2023–24 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey season

2023–24 Michigan State Spartans
men's ice hockey season
2023–24 Michigan State Spartans; men's ice hockey season
Big Ten, Champion; Big Ten Tournament, Champion; NCAA Tournament, Regional Finals
Conference	Big Ten
Home ice	Munn Ice Arena
Rankings
USCHO	#4
USA Today	#4
Record
Overall	25–10–3
Conference	16–6–2
Home	13–3–1
Road	9–6–1
Neutral	3–1–1
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Adam Nightingale
Assistant coaches	Jared DeMichiel; Mike Towns
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The 2023–24 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey season was the 82nd season of play for the program and 33rd in the Big Ten. The Spartans represented Michigan State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, played their home games at the Munn Ice Arena and were coached by Adam Nightingale in his second season. Michigan State won the Big Ten men's ice hockey tournament for the first time in program history.

Season[edit]

Departures[edit]

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Powell Connor	Defenseman	Canada	Left program (retired)
Pierce Charleson	Goaltender	Canada	Transferred to Alaska
Zach Dubinsky	Forward	United States	Graduate transfer to Vermont
Cal Dybicz	Defenseman	United States	Left program (retired)
Kyle Haskins	Forward	United States	Left program (retired)
A. J. Hodges	Forward	United States	Left program (retired)
Justin Jallen	Forward	United States	Graduation (retired)
Jagger Joshua	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins)
Christian Krygier	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (signed with Bridgeport Islanders)
Cole Krygier	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (signed with Los Angeles Kings)
Erik Middendorf	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Adirondack Thunder)
Miroslav Mucha	Forward	Slovakia	Graduation (signed with Greenville Swamp Rabbits)
Ryan Nolan	Forward	United States	Graduation (retired)
Dylan St. Cyr	Goaltender	United States	Graduation (signed with Grand Rapids Griffins)
Jesse Tucker	Forward	Canada	Transferred to Clarkson
Mike Underwood	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (signed with Colorado Eagles)

Recruiting[edit]

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Trey Augustine	Goaltender	United States	18	South Lyon, MI; selected 41st overall in 2023
Owen Baker	Forward	United States	19	Howell, MI
James Crossman	Defenseman	United States	24	Cherry Hills, CO; graduate transfer from Brown
Luca Di Pasquo	Goaltender	United States	20	Livonia, MI; transfer from Rensselaer
Patrick Geary	Defenseman	United States	19	Hamburg, NY
Isaac Howard	Forward	United States	19	Hudson, WI; transfer from Minnesota Duluth; selected 31st overall in 2022
Griffin Jurecki	Forward	United States	20	Grosse Ile, MI
Joey Larson	Forward	United States	22	Brighton, MI; transfer from Northern Michigan
Reed Lebster	Forward	United States	24	Grand Rapids, MI; graduate transfer from Massachusetts
Artyom Levshunov	Defenseman	Belarus	17	Zhlobin, BLR
Tommi Männistö	Forward	Finland	19	Riihimäki, FIN
Gavin O'Connell	Forward	United States	19	Wayzata, MN
Austin Oravetz	Defenseman	United States	20	Canonsburg, PA; graduate transfer from Massachusetts
Red Savage	Forward	United States	20	Scottsdale, AZ; transfer from Miami; selected 114th overall in 2021
Maxim Štrbák	Defenseman	Slovakia	18	Kosice, SVK; selected 45th overall in 2023

Roster[edit]

As of July 24, 2023.^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1	Trey Augustine	Freshman	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	2005-02-23	South Lyon, Michigan	NTDP (USHL)	DET, 41st overall 2023
2	Patrick Geary	Freshman	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2004-02-18	Hamburg, New York	Waterloo (USHL)	—
3	Viktor Hurtig	Sophomore	D	6' 6" (1.98 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	2002-04-28	Avesta, Sweden	Mora J20 (J20 Nationell)	NJD, 164th overall 2021
4	Nash Nienhuis (C)	Senior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-12-05	Sarnia, Ontario	Omaha (USHL)	—
5	Artyom Levshunov	Freshman	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	2005-10-28	Zhlobin, Belarus	Green Bay (USHL)	—
6	Austin Oravetz	Freshman	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2003-09-26	Canonsburg, Pennsylvania	Green Bay (USHL)	—
7	David Gucciardi	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-10-09	Toronto, Ontario	Waterloo (USHL)	WSH, 213rd overall 2022
8	Maxim Štrbák	Freshman	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2005-04-13	Košice, Slovakia	Sioux Falls (USHL)	BUF, 45th overall 2023
9	Matt Basgall	Sophomore	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-08-16	Lake Forest, Illinois	Tri-City (USHL)	—
10	Tommi Männistö	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2004-02-07	Riihimäki, Finland	Tappara U20 (U20 SM-sarja)	—
11	Jeremy Davidson	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	2000-02-28	Kalamazoo, Michigan	Fargo (USHL)	—
12	Griffin Jurecki	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	2003-05-03	Grosse Ile, Michigan	Omaha (USHL)	—
13	Tiernan Shoudy	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2002-03-15	St. Clair, Michigan	Youngstown (USHL)	—
16	Owen Baker	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2004-01-29	Howell, Michigan	Waterloo (USHL)	—
18	Joey Larson	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2001-03-27	Brighton, Michigan	Northern Michigan (CCHA)	—
19	Nicolas Müller	Graduate	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	1999-06-21	Arisdorf, Switzerland	Modo J20 (J20 SuperElit)	—
20	Daniel Russell	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2001-11-16	Traverse City, Michigan	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
21	Red Savage	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2003-05-15	Scottsdale, Arizona	Miami (NCHC)	DET, 114th overall 2021
22	Isaac Howard	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2004-03-30	Hudson, Wisconsin	Minnesota Duluth (NCHC)	TBL, 31st overall 2022
23	Reed Lebster	Graduate	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	1999-03-05	Grand Rapids, Michigan	UMass (HEA)	—
24	James Crossman	Senior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1998-11-23	Denver, Colorado	Brown (ECAC)	—
26	Tanner Kelly	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2002-05-11	San Diego, California	Muskegon (USHL)	—
27	Gavin Best	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-08-24	Richfield, Minnesota	Minnesota Magicians (NAHL)	—
28	Karsen Dorwart	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	2002-09-17	Sherwood, Oregon	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
29	Gavin O'Connell	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2004-02-19	Wayzata, Minnesota	Waterloo (USHL)	—
30	Jon Mor	Senior	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2000-07-20	Highland Park, Illinois	Langley (BCHL)	—
31	Luca Di Pasquo	Freshman	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	2003-09-24	Livonia, Michigan	Penticton (BCHL)	—

Standings[edit]

2023–24 Big Ten ice hockey Standings v t e
	Conference record										Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	3/SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#4 Michigan State †*	24	16	6	2	0	1	1	52	92	69	38	25	10	3	147	117
#9 Wisconsin	24	16	7	1	2	2	1	50	81	57	40	26	12	2	128	81
#7 Minnesota	24	13	7	4	3	1	0	41	80	65	38	23	10	5	132	94
#10 Michigan	24	11	11	2	1	1	1	36	85	77	41	23	15	3	169	125
Notre Dame	24	9	13	2	0	1	1	31	66	62	36	15	19	2	101	98
Penn State	24	7	14	3	0	1	2	27	62	92	36	15	18	3	113	130
Ohio State	24	4	18	2	1	0	2	15	50	94	38	14	20	4	100	124
Championship: March 23, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated April 11, 2024

Schedule and results[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
October 7	4:00 pm	Lake Superior State*	#9	Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan	BTN+	Augustine	W 5–2	6,555	1–0–0
October 8	4:00 pm	Lake Superior State*	#9	Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan	BTN+	Augustine	W 4–2	6,555	2–0–0
October 12	9:00 pm	at Air Force*	#8	Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado	FloHockey	Di Pasquo	L 5–6	2,589	2–1–0
October 13	9:00 pm	at Air Force*	#8	Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado	FloHockey	Augustine	W 5–3	2,708	3–1–0
October 19	7:00 pm	Canisius*	#8	Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan	BTN+	Augustine	W 6–3	5,992	4–1–0
October 20	7:00 pm	Canisius*	#8	Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan	BTN+	Di Pasquo	W 4–3	6,492	5–1–0
October 26	7:00 pm	at #3 Boston College*	#8	Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Augustine	L 4–6	5,195	5–2–0
October 27	7:00 pm	at #3 Boston College*	#8	Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Augustine	L 1–5	7,884	5–3–0
November 3	7:00 pm	at #13 Ohio State	#12	Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio	BTN+	Augustine	W 6–0	4,407	6–3–0 (1–0–0)
November 4	5:00 pm	at #13 Ohio State	#12	Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio	BTN+	Augustine	W 6–4	5,121	7–3–0 (2–0–0)
November 10	7:00 pm	#17 Penn State	#11	Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan	BTN+	Augustine	T 3–3 ^SOL	6,200	7–3–1 (2–0–1)
November 11	4:00 pm	#17 Penn State	#11	Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan	BTN+	Augustine	W 5–3	6,288	8–3–1 (3–0–1)
November 17	7:30 pm	#1 Wisconsin	#11	Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan	BTN+	Augustine	W 2–4	6,555	9–3–1 (4–0–1)
November 18	8:00 pm	#1 Wisconsin	#11	Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan	BTN+	Augustine	W 2–3	6,555	10–3–1 (5–0–1)
November 24	8:00 pm	at #8 Minnesota	#7	3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota	Fox 9+, BTN+	Augustine	T 3–3 ^SOW	10,392	10–3–2 (5–0–2)
November 26	2:00 pm	at #8 Minnesota	#7	3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota	BTN	Augustine	L 5–6 ^OT	8,494	10–4–2 (5–1–2)
December 8	7:00 pm	#20 Notre Dame	#7	Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan	BTN+	Augustine	W 5–2	6,555	11–4–2 (6–1–2)
December 9	6:00 pm	#20 Notre Dame	#7	Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan	BTN+	Augustine	W 2–1	6,555	12–4–2 (7–1–2)
Great Lakes Invitational
December 28	7:00 pm	vs. Ferris State*	#7	Van Andel Arena • Grand Rapids, Michigan (Great Lakes Invitational Semifinal)	FloHockey	Di Pasquo	W 4–1	7,950	13–4–2
December 29	7:00 pm	vs. Michigan Tech*	#7	Van Andel Arena • Grand Rapids, Michigan (Great Lakes Invitational Championship)	FloHockey	Di Pasquo	T 3–3 ^SOL	6,958	13–4–3
Regular Season
January 5	7:00 pm	USNTDP*	#8	Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan (Exhibition)	BTN+	Di Pasquo	W 5–2	N/A
January 12	7:00 pm	at #20 Penn State	#8	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania	BTN+	Augustine	W 5–0	6,349	14–4–3 (8–1–2)
January 13	4:30 pm	at #20 Penn State	#8	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania	BTN	Augustine	W 7–3	6,483	15–4–3 (9–1–2)
January 19	7:00 pm	#15 Michigan	#7	Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan (Rivalry)	BTN+	Augustine	L 1–7	6,555	15–5–3 (9–2–2)
January 20	7:00 pm	at #15 Michigan	#7	Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan (Rivalry)	BTN+	Augustine	W 7–5	5,800	16–5–3 (10–2–2)
January 26	6:00 pm	#9 Minnesota	#8	Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan	BTN+	Augustine	W 3–2	6,555	17–5–3 (11–2–2)
January 27	4:00 pm	#9 Minnesota	#8	Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan	BTN	Augustine	L 1–5	6,555	17–6–3 (11–3–2)
February 2	7:30 pm	at Notre Dame	#8	Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock	Augustine	L 1–4	5,292	17–7–3 (11–4–2)
February 3	6:00 pm	at Notre Dame	#8	Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock	Augustine	W 4–0	5,217	18–7–3 (12–4–2)
February 9	7:00 pm	at #11 Michigan	#9	Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan (Rivalry)	BTN+	Augustine	W 5–1	5,800	19–7–3 (13–4–2)
February 10	8:30 pm	vs. #11 Michigan	#9	Little Caesars Arena • Detroit, Michigan (Duel in the D)	BTN	Augustine	W 3–2	18,410	20–7–3 (14–4–2)
February 23	7:00 pm	Ohio State	#4т	Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan	BTN+	Augustine	L 2–6	6,555	20–8–3 (14–5–2)
February 24	6:00 pm	Ohio State	#4т	Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan	BTN+	Augustine	W 5–2	6,555	21–8–3 (15–5–2)
March 1	9:00 pm	at #4 Wisconsin	#6	Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin	BTN+	Augustine	W 5–2	13,208	22–8–3 (16–5–2)
March 2	9:00 pm	at #4 Wisconsin	#6	Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin	BTN+	Augustine	L 1–4	13,428	22–9–3 (16–6–2)
Big Ten Tournament
March 16	6:30 pm	Ohio State	#4	Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan (Semifinals)	BTN	Augustine	W 2–1	6,555	23–9–3
March 23	8:00 pm	#10 Michigan	#5	Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan (Championship)	BTN	Augustine	W 5–4 ^OT	6,555	24–9–3
NCAA Tournament
March 29	5:00 pm	vs. #14 Western Michigan*	#4	Centene Community Ice Center • Maryland Heights, Missouri (Midwest Regional Semifinal)	ESPNU	Augustine	W 5–4 ^OT	3,148	25–9–3
March 31	4:00 pm	vs. #10 Michigan*	#4	Centene Community Ice Center • Maryland Heights, Missouri (Midwest Regional Finals)	ESPN2	Augustine	L 2–5	3,148	25–10–3
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:^[2]

Scoring statistics[edit]

Rankings[edit]

Poll	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	26	27 (Final)
USCHO.com	9	8	8	8	12	11	11	7	8	7	7	-	8	8	7 (1)	8	8	9	6	4т	6	6	4	5	4
USA Today	9	8	9	7	12	11	11	7	7	7	7	7	7^	8	5	7	8	8	5т	4	6	5	4	5	4

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 11.^[3]
^USA Today did not release a poll in week 12.

References[edit]

^ "2022–23 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Michigan State Official Athletic Site. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
^ "2023-24 Spartan Hockey Schedule". Michigan State Spartans. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

External links[edit]

[1] "2022–23 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Michigan State Official Athletic Site. Retrieved August 29, 2017.

[2] "2023-24 Spartan Hockey Schedule". Michigan State Spartans. Retrieved August 11, 2023.

[3] "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

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v t e Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey
Formerly the Michigan Agricultural College Aggies and Michigan State Staters
Playing venues	Demonstration Hall (1949–1974) Munn Ice Arena (1974–present)
Head coaches	John Kobs (1924–1930) Harold Paulsen (1949–1951) Amo Bessone (1951–1979) Ron Mason (1979–2002) Rick Comley (2002–2011) Tom Anastos (2011–2017) Danton Cole (2017–2022) Adam Nightingale (2022–present)
Seasons	1921–22 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Conference affiliations	WCHA (1951–1958, 1959–1981) CCHA (1981–2013) Big Ten (1958–1981, 2013–present)
Rivalries	Michigan
Culture & lore	Great Lakes Invitational Cold War The Big Chill at the Big House
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Tom Ross (324 Points) Tom Ross (138 Goals) Chad Alban (88 Wins)
National championships	1966 1986 2007
Frozen Four appearances	1959 1966 1967 1984 1986 1987 1989 1992 1999 2001 2007
NCAA Tournament appearances	1959 1966 1967 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2006 2007 2008 2012 2024
Conference Tournament titles	CCHA: 1982 1983 1984 1985 1987 1989 1990 1998 2000 2001 2006 Big Ten: 2024
Hobey Baker winners	Kip Miller (1990) Ryan Miller (2001)
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI