The Spartans now have two goaltenders left on their 2023-24 roster, including senior Jon Mor and incoming freshman Trey Augustine.
Michigan State hockey brought Brad and Lindsay Fast together 20 years ago. The couple has since returned to MSU to work for the team at Munn Ice Arena, just down the hall from each other.
Isaac Howard played under MSU Head Coach Adam Nightingale at the U.S. National Team Development Program before his freshman year at Minnesota-Duluth.
Junior forward A.J. Hodges is the sixth Spartan to enter the transfer portal. In 66 career games, Hodges recorded zero goals and five assists.
Savage was selected by the Detroit Red Wings in the fourth round of the 2021 NHL draft, before spending the last two seasons with Miami (OH), where he notched 13 goals and 17 assists across 67 games.
Jesse Tucker, Zach Dubinsky, Kyle Haskins and Powell Connor entered the transfer portal Monday.
After finishing last in the Big Ten a year ago, Michigan State hockey finished just two spots out from an at-large berth in the 16-team NCAA tournament field.
Jagger Joshua and Dylan St. Cyr were both named All-Big Ten honorable mentions Tuesday afternoon.
Contrary to most of the last decade, the likely end of the season doesn’t bring a sigh of relief after a long losing streak or a painful year, but rather a glimpse of hope for what’s to come in the Nightingale era.
Hovering at a .500 record, Michigan State still has a chance of making the 16-team NCAA tournament. But the Spartans won’t know their fate until Selection Sunday next week after the league's conference tournament winners are decided.
Puck drop is set for Saturday at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT in Minneapolis at 3M Arena at Mariucci. The semifinal game will be televised on the Big Ten Network.
Defeating the Gophers for the first time this season won't come easy, but the Spartans are confident they have what it takes to pull off the playoff victory.
This is the first time Michigan State has advanced in the tournament since the conference was formed in 2013-14.
The Spartans look to carry their scoring momentum into Sunday's tie-breaker matchup set for 6 p.m. at Compton Family Ice Arena.
Michigan State holds on to see another day as the Spartans and Irish head back to Compton Family Ice Arena tomorrow at 6 p.m. to decide the winner of the quarterfinals round.
The defeat pushes Michigan State's backs against the wall in a win-or-go-home Saturday evening matchup.
The loss brings MSU to 2-2-1 against Notre Dame on the year. Puck drop for the second game in the series is set for Saturday at 4:30 p.m.
The best-of-three series starts Friday at 7 p.m. at Compton Family Ice Arena in South Bend. Saturday’s game is set for 4:30 p.m. If necessary, a tie-breaker match will take place Sunday at 6 p.m. All games will be televised on FS2.
The Spartans finished 2-1-1 against Notre Dame in the regular season. The best-of-three quarterfinals round takes place March 3-5.
MSU sits at 34 points in the conference, where it will stay with no remaining series in the regular season. The Spartans no longer control their own destiny to host a Big Ten tournament game, but can still finish fourth place or higher depending on the results of next week's games.