2020–21 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey season Ice hockey season
The 2020–21 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey season was the 79th season of play for the program and the 31st season in the Big Ten Conference . The Spartans represented Michigan State University and were coached by Danton Cole , in his 4th season.
Season
As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Because the NCAA had previously announced that all winter sports athletes would retain whatever eligibility they possessed through at least the following year, none of Michigan State's players would lose a season of play.[ 1] [ 2]
In the first half of their season, Michigan State could find very little consistency but were able to hold their own in the Big Ten. Up until mid-January the team had a .500 record and had a chance to make something of their abbreviated season. Unfortunately, from the 15th onward, the team's offense collapsed MSU wasn't able to score more than two goals in a game after January 9 and went 2–13 to end their season The Spartans' defense was not a problem most games but with so few goals scored, the team sank to the bottom of the conference standings. MSU's offense was so paltry that the team averaged less than one and a half goals per game for the entire season (1.48) and were shut out in 6 of their 27 games.
Jon Mor sat out the season.
Departures
Recruiting
Player
Position
Nationality
Age
Notes
Pierce Charleson
Goaltender
Canada 20
Aurora, ON
Charlie Combs
Forward
United States 24
St. Louis, MO ; transfer from Bemidji State
Powell Connor
Defenseman
Canada 20
Vernon, BC
Cal Dybicz
Defenseman
United States 20
Elk Grove Village, IL
Aiden Gallacher
Defenseman
United States 20
Rochester Hills, MI
Kyle Haskins
Forward
United States 20
Huntington, VA
A. J. Hodges
Forward
United States 19
Littleton, CO
Jon Mor
Goaltender
United States 20
Highland Park, IL
Nash Nienhuis
Defenseman
Canada 20
Sarnia, ON
Kristóf Papp
Forward
Hungary 19
Budapest, HUN
Roster
As of January 3, 2021.[ 3]
No. S/P/C
Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
NHL rights
1
Drew DeRidder Junior
G 5' 11" (1.8 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2000-05-01
Fenton, Michigan USNTDP (USHL —
2
Aiden Gallacher Freshman
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
2000-03-20
Rochester Hills, Michigan Youngstown (USHL —
4
Nash Nienhuis Freshman
D 5' 10" (1.78 m)
176 lb (80 kg)
1999-12-05
Sarnia, Ontario Omaha (USHL —
5
Powell Connor Freshman
D 6' 2" (1.88 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
2000-05-04
Vernon, British Columbia Trail (BCHL —
6
Cal Dybicz Freshman
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
181 lb (82 kg)
2000-07-16
Elk Grove Village, Illinois Tri-City (USHL —
7
Charlie Combs Graduate
F 5' 6" (1.68 m)
181 lb (82 kg)
1996-07-13
St. Louis, Missouri Bemidji State (WCHA —
8
Cole Krygier Junior
D 6' 2" (1.88 m)
196 lb (89 kg)
2000-05-05
Novi, Michigan Lincoln (USHL FLA 2018
9
Mitchell Lewandowski A Senior
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
178 lb (81 kg)
1998-04-17
Clarkston, Michigan Chicago (USHL —
10
A. J. Hodges Freshman
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
184 lb (83 kg)
2001-08-24
Littleton, Colorado Sioux City (USHL —
11
Tommy Apap C Senior
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
206 lb (93 kg)
1996-02-27
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Youngstown (USHL —
12
Tommy Miller C Senior
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
191 lb (87 kg)
1999-03-06
West Bloomfield, Michigan USNTDP (USHL —
13
Kristóf Papp Freshman
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
174 lb (79 kg)
2001-06-27
Budapest, Hungary Des Moines (USHL —
14
Adam Goodsir Junior
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
196 lb (89 kg)
1998-09-22
Okemos, Michigan Tri-City (USHL —
15
Christian Krygier Junior
D 6' 2" (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2000-05-05
Novi, Michigan Lincoln (USHL NYI 2018
16
Brody Stevens Senior
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
193 lb (88 kg)
1997-04-26
Ann Arbor, Michigan Green Bay (USHL —
17
Kyle Haskins Freshman
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2000-02-16
Huntington, Vermont Waterloo (USHL —
19
Nicolas Müller Sophomore
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
182 lb (83 kg)
1999-06-21
Arisdorf, Switzerland Modo J20 (J20 SuperElit —
20
Josh Nodler Sophomore
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
193 lb (88 kg)
2001-04-27
Oak Park, Michigan Fargo (USHL CGY 2019
21
Jake Smith Senior
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
188 lb (85 kg)
1996-11-28
East Amherst, New York Chilliwack (BCHL —
22
Dennis Cesana A Junior
D 5' 9" (1.75 m)
182 lb (83 kg)
1998-04-04
Providence, Rhode Island Brooks (AJHL —
23
Jagger Joshua Sophomore
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1999-03-29
Dearborn, Michigan Muskegon (USHL —
24
Austin Kamer Senior
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
181 lb (82 kg)
1996-05-23
Grand Rapids, Michigan Lone Star (NAHL —
27
Mitchell Mattson Junior
F 6' 4" (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1998-01-02
Grand Rapids, Minnesota Sioux Falls (USHL CGY 2016
28
Gianluca Esteves Senior
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
172 lb (78 kg)
1997-01-29
Winnipeg, Manitoba Aston (NAHL —
29
Pierce Charleson Freshman
G 6' 2" (1.88 m)
186 lb (84 kg)
2000-02-27
Aurora, Ontario Brooks (AJHL —
30
Jon Mor Freshman
G 6' 2" (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2000-07-20
Highland Park, Illinois Langley (BCHL —
Standings
Conference record
Overall record
GP
W
L
T
OTW
OTL
3/SW
PTS
PT%
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
#8 Wisconsin †
24
17
6
1
1
1
0
52
.722 92
52
31
20
10
1
118
80
#7 Minnesota *
22
16
6
0
0
0
0
48
.727 69
44
31
24
7
0
117
64
#9 Michigan
20
11
9
0
1
0
0
32
.550 69
45
26
15
10
1
91
51
#17 Notre Dame
24
12
10
2
1
2
2
41
.542 65
53
29
14
13
2
84
78
Penn State 18
7
11
0
2
1
0
20
.389 48
68
22
10
12
0
65
81
Ohio State 22
6
16
0
0
2
0
20
.273 39
82
27
7
19
1
53
101
Michigan State 22
5
16
1
2
0
0
15
.250 32
70
27
7
18
2
40
77
Championship : March 16, 2021† indicates conference regular season champion indicates conference tournament championUSCHO.com Top 20 Poll
Schedule and Results
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
TV
Decision
Result
Attendance
Record
Regular Season
November 19
6:04 PM
vs. Arizona State *
Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan BTN
DeRidder
T 1–1 OT
100
0–0–1
November 20
6:04 PM
vs. Arizona State *
Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan
DeRidder
W 2–0 100
1–0–1
November 28
5:30 PM
at #10 Ohio State
Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
DeRidder
W 3–2 OT
0
2–0–1 (1–0–0)
November 29
5:30 PM
at #10 Ohio State
Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
DeRidder
L 2–4 0
2–1–1 (1–1–0)
December 3
8:00 PM
vs. #5 Minnesota
Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan FSD , FSN
DeRidder
L 1–3 100
2–2–1 (1–2–0)
December 4
8:05 PM
vs. #5 Minnesota
Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan FSD , FSN
DeRidder
L 2–4 88
2–3–1 (1–3–0)
December 19
6:36 PM
at #16 Notre Dame
Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana NBCSN
DeRidder
T 1–1 OT
0
2–3–2 (1–3–1)
December 20
5:06 PM
at #16 Notre Dame
Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana NBCSChi
DeRidder
W 4–3 OT
0
3–3–2 (2–3–1)
January 3
3:00 PM
vs. Penn State
Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan
DeRidder
L 0–1 125
3–4–2 (2–4–1)
January 4
3:00 PM
vs. Penn State
Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan
DeRidder
L 5–1 100
4–4–2 (3–4–1)
January 8
7:04 PM
at #9 Michigan
Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan
DeRidder
L 0–9 100
4–5–2 (3–5–1)
January 9
4:30 PM
vs. #9 Michigan
Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan
DeRidder
W 3–2 100
5–5–2 (4–5–1)
January 15
6:04 PM
at Penn State
Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania
DeRidder
L 2–3 OT
177
5–6–2 (4–6–1)
January 16
3:04 PM
at Penn State
Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania
DeRidder
L 1–3 195
5–7–2 (4–7–1)
January 23
4:00 PM
vs. Ohio State
Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan BTN
DeRidder
L 1–5 123
5–8–2 (4–8–1)
January 24
4:00 PM
vs. Ohio State
Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan
DeRidder
W 2–0 101
6–8–2 (5–8–1)
January 29
8:04 PM
vs. #13 Wisconsin
Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin
DeRidder
L 0–6 0
6–9–2 (5–9–1)
January 30
4:04 PM
vs. #13 Wisconsin
Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin
DeRidder
L 1–4 0
6–10–2 (5–10–1)
February 14
3:00 PM
vs. Wisconsin *
Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan
DeRidder
L 2–3 101
6–11–2
February 15
5:00 PM
vs. Wisconsin *
Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan
DeRidder
W 2–1 81
7–11–2
February 19
8:05 PM
at #4 Minnesota
3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis , Minnesota
DeRidder
L 2–4 0
7–12–2 (5–11–1)
February 20
6:05 PM
at #4 Minnesota
3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis , Minnesota
DeRidder
L 1–5 0
7–13–2 (5–12–1)
February 26
6:00 PM
vs. Notre Dame
Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan
Charleson
L 0–2 103
7–14–2 (5–13–1)
February 27
3:00 PM
vs. Notre Dame
Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan
DeRidder
L 0–2 0
7–15–2 (5–14–1)
March 5
4:00 PM
vs. #5 Wisconsin
Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan
DeRidder
L 0–4 0
7–16–2 (5–15–1)
March 6
2:30 PM
vs. #5 Wisconsin
Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan BTN
Charleson
L 1–2 0
7–17–2 (5–16–1)
Big Ten Tournament
March 14
4:05 PM
vs. #4 Minnesota *
Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Big Ten Quarterfinal)BTN
Charleson
L 1–2 OT
134
7–18–2
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll . All times are in Eastern Time .
[ 4]
Scoring statistics
Name
Position
Games
Goals
Assists
Points
PIM
Mitchell Lewandowski LW 27
6
7
13 28
Dennis Cesana D 27
2
10
12 10
Josh Nodler C /RW 27
3
8
11 0
Charlie Combs LW 23
6
4
10 21
Tommy Apap F 25
5
4
9 8
Nicolas Müller C /RW 26
2
6
8 8
Jagger Joshua F 26
4
1
5 41
Kyle Haskins F 27
1
4
5 10
Mitchell Mattson C 21
2
2
4 2
Brody Stevens C 27
2
2
4 18
Adam Goodsir F 25
1
3
4 10
Tommy Miller D 27
1
3
4 4
Nash Nienhuis D 25
0
4
4 2
Kristóf Papp C 25
0
4
4 0
Gianluca Esteves F 23
2
1
3 4
Cole Krygier D 25
2
1
3 25
Christian Krygier D 26
1
2
3 54
A. J. Hodges F 22
0
2
2 0
Aiden Gallacher D 26
0
2
2 23
Austin Kamer RW 7
0
1
1 0
Calvin Dybicz D 1
0
0
0 10
Pierce Charleson G 7
0
0
0 0
Jake Smith F 10
0
0
0 4
Powell Connor D 15
0
0
0 2
Drew DeRidder G 24
0
0
0 0
Bench
-
-
-
-
-
8
Total
40
71
111
282
[ 5]
Goaltending statistics
Name
Games
Minutes
Wins
Losses
Ties
Goals Against
Saves
Shut Outs
SV % GAA
Pierce Charleson 7
326
0
3
0
14
210
0
.938
2.57
Drew DeRidder 24
1304
7
15
2
60
723
2
.923
2.76
Empty Net
-
14
-
-
-
3
-
-
-
-
Total
27
1646
7
18
2
77
933
2
.924
2.81
Rankings
Poll
Week
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21 (Final)
USCHO.com
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
USCHO did not release a poll in week 20. [ 6]
References
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