The Irish hockey team was victorious over Bowling Green at the Compton Family Ice Arena on March 2nd on senior night.
High energy player who is a tireless skater ... strong on his skates, tough to knock off the puck ... has good hockey skills that allow him to anticipate what's happening on the ice ... plays a tough, aggressive game ... tenacious forechecker who makes things happen because of his work ethic ... strong on face offs and is an outstanding penalty killer ... will look to add to the offensive side of his game although he does generate scoring chances due to his hard work ... plays the game with reckless abandon and is fearless on the ice ... comes to Notre Dame as a product of USA Hockey's National Team Developmental Program in Ann Arbor, Mich. ... served as an alternate captain with the Under-18 team in 2011-12 scoring 10 goals with 11 assists for 21 points ... picked up 22 penalty minutes in 55 games played ... member of gold-medal winning team at the Under-18 World Championships ... served as co-captain of the Under-17 team in 2010-11 where he had seven goals and 20 assists for 27 points in 49 games ... helped his team to the gold medal at the 2011 Under-18 Vlad Dzurilla tournament, recording three assists ... member of Under-17 World Hockey Challenge team that won the silver medal in 2010 portion of the season ... one of seven players on the Irish roster to come through the National Developmental Program ... one of 31 players all-time from the national program to play at Notre Dame ... one of 46 players selected to attend the U.S. National Junior Evaluation Camp in Lake Placid, N.Y., Aug. 4 to Aug. 11, 2012 ... selected in the fourth round, 100th overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals ... entered the draft ranked 81st overall by NHL Central Scouting in the final rankings ... one of six Illinois natives on the Notre Dame roster, joining Sam Calabrese (Park Ridge), Kevin Lind (Homer Glen), T.J. Tynan (Orland Park), Robbie Russo (Westmont) and Sam Herr (Hinsdale) ... signed a national letter-of-intent to attend Notre Dame in the fall of 2011 along with Herr, Vince Hinostroza, Mario Lucia and Justin Wade.
PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Mich., while playing for the U.S. National Team program ... also attended Downers Grove North High School as a freshman and sophomore ... product of the Chicago Mission Midget program ... in his final season (2009-10) had 29 goals and 41 assists for 70 points ... was born in Italy and moved to Illinois along with his mother and brother, Theo, to play hockey for the Chicago Mission ... full name is Thomas DiPauli ... son of Alexander and Christina DiPauli ... has one brother, Theo, and one sister, Sandra ... brother played hockey in the USHL with the Chicago Steel and is now playing college hockey at Union College ... born in Caldaro, Italy ... enrolled in First Year of Studies at Notre Dame with plans to major in business.
