Brett Blatchford Class: Sophomore Hometown: Temperance, MI High School: St. Francis de Sales (Toledo, OH) Height / Weight: 5-11 / 202 Position: Defensman Birthdate: 06/05/1986 Last Team: Texas Tornado (NAHL)

Earned first monogram as a freshman after stepping into the lineup and playing a regular role for the Irish in his rookie year ... smart, intelligent player with the puck ... very competitive on defense ... has solid instincts and good stick skills ... strong on his skates and moves the puck in transition ... saw plenty of action on the power play ... teamed most of the season with fellow freshman Kyle Lawson ... was fourth among Notre Dame defensemen in scoring with 17 points on two goals and 15 assists in 30 games ... came to Notre Dame after playing three seasons of the Texas Tornado of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) ... one of six players - along with senior Evan Rankin, junior Erik Condra, sophomores Stewart Carlin and Tom O'Brien and freshman Ryan Guentzel - to join the Irish after playing in the NAHL ... one of eight Michigan natives on the Irish hockey roster along with senior Evan Rankin (Portage), juniors Erik Condra (Livonia) and Justin White (Traverse City), fellow sophomore Kyle Lawson (New Hudson) and freshmen Ian Cole (Ann Arbor), Brad Phillips (Farmington Hills) and Ben Ryan (Brighton) ... joined the Irish in the late-signing period (spring `06) along with Stewart Carlin, Dan Kissel and Tom O'Brien

AS A FRESHMAN: Played in 30 games in his rookie season, scoring twice with 15 assists for 17 points ... had one game-winning goal ... had eight penalties for 16 minutes ... recorded 29 shots on goal ... was +9 on the year ... picked up a point in his first collegiate game, assisting on a Kevin Deeth power-play goal in 3-2 loss at Minnesota Sate on Oct. 14 ... recorded second assist of the year in 4-2 win at Ohio State on Nov. 3 ... scored first collegiate goal at 9:44 of the third period to snap a 1-1 tie and on the way to a 3-1 home win versus Alaska on Dec. 2 ... that started him on a four-game point streak (1g, 5a) ... picked up an assist in 6-2 Irish win over Alaska (Dec. 3) ... had career-high three-point and three-assist game in 7-3 win over Michigan (Dec. 8) ... closed streak with one assist in 4-3 win over the Wolverines at home on Dec. 10 ... added second multiple-point game with two assists in 6-2 win at Robert Morris ... scored second goal in second period of 3-0 win at Western Michigan (Jan. 20) ... closed the season on a three-game point streak with assists versus Michigan, Alabama-Huntsville and Michigan State ... in four postseason games had three assists for three points.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from St. Francix de Sales High School in Toledo, Ohio ... spent three seasons with the North American Hockey League's (NAHL) Texas Tornado ... led all NAHL defensemen in scoring in 2005-06 with three goals and 46 assists for 49 points in 54 games ... his 46 assists were third-best in the league as he helped lead Texas to first place with a 42-12-4 record ... in 13 postseason games, added two goals and five assists ... was a member of three consecutive Robertson Cup champions as the top Junior A team in the country ... was named first team all-NAHL and received the NAHL academic achievement award following the season ... selected to the all-tournament team at the 2005 Chowder Cup Tournament ... in `04-'05, collected four goals with 21 assists for 25 points ... added three goals and eight assists in 12 playoff games, including setting up the game-winning goal in the national championship game ... played in two NAHL all-star games in `05 and `06 ... had one goal and six assists in his rookie year (`04-'05) ... finished career as Texas Tornado's all-time assist leader (90) ... full name is Brett Michael Blatchford ... has one brother ... son of John and Denise Blatchford ... born June 5, 1986 in Toledo, Ohio ... economics major in the College of Arts and Letters.

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