#10 Notre Dame Hockey defeated USA U18 in overtime in a shootout on (Oct 07, 2012 at Notre Dame, Ind.)
Hard-working defenseman who is a strong all-around defender with outstanding skills in his own zone ... has shown the ability to be a top, shut-down defender ... smart player who is strong with the puck and makes good decisions on the ice ... has seen his game continue to improve with experience ... continues to improve his offensive skills ... will look to adapt to the speed of the college game in his rookie season ... among a group of eight Irish blue liners who will be competing for playing time this season ... comes to Notre Dame after spending the 2011-12 season with both the Green Bay Gamblers and the Sioux City Musketeers of the United States Hockey League (USHL) ... selected in the third round of the 2010 USHL Entry Draft by Green Bay ... played in 11 games with the Gamblers in `11-'12 picking up three assists and 14 penalty minutes before being part of a five-player trade on Nov. 7, 2011 ... played in 43 games for Sioux City, scoring four goals with 11 assists for 15 points while picking up 24 penalty minutes ... had two power-play goals and a game winner while being +13 for the year ... helped Sioux City to a 29-30-1 record and a berth in the USHL playoffs ... played two seasons (2009-11) with USA Hockey's National Team Developmental Program in Ann Arbor, Mich., where he was a teammate of Notre Dame sophomores Robbie Russo and Austin Wuthrich ... with the Under-18 team in `10-'11, played in 29 games with five assists and four penalty minutes ... as a member of the Under-17 team in `09-'10, scored twice with two assists for four points and 20 penalty minutes ... was a member of gold medal-winning team at Under-17 World Championships ... one of seven players on the Irish roster to come through the National Developmental Program ... one of 31 players from the national program all-time to play at Notre Dame ... one of 17 Irish players to have played in the USHL ... one of four Michigan natives along with Bryan Rust (Novi), Mike Voran (Livonia) and Joe Rogers (Marysville) on the Irish roster ... signed a national letter-of-intent to attend Notre Dame in the early-signing period in fall of 2010 along with Russo, Eric Johnson, Garrett Peterson and Peter Schneider ... is the brother of former Notre Dame forward Ben Ryan `11 who is currently a member of the Nashville Predators organization ... becomes one of 11 sets of brothers to play for the Irish, including current teammates Mike and Eric Johnson.
PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Mich., while playing for the U.S. National Team Developmental program ... played two seasons with the Victory Honda junior program ... in his final season with Victory Honda, had three goals and 18 assists for 21 points in 70 games ... full name is Andrew Patrick Ryan ... son of John and Vicki Ryan ... has an older brother, Ben, and an older sister, Kate ...brother played hockey at Notre Dame from 2008-11 and was alternate captain on 2011 Frozen Four team ... born in Detroit, Mich. ... enrolled in First Year of Studies.
