game-winning goal in 2-1 home win versus Alaska (Jan. 14) ... had goals in back-to-back games of a series sweep versus Ferris State ... scored once in 3-1 win on Feb. 18 ... picked up second goal of weekend in 5-2 victory on Feb. 19 versus the Bulldogs ... final goal of the season came in 4-3 loss to Lake Superior in game two of CCHA second round contest ... played in eight postseason games, scoring one goal with two assists for three points. AS A FRESHMAN: Played in 35 of the team’s 38 games as a rookie ... scored six goals with five assists for 11 points ... had one power-play marker with two game-winning goals ... whistled for 18 penalties resulting in 47 minutes ... was -11 on the year ... had 58 shots on goal with a .103 shooting percentage ... first career goal was the gamewinning goal in 2-0 shutout of Providence College (Oct. 16) when he came out from behind the net and tucked a wrist shot under the cross bar at 10:13 of the second period ... held off the scoresheet for 14 games before striking with his second goal of the year, another game winner in a 2-0 shutout of Michigan (Dec. 13) ... had a career-best two-goal and three-point game (2g, 1a) in a 5-2 win over Michigan State (Jan. 15) ... followed with an assist in the 4-4 tie the following day for a four-point weekend ... fifth goal of the season was Notre Dame’s lone goal in a 1-1 tie at Lake Superior State (Jan. 23) ... got his final goal of the season on the power play in 3-2 win over Nebraska-Omaha (Jan. 30) ... hammered a centering pass in the slot from Ryan Thang past Mavericks’ goaltender John Faulkner ... assisted on an Irish goal in the 8-2 loss
to Ohio State in game two of the CCHA playoffs ... in two postseason games had one assist. PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Waterloo West High School in Waterloo, Iowa ... also attended St. Thomas Academy in Mendota Heights, Minn. (2005-07) and Eastview High School in Apple Valley, Minn. ... played three years of high school hockey, helping St. Thomas to the 2006 Minnesota State Class A championship with a third-place finish the following season ... was captain of Cadets and an all-conference selection as a junior ... selected in the first round (fifth overall) by Waterloo in the 2006 USHL Entry Draft ... spent two seasons with the Black Hawks (2007-09) ... was seventh in scoring in ‘08-’09 with 19 goals and 17 assists for 36 points ... 11 goals came on the power play and two were game winners ... led Waterloo with 144 minutes in penalties ... was scoreless in three playoff games as Waterloo was swept in the opening round by Green Bay ... played for goldmedal winning Team USA in the 2008 World Junior A Challenge ... in ‘07-’08, finished the year fourth in scoring with 19 goals and 19 assists for 38 points in 57 games ... had 12 power-play goals and one game winner while accumulating 66 minutes in penalties ... played for Team USA in the 2007 World Junior A Challenge ... selected to play in the USHL Prospects/All-Star game in ‘08 and ‘09 ... full name is Nick Christopher Larson ... son of Dan and Michelle Larson and stepmother, Sandy ... has four brothers ... born on Nov. 14, 1989 in St. Paul, Minn. ... political science major in Notre Dame’s College of Arts and Letters.
LARSON’S CAREER BESTS 3 Points vs. Michigan State (2g-1a; 1/15/10) 2 Goals vs. Boston University (10/10/10) vs. Michigan State (1/15/10) 1 Assist 14 times 6 Shots on Goal vs. Northern Michigan (12/12/10) 2-Game Goal Streak • (2g-0a); Feb. 18-19, 2011 (Ferris State) • (3g-1a); Oct. 8-10, 2010 (vs. Holy Cross and Boston University) 3-Game Point Streak • (1g-3a); Dec. 11-29, 2010 (vs. Northern Michigan and Canisius) • (3g-2a); Oct. 8-14, 2010 (vs. Holy Cross, Boston University and Lake Superior)
ALL-TIME NOTRE DAME HOCKEY MONOGRAM WINNERS FROM MINNESOTA John Womack ..............C Pat McMahon ............. D Eric Norri ...................... D Jim Morin ................... D Kevin Hoene ...............F Mark Longar .............. D Bob Howe ..................W Joe Bonk .....................F Jim Cordes .................W Dick Tomasoni ............ G Mike Bonk ................. D Bill Green ................... D Mark Steinborn .......... D Steve Curry ................ D Mark Kronholm .......... G Ric Schafer ..............C/D Bill Nyrop .................... D Pat Conroy ...................C Les Larson ................... D Tim Byers ..................W Dave Howe ...............W Pat Novitzki .................F Mark Olive ..................F Allen Karsnia ............W Bob Baumgartner......W Dan Byers ................... D Dick Howe ................W Don Jackson ..............W Kevin Nugent ...........W Tom DeWerd ............. D
‘68-69 .............Thief River Falls ‘68-69 .......................... St. Paul ‘68-69 ..........................Virginia ’68-’70 ......................... St. Paul ’68-’71 ........................Duluth ’68-’71 ..........................Eveleth ’70-’71 .........................Bemidji ’68-’72 ..............South St. Paul ’68-’72 ..................Farmington ’68-’72 ......................Chisholm ’69-’73 ..............South St. Paul ’69-’73 .......................Roseville ’69-’73 ................... Port Huron ’70-’74 .............................Edina ’70-’74 ..............South St. Paul ’70-’74 ..............New Brighton ’70-’74 .............................Edina ’71-’75 ......................... St. Paul ’71-’75 ......................... St. Paul ’72-’76 ............... Bloomington ’72-’76 .........................Bemidji ’72-’76 ..................Farmington ’73-’76 .................Minneapolis ’73-’77 .......................Int’l Falls ’74-’78 ...............West St. Paul ’74-’78 ............... Bloomington ’74-’78 .........................Bemidji ’74-’78 ............... Bloomington ’74-’78 .............................Edina ’76-’78 ....................Owatonna
Steve Schneider ......... D Kevin Nagurski .........W John Friedmann ........ D Ted Weltzin ..................F Don Lucia .................... D Dave Laurion .............. G Bill Rothstein ..............W John Schmidt ............ D Mark Doman ..............F John Deasey ...............F Sean Regan ............... D Steve Bianchi .............W John Devoe ...............W Pat Foley ..................... D Tom Fitzgerald .........W Matt Hanzel ..............LW Robert Herber ........RW Tim Kuehl ...............RW Lance Madson ............ G Mike Musty ................C Pat Arendt ...................C Rob Copeland ............ D Michael Curry ............ D Scott Vickman ............ D Dan Marvin ..............LW Steve Soderling .......RW Sterling Black ...........W Curtis Janicke ..............C Jeff Hasselman ...........C Brent Lothrop ............. G
’75-’79 ...........................Babbit ’75-’79 .......................Int’l Falls ’76-’80 ......................... St. Paul ’76-’80 ......................... St. Paul ’77-’81 ...............Grand Rapids ’78-’82 .......................Int’l Falls ’78-’82 ...............Grand Rapids ’78-’82 .......................St. Cloud ’79-’83 .......................St. Cloud ’81-’83 .............................Edina ’81-’83 .............. North St. Paul ’82-’83 ............... Bloomington ’82-’83 .............................Edina ’84-’87 ......................... St. Paul ’86-’88 .....................Rochester ’85-’89 ......................... St. Paul ’85-’89 .............................Edina ’86-’90 .............................Edina ’86-’90 .................Minnetonka ’89-’90 ........................Brainerd ’88-’92 .....................Rochester ’88-’92 .............................Edina ’88-’92 .....................Rochester ’89-’92 .............................Edina ’89-’92 ....................... Warroad ’91-’92 .............................Edina ’89-’93 ........................ St. Paul ’89-’93 ...............Brooklyn Park ’91-’93 ....................Woodbury ’90-’94 .....................Burnsville
Matt Osiecki .............. D Troy Cusey ...............RW Brent Lamppa .........LW John Rushin ............... D Brett Bruininks .......RW Jeremy Coe .................. D Wade Salzman .......... G Tim Harberts ..............F Ben Nelsen ................. D Neal Johnson ..............F Craig Hagkull ..............C Brian Urick ..............RW Troy Bagne ..................F Joe Dusbabek .........RW Jay Kopischke ...........LW Dan Carlson .............LW Ryan Dolder ..............W Kyle Kolquist .............. G Sam Cornelius ............ D Jon Maruk ...................C Aaron Gill .....................C Kyle Dolder ...............RW Tony Gill ........................C T.J. Jindra ..................RW Mark Van Guilder .........LW Garrett Regan ............LW Ryan Thang................LW Ryan Guentzel .........RW Nick Larson ......... LW Anders Lee ............LW
’90-’94 .....................Burnsville ’91-’94 ...............Grand Rapids ’91-’94 ....................Embarrass ’91-’94 ............... Bloomington ’92-’96 .................Minneapolis ’92-’96 ...........................Anoka ’93-’96 ..........................Duluth ’93-’97 ....................... Wayzata ’93-’97 .....................Plymouth ’97-’98 .............................Edina ’95-’99 ................... Arden Hills ’95-’99 ................Minnetonka ’96-’00 ....................Moorhead ’96-’00 ......................Faribault ’97-’00 ....................Alexandria ’97-’01 .............................Edina ’97-’01 .................. Hutchinson ’97-’01 ..........................Duluth ’98-’01 .............................Edina ‘00-’02 ..................Eden Prairie ‘00-‘04 .....................Rochester ‘01-’03 .................. Hutchinson ‘02-’06 .....................Rochester ‘03-’07 .......................Faribault ‘04-’08 .......................Roseville ‘05-’09 ...................... Hastings ‘06-’10 ............................Edina ‘07 -‘11 ...................Woodbury ‘09 - ................... Apple Valley ’10- ..................................Edina
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