The Notre Dame Hockey team got their first win of the season with a 3-1 victory against Alabama-Huntsville on Saturday.
Talented right wing who earned a monogram in
his only season at Notre Dame ... selected in the
first round, 26th overall, of the 2009 NHL Entry
Draft by the Anaheim Ducks ... signed with Anaheim
in August of 2010 after a strong performance at the
U.S. National Junior Evaluation Camp in Lake Placid,
N.Y. ... became the second Irish player ever selected
in the first round of the draft, joining former Irish
defenseman Ian Cole (18th overall by St. Louis in
2007) ... came to Notre Dame after playing two
seasons in USA Hockey's National Team
Development Program in Ann Arbor, Mich. ...
played in 33 games in his Notre Dame career, scor-
ing nine goals with eight assists for 17 points.
AS A FRESHMAN: Played in 33 games with the
Irish during the 2009-10 season ... tied for ninth in
scoring on the team with nine goals and eight
assists for 17 points ... tied fellow freshman Riley
Sheahan for the freshman scoring lead with 17
points ... was third on squad with five power-play
goals and tied for the team lead with two game
winners ... whistled for 18 penalties resulting in 36
penalty minutes ... third on team with 96 shots on
goal ... got his Irish hockey career off to a fast start
with goals in each of his first two games against
Alabama-Huntsville (Oct. 9-10) ... set up Dan Kissel
game-winning goal for his first collegiate assist in
3-1 win over Ohio State (Oct. 30) ... went pointless
until Nov. 19 when he started a three-game goal
streak with Notre Dame's lone goal in a 1-1 tie at
Michigan State (Nov. 19) ... scored first career game-
winning goal in 4-1 win over the Spartans on Nov.
22 ... closed out three-game goal streak with a
power-play goal in a 2-1 win over Bowling Green
(Nov. 27) ... was a member of U.S. Junior National
Team that won gold medal at Saskatoon, Sask. ...
had a goal and eight assists for nine points in seven
games ... did not play in the Shillelagh Tournament
or versus Ferris State ... returned to the Notre Dame
lineup and started a seven-game point streak (1g,
6a) from Jan 15 to Feb. 5 ... lone goal in the streak
came on the power play in a 5-3 loss to Nebraska-
Omaha (Jan. 29) ... had goals in three of the last four
regular season games scoring once in each game of
the Bowling Green series (Feb. 19-20) and then get-
ting the game-winning, power-play goal in the 5-3
in over Michigan (Feb. 27) ... held scoreless in two
postseason games.
WITH USA HOCKEY: Was invited to the U.S.
Junior National Evaluation Camp in Lake Placid, N.Y.,
in August of 2010 ... played for the 2010 U.S. Junior
National Team that won the gold medal by beating
Canada in Saskatoon, Sask., in Jan. of 2010 ... scored
one goal with eight assists for nine points in the
seven-game tournament to finish third on the team
in scoring ... was +8 for the tournament ... spent
2008-09 with the Under-18 team where he had 15
goals and 15 assists for 30 points with 51 penalty
minutes in 33 games ... four goals came on the
power play, one was shorthanded and four were
game winners ... member of gold-medal winning
teams at Four Nations Tournament in Nov. of `08 and
Five Nations Tournament in Feb. of `09 ... had a hat
trick in gold medal winning game versus Finland ...
in 2007-08, split time with the Under-17 and Under-
18 teams, playing in 66 games between the two
teams with 29 goals and 19 assists for 48 points with
71 penalty minutes ... member of bronze-medal
winning team at the Under-18 World Championships
in Kazan Russia, where he had two goals and two
assists in seven games.
PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Pioneer
High School in Ann Arbor, Mich., while a member of
the U.S. National program ... attended St. Peter's
Prep in Jersey City, N.J., as a freshman and a sopho-
more where he lettered for two seasons in hockey ...
scored 11 goals with 11 assists for 22 points as a
freshman ... followed with 34 goals and 28 assist
campaign as a sophomore led team to the confer-
ence and regional championships ... was team MVP,
all-conference, all-city and all-state selection ... also
a member of the New Jersey Devils Under-16 team
... full name is Kyle Charles Palmieri ... son of Bruce
and Tammy Palmieri ... has two sisters, Tahrin and
Taylor and one brother, Devon ... born Feb. 1, 1991
in Smithtown, N.Y. ... was enrolled in First Year of
Studies at Notre Dame.