2019–20 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey season
College ice hockey team season
The 2019–20 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey season was the 78th 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.
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 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 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 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 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
Conference record
Overall record
GP
W
L
T
3/SW
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
#9 Penn State
24
12
8
4
1
41 79
70
34
20
10
4
121
88
#10 Ohio State
24
11
9
4
1
38 62
62
34
18
11
5
91
80
#17 Michigan
24
11
10
3
2
38 65
52
34
16
14
4
92
72
#18 Minnesota
24
9
8
7
4
38 66
62
34
14
13
7
95
94
Notre Dame 24
9
9
6
4
37 59
59
34
14
13
7
90
91
Michigan State 24
11
11
2
0
35 54
54
34
15
17
2
80
82
Wisconsin 24
7
15
2
2
25 63
89
34
14
18
2
110
124
Championship : March 21, 2020† indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament championUSCHO.com Top 20 Poll ; updated March 1, 2020
Schedule and Results
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
TV
Decision
Result
Attendance
Record
Exhibition
October 7
7:05 PM
vs. Western Ontario *
Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan (Exhibition)
Lethemon
W 6–1 2,500
Regular Season
October 11
7:00 PM
at Northern Michigan *
Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan
Lethemon
W 5–3 4,043
1–0–0
October 12
6:07 PM
at Northern Michigan *
Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan
DeRidder
L 0–2 4,071
1–1–0
October 18
7:05 PM
vs. USNTDP *
Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan (Exhibition)
Lethemon
W 2–1 3,897
October 25
9:37 PM
at Colorado College *
Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado ATTRM
DeRidder
L 1–3 3,430
1–2–0
October 26
8:07 PM
at Colorado College *
Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado
Lethemon
W 5–1 3,390
2–2–0
November 1
7:05 PM
vs. #4 Cornell *
Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan
Lethemon
L 2–3 5,203
2–3–0
November 2
7:05 PM
vs. #4 Cornell *
Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan
DeRidder
L 2–6 5,752
2–4–0
November 8
7:07 PM
at #6 Penn State
Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania
Lethemon
W 2–0 6,071
3–4–0 (1–0–0–0)
November 9
6:07 PM
at #6 Penn State
Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania
Lethemon
L 4–6 5,936
3–5–0 (1–1–0–0)
November 14
6:31 PM
at Michigan
Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan BTN
Lethemon
W 4–3 5,233
4–5–0 (2–1–0–0)
November 16
7:00 PM
vs. Michigan
Munn Ice Arena • East 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 Arena • East 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 Arena • East 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 Arena • Columbus, 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 Arena • Columbus, Ohio BTN
Lethemon
L 0–2 4,222
6–7–1 (4–3–1–0)
December 6
7:00 PM
vs. #19 Wisconsin
Munn Ice Arena • East 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 Arena • East 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 Arena • East 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 Arena • East 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 Arena • Detroit , 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 Arena • Detroit , 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 Arena • East Lansing, Michigan BTN
Lethemon
W 4–1 6,346
11–9–1 (7–3–1–0)
January 11
7:00 PM
at vs. Minnesota
#20
Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan BTN
Lethemon
L 0–2 5,923
11–10–1 (7–4–1–0)
January 17
9:00 PM
vs. Wisconsin
#20
Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin ESPNU
Lethemon
W 4–0 9,336
12–10–1 (8–4–1–0)
January 18
8:00 PM
vs. Wisconsin
#20
Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin FSW+
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 Arena • East 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 Arena • East Lansing, Michigan BTN
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 Mariucci • Minneapolis , Minnesota FSN+
Lethemon
L 1–4 8,860
13–13–1 (9–7–1–0)
February 8
6:00 PM
at Minnesota
#19
3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis , Minnesota FSN+
Lethemon
W 4–2 9,661
14–13–1 (10–7–1–0)
February 14
6:00 PM
vs. Michigan
Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan BTN
Lethemon
L 1–5 6,796
14–14–1 (10–8–1–0)
February 17
7:07 PM
vs. Michigan
Little Caesars Arena • Detroit , Michigan FSD
Lethemon
L 1–4 8,455
14–15–1 (10–9–1–0)
February 21
7:00 PM
vs. #12 Ohio State
Munn Ice Arena • East 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 Arena • East Lansing, Michigan
Lethemon
L 2–4 6,746
14–17–1 (10–11–1–0)
February 28
7:00 PM
at Notre Dame
Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana NBCSN
Lethemon
W 3–1 5,265
15–17–1 (11–11–1–0)
February 29
6:00 PM
at Notre Dame
Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana NBC 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 Arena • Ann 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 Arena • Ann 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 .
[ 2]
Scoring Statistics
Name
Position
Games
Goals
Assists
Points
PIM
Patrick Khodorenko C 36
16
17
33 20
Dennis Cesana D 36
7
15
22 28
Mitchell Lewandowski LW 36
8
12
20 28
Sam Saliba F 36
10
7
17 8
Logan Lambdin LW 35
7
10
17 22
Jerad Rosburg D 36
4
13
17 22
Tommy Apap F 36
7
5
12 8
Tommy Miller D 36
2
7
9 4
Brody Stevens C 36
3
5
8 30
Nicolas Müller C /RW 36
3
5
8 10
Josh Nodler C 36
3
5
8 2
Gianluca Esteves F 35
2
6
8 2
Jagger Joshua F 36
2
5
7 35
Cole Krygier D 36
3
3
6 20
Butrus Ghafari D 36
2
3
5 24
Adam Goodsir F 36
0
4
4 16
Christian Krygier D 35
0
3
3 48
Austin Kamer RW 34
1
1
2 2
Wojciech Stachowiak LW 13
0
1
1 0
Mitchell Mattson C 22
0
1
1 0
Anthony Scarsella D 1
0
0
0 0
Spencer Wright G 1
0
0
0 10
Drew DeRidder G 4
0
0
0 0
Jake Smith F 5
0
0
0 0
John Lethemon G 33
0
0
0 0
Bench
-
36
-
-
-
5
Total
[ 3]
Goaltending statistics
Name
Games
Minutes
Wins
Losses
Ties
Goals Against
Saves
Shut Outs
SV % GAA
Spencer Wright 1
0:14
0
0
0
0
0
0
-
0.00
John Lethemon 33
1944
15
15
2
69
993
5
.935
2.13
Drew DeRidder 4
214
0
4
0
10
91
0
.901
2.80
Empty Net
-
17
-
-
-
9
-
-
-
-
Total
36
2176
15
19
2
88
1084
5
.925
2.43
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
[ 4]
References
External links
