Jeremiah Kimento Hometown: Palos Hills, Illinois High School: Marist High School Height / Weight: 5-11 / 195 Position: Goaltender Birthdate: 11/07/1979 Previous Team: Danville Wings (NAHL)

Four-year monogram winner during his Notre Dame career ... solid, all-around team player ... a mature and competitive performer known for his bulldog approach during practice sessions ... blessed with outstanding reflexes and quickness in goal ... turned in career highs in games played, minutes played, saves, and wins during the 2000-01 season ... appeared in 42 games during his Notre Dame career with an 8-17-4 record, a 3.30 goals-against average and a .884 save percentage ... continued to improve his game each year during his career ... one of 16 Notre Dame hockey letterwinners from Illinois ... first Irish hockey player to wear No. 40.

AS A SENIOR: Winner of the 2001-02 Coaches Award for his contributions to the team on a daily basis ... saw action in two games during the season, both in relief, playing 78:55 with an 0-2-0 record, a 4.56 goals-against average and a .846 save percentage ... first action of the year came at Miami (Jan. 26) when he played final 40 minutes in relief of Morgan Cey ... gave up four goals on 19 shots and took the loss in a 7-3 RedHawks win ... played again the following weekend versus Alaska Fairbanks (Feb. 2) when he replaced Cey early in the second period ... played 38:55, making 18 saves while giving up final two goals in a 6-5 loss to Nanooks.

AS A JUNIOR: Saw action in 19 games with 13 coming as starting goaltender ... played a career-high 949:18 minutes with a 5-7-2 record, a 3.60 goals-against average and a .882 save percentage ... was 3-5-1 in 12 games (nine starts) versus the CCHA ... turned in a 3.53 goals-against average and a .889 save percentage versus league foes ... first start of the season came versus Niagara at Maverick Shootout ... made 30 saves in 3-3 tie ... stopped four of five shots in shootout to give Irish third place in tournament ... picked up first win of the season in home opener making 24 saves in 2-1 overtime win versus Wayne State ... started both games of weekend series with Northeastern (Oct. 20-21) winning 6-4 and losing 5-3 ... made fifth consecutive start versus Michigan State, making 26 saves in 5-1 loss ... started second game of Miami series with 21 saves in 4-1 loss ... continued in goal with two starts at Nebraska-Omaha ... made 31 saves in tough, 1-0 loss to Mavericks on Dec. 19 ... picked up third win of year with 25 saves in 7-3 win over Mavericks in series finale ... made sixth consecutive appearance in opener of RPI Tournament, dropping 6-3 decision to St. Lawrence ... made 25 saves in overtime loss to Ferris State (Jan. 6) ...after not seeing action in seven straight games, played in final four games of the season ... got credit for a 3-3 tie at Alaska Fairbanks taking over in third period for injured Tony Zasowski ... gave up one goal with 10 saves in third period and overtime ... followed up with 29-save performance in 3-1 win versus Nanooks ... won team's biggest game of the season with a 33-save performance, 5-4 win at Western Michigan to keep Irish postseason hopes alive.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in 16 games with 13 starts ... posted a 3-8-2 record with a 2.92 goals-against average and a .885 save percentage ... helped Irish post 2.78 season goals-against average, just .17 off the team record of 2.61 set in 1998-99 ... posted 19-save shutout in early 4-0 win over Union (at the IceBreaker Tournament) ... picked up his second win of the season with 24 saves in 5-1 game with Vermont, at New Hampshire's Diamond Conference Classic ... turned in 20-save game as Irish beat UMass, 5-3 on Dec. 11 ... made 21 saves in 3-3 tie at Denver (Dec. 31) ... played just 43 minutes over final two months of season, seeing action in 6-0 loss at Northern Michigan, 5-3 loss at Michigan State and 6-1 CCHA playoff loss to Ferris State.

AS A FRESHMAN: Saw action in five games all in relief of Forrest Karr - who was the only CCHA goaltender to start every game for his team ... had no decisions while playing 137:52 minutes in relief ... allowed six goals with 64 saves for a 2.61 goals-against average and a .914 save percentage ... made his collegiate debut versus Ohio State (Dec. 5), playing final 16:50, making 14 saves while shutting out Buckeyes in a 4-1 loss ... played final 12:43 versus top-ranked North Dakota in second appearance, allowing four goals on 31 shots, in 8-1 loss ... played the entire third period in late-January loss at Lake Superior State (3-1) as he shut out Lakers on eight shots ... played final 36:54 at Bowling Green surrendering one goal on 11 shots in 5-1 loss ... his final action of the season came in the 7-1 CCHA first-round playoff loss to Northern Michigan, making five saves while allowing one goal in 12:26 of ice time.

PREP & PERSONAL: Played for USA Hockey Team that won world domestic junior tournament in Berne, Switzerland ... split time in the nets with Josh Blackburn ('02 Michigan grad), helping the USA post a 5-0 record en route to winning the gold medal ... posted .900 save percentage and a 3.00 goals-against average while helping Danville finish fourth in the NAHL ... led NAHL all-star team to King of the Hill tournament championship in '97-'98 season ... graduated in 1997 from Marist High School, where he twice earned all-state honors while leading team to pair of conference titles ... named Marist team MVP as a freshman ... played two seasons with Team Illinois, logging 75 percent of the games during 65-5-7 season (1996-97) ... earned tournament MVP honors at the AAA national tournament in Boston, Mass., after leading Team Illinois to the team title ... born Nov. 7, 1979 in Oak Park, Ill. ... son of Jerry and Claire Kimento ... graduated with a degree in management information systems from the Mendoza College of Business.

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