#16 Michael Voran 2012-13 Hockey Roster

Talented scoring forward with a tremendous mind for the game … has the ability to set linemates up for scoring chances or finish the play himself … one of six forwards in Notre Dame[apos]s 12-man freshman class in 2010-11 … has scored everywhere he[apos]s played from high school through junior hockey … has excellent hockey instincts … tough, competitive kid with the drive to keep getting better … has the opportunity to be an impact player in his freshman season with the Irish … played last season with the Sioux Falls Stampede of the USHL where he led the team in scoring with 23 goals and 51 assists for 74 points in 60 games … picked up four power-play goals with one short-handed tally and three game winners plus 90 penalty minutes … served as an alternate captain with the Stampede, helping team to a third-place finish in the USHL West Division … scored a pair of goals in three playoff games … selected to play in the 2010 USHL Top Prospects game … finished second in the USHL in assists, four behind fellow Irish teammate T.J. Tynan and fourth in overall scoring … was a first-round selection of Sioux Falls, sixth overall, in the 2009 USHL Entry Draft … one of 16 former USHL players on the Notre Dame roster … one of four Michigan natives on the team along with senior Ben Ryan (Brighton) and fellow freshmen Joe Rogers (Marysville) and Bryan Rust (Novi) … comes from the same hometown as former Irish All-American Erik Condra … signed with the Irish in the late signing period (April `10) along with goaltenders Joe Rogers and Steven Summerhays and defenseman Shayne Taker.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Livonia Stevenson High School in Livonia, Mich. … played high school hockey at Stevenson in `05-[apos]06, scoring 17 goals and 25 assists in 26 games … played again in `07-[apos]08, notching 33 goals and 36 assists for 69 points in 27 games … led all Michigan Division 1 players in scoring … selected to Team Michigan all-star squad … served as team captain … selected first team all-conference, all-area and all-state … team most valuable player and winner of the scholar-athlete award … also saw action with the Honeybaked AAA program … in `06-[apos]07, helped team to Michigan State championship with 20 goals and 24 assists in 50 games … in `07-[apos]08, saw action in 20 games for Honeybaked, scoring 10 goals and 10 assists … attended USA Select 15, 16 and 17 Festivals … moved on to play for the NAHL[apos]s Wenatchee Wild based in Wenatchee, Wash. … captained team to Robertson Cup championship game where they lost to St. Louis … led the Wild in scoring with 24 goals and 32 assists for 56 points in 68 games … scored nine power-play goals, two short-handed markers and six game winners … led the playoffs in scoring with nine goals and 13 assists for 22 points in 13 games … was selected to the NAHL all-rookie team and was first team all-Western Division … named to the Robertson Cup all-tournament team … participated in the NAHL Top Prospects Tournament … son of Mark and Paola Voran … has one brother, Marcus … born March 27, 1990 in Dearborn, Mich. … enrolled in First Year of Studies at Notre Dame with plans to major in business/marketing.