| Troy Bagne |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Moorhead, MN
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| High School:
Moorhead High School
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| Weight:
190
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| Position:
Forward
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| Birthdate:
04/21/1978
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Experienced fourth-year forward who has played on the wing and at center for Notre Dame during his first three seasons ... part of a deep group of center prospects on the 1999-2000 squad that includes fellow senior Ben Simon, sophomores David Inman and Brett Henning and freshman Connor Dunlop ... looking for improved consistency and more contributions to the Irish scoring, after totaling 11 points in his first 99 career games ... an excellent skater with solid all-around skills ... a strong competitor who can provide an added dimension of speed to the Irish attack ... impressed Notre Dame head coach Dave Poulin as a high school senior at the National Select Tournament in Lake Placid, N.Y. ... part of a promising class that joined the Irish in the fall of 1996, with that group including Simon, right wing Joe Dusbabek and defensemen Nathan Borega and Tyson Fraser ... four of his seven career points versus Central Collegiate Hockey Association teams have come versus Western Michigan (all assists) ... one of seven Minnesota natives on the 1999-2000 Irish roster, joining classmate Dusbabek (Faribault), juniors Dan Carlson (Edina), Ryan Dolder (Hutchinson), Kyle Kolquist (Duluth) and Jay Kopischke (Alexandria) and sophomore Sam Cornelius (Edina) ... one of 79 all-time Notre Dame hockey letterwinners from the state of Minnesota (out of 234) ... could face former Moorhead (Minn.) Spuds teammate and fellow center Mark Cullen, if Notre Dame faces Colorado College at the Denver Cup on New Year’s Day.
AS A JUNIOR: Skated primarily on the third and fourth forward lines, appearing in 30 of 38 games while registering one goal and one assist ... attempted 12 shots on goal ... showed good discipline while being called for just four penalties (totaling eight minutes) ... finished with a +1 plus-minus ratio ... assisted on a goal by Chad Chipchase in early 7-1 win over Western Michigan ... scored a goal midway through the third period in game at Northern Michigan, sliding home a pass from Ryan Dolder to give the Irish a 3-1 lead before the Wildcats rallied for a 3-3 tie.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Appeared in 35 of 38 regular-season games while recording one goal and two assists ... attempted 16 shots on goal ... whistled for six penalties that totaled 20 minutes ... set up Lyle Andrusiak’s game-winning goal in the season opener versus Western Ontario (4-2), after digging the puck out of the boards and firing a pass into the crease ... broke a 16-game scoring drought by notching a goal and assist in his home state, at Minnesota’s Mariucci Classic ... assisted on Benoit Cotnoir’s early goal in 4-2 loss to Northeastern, on the first day of the Mariucci ... came back next day to score third goal in 5-1 win over Brown.
AS A FRESHMAN: Appeared in 34 of 35 games, seeing time at each of the three forward positions ... totaled one goal and five assists ... his seven penalties were among the lowest by Irish regulars ... scored his first point in early tie with Western Michigan (3-3), assisting on a second-period goal by Terry Lorenz ... also assisted on Lorenz' go-ahead goal (5-4) in comeback win at No. 3 Bowling Green (7-5) ... scored Notre Dame's lone goal in home loss to Mankato State (3-1) ... snapped a 20-game pointless streak on Feb. 7 against Ohio State, assisting on a first-period goal that gave the Irish a 2-0 lead (the Buckeyes rallied for a crucial 4-3 win) ... recorded two assists in 4-3 overtime win over Western Michigan.
PREP & PERSONAL: Participated in the USA Select 16 and 17-year-old camps ... a three-year hockey monogram winner at Moorhead High School ... served as team captain during his senior year while earning team MVP honors ... named all-conference three times ... helped Moorhead capture the conference and regional titles in both his sophomore and junior seasons ... totaled 153 points in three seasons, including 33 goals and 30 assists as a junior and 26 goals, 28 assists as a senior ... as a junior, played in a sectional final in front of 7,500 fans, with Moorhead winning in four overtimes and going on to a runner-up finish in the state tournament ... played in the Maroon and Gold all-star series ... also served as a two-year member of the Moorhead varsity golf team ... totaled 106 goals in his second year of Bantam hockey ... was a part of four hockey teams that advanced to the state championship game ... born April 21, 1978, in Moorhead, Minn. ... son of Craig and Diane Bagne ... full name is Troy H. Bagne ... enrolled in the College of Business Administration, as a marketing major.
