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1 MEET THE SPARTANS

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3 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY HOCKEY 27 MASON APPLETON 6-2 // 200 // GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN SOPHOMORE // FORWARD CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP G A PTS PPG SHG GWG +/- PEN-MIN TOTALS (Freshman) Named the team s Outstanding Rookie after producing 22 points, including a team-high 17 assists... Appeared in all 37 games... Became the first Spartan since 2009 to pick up a point in his first three collegiate contests, registering three assists... Had his first-career two-point game with a pair of helpers vs. LSSU (10/22)... Scored his first collegiate goal (GWG) in a 5-0 win over UNH (11/6) and added another the following night... Recorded his second multi-point game of the season with a goal and assist at Boston College (11/13) - his goal tied the game, 4-4, with 5:45 to play in the third period... Had three assists in the series vs. Michigan Tech (11/21-22) to push his point streak to five games... Had assists in both games of a split at Ohio State (1/29-30)... Recorded his second two-assist game of the season on March 11 vs. OSU. Prior to MSU Drafted in the sixth-round (168th overall) by the Winnipeg Jets in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft... Had a scoring line in 54 regular-season games with the Tri-City Storm of the USHL in , playing with teammate Cody Milan... Scored four goals and added four assists in seven playoff games last season... Produced 60 points (26g, 34a) in just 23 regular-season games for Notre Dame Academy in Green Bay in In five playoff games, he added 10 more points (4g, 6a)... Three-time Wisconsin Hockey Coaches Association All-State honoree and was a finalist for player of the year as a senior... Scored the game-winning goal in the 2012 WIAA state championship game... In three seasons playing for Notre Dame Academy, he produced a line. Personal Born Jan. 15, 1996 in Green Bay, Wisconsin... Son of Jim and Kim... Has three younger siblings... Favorite NHL team is the Winnipeg Jets... Favorite NHL player is Anze Kopitar... Biggest hockey influence is his father because he got him started in the game... Played varsity football and baseball at Notre Dame Academy... Lists fishing as one of his biggest hobbies away from the rink. ON THE BANKS OF THE RED CEDAR, THERE S A SCHOOL THAT S KNOWN TO ALL 23

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5 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY HOCKEY 7 DAMIAN CHRCEK 5-9 // 184 // MARYSVILLE, MICHIGAN FRESHMAN // DEFENSEMAN Prior to MSU Played two seasons with the Salmon Arm Silverbacks, registering 21 points (5g, 16a) in 53 regular-season games in Added one assist in six playoff games... Recorded 11 points (1g, 10a) in his first season with Salmon Arm in Teammate of fellow Spartan classmate Taro Hirose... Played two seasons ( and ) with Honeybaked U18, recording 11 and 18 points, respectively... Played with Belle Tire prior to Honeybaked. ON THE BANKS OF THE RED CEDAR, THERE S A SCHOOL THAT S KNOWN TO ALL Personal Born Feb. 17, 1996 in Macomb, Michigan... Son of Steve and Rose... Three-year letterwinner in baseball as the starting catcher at Marysville High School... Favorite team is the Detroit Red Wings and favorite player is Drew Doughty... Lists his parents as his biggest hockey influence and his heroes... Grew up with fellow Spartan Dylan Pavelek. 25

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7 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY HOCKEY 21 JOE COX 6-0 // 176 // CHELSEA, MICHIGAN SENIOR // FORWARD CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP G A PTS PPG SHG GWG +/- PEN-MIN TOTALS (Junior) Produced his best offensive season with 23 points, including a career-high 11 goals Finished the season on a career-best seven-game point streak (3-4-7) Had a career-best five-multipoint games Winner of the Amo Bessone Award, honoring athletic and academic achievement Academic All-Big Ten honoree Scored the shootout winner in the second round vs. OSU (3/12) Had a goal in the Big Ten Tournament vs. OSU (3/17)... Scored on a breakaway in a win over Minnesota (3/5)... Scored a pair of goals, including a penalty shot goal, in a 3-2 win over No. 5 Michigan at Joe Louis Arena (2/5)... Scored and added two assists in the series vs. Michigan Tech (11/21-22) and then scored vs. North Dakota (11/27) to collect points in three-straight games... Had a goal and an assist in both games of a sweep of UNH (11/6-7), including an unassisted, shorthanded goal in the 5-0 win... Scored a goal in the season-opener vs. Maine (10/9) and had an assist the following night in a win over LSSU (10/10) Named the 71st Spartan hockey captain on April 18, (Sophomore) Tied for second on the team with 15 assists... Academic All-Big Ten honoree... Played in all 35 games... Named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar for posting a GPA above 3.7 during the year of his 15 assists came in Big Ten games... Posted a plus-3 rating and blocked 30 shots, 21 of which came in Big Ten play... Scored two firstperiod goals at Minnesota (2/26) and assisted on two goals the following night in a 4-2 win over the Gophers... Scored the lone goal in a 2-1 loss at Wisconsin (2/20)... Assisted on Villiam Haag s goal in a 2-1 win over Michigan (1/30)... Named the Big Ten First Star of the Week after notching a career high in points (3) and goals (2) in a win over Clarkson (12/14)... Had a career-long three-game point streak (0-4-4) from Nov Had a career-best two assists in a 4-3 win at UNH (11/7)... One of MSU s best penalty killers... Blocked a career-high five shots in a win over Penn State (2/14), all of which came on consecutive PSU power plays in the first period... Won the Harold & Raynor Shnider Office of the Provost Award, which is presented to an MSU freshman or sophomore student-athlete who embodies the characteristics promoted by Student-Athlete Support Services, with emphasis on academic performance, community involvement and leadership ability (Freshman) Tied for second among freshmen in points with 12 (6g, 6a) and appeared in all 36 games... Winner of the team s Outstanding Rookie Award... His first-career goal was a game-winner, scoring the go-ahead goal at 15:56 of the third period in a 3-1 win vs. Boston University (10/26)... Picked up an assist in the second game of the season at UMass (10/19)... Had a goal and an assist in a 2-1 win vs. Penn State (2/15)... Scored goals in both games of a sweep over Princeton (11/29-12/1)... Had assists in consecutive games vs. Penn State (1/18) and Michigan (1/23). Prior to MSU Owned a scoring line in 62 games for the Lumberjacks in Team captain his final season in Muskegon... In , he produced a scoring line in 57 games for the Jacks... Two of his six goals were game-winning tallies... Had 33 PIM... Was teammates with current Spartans Matt DeBlouw and Travis Walsh in Muskegon during campaign... Two-year totals of for the Lumberjacks... Played for Team USA in the summers of 2010 and 2011 at the European Tournaments... Captained the 2011 USA Team at the prestigious Ivan Hlinka Tournament... Is a product of the Compuware AAA Hockey Program. Personal Born Jan. 7, 1994 in Fayetteville, N.C.... Son of Jesse and Lori Cox... Brother, Randy, played club hockey for Adrian College... Also has a younger brother, Sean... Graduated from Chelsea High School with a 3.7 GPA... Favorite NHL team is the Detroit Red Wings and lists is favorite player as Pavel Datsyuk because he does everything very well... Lists dad as his biggest hockey influence because he introduced me to hockey and trained me for most of my life and as his hero for serving in the Army for 22 years. ON THE BANKS OF THE RED CEDAR, THERE S A SCHOOL THAT S KNOWN TO ALL 27

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9 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY HOCKEY 28 THOMAS EBBING 5-11 // 192 // TROY, MICHIGAN SENIOR // FORWARD CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP G A PTS PPG SHG GWG +/- PEN-MIN TOTALS (Junior) Voted the winner of the Most Improved Player award as he put up a career-best 19 points (5g, 14a) His 14 assists were twice his total from both his freshman and sophomore years His 59 blocked shots were fourth most among all forwards nationally 399 faceoff wins were third most in the Big Ten Scored MSU s lone goal in a tie with OSU (3/12)... Assisted on both of Mackenzie MacEachern s third-period goals, including the game-winner, at Wisconsin (2/20)... Assisted on a pair of goals in a 7-4 win over UNH (11/7) to begin a career-long fivegame point streak... Picked up his first goal of the season and added an assist in a 2-0 win over LSSU (10/23)... Had two assists vs. Maine and added another the next night vs. LSSU (10/10) (Sophomore) Produced four goals and seven assists in 35 games... Blocked 49 shots - the most among any forward in the Big Ten... Two of his four goals came on the power play... Scored a powerplay goal in the final minute of a 4-2 win at Minnesota (2/27)... Scored in a 3-0 win at Wisconsin (2/21)... Blocked four shots in a 2-1 win over Michigan (1/30), including two in the final 15 seconds of the game... Assisted on Brent Darnell s game-winning goal vs. Ohio State (1/23)... Named the Big Ten Second Star of the Week (12/16) after posting a careerbest three-point game (1g, 2a) in a win over Clarkson... Tied a career high with two assists vs. Ferris State (11/1)... Posted a.507 winning percentage in the faceoff circle... One of MSU s best penalty killers... Took just four penalties, the fewest of any Spartan that appeared in all 35 games (Freshman) Appeared in all 36 games as a freshman, producing nine points (2g, 7a)... Led all Big Ten forwards in blocked shots with Recorded his first career points with assists on a pair of Mackenzie MacEachern goals in a 4-0 win vs. AIC (11/3)... Scored his first career goal in a 4-1 win vs. Princeton (12/1)... Scored what proved to be the game-winning goal just 1:23 into the first period in a 3-0 win vs. Michigan at the GLI (12/28)... Had assists in ties at Minnesota (1/31) and vs. Ohio State (2/7)... Blocked a season-high five shots in a win at Penn State (2/15). Prior to MSU Had a scoring line in 60 games with the Chicago Steel (USHL) in Ten of his goals came on the power play, as did three of his assists... Two of his goals stood as gamewinners... Racked up 63 penalty minutes... Member of the US Junior Select Team that captured a gold medal in Nov at the World Junior A Challenge in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia where he was a teammate of classmate JT Stenglein... Drafted in the third-round, 34th overall, by the Chicago Steel in the 2012 USHL Entry Draft... Scored 43 goals and registered 69 assists over two seasons at Birmingham-Brother Rice in Troy, Mich.... Completed his junior year at Brother Rice ( ) by helping his team to its first Division 2 State Championship since A 2012 Michigan Division II First Team All-State selection... Played with former Spartan Mackenzie MacEachern at Brother Rice and in Chicago. Personal Born Sept. 28, 1994 in Sheffield, England... Son of John and Bridget Ebbing... Father, John, played hockey in college at Northwood University... Brother, John, attended Western Michigan University and sister, Amy, attends MSU... Several relatives also attended MSU... Graduated from Wheaton (Ill.) North High School... Favorite NHL team is the Detroit Red Wings and favorite player is Henrik Zetterberg because of his skill and the difficulty required to knock him off the puck... Lists his dad as his idol and biggest hockey influence because he taught him everything, not just hockey. ON THE BANKS OF THE RED CEDAR, THERE S A SCHOOL THAT S KNOWN TO ALL 29

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11 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY HOCKEY 52 MITCH ELIOT 6-0 // 188 // GROSSE POINTE, MICHIGAN FRESHMAN // DEFENSEMAN Prior to MSU Recorded 13 points (5g, 8a) in 55 games and was an alternate captain with USHL s Muskegon Lumberjacks in Led the team with 92 penalty minutes Selected to play in the 2015 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game Played in 58 games with the Lumberjacks in and helped the team reach the USHL s Clark Cup final Captained the USA U18 team at the 2015 Hlinka Memorial tournament Spent time with the Honeybaked U16 and U18 teams, producing six points in 25 total games in Also played for Honeybaked bantam minor and major teams, totaling 23 points in two seasons. Personal Born Feb. 6, 1998 in Orange County, California Son of Darren and Meredith Eliot Father, Darren, played hockey at Cornell University and then six years professionally, including with the Los Angeles Kings and Detroit Red Wings Favorite NHL player is Matt Niskanen Considers his dad his biggest hockey influence and idol. ON THE BANKS OF THE RED CEDAR, THERE S A SCHOOL THAT S KNOWN TO ALL 31

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13 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY HOCKEY 18 CARSON GATT 6-1 // 202 // SOUTH LYON, MICHIGAN JUNIOR // DEFENSEMAN CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP G A PTS PPG SHG GWG +/- PEN-MIN TOTALS (Sophomore) Played in all 37 games, registering a career-best seven assists... Academic All-Big Ten honoree... Assisted on Mackenzie MacEachern s second-period goal vs. Minnesota (3/4)... Had his first two-assist game at Michigan (1/9)... Assisted on Ryan Keller s goal in a 7-4 win over UNH (11/7)... Assisted on Mackenzie MacEachern s power-play goal vs. Michigan Tech (11/21)... Blocked a career-high seven shots in a 4-4 tie with Michigan Tech (11/22)... Earned his first point of the season with an assist on JT Stenglein s goal vs. Denver (10/16) (Freshman) Played in 29 games on the blue line, recording three assists... Registered his first collegiate point in assisting on Villiam Haag s goal at Ohio State (11/20)... Had an assist in a win at Princeton (11/29) and then another in a tie vs. Minnesota (12/6)... Blocked 26 shots. Prior to MSU Appeared in 38 games for the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the USHL in after being selected by Muskegon in the 2013 USHL Phase Two Draft, contributing five goals and eight assists... Played three seasons ( ) with Detroit Catholic Central, contributing 26 points (5-21) in 30 games in his final season in to earn All-State honors... In 82 career games for DCC, Gatt produced 43 points (9-34)... Graduated from Mona Shores High School in Muskegon. Personal Son of Mike and Maureen Gatt... Born April 20, Brother, Nickolas, was a defenseman for MSU from Favorite NHL team is the Detroit Red Wings and his favorite player is Henrik Zetterberg... Names his entire family as his biggest hockey influences due to their endless support and sacrifice. ON THE BANKS OF THE RED CEDAR, THERE S A SCHOOL THAT S KNOWN TO ALL 33

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15 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY HOCKEY 44 BUTRUS GHAFARI 5-11 // 197 // WEST BLOOMFIELD, MICHIGAN FRESHMAN // DEFENSEMAN Prior to MSU Tallied 17 points (2g, 15a) in 59 games in playing his second season with the Bloomington Thunder in Led Bloomington in plus/minus at plus-14 and was voted the team s defenseman of the year Both goals in came on the power play Appeared in 52 games, recording nine points and 61 penalty minutes in his first season with Bloomington in Teammate of fellow Spartan classmate Logan Lambdin in Bloomington Played for the Fargo Force in (48 games) and (41 games) recording seven and six points, respectively Played youth hockey for Compuware Played with MSU teammate Dylan Pavelek as part of the U.S. Under-17 Select Team that won the 2012 Five Nations Tournament. Personal Born July 4, 1996 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan Son of Sejaan and Nada, both born in Lebanon Lists his father and older brother, Saleem, as his biggest hockey influences because of their support and sacrifice Lists the Detroit Red Wings as his favorite team and Brooks Orpik as his favorite player because he s physical, aggressive and a leader Lists his father as his hero Began playing hockey after watching The Mighty Ducks movies. ON THE BANKS OF THE RED CEDAR, THERE S A SCHOOL THAT S KNOWN TO ALL 35

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17 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY HOCKEY 26 VILLIAM HAAG 6-1 // 204 // GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN SENIOR // FORWARD CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP G A PTS PPG SHG GWG +/- PEN-MIN TOTALS (Junior) Put up a career-high 15 points (7g, 8a) in 31 games... Academic All-Big Ten honoree... Had a career-best three points (2g, 1a) in a 5-0 win over Minnesota (3/5)... Had assists in both games of a sweep at Wisconsin (2/19-20)... Scored in consecutive games at Michigan (1/9) and Minnesota (1/15)... Scored his first goal of the season on the power play and added an assist in a 5-0 win over UNH (11/6) and picked up another power-play goal the following night in a 7-4 win... Missed the first two games of the season with an injury (Sophomore) Had 10 points (5g, 5a) in 35 games... Academic All-Big Ten... Scored the first goal of the game in a 2-1 win over Michigan (1/30)... Had goals in consecutive games at Penn State (1/16-17) and added an assist in game two for a three-point weekend... Scored a goal Nov. 20 at Ohio State... Scored a goal and had an assist in a win over Ferris State (11/1)... Notched an assist in a 3-0 win over Penn State (2/13) (Freshman) Led all MSU freshmen with 13 points (8g, 5a), appearing in all but one game... Scored his first career goal in a 5-4 win vs. AIC (11/1)... Scored goals in three-straight games, including scoring twice vs. Princeton (12/1), producing a goal and an assist in a tie with Minnesota (12/6) and a power-play goal the following day vs. the Gophers (12/7)... Had a power-play goal and an assist in a 4-3 win vs. Wisconsin (3/15) and then another goal the following night vs. the Badgers... Scored a goal in a tie at Minnesota (1/31)... Five of his eight goals were against ranked opponents. Prior to MSU Completed his second season ( ) with Vastra Frolunda HC in the Swedish junior league... Played 11 games for the Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) during the season, scoring two goals and adding five assists in that stint... For J20 Frolunda, compiled a scoring line in 41 games and was a His 29 goals led the J20 SuperElit League, and 46 points was ninth overall... Ranked 13th in the league in +/-... Ranked 16th among players in points per game (1.12), with a minimum of 20 games played... Junior European Trophy Champion in Won SM gold medals in J18 and J20 in the same season... Won a J18 SM bronze medal in Personal Born Nov. 25, 1993 in Gothenburg, Sweden... Son of Orjan and Hildegard Haag... Has four siblings: David, Joakim, Isaac and Annamaria... Favorite NHL team is the Chicago Blackhawks and favorite player is Kris Versteeg... His family, specifically his brothers, are his biggest hockey influences... Enjoys music and played piano for 12 years. ON THE BANKS OF THE RED CEDAR, THERE S A SCHOOL THAT S KNOWN TO ALL 37

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19 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY HOCKEY 17 TARO HIROSE 5-10 // 160 // CALGARY, ALBERTA FRESHMAN // FORWARD Prior to MSU Ranked 13th in the BCHL in points (71) and fourth in assists (56) in , both of which led the Salmon Arm Silverbacks Appeared in all 58 games and was elected an alternate captain in his second season with Salmon Arm, playing with fellow Spartan classmate Damian Chrcek Finished his first season with the Silverbacks in as nearly a point per game player, posting a team-high 50 points (18g, 32a) in 58 games and being voted the club s Rookie of the Year Made the jump to the BCHL after three seasons at the prestigious Edge School in Calgary, where he totaled 163 points in 109 games across various leagues Led the Edge School in scoring in each of his three seasons Product of the Calgary North Star Sabres AAA program Had five points in five games at the Alberta Cup. Personal Born June 30, 1996 in Winnipeg, Manitoba Son of Chris and Susan Favorite NHL team is the Calgary Flames and favorite player is Johnny Gaudreau because he played college hockey as a small player and made the jump to the NHL. ON THE BANKS OF THE RED CEDAR, THERE S A SCHOOL THAT S KNOWN TO ALL 39

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21 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY HOCKEY 11 RHETT HOLLAND 6-2 // 220 // CALGARY, ALBERTA R-SENIOR // DEFENSEMAN CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP G A PTS PPG SHG GWG +/- PEN-MIN TOTALS (RS-Junior) Voted the winner of the Spartan Fitness Award for the third-straight year Appeared in all 37 games on the blue line, recording three assists... Assisted on Thomas Ebbing s second-period goal in 2-0 win over LSSU (10/23) Picked up his second assist of the season vs. Michigan Tech in the GLI (12/29) Notched an assist in a 2-2 tie vs. Penn State (RS-Sophomore) Voted the winner of the Spartan Fitness Award for the second consecutive year... Played in all 35 contests and was paired with Carson Gatt nearly every game... Had three assists and scored his first-career goal... Assisted on Matt DeBlouw s game-winning goal vs. Michigan at Joe Louis Arena (1/30)... Assisted on John Draeger s goal in a 4-2 win at Minnesota (2/27)... Scored his firstcareer goal vs. Michigan (12/29) in the GLI championship game and had an assist the previous game in a 2-0 win over Ferris State (12/28) to earn a spot on the GLI alltournament team (RS-Freshman) Appeared in 31 games on the blue line, finishing the season with four assists and 48 blocked shots... Winner of the team s Spartan Fitness Award... Recorded assists in each of the first three games of the season... Picked up his first career point with an assist at UMass (10/18)... Led the team in penalty minutes with Blocked a season-high five shots at UMass (10/19) (Freshman) Saw action in three games... Played in both contests vs. Niagara (10/19-20) and the opener at LSSU (10/26). Prior to MSU Selected in the fourth round (102nd overall) by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft... Came to MSU after three seasons with the Okotoks organization... In 47 games in , owned a scoring line with a team-high 223 penalty minutes, which ranked fourth in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL)... Nominated for AHJL Defenseman of the Year... Two of his three goals on the season were game-winners... Helped Okotoks to a second-place finish in the AJHL South Division his final season... Was an All-League selection and won the Rock Solid award his final year as well... Won a gold medal with Team Canada-West at the World Junior A Challenge in November 2011, in Langley, BC, downing Team Canada- East... Joined the Oilers as a 16-year old in the season, playing in 57 games, scoring three goals and adding eight assists en route to Rookie of the Year honors and was a All-Rookie Team selection... In , was named to Team West for the World Junior A Challenge... Played in only 31 games with the Oilers due to injury... Recorded a pair of goals and nine assists in limited action. Personal Born Sept. 25, 1993 in Calgary, Alberta... Son of Len and Jerrie Holland... Mother played basketball in college... Has one sister, Madison... Graduated from Holy Trinity Academy in Enjoys fishing, hunting, and hiking when away from the rink... Enjoys the play of Los Angeles Kings defenseman Matt Greene, who he tries to model his game after... Lists his idol as longtime NHL er and cancer survivor Saku Koivu, because he battled tremendous amounts of adversity, yet remained successful... Considers his father his greatest hockey influence, as he stuck with him through the ups and downs and made him into the player he is today. ON THE BANKS OF THE RED CEDAR, THERE S A SCHOOL THAT S KNOWN TO ALL 41

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23 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY HOCKEY 55 PATRICK KHODORENKO 6-0 // 207 // WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA FRESHMAN // FORWARD Prior to MSU Two-year member of the US National Team Development Program Recorded 13 points (7g, 6a), including four points vs. NCAA Division I teams, in 43 games with the USNTDP U-18 team in Selected to play in the 2016 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game in Philadelphia Played the season with the USNTDP U-17s, ranking third on the team with 33 points (13g, 20a) in 55 games Scored a goal in four games of the 2014 U17 Four Nations Tournament and had six points in six games of the 2014 World U-17 Challenge Also represented the US at the 2015 U17 Five Nations Tournament Played bantam major for Honeybaked in , recording 40 points in 23 games Put up 30 points in 22 games for the Honeybaked U16s in Played bantam hockey for the Los Angeles Selects. Personal Born Oct. 13, 1998 in San Francisco, California Son of Alex and Inessa Favorite NHL player is Pavel Datsyuk because of his skill and ability to be dangerous with the puck in any situation Lists his father, Alex, as his biggest hockey influence because he got him started with the game. ON THE BANKS OF THE RED CEDAR, THERE S A SCHOOL THAT S KNOWN TO ALL 43

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25 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY HOCKEY 6 CHRIS KNUDSON 6-2 // 206 // NORTH BARRINGTON, ILLINOIS SENIOR // FORWARD CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP G A PTS PPG SHG GWG +/- PEN-MIN TOTALS (Junior) Appeared in 17 games on the blue line... Academic All-Big Ten honoree (Sophomore) Appeared in four games... Academic All-Big Ten honoree... Named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar for posting a GPA over 3.7 during the year... Returned to the lineup Feb. 27 for three games after Travis Walsh s injury... Suffered a season-ending injury in practice on March (Freshman) Appeared in 13 games as a freshman... Recorded two blocked shots in a 4-3 win over Michigan (3/8)... Made his collegiate debut vs. Massachusetts (10/19)... Tied for the team lead in plus/minus during Big Ten play at plus-2. Prior to MSU Played 55 games for Wichita Falls after an early-season trade from Wenatchee... Had a scoring line as Wichita Falls top-scoring defenseman... Had 82 penalty minutes, second on the team... In with Wenatchee, had a pair of goals - both serving as game-winners - along with 13 assists... Of his 13 assists, 10 came either on the power play or shorthanded... Registered four assists in eight playoff games... Played midget hockey for Team Illinois, where his coach was Spartan All American Sean Berens ( ). Personal Born April 27, 1993 in Barrington, Ill.... Son of Mark and Michelle Knudson... Sister, Hillary, is a graduate of Vanderbilt University... Graduated from Barrington High School... Favorite NHL team is the Chicago Blackhawks and favorite NHL player is former Spartan Duncan Keith because he is such a smooth skater, plays big minutes and is strong with the puck... Lists his parents as both his biggest hockey influences and his biggest heroes because they never stopped believing in him and constantly made sacrifices. ON THE BANKS OF THE RED CEDAR, THERE S A SCHOOL THAT S KNOWN TO ALL 45

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27 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY HOCKEY 71 LOGAN LAMBDIN 5-8 // 180 // NEWPORT, MICHIGAN FRESHMAN // FORWARD Prior to MSU Led the Bloomington Thunder and ranked 11th in the USHL with 28 goals, while his 47 points ranked third on the team in 58 regular season games in Voted team MVP Registered 11 power-play goals, which tied for the team lead, and five game-winning goals, which ranked second on the team Had a team-high 181 shots on goal, which ranked 12th in the league Had 10 points (4g, 6a) in nine playoff games in 2016 Registered 18 points (10g, 8a) in 48 games during his first season with Bloomington in while posting the team s third-best plus/minus mark at plus-7 Spent the season with the Port Huron Fighting Falcons of the NAHL, recording 38 points (19g, 19a) in 59 games Played youth hockey for Belle Tire ( ) and Victory Honda ( ). ON THE BANKS OF THE RED CEDAR, THERE S A SCHOOL THAT S KNOWN TO ALL Personal Born Nov. 1, 1995 in Wyandotte, Michigan Son of Lance and Karey Sister, Alexis, is a 2016 graduate of MSU Two-year starter at shortstop for Huron High School, earning first-team all-district honors as a senior Favorite NHL team is the Detroit Red Wings and favorite player is Martin St. Louis His uncle, Bobby Davis, who played at Northeastern from , is his biggest hockey influence. 47

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29 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY HOCKEY 31 JOHN LETHEMON 6-2 // 190 // NORTHVILLE, MICHIGAN FRESHMAN // GOALIE Prior to MSU Played two seasons with the Chicago Steel, posting a.912 save percentage and 2.75 goals-against average 31 games in Named the USHL Goaltender of the Week on Feb. 8, 2016 after posting a 47-save shutout in going during the week Played in 15 games in with the Steel and had a 3.51 goals against average to go along with a.892 save percentage Drafted No. 6 overall by the Steel in the 2014 USHL Entry Draft Played two seasons at Farmington High School, his best coming in , where he had a 1.99 GAA and.938 save percentage, in helping to lead Farmington to the Michigan Division 3 state championship Earned first-team All-State and OAA goalie of the year honors as a senior Product of the Victory Honda AAA system. Personal Born Aug. 15, 1996 Son of Rick and Kim Favorite NHL team is the Detroit Red Wings and favorite player is Martin Jones Lists his parents as his heroes High school coach was MSU assistant coach Tom Newton s late brother, Bill. ON THE BANKS OF THE RED CEDAR, THERE S A SCHOOL THAT S KNOWN TO ALL 49

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31 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY HOCKEY 23 CODY MILAN 6-1 // 188 // WHITE LAKE, MICHIGAN SOPHOMORE // FORWARD CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP G A PTS PPG SHG GWG +/- PEN-MIN TOTAL (Freshman) Had seven points (2g, 5a) in 29 games... Picked up an assist in his first collegiate game, Oct. 9 vs. Maine... Scored his first collegiate goal vs. UNH (11/6) and got an assist the next night... Scored vs. Penn State (2/12)... Assisted on Brennan Sanford s goal at Boston College (11/13), bumping his point streak to three games... Assisted on Ryan Keller s first-period goal at Wisconsin (2/19) Secured a 2-0 shootout win vs. Michigan Tech (11/22) with a goal in the third round. Prior to MSU Tallied 26 points (11g, 15a) in 60 games with the USHL s Tri-City Storm in , playing with fellow classmate Mason Appleton... Played 34 games for the Sioux Falls Stampede in , posting 10 points (4g, 6a) before being sent to the Storm where he recorded seven points (3g, 4a) in 22 contests... Played for the USA U18 team at the Hlinka Memorial tournament in , picking up two points in five games... Appeared in 34 games for the Stampede in in his first season in the USHL, posting a scoring line... Played high school hockey for Orchard Lake St. Mary s where he was a two-time All-State honoree... Played bantam minor and major for Honeybaked. Personal Born April 11, 1996 in Commerce, Michigan... Son of Dan and Cheryl Milan... Father played football at Ferris State... Has an older brother, Dan, who plays in the ECHL and a twin sister, Devin, who attends MSU... Favorite NHL team is the Detroit Red Wings and lists Vladimir Tarasenko as his favorite NHL player because he is smart, skilled and plays with an edge... Biggest hockey influence is his brother... Lists his father as his hero. ON THE BANKS OF THE RED CEDAR, THERE S A SCHOOL THAT S KNOWN TO ALL 51

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33 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY HOCKEY 45 ED MINNEY 6-5 // 197 // WIND GAP, PENNSYLVANIA JUNIOR // GOALIE CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP GS MP GA Svs GAA Sv% ShO RECORD : TOTALS : (Sophomore) Came off the bench 7:22 into the first period vs. Michigan Tech (11/22) and made 34 saves in a 4-4 tie in what was his first collegiate game... Stopped all eight shots he faced in playing the final period at Penn State (12/4)... Made his first collegiate start at Penn State (12/5) (Freshman) Did not see any action in the regular season... Played the final two periods of a 4-1 exhibition win over the USNTDP U-18 team (1/9), stopping 12 of 13 shots. Prior to MSU Posted a mark with a 2.64 GAA and.900 save percentage in 38 games for the USNTDP U-18 team in Was a part of the U.S. National Under-18 team that won the gold medal at the World Championship in Lappeenranta, Finland, going with a perfect save percentage... Appeared in 35 games for the U.S. National Under-17 Team in , posting a 4.04 GAA and.890 save percentage... Led the U.S. to first place at the 2012 Four Nations Tournament in Monthey, Switzerland, going 3-0 with a 2.25 GAA and.912 save percentage... Went with a 2.42 GAA and.896 save percentage at the 2013 Five Nations Tournament win Jarvenpaa, Finland... Played midget hockey for the Washington Little Capitals of the Tier I Elite League in , posting a 2.71 GAA... Participated in the 2013 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game along with Dylan Pavelek and former Spartan Josh Jacobs in September 2013 in Pittsburgh... Graduated from Ann Arbor Pioneer High School. Personal Born March 29, 1996 in Columbus, Georgia... Son of Mike and Irene Minney... Father, Mike, attended the U.S. Military Academy... Lists the Winnipeg Jets as his favorite NHL team and Carey Price as his favorite player... His father is his biggest hockey influence... Names Cal Ripken Jr. as his idol because he had a great career with character and integrity. ON THE BANKS OF THE RED CEDAR, THERE S A SCHOOL THAT S KNOWN TO ALL 53

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35 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY HOCKEY 2 ZACH OSBURN 5-10 // 191 // PLYMOUTH, MICHIGAN SOPHOMORE // DEFENSEMAN CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP G A PTS PPG SHG GWG +/- PEN-MIN TOTAL (Freshman) Voted to the Big Ten All-Freshman team as he led all Spartan defensemen and ranked second among Big Ten rookie blueliners with 19 points (6g, 13a) His six goals were the most by a MSU freshman defenseman since Became the first MSU freshman to score twice in his collegiate debut since 2009 when he found the back of the net twice in the season-opener vs. Maine (10/9) His second goal in the game came with 1:09 to play in the third, tying the game, 3-3, as he earned Big Ten Second Star of the Week honors... Picked up assists in consecutive games vs. UNH (11/7) and Boston College (11/13) and then scored a goal and assist vs. Michigan Tech (11/21) and added an assist the following day (11/22) to compile a season-long four-game point streak... Scored a power-play goal at Penn State (12/5)... Recorded his third multi-point game of the year with two assists in a win over Wisconsin (12/11)... Scored his sixth goal of the season in a win at Wisconsin (2/19) and added an assist the following night to help MSU sweep UW Had helpers in back-to-back games vs. Minnesota (3/5) and Ohio State (3/11). Prior to MSU Had eight goals and eight assists in 54 games with the Chicago Steel of the USHL in Participated in the 2014 USA Hockey Select 17 development camp... Was plus- 4 in four games for the USHL Clark Cup Champion Indiana Ice in , but played a majority of the season with Victory Honda s U18 team where he had 26 points (15g, 11a) in 34 contests... Played for Team USA at the 2013 Under-17 Five Nations Tournament in Trnava, Slovakia, producing one goal and two assists in four games... Product of Honeybaked Hockey where he played prior to juniors. Personal Born Feb. 7, 1997 in Plymouth, Michigan Son of Rick and Carrie... Sister, Katie, played softball at Miami University and is married to Adam Eaton of the Chicago White Sox... Has another sister, Chelsea... Father, Rick, played hockey at UM Dearborn, including one year under Tom Anastos... Graduated from Wheaton North High School... Likes boating, wakeboarding and skiing... Favorite NHL team is the Boston Bruins and favorite player is Torey Krug because he is a small offensive defenseman that can put up points Lists his father as his biggest hockey influence and hero. ON THE BANKS OF THE RED CEDAR, THERE S A SCHOOL THAT S KNOWN TO ALL 55

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37 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY HOCKEY 14 DYLAN PAVELEK 5-11 // 192 // MARYSVILLE, MICHIGAN JUNIOR // FORWARD CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP G A PTS PPG SHG GWG +/- PEN-MIN TOTALS (Sophomore) Scored three goals in 17 games... Scored his first-career goal in the opening period at Michigan on Jan Scored the first goal of the game in a 4-2 win at Ohio State (1/29)... Scored a goal in a win at Wisconsin (2/19) (Freshman) Played in 20 games... Dressed for the first four games of the season before suffering a concussion and returning to the lineup on Nov. 14 vs. Boston College... Played center the first four games of the season... Scored a goal in MSU s 4-1 exhibition win over the USNTDP U-18 team (1/9)... Had a season-high three shots at Boston University (10/24). Prior to MSU Produced 11 goals and six assists in 60 games for the USNTDP U-18 team in Appeared in all eight games for U.S. Men s National Under-18 Team at the 2014 IIHF Men s Under-18 World Championship in Lappeenranta, Finland (April 14-27), finishing with a goal and plus-1 rating... As a part of the USNTDP U-18 team in , he played in 12 games against NCAA Division I opponents... Played for the USNTDP U-17 team in , but missed a majority of the season due to injury... Member of the U.S. National U-17 Team that claimed first place at the 2012 Four Nations Tournament in Monthey, Switzerland... One of 40 players - along with Ed Minney and former Spartan Josh Jacobs - selected to take part in the 2013 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game in Pittsburgh... Produced 18 goals and 20 assists in playing for Belle Tire Midget Minor in Graduated from Ann Arbor Pioneer High School. Personal Born Jan. 16, Son of Mark and Debbie Pavelek... Lists the Detroit Red Wings as his favorite NHL team and Sidney Crosby as his favorite player... His brother, Mark, is his biggest hockey influence because he pushes him to get better. ON THE BANKS OF THE RED CEDAR, THERE S A SCHOOL THAT S KNOWN TO ALL 57

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39 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY HOCKEY 57 JERAD ROSBURG 6-1 // 196 // CLARKSVILLE, MARYLAND R-FRESHMAN // DEFENSEMAN (Freshman) Missed the entire season after undergoing knee surgery in September Prior to MSU Spent the season with the USHL s Sioux City Musketeers where he had four points and was plus-11 in 12 games... Missed a majority of the season with an injury... In his first season with the Musketeers in , posting eight points (2g, 6a) and was plus-12 in 34 games... Stared the campaign playing 11 games for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders... Played for the Ohio Blue Jackets U18 team in , posting 13 points (2g, 11a) in 40 games... Played for the USA in the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Tournament. Personal Born June 18, 1996 in Minneapolis... Son of Jerry and Sherry Rosburg... Father, Jerry, is the associate head coach and special teams coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens... Has two sisters, Margaret and Megan... Megan was the Gatorade High School Volleyball Player of the Year in Maryland and now plays at American University... Grew up in Strongsville, Ohio... Enjoys fishing, ping pong and watching football... Favorite NHL team is the Washington Capitals and favorite player is Ryan McDonagh Biggest hockey influence is his first coach, Bob Krosky because he taught the fundamentals and love for the game... Lists his father as his hero because he is the hardest-working person I know and a great role model. ON THE BANKS OF THE RED CEDAR, THERE S A SCHOOL THAT S KNOWN TO ALL 59

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41 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY HOCKEY 10 SAM SALIBA 5-11 // 180 // LINCOLNSHIRE, ILLINOIS FRESHMAN // FORWARD Prior to MSU Ranked 10th in the USHL in goals with 29 and 14th in points with 52, both of which led the Green Bay Gamblers in Led the USHL with 16 powerplay goals Had a team-high five-game point streak during the campaign, over which he scored six goals and added two assists Voted team captain and offensive player of the year in Totaled 33 points in his second USHL season in , splitting time between Green Bay and the Sioux City Musketeers after being traded mid-season Made his USHL debut in , posting 11 points (3g, 8a) in 30 games for Sioux City Captained his Chicago Mission U18 team in and finished as more than a point-per-game player Also played youth hockey for Lake Forest Academy, CYA Bantam Major AAA, and Team Illinois. Personal Born Oct. 9, 1995 in Chicago, Illinois Son of Joe and Gail Graduated from Stevenson High School where he was on the honor roll all four years Lists the Chicago Blackhawks as his favorite NHL team and Jonathan Towes as his favorite player because of his leadership Lists his father as his biggest hockey influence. ON THE BANKS OF THE RED CEDAR, THERE S A SCHOOL THAT S KNOWN TO ALL 61

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43 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY HOCKEY 13 BRENNAN SANFORD 6-1 // 211 // EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN SOPHOMORE // FORWARD CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP G A PTS PPG SHG GWG +/- PEN-MIN E TOTALS E (Freshman) Scored five goals, including two game-winners, and added four assists in 35 games... First-career goal was a game-winner vs. UNH (11/7) as he scored at 13:04 of the third period, breaking a 4-4 tie... Scored his second goal in as many games at Boston College (11/13), pulling MSU to within a goal, 4-3, in the third period... Scored a third-period goal in a 4-4 tie with Michigan Tech (11/22)... Scored in a win over Wisconsin (12/11)... His second-period goal at Ohio State (1/29) proved to be the game-winner, his second of the season... Had 24 penalty minutes. Prior to MSU Posted eight goals and 12 assists for 20 points in 60 games with the USHL s Des Moines Buccaneers in Played 29 games for the Austin Bruins of the NAHL in , producing a scoring line, before being sent to Cedar Rapids of the USHL where he recorded a line in 33 games... Was a member of the Kalamazoo Junior K-Wings of the NAHL in , recording nine points (4g, 5a) in 41 games... Played for the Lansing Capitals U18 team prior to junior hockey. Personal Born July 21, 1995 in Lansing, Michigan Son of Jon and Carol Sanford Has three siblings: Ryan, Alex and Lauren Cousin, Liz Nagel, was an All-Big Ten golfer at MSU and is now on the LPGA Tour Great-great-great grandfather was the first student enrolled in Michigan State s agricultural program and planted the pine trees located on the north end of Munn Arena Grew up going to MSU games as a child Four-year letterwinner in golf at Holt High School Lists golf and fishing as his hobbies Favorite NHL team is the Detroit Red Wings and favorite player is Justin Abdelkader because he is gritty and relentless Names his dad as his biggest hockey influence. ON THE BANKS OF THE RED CEDAR, THERE S A SCHOOL THAT S KNOWN TO ALL 63

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45 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY HOCKEY 4 ANTHONY SCARSELLA 5-9 // 196 // WHITE LAKE, MICHIGAN FRESHMAN // DEFENSEMAN Prior to MSU Played two seasons with the Springfield Jr. Blues Ranked as the club s top scoring defenseman with 25 points (8g, 17a) and was also the team leader in plus/ minus at plus-10 in Voted an assistant captain His three game-winning goals ranked second on the team Selected to play in the 2016 NAHL Top Prospects tournament Tallied 15 points (4g, 11a) in 49 games in his first season with Springfield in Four-year letterwinner for Orchard Lake St. Mary s from , earning first-team All-State and all-league honors as a senior Played his bantam hockey for Victory Honda. Personal Born March 20, 1996 in Commerce, Michigan Son of Bruce and Lindi Grew up with MSU teammate Cody Milan Lists the Detroit Red Wings as his favorite NHL team and Sidney Crosby as his favorite player because of his leadership and the way he can take over a game Biggest hockey influence is his cousin, Cam Lists his father as his idol. ON THE BANKS OF THE RED CEDAR, THERE S A SCHOOL THAT S KNOWN TO ALL 65

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47 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY HOCKEY 20 JUSTIN SELEP 6-1 // 206 // UPPER ST. CLAIR, PENNSYLVANIA SENIOR // FORWARD CAREER STATISTICS (NCAA DIII) YEAR GP G A PTS PPG SHG GWG +/- PEN-MIN E TOTALS Prior to MSU Comes to MSU with one season of eligibility after playing at NCAA Division III schools Suffolk (Mass.) University ( ) and Nazareth (N.Y.) College ( ) Named team MVP and second-team all-conference at Suffolk after leading the Rams in scoring with 28 points (17g, 11a) in 25 games in Named the Suffolk University student-athlete of the year and voted to the ECAC Northeast All-Academic Team Ranked second on the team with 22 points (11g, 11a) as a junior Appeared in 20 games in his first season at Nazareth was limited to just four games the following season in Played the season for the Northwood School (N.Y.) junior team Played high school hockey for Upper St. Clair. Personal Born Sept. 9, 1992 in Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania Son of Joseph and Joni Best friend and former youth hockey teammate is Vincent Trocheck of the Florida Panthers Is the first Spartan hockey player to be enrolled in the MSU College of Law while a member of the team. ON THE BANKS OF THE RED CEDAR, THERE S A SCHOOL THAT S KNOWN TO ALL 67

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49 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY HOCKEY 22 JT STENGLEIN 6-0 // 197 // GREECE, NEW YORK SENIOR // FORWARD CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP G A PTS PPG SHG GWG +/- PEN-MIN TOTALS (Junior) Ranked fourth on the team with a career-best 22 points (8g, 14a) Academic All-Big Ten honoree Had points in nine of the first 11 games (7-6-13) Began the year with a goal and three assists in the Ice Breaker Tournament (10/9-10), earning Big Ten Third Star of the Week honors... Scored a goal vs. Denver (10/16)... Netted his first-career game-winning goal by scoring the opening tally in a 2-0 win over LSSU (10/23) and also added an assist, beginning a six-game point streak... Had two goals and an assist in a sweep of UNH (11/6-7)... Scored at Boston College (11/13) and then again vs. Michigan Tech (11/21) to push is goalscoring streak to five games... Had an assist vs. Michigan Tech (11/22), extending his point streak to six games... Assisted on both goals vs. Penn State (2/13) and added another helper the following game in a win at Wisconsin (2/19)... Had assists in both games vs. Minnesota (3/4-5)... Scored his first goal since Nov. 21 against OSU on March (Sophomore) Had two goals and two assists in 23 games... Academic All-Big Ten honoree... Had a career-best two assists in a 4-1 win over Ferris State (11/1)... Scored a goal in the season opener vs. UMass (10/17)... Scored in a 3-0 win over Penn State (2/13) (Freshman) Appeared in 15 games, recording one goal... First career goal came on the power play in a 5-4 win vs. American International (11/1)... Had a season high four shots on goal vs. Boston University (10/26)... Scored the shootout winner in the sixth round at Minnesota (1/31) to give MSU the extra point in the standings. Prior to MSU Began his third USHL season with the Youngstown Phantoms, and was traded twice - first to Sioux city for 14 games, then to the Waterloo Blackhawks for the balance of the season (28 games)... Averaged better than a point-per-game in each of his three stops... Managed a scoring line in 53 games overall... Ranked 24th in the USHL in points and goals, tied for 25th in assists, and tied for 19th in power play goals (7)... Ranked fifth in the USHL in penalty minutes (177)... In Waterloo, had 12 goals and 17 assists, was a +1, and had three powerplay goals and four game-winners... Member of the U.S. Junior Select Team that captured a gold medal in Nov at the World Junior A Challenge in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia... Scored the game-winning goal against Canada West in the gold-medal game, a 6-3 victory for the U.S.... Had two goals and two assists in the tournament overall... In 11 games for Youngstown this season, has six goals and five assists... Was named the USHL CCM Player of the Week for a five-point effort in a win over Waterloo... In 56 games in , scored 31 goals and added 20 assists... His 31 goals set a Youngstown franchise record... Also recorded 132 penalty minutes. Personal Born July 11, 1993 in Rochester, N.Y.... Son of Tom and Christi Stenglein... Father, Tom, played football at Colgate and was a two-time first-team All-America selection in 1984 and `85... Uncle, Jeff, also played football at Colgate... Graduated from Ursuline High School in Youngstown, Ohio... Favorite NHL player is Ryan Callahan because he s a relentless competitor, great leader and good in all zones... Lists his younger brother, Trevor, as his idol because he pushes him to to be better. ON THE BANKS OF THE RED CEDAR, THERE S A SCHOOL THAT S KNOWN TO ALL 69

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51 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY HOCKEY 9 CONNOR WOOD 5-10 // 166 // BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MICHIGAN R-SENIOR // FORWARD CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP G A PTS PPG SHG GWG +/- PEN-MIN TOTALS (RS-Junior) Appeared in 29 games for the second-straight year, registering five points Scored his first-career goal in the third period at Minnesota (1/15)... Assisted on Brennan Sanford s game-winning goal at OSU (1/29)... Registered his first collegiate point with an assist on Brennan Sanford s third-period goal vs. Michigan Tech (11/22)... Assisted on Travis Walsh s goal in a win over Wisconsin (12/11) Academic All-Big Ten honoree (RS-Sophomore) Made his collegiate debut on Nov. 7 in a win at UNH and appeared in every game thereafter (29 total)... Had a season-high five shots on goal at Ohio State (11/21)... Posted a.581 winning percentage in the face-off circle, which was best among all MSU centers (RS-Freshman) Did not see any action... Left the team in December to play for the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the USHL... Played 30 games for the Lumberjacks, posting a scoring line (Freshman) Redshirted. Prior to MSU Played for Honeybaked U18 during the season with a scoring line of in 61 games... Was an alternate captain on the team in Had a goal and assist in three games in the 2012 State Playoffs... Was a teammate on Honeybaked of former MSU defenseman Brock Krygier... Three-time Silver Stick champion... Earned 2005 and 2011 State Championships... Made two National Tournament appearances with Honeybaked, and won a Quebec Championship in Personal Born March 7, 1994 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan... Son of Kevin and MaryAnn Wood... Has a sister, Nicole, who attended MSU... Has 14 family members who have attended and earned degrees from Michigan State... A graduate of Lahser High School in Lists the Detroit Red Wings as his favorite NHL team and Wings star Pavel Datsyuk as his favorite NHL player for his amazing skill and ability to lead by example... Considers his father his greatest hockey influence, because he taught him to skate and got him hooked. ON THE BANKS OF THE RED CEDAR, THERE S A SCHOOL THAT S KNOWN TO ALL 71

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53 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY HOCKEY 41 SPENCER WRIGHT 6-2 // 178 // FARMINGTON HILLS, MICHIGAN FRESHMAN // GOALIE Prior to MSU Played the season with the New Jersey Titans where he went and ranked 13th in the NAHL with a.917 save percentage Owned a 2.63 goalsagainst average in his one year with New Jersey and was voted team co-mvp Earned NAHL East Division Star of the Week honors twice in February 2016 Led Detroit Catholic Central to two consecutive state titles in 2014 and 15 Went with a 1.42 goals-against average and.927 save percentage as a senior for DCC, earning first-team All-State accolades. Personal Born June 20, 1997 in Royal Oak, Michigan Son of Jerry and Julie, both MSU graduates Favorite NHL team is the Detroit Red Wings and favorite player of Jimmy Howard Lists his dad as his biggest hockey influence and Nick Lidstrom as his idol because he s a true class act on and off the ice Has wanted to play for Michigan State since he began playing hockey. ON THE BANKS OF THE RED CEDAR, THERE S A SCHOOL THAT S KNOWN TO ALL 73