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THE LAKE SUPERIOR STATE GAME NOTES - November 21-22, 2003 2003-04 NOTRE DAME Irish Open Four-Game Homestand With Lake Superior State HOCKEY (5-3-1/4-3-1) Improved Lakers are CCHA’s hottest team with 2-0-1 mark in last three games. • The Game: Notre Dame (5-3-1/4-3-1) vs. Lake Superior State Lakers (4-3-3/2-3-1) OCTOBER 3#WESTERN ONTARIO W, 5-3 • Date/Site/Times: Fri.-Sat., Nov. 21-22, 2003 - Joyce Center (2,713) - 7:35 p.m (Fri.)/7:05 p.m. (Sat.) 10 * at #15/#14 Ohio State (CSTV) W, 5-2 • Broadcast Information: Notre Dame hockey can be heard live on ESPN Radio 1620, South Bend’s 11 * at #15/#14 Ohio State L, 1-3 SportsCenter. Mike Lockert, “the voice of Irish hockey” will call all the action. Irish hockey can also 17 * BOWLING GREEN L, 3-5 be heard live via the internet at www.und.com. 18 * at Bowling Green W, 3-0 24 at #1/#2 Boston College (CSTV) W, 1-0 30 * NEBRASKA-OMAHA W, 4-2 IRISH VERSUS LAKERS: Notre Dame returns to SERIES INFORMATION 31 * NEBRASKA-OMAHA W, 2-0 CCHA action this weekend versus the Lake Superior vs. Lake Superior State State Lakers. The series is the start of a four-game NOVEMBER homestand for the Irish that continues next weekend 7*at Michigan State L, 1-3 All-time Series: LSSU leads, 20-14-2 with Northern Michigan. The Lakers will bring a 8*at Michigan State T, 3-3 ot At Notre Dame: ND leads, 9-7-2 three-game unbeaten streak (2-0-1), the longest ac- 14 # U.S. UNDER-18 TEAM W, 4-0 At Sault Ste. Marie: LSSU leads, 11-5-0 tive streak in the CCHA, to the Joyce Center on Nov. Neutral: LSSU leads, 2-0-0 21 and 22. Friday’s game starts at 7:35 p.m. while 21 * LAKE SUPERIOR STATE 7:35 p.m. Last 10 meetings: ND leads 7-3-1 22 * LAKE SUPERIOR STATE 7:05 p.m. Saturday’s game faces off at 7:05 p.m. The Irish are 28 * NORTHERN MICHIGAN 7:35 p.m. coming off a 4-0 exhibition win over the U.S. Na- 2002-03 Meetings: 29 * NORTHERN MICHIGAN 7:05 p.m. tional Under-18 team on Friday, Nov. 14. The Irish Feb. 21 at ND 3, LSSU 2 and Lakers met twice last season with Notre Dame DECEMBER Feb. 22 at ND 6, LSSU 3 5*at Western Michigan 7:35 p.m. taking 3-2 and 6-3 wins from Lake Superior in late 6*at Western Michigan 7:05 p.m. February. The Lakers lead the all-time series with a 20-14-2 record while the Irish lead the series at the IRISH VERSUS LAKE SUPERIOR STATE: 27 % at Everblades Collegiate Hockey Classic Joyce Center with a 9-7-2 record. In the last 10 meet- Player GP G A PTS Ohio State vs. Maine (CSTV) 5:05 p.m. ings between the two schools, the Irish lead 7-3-1 and Brett Lebda 8 4 3 7 Notre Dame vs. Cornell (CSTV)7:05 p.m. bring a six-game winning streak over the last two sea- Rob Globke 8 3 3 6 28 Third-Place Game 1:05 p.m. sons into the series. At the Joyce Center, the Irish Tom Galvin 6 0 5 5 Championship Game (CSTV) 4:35 p.m. have an eight-game unbeaten streak (6-0-2) that dates Brad Wanchulak 4 1 3 4 Aaron Gill 8 0 4 4 JANUARY back to Nov. 28, 1997 when Lake Superior took a 4- Jake Wiegand 8 0 4 4 3 FINDLAY 7:05 p.m. 2 win. Morgan Cey owns a 5-0-0 record Cory McLean 6 2 1 3 9*at Bowling Green 7:05 p.m. versus Lake Superior with a 1.20 goals-against aver- Matt Amado 2 1 2 3 10 * BOWLING GREEN 7:05 p.m. age and a .933 save percentage. He has recorded two Neil Komadoski 8 0 3 3 17 at Wisconsin 7:05 p.m. of his four career shutouts versus the Lakers. Mike Walsh 2 1 0 1 18 at Wisconsin 7:05 p.m. Derek Smith 4 0 1 1 23 * at Northern Michigan 7:05 p.m. Tim Wallace 2 0 1 1 FAST START FOR THE IRISH: Notre Dame’s 5-3- Joe Zurenko 4 0 0 0 24 * at Northern Michigan 7:05 p.m. 1 overall record is the best for the Irish after nine games Chris Trick 2 0 0 0 30 * ALASKA FAIRBANKS 7:35 p.m. 31 * ALASKA FAIRBANKS 7:05 p.m. since starting the 1998-99 season with a 7-1-1 overall mark. The team’s 4-3-1 record in CCHA play is also MIN W-L-T GA SVS SV% GAVG Morgan Cey 300:00 5-0-0 6 103 .944 1.20 FEBRUARY the best since a 6-1-1 league start in the 1998-99 sea- 6 * at Miami (OH) 7:35 p.m. son. 7*at Miami (OH) 5:05 p.m. (at Cincinnati Gardens) QUIET NIGHTS: The officials for this weekend’s games should have a pretty easy go of it as they will be 13 * FERRIS STATE 7:35 p.m. officiating the two least penalized teams in the CCHA and two of the least penalized teams in the nation. Lake 14 * FERRIS STATE (Fox-Det.) 7:35 p.m. Superior State comes into the game averaging just 8.6 minutes per game and 8.00 per CCHA game. Notre 27 * MICHIGAN 7:35 p.m. 28 * MICHIGAN (CSTV) 7:05 p.m. Dame is averaging 10.22 penalty minutes in its nine games and 10.50 in league play. The Lakers are the least penalized team in the league and the nation while the Irish are second in the CCHA and third in the nation. MARCH 5*at Lake Superior State 7:05 p.m. THE PUCK STOPS HERE: Through nine games this season, the Irish have displayed the stingiest defense in 6*at Lake Superior State 7:05 p.m. the history of the program. Notre Dame’s 1.98 goals-against average after the first nine games is the lowest the 12-14 ! CCHA First Round Series TBA Irish have ever had after nine games. Goaltenders David Brown (Fr., Stoney Creek, Ont.), Morgan Cey (Jr., 18 $ CCHA Play-In Games TBA Wilkie, Sask.) and Rory Walsh (So., Milton, Mass.) have combined to surrender just 18 goals in the first nine 19 $ CCHA Semifinals TBA games (545 minutes). 20 $ CCHA Championship TBA

HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS HE’S AT IT AGAIN: Even though it won’t count in the statistics, Notre Dame freshman goaltender David RANKINGS USA TODAY/USCHO Brown continued his red-hot play last weekend as he made 28 saves in a 4-0 win over the U.S. National Under- # Exhibition Game IN ITALIC 18 team at the Joyce Center. For Brown, the shutout was his fourth of the season. Earlier this year, he recorded three consecutive shutouts that do count versus Bowling Green (10/18), Boston College (10/24) and Nebraska- % at Teco Arena (Estero, Fla.) Omaha (10/31). For the season he is 3-2-1 with a 1.48 goals-against average and a .952 save percentage. His * CCHA Conference Games three shutouts lead the nation. ! CCHA First Round Playoff Game (best-of-three) $ CCHA Super Six (Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Mich.) ND-U.S. UNDER-18 RECAP: For the fourth time in 10 games this season (even though it doesn’t count in the stats), goaltender David Brown had all the answers as he stopped all 28 shots he faced in the 4-0 exhibition win over the U.S. National Under-18 team. He got all the offensive support he would need when Tom Galvin (Sr., THE LAKE SUPERIOR STATE GAME NOTES: November 21-22, 2003

HEAD COACH DAVE POULIN IRISH VERSUS RANKED TEAMS: Notre Dame improved to 2-1-0 this season versus nationally ranked teams with the 1-0 win on Oct. 24 at #1/#2 Boston College. The last time the Irish knocked off a top- Former National Hockey ranked team came on Jan. 3, 1999 when they won at number one North Dakota, 4-3. The Irish opened the League star Dave Poulin be- 2003-04 season with a split versus #15/#14 Ohio State, winning the opener, 5-2, before dropping the sec- gins his ninth season behind ond game, 3-1. Last season, Notre Dame was 2-5-3 in 10 games versus nationally ranked teams. The Irish the Notre Dame bench. Go- were 1-2-2 at home, 1-2-1 on the road and 0-1-0 on neutral ice. Notre Dame’s two wins over ranked teams ing into this week’s games came versus #14 Miami (2-1) and at #6 Michigan (4-3). versus Lake Superior State, the 1982 Notre Dame grad owns a 119-158-41 (.439) ca- USA Today/American Hockey Magazine US College Hockey Online reer record and an 86-117-34 Rank Team W-L-T Rank Team W-L-T (.432) record in CCHA play. 15 at Ohio State W, 5-2 14 at Ohio State W, 5-2 He owns a 10-10-2 record 15 at Ohio State L, 1-3 14 at Ohio State L, 1-3 versus Lake Superior in 22 games versus the Lakers. 1 at Boston College W, 1-0 2 at Boston College W. 1-0 A three-time NHL all-star, Poulin returned to his alma mater in 1995 after 13 seasons in the NHL with the Philadelphia Flyers, the and the Wash- Miller Place, N.Y.) scored on the power play at 19:09 20 consecutive opponent power plays until Jim Slater’s ington Capitals. The winner of the 1987 Selke Trophy of the first period. Brett Lebda (Sr., Buffalo Grove, third-period power-play . On the year, the Irish (league’s top defensive forward) and the 1993 King Ill.) and Tim Wallace (So., Anchorage, Alaska) added have only been scored on three times in 34 chances for Clancy Trophy (for leadership on and off the ice), Poulin second-period goals and Mike Walsh (So., Northville, a 91.2% success rate. played in 724 NHL games with 205 goals, 325 assists Mich.) closed the scoring with the lone goal of the third for 530 career points. In his four seasons at Notre Dame period. The Irish outshot the USA by a 39-28 margin. HCA ROOKIE OF THE MONTH: Notre Dame (1978-82), Poulin scored 89 goals with 107 assists for Jordan Pearce made 35 saves in the loss. The Irish freshman goaltender David Brown was selected as the 196 points in 135 games. He remains tied for first in were 1-for-6 on the power play and successfully killed Hockey Commissioner’s Association (HCA) national game-winning goals (13) and hat tricks (8) with the all nine USA power-play chances. collegiate rookie of the month for the month of Octo- Irish. His 89 goals rank him fifth on the all-time list, ber. Brown had an October to remember as he recorded his assists rank him seventh and he is sixth on the all- ON THE SIDELINES: Defenseman Derek Smith a Notre Dame school record three consecutive shut- time points list. As coach of the Irish, Poulin recorded (Jr., Marysville, Mich.) will miss the game with the outs in his first four career starts and goes into this his 100th career win in Notre Dame’s 8-5 win at West- U.S. Under-18 team as he is sidelined with post-con- weekend’s games with Michigan State with a school- ern Michigan on Oct. 19, 2002. On March 15, 2003, at cussion syndrome. He suffered a concussion on Jan. record shutout string of 186:15 consecutive minutes. Miami (OH), he moved into second on Notre Dame’s 4, 2003 at Nebraska-Omaha and has been sidelined His three shutouts also set a Notre Dame record for all-time win list. He now has 119 career wins with the since. shutouts in a season. For the month, the 5-11, 188- Irish and trails only “Lefty” Smith, who is the all-time pound puck stopper was 3-2-0 with a CCHA-leading leader with 307. IRISH ON CSTV: College Sports Television (CSTV) 1.15 goals-against average and a .946 save percentage Poulin Year-By-Year has announced its second-half schedule for 2004 and to go with the three shutouts. Among his three shut- the Irish are included. The Friday, Feb. 27 home game outs was a 1-0, 27-save performance on Oct. 24 versus Overall CCHA with Michigan has been added to the list that includes the top-ranked Boston College Eagles at Conte Forum Year W - L - T .Pct W - L - T .Pct three other CCHA games. Face-off is set for 8:05 p.m. in Chestnut Hill, Mass. Nationally, Brown ranks fifth 1995-96 9 -23- 4 .306 6 -20- 4 .267 The Irish have been on CSTV twice this season and in the nation with the 1.15 goals against average and 1996-97 9 -25- 1 .271 6 -20- 1 .241 his .946 save percentage is third overall. The three 1997-98 18-19- 4 .488 12-14- 4 .467 own a 2-0 record after beating Ohio State 5-2 on Oct. shutouts are the most by anyone so far this season in 1998-99 19-14- 5 .566 15-11- 4 .567 10 and Boston College, 1-0, on Oct. 24. Notre Dame college hockey and have come versus Bowling Green 1999-00 16-18- 8 .476 11-10- 7 .518 is scheduled to appear on CSTV again on Dec. 27 when (10/18), Boston College (10/24) and Nebraska-Omaha 2000-01 10-22- 7 .346 7 -15- 6 .357 they play Cornell in the Everblades Collegiate Classic (10/31). He has been selected as the CCHA rookie of 2001-02 16-17- 5 .487 12-12- 4 .500 in Estero, Fla. If they win the first game, the champi- 2002-03 17-17- 6 .500 13-12- 3 .518 onship game of that tournament will also be televised. the month twice this season (10/19 and 11/2). 2003-04 5- 3 - 1 .611 4- 3 - 1 .563 RIVALRY CLUSTERS: Notre Dame and Lake Su- ALL GOOD THINGS MUST END: Irish goaltender Totals 119-158-41 .439 85-117-34 .432 perior State will meet four times this season along with David Brown saw his streak of three consecutive shut- Northern Michigan and Bowling Green as all four teams outs end in the Nov. 8 game versus Michigan State. are grouped in the same cluster this season. So far this Jim Slater’s goal at 7:12 of the first period ended his STANDINGS year, the Irish are 1-1-0 versus their cluster, splitting a consecutive-minute streak at 193:27. That is a new Notre Dame record. The last time Brown had given up Perani’s Hockey World is the CCHA’s sponsor of the series with Bowling Green in October. The Irish were a goal was on Oct. 17 versus Bowling Green with 4:22 league’s “Three Stars of the Game.” Members of 7-4-1 last season versus their cluster with Bowling left in the third period. He followed with shutouts ver- the media are asked to select the game’s three stars Green, Ferris State and Western Michigan. sus Bowling Green (Oct. 18), Boston College (10/24) for which points are accumulated – 1st Star gets five and Nebraska-Omaha (10/31). points, 2nd Star gets three and 3rd Star gets one. Here SCHEDULE BREAK: Starting with this weekend’s are the standings for Notre Dame players in CCHA series with Lake Superior, the Irish play just six games GILL THE THRILL: Irish team captain Aaron Gill games only: before the Christmas holidays. Next week, the Irish have two with Northern Michigan and then on Dec. 5- turned in his third three-point game of the season in Player 1st 2nd 3rd Total Pts. 6, travel to Western Michigan. They won’t play again Notre Dame’s 3-3 tie at Michigan State (11/8). Gill set David Brown 2 0 1 11 after Western Michigan until Sat., Dec. 27 when they up goals by Mike Walsh and Neil Komadoski and then Rob Globke 1 1 0 8 face Cornell in the first round of the Everblades Colle- picked up the game-tying goal with 1:06 left on the Aaron Gill 0 2 1 7 giate Hockey Classic in Estero, Fla. clock. He leads the Irish in scoring 11 points (3g, 8a). Cory McLean 1 0 0 5 His two power-play goals are tied for tops on the team. Morgan Cey 0 1 1 4 SPECIAL SPECIAL TEAMS: Notre Dame’s power Rory Walsh 0 0 1 1 play came to life at Michigan State, scoring three times FIT TO BE TIED: Notre Dame’s 3-3 tie with Michi- Wes O’Neill 0 0 1 1 on seven chances in the two games. Mike Walsh (11/ gan State on Nov. 8 marked the seventh consecutive Mike Walsh 0 0 1 1 7) and Neil Komadoski (Sr., Chesterfield, Mo.) and overtime for the Irish to end in a tie. The Irish were 0- Mike Bartlett 0 0 1 1 Aaron Gill (Sr., Rochester, Minn.) in the 3-3 tie (11/ 0-6 in 2002-03. Since the start of the 1999-2000 sea- 8) all had man-advantage goals for the Irish. On the son, the Irish have been involved in 34 overtime games year, the Irish power play ranks sixth in the CCHA, and are 5-2-27 in those contests. The last time Notre converting on seven of 41 chances for a 17.1% success Dame won an overtime game during the regular sea- rate. On the penalty-killing side, the Irish had killed son was on Jan. 25, 2002, a 4-3 overtime win for the THE LAKE SUPERIOR STATE GAME NOTES: November 21-22, 2003 Irish at Miami. The Irish had two postseason games 2003-04 Notre Dame Hockey Roster decided in overtime during the 2001-02 season (a 3-2 TALE OF THE TAPE No. Name Pos. Year double overtime loss to Nebraska-Omaha and a 2-1 win ND LSSU Hometown/Last Team versus the Mavericks). 2 Joe Zurenko D Jr. 2002-03 record 17-17-6 6-28-4 2002-03 Conference record 13-12-3 3-24-1 Palentine, Ill./Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) CCHA ROOKIE OF THE WEEK, PART 2: For Letterwinners returning 15 of 23 19 of 22 3T.J. Mathieson D Sr. the second time in the first four weeks of the season, Clarksville, Md./Chicago Freeze (NAHL) Notre Dame freshman goaltender David Brown was 5Chris Trick D So. selected as the CCHA rookie of the week. Brown turned Current overall record 5-3-1 4-3-3 Troy, Mich./Chicago Freeze (NAHL) in his third consecutive shutout on Fri., Oct. 31, mak- Winning percentage .611 .550 6Noah Babin D Fr. ing 22 saves in a 2-0 win over Nebraska-Omaha. He Conference record 4-3-1 2-3-1 Palm Bch. Gardens, Fla./Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) also played the final 1:53 of the Thursday night game 7Derek Smith D Jr. when Morgan Cey was injured in a goal-mouth colli- Home record 2-1-0 2-2-2 Marysville, Mich./USA Under-18 Team sion. The shutout extended his consecutive minutes of Road record 3-2-1 2-1-1 8 Josh Sciba LW Fr. scoreless hockey to 186:15, a Notre Dame record. One-goal games record 1-0 1-1 Westland, Mich./USA Under-18 Team Overtime record 0-0-1 1-0-3 9Matt Williams-Kovacs RW Fr. BEATING THE BEST: Notre Dame’s 1-0 shutout Last weekend 0-0-0 1-0-1 Calgary, Alb./Calgary Royals (AJHL) win at Boston College on Oct. 24 came versus the Last 5 games 3-1-1 3-1-1 10 Cory McLean C Jr. Eagles while they were ranked first in the nation in the Fargo, N.D./ (USHL) USA Today/American Hockey Magazine poll. The last When scoring first ... 4-0-0 3-1-0 13 Brett Lebda D Sr. time the Irish beat a top-ranked team came on Jan. 3, When ahead after 1st period 4-0-0 1-1-0 Buffalo Grove, Ill./USA Under-18 Team 1999 when they won 4-3 at North Dakota. When ahead after 2nd period 4-0-0 3-0-0 15 Brad Wanchulak LW Jr. Edson, Alb./Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL) IRISH WINS VERSUS #1 TEAMS: Goals per game 2.56 2.20 16 Matt Amado C So. Shots per game 30.6 30.2 Surrey, B.C./Coquitlam Express (BCHL) 10/24/03 - at Boston College, 1-0 Shooting percentage .084 .073 17 Mike Walsh LW So. 1/3/99 - at North Dakota, 4-3 Opponent shots per game 31.4 26.3 Northville, Mich./Compuware Ambassadors (NAHL) 11/10/78 - at Minnesota, 3-2 margin -0.8 +3.9 18 Rob Globke RW Sr. 1/13/78 - vs. Denver, 5-3 West Bloomfield, Mich./USA Under-18 Team 1/18/74 - vs. Michigan Tech, 7-1 PPG percentage .171 .140 19 Wes O’Neill D Fr. 2/24/73 - vs. Wisconsin, 8-5 PP chances per game 4.56 4.30 Essex. Ont./Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) 2/23/73 - vs. Wisconsin, 4-3 PP goals per game 0.78 0.60 20 Neil Komadoski D Sr. SH goals allowed 1 1 Chesterfield, Mo./USA Under-18 Team The last time the Irish faced a top-ranked team prior to 21 Tony Gill C So. Oct. 24 was on Nov. 10, 2000 when they played Bos- Penalties per game 5.11 4.30 Rochester, Minn./Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) ton College. Notre Dame lost that game by a 5-3 score. Penalty-killing percentage .912 .714 22 Jason Paige C Fr. Saginaw, Mich./Compuware Ambassadors (NAHL) PUTTING THE “P” IN POWER: Sophomore left Opponent PP chances per game 3.78 3.50 24 Tom Galvin D Sr. wing Mike Walsh is quickly becoming one of the top Opponent PPGs per game 0.33 1.00 Miller Place, N.Y./Waterloo Blackhawks (USHL) power forwards in the CCHA. On top of that, he also Shorthanded goals for 0 1 25 Aaron Gill (C) C Sr. has a knack for scoring in the clutch. Walsh believes Rochester, Minn./Rochester Mustangs (USHL) that the quickest way to get from point A to point B is a Goals-against average 1.98 2.33 26 T.J. Jindra C Fr. straight line as he barges and charges to the net. He Save percentage .940 .909 Faribault, Minn./River City Lancers (USHL) scored a goal in each of the games of the Michigan 27 Michael Bartlett RW Fr. State series and now has points in five of his last six Goal margin/game +0.56 -0.20 Morton Grove, Ill./USA Under-18 Team games (4g, 2a). Two of his four goals this season are (+5) (-2) 28 Tim Wallace RW So. game winners and, his lone goal as a freshman won the Anchorage, Alaska./USA Under-18 Team game, making 60% of his career goals, game-winning 1st period goals/game 0.89 -0.50 29 Morgan Cey G Jr. goals. 1st period goal margin +4 -5 Wilkie, Sask./Flin Flon Bombers (SJHL) (8-4) (5-10) 30 David Brown G Fr. HE’S BACK: Irish goaltender Morgan Cey returned Stoney Creek, Ont./Hamilton Kilty Bees (OPJHL) to the lineup on Oct. 30 after missing the first five games 31 Rory Walsh G So. of the season while recovering from summer knee sur- 2nd period goals/game 0.89 +0.90 Milton, Mass./Noble and Greenough gery. In his first start, he recorded a 4-2 win over the 2nd period goal margin +1 +1 Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks making 29 saves. The 6- (8-7) (9-8) Coach: Dave Poulin 3, 175-pound junior dressed for the Boston College Assistant Coach: Andy Slaggert game (Oct. 24) but did not play. Cey had started 71 of 3rd period goals/game 0.78 +0.70 Assistant Coach: Layne LeBel Notre Dame’s 79 games as a freshman and sophomore. 3rd period goal margin +0 +1 Volunteer Assistant Coach: Craig Brown He was 15-15-6 last season with a 2.87 goals-against (7-7) (7-6) Video Coordinator: Kevin Anderson average and a .912 save percentage with two shutouts. Equipment Manager: Dave Gilbert Career-wise, Cey is 31-29-9 with a 2.79 goals-against Overtime goals 0 1 Athletic Trainer: Kevin Ricks average and a .911 save percentage with four shutouts. Overtime goals against 0 0 Student Manager: Jesse Fitzpatrick He is sixth on Notre Dame’s all-time wins list with 31. His 2.79 goals-against average and .911 save percent- age are tops in the program’s history and his four shut- outs tie him for first at Notre Dame. THE LAKE SUPERIOR STATE GAME NOTES: November 21-22, 2003 FAST STARTING GLOBKE: Senior right wing now has 20 goals and 46 assists for 66 Rob Globke (West Bloomfield, Mich.) is off to a fast career points in 122 career games. IRISH IN CCHA/NATIONAL RANKINGS start this season with five goals and four assists for Scoring CCHA National nine points in his first nine games. He opened the POWER PRODUCER: Senior Aaron Gill (3-8-11) t12th t31st (1.22 ppg) season with a hat trick in Notre Dame’s 5-2 win at defenseman Neil Komadoski snapped an Ohio State. The hat trick was the second of his career. 0-for-13 Notre Dame power-play scoring Goals After not getting a point in the second game of that drought in the Oct. 31 win over Nebraska- Rob Globke (5) t14th t55th (0.56 gpg) series, Globke had a goal and two assists versus Bowl- Omaha. He followed with his second ing Green (Oct. 17-18). He now has 54 career goals power-play goal of the year in the 3-3 tie Assists (29th player in Notre Dame history to record 50 or at Michigan State. His last three goals Aaron Gill (8) t7th t17th (0.89 apg) more goals in his career). Globke’s hat trick in the for the Irish (including the 2002-03 sea- CCHA opener marked the first time since the 1995- son) have come via the power play. In Power-Play Goals 96 season that a Notre Dame player recorded a hat 2002-03, he led Notre Dame defensemen Aaron Gill (2) t9th t40th trick in the first league game of the year. On Oct. 19, in scoring with one goal and 23 assists for Neil Komadoski (2) t9th t40th 1995, Brian Urick scored four goals in Notre Dame’s 24 points. He now has seven goals in his 7-4 win at Alaska Fairbanks. That game was also the career with three coming on the power Game-Winning Goals first victory (and second game for Dave Poulin as play. Mike Walsh (2) t4th t6th coach of the Fighting Irish). Rob Globke (2) t4th t6th THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT: Notre MORE GLOBKE GOODIES: Rob Globke had the Dame’s eight- man freshman class has Goals Against Avg. (33% of games) best season of his Notre Dame career in 2002-03, acquitted itself quite well through nine David Brown (1.48) 2nd 4th leading the Irish with 21 goals and 15 assists for 36 games this season. Goaltender David points. He now has 54 goals and 39 assists for 93 career Brown has appeared in seven of nine Save% points. He needs just seven more points to become the games this year with three shutouts and David Brown (.952) 2nd 4th 40th player in school history to reach the 100-point a CCHA-leading 1.48 goals- against av- plateau in his career at Notre Dame. Globke’s 21 goals erage and a .952 save percentage. The Team Rankings as a junior made him the first Irish player to score more remaining seven members have com- Scoring Offense (2.56) 9th 41st than 20 goals in a season since Aniket Dhadphale had bined for four goals and eight assists for Scoring Defense (2.00) 1st t5th 25 during the 1997-98 season. The talented right 12 points. Left wing Mike Bartlett Scoring Margin (+0.56) 4th 24th winger opened the season with his first career hat trick (Morton Grove, Ill.) leads the way with Fewest Penalty Minutes (10.22) 2nd 3rd in a 5-3 win at Minnesota-Duluth and then added two two goals and an assist for three points, Power Play (17.1%) 7th t25th goals the following game in a 4-2 win versus Western including the game winner versus Ne- Penalty Killing (91.2%) 2nd 7th Michigan. The five goals in two games was a first for braska-Omaha on Oct. 31. Linemate T.J. a Notre Dame player since Tim Harberts had five in Jindra (Faribault, Minn.) got his first two games to open the 1994-95 season. career-point versus Nebraska-Omaha. Defenseman Wes O’Neill (Essex, Ont.) CORY’S THE STORY: Junior right wing Cory has a goal and two assists for three points McLean (Jr., Fargo, N.D.) had the second two-goal and leads the Irish with a +3. Matt Wil- game of his career in the Oct. 30 win over Nebraska- liams-Kovacs (Calgary, Alb.) and Jason Omaha. On the season, he has scored in six of Notre Paige (Saginaw, Mich.) have two assists Dame’s nine games and is third in scoring with four each and Paige ranks second among Irish players, win- Oct. 19 in an 8-5 win over Western Michigan. Coach goals and four assists for eight points. His season- ning 54.9% of his faceoffs. Josh Sciba (Westland, Dave Poulin announced his two alternate captains prior opening four-game point scoring streak (2-3-5) was Mich.) has a goal in the eight games he’s played and to the Western Ontario game (10/3). Serving as alter- snapped at Boston College. He had a breakout year has won 65.7% of his faceoffs to lead the team. nate captains this season are senior right wing Rob with the Irish in 2002-03 as he recorded 10 goals and Defenseman Noah Babin (Palm Beach Gardens, Globke and senior defenseman Neil Komadoski. seven assists for 17 points. Four of his goals came on Fla.) has played a steady defense, appearing in eight Globke led the Irish in scoring last season with 21 goals the power play. As a freshman, McLean had just one of the team’s nine games. and 15 assists for 36 points. Komadoski was Notre goal and four assists for five points. Dame’s top scorer from the blue line last year as he NICE GUYS: Notre Dame’s Oct. 30 game with Ne- scored a goal and added 23 helpers. His 23 assists and CONSECUTIVE GAME STREAK: Graduated braska-Omaha featured just one penalty. The Irish were 24 points were career-highs for the veteran defenseman. defenseman Evan Nielsen (‘03) set Notre Dame’s not penalized at all while UNO picked up one minor for record for consecutive games played last season with two minutes. Notre Dame was 0-for-1 on its only power- SEN-CEY-SATIONAL: Junior goaltender Morgan 114 in a row from 2000-03. Coming into this week- play chance. That has been the story of Notre Dame’s Cey is in his third season as Notre Dame’s go-to-guy end with Michigan State, seniors Rob Globke and season as the Irish have just 46 penalties for 92 minutes in goal. Coming into the 2003-04 season, Cey appeared Brett Lebda have each played in 67 consecutive in nine games this season. Notre Dame is second in the in 71 of the team’s 79 games from 2001-2003. As a games and are the leaders among active players. The CCHA with the fewest penalty minutes (10.22) and ranks sophomore, Cey was 15-15-6 with a 2.87 goals-against only games Lebda has missed in his career came in third in the nation for the fewest penalty minutes. average and a .912 save percentage. He is already tied 2001-02 when he missed four games while playing at for sixth on Notre Dame’s all-time win list with 30 ca- the World Junior Championships. He has played 122 FIRING THE BISCUIT: Notre Dame peppered Bowl- reer wins. His .911 career save percentage and last of 126 career games. ing Green goaltender with 59 shots in season’s mark of .912 are school records. Cey is cur- the Oct. 17, 5-3 loss to the Falcons. The 59 shots were rently tied for first with four career shutouts. In the Player Consecutive games the most by an Irish team since Feb. 22, 2003 when they eight career postseason games, the Wilkie, Sask., na- Rob Globke 67 fired 56 shots at Lake Superior’s Terry Denike. Sigalet’s tive is 4-4 with a 1.66 goals-against average and a .945 Brett Lebda 67 56 saves are the most since Denike made 50 in a 6-3 save percentage. During the first round of the 2002-03 Neil Komadoski 54 Notre Dame win. The Irish have been outshot in four of CCHA playoffs, Cey recorded back-to-back shutouts Tim Wallace 49 their five games this season. versus Miami (a first at Notre Dame) and set a then school record with 147:19 of shutout hockey. LEBDA FOR THE DEFENSE: Senior defenseman THE CAPTAINS: Senior center Aaron Gill will serve Brett Lebda (Buffalo Grove, Ill.) leads all Notre as the team captain for the Irish in 2003-04. Gill was an OFFENSIVE DEFENSEMEN: Notre Dame’s ros- Dame defensemen in scoring with five assists. The alternate captain last season. As a junior, he finished ter features three senior defensemen who excel at both speedy blueliner had three assists in the weekend se- fourth on the Irish in scoring with 13 goals and 12 as- ends of the ice. Neil Komadoski, Brett Lebda (Buf- ries versus Nebraska-Omaha with eight shots on goal sists for 25 points. Four of his 13 goals came on the falo Grove, Ill.) and Tom Galvin (Miller Place, N.Y.) and was +3 for the weekend. In his career, Lebda power play and he recorded his first career hat trick on combined for 11 goals and 46 assists during the 2002- THE LAKE SUPERIOR STATE GAME NOTES: November 21-22, 2003 03 campaign. Komadoski led all Irish defensemen in scoring with a career-best 24 points (one, goal, 23 as- THE LAST TIME: sists). Lebda tied for seventh in team scoring with Notre Dame won in overtime ...... March 9, 2002 at Nebraska-Omaha (2-1 CCHA playoff game) Notre Dame CCHA overtime win ...... January 25, 2002 vs. Miami (4-3) seven goals and 14 assists for 21 points. He also led Notre Dame lost in overtime...... March 8, 2002 at Nebraska-Omaha (3-2, 2ot, CCHA playoff game) the team with 139 shots on goal (also led the team in Notre Dame lost in CCHA in overtime...... January 6. 2001 vs. Ferris State (3-2) 2001-02 with 150). Galvin added three goals and nine assists for 12 points after leading Irish defensemen Notre Dame scored 10 or more goals in a game...... October 14, 1994 vs. St. Francis Xavier (10-2) the previous season with four goals and 19 assists. Notre Dame allowed 10 or more goals in a game...... January 20, 1996 at Michigan (11-1) Notre Dame had a home shutout...... October 31, 2003 vs. Nebraska-Omaha (2-0, David Brown, 22 saves) BRAIN POWER: Senior defenseman T.J. Notre Dame had a road shutout...... October 24 at Boston College (1-0, David Brown, 27 saves) Mathieson (Clarksville, Md.) is a candidate for ...... October 18 at Bowling Green (3-0, David Brown, 40 saves) Rhodes, Mitchell and Marshall Scholarships for post- Notre Dame had a shutout in a CCHA game ....Oct. 31 vs. Nebraska-Omaha (2-0, David Brown, 22 saves) graduate studies. Mathieson owns a 3.812 grade-point Notre Dame was shut out in a CCHA game...... February 1, 2003 vs. Ohio State (2-0, Mike Betz) average in aerospace engineering in Notre Dame’s Notre Dame was shut out at home...... February 1, 2003 vs. Ohio State (2-0, Mike Betz) School of Engineering. He is a two-time winner of Notre Dame’s Rockne Scholar-Athlete Award. He Notre Dame had 35 or more shots in a game...... March 8, 2003 at No. Michigan (35 shots) spent the past summer working at General Electric Notre Dame had 40 or more shots in a game...... January 25, 2003 vs. Michigan State (43 shots) Aircraft Engines in Cincinnati. There, he worked do- Notre Dame had 50 or more shots in a game...... October 17, 2003 vs. Bowling Green (59 shots) Notre Dame surrendered 35 or more shots in a game...... Nov. 7, 2003 at Michigan State (37 shots) ing stress analysis of high-pressure turbines for com- Notre Dame surrendered 40 or more shots in a game ...... Oct. 18, 2003 at Bowling Green (40) mercial aircraft engines. Notre Dame surrendered 50 or more shots in a game...... January 23, 2001 at Michigan (51 shots)

FOR OPENERS: The Irish opened the 2003-04 sea- Notre Dame had four PP goals in a game...... December 7, 2002 vs. Bowling Green (6-3 win) son with a 5-2 win at Ohio State. That gives Notre Notre Dame had three PP goals in a game...... February 22, 2003 vs. Lake Superior (6-3 win) Dame an all-time record of 19-16-1 in season-opening Notre Dame surrendered four PP goals...... November 30, 2002 at Alaska Fairbanks (5-4 loss) games in the 36-year history of the program. In home Notre Dame surrendered three PP goals...... February 16, 2001 at Michigan (4-4 tie) openers, Friday’s 5-3 loss to the Falcons gives Notre Dame a 20-16-0 mark in first games at the Joyce Cen- Notre Dame player scored a hat trick...... October 10, 2003 - Rob Globke (at Ohio State) ter. Last season, the Irish opened the home schedule Notre Dame player scored four goals...... October 19, 1995 - Brian Urick (at Alaska-Fairbanks) with a 4-2 win versus Western Michigan. Head coach Notre Dame player scored five goals...... December 29, 1971 - Ian Williams (at Dartmouth) Dave Poulin is 5-4-0 in home openers and 4-4-1 in sea- son openers. Notre Dame player had three assists...... Jan. 3, 2003 - Connor Dunlop (at Neb.-Omaha) Notre Dame player had four assists...... November 2, 2001 - Connor Dunlop (at Northern Michigan - 0g, 4a) NHL DRAFTEES: Notre Dame has three players on Notre Dame player had five assists...... October 21, 1994 - Jamie Ling (vs. Waterloo - 2g, 5a) the 2003-04 roster that have been selected in the Na- tional Hockey League Entry Draft. Senior Rob Notre Dame player had three points ...... Nov. 8, 2003 - Aaron Gill (vs. Michigan State - 1g, 2a) ...... Oct. 30, 2003 - Aaron Gill (vs. Nebraska-Omaha - 1g, 2a) Globke was a second-round choice of the Florida Pan- ...... Oct. 10, 2003 - Rob Globke (at Ohio State - 3g, 0a) thers in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Selected 40th ...... Oct. 10, 2003 - Aaron Gill (at Ohio State - 1g, 2a) overall, Globke’s selection was the earliest any Notre Notre Dame player had four points...... February 22, 2003 - Connor Dunlop (vs. Lake Superior - 2g, 2a) Dame player has ever been chosen. Senior Notre Dame player had five points...... December 20, 2000 - Brett Lebda (at Nebraska-Omaha - 1g, 4a) defenseman Neil Komadoski was selected in the third Notre Dame player had six points...... October 21, 1994 - Jamie Ling (vs. Waterloo - 2g, 5a) round of the 2001 draft by the . Notre Dame player had seven points...... October 21, 1994 - Jamie Ling (vs. Waterloo - 2g, 5a) Sophomore left wing Mike Walsh was selected in the fifth round of the 2002 draft by the New York Rang- Notre Dame goalie made 35+ saves ...... Oct. 11, 2003 - David Brown (at Ohio State, 3-1 loss, 36 saves) ers. Notre Dame goalie made 40+ saves ...... Oct. 18, 2003 - David Brown (at BGSU, 3-0 win, 40 saves) Notre Dame goalie made 50+ saves...... November 12, 1988 - Lance Madson (at Air Force, 6-3 loss, 57 saves) OH CANADA: Freshman defenseman Wes O’Neill was a member of Canada’s Under-18 Select team that Opposing player scored a hat trick...... March 14, 2003 - Greg Hogeboom (Miami) played in this summer’s Under-18 Select World Cup Opposing player scored four goals...... March 12, 1994 - Colin Ward (Western Michigan) tournament. O’Neill had a goal and four assists in help- Opposing player scored five goals...... November 10, 1973 - Tom Ross (Michigan State) ing Canada to a fourth-place finish. The former Green Opposing player had three assists...... March 14, 2003 - Mike Kompon (Miami - 0g, 3a) Bay Gambler also played for Team Ontario at the Un- Opposing player had four assists...... January 23, 2001 - Andy Hilbert (Michigan - 0g, 4a) der-17 World Championships in Feb. of 2003. There Opposing player had five assists...... January 20, 1996 - Kevin Hilton (Michigan - 0g, 5a) he had three goals and nine assists in six games. O’Neill was the second pick in the 2002 Ontario Hockey Opposing player had three points...... October 17, 2003 - (Bowling Green - 1g, 2a) League (OHL) Draft by the Kingston Frontenacs. He Opposing player had four points...... Nov. 30, 2002 - Jason Grinevitch (Alaska Fairbanks - 3g, 1a) is the highest-drafted OHL player to decide to play Opposing player had five points...... January 27, 2001 - Jeff Hamilton (Yale - 2g, 3a) college hockey. 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) FAMILY MATTERS: After having as many as four players whose fathers played in the National Hockey Opposing goalie made 35+ saves ...... Dec. 28, 2002 - Nick Boucher (Dartmouth, 38 saves, ND loses, 6-4) League, only one remains for the 2003-04 season. That Opposing goalie made 40+ saves ...... Feb. 21, 2003 - Matt Violin (LSSU, 47 saves, ND wins, 3-2) would be Neil Komadoski, Jr. (Sr., Chesterfield, Opposing goalie made 50+ saves...... October 17, 2003 - Jordan Sigalet (BGSU, 56 saves, ND loses 5-3) Mo.), whose father, Neil Komadoski, Sr., played eight NHL seasons as a defenseman with the Los Angeles Notre Dame had a penalty shot ...... Oct. 12, 2001 - Rob Globke (scored vs. Union College, ND loses, 7-4) Kings (’72-’78) and the St. Louis Blues (’77-’80), to- Opp. had a penalty shot ...... Feb. 28, 2003 - Vince Bellisimo - WMU (stopped by Morgan Cey, ND loses, 4-2) taling 16G-76A and 632 penalty minutes in 501 career Notre Dame swept a two-game series ...... October 30-31, 2003 (vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 4-2, 2-0) games. Notre Dame swept a CCHA series ...... October 30-31, 2003 (vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 4-2, 2-0) Notre Dame swept a road two-game series ...... Feb. 14-15, 2003 (at Bowling Green, 3-2, 3-2) ALL IN THE FAMILY: Two Irish sophomore hockey Notre Dame swept a CCHA road two-game series ...... Feb. 14-15, 2003 (at Bowling Green, 3-2, 3-2) players - Rory Walsh (So., Milton, Mass.) and Mike Walsh - have fathers who attended Notre Dame. Rory Events in bold occurred in 2003-04 season Walsh’s father, Brian (‘77), was an all-American hockey player for the Irish. A center iceman, the elder Walsh THE LAKE SUPERIOR STATE GAME NOTES – November 21-22, 2003 Multiple-Point Games For: Team Season Highs/Lows (2003-04) Four Points: Most goals in a game ...... 5 at Ohio State (10/10/03) Player (#games) Last Time (totals) Fewest goals in a game ...... 1 at Michigan State (11/7/03) ...... 1 at Boston College (10/24/03 Three Points: ...... 1 at Ohio State (10/10/03) Player (#games) Last Time (totals) Most assists in a game ...... 10 at Ohio State (10/10/03) Aaron Gill (3) 11-08-03 at Michigan Fewest assists in a game ...... 1 at Boston College (10/24/03) State (1-2-3) Most goals against ...... 5 by Bowling Green (10/17/03) Rob Globke (1) 10-10-03 at Ohio State Fewest goals against ...... 0 by Nebraska-Omaha (10/31/03) (3-0-3) ...... 0 by Boston College (10/24/03) Two Points: Player (#games) Last Time (totals) ...... 0 by Bowling Green (10/18/03) Tom Galvin (2) 11-08-03 at Michigan Most assists against ...... 5 by Ohio State (10/11/03) State (0-2-2) Fewest assists against ...... 0 by Nebraska-Omaha (10/31/03) Cory McLean (2) 10-30-03 vs. Nebraska- ...... 0 by Boston College (10/24/03) Omaha (1-1-2) ...... 0 by Bowling Green (10/18/03) Brett Lebda (1) 10-30-03 vs. Nebraska- Most goals in a period ...... 3 vs. Bowling Green, 3nd periods (10/17/03) Omaha (0-2-2) Most goals against in a period ...... 2 by Michigan State, first period (11/8/03) Mike Walsh (1) 10-30-03 vs. Nebraska- Omaha (0-2-2) ...... 2 by Ohio State, third period (10/11/03) Rob Globke (1) 10-18-03 at Bowling ...... 2 by Bowling Green, 2nd and 3rd period (10/17/03) Green (1-1-2) Most shots for in a game ...... 59 vs. Bowling Green (10/17/03) Wes O’Neill (1) 10-17-03 at Bowling Most shots against in a game ...... 40 by Bowling Green (10/18/03) Green (1-1-2) Most shots in a period ...... 25 vs. Bowling Green, 2nd period, (10/17/03) Matt Amado (1) 10-10-03 at Ohio State Most shots against in a period ...... 19 by Ohio State, 2nd period (10/11/03) (0-2-2) Tim Wallace (1) 10-10-03 at Ohio State Fewest shots for in a game ...... 17 at Bowling Green (10/18/03) (0-2-2) Fewest shots against in a game ...... 22 vs. Nebraska-Omaha (10/31/03) Fewest shots in a period ...... 1 vs. Bowling Green, 3rd period (10/18/03) Fewest shots against in a period ...... 4 by Nebraska-Omaha, 1st period (10/31/03) Multiple Point Games Against Most PIM in a game ...... 11 for 22 minutes vs. Bowling Green (10/18/03) Four Points: Fewest PIM in a game ...... 0 for 0 minutes vs. Nebraska-Omaha (10/30/03) Player (#games) Last Time (totals) Most opponent penalties in a game ...... 10 for 20 minutes (by Bowling Green, 10/17/03) Fewest opponent penalties in a game ...... 1 for 2 minutes (by Nebraska-Omaha, 10/30/03) Three Points: Most power play chances ...... 8 vs. Bowling Green (10/17/03, 1-8) Player (#games) Last Time (totals) Most power play goals ...... 2 vs. Michigan State (11/8/03, 2-4) Kevin Bieksa (BGSU) 10-17-03 (1-2-3) ...... 2 vs. Ohio State (10/10/03, 2-7) Two Points Most opponent power play chances ...... 6 by Bowling Green (10/18/03; 0-6) Player (#games) Last Time (totals) ...... 6 by Bowling Green (10/17/03; 2-6) Jim Slater (MSU) 11-08-03 (2-0-2) Most opponent power play goals ...... 2 by Bowling Green (10/17/03; 2-6,) Tommy Goebel (MSU) 11-08-03 (0-2-2) A.J. Thelen (MSU) 11-07-03 (1-1-2) Adam Nightingale (MSU) 11-07-03 (1-1-2) is Notre Dame’s all-time leading scorer after record- FOURTH TIME: Morgan Cey’s back-to-back shut- Mike Lalonde (MSU) 11-07-03 (1-1-2) ing 234 career points on 89 goals and 145 assists. Mike outs (1-0 and 5-0) versus Miami in the first round of D’Arcy McConvey (BGSU) 10-17-03 (1-1-2) Walsh’s father, Max, (‘74) was an offensive lineman last season’s CCHA playoffs made him the fourth Matt Waddell (OSU) 10-10-03 (0-2-2) on the Notre Dame football team and a member of the goaltender to turn the trick. The others are: 1973 national championship team. 1988-1989 - PENALTY SHOTS: Notre Dame goaltender Mor- Bruce Hoffort, LSSU beat Ferris State, 5-0, 3-0. YOST BUSTERS: Notre Dame’s 4-3 win at Michi- gan Cey has faced four penalty shots in his Irish 1993-94 - gan on Nov. 23 was the first regular-season win for hockey career, including three last season. On Feb. Blaine Lacher, LSSU beat Ohio State, 5-0, 8-0 the Irish at Yost Arena since they returned to the CCHA 28, in a 4-2 loss to Western Michigan, Cey stopped 1999-00 - in 1992-93. Prior to that, the last time Notre Dame Bronco Vince Bellissimo at 14:06 of the third period. Ryan Miller beat Notre Dame, 4-0 in semis and won in Ann Arbor was Oct. 22, 1982, a span of 14 A month earlier, Jan. 25, in a 3-3 tie with Michigan Nebraska-Omaha, 6-0 in finals. regular-season games. The Irish did win a CCHA State, Cey stopped Jim Slater at 16:23 of the second playoff game at Yost in the 1998 playoffs. In the regu- period. His first stop in 2002-03 came on Nov. 22 at U.S. JUNIOR NATIONALS: Sophomore right wing lar season, Notre Dame is now 1-14-1 in the last 16 Michigan. In that game, a 4-2 loss to the Wolverines, Tim Wallace was one of 43 players invited to USA meetings and since 1992-93, the Irish are 2-18-1 ver- he stopped Milan Gajic at 12:36 of the second period. Hockey’s Junior Evaluation Camp held in Lake Placid, sus the Wolverines at Yost Arena. Over the last three The first penalty shot Cey faced came during his fresh- N.Y., in August. From those 43 players, USA Hockey meetings, the Irish are 1-1-1 when playing in Ann man season when he stopped Bowling Green’s Greg will select its 2004 U.S. Junior National Team that will Arbor. Day on Dec. 8, 2001. That stop came in a 4-2 loss to play in the World Junior Championships in Finland. the Falcons. Notre Dame has sent eight players to the World Juniors GOLD MEDAL ASSISTANT: Irish assistant hockey since 1996-97. coach, Andy Slaggert, served as an assistant coach with FROZEN TUNDRA: The Irish have developed a USA Hockey’s gold-medal winning Under-18 Select pipeline with the Green Bay Gamblers of the United NOTRE DAME PLAYERS ON JUNIOR NA- Team in August at the World Under-18 Select tourna- State’s Hockey League. Three members of the cur- TIONAL TEAM: (since ‘96-’97): ment in the Czech Republic. The 11-year assistant at rent Notre Dame team have played in the Land of Ben Simon - 1996-97, 1997-98 Notre Dame has been involved in coaching with USA Lombardi. Junior defenseman Joe Zurenko (Arling- Joe Dusbabek - 1997-98 Hockey since the 1996-97 season. This was his first ton Heights, Ill.) played there during the ‘00-’01 sea- Dan Carlson - 1998-99 time for coaching on the international level. son and freshmen blueliners Noah Babin (Palm Brett Henning - 1999-2000 Beach Gardens, Fla.) and Wes O’Neill were team- Connor Dunlop - 1999-00, 2000-01 mates there last year. New assistant coach Layne David Inman - 1999-2000 LeBel also spent the past two seasons with the Gam- Rob Globke - 2000-01, 2001-02 blers. Brett Lebda - 2001-02 THE LAKE SUPERIOR STATE GAME NOTES – November 21-22, 2003 NOTRE DAME’S RECORD WHEN.... When Notre Dame scores first ...... 4-0-0 NOTRE DAME GOALTENDING GAME-BY GAME When opponents score first ...... 1-3-1 When Notre Dame leads after one period ...... 4-0-0 #29 Morgan Cey Jr. 6-3, 175 Wilkie, Sask./Flin Flon Bombers (SJHL) When Notre Dame trails after one period ...... 0-1-1 When score is tied after one period ...... 1-2-0 Date Opponent GP/GS Minutes GA Avg. Saves Pct. W L T PP SH When Notre Dame leads after two periods ..... 4-0-0 When Notre Dame trails after two periods ..... 0-1-1 10/30 Neb.-Omaha 1/1 58:07 2 2.06 29 .935 1 0 0 0 0 When score is tied after two periods ...... 1-2-0 11/7 at Mich. State 1/1 59:18 2 2.04 34 .940 1 1 0 0 1 When Notre Dame outshoots opponent ...... 2-1-1 Totals 2/2 117:25 4 2.04 63 .940 1 1 0 0 1 When opponent outshoots Notre Dame ...... 3-2-0 When shots are even ...... 0-0-0 In Game 1 of CCHA weekend series ...... 2-2-0 #30 David Brown Fr. 5-11, 188 Stoney Creek, Ont./Hamilton Kilty Bees (OPJHL) In Game 2 of CCHA weekend series ...... 2-1-1 Notre Dame at home ...... 2-1-0 Date Opponent GP/GS Minutes GA Avg. Saves Pct. W L T PP SH Notre Dame on the road ...... 3-2-1 Notre Dame on neutral ice ...... 0-0-0 10/11 at Ohio State 1/1 59:18 3 3.04 36 .923 0 1 0 0 0 Notre Dame in overtime ...... 0-0-1 10/17 vs. BGSU 1/0 19:02 2 3.83 7 .778 0 2 0 0 0 Notre Dame in October...... 5-2-0 10/18 at BGSU 1/1 60:00 0 2.17 40 .943 1 2 0 0 0 Notre Dame in November ...... 0-1-1 10/24 at Boston Coll. 1/1 60:00 0 1.51 27 .957 2 2 0 0 0 Notre Dame in December ...... 0-0-0 10/30 Neb.-Omaha 1/0 1:57 0 1.50 1 .957 2 2 0 0 0 Notre Dame in January ...... 0-0-0 10/31 Neb.-Omaha 1/1 60:00 0 1.15 22 .964 3 2 0 0 0 Notre Dame in February ...... 0-0-0 11/8 at Mich. State 1/1 64:38 3 1.48 25 .952 3 2 1 1 0 Notre Dame in March ...... 0-0-0 Totals 7/5 324:52 8 1.48 158 .952 3 2 1 1 0

IRISH CAREER STATS #31 Rory Walsh So. 5-9, 170 Newton, Mass./Noble and Greenough Player GP G A PTS PEN/MIN Date Opponent GP/GS Minutes GA Avg. Saves Pct. W L T PP SH Rob Globke 116 54 39 93 83/209 10/10 at Ohio State 1/1 60:00 2 2.00 31 .939 1 0 0 0 0 Aaron Gill 123 35 49 84 31/72 10/17 vs. BGSU 1/1 40:00 3 3.00 13 .898 0 0 0 2 0 Brett Lebda 122 20 46 66 88/218 Totals 2/2 100:00 5 3.00 44 .898 1 0 0 2 0 Neil Komadoski 116 7 38 45 108/260 Tom Galvin 112 7 36 43 37/77 Cory McLean 83 15 15 30 10/28 Brad Wanchulak 74 7 10 17 20/40 PATRIOTIC GROUP: Notre Dame’s current roster those listed below, plus: Colorado, Delaware, New Tim Wallace 49 7 8 15 13/34 includes eight players who have past experience with Jersey, Wisconsin, Prince Edward Island and Quebec. Matt Amado 41 5 10 15 15/30 USA Hockey, as members of the National Team De- Mike Walsh 32 5 3 8 7/14 velopment Program (NTDP) and/or the National Jun- 2003-04 NOTRE DAME HOCKEY Derek Smith 55 1 4 5 23/54 ior Team. Since the program began, the Irish have – BY STATE OR PROVINCE: had a total of 13 NTDP alums grace their roster. The Michael Bartlett 9 2 1 3 2/4 current contingent includes seniors Rob Globke, Neil Michigan (6): Rob Globke, Derek Smith, Chris Trick, T. J. Mathieson 44 1 2 3 11/22 Komadoski and Brett Lebda, junior Derek Smith Mike Walsh, Jason Paige, Josh Sciba Joe Zurenko 53 0 3 3 36/81 (Marysville, Mich.), sophomore Tim Wallace (An- (3): Brett Lebda, Joe Zurenko, Michael Wes O’Neill 9 1 2 3 2/4 chorage, Alaska) and freshmen Noah Babin (Palm Bartlett Matt Williams-Kovacs 802 2 3/6 Beach Gardens, Fla.), Michael Bartlett (Morton Minnesota (3): Aaron Gill, Tony Gill, T.J. Jindra Jason Paige 9 0 2 2 5/10 Grove, Ill.) and Josh Sciba (Westland, Mich.) Alberta (2): Brad Wanchulak, Matt Williams-Kovacs Chris Trick 33 0 2 2 6/12 Former Irish players Brett Henning, Paul Har- Ontario (2): David Brown, Wes O’Neill Alaska (1): Tim Wallace Morgan Cey 73 0 2 2 2/4 ris, Michael Chin, Connor Dunlop and John Wroblewski are all alums of the U.S. Developmental British Columbia (1): Matt Amado Josh Sciba 8 1 0 1 2/4 Florida (1): Noah Babin Program. T.J. Jindra 9 0 1 0 1/2 Maryland (1): T.J. Mathieson Tony Gill 19 0 1 0 3/6 Massachusetts (1): Rory Walsh CCHA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM: Notre Dame Missouri (1): Neil Komadoski Noah Babin 8 0 0 0 0/0 saw it’s streak of seven consecutive seasons with at Rory Walsh 2 0 0 0 0/0 New York (1): Tom Galvin least one player named to the CCHA all-Academic North Dakota (1): Cory McLean David Brown 7 0 0 0 0/0 Team last season. The Irish have produced eight pre- Saskatchewan (1): Morgan Cey vious first-team CCHA All-Academic selections since Goaltender GP W-L-T GAvg. Sv% rejoining the CCHA in ’92-’93: Curtis Janicke and David Brown 7 3-2-1 1.48 .952 Carl Picconatto (’92-’93), Garry Gruber ('95-'96), Morgan Cey 73 31-30-9 2.77 .912 Steve Noble ('96-'97, '97-'98), Forrest Karr and Aniket Rory Walsh 2 1-0-0 3.00 .898 Dhadphale ('98-'99), Andy Jurkowski (99’-’00), Dan Carlson (2000-01) and David Inman (2001-02). Dur- ing that 11-year span, only Western Michigan (12) has produced more CCHA All-Academic selections than Notre Dame's 10.

HOMETOWNS: The 2003-04 Notre Dame hockey team features players from 10 states and four Canadian provinces - Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Saskatchewan. In the eight-year tenure of head coach Dave Poulin, the Notre Dame hockey letterwinners have hailed from 20 different states and provinces – THE LAKE SUPERIOR STATE GAME NOTES - November 21-22, 2003

NOTRE DAME SCORING STREAKS: 2003-2004 CCHA TELEVISION SCHEDULE: The Central Collegiate Hockey Association has announced Player Length Dates G-A-PTS its 13-game CCHA television schedule with Fox Sports Detroit and an eight-game package with College Cory McLean 4 10/10-18 2-3-5 Sports Television (CSTV) for the first half of the season. Mike Walsh 3 10/18-30 2-2-4 CSTV, which will broadcast a national “Game of the Week” package on Friday nights, opens its collegiate Mike Walsh 2 11/7-8 2-0-2 hockey coverage on Saturday, Oct. 3 with St. Lawrence facing Miami at the Lefty McFadden Invitational. Rob Globke 2 10/30-31 1-1-2 Notre Dame is scheduled to appear twice on CSTV’s package. The Irish will appear on Oct. 10 at Ohio State Mike Bartlett 2 10/30-31 1-1-2 and on Dec. 27 versus Cornell in a first-round game of the Everblades Classic in Estero, Fla. CSTV is also Brett Lebda 2 10/30-31 0-3-3 scheduled to televise the championship game of that tournament, giving the Irish a third opportunity to Aaron Gill 2 10/24-30 1-3-4 appear nationally. Mike Walsh 2 10/18-24 2-0-2 CSTV has announced its second-half schedule and the Irish are included once again as the Friday, Feb. 27 M. Williams-Kovacs 2 10/17-18 0-2-2 game at the Joyce Center versus Michigan will now be teleivised. Rob Globke 2 10/17-18 1-2-3 The Irish are scheduled to appear once on Fox Sports Detroit during the regular season as their Feb. 14 Matt Amado 2 10/10-11 0-2-2 game with Ferris State at the Joyce Center is on the schedule. Tim Wallace 2 10/10-11 1-2-3 Fox Sports coverage of the CCHA also includes “CCHA Weekly,” a 30-minute weekly magazine show that begins in January and provides in-depth coverage of the league. Assist Streaks Player Length Dates Assists Cory McLean 2 10/10-11 1-2-3 2003-04 CCHA TELEVISION SCHEDULE Brett Lebda 2 10/30-31 0-3-3 Aaron Gill 2 10/24-30 1-3-4 Nov. 14 CSTV Michigan at Ohio State 8:05 p.m. M. Williams-Kovacs 2 10/17-18 0-2-2 Nov. 28 CSTV UMass at Nebraska-Omaha 7:35 p.m. Rob Globke 2 10/17-18 1-2-3 Dec. 5 FSD Michigan State at Michigan 7:35 p.m. Matt Amado 2 10/10-11 0-2-2 Dec. 27 FSD Michigan vs. Boston College 2:35 p.m. Goal Streaks Michigan St. vs. Michigan Tech 6:05 p.m. Player Length Dates Goals Dec. 27 CSTV Everblades Classic Mike Walsh 2 11/7-8 2-0-2 Maine vs. Ohio State 4:05 p.m. Mike Walsh 2 10/18-24 2-0-2 Notre Dame vs. Cornell 7:05 p.m. Bold - Current Streaks Dec. 28 FSD Great Lakes Invitational Third-Place Game 12:35 p.m. Championship Game 4:05 p.m. Dec. 28 CSTV Everblades Classic Championship Game 4:05 p.m. Jan. 9 FSD Ohio State at Michigan 7:35 p.m. Jan. 23 CSTV Michigan State at Ohio State 8:05 p.m. WHERE ARE THEY NOW?? Jan. 23 FSD Michigan at Western Michigan 7:35 p.m. Several former Notre Dame hockey players have Feb. 6 CSTV Michigan at Alaska Fairbanks 11:05 p.m. continued on the professional level. Here’s where Feb. 7 FSD Michigan State vs. Lake Superior 7:35 p.m. they are playing now (stats as of Nov. 17). Feb. 13 FSD Miami at Michigan 7:35 p.m. Feb. 14 FSD Ferris State at Notre Dame 7:35 p.m. Feb. 21 FSD Nebraska-Omaha at Michigan State 7:35 p.m. NHL GP G A PTS PIM Feb. 27 CSTV Michigan at Notre Dame 8:05 p.m. Mark Eaton - Nashville 14 1 4 5 6 Feb. 28 FSD Northern Michigan at Bowling Green 7:35 p.m. Mar. 5 CSTV Michigan at Michigan State 8:05 p.m. AHL GP G A PTS PIM Mar. 6 FSD Michigan vs. Michigan State 7:35 p.m. Ben Simon - Milwaukee 11 0 3 3 4 Mar. 13 FSD CCHA First Round Playoffs (TBD) 7:35 p.m. Mar. 19 FSD CCHA Semifinals - Game 1 4:05 p.m. ECHL GP G A PTS PIM Mar. 19 FSD CCHA Semifinals - Game 2 7:35 p.m. Dan Carlson - Roanoke 13 6 11 17 22 Mar. 20 FSD Mason Cup Championship 7:05 p.m. Joe Dusbabek - Roanoke 13 4 2 6 12 David Inman - Charlotte 11 1 5 6 6 Evan Nielsen - Gwinnett 13 2 1 3 14 Michael Chin - Dayton 6 1 1 2 6 Cincinnati * 4 1 0 1 4 Totals 10 2 1 3 10 John Wroblewski - Fresno 12 1 1 2 9 Connor Dunlop - Cincinnati 3 1 1 2 0 Jake Wiegand - Dayton 4 0 0 0 2 Benoit Cotnoir - Augusta # 2 0 0 0 0

* released 10/24 # released 10/22 THE LAKE SUPERIOR STATE GAME NOTES - November 21-22, 2003

NATIONAL POLLS: 2003-04 CENTRAL COLLEGIATE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION STANDINGS CCHA OVERALL USA TODAY/Amer. Hockey Mag. (Nov. 17) TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA Last 1. Ohio State 10 7 3 0 14 33 20 13 8 5 0 42 31 School Record Pts Week 2. Michigan State 10 6 3 1 13 35 25 12 7 4 1 43 33 1. North Dakota (17) 7-2-0 481 1 3. Michigan 8 5 3 0 10 26 24 12 9 3 0 45 35 2. Boston College (12) 6-2-2 478 3 4. Notre Dame 8 4 3 1 9 22 18 9 5 3 1 23 18 3. Maine (3) 9-2-0 423 4 Miami 8 4 3 1 9 26 21 14 6 6 2 43 39 4. New Hampshire 6-2-1 395 2 6. Alaska Fairbanks 6 4 2 0 8 21 14 10 5 5 0 33 34 5. St. Cloud State (2) 8-1-1 363 7 Northern Michigan 8 4 4 0 8 18 22 10 5 5 0 28 32 6. Colorado College 6-1-1 344 6 8. Bowling Green 8 2 4 2 6 19 23 11 3 5 3 25 29 7. Michigan 9-3-0 340 5 9. Lake Superior 6 2 3 1 5 12 17 10 4 3 3 22 24 8. Denver 7-2-1 279 8 Western Michigan 8 2 5 1 5 22 30 12 4 6 2 35 42 9. Massachusetts 8-2-0 219 9 Nebraska-Omaha 8 2 5 1 5 17 23 10 2 7 1 23 34 10. Boston University 3-2-2 205 10 12. Ferris State 8 2 6 0 4 20 34 10 3 7 0 26 40 11. Cornell 3-1-2 169 11 12. Ohio State 8-5-0 113 13 13. Harvard 2-2-1 67 12 THIS WEEK IN THE CCHA LAST WEEK IN THE CCHA 14. Michigan State 7-4-1 47 15 Thursday, Nov. 20 Friday, Nov. 14 15. Minnesota-Duluth 5-5-1 46 14 Wayne State at Michigan State at Notre Dame 4, U.S. Under-18 Team 0 Receiving Votes: Providence, 40; Brown, 28; at Lake Superior 4, Bowling Green 2 Dartmouth, 18; Wisconsin, 10; Union College, 5; Friday, Nov. 21 at Miami 4, Michigan State 2 Notre Dame, 4; Minnesota, 4; Holy Cross, 2. Lake Superior at Notre Dame, 7:35 at Nebraska-Omaha 2, Northern Michigan 1 U.S. College Hockey Online (Nov. 17) Alaska Fairbanks at Miami, 7:35 Michigan 4, at Ohio State 0 Last Nebraska-Omaha at Ferris State, 7:35 Western Michigan 3, at Niagara 2 School Record Pts Week Wayne State at Michigan State, 7:35 1. North Dakota (20) 7-2-0 568 1 Mercyhurst at Western Michigan, 7:35 Saturday, Nov. 15 2. Boston College (12) 6-2-2 553 3 Bowling Green at Cornell Bowling Green 0, at Lake Superior 0 (ot) 3. Maine (3) 9-2-0 494 4 Ohio State at Colgate Michigan State 3, at Miami 1 4. New Hampshire 6-2-1 553 2 Northern Michigan 4, at Nebraska-Omaha 2 5. St. Cloud State (5) 8-1-1 446 7 Friday, Nov. 21 at Ohio State 5, Michigan 2 6. Colorado College 6-1-1 405 6 Lake Superior at Notre Dame at Niagara 3, Western Michigan 2 7. Michigan 9-3-0 373 5 Alaska Fairbanks at Miami, 7:35 8. Denver 7-2-1 336 8 Nebraska-Omaha at Ferris State 9. Massachusetts 8-2-0 258 9 Mercyhurst at Western Michigan 10. Boston University 3-2-2 224 10 11. Cornell 3-1-2 191 11 Bowling Green at Colgate 12. Ohio State 8-5-0 134 14 Ohio State at Cornell 13. Harvard 2-2-1 76 12 14. Michigan State 7-4-1 59 15 15. Minnesota-Duluth 5-5-1 45 13 Brown 4-1-0 45 NR Receiving Votes: Providence, 41; Dartmouth, 35; Wisconsin, 31; Union, 16; Notre Dame, 15, Colgate, 5; Minnesota, 4; Holy Cross, 2.

Inside College Hockey.com (Nov. 16) PRESEASON CCHA POLLS: The Central Colle- CCHA Media Poll (1st-place votes) ...... Points Last giate Hockey Association (CCHA) announced the re- 1. Michigan (70) ...... 963 School Record Week sults of the coaches and the media’s preseason polls at 2. Michigan State (7) ...... 837 1. North Dakota 7-2-0 1 it’s annual Media Day in Detroit on Sept. 17. In the 3. Ferris State (2) ...... 762 2. Boston College 6-2-2 3 annual polls, Notre Dame was picked to finish seventh 4. Ohio State (3) ...... 759 3. St. Cloud State 8-1-1 9 by both the coaches and the media. 5. Northern Michigan ...... 611 4. New Hampshire 6-2-1 2 6. Miami ...... 517 5. Maine 9-2-0 5 CCHA Coaches Poll (1st-place votes) ..... Points 7. Notre Dame ...... 483 8. Western Michigan ...... 418 6. Michigan 9-3-0 4 1. Michigan (10) ...... 120 7. Colorado College 6-1-1 6 9. Alaska Fairbanks ...... 391 2. Ferris State (1) ...... 104 8. Denver 7-2-1 7 10. Nebraska-Omaha ...... 306 3. Michigan State (1) ...... 101 9. Massachusetts 8-2-0 8 11. Bowling Green ...... 233 4. Ohio State ...... 96 10. Cornell 3-1-2 12 12. Lake Superior State ...... 116 11. Boston University 3-2-2 11 5. Northern Michigan ...... 71 12. Brown 4-1-0 19 6. Miami ...... 64 13. Dartmouth 2-0-3 13 7. Notre Dame ...... 62 14. Ohio State 8-5-0 18 8. Alaska Fairbanks ...... 53 15. Michigan State 7-4-1 14 9. Western Michigan ...... 52 16. Providence 6-3-2 17 10. Bowling Green ...... 35 17. Notre Dame 5-3-1 15 11. Nebraska-Omaha ...... 23 18. Wisconsin 6-3-1 NR 12. Lake Superior State ...... 11 19. Harvard 2-2-1 10 20. Holy Cross 6-3-1 NR Bubble-licious: RPI, Union, Minnesota-Duluth. THE LAKE SUPERIOR STATE GAME NOTES – November 21-22, 2003 2003-04 Notre Dame Player Bio Updates 2 Joe Zurenko Jr. 6-1/205 Defense 10 Cory McLean Jr. 5-9/171 RW Palantine, Ill./Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) Fargo, N.D./Chicago Steel (USHL)

¥ Saw first action of the season versus Bowling Green (10/18). ¥ Recorded second two-goal game of career vs. Nebraska-Omaha (10/30) ¥ Had four-game point streak (2-3-5) snapped at Boston College. Year GP G A Pts P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/- ¥ Assisted on Mike Walsh’s game winner just 17 seconds into 3-0 win over Bowling Green. 2003-04 3 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 E ¥ Scored on the power play in 5-3 loss to Bowling Green (10/17) ¥ Assisted on Tim Wallace goal in OSU loss (10/11). 3T.J. Mathieson Sr. 6-1/198 Defense ¥ Has a goal and an assist in season-opening win at Ohio State (10/10). Clarksville, Md./Chicago Freeze (NAHL) Year GP G A Pts P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/- ¥ Saw first action of the season at left wing versus Nebraska-Omaha 2003-04 9 4 4 8 1/2 1 0 0 +2 (10/31). 13 Brett Lebda Sr. 5-11/194 Defense Year GP G A Pts P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/- Buffalo Grove, Ill./U.S. Under-18 Team 2003-04 1 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 E ¥ Assisted on Neil Komadoski’s power-play goal vs. Nebraska-Omaha 5 Chris Trick So. 6-4/209 Defense (10/31). Troy, Mich./Chicago Freeze (NAHL) ¥ Had two assists versus Nebraska-Omaha (10/30) for 11th multiple-point game of career. ¥ Has played in seven games for the Irish in 2003-04. Sat out wins at ¥ Second on the team with 27 shots on goal. ¥ Assisted on Mike Walsh’s game-winning goal 17 seconds into 3-0 win at Boston College and versus Nebraska-Omaha (10/30). Bowling Green (10/18). ¥ First point of the year came via an assist at Ohio State (10/10). Year GP G A Pts P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/- 2003-04 7 0 0 0 1/2 0 0 0 -1 Year GP G A Pts P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/- 2003-04 9 0 5 5 4/8 0 0 0 +1 6 Noah Babin Fr. 6-0/188 Defense Palm Bch. Gardens, Fla./Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) 15 Brad Wanchulak Jr. 5-11/183 LW ¥ Has played in eight of team’s first nine games; sat out at Bowling Green Edson, Alb./Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL) (10/18). • Has played in seven of team’s first nine games; sat out Bowling Green Year GP G A Pts P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/- (10/18) and Michigan State (11/8). 2003-04 8 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 -2 Year GP G A Pts P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/- 7 Derek Smith Jr. 6-0/201 Defense 2003-04 7 0 0 0 2/4 0 0 0 -1 Marysville, Mich./U.S. Under-18 Team

¥ Has not played in any games this season due to post-concussion 16 Matt Amado So. 6-0/190 Center syndrome ... injured in game Jan. 4 at Nebraska-Omaha and has not Surrey, B.C./Coquitlam Express (BCHL) played since. • Has assists in three of Notre Dame’s first five games. Held off the Year GP G A Pts P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/- scoresheet versus Bowling Green (10/17) and Boston College (10/24). 2003-04 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 Year GP G A Pts P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/- 8 Josh Sciba Fr. 5-11/197 Center 2003-04 7 0 3 3 4/8 0 0 0 +2 Westland, Mich./U.S. Under-18 Team

¥ Scored first collegiate goal in 3-0 win over Bowling Green (10/18). 17 Mike Walsh So. 6-2/211 LW Northville, Mich./Compuware Ambassadors (NAHL) Year GP G A Pts P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/- 2003-04 8 1 0 1 2/4 0 0 0 E • Scored a goal in each of Notre Dame’s games versus Michigan State (11/7-8). Goal on 11/7 was the first power-play goal of career. 9 Matt Williams-Kovacs Fr. 5-10/198 RW ¥ Had first multiple-point game of his career with two assists versus Calgary, Alb./Calgary Royals (AJHL) Nebraska-Omaha (10/30). • Scored lone goal in Notre Dame’s 1-0 win over top-ranked Boston • Picked up one assist in each of Notre Dame’s games with Bowling College (10/24). ¥ Has scored three goals in career, all game winners. Green (10/17 and 10/18). ¥ Picked up first goal of the season (game winner) just 17 seconds into 3-0 win at Bowling Green (10/18). Year GP G A Pts P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/- 2003-04 8 0 2 2 3/6 0 0 0 +1 Year GP G A Pts P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/- 2003-04 9 4 2 6 1/2 1 0 2 +2 THE LAKE SUPERIOR STATE GAME NOTES – November 21-22, 2003 2003-04 Notre Dame Player Bio Updates 18 Rob Globke Sr. 6-3/202 RW 24 Tom Galvin Sr. 5-10/190 Defense West Bloomfield, Mich./U.S. Under-18 Team Miller Place, N.Y./Waterloo Blackhawks (USHL)

¥ For career, has 54 goals and 39 assists for 93 points. ¥ Recorded second two-assist game of the season in 3-3 tie at Michigan ¥ Became the 29th player in Notre Dame history to score 50 goals in State (11/7). Was seventh multiple-point game of his career. career. ¥ Collected two assists in season-opening win at Ohio State (10/10). ¥ Leads Notre Dame with 52 shots on goal; ranks second in the CCHA. • Has points in six of Notre Dame’s nine games. Year GP G A Pts P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/- ¥ Leads the Irish with two multiple-point games. 2003-04 9 0 4 4 2/4 0 0 0 +3 ¥ Had fifth goal of the season (GWG) in win over Nebraska-Omaha (10/30). ¥ Recorded a goal and an assist in 3-0 win over Bowling Green (10/18). ¥ Picked up second career hat trick in opening night, 5-2 win at Ohio State (10/10). Included were a power-play goal and a game winner. 25 Aaron Gill Sr. 6-0/180 Center Rochester, Minn./Rochester Mustangs (USHL) Year GP G A Pts P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/- 2003-04 9 5 4 9 5/10 1 0 2 -1 ¥ Had a goal (ppg) and two assists in 3-3 tie at Michigan State (11/8). Third three-point game of the year and sixth of his career. ¥ Had second three-point game (1g, 2a) of the season in 4-2 win over Nebraska-Omaha (10/31). 19 Wes O’Neill Fr. 6-4/207 Defense ¥ Set up Mike Walsh’s game-winning goal versus Boston College Essex, Ont./Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) (10/24) by winning late faceoff in BC zone. ¥ Picked up assist in 5-3 loss to Bowling Green (10/17). ¥ Leads Notre Dame with a +3 plus-minus rating. ¥ Opened the season with three-point game (1g, 2a) at Ohio State (10/10). ¥ Scored first career goal in 5-3 loss to Bowling Green (10/18); also had an assist for first multiple-point game of his career. Year GP G A Pts P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/- 2003-04 9 3 8 11 1/2 2 0 0 +1 Year GP G A Pts P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/- 2003-04 9 1 2 3 2/4 0 0 0 +3 26 T.J. Jindra Fr. 6-0/185 RW Faribault, Minn./River City Lancers (USHL) 20 Neil Komadoski Sr. 6-2/211 Defense Chesterfield, Mo./U.S. Under-18 Team • Set up Mike Bartlett’s game-winning goal vs. Nebraska-Omaha (10/ 31) for first career point at Notre Dame. ¥ Collected second power-play goal of the season in 3-3 tie at Michigan State (11/8). Year GP G A Pts P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/- ¥ Scored first goal of the season on the power play in 2-0 win over Nebraska-Omaha (10/31). 2003-04 9 0 1 1 1/2 0 0 0 -1 ¥ Picked up lone assist in season-opener at Ohio State (10/10). 27 Michael Bartlett Fr. 6-0/193 LW Year GP G A Pts P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/- Morton Grove, Ill./U.S. Under-18 Team 2003-04 9 2 1 3 4/8 2 0 0 -2 ¥ Scored game-winning goal vs. Nebraska-Omaha (10/31). ¥ Notched first career assist on Globke goal vs. UNO (10/30). 21 Tony Gill So. 5-10/172 LW ¥ Scored first career goal in 5-3 loss to Bowling Green (10/17). Rochester, Minn./Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) Year GP G A Pts P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/- ¥ Saw first action of the season in 3-0 win at Bowling Green (10/18). 2003-04 9 2 1 3 2/4 0 0 0 -2

Year GP G A Pts P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/- 2003-04 3 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 E 28 Tim Wallace So. 6-1/207 RW Anchorage, Alaska/U.S. Under-18 Team

22 Jason Paige Fr. 6-0/201 Center ¥ Assisted on Rob Globke goal in 3-0 win at Bowling Green (10/18). Saginaw, Mich./Compuware Ambassadors (NAHL) ¥ Scored first goal of the season in 3-1 loss at Ohio State (10/11). ¥ Had first multiple-point game (two assists) in season-opening win at ¥ Assisted on Rob Globke goal versus Nebraska-Omaha (10/30) Ohio State (10/10). • One of Notre Dame’s top penalty killers; outstanding defensive center. Won 12 of 15 faceoffs in win over Boston College (10/24). Year GP G A Pts P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/- ¥ Collected first career assist versus Bowling Green (10/17). 2003-04 9 1 3 4 3/6 0 0 0 +1

Year GP G A Pts P/Min PPG SHG GWG +/- 2003-04 9 0 2 2 5/10 0 0 0 -2 THE LAKE SUPERIOR STATE GAME NOTES – November 21-22, 2003 2003-04 Notre Dame Player Bio Updates 29 Morgan Cey Jr. 6-3/180 Goaltender Wilkie, Sask./Flin Flon Bombers (SJHL)

¥ Gave up just two goals, making season-high 34 saves in 3-1 loss at Michigan State (11/7). ¥ Made first start of the season vs. Nebraska-Omaha (10/30). Picked up win with 29-save effort in 58:07. Left game after goal-mouth collision.

Year GP/GS W-L-T Time GA GAA Saves Sv% SHO 2003-04 2/2 1-1-0 117:25 4 2.04 63 .940 0

30 David Brown Fr. 5-11/188 Goaltender Stoney Creek, Ont./Hamilton Kilty Bees (OPJHL)

¥ Recorded a 28-save shutout in 4-0 exhibition win over U.S. National Under-18 team on Nov. 14. Shutout will not count to his career stats, but is his fourth of the season. ¥ Had three-game shutout streak snapped at 7:12 of first period of 3-3 tie versus Michigan State (11/8). Finished with 25 saves in tie. Consecu tive shutout streak ends at 193:27, a Notre Dame school record. ¥ Selected Hockey Commissioner’s Association (HCA) national rookie of the month for October (3-2-0, 1.15 goals-against avg., .964 sv. pct. and three shutouts. ¥ Selected CCHA rookie of the week for second time this season (Nov. 2) after recording third consecutive shutout in beating Nebraska-Omaha (10/31) by a 2-0 score. ¥ Three consecutive shutouts and three shutouts in one season are Notre Dame records. .¥ Recorded second consecutive shutout with 27 saves in 1-0 win over top- ranked Boston College (10/24). Second goaltender in Notre Dame history to record back-to-back shutouts. ¥ Named CCHA rookie of the week for October 19 after Bowling Green shutout. ¥ Recorded first career shutout, making 40 saves in 3-0 win at Bowling Green (10/18). ¥ Made first career start versus Ohio State (10/11); Irish lost 3-1 with Brown making 36 saves.

Year GP/GS W-L-T Time GA GAA Saves Sv% SHO 2003-04 7/5 3-2-1 324:52 8 1.48 158 .952 3

31 Rory Walsh So. 5-9/170 Goaltender Milton, Mass./Noble and Greenough

¥Won first career start at Ohio State (10/10) with 31 saves in 5-2 win. ¥Winner of George Komadoski Trophy as most valuable player in annual Blue-Gold game.

Year GP/GS W-L-T Time GA GAA Saves Sv% SHO 2003-04 2/2 1-0-0 100:00 5 3.00 44 .898 0 THE LAKE SUPERIOR STATE GAME NOTES – November 21-22, 2003 2003-04 Notre Dame Hockey Box Scores

Friday, Oct. 10, 2003 Ð at Columbus, Ohio Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003 Ð at Bowling Green, Ohio Friday, Nov. 7, 2003 Ð at East Lansing, Mich. 123 -F 123 -F 123 -F Notre Dame 2 1 2 - 5 Notre Dame 2 0 1 - 3 Notre Dame 0 0 1 - 1 #15/#14 Ohio State 1 1 0 - 2 Bowling Green 0 0 0 - 0 Michigan State 0 1 2 - 3 1st Period 1st Period 1st Period OSU - Rod Pelley 1 (Matt Beaudoin), 6:45; ND - Rob Globke 1 ND - Mike Walsh 1 (Cory McLean, Brett Lebda), 00:17; ND - Josh No Scoring (Matt Amado, Cory McLean), 12:11; ND - Globke 2 (Tom Galvin, Sciba 1 (Matt Williams-Kovacs, Rob Globke), 2:37. 2nd Period Aaron Gill), 17:15. 2nd Period MSU Ð A.J. Thelen 3 (Tommy Goebel, Mike Lalonde), 19:19. 2nd Period No Scoring 3rd Period OSU Ð Paul Caponigri 3 (Doug Andress, Dan Knapp), 3:59: ND - 3rd Period MSU Ð Adam Nightingale 2 (Jared Nightingale), SHG, 10:22; Globke 3 (A. Gill, Neil Komadoski), PPG, 10:39. ND Ð Globke 4 (Tim Wallace, Matt Amado), 1:39. ND Ð Mike Walsh 3 (Matt Amado, Wes O’Neill), PPG, 10:53. 3rd Period Saves Saves ND Ð A. Gill 1 (Tim Wallace, Brett Lebda), PPG, 13:54; ND - ND Ð David Brown (60:00) 18 - 14 - 8 Ð 40 ND Ð Morgan Cey (59:18) 11 -11 - 12 Ð 34 McLean 1 (Wallace, Galvin), 17:48. BGSU Ð Jordan Sigalet (60:00) 6 - 8 - 0 Ð 14 MSU Ð Dominic Vicari (60:00) 9 - 8 - 6 Ð 23 Saves Power Play: ND: 0-7; BGSU: 0-6 Power Play: ND: 1-3; MSU: 0-2 ND Ð Rory Walsh (60:00) 12 - 10 - 9 Ð 31 Penalties: ND: 11 for 22 minutes; BGSU: 10 for 20 minutes Penalties: ND: 2 for 4 minutes; MSU: 3 for 6 minutes OSU Ð Dave Caruso (60:00) 7 - 10 - 7 Ð 24 Attendance: 2,623 Attendance: 6,527 (sellout) Power Play: ND: 2-7; OSU: 0-4 Penalties: ND: 6 for 12 minutes; OSU: 8 for 16 minutes Saturday, Nov. 8, 2003 Ð at East Lansing, Mich. Attendance: 2,948 Friday, Oct. 24, 2003 Ð at Chestnut Hill, Mass. 123 OT - F 123 -F Notre Dame 0 1 2 0 - 3 Saturday, Oct. 11, 2003 Ð at Columbus, Ohio Notre Dame 0 0 1 - 1 Michigan State 2 1 0 0 - 3 123 -F #1/#2 Boston College 0 0 0 - 0 1st Period Notre Dame 0 1 0 - 1 1st Period MSU Ð Jim Slater 8 (Tommy Goebel, Ethan Graham), 7:12; #15/#14 Ohio State 0 1 2 - 3 No Scoring MSU Ð Brock Radunske 3 (Chris Snavely), 19:00. 1st Period 2nd Period 2nd Period No Scoring No Scoring ND Ð Mike Walsh 4 (Cory McLean, Aaron Gill), 9:04; MSU Ð 2nd Period 3rd Period Slater 9 (Adam Nightingale, Goebel), PPG, 18:22. OSU Ð Daymen Bencharski 1 (Matt Waddell, Nate Guenin), 2:44; ND Ð Mike Walsh 2 (Aaron Gill), 14:56. 3rd Period ND - Tim Wallace 1 (Cory McLean, Matt Amado), 4:35. Saves ND Ð Neil Komadoski 2 (Tom Galvin, A. Gill), PPG, 1:43; 3rd Period ND Ð David Brown (60:00) 11 - 9 - 7 Ð 27 ND Ð A. Gill 3 (Rob Globke, Galvin), PPG, 18:54. OSU - JB Bittner 1 (Andrew Schembri, Waddell), 11:20; OSU - BC Ð Matti Kaltiainen (58:40) 5 - 6 - 6 Ð 17 Overtime Dave Steckel 4 (Paul Caponigri, Dan Knapp) Power Play: ND: 0-3; BC: 0-3 No Scoring Saves Penalties: ND: 4 for 8 minutes; BC: 4 for 8 minutes Saves ND Ð David Brown (59:18) 7 - 18 - 11 Ð 36 Attendance: 7,884 (sellout) ND Ð David Brown (64:38) 7 - 7 - 9 - 2 Ð 25 OSU Ð Mike Betz (60:00) 3 - 15 - 11 Ð 29 MSU Ð Matt Migliaccio (65:00) 9 - 14 - 7 - 0 Ð 30 Power Play: ND: 0-4; OSU: 0-5 Power Play: ND: 2-4; MSU: 1-4 Penalties: ND: 6 for 12 minutes; OSU: 5 for 10 minutes Thursday, Oct. 30, 2003 Ð at Notre Dame, Ind. Penalties: ND: 5 for 10 minutes; MSU: 5 for 10 minutes Attendance: 1,956 Attendance: 6,542 (sellout) 123 -F Nebraska-Omaha 0 1 1 - 2 Notre Dame 2 2 0 - 4 Friday, Oct. 17, 2003 Ð at Notre Dame, Ind. 1st Period Friday, Nov. 14, 2003 Ð at Notre Dame, Ind. 123 -F ND Ð Cory McLean 3 (Brett Lebda, Aaron Gill), 11:36; ND Ð A. Exhibition Game Bowling Green 1 2 2 - 5 Gill 2 (Mike Walsh, Lebda), 19:52. 123 -F Notre Dame 0 3 0 - 3 2nd Period U.S. Under-18 Team 0 0 0 - 0 1st Period UNO Ð Brent Kisio 1 (Scotty Turner), 10:02; ND Ð Rob Globke 5 Notre Dame 1 2 1 - 4 BGSU - D’Arcy McConvey 1 (KevinBieksa, ), (Mike Bartlett, Jason Paige), 11:52; ND Ð McLean 4 (A. Gill, M. 1st Period PPG, 13:54. Walsh), 12:21. ND Ð Tom Galvin (Mike Bartlett, Rob Globke), ppg, 19:09. 2nd Period 3rd Period 2nd Period BGSU Ð Rich Meloche 1 (unassisted), PPG, 2:27; ND - Michael UNO Ð Andrew Wong 1 (Kaleb Betts, Dan Knapp), 18:07. ND Ð Brett Lebda (Matt Amado, Globke), 00:41; ND Ð Tim Wallace Bartlett 1 (Wes O’Neill, Jason Paige), 8:22; ND - Cory McLean 2 Saves (Lebda), 9:55. (Aaron Gill, Rob Globke), PPG, 15:12; ND - O’Neill 1 (Matt UNO Ð Brian Haaland (59:05) 11 - 13 - 5 Ð 29 3rd Period Williams-Kovacs), 15:30; BGSU - Ryan Minnabarriet 1 (Alex ND Ð Morgan Cey (58:07) 10 - 11 - 8 Ð 29 ND Ð Mike Walsh (Noah Babin, Aaron Gill), 12:25. Rogosheske, Bieksa), 17:26. David Brown (1:53) x - x - 1 Ð 1 Saves 3rd Period Power Play: UNO: 0-0; ND: 0-1 USA Ð Jordan Pearce (60:00) 10 - 16 - 9 Ð 35 BGSU Ð Bieksa 2 (unassisted), 3:18; ND - James Unger 1 (Bryan Penalties: UNO: 1 for 2 minutes; ND: 0 for 0 minutes ND Ð David Brown (60:00) 8 - 9 - 11 Ð 28 Dobek, McConvey), 15:38. Attendance: 1,455 Power Play: USA: 0-9; ND: 1-6 Saves Penalties: USA: 9 for 18 minutes; ND: 10 for 20 minutes BGSU Ð Jordan Sigalet (60:00) 12 - 22 - 22 Ð 56 Attendance: 2,028 ND Ð Rory Walsh (40:00) 4 - 9 - x Ð 13 Friday, Oct. 31, 2003 Ð at Notre Dame, Ind. David Brown (19:02) x - x - 7 Ð 7 123 -F Power Play: BGSU: 2-6; ND: 1-8 Nebraska-Omaha 0 0 0 - 0 Penalties: BGSU: 10 for 20 minutes; ND: 8 for 16 minutes Notre Dame 2 0 0 - 2 Attendance: 2,184 1st Period ND Ð Mike Bartlett 2 (T.J. Jindra), 2:11; ND Ð Neil Komadoski 1 (Brett Lebda, Rob Globke), ppg, 12:51. . 2nd Period No Scoring. 3rd Period No Scoring Saves UNO Ð Chris Holt (58:37) 16 - 8 - 6 Ð 30 ND Ð David Brown (60:00) 4 -10 - 8 Ð 22 Power Play: UNO: 0-3; ND: 1-5 Penalties: UNO: 6 for 12 minutes; ND: 4 for 8 minutes Attendance: 1,968