• Russo will attend the University of Notre Dame in the fall of 2011.

• He represented the U.S. Under-18 team at the 2010 Ivan Hlinka Memorial tournament and helped lead Team USA to a gold medal at the 2010 World Under-17 Challenge, recording three goals and five points in six games.

• Russo played his entire AAA career with the Chicago Mission prior to joining the U.S. National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

FAVORITES

NHL team: Chicago Blackhawks
NHL player: Drew Doughty
Shootout move: “Forehand to backhand, shelf”
Video game: NHL 2010
Movie: Gladiator
TV show: Psych
Actress: Megan Fox
Cartoon: Avatar
Website: NHL.com
Pump-up song: “Landslide” by Dixie Chicks
Restaurant: Subway
Sport (other than hockey): Basketball
Breakfast food: Eggs
Superhero: Batman