2010-11 SPARTAN HOCKEY MEDIA NOTES

22010-11010-11 SSCHEDULECHEDULE GAME PARTICULARS OCTOBER MICHIGAN STATE Date: ...... January 7-8, 2011 Fri. 8 WESTERN ONTARIO (Exhib.) ...... L, 3-5 (7-10-3, 3-8-1-0 CCHA) LocaƟ on:...... (F) Munn Ice Arena; (200x85); cap. 6,470 Thurs. 14 # 6/8 MAINE ...... T, 4-4 (OT) Fri. 15 # 6/8 MAINE ...... W, 3-2 (S) Yost Ice Arena; (200x85); cap. 6,637 Fri. 22 # 9/9 ALASKA * ...... T, 1-1 (OT) # vs Radio: ...... WJIM 1240 AM/spartansportsnetwork.com Sat. 23 # 9/9 ALASKA * ...... W, 4-1 NO. 7/8 Television: ...... (F) Big Ten Network; Fri. 29 ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE...... T, 4-4 (OT) Sat. 30 ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE...... W, 2-1 MICHIGAN DirecTV Ch. 610 / Dish Ch. 439 (12-5-4, 9-3-1-0 CCHA) (S) FS Plus; DirecTV Ch. 664 or 6644, Dish Ch. 7837/1737 NOVEMBER Social Media: ...... Twi er: @MSU_Hockey Fri. 5 at Western Michigan * ...... L, 3-4 Sat. 6 at Western Michigan * ...... L, 1-3 Facebook: h p://www.facebook.com/MSUathle cs Fri. 12 OHIO STATE * ...... L, 3-4 (OT) Sat. 13 OHIO STATE * ...... W, 4-0 Fri. 19 at #11/11 Notre Dame * ...... L, 2-6 THE ORIGINAL SIX Sat. 20 at #11/11 Notre Dame * ...... L, 2-4 Tues. 23 # 17/RV FERRIS STATE * ...... L, 0-3 ùÊç٠웗-ãÊ-»ÄÊó ®ã›ÃÝ ƒÊçã ÝփÙãƒÄ «Ê‘»›ù ƒÄ— 㫛 ®¦ƒÄ ݛٮ›Ý Fri. 26 at #15/15 Minnesota ...... W, 5-2 Sat. 27 at #16/RV Wisconsin ...... L, 1-4 • Michigan State re-focuses all its a en on on the • Michigan State is coming off a third-place fi nish CCHA race, and prepares for a home-and-home series in the Great Lakes Invita onal. In the fi rst game, DECEMBER with archrival Michigan. The teams play Friday in East the Spartans trailed by three goals at the second Fri. 3 at #20/RV Ferris State * ...... W, 3-2 Lansing, then on Saturday in Ann Arbor. intermission, then saw a third-period rally fall short Sat. 4 #20/RV FERRIS STATE * ...... L, 0-1 (OT) Michigan State trails the all- me series with the as the team dropped a 5-4 decision to Colorado Sat. 11 at #12/12 Michigan * ...... L, 0-5 (Big Chill at the Big House) Wolverines by a 122-141-18 margin. Both teams hold College. The Spartans got a pair of goals from Kevin the advantage in their own rinks: The Spartans are Walrod and 22 saves from freshman Will Yanakeff Great Lakes Invita onal Spartans hold a 62-48-9 advantage. In Ann Arbor, to down Michigan Tech 5-3 in the consola on game. Wed. 29 Colorado College % ...... L, 4-5 Michigan holds a 70-43-4 edge. Torey Krug was named to the All-Tournament team. Thurs. 30 Michigan Tech % ...... W, 5-3 The teams last met on the largest regular-season Michigan captured the GLI championship with a JANUARY stage in college hockey this season, the Big Chill wild 6-5 victory over Colorado College. Fri. 7 MICHIGAN * ...... 7:35 p.m. game at Michigan Stadium. The Wolverines won Sat. 8 at Michigan * ...... 7:05 p.m. that game, 5-0, extending their winning streak in • The win over Michigan Tech was the 775th in the Fri. 14 at Lake Superior State * ...... 7:05 p.m. the series to four games. MSU took three of the career of MSU head coach Rick Comley. Comley Sat. 15 at Lake Superior State * ...... 7:05 p.m. four regular-season mee ngs a year ago. owns a 775-606-109 (.559) career overall coaching Fri. 21 MIAMI * ...... 7:35 p.m. Sat. 22 MIAMI * ...... 7:05 p.m. record, good for fourth place on the all- me wins list. Thu. 27 at Ferris State * ...... 7:35 p.m. • The last decade has been the closest in the history Sat. 29 vs. Michigan % * ...... 8:05 p.m. of the Michigan State-Michigan rivalry. The Wolver- • MSU is coming off its most prolifi c scoring output ines hold a slim 22-20-11 lead in games played since of the season. With nine goals in the two games of FEBRUARY Fri. 4 at Ohio State * ...... 7:35 p.m. the start of the 1999-2000 season. the Great Lakes Invita onal, it was the most goals the Sat 5 at Ohio State * ...... 7:05 p.m. The Michigan State-Michigan rivalry is one of na- Spartans have scored in consecu ve games this sea- Fri. 11 NORTHERN MICHIGAN * ...... 7:05 p.m. onal prominence across the board, but due to the son. MSU had scored seven in the weekend set with Sat. 12 NORTHERN MICHIGAN * ...... 5:05 p.m. similar levels of success and a close won/loss records Maine, and eight in the games against Alaska (Oct Fri 18 at Alaska * ...... 11:05 p.m. between the programs, it also may be the fi ercest. 23, W 4-1) and Alabama Huntsville (Oct. 29, T 4-4). Sat. 19 at Alaska * ...... 11:05 p.m. Fri. 25 BOWLING GREEN * ...... 7:35 p.m. In college hockey circles, it is perhaps the pre- Sat. 26 BOWLING GREEN * ...... 7:05 p.m. miere rivalry - and with 281st chapters and two more • Sophomore Kevin Walrod’s fi rst-period goal against to come this weekend, it is also the most-played Michigan Tech was his first collegiate tally, which MARCH rivalry in the sport. came in his 35th game as a Spartan. Walrod followed Fri-Sun 4-6 CCHA First Round (Campus Sites, Best of Three) freshman Lee Reimer, who had his fi rst collegiate tally Fri-Sun 11-13 CCHA Quarterfi nals (Campus Sites, Best of Three) Fri. 18 CCHA Semifi nal % in the semifi nals against Colorado College. Reimer’s Sat. 19 CCHA Final % fi rst-period goal against CC snapped a 145:42 score- Fri-Sun 25-27 NCAA Regionals less streak for MSU, da ng back to the Dec. 3 game (Bridgeport, Conn; Green Bay, Wis.; at Ferris State. Manchester, N.H.; St. Louis, Mo.)

APRIL Thu-Sun 7-9 NCAA Frozen Four (Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minn.)

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COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE | 2010-11 SPARTAN HOCKEY 1 WOLVERINES AT A GLANCE Loca on: ...... Ann Arbor, Mich. TALE OF THE TAPE Enrollment: ...... 41,042 SPARTANS WOLVERINES Colors: ...... Maize and Blue 7-10-3 Overall Record 12-5-4 Home Venue: ...... Yost Ice Arena (6,637) Rink Size: ...... 200’ x 85’ 3-8-1 (10th CCHA) League Record 9-3-1 (2nd CCHA) Head Coach: ...... Red Berenson Michigan ’62 won one Current Streak won four Overall Record: ...... 701-328-69 4-3-3 Home Record 6-2-1 27th season Record at Michigan: ...... same 2-6-0 Road Record 4-3-3 Assistant Coach: ...... Mel Pearson Billy Powers 1-1-0 Neutral Record 2-0-0 Hockey SID: ...... Ma Trevor 0-2-3 Over me Record 0-1-4 Offi ce Phone: ...... 734-647-3810 Email: ...... [email protected] 2-3-0 Last Five 4-1-0 web ...... www.mgoblue.com 3-7-0 Last 10 6-2-2 2.55 (6th CCHA) Scoring Off ense 3.48 (3rd CCHA) SERIES RECORDS Series Record ...... MSU trails, 122-141-18 2.95 (9th CCHA) Scoring Defense 2.48 (5th CCHA) In East Lansing ...... MSU leads, 61-48-9 12.8 (9th CCHA) Penalty Minutes per game 14.6 (4th CCHA) In Ann Arbor ...... MSU trails, 43-70-4 Neutral Sites… ...... MSU trails, 18-22-5 15/93, 16.1% (7th CCHA), 3 SHA Power Play 16/89, 18.0% (5th CCHA), 1 SHA Regular Season ...... MSU trails, 113-134-18 Penalty Kill Postseason ...... MSU leads, 9-7-0 71/87, 81.6% (7th CCHA), 1 SHF 81/101, 80.2% (8th CCHA), 3 SHF First Mee ng ...... Jan. 11, 1922 (MSU 1, Michigan 5) Most Recent Mee ng ...... December 11, 2010 Derek Grant (So., 20 GP, 3-15-18) Top Scorers Carl Hagelin (Sr., 21 GP, 9-14-23) (Michigan 5, MSU 0) Bre Perlini (Jr., 20 GP, 12-5-17) Louie Caporusso (Sr., 21 GP, 7-11-18) Current Streak ...... MSU lost four Last Five Games ...... MSU trails, 1-4 Torey Krug (So., 20 GP, 5-10-15) Ma Rust (Sr., 21 GP, 3-11-14) Last 10 Games ...... MSU trails, 3-7 Dus n Gazley (Sr., 20 GP, 7-7-14) David Wohlberg (Jr., 21 GP, 8-5-13) One-goal Games ...... MSU trails, 35-36-0 Over me Games...... MSU leads, 8-7-16 Daultan Leveille (Jr., 20 GP, 4-7-11) Jon Merrill (Fr., 19 GP, 5-8-13) Most MSU Goals ...... 12 Drew Palmisano (6-9-3, .901 SV%, 2.80 GAA) Top Goaltender(s) Shawn Hunwick (5-3-4, .909 SV%, 2.68 GAA) (MSU 12, Michigan 1, Jan. 27, 1984) Largest MSU Margin of Victory...... 11 Will Yanakeff (1-1-0, .897 SV%, 2.50 GAA Bryan Hogan (7-2-0, .923 SV%, 2.11 GAA) (MSU 12, Michigan 1, Jan. 27, 1984) Most Michigan Goals ...... 17 (MSU 1, Michigan 17, Mar. 10, 1950) Largest Michigan Margin of Victory...... 16 ALL-TIME (MSU 1, Michigan 17, Mar. 10, 1950) MSU-MICHIGAN SERIES Last MSU Shutout ...... Nov. 14, 2009 (2-0) 1-11-22 L, 1-5 3-3-61 L, 1-6 H 3-1-74 W, 6-2 H 1-23-87 L, 2-8 H 11-4-00 W, 1-0 1-23-22 L, 0-9 H 3-4-61 L, 3-4 3-2-74 W, 9-3 1-24-87 W, 2-1 1-27-01 L, 3-4 J OT Last Michigan Shutout ...... Dec. 11, 2010 (5-0) 1-11-23 L, 1-5 H 2-2-62 L, 3-5 H 12-13-74 W, 6-1 H 2-27-87 W, 8-7 @ H OT 2-17-01 W, 4-2 J 2-17-23 L, 0-9 2-3-62 L, 1-5 12-14-74 W, 8-3 2-28-87 W, 6-3 @ H 3-1-01 W, 3-1 H 1-24-25 L, 3-6 H 2-23-62 L, 2-4 H 2-28-75 L, 8-11 11-13-87 W, 6-3 H 3-17-01 W, 2-0 @ J 1-23-26 L, 0-4 2-24-62 L, 2-10 3-1-75 L, 5-7 H 11-14-87 L, 4-6 10-6-01 T, 3-3 ^ OT 2-5-26 L, 1-4 H 11-30-62 W, 2-1 12-5-75 W, 6-4 1-29-88 L, 2-5 1-19-02 T, 1-1 OT SPARTAN STATS VS. MICHIGAN 2-5-27 W, 5-2 12-1-62 W, 4-3 12-6-75 L, 4-8 H 1-30-88 L, 3-5 H 2-16-02 W, 3-1 J Scoring GP G-A-P PIM +/- PP GW 2-12-27 L, 0-2 H 2-22-63 W, 6-2 H 3-5-76 W, 6-3 H 12-9-88 W, 3-0 3-17-02 L, 2-3 @ J 2-14-27 L, 1-2 2-23-63 W, 2-1 H 3-6-76 L, 6-7 12-11-88 W, 5-3 H 2-14-03 L, 1-3 Dus n Gazley 16 3-5-8 7-14 -3 0 0 2-1-28 W, 2-1 H 2-14-64 L, 0-2 H 12-10-76 W, 7-5 H 2-17-89 W, 7-3 H 2-15-03 W, 5-3 H 2-7-28 L, 1-3 2-15-64 L, 2-7 12-11-76 W, 6-5 OT 2-18-89 W, 5-3 2-28-03 W, 4-0 Daultan Leveille 12 1-4-5 2-4 -6 0 1 1-14-29 L, 1-9 3-6-64 L, 4-9 H 3-4-77 L, 3-6 12-9-89 W, 5-3 3-1-03 L, 4-5 J Torey Krug 7 0-5-5 2-4 -4 0 0 2-9-29 L, 2-8 H 3-7-64 L, 4-13 3-5-77 L, 2-5 H 12-10-89 W, 11-4 H 12-5-03 L, 0-2 1-25-30 L, 0-7 H 1-27-65 L, 3-6 H 11-11-77 L, 4-8 12-30-89 L, 3-6 + J 12-6-03 W, 2-0 H Chris Forfar 7 1-1-2 4-8 -2 0 1 2-6-30 L, 1-7 2-5-65 W, 7-4 11-12-77 W, 9-4 H 2-16-90 T, 2-2 H OT 3-5-04 T, 4-4 H OT 2-22-50 L, 4-10 H 2-6-65 W, 6-2 H 3-3-78 T, 7-7 H OT 2-17-90 W, 5-2 3-6-04 W, 1-0 J Ma Crandell 10 0-2-2 3-6 -5 0 0 3-10-50 L, 1-17 2-17-65 L, 2-7 3-4-78 L, 2-3 3-10-90 W, 4-3 @ J OT 11-18-04 L, 2-4 H Tim Bu ery 7 1-0-1 1-2 -8 0 0 2-21-51 L, 1-10 H 2-4-66 W, 8-7 H 12-8-78 L, 4-7 H 11-9-90 L, 2-4 11-20-04 L, 4-5 3-3-51 L, 6-9 2-5-66 W, 4-2 12-9-78 L, 2-5 11-10-90 T, 3-3 H OT 12-30-04 W, 2-1 + OT Bre Perlini 7 1-0-1 2-4 -2 0 0 12-5-51 L, 1-11 H 2-25-66 W, 7-1 H 3-2-79 W, 5-3 2-15-91 L, 5-6 J 2-4-05 T, 2-2 OT 1-16-52 L, 1-7 2-26-66 L, 0-1 OT 3-3-79 W, 5-3 H 2-16-91 W, 6-2 J 2-5-05 T, 1-1 JOT Dean Chelios 7 1-0-1 2-4 E 0 0 2-29-52 L, 2-8 H 3-3-66 W, 3-2 % 11-30-79 L, 2-7 10-25-91 W, 5-3 H 10-22-05 T, 3-3 OT Derek Grant 7 1-0-1 1-2 -7 1 0 3-1-52 L, 2-6 12-9-66 L, 4-10 H 12-1-79 W, 6-3 H 10-26-91 T, 4-4 OT 1-17-06 W, 2-0 H 1-7-53 L, 0-6 H 12-10-66 L, 2-3 12-28-79 L, 4-7 + J 2-21-92 L, 1-4 J 1-27-06 T, 1-1 H OT Mike Merrifi eld 6 0-1-1 1-2 +1 0 0 1-14-53 L, 2-10 12-23-66 L, 3-5 + 2-29-80 W, 5-4 H 2-22-92 L, 4-5 J 1-28-06 T, 5-5 J OT 2-11-53 L, 0-4 2-10-67 W, 4-3 3-1-80 L, 1-6 12-4-92 L, 3-4 3-17-06 W, 4-1 @J Brock Shelgren 11 0-0-0 2-4 +2 0 0 3-4-53 L, 4-8 H 2-11-67 W, 5-1 H 11-7-80 L, 1-2 H 12-5-92 W, 3-1 H 11-3-06 W, 7-4 H Trevor Nill 9 0-0-0 1-2 -3 0 0 1-8-54 L, 4-7 H 3-9-67 W, 4-2 % H 11-8-80 L, 2-3 OT 1-30-93 L, 1-11 J 11-4-06 L, 6-2 1-9-54 L, 1-3 1-5-68 L, 1-7 12-27-80 L, 2-3 + J 12-30-93 L, 2-4 + J 11-21-06 L, 2-1 Ma Grassi 7 0-0-0 3-9 -2 0 0 2-19-54 T, 0-0 H OT 1-6-68 W, 4-3 H OT 1-16-81 L, 2-9 1-21-94 W, 6-3 12-30-06 W, 4-1 + J 2-20-54 L, 2-3 2-9-68 L, 3-4 H OT 1-17-81 W, 4-3 H 1-22-94 L, 1-3 H 2-10-07 T, 3-3 J OT Zach Josepher 7 0-0-0 3-6 -2 0 0 1-7-55 L, 0-7 H 2-10-68 L, 0-9 11-20-81 L, 3-4 2-19-94 W, 5-1 J 3-16-07 L, 2-5 @ J Anthony Hayes 6 0-0-0 3-6 E 0 0 1-8-55 L, 1-3 12-6-68 L, 1-2 11-21-81 W, 3-0 H 11-11-94 L, 3-7 1-25-08 W, 1-0 2-11-55 L, 4-7 H 12-7-68 L, 1-2 H 12-30-81 T, 4-4 + J 12-30-94 L, 4-5 + J 1-26-08 T, 2-2 H Zach Golembiewski 5 0-0-0 0-0 E 0 0 2-12-55 L, 3-4 12-21-68 W, 4-2 + 1-18-82 W, 5-2 2-4-95 L, 3-5 H 2-22-08 W, 5-2 H 1-6-56 L, 2-5 H 12-28-68 L, 3-8 ~ 2-16-82 W, 7-1 H 2-18-95 L, 1-7 J 2-23-08 L, 2-5 J Kevin Walrod 3 0-0-0 0-0 -1 0 0 1-7-56 L, 1-3 1-24-69 W, 7-3 H 11-5-82 W, 5-2 11-28-95 W, 4-3 H 12-5-08 L, 1-6 Joey Shean 2 0-0-0 1-2 -2 0 0 1-20-56 L, 2-3 H OT 1-25-69 W, 5-1 11-6-82 W, 4-3 H 12-30-95 L, 1-3 + J 12-6-08 L, 3-5 H 1-21-56 L, 1-7 12-5-69 W, 3-2 12-28-82 W, 6-3 + J 2-17-96 L, 1-8 J 12-28-08 L, 1-5 +J A.J. Sturges 1 0-0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1-8-57 L, 3-4 H 12-6-69 L, 6-8 H 1-28-83 W, 3-1 H 3-1-96 L, 0-3 1-23-09 L, 2-6 J 1-15-57 L, 2-3 12-22-69 W, 5-4 ~ 1-29-83 W, 2-1 3-15-96 L, 2-6 @ J 1-24-09 L, 3-5 Jake Chelios 1 0-0-0 1-2 -1 0 0 2-22-57 L, 4-5 H 2-20-70 L, 3-6 H 11-18-83 W, 6-3 11-2-96 W, 5-4 H 11-13-09 W, 3-2 Lee Reimer 1 0-0-0 0-0 -2 0 0 2-23-57 L, 1-2 2-21-70 W, 7-1 11-19-83 L, 3-5 H 11-15-96 L, 1-5 11-14-09 W, 2-0 H 1-8-58 W, 4-2 H 1-8-71 W, 5-4 H 1-27-84 W, 12-1 H 2-8-97 W, 2-1 J 1-29-10 W, 3-2 H 1-15-58 L, 2-4 1-9-71 W, 6-5 1-28-84 W, 3-1 3-15-97 L, 1-3 @ J 1-30-10 L, 5-4 J 2-14-58 W, 3-1 3-5-71 L, 7-8 OT 11-9-84 W, 4-1 10-25-97 W, 4-2 3-12-10 L, 1-5 H Goaltending 2-15-58 W, 2-1 OT 3-6-71 W, 5-4 H OT 11-10-84 W, 8-2 H 12-28-97 W, 5-3 + J 3-13-10 L, 2-3 H GP-S MP GA GAA Svs. Sv% Rec. ShO 2-6-59 W, 3-1 H 11-26-71 L, 1-5 H 1-25-85 W, 11-2 H 2-20-98 W, 5-1 H 12-11-10 L, 0-5 BC 2-7-59 W, 5-2 11-27-71 W, 4-2 1-26-85 W, 9-4 2-21-98 W, 4-1 J D. Palmisano 9-8 415:18 27 3.00 200 .828 3-4-0 1 3-6-59 L, 2-4 H 1-19-72 W, 7-2 H 11-8-85 L, 4-5 11-20-98 L, 1-2 3-7-59 W, 4-1 2-9-72 L, 2-6 11-9-85 W, 6-2 H 12-27-98 W, 3-1 + J 1-15-60 L, 1-6 1-17-73 W, 5-2 1-24-86 W, 7-5 H 1-29-99 T, 3-3 H OT 1-16-60 W, 4-2 H 2-2-73 W, 6-5 H 1-25-86 L, 3-5 2-20-99 W, 3-1 J 2-9-60 W, 4-3 H 2-3-73 W, 8-5 2-28-86 W, 4-3 @ H 12-30-99 W, 3-1 + J 2-16-60 L, 3-5 2-28-73 W, 8-3 H 3-1-86 W, 5-2 @ H 1-7-00 L, 0-2 H 2-3-61 W, 3-2 H 11-16-73 L, 6-7 11-14-86 W, 7-6 2-25-00 L, 2-4 2-4-61 L, 2-3 OT 11-17-73 W, 7-6 H OT 11-15-86 W, 9-3 H 2-26-00 T, 3-3 J OT

COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE | 2010-11 SPARTAN HOCKEY 2 MICHIGAN STATE AT A GLANCE ... STORYLINE RECENT HISTORY Michigan State re-focuses all its a en on on the CCHA race, The teams last met on the largest regular-season INSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION and prepares for a home-and-home series with archrival stage in college hockey this season, the Big Chill game Founded ...... 1855 Michigan. The teams play Friday in East Lansing, then on at Michigan Stadium. The Wolverines won that game, Loca on ...... East Lansing, MI 48824 Saturday in Ann Arbor. Enrollment ...... 47, 100 5-0, extending their winning streak in the series to Nickname...... Spartans four games. MSU took three of the four regular- Colors ...... Green and White MEDIA DARLINGS season mee ngs a year ago. Affi lia on ...... NCAA Division I Friday’s game at Munn Ice Arena will air live on the Big Conference ...... CCHA Ten Network, with Dan Kelly and Billy Jaff e on the call. WITHIN INCHES President ...... Dr. Lou Anna K. Simon The Big Ten Network is on Dish Network channel 439, The last decade has been the closest in the history of Athle cs Director ...... Mark Hollis and on DirecTV Channel 610. SWA/Hockey Administrator ...... Shelley Appelbaum the Michigan State-Michigan rivalry. The Wolverines Faculty Representa ve ...... Dr. Michael Kasavana Saturday’s lt in Ann Arbor will be carried in high hold a slim 22-20-11 lead in games played since the Arena (Capacity) ...... Munn Ice Arena (6,470) defi ni on on FSN Plus, with Ma Shepard and Fred start of the 1999-2000 season. Ice Surface ...... 200’ by 85’ Pletsch calling the ac on. FSN Detroit can be found MSU was 3-1 in the regular season against its archrival on DirecTV Channel 664 (or 6644 in high def), and on last year, and UM swept the fi ve games in which the MICHIGAN STATE HOCKEY STAFF ATT U-Verse Ch. 737/1737. teams met in 2008-09. Prior to last 2008-09, only once Head Coach ..... Rick Comley (Lake Superior State, 1972) On the radio, both contests against the Wolverines will in the last decade had one team won three consecu ve Record at MSU (Years): ...... 177-130-38, .576 (9th) Overall Record (Years): ...... 774-605-109, .559 (38th) air on WJIM 1240 AM. The radio call can also be heard on games (MSU accomplished the feat in February and www.spartansportsnetwork.com. Sco Moore and Rob March of 2001). Assoc. Head Coach ...... Brian Renfrew Woodward begin their sixth season together on the call Assistant Coach ...... Tom Newton of Spartan hockey. COUNT EM ALL? Volunteer Assistant ...... Rob Woodward Michigan has won 141 games in this series, but 41 of Director of Hockey Opera ons ...... Adam Nigh ngale SERIES HISTORY those wins came between 1922 and 1957. The Spartans Athle c Trainer ...... Dave Carrier Michigan State trails the all- me series with the Equipment Manager ...... Tom Magee recorded only two victories in that span. Strength & Condi oning ...... Mike Vorkapich Wolverines by a 122-141-18 margin. both teams hold There is a fi ve-game discrepancy between MSU and Munn Ice Arena Manager ...... Tom Campbell the advantage in their own rinks: The Spartans are U-M’s all- me series records, all in the early 1920’s. The Spartans hold a 62-48-9 advantage. In Ann Arbor, MSU records have four more Wolverine victories and MICHIGAN STATE TEAM INFORMATION Michigan holds a 70-43-4 edge. one for the Spartans. 2010-11 Overall Record ...... 7-10-3 2010-11 CCHA Record ...... 3-8-1-0 2010-11 Rankings ...... NR (USCHO) NR (USAToday)

SPARTAN PROGRAM HISTORY First Varsity Season ...... 1922 All-Time Record ...... 1,196-878-120 (.574), 69 seasons 2010-11 MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS All-Time CCHA Record .....546-245-89 (.677), 29 seasons No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. S/C Birthdate Hometown/Previous Team CCHA Regular-Season Titles ...... 7 (1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2001) 2 Chris Sandmeyer D 6-2 180 Fr R 8/6/90 Kalamazoo, Mich/Green Mountain Glades (EJHL) CCHA Tournament Titles ...... 11 4 Trevor Nill F 6-3 200 Jr. R 4/11/89 Novi, Mich./Pen cton Vees (BCHL) (1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 5 Brock Shelgren D 5-10 185 Jr. R 2/25/88 Chicago, Ill./Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL) 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006) NCAA Tournament Appearances ...... 26 7 Tim Bu ery D 5-11 180 Jr. R 12/3/87 Northville, Mich./Chicago Steel (USHL) (1959, 1966, 1967, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 8 Chris Forfar F 6-0 195 So. R 12/24/88 Darien, Ill./Lincoln Stars (USHL) 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 9 Daultan Leveille F 6-0 170 Jr. L 8/10/90 St. Catharines, Ontario/St. Catharines Falcons (GHJHL) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 10 Dus n Gazley F 5-8 170 Sr. R 10/3/88 Novi, Mich./Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008) 11 Bre Perlini F 6-2 205 Jr. L 6/14/90 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario/Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) NCAA Titles ...... 3 (1966, 1986, 2007) 13 Mike Merrifi eld F 5-9 190 Jr. L 2/8/90 Beverly Hills, Mich./St. Louis Bandits (NAHL) MEDIA INFORMATION 14 Zack Josepher D 6-0 195 So. L 7/5/88 Wantagh, N.Y./Pen cton Vees (BCHL) Director of Athle c Comm...... Jamie (Weir) Baldwin 15 A.J. Sturges D 6-4 200 R-Jr. L 4/6/89 Madison, Wis. /U.S. Na onal Under-18 Team (Hockey Contact) 16 Dean Chelios F 6-2 185 So. L 7/14/89 Bloomfi eld Hills, Mich./Chicago Steel (USHL) offi ce phone ...... 517-355-2271 17 Ma Crandell D 5-10 190 Jr. L 12/9/88 St. Cloud, Minn./Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) cell ...... 517-243-3187 email ...... [email protected] 18 Kevin Walrod F 6-1 185 So. L 11/28/88 Westside, Bri sh Columbia/Cowichan Valley Cap als (BCHL) Website...... www.msuspartans.com 19 Joey Shean F 5-11 180 Sr. R 4/23/87 Pleasant Lake, Mich./Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL) 21 Anthony Hayes F 5-11 190 So. R 1/14/89 Canton, Mich./Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) Head coach Rick Comley holds a press conference in the lounge at Munn Arena each Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. The video 22 Lee Reimer F 6-1 170 Fr. L 8/2/90 Landmark, Manitoba/Camore Eagles (AJHL) of his press conference is available for free on MSUSpartans. 23 Ma Grassi D 6-3 220 So. R 3/7/89 Burnaby, Bri sh Columbia/Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) com a er 5 p.m. each Tuesday. Phone interviews are best conducted weekdays between 9-11 a.m. 27 Derek Grant F 6-3 195 Fr. L 4/20/90 Abbotsford, Bri sh Columbia/Langley Chiefs (BCHL) Player interviews (both in-person and via telephone) are 29 Drew Palmisano G 5-10 170 Jr. L 7/2/88 Ann Arbor, Mich./Omaha Lancers (USHL) conducted prior to prac ce on Tuesday (1:45-2:30 p.m.), and 32 Kyle McMahon G 6-0 190 Jr. L 7/1/89 Broomfi eld, Colo./Wichita Falls Wildcats (NAHL) on Wednesdays before or a er prac ce (2:40 p.m./approx. 4:45 p.m.) All player interview requests must go through 37 Will Yanakeff G 6-4 200 Fr. R 4/30/92 Jerome, Mich./Waterloo Blackhawks (USHL) Jamie Baldwin and be arranged at least 24 hours in advance. 42 Jake Chelios D 6-3 185 Fr. L 3/8/91 Bloomfi eld Hills, Mich./Chicago Steel (USHL) Please note that no game-day interviews will be granted un l the conclusion of the contest. 44 Torey Krug D 5-9 180 So. L 4/12/91 Livonia, Mich./Indiana Ice (USHL) To receive weekly informa on via email, contact Jamie 86 Greg Wolfe F 5-10 190 Fr. R 4/25/90 Canton, Mich./Omaha Lancers (USHL) Baldwin at the above email address. 91 Zach Golembiewski F 6-0 200 So. R 3/6/91 St. Clair, Mich./Indiana Ice (USHL) MSU hockey maintains a twi er feed which will alert you to links and news pertaining to both current players in the PRONUNCIATIONS program as well as alumni. Follow Spartan Hockey at Reimer ...... RYE-mer @MSU_Hockey. Chelios ...... CHEL-ee-ohs Krug ...... KROOG Crandell ...... CRAN-dull Daultan Leveille ...... DALL-ton Shean ...... SHE-ann In addi on, fans can follow all the ac on of all Michi- Sturges ...... STIR-ges gan State sports teams on facebook (h p://www.facebook. Gazley ...... GAZE-ley LEV-ee-ay Walrod ...... WALL-rod com/MSUathle cs). The Spartans have more than 77,000 Golembiewski ...... gol-em-bee-ESS-ki Palmisano ...... pahl-mih-SAHN-oh “fans” on facebook. Grassi ...... GRASS-ee Perlini ...... per-LEEN-e Yanakeff ...... YAN-ah-keff

COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE | 2010-11 SPARTAN HOCKEY 3 281 BATTLES IN THE WAR which consists of two single games: the Spartans will play IN THE POLLS The Michigan State-Michigan rivalry is one of national Ferris State in Big Rapids on Thursday, Jan. 27, then will face prominence across the board, but due to the similar levels of Michigan at Joe Louis Arena on Saturday Jan. 29. MSU’s weekly standing in the naƟ onal polls: success and a close won/loss records between the programs, it also may be the fi ercest. FIRST NIGHT FORMALWEAR USA Hockey/ In college hockey circles, it is perhaps the premiere ri- Michigan State has three es this season, and all have come Week USCHO USATODAY valry - and with 281st chapters and two more to come this in the fi rst games of two-game sets. The Spartans ed Maine, Preseason no poll RV weekend, it is also the most-played rivalry in the sport. 4-4, in the fi rst game of their series with the Black Bears, and ed Alaska (1-1) and Alabama-Huntsville (4-4) in the fi rst Oct. 4 16 no poll 281 Michigan State/Michigan games of those series as well. Oct. 11 20 RV 280 North Dakota/Minnesota Oct. 18 16 RV 277 Denver/Colorado College FOR STARTERS 257 Minnesota/Michigan The Spartans were undefeated through their fi rst six games Oct. 25 11 14 for the fi rst me since 1998-99. MSU was 4-0-2 that season, 261 Minnesota/Michigan Tech Nov. 1 12 12 256 Minnesota/Wisconsin and started 5-0-2 before losing to Ohio State on Nov. 13. 254 North Dakota/Denver Nov. 8 16 RV 252 Boston College/Boston University TOUGH SLEDDING Nov. 15 17 RV 249 Minnesota/Colorado College MSU had a tough November, winning just twice in nine out- Nov. 22 RV -- 237 North Dakota/Michigan Tech ings. One of its seven losses came in over me, two were 232 Yale/Princeton one-goal games, and two others were two-goal margins Nov. 29 RV -- thanks only to a late empty-ne er. The Spartans had a 230 Harvard/Yale Dec. 6 RV -- 219 North Dakota/Colorado College 2-3-0 December. 218 Michigan/Michigan Tech Dec. 13 -- -- 216 Boston College/Northeastern TRADITIONALLY STRONG Dec. 20 -- -- 214 Michigan Tech/Minnesota-Duluth In 25 of MSU’s 28 seasons in the CCHA, it has fi nished fourth Dec. 27 -- -- 214 Minnesota/Minnesota-Duluth or be er. MSU has won six regular-season tles, fi nished 211 Michigan Tech/Denver second eight mes, third eight mes, and fourth three mes. Jan. 3 -- --

Harvard/Princeton 209 North Dakota/Minnesota-Duluth THIS WEEK’S POPULARITY CONTEST ... 207 Boston University/Northeastern Michigan State has fallen out of the na onal polls the last 194 Dartmouth/Yale two weeks, a er at least receiving votes in each of the fi rst 192 Dartmouth/Harvard 10 surveys of the season. 188 Dartmouth/Princeton 186 Clarkson/St. Lawrence SURVEY SAYS ... The 2010-11 CCHA Pre-Season polls found Michigan State picked fourth by the conference coaches and third by the SCHEDULING QUIRK league’s media. The two-game set with Notre Dame in mid-November was For the third me in four years, the coaches and media dis- one of three that was formerly a home-and-home series agreed over who should own the No. 1 posi on in the Central that will now be played in one venue this season. MSU will Collegiate Hockey Associa on’s annual preseason polls. The be at home against Bowling Green in late February, and conference’s 11 head coaches ranked defending playoff cham- play two-game sets at Western Michigan and Notre Dame. pion Michigan fi rst, while 75 media members named defending The early December series against Ferris State was one regular-season champion Miami as the preseason favorite. of just two home-and-home series remaining on MSU’s schedule, due to the scheduling quirks of an 11-team league. The Spartans series with Michigan on this one is the second and fi nal home-and-home; all six of MSU’s remaining series are two-game sets. The Spartans do have one weekend

CCHA STANDINGS AROUND THE LEAGUE Conference Games Overall Friday, January 7: Pts GP Record SW Pct. GF- GA GP Record Win% GF- GA Ferris State at Bowling Green ...... 7:05 pm 1 Notre Dame 29 14 9- 4- 1 1 .679 51- 38 22 12- 7- 3 .614 84- 64 Western Michigan at Alaska ...... 7:05 pm 2 Michigan 28 13 9- 3- 1 0 .731 43- 26 21 12- 5- 4 .667 73- 52 Miami at Ohio State ...... 7:35 pm 3 Miami 27 14 8- 4- 2 1 .643 53- 28 20 11- 6- 3 .625 76- 46 Michigan at Michigan State ...... 7:35 pm 4 Alaska 23 14 6- 5- 3 2 .536 34- 33 18 9- 6- 3 .583 44- 40 Notre Dame at Northern Michigan ..7:35 pm Northern Michigan 23 14 7- 5- 2 0 .571 33- 38 22 9- 9- 4 .500 56- 61 Saturday, January 8: Ferris State 23 15 6- 6- 3 2 .500 31- 31 21 9- 8- 4 .524 48- 43 Ferris State at Bowling Green ...... 7:05 pm 7 Ohio State 17 12 5- 6- 1 1 .458 31- 35 19 10- 8- 1 .553 58- 48 Miami at Ohio State ...... 7:05 pm Western Michigan 17 12 4- 5- 3 2 .458 31- 34 20 10- 6- 4 .600 52- 49 Michigan State at Michigan ...... 7:05 pm Lake Superior 17 14 4- 7- 3 2 .393 29- 39 20 6-10- 4 .400 48- 64 Western Michigan at Alaska ...... 7:05 pm Notre Dame at Northern Michigan ..7:35 pm 10 Michigan State 10 12 3- 8- 1 0 .292 23- 34 20 7-10- 3 .425 51- 59 11 Bowling Green 8 14 2-10- 2 0 .214 24- 47 22 7-13- 2 .364 48- 67

Conference games ed a er 65 minutes advance to a three-player shootout with the winning team receiving an extra point in the standings (denoted in the SW column).

COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE | 2010-11 SPARTAN HOCKEY 4 HEAD COACH ROSTER CAPSULE A year ago, Michigan State was picked eighth and The Spartans returned 19 players from a 19-13-5 ninth in the pre-season polls by the media and coaches, RICK COMLEY team in 2009-10 including Second Team All-CCHA respec vely. Michigan State was the CCHA team in Rick Comley, one of the longes enured selection Drew Palmisano. Seventeen of the 19 2009-10 which fi nished the most spots ahead of its and most successful coaches in NCAA returnees were le erwinners a year ago. MSU is preseason projec on. hockey history, embarks on his seventh sea- quite “middle-classes” heavy - the roster features son as the head coach of the Spartans and just two seniors and fi ve freshmen on a roster of 26 THEY’RE HONORED his 38th season overall behind the bench student-athletes. The Spartans lost four players to Three MSU players have received weekly honors of a collegiate hockey program. As one of from the CCHA this season. Junior defenseman just two head coaches to win NCAA tles gradua on and three would-be seniors to profes- sional hockey in the off -season. Sophomore Derek Brock Shelgren was named the CCHA Defenseman at two diff erent ins tu ons and among of the Week a er the Maine series. It was the fi rst the top fi ve coaches all- me in collegiate Grant is the team’s top returning scorer (12-18-30), CCHA weekly honor in his career. Drew Palmisano victories, Comley has cemented his place among college hockey’s followed by junior Daultan Leveille (6-19-25). Palmi- earned CCHA Goaltender of the Week honors for his most accomplished mentors. sano boasted a 2.44 GAA and .917 save percentage performance in the Alaska series (Oct. 22-23), and Comley has 37 years of head coaching experience and a proven in his fi rst season as a starter. record of success at the conference and na onal levels. During his Derek Grant was named the CCHA Off ensive Player career, he’s coached ten Hobey Baker Memorial Award fi nalists, 15 THE MENTOR of the Week on Nov. 15 a er a fi ve-point weekend All-Americans, four league players of the year, 26 fi rst-team all-league Rick Comley is in his 38th season behind the bench against Ohio State. selec ons, and 85 academic all-league selec ons. He entered the of a college hockey program, and his ninth season at Torey Krug was named to the All-Tournament 2010-11 season with a 768-596-106 (.559) career record in 37 sea- MSU. With 768 victories entering the season, Comley team at the Great Lakes Invita onal. sons and is one of just fi ve coaches to surpass the 700-win plateau. ranks among the top fi ve coaches all- me in wins and He has recorded a 173-121-37 (.576) record in his MSU tenure, with top three among ac ve coaches. THEY LIKE OUR D at least 25 wins in three of the last fi ve seasons. Sophomore captain Torey Krug was named to the His 2006-07 Spartans were perhaps a bit of an underdog at the GAINING GROUND CCHA Preseason All-Conference Team. Krug re- Frozen Four, but s cking to Comley’s mantra – “Just play our game” Comley owns a 775-606-109 (.559) career overall ceived the third-most votes of any blueliner in the – the team rallied from an two-goal defi cit to defeat Maine in the coaching record, good for fourth place on the all- me conference, garnering three fi rst-place votes and 30 semifi nals (4-2) before taking on Boston College in the tle game. wins list. Former MSU coach and athle c director Ron points. Junior goaltender Drew Palmisano was an Trailing 1-0 entering the third, the resilient MSU squad scored mid- Mason fi nished his career behind the bench in 2002 honorable men on selec on, garnering 14 points way through the fi nal frame and got the game-winner with just 18.9 with 924 wins, while Jerry York of Boston College has and one fi rst-place vote. seconds remaining in regula on before adding an empty-net tally to 858 and Jack Parker of Boston University has 838. Krug was named to the Inside College Hockey post a drama c, 3-1 victory on college hockey’s grandest stage. fi rst-half team. Comley arrived at MSU prior to the 2002-03 season a er spending SEASON IN REVIEW 26 years (1976-2002) as the head coach at Northern Michigan. The fi rst Michigan State fi nished the 2009-10 CCHA season in RANKING head coach in NMU hockey history, he compiled a 538-429-68 (.533) second place. MSU’s improvement of eight spots in MSU’s nine games prior to the Dec. 30 game against mark behind the Wildcat bench to become one of just 10 coaches to the league standings from the previous season ed Michigan Tech were against ranked teams. The post 500 victories at the same ins tu on. He guided NMU to CCHA the all- me best jump from one year to another in Spartans are 2-7-0 in those contests, with three regular-season championships and league postseason tles in 1980 conference history (Ferris State was ninth in the shutouts against. Overall, MSU is 4-7-2 against ranked and 1981. Comley also piloted the Wildcats to the 1991 WCHA regular- 2002-03 season, then captured the league tle a opponents, but is 2-0-2 against teams ranked in the season crown and three WCHA playoff championships. top 10 at the me of the game. Comley took seven Northern Michigan teams to the NCAA season later.) Michigan State fi nished in a e for 10th Tournament, including the 1990-91 unit, which captured the WCHA in 2008-09, but was the 11th seed in the playoff s due regular-season and playoff championships and won the NCAA tle. to losing the ebreaker. He earned the Spencer Penrose Memorial Award in 1980 and 1991, and was named CCHA Coach of the Year in 1980 and 1981 and WCHA Coach of the Year in 1989 and 1991. He began his coaching career at his alma mater, Lake Superior MEDIA DARLINGS State, where he served as Ron Mason’s varsity assistant and recruiter The CCHA offi ce released its composite television package for the upcoming season. In total, during the 1972-73 season. He was named the school’s head coach 20 Michigan State games will be televised throughout the 2010-11 regular season. The package the following year and guided the Lakers to a 59-46-3 mark from feature all 11 conference teams in at least two broadcasts. 1973-76, winning an NAIA na onal championship and a CCHA regular-season tle in 1974. Thur. Oct. 14 Comcast Maine at Michigan State ...... 7:05 p.m. A four-year le erwinner (1967-71) at Lake Superior State, Comley Fri. Oct. 15 CBSC Maine at Michigan State ...... 7:35 p.m. was a two- me NAIA All-American and served as team captain as a Fri. Oct. 22 Comcast Alaska at Michigan State ...... 7:05 p.m. senior in 1971. He earned his bachelor’s degree from LSSC in 1972 Fri. Nov. 5 Comcast Michigan State at Western Michigan ...... 7:35 p.m. and a master’s degree from Northern Michigan in 1973. Fri. Nov. 12 Comcast Ohio State at Michigan State ...... 6:35 p.m. ** a full biography and list of career achievements appears in the MSU Media Tues. Nov. 23 Comcast Ferris State at Michigan State ...... 7:05 p.m. guide, p. 16-19. Sat. Dec. 4 Comcast Ferris State at Michigan State ...... 7:05 p.m. Sat. Dec. 11 FSD/BTN Michigan State v. Michigan ...... 3:05 p.m. NCAA DIVISION I COACHING VICTORIES Fri. Dec. 30 FSD Great Lakes InvitaƟ onal Championship ...... 7:35 p.m. Fri. Jan. 7 BTN Michigan at Michigan State ...... 7:35 p.m. Ron Mason ...... 1966-2002 ...... 924 Sat. Jan. 8 FSD Michigan State at Michigan ...... 7:05 p.m. Lake Superior, Bowling Green, MSU Fri. Jan. 21 CBSC Miami at Michigan State ...... 7:35 p.m. Jerry York ...... 1972-present ...... 862 Sat. Jan. 22 Comcast Miami at Michigan State ...... 7:05 p.m. Clarkson, Bowling Green, Boston College Thur. Jan. 27 FSD Michigan State at Ferris State ...... 7:35 p.m. Jack Parker ...... 1973-present ...... 843 Sat. Jan. 29 FSD Michigan v Michigan State (JLA) ...... 8:05 p.m. Boston University Fri. Feb. 4 BTN Michigan State at Ohio State ...... 7:35 p.m. Fri. Feb. 11 Comcast Northern Michigan at Michigan State ...... 7:05 p.m. Rick Comley ...... 1973-present ...... 775 Lake Superior, Northern Michigan, Michigan State Sat. Feb. 12 FSD Northern Michigan at Michigan State ...... 5:05 p.m. Fri. Feb. 25 FSD Bowling Green at Michigan State ...... 7:35 p.m. Bob Peters ...... 1964-2001 ...... 744 North Dakota, Bemidji State Sat. Feb. 26 Comcast Bowling Green at Michigan State ...... 7:05 p.m.

COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE | 2010-11 SPARTAN HOCKEY 5 NON-CONFERENCE Rick Comley owns a 42-30-7 record in games against NUMBER CRUNCHING non-conference teams since coming to Michigan State prior to the 2002-03 season. (This includes regular-season, Overall ...... 7-10-3 Scoring 0 goals ...... 0-3-0 tournament, and NCAA Tournament games) Only once Home ...... 4-3-3 Scoring 1 goal ...... 0-2-1 has a Comley team been sub-.500 in games against non- Road ...... 2-7-0 Scoring 2 goals ...... 1-2-0 conference foes in a season (2003-04). Neutral...... 1-1-0 Scoring 3 goals ...... 2-2-0 Michigan State was 5-3 against non-conference com- At Joe Louis Arena ...... 1-1-0 Scoring 4+ goals ...... 4-1-2 pe on in 2009-10. MSU’s 2010-11 schedule has one Allowing 0 goals ...... 1-0-0 independent (Alabama-Huntsville), up to four games CCHA Contests ...... 3-8-1 Allowing 1 goal ...... 2-1-1 against WCHA compe on (Minnesota, Wisconsin, MIchi- Game 1 of a CCHA series ...... 1-3-1 Allowing 2 goals ...... 3-0-0 Game 2 of a CCHA series ...... 2-3-0 gan Tech, and Colorado College in the GLI) in addi on to Allowing 3 goals ...... 1-2-0 CCHA home games ...... 2-3-1 the two-game set with Hockey East entry Maine. Allowing 4+ goals ...... 0-7-2 CCHA road games ...... 1-5-0 This year, MSU went 4-2-2 against non-conference In Game 2 when winning game 1 ...... 0-1-0 teams, with a win and e each against Maine and UAH. Outshoo ng opponent ...... 4-2-2 In Game 2 when winning a Game 1 shootout ...... 0-0-0 The Spartans’ also split Thanksgiving weekend in the Outshot by opponent ...... 3-7-1 In Game 2 when losing game 1 ...... 1-2-0 Shots are equal ...... 0-1-0 College Hockey Showcase, a win at Minnesota and a loss In Game 2 when losing a Game 1 shootout ...... 1-0-0 at Wisconsin. MSU’s dropped a 5-4 decision to Colorado Shoo ng less than 20 mes ...... 0-1-0 Shoo ng 20-29 mes ...... 4-6-0 College in the GLI, but rebounded to down Michigan Tech, In televised games ...... 2-5-2 5-3, in the consola on game. Shoo ng 30 or more mes ...... 4-3-3 Against Ranked Teams ...... 4-7-2 Allowing less than 20 shots ...... 3-0-1 Against Top-10 Teams ...... 2-0-2 TURN BACK THE CLOCK Allowing 20-29 shots ...... 1-5-1 Allowing 30 shots or more ...... 3-5-1 At the end of the calendar year of 2009, the Spartans Olympic ice (200x100) ...... 1-2-0 were 14-6-2 and had go en off to a hot 9-3-2 mark in NHL ice (200x85) ...... 6-8-3 Scoring a power play goal ...... 4-5-1 conference play. MSU was scoring 2.8 goals per game, and Scoring fi rst ...... 6-2-2 Not scoring a power play goal ...... 3-5-2 leading scorer Corey Tropp had a 16-11-27 scoring line. Opponent scores fi rst ...... 1-8-1 Allowing a power play goal ...... 4-5-3 This season, MSU is 7-10-3 and has been shut out Leading a er one period ...... 4-2-1 Not allowing a power play goal ...... 3-5-0 three mes, and is averaging 2.55 goals per game. MSU Trailing a er one period ...... 1-4-2 Scoring shorthanded ...... 1-0-0 is allowing 2.95 goals per game this season ... a full goal Tied a er one period ...... 2-4-0 Allowing a shorthanded goal ...... 0-2-0 more than the 1.9 it had allowed per game at this me Leading a er two periods...... 6-1-1 last year. Trailing a er two periods ...... 0-7-1 Winning more faceoff s ...... 2-6-0 While the 2009 roster had six players in double-fi gure Tied a er two periods ...... 1-2-1 Winning fewer faceoff s...... 5-4-2 points, this year’s has a comparable fi ve - but three of last Over me games ...... 0-2-3 Faceoff s are even ...... 0-0-1 year’s six double-fi gure scorers (Tropp (27), Jeff Petry (16), and Andrew Rowe (12)) are now playing in the American Following a win ...... 0-4-2 Tuesday ...... 0-1-0 Hockey League. Petry went on to earn All-America honors, Following a loss ...... 4-5-0 Wednesday ...... 0-1-0 and he and Tropp were both All-CCHA selec ons. Following a e ...... 3-0-0 Thursday ...... 1-0-1 Friday ...... 3-3-2 STILL SEARCHING One-goal games ...... 3-4-0 Saturday ...... 3-5-0 Head coach Rick Comley has used 42 diff erent line combi- Two-goal games ...... 1-3-0 na ons this season in search of scoring, compared to 18 at Decided by three or more goals ...... 3-4-0 October ...... 3-0-3 the start of 2010. Last season, there were just seven dif- November ...... 2-7-0 When having more penalty minutes ...... 3-6-0 ferent pairs of defensemen, compared to 10 this season. December ...... 2-3-0 Having fewer penalty minutes ...... 4-4-1 January ...... 0-0-0 Penalty minutes are even ...... 0-0-2 FOUR IS A MAGIC NUMBER February ...... 0-0-0 This year, MSU is 4-1-2 when scoring four goals or more, March ...... 0-0-0 and is 3-8-3 in games scoring three or fewer. MSU is 7-3- 1 when allowing three or fewer, and 0-7-2 when giving up four or more. The GLI semifi nal against Colorado College was the only me this season that MSU scored four goals or more and lost.

WIN ‘EM CLOSE BIG GAMES BIG PERIODS 27 of MSU’s 38 games a year ago were se led by two Michigan State allowed six goals to Notre Dame on Nov. MSU’s three-goal opening period against the Gophers goals or less, and 12 were one-goal aff airs. Of the eight 19, the most since a 7-3 loss to Wisconsin in the College ed its season-high for goals in a period, matching the that were two-goal margins or more, four involved an Hockey Showcase last November. three it put on the board in the fi rst period against Ohio empty-net goal. Just a week later, the Spartans scored a season-best State on Nov. 13. MSU was 8-4-0 in one-goal games in 2009-10, and is fi ve goals in the game at Minnesota, the most since Feb. The Spartans scored twice in the third period against 4-3-0 in those games this season. Overall in 2010-11, 26, 2010 when MSU posted a 5-2 victory over Bowling both Colorado College and Michigan Tech. It ed MSU’s the Spartans have ed three games, had seven one-goal Green. MSU then allowed fi ve goals to Michigan in the season high for third-period tallies. aff airs, and three others which had empty-net tallies. Big Chill. With nine goals in the two games of the Great Lakes FEAST, THEN FAMINE FREE HOCKEY Invita onal, it was the most goals the Spartans have The third period has been MSU’s lowest-output frame, Michigan State is now 0-2-3 in over me this season a er scored in consecu ve games this season. MSU had scored with just 12 goals in 20 games. MSU’s best period has suff ering a hard-luck, 1-0 OT decision against Ferris State eight in the weekend set with Maine . been the fi rst (19 goals) on Dec. 4 at Munn Ice Arena. The over me winner was a defl ec on off a defender’s s ck in front. MSU split with the Bulldogs, winning a 3-2 game in Big Rapids on Friday.

COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE | 2010-11 SPARTAN HOCKEY 6 SHOOTING GALLERY, PART I State got a fl uke over me winner when a cross-slot MSU has outshot its opponents in just eight of 20 pass defl ected off a defender. 2010-11 SPARTAN HONOR ROLL games, including holding its opponents under 20 Michigan State suff ered shutouts in back-to-back shots twice. Despite being on the short end of the games in early December: the Spartans dropped the DEREK GRANT (SO., F) shot margin in approx. 2/3 of its games, opponents Dec. 11 game at Michigan, a 5-0 decision. It was just • CCHA Off ensive Player of the Week (Nov. 15) have 543 shots this season, compared to 533 for the second me in school history that the Spartans TOREY KRUG (SO., D) MSU - a diff erence of just 10 shots. had been shut out in back-to-back games in the same • Pre-season All-CCHA pick The Spartans have outshot their opponent in season: the fi rst was in 2009, on Feb 21 (vs. Bowling • Great Lakes Invita onal All-Tournament Team the last three games. MSU’s game total of 46 shots Green 4-0) and Feb. 27 (vs. Notre Dame, 5-0). against Michigan Tech was a season-best. The pre- DREW PALMISANO (JR., G) vious high was 38, set against both Maine (Oct. 14) POWERING UP • CCHA Goaltender of the Week (Oct. 25) and Alabama-Huntsville (Oct. 29). Michigan went 3-for-4 on the power play in the Big BROCK SHELGREN (JR., D) Michigan State was outshot in 25 of its 38 games Chill game on Dec. 11, the worst kill for the Spartans • CCHA Defenseman of the Week (Oct. 18) last season, but on the year was outshot only by a in a game all season. MSU allowed three goals in fi ve 1099-1051 margin, a total of 48 shots over 38 games. chances to Maine in the season opener and six power play goals in its fi rst three games (13-for-19 on the SHOOTING GALLERY, PART II kill, .684) overall, but had allowed just seven extra- Michigan State put 23 shots on the board in the man markers in its next 14 contests (50-for-57, .877). second period against Michigan Tech on Dec. 30 - In its six games prior to the Big Chill, the Spartans had 2010-11 PERIOD PIECES the highest number for the Spartans in a period this allowed just power-play tallies in 23 chances (87%). year. In fact, MSU has failed to record 23 shots in a MSU rebounded nicely, killing all seven chances game fi ve mes this year - the most recent against against in the Great Lakes Invita onal. MOST GOALS SCORED BY PERIOD: Wisconsin (22). On the season, MSU’s penalty kill is 71-for-87, First: MSU: 3, twice; MR vs. Minnesota, 11/26 (.816), and ranks seventh in the CCHA. Opp: 3 vs. Maine, 10/14 NOT QUITE A SHOOTING GALLERY The Spartan power play is 15-for-93 (.161) on the The Spartans held Colorado College to just two shots man advantage, good for seventh in the CCHA. Second: MSU: 2, four times; MR vs. Notre Dame, 11/19 in the third period of the Great Lakes Invita onal Opp.: 5, vs. Notre Dame, 11/19 semifi nal, the fewest shots MSU has allowed in a period this season. The Spartans outshot the Tigers Third: MSU: 2, three times; MR vs. Michigan Tech, 12/29 15-2 in the frame, as they mounted a two-goal rally CLASS-BY-CLASS SCORING Opp: 3, vs. Alabama-Huntsville, 10/29 that fell just short, falling 5-4. Freshmen GP G A P THEIR TURN FOR A WALL 2 Sandmeyer 0 Over me: MSU: none Michigan Tech netminder Jonathan XXS made 41 42 J. Chelios 19 4 4 8 Opp: 1, twice; MR, vs. Ferris State, 12/4 saves in the GLI consola on game against MSU, the 22 Reimer 16 1 3 4 fi rst me an opposing goaltender had made 40+ 37 Yanakeff 4 0 saves in a game since Northern Michigan’s Brian 86 Wolfe 15 1 3 4 MOST SHOTS TAKEN BY PERIOD: Stewart made 41 on March 16, 2008 - a 3-2 Wildcat TOTALS 54 6 10 16 First: MSU: 19, vs. Alabama-Huntsville, 10/29 win in the third game of the CCHA Quarterfi nal series Opp: 18, vs. Ferris State, 12/3 at Munn Ice Arena. Sophomores GP G A P Second: MSU: 23, vs. Michgian Tech, 12/30 A FIRST ... AND SECOND 8 Forfar 19 2 2 Opp.: 19, vs. Ohio State, 11/12 MSU outshot Michigan, 34-29, in the Big Chill game 14 Josepher 8 0 - yet lost the game, 5-0. It was the fi rst game this 16 D. Chelios 20 2 2 4 Third: MSU: 15, vs. Colorado College; 12/29 season that MSU outshot an opponent and lost. It 18 Walrod 11 2 1 3 Opp: 17, vs. Alabama-Huntsville, 10/23 happened again against Colorado College, where 21 Hayes 16 4 4 MSU outshot the Tigers 35-23. 23 Grassi 16 1 5 6 Over me: MSU: 3, vs. Maine, 10/ 14 The Spartans are 4-2-2 when pu ng more shots 27 Grant 20 3 15 18 (5-min.) Opp: 4, vs. Maine, 10/14 on the board in a contest. 44 Krug 20 5 10 15 91 Golembiewski 17 2 4 6 Over me: MSU: none WE HADN’T HAD MUCH USE FOR TOTALS 147 15 43 58 (SD) Opp.: none BROOMS... MSU has been swept twice this season - at Western Michigan (Nov. 5-6) by 4-3 and 3-1 scores, and Nov. Juniors GP G A P 19-20 at Notre Dame (2-6, 2-4). 4 Nill 18 1 2 3 5 Shelgren 20 3 2 5 MSU had taken at least a point out of every CCHA FEWEST SHOTS TAKEN BY PERIOD: 7 Bu ery 19 2 2 series last season – one of just three teams to do so. First: MSU: 5, vs. Alaska, 10/22 9 Leveille 20 4 7 11 The WMU series was MSU’s fi rst point-less weekend Opp: 5, vs. Notre Dame, 11/19 since the fi nal regular-season weekend against Notre 11 Perlini 20 12 5 17 Dame in February of 2009. 13 Merrifi eld 19 3 2 5 15 Sturges 1 0 Second: MSU: 5, vs. Western Michigan, 11/6 Opp.: 4, vs. Ohio State, 11/3 SCORELESS 17 Crandell 20 5 5 Ferris State has shut out MSU twice this season, and 29 Palmisano 18 0 Third: MSU: 4, three mes; MR vs. Notre Dame, 11/19 both have come at Munn Ice Arena. The Spartans 32 McMahon 0 Opp: 2, vs. Colorado College, 12/29 had gone two calendar years without being white- TOTALS 155 23 25 48 washed at home - the last had been Oct. 16, 2008 - a 3-0 loss to UMass-Lowell. Over me: MSU: 0, vs. Ohio State, 11/12 The fi rst shutout came on Nov. 23, when the Seniors GP G A P (5-min.) Opp: 2, twice; MR vs. Ferris State, 12/4 teams skated through a 1-0 Ferris State lead through 10 Gazely 20 7 7 14 56 minutes of play before the Bulldogs got the back- 19 Shean 8 0 Over me: MSU: none breaker and added an empty-net tally. On Dec. 4, TOTALS 28 7 7 14 (SD) Opp.: none the teams played a scoreless regula on, and Ferris

COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE | 2010-11 SPARTAN HOCKEY 7 DOUBLING UP IRISH WELCOME ECLIPSE MSU has po ed two man-advantage tallies in four diff er- Freshman goalie Will Yanakeff saw his fi rst collegiate Torey Krug’s Nov. 20 tally at Notre Dame was his third ent games this season. ac on on Nov. 19 at Notre Dame, coming in to play the of the season, matching his total number of goals from third period in relief of Drew Palmisano. The rookie a season ago. SHORTY stopped 12 of 13 shots in that third peirod. He got the Bre Perlini scored his 12th goal of the season in the The Spartans allowed shorthanded goals to Notre Dame in star ng nod a night later, and made 19 saves against three Dec. 30 game against Michigan Tech. He had nine career each of their two games (Nov. 19-20), including Saturday’s goals in a 4-2 loss. goals entering the season. game-winner with just under two and a half minutes In his fi rst collegiate start on Nov. 20, freshman goalie remaining in regula on. The empty-net goal was also a Will Yanakeff faced a penalty shot against ND’s Ben Ryan THIS WILL LOOK GOOD LATER shorthanded marker, giving MSU three shorthanded tal- just 22 seconds into the game. Yanakeff made a right leg Ten of Derek Grant’s 18 points have come in CCHA games. lies against in the series. The Spartans allowed just fi ve -pad save; it was the fi rst saved penalty shot for MSU since 11 of Bre Perlini’s (six goals, fi ve assists) came in confer- shorthanded goals all of last season. Feb. 2, 2008, when Jeff Lerg stopped Nebraska-Omaha’s ence contests. Torey Krug has 4-4-8 in CCHA lts, and two Bill Bagron in a 4-2 Spartan victory. of those goals stood as game-winners. STRONG SECOND HALVES Yanakeff earned his fi rst collegiate victory over Michi- During the Rick Comley era, the Spartans have tradi on- gan Tech in the GLI consola on game with 22 saves. He YOU GO TO THE BOX, TWO MINUTES BY ally been a second-half team. The fi rst three months played just over 87 minutes in the GLI, with a .909 save YOURSELF, AND YOU FEEL SHAME (October, November, December) of his eight seasons percentage and 2.05 GAA. Torey Krug was MSU’s most-penalized player last season. in East Lansing, the Spartans have been a combined At 5-9, he is MSU’s smallest-stature defenseman - but was 81-71-17 (52.9%), then compiled a 87-45-17 mark in the ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL whistled for 27 penal es for 65 minutes. second half (64.1%). Drew Palmisano was credited with 17 fi rst-period saves In 20 games this season, Krug has been whistled for 12 With MSU’s a 14-6-2 fi rst-semester record last year it at Ferris State on Dec. 3, a season best for a single-period penal es for 27 minutes - tops infrac ons, just ahead of surpassed the 2007-08 squad for most wins under Comley in eff ort and two shy of his career record. Dus n Gazley’s 11, and ranked fi rst in penalty minutes. the opening semester. That team had the then-best fi rst-half record (12-5-2, 68.4%), and were 13-7-3 in the 2008 por on CARRYING THE LOAD BLOCK PARTY of the schedule (63%). Drew Palmisano has seen more me in net than all but Michigan State has blocked 220 shots in 20 games, Last year appears to be a juxtaposi on of seasons three goaltenders in the country. Alaska’s Sco Greenham compared to 262 for its opponents. In the second game past in the Comley regime - MSU jumped out to a 14-6-2 (1095:32) is the top goalie in terms of minutes, followed against Alaska (Oct. 23), the Nanooks blocked 30 MSU fi rst-half ledger (.681), and its second-semester record by Ferris State’s Pat Nagle (10:79:04) and Nebraska- shots. was 5-7-4 (.438). Omaha’s John Faulkner (1045:43). Palmisano has played Sophomore captain Torey Krug has blocked a team- 17 of MSU’s 18 games, and has logged 1017:25; both high 33 shots, while Krug’s defensive partner Ma Grassi SPECIAL SPECIALS Greenham and Faulkner have started all 18 of their team’s has 17. Blueliners Brock Shelgren (27), Tim Bu ery (20) Sixteen of MSU’s 51 goals scored this season have come games, while Nagle has played 18 of FSU’s 19 contests. and Jake Chelios (14) also register double-digits. Trevor in special teams situa ons - 15 on the power play, and Nill (15) and Chris Forfar (12) are the Spartan forwards one shorthanded. Of the 59 goals the Spartans have DOUBLING UP with 10 or more. allowed, 16 have come with a man advantage and three Bre Perlini’s two-goal eff ort on Dec. 3 against Ferris State Tim Bu ery blocked a career-best fi ve shots against shorthanded. was his third of the season and the fourth of his career. Colorado College on Dec. 29. He has 11 goals, his fi rst me in double-digits in his career. MAIDEN VOYAGES GOALIE U Freshman Lee Reimer was the fi rst freshman to get on Since the 1980-81 season, all but one Spartan star ng the board this season, his fi rst collegiate point coming on PRETTY GOALS DON’T COUNT FOR MORE goaltender has earned all-league honors (the Spartans Bre Perlini’s second-period goal in the second game of Freshman centerman Greg Wolfe’s scored his fi rst col- have competed in both the Western Collegiate Hockey the Maine series. legiate goal on Nov. 19 at Notre Dame. It was a bit of Association or Central Collegiate Hockey Association Two classmates joined him on the season scoresheet a fl uky score - a shot rang off the glass behind the goal during this stretch). in the Alaska series. Jake Chelios had his fi rst career two- cage and fl ipped high into the air, was missed by a pair The list reads like a who’s who in Spartan hockey - point game on Oct. 23 against Alaska, the same night he of opposing players trying to swat at it, and it instead fell Ron Sco , Bob Essensa, Norm Foster, Jason Muzza , had his fi rst career point (an assist on Daultan Leveille’s straight down, caromed off the sha of Wolfe’s s ck and Mike Gilmore, Mike Buzak, Chad Alban, Joe Blackburn, tally) and collegiate goal. Greg Wolfe had his fi rst colle- beat the goalie fi ve-hole. Ryan Miller, Dominic Vicari and Jeff Lerg. Sco , Alban, giate point in the same game, an assist on Chelios’ third Blackburn, Miller and Lerg were All-Americans. period marker. MAKING AN IMPRESSION The only star ng goalie who didn’t make an all-star It took fi rst-year player Jake Chelios three games to get team or win an award during this stretch was Ma Migli- FIRST TIME on the scoreboard for the fi rst me, but since breaking accio in 2002-03. Drew Palmisano kept the streak alive Kevin Walrod’s fi rst-period goal against Michigan Tech the ice (so to speak), he had points in fi ve of his next with his Second Team All-CCHA honor in 2009-10. was his fi rst collegiate tally, which came in his 35th game nine games played. as a Spartan. Walrod followed freshman Lee Reimer, Chelios had a power-play goal in each of the two who had his fi rst collegiate tally in the semifi nals against games against Ohio State (Nov. 5-6). He is the team’s Colorado College. top-scoring fi rst-year player, and he is now fourth on the team in goals with four . WHEW On top of the scoring prowess, Chelios has also been Lee Reimer’s fi rst-period goal against Colorado College rapidly improving not only while adjus ng to college in the GLI semifi nals snapped a 145:42 scoreless streak hockey, but also playing a new posi on. All throughout for MSU, da ng back to the Dec. 3 game at Ferris State. junior hockey, Chelios had played forward - he had ex- pressed an interest in switching to play defense to start his college career. His father, 26-year NHL veteran Chris Chelios, made the same switch at age 19 as well.

COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE | 2010-11 SPARTAN HOCKEY 8 SPARTAN VITALS SPARTAN ICERS IN THE COMMUNITY • MSU’s current roster averages: 6-0, 184 lbs., and the average age is 20 years, six months. Among CCHA schools, MSU was one of nine schools that aver- SHOOT FOR A CURE aged 6-0 or taller, the Spartans were the lightest team on average, and were The Michigan State hockey team has joined second-youngest. Michigan’s roster averages 20 years, one month, and is the the fi ght against children’s cancer. For the youngest roster on average. Notre Dame averages 20 years, eight months, and past four years, team members have been is the only other CCHA team that averages younger than at least 21 years old. volunteers at the Sparrow Hospital Pedi- Compared to 2009-10, MSU’s roster is the same average height, but is three atric Ward. Through the Spartan Buddies pounds heavier and four months younger. program started by former Spartan hockey captain Drew Miller, they have visited with • Michigan State’s roster features 19 players in its middle classes - 10 juniors and many children who have had to face this nine sophomores. There are just two seniors, and fi ve newcomers. MSU has awful disease. the fewest seniors of any school in the CCHA - Bowling Green, with four, is next An ini a ve called “Shoot for a Cure” - started by former Spartans Jus n Abdelkader on the list. MSu has the largest junior class ( ed with Alaska), the second-largest (2005-08) and Daniel Sturges (2005-09), will be in its fourth season in 2010-11. In its fi rst sophomore class (behind Western Michigan), and third-smallest freshman class. year, the ini a ve raised more than $5,000 through a chuck-a-puck contest and silent auc- on. In the fall of 2009, the ini a ve got a jump-start with a visit by the Stanley Cup to the • MSU’s 26-man roster represents six US states and three Canadian provences. Notre Dame football game. $2,500 was raised in under two hours as more than 300 people More than half (14) of MSU’s players hail from the state of Michigan, while had their photo taken with the world’s most famous trophy. three are from Bri sh Columbia. and two are from Ontario . The Spartans have Throughout the hockey season, fans can help the Spartans fi ght children’s cancer through a two players each from Illinois and Ontario, and one player each from Colorado, variety of Shoot for a Cure ac viites. Chuck-a-puck games will take place throughout season, Minnesota, New York, Wisconsin, and Manitoba. with the winners receiving a prize package courtesy of the MSU hockey family, thanks to the generosity of the former MSU skaters now playing professional hockey. • Michigan State was selected fourth by the head coaches and third by the The last two summers, the Spartan hockey alumni ran a “Skate with the Pros” event league’s media in the Central Collegiate Hockey Associa on’s annual preseason during the annual pro camp, and raised more than $3,000 when fans came out to skate on polls. the ice with some of the program’s most successful recent alumni and receive autographs For the third me in four years, the coaches and media disagree over from the 20 players in a endance. who should own the No. 1 posi on in the Central Collegiate Hockey Asso- The combined eff orts of the current team and the program’s alumni allow this ini a ve cia on’s annual preseason polls. The conference’s 11 head coaches ranked to grow every year, and assist Shoot for a Cure to help more children and their families af- defending playoff champion Michigan fi rst, while 75 media members named fected by cancer. The money raised by Shoot for a Cure is donated to the Brandon’s Defense defending regular-season champion Miami as the preseason favorite. Founda on, which was started in honor of Brandon Gordon, 16-year-old DeWi resident who lost his courageous ba le with osteosarcoma on Feb. 22, 2009. Brandon became close • With no captains returning from the 2009-10 season, the team has elected to the program through MSU’s Spartan Buddies program, and the team took on Brandon’s sophomore Torey Krug as the captain of the squad. Senior Dus n Gazley and ba le as their own over the two years he bravely fought the disease. junior Trevor Nill will serve as Alternate Captains. The Brandon’s Defense Founda on not only donates money to cancer research, but also provides Sparrow and other hospitals with important quality of life products and services • A total of 102 current and former Michigan State hockey players have been that fall in line with the mission of Spartan Buddies - to brighten the lives of chronically or selected in the last 35 Na onal Hockey League entry and supplemental dra s. cri cally ill children and their families. Below is a list of current Spartans who have been dra ed by NHL teams. Since January 2008, the Shoot for a Cure ini a ve has raised more than $33,000, including

more than $11,000 in the 2009-10 season. Trevor Nill (STL) 2007, 7th (190) Daultan Leveille (ATL) 2008, 1st (29) Derek Grant (OTT) 2008, 4th (119) SPARTAN BUDDIES Bre Perlini (ANA) 2010, 7th (192) A program started by former Spartan Drew Miller (2002-06), Spartan Buddies brings Michigan State athletes to Sparrow Hospital to visit with pediatric pa ents. Student- • Tidbits: Senior Joey Shean is the oldest player on the roster, as he turned athletes receive training before beginning their visits with pa ents. 23 on April 23, 2010 ... Freshman Will Yanakeff is the youngest player on this year’s roster, with an April 1992 birthdate. Team captain Torey Krug is BIG BROTHERS the second-youngest with an April 12, 1991 birthdate, 54 weeks older than Several Spartan hockey players are involved in the Lansing area Big Brothers program, Yanakeff ... Krug won two na onal championships with Detroit Honeybaked developing posi ve rela onships that have a direct and las ng impact on the lives (2003) and Indiana Ice (2009) as a teammate of classmate Zach Golembiewski of young people. Big Brothers mentors children, ages 6 through 18, in communi es ... The honor of being the tallest Spartans falls to AJ Sturges and Will Yanakeff across the country; Spartan players have been involved since 2007. (6-4), and the, ahem, least tallest is Dus n Gazley (5-8) ... Ma Grassi is the heaviest (and almost the tallest) at 6-3, 220 ... Bri sh Columbia is becoming a HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE hotbed of college hockey recrui ng, as Grassi, Kevin Walrod, and Derek Grant Spearheaded by freshmen Chris Forfar and Torey Krug, the hockey program partnered all hail from the provence - and Zach Josepher and Trevor Nill both played with several other MSU teams to hold the second annual Student-Athlete Holiday their junior hockey for Pen cton in the BCHL ... Gazley was the youngest Food Drive. The team accepted dona ons at the Nov. 13 game against Ohio State, member of the 2004 US inline team that won a silver medal at World Juniors but also canvassed several East Lansing neighborhoods to collect non-perishable food in London, Ontario and three ... Seven players were mul ple-sport athletes and toiletry items. in high school - Ma Crandell, Trevor Nill, and Bre Perlini all played soc- In each of this program’s two years, the student-athletes collected more than cer, while Nill, Brock Shelgren, and Dean Chelios all played baseball. Chris 1,000 pounds of food to donate to the Greater Lansing and MSU Food Banks for area Sandmeyer was a lacrosse player, Jake Chelios played tennis, and Lee Reimer families in need during the holiday season. played volleyball. Golembiewski was a scholas c golfer and graduated with his high school record for best round ... Trevor Nill serves as the president of TEDDY BEAR TOSS the Student-Athlete Advisory Commi ee (SAAC), which is a representa ve of On Saturday Dec. 4 at their home hockey game against Ferris State, the Spartans held a each of MSU’s 25 varsity sports. Teddy Bear Toss. Fans were encouraged to bring a new stuff ed animal to the game, and in each of the last two years, more than 300 stuff ed animals li ered the Munn Arena ice • Eleven former Spartans were on the opening-night rosters of Na onal Hockey surface, all of which were donated to local children’s chari es, including the Sparrow League teams: Jus n Abdelkader and Drew Miller (Detroit), David Booth and Hospital emergency and pediatric departments as well as Ronald McDonald house. Mike Weaver (Florida), Shawn Horcoff (Edmonton), Tim Kennedy (NY Rangers), Duncan Keith (Chicago), Ryan MIller (Buff alo), Jim Slater (Atlanta), Andrew Hutchinson (Pi sburgh) and John-Michael Liles (Colorado).

COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE | 2010-11 SPARTAN HOCKEY 9 the last time ...

MSU shut out an opponent: ...... Nov. 13, 2010 vs. Ohio State (4-0) IMPORTANT MSU shut out an opponent at home: ...... Nov. 13, 2010 vs. Ohio State (4-0) MSU shut out an opponent on the road: ...... Dec. 4, 2009 vs. Northern Michigan (1-0) SPARTAN MSU posted shutouts in consecu ve games: ...... Jan. 19, 2008 at Ohio State (4-0)/Jan. 25, 2008 at Michigan (1-0) MSU was shut out: ...... Dec. 11, 2010 vs. Michigan (0-5) HOCKEY MSU was shut out at home: ...... Dec. 4, 2010 vs. Ferris State (0-1) MSU was shut out on the road: ...... Dec. 11, 2010 vs. Michigan (0-5) 5FACTS MSU was shut out in consecu ve games: ...... Dec. 4, 2010 vs. Ferris State (0-1) ...... Dec. 11, 2010 vs. Michigan (0-5) NOTE: This was the second me MSU had ever been shut out in consecu ve games during the same season. • Two of top fi ve winningest coaches in the history MSU played an over me contest: ...... Dec. 4, 2010 vs. Ferris State (0-1) of the college game have stood behind the Michigan MSU won an over me contest: ...... Dec. 11, 2009 vs. Bowling Green (3-2) State bench. Former MSU coach and Athle cs Director MSU lost an over me contest: ...... Nov. 12, 2010 vs. Ohio State (3-4) Ron Mason holds the all- me record for collegiate MSU won a shootout ...... Feb. 6, 2010 at Alaska (T, 1-1; won 2-1 in three rounds) wins, with 924. Rick Comley ranks third all- me and MSU lost a shootout ...... Oct. 22, 2010 vs. Alaska (T, 1-1; lost 2-1 in three rounds) third among ac ve coaches - he entered the 2010-11 season with a 768-596-106 record. MSU defeated a ranked team: ...... Dec. 3, 2010 at #20 Ferris State (0-1) MSU swept a CCHA series at Munn: ...... Oct. 26-27, 2007 vs. Northern Michigan (5-4, 3-2) • Rick Comley has won a Na onal Championship Opponent swept a CCHA series at Munn: ...... Nov. 14-15, 2008 (Miami; 1-5, 1-3) at each of his head coaching stops. He led his alma MSU swept a CCHA series on the road: ...... Jan. 18-19, 2008 at Ohio State (4-1, 4-0) mater, Lake Superior State, to the 1974 NAIA tle, Opponent swept MSU on the road: ...... Nov. 19-20, 2010 at Notre Dame (2-6, 2-4) and guided the 1991 Northern Michigan Wildcats MSU swept a home-and-home series ...... Dec. 11-12, 2009 vs. Bowling Green (3-2 (OT) (A); 4-1 (H) and 2007 Michigan State Spartans to NCAA tles. He Opponent swept a home-and-home series ...... Feb. 27-28, 2009 vs. Notre Dame (0-5 (A), 1-2 (H) is one of three coaches to ever lead two schools to MSU scored 10 or more goals in a game: ...... Dec. 29, 2009 vs. Miochigan Tech in the Great Lakes Invita onal (10-1) NCAA Division I hockey tles - Jerry York (BC, Bowling MSU allowed 10 or more goals in a game: ...... Oct. 18, 2003 at Northern Michigan (4-10) Green) and the late Ned Harkness (Cornell, Rensse- An MSU player had a hat trick: ...... Dec. 12, 2009; Corey Tropp vs. Bowling Green (4-1) laer) are the others. An opposing player had a hat trick: ...... Nov. 27, 2010; Wisconsin’s Jus n Schultz (4-1) An MSU player scored four or more goals: ...... Jan. 10, 1998; Sean Berens vs. Northern Michigan (6-1) • Michigan State is the winningest program in the An MSU player had three assists in a game: ...... Jan. 16, 2010; Corey Tropp vs. Notre Dame (4-4) history of the CCHA. The Spartans entered this season An MSU player had four assists in a game: ...... Oct. 24, 2005; Bryan Lerg at Cornell (4-3) with 542 CCHA regular-season victories, and have won An MSU player had fi ve assists in a game: ...... Dec. 6, 1991; Dwayne Norris vs. Ohio State (12-4) more post-season Tournament tles than any other MSU had two, two-goal scorers in a game: ...... Jan. 4, 2008 vs. Lake Superior State (8-2) conference school (11). Tim Crowder (2-1) and Michael Ratchuk (2-1) An MSU player had at least fi ve points in a game: ...... Oct. 25, 2003; Jim Slater at Western Michigan (7-3) • Four players have fathers who played in the Na onal An opposing player had at least fi ve points in a game: ...... Nov. 27, 2009; Derek Stepan of Wisconsin at Munn (3-7) Hockey League: Dean and Jake Chelios’ father, Chris, MSU scored a shorthanded goal: ...... Oct. 14, 2010; Mike Merrifi eld vs. Maine (4-4) played 26 NHL seasons and won Stanley Cups in Mon- An opponent scored a shorthanded goal: ...... Nov. 20, 2010; Sean Lorenz of Notre Dame (2-4) treal and Detroit. He currently is employed by the An MSU goaltender scored a goal: ...... Feb. 28, 1998; Chad Alban vs. Ferris State (6-3) An opposing goaltender scored a goal: ...... Never Detroit Red Wings organiza on. Also a Red Wings em- MSU scored on a penalty shot: ...... Dec. 9, 2006; Chris Mueller at Northern Michigan (3-2) ployee is Jim Nill, the long me Asst. General Manager An opponent scored on a penalty shot: ...... Nov. 8, 1996, Cody Bowtell of Alaska-Fairbanks (2-5) of the Wings who played 10 NHL seasons for Boston, An MSU goalie stopped a penalty shot: ...... Nov. 20, 2010; St. Louis, Detroit, Winnipeg, and Vancouver. Bre Will Yanakeff vs. Ben Ryan, Notre Dame; (2-4) Perlini’s father, Fred, played in the NHL for Toronto, An opposing goalie stopped a penalty shot: ..... Oct. 23, 2009; Andrew Rowe vs. Cody Reichard, Miami, 1st per. (3-2) but played most of his career in Europe.

An MSU goaltender made 40+ saves: ...... Jan. 23, 2010 • Michigan State’s commitment to giving back to its (Drew Palmisano, 43 saves vs. Ohio State, 2-4) community is part of the fabric of the school’s hockey An MSU goaltender made 50+ saves: ...... Jan. 18, 2009 program. Three mes in fi ve years, a Spartan has Jeff Lerg, 54 saves at Miami (1-6) won the CCHA’s Ilitch Humanitarian Award (Drew An opposing goaltender made 40+ saves: ...... Dec. 30, 2010 Miller-2006, Jus n Abdelkader-2008, Jeff Lerg-2009) (Josh Robinson; 41 saves, 3-5) and both Miller and Lerg were hockey humanitarian An opposing goaltender made 50+ saves: ...... Dec. 29, 2005 (Michael-Lee Teslak, Michigan Tech; 57 saves, 3-2 (ot), GLI Semifi nals) fi nalists. Since January of 2008, the Spartan hockey An opposing goaltender made 60+ saves: ...... Mar. 14, 1976 program has raised more than $33,000 for children’s (Jeff Tscherne, Minnesota; 6-7 (3ot), WCHA Playoff s in East Lansing) cancer chari es through Shoot for a Cure, con nued their eff orts in the Spartan Buddies and Big Brother MSU played in the NCAA tournament: ...... 2008 programs, and took part in more than 25 single-day MSU did not make the CCHA tournament: ...... Never outreach events in the greater Lansing area. MSU won an NCAA championship: ...... 2007 In the Dec. 2010 issue of USAHockey Magazine, MSU won a CCHA regular season tle: ...... 2000-01 there is an ar cle about the outreach the MSU Hockey MSU won a CCHA Tournament tle: ...... 2006 program has undertaken in recent seasons. MSU won a Great Lakes Invita onal Championship: ...... 2009 MSU won an in-season tournament: ...... 2009 (Great Lakes Invita onal)

COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE | 2010-11 SPARTAN HOCKEY 10 2010-11 SCHEDULE & RESULTS MSU MSU GOALIE MSU/OPP MSU MSU MSU OPP MSU Date Result Opponent GWG (MP/Svs/GA) SOG PP PK PIM PIM A . RECORD OCTOBER Thurs. 14 T, 4-4 (OT) # 6/8 MAINE Palmisano (65/38/4) 38/41 2-8 2-5 8/19 11/33 5174 0-0-1, 0-0-0 Fri. 15 W, 3-2 # 6/8 MAINE Gazley Palmisano (60/28/2) 21/30 0-7 8-10 10/20 7/14 5679 1-0-1, 0-0-0 Fri. 22 T, 1-1 (OT) # 9/9 ALASKA * Palmisano (65/27/1) 31/28 0-4 3-4 4/8 4/8 5963 1-0-2, 0-0-1-0 Sat. 23 W, 4-1 # 9/9 ALASKA * Krug Palmisano (60/18/1) 31/19 2-7 3-3 5/10 9/29 4198 2-0-2, 1-0-1-0 Fri. 29 T, 4-4 (OT) ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE Palmisano (65/28/4) 38/32 0-6 5-6 6/12 6/12 4829 2-0-3, 1-0-1-0 Sat. 30 W, 2-1 ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE Grassi Palmisano (60/18/1) 29/19 2-6 5-6 7/14 6/12 4886 3-0-3, 1-0-1-0

NOVEMBER Fri. 5 L, 3-4 at Western Michigan * Palmisano (59/26/3) 25/30 0-1 1-2 3/6 2/4 2458 3-1-3, 1-1-1-0 Sat. 6 L, 1-3 at Western Michigan * Palmisano (60/21/2) 20/24 1-4 2-2 6/20 7/14 4017 3-2-3, 1-2-1-0 Fri. 12 L, 3-4 (OT) OHIO STATE * Palmisano (61/35/4) 34/39 2-2 6-6 6/12 2/4 6090 3-3-3, 1-3-1-0 Sat. 13 W, 4-0 OHIO STATE * Perlini Palmisano (60/22/0) 30/22 1-5 4-4 6/12 7/14 5453 4-3-3, 2-3-1-0 Fri. 19 L, 2-6 at Notre Dame * Palmisano (40/13/5) 19/31 0-3 4-5 6/12 4/8 2859 4-4-3, 2-4-1-0 Yanakeff (20/12/1) Sat. 20 L, 2-4 at Notre Dame * Yanakeff (60/19/3) 20/23 1-7 3-4 6/12 6/18 2721 4-5-3, 2-5-1-0 Tues. 23 L, 0-3 FERRIS STATE * Palmisano (59/24/2) 27/27 0-4 3-3 5-10 6-12 5107 4-6-3, 2-6-1-0 Fri. 26 W, 5-2 at Minnesota Perlini Palmisano (60/29/2) 29/31 2-4 2-3 4/16 4/8 9798 5-6-3, 2-6-1-0 Sat. 27 L, 1-4 at Wisconsin Palmisano (60/26/4) 22/30 1-3 4-5 7/14 5/10 14012 5-7-3, 2-6-1-0

DECEMBER Fri. 3 W, 3-2 at Ferris State * Krug Palmisano (60/32/2) 22/34 0-6 4-4 4/8 6/12 2417 6-7-3, 3-6-1-0 Sat. 4 L, 0-1 (OT) FERRIS STATE * Palmisano (64/30/1) 28/31 0-3 4-4 5/10 4/8 4875 6-8-3, 3-7-1-0 Sat. 11 L, 0-5 at Michigan * Palmisano (60/24/5) 34/29 0-5 1-4 6/12 7/14 113411 6-9-3, 3-8-1-0 (Big Chill at the Big House)

Great Lakes Invita onal Wed. 29 L, 4-5 Colorado College % Palmisano (31/10/5) 35/23 1-5 4-4 4/8 5/10 7988 6-10-3, 3-8-1-0 Yanakeff (28/8/0) Thurs. 30 W, 5-3 Michigan Tech % Gazley Yanakeff (60/22/3) 46/25 0-3 3-3 5/21 4/8 14718 7-10-3, 3-8-1-0

JANUARY Fri. 7 MICHIGAN * Sat. 8 at Michigan * Fri. 14 at Lake Superior State * Sat. 15 at Lake Superior State * Fri. 21 MIAMI * Sat. 22 MIAMI * Thu. 27 at Ferris State * Sat. 29 vs. Michigan % *

FEBRUARY Fri. 4 at Ohio State * Sat 5 at Ohio State * Fri. 11 NORTHERN MICHIGAN * Sat. 12 NORTHERN MICHIGAN * Fri 18 at Alaska * Sat. 19 at Alaska * Fri. 25 BOWLING GREEN * Sat. 26 BOWLING GREEN *

MARCH Fri-Sun 4-6 CCHA First Round (Campus Sites, Best of Three) Fri-Sun 11-13 CCHA Quarterfi nals (Campus Sites, Best of Three) Fri. 18 CCHA Semifi nal % Sat. 19 CCHA Final % Fri-Sun 25-27 NCAA Regionals (Bridgeport, Conn; Green Bay, Wis.; Manchester, N.H.; St. Louis, Mo.)

APRIL Thu-Sun 7-9 NCAA Frozen Four (Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minn.)

* - CCHA Contest & - Great Lakes InvitaƟ onal # - Won Shootout % - Lost Shootout

COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE | 2010-11 SPARTAN HOCKEY 11 PLAYER THUMBNAILS

# 7 • TIM BUTTERY # 10 • DUSTIN GAZLEY #20 • ANTHONY HAYES Has played a regular role on the Spartan blueline, mostly Has played 15 of 18 games with Daultan Leveille as Has played most of his games alongside of Mike Merri- paired with Jake Chelios or Zach Josepher … Managed two his center… It is the third season the pair has skated fi eld at center… Assisted on Trevor Nill’s game-tying goal blocked shots in the season opener against Maine (10/16) together… Opened the season with a four point scoring against Alaska (10/22)… Tallied an assist on Torey Krug’s and at home against Ferris State (11/23) … First point of streak …. Notched a goal and two assists against Maine in a third period power-play goal at Notre Dame (11/20) … the season came as an assist on Torey Krug’s fi rst-period season-high three point game (10/14)… Scored the game- Recorded a season-high three shots and blocked one goal against Ohio State (11/13) ... Assisted on Lee Reimer’s winning goal in a 3-2 victory over Maine in the third period shot against Ferris State (12/4) ... Assisted on classmate fi rst collegiate tally, a fi rst-period score against Colorado (10/15)… Assisted on Torey Krug’s game-winner over Kevin Walrod’s first collegiate goal against Michigan College (12/29) ... Also recorded a career-best fi ve blocked Alaska (10/23)… Registered a goal at Western Michigan Tech (12/30) ... shots in the contest against the Tigers ... (11/6)… Tallied an assist on Mike Merrfi eld’s fi rst period marker against Ohio State (11/12)… Scored twice in the second period during a 5-2 victory at Minnesota (11/26) #14 • ZACH JOSEPHER # 16 • DEAN CHELIOS ... Had a goal and an assist against Colorado College in Saw ac on in seven games this season on the Spartan Assisted on Brock Shelgren’s third period marker in a the GLI semifi nals (12/29), including the primary assist on blueline alongside either Tim Bu ery or Torey Krug… 4-1 victory over Alaska for his fi rst point of the season Lee Reimer’s fi rst collegiate tally. His third-period marker Registered a block and a shot in a 3-2 victory against (10/23)… Scored his fi rst goal of the season at Notre Dame stood as the game-winner in the consola on game against Maine (10/15)… Was a season-high +2 against Notre (11/20)… Tallied the assist on Torey Krug’s game-winning Michigan Tech (12/30) ... Dame (11/19)… Tallied a season-high two shots at Wis- goal in a 3-2 victory at Ferris State (12/ 3)… Totaled a consin (11/27) ... season-high four shots twice against Alaska (10/22) and Notre Dame (11/20) ... Scored a goal in the Great Lakes # 91 • ZACH GOLEMBIEWSKI Invite against Michigan Tech (12/30), with his brother Recorded a season-high three point scoring streak against #44 • TOREY KRUG collec ng the primary assist ... Minnesota (11/26), Wisconsin (11/27) and Ferris State TEAM CAPTAIN (12/ 3)… Assisted on Derek Grant’s third period goal in Named to the CCHA Preseason All-Conference Second 5-2 victory at Minnesota (11/26)… Tallied a power-play Team ... Leads the defense in point scoring… Has skated # 42 • JAKE CHELIOS goal at Wisconsin (11/27)… Had the primary assist on alongside classmate Ma Grassi on the Spartan blueline… Was the fi rst out of his freshman class to record a goal… Torey Krug’s game-winning goal in a 3-2 victory at Ferris Had a team-high nine point scoring streak over seven Had a season-best three point scoring streak over two State (12/ 3)… Had a point in each game of the Alabama games star ng against Alaska (10/23) and ending against games against Alaska (10/23) and Alabama Huntsville series when he notched a fi rst period tally (10/29) and Notre Dame (11/19)… Had three-mul ple point games: (10/28)… Had a goal in back-to-back games twice against assisted on Ma Grassi’s game-winner in a 2-1 victory against Alabama Huntsville (10/30), Ohio State (11/13) Alaska (10/23) and Alabama Huntsville (10/28) and in the (10/30)… Assisted on Greg Wolfe’s fi rst collegiate goal at and Wisconsin (11/27)… scored the game-winner in a 4-1 Ohio State series (11/12 & 13)… Scored his fi rst collegiate Notre Dame (11/19) ... victory over Alaska (10/23)… Assisted on Bre Perlini’s goal in a 4-1 win over Alaska where he also assisted on power-play tally and Ma Grassi’s game-winning goal Daultan Leveille’s second period tally (10/23)… Recorded in a 2-1 over Alabama Huntsville (10/30)… Ne ed a fi rst a second period goal against Alabama Huntsville (10/29)… #27 • DEREK GRANT period tally in a 4-0 win over Ohio State and assisted on Assisted on one of Bre Perlini’s fi rst period goals at Recorded a season-best seven point scoring streak over Bre Perlini’s game-winner (11/13)… Had a season-high Western Michigan (11/5)… Notched a goal in the second four games against Ohio State (11/12 & 13) and Notre three point game at Minnesota on a fi rst period goal and period against Ohio State (11/12)… Scored a power-play Dame (11/19 & 20)… Has recorded at least one point in two assists in a 5-2 win (11/26)… Scored the game-winning goal in a 4-0 victory over Ohio State (11/13) ... Was a +3 10 of 18 games, the second-highest total on the team … goal in the third period in a 3-2 victory at Ferris State (12/ with two assists in the Great Lakes Invita onal, with both Scored a goal and notched an assist against Ohio State 3)…Was a +2 in the Great Lakes Invita onal, and was helpers coming in the consola on game against Michigan (11/12)… Recorded a season high three assists in a 4-0 named to the All-Tournament Team ... Tech (12/30) ... victory over Ohio State (11/13)…. Scored a second period tally at Notre Dame (11/19)… Assisted on Bre Perlini’s # 9 • DAULTAN LEVEILLE game-winner and scored a third period goal at Minnesota Team’s top faceoff man … Has played 15 of 18 games with # 17 • MATT CRANDELL in a 5-2 victory (11/26) ... Had two assists in each of the Dus n Gazley on his wing… It is the third season the pair Paired on the blueline with classmate Brock Shelgren for games at the Great Lakes Invita onal (12/29-30), includ- has skated together … Registered his fi rst goal this season the second straight season… Recorded a season-high two ing on Dus n Gazley’s third-period game-winner in the in MSU’s opening game against Maine and recorded a blocks twice against Maine (10/14)… Assisted on both consola on game against Michigan Tech ... season-high six shots (10/14)… Notched a goal and an Zach Golembiewski and Bre Perlini’s goals against Ala- assist in the second period against Alabama Huntsville bama Huntsville (10/29)… Registered the assist on Mike where he was a season-high +3 (10/29)… Recorded a Merrifi eld’s tally against Ohio State (11/12)… Notched the #23 • MATT GRASSI four point streak in three straight games against Ohio helper on Bre Perlini’s game-winning goal in a 5-2 victory Has skated in the Spartan’s top defensive pairing alongside State (11/13) and Notre Dame (11/19-20)…. Assisted on at Minnesota (11/26) ... Assisted on Kevin Walrod’s fi rst classmate Torey Krug … Has missed four games with injury both Bre Perlini’s goals in a 4-0 victory over Ohio State collegiate goal, against Michigan Tech in the Great Lakes ... Blocked a season-high four shots against Alaska (10/22) (11/13)… Registered an assist on Dus n Gazley’s fi rst Invita onal (12/30) ... … Had a three-point scoring streak over two games against period marker in a 5-2 victory at Minnesota (11/26) ... Alabama Huntsville (10/30) and Western Michigan (11/5) Scored his fourth goal of the year against Colorado Col- …. Tallied an assist on Torey Krug’s game-winning goal in a lege (12/29), a late power-play tally in a Spartan rally ... #8 • CHRIS FORFAR 4-1 victory over Alaska (10/23)… Assisted on Bre Perlini’s Has played some games on the wing in addi on to his fi rst period goal and scored the game-winner in a 2-1 vic- # 32 • KYLE MCMAHON natural posi on of center … Recorded an assist on Jake tory over Alabama Huntsville (10/30)… Assisted on one of Has yet to appear in a game for the Spartans this season. Chelios’ fi rst collegiate goal against Alaska (10/23) … Had a Perlini’s fi rst period tallies at Western Michigan (11/5)… season-best fi ve blocked shots in the second game against Recorded an assist on Perlini’s goal in the fi rst 36 seconds Maine (10/15) … Had an assist on Kevin Walrod’s second of the fi rst period at Ferris State (12/3) ... Was a +2 with goal of the game against Michigan Tech (12/30) in the GLI one assist in the Great Lakes Invita onal ... consola on game ...

COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE | 2010-11 SPARTAN HOCKEY 12 # 13 • MIKE MERRIFIELD # 4 • TREVOR NILL # 15 • A.J. STURGES Opened the season with a point in three straight games… Opened the season with a point in three straight games Appeared in one contest against Alabama Huntsville Scored the game-tying goal shorthanded against Maine … Scored his first goal of the season against Alaska (10/30)… Seen limited ac on due to the depth of the (10/14)… Assisted on Brock Shelgren’s fi rst period tally (10/22), the lone goal in a 1-1 e with the Nanooks … Spartan lineup. in a 3-2 victory over Maine (10/15)… Tallied an assist Recorded a career-best three blocked shots at Western on Trevor Nill’s game-tying goal against Alaska (10/22)… Michigan (11/6) … Had three blocks in the 5-2 victory at Registered a season-high four shots against Alabama Minnesota (11/26) ... # 18 • KEVIN WALROD Huntsville (10/29)… Notched a goal in the second period Tallied his fi rst point of the season when he assisted on at Western Michigan (11/5)… Scored in the fi rst period Bre Perlini’s goal in the fi rst 36 seconds of the game in against Ohio State (11/12) ... # 22 • LEE REIMER a 3-2 victory over Ferris (12/ 3)… Has fought for a spot in Was the fi rst of the freshman class to record a point… As- the tough off ensive Spartan lineup… Recorded a season- sisted on Bre Perlini’s second period tally in a 3-2 victory high three shots against Alabama Huntsville (10/29) ... # 29 • DREW PALMISANO over Maine (10/15)… Notched a season-high four shots Recorded his fi rst collegiate tally in his 35th career game in Has posted a 6-9-3 record so far this season and recorded against Maine (10/14) ... Scored his fi rst collegiate goal, Green & White, against Michigan Tech in the Great Lakes one shutout over Ohio State (4-0)… Ranks fourth in the a fi rst-period marker against Colorado College (12/29), Invita onal consola on game (12/30). He added a third- country in minutes played (1017:25) … Currently holds in the semifi nals of the Great Lakes Invita onal. He also period tally for his fi rst mul ple-goal and mul ple-point a GAA of 2.59 and a save percentage of .909… Named had two helpers in the contest for his fi rst collegiate contest in his collegiate career ... CCHA Goaltender of the Week for his performance in the mul ple-point ou ng ... Alaska series where he stopped 45 of 47 shots (10/22 & 23)… Made a season-high 37 saves in the opening game # 86 • GREG WOLFE of the season against Maine (4-4)… Only allowed one goal # 2 • CHRIS SANDMEYER Has seen me at both center and on the wings in his in each game against No. 9 Alaska (10/22 & 23)… Posted a Has yet to appear in a game for the Spartans this season. freshman season… recorded his fi rst collegiate point on season-best 1.92 GAA and .932 save percentage in a 4-1 an assist on classmate Jake Chelios’ third period marker victory over Alaska (10/23)… Made 18 saves for a save in a 4-1 victory over Alaska (10/23)… tallied an assist percentage of .923 in a 2-1 win over Alabama Huntsville # 19 • JOEY SHEAN on Dus n Gazley’s power-play goal at Western (11/6)… (10/30)… Saved a total of 47 of 53 shots at Western Michi- Has seen ac on in six games… Blocked one shot against Scored his fi rst collegiate goal at Notre Dame (11/19) ... gan (11/5 & 6)… Stopped 35 shots in a tough over me Alabama Huntsville (10/30)… Recorded two shots and loss to Ohio State (11/12) but then rebounded the next blocked a shot in a 4-0 victory over Ohio State (11/13) ... night with a GAA of 2.25 and a .919 save percentage to # 37 • WILL YANAKEFF record his fi rst shutout of the season against the Buckeyes Recorded his fi rst collegiate start at Notre Dame (11/20)… (11/13)… Tallied 29 saves for a .911 save percentage and a # 5 • BROCK SHELGREN Allowed three goals while stopping 19 shots including a 2.48 GAA at Minnesota in a 5-2 victory (11/26)… Recorded Paired on the blueline with classmate Ma Crandell for penalty shot against the Figh ng Irish in a tough 4-2 loss 32 saves in a hard-fought 3-2 victory at Ferris State (12/3), the second straight season … Already surpassed last year’s (11/20)… Stopped 12 out of 13 shots in his fi rst collegiate including a season-best 17 in the fi rst period … Tallied 30 off ensive numbers (0-3-3) … Earned CCHA Defensive ac on, against Notre Dame (11/19) ... Came into the saves in a 1-0 over me loss to Ferris State (12/ 4). Player of the Week kudos a er the Maine series, where he Great Lakes Invita onal semifi nal game in relief, playing was a +5 with a goal and an assist and four blocked shots 28 minutes, making eight saves ... Got his fi rst career col- … Had three blocked shots in three straight games against legiate victory against Michigan Tech, stopping 22 shots # 11 • BRETT PERLINI Ohio State (11/12 & 13) and at Notre Dame (11/19) … in a 5-3 victory ... Team’s top off ensive scorer… Already surpassed his of- Just three games this season has he failed to register a fensive numbers from last year (7-5-12)… Has had four blocked shot, and seven games with mul ple blocked at- mul ple-point games and has registered a point in 11 of tempts … Had a goal in a 4-1 victory over Alaska (10/23) 18 contests, a team best … Has scored two game-winning … Assisted on Derek Grant’s fi rst-period marker against goals… Had a season-high six point scoring streak in Ohio State (11/12) ... Scored a third-period tally against three straight games against Ohio State (11/12 & 13) Colorado College (12/29) to start a rally that would fall and Notre Dame (11/19)… Tallied two goals, including short against the Tigers ... the game-winner, and an assist for a season-high three point game in a 4-0 victory over Ohio State (Nov 13)… Kicked off the season by scoring a goal in each game of the Maine series (10/14 & 15)… Had a fi ve point scoring streak in four straight games against Alaska (10/23), Alabama Huntsville (10/29 & 30) and Western Michigan (Nov 5)… Recorded back-to-back goals in the fi rst period at Western Michigan (Nov 5)… Scored the game-winning goal in a 5-2 victory at Minnesota (Nov 26)… Tallied two goals at Ferris State in a 3-2 win including one in the fi rst 36 seconds of the fi rst period (12/3) ... Scored late in the second frame to give MSU a lead entering the third period in the Great Lakes Invita onal consola on game against Michigan Tech (12/30) ...

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Overall: 7-10-3 Conf: 3-8-1 Home: 4-3-3 Away: 2-6-0 Neut: 1-1-0

Shots Penalties Goals ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% +- pen-min min maj oth pp sh fg gw gt ot ht pn ua blk 27 Derek Grant 203151854 . 0 5 6-17-226 0 1100000000 5 11 Brett Perlini 20 12 5 17 63 . 1 9 0 -2 5-10 5 0 0 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 44 Torey Krug 205101550 . 1 0 0-312-27111 030120000133 10 Dustin Gazley 20 7 7 14 58 . 1 2 1 -1 11-22 11 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 9 Daultan Leveille 20 4 7 11 53 . 0 7 5 +2 7-14 7 0 0100000000 3 42 Jake Chelios 19 4 4 8 28 . 1 4 3 -4 8-16 8 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 91 Zach Golembiewski 18 2 4 6 27 . 0 7 4 -5 2-4 2 0 0101000000 3 23 Matt Grassi 16 1 5 6 21 . 0 4 8 +2 2-4 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 13 Mike Merrifield 19 3 2 5 25 . 1 2 0 +1 5-18 4 0 1111010001 5 5 Brock Shelgren 20 3 2 5 16 . 1 8 8 -2 9-18 9 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 17 Matt Crandell 20 0 5 5 21 . 0 0 0 -4 7-14 7 0 000000000010 16 Dean Chelios 18 2 2 4 31 . 0 6 5 -3 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 Lee Reimer 16 1 3 4 16 . 0 6 2 -3 2-4 2 0 0000000000 6 86 Greg Wolfe 15 1 3 4 11 . 0 9 1 -3 2-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 21 Anthony Hayes 16 0 4 4 18 . 0 0 0 -2 6-23 4 1 1000000000 7 18 Kevin Walrod 11 2 1 3 14 . 1 4 3 -1 5-10 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 Trevor Nill 181 2 323 . 0 4 30 4-84 0 000001000015 7 Tim Buttery 19 0 2 2 12 . 0 0 0 -4 2-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 8 Chris Forfar 190 2 224 . 0 0 0-36-126 0 000000000012 14 Zach Josepher 9 0 0 0 6 . 0 0 0 -1 2-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 29 Drew Palmisano 18 0000 . 0 0 00 3-6300000000000 0 19 Joey Shean 8 0 0 0 8 . 0 0 0 -4 4-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15 A.J. Sturges 1 0000 . 0 0 00 0-0000000000000 0 TM Team 9 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Total 20 51 85 136 579 . 0 8 8 -41 113-256 108 2 3 15 1 10 720003220 Opponents 20 59 99 158 568 . 1 0 4 - 112-255 105 5 2 16 3 10 10 1 2 1 0 3 262

Goal average Saves Record Goals allowed ## Goalie gp-gs minutes ga avg saves pct w l t sho pp sh en pen sog 37 Will Yanakeff 4-2 167:40 7 2 . 5 0 61 . 8 9 7 1100 11000 29 Drew Palmisano 18-18 1048:35 49 2 . 8 0 448 . 9 0 1 6 9 3 1 15 1 0 0 0 TM EMPTY NET 9-0 4:023 - 0 . 0 0 00000 01300 Total 20-0 1220:17 59 2 . 9 0 509 . 8 9 6 7 10 3 1 16 3 3 0 0 Opponents 20-0 1220:17 51 2 . 5 1 528 . 9 1 2 10 7 3 3 151100

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Overall:7Ͳ10Ͳ3Conf:3Ͳ8Ͳ1Home:4Ͳ3Ͳ3Away:2Ͳ6Ͳ0Neut:1Ͳ1Ͳ0

TEAMSTATISTICS MSU OPP SHOTSTATISTICS GoalsͲShotattempts 51Ͳ579 59Ͳ568 Shotpct. .088 .104 Goals/Game 2.5 3.0 Shots/Game 29.0 28.4 Assists 85 99 POWERPLAYS GoalsͲPowerPlays 15Ͳ93 16Ͳ87 ConversionPercent .161 .184 ShotAttempts 113 113 ShotPercent .133 .142 SHORTͲHANDED GoalsͲShotattempts 1Ͳ14 3Ͳ28 ShotPercent .071 .107 GOALBREAKDOWN TotalGoals 51 59 PowerPlay 15 16 ShortͲhanded 1 3 Emptynet 1 3 Penalty 0 0 Unassisted33 Overtime 0 2 Shootout00 DelayedPenalty 0 0 PENALTIES Number 113 112 Minutes 256 255 Penalties/Game 5.7 5.6 Penminutes/Game 12.8 12.8 Minor 108 105 Major25 10ͲminuteMisconduct 2 1 GameMisconduct 1 1 GrossMisconduct 0 0 Match00 FACEOFFS(WͲL) 628Ͳ648 648Ͳ628 FaceoffWͲLPct. .492 .508 SHOOTOUTS(MadeͲAtt) 1Ͳ2 2Ͳ1 ATTENDANCE Total 52254 151693 Dates/AvgPerDate 10/5225 8/18962 NeutralSite#/Avg 2/3994

GoalsbyPeriod 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total MichiganState 20 17 14 0 51 Opponents 17 21 19 2 59

ShotsbyPeriod 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total MichiganState 192 219 160 8 579 Opponents 199 166 190 13 568

SavesbyPeriod 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total MichiganState 182 145 171 11 509 Opponents 172 202 146 8 528

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## Faceoffs GP W L Pct. 14 Zach Josepher 9 1 0 1.000 13 Mike Merrifield 19 3 2 . 6 0 0 22 Lee Reimer 16 53 44 . 5 4 6 11 Brett Perlini 20 33 28 . 5 4 1 91 Zach Golembiewski 18 8 7 . 5 3 3 21 Anthony Hayes 16 131 123 . 5 1 6 16 Dean Chelios 18 2 2 . 5 0 0 7 Tim Buttery 19 1 1 . 5 0 0 17 Matt Crandell 20 1 1 . 5 0 0 9 Daultan Leveille 20 156 164 . 4 8 8 27 Derek Grant 20 67 72 . 4 8 2 8 Chris Forfar 19 99 107 . 4 8 1 86 Greg Wolfe 15 49 61 . 4 4 5 19 Joey Shean 8 8 10 . 4 4 4 4 Trevor Nill 18 7 10 . 4 1 2 10 Dustin Gazley 20 7 12 . 3 6 8 18 Kevin Walrod 11 2 4 . 3 3 3

## Power Play Scoring GP G A Pts Shots Pct. 44 Torey Krug 20 3 5 8 21 . 1 4 3 10 Dustin Gazley 20 2 3 5 5 . 4 0 0 11 Brett Perlini 20 2 2 4 18 . 1 1 1 23 Matt Grassi 16 1 3 4 5 . 2 0 0 27 Derek Grant 20 1 3 4 13 . 0 7 7 91 Zach Golembiewski 18 1 2 3 6 . 1 6 7 42 Jake Chelios 19 2029 . 2 2 2 9 Daultan Leveille 20 1 0 1 9 . 1 1 1 5 Brock Shelgren 20 1013 . 3 3 3 13 Mike Merrifield 19 1 0 1 1 1.000 17 Matt Crandell 20 0115 . 0 0 0 16 Dean Chelios 18 0 1 1 6 . 0 0 0 21 Anthony Hayes 16 0112 . 0 0 0 22 Lee Reimer 16 0 1 1 1 . 0 0 0 86Greg Wolfe 150113 . 0 0 0 4 Trevor Nill 18 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 19 Joey Shean 80001 . 0 0 0 8 Chris Forfar 19 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 7Tim Buttery 190002 . 0 0 0

## Short Handed Scoring GP G A Pts Shots Pct. 13 Mike Merrifield 19 1012 . 5 0 0 4 Trevor Nill 18 0 1 1 0 . 0 0 0 23Matt Grassi 160001 . 0 0 0 27 Derek Grant 20 0 0 0 3 . 0 0 0 17 Matt Crandell 20 0001 . 0 0 0 21 Anthony Hayes 16 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 10DustinGazley 200003.000

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Overall: 7-10-3 Conf: 3-8-1 Home: 4-3-3 Away: 2-6-0 Neut: 1-1-0

OVERALL CONFERENCE

## Player gp g a pts sh +/- pen-min pp sh gw gp g a pts sh +/- pen-min pp sh gw 27 Derek Grant 20 3 15 18 54 -1 7-22 1 0 0 12 2 8 10 32 -2 3-6 0 0 0 11 Brett Perlini 20 12 5 17 63 -2 5-10 2 0 2 12 6 5 11 37 -2 4-8 0 0 1 44 Torey Krug 20 5 10 15 50 -3 12-27 3 0 2 1244 827-56-12 202 10 Dustin Gazley 20 7 7 14 58 -1 11-22 2 0 2 12 1 3 4 32 -8 4-8 1 0 0 9 Daultan Leveille 20 4 7 11 53 +2 7-14 1 0 0 1215 627-23-6 000 42 Jake Chelios 19 4 4 8 28 -4 8-16 2 0 0 11 3 2 5 17 -6 7-14 2 0 0 91 Zach Golembiewski 18 2 4 6 27 -5 2-4 1 0 0 1002 215-41-2 000 23 Matt Grassi 16 1 5 6 21 +2 2-4 1 0 1 9 0 3 3 9 -1 1-2 0 0 0 13 Mike Merrifield 19 3 2 5 25 +1 5-18 1 1 0 12 2 1 3 15 0 3-14 1 0 0 5 Brock Shelgren 20 3 2 5 16 -2 9-18 1 0 0 12 1 1 2 7 -3 4-8 1 0 0 17 Matt Crandell 20 0 5 5 21 -4 7-14 0 0 0 12 0 1 1 9 -6 5-10 0 0 0 16 Dean Chelios 18 2 2 4 31 -3 1-2 0 0 0 11 1 2 3 17 -2 0-0 0 0 0 22 Lee Reimer 16 1 3 4 16 -3 2-4 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 5 -5 0-0 0 0 0 86 Greg Wolfe 15 1 3 4 11 -3 2-4 0 0 0 9 1 2 3 5 -1 1-2 0 0 0 21 Anthony Hayes 16 0 4 4 18 -2 6-23 0 0 0 1002 214-22-4 000 18 Kevin Walrod 11 2 1 3 14 -1 5-10 0 0 0 6 0 1 1 6 -1 3-6 0 0 0 4 Trevor Nill 18 1 2 3 23 0 4-8 0 0 0 1110 1150 1-2 000 7 Tim Buttery 19 0 2 2 12 -4 2-4 0 0 0 12 0 1 1 7 -3 2-4 0 0 0 8 Chris Forfar 19 0 2 2 24 -3 6-12 0 0 0 1201 118-36-12 000 14 Zach Josepher 9 0 0 0 6 -1 2-4 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 3 -1 2-4 0 0 0 29 Drew Palmisano 18 0 0 0 0 0 3-6 0 0 0 1100 0 0 0 2-4 000 19 Joey Shean 8 0 0 0 8 -4 4-8 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 -2 1-2 0 0 0 15 A.J. Sturges 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 - TM Team 9 0 0 0 0 0 1-2 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1-2 0 0 0 Total 20 51 85 136 579 -41 113-256 15 1 7 12 23 44 67 321 -59 62-132 7 0 3 Opponents 20 59 99 158 568 +33 112-255 16 3 10 12 34 53 87 337 +52 64-145 7 3 8

OVERALL CONFERENCE

## Player gp min. ga gaavg saves pct w l t gp min. ga gaavg saves pct w l t 37 Will Yanakeff 4 167:40 7 2.50 61 . 8 9 7 1 1 0 2 79:53 4 3.00 31 . 8 8 6 0 1 0 29 Drew Palmisano 18 1048:35 49 2.80 448 . 9 0 1 6 9 3 11 647:30 27 2.50 272 . 9 1 0 3 7 1 TM Team 9 4:02 3 0.00 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2:54 3 0.00 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 20 1220:17 59 2.90 509 . 8 9 6 7 10 3 12 730:17 34 2.79 303 . 8 9 9 3 8 1 Opponents 20 1220:17 51 2.51 528 . 9 1 2 10 7 3 12 730:17 23 1.89 298 . 9 2 8 8 3 1

Shots on Goal shots avg/g shot% Shots on Goal shots avg/g shot% Michigan State 579 28.95 . 0 8 8 Michigan State 321 26.75 . 0 7 2 Opponents 568 28.40 . 1 0 4 Opponents 337 28.08 . 1 0 1

Power Plays goals chances pp% Power Plays goals chances pp% Michigan State 15 93 . 1 6 1 Michigan State 7 51 . 1 3 7 Ot 16 87 184 Ot 7 45 156

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MichiganStateͲTEAMGAMEHIGHS

POINTS 14 vsMichiganTech(Dec30,2010) GOALS 5 vsMichiganTech(Dec30,2010) 5atMinnesota(Nov26,2010) ASSISTS 9 vsMichiganTech(Dec30,2010) SHOTSONGOAL 46 vsMichiganTech(Dec30,2010) SAVES 37 vsMaine(Oct14,2010) PENALTIES 10 vsMaine(Oct15,2010) PENALTYMINUTES 21 vsMichiganTech(Dec30,2010)

OpponentͲGAMEHIGHS

POINTS 15 vsColoradoCollege(Dec29,2010) 15 atNotreDame(Nov19,2010) GOALS 6 atNotreDame(Nov19,2010) ASSISTS 10 vsColoradoCollege(Dec29,2010) SHOTSONGOAL 41 vsMaine(Oct14,2010) SAVES 41 vsMichiganTech(Dec30,2010) PENALTIES 11 vsMaine(Oct14,2010) PENALTYMINUTES 33 vsMaine(Oct14,2010)

MichiganStateͲINDIVIDUALGAMEHIGHS

POINTS 3 LeeReimervsColoradoCollege(Dec29,2010) 3 ToreyKrugatMinnesota(Nov26,2010) 3 DerekGrantvsOhioState(Nov13,2010) 3 BrettPerlinivsOhioState(Nov13,2010) 3 DustinGazleyvsMaine(Oct14,2010) GOALS 2 KevinWalrodvsMichiganTech(Dec30,2010) 2 BrettPerliniatFerrisState(Dec3,2010) 2 DustinGazleyatMinnesota(Nov26,2010) 2 BrettPerlinivsOhioState(Nov13,2010) 2 BrettPerliniatWesternMichigan(Nov05,2010) ASSISTS 3 DerekGrantvsOhioState(Nov13,2010) SHOTS 6 BrettPerlinivsMichiganTech(Dec30,2010) 6 JakeCheliosatMichigan(Dec11,2010) 6 ToreyKrugatMinnesota(Nov26,2010) 6 DerekGrantvsAlabamaHuntsville(Oct30,2010) 6 DaultanLeveillevsMaine(Oct14,2010) SAVES 37 DrewPalmisanovsMaine(Oct14,2010) PENALTIES 2 AnthonyHayesvsMichiganTech(Dec30,2010) 2 DustinGazleyatWisconsin(Nov27,2010) 2 DerekGrantatWisconsin(Nov27,2010) 2BrockShelgrenatMinnesota(Nov26,2010) 2 ToreyKrugatNotreDame(Nov20,2010) 2 JakeCheliosatWesternMichigan(Nov06,2010)

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MichiganStateͲGAMELOWS

POINTS 0 vsFerrisState(Nov23,2010) 0 vsFerrisState(Dec04,2010) 0atMichigan(Dec11,2010) GOALS 0 vsFerrisState(Nov23,2010) 0vsFerrisState(Dec04,2010) 0 atMichigan(Dec11,2010) ASSISTS 0 vsFerrisState(Nov23,2010) 0 vsFerrisState(Dec04,2010) 0atMichigan(Dec11,2010) SHOTSONGOAL 19 atNotreDame(Nov19,2010) SAVES 18 vsAlaska(Oct23,2010) 18 vsAlabamaHuntsville(Oct30,2010) 18 vsColoradoCollege(Dec29,2010) PENALTIES 3 atWesternMichigan(Nov05,2010) PENALTYMINUTES 6 atWesternMichigan(Nov05,2010)

OpponentͲGAMELOWS

POINTS 0 vsOhioState(Nov13,2010) GOALS 0 vsOhioState(Nov13,2010) ASSISTS 0 vsOhioState(Nov13,2010) SHOTSONGOAL 19 vsAlaska(Oct23,2010) 19 vsAlabamaHuntsville(Oct30,2010) SAVES 17 atNotreDame(Nov19,2010) PENALTIES 2 atWesternMichigan(Nov05,2010) 2 vsOhioState(Nov12,2010) PENALTYMINUTES 4 atWesternMichigan(Nov05,2010) 4 vsOhioState(Nov12,2010)

COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE | 2010-11 SPARTAN HOCKEY 19 Y OS,DEA DNP 0 - 1 - 1 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 1 - 2 - 2 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 2 - 1 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 3 - 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 1 - 1 - 2 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 2 - 2 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 DNP DNP DNP 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 2011)  03,  1 - 0 0 - 1 1 - 0 0 - 2 - 1 3 0 - 1 - 0 2 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 - 3 0 - 1 1 - 2 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 2 Jan  of  (as  DNP DNP 1 - 0 0 - 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 0 - 1 2 - 0 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 0 - 1 1 - 2 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - Points Ͳ Hockey  Assists DNP Ͳ 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 - 2 0 - 1 0 - 1 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - games  Spartan Goals   All 11 Ͳ Game DNP DNP Ͳ 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 2 - 2 0 2010 by Ͳ Game  DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 State  DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Michigan 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 2 - 0 2 45789101113141516 17 18 19 21 22 23 27 29 37 42 44 DNP DNP 0 - 1 - 1 - 1 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 1 0 - - 1 - 1 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 0 0 - - 0 - 0 - 0 0 3 2 - - 1 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 2 1 - - 1 - 0 - 0 0 0 0 - - 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 1 0 - - 1 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 0 0 - - 0 - 0 - 0 0 1 1 - - 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 0 0 - - 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 0 0 0 - - 0 - 0 - 0 0 0 0 - - 0 - 0 - 0 0 1 0 - - 1 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 1 0 1 1 - - 0 - 1 - 0 1 1 1 - - 0 DNP - 0 - 0 0 2 0 - - 2 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 0 0 - - 0 - 0 - 0 0 0 0 - - 0 - 1 - 1 0 1 1 - - 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 0 0 0 - - 0 DNP 0 0 - - 0 DNP - 0 - 0 0 2 2 - - 0 DNP - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 0 DNP 0 0 - - 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 0 0 - - 0 - 0 - 0 0 0 0 - - 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 2 - 2 0 DNP - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 0 0 - - 0 DNP - 0 - 0 0 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - - 0 DNP DNP - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 0 0 - - 0 - 0 - 0 0 DNP 2 1 - - 1 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 1 0 DNP - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 DNP - 0 - 0 DNP0 DNP DNP - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 0 0 - - 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 0 0 0 - - 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 DNP DNP - 0 - 0 0 DNP DNP - 1 DNP - 1 0 DNP 0 0 - - 0 DNP DNP 0 0 - - 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 - - 0 DNP - 0 - 0 - 00 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 1 1 - - 0 DNP - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 DNP - 0 - 0 0 0 0 - - 0 DNP - 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 - - 0 - 0 - 0 0 0 - 1 0 - 0 - - 1 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 DNP - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 DNP 0 0 - - 0 1 1 - - 0 - 0 - 0 0 1 1 - - 0 DNP - 0 - 0 0 DNP 0 0 - 0 - DNP - 0 - 0 0 DNP - 0 - 0 0 1 1 - - 0 DNP - 0 - 0 0 DNP - 0 - 0 0 2 1 - - 1 - 0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 - - 0 - 0 0 DNP 0 0 - - 0 1 0 - 1 - DNP - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 DNP 3 2 - - 1 0 0 - - 0 DNP 0 0 - - 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 0 DNP 0 0 - 0 - 1 1 - - 0 - 0 - 0 0 0 0 - - 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 1 2 2 - - 0 DNP - 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 1 - 1 0 DNP - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 DNP - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 t W t W t W L L L W L L L W L W L L L W t W t W t W L L L W L L L W L W L L L W 3-2 4-1 2-1 1-3 4-0 2-4 5-2 3-2 0-5 5-3 3-2 4-1 2-1 1-3 4-0 2-4 5-2 3-2 0-5 5-3 Oct 15 Oct 23 Oct 30 Nov 06 Nov 13 Nov 20 Nov 26 Dec 3 Dec 11 Dec 30 Oct 15 Oct 23 Oct 30 Nov 06 Nov 13 Nov 20 Nov 26 Dec 3 Dec 11 Dec 30 Opponent Date Score NILL,TREVOR SHELGREN,B BUTTERY,TIM FORFAR,CHR LEVEILLE,DA GAZLEY,DUS PERLINI,BRE MERRIFIELD, JOSEPHER,Z STURGES,AJ CHELI Opponent Date Score CRANDELL,M WALROD,KEV SHEAN,JOEY HAYES,ANTH REIMER,LEE GRASSI,MAT GRANT,DERE PALMISANO, YANAKEFF,W CHELIOS,JAK KRUG,TORE MAIMAI UAF Oct 14UAH WMU at 4-4 OSU ND at MINN at at FSU UM at vs MTU MAIMAI UAF Oct 14UAH WMU at 4-4 OSU ND at MINN at at FSU UM at vs MTU UAF Oct 22 1-1 UAH WMUat OSU Oct 29 Nov 05 NDat 4-4 3-4 FSU Nov 12 UWat Nov 19 3-4 FSU 2-6 Nov 23 CCvs Nov 27 0-3 1-4 Dec 04 Dec 29 0-1 4-5 UAFUAH WMUat Oct 22OSU Oct 29 1-1 Nov 05 NDat 4-4 3-4 FSU Nov 12 UWat Nov 19 3-4 FSU 2-6 Nov 23 CCvs Nov 27 0-3 1-4 Dec 04 Dec 29 0-1 4-5

COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE | 2010-11 SPARTAN HOCKEY 20 A c 94-4 Oct 29 UAH vs MTU vs at UM at FSU at MINN at ND OSU 4-4 at WMU UAH Oct 14 UAF MAI MAI sC e 94-5 0-1 Dec 29 04 Dec 1-4 0-3 Nov 27 vs CC 23 Nov 2-6 FSU 3-4 Nov 19 at UW 12 Nov FSU 3-4 at ND 05 Nov 1-1 OSU Oct 22 at WMU UAF poetDt cr OF,RGGOLEMBIEW WOLFE,GREG Score Date Opponent Dec 30 Dec 11 Dec 3 Nov 26 Nov 20 Nov 13 Nov 06 Oct 30 Oct 23 Oct 15 5-3 0-5 3-2 5-2 2-4 4-0 1-3 2-1 4-1 3-2 W L L L W L W L L L W L L L W t W t W t 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 1 1 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 DNP 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 N 0 - 0 - 0 1 - 0DNP - 1 DNP DNP DNP DNP 691 86 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 Michigan DNP  State  Game Ͳ by 2010 Ͳ Game Ͳ 11 All   Goals Spartan  games Ͳ Assists  Hockey Ͳ Points  (as  of  Jan  03,  2011)

COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE | 2010-11 SPARTAN HOCKEY 21 2010Ͳ11SpartanHockey MichiganStateIndividualGameͲbyͲGame(asofJan03,2011) Allgames - Drew Palmisano

Date Opponent Score Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save% W L T PP SH EN PN SO Oct 14, 2010 MAINE 4-4 65:00 4 3.69 37 . 9 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 Oct 15, 2010 MAINE 3-2 60:00 2 2.88 28 . 9 1 5 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 Oct 22, 2010 ALASKA 1-1 65:00 1 2.21 27 . 9 2 9 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Oct 23, 2010 ALASKA 4-1 60:00 1 1.92 18 . 9 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 29, 2010 ALABAMA HUNTSVILLE 4-4 65:00 4 2.29 28 . 9 2 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 Oct 30, 2010 ALABAMA HUNTSVILLE 2-1 60:00 1 2.08 18 . 9 2 3 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 Nov 05, 2010 at Western Michigan 3-4 58:59 4 2.35 26 . 9 1 5 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 Nov 06, 2010 at Western Michigan 1-3 59:48 2 2.31 21 . 9 1 4 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 12, 2010 OHIO STATE 3-4 61:23 4 2.49 35 . 9 1 2 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 13, 2010 OHIO STATE 4-0 59:24 0 2.25 22 . 9 1 9 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 19, 2010 at Notre Dame 2-6 40:00 5 2.57 13 . 9 0 7 4 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 Nov 23, 2010 FERRIS STATE 0-3 59:37 2 2.52 24 . 9 0 8 4 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 26, 2010 at Minnesota 5-2 60:00 2 2.48 29 . 9 1 1 5 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 Nov 27, 2010 at Wisconsin 1-4 59:55 4 2.59 26 . 9 0 7 5 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 Dec 3, 2010 at Ferris State 3-2 59:26 2 2.55 32 . 9 1 0 6 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 04, 2010 FERRIS STATE 0-1 63:53 1 2.44 30 . 9 1 4 6 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 11, 2010 at Michigan 0-5 60:00 5 2.59 24 . 9 0 9 6 8 3 3 0 0 0 0 Dec 29, 2010 vs Colorado College 4-5 31:10 5 2.80 10 . 9 0 1 6 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 1048:35 49 2.80 448 . 9 0 1 6 9 3 15 1 0 0 0

2010Ͳ11SpartanHockey MichiganStateIndividualGameͲbyͲGame(asofJan03,2011) Allgames - Will Yanakeff

Date Opponent Score Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save% W L T PP SH EN PN SO Nov 19, 2010 at Notre Dame 2-6 20:00 1 3.00 12 . 9 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 20, 2010 at Notre Dame 2-4 59:53 3 3.00 19 . 8 8 6 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 Dec 29, 2010 vs Colorado College 4-5 27:47 0 2.23 8 . 9 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 30, 2010 vs Michigan Tech 5-3 60:00 3 2.50 22 . 8 9 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 167:40 7 2.50 61 . 8 9 7 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0

COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE | 2010-11 SPARTAN HOCKEY 22 2010Ͳ11SpartanHockey MichiganStateTeamStatistics LineͲbyͲlineScoring Forwards LeftWing Center RightWing GP Record GͲAͲPts. +/Ͳ Grant Leveille Gazley 6 2Ͳ1Ͳ35Ͳ9Ͳ14 +9 Merrifield Hayes Nill 10 5Ͳ4Ͳ11Ͳ4Ͳ5 Ͳ3 D.Chelios Leveille Gazley 5 1Ͳ4Ͳ04Ͳ3Ͳ7 Ͳ1 D.Chelios Reimer Perlini 3 1Ͳ1Ͳ13Ͳ2Ͳ5 Ͳ2 Merrifield Forfar Nill 3 0Ͳ3Ͳ02Ͳ0Ͳ2+1 D.Chelios Wolfe Golembiewski 3 2Ͳ1Ͳ01Ͳ1Ͳ2+2 Merrifield Hayes Gazley 2 1Ͳ1Ͳ00Ͳ0Ͳ0 Ͳ1 Reimer Forfar Shean 2 1Ͳ1Ͳ00Ͳ0Ͳ0 Ͳ5 Grant Leveille Perlini 4 2Ͳ2Ͳ04Ͳ11Ͳ15 E Grant Hayes Perlini 2 0Ͳ2Ͳ01Ͳ4Ͳ5 Ͳ6 Wolfe Forfar Walrod 2 2Ͳ0Ͳ00Ͳ2Ͳ2+3 Golembiewski Grant Perlini 3 1Ͳ2Ͳ03Ͳ4Ͳ7 Ͳ5 Grant Wolfe Perlini 2 0Ͳ2Ͳ00Ͳ1Ͳ1 Ͳ7 Forfar Hayes Walrod 1 0Ͳ0Ͳ10Ͳ0Ͳ0E Reimer Leveille Gazley 2 0Ͳ1Ͳ13Ͳ3Ͳ6+1 D.Chelios Forfar Golembiewski 1 0Ͳ0Ͳ10Ͳ0Ͳ0E J.Chelios Grant Perlini 1 0Ͳ0Ͳ10Ͳ0Ͳ0 Ͳ2 Merrifield Reimer Wolfe 1 0Ͳ0Ͳ11Ͳ0Ͳ1+1 D.Chelios Perlini Nill 1 0Ͳ0Ͳ11Ͳ1Ͳ2+1 Reimer Wolfe Perlini 1 1Ͳ0Ͳ01Ͳ1Ͳ2+3 Shean Forfar Golembiewski 1 1Ͳ0Ͳ00Ͳ0Ͳ0E Reimer Forfar Walrod 1 0Ͳ0Ͳ10Ͳ0Ͳ0E D.Chelios Perlini Wolfe 1 0Ͳ0Ͳ10Ͳ0Ͳ0E Merrifield Nill Golembiewski 1 0Ͳ0Ͳ11Ͳ0Ͳ1+3 Walrod Forfar Wolfe 1 0Ͳ0Ͳ10Ͳ0Ͳ0 Ͳ3 Merrifield Leveille Gazley 1 1Ͳ0Ͳ00Ͳ0Ͳ0E Grant Reimer Perlini 1 1Ͳ0Ͳ01Ͳ0Ͳ1E D.Chelios Shean Nill 1 1Ͳ0Ͳ00Ͳ0Ͳ0E D.Chelios Reimer Golembiewski 2 1Ͳ1Ͳ00Ͳ2Ͳ2+3 Josepher Golembiewski Wolfe 1 0Ͳ1Ͳ00Ͳ0Ͳ0 Ͳ6 Walrod Leveille Gazley 1 0Ͳ1Ͳ00Ͳ1Ͳ1 Ͳ6 Forfar Reimer Golembiewski 1 0Ͳ1Ͳ00Ͳ0Ͳ0 Ͳ1 Merrifield Wolfe Nill 1 0Ͳ1Ͳ00Ͳ0Ͳ0 Ͳ1 Reimer Golembiewski Shean 1 0Ͳ1Ͳ00Ͳ0Ͳ0 Ͳ4 Leveille Forfar Gazley 1 1Ͳ0Ͳ00Ͳ1Ͳ1 Ͳ4 Walrod Grant Perlini 1 1Ͳ0Ͳ02Ͳ2Ͳ4+4 Walrod Forfar Gazley 1 0Ͳ1Ͳ00Ͳ0Ͳ0E Golembiewski Wolfe Nill 1 0Ͳ1Ͳ01Ͳ1Ͳ2+2 Forfar Walrod Shean 1 0Ͳ1Ͳ00Ͳ0Ͳ0E Forfar Golembiewski Walrod 1 0Ͳ1Ͳ00Ͳ0Ͳ0 Ͳ1 D.Chelios Wolfe Shean 1 0Ͳ1Ͳ00Ͳ0Ͳ0 Ͳ8 Reimer Shean Gazley 1 1Ͳ0Ͳ01Ͳ0Ͳ1E Walrod Hayes Forfar 1 1Ͳ0Ͳ02Ͳ3Ͳ5+3

Defensemen Left Right GP Record GͲAͲPts. +/Ͳ Krug Grassi 16 6Ͳ7Ͳ34Ͳ13Ͳ17 +3 Crandell Shelgren 19 7Ͳ9Ͳ33Ͳ7Ͳ10 Ͳ4 J.Chelios Buttery 14 6Ͳ6Ͳ24Ͳ6Ͳ10 Ͳ1 Josepher J.Chelios 2 1Ͳ1Ͳ00Ͳ0Ͳ0E Josepher Buttery 3 0Ͳ2Ͳ10Ͳ0Ͳ0+2 Krug Josepher 1 1Ͳ0Ͳ01Ͳ1Ͳ2+2 J.Chelios Krug 2 0Ͳ2Ͳ01Ͳ0Ͳ1 Ͳ9 Krug Buttery 1 0Ͳ1Ͳ00Ͳ1Ͳ1 Ͳ2 Crandell Buttery 1 0Ͳ1Ͳ00Ͳ0Ͳ0 Ͳ2 Josepher Shelgren 1 0Ͳ1Ͳ00Ͳ0Ͳ0 Ͳ2

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