Luke Lucyk Class: Senior Hometown: Fox Point, WI High School: Kearney (Kearney, NE) Height / Weight: 6-1 / 200 Position: Defenseman Birthdate: 05/05/1986 Previous Team: Tri-City Storm (USHL)

Hard-working defenseman who will look to break into the regular rotation in 2008-09 ... continues to improve all facets of his game ... quick, mobile skater with an outstanding shot from the point ... makes good decisions with the puck ... total team player who has worked hard in practice during his career to push his teammates ... returned to Notre Dame in 2007-08 after spending the previous year with the Tri-City Storm of the United States Hockey League (USHL) ... played two seasons with the Irish (2004-06) before returning to the USHL to get more playing time and develop his game ... saw action in six games with the Irish in `07-'08, scoring one goal and adding an assist for two points ... was named to the Lightning College Hockey Classic's all-tournament team after scoring a goal versus Massachusetts ... has played in 50 career games for the Irish, notching a pair of goals and two assists for four points ... one of four current Tri-City Storm alums on the Notre Dame roster along with fellow senior Christian Hanson, junior Kyle Lawson and sophomore Calle Ridderwall ... was a teammate with the Storm of former Irish players Brian D'Arcy and Mark Van Guilder ... one of 15 players with USHL experience on the Notre Dame roster ... one of 14 Wisconsin natives to see hockey action with the Irish as he is joined this season by incoming freshman defenseman Nick Condon (Wausau) ... has won one monogram with the Irish ... wore number seven in his first stint at Notre Dame but now wears 20.

AS A JUNIOR: Played in six games during the season, recording a goal and an assist for two points ... had one penalty for two minutes ... scored lone goal of the season on the only shot he took ... got into his first game since returning to the Irish at Bowling Green (Oct. 23) ... picked up first point since his freshman year when he assisted on a Dan VeNard goal in second period of 7-0 win at Princeton on Dec. 8 ... scored his only goal of the year in the second period of the opening game of the Lightning College Hockey Classic ... goal gave Irish a 3-2 lead in an eventual 4-3 loss ... was selected to the Lightning Classic all-tournament team for his play in the two-game tourney ... played in both games of the Northern Michigan series (Jan. 4-5) ... did not see any postseason action.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2005-06): Played in 11 games for Notre Dame with no points ... recorded three penalties for six minutes ... took three shots on goal and was -1 for the season.

AS A FRESHMAN: Played in 33 of team's 38 games during the season ... scored one goal and added an assist for two points ... whistled for eight penalties resulting in 16 minutes ... recorded his first collegiate point in Notre Dame's game versus Michigan Tech at Green Bay, Wis., when he helped set up a first-period goal by Chris Trick ... first collegiate goal came on Feb. 4 versus Nebraska-Omaha ... fired a long wrist shot from the right point that beat goaltender Chris Holt to give the Irish a 1-1 tie versus the Mavericks.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Kearney High School in Kearney, Neb., while playing for the USHL's Tri-City Storm ... scored nine goals with 13 assists for 22 points in 59 games in helping the Storm to the second round of the USHL playoffs in his second stint in Tri-City (2006-07) ... helped the Storm to USHL regular-season title (Anderson Cup) and was runner-up in Clark Cup playoff finals versus Waterloo and current Irish teammate Garrett Regan during 2003-04 ... had one goal and nine assists for 10 points and added 60 penalty minutes in 60 games during `03-'04 season ... in his first year with the Storm (2002-03), had a goal and an assist for two points ... member of USA Under-18 Select team that won the gold medal at the Under-18 World Cup in August of 2003 in the Czech Republic ... scored the game-winning goal in U.S. win over Canada ... one of his coaches with Team USA was Irish assistant coach Andy Slaggert ... played midget hockey in Wisconsin for Team Wisconsin, helping that team to regional, state and the National Midget Championship before moving to the Storm ... attended ninth and tenth grade at University School in Milwaukee, Wis., where he played hockey and golf ... all-Conference selection in hockey as a sophomore ... helped both teams to conference and regional championships ... recorded a WSGA hole-in-one in June of 2002 ... full name is Luke George Lucyk ... son of Kelly and Nicole Lucyk ... born May 5, 1986, in Milwaukee, Wis. ... finance major in the Mendoza College of Business.

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