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Ice Hockey
Big, physical forward who joins the Irish after playing the last two seasons with the Waterloo Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League (USHL) ... prototypical power forward with a strong shot and a quick release ... has learned to use his size and strength in front of the opponent's net ... plays with a physical edge to his game ... seventh on the Black Hawks in scoring in 2008-09 with 19 goals and 17 assists for 36 points ... eleven goals came on the power play and two were game winners ... led Waterloo with 144 minutes in penalties ... helped Black Hawks to a fourth-place finish in the USHL's North Division with a 37-20-3 record for 77 points, just five behind division leader Green Bay ... was scoreless in three playoff games as Waterloo was swept in the opening round by the Gamblers ... played for gold-medal winning Team USA in the 2008 World Junior A Challenge ... in 2007-08, finished the year fourth in scoring with 19 goals and 19 assists for 38 points in 57 games ... had 12 power-play goals and one game winner while accumulating 66 minutes in penalties ... was a teammate of current Irish sophomore Billy Maday in `07-'08 with the Black Hawks who were second in the USHL's North Division with a 38-17-5 mark ... added three goals and two assists in nine playoff games as Waterloo advanced to the USHL championship series, falling in five games to Omaha ... played for Team USA in the 2007 World Junior A Challenge ... selected to play in the USHL Prospects/All-Star game in `08 and `09 ... selected in the fourth round (108th overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames ... one of four Minnesota natives on the Notre Dame roster, joining senior Ryan Thang (Edina) and juniors Brian Brooke (Eden Prairie) and Ryan Guentzel (Woodbury) ... one of 13 former USHL players on the Notre Dame roster ... signed in early-signing period (Nov. of `08) along with Sam Calabrese, Kyle Palmieri and Riley Sheahan. PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Waterloo West High School in Waterloo, Ia ... also attended St. Thomas Academy in Mendota Heights, Minn. (2005-07) and Eastview High School in Apple Valley, Minn. ... played three years of high school hockey, helping St. Thomas to the 2006 Minnesota State Class A championship with a third-place finish the following season ... was captain of Cadets and an all-conference selection as a junior ... selected in the first round (fifth overall) by Waterloo in the 2006 USHL Entry Draft ... full name is Nick Christopher Larson ... son of Dan and Michelle Larson and stepmother. Sandy ... has four brothers ... born on Nov. 14, 1989 in St. Paul, Minn. ... enrolled in First Year of Studies at Notre Dame with plans to major in business. |
    
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