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Ice Hockey
Won first monogram as a freshman in 2007-08 ... was the hero of Notre Dame's upset win over Michigan in the Frozen Four, scoring the overtime, game winner at 6:06 of the extra period to send the Irish to the national championship game ... took some time as a freshman to adapt to the level of play in the CCHA ... outstanding skater with tremendous speed ... blessed with great hands, an outstanding shot and excellent hockey instincts ... has all the tools to be a dynamic college hockey player ... has a great release and great instincts around the net ... continued to improve as the season went on and his confidence grew ... saw action in 39 games, scoring five goals with two assists for seven points ... came to Notre Dame after one season in the United States Hockey League (USHL) with the Tri-City Storm where he was a teammate of Irish senior defenseman Luke Lucyk ... one of four former Storm players on the Notre Dame roster along with Lucyk, Christian Hanson and Kyle Lawson ... one of 15 Irish players to play in the USHL ... signed a national letter-of-intent in the early-signing period (Nov. `06) along with fellow Swede Robin Bergman, Ian Cole, Brad Phillips, Teddy Ruth and Ben Ryan ... was a midget teammate of current Irish freshman, Billy Maday. AS A FRESHMAN: Played in 39 games during the 2007-08 campaign, scoring five goals with two assists for seven points ... scored one game-winning goal ... had six penalties for 20 minutes ... was +1 on the season ... first collegiate goal came in 10th game of the year as his first-period goal tied the game at 1-1 on the way to a 5-1 win at Western Michigan (Nov. 17) ... recorded first career assist in 4-2 win at Princeton (Dec. 7) ... assisted on a Justin White goal in 3-2 loss at Michigan (Jan. 18) ... second goal of the season gave Notre Dame a 5-0 lead in 6-1 win over Bowling Green (Jan. 25) ... did not score again until the postseason ... opened the scoring in game two of the CCHA second round against Ferris State as he staked the Irish to a 1-0 lead on the way to a 6-3 win that tied the series at 1-1 ... had his first multiple-goal and point game in the Frozen Four semifinal game with Michigan, scoring a pair of goals ... whipped a shot from the slot past Billy Sauer five minutes into the game to give Notre Dame a 1-0 lead ... in overtime, scooped up a Dan VeNard rebound in the slot, moved the puck from backhand to forehand and tucked a shot under the crossbar over Bryan Hogan at 6:06 of the extra stanza to give the Irish a 5-4 win and move them on to the national championship game against Boston College ... in nine postseason games had three goals. PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Victor J. Andrew High School in Tinley Park, Ill., while playing for the Chicago Chill ... first native of Sweden to play at Notre Dame ... is a product of the Hammarby IF program in Stockholm ... came to the United States in 2005-06 and played for the Chicago Chill (Midget AA) where he had 52 goals and 66 assists for 118 points while finishing second at USA Midget AA championships ... was a teammate of current Irish freshman Billy Maday with the Chill ... spent one season in the USHL with the Tri-City Storm ... led the Storm in scoring in 2006-07 with 27 goals and 35 assists for 62 points to tie for 14th in the league in scoring ... had 14 power-play goals, three short-handed tallies and seven game winners ... played in the USHL Prospects/All-Star game in January of 2007 and was named to the `06-'07 USHL all-rookie team ... full name is Carl Erik Ridderwall ... son of Jan and Marie Ridderwall ... has one sister ... born on May 28, 1988 in Stockholm, Sweden ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame. Ridderwall's Career Statistics
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