre Dame’s sweep of Michigan at the Joyce Center. Equipment Manager: Dave Gilbert Bowling Green on Nov. 10-11 (9-4 and 4-2) Athletic Trainer: Kevin Ricks marked the first time since Feb. 27-28, 2004, that MULTIPLE-POINT NIGHTS: Nine different Senior Manager: Dave Preston the Irish recorded a CCHA series sweep or a sweep Notre Dame players had multiple-point games in of any kind. The two wins in a row were the first the win over Bowling Green. Josh Sciba (3g, 0a) for the Irish since Nov. 13 and Nov. 26, 2005 when and Erik Condra (0g, 3a) led the way with three- Notre Dame won back-to-back at Western Michi- point games. Chris Trick (0g, 2a), Noah Babin gan (3-2) and at Alaska Fairbanks (3-2). (0g, 2a), Brock Sheahan (0g, 2a), Matt Amado (1g, 1a), Mike Walsh (1g, 1a), Victor Oreskovich CCHA DEFENSEMAN OF THE WEEK: For (1g, 1a) and T.J. Jindra (1g, 1a) each had two-point the second time this season, a Notre Dame player nights. was honored by the CCHA for his play. Junior University of Notre Dame Hockey Notes – The Lake Superior State Series – Dec. 17-18, 2005 A GAME NOTES - October 8, 2004 can move on.” TALE OF THE TAPE HIGH-SCORING AFFAIRS: After struggling The Irish went out and scored two goals in the to score goals in 2004-05, the Fighting Irish have second period in the 2-0 win and the winless skid ND LSSU now been involved in two games this season where was over. 2004-05 record 5-27-6 9-22-7 they combined with their opponent to score 13 2004-05 Conference record 3-20-5/12th 8-14-6/9th goals in a game. On Nov. 4, Notre Dame dropped BACK BEHIND THE BENCH: Notre Dame head Letterwinners returning 19 of 22 22 of 26 an 8-5 decision to Michigan. On Nov. 10, the Irish coach Jeff Jackson returns to collegiate coaching prevailed, 9-4, versus Bowling Green. Previously, this season for the first time since leaving Lake Su- Current overall record 5-10-1 9-5-4 the last time Notre Dame and its opponent com- perior State following the 1995-96 season. In six Winning percentage .344 .611 bined for 13 goals in a game was Dec. 5, 2003 when years with the Lakers, Jackson compiled a 182-52- Conference record 3-6-1 5-5-2 the Irish lost and 8-6 decision to Western Michi- 25 career record with two national championships, gan. two CCHA regular-season titles and four CCHA Home record 4-5-0 6-2-3 tournament championships. He came into the sea- Road record 1-5-1 3-3-1 HIGH FIVES: The last time that Notre Dame son as the NCAA’s winningest active coach with at One-goal games record 1-2 5-1 won a game by five goals was on March 16, 2003 least five years experience with a .751 winning per- Overtime record 0-0-1 1-0-4 when the Irish defeated Miami, 5-0, in game three centage. His 182 career wins (at the start of the Last weekend 1-1-0 1-0-1 of the first round of the CCHA playoffs. The Irish year) ranked him 26th among active coaches. In- Last 5 games 2-3-0 4-0-1 had five goals in the third period of the win over cluded in his 182 wins are 36 postseason victories Bowling Green. The last time they scored five and a .837 winning percentage (36-7 in postseason). When scoring first ... 4-2-1 5-0-2 goals in a period came on Oct. 20, 2000 when they In CCHA postseason action, Jackson’s teams were When ahead after 1st period 2-0-0 4-0-0 scored five second-period goals in a 6-4 win over 24-2 (.923). When ahead after 2nd period 5-0-1 5-0-3 Northeastern at the Joyce Center. GOING FOR THE GOLD: For the first time since Goals per game 2.75 2.56 FAST START: Freshman Erik Condra’s three- the 1975-76 season, the Notre Dame hockey team Shots per game 25.2 26.7 point game (0g, 3a) versus Denver was the first will wear gold helmets. When head coach Jeff Jack- Shooting percentage .109 .096 three-point game by an Irish rookie since Brett son took over the program he wanted the hockey Opponent shots per game 29.5 25.1 Shot margin -4.3 +1.7 Lebda ‘04 had five points (1g, 4a) versus Ne- program to have an identity. Most people identify braska-Omaha on Dec. 20, 2000. His three-point Notre Dame with the Golden Dome and the gold PPG percentage .159 .172 game was the first for the Irish since Nov. 5, 2004 football helmets worn by the football team. Irish PP chances per game 7.06 7.11 when both Mike Walsh (Sr., Northville, Mich.) equipment manager Dave Gilbert contacted the PP goals per game 1.13 1.22 and Cory McLean ‘05 had three points versus various hockey equipment companies during the SH goals allowed 4 2 Bowling Green in a 4-4 tie. The speedy right wing summer and Bauer was able to recreate the Irish picked up his second three-point game of the year helmets with the same gold metallic paint that is Penalties per game 7.8 6.6 with three assists against Bowling Green on Nov. used on the helmets of the Notre Dame football team. Penalty-killing percentage .789 .835 10. These helmets feature white cages (except for play- ers who wear visors) and like the football helmets Opponent PP chances per game 7.13 5.39 FLUSHING AWAY THE LOSSES: When new have no other markings except for an American flag Opponent PPGs per game 1.50 0.89 Irish head hockey coach Jeff Jackson met with his on the back. Shorthanded goals for 1 3 team for the first time in the 2005-06 school year, they went over team rules, regulations, set up OPENING NIGHT STAND OUT: Senior right Goals-against average 3.36 2.01 schedules and met with other administrators. At wing Tim Wallace has come up big on “Opening Save percentage .887 .918 the end of the meeting, he gave the team’s return- Night” for the Irish in his four seasons. On Oct. 21 ing players an index card to write down everything at Colorado College, he continued a personal “Open- Goal margin/game -0.62 +0.50 that they hated from the previous season (a 5-27-6 ing Night” streak with an assist versus the Tigers. (-10) (+9) year that ended in a 19-game winless skid - 0-17- During his four seasons at Notre Dame, Wallace has 2). now scored a point in the first game of every year. 1st period goals/game 0.69 0.61 After doing that, the team went to where center In 2002, as a freshman, he scored a goal on his first 1st period goal margin -3 +3 ice would be at the Joyce Center rink and threw shot at Minnesota-Duluth. As a sophomore in 2003, (11-14) (11-8) the cards into a waste basket to burn them, sym- he had a pair of assists in a 5-2 win at Ohio State. bolizing that the previous year was done and it was Last season, he set up Notre Dame’s first goal of 2nd period goals/game 0.88 0.72 time to move on. Jackson had the ashes placed in the season (by Josh Sciba) and this year he assisted 2nd period goal margin -6 -2 a jar that was kept in the locker room to remind on Victor Oreskovich’s goal versus Colorado Col- (14-20) (13-15) everyone about the previous season. lege. In four season openers, Wallace has a goal and “I thought that it was would be good to keep four assists for five points. 3rd period goals/game 1.19 1.17 them as a reminder of what happens when you’re 3rd period goal margin -1 +7 not committed,” said Jackson. FOR OPENERS: After losing their season opener (19-20) (21-14) On Saturday night (Oct. 29) following the first at Colorado College, Notre Dame is now 19-17-2 period at home versus Princeton, after starting the in season openers and 14-20-3 in road openers. With Overtime goals 0 1 season at 0-3 and coming off a bad second period the 5-3 loss to Princeton on Oct. 28, the Irish are Overtime goals against 0 0 performance the night before (in a 5-3 loss to the now 20-17-1 in home openers. Tigers), Jackson walked into the locker room and before talking to the team, took the ashes into the LATE START: Notre Dame’s Oct. 21 opener at restroom and flushed them down the toilet. Colorado College was the latest the Irish have started “With the first three games, our second periods a season since the 1991-92 campaign. That year, were horrible, so we flushed last year away,” said the Irish opened with a pair of games on Oct. 25-26 Jackson. at Air Force where they split, losing 8-3 and win- “They (the players) laughed a little, but the toi- ning, 5-3. let flushed and last year is behind us. Those losses from last year were still lingering over the team and I’m just glad it’s behind them and that now we University of Notre Dame Hockey Notes – The Lake Superior State Series – Dec. 17-18, 2005 Wings), Aaron Gill (San Jose Sharks) SHORT-CIRCUIT: The Denver Pioneers scored a and Rob Globke (). IRISH IN CCHA/NATIONAL RANKINGS pair of short-handed goals (Gabe Gauthier, Ryan Komadoski, Globke and Stastny were se- Scoring CCHA National Dingle) in the 6-3 win over the Irish on Oct. 22. lected in the NHL Draft (Stastny was a Erik Condra (3-12-15) t21st --- That marked the first time since Dec. 8, 2000 against Boston Bruin pick) while Cey, Gill and Josh Sciba (10-4-14) t25th --- Miami that the Irish gave up two short-handed tal- Lebda were free-agent signees. Stastny Wes O’Neill (2-11-13) t32nd --- lies in a game. The Irish lost that game, 5-2, with played at Notre Dame from 2001-03 be- Jason Deskins and Gregor Krajnc each scoring a fore playing professionally in Germany. Goals man down. He would have been a senior in 2004- Josh Sciba (10) t3rd t26th (0.62 gpg) 05. Matt Amado (7) t15th t81st (0.44 gpg) IRISH CAPTAINS: Notre Dame head coach Jeff Assists Jackson named his captain and alternates for the DROP THE PUCK: Notre Dame offi- Erik Condra (12) t11th t48th (0.75 apg) 2005-06 season on Oct. 5. Junior T.J. Jindra cially open the 2004-05 season on Tues., Wes O’Neill (11) t15th t55th (.073 apg) (Faribault, Minn.) was selected as the team’s cap- Sept. 6 when the Irish hosted their first- tain, making him the first junior captain since Evan ever “Drop The Puck Dinner” at the Power-Play Goals Neilsen ‘03. Jindra is the 13th junior in the Joyce Center featuring guest speaker Josh Sciba (5) t3rd t18th program’s history to be selected captain. He will Scotty Bowman. Over 400 fans at- be assisted by seniors Mike Walsh (Northville, tended and had the chance skate on the Short-Handed Goals Mich.) and Chris Trick (Troy, Mich.) along with Joyce Center ice, meet and greet the ‘05- Josh Sciba (1) t2nd t13th junior Jason Paige. Walsh and Paige are in their ’06 team and then hear the legendary second seasons as alternate captains for the Irish. hockey coach talk hockey with the play- Game-Winning Goals ers, coaches and fans in attendance. Garrett Regan (1) t18th --- BEATING THE BEST: In each of the last two Bowman, who won nine Stanley Cups Matt Amado (1) t18th --- seasons, the Irish have faced a No. 1 ranked team in his illustrious coaching career, was Mike Walsh (1) t18th --- and each year they’ve come away with a victory. In also invited by Notre Dame head foot- Wes O’Neill (1) t18th --- 2004-05, Notre Dame knocked off the No. 1 ranked ball coach Charlie Weis to address his Erik Condra (1) t18th Boston College Eagles in South Bend by a 3-2 score. team at practice on Sept. 6, just four days The previous year, the Irish traveled to Chestnut Hill, prior to football’s upset win at Michigan. Defensemen Scoring Mass., and knocked off the top-ranked Eagles, 1-0. Wes O’Neill (2-11-13) t4th t13th (0.87 ppg) Here’s the list of Irish wins versus top-ranked teams FAMILY MATTERS: Two Irish fresh- in the 38-year history of the program. men - forwards Erik Condra (Livonia, Rookie Scoring (Points per game) Mich.) and Garrett Regan (Hastings, Erik Condra (3-12-15) 4th 14th (0.94 ppg) 10/22/04 - vs. Boston College, 3-2 Minn.) - join seniors Rory Walsh 10/23/03 - at Boston College, 1-0 (Milton, Mass.) and Mike Walsh as Goals Against Avg. (33% of games) David Brown (3.09) 12th 48th 1/3/99 - at North Dakota, 4-3 Irish hockey players with family ties to 11/20/78 - at Minnesota, 3-2 Notre Dame athletics. Condra’s uncle is Save% (33% of games) 1/13/78 - vs. Denver, 5-3 All-American forward Kirt Bjork (‘83) David Brown (.898) 12th 49th 1/18/74 - vs. Michigan Tech, 7-1 who played at Notre Dame from 1979- 2/24/73 - vs. Wisconsin, 4-3 83. He scored 76 goals with 85 assists Team Rankings 2/23/73 - vs. Wisconsin, 8-5 for 161 career points in 141 career games. Scoring Offense (2.75) 9th t39th He took All-American honors in 1983 Scoring Defense (3.38) 9th t40th FIRST TIMERS: Freshman left wing Garrett when he had 29 goals and 34 assists for Scoring Margin (-0.62) 10th 43rd Regan became the first Irish freshman to score a 63 points. Regan’s uncle - Sean Regan Fewest Penalty Minutes (15.8) 1st 8th goal this season when he notched his first career - was a defenseman for the Irish Power Play (15.9%) 8th 32nd goal at 3:59 of the second period. The goal was from1981-83 before finishing his career Penalty Killing (78.9%) 11th 49th also the game winner. After getting no points in the at the University of Minnesota. In two first game of the season, Erik Condra burst on the seasons, Regan had eight goals and 34 scene with three assists in his second game of the assists for 42 points in 60 games. Rory Walsh’s VeNard (Vernon Hills, Ill). VeNard was a Gam- year and now has five assists. Condra added his first father, Brian (‘77), was an all-American hockey bler from 2001-04. Kevin Deeth, who will join the career goal versus Michigan on Nov. 4 Goaltender player for the Irish. A center iceman, the elder Walsh Irish in Sept. of 2006 is currently a member of the Jordan Pearce had his first win and first shutout of is Notre Dame’s all-time leading scorer after record- Gamblers. the season on Oct. 29 versus Princeton. Christian ing 234 career points on 89 goals and 145 assists. Hanson scored his first goal and point with a third- Mike Walsh’s father, Max (‘74), was an offensive NHL DRAFTEES: This past August, the Irish had period goal against Bowling Green. Defenseman lineman on the Notre Dame football team and a one player selected in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. Tom Sawatske (Jr., Duluth, Minn.) picked up his member of the 1973 national championship team. That player – Kyle Lawson – was a seventh round first assist on Nov. 5 at Michigan and has played in Rory Walsh is one of Notre Dame’s goaltenders and pick of the Carolina Hurricanes, 198th overall. 12 of the first 15 games. Justin White (Fr., Traverse Walsh plays left wing for the Irish. Lawson signed a national letter-of-intent to attend City, Mich.) has seen action in five game and is Notre Dame during the early-signing period in Nov. still looking for hisfirst points of the year. FROZEN TUNDRA: Notre Dame has had a steady of 2004. He then deferred until the start of the 2006- flow of players in recent years that played their jun- 07 school year. Lawson will play this season in the MOVING ON: Over the last two seasons, Notre ior hockey with the Green Bay Gamblers of the United States Hockey League with the Tri-City Dame has seen six of its players sign contracts with United State’s Hockey League. Three members of Storm. The Irish have three players on this year’s teams. Only Michigan (7) the current Notre Dame team and a player who has roster – senior Mike Walsh () and Minnesota (6) have as many or more NHL signed a national letter-of-intent to attend next year and juniors Wes O’Neill (New York Islanders) and signees. This past summer, goaltender Morgan Cey have played in the Land of Lombardi. The trio is David Brown (Pittsburgh Penguins) – who have (Wilkie, Sask.) and former Irish forward Yan led by junior defensmen Noah Babin (Palm Beach been drafted by NHL teams. A fourth, sophomore Stastny (St. Louis, Mo.) signed with the Tampa Bay Gardens, Fla.) and Wes O’Neill (Essex, Ont.). Victor Oreskovich (), left the Lightning and the Edmonton Oilers respectively. The defensive duo were teammates there during the team on Nov. 27 to play in the Ontario Hockey They joined 2003-04 signees - Neil Komadoski ‘02-’03 season. Another former Gambler is a mem- League. (), Brett Lebda (Detroit Red ber of the Irish sophomore class - defenseman Dan University of Notre Dame Hockey Notes – The Lake Superior State Series – Dec. 17-18, 2005

PUTTING ON THE FOIL: Notre Dame fresh- NOTRE DAME GOALTENDING GAME-BY-GAME man Christian Hanson (Venetia, Pa.) becomes the sixth player to play for the Irish whose father played #1 Jordan Pearce Fr. 6-1, 201 Anchorage, Alaska/Lincoln Stars (USHL) in the National Hockey League. His father, Dave Hanson, played 10 years of professional hockey Date Opponent GP/GS Minutes GA Avg. Saves Pct. W L T PP SH between 1974-75 and 1983-84, including stints with the Detroit Red Wings and the Minnesota North 10/22 at Denver 1/1 60:00 6 6.00 17 .739 0 1 0 2 2 Stars and the World Hockey Association’s (WHA) 10/29 Princeton 1/1 60:00 0 3.00 27 .880 1 0 0 0 0 Minnesota Fighting Saints and the New England 11/5 at Michigan 1/1 60:00 4 3.33 25 .873 0 1 0 3 0 Whalers. Fans might also be familiar with Dave 11/10 Bowling Green 1/1 60:00 4 3.50 29 .875 1 0 0 2 0 Hanson, as one of the famed Hanson Brothers, made 11/26 Ohio State 1/0 20:00 1 3.46 7 .875 0 0 0 0 0 famous in the hockey movie - Slapshot. Hanson 12/2 at W. Michigan 1/1 39:58 4 3.80 12 .860 0 1 0 2 0 currently is the director of the Island Sports Center, Totals 6/5 299:58 19 3.80 117 .860 2 3 0 9 2 home of Robert Morris University’s hockey team, in suburban Pittsburgh. #30 David Brown Jr. 5-11, 199 Stoney Creek, Ont./Hamilton Kilty Bees (OPJHL)

THE IRISH AND THE U.S. NATIONAL TEAM Date Opponent GP/GS Minutes GA Avg. Saves Pct. W L T PP SH DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAM: Notre 10/12 at Colo. College 1/1 59:14 3 3.04 37 .925 0 1 0 1 0 Dame’s current roster includes six players who have 10/28 Princeton 1/1 60:00 5 4.03 8 .849 0 1 0 2 0 past experience with USA Hockey, as members of the National Team Development Program (NTDP). 11/4 Michigan 1/1 56:33 7 5.12 23 .819 0 1 0 4 0 Since the program began, the Irish have had a total 11/11 Bowling Green 1/1 60:00 2 4.33 36 .860 1 0 0 1 0 of 15 NTDP alums grace their roster. The current 11/18 at Miami 1/1 65:00 2 3.79 29 .875 0 0 1 1 0 contingent includes senior Tim Wallace and jun- 11/19 at Miami 1/1 60:00 3 3.66 27 .879 0 1 0 1 1 iors Noah Babin, Michael Bartlett (Morton 11/25 Ohio State 1/1 60:00 4 3.71 30 .880 0 1 0 2 0 Grove, Ill.), Tom Sawatske (Duluth, Minn.) and 11/26 Ohio State 1/1 40:00 4 3.91 19 .874 0 1 0 2 0 Josh Sciba (Westland, Mich.). The lone freshman 12/2 at W. Michigan 1/0 19:36 0 3.75 7 .878 0 0 0 0 0 is goaltender Jordan Pearce (Anchorage, Alaska). 12/3 W. Michigan 1/1 59:48 0 3.33 25 .889 1 0 0 0 0 A 16th alum will join the Irish in 2006-07 as 12/6 at Minn. State 1/1 60:00 2 3.20 27 .893 1 0 0 1 0 defenseman Kyle Lawson (New Hudson, Mich.) 12/10 Minn. State 1/1 59:16 2 3.09 31 .898 0 1 0 0 1 signed a letter-of-intent in November, 2004 and is Totals 12/11 659:27 34 3.09 299 .898 3 7 1 15 2 playing this year in the USHL with the Tri-City Storm. Other former NTDP players who played at Notre Dame and their years in the national program #31 Rory Walsh Sr. 5-9, 181 Newton, Mass./Noble and Greenough include: Brett Henning (1997-98), Michael Chin Date Opponent GP/GS Minutes GA Avg. Saves Pct. W L T PP SH (1997-98), Connor Dunlop (1997-99), Paul Har- 11/4 Michigan 1/0 2:10 0 0.00 2 1.000 - - - 0 0 ris (1997-99), John Wroblewski (1997-99), Neil Komadoski (1998-2000), Brett Lebda (1998- Totals 1/0 2:10 0 0.00 2 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 2000), Rob Globke (1998-2000) and Derek Smith (2000-01). IRISH SPECIAL TEAMS NOTRE DAME’S RECORD WHEN.... RIVALRY CLUSTERS: The CCHA begins its Here’s a game-by-game look at Notre Dame’s When Notre Dame scores first ...... 4-2-1 fourth season with the 12 teams grouped in “rivalry special teams this season: When opponents score first ...... 1-8-0 pairings.” In the pairings, Notre Dame is paired When Notre Dame leads after one period ...... 2-0-0 with Bowling Green. The league’s other pairings POWER PLAY PEN. KILLING When Notre Dame trails after one period ...... 0-5-0 include Michigan-Michigan State, Miami-Ohio Game G-Chances Kills-Opp When score is tied after one period ...... 3-5-1 State, Lake Superior State-Northern Michigan, @CC 0-4 6-7 When Notre Dame leads after two periods ..... 5-0-1 Ferris State-Western Michigan and Alaska @DU 2-8 (2 SHG) 7-9 When Notre Dame trails after two periods ...0-10-0 Fairbanks-Nebraska-Omaha. PRINCE 0-10 5-7 When score is tied after two periods ...... 0-0-0 Each season the teams are divided into three, four- PRINCE 1-8 9-9 When Notre Dame outshoots opponent ...... 2-2-0 team clusters and play a 28-game conference sched- MICH 1-10 3-7 When opponent outshoots Notre Dame ...... 3-6-1 @MICH 0-5 3-6 When shots are even ...... 0-2-0 ule. Cluster teams will face each other four times BGSU 4-10 5-7 (SHG) In Game 1 of CCHA weekend series ...... 1-3-1 during the season with two games against each of BGSU 1-8 8-9 In Game 2 of CCHA weekend series ...... 2-3-0 the remaining eight teams. @MIA 2-4 5-6 In one-goal games ...... 1-2-0 In 2005-06, Notre Dame will play Bowling Green, @MIA 0-4 (SHG) 2-3 In two-goal games ...... 2-4-0 Miami and Ohio State four times with two games at OSU 1-9 7-9 Notre Dame at home ...... 4-5-0 home and two away. The Irish will also play home- OSU 2-10 7-9 Notre Dame on the road ...... 1-5-1 and-home series with Ferris State, Michigan, Michi- at WMU 0-4 4-6 Notre Dame on neutral ice ...... 0-0-0 gan State and Western Michigan with two-game WMU 2-5 6-6 Notre Dame in overtime ...... 0-0-1 home series with Alaska Fairbanks and Lake Supe- at MSM 2-7 6-7 Notre Dame in October...... 1-3-0 rior State. The Irish play two-game raod series at MSM 0-7 7-7 Notre Dame in November ...... 2-5-1 Home 12-77 (15.6%) 57-70 (81.4%) Notre Dame in December ...... 2-2-0 Away 6-36 (16.7%) 33-44 (75.0%) Notre Dame in January ...... 0-0-0 Neutral 0-0 (0.0%) 0-0 (0.0%) Notre Dame in February ...... 0-0-0 Totals 18-113 (15.9%) 90-114 (78.9%) University of Notre Dame Hockey Notes – The Lake Superior State Series – Dec. 17-18, 2005 Nebraska-Omaha and Northern Michigan. STAR GAZING: Notre Dame’s freshman class of 2005-06 features three players who played their jun- ior hockey for the Lincoln (Neb.) Stars of the USHL in ‘04-’05. The trio includes goaltender Jordan Pearce (Anchorage, Alaska), defensman Tom Sawatske (Duluth, Minn.) and forward Erik Condra (Livonia, Mich.). They join sophomore right wing Evan Rankin (Portage, Mich.) who spent the ‘03-’04 season in Lincoln. Condra had 30 goals and 30 assists for 60 points for the high-fly- ing Stars. Sawatske, a transfer from the University of Wisconsin, collected a goal and nine assists for 10 points in 34 games and Pearce was 22-10-4 with a 3.07 goals-against average and a .897 save per- centage. Both Sawatske and Pearce were selected to play in the USHL Top Prospects game.

STORM WARNINGS: After bringing in three members of USHL’s Tri-City Storm for the 2004- 05 season, the Irish added a fourth player former Storm player Christian Hanson (Venetia, Pa.) to this year’s freshman class. Hanson joins sopho- mores Brian D’Arcy (Western Springs, Ill.), Luke Lucyk (Fox Point, Wis.) and Mark Van Guilder (Roseville, Minn.) as Storm alums. All four were members of the 2003-04 Tri-City team that was the USHL regular-season champion and lost in the championship series to Waterloo. Hanson joins the Irish this season after leading Tri-City in scoring with 19 goals and 33 assists for 52 points on the year. He was the USHL’s 2005 Curt Hammer Award winner, the fourth USHL player to win the award and them play at Notre Dame. University of Notre Dame Hockey Notes – The Lake Superior State Series – Dec. 17-18, 2005 Team Season Highs/Lows (2005-06) Multiple-Point Games For: Four Points: Most goals in a game ...... 9 vs. Bowling Green (11/10/05) Player (#games) Last Time (totals) Fewest goals in a game ...... 0 at Miami (11/19/05) Most assists in a game ...... 18 vs. Bowling Green (11/10/05) Three Points: Fewest assists in a game ...... 0 at Miami (11/19/05) Player (#games) Last Time (totals) Most goals against ...... 8 by Michigan (11/05/05) Erik Condra (3) 12-06-05 vs. Fewest goals against ...... 0 by Western Michigan (12/3/05) Minn. State (2-1-3) ...... 0 by Princeton (10/29/05) Wes O’Neill (1) 12-06-05 at Most assists against ...... 11 by Michigan (11/04/05) Minn. State (0-3-3) Fewest assists against ...... 0 by Western Michigan (12/3/05) Mark Van Guilder (1) 12-03-05 vs...... 0 by Princeton (10/29/05) W. Michigan (0-3-3) Josh Sciba (1) 11-10-05 vs. Most goals in a period ...... 5 vs. Bowling Green, 3rd period (11/10/05) Bowling Green (3-0-3) Most goals against in a period ...... 3 by Michigan, 3rd period (11/05/05) ...... by Princeton, 2nd period (10/28/05) Two Points: ...... by Denver, 2nd period (10/22/05) Player (#games) Last Time (totals) Most shots for in a game ...... 37 vs. Princeton (10/28/05) Josh Sciba (3) 12-06-05 at Most shots against in a game ...... 40 by Colorado College (10/21/05) Minn. State (1-1-2) Wes O’Neill (3) 12-03-05 vs. Most shots in a period ...... 17 vs. Michigan, 3rd period (11/05/05) W. Michigan (1-1-2) ...... 17 vs. Princeton, 1st period (10/28/05) Tim Wallace (3) 11-11-05 vs. Most shots against in a period ...... 15 by Colorado College, 1st period (10/21/05) Bowling Green (1-1-2) Fewest shots for in a game ...... 13 vs. Colorado College (10/21/05) Mike Walsh (2) 12-03-05 vs. Fewest shots against in a game ...... 13 by Princeton (10/29/05) W. Michigan (1-1-2) Fewest shots in a period ...... 1 at Colorado College, 2nd period (10/21/05) Matt Amado (2) 11-11-05 vs. Fewest shots against in a period ...... 2 by Princeton, 1st period (10/28/05) Bowling Green (2-0-2) T.J. Jindra (1) 11-10-05 vs. Most PIM in a game ...... 10 for 23 minutes vs. Ohio State (11/25/05) Bowling Green (1-1-2) Fewest PIM in a game ...... 5 for 10 minutes at Miami (11/19/05) Victor Oreskovich (1) 11-10-05 vs. Most opponent penalties in a game ...... 11 for 33 by Denver (10/22/05) Bowling Green (1-1-2) Fewest opponent penalties in a game ...... 4 for 8 minutes by Colorado College (10/21/05) Brock Sheahan (1) 11-10-05 vs. Most power-play chances ...... 10 vs. Ohio State (11/26/05, 2-10) Bowling Green (0-2-2) ...... 10 vs. Bowling Green (11/10/05, 4-10 Noah Babin (1) 11-10-05 vs. Bowling Green (0-2-2) ...... 10 vs. Michigan (11/04/05, 1-10) Chris Trick (1) 11-10-05 vs...... 10 vs. Princeton (10/28/05, 0-10) Bowling Green (0-2-2) Most power play goals ...... 4 vs. Bowling Green (11/10/05, 4-10) Erik Condra (1) 11-04-05 vs. Most opponent power-play chances ...... 9 by Ohio State (11/26/05, 2-9) Michigan (1-1-2) ...... 9 by Ohio State (11/25/05, 2-9) Mark Van Guilder (1) 11-04-05 vs. Michigan ...... 9 by Princeton (10/29/05, 0-9) (0-2-2) Most opponent power-play goals ...... 4 by Michigan (11/04/05, 4-7) Michael Bartlett (1) 10-29-05 vs. Princeton (0-2-2) NOTRE DAME SCORING STREAKS: Point Streaks Multiple Point Games Against Player Length Dates G-A-PTS Tim Wallace 5 11/4-11/18 3-4-7 Four Points: (2 players) Josh Sciba 4 12/2-12/10 3-1-4 Player (#games) Last Time (totals) Matt Amado 4 11/4-11/11 5-1-6 Andrew Cogliano (UM) 11-04-05 (2-2-4) Garrett Regan 4 10/29-11/10 2-2-4 Matt Carle (DU) 10-22-05 (1-3-4) Erik Condra 4 10/22-11/4 1-6-7 Wes O’Neill 3 12/3-12/10 1-5-6 Three Points: (8 players) Josh Sciba 3 11/10-11/18 5-1-6 Player (#games) Last Time (totals) Wes O’Neill 3 11/10-11/18 0-4-4 Brent Walton (WMU) 12-02-05 (3-0-3) Mark Van Guilder 3 11/10-11/18 1-2-3 Domenic Maiani (OSU) 11-26-05 (2-1-3) Mark Van Guilder 3 10/28-11/4 1-3-4 Rod Pelley (OSU) 11-26-05 (1-2-3) Matt Amado 3 11/25-12/2 2-1-3 Jonathan Matsumoto (BG) 11-10-05 (1-2-3) Erik Condra 2 12/6-12/10 2-2-4 T.J. Hensick (UM) 11-04-05 (1-2-3) Kevin Westgarth (PU) 10-28-05 (0-3-3) Assist Streaks Brock Trotter (DU) 10-22-05 (2-1-3) Player Length Dates Assists Gabe Gauthier (DU) 10-22-05 (1-2-3) Erik Condra 4 10/22-11/4 1-6-7 Wes O’Neill 3 12/3-12/10 1-5-6 Two Points (23 players) Player (#games) Last Time (totals) Wes O’Neill 3 11/10-11/18 0-4-4 Travis Morin (MSU) 12-06-05 (0-2-2) Mark Van Guilder 3 10/28-11/4 1-3-4 Ryan Mahrle (WMU) 12-02-05 (0-2-2) Erik Condra 2 12/6-12/10 2-2-4 Tom Fritsche (OSU) 11-26-05 (1-1-2) Matt McIlvane (OSU) 11-26-05 (0-2-2) Goal Streaks Kyle Hood (OSU) 11-25-05 (1-1-2) Player Length Dates Goals Matt Amado 4 11/4-11/11 5-1-6 Josh Sciba 3 11/10-11/18 5-1-6 Jason Paige 2 12/2-12/3 2-0-2 Matt Amado 2 11/25-26 2-0-2 Garrett Regan 2 10/29-11/4 2-0-2 Josh Sciba 2 12/6-12/10 2-0-2

Bold - Current Streaks University of Notre Dame Hockey Notes – The Lake Superior State Series – Dec. 17-18, 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 Dec. 13). 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 ...... December 3, 2005 vs. Bowling Green (David Brown, 25 saves) Brett Lebda - Detroit + 19 2 3 5 8 Notre Dame had a road shutout...... Dec. 28 vs. Maine (1-0, Morgan Cey, 32 saves) Mark Eaton - Nashville 28 0 1 1 22 Notre Dame had a shutout in a CCHA game ....December 3, 2005 vs. Bowling Green (David Brown, 25 saves) Ben Simon - Columbus $ 3 0 0 0 0 Notre Dame was shut out in a CCHA game...... November 19, 2005 vs. Miami (3-0, Jeff Zatkoff) Notre Dame was shut out at home ...... Jan. 22, 2005 vs. Wisconsin (2-0, Bernd Bruckler, at Allstate Arena) AHL GP G A PTS PIM ...... January 21, 2005 vs. Wisconsin (2-0, Brian Elliott) Ben Simon - Syracuse # 20 7 7 14 16 Notre Dame was shut out on road ...... November 19, 2005 vs. Miami (3-0, Jeff Zatkoff) Yan Stastny - Iowa 23 6 6 12 22 Notre Dame had 35 or more shots in a game...... December 2, 2005 at Western Michigan (35 shots) Brett Lebda - Grand Rapids @11 2 5 7 10 Notre Dame had 40 or more shots in a game...... January 8, 2005 at Lake Superior (42 shots) Neil Komadoski - Binghamton 13 0 3 3 18 Notre Dame had 50 or more shots in a game...... November 5, 2004 vs. Bowling Green (54 shots) Rob Globke - Rochester 18 1 2 3 28 Notre Dame surrendered 35 or more shots in a game... . November 11, 2005 vs. Bowling Green (38 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 11 3 3 6 18 Aaron Gill - Trenton 22 2 3 5 28 Notre Dame had four PP goals in a game...... November 10, 2005 vs. Bowling Green (9-4 win) John Wroblewski - Fresno 21 2 3 5 46 Notre Dame had three PP goals in a game...... February 22, 2003 vs. Lake Superior (6-3 win) Brad Wanchulak - San Diego 000 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) - Phoenix 5 0 1 1 4 Notre Dame surrendered three PP goals...... January 18, 2005 vs. Michigan Tech (6-2 loss) Morgan Cey - Johnstown 9 4-3-2 3.36 .905 ...... October 16, 2004 vs. Miami (5-0 loss) ...... October 15, 2004 vs. Miami (4-2 loss) UHL GP G A PTS PIM Notre Dame player scored a hat trick...... November 10, 2005 - Josh Sciba (vs. Bowling Green) Tom Galvin - Quad City 23 2 11 13 26 Notre Dame player scored four goals...... October 19, 1995 - Brian Urick (at Alaska-Fairbanks) Notre Dame player scored five goals...... December 29, 1971 - Ian Williams (at Dartmouth) + sent to Grand Rapids (AHL) - Nov. 2, 2005 @ recalled to Detroit (NHL) - Nov. 8, 2005 Notre Dame player had three assists...... December 6, 2005 - Wes O’Neill (at Minnesota State - 0g, 3a) ...... December 3, 2005 - Mark Van Guilder (vs. W. Michigan - 0g, 3a) # recalled to Columbus (NHL) - Nov. 18, 2005 Notre Dame player had four assists...... November 2, 2001 - Connor Dunlop (at Northern Michigan - 0g, 4a) $ sent to Syracuse (AHL) - Nov. 25, 2005 Notre Dame player had five assists...... October 21, 1994 - Jamie Ling (vs. Waterloo - 2g, 5a)

Notre Dame player had three points ...... December 6, 2005 - Erik Condra (at Minnesota State - 2g, 1a) ...... December 6, 2005 - Wes O’Neill (at Minnesota State - 0g, 3a) Notre Dame player had four points...... March 18, 2004 - Aaron Gill (vs. Ohio State, 3g, 1a) ...... March 18, 2004 - Rob Globke (vs. Ohio State, 1g, 3a) Notre Dame player had five points...... December 20, 2000 - Brett Lebda (at Nebraska-Omaha - 1g, 4a) Notre Dame player had six points...... October 21, 1994 - Jamie Ling (vs. Waterloo - 2g, 5a) Notre Dame player had seven points...... October 21, 1994 - Jamie Ling (vs. Waterloo - 2g, 5a)

Notre Dame goalie made 35+ saves ... Nov. 11, 2005 - David Brown (vs. Bowling Green, 4-2 win, 36 saves) Notre Dame goalie made 40+ saves ...... March 12, 2005 - Morgan Cey (vs. Michigan, 1-0 ot loss, 43 saves) Notre Dame goalie made 50+ saves...... Oct. 22, 2004 - Morgan Cey (vs. Boston College, 3-2 win, 50 saves)

Opposing player scored a hat trick...... Opposing player scored four goals...... March 12, 1994 - Colin Ward (Western Michigan) Opposing player scored five goals...... November 10, 1973 - Tom Ross (Michigan State)

Opposing player had three assists...... October 28, 2005 - Kevin Westgarth (Princeton, 0g, 3a) Opposing player had four assists...... January 18, 2005 - Colin Murphy (Michigan Tech - 0g, 4a) Opposing player had five assists...... January 20, 1996 - Kevin Hilton (Michigan - 0g, 5a)

Opposing player had three points...... December 2, 2005 - Brent Walton (Western Michigan) Opposing player had four points...... November 4, 2005 - Anthony Cogliano (Michigan - 2g, 2a) ...... October 22, 2005 - Matt Carle (Denver - 1g, 3a) Opposing player had five points...... January 27, 2001 - Jeff Hamilton (Yale - 2g, 3a) 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 ...... November 10-11, 2005 (vs. Bowling Green, 9-4, 4-2) Notre Dame swept a CCHA series ...... November 10-11, 2005 (vs. Bowling Green, 9-4, 4-2) 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 Lake Superior State Series – Dec. 17-18, 2005 NATIONAL POLLS: 2005-06 CENTRAL COLLEGIATE HOCKEY ASSOC. STANDINGS CCHA OVERALL USA TODAY/Amer. Hockey Mag. (December 12) TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA Last School Record Pts Week 1. Miami 12 10 1 1 21 45 21 16 12 2 2 52 26 1. Wisconsin (21) 14-2-2 491 1 2. Michigan 11 7 3 1 15 44 31 17 11 5 1 69 48 2. Miami (13) 12-2-2 482 2 3. Ohio State 11 6 4 1 13 35 26 17 9 6 2 52 37 3. Vermont 11-3-1 452 3 4. Lake Superior 12 5 5 2 12 30 27 18 9 5 4 46 37 4. Minnesota 9-5-4 377 8 Ferris State 12 4 4 4 12 36 34 18 8 6 4 63 52 5. Boston College 9-4-1 363 5 Michigan State 13 4 5 4 12 41 38 19 7 7 5 58 51 6. Michigan 11-5-1 352 6 7. Nebraska-Omaha 12 5 7 0 10 43 48 17 9 8 0 64 62 7. Colorado College 13-6-1 282 5 Northern Michigan 12 5 7 0 10 33 40 16 8 8 0 45 45 8. Maine 11-5-0 245 t10 Alaska Fairbanks 12 4 6 2 10 30 37 16 6 7 3 40 46 9. North Dakota 10-7-1 197 4 10. Western Michigan 10 4 5 1 9 26 41 14 4 8 2 35 55 10. Cornell 8-3-1 156 13 Bowling Green 13 4 8 1 9 31 56 17 5 11 1 59 78 11. Colgate 10-2-3 152 12 12. Notre Dame 10 3 6 1 7 31 36 16 5 10 1 44 54 12. New Hampshire 9-6-3 139 9 13. Denver 9-7-2 131 t10 14. Harvard 9-4-1 110 NR 15. Clarkson 10-5-1 56 t15 THIS WEEK IN THE CCHA LAST WEEK IN THE CCHA Receiving votes: St. Lawrence, 52; Providence, 15; Ohio State, 14; Mercyhurst, 12; Boston University, 2. Saturday, December 17 Tuesday, December 6 Lake Superior at Notre Dame, 7:05 p.m. Notre Dame 3, at Minnesota State 2 USCHO.com /CSTV (December 12) Western Michigan at Northern Michigan, 7:35 p.m. Last Friday, December 9 School Record Pts Week Sunday, December 18 at Ferris State 5, Northern Michigan 3 1. Wisconsin (24) 14-2-2 774 1 Lake Superior at Notre Dame, 2:05 p.m. Clarkson 6, at Bowling Green 2 2. Miami (14) 12-2-2 764 2 Western Michigan at Northern Michigan, 2:05 p.m. Michigan State 4, at Alaska Fairbanks 4 (ot) 3. Vermont (2) 11-3-1 723 3 Lake Superior 2, at Bemidji State 1 4. Minnesota 9-5-4 621 8 at Michigan 4, Nebraska-Omaha 2 5. Boston College 9-4-1 619 6 St. Lawrence 1, at Miami 1 (ot) 6. Michigan 11-5-1 607 7 7. Colorado College 13-6-1 575 4 Saturday, December 10 8. Cornell 8-3-1 483 9 9. Maine 11-5-0 468 10 Minnesota State 2, at Notre Dame 1 10. North Dakota 10-7-1 447 5 Lake Superior 2, at Bemidji State 2 (ot) 11. Colgate 10-2-3 391 13 at Ohio State 2, Union 1 12. New Hampshire 9-6-3 330 12 Michigan State 3, at Alaska Fairbanks 0 13. Denver 9-7-2 328 11 Northern Michigan 2, at Ferris State 1 14. Harvard 9-4-1 311 15 at Bowling Green 6, St. Lawrence 4 15. St. Lawrence 11-6-1 235 14 at Michigan 7, Nebraska-Omaha 3 16. Clarkson 10-5-1 207 16 at Miami 2, Clarkson 1 17. Providence 9-6-1 186 19 18. Lake Superior 9-5-4 93 NR Sunday, December 11 19. Bemidji State 9-4-1 58 17 at Ohio State 6, Union 1 20. Boston University 6-7-2 53 18 Receiving Votes: Ohio State, 48; Nebraska-Omaha, 21; Michigan State, 16; Ferris State, 11; Minnesota- Duluth, 8; Northern Michigan, 7; Mercyhurst, 6; Ala- bama-Huntsville, 2; Holy Cross, 2; Niagara, 2; Union, 2; Dartmouth, 1; St. Cloud State, 1.

Inside College Hockey.com (December 12) Last 2005-06 Notre Dame Television Schedule School Record Week 1. Wisconsin 14-2-2 1 The Notre Dame hockey team is scheduled to appear on television eight times during the 2005-06 2. Vermont 11-3-1 2 season. The Irish will appear four times on Comcast Local, twice on ESPNU, twice on CSTV and 3. Miami 12-2-2 3 once on Fox Sports Net - Detroit. Notre Dame opens the season as part of ESPNUs first national 4. Minnesota 9-5-4 6 game of the week when the Irish square off on Friday, Oct. 21 versus Colorado College at the World 5. Michigan 11-5-1 7 6. Colorado College 13-6-1 5 Arena in Colorado Springs, Colo. Hockey fans should check their local cable and satellite systems 7. Maine 11-5-0 8 for the location of the various networks. All Comcast Local broadcasts will appear on Channel 3 on 8. Boston College 9-4-1 9 South Bend’s Comcast Cable outlet. The entire television schedule for the Irish: 9. North Dakota 10-7-1 4 10. Colgate 10-2-3 11 Friday, October 21 at Colorado College ESPNU 7:37 p.m. MDT 11. Denver 9-7-2 10 Friday, November 4 Michigan CSTV 7:35 p.m. 12. Harvard 9-4-1 16 Saturday, November 5 at Michigan Comcast Local 7:35 p.m. 13. Clarkson 10-5-1 13 Thursday, November 10 Bowling Green Comcast Local 7:35 p.m. 14. New Hampshire 9-6-3 12 Friday, November 25 Ohio State ESPNU 7:35 p.m. 15. Cornell 8-3-1 15 16. Providence 9-6-1 17 Saturday, December 17 Lake Superior State Comcast Local 7:05 p.m. 17. St. Lawrence 11-6-1 14 Friday, January 27 at Ohio State CSTV 8:05 p.m. 18. Lake Superior 9-5-4 18 Saturday, February 4 at Michigan State Fox Sports Detroit 7:05 p.m. 19. Ohio State 9-6-2 NR Friday, February 24 Alaska Fairbanks Comcast Local 7:35 p.m. 20. Bemidji State 9-4-1 20 Bubble-licious: Ferris State, Nebraska-Omaha. University of Notre Dame Hockey Notes – The Lake Superior State Series – Dec. 17-18, 2005 Notre Dame Player Notes 1 Jordan Pearce, Fr., Goaltender 13 Andrew Eggert, So., D • Made first start since Nov. 10 vs. Western Michigan. Played first two periods, • Sidelined for first six games of season with broken collarbone that occured in giving up four goals on 16 shots in 4-3 loss to Broncos. September. Cleared to play prior to Bowling Green series. Has not played in any • Made first appearance since Nov. 10 versus Ohio State (11/26), playing third games. period in 5-2 loss. Gave up one goal on eight shots. • Made 29 saves in picking up second win of the season and first CCHA victory • 14 Brock Sheahan, So., D a 9-4 win over Bowling Green (11/10). • Had two-game point streak (0-2-2) snapped on Dec. 3 versus Western • Made 25 saves in 4-2 loss at Michigan (11/5). Michigan. • Named CCHA Rookie of the Week after 27-save, 2-0 shutout of Princeton. • Assist in game two of Bowling Green series gave him a two-game point streak • Picked up first career win and shutout in same game, a 27-save, 2-0 blanking of (0-3-3). Princeton on 10/29. • Had first multiple-point game of career (0-2-2) in 9-4 win over Bowling Green • Made 17 saves in first career game, a 6-3 loss at Denver (10/22). (11/10).

2 Tom Sawatske, Jr., D 16 Matt Amado, Sr., LW • Had two-game point streak (0-2-2) snapped versus Bowling Green (11/11) • Collected career-high sixth and seventh goals in weekend series with Ohio • Recorded first point at Notre Dame on Nov. 5 versus Michigan (assist) State. Both goals came on power play. • Had career-best four-game goal and point streak (5-1-6) snapped in Miami 4 Dan VeNard, So., D series. • Missed first three games of the season with a stress fracture suffered during • Had first two-goal game of career in 4-2 win over Bowling Green (11/11). summer. Returned to lineup on 11/29 vs. Princeton. • Ran goal-scoring streak to three games and had third multiple-point game of career with goal and assist in 9-4 win over Bowling Green (11/10). • Followed with a goal the following night in 4-2 loss at Michigan. 5 Chris Trick, Sr., D • First goal of the year came in 8-5 loss vs. Michigan (11/4). • Picked up assist on game-winning goal at Minnesota State when his shot was • First point of season was an assist on Oct. 28 versus Princeton. redirected by Erik Condra at 19:51 of third period in 3-2 road win. • Recorded first multiple-point game of career (0-2-2) in 9-4 win over Bowling 17 Mike Walsh, Sr., LW Green (11/10) • Had two-game point streak (1g, 2a) snapped on Dec. 10 by Minnesota State. • Named alternate captain on Oct. 5. • Had a goal and an assist in 3-0 shutout of Western Michigan; game was his second multiple-point game of the season. 6 Noah Babin, Jr., D • Recorded first multiple-point game of season (1g, 1a) in 9-4 win over Bowling • Had two-game point streak (0-2-2) snapped at Western Michigan (12/2). Green (11/10). • Selected CCHA defenseman of the week for the week ending Nov. 13. • Scored first goal of the season on Nov. 4 versus Michigan. • Has two-game point streak (0-3-3) following assist in 4-2 win over BG (11/11). • Selected alternate captain for second consecutive season on Oct. 5. • Picked up two assists in 9-4 win over Bowling Green (11/20). • Scored first goal of the season on 10/22 in 6-3 loss at Denver. 18 Evan Rankin, So., RW • First point of the season came on an assist in loss to Princeton (10/28). 7 Luke Lucyk, So., D • Has played in seven of team’s first 14 games. 19 Wes O’Neill, Jr., D • Has six points in last three games (1-5-6); Picked up first three-point game of 8 Josh Sciba, Jr., C career (three assists) in 3-2 win at Minnesota State. 11 of 13 points (2g, 11a) on • Has goals in back-to-back games vs. Minnesota State. Owns four-game point season have come on power play. streak (3-1-4). Five power-play goals lead the team. • Had a goal and an assist in 3-0 win over Western Michigan for third two-point • Recorded career-best eighth goal of the season in 4-3 loss to Western Michigan. game of the season. • Had three-game scoring streak (5-1-6) snapped in 3-0 shutout versus Miami. • Picked up two assists in 2-2 tie with Miami; second multi-point game of the Had a goal and an assist in 2-2 tie with Miami; goal was fourth on the power play, year and seventh of career. Gave him a three-game point streak (0-4-4). a career high. • Assisted on a goal in Notre Dame’s 2-0 win over Princeton (10/29). • Had fourth goal of weekend (ppg) in 4-2 win over Bowling Green, giving him a • Opened the year with a goal and an assist in 6-3 loss at Denver (10/22) for sixth two-game goal (4-0-4) and point streak (4-0-4). multiple-point game of his career. • Recorded first career hat trick (2ppg, 1shg) in 9-4 win over Bowling Green (11/ 10). 20 Victor Oreskovich, So., RW • Scored one goal in 5-3 loss to Princeton (10/28). • Left the team on Nov. 27 to play for Kitchener Rangers in OHL. • Had a goal and an assist in 6-3 loss at Denver. • Had first multiple-point game (1g, 1a) of career in 9-4 win over Bowling Green (11/10). Has already scored more goals than in his freshman year. 10 Justin White, Fr., LW • Scored Notre Dame’s lone goal in 3-1 opening-night loss at Colorado College • Made first career appearance on 10/29 versus Princeton. Has played in five (10/21). games. 21 Tony Gill, Sr., LW 11 Erik Condra, Fr., RW • High-energy player who has seen action in seven of Notre Dame’s first 15 • Selected CCHA rookie of the week after two goals and two assists week vs. games. Minnesota State. Recorded third three-point game (2g, 1a) and first multiple-goal game in 3-2 win at Minnesota State. Scored on deflection with 00:09 left on 22 Jason Paige, Jr., C clock for game winner. • Saw two-game goal-scoring streak snapped at Minnesota State. • Snapped five-game pointless streak with an assist versus Western Michigan. • Scored second consecutive goal in 3-0 win vs. Western Michigan (12/3). • Had second three-point game (0-3-3) of season in 9-4 win over Bowling Green • Scored first goal of the season in 4-3 loss to Western Michigan (12/2). (11/10). • One of team’s top face-off men and penalty killers, has played in all eight • Ran scoring streak to four games (1-6-7) with first career goal and an assist games for the Irish in 2005-06. versus Michigan (11/4). • Selected alternate captain for the second season on Oct. 5. • Added assists in both games versus Princeton. • Assisted on all three goals in 6-3 loss at Denver (10/22). University of Notre Dame Hockey Notes – The Lake Superior State Series – Dec. 17-18, 2005 Notre Dame Player Notes 23 Mark Van Guilder, So., LW/C 31 Rory Walsh, Sr., Goaltender • Had first three-point game of career with three assists in 3-0 win over Western • Served as backup goaltender at Minnesota State on Dec. 10. Michigan (Dec. 3). • Played 2:10 in lone appearance of the season making two saves versus Michigan • Scored second goal of the season in 2-2 tie with Miami. (11/4). • Had assists in both games of Bowling Green series for two-game point streak (0-2-2). 33 Garrett Regan, Fr., LW • Recorded first point of the season versus Princeton (10/28). Turned that into a • Had four-game point streak (2-2-4) after getting assists in second Michigan three-game point streak 1-3-4) with a goal versus Princeton in 2-0 win and an game and first game of Bowling Green series. Streak was snapped on 11/11 vs. assist versus Michigan the following week. BG. • Made it two games in a row with goals after scoring versus Michigan (11/4). 24 Brian D’Arcy, So., D • Scored first career goal on Oct. 29 against Princeton. • Has played in one game – at Denver on Oct. 22. 25 Christian Hanson, Fr., C • Scored first career goal on Nov. 10 in 9-4 win over Bowling Green. • Made first appearance of the season on Oct. 22 at Denver.

26 T.J. Jindra, Jr., C • Scored second goal of the season on the power play vs. Ohio State (11/26). • Returned to the lineup on Nov. 10 vs. Bowling Green and had a goal and an assist for third multiple-point game of career. • Suffered strained shoulder versus Denver on Oct. 22 and missed next four games. • Named team captain on Oct. 5. First junior named captain since Evan Nielsen in 2001-02.

27 Michael Bartlett, Jr., RW • Had an assist in 9-4 win over Bowling Green (11/10). • Scored first goal of the season in 4-2 loss at Michigan (11/5). • Assisted on both goals in 2-0 win over Princeton on Oct. 29. Third multiple- point game of his career.

28 Tim Wallace, Sr., RW • Scored nine seconds into game versus Western Michigan - fastest goal in Notre IRISH CAREER STATS Dame history at the start of a game. Now has points in seven of last 10 games (4- Player GP G A PTS PEN/MIN 5-9). Tim Wallace 133 20 28 48 35/78 • Ran scoring streak to career-high five games (3-4-7) with an assist in 2-2 tie at Miami; streak snapped the following night in 3-0 loss to RedHawks. Matt Amado 113 22 23 45 55/110 • Collected a goal in 9-4 win over Bowling Green (11/10) and a goal and assist in Wes O’Neill 92 10 35 45 43/94 4-2 win on Nov. 11. Has three-multiple point games this season and five for Mike Walsh 114 18 25 43 58/127 career. Josh Sciba 89 23 15 38 19/38 • Added an assist in 4-2 loss at Michigan the following night. Jason Paige 92 16 9 25 52/115 • Had a goal and an assist in 8-5 loss to Michigan (11/4). Michael Bartlett 90 9 15 24 43/94 • Scored two goals in 5-3 loss to Princeton (10/28) for second multi-goal game of career. T.J. Jindra 89 10 12 22 18/36 • Assisted on lone Irish goal in 3-1 opening-night loss at Colorado College (10/ Noah Babin 84 6 12 18 32/64 21). In four seasons at Notre Dame scored at least one point on opening night (1g, Mark Van Guilder 54 5 13 18 11/22 4a). Chris Trick 111 4 13 17 34/68 Erik Condra 16 3 12 15 6/12 30 David Brown, Jr., Goaltender Evan Rankin 46 5 6 11 21/53 • Had 31 saves in 2-1 loss vs. Minnesota State on Dec. 10. Brock Sheahan 52 0 9 9 39/81 • Stopped 27 of 29 shots in 3-2 win at Minnesota State for second straight win; Garrett Regan 13 2 2 4 3/6 first time Brown has won back-to-back games since Fe. 26-27, 2004. Tony Gill 61 2 1 3 10/20 • Made 25 saves in recording his first shutout of the year and fifth of his career Dan VeNard 38 1 1 2 18/36 on Dec. 3 in 3-0 win over Western Michigan. Has not given up a goal in 80:22 since Nov. 26 vs. Ohio State. Luke Lucyk 41 1 1 2 9/18 • Played third period in relief of Jordan Pearce on Dec. 2 versus Western David Brown 53 0 2 2 0/0 Michigan. Stopped all seven shots he faced. Tom Sawatske 12 0 2 2 8/16 • Made fifth consecutive start on 11/26 vs. Ohio State. Gave up four goals in 40 Christian Hanson 9 1 0 1 3/6 minutes on 23 shots. Rory Walsh 7 0 0 0 0/0 • Made fourth consecutive start versus Ohio State on 11/25. Had 30 saves in 4-1 Brian D’Arcy 11 0 0 0 1/2 loss to Buckeyes. • Became first goaltender to play both games of a weekend series versus Miami. Andrew Eggert 4 0 0 0 0/0 Made 29 saves in 2-2 tie and then had 27 in 3-0 loss. Jordan Pearce 6 0 0 0 0/0 • Turned in strong performance with 36 saves in 4-2 win over Bowling Green Justin White 6 0 0 0 0/0 (11/11). • Gave up seven goals on 30 shots in 8-5 loss to Michigan (11/4). Had second Goaltender GP W-L-T GAvg. Sv% career assist in game. David Brown 53 19-24-5 3.03 .903 • Made career-low eight saves (in 60 minute game) in 5-3 loss to Princeton (10/ Jordan Pearce 6 2-3-0 3.80 .860 28). Rory Walsh 5 1-1-0 3.50 .873 • Opened season with 37 saves in 3-1 loss at Colorado College (10/21). University of Notre Dame Hockey Notes – The Lake Superior State Series – Dec. 17-18, 2005 2005-06 Notre Dame Hockey Box Scores

Friday, Oct. 14, 2005 – at Notre Dame, Ind. Friday, Oct. 28, 2005 – at Notre Dame, Ind. Saturday, Nov. 5, 2005 – at Ann Arbor, Mich. 1 2 3 - F (Exhibition Game) 1 2 3 - F Princeton 1 3 1 - 5 Notre Dame 2 0 0 - 2 1 2 3 - F Notre Dame 1 1 1 - 3 #3/#3 Michigan 2 2 0 - 4 Waterloo 0 0 0 - 0 1st Period 1st Period Notre Dame 2 2 0 - 4 P – G. Goeckner-Zoeller 1 (Max Cousins, Kevin Westgarth), 8:01; UM – Andrew Cogliano 7 (Andrew Ebbett), PPG, 4:57; ND – Matt 1st Period ND – Tim Wallace 1 (Mark Van Guilder), 8:11. Amado 2 (Tim Wallace), 6:34; ND – Michael Bartlett 1 (Tom ND - Wes O’Neill (Tim Wallace, Vic Oreskovich), 4:29; ND - Josh 2nd Period Sawatske, Garrett Regan), 11:24; UM – Chad Kolarik 2 (Jack Sciba (Noah Babin), 9:59. ND – Wallace 2 (Amado), 5:07; P – Goeckner-Zoeller 2 (Westgarth, Johnson, Kevin Porter), PPG, 19:56. 2nd Period Patrick Neundorfer), PPG, 7:06; P – Neundorfer 1 (Westgarth, 2nd Period ND – Jason Paige (Michael Bartlett), 5:22; ND – Mark Van Guilder Seamus Young), PPG, 7:27; P – Erik Pridham 1 (Christian Read), UM – Kolarik 3 (Cogliano, Johnson), PPG, 15:10; UM – T.J. (Oreskovich, Wallace), 16:39. 12:20. Hensick 5 (Jason Bailey, Porter), 16:32. 3rd Period 3rd Period 3rd Period No Scoring. ND – Josh Sciba 2 (Erik Condra, Evan Rankin), 3:56; P – Kyle No Scoring. Saves Hagel 1 (Pridham, Mike Moore), 18:31. Saves UW – Nick Pannoni (60:00) 14 - 15 - 11 – 40 Saves ND – Jordan Pearce (60:00) 6 -10 - 9 – 25 ND – David Brown (40:00) 3 - 7 - x – 10 P – B.J. Slapsky (60:00) 16 - 5 - 13 – 34 UM – Billy Sauer (60:00) 8 - 2 - 17 – 27 Jordan Pearce (20:00) x - x - 3 – 3 ND – David Brown (60:00) 1 - 4 - 3 – 8 Power Play: ND: 0-5; UM: 3-6. Power Play: UW: 0-8; ND: 1-9 Power Play: P: 2-7; ND: 0-10. Penalties: ND: 8 for 16 minutes; UM: 7 for 14 minutes. Penalties: UW: 10 for 23 minutes; ND: 9 for 18 minutes Penalties: P: 10 for 23 minutes; ND: 7 for 15 minutes. Attendance: 6,814 Attendance: 1,553 Attendance: 2,155

Friday, Oct. 21, 2005 – at Colorado Springs, Colo. Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005 – at Notre Dame, Ind. 1 2 3 - F Saturday, Oct. 29, 2005 – at Notre Dame, Ind. 1 2 3 - F Notre Dame 0 0 1 - 1 1 2 3 - F Bowling Green 1 1 2 - 4 #4/#4 Colorado College 0 2 1 - 3 Princeton 0 0 0 - 0 Notre Dame 2 2 5 - 9 1st Period Notre Dame 0 2 0 - 2 1st Period No Scoring. 1st Period BG – Brett Pilkington 1 (Russ Sinkewich), 9:19; ND – Josh Sciba 3 2nd Period No Scoring. (Mark Van Guilder, Erik Condra), PPG, 14:56; ND – Tim Wallace CC – Trevor Frischmon 1 (unassisted), 14:08; CC – Marty Sertich 2nd Period 4 (Brock Sheahan, Chris Trick), PPG, 18:58. 2 (Brett Sterling, Brian Salcido), 17:53. ND – Garrett Regan 1 (Erik Condra, Michael Bartlett), 3:59; ND – 2nd Period 3rd Period Mark Van Guilder 1 (Bartlett, Wes O’Neill), PPG, 16:13. ND – Sciba 4 (Condra, Wes O’Neill), PPG, 8:57; ND – Matt CC – Joey Crabb 1 (Sertich, Salcido), PPG, 00:32; ND – Victor 3rd Period Amado 3 (T.J. Jindra, Noah Babin), 9:21; BG – Jonathan Oreskovich 1 (Tim Wallace), 13:38. No Scoring. Matsumoto 6 (unassisted), PPG, 11:50. Saves Saves 3rd Period ND – David Brown (59:14) 15 - 12 - 10 – 37 P – Eric Leroux (58:08) 13 - 10 - 5 – 28 ND – Mike Walsh 2 (Victor Oreskovich, Tom Sawatske), 4:56; CC – Matt Zaba (60:00) 9 - 1 - 2 – 12 ND – Jordan Pearce (60:00) 13 - 9 - 5 – 27 ND – Jindra 1 (Amado, Trick), 5:51; ND – Sciba 5 (Condra, Power Play: ND: 0-4; CC: 1-7 Power Play: P: 0-9; ND: 1-8. Sheahan), SHG, 7:07; BG – Mike Falk 6 (Matsumoto, Michael Penalties: ND: 7 for 14 minutes; CC: 4 for 8 minutes. Penalties: P: 9 for 18 minutes; ND: 10 for 20 minutes. Hodgson), PPG, 10:13; ND – Christian Hanson 1 (Garrett Regan, Attendance: 6,577 Attendance: 1,532 Michael Bartlett), 11:44; ND – Oreskovich 2 (Babin, M. Walsh), PPG, 15:44; BG – Ben Geelan 2 (Matsumoto), 17:20. Saturday, Oct. 22, 2005 – at Denver, Colo. Saves: 1 2 3 - F Friday, Nov. 4, 2005 – at Notre Dame, Ind. BG – Jimmy Spratt (60:00) 9 - 9 - 1 - 19 Notre Dame 0 2 1 - 3 1 2 3 - F ND – Jordan Pearce (60:00) 9 -11 - 9 - 29 #9/#9 Denver 1 3 2 - 6 #3/#3 Michigan 2 2 4 - 8 Power Play: BG: 2-7; ND: 4-10. 1st Period Notre Dame 1 1 3 - 5 Penalties: BG: 9 for 29 minutes; ND: 7 for 14 minutes. DU – Matt Carle 1 (Chris Butler, Brock Trotter), 3:28. 1st Period Attendance: 1,271 2nd Period ND – Matt Amado 1 (Tim Wallace, Mark Van Guilder), 00:18; UM DU – Gabe Gauthier 1 (J.D. Corbin, Carle), SHG, 9:22; ND – Wes – Travis Turnbull 3 (Brandon Kaleniecki, Andrew Ebbett), PPG, O’Neill 1 (Erik Condra, Josh Sciba), PPG, 10:46; DU – Paul Stastny 9:50; UM – Chad Kolarik 1 (Jack Johnson, Matt Hunwick), PPG, Friday, Nov. 11, 2005 – at Notre Dame, Ind. 1 (Gauthier, Carle), PPG, 13:08; ND – Sciba 1 (Condra), 14:08; DU 19:13. 1 2 3 - F – Trotter 2 (Stastny, Carle), PPG, 14:43. 2nd Period Bowling Green 0 0 2 - 2 3rd Period UM – Jason Bailey 1 (Kevin Porter, T.J. Hensick), 5:55; UM – Notre Dame 2 1 1 - 4 DU – Trotter 3 (Andrew Thomas, Gauthier), 5:52; DU – Ryan Brandon Naurato 1 (Ebbett, Andrew Cogliano), PPG, 11:22; ND – 1st Period Dingle 1 (unassisted), 11:55; ND – Noah Babin 1 (O’Neill, Condra), Wallace 3 (Van Guilder, David Brown), 16:32. ND – Matt Amado 4 (Tim Wallace, Brock Sheahan), 00:20; ND – PPG, 15:09. 3rd Period Josh Sciba 6 (Mark Van Guilder, Wes O’Neill), PPG, 15:07. Saves UM – Porter 7 (Hensick, Kolarik), PPG, 2:47; ND – Mike Walsh 1 2nd Period ND – Jordan Pearce (60:00) 9 - 4 - 4 – 17 (Josh Sciba, Erik Condra), 7:16; UM – Hensick 4 (Cogliano), 12:31; ND – Amado 5 (unassisted), 2:05. DU – Peter Mannino (60:00) 8 - 4 - 4 – 16 ND – Regan 2 (unassisted); ND – Condra 1 (unassisted), 15:36; 3rd Period Power Play: ND: 2-8; DU: 2-9 UM – Cogliano 5 (unassisted), 16:33; UM – Cogliano 6 (unas- BG – Mike Falk 7 (Mike Nesdill, Alex Foster), 00:33; BG – Falk Penalties: ND: 10 for 20 minutes; DU: 11 for 33 minutes. sisted), ENG, 19:11. 8 (Foster, Jonathan Matsumoto), PPG, 12:32; ND – Wallace 5 Attendance: 6,063 Saves (Noah Babin), 17:25. UM – Noah Ruden (60:00) 11 - 6 - 9 – 26 Saves: ND – David Brown (56:33) 7 -11 - 5 – 23 BG – Jon Horrell (58:20) 7 - 7 - 4 - 18 Rory Walsh (2:10) x- x - 2 – 2 ND – David Brown (60:00) 10 -15 -11 - 36 Power Play: UM: 4-7; ND: 1-10. Power Play: BG: 2-7; ND: 4-10. Penalties: UM: 11 for 22 minutes; ND: 8 for 16 minutes. Penalties: BG: 8 for 16 minutes; ND: 9 for 18 minutes. Attendance: 2,763 Attendance: 2,469 University of Notre Dame Hockey Notes – The Lake Superior State Series – Dec. 17-18, 2005 2005-06 Notre Dame Hockey Box Scores

Friday, Nov. 18, 2005 – at Oxford, Ohio Saturday, Nov. 26, 2005 – at Notre Dame, Ind. Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2005 – at Mankato, Minn. 1 2 3 OT - F 1 2 3 - F 1 2 3 - F Notre Dame 0 2 0 0 - 2 Ohio State 2 2 1 - 5 Notre Dame 1 1 1 - 3 #11/#12 Miami 0 0 2 0 - 2 Notre Dame 0 0 2 - 2 Minnesota State 1 0 1 - 2 1st Period 1st Period 1st Period No Scoring. OSU – Dave Barton 2 (Sam Campbell, Kyle Hood), 1:34; OSU – ND – Erik Condra 2 (Mike Walsh, Wes O’Neill), PPG, 7:00; MSU 2nd Period Rod Pelley 3 (Domenic Maiani, Matt McIlvane), PPG, 19:59. – Rob Rankin 3 (Kevin Huck, Travis Morin), 11:09. ND – Mark Van Guilder 2 (Wes O’Neill, Josh Sciba), PPG, 3:48; 2nd Period 2nd Period ND – Sciba 7 (Tim Wallace, O’Neill), PPG, 4:59. OSU – Maiani 1 (Sean Collins, Pelley), PPG, 11:30; OSU – ND – Josh Sciba 9 (O’Neill, Condra), PPG, 14:47. 3rd Period Maiani 2 (Andrew Schembri, Tom Fritsche), 19:38. 3rd Period MU – Matt Christie 1 (Andy Greene, Marty Guerin), PPG, 6:36; 3rd Period MSU – Mick Berge 2 (Kyle Peto, Travis Morin), 5:57; ND – Erik MU – Guerin 4 (Mitch Ganzak), 17:05. OSU – Fritsche 5 (McIlvane, Pelley), 5:10; ND – Matt Amado 7 Condra 3 (Chris Trick, O’Neill), 19:51. Overtime (Noah Babin, Brock Sheahan), PPG, 14:33. ND – T.J. Jindra 2 Saves: No Scoring. (unassisted), PPG, 17:49. ND – David Brown (60:00) 8 - 9 - 10 - 27 Saves: Saves: MSU – Mike Zacharias (60:00) 6 - 6 - 7 - 19 ND – David Brown (65:00) 11 - 9 - 8 - 1 - 29 OSU – Dave Caruso (60:00) 3 - 7 - 8 - 18 Power Play: ND: 2-7; WMU: 1-7. MU – Charlie Effinger (65:00) 7 - 6 - 7 - 1 - 21 ND – David Brown (40:00) 10 - 9 - x - 19 Penalties: ND: 9 for 18 minutes; MSU: 8 for 27 minutes. Power Play: ND: 2-4; MU: 1-6. Jordan Pearce (20:00) x - x - 7 - 7 Attendance: 3,212 Penalties: ND: 6 for 12 minutes; MU: 4 for 8 minutes. Power Play: OSU: 2-9; ND: 2-10. Attendance: 2,850 (sellout) Penalties: OSU: 11 for 22 minutes; ND: 10 for 20 minutes. Saturday, Dec. 10, 2005 – at Notre Dame, Ind. Attendance: 1,648 1 2 3 - F Minnesota State 1 0 1 - 2 Saturday, Nov. 19, 2005 – at Oxford, Ohio Notre Dame 0 0 1 - 1 1 2 3 - F Friday, Dec. 2, 2005 – at Kalamazoo, Mich. 1st Period Notre Dame 0 0 0 - 0 1 2 3 - F MSU – Travis Morin 7 (Brock Becker, Rob Rankin), 3:44. #11/#12 Miami 0 1 2 - 3 Notre Dame 1 1 1 - 3 2nd Period 1st Period Western Michigan 2 2 0 - 4 No Scoring. No Scoring. 1st Period 3rd Period 2nd Period ND – Tim Wallace 6 (Matt Amado), 00:09; WMU – Daryl Moore MSU – Kyle Beto 3 (Joel Hanson, Ryan Carter), SHG, 3:26; ND MU – Ryan Jones 4 (Nathan Davis, Mitch Ganzak), 17:24. 1 (unassisted), 00:33; WMU – Brent Walton 8 (Ryan Mahrle, Daniel – Josh Sciba 10 (Erik Condra, Wes O’Neill), EX, 18:08. 3rd Period Bellissimo), PPG, 3:23. Saves: MU – Jones 5 (Davis, Geoff Smith), PPG, 12:57; MU – Matt 2nd Period MSU – Dan Tormey (60:00) 5 - 11 - 5 - 21 Christie 2 ( (Justin Mercier, Kevin Roeder), SHG, 15:30. WMU – Walton 9 (Mahrle), PPG, 15:53; WMU – Walton 10 ND – David Brown (59:16) 11 - 8 - 12 - 31 Saves: (Jason Moul, Jonathan Lupa), 16:37; ND – Jason Paige 1 Power Play: MSU: 0-7; ND: 0-7. ND – David Brown (60:00) 8 - 9 - 10 - 27 (unassisted), 18:22. Penalties: MSU: 7 for 14 minutes; ND: 7 for 14 minutes. MU – Jeff Zatkoff (60:00) 15 - 6 - 6 - 27 3rd Period Attendance: 1,715 Power Play: ND: 0-4; MU: 1-3. ND – Josh Sciba 8 (Erik Condra, Brock Sheahan), 10:04. Penalties: ND: 5 for 10 minutes; MU: 6 for 12 minutes. Saves: Attendance: 2,850 (sellout) ND – Jordan Pearce (39:58) 7 - 5 - x - 12 David Brown (19:36) x - x - 7 - 7 WMU – Daniel Bellissimo (60:00) 10 - 10 - 12 - 32 Friday, Nov. 25, 2005 – at Notre Dame, Ind. Power Play: ND: 0-4; WMU: 2-6. Penalties: ND: 6 for 12 minutes; WMU: 4 for 8 minutes. 1 2 3 - F Attendance: 3,935 (sellout) Ohio State 1 2 1 - 4 Notre Dame 1 0 0 - 1 1st Period OSU – Matt McIlvane 2 (Sean Collins, Domenic Maiani), PPG, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2005 – at Notre Dame, Ind. 1:57; ND – Matt Amado 6 (Tim Wallace, Noah Babin), PPG, 17:20. 1 2 3 - F 2nd Period Western Michigan 0 0 0 - 0 OSU – Kyle Hood 3 (Dave Barton, Matt Waddell), 2:17; OSU – Notre Dame 0 1 2 - 3 Mathieu Beaudoin 5 (Kenny Bernard), 3:16. 1st Period 3rd Period No Scoring. OSU – Tom Fritsche 4 (Andrew Schembri, Hood), 11:38. 2nd Period Saves: ND – Wes O’Neill 2 (Josh Sciba, Mark Van Guilder), PPG, 1:46. OSU – Dave Caruso (60:00) 2 - 4 - 8 - 14 3rd Period ND – David Brown (60:00) 12 -12 - 6 - 30 ND – Mike Walsh 3 (Van Guilder, O’Neill), PPG, 5:59; ND – Power Play: OSU: 2-9; ND: 1-9. Jason Paige 2 (Van Guilder, M. Walsh), 17:31. Penalties: OSU: 11 for 22 minutes; ND: 10 for 23 minutes. Saves: Attendance: 2,012 WMU – Daniel Bellissimo (59:48) 7 - 13 - 8 - 28 ND – David Brown (59:48) 9 - 5 - 11 - 25 Power Play: WMU: 0-6; ND: 2-5. Penalties: WMU: 5 for 10 minutes; ND: 6 for 12 minutes. Attendance: 2,139 University of Notre Dame Hockey Notes – The Lake Superior State Series – Dec. 17-18, 2005

2005-06 Notre Dame Hockey Stats Notre Dame Hockey Statistics (as of Dec. 13, 2005) All games

Overall: 5-10-1 Conf: 3-6-1 Home: 4-5-0 Away: 1-5-1 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 16 3 12 15 46 +1 6-12 1 0 1 10 1 5 6 27 -3 2-4 0 0 0 8 Josh Sciba 16 10 4 14 41 +2 3-6 5 1 0 10 6 3 9 31 -1 2-4 4 1 0 19 Wes O’Neill 15 2 11 13 19 -8 7-14 2 0 1 9 1 5 6 7 -3 4-8 1 0 1 28 Tim Wallace 16 6 6 12 28 +3 10-20 2 0 0 10 4 5 9 18 +2 7-14 2 0 0 16 Matt Amado 16 7 3 10 35 +3 7-14 2 0 1 10 7 2 9 25 +2 3-6 2 0 1 23 Mark Van Guilder 16 2 8 10 29 -3 3-6 2 0 0 10 1 7 8 19 -1 2-4 1 0 0 17 Mike Walsh 16 3 3 6 26 -5 10-20 1 0 1 10 3 2 5 17 +2 7-14 1 0 1 6 Noah Babin 15 1 5 6 21 +3 5-10 1 0 0 9 0 5 5 10 +1 4-8 0 0 0 14 Brock Sheahan 16 0 5 5 21 +3 14-31 0 0 0 10 0 5 5 14 0 8-19 0 0 0 33 Garrett Regan 13 2 2 4 17 0 4-8 0 0 1 8 1 2 3 10 0 2-4 0 0 0 27 Michael Bartlett 13 1 3 4 13 -2 9-18 0 0 0 9 1 1 2 9 -2 6-12 0 0 0 26 T.J. Jindra 12 2 1 3 13 +3 3-6 1 0 0 8 2 1 3 10 +2 3-6 1 0 0 20 Victor Oreskovich 9 2 1 3 14 -4 4-8 1 0 0 6 1 1 2 7 -1 4-8 1 0 0 5 Chris Trick 16 0 3 3 17 +4 7-14 0 0 0 10 0 2 2 15 +4 5-10 0 0 0 22 Jason Paige 16 2 0 2 19 -4 9-18 0 0 0 10 2 0 2 13 0 5-10 0 0 0 2 Tom Sawatske 12 0 2 2 4 -3 8-16 0 0 0 8 0 2 2 3 -1 2-4 0 0 0 25 Christian Hanson 9 1 0 1 5 -1 3-6 0 0 0 7 1 0 1 3 +1 2-4 0 0 0 30 David Brown 12 0 1 1 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 8 0 1 1 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 18 Evan Rankin 10 0 1 1 17 -2 2-4 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 9 -2 0-0 0 0 0 24 Brian D’Arcy 1 0 0 0 1 -1 1-2 0 0 0 - 21 Tony Gill 8 0 0 0 3 0 2-4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 1-2 0 0 0 7 Luke Lucyk 8 0 0 0 2 -1 1-2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 +1 0-0 0 0 0 4 Dan VeNard 13 0 0 0 7 -2 7-14 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 7 -1 6-12 0 0 0 10 Justin White 6 0 0 0 6 -1 0-0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 -2 0-0 0 0 0 Total...... 16 44 71 115 404 -15 125-253 18 1 5 10 31 49 80 261 -2 75-153 13 1 3 Opponents...... 16 54 88 142 472 +10 125-286 24 4 10 10 36 57 93 307 -1 76-163 18 1 6

OVERALL CONFERENCE ## Name GP Minutes GA EN Avg Saves Pct W L T GP Minutes GA EN Avg Saves Pct W L T 31 Rory Walsh 1 2:10 0 0 0.00 2 1.000 0 0 0 1 2:10 0 0 0.00 2 1.000 0 0 0 30 David Brown 12 659:27 34 0 3.09 299 .898 3 7 1 8 420:57 22 0 3.14 196 .899 2 4 1 1 Jordan Pearce 6 299:58 19 0 3.80 117 .860 2 3 0 4 179:58 13 0 4.33 73 .849 1 2 0 TM EMPTY NET 0 3:25 0 1 0.00 0 .000 0 0 0 0 1:55 0 1 0.00 0 .000 0 0 0 Total...... 16 965:00 54 1 3.36 418 .887 5 10 1 10 605:00 36 1 3.57 271 .886 3 6 1 Opponents...... 16 965:00 44 0 2.74 360 .891 10 5 1 10 605:00 31 0 3.07 230 .881 6 3 1

OVERALL CONFERENCE SHOTS ON GOAL Shots Avg/G Pct SHOTS ON GOAL Shots Avg/G Pct Notre Dame 404 25.25 .109 Notre Dame 261 26.10 .119 Opponents 472 29.50 .114 Opponents 307 30.70 .117

POWER PLAYS Goals Chances Pct POWER PLAYS Goals Chances Pct Notre Dame 18 113 .159 Notre Dame 13 69 .188 Opponents 24 114 .211 Opponents 18 68 .265

GOALS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 OT Total GOALS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 OT Total Notre Dame...... 11 14 19 0 - 44 Notre Dame...... 9 8 14 0 - 31 Opponents...... 14 20 20 0 - 54 Opponents...... 10 12 14 0 - 36 University of Notre Dame Hockey Notes – The Lake Superior State Series – Dec. 17-18, 2005

2005-06 Notre Dame Hockey Stats Notre Dame Overall Team Statistics (as of Dec. 13, 2005) All games

Overall: 5-10-1 Conf: 3-6-1 Home: 4-5-0 Away: 1-5-1 Neut: 0-0-0

TEAM STATISTICS ND OPP SHOT STATISTICS...... Goals-Shot attempts...... 44-404 54-472 Shot pct...... 109 .114 Goals/Game...... 2.8 3.4 Shots/Game...... 25.2 29.5 Assists...... 71 88 POWER PLAYS...... Goals-Power Plays...... 18-113 24-114 Conversion Percent...... 159 .211 Shot Attempts...... 118 135 Shot Percent...... 153 .178 SHORT-HANDED...... Goals-Shot attempts...... 1-17 4-26 Shot Percent...... 059 .154 GOAL BREAKDOWN...... Total Goals...... 44 54 Power Play...... 18 24 Short-handed...... 1 4 Empty net...... 0 1 Penalty...... 0 0 Unassisted...... 5 6 Overtime...... 0 0 Shootout...... 0 0 Delayed Penalty...... 0 0 PENALTIES...... Number...... 125 125 Minutes...... 253 286 Penalties/Game...... 7.8 7.8 Pen minutes/Game...... 15.8 17.9 Minor...... 124 118 Major...... 1 4 10-minute Misconduct...... 0 1 Game Misconduct...... 0 2 Gross Misconduct...... 0 0 Match...... 0 0 FACEOFFS (W-L)...... 650-548 548-650 Faceoff W-L Pct...... 543 .457 SHOOTOUTS (Made-Att)...... 0-0 0-0 ATTENDANCE...... Total...... 17704 32301 Dates/Avg Per Date...... 9/1967 7/4614 Neutral Site #/Avg...... 0/0

GOALS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 OT Total Notre Dame...... 11 14 19 0 - 44 Opponents...... 14 20 20 0 - 54

SHOTS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 OT Total Notre Dame...... 147 121 135 1 - 404 Opponents...... 160 162 149 1 - 472

SAVES BY PERIOD 1 2 3 OT Total Notre Dame...... 146 142 129 1 - 418 Opponents...... 136 107 116 1 - 360