• Costello will suit up for the Fighting Irish at the University of Notre Dame in 2010.
• He got started in hockey at the age of three, first by rollerblading, to try and keep up with his two older brothers.
• Growing up in Milwaukee, and playing his minor hockey in Chicago, he often commuted 90 minutes to play and credits his dad for having the biggest influence on his career – “he hauled me around all over the country to help me pursue my dream”.
• His childhood hockey idol was Pavel Bure and he follows the motto “pain is temporary, victory is forever”.
• In 2003, while playing for the Chicago Young Americans in a tournament in Toronto, Ontario, Costello finished second in a skills competition to Steven Stamkos.
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FAVORITES
NHL Team: Detroit
NHL Player: Alex Ovechkin
Shootout move: “Fake shot, deke backhand five-hole)
Goal celebration: “Two arms up”
Video game: Halo 3
Movie: Green Street Hooligans
Reality Show: Real World
Actor: Will Smith
Cartoon: Spongebob Squarepants
Website: Facebook
Book: Kiss the Girls by James Patterson
Pump up song: “Riot” by Three Days Grace
Restaurant: Ruby Tuesdays
Sport (other than hockey): Golf
Place to visit: Florida
Snack: Powerbar
Superhero: Batman
