2020-21 HOCKEY GAMES Spartans vs. Penn State Sunday, Jan. 3 Monday, Jan. 4 3 p.m. 3 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. East Lansing, Mich. 9-10 Munn Ice Arena Munn Ice Arena TELEVISION / WEB / RADIO SERIES SUMMARY 3-3-2 (2-3-1-2-0-0 B1G) 3-5 (1-5-0-0-0-0 B1G) TV vs. Penn State None All-Time ................................................................ 11-15-4 Last Season ........................................2-2 (1-1 home) Web/Mobile Stream Home .........................................................................8-7-1 BTN + Radio ON THE FLY... TCF Bank Spartan Media Network (Scott Moore, Rob Woodward) • Michigan State begins the new calendar year by hosting Penn State on Sunday and Monday at Munn WJIM 1240-AM / MSUSpartans.com / MSU Spartans app Ice Arena … The two-game set will be the first of 10 contests for the Spartans during the first month of the new year. 2020-21 SCHEDULE • It’s the first time the Spartans will play 10 games in the month of January since the 2005-06 season. NOVEMBER (2-1-1) • The Spartans’ 13-day break was the shortest of any Big Ten team, six days shorter than the next closest Thu. 19 ARIZONA STATE T, 1-1 (OT) BTN team (Penn State). Fri. 20 ARIZONA STATE W, 2-0 Sat. 28 at #10/10 Ohio State * W, 3-2 (OT) Sun. 29 at #10/10 Ohio State * L, 2-4 • The Spartans rank 12th in the nation and second in the Big Ten in goals against per game at 2.25. DECEMBER (1-2-1) • In erasing all eight Notre Dame power plays in the previous series, MSU raised its penalty kill percentage Thu. 3 #5/5 MINNESOTA * L, 1-3 FS Detroit to .848, which is 12th in the country and second in the Big Ten. Fri. 4 #5/5 MINNESOTA * L, 2-4 FS Detroit/TSN2 Tue. 8 WISCONSIN * PPD BTN Wed. 9 WISCONSIN * PPD BTN • Junior goaltender Drew DeRidder ranks second in the Big Ten in both GAA at 1.96 and save percentage Sat. 19 at #16/- Notre Dame * T, 1-1 (OT, SOL) NBCSN at .940, which is also fifth best nationally among goaltenders that have played at least five games. Sun. 20 at #16/- Notre Dame * W, 4-3 (OT) NBC Chicago JANUARY • DeRidder was named the Big Ten First Star of the Week on Dec. 23 after making 89 total saves and Sun. 3 PENN STATE * 3 p.m. posting a .957 save percentage in helping MSU go 1-0-1 at Notre Dame. Mon. 4 PENN STATE * 3 p.m. Fri. 8 at Michigan * • Senior defenseman Tommy Miller was named the Big Ten Second Star after his game-winning goal and Sat. 9 MICHIGAN * Fri. 15 at Penn State * assist on the tying goal in the 4-3 OT win at Notre Dame on Dec. 20. Sat. 16 at Penn State * Sat. 23 OHIO STATE * • Both Dennis Cesana (1-2--3) and Mitchell Lewandowski (1-2--3) bring team season-high three game Sun. 24 OHIO STATE * Fri. 29 at Wisconsin * point streaks into Sunday’s game … Tommy Apap has scored a goal in each of the last two games. Sat. 30 at Wisconsin * • Graduate transfer Charlie Combs leads all Spartans with three goals … He’s tied with Josh Nodler (6a) FEBRUARY for the team lead with six points each. Tue. 9 at Michigan * Sun. 14 ARIZONA STATE Mon. 15 ARIZONA STATE • Combs, who scored in the 4-3 win at Notre Dame, has had a point in six of the Spartans’ eight games, Fri. 19 at Minnesota * including five of the last six. Sat. 20 at Minnesota * Fri. 26 NOTRE DAME * • Tommy Miller ranks third in the Big Ten with 29 blocked shots and leads the league with 3.62 blocks Sat. 27 NOTRE DAME * per game average. MARCH Fri. 5 WISCONSIN * • The line of juniors Mitchell Mattson, Adam Goodsir and freshman Kyle Haskins has been productive so Sat. 6 WISCONSIN * far this year as the trio has combined for 10 points (4g, 6a). Wed. 10 MICHIGAN * Big Ten Tournament Thu. 18 Quarterfinals Fri. 19 Semifinals Sat. 20 Championship 2020-21 LEADERS MSU ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS Goals ...............................................................Combs (3) Goals .............................................. Lewandowski (45) * - Big Ten game | All times ET Assists .............................................................Nodler (6) Assists ............................................Lewandowski (48) Rankings - USCHO.com/USAToday USA Hockey Points ..............................................Combs, Nodler (6) Points ..............................................Lewandowski (93) PPG .................................................................. Combs (2) PPG ...................................................Lewandowski (17) PIM ........................................................ Ch. Krygier (23) PIM ..................................................Lewandowski (110) Blocked Shots ..............................................Miller (29) Blocked Shots ...........................................Miller (231) GAA ....................................................... DeRidder (1.96) GAA ...................................................... DeRidder (2.81) Sv Pct ..................................................DeRidder (.940) Sv Pct ..................................................DeRidder (.915) MSUSpartanHockey @msu_hockey @MSU_Hockey 2020-21 SPARTANS PRONUNCIATIONS Apap ................................................. A-pap No. Name (NHL) Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. S/C Birthdate Hometown/Previous Team Cesana ...................................Ces-sah-na 1 Drew DeRidder G 5-11 175 Jr. L 5/1/00 Fenton, Mich./USNTDP U-18 DeRidder ................................ Duh-ridder 2 Aiden Gallacher D 6-1 200 Fr. R 3/20/00 Rochester Hills, Mich./Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) Dybicz ......................................... Dye-biss 4 Nash Nienhuis D 5-10 176 Fr. L 12/5/99 Sarnia, Ontario/Omaha Lancers (USHL) Gianluca Esteves ............. Gee-un-luca 5 Powell Connor D 6-2 183 Fr. R 5/4/00 Vernon, British Columbia/Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL) ................................................. Eh-stev-vez 6 Cal Dybicz D 6-1 181 Fr. L 7/16/00 Elk Grove Village, Ill./Tri-City Storm (USHL) Gallacher ............................... Gall-uh-cur 7 Charlie Combs F 5-6 181 Gr. L 7/13/96 St. Louis, Mo./Bemidji State (WCHA) Kamer ...........................................KAY-mer 8 Cole Krygier (FLA) D 6-2.5 196 Jr. L 5/5/00 Novi, Mich./Lincoln Stars (USHL) Krygier ..................................... KREE-gurr 9 Mitchell Lewandowski F 5-9.5 178 Sr. L 4/17/98 Clarkston, Mich./Chicago Steel (USHL) Nicolas Müller ....Nee-co-las Mew-ler 10 A.J. Hodges F 6-0 184 Fr. L 8/24/01 Littleton, Colo./Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) Nienhuis ...............................Neen-house 11 Tommy Apap F 6-1.5 206 Sr. L 2/27/96 Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) Nodler .......................................NODD-ler 12 Tommy Miller D 6-1.5 191 Sr. R 3/6/99 West Bloomfield, Mich./USNTDP U-18 13 Kristof Papp F 5-11 174 Fr. L 6/24/01 Budapest, Hungary/Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) 14 Adam Goodsir F 6-0 196 Jr. L 9/22/98 Okemos, Mich./Tri-City Storm (USHL) 15 Christian Krygier (NYI) D 6-2 185 Jr. L 5/5/00 Novi, Mich./Lincoln Stars (USHL) POINTS OF ORIGIN 16 Brody Stevens F 5-10.5 193 Sr. R 4/26/97 Ann Arbor, Mich./Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) UNITED STATES (20) 17 Kyle Haskins F 5-10 190 Fr. L 2/16/00 Huntington, Vt./Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) Michigan (12) 19 Nicolas Müller F 6-0 182 So. R 6/21/99 Arisdorf, Switzerland/Modo (Sweden J20 SuperElit) Tommy Apap, Drew DeRidder, Aiden 20 Josh Nodler (CGY) F 5-10.5 193 So. R 4/27/01 Oak Park, Mich./Fargo Force (USHL) Gallacher, Adam Goodsir, Jagger 21 Jake Smith F 5-10 188 Sr. L 10/28/96 East Amherst, N.Y./Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) Joshua, Austin Kamer, Christian 22 Dennis Cesana D 5-9 182 Jr. R 4/4/98 Providence, R.I./Brooks Bandits (AJHL) Krygier, Cole Krygier, Mitchell Lewandowski, Tommy Miller, Josh 23 Jagger Joshua F 6-2 200 So. L 3/29/99 Dearborn, Mich./Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) Nodler, Brody Stevens 24 Austin Kamer F 5-10 181 Sr. R 5/23/96 Grand Rapids, Mich./Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) Colorado (1) 27 Mitchell Mattson (CGY) F 6-4 205 Jr. L 1/2/98 Grand Rapids, Minn./Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) A.J. Hodges 28 Gianluca Esteves F 5-9 172 Sr. L 1/29/97 Winnipeg, Manitoba/Aston Rebels (NAHL) Illinois (2) 29 Pierce Charleson G 6-2 186 Fr. L 2/27/00 Aurora, Ontario/Brooks Bandits (AJHL) Cal Dybicz, Jon Mor 30 Jon Mor G 6-2.5 190 Fr. L 7/20/00 Highland Park, Ill./Langley Rivermen (BCHL) Minnesota (1) Mitchell Mattson Head Coach: Danton Cole (Fourt season, Michigan State ’89) Missouri (1) Assistant Coaches: Joe Exter (Fourth season, Merrimack ‘03) Charlie Combs Chris Luongo (Fourth season, Michigan State ’90) New York (1) Director of Hockey Operations: Dan Sturges (First season, Michigan State ‘09) Jake Smith Rhode Island (1) Dennis Cesana Vermont (1) Kyle Haskins CANADA (4) Pierce Charleson, Powell Connor, Avg. Height: 5-10 Right Shots: 8 Seniors/Grad: 8 (7F, 1D) Sophomores: 3 (3F) Gianluca Esteves, Nash Nienhuis Avg. Weight: 187 Left Shots: 18 Juniors: 6 (2F, 3D, 1G) Freshmen: 9 (3F, 4D, 2G) HUNGARY (1) Kristof Papp SWITZERLAND (1) Nicolas Müller ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. INSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION SUPPORT STAFF 11 Tommy Apap F 6-1.5 206 Sr. Founded .................................................................................................1855 Athletic Trainer .......................................................Renee Kleszczynski 22 Dennis Cesana D 5-9 182 Jr. Location ..........................................................East Lansing, MI 48824 Equipment Manager ............................................................ Tom Magee 29 Pierce Charleson G 6-2 186 Fr. Enrollment ........................................................................................49,695 Team Physician ...........................................................Dr.