Fighting Irish look to build on last year's NCAA Frozen Four as they open their new home at the Compton Family Ice Arena.
Begins his second season at Notre Dame as one of three goaltenders along with fellow sophomore Steven Summerhays and junior Mike Johnson ... is the ultimate team player ... has a great approach and attitude ... works hard to push his goaltending teammates every day in practice ... continues to develop all aspects of his game ... plays a strong positional game ... tracks the puck well and competes hard ... has quick feet and a strong stick hand ... born without a right hand and has overcome that disability to play Division I hockey ... has developed his own style to compensate ... uses catching glove to cradle puck against chest or cover it on ice ... catches with right hand which gives shooters a different look ... has learned to control the puck ... saw action in one game as a freshman, playing 20 minutes, stopping eight of nine shots ... has a 3.00 goals-against average and a .889 save percentage ... joined the Notre Dame roster after spending the 2009-10 season with the Albert Lea Thunder of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) ... one of six Irish players to see action in the NAHL during their career, joining senior Nick Condon (St. Louis), junior Mike Johnson (St. Louis), fellow sophomores Jared Beers (Kenai River) and Mike Voran (Wenatchee) and freshman Eric Johnson (Wenatchee) ... one of three Irish players from the state of Michigan along with fellow sophomores Bryan Rust (Novi) and Mike Voran (Livonia) ... signed with the Irish in the late signing period (April `10) along with Summerhays, defenseman Shayne Taker and Voran.
AS A FRESHMAN: Saw action in one game as a freshman ... had a 0-0-0 record with a 3.00 goals-against average and a .889 save percentage ... saw first collegiate action on Dec. 29 in 10-2 win over Canisius ... played the third period, giving up one goal on nine shots in relief of Summerhays.
PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Marysville High School in Marysville, Mich. ... played junior hockey in the North American Hockey League (NAHL) with the Albert Lea Thunder of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) ... played in 35 games with the Thunder in `09-'10, turning in a 13-19-2 record with a 3.97 goals-against average and a .891 save percentage with the NAHL expansion team ... helped team to a 19-34-5 record in the league's Central Division and a playoff berth ... following the season, helped USA Hockey to a bronze medal at the 2010 Amputee Hockey World Championships in Montreal, Que., where he was named the tournament's most valuable player ... has played on a pair of USA Hockey national championship teams at the AAA level ... in `08-'09 played for Little Caesars Under-18 team that won Michigan Amateur Hockey Association (MAHA) state championship and the Under-18 national championship .. was 10-3-1 record and a 2.95 goals-against average with a .898 save percentage ... in the state and national tournaments was 6-1-0 with a 1.21 goals against and a .926 save percentage ... started that season with the NAHL's Motor City Machine ... in `07-'08 split time with the Petrolia Jets of the Western Ontario Hockey League (WOHL) and the Belle River Canadiens of the Great Lakes Junior Hockey League (GLJHL), going 10-8-1 with a 3.70 goals against a .877 save percentage ... first national title came as a member of the Belle Tire AAA team as that squad won the MAHA state championship and the national Under-16 title ... was 34-1-2 that year with a 1.19 goals-against average and a .939 save percentage ... full name is Joseph Anthony Rogers ... son of Scott and Lynne Rogers ... has two younger sisters, Jena and Jacqueline ... cousin, Tony Bonadio `83, played hockey at Notre Dame between 1980-83 ... from the same hometown as former Irish defenseman, Derek Smith `05 ... born Feb. 27, 1990 in Port Huron, Mich. ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame and plans to major in finance.
