Tom O'Brien Class: Senior Hometown: Mokena, IL High School: Marian Catholic Height / Weight: 5-11 / 208 Position: Goaltender Birthdate: 04/28/1987 Last Team: Bridgewater Bandits (EJHL)

One of four goaltenders on the Notre Dame hockey roster for the 2009-10 season ... expected to battle freshman Mike Johnson for the top spot behind junior Brad Phillips ... has earned two monograms at Notre Dame ... as a junior served as the primary back up to Jordan Pearce ... will team with Phillips, Johnson and Brian Brooke to give the Irish a solid corps of goaltenders ... has worked hard all three seasons to improve all aspects of his game ... technically sound goaltender who comes to play every day in practice while pushing for playing time ... has a solid, all-around game ... has confidence in his abilities ... made two starts in his junior year, playing 81:29 minutes while going 1-0-0 with a 1.47 goals-against average and a .920 save percentage with one shutout ... one of five Illinois natives on the Notre Dame roster, joining fellow senior Dan Kissel (Crestwood), junior Teddy Ruth (Naperville), sophomore Billy Maday (Burr Ridge) and freshman Sam Calabrese (Park Ridge) ... first Notre Dame player to play junior hockey in the Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL) where he tended goal for the Bridgewater Bandits ... also played in the North American Hockey League (NAHL) with the Youngstown/Mahoning Valley Phantoms ... is the second Phantom alum to play at Notre Dame as he is joined by sophomore defenseman Eric Ringel in `09-'10 ... one of six Notre Dame players to see action in the NAHL, joining senior Brett Blatchford (Texas), junior Ryan Guentzel (Southern Minnesota), sophomores Nick Condon (St. Louis) and Ringel and freshman Mike Johnson (St. Louis) ... joined the Irish in the late-signing period (spring `06) with Brett Blatchford, Stewart Carlin and Dan Kissel ... outstanding student-athlete who is a member of Notre Dame's honors physics program.

AS A JUNIOR: Made two starts, playing a total of 81:29 ... was 1-0-0 with a 1.47 goals-against average and a .920 save percentage with one shutout ... made first career start on Oct. 18 versus Sacred Heart ... made 17 saves in 7-0 win over the Pioneers ... became the first goaltender in Notre Dame history to record a shutout in his first career start ... made second start on Nov. 29 at home against Western Michigan ... played the first 23:15 of the game, giving up two goals while making six saves ... Jordan Pearce played remainder of game in a 3-3 overtime tie.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Did not play in any games ... dressed as team's third goaltender behind Jordan Pearce and Brad Phillips.

AS A FRESHMAN: Did not play in any games ... dressed as team's third goaltender behind David Brown and Jordan Pearce.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights, Ill. ... played lacrosse and club hockey ... was team captain and played midget hockey for the Chicago Young Americans in `03-'04 ... was 21-20-10 with a 1.90 goals-against average and a .931 save percentage ... played his first season of junior hockey (`04-'05) in the NAHL with the Youngstown/Mahoning Valley Phantoms ... was 7-7-1 with a 3.35 goals against and a .898 save percentage in 18 games ... won the NAHL's Academic Achievement Award while with the Phantoms ... moved to the EJHL with the Bridgwater Bandits in 2005-06 and was 13-8-2 overall with a 2.93 goals-against average and a .920 save percentage in helping Bridgewater to a third-place finish ... selected as the starting goaltender for the EJHL all-star game ... was seventh in the league in goals-against average, sixth in wins and third in save percentage ... member of the EJHL Junior Select team that won the Hockey Night In Boston All-Scholastic championship ... selected all-Scholastic tournament MVP ... has Notre Dame in his blood as 10 members of his family are graduates, including his father, Thomas, Sr., (`72) and grandfather, Michael McCaughey (`41) ... full name is Thomas Robert O'Brien ... son of Thomas and Gael O'Brien ... born Apr. 28, 1987 in Chicago, Ill. ... enrolled in Notre Dame's honors physics program.

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