#12 Ryder Rolston 2021-22 Hockey Roster

HONORS & AWARDS

• 2023 Academic All-Big Ten
• 2022 Academic All-Big Ten
• B1G Third Star of the Week (Jan. 26, 2022)
• B1G Second Star of the Week (Dec. 8, 2021)

AS A JUNIOR (2022-23)

• Skated in 27 games for the Irish before being sidelined with injury
• Finished third on the team in points (20) despite missing the final two months of the season
• Ranked second in goals with seven
• Opened the season on a four-game point streak, registering three goals and three assists
• Registered four multi-point games, including three points in the team’s 5-0 win over Michigan State (Oct. 28), tying a career-high
• Set a career-best on-ice rating of plus-three in the win against Michigan State (Oct. 28)
• Scored the game-winning tally in the third period at Penn State, a powerplay goal (Jan. 20)
• Notched three powerplay goals on the season, including at Denver (Oct. 7), vs. Penn State (Dec. 9) and at Penn State (Jan. 20)
• Averaged 0.74 points per game

AS A SOPHOMORE (2021-22)

• Began season with a then career-long four-game point streak (Oct. 9-21; 1-3-4).
• Tallied first goal of the season in 5-2 win at Northern Michigan (Oct. 16). 
• Added a third period goal en route to 4-1 home victory over Holy Cross (Nov. 5).
• Notched first multipoint game of the season with two assists in the 5-1 win over Wisconsin (Nov. 12). 
• Earned first career multi-goal game with two in an overtime win over then-No. 1 Michigan as the first came at 13:44 in the third period to tie the game and the later came as the overtime game winner – the first of his career.
• Tallied back-to-back games with a goal and an assist in a weekend series versus Ohio State (Dec. 3-4) with game two of the series marking his career-long point streak at seven games. 
• Recorded first career hat trick with three goals in an 8-2 home win over Boston College (Jan. 19). 
• Notched his third-career multi-assist game of his career with two as part of the 7-2 Notre Dame win over Penn State (Feb. 4).
• Tallied a goal at Wisconsin (Feb. 12) to extend point streak to three games (Feb. 4-12; 1-3-4).
• Added an assist in each of the first two games of the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals (Mar. 4-5).

AS A FRESHMAN (2020-21)

• Played in 28 games while scoring a goal and adding four assists for five points.
• Finished the season with a +4 rating.
• Scored his first career goal in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals against Penn State (March 14). 
• Notched his first career point with an assist in Notre Dame’s 3-0 win against Ohio State (Dec. 12).
• Had his first career multipoint game with a pair of assists in the 8-1 win at Ohio State (Feb. 6).
• Ended the season on a two-game point streak (1-1-2). 
• After being selected by Colorado in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, saw his rights traded to Chicago at the trade deadline (April 12).

IN THE NHL DRAFT

• After being selected by Colorado in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, saw his rights traded to Chicago at the trade deadline (April 12, 2021).

IN THE USHL

• Rolston joins the Irish after playing the 2019-20 season with Waterloo (USHL), where he played in 42 games and scored 16 goals and added 17 assists for 33 points.
• His 16 goals ranked fourth on the team, while his 33 points ranked fifth.
• Three of his 16 goals proved to be game winners.
• Ranked No. 102 among North American Skaters in the final NHL Central Scouting Rankings (April 8, 2020).
• Named to the 2020 BioSteel All-American Game (Dec. 27, 2019)

WITH USA HOCKEY

• Named to the 2019 U.S. Junior Select Team for the World Junior A Challenge where he helped Team USA earn bronze.
• Prior to joining Waterloo, Rolston skated with the USNTDP for the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons.
• In 2017-18, he played 52 games for the U17 program, scoring 26 goals and notching 11 assists for 37 points.
• Then in 2018-19, he played the majority of the season with the U18 team, skating in 54 games and totaling 20 goals and 13 assists for 33 points.

PREP AND PERSONAL

• Played with the Little Caesars program before joining the USNTDP.
• Rolston is the son of former NHLer and Stanley Cup Champion Brian Rolston.
• Brian helped Lake Superior State win the 1992 NCAA National Championship under current Irish head coach Jeff Jackson.