Ryan Guentzel Class: Sophomore Hometown: Woodbury, MN High School: Hill-Murray Height / Weight: 6-0 / 184 Position: Right Wing Birthdate: 07/14/1986 Last Team: Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)

Earned his first Notre Dame monogram as a freshman in 2007-08 ... hard-working forward who worked his way into the regular lineup as the season went on ... strong skater with good hockey skills ... has added weight since the start of his freshman year ... strong two-way forward who is strong at both ends of the ice ... continues to improve in all aspects of the game ... played in 26 games as a rookie, recording four assists on the season in his role on the Irish checking line ... will look to see more playing time in 2008-09 ... came to Notre Dame after playing one season in the USHL with the Sioux Falls Stampede (`06-'07) and one season in the NAHL with the Southern Minnesota Express (`05-'06) ... one of 15 Notre Dame players to play in the USHL ... one of six on current roster to play in the NAHL along with senior Erik Condra (Texarkana), juniors Brett Blatchford (Texas) and Tom O'Brien (Mahoning Valley) and freshmen Nick Condon (St. Louis) and Eric Ringel (Mahoning Valley) ... one of four natives of Minnesota on the Notre Dame roster along with senior Garrett Regan (Hastings), junior Ryan Thang (Edina) and sophomore Brian Brooke (Eden Prairie) ... joined the Irish in the late-signing period (spring of `07).

AS A FRESHMAN: Played in 26 games in his rookie season, recording four assists for four points on the year ... had five penalties for 10 minutes ... was +3 overall ... saw first collegiate action in second game of the Lefty McFadden Invitational versus Mercyhurst on Oct. 13 ... split playing time over the first half of the season, seeing action in eight games ... recorded first collegiate point when he set up a Justin White goal in the 3-2 loss at Michigan (Jan. 18) ... assisted on a Calle Ridderwall goal in 6-1 win over Bowling Green (Jan. 25) ... helped set up Brock Sheahan's only goal of the season in a 5-3 loss to Ferris State (Feb. 8) ... had a hand in Dan Kissel's game-tying goal in 2-2 tie versus Ohio State (Feb. 23) ... played in six postseason games with no points ... was on the ice for both of Calle Ridderwall's goals in the 5-4 overtime win against Michigan.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Hill-Murray High School in Maplewood, Minn. ... lettered three seasons in hockey and two in golf for the Pioneers ... team captain of both teams as a senior ... two-time all-conference selection in hockey and once as a senior in golf ... as a junior qualified for the Minnesota State Golf Tournament ... in hockey led the Pioneers in scoring as a senior with 17 goals and 31 assists for 48 points in 25 games and was an honorable mention all-state selection ... finished his Hill-Murray career with 114 points in three seasons ... was a teammate of current Notre Dame senior Garrett Regan at Hill-Murray in 2002-03 ... played junior hockey with the Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) and the Southern Minnesota Express (NAHL) ... helped lead Sioux Falls to the 2006-07 USHL Clark Cup Championship ... was the second leading scorer on team with nine goals and 38 assists for 47 points ... in eight postseason games had two goals and three assists as Sioux Falls defeated Waterloo in the finals ... with Southern Minnesota in 2005-06 was third in scoring with 20 goals and 35 assists for 55 points ... full name is Ryan Michael Guentzel ... son of Mike and Sally Guentzel ... father, Mike, is an assistant hockey coach at Colorado College ... father played college hockey at the the University of Minnesota ... has two brothers ... younger brother, Gabe is a freshman defenseman at Colorado College ... born July 14, 1986 in Maplewood, Minn. ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame.

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