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Ice Hockey
Joins the Irish after spending two seasons with USA Hockey's National Team Developmental Program in Ann Arbor, Mich., where he was a teammate of fellow Notre Dame freshman, Kyle Palmieri ... quick, mobile defenseman with excellent offensive instincts ... has improved his overall game in each of the last two seasons ... will look to break into the regular rotation on the Notre Dame blue line ... split time between the Under-17 and Under-18 teams in 2008-09 ... saw action in 35 games with the Under-18 team, recording five assists and eight minutes in penalties ... in nine games with the Under-17 team scored one goal with four assists and five points ... with the Under-17 team in 2007-08, played in 47 games with four goals and eight assists for 12 points ... product of the Midwest Elite Hockey League where he played in 2006-07 for Team Illinois in the Midget Major AAA division ... had 10 goals and 62 assists for 72 points in 70 games that season ... joins senior Kyle Lawson, juniors Ian Cole, Brad Phillips, Teddy Ruth, sophomores Patrick Gaul and Sean Lorenz and fellow freshman Kyle Palmieri as former USNTDP alums on the current Irish roster and one of 23 USNTDP alums to play hockey at Notre Dame ... one of five Illinois natives on the Notre Dame roster joining Dan Kissel (Crestwood), Billy Maday (Burr Ridge), Tom O'Brien (Mokena) and Teddy Ruth (Naperville) ... signed a national letter-of-intent in the early-signing period (Nov. `08) along with Nick Larson, Kyle Palmieri and Riley Sheahan. PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Mich., while playing for the USA National Team Developmental Program ... full name is Samuel Carmen Calabrese ... son of Carmen and Jane Calabrese ... has one sister, Nicole, and one brother, Matt ... born March 18, 1991 in Park Ridge, Ill. ... enrolled in First Year of Studies at Notre Dame and plans to major in business. |
    
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