The men's hockey team took on UNO on Friday, January 29th at the Joyce Athletic Center.
Begins his fourth season with the Irish looking to break into the regular rotation at left wing ... hard-working player who competes at a high level ... strong skater with good speed ... positive, upbeat player with a great attitude ... skating ability makes him valuable on the Notre Dame forecheck ... saw action in eight games with one assist as a junior ... has played in 29 career games with one goal and one assist for two points ... named Notre Dame's most improved player for the `09-'10 campaign ... joined the Notre Dame roster after playing three seasons of junior hockey for the St. Michael's Buzzers in the Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League (OPJHL) ... also played two years of high school hockey at St. Mike's ... is one of three Canadians on the roster as he is joined by junior Riley Sheahan (St. Catharine's, Ont.) and sophomore Shayne Taker (Surrey, B.C.) ... is the sixth St. Michael's graduate to play for the Irish, joining Brent Chapman `86, John Noble `73, Paul Regan `73, Rob Ricci `85 and Ian Williams `74 ... signed in the late-signing period (spring of `08) along with Nick Condon and Kyle Murphy.
AS A JUNIOR: Played in eight games for Notre Dame in the 2010-11 season ... had one assist for one point ... called for three penalties for six penalty minutes ... took 11 shots on goal ... picked up lone point of the season with an assist in 4-1 win at Ohio State (Jan. 22) ... had both of his career points versus the Buckeyes ... did not play in any postseason games.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in 18 games on the year, scoring one goal with no assists for one point ... had four penalties for eight minutes ... was -3 for the year ... had 11 shots on goal for a .091 shooting percentage ... named the team's most improved player following the season ... played in just two games over the first half of the year ... took advantage of injuries on the Notre Dame roster and became a regular in the lineup in the second half starting with the Shillelagh Tournament (Jan. 2-3) ... had career-high three shot games at Michigan State (Jan. 16) and at Michigan (Feb. 25) ... first collegiate goal came in game one of the CCHA playoffs in 3-1 loss at Ohio State ... with Buckeyes leading 1-0 in third period, whipped a shot from the high slot over Dustin Carlson's right shoulder at 6:58 of the third period to tie game at 1-1 ... had one goal and one point in two postseason games.
AS A FRESHMAN: Saw action in three games in his rookie year ... did not score a point ... first collegiate action came on Oct. 25 versus Miami ... also played two games versus Northern Michigan (Feb. 13-14).
PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from St. Michael's College School in Toronto, Ontario ... won three letters in hockey and track and field ... spent three seasons with St. Mike's junior team ... played all 48 games in `05-'06, scoring 15 goals with 17 assists for 32 points as St. Mike's went 29-12-8 on the way to the OPJHL championship ... in 2006-07, helped St. Mike's to the Southeast Conference championship with a 33-9-7 record ... had 18 goals and 14 assists for 32 points in 36 games ... missed a portion of the season due to a broken wrist ... scored 15 goals in his first 15 games before the injury ... returned for the playoffs where he helped the Buzzers rally in the second round of the playoffs from a 3-0 deficit to win the series in seven games ... scored game-winning goal in third overtime in game seven ... served as alternate captain at St. Mike's in 2007-08 ... was second on the team and seventh in the OPJHL in scoring with 28 goals and 53 assists for 81 points in 48 games ... picked up eight power-play goals, two short-handed tallies and five game winners on the year ... was an OPJHL all-star and won the OPJHL's Most Gentlemanly Player Award winner in `07-'08 ... helped team to a 43-4-2 record, including a Canadian Junior A Hockey League record 37-game winning streak ... full name is Richard Daniel Ryan ... son of Alan and Roisin Ryan ... has one brother ... born June 17, 1988 in Toronto, Ont. ... finance major in the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame.
