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NHL drafts incoming MSU hockey freshman

June 29, 2014

Defenseman Josh Jacobs was selected 41st in the draft pick by the New Jersey Devils during Saturday’s second round of the draft in Philadelphia. Jacobs formerly played for the Indiana Ice hockey team in the United States Hockey League for two seasons and is the first Spartan to be drafted by New Jersey since 1984.

The 6-foot-2-inch defenseman scored five goals and had 18 assists during the Indiana Ice’s regular season.

Jacobs originally hails from Shelby Township and represented Team USA in the 2012 Youth Olympics in Austria.

Incoming goalie Edwin Minney was also a prospective NHL draft pick. While he will be playing for MSU in the 2014-15 season, he was not drafted on Saturday.

Minney, standing at 6 feet 4 inches, got his first taste of Munn Ice Arena ice when the U.S. National Team Development Program’s Under-18 team played an exhibition match against the Spartans. He finished last season with a .899 save percentage in the league.

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