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.
| 2023–24 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey season | |
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| 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 |
| Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey seasons « 2022–23 2024–25 » | |
Season edit
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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. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
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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 | 
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Patrick Geary | Freshman | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2004-02-18 | Hamburg, New York | Waterloo (USHL) | — |
| 3 | 
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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 | 
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Nash Nienhuis (C) | Senior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-12-05 | Sarnia, Ontario | Omaha (USHL) | — |
| 5 |
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Artyom Levshunov | Freshman | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | 2005-10-28 | Zhlobin, Belarus | Green Bay (USHL) | — |
| 6 | 
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Austin Oravetz | Freshman | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 2003-09-26 | Canonsburg, Pennsylvania | Green Bay (USHL) | — |
| 7 |
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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 |
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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 | 
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Matt Basgall | Sophomore | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2002-08-16 | Lake Forest, Illinois | Tri-City (USHL) | — |
| 10 |
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Tommi Männistö | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2004-02-07 | Riihimäki, Finland | Tappara U20 (U20 SM-sarja) | — |
| 11 |
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Jeremy Davidson | Senior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 177 lb (80 kg) | 2000-02-28 | Kalamazoo, Michigan | Fargo (USHL) | — |
| 12 |
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Griffin Jurecki | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 182 lb (83 kg) | 2003-05-03 | Grosse Ile, Michigan | Omaha (USHL) | — |
| 13 |
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Tiernan Shoudy | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2002-03-15 | St. Clair, Michigan | Youngstown (USHL) | — |
| 16 |
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Owen Baker | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2004-01-29 | Howell, Michigan | Waterloo (USHL) | — |
| 18 |
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Joey Larson | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 2001-03-27 | Brighton, Michigan | Northern Michigan (CCHA) | — |
| 19 | 
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Nicolas Müller | Graduate | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | 1999-06-21 | Arisdorf, Switzerland | Modo J20 (J20 SuperElit) | — |
| 20 |
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Daniel Russell | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 2001-11-16 | Traverse City, Michigan | Sioux Falls (USHL) | — |
| 21 | 
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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 | 
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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 |
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Reed Lebster | Graduate | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | 1999-03-05 | Grand Rapids, Michigan | UMass (HEA) | — |
| 24 | 
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James Crossman | Senior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1998-11-23 | Denver, Colorado | Brown (ECAC) | — |
| 26 | 
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Tanner Kelly | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2002-05-11 | San Diego, California | Muskegon (USHL) | — |
| 27 | 
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Gavin Best | Sophomore | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2001-08-24 | Richfield, Minnesota | Minnesota Magicians (NAHL) | — |
| 28 | 
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Karsen Dorwart | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 191 lb (87 kg) | 2002-09-17 | Sherwood, Oregon | Sioux Falls (USHL) | — |
| 29 |
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Gavin O'Connell | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 2004-02-19 | Wayzata, Minnesota | Waterloo (USHL) | — |
| 30 |
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Jon Mor | Senior | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 2000-07-20 | Highland Park, Illinois | Langley (BCHL) | — |
| 31 |
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Luca Di Pasquo | Freshman | G | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 2003-09-24 | Livonia, Michigan | Penticton (BCHL) | — |
Standings edit
| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||
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| 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
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Rankings edit
| Poll | Week | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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.