Ian Cole Class: Junior Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI High School: Pioneer Height / Weight: 6-1 / 220 Position: Defenseman Birthdate: 02/21/1989 Last Team: U.S. National Under-18 Team

One of the top collegiate defensemen in the nation ... will be in the running for All-American honors in 2009-10 ... has earned two monograms with the Irish ... coming off a break out sophomore season ... was a first team all-CCHA selection and first team West AHCA/Reebok All-American in 2008-09 ... first Irish defenseman to take All-American honors since Benoit Cotnoir `99 during the 1998-99 campaign ... stepped right into the Notre Dame lineup as a freshman and has played a key role ever since ... selected to all-tournament team at the 2009 CCHA championship, helping team to second conference championship in the last three years ... big, physical defenseman with excellent hockey skills ... plays a physical game and can also go the length of the ice on a scoring rush ... strong in the corners and in front of the net ... tough to knock off his feet and moves the puck well in transition ... strong, accurate shot from the point ... played in 38 games as a sophomore, leading Notre Dame defensemen in scoring with six goals and 20 assists for 26 points ... spent his second Christmas as a member of the U.S. Junior National Team ... one of five Notre Dame defensemen with ties to the United States National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor, Mich., joining senior Kyle Lawson, junior Teddy Ruth, sophomore Sean Lorenz and freshman Sam Calabrese ... selected in the first round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, 18th overall by the St. Louis Blues as St. Louis traded up to draft him ... highest any Notre Dame player has ever been selected (Rob Globke - 40th overall by Florida in 2004 was previous highest pick) ... was ranked 81st by NHL Central Scouting heading into 2007 Draft ... one of eight former USNTDP alums on the current roster and one of 23 to play at Notre Dame all-time ... one of five Michigan natives on the Irish hockey roster along with seniors Brett Blatchford (Temperance) and Kyle Lawson (New Hudson) and juniors Brad Phillips (Farmington Hills) and Ben Ryan (Brighton) ... a member of the seven-man group to sign with Notre Dame in the early-signing period (Nov. of `06) along with Robin Bergman, Billy Maday (deferred to `08), Phillips, Calle Ridderwall, Ruth and Ryan.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in 38 of the team's 40 games, finishing seventh in team scoring and first among defensemen ... had six goals and 20 assists for 26 points ... scored three goals on the power play and chipped in a pair of game winners ... led Notre Dame with 29 penalties for 58 minutes ... was a team-best +15 on the year ... had four multiple-point games and one game with two or more goals ... turned in a four-point weekend to start the season versus Sacred Heart ... assisted on one goal in the 3-0 home-opening win on Oct. 17 ... followed with a three-point night (1g, 2a) in 7-0 win ... goal came on the power play ... fast start earned him CCHA defenseman of the week honors for the week ending Oct. 19 ... started a four-game point streak (2g, 2a) on Oct. 25 in 3-2 loss to Miami, scoring his second goal of the season ... had an assist in 3-2 win at Northern Michigan (Oct. 31) and followed that with a game-winning tally on Nov. 1 in 4-2 victory ... closed the streak with an assist in Notre Dame's 4-1 win at Boston College (Nov 7) ... held off the scoresheet for seven straight games before notching a pair of assists in wins over Ferris State (Dec. 5-6), 3-1 and 1-0 ... closed the first half of the season with an assist in Dec. 13, 4-3 win over Bowling Green ... along with fellow defenseman Teddy Ruth, joined Team USA at the World Junior Championships in Ottawa, Ont., helping squad to a fifth-place finish ... scored two goals with two assists for four points in six games with a pair of power-play goals and four penalty minutes ... rejoined the Notre Dame lineup on Jan. 9 for Alaska series ... had one assist in each game at Lake Superior State ... recorded second, three-point game of the season with a goal and two assists in 4-3 overtime win at Ohio State ... turned in a career-high four-point game (2g, 2a) in 9-5 Irish win over Northern Michigan on Feb. 13 ... both goals came on the power play and one was a game winner ... added an assist for a five-point weekend in 5-2 win over Wildcats on Feb. 14 ... had four assists in the CCHA playoffs with one in 2-1 semifinal win over Northern and two in the CCHA title game versus Michigan ... was selected to the CCHA all-tournament team for his play ... in five postseason games had no goals and four assists for four points.

AS A FRESHMAN: Played in 43 games with eight goals and 12 assists for 20 points ... eight goals led all Irish defensemen ... had four power-play goals and two game winners ... had 20 penalties, resulting in 40 minutes of penalty time ... was -7 for the year ... was an honorable mention CCHA all-rookie selection ... selected CCHA rookie of the month for March and April ... started season slowly on the offensive side, getting four assists in the first 14 games of the season ... first collegiate goal came on Nov. 23 when he scored from the slot versus Alabama-Huntsville to give Notre Dame a 1-0 lead in the first round of the Rensselaer Holiday Tournament ... scored first career power-play goal in 5-0 win over Nebraska-Omaha (Dec. 1) ... added an assist in 7-0 win over Princeton (Dec. 8) ... missed four games while playing for U.S. Junior National Team (Dec. 26-Jan. 5) ... took six games before he got back on the scoresheet ... third goal of the year was the game winner in a 4-1 victory at Bowling Green (Jan. 26) ... gave the Irish a 1-0 lead with his second power-play goal in the 2-2 tie with Ferris State (Feb. 9) ... had first multiple-point game of career by assisting on both goals in a 2-2 tie with Ohio State (Feb. 23) ... had second two-assist night in regular-season finale versus Western Michigan (March 1) ... keyed Notre Dame's 6-3 win over Ferris State in game two of second round series with a career-high three-point game (2g, 1a) as the Irish evened the series with a 6-3 win ... scored the game winner on the power play the following night in a 2-1 win over the Bulldogs to send the Irish to Detroit and the CCHA semifinals ... fourth power-play goal came in first period to tie game 1-1 versus New Hampshire on the way to a 7-3 victory in the semifinal game of the NCAA West Regional ... had a pair of assists in the Frozen Four with one against Michigan and one versus Boston College ... in nine postseason games had four goals and three assists for seven points.

WITH USA HOCKEY: Made second appearnce with U.S. Junior National team at the 2009 World Junior Championships in Ottawa, Ont. ... had two goals and two assists for four points with four penalty minutes ... both goals were power-play markers ... made first appearance in the 2008 World Junior Championships in the Czech Republic ... played in all six games with five shots on goal and six penalty minutes ... member of U.S. Under-18 Team in `06-'07, scoring four goals and 16 assists for 20 points and 50 penalty minutes in 49 games ... selected one of Team USA's top three players at the Under-18 World Championships in April of 2007 ... spent `05-'06 with the U.S. Under-17 team where he had four goals and 12 assists for 16 points and 103 penalty minutes in 70 games.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Mich., while playing for the U.S. National Program ... played his midget hockey with Detroit Victory Honda Midget AAA ... had 15 goals and 25 assists for 40 points in 60 games during his final season of midget major hockey in 2004-05 ... full name is Ian Douglas Cole ... son of Doug and Connie Cole ... has one sister ... born February 21, 1989 in Ann Arbor ... psychology major in Notre Dame's College of Arts and Letters.

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