Debuted each year at the OSCARS - the year-end highlight video provides a look back at all 26 varsity sports competed at the University of Notre Dame and is created in cooperation with the Student Welfare and Development Office and LeSea Broadcasting.
Earned his first monogram as a freshman in 2010-11 ... strong two-way player who can play either center or right wing ... tough, gritty player who plays with an edge to his game ... had a strong rookie year for the Irish ... continues to work to improve all aspects of his game ... has good hands and is strong in front of the net ... makes smart plays with the puck ... played in 43 games in his freshman year ... contributed eight goals and three assists for 11 points ... will be one of 12 sophomores on the Notre Dame roster ... one of 15 Notre Dame players to spend time in the United States Hockey League (USHL) ... first Notre Dame player from the state of Iowa ... signed in the early-signing period (Nov. of `09) along with forwards Jeff Costello, Anders Lee, Garrett Peterson, Bryan Rust and T.J. Tynan plus defensemen Stephen Johns and Jarred Tinordi ... joined by sophomore Jared Beers as one of two Irish players to play at Culver Academy.
AS A FRESHMAN: Played in 43 of Notre Dame's 44 games as a rookie ... scored eight goals with three assists for 11 points ... had one game-winning goal ... had 13 penalties for 26 penalty minutes ... scored first career goal in 4-2 win over Lake Superior (Oct. 14) ... had first two-goal game of career with a pair of markers in 3-2 win over Western Michigan (Oct. 29) ... scored once in 6-3 victory at Bowling Green (Nov. 6) ... fifth goal of the season came in 6-3 loss at North Dakota (Nov. 26) ... did not score again until Jan 22, when he scored his sixth goal of the season in 4-1 win at Ohio State (Jan. 22) ... had second two-point game (1g, 1a) of career as he scored the game-winning goal in 5-2 victory at Ferris State (Feb. 19) ... played in all eight postseason games and did not score any points.
PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Ankeny High School in Ankeny, Iowa ... also attended Culver Military Academy for three years and Lincoln Southwest High School while playing in Lincoln, Neb., with the Lincoln Stars of the USHL ... played three years of hockey at Culver where he scored 65 goals with 79 assists for 144 points in three seasons ... selected most valuable player as a junior ... also played baseball for three years at Culver and was that team's most valuable player as a junior ... played two years in the United States Hockey League (USHL) with the Lincoln Stars and the Green Bay Gamblers ... started the 2009-10 season in Lincoln and had his rights traded to Green Bay on Feb. 3 ... played in 34 games with Lincoln, scoring two goals with 14 assists for 16 point with 31 penalty minutes ... played 21 games for Green Bay, getting three goals and two assists for five points and 14 penalty minutes ... helped the Gamblers to the 2009-10 USHL title ... in 12 playoff games added three goals and two assists for five points ... Green Bay was first in the East Division with a 45-10-5 record and Gamblers knocked off Waterloo (3-0), Indiana (3-1) and then Fargo (3-2) to win the title ... was a teammate with fellow sophomores Anders Lee and Steven Summerhays with the Gamblers ... a two-time selection to the USHL Prospects/All-Star game ... played for Team USA at the 2008 and 2009 World Jr. A Challenge, where the U.S. won two gold medals ... served as team captain on 2009 team and was a teammate of fellow sophomore Jeff Costello ... in `08-'09 was a key member of the Lincoln Stars team that won the USHL's West Division with a 37-17-5 record ... recorded 12 goals and 24 assists for 36 points with the Stars ... picked up three power-play goals and two game winners ... had 56 minutes in penalties ... full name is David Jon Gerths ... son of Jon and Karen Gerths ... has one sister, Allison ... born on September 27, 1990 in Des Moines, Iowa ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame.
