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Nicholas Kempf

#31 Nicholas Kempf Season 2025-26

Goaltender
6-2196 lbsSophomore
Basic Info
Weight196 lbs
Height6-2
ClassSophomore
HometownMorton Grove, Illinois
Last TeamUSNTDP

AWARDS AND HONORS

  • 2026 Academic All-Big Ten
  • Big Ten Second Star of the Week (Feb. 17)

AS A SOPHOMORE (2025-26)

  • Suited up for 34 of 37 games for the Irish.
  • Won nine games in net, up seven from the previous year for a new career best. 
  • Registered 980 saves in 1977:04 of playing time.
  • Posted a .893 save percentage.
  • Recorded a career high 48 saves at Bowling Green (Jan. 31).

AS A FRESHMAN (2024-25)

  • Appeared in 13 games as a freshman. 
  • Made his collegiate debut at Clarkson (Oct. 12), picking up his first career win with a 5-2 victory over the Golden Knights.
  • Recorded a career-high of 45 saves against Michigan State (Mar. 1).
  • Registered 384 saves in 722:03 of playing time.
  • Posted a .895 save percentage. 
  • Lifted the Irish to an eight-round shootout victory over Penn State (Jan. 3) in his hometown as part of the Frozen Confines series at Wrigley Field.

BEFORE NOTRE DAME

  • Spent two seasons with the USNTDP (2022-24)
  • Appeared in 36 games in the USHL between the U17 and U18 NTDP teams

WITH USA HOCKEY

  • Was a two-year member of the USNTDP
  • At the WJC-18, recorded a .919 save percentage and 1.89 goals against average.

 

31-Kempf

Junior
2026-27

Goaltender
6-2 / 210 lbs
31-Kempf

Freshman
2024-25

Goaltender
6-2 / 196 lbs