Ryan Thang Class: Sophomore Hometown: Edina, MN High School: Edina Height / Weight: 6-0 / 200 Position: Right Wing Birthdate: 05/11/1987 Last Team: Omaha Lancers (USHL)

Stepped right into the Notre Dame lineup and never looked back on his way to an outstanding freshman year ... played in all situations for the Irish ... strong, prototypical power forward ... plays at both ends of the ice ... strong two-way player who is tough to knock off his skates ... has a strong, accurate shot ... blessed with a tremendous work ethic ... well-prepared player with excellent leadership skills ... played in all 42 games as a freshman and finished first in goals (20), third in assists (21) and second in points (41) ... was selected to the CCHA all-rookie team and was a finalist for CCHA rookie-of-the-year honors ... named Notre Dame's rookie-of-the-year ... named to NCAA all-regional team ... tied for eighth on all-time points list for freshmen with Ian Williams who had 41 points in 1970-71 ... one of six Irish freshmen to score 20 or more goals as a freshman ... came to Notre Dame after spending two seasons in the United States Hockey Leagues (USHL) with the Sioux Falls Stampede and the Omaha Lancers ... selected in third round, 81st overall in 2007 NHL Entry Draft by Nashville Predators ... one of four Minnesota natives on the Notre Dame roster, joining senior Mark Van Guilder (Roseville), junior Garrett Regan (Hastings) and freshman Ryan Guentzel (Woodbury) ... becomes the 14th Edina High School hockey player to play at Notre Dame, joining former Irish standouts like Bill Nyrop `74, Kevin Nugent `78, Tim Kuehl `90 and Dan Carlson `01 ... one of 20 Notre Dame players to play in the USHL ... signed a national letter-of-intent in the early-signing period (Nov. `04) and deferred to the `06-'07 season along with Kevin Deeth and Kyle Lawson.

AS A FRESHMAN: Played in all 42 games, scoring 20 goals and 21 assists for 42 points ... led the Irish with 10 power-play goals and six game winners ... also had one short-handed tally ... equaled Dave Poulin's (`82) mark for 10 power-play goals by a freshman (set in `78-'79) ... had nine multiple-point games and four games with two or more goals ... selected to CCHA all-rookie team and was a finalist for CCHA rookie-of-the-year honors ... was named Notre Dame's rookie-of-the-year ... had team's longest point streak of 11 games (4g, 9a) ... got career off to a fast start with a goal and an assist in season-opening win versus Minnesota State (Oct. 12) ... had first two-goal (ppg, gwg) game of the year in 7-1 win over No. 1 Boston College (Oct. 20) ... scored once in 3-0 win over Army ... had career-high three-point game with two goals and an assist in 5-2 win over Bowling Green, collecting second game-winning goal ... had goals in back-to-back games in sweep of Alaska (Dec. 2-3) ... scored short-handed in first game of series and picked up game winner in second ... had a four-game goal streak from Jan. 5-Jan. 13 scoring once in each game of series versus Robert Morris and Lake Superior State ... both goals against the Colonials came on the power play ... picked up third two-goal game of the year on Jan. 25 in 4-1 win over Miami with both goals coming on the power play ... had a season-high 11-game point streak (4g, 9a) from Feb. 9 through March 23 ... scored the game-winning goal in 1-0 win at Alaska on Feb. 16 in game that clinched the CCHA regular-season title ... had one goal against Alaska in second game of CCHA quarterfinal series ... final two-goal game of the season came on March 23 in NCAA tournament against Alabama-Huntsville ... scored goal that gave Irish a 2-0 first-period lead ... got game-winning power-play goal at 15:18 of second overtime to give Notre Dame a 3-2 win, the progam's first ever NCAA tournament win ... finished the postseason with three goals and four assists in six games ... selected to the NCAA all-Midwest Regional team.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Edina High School in Edina, Minn. ... earned two letters in hockey, playing for former NHL defenseman Curt Giles ... helped Edina to Classic Lakes Conference title as a sophomore with 20 goals and 19 assists for 39 points ... was team MVP as a junior after leading conference in scoring with 20 goals and 23 assists ... was named all-Classic Lakes Confer-ence and all-state following his junior year ... earned Edina Scholar-Athlete honors following his senior year ... a member of Team Minnesota's Under-16 and 17 teams ... served as captain of 2003 U.S. Select-17 team that won the gold medal at the Five Nations Tournament in Slovakia during August of 2003 ... selected by Sioux Falls Stampede with the second pick of the USHL Futures Draft (2003) ... played first season in USHL with the Stampede, collecting nine goals and 22 assists for 31 points ... split the 2005-06 season between Sioux Falls (8g-14a, in 32 games) and Omaha (15g-15a in 25 games), finishing the year with 23 goals and 29 assists for 52 points ... had four power-play goals, three short-handed tallies and two game winners among his 23 goals ... was +34 on the year between the two teams to lead the USHL in that category ... full name is Ryan William Thang ... son of Mark and Wendy Thang ... born May 11, 1987 in Chicago, Ill. ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.

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