Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey

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 Danton Cole, who took over coaching duties on April 11, 2017, after Tom Anastos resigned. Michigan State currently competes in the Big Ten Conference.
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. On January 11, 1922, Michigan State played its first intercollegiate hockey game, a 1–5 loss to Michigan. Home games during the first season were played on the frozen Red Cedar River on MSU's campus.
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. 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. 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.
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. 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. 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).
Amo Bessone won his first collegiate hockey game as head coach on November 29, 1951, when the Spartans defeated Ontario Agricultural College 8–2. The Spartans struggled with six losing seasons before Bessone turned things around in his seventh season as coach. 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. 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. Michigan State became a charter member of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) in 1959. 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. 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.
MSU began the 1965–66 season 4-10, 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. The win earned MSU a spot in the 1966 NCAA tournament. In the national semifinals, Bessone upset highly favored Boston University 2–1 with a goal by Spartan forward, Doug Volmar. 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. 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.
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.
As MSU hockey was building momentum, Munn Ice Arena opened October 25, 1974, when Michigan State hosted Laurentian. That same season saw the first sellout crowd in Munn's history when the Spartans defeated North Dakota 6–2. 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. 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. Bessone coached his final game as head coach on March 3, 1979, when the Spartans defeated rival Michigan 5–3.
===Ron Mason era===
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. MSU would win a second national title in 1986 when the Spartans defeated Harvard 6–5.
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. That same season the Spartans made a Frozen Four appearance by beating Wisconsin 5-1 before losing to North Dakota in the Semifinal game. 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.Hockey’s Book of Firsts, p.72, James Duplacey, JG Press, 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. He coached MSU to five NCAA Frozen Fours, two National Championship appearances, and one National Championship. Mason coached two Hobey Baker Memorial Award winners, Kip Miller in 1990 and Ryan Miller in 2001.
===Rick Comley era===
Rick Comley was announced as Ron Mason's successor as head ice hockey coach at Michigan State University in March 2002. 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.
Comley's Spartans returned to the NCAA Tournament in 2006 after missing the NCAA Tournament in 2005. 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.
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. 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.
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, 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. Later that same season on January 25, 2011, Rick Comley announced that he would retire at the conclusion of the 2010–11 season.
=== Tom Anastos and Big Ten Conference era ===
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. 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. 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. 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.
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. 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. 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. 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.
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.
===Danton Cole era===
On April 11, 2017, Danton Cole was announced as the new head coach at Michigan State University. In Cole first season, 2017–18, the Spartans finished last in the Big Ten 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 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.
==Season-by-season results==
==Coaches==
As of the end of the 2019–20 season
===All-time coaching records===
Tenure 	Coach 	Years 	Record 	Pct.
1921–1923 	No Coach 	2 	2–7–0 	
1924–1930 	John Kobs 	6 	8–18–1 	
1949–1951 	Harold Paulsen	2 	6–25–0 	
1951–1979 	Amo Bessone 	28 	367–427–20 	
1979–2002 	Ron Mason 	23 	635–270–69 	
2002–2011 	Rick Comley 	9 	186–140–39 	
2011–2017 	Tom Anastos 	6 	78–122–20 	
2017–Present	Danton Cole 	3 	39–60–9 	
Totals 	7 coaches 	79 seasons	1,321–1,069–162	
==Awards and honors==
===US Hockey Hall of Fame===
*Ron Mason (2013)
===NCAA===
====Individual Awards====
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====
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===
====Individual Awards====
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====
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===
====Individual Awards====
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====
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===
====Individual Awards====
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====
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, G
==Statistical Leaders==
===Career points leaders===
Player	Years 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
 	1972–1976	155	138	186	324	94
 	1972–1976	138	132	168	300	158
 	1986–1990	176	116	145	261	299
 	1988–1992	172	75 	155	230	83
 	1972–1976	138	96 	129	225	204
 	1983–1987	161	86 	136	222	323
 	1991–1995	165	71 	147	218	81
 	1988–1992	167	105	113	218	192
 	1983–1987	162	86 	124	210	194
 	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
 	1999–2002	116	6383	73	18	12	164	26	.941	1.54
 	1997–2001	57 	3403	36	13	8 	100	5 	.920	1.76
 	2003–2006	83 	4845	41	24	7 	191	16	.916	2.37
 	2005–2009	146	8690	76	51	17	344	12	.921	2.38
 	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.
Name 	Position 	Michigan State Tenure	Team 	Year 	Finish
Weldon Olson 	Wing 	1951–1955 	USA 	1956, 1960 	,
Eugene Grazia 	Left Wing 	1954–1958 	USA 	1960 	
Doug Volmar 	Right Wing	1964–1967 	USA 	1968 	6th
Brian Glennie 	Defenseman	1966–1967 	Canada 	1968 	
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 	
Dwayne Norris 	Right Wing	1988–1992 	Canada 	1994 	
Rod Brind'Amour 	Center 	1988–1989 	Canada 	1998 	4th
Mike York 	Left Wing 	1995–1999 	USA 	2002 	
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 	, 4th
Duncan Keith 	Defenseman	2001–2003 	Canada 	2010, 2014 	,
Jim Slater 	Center 	2001–2005 	USA 	2018 	7th
Brock Radunske 	Left Wing 	2001–2004 	South Korea	2018 	12th
==Players==
=== Current roster ===
As of January 3, 2021.
==Spartans in the NHL==
	= NHL All-Star Team		= NHL All-StarPlayers are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.			= NHL All-Star and NHL All-Star Team		= Hall of Famers
Player 	Position 	Team(s) 	Years 	
Justin Abdelkader 	Left Wing 	DET 	2007–Present	0
Bryan Adams 	Left Wing 	ATL 	1999–2001 	0
Norm Barnes 	Defenseman	PHI, HFD 	1976–1982 	0
David Booth 	Left Wing 	FLA, VAN, TOR, DET 	2006–2018 	0
Rod Brind'Amour 	Center 	STL, PHI, 	1989–2010 	1
Jeff Brubaker 	Left Wing 	HFD, MTL, CGY, TOR, EDM, NYR, DET 	1979–1989 	0
Anson Carter 	Center 	WSH, BOS, EDM, NYR, LAK, VAN, CBJ, CAR 	1996–2007 	0
Danton Cole 	Right Wing	WPG, TBL, NJD, NYI, CHI 	1989–1996 	0
Jim Cummins 	Right Wing	DET, PHI, TBL, CHI, PHO, MTL, ANA, NYI, COL	1991–2004 	0
Jim Cunningham 	Left Wing 	PHI 	1977–1978 	0
Nelson Debenedet 	Defenseman	DET, PIT 	1973–1975 	0
Mike Donnelly 	Left Wing 	NYR, BUF, LAK, DAL, NYI 	1986–1997 	0
Bob Essensa 	Goaltender	WPG, DET, EDM, PHO, VAN, BUF 	1988–2002 	0
Brad Fast 	Defenseman	CAR 	2003–2004 	0
Norm Foster 	Goaltender	BUF, EDM 	1990–1992 	0
Don Gibson 	Defenseman	VAN 	1990–1991 	0
Brian Glennie 	Defenseman	TOR, LAK 	1969–1979 	0
Derek Grant 	Center 	OTT, CGY, BUF, NSH, ANA, PIT 	2012–Present	0
Steve Guolla 	Center 	SJS, TBL, ATL, NJD 	1996–2003 	0
Adam Hall 	Right Wing	NSH, NYR, MIN, PIT, TBL, CAR, PHI 	2001–2014 	0
Mark Hamway 	Forward 	NYI 	1984–1987 	0
Jeff Harding 	Right Wing	PHI 	1988–1990 	0
Shawn Heaphy 	Center 	CGY 	1992–1993 	0
Taro Hirose 	Forward 	DET 	2019–present	0
Shawn Horcoff 	Center 	EDM, DAL, ANA 	2000–2016 	0
Andrew Hutchinson 	Defenseman	NSH, , TBL, DAL, PIT 	2003–2011 	1
Bob Johnson 	Goaltender	STL, PIT 	1972–1975 	0
Duncan Keith 	Defenseman	 	2005–Present	3
Tim Kennedy 	Left Wing 	BUF, FLA, SJS, PHO 	2008–2014 	0
Dale Krentz 	Forward 	DET 	1986–1989 	0
Torey Krug 	Defenseman	BOS 	2011–Present	0
Ken Leiter 	Defenseman	NYI, MNS 	1984–1990 	0
Bryan Lerg 	Forward 	SJS 	2014–2016 	0
John-Michael Liles	Defenseman	COL, TOR, CAR, BOS 	2003–2017 	0
Chris Luongo 	Defenseman	DET, OTT, NYI 	1990–1996 	0
Dan McFall 	Defenseman	WPG 	1984–1986 	0
Brian McReynolds 	Center 	WPG, NYR, LAK 	1989–1994 	0
Player 	Position 	Team(s) 	Years 	
Donald McSween 	Defenseman	BUF, ANA 	1987–1996 	0
Joby Messier 	Defenseman	NYR 	1992–1995 	0
Mitch Messier 	Right Wing	MNS 	1987–1991 	0
Drew Miller 	Left Wing 	, TBL, DET 	2006–2017 	1
Kelly Miller 	Left Wing 	NYR, WAS 	1984–1999 	0
Kevin Miller 	Right Wing	NYR, DET, WAS, STL, SJS, PIT, CHI, NYI, OTT	1988–2004 	0
Kip Miller 	Center 	QUE, MNS, SJS, NYI, PIT, ANA, WAS 	1990–2004 	0
Ryan Miller 	Goaltender	BUF, STL, VAN, ANA 	2002–Present	0
Chris Mueller 	Center 	NSH, DAL, NYR 	2010–2015 	0
Joe Murphy 	Right Wing	DET, , CHI, STL, SJS, BOS, WSH 	1986–2001 	1
Pat Murray 	Left Wing 	PHI 	1990–1992 	0
Rem Murray 	Left Wing 	EDM, NYR, NSH 	1996–2006 	0
Jason Muzzatti 	Goaltender	CGY, HFD, NYR, SJS 	1993–1998 	0
Dwayne Norris 	Right Wing	QUE, ANA 	1993–1996 	0
Jeff Parker 	Right Wing	BUF, HFD 	1986–1991 	0
Jeff Petry 	Defenseman	EDM, MTL 	2010–Present	0
Lyle Phair 	Left Wing 	LAK 	1985–1988 	0
Corey Potter 	Defenseman	NYR, PIT, EDM, BOS, CGY, NSH 	2008–2016 	0
Bobby Reynolds 	Left Wing 	TOR 	1989–1990 	0
Doug Roberts 	Right Wing	DET, OAK, BOS 	1965–1975 	0
Ron Scott 	Left Wing 	NYR, LAK 	1983–1990 	0
Craig Simpson 	Left Wing 	PIT, , BUF 	1985–1995 	2
Jim Slater 	Center 	ATL, WIN 	2005–2015 	0
Bryan Smolinski	Center 	BOS, PIT, NYI, LAK, OTT, CHI, VAN, MTL 	1990–2004 	0
Dean Sylvester 	Right Wing	BUF, ATL 	1999–2001 	0
Tom Tilley 	Defenseman	STL 	1988–1994 	0
Corey Tropp 	Right Wing	BUF, CBJ, ANA 	2011–2017 	0
Tony Tuzzolino 	Center 	ANA, NYR, BOS 	1997–2002 	0
Doug Volmar 	Right Wing	DET, LAK 	1969–1973 	0
Jim Watt 	Goaltender	STL 	1973–1974 	0
Mike Watt 	Left Wing 	EDM, NYI, NSH, CAR 	1997–2003 	0
Mike Weaver 	Defenseman	ATL, LAK, VAN, STL, FLA, MTL 	2001–2015 	0
Peter White 	Center 	EDM, TOR, PHI, CHI 	1993–2004 	0
Neil Wilkinson 	Defenseman	MNS, SJS, CHI, WPG, PIT 	1989–1999 	0
Jason Woolley 	Defenseman	WSH, FLA, PIT, BUF, DET 	1991–2006 	0
Mike York 	Center 	NYR, EDM, NYI, PHI, PHO, CBJ 	1999–2009 	0
==Program records==
The following are the Michigan State school records. Statistics are accurate as of the 2010–11 season.
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===
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===
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==
Michigan State Spartans
==References==
==External links==
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