High-energy player who is a strong skater with good speed .... plays a physical game and has the ability to make things happen on the ice ... excellent two-way player who knows how to create chances with his physical style of play ... has an edge to his game that can distract his opponents ... has the ability to play a variety of roles on the ice ... outstanding penalty killer during his junior career ... played three seasons with the Lincoln Stars of the United States Hockey League (USHL) ... selected in the first round of the 2007 USHL Futures Draft by Lincoln ... was a teammate in first two seasons in Lincoln with current Irish teammate David Gerths ... in his rookie year, helped the Stars to a West Division title by scoring seven goals and 13 assists for 20 points to go along with 104 penalty minutes ... was a member of the 2008 USA Under-18 Select Team that played in the Ivan Hlinka Tournament in the Czech Republic in August of 2008 ... in 2009-10, had six goals and nine assists for 15 points in 56 games while racking up 120 penalty minutes as Lincoln was last in the West Division ... served as one of team's captains in 2010-11 ... missed first part of the season due to off-season shoulder surgery ... played in 43 games with 21 goals and 17 assists for 38 points ... added two power-play goals, four short-handed tallies and four game winners ... was fourth on the team in scoring and third in goals ... racked up130 penalty minutes on the year ... one of six Illinois natives on the roster, joining Billy Maday (Burr Ridge), Sam Calabrese (Park Ridge), Kevin Lind (Homer Glen), T.J. Tynan (Orland Park) and Robbie Russo (Westmont) ... one of 15 members of the Notre Dame roster to play in the USHL ... signed a national letter-of-intent to attend Notre Dame in the early-signing period (Nov. `09) along with forwards Jeff Costello, David Gerths, Anders Lee, Bryan Rust and T.J. Tynan plus defensemen Stephen Johns and Jarred Tinordi.
PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Lincoln Southeast High School in June of 2010 ... played Midget Major hockey for Team Illinois ... product of the Chicago Chill hockey program ... helped Team Illinois to second place in the 2008 national championship game ... team won state and regional titles that season ... full name is Garrett Phillip Peterson ... son of Phil and Terese Peterson ... has two sisters, Hannah and Paige, born September 13, 1991 in Placerville, Calif. ... enrolled in First Year of Studies at Notre Dame with plans to major in business.
