2020–21 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey season explained

The 2020–21 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey season was the 79th season of play for the program and the 31st season in the Big Ten Conference. The Spartans represented Michigan State University and were coached by Danton Cole, in his 4th season.

Season

As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Because the NCAA had previously announced that all winter sports athletes would retain whatever eligibility they possessed through at least the following year, none of Michigan State's players would lose a season of play.[1] However, the NCAA also approved a change in its transfer regulations that would allow players to transfer and play immediately rather than having to sit out a season, as the rules previously required.[2]

In the first half of their season, Michigan State could find very little consistency but were able to hold their own in the Big Ten. Up until mid-January the team had a .500 record and had a chance to make something of their abbreviated season. Unfortunately, from the 15th onward, the team's offense collapsed MSU wasn't able to score more than two goals in a game after January 9 and went 2–13 to end their season The Spartans' defense was not a problem most games but with so few goals scored, the team sank to the bottom of the conference standings. MSU's offense was so paltry that the team averaged less than one and a half goals per game for the entire season (1.48) and were shut out in 6 of their 27 games.

Jon Mor sat out the season.

Departures

Damian Chrcek Defenseman Graduation
Butrus Ghafari Defenseman Graduation (Signed with Toledo Walleye)
Patrick Khodorenko Forward Graduation (Signed with New York Rangers)
Logan Lambdin Forward Graduation (Signed with Kalamazoo Wings)
John Lethemon Goaltender Graduation (Signed with Greenville Swamp Rabbits)
Jerad Rosburg Defenseman Graduation (Signed with Dallas Stars)
Sam Saliba Forward Graduation
Anthony Scarsella Defenseman Graduation
Wojciech Stachowiak Forward Signed professional contract (ERC Ingolstadt)
Spencer Wright Goaltender Graduation

Recruiting

Pierce Charleson Goaltender 20 Aurora, ON
Charlie Combs Forward 24 St. Louis, MO
transfer from Bemidji State
Powell Connor Defenseman 20 Vernon, BC
Cal Dybicz Defenseman 20 Elk Grove Village, IL
Aiden Gallacher Defenseman 20 Rochester Hills, MI
Kyle Haskins Forward 20 Huntington, VA
A. J. Hodges Forward 19 Littleton, CO
Jon Mor Goaltender 20 Highland Park, IL
Nash Nienhuis Defenseman 20 Sarnia, ON
Kristóf Papp Forward 19 Budapest, HUN

Roster

As of January 3, 2021.[3]

Schedule and Results

|-!colspan=12 style=";" | Regular Season|-!colspan=12 style=";" | [4]

Scoring statistics

27 6 7 13 28
27 2 10 12 10
27 3 8 11 0
23 6 4 10 21
25 5 4 9 8
26 2 6 8 8
26 4 1 5 41
27 1 4 5 10
21 2 2 4 2
27 2 2 4 18
25 1 3 4 10
27 1 3 4 4
25 0 4 4 2
25 0 4 4 0
23 2 1 3 4
25 2 1 3 25
26 1 2 3 54
22 0 2 2 0
26 0 2 2 23
7 0 1 1 0
1 0 0 0 10
7 0 0 0 0
10 0 0 0 4
15 0 0 0 2
24 0 0 0 0
Bench - - - - - 8
Total 40 71 111 282
[5]

Goaltending statistics

7 326 0 3 0 14 210 0 .938 2.57
24 1304 7 15 2 60 723 2 .923 2.76
Empty Net - 14 - - - 3 - - - -
Total 27 1646 7 18 2 77 933 2 .924 2.81

Rankings

See main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings.

PollWeek
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USCHO did not release a poll in week 20.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NCAA approves blanket waiver for 2020 fall sports athletes to retain year of eligibility . CBS Sports . August 21, 2020. January 25, 2021.
  2. Web site: DI Council grants waiver to allow transfer student-athletes to compete immediately . NCAA . December 16, 2020. January 25, 2021.
  3. Web site: 2019–20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster . Michigan State Official Athletic Site . August 29, 2017.
  4. Web site: Michigan State Spartans (Men) 2020-2021 Schedule and Results . College Hockey Stats . December 5, 2019.
  5. News: Michigan State Univ. 2020-2021 Skater Stats . Elite Prospects . March 7, 2020.
  6. Web site: USCHO Division I Men's Poll . USCHO.com . November 26, 2019.

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