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Ice Hockey
Veteran goalscoring threat who has scored many of his 17 career goals on breakaway chances that were a result of his quick skating ability ... rounds out talented and diverse group of senior forwards that includes fellow fall of 1996 signees Dan Carlson and Chad Chipchase, spring of 1997 signee Jay Kopischke and former walk-on Ryan Dolder (now the Irish captain) ... a fast skater known for competitiveness and ability to score goals ... a candidate to see time on the Notre Dame power-play units, as Irish look to replace graduated forwards Ben Simon and Joe Dusbabek (who each skated on the first PP unit) ... joins Dolder as only righthanders among six senior skaters ... looking for more consistent season-long production, as just seven of his 28 career points have come after New Year's Day ... spent one season each with Team Illinois and the Milton (Ont.) Merchants, in Provincial Junior A League ... one of six Illinois natives on the 2000-01 Irish roster, with the others including junior goaltender Jeremiah Kimento (Palos Hills) , sophomores goaltender Tony Zasowski (Darien), sophomore defenseman Evan Nielsen (Evanston), sophomore right wing Michael Chin (Urbana) and freshman defenseman Brett Lebda (Buffalo Grove) ... one of 14 Notre Dame hockey letterwinners from Illinois, including recent players such as defenseman Sean Molina (Skokie, '96-'00, 1G-21A in 148 games played) and right wing John Dwyer (Winnetka, '96-'99, 9G-7A in 62 games) ... former Irish players who have donned No. 30 include primarily goaltenders, most noteworthy Len Moher ('74-'78, 81 games played), Dave Laurion ('78-'82, 91 games) and Lance Madson ('86-'90, 115 games) ... could face five former Team Illinois teammates in 2000-01: Ferris State's Phil Lewandoski and Josh Bowers, Miami's Ken Marsch and Ohio State's T.J. Latorre and Paul Caponigri ... played on the Milton Merchants with former Northern Michigan defenseman Jeff White. CAREER NOTES: His 16 career points versus CCHA teams include four goals and two assists in six games versus Western Michigan (plus two goals versus Miami) ... heads into his senior season with 99 career games played, plus 17 goals (five power-play, two game-winners), 11 assists, 132 shots, 45 penalties for 98 minutes and a -23 plus-minus ratio ... part of a senior class that has played in three CCHA first-round playoff series that were extended to the maximum three games (plus a 2000 trip to the CCHA semifinals) AS A JUNIOR: Appeared in 26 of 42 games as mostly a third and fourth-line right wing ... totaled four goals (one game-winner), one assist, 35 shots, 10 penalties for 20 minutes and an even plus-minus ratio ... broke into the open before burying third Irish goal in 4-0 win over Union, at the IceBreaker Tournament (held at the University of Denver) ... gave Irish 3-0 lead in what held up as the game-winning goal versus Miami (5-3), after breaking into the clear and tucking the puck inside the right post ... ended six-game point drought by assisting on Evan Nielsen goal in 4-2 loss to Princeton ... scored in next game, on New Year's Eve, opening the scoring in 3-3 game at Denver on a tricky shot from the left circle ... held off the scoresheet during his next nine appearances before joining Kopischke and senior defenseman Tyson Fraser as unlikely goalscorers in 4-3 CCHA playoff win over Ferris State ... scored first goal in that game-again by using his speed-after collecting the puck from a congested mid-ice area and beating the Bulldogs players to the goal before ripping a shot past Phil Osaer's blocker. AS A SOPHOMORE: Saw action in 35 games, mostly as third or fourth-line right wing ... totaled 12 points (8G-4A), 49 shots and a .163 shooting percentage (one goal every 6.1 shots) ... scored three power-play goals, plus two power-play assists ... whistled for 15 penalties ... finished with a -13 plus-minus ... scored game-winning, power-play goal late in second period of 4-2 win over Lake Superior ... had a three-game goal streak, spanning games with Western Michigan (1-2), Boston College (5-5) and Northeastern (4-3) ... also had an assist at Northeastern ... his goal at BC capped two Irish power-play goals in 14-second span, for 5-3, second-period lead ... followed up a Carlson goal in that game by completing 2-on-1 rush with David Inman (Van Arkel one-timed a shot into the right side of the net) ... scored once while assisting on goals by Tyson Fraser and Craig Hagkull in 9-5 win over Western Michigan ... scored in 8-1 loss at top-ranked North Dakota ... assisted on Joe Dusbabek's power-play goal before adding a goal of his own 6-1 win over Alaska Fairbanks ... endured a 12-game scoring drought before putting the Irish ahead 4-0 with a second-period goal in 4-2 win at Miami that clinched fourth place and home ice for first round of the CCHA playoffs. AS A FRESHMAN: Appeared in 38 of 41 games as mostly a right wing on second or third lines ... totaled five goals, 11 assists and 48 shots ... third on team with 20 penalties (48 minutes) ... five of his 11 points came in first four games (one in final 23) ... scored late power-play goal in 5-1 win over Western Ontario ... also assisted on earlier goal by Lyle Andrusiak that held up as the game-winner ... helped Notre Dame overcome 2-0 deficit in 4-3 overtime win at St. Cloud State, scoring on power play in second period for 2-2 tie (assists from Dusbabek and Fraser) ... helped set up Aniket Dhadphale's power-play, game-tying goal with 5:32 left in regulation ... assisted on first of three second-period goals by Chipchase, in 4-3 loss at Ferris State ... assisted on goal by Nathan Borega for 2-0 lead in 4-2 win over Lake Superior ... knocked home a deflected shot by Benoit Cotnoir for early 4-on-4 goal, lifting Irish to 2-1 win at Western Michigan ... played part in memorable comeback at Michigan, scoring second of three third-period goals on backup goalie Gregg Malicke as Irish tied the game, 4-4 (Michigan won in overtime). PREP & PERSONAL: Played baseball and hockey at Marian Catholic High School, before concentrating on hockey by playing with the Milton (Ont.) Merchants of the Provincial Junior A League during his senior year ... led Marian Catholic to undefeated seasons in his freshman and sophomore years ... two-time team MVP at Marian Catholic ... twice all-conference and team captain as a sophomore ... set Merchants' rookie goalscoring record with 54, while also tallying 35 assists (89 points in 44 games) ... named to the Provincial Junior A all-star team ... named all-tournament at prestigious Midget Showcase ... helped Team Illinois capture '94 bantam major national title ... totaled 70-plus goals in both his bantam and midget major seasons ... served as a catcher on Marian baseball team, earning team MVP as a freshman and sophomore ... led team with .475 batting as a sophomore ... paced team in home runs and RBI as a freshman and sophomore ... born Nov. 7, 1978, in Kankakee, Ill. ... son of Cheryl and Bill Van Arkel ... full name is Matthew Garrett Van Arkel ...a finance and computer applications major in the Mendoza College of Business, with an additional major in computer applications. Career vs. CCHA
1999-2000 vs. CCHA
Van Arkel's Career Statistics
Van Arkel's Career Bests 3 Points (1G-2A) vs. Western Michigan (11/20/98) 2 Assists vs. Western Michigan (11/20/98) 6 Shots On Goal vs. Princeton (12/20/98) 3-Game Goal Streak • Oct. 24-Nov. 7, 1999 (vs. Western Michigan, Boston College and Northeastern) 3-Game Point Streak (3G-1A0 • Oct. 24-Nov. 7, 1999 (vs. Western Michigan, Boston College and Northeastern) |
    
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