Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey

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Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey
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University Michigan State University
Conference Big Ten
Head coach Adam Nightingale
3rd season, 43–28–5 (.599)
Assistant coaches
Arena Munn Ice Arena
East Lansing, Michigan
ColorsGreen and White
   
Fight song Victory for MSU
NCAA Tournament championships
1966, 1986, 2007
NCAA Tournament Runner-up
1959, 1987
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four
1959, 1966, 1967, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1999, 2001, 2007
NCAA Tournament appearances
1959, 1966, 1967, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2024
Conference Tournament championships
WCHA: 1966, 1967
CCHA: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006
Big Ten: 2024
Conference regular season championships
CCHA: 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2001
Big Ten: 2024
Current uniform
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The Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey team is the college ice hockey team that represents Michigan State University (MSU). The team plays at the Munn Ice Arena in East Lansing, Michigan, on the MSU campus. The Spartans have won the NCAA national championship three times (1966, 1986, and 2007). The current head coach is Adam Nightingale, who took over coaching duties on May 3, 2022, after Danton Cole was fired. Michigan State currently competes in the Big Ten Conference.

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The MSU ice hockey program has seven CCHA regular season championships, 11 CCHA Tournament titles, and 1 Big Ten Conference regular season championship. MSU has also won 12 Great Lakes Invitational titles, 3 ACHA Division 2 titles and 1 ACHA Division 3 title. The Spartans have been in the NCAA tournament 23 times, with nine Frozen Four appearances. On April 7, 2007, the Michigan State Spartans won their third national championship by beating Boston College 3–1. Their traditional rival is Michigan and the teams have played an annual game in Detroit since 1990. Starting at the Joe Louis Arena, the game has since moved to Little Caesars Arena in 2018.

History

Early history

The Spartan ice hockey program traces its roots back to the first informal varsity team that began in 1922 playing an independent NCAA Division I schedule. [1] On January 11, 1922, Michigan State played its first intercollegiate hockey game, a 5-1 loss to Michigan. [2] Home games during the first season were played on the frozen Red Cedar River on MSU's campus. [3]

Michigan State finished 0–3 in the 1922 season and picked up its first win during the second season on February 11, 1923, 6–1 over the Lansing Independents. [2] The team did not play the 1923–24 season but returned for the 1924–25 season. The 1924–25 season marked the first time the program had a head coach, John Kobs, who also coached the Michigan State Spartans baseball team. [2] Kobs' tenure at Michigan State lasted six season before the team was suspended for 19 seasons. During which time the team compiled a record of 8-18-1. [1]

Harold Paulsen was hired as the varsity ice hockey coach at Michigan State on August 1, 1948 following the suspension of the hockey programs during the years of the Great Depression and World War II. [2] Before recruiting or coaching, Paulsen oversaw the renovation of Demonstration Hall into an indoor rink with artificial ice-making capabilities. On January 12, 1950, MSU played its first game since 1930, losing to Michigan Tech 6–2. Paulsen struggled through his first two years at Michigan State with a 6–25 record. [1] MSU athletic director Ralph Young felt the hockey program's progress was inadequate and Paulsen resigned. Following the 1951 season, Amo Bessone accepted the head coaching position at Michigan State University. Bessone would remain at MSU for the next 28 years.

In the 1958–59 season Michigan State, Minnesota, and Michigan formed their own ice hockey division due to the dissolution of the WIHL. Michigan State won it with a record of 5–2–1 in the division play.

Amo Bessone era

When Bessone arrived at Michigan State, the ice hockey program was beginning its third full season after being reinstated. That same season, in 1951–52, the Spartans joined Colorado College, Denver, Michigan, Michigan Tech, Minnesota, and North Dakota as founding members of the Midwest Collegiate Hockey League (MCHL). [4]

Amo Bessone won his first collegiate hockey game as head coach on November 29, 1951, when the Spartans defeated Ontario Agricultural College 8–2. [2] The Spartans struggled with six losing seasons before Bessone turned things around in his seventh season as coach. [1] In 1957–58, Michigan State enjoyed its first winning season. The following season, Bessone guided MSU to a Big Ten championship and a berth in the NCAA tournament. [5] The tournament was MSU's first NCAA tournament appearance. The Spartans defeated Boston College 4–3 in the semifinals and advanced to the schools's first championship appearance. The Spartans lost the 1959 national championship game in overtime 3–4 to North Dakota. MSU finishes the season 17-6-1. [2] Michigan State became a charter member of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) in 1959. [2] The WCHA was a reincarnation of the loosely affiliated Midwest Collegiate Hockey League and Western Intercollegiate Hockey League that disbanded following the 1957–58 season. [4] Bessone and MSU struggled during the first five seasons of the WCHA. Again, Bessone turned things around with a winning season in 1964–65. The following season, Bessone coached Michigan State to an improbable NCAA National Championship. [2] [6]

MSU began the 1965–66 season 4-10, [2] but rebounded winning 12 of their last 15 games including defeating the defending national champion, Michigan Tech, to win the WCHA playoffs after finishing sixth in the regular season. [2] The win earned MSU a spot in the 1966 NCAA tournament. [2] In the national semifinals, Bessone upset highly favored Boston University 2–1 with a goal by Spartan forward, Doug Volmar. [2] In the national championship game, Bessone and the Spartans faced Len Ceglarski's Clarkson team that owned the national-best record of 24–2. On March 19, 1966, Michigan State beat top-ranked Clarkson 6–1 victory to give Michigan State is first national championship. [1] [2] Len Ceglarski and Amo Bessone shared the Spencer Penrose Award as the national coach of the year in 1966. The national title and coaching award cemented Bessone's legacy as a coach. To this day, Bessone's 1966 Michigan State team remains one of the biggest underdog stories in NCAA ice hockey history. The total number of team victories (16) and team winning percentage (.551) is the lowest of any NCAA ice hockey champion. MSU made the NCAA tournament again with a strong WCHA playoff finish in 1967, but lost 2–4 in the national semifinals, a rematch of the 1966 NCAA Tournament against Boston University. [2]

Bessone began the 1970s with six straight winning seasons. During Bessone's time coaching the Spartans the team won MSU won its first Great Lakes Invitational by defeating Michigan Tech 5–4 on December 28, 1973. [2]

As MSU hockey was building momentum, Munn Ice Arena opened October 25, 1974, when Michigan State hosted Laurentian. [2] That same season saw the first sellout crowd in Munn's history when the Spartans defeated North Dakota 6–2. [2] A season later, in 1975–76, Bessone guided MSU to its best WCHA conference record of 20-12-0 before Minnesota knocked MSU out of the WCHA playoffs in 6-7 triple overtime loss. [2] Minnesota, who had finished below Michigan State in the conference, received an NCAA tournament bid instead. Bessone announced his retirement effective at the end of the 1978–79 season after three straight losing seasons. [1] Bessone coached his final game as head coach on March 3, 1979, when the Spartans defeated rival Michigan 5–3. [1]

Ron Mason era

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"The Cold War"

After Amo Bessone retired from Michigan State University, the MSU Athletic Director, Joseph Kearney, hired Ron Mason as the Spartans new head coach. Mason was named Spartan head coach on April 1, 1979, and spend the next 23 seasons at Michigan State. It was a rough start in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association for Mason as he compiled a record of 26-46-2 over two seasons. Michigan State joined the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) in 1981 and over the next few seasons Mason turned the hockey program around. The Spartans won CCHA playoff championships the first four straight seasons of the conference in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985. [1] MSU would win a second national title in 1986 when the Spartans defeated Harvard 6–5. [2] [7]

In 2000 CCHA coaches and athletic directors unanimous voted to renamed the CCHA championship trophy to the Mason Cup in honor of Ron Mason, who was a key figure in establishing the conference in the early 1970s prior to his tenure at Michigan State. During the 2000–01 season Michigan State finished first in the regular season and advanced through the CCHA Tournament winning the first ever Mason Cup. [1] [2] That same season the Spartans made a Frozen Four appearance by beating Wisconsin 5-1 before losing to North Dakota in the Semifinal game. [8] On October 6, 2001, the Spartans hosted an outdoor game at Spartan Stadium against rival Michigan known as The Cold War. The school would set an attendance record for an outdoor hockey game as 74,554 fans attended. [9] The game ended in a 3–3 tie.

Mason led Michigan State to seven CCHA regular season titles and a conference-record 10 CCHA tournament titles. In addition, MSU under Mason made 19 NCAA tournament appearances during his 23 seasons with the Spartans. [1] He coached MSU to five NCAA Frozen Fours, two National Championship appearances, and one National Championship. [1] Mason coached two Hobey Baker Memorial Award winners, Kip Miller in 1990 and Ryan Miller in 2001. [10]

Rick Comley era

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Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey team in 2008

Rick Comley was announced as Ron Mason's successor as head ice hockey coach at Michigan State University in March 2002. [2] Comley led the Spartans to a tournament appearance in 2004, his second season as MSU's head coach. After losing to Northern Michigan in the 2004 CCHA Tournament the Spartans received an at-large bid to the 2004 NCAA Tournament. Third ranked MSU fell to second seed Minnesota-Duluth in the opening round 0–5. [11]

Comley's Spartans returned to the NCAA Tournament in 2006 after missing the NCAA Tournament in 2005. [1] Comley guided MSU to a second-place CCHA finish in the regular season and a CCHA Mason Cup championship in 2006. Michigan State advanced into the 2006 Tournament with an automatic bid. The Spartans defeated New Hampshire 1-0 before losing to Maine 4–5 in the East Regional Final. [12]

In the 2006–07 season, Michigan State was preseason ranked No. 5, which was MSU's highest preseason ranking since October 2001. The team earned an NCAA Tournament bid after finishing the regular season with a conference record of 15-10-3. Comley led MSU to defeat three higher-ranked teams en route to the national championship including No. 1-ranked Notre Dame in the Midwest Regional final. [13] In the Frozen Four the team defeated No. 4-ranked Boston College in the national championship game on April 7, 2007, by a score of 3–1 in a game that saw Michigan State score three unanswered goals in the third period. [14]

In December 2010 the Michigan State Spartans and Michigan Wolverines played a second outdoor game at Michigan Stadium. The game, known as The Big Chill at the Big House, [15] took place on December 11, 2010. 104,173 fans filled Michigan Stadium and watched as Michigan beat Michigan State 5–0. The attendance broke the 75,000 of the Cold War and 78,000 of the 2010 IIHF World Championship and set a new attendance record for a hockey game. [16] Later that same season on January 25, 2011, Rick Comley announced that he would retire at the conclusion of the 2010–11 season. [17]

Tom Anastos and Big Ten Conference era

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The Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey team at the 2015 Great Lakes Invitational

In September 2010 Penn State University announced that the university was elevating its men's and women's American Collegiate Hockey Association club programs to varsity status. Then-CCHA commissioner Tom Anastos publicly stated that the CCHA would strongly consider adding Penn State as the conference's 12th member. [18] On March 21, 2011, the Big Ten Conference announced plans to sponsor men's ice hockey starting in 2013–14 season. Michigan State along with CCHA rivals, University of Michigan and Ohio State University will leave the CCHA to join University of Minnesota and the University of Wisconsin from the WCHA and Penn State to form a six-team Big Ten Hockey Conference. [19] Less than a week after the Big Ten's announcement Michigan State announced that former CCHA Commissioner, Tom Anastos would become the 6th head coach in the history of the program. [20] Anastos is a former Spartan hockey player who played for MSU from 1981 to 1985. He is also the former coach at Michigan-Dearborn (NAIA) from 1987 to 1990, and compiled a 68-37-7 record. He later served as an assistant coach under Ron Mason from 1990 to 1992. [20]

Anastos picked up his first NCAA DI coaching victory with Michigan State in the second game of the 2012 Icebreaker tournament with a 3–2 overtime win over Air Force. [21] The Spartans finished the 2011–12 season ranked 5th in the CCHA standings and received a first round bye in the CCHA Tournament. The Spartans faced fourth-seeded Miami (OH) in the second round, in the best-of-three series Michigan State was swept 0-6 and 1–4 in two games. [22] Despite being swept by Miami, the Spartans finished 15th in the Pairwise rankings and became the final at-large bid selected for the 2012 NCAA Tournament. The bid marked the team's first appearance in the NCAA post-season since 2008, the team was placed in the East Region held at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut. [23] In the game, Union College took an early lead and held the Spartans to a single goal in a 3–1 win over Michigan State in the East Regional semifinal. The game was the first meeting between the two programs and also the first win in the NCAA Division I national tournament for the Dutchmen. [24]

At the end of the 2016–17 season, it was announced that Tom Anastos would step down as head coach of the Spartans. MSU then announced that they had hired Danton Cole as the program's 7th head coach. [25]

Danton Cole era

On April 11, 2017, Danton Cole was named head coach at Michigan State University. [26] In Cole first season, 2017–18, the Spartans finished last in the Big Ten [27] and were swept in a three-game series in the conference tournament by Ohio State. The next season, MSU once again finished last in the Big Ten [28] and were swept by Notre Dame in the conference tournament. In 2019–20, the Spartans started the season strong and swept Michigan for the first time in Cole's tenure. However, the performances fell off and they finished sixth in the conference before being swept by Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament. [29]

On April 12, 2022, he was fired by Michigan State. During five seasons as head coach, he led the Spartans to a 58–101–12 record. [30]

Adam Nightingale era

On May 3, 2022, Adam Nightingale was named head coach at Michigan State University. [31] During the 2022–23 season, in his first season with the Spartans, he led the team to an 18–18–2 record and the semifinals of the 2023 Big Ten tournament. On March 4, 2023, in the second game of the quarterfinals, Michigan State won their first Big Ten tournament game. This was their first win in 15 all-time games in the tournament for the Spartans. [32] Michigan State won the series, and advanced to the semifinals for the first time in program history. [33]

During the 2023–24 season, he led the Spartans to a 25–10–3 record, and the program's first Big Ten Conference regular season championship and Big Ten Tournament championship in program history. [34] [35] On March 7, 2024, he signed a five-year contract extension with Michigan State. [36]

Season-by-season results

Source: [37]

Coaches

As of the end of the 2023–24 season

All-time coaching records

Source: [37]

TenureCoachYearsRecordPct.
1921–1922No Coach10–4–0.000
1924–1930 John Kobs 68–18–1.315
1949–1951 Harold Paulsen 26–25–0.194
1951–1979 Amo Bessone 28367–427–20.463
1979–2002 Ron Mason 23635–270–69.687
2002–2011 Rick Comley 9186–140–39.563
2011–2017 Tom Anastos 678–121–24.404
2017–2022 Danton Cole 558–101–12.374
2022–Present Adam Nightingale 243–28–5.599
Totals8 coaches82 seasons1,383–1,138–170.546

Awards and honors

United States Hockey Hall of Fame

Source: [38]

NCAA

Individual awards

All-Americans

AHCA First Team All-Americans

AHCA Second Team All-Americans

WCHA

Individual awards

All-Conference Teams

First Team All-WCHA

Second Team All-WCHA

CCHA

Individual awards

All-Conference Teams

First Team All-CCHA

Second Team All-CCHA

CCHA All-Rookie Team

Big Ten

Individual awards

All-Conference Teams

First Team All-Big Ten

Second Team All-Big Ten

Big Ten Freshman Team

Statistical leaders

Source: [37] [39]

Points

PlayerYearsGPGAPtsPIM
Tom Ross 1972–197615513818632494
Steve Colp 1972–1976138132168300158
Kip Miller 1986–1990176116145261299
Peter White 1988–19921727515523083
Daryl Rice 1972–197613896129225204

Saves

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Minimum 30 games

PlayerYearsGPMinWLTGASOSV%GAA
Ryan Miller 1999–2002116638373181216426.9411.54
Joe Blackburn 1997–2001573403361381005.9201.76
Dominic Vicari 2003–20068348454124719116.9162.37
Jeff Lerg 2005–2009146869076511734412.9212.38
Chad Alban 1994–1998128763388301028412.9062.46

Statistics current through the start of the 2020–21 season.

Assists

Goals

Olympians

This is a list of Michigan State alumni were a part of an Olympic team. [37]

NamePositionMichigan State TenureTeamYearFinish
Weldon Olson Wing1951–1955 Flag of the United States.svg USA 1956, 1960 Silver medal icon.svg Silver, Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Eugene Grazia Left wing1954–1958 Flag of the United States.svg USA 1960 Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Doug Volmar Right wing1964–1967 Flag of the United States.svg USA 1968 6th
Brian Glennie Defenseman1966–1967 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 1968 Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Gary Haight Defenseman1980–1983, 1984–1985 Flag of the United States.svg USA 1984 7th
Kevin Miller Center1984–1988 Flag of the United States.svg USA 1988 7th
Geir Hoff Left wing1985–1987 Flag of Norway.svg Norway 1988, 1992, 1994 12th, 9th, 11th
Jason Woolley Defenseman1988–1991 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 1992 Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Dwayne Norris Right wing1988–1992 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 1994 Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Rod Brind'Amour Center1988–1989 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 1998 4th
Mike York Left wing1995–1999 Flag of the United States.svg USA 2002 Silver medal icon.svg Silver
John-Michael Liles Defenseman1999–2003 Flag of the United States.svg USA 2006 8th
Tony Tuzzolino Center1993–1997 Flag of Italy.svg Italy 2006 11th
Jason Muzzatti Goaltender1987–1991 Flag of Italy.svg Italy 2006 11th
Ryan Miller Goaltender1999–2002 Flag of the United States.svg USA 2010, 2014 Silver medal icon.svg Silver, 4th
Duncan Keith Defenseman2001–2003 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 2010, 2014 Gold medal icon.svg Gold, Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Jim Slater Center2001–2005 Flag of the United States.svg USA 2018 7th
Brock Radunske Left wing2001–2004 Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 2018 12th
Justin Abdelkader Left wing2006–2008 Flag of the United States.svg United States 2022 5th

Players

Current roster

As of August 20, 2024. [43]

No. S/P/CPlayerClassPosHeightWeightDoBHometownPrevious teamNHL rights
1 Flag of Michigan.svg Trey Augustine Sophomore G 6' 1" (1.85 m)179 lb (81 kg)2005-02-23 South Lyon, Michigan USNTDP  ( USHL ) DET , 41st overall  2023
2 Flag of New York.svg Patrick GearySophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg)2004-02-18 Hamburg, New York Waterloo Black Hawks  ( USHL ) BUF , 172nd overall  2024
6 Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Austin OravetzSophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m)192 lb (87 kg)2003-09-26 Canonsburg, Pennsylvania Green Bay Gamblers  ( USHL )—
7 Flag of Ontario.svg David GucciardiSenior D 6' 1" (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg)2002-10-09 Toronto, Ontario Waterloo Black Hawks  ( USHL ) WSH , 213rd overall  2022
8 Flag of Slovakia.svg Maxim ŠtrbákSophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m)205 lb (93 kg)2005-04-13 Košice, Slovakia Sioux Falls Stampede  ( USHL ) BUF , 45th overall  2023
9 Flag of Illinois.svg Matt BasgallJunior D 5' 9" (1.75 m)190 lb (86 kg)2002-08-16 Lake Forest, Illinois Tri-City Storm  ( USHL )—
10 Flag of Finland.svg Tommi MännistöSophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg)2004-02-07 Riihimäki, Finland Tappara U20 (U20 SM-sarja)—
11 Flag of Indiana.svg Owen WestFreshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m)179 lb (81 kg)2004-06-01 Pittsboro, Indiana Des Moines Buccaneers  ( USHL )—
12 Flag of Michigan.svg Griffin JureckiSophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m)182 lb (83 kg)2003-05-03 Grosse Ile, Michigan Omaha Lancers  ( USHL )—
13 Flag of Michigan.svg Tiernan ShoudyJunior F 5' 9" (1.75 m)180 lb (82 kg)2002-03-15 St. Clair, Michigan Youngstown Phantoms  ( USHL )—
15 Flag of Minnesota.svg Charlie Stramel Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m)215 lb (98 kg)2004-10-15 Rosemount, Minnesota Wisconsin  ( Big Ten ) MIN , 21st overall  2023
16 Flag of Russia.svg Vladislav LukashevichFreshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m)172 lb (78 kg)2003-05-23 Magadan, Russia Tri-City Storm  ( USHL ) FLA , 120th overall  2021
17 Flag of Minnesota.svg Kaden NelsonFreshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg)2003-05-23 Duluth, Minnesota Oklahoma Warriors  ( NAHL )—
18 Flag of Michigan.svg Joey LarsonJunior F 6' 1" (1.85 m)194 lb (88 kg)2001-03-27 Brighton, Michigan Northern Michigan  ( CCHA )—
19 Flag of Illinois.svg Mikey DeAngeloFreshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m)798 lb (362 kg)2004-11-19 Itasca, Illinois Green Bay Gamblers  ( USHL )—
20 Flag of Michigan.svg Daniel RussellJunior F 5' 9" (1.75 m)160 lb (73 kg)2001-11-16 Traverse City, Michigan Sioux Falls Stampede  ( USHL )—
21 Flag of Arizona.svg Red Savage Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m)185 lb (84 kg)2003-05-15 Scottsdale, Arizona Miami  ( NCHC ) DET , 114th overall  2021
22 Flag of Wisconsin.svg Isaac Howard Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m)190 lb (86 kg)2004-03-30 Hudson, Wisconsin Minnesota Duluth  ( NCHC ) TBL , 31st overall  2022
23 Flag of Missouri.svg Shane VansaghiFreshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m)207 lb (94 kg)2006-10-11 St. Louis, Missouri USNTDP  ( USHL )—
24 Flag of British Columbia.svg Nathan MackieFreshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m)163 lb (74 kg)2004-06-03 Prince George, British Columbia Salmon Arm Silverbacks  ( BCHL )—
26 Flag of California.svg Tanner KellySenior F 5' 10" (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg)2002-05-11 San Diego, California Muskegon Lumberjacks  ( USHL )—
27 Flag of Michigan.svg Nicklas AndrewsGraduate D 5' 10" (1.78 m)193 lb (88 kg)2001-07-06 Canton, Michigan Colorado College  ( NCHC )—
28 Flag of Oregon.svg Karsen DorwartJunior F 6' 1" (1.85 m)191 lb (87 kg)2002-09-17 Sherwood, Oregon Sioux Falls Stampede  ( USHL )—
29 Flag of Minnesota.svg Gavin O'ConnellSophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m)181 lb (82 kg)2004-02-19 Wayzata, Minnesota Waterloo Black Hawks  ( USHL )—
30 Flag of Indiana.svg Dolan GilbertJunior G 6' 2" (1.88 m)174 lb (79 kg)2001-04-25 South Bend, Indiana Concordia  ( NCHA )—
31 Flag of Michigan.svg Luca Di PasquoSophomore G 6' 0" (1.83 m)201 lb (91 kg)2003-09-24 Livonia, Michigan Penticton Vees  ( BCHL )—

Spartans in the NHL

As of July 1, 2024.

= NHL All-Star team = NHL All-Star [44] = NHL All-Star [44] and NHL All-Star team = Hall of Famers

Source: [45]

Program records

The following are the Michigan State school records. Statistics are accurate as of the 2010–11 season. [2]

Note: Italics indicate a player is still an active Spartan.

Career

Season

Game

See also

Michigan State Spartans

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey</span> College ice hockey team

Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey, formerly known as the Penn State Icers, is a college ice hockey program that represents the Pennsylvania State University. Prior to the 2012–13 season the program was designated a club sport and competed at the ACHA Division I level. PSU was previously a member of the Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League (ESCHL, although the team competed as an independent ACHA D-I member for the 2011–12 season before moving to the NCAA D-I level. They play at the Pegula Ice Arena in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Thomas A. Anastos is an American ice hockey coach, former player, and former league administrator. He was most recently the head coach of the Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey team (MSU), a member of the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). He played junior hockey for the Paddock Pool Saints, college hockey for the Michigan State University Spartans and professional hockey for the Sherbrooke Canadiens. He was an ice hockey league administrator most recently serving as commissioner of the original Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA), a now defunct NCAA Division I conference, from 1998-2012. Anastos is a member of the Dearborn (Michigan) Sports Hall of Fame, inducted in 2000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michigan–Michigan State men's ice hockey rivalry</span> College ice hockey rivalry

The Michigan–Michigan State men's ice hockey rivalry is a college ice hockey rivalry between Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey and Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey that is part of the larger intrastate rivalry between the University of Michigan and Michigan State University. It constitutes the most-played rivalry in college hockey. The rivalry between the Spartans and Wolverines notably includes football and basketball rivalries, although it extends to almost all sports and many other forms of achievement.

The 1985 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 14th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 8 and March 16, 1985. First round games were played at campus sites, while 'final four' games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. By winning the tournament, Michigan State received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

The 1965–66 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey team represented Michigan State University in college ice hockey. In its 15th year under head coach Amo Bessone the team compiled a 16–13–0 record and reached the NCAA tournament for the second time in its history. The Spartans defeated Clarkson 6–1 in the championship game at the Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. As of 2018, the 1965–66 Michigan State team has the worst record of any national champion for Division I ice hockey.

The 1985–86 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey team represented Michigan State University in college ice hockey. In its 7th year under head coach Ron Mason the team compiled a 34–9–2 record and reached the NCAA tournament for the eighth time in its history. The Spartans defeated Harvard 6–5 in the championship game at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island.

Gary Haight is an American former ice hockey defenseman who was an All-American for Michigan State.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2006–07 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey season</span> American college ice hockey season

The 2006–07 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey season was the 65th season of play for the program and 26th in the CCHA. They represented Michigan State University in the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. They were coached by Rick Comley, in his 5th season and played their home games at Munn Ice Arena. The team won the 2007 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament, the 3rd title in program history.

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