SOUTH BEND, Ind. – University of Notre Dame senior defenseman Nick Leivermann will return for a fifth season, the Eden Prairie, Minnesota native has announced.
“After looking at potential options, I felt returning to Notre Dame would be best for my career development,” Leivermann said. “I’m looking forward to continuing my education and becoming a Double Domer and I’m excited to hit the ice with our returning group.”
“We’re very excited to have Nicky returning to our program,” head coach Jeff Jackson added. “He’ll continue to develop his game and strive to become one of the best defensemen in the country. He also has the experience and leadership qualities necessary to help sustain our culture moving forward.”
Leivermann tied for second on the Irish with 27 points on six goals and 21 assists despite missing six games with an injury this past season (34 games played). His goal, assist and point totals were all career-high marks and he assisted on Graham Slaggert’s overtime game winning goal against North Dakota to help lead Notre Dame to the NCAA Albany Regional Final.
A seventh round selection (187th overall) by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2017 NHL Draft, Leivermann had a power-play goal and a game winner to go along with a +16 rating as a senior. In Notre Dame’s 5-4 overtime win at Penn State (Jan. 8), he posted a career-best three points on a goal and two assists. An alternate captain in 2021-22, Leivermann served a key role on Notre Dame’s top-ranked penalty kill unit.
For his career, Leivermann has skated in 118 career games while scoring 17 goals and adding 41 assists for 58 points.
A Business Technology major, Leivermann also earned Big Ten All-Academic Team honors each of the past three seasons.
AS A SENIOR
- Named an alternate captain for the 2021-22 season.
- One of the team’s Student-Athlete Advisory Council Representatives.
- Tallied two points (1-1-2) in home-opener against Long Island (Oct. 9).
- Scored second goal of the season against RIT (Oct. 21).
- Recorded a goal and an assist in 3-0 home win against Wisconsin (Nov. 13).
- Scored goals in back-to-back wins against Ohio State (Dec. 4) and Michigan State (Dec. 10), where his third period goal became the game winner.
- Earned first three-point game of the season in an overtime win at Penn State (Jan. 8; 1-2-3), including an assist on Cam Burke’s game-tying goal late in the third period.
- Set a career-long point streak with a goal or assist in seven straight games (Nov. 12 – Dec. 10; 3-7-10).
- Notched first multi-assist game of season in win at Michigan (Nov. 19), including one on Ryder Rolston’s game-winning overtime goal.
- Tallied an assist on the way to a 3-2 victory over Wisconsin (Feb. 13).
- Recorded a pair of assists, including one on Landon Slaggert’s game winner, in the 2-1 road win over Michigan State (Feb. 18).
- Finished the weekend sweep over Michigan with three assists, including a pair in game one against the Wolverines (Feb. 25-26).
- Tallied an assist in each of the three games against Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals, extending his point streak to five games (Feb. 25-Mar. 6; 0-6-6).
- Had an assist on Graham Slaggert’s overtime game-winning goal in Notre Dame’s 2-1 win against North Dakota in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (March 24).
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