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2023–24 Michigan State Spartans
men's ice hockey season
Big Ten, Champion
Big Ten Tournament, Champion
NCAA Tournament, Regional Final
Conference1st Big Ten
Home iceMunn Ice Arena
Rankings
USCHO#5
USA Hockey#5
Record
Overall25–10–3
Conference16–6–2
Home13–3–1
Road9–6–1
Neutral3–1–1
Coaches and captains
Head coachAdam Nightingale
Assistant coachesJared DeMichiel
Mike Towns
Captain(s)Nash Nienhuis
Alternate captain(s)
  • Matt Basgall
  • Karsen Dorwart
  • Nicolas Müller
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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 2nd season. Michigan State won the Big Ten men's ice hockey tournament for the first time in program history.

Season

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After its best season in nearly a decade, Michigan State continued its rebuild by changing more than half of its roster. Fifteen new players were at the Spartans' training camp, including top prospects Trey Augustine and Artyom Levshunov. The massive influx of talent drew a great deal of attention towards MSU and the team was ranked in the top-10 in the preseason polls.

The offense, at least lived up to that billing in the first part of the season when Michigan State started 5–1 by averaging nearly 5 goals per game. Despite their solid start, the last week of October emphasized a weakness for the team when they were swept by Boston College; the defense was porous. MSU allowed had a tendency to allow their opponents to get bunches of shots on goals and, over the course of the season, proved to be the 4th worst in terms of shots against.[1] Leaving their young goaltender on an island could have been disastrous but Augustine reveled in he action and gave MSU a chance to win most nights despite allowing nearly 3 goals per game.

With their sub par numbers on defense, the Spartan's success was dependent on their offense. Fortunately, the team was well situated and got contributions from up and down the lineup. Six players finished with double-digit goal totals and ten posted at least 20 points. While the Spartans did not have a go-to leader on the offense, the scoring by committee got the team all the offense they needed. That was made apparent when the Spartans began their conference schedule by losing just once in their first 10 Big Ten games. hat feat was made all the more impressive with the fact that they had done so while playing ranked teams for the entire stretch and had swept then-#1 Wisconsin in the process. The fantastic start put the Spartans atop the conference standings and had them well on their way to making their first NCAA tournament appearance in twelve years.

Michigan State started the second half of its season without their starting goaltender, however, since he was busy tending goal for Team USA at the World Junior Championships there were no concerns. Luca Di Pasquo played well in his absence but was unable to lead the Spartans to a win at the Great Lakes Invitational. Once Augustine returned, the team got back to business and continued as one of the best teams in the nation. While a bit of inconsistency crept into the scoring in the second half, The Spartans stubbornly remained atop the conference standings and entered the final week of the season needing one win to capture their first Big Ten title since 1976. With Wisconsin just 2 points behind, A regulation win in either game would give MSU the championship. Though the Badgers got an early lead, two goals from Michigan State in the first put them ahead after 20 minutes. a major penalty to Maxim Štrbák resulted in Wisconsin tying the score but Reed Lebster became the hero with a third period goal to put MSU ahead for good. The victory not only gave MSU a conference title but gave the team a bye into the semifinal round. Even with a loss in the regular season finale, MSU remained on track for a high seed in the NCAA tournament and had a chance to improve their position further.

The Spartans had a week off to get ready for their next opponent and found a surprise when Ohio State arrived for the semifinal. The heavily favored Spartans soon found themselves in a rare kind of match; a goaltending battle. In the lowest-scoring game all season (tied), MSU needed their goaltender to come up big and Augustine did not disappoint. The freshman made 37 saves in the match, enabling team captain Nash Nienhuis to score the winning goal and propel the Spartans to their first Big Ten title game.[2] Only long-time rival and two-time defending champion Michigan was left in Spartans' path and the conference two top offenses produced a memorable match. The game started fast, with the Wolverines taking the lead in the first minute of play, however, scoring came at a premium in the first half of the game. MSU tied the match about 10 minutes later but nothing from either team got past the goaltenders for the succeeding 20 minutes. Daniel Russell broke the tie just after the midway point of the game and began a torrent of scoring in the second. Michigan responded with two markers to retake the lead but in the final 80 seconds, the Spartans netted a pair of their own. With about 0.7 seconds left in the middle frame a one-timer from Matt Bagsall was tipped by Tanner Kelly into the Wolverine net and put MSU back on top. Michigan tied the match for a fifth time early in the third and caused Michigan State to try and bury their opponents under an avalanche of shots. Despite nearly doubling the total they had in the first two periods, MSU was unable to score before the end of regulation and the two headed into overtime. In the back half of the fourth period, Patrick Geary scored the biggest goal of his young career when he fired a shot from just inside the Michigan blueline. The puck eluded the traffic in front and found its way into the far corner of the cage.[3]

Winning the conference championship lifted MSU up to #4 in the PairWise rankings and gave the Spartans a one-seed in the NCAA tournament. They were placed in the Midwest regional and set to face Western Michigan in the opening round. However, despite being favored in the match, Michigan State's weak defense put the team in a precarious position. Western opened the scoring in the first but by the middle of the second, Michigan State was able to take the lead. Shortly afterwards, MSU's only penalty of the game cost the squad and began a run by the Broncos. WMU scored three goals in just over three minutes and took a lead into the third. Nienhuis cut the lead in half but the Spartans were unable to get the tying marker over the succeeding 10 minutes. With just moments left in their season, Augustine was pulled for an extra attacker. On a rush up the ice, Levshunov found Karsen Dorwart, who had somehow gotten wide open right in front of the cage, and the sophomore smacked the puck into a half-open cage for his 15th of the season. The late goal seemed to give all of the momentum to MSU which carried over into overtime. In nearly 9 minutes of playing time, not a single shot got to Augustine. Meanwhile, a rather harmless shot from Jeremy Davidson deflected off of a Bronco stick into the net.[4]

The lucky goal set Michigan State up with a rematch against Michigan. Though the Spartans got the opening goal, the team had a hard time staying out of the box and were called for six penalties in the game. Though the Spartans only surrendered one power play goal, while scoring two themselves, the repeated penalty kills disrupted their offense and seemed to wear out the Spartan defenders as the game went along. Michigan State found itself behind for the first time in the third period. Though Joey Larson was able to tie the game a few minutes later, the reprieve did not last and the Wolvers scored two goals in 12 seconds. The stunning turnaround forced a furious comeback attempt by the Spartans but they were unable to do any more damage on offense. A late goal from Michigan all but ended the game and even though Augustine was pulled late, both teams seemed to understand that the Spartan's season was over.[5]

Departures

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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

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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 Košice, SVK; selected 45th overall in 2023

Roster

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As of July 24, 2023.[6]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Michigan 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 New York (state) Patrick Geary Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2004-02-18 Hamburg, New York Waterloo (USHL)
3 Sweden 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 Ontario Nash Nienhuis (C) Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-12-05 Sarnia, Ontario Omaha (USHL)
5 Belarus Artyom Levshunov Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 2005-10-28 Zhlobin, Belarus Green Bay (USHL)
6 Pennsylvania Austin Oravetz Freshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2003-09-26 Canonsburg, Pennsylvania Green Bay (USHL)
7 Ontario 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 Slovakia 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 Illinois Matt Basgall Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-08-16 Lake Forest, Illinois Tri-City (USHL)
10 Finland Tommi Männistö Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2004-02-07 Riihimäki, Finland Tappara U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
11 Michigan Jeremy Davidson Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 2000-02-28 Kalamazoo, Michigan Fargo (USHL)
12 Michigan Griffin Jurecki Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 2003-05-03 Grosse Ile, Michigan Omaha (USHL)
13 Michigan Tiernan Shoudy Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-03-15 St. Clair, Michigan Youngstown (USHL)
16 Michigan Owen Baker Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2004-01-29 Howell, Michigan Waterloo (USHL)
18 Michigan Joey Larson Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2001-03-27 Brighton, Michigan Northern Michigan (CCHA)
19 Switzerland Nicolas Müller Graduate F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1999-06-21 Arisdorf, Switzerland Modo J20 (J20 SuperElit)
20 Michigan Daniel Russell Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2001-11-16 Traverse City, Michigan Sioux Falls (USHL)
21 Arizona 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 Wisconsin 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 Michigan Reed Lebster Graduate F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1999-03-05 Grand Rapids, Michigan UMass (HEA)
24 Colorado James Crossman Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-11-23 Denver, Colorado Brown (ECAC)
26 California Tanner Kelly Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2002-05-11 San Diego, California Muskegon (USHL)
27 Minnesota Gavin Best Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-08-24 Richfield, Minnesota Minnesota Magicians (NAHL)
28 Oregon Karsen Dorwart Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 2002-09-17 Sherwood, Oregon Sioux Falls (USHL)
29 Minnesota Gavin O'Connell Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2004-02-19 Wayzata, Minnesota Waterloo (USHL)
30 Illinois Jon Mor Senior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-07-20 Highland Park, Illinois Langley (BCHL)
31 Michigan Luca Di Pasquo Freshman G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 2003-09-24 Livonia, Michigan Penticton (BCHL)

Standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#5 Michigan State †* 24 16 6 2 0 1 1 52 92 69 38 25 10 3 147 117
#11 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 39 23 11 5 135 100
#4 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

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 7 4:00 pm Lake Superior State* #9 Munn Ice ArenaEast 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 ArenaColorado 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 ForumChestnut 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 ArenaColumbus, 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 4–2  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 3–2  6,555 10–3–1 (5–0–1)
November 24 8:00 pm at #8 Minnesota #7 3M Arena at MariucciMinneapolis, 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 ArenaGrand 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 ArenaGrand 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 ArenaUniversity 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 ArenaAnn 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 ArenaNotre 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 ArenaNotre 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 ArenaDetroit, 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 CenterMadison, 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 CenterMaryland 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:[7]

Scoring statistics

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Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Isaac Howard LW 36 8 28 36 10
Artyom Levshunov D 38 9 26 35 44
Karsen Dorwart F 38 15 19 34 28
Joey Larson RW 38 16 16 32 8
Nicolas Müller C/RW 38 7 22 29 22
Red Savage C 38 10 17 27 12
Gavin O'Connell RW 38 15 11 26 12
Daniel Russell C 38 13 12 25 38
Nash Nienhuis D 38 9 15 24 22
Jeremy Davidson RW 38 12 10 22 28
Reed Lebster RW 35 6 13 19 12
Tanner Kelly F 35 9 9 18 34
Matt Basgall D 38 1 15 16 26
Tiernan Shoudy F 38 4 12 16 26
Patrick Geary D 32 5 8 13 30
Tommi Männistö RW 32 2 7 9 17
Maxim Štrbák D 32 1 9 10 39
David Gucciardi D 30 2 6 8 47
Austin Oravetz D 33 0 5 5 15
Griffin Jurecki LW 6 1 1 2 0
Owen Baker RW 7 1 1 2 15
Viktor Hurtig D 9 1 1 2 6
Trey Augustine G 35 0 1 1 0
James Crossman F 5 0 0 0 0
Luca Di Pasquo G 4 0 0 0 0
Jon Mor G 1 0 0 0 0
Gavin Best F 2 0 0 0 0
Total 147 264 411 481

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Goaltending statistics

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Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Trey Augustine 35 2086:41 23 9 2 103 1113 3 .915 2.96
Luca Di Pasquo 5 223:38 2 1 1 9 91 0 .910 2.41
Jon Mor 5 0:26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Empty Net - 10:47 - - - 5 - - - -
Total 38 2321:32 25 10 3 117 1204 3 .911 3.02

Rankings

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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 24 25 26 (Final)
USCHO.com 9 8 8 8 12 11 11 7 8 7 7 8 8 7 (1) 8 8 9 6 6 6 4 5 4 5
USA Hockey 9 8 9 7 12 11 11 7 7 7 7 7 7^ 8 5 7 8 8 4 6 5 4 5 4 5 5

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 11 and 25.[9]
Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.

Awards and honors

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Player Award Ref
Artyom Levshunov AHCA West Second Team All-American [10]
Artyom Levshunov Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Defensive Player of the Year [11]
Artyom Levshunov Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Freshman of the Year [11]
Adam Nightingale Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Coach of the Year [11]
Trey Augustine Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player [12]
Artyom Levshunov Big Ten First Team [11]
Trey Augustine Big Ten Second Team [11]
Trey Augustine Big Ten Freshman Team [11]
Artyom Levshunov
Trey Augustine Big Ten All-Tournament Team [12]
Nash Nienhuis
Daniel Russell
Round Pick Player NHL team
1 2 Artyom Levshunov Chicago Blackhawks
6 172 Patrick Geary Buffalo Sabres
7 197 Lucas Van Vliet Vegas Golden Knights
7 203 Austin Baker Detroit Red Wings

† incoming freshman [13]

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