Black Knights will play Nebraska-Omaha and Maine or Notre Dame in Kansas City
One of 13 freshmen on the squad ... lone player from Vermont ... one of seven players on the team from the North American Hockey League.
BACKGROUND: Born in Duluth, Minn. ... now calls Norwich, Vt., home ... 2009 graduate of Shattuck-St. Mary's ... competed on the baseball and football teams at Shattuck ... played for coach Scott Langer and the Topeka Road Runners of the NAHL ... won a the regular season championship in 2010-11 ... drafted by the Halifax Mooseheads in the 2008 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Draft ... has also competed in the USHL and EJHL ... son of Shawn and Amy O'Leary ... has three brothers, Michael, Matthew and Peter ... comes from a hockey-playing family ... in addition to his father, his uncle, Ryan O'Leary, played at Denver and was drafted by the Calgary Flames in the fourth round of the 1989 NHL Draft ... Andrew started skating when he was 2 ... enjoys friends, family and fishing in his spare time ... lists Evgeni Malkin and LeBron James as his favorite athletes.
