Robin Bergman Class: Freshman Hometown: Stockholm, Sweden Height / Weight: 6-0 / 195 Position: Forward Birthdate: 07/12/1988 Last Team: Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)

Comes to Notre Dame after spending the 2006-07 season with the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders of the United States Hockey League (USHL) ... joins teammate Calle Ridderwall as the first two natives of Sweden to play at Notre Dame ... talented forward with outstanding puck skills and good speed ... very deceptive player with a strong shot ... has excellent hockey skills and instinct ... continues to learn the North American game ... will look to make the adjustment to Division I college hockey both on and off the ice ... has the potential to be a top goal scorer at the collegiate level ... helped lead Cedar Rapids to second place in the USHL's East Division with a 37-18-5 record ... was fourth at Cedar Rapids in scoring with 43 points on 26 goals and 17 assists ... 26 goals tied for 10th in USHL and 17 power-play goals were the second-best total in the league ... RoughRiders advanced to second round of USHL playoffs with Bergman scoring two goals and four assists for six points in six playoff games ... played in the USHL Prospect/All-Star game ... was ranked 123rd overall by NHL Central Scouting in their final rankings prior to the 2007 NHL Entry Draft ... one of 20 players on the Notre Dame roster to play in the USHL ... joined the Irish in the early-signing period (fall of `06) along with Ian Cole, Billy Maday (deferred to `08), Brad Phillips, Ridderwall, Teddy Ruth and Ben Ryan.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa ... played junior hockey in his native Sweden with Hammarby IF ... helped Stockholm state team to the national championship in 2005-06 ... full name is Robin Per-Olov Bergman ... son of Peter and Lena Bergman ... has one sister ... born July 12, 1988 in Stockholm, Sweden ... enrolled in First Year of Studies ... plans on majoring in business at Notre Dame.