2024–25 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey season

2024–25 Michigan State Spartans
men's ice hockey season
2024–25 Michigan State Spartans; men's ice hockey season
Conference	Big Ten
Home ice	Munn Ice Arena
Rankings
USCHO	#4
USA Hockey	#3 (tie)
Record
Overall	6–1–0
Conference	1–0–0
Home	2–1–0
Road	4–0–0
Neutral	0–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Adam Nightingale
Assistant coaches	Jared DeMichiel; Mike Towns
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The 2024–25 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey season will be the 83rd season of play for the program and 34th in the Big Ten. The Spartans will represent Michigan State University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at the Munn Ice Arena and be coached by Adam Nightingale in his 3rd season.

Season

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Owen Baker	Forward	United States	Transferred to Michigan Tech
Gavin Best	Forward	United States	Transferred to Ferris State
James Crossman	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (retired)
Jeremy Davidson	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with South Carolina Stingrays)
Viktor Hurtig	Defenseman	Sweden	Transferred to Michigan Tech
Reed Lebster	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Florida Everblades)
Artyom Levshunov	Defenseman	Belarus	Signed professional contract (Chicago Blackhawks)
Jon Mor	Goaltender	United States	Graduation (retired)
Nicolas Müller	Forward	Switzerland	Graduation (signed with EHC Biel)
Nash Nienhuis	Defenseman	Canada	Graduation (signed with EC Red Bull Salzburg)

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Nicklas Andrews	Defenseman	United States	23	Canton, MI; graduate transfer from Colorado College
Mikey DeAngelo	Forward	United States	19	Itasca, IL
Dolan Gilbert	Goaltender	United States	23	South Bend, IN; transfer from Concordia
Vladislav Lukashevich	Defenseman	Russia	21	Magadan, RUS; selected 120th overall in 2021
Nathan Mackie	Forward	Canada	20	Prince George, BC
Kaden Nelson	Forward	United States	19	Duluth, MN
Charlie Stramel	Forward	United States	19	Rosemount, MN; transfer from Wisconsin; selected 21st overall in 2023
Shane Vansaghi	Forward	United States	17	St. Louis, MO
Owen West	Defenseman	United States	20	Pittsboro, IN

Roster

As of August 20, 2024.^[1]

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

Standings

2024–25 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
#3 Minnesota	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	4	1	8	7	1	0	37	13
#13 Ohio State	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	5	4	2	8	7	0	1	32	13
Wisconsin	4	1	3	0	0	2	0	5	6	8	8	2	6	0	14	24
#20 Notre Dame	3	1	2	0	1	1	0	3	5	6	9	5	4	0	24	17
#7 Michigan	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	1	9	6	2	1	28	20
#4 Michigan State	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	5	1	0	18	9
#19 Penn State	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	7	4	3	0	18	13
Championship: March 22, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated November 8, 2024

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
October 4	6:00 pm	at Lake Superior State*	#4	Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan	Midco Sports+	Augustine	W 2–1 ^OT	2,542	1–0–0
October 5	4:00 pm	at Lake Superior State*	#4	Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan	Midco Sports+	Augustine	W 5–1	1,847	2–0–0
October 11	6:00 pm	#2 Boston College*	#4	Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan	BTN	Augustine	L 0–3	6,555	2–1–0
October 12	6:00 pm	#2 Boston College*	#4	Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan	BTN+	Augustine	W 4–3	6,555	3–1–0
October 18	6:00 pm	Windsor*	#4	Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan (Exhibition)	BTN+	Augustine	W 5–0
October 25	7:00 pm	at Canisius*	#4	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York	FloHockey	Augustine	W 3–0	1,729	4–1–0
October 26	7:00 pm	at Canisius*	#4	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York	FloHockey	Di Pasquo	W 4–1	1,604	5–1–0
November 8	7:00 pm	#13 Ohio State	#4	Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan	BTN+	Augustine	W 4–2		6–1–0 (1–0–0)
November 9	7:00 pm	#13 Ohio State	#4	Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan	BTN+
November 15	7:00 pm	Notre Dame		Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan	BTN+
November 16	TBA	Notre Dame		Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan	BTN+
November 21	7:00 pm	at UNTDP*		USA Hockey Arena • Plymouth, Michigan (Exhibition)
November 29	7:00 pm	Lindenwood*		Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan	BTN+
December 1	4:00 pm	Lindenwood*		Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan	BTN+
December 6	8:00 pm	at Wisconsin		Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin	BTN+
December 7	8:00 pm	at Wisconsin		Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin	BTN
December 13	8:30 pm	at Minnesota		3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota	BTN
December 14	6:00 pm	at Minnesota		3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota	BTN+
Great Lakes Invitational
December 29	7:00 pm	vs. Northern Michigan*		Van Andel Arena • Grand Rapids, Michigan (Great Lakes Invitational Semifinal)	Midco Sports+
December 30	TBD	vs. Michigan Tech / Western Michigan*		Van Andel Arena • Grand Rapids, Michigan (Great Lakes Invitational)	Midco Sports+
Regular Season
January 2	6:30 pm	Wisconsin		Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan	BTN
January 4	9:00 pm	vs. Wisconsin		Wrigley Field • Chicago, Illinois	BTN
January 10	7:00 pm	Penn State		Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania	BTN+
January 11	6:00 pm	Penn State		Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania	BTN+
January 17	7:00 pm	at Michigan		Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan (Rivalry)	BTN+
January 18	6:00 pm	Michigan		Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan (Rivalry)	BTN
January 24	7:00 pm	Minnesota		Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan	BTN+
January 25	6:00 pm	Minnesota		Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan	BTN
January 30	8:00 pm	at Ohio State		Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio	BTN
January 31	7:00 pm	at Ohio State		Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio	BTN+
February 7	7:00 pm	Michigan		Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan (Rivalry)	BTN+
February 8	8:00 pm	vs. Michigan		Little Caesars Arena • Detroit, Michigan (Duel in the D)	BTN
February 21	6:00 pm	Penn State		Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan	BTN
February 22	6:00 pm	Penn State		Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan	BTN
February 28	7:00 pm	at Notre Dame		Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock
March 1	6:00 pm	at Notre Dame		Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:^[2]

Scoring statistics

Rankings

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 (Final)
USCHO.com	4	4	4	4	3	4
USA Hockey	4	4	4	4	3	3т

References

^ "2024–25 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Michigan State Official Athletic Site. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
^ "2024-25 Spartan Hockey Schedule". Michigan State Spartans. Retrieved August 31, 2024.

External links

[1] "2024–25 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Michigan State Official Athletic Site. Retrieved August 29, 2017.

[2] "2024-25 Spartan Hockey Schedule". Michigan State Spartans. Retrieved August 31, 2024.

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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 2024–25
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