2019–20 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey season

The 2019-20 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey season was the 79th season of play for the program and the 30th season in the Big Ten Conference. The Spartans represented Michigan State University and were coached by Danton Cole, in his 3rd season.

2019–20 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey season
Conference6th Big Ten
Home iceMunn Ice Arena
Rankings
USCHONR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall15–19–2
Conference11–11–2–0
Home7–8–1
Road7–10–1
Neutral1–1–0
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachDanton Cole
Assistant CoachesChris Luongo
Joe Exter
Jim Slater
Captain(s)Sam Saliba
Tommy Apap
Alternate captain(s)Jerad Rosburg
Patrick Khodorenko
Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey seasons
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Roster

As of September 3, 2019.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Drew DeRidder Sophomore G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 2000-05-01 Fenton, Michigan USNTDP (USHL)
4 Anthony Scarsella Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1996-03-20 White Lake, Michigan Springfield Jr. Blues (NAHL)
7 Damian Chrcek Senior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1996-02-17 Marysville, Michigan Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)
8 Cole Krygier Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 2000-05-05 Novi, Michigan Lincoln Stars (USHL) FLA, 201st overall 2018
9 Mitchell Lewandowski Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1998-04-17 Clarkston, Michigan Chicago Steel (USHL)
10 Sam Saliba (C) Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1995-10-09 Lincolnshire, Illinois Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
11 Tommy Apap (C) Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1996-02-27 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
12 Tommy Miller Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1999-03-06 West Bloomfield, Michigan USNTDP (USHL)
14 Adam Goodsir Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1998-09-22 Okemos, Michigan Tri-City Storm (USHL)
15 Christian Krygier Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 2000-05-05 Novi, Michigan Lincoln Stars (USHL) NYI, 196th overall 2018
16 Brody Stevens Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1997-04-26 Ann Arbor, Michigan Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
18 Wojciech Stachowiak Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1999-07-03 Gdańsk, Poland Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL)
19 Nicolas Müller Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1999-06-21 Arisdorf, Switzerland Modo Hockey J20 (J20 SuperElit)
20 Josh Nodler Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 2001-04-27 Oak Park, Michigan Fargo Force (USHL) CGY, 150th overall 2019
21 Jake Smith Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1996-11-28 East Amherst, New York Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)
22 Dennis Cesana Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1998-04-04 Providence, Rhode Island Brooks Bandits (AJHL)
23 Jagger Joshua Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1999-03-29 Dearborn, Michigan Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
24 Austin Kamer Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1996-05-23 Grand Rapids, Michigan Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL)
27 Mitchell Mattson Sophomore F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1998-01-02 Grand Rapids, Minnesota Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) CGY, 126th overall 2016
28 Gianluca Esteves Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1997-01-29 Winnipeg, Manitoba Aston Rebels (NAHL)
31 John Lethemon Senior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 171 lb (78 kg) 1996-08-16 Northville, Michigan Chicago Steel (USHL)
41 Spencer Wright Senior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1997-06-20 Farmington Hills, Michigan New Jersey Titans (NAHL)
44 Butrus Ghafari Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1996-07-04 West Bloomfield, Michigan Bloomington Thunder (USHL)
55 Patrick Khodorenko (A) Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1998-10-13 Walnut Creek, California USNTDP (USHL)
57 Jerad Rosburg (A) Senior (RS) D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1996-06-18 Clarksville, Maryland Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
71 Logan Lambdin Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1995-11-01 Newport, Michigan Bloomington Thunder (USHL)

Standings

2019–20 Big Ten ice hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#9 Penn State2412841417970342010412188
#10 Ohio State241194138626234181159180
#17 Michigan2411103238655234161449272
#18 Minnesota24987438666234141379594
Notre Dame24996437595934141379091
Michigan State2411112035545434151728082
Wisconsin24715222563893414182110124
Championship: March 21, 2020
† indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 1, 2020

Schedule and Results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# SiteTV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 7 7:05 PM vs. Western Ontario* Munn Ice ArenaEast Lansing, Michigan (Exhibition)  Lethemon W 6–1  2,500
Regular Season
October 11 7:00 PM at Northern Michigan* Berry Events CenterMarquette, Michigan  Lethemon W 5–3  4,043 1–0–0
October 12 6:07 PM at Northern Michigan* Berry Events CenterMarquette, Michigan  DeRidder L 0–2  4,071 1–1–0
October 18 7:05 PM vs. USNTDP* Munn Ice ArenaEast Lansing, Michigan (Exhibition)  Lethemon W 2–1  3,897
October 25 9:37 PM at Colorado College* Broadmoor World ArenaColorado Springs, ColoradoATTRM DeRidder L 1–3  3,430 1–2–0
October 26 8:07 PM at Colorado College* Broadmoor World ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado  Lethemon W 5–1  3,390 2–2–0
November 1 7:05 PM vs. #4 Cornell* Munn Ice ArenaEast Lansing, Michigan  Lethemon L 2–3  5,203 2–3–0
November 2 7:05 PM vs. #4 Cornell* Munn Ice ArenaEast Lansing, Michigan  DeRidder L 2–6  5,752 2–4–0
November 8 7:07 PM vs. #6 Penn State Pegula Ice ArenaUniversity Park, Pennsylvania  Lethemon W 2–0  6,071 3–4–0 (1–0–0–0)
November 9 6:07 PM vs. #6 Penn State Pegula Ice ArenaUniversity Park, Pennsylvania  Lethemon L 4–6  5,936 3–5–0 (1–1–0–0)
November 14 6:31 PM at Michigan Yost Ice ArenaAnn Arbor, MichiganBTN Lethemon W 4–3  5,233 4–5–0 (2–1–0–0)
November 16 7:00 PM vs. Michigan Munn Ice ArenaEast Lansing, Michigan  Lethemon W 3–0  6,552 5–5–0 (3–1–0–0)
November 22 7:00 PM vs. #3 Notre Dame Munn Ice ArenaEast Lansing, Michigan  Lethemon T 1–1 SOL 4,898 5–5–1 (3–1–1–0)
November 23 7:00 PM vs. #3 Notre Dame Munn Ice ArenaEast Lansing, Michigan  Lethemon W 3–2  5,902 6–5–1 (4–1–1–0)
November 30 5:00 PM at #11 Ohio State #20 Value City ArenaColumbus, Ohio  Lethemon L 1–3  4,251 6–6–1 (4–2–1–0)
December 1 2:31 PM at #11 Ohio State #20 Value City ArenaColumbus, OhioBTN Lethemon L 0–2  4,222 6–7–1 (4–3–1–0)
December 6 7:00 PM vs. #19 Wisconsin Munn Ice ArenaEast Lansing, Michigan  Lethemon W 3–0  6,007 7–7–1 (5–3–1–0)
December 7 7:00 PM vs. #19 Wisconsin Munn Ice ArenaEast Lansing, Michigan  Lethemon W 5–4 OT 5,608 8–7–1 (6–3–1–0)
December 14 7:00 PM vs. #16 Arizona State* #18 Munn Ice ArenaEast Lansing, Michigan  Lethemon L 3–4  5,306 8–8–1 (6–3–1–0)
December 15 5:00 PM vs. #16 Arizona State* #18 Munn Ice ArenaEast Lansing, Michigan  Lethemon W 1–0 OT 5,004 9–8–1 (6–3–1–0)
Great Lakes Invitational
December 30 1:07 PM vs. Michigan Tech* #18 Little Caesars ArenaDetroit, Michigan (GLI Semifinal)  Lethemon L 2–4  16,139 9–9–1 (6–3–1–0)
December 31 11:37 AM vs. Ferris State* #18 Little Caesars ArenaDetroit, Michigan (GLI Third Place)  Lethemon W 5–2  10,240 10–9–1 (6–3–1–0)
January 10 6:00 PM at vs. Minnesota #20 Munn Ice ArenaEast Lansing, MichiganBTN Lethemon W 4–1  6,346 11–9–1 (7–3–1–0)
January 11 7:00 PM at vs. Minnesota #20 Munn Ice ArenaEast Lansing, MichiganBTN Lethemon L 0–2  5,923 11–10–1 (7–4–1–0)
January 17 9:00 PM vs. Wisconsin #20 Kohl CenterMadison, WisconsinESPNU Lethemon W 4–0  9,336 12–10–1 (8–4–1–0)
January 18 8:00 PM vs. Wisconsin #20 Kohl CenterMadison, WisconsinFSW+ Lethemon L 1–3  12,813 12–11–1 (8–5–1–0)
January 24 7:00 PM vs. #9 Penn State #19 Munn Ice ArenaEast Lansing, Michigan  Lethemon W 4–2  6,017 13–11–1 (9–5–1–0)
January 25 6:00 PM vs. #9 Penn State #19 Munn Ice ArenaEast Lansing, MichiganBTN Lethemon L 1–2 OT 6,586 13–12–1 (9–6–1–0)
February 7 8:00 PM at Minnesota #19 3M Arena at MariucciMinneapolis, MinnesotaFSN+ Lethemon L 1–4  8,860 13–13–1 (9–7–1–0)
February 8 6:00 PM at Minnesota #19 3M Arena at MariucciMinneapolis, MinnesotaFSN+ Lethemon W 4–2  9,661 14–13–1 (10–7–1–0)
February 14 6:00 PM vs. Michigan Munn Ice ArenaEast Lansing, MichiganBTN Lethemon L 1–5  6,796 14–14–1 (10–8–1–0)
February 17 7:07 PM vs. Michigan Little Caesars ArenaDetroit, MichiganFSD Lethemon L 1–4  8,455 14–15–1 (10–9–1–0)
February 21 7:00 PM vs. #12 Ohio State Munn Ice ArenaEast Lansing, Michigan  DeRidder L 0–1  6,376 14–16–1 (10–10–1–0)
February 22 7:00 PM vs. #12 Ohio State Munn Ice ArenaEast Lansing, Michigan  Lethemon L 2–4  6,746 14–17–1 (10–11–1–0)
February 28 7:00 PM vs. Notre Dame Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, IndianaNBCSN Lethemon W 3–1  5,265 15–17–1 (11–11–1–0)
February 29 6:00 PM vs. Notre Dame Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, IndianaNBC Sports Phi+ Lethemon T 2–2 SOL 5,355 15–17–2 (11–11–2–0)
Big Ten Tournament
March 6 7:00 PM at Michigan* Yost Ice ArenaAnn Arbor, Michigan (Quarterfinal Game 1)  Lethemon L 0–3  3,238 15–18–2 (11–11–2–0)
March 7 7:00 PM at Michigan* Yost Ice ArenaAnn Arbor, Michigan (Quarterfinal Game 2)  Lethemon L 0–3  4,226 15–19–2 (11–11–2–0)
Michigan State Lost Series 0–2
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Scoring Statistics

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Patrick KhodorenkoC3616173320
Dennis CesanaD367152228
Mitchell LewandowskiLW368122028
Sam SalibaF36107178
Logan LambdinLW357101722
Jerad RosburgD364131722
Tommy ApapF3675128
Tommy MillerD362794
Brody StevensC3635830
Nicolas MüllerC/RW3635810
Josh NodlerC363582
Gianluca EstevesF352682
Jagger JoshuaF3625735
Cole KrygierD3633620
Butrus GhafariD3623524
Adam GoodsirF3604416
Christian KrygierD3503348
Austin KamerRW341122
Wojciech StachowiakLW130110
Mitchell MattsonC220110
Anthony ScarsellaD10000
Spencer WrightG100010
Drew DeRidderG40000
Jake SmithF50000
John LethemonG330000
Bench-36---5
Total

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Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Spencer Wright10:14000000-0.00
John Lethemon33194415152699935.9352.13
Drew DeRidder421404010910.9012.80
Empty Net-17---9----
Total362176151928810845.9252.43

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 22 23 (Final)
USCHO.com NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 20 NR 18 18 18 20 20 19 17 19 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

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References

  1. "2019–20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Michigan State Official Athletic Site. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  2. "Michigan State Spartans (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  3. "Michigan State Univ. 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  4. "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
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