Ryan Guentzel Class: Junior Hometown: Woodbury, MN High School: Hill-Murray Height / Weight: 6-0 / 180 Position: Right Wing Birthdate: 07/14/1986 Last Team: Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)

Hard-working player who earned his second monogram with the Irish during the 2008-09 season ... strong, two-way right wing who excels at both ends of the ice ... continues to improve in all areas of his game ... strong skater with good hockey skills ... smart player who knows how to "think" the game ... has been a key contributor to the lineup in each of his first two years ... played in all 40 games as a sophomore, mostly on Notre Dame's fourth line, contributing four goals and seven assists for 11 points, all career highs ... in two seasons has played in 64 career games with four goals and 11 assists for 15 points ... joined the Irish after playing one season in the United States Hockey League (USHL) with the Sioux Falls Stampede (`06-'07) and one season in the North American Hockey League (NAHL) with the Southern Minnesota Express (`05-'06) ... one of 13 Notre Dame players to play in the USHL ... one of six membes of the current roster to play in the NAHL along with seniors Brett Blatchford (Texas) and Tom O'Brien (Mahoning Valley), sophomores Nick Condon (St. Louis) and Eric Ringel (Mahoning Valley) and freshman Mike Johnson (St. Louis) ... one of four Minnesota natives on the Notre Dame roster along with senior Ryan Thang (Edina), fellow junior Brian Brooke (Eden Prairie) and freshman Nick Larson (Apple Valley) ... joined the Irish in the late-signing period (spring of `07).

AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in all 40 games for the Irish in 2008-09 ... had four goals and seven assists for 11 points, all career highs ... picked up six penalties for 20 minutes ... was +9 on the season ... went scoreless in the first seven games before putting together a career-high, three-game point streak (1g, 2a) ... checked in with one assist in each game of Notre Dame's 4-1 wins at Boston College (Nov. 7) and Providence College (Nov. 8) ... scored first collegiate goal on Nov. 14 versus Lake Superior State ... his third-period goal tied the game at 3-3, sending it to overtime and the first shootout in the program's history, won by Notre Dame, 2-1 ... did not score in second game versus Lakers but followed with a three-point weekend (1g, 2a) in sweep of Bowling Green (Nov. 21-22) ... picked up one assist in 5-1 home win against the Falcons ... followed with a career-high two points (1g, 1a) in 9-1 win at Bowling Green ... scored the lone goal of the game in Michigan's 2-1 win at the Joyce Center on Jan. 30 ... did not score again until March 13 in the first game of the CCHA playoffs when he closed the scoring with a third-period goal in Notre Dame's 5-0 win over Nebraska-Omaha that gave the Irish a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series ... assisted on Dan Kissel's goal in the 5-1 loss to Bemidji State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... in five postseason games, had a goal and an assist for two points.

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, a long time hockey coach, is in his first season as the head coach of the Des Moine Buccaneers in the USHL ... father played college hockey at the the University of Minnesota ... has two brothers ... younger brother, Gabe is a sophomore defenseman at Colorado College ... born July 14, 1986 in Maplewood, Minn. ... finance major in the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame.

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