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Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey

January 26, 2023

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 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.

Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey
Current season
UniversityMichigan State University
ConferenceBig Ten
Head coachAdam Nightingale
1st season
ArenaMunn Ice Arena
Capacity: 6,470
Surface: 200' x 85'
LocationEast Lansing, Michigan
ColorsGreen and White
   
Fight songVictory 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
Conference Tournament championships
1966, 1967, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006
Conference regular season championships
1958-59, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1997-98, 1998-99, 2000-01
Current uniform

The MSU ice hockey program has seven CCHA regular season championships and 11 CCHA Tournament titles. MSU has also won 12 Great Lakes Invitational titles. The Spartans have been in the NCAA tournament 23 times, with nine Frozen Four appearances and three national titles (1966, 1986, and 2007). 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 1–5 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.

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

 
"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

 
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

 
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]

Season-by-season results

Main article: List of Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey seasons

Source:[32]

Coaches

As of the end of the 2021–22 season

All-time coaching records

Source:[32]

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1921–1923 No Coach 2 2–7–0 .222
1924–1930 John Kobs 6 8–18–1 .315
1949–1951 Harold Paulsen 2 6–25–0 .194
1951–1979 Amo Bessone 28 367–427–20 .463
1979–2002 Ron Mason 23 635–270–69 .687
2002–2011 Rick Comley 9 186–140–39 .563
2011–2017 Tom Anastos 6 78–121–24 .404
2017–2022 Danton Cole 5 58–101–12 .374
Totals 7 coaches 81 seasons 1,340–1,110–165 .544

Awards and honors

United States Hockey Hall of Fame

Source:[33]

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

  • 2014–15: Travis Walsh, D
  • 2017–18: Taro Hirose, F
  • 2018–19: Patrick Khodorenko, F

Big Ten All-Rookie Team

  • 2014–15: Josh Jacobs, D
  • 2015–16: Zach Osburn, D
  • 2017–18: Mitchell Lewandowski, F
  • 2018–19: Dennis Cesana, D; Drew DeRidder, G

Statistical leaders

Source:[32]

Career points leaders

Player Years GP G A Pts PIM
Tom Ross 1972–1976 155 138 186 324 94
Steve Colp 1972–1976 138 132 168 300 158
Kip Miller 1986–1990 176 116 145 261 299
Peter White 1988–1992 172 75 155 230 83
Daryl Rice 1972–1976 138 96 129 225 204
Bill Shibicky 1983–1987 161 86 136 222 323
Rem Murray 1991–1995 165 71 147 218 81
Dwayne Norris 1988–1992 167 105 113 218 192
Mitch Messier 1983–1987 162 86 124 210 194
John Sturges 1972–1976 149 77 132 209 287

Career goaltending leaders

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

Player Years GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAA
Ryan Miller 1999–2002 116 6383 73 18 12 164 26 .941 1.54
Joe Blackburn 1997–2001 57 3403 36 13 8 100 5 .920 1.76
Dominic Vicari 2003–2006 83 4845 41 24 7 191 16 .916 2.37
Jeff Lerg 2005–2009 146 8690 76 51 17 344 12 .921 2.38
Chad Alban 1994–1998 128 7633 88 30 10 284 12 .906 2.46

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

Olympians

This is a list of Michigan State alumni were a part of an Olympic team.[32]

Name Position Michigan State Tenure Team Year Finish
Weldon Olson Wing 1951–1955   USA 1956, 1960   Silver,   Gold
Eugene Grazia Left Wing 1954–1958   USA 1960   Gold
Doug Volmar Right Wing 1964–1967   USA 1968 6th
Brian Glennie Defenseman 1966–1967   Canada 1968   Bronze
Gary Haight Defenseman 1980–1983, 1984–1985   USA 1984 7th
Kevin Miller Center 1984–1988   USA 1988 7th
Geir Hoff Left Wing 1985–1987   Norway 1988, 1992, 1994 12th, 9th, 11th
Jason Woolley Defenseman 1988–1991   Canada 1992   Silver
Dwayne Norris Right Wing 1988–1992   Canada 1994   Silver
Rod Brind'Amour Center 1988–1989   Canada 1998 4th
Mike York Left Wing 1995–1999   USA 2002   Silver
John-Michael Liles Defenseman 1999–2003   USA 2006 8th
Tony Tuzzolino Center 1993–1997   Italy 2006 11th
Jason Muzzatti Goaltender 1987–1991   Italy 2006 11th
Ryan Miller Goaltender 1999–2002   USA 2010, 2014   Silver, 4th
Duncan Keith Defenseman 2001–2003   Canada 2010, 2014   Gold,   Gold
Jim Slater Center 2001–2005   USA 2018 7th
Brock Radunske Left Wing 2001–2004   South Korea 2018 12th

Players

Current roster

As of July 11, 2022.[34]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
3   Viktor Hurtig Freshman D 6' 6" (1.98 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 2002-04-28 Avesta, Sweden Mora J20 (J20 Nationell) NJD, 164th overall 2021
4   Nash Nienhuis Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1999-12-05 Sarnia, Ontario Omaha (USHL) —
5   Powell Connor Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-05-04 Chilliwack, British Columbia Trail (BCHL) —
6   Cal Dybicz Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-07-16 Elk Grove Village, Illinois Tri-City (USHL) —
7   David Gucciardi Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-10-09 Toronto, Ontario Waterloo (USHL) WSH, 213rd overall 2022
8   Cole Krygier Graduate D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-05-05 Novi, Michigan Lincoln (USHL) FLA, 201st overall 2018
9   Matt Basgall Freshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 2002-08-16 Lake Forest, Illinois Tri-City (USHL) —
10   A. J. Hodges Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-08-24 Littleton, Colorado Sioux City (USHL) —
11   Jeremy Davidson Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-02-28 Kalamazoo, Michigan Fargo (USHL) —
12   Justin Jallen Graduate F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1998-01-06 Saint Paul, Minnesota Brown (ECAC) —
13   Tiernan Shoudy Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2002-03-15 St. Clair, Michigan Youngstown (USHL) —
14   Zach Dubinsky Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-03-14 Highland Park, Illinois RPI (ECAC) —
15   Christian Krygier Graduate D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-05-05 Novi, Michigan Lincoln (USHL) NYI, 196th overall 2018
16   Jesse Tucker Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2000-03-01 Longlac, Ontario Green Bay (USHL) —
17   Kyle Haskins Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-02-16 Huntington, Vermont Waterloo (USHL) —
18   Miroslav Mucha Graduate F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1997-10-07 Bytča, Slovakia Lake Superior State (CCHA) —
19   Nicolas Müller Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-06-21 Arisdorf, Switzerland Modo J20 (J20 SuperElit) —
20   Daniel Russell Freshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 153 lb (69 kg) 2001-11-16 Williamsburg, Michigan Sioux Falls (USHL) —
21   Ryan Nolan Graduate F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1998-07-14 Winnetka, Illinois Merrimack (HEA) —
22   Michael Underwood Graduate D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-07-07 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Clarkson (ECAC) —
23   Jagger Joshua Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-03-29 Dearborn, Michigan Muskegon (USHL) —
24   Erik Middendorf Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-07-11 Scottsdale, Arizona Chicago (USHL) —
26   Tanner Kelly Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2002-05-11 San Diego, California Muskegon (USHL) —
27   Gavin Best Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-08-24 Richfield, Minnesota Minnesota Magicians (NAHL) —
28   Karsen Dorwart Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 2002-09-17 Sherwood, Oregon Sioux Falls (USHL) —
29   Pierce Charleson Junior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 2000-02-27 Aurora, Ontario Brooks (AJHL) —
30   Jon Mor Junior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-07-20 Highland Park, Illinois Langley (BCHL) —
37   Dylan St. Cyr Graduate G 5' 8" (1.73 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 1999-05-23 Northville, Michigan Quinnipiac (ECAC) —

Spartans in the NHL

As of July 1, 2022.

Source:[36]

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

  • Most goals in a career: 138 Tom Ross (1972–76)
  • Most assists in a career: 186 Tom Ross (1972–76)
  • Most points in a career: 324 Tom Ross (1972–76)
  • Most penalty minutes in a career: 466 Don Gibson (1986–90)
  • Most points in a career, defenseman: 164 Steve Beadle (1986–90)
  • Most wins in a career: 83 Jason Muzzatti (1987–91)
  • Most shutouts in a career: Ryan Miller
  • Most healthy scratches in a career: 48 David Bondra (2012–16)

Season

Game

See also

Michigan State Spartans

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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 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 Michigan State Spartans men s ice hockeyCurrent seasonUniversityMichigan State UniversityConferenceBig TenHead coachAdam Nightingale1st seasonArenaMunn Ice ArenaCapacity 6 470Surface 200 x 85 LocationEast Lansing MichiganColorsGreen and White Fight songVictory for MSUNCAA Tournament championships1966 1986 2007NCAA Tournament Runner up1959 1987NCAA Tournament Frozen Four1959 1966 1967 1984 1986 1987 1989 1992 1999 2001 2007NCAA Tournament appearances1959 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 2012Conference Tournament championships1966 1967 1982 1983 1984 1985 1987 1989 1990 1998 2000 2001 2006Conference regular season championships1958 59 1984 85 1985 86 1988 89 1989 90 1997 98 1998 99 2000 01Current uniformThe MSU ice hockey program has seven CCHA regular season championships and 11 CCHA Tournament titles MSU has also won 12 Great Lakes Invitational titles The Spartans have been in the NCAA tournament 23 times with nine Frozen Four appearances and three national titles 1966 1986 and 2007 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 Contents 1 History 1 1 Early history 1 2 Amo Bessone era 1 3 Ron Mason era 1 4 Rick Comley era 1 5 Tom Anastos and Big Ten Conference era 1 6 Danton Cole era 1 7 Adam Nightingale era 2 Season by season results 3 Coaches 3 1 All time coaching records 4 Awards and honors 4 1 United States Hockey Hall of Fame 4 2 NCAA 4 2 1 Individual awards 4 2 2 All Americans 4 3 WCHA 4 3 1 Individual awards 4 3 2 All Conference Teams 4 4 CCHA 4 4 1 Individual awards 4 4 2 All Conference Teams 4 5 Big Ten 4 5 1 Individual awards 4 5 2 All Conference Teams 5 Statistical leaders 5 1 Career points leaders 5 2 Career goaltending leaders 6 Olympians 7 Players 7 1 Current roster 8 Spartans in the NHL 9 Program records 9 1 Career 9 2 Season 9 3 Game 10 See also 11 References 12 External linksHistory EditEarly history Edit 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 1 5 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 Amo Bessone era Edit 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 Edit 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 Edit 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 Edit 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 Edit 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 Edit On May 3 2022 Adam Nightingale was named head coach at Michigan State University 31 Season by season results EditMain article List of Michigan State Spartans men s ice hockey seasons Source 32 Coaches EditAs of the end of the 2021 22 season All time coaching records Edit Source 32 Tenure Coach Years Record Pct 1921 1923 No Coach 2 2 7 0 2221924 1930 John Kobs 6 8 18 1 3151949 1951 Harold Paulsen 2 6 25 0 1941951 1979 Amo Bessone 28 367 427 20 4631979 2002 Ron Mason 23 635 270 69 6872002 2011 Rick Comley 9 186 140 39 5632011 2017 Tom Anastos 6 78 121 24 4042017 2022 Danton Cole 5 58 101 12 374Totals 7 coaches 81 seasons 1 340 1 110 165 544Awards and honors EditUnited States Hockey Hall of Fame Edit Source 33 Ron Mason 2013 NCAA Edit Individual awards Edit Hobey Baker Award Kip Miller 1990 Ryan Miller 2001 Spencer Penrose Award Amo Bessone 1966 Ron Mason 1992 NCAA Scoring Champion Steve Colp 1974 Tom Ross 1975 1976 Bobby Reynolds 1989 Kip Miller 1989 1990 Taro Hirose 2019 Tournament Most Outstanding Player Gaye Cooley 1966 Mike Donnelly 1986 Justin Abdelkader 2007 All Americans Edit AHCA First Team All Americans 1958 59 Joe Selinger G 1961 62 John Chandik G 1963 64 Carl Lackey D 1964 65 Doug Roberts F 1965 66 Doug Volmar F 1968 69 Rick Duffett G 1970 71 Don Thompson F 1971 72 Jim Watt G 1972 73 Bob Boyd D 1973 74 Norm Barnes D Steve Colp F 1974 75 Tom Ross F 1975 76 Tom Ross F 1981 82 Ron Scott G 1982 83 Ron Scott G 1984 85 Dan McFall D Kelly Miller F Craig Simpson F 1985 86 Mike Donnelly F 1986 87 Mitch Messier F 1988 89 Kip Miller F Bobby Reynolds F 1989 90 Kip Miller F 1990 91 Jason Woolley D 1991 92 Joby Messier D Dwayne Norris F 1992 93 Bryan Smolinski F 1997 98 Chad Alban G Mike York F 1998 99 Joe Blackburn G Mike York F 1999 00 Shawn Horcoff F 2000 01 Ryan Miller G 2001 02 Ryan Miller G 2002 03 John Michael Liles D 2011 12 Torey Krug D 2014 15 Jake Hildebrand G 2018 19 Taro Hirose F AHCA Second Team All Americans 1983 84 Dan McFall D 1984 85 Gary Haight D 1985 86 Donald McSween D 1986 87 Donald McSween D 1989 90 Jason Muzzatti G 1991 92 Doug Zmolek D 1993 94 Steve Guolla F 1994 95 Anson Carter F 1997 98 Tyler Harlton D Sean Berens F 1998 99 Mike Weaver F 1999 00 Mike Weaver F 2001 02 Andrew Hutchinson D John Michael Liles D 2002 03 Brad Fast D 2003 04 A J Thelen D Jim Slater F 2007 08 Jeff Lerg G 2009 10 Jeff Petry D WCHA Edit Individual awards Edit Most Valuable Player Tom Ross C 1975 Sophomore of the Year Don Thompson F 1970 Freshman of the Year Ron Scott G 1981 All Conference Teams Edit First Team All WCHA 1965 66 Doug Volmar F 1966 67 Tom Mikkola F 1970 71 Don Thompson F 1971 72 Jim Watt G 1972 73 Bob Boyd D 1973 74 Norm Barnes D Steve Colp F 1974 75 Tom Ross F 1975 76 Tom Ross F 1980 81 Ron Scott G Second Team All WCHA 1957 58 Joe Selinger G 1963 64 Carl Lackey G 1964 65 Doug Roberts G 1971 72 Bob Boyd D Don Thompson F 1973 74 Tom Ross F 1975 76 Steve Colp F CCHA Edit Individual awards Edit Player of the Year Kip Miller LW 1990 Dwayne Norris D 1992 Chad Alban G 1998 Mike York C 1999 Shawn Horcoff C 2000 Ryan Miller G 2001 Ryan Miller G 2002 Torey Krug D 2012 Best Defensive Forward Mike York C 1999 Shawn Horcoff C 2000 John Nail RW 2001 Drew Miller LW 2006 Justin Abdelkader C 2008 Best Defensive Defenseman Joby Messier 1992 Tyler Harlton 1997 1998 Mike Weaver 1999 2000 Andrew Hutchinson 2001 Brad Fast 2003 Best Offensive Defenseman Jason Woolley 1991 John Michael Liles 2002 2003 A J Thelen 2004 Torey Krug 2011 2012 Best Goaltender Ryan Miller 2001 2002 Dominic Vicari 2004 Scott Borek 2000 Coach of the Year Ron Mason 1985 1989 1990 1999 Perani Cup Jeff Lerg G 2007 Drew Palmisano G 2010 Scholar Athlete of the Year Jeff Lerg G 2008 Terry Flanagan Memorial Award Wes McCauley D 1993 Jon Gaskins D 1996 Bryan Adams LW 1998 Brian Maloney LW 2003 Best Defensive Forward Bill Shibicky F 1984 Joe Murphy RW 1986 Rod Brind Amour C 1989 Jeff Lerg G 2006 Ilitch Humanitarian Award Drew Miller LW 2006 Justin Abdelkader C 2008 Jeff Lerg G 2009 Trevor Nill C 2011 Tournament Most Valuable Player Ron Scott G 1982 Norm Foster G 1985 Bobby Reynolds RW 1987 Jason Muzzatti G 1989 Peter White C 1990 Mike York C 1998 Ryan Miller G 2000 2001 Jeff Lerg G 2006 All Conference Teams Edit First Team All CCHA 1981 82 Ron Scott G Newell Brown F 1982 83 Ron Scott G Ken Leiter D 1983 84 Dan McFall D 1984 85 Bob Essensa G Gary Haight D Donald McSween D Craig Simpson F Kelly Miller F 1985 86 Donald McSween D Mike Donnelly F 1986 87 Donald McSween D Mitch Messier F 1987 88 Tim Tilley D 1988 89 Kip Miller F 1989 90 Jason Muzzatti G Kip Miller F 1990 91 Jason Woolley D 1991 92 Joby Messier D Dwayne Norris F 1992 93 Bryan Smolinski F 1993 94 Anson Carter F 1994 95 Anson Carter F 1997 98 Chad Alban G Tyler Harlton D Sean Berens F 1998 99 Mike Weaver D Mike York F 1999 00 Mike Weaver D Shawn Horcoff F 2000 01 Ryan Miller G 2001 02 Ryan Miller G John Michael Liles D 2002 03 Brad Fast D John Michael Liles D Jim Slater F 2003 04 A J Thelen D Jim Slater F 2007 08 Jeff Lerg G 2010 11 Torey Krug D 2011 12 Torey Krug D Second Team All CCHA 1981 82 Gary Haight D Mark Hamway F 1982 83 Gary Haight D 1983 84 Norm Foster G 1984 85 Dan McFall D Tom Anastos F 1985 86 Bob Essensa G 1986 87 Bill Shibicky F 1987 88 Jason Muzzatti G Bobby Reynolds F 1988 89 Chris Luongo D Bobby Reynolds F 1989 90 Don Gibson D Pat Murray F 1990 91 Mike Gilmore G 1993 94 Mike Buzak G Steve Guolla F 1994 95 Mike Buzak G Rem Murray F 1995 96 Anson Carter F 1996 97 Sean Berens F 1997 98 Mike York F 1998 99 Joe Blackburn G 1999 00 Ryan Miller G Adam Hall F 2000 01 Andrew Hutchinson D John Michael Liles D 2001 02 Andrew Hutchinson D 2007 08 Tim Kennedy F 2008 09 Jeff Lerg G 2009 10 Drew Palmisano G Jeff Petry D Corey Tropp F CCHA All Rookie Team 1988 89 Jason Woolley D Rod Brind Amour F Peter White F 1991 92 Rem Murray F Steve Suk F 1995 96 Chris Bogas D Mike York F 1997 98 Rustyn Dolyny F 1998 99 Adam Hall F 1999 00 Ryan Miller G 2001 02 Jim Slater F 2002 03 David Booth F 2003 04 Dominic Vicari G A J Thelen D 2005 06 Jeff Lerg G 2007 08 Jeff Petry D 2009 10 Torey Krug D Big Ten Edit Individual awards Edit Player of the Year Jake Hildebrand G 2015 Taro Hirose F 2019 Goaltender of the Year Jake Hildebrand G 2015 Freshman of the Year Mitchell Lewandowski F 2018 Scoring Champion Taro Hirose F 2019 All Conference Teams Edit First Team All Big Ten 2014 15 Jake Hildebrand G 2018 19 Taro Hirose F Second Team All Big Ten 2014 15 Travis Walsh D 2017 18 Taro Hirose F 2018 19 Patrick Khodorenko F Big Ten All Rookie Team 2014 15 Josh Jacobs D 2015 16 Zach Osburn D 2017 18 Mitchell Lewandowski F 2018 19 Dennis Cesana D Drew DeRidder GStatistical leaders EditIt has been suggested that Michigan State Spartans men s ice hockey statistical leaders be merged into this section Discuss Proposed since July 2022 Source 32 Career points leaders Edit Player Years GP G A Pts PIMTom Ross 1972 1976 155 138 186 324 94Steve Colp 1972 1976 138 132 168 300 158Kip Miller 1986 1990 176 116 145 261 299Peter White 1988 1992 172 75 155 230 83Daryl Rice 1972 1976 138 96 129 225 204Bill Shibicky 1983 1987 161 86 136 222 323Rem Murray 1991 1995 165 71 147 218 81Dwayne Norris 1988 1992 167 105 113 218 192Mitch Messier 1983 1987 162 86 124 210 194John Sturges 1972 1976 149 77 132 209 287Career goaltending leaders Edit GP Games played Min Minutes played W Wins L Losses T Ties GA Goals against SO Shutouts SV Save percentage GAA Goals against averageMinimum 30 games Player Years GP Min W L T GA SO SV GAARyan Miller 1999 2002 116 6383 73 18 12 164 26 941 1 54Joe Blackburn 1997 2001 57 3403 36 13 8 100 5 920 1 76Dominic Vicari 2003 2006 83 4845 41 24 7 191 16 916 2 37Jeff Lerg 2005 2009 146 8690 76 51 17 344 12 921 2 38Chad Alban 1994 1998 128 7633 88 30 10 284 12 906 2 46Statistics current through the start of the 2020 21 season Olympians EditThis is a list of Michigan State alumni were a part of an Olympic team 32 Name Position Michigan State Tenure Team Year FinishWeldon Olson Wing 1951 1955 USA 1956 1960 Silver GoldEugene Grazia Left Wing 1954 1958 USA 1960 GoldDoug Volmar Right Wing 1964 1967 USA 1968 6thBrian Glennie Defenseman 1966 1967 Canada 1968 BronzeGary Haight Defenseman 1980 1983 1984 1985 USA 1984 7thKevin Miller Center 1984 1988 USA 1988 7thGeir Hoff Left Wing 1985 1987 Norway 1988 1992 1994 12th 9th 11thJason Woolley Defenseman 1988 1991 Canada 1992 SilverDwayne Norris Right Wing 1988 1992 Canada 1994 SilverRod Brind Amour Center 1988 1989 Canada 1998 4thMike York Left Wing 1995 1999 USA 2002 SilverJohn Michael Liles Defenseman 1999 2003 USA 2006 8thTony Tuzzolino Center 1993 1997 Italy 2006 11thJason Muzzatti Goaltender 1987 1991 Italy 2006 11thRyan Miller Goaltender 1999 2002 USA 2010 2014 Silver 4thDuncan Keith Defenseman 2001 2003 Canada 2010 2014 Gold GoldJim Slater Center 2001 2005 USA 2018 7thBrock Radunske Left Wing 2001 2004 South Korea 2018 12thPlayers EditCurrent roster Edit As of July 11 2022 34 No S P C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights3 Viktor Hurtig Freshman D 6 6 1 98 m 191 lb 87 kg 2002 04 28 Avesta Sweden Mora J20 J20 Nationell NJD 164th overall 20214 Nash Nienhuis Junior D 5 10 1 78 m 178 lb 81 kg 1999 12 05 Sarnia Ontario Omaha USHL 5 Powell Connor Junior D 6 2 1 88 m 180 lb 82 kg 2000 05 04 Chilliwack British Columbia Trail BCHL 6 Cal Dybicz Junior D 6 1 1 85 m 185 lb 84 kg 2000 07 16 Elk Grove Village Illinois Tri City USHL 7 David Gucciardi Sophomore D 6 1 1 85 m 190 lb 86 kg 2002 10 09 Toronto Ontario Waterloo USHL WSH 213rd overall 20228 Cole Krygier Graduate D 6 2 1 88 m 195 lb 88 kg 2000 05 05 Novi Michigan Lincoln USHL FLA 201st overall 20189 Matt Basgall Freshman D 5 9 1 75 m 179 lb 81 kg 2002 08 16 Lake Forest Illinois Tri City USHL 10 A J Hodges Junior F 6 0 1 83 m 180 lb 82 kg 2001 08 24 Littleton Colorado Sioux City USHL 11 Jeremy Davidson Junior F 5 10 1 78 m 170 lb 77 kg 2000 02 28 Kalamazoo Michigan Fargo USHL 12 Justin Jallen Graduate F 5 9 1 75 m 178 lb 81 kg 1998 01 06 Saint Paul Minnesota Brown ECAC 13 Tiernan Shoudy Freshman F 5 9 1 75 m 176 lb 80 kg 2002 03 15 St Clair Michigan Youngstown USHL 14 Zach Dubinsky Junior F 5 11 1 8 m 175 lb 79 kg 2000 03 14 Highland Park Illinois RPI ECAC 15 Christian Krygier Graduate D 6 2 1 88 m 190 lb 86 kg 2000 05 05 Novi Michigan Lincoln USHL NYI 196th overall 201816 Jesse Tucker Sophomore F 5 11 1 8 m 183 lb 83 kg 2000 03 01 Longlac Ontario Green Bay USHL 17 Kyle Haskins Junior F 5 10 1 78 m 185 lb 84 kg 2000 02 16 Huntington Vermont Waterloo USHL 18 Miroslav Mucha Graduate F 6 1 1 85 m 197 lb 89 kg 1997 10 07 Bytca Slovakia Lake Superior State CCHA 19 Nicolas Muller Senior F 6 0 1 83 m 175 lb 79 kg 1999 06 21 Arisdorf Switzerland Modo J20 J20 SuperElit 20 Daniel Russell Freshman D 5 9 1 75 m 153 lb 69 kg 2001 11 16 Williamsburg Michigan Sioux Falls USHL 21 Ryan Nolan Graduate F 6 1 1 85 m 206 lb 93 kg 1998 07 14 Winnetka Illinois Merrimack HEA 22 Michael Underwood Graduate D 6 1 1 85 m 200 lb 91 kg 1998 07 07 Bloomfield Hills Michigan Clarkson ECAC 23 Jagger Joshua Senior F 6 2 1 88 m 200 lb 91 kg 1999 03 29 Dearborn Michigan Muskegon USHL 24 Erik Middendorf Senior F 6 1 1 85 m 195 lb 88 kg 2000 07 11 Scottsdale Arizona Chicago USHL 26 Tanner Kelly Sophomore F 5 10 1 78 m 165 lb 75 kg 2002 05 11 San Diego California Muskegon USHL 27 Gavin Best Freshman F 6 2 1 88 m 180 lb 82 kg 2001 08 24 Richfield Minnesota Minnesota Magicians NAHL 28 Karsen Dorwart Freshman F 6 1 1 85 m 191 lb 87 kg 2002 09 17 Sherwood Oregon Sioux Falls USHL 29 Pierce Charleson Junior G 6 2 1 88 m 193 lb 88 kg 2000 02 27 Aurora Ontario Brooks AJHL 30 Jon Mor Junior G 6 2 1 88 m 195 lb 88 kg 2000 07 20 Highland Park Illinois Langley BCHL 37 Dylan St Cyr Graduate G 5 8 1 73 m 167 lb 76 kg 1999 05 23 Northville Michigan Quinnipiac ECAC Spartans in the NHL EditAs of July 1 2022 NHL All Star team NHL All Star 35 NHL All Star 35 and NHL All Star team Hall of FamersPlayer Position Team s Years Games Stanley CupsJustin Abdelkader Left Wing DET 2007 2020 739 0Bryan Adams Left Wing ATL 1999 2001 11 0Mason Appleton Center WPG SEA 2018 Present 206 0Norm Barnes Defenseman PHI HFD 1976 1982 156 0David Booth Left Wing FLA VAN TOR DET 2006 2018 530 0Rod Brind Amour Center STL PHI CAR 1989 2010 1 484 1Jeff Brubaker Left Wing HFD MTL CGY TOR EDM NYR DET 1979 1989 178 0Anson Carter Center WSH BOS EDM NYR LAK VAN CBJ CAR 1996 2007 674 0Jake Chelios Defenseman DET 2018 2019 5 0Danton Cole Right Wing WPG TBL NJD NYI CHI 1989 1996 318 0Jim Cummins Right Wing DET PHI TBL CHI PHO MTL ANA NYI COL 1991 2004 511 0Jim Cunningham Left Wing PHI 1977 1978 1 0Nelson Debenedet Defenseman DET PIT 1973 1975 46 0Mike Donnelly Left Wing NYR BUF LAK DAL NYI 1986 1997 465 0Bob Essensa Goaltender WPG DET EDM PHO VAN BUF 1988 2002 446 0Brad Fast Defenseman CAR 2003 2004 1 0Norm Foster Goaltender BUF EDM 1990 1992 13 0Don Gibson Defenseman VAN 1990 1991 14 0Brian Glennie Defenseman TOR LAK 1969 1979 572 0Derek Grant Center OTT CGY BUF NSH ANA PIT PHI 2012 Present 381 0Steve Guolla Center SJS TBL ATL NJD 1996 2003 205 0Adam Hall Right Wing NSH NYR MIN PIT TBL CAR PHI 2001 2014 682 0Mark Hamway Forward NYI 1984 1987 53 0Jeff Harding Right Wing PHI 1988 1990 15 0Shawn Heaphy Center CGY 1992 1993 1 0Taro Hirose Forward DET 2019 present 57 0Shawn Horcoff Center EDM DAL ANA 2000 2016 1 008 0Andrew Hutchinson Defenseman NSH CAR TBL DAL PIT 2003 2011 140 1Joshua Jacobs Goaltender NJD 2018 2020 3 0Bob Johnson Goaltender STL PIT 1972 1975 24 0Duncan Keith Defenseman CHI EDM 2005 2022 1 256 3Tim Kennedy Left Wing BUF FLA SJS PHO 2008 2014 162 0Dale Krentz Forward DET 1986 1989 30 0Torey Krug Defenseman BOS STL 2011 Present 652 0Ken Leiter Defenseman NYI MNS 1984 1990 143 0Bryan Lerg Forward SJS 2014 2016 8 0John Michael Liles Defenseman COL TOR CAR BOS 2003 2017 836 0Chris Luongo Defenseman DET OTT NYI 1990 1996 218 0 Player Position Team s Years Games Stanley CupsMackenzie MacEachern Left Wing STL 2018 2022 115 0Dan McFall Defenseman WPG 1984 1986 9 0Brian McReynolds Center WPG NYR LAK 1989 1994 30 0Donald McSween Defenseman BUF ANA 1987 1996 47 0Joby Messier Defenseman NYR 1992 1995 25 0Mitch Messier Right Wing MNS 1987 1991 20 0Drew Miller Left Wing ANA TBL DET 2006 2017 571 1Kelly Miller Left Wing NYR WAS 1984 1999 1 048 0Kevin Miller Right Wing NYR DET WAS STL SJS PIT CHI NYI OTT 1988 2004 620 0Kip Miller Center QUE MNS SJS NYI PIT ANA WAS 1990 2004 449 0Ryan Miller Goaltender BUF STL VAN ANA 2002 2021 796 0Chris Mueller Center NSH DAL NYR 2010 2015 53 0Joe Murphy Right Wing DET EDM CHI STL SJS BOS WSH 1986 2001 779 1Pat Murray Left Wing PHI 1990 1992 25 0Rem Murray Left Wing EDM NYR NSH 1996 2006 560 0Jason Muzzatti Goaltender CGY HFD NYR SJS 1993 1998 62 0Dwayne Norris Right Wing QUE ANA 1993 1996 20 0Jeff Parker Right Wing BUF HFD 1986 1991 141 0Jeff Petry Defenseman EDM MTL 2010 Present 803 0Lyle Phair Left Wing LAK 1985 1988 48 0Corey Potter Defenseman NYR PIT EDM BOS CGY NSH 2008 2016 130 0Bobby Reynolds Left Wing TOR 1989 1990 7 0Doug Roberts Right Wing DET OAK BOS 1965 1975 419 0Ron Scott Left Wing NYR LAK 1983 1990 28 0Craig Simpson Left Wing PIT EDM BUF 1985 1995 634 2Jim Slater Center ATL WIN 2005 2015 584 0Bryan Smolinski Center BOS PIT NYI LAK OTT CHI VAN MTL 1990 2004 1 056 0Dean Sylvester Right Wing BUF ATL 1999 2001 96 0Tom Tilley Defenseman STL 1988 1994 174 0Corey Tropp Right Wing BUF CBJ ANA 2011 2017 149 0Tony Tuzzolino Center ANA NYR BOS 1997 2002 9 0Doug Volmar Right Wing DET LAK 1969 1973 62 0Jim Watt Goaltender STL 1973 1974 1 0Mike Watt Left Wing EDM NYI NSH CAR 1997 2003 157 0Mike Weaver Defenseman ATL LAK VAN STL FLA MTL 2001 2015 633 0Peter White Center EDM TOR PHI CHI 1993 2004 220 0Neil Wilkinson Defenseman MNS SJS CHI WPG PIT 1989 1999 460 0Jason Woolley Defenseman WSH FLA PIT BUF DET 1991 2006 718 0Mike York Center NYR EDM NYI PHI PHO CBJ 1999 2009 579 0 Justin Abdelkader David Booth Rod Brind Amour Anson Carter Derek Grant Adam Hall Shawn Horcoff Andrew Hutchinson Duncan Keith Tim Kennedy Torey Krug Bryan Lerg John Michael Liles Drew Miller Ryan Miller Chris Mueller Jason Muzzatti Jeff Petry Corey Potter Jim Slater Corey Tropp Mike WeaverSource 36 Program records EditThe 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 Edit Most goals in a career 138 Tom Ross 1972 76 Most assists in a career 186 Tom Ross 1972 76 Most points in a career 324 Tom Ross 1972 76 Most penalty minutes in a career 466 Don Gibson 1986 90 Most points in a career defenseman 164 Steve Beadle 1986 90 Most wins in a career 83 Jason Muzzatti 1987 91 Most shutouts in a career Ryan Miller Most healthy scratches in a career 48 David Bondra 2012 16 Season Edit Players Most goals in a season 59 Mike Donnelly 1985 86 Most assists in a season 60 Pat Murray 1989 90 Most points in a season 105 Tom Ross 1975 76 Most penalty minutes in a season 167 Don Gibson 1989 90 Most points in a season defenseman 64 Norm Barnes 1973 74 Most points in a season rookie Most wins in a season 32 Jason Muzzatti 1988 89 Most shutouts in a season 4 Joe Selinger 1958 59 Most power play goals in a season since 1975 Team since 1950 Most wins in a season 38 1984 85 Most WCHA wins in a season 20 1975 76 Most overtime games in a season 11 1991 92 1986 87 Longest overall unbeaten streak 22 Dec 29 1984 Feb 15 1985 Game Edit Player Most goals in a game 5 Mike Donnelly vs Ohio State Dec 14 1985 Tom Ross vs Notre Dame Nov 10 1973 Don Thompson vs Michigan Feb 21 1970 Bob Doyle vs Ohio Feb 17 1961 Most assists in a game 6 Steve Colp vs Michigan Dec 14 1974 Daryl Rice vs Boston College Dec 27 1973 Real Turcotte vs Ohio Feb 17 1961 Most points in a game 9 Bob Doyle vs Ohio Feb 17 1961 Real Turcotte vs Ohio Feb 17 1961 Most penalty minutes in a game 21 Tony Tuzzolino vs Western Michigan Oct 19 1996 Team Most goals in a game 18 vs Ohio State Dec 7 1957 Most goals in a period 8 vs Ohio State Dec 7 1957 3rd Most assists in a period 14 vs Ferris State March 3 1990 2nd Most penalty minutes in a game 60 vs Northeastern Oct 15 1983 Most penalty minutes in a period 53 vs Ferris State Dec 16 1988 2nd See also EditMichigan State SpartansReferences Edit a b c d e f g h i j k l Michigan State Men s Hockey Team History U S College Hockey Online 1996 2011 Retrieved March 23 2011 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Spartan Hockey Media Guide 2010 11 Michigan State University 2010 Archived from the original on May 6 2011 Retrieved March 23 2011 Prisuta Mike 1997 Awe Inspiring The Storied History of Spartan Hockey East Lansing MI Visions Sports Management Group Inc p 6 ISBN 0 9658933 1 6 a b WCHA History Tradition and Success Western Collegiate Hockey Association 2010 Archived from the original on November 30 2010 Retrieved December 12 2010 1959 NCAA Tournament Inside College Hockey April 2002 Retrieved March 23 2011 1966 NCAA Tournament Inside College Hockey April 2002 Retrieved March 23 2011 1986 NCAA Tournament Inside College Hockey April 2002 Retrieved March 23 2011 2001 NCAA Tournament Inside College Hockey April 2002 Retrieved March 23 2011 Hockey s Book of Firsts p 72 James Duplacey JG Press ISBN 978 1 57215 037 9 Hobey Baker Memorial Award MSU Spartans Retrieved 2008 03 31 2004 NCAA Tournament Inside College Hockey April 2002 Retrieved March 23 2011 2006 NCAA Tournament Inside College Hockey April 2002 Retrieved March 23 2011 2007 NCAA Tournament Inside College Hockey April 2002 Retrieved March 23 2011 Last Minute Tally Hands Spartans Third NCAA Title Michigan State scores three times in the final period to beat Boston College 3 1 MSU Spartans 2007 04 07 Archived from the original on 2007 09 14 Retrieved 2008 03 31 Florek Michael December 9 2010 Teams Ready for Big Chill at Big House College Hockey News Retrieved March 23 2011 Rennie Matt December 12 2010 Hockey attendance record falls at Big Chill in the Big House as Michigan beats Michigan State 5 0 The Washington Post Retrieved March 23 2011 Staff January 25 2011 MSU hockey coach Rick Comley to retire ESPN Retrieved March 23 2011 Gholston Sandy August 10 2010 Anastos to the Detroit News Penn State very attractive to the CCHA Mlive com Retrieved September 13 2010 Staff March 21 2011 Big Ten confirms plan to sponsor hockey starting in 2013 14 season USCHO Retrieved March 21 2011 a b Staff March 23 2011 Tom Anastos to coach Spartans hockey ESPN Retrieved March 23 2011 Boger Timothy October 8 2011 Reimer s OT goal caps Michigan State comeback win against Air Force U S College Hockey Online Retrieved May 31 2012 Brotzman Vic March 10 2012 Smith has three point game to lead Miami to sweep of Michigan State U S College Hockey Online Retrieved May 31 2012 Drew David March 21 2012 NCAA hockey tournament preview Michigan State vs Union MLive com Kalamazoo Gazette Retrieved May 31 2012 Drew David March 23 2012 Michigan State hockey bows out of NCAA tournament after 3 1 loss to Union MLive com Kalamazoo Gazette Retrieved May 31 2012 Charboneau Matt March 21 2017 Tom Anastos resigns as Michigan State hockey coach The Detroit News Retrieved May 5 2016 Sipple George April 10 2017 Report Michigan State hires Danton Cole as hockey coach USA Today Retrieved May 5 2016 Big Ten 2017 18 Standings College Hockey Inc collegehockeyinc com Retrieved 2020 11 18 Big Ten 2018 19 Standings College Hockey Inc collegehockeyinc com Retrieved 2020 11 18 Big Ten 2019 20 Standings College Hockey Inc collegehockeyinc com Retrieved 2020 11 18 Paul Tony April 12 2022 NCAA drought at 10 years Michigan State fires hockey coach Danton Cole The Detroit News Retrieved May 10 2022 Bott Nathaniel May 3 2022 Adam Nightingale hired as the next Michigan State hockey coach Lansing State Journal Retrieved May 10 2022 a b c d Michigan State Hockey 2018 19 Media Guide PDF Michigan State Spartans Retrieved February 27 2019 United States Hockey Hall of Fame Hockey Central co uk Retrieved 2010 04 21 2022 23 Men s Ice Hockey Roster Michigan State Official Athletic Site Retrieved August 29 2017 a b Players are identified as an All Star if they were selected for the All Star game at any time in their career Alumni report for Michigan State University Hockey DB Retrieved March 1 2019 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Michigan State Spartans men s ice hockey Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michigan State Spartans men 27s ice hockey amp oldid 1131548064, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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