2021–22 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey season

The 2021–22 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey season is the 81st season of play for the program. They represent Michigan State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. This season marks the 32nd season in the Big Ten Conference. They are coached by Danton Cole, in his fifth season, and play their home games at Munn Ice Arena.
==Season==
Michigan State began the season well, posting a winning record through the first month of the season. After dropping both games to arch-rival Michigan, the Spartans dipped below .500 but they responded with four consecutive wins to get back onto the plus side of the ledger. MSU ended the first half of their season with a split against Notre Dame, putting them in a strong position to make a run for a home game in the postseason.
Unfortunately, both the team's offense and defense faltered in the back half of their campaign and the Spartans lost 13 consecutive games. Both goaltenders played during the stretch and performed well, but neither received much help. MSU allowed an average of 37 shots per game, while recording just 27 of their own. While most of their losses were against ranked teams, that would provide little solace as Michigan State finished last in the conference for the fourth time in five years.
They faced Michigan in the first round of the conference tournament and were thoroughly beaten, losing both games by a combined 1–12 score.
==Departures==
Tommy Apap 	Forward 		Graduation (Signed with Indy Fuel)
Charlie Combs 	Forward 		Graduation (Signed with Wichita Thunder)
Gianluca Esteves	Forward 		Graduation (Signed with Cincinnati Cyclones)
Austin Kamer 	Forward 		Graduation (retired)
Tommy Miller 	Defenseman		Graduate transfer to Northeastern
Jake Smith 	Forward 		Graduation (retired)
Brody Stevens 	Forward 		Graduation (retired)
==Recruiting==
Christopher Berger	Forward 		23	Amherst, NY; graduate transfer from Brown
Jeremy Davidson 	Forward 		21	Schoolcraft, MI; transfer from Massachusetts
David Gucciardi 	Defenseman		18	Toronto, ON
Tanner Kelly 	Forward 		19	San Diego, CA
Griffin Loughran 	Forward 		22	Orchard Park, NY; transfer from Northern Michigan
Erik Middendorf 	Forward 		21	Scottsdale, AZ; transfer from Colorado College
Jesse Tucker 	Forward 		21	Thunder Bay, ON
==Roster==
As of August 12, 2021.
==Standings==
==Schedule and results==
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==Scoring statistics==
 	C 	36	2 	22 	24 	12
 	F 	32	11	11 	22 	24
 	LW 	36	12	8 	20 	24
 	LW 	21	7 	12 	19 	12
 	D 	36	8 	8 	16 	14
 	C/RW	26	7 	8 	15 	4
 	D 	36	3 	11 	14 	6
 	F 	22	3 	9 	12 	34
 	C 	34	2 	10 	12 	8
 	D 	36	5 	6 	11 	22
 	D 	35	4 	7 	11 	72
 	F 	36	2 	6 	8 	68
 	D 	36	2 	6 	8 	79
 	C/RW	36	1 	5 	6 	18
 	F 	34	3 	2 	5 	8
 	F 	36	2 	2 	4 	39
 	F 	34	0 	4 	4 	4
 	C 	23	1 	2 	3 	16
 	D 	32	1 	1 	2 	8
 	G 	25	0 	2 	2 	0
 	F 	27	0 	1 	1 	17
 	G 	12	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	28	0 	0 	0 	2
Bench	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	10
Total	 	 	76	142	218	501
==Goaltending statistics==
 	25	1449	9 	15	1	71 	799 	2	.918	2.94
 	12	707 	3 	8 	0	43 	406 	0	.904	3.65
Empty Net	- 	12 	- 	- 	-	5 	- 	-	- 	-
Total 	36	2169	12	23	1	124	1205	2	.910	3.29
==Rankings==
Poll 	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week
Poll 	Pre 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	13 	14 	15 	16 	17 	18 	19 	20 	21 	22 	23 	24 	25 (Final)
USCHO.com	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	- 	NR
USA Today	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 24.
==References==
==External links==
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