Brad Phillips Class: Freshman Hometown: Farmington Hills, MI Height / Weight: 6-2 / 171 Position: Goaltender Birthdate: 04/22/1989 Last Team: U.S. National Under-18 Team

Comes to Notre Dame after playing the last two seasons with the United States National Team Development Program where he was teammates with fellow freshmen Ian Cole and Teddy Ruth ... will battle junior Jordan Pearce and sophomore Tom O'Brien for playing time with the Irish this season ... one of the top-ranked goaltenders coming into college hockey this season ... butterfly goaltender who uses his size and quickness to cover a great deal of the net ... excellent skater who has strong positioning skills ... quick glove hand ... strong controlling rebounds ... confident goaltender with strong work ethic ... continues to work to fill out his 6-2 frame ... during 2006-07, saw action in 24 games for the U.S. Under-18 team, going 15-5-2 overall in 1,425:55 minutes played with a pair of shutouts ... owned a 2.33 goals-against average with a .913 save percentage ... was ranked ninth among North American goaltenders and second among collegiate puckstoppers heading into the 2007 NHL Entry Draft ... was selected in the seventh round of the draft, 182nd overall by the Philadelphia Flyers ... in `05-'06, played in 38 games for the Under-17 team, playing 2,124:44 minutes with a 21-14-3 record and one shutout ... had a 2.39 goals-against average and a .922 save percentage ... was selected as the top goaltender at the `06 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge for the silver-medal winning U.S. team ... earned his spot with the national team after a strong Select 16 Festival in the summer of 2005 when he turned in a 1.67 goals-against average and a .933 save percentage ... one of five USA National Team Development Program alums on the Irish roster and one of 19 players all-time to come from the program to play at Notre Dame ... one of eight Michigan natives on the roster in `07-'08 ... signed in the early signing period (fall of `06) along with Robin Bergman, Cole, Billy Maday (deferred to `08), Calle Ridderwall, Ruth and Ben Ryan.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Huron High School in Ann Arbor, Mich. ... spent the 2004-05 season with the Honeybaked Midget AAA program before playing two seasons with the national program ... full name is Bradley David Phillips ... is the son of Dave and Nancy Phillips ... has one brother and one sister ... is the nephew of former Notre Dame quarterback, Terry Andrysiak (1985-88) ... born April 22, 1989 in Wyandotte, Mich. ... enrolled in First Year of Studies ... plans on majoring in business at Notre Dame.