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Ice Hockey
Will look to break into the regular lineup for Notre Dame as a sophomore in 2009-10 ... offensive-minded blue liner who continues to work on the defensive side of his game ... strong skater who makes smart plays with the puck ... has a tremendous upside and all the tools to be an excellent collegiate defenseman ... has worked to improve his strength to adapt to the speed and size of Division I forwards ... saw action in six games for the Irish as a freshman ... did not record any points and was +1 for the year ... joined the Notre Dame roster after playing two seasons for the Mahoning Valley Phantoms of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) ... one of six Notre Dame players to have seen action in the NAHL, joining seniors Brett Blatchford (Texas) and Tom O'Brien (Mahoning Valley), junior Ryan Guentzel (Southern Minnesota), fellow sophomore Nick Condon (St. Louis) and freshman Mike Johnson (St. Louis) ... just the second Ohio native to play hockey at Notre Dame, joining former Irish offensive standout Ben Simon `00 (Shaker Heights) ... signed national letter-of-intent in early-signing period (Nov. of 2007) along with Patrick Gaul and Sean Lorenz. AS A FRESHMAN: Saw action in six games during the `08-'09 season ... did not record any points while taking two shots on goal ... was +1 in his limited playing time ... made first collegiate start in home opener against Sacred Heart ... saw action against Western Michigan (Nov. 28-29), in the Shillelagh tournament vs. Union (Jan. 2) and Minnesota-Duluth (Jan. 3) and at Ohio State (Feb. 8). PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from South Range High School in North Lima, Ohio ... also attended University School in Cleveland as a freshman and sophomore ... came up through the Cleveland Barons AAA program ... moved on to junior hockey with the Mahoning Valley Phantoms (NAHL) ... during `06-'07 season helped Mahoning Valley to a 47-14-1 record and first place in the North Division ... had 10 goals and 15 assists for 25 points in 51 games to finish second among Phantom defenders and tie for 23rd among NAHL defensemen ... also saw duty with USA Hockey during `06-'07 when he played for Under-17 Select team in the Four Nations Tournament and the Vlad Dzurilla Tournament in Feb. of 2007 ... the following year, led Mahoning Valley defensemen in scoring with seven goals and 20 assists for 27 points in 50 games, ranking 15th among NAHL defensemen ... helped Mahoning Valley to a 36-18-4 record and a second-place finish in the North Division ... Phantoms advanced to NAHL championship game where they lost the Robertson Cup title to St. Louis and fellow sophomore Nick Condon and freshman Mike Johnson ... full name is Eric Joseph Ringel ... son of Roman and Maria Ringel ... has two brothers, Adam and Dean ... born April 4, 1990 in Cleveland, Ohio ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame. Ringel's Career Statistics
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