What league does Michigan State Univ. play in?

Michigan State Univ. play in the NCAA.

Where is Michigan State Univ. based?

Michigan State Univ. is based in East Lansing, MI, USA.

Who is the head coach of Michigan State Univ.?

The head coach of Michigan State Univ. is Adam Nightingale.

Who is the captain of Michigan State Univ.?

The captain of Michigan State Univ. is Matt Basgall.

What arena does Michigan State Univ. play in?

Michigan State Univ. play their home games at Munn Ice Arena in East Lansing, MI, USA.

What are the team colors of Michigan State Univ.?

The team colors of Michigan State Univ. are Green + White.

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2025-2026 Season

Michigan State Univ. were 26-7-2 in the 2025-26 NCAA season with 77 points, 2nd in the Big Ten and 6th overall.

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2025-2026 Michigan State Univ. Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
NCAA
1.	Porter Martone (RW)	35	25	25	50	78	24
2.	Charlie Stramel (C/RW)	37	19	25	44	32	29
3.	Daniel Russell (C)	37	11	28	39	32	25
4.	Ryker Lee (RW)	35	15	15	30	26	5
5.	Anthony Romani (RW/C)	37	14	14	28	12	5
6.	Tommi Männistö (RW)	37	12	9	21	6	14
7.	Tiernan Shoudy (F)	37	7	13	20	33	18
8.	Matt Basgall (D)	37	4	16	20	4	16
9.	Maxim Strbak (D)	37	3	15	18	10	20
10.	Gavin O'Connell (RW)	37	6	10	16	16	1
11.	Owen West (D)	33	4	9	13	10	10
12.	Shane Vansaghi (RW)	35	4	7	11	28	3
13.	Eric Nilson (C/RW)	35	3	8	11	41	6
14.	Patrick Geary (D)	35	2	9	11	70	15
15.	Colin Ralph (D)	37	1	10	11	29	20
16.	Cayden Lindstrom (C/LW)	31	3	7	10	94	1
17.	Griffin Jurecki (LW)	22	2	3	5	2	5
18.	Matthew Lahey (D)	19	0	5	5	4	6
19.	Sean Barnhill (D)	37	0	4	4	14	8
20.	Travis Shoudy (D)	17	0	3	3	4	5
21.	Cole Burke (F)	2	1	0	1	0	1
22.	Austin Baker (LW)	14	0	1	1	15	0
23.	Cole Ward (D)	8	0	0	0	19	0
24.	Nathan Mackie (F)	11	0	0	0	4	1

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS
NCAA
1.	Trey Augustine (G)	34	2.11	.929	24	9	1	3	2048:00	947
2.	Melvin Strahl (G)	3	2.27	.922	2	0	1	0	185:00	83
3.	Dolan Gilbert (G)	2	0.00	-	0	0	0	0	4:00	0

2025-2026 Michigan State Univ. Staff

Head CoachAdam Nightingale
Assoc. Head CoachJared DeMichiel
Asst. CoachMike Towns
Dir. of Hockey OperationsDan Sturges
Dir. of Player DevelopmentBrad Fast
Dir. of Player PersonnelMichael Porter
Equipment ManagerTom Magee
Strength & Conditioning CoachWill Morlock

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2025-2026 Michigan State Univ. Captains

"C"

Matt Basgall

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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2025-2026 Michigan State Univ. Demographics

Michigan State Univ. Facts

Plays in: NCAA Division I
Team Colors: Green + White
Town: East Lansing, MI, USA Map
Founded: -

2025-2026 Michigan State Univ. Roster Facts

Nationalities

18 players
5 players
2 players
1 player
1 player

Experience

Michigan State Univ.: 1 563 GP
NHL: 9 GP
WC: 23 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 4 GP
AHL: 18 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Munn Ice Arena
Location: East Lansing, MI, USA
Capacity: 6 470
Construction Year: 1974

Michigan State Univ. Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
10/11/2026 05:00 PM UTC	Michigan State Univ.	Northern Michigan Univ.	-	NCAA
10/09/2026 11:30 PM UTC	Michigan State Univ.	Northern Michigan Univ.	-	NCAA
03/28/2026 08:35 PM UTC	Univ. of Wisconsin	Michigan State Univ.	4 - 3 (OT 60:24)	NCAA
03/26/2026 05:30 PM UTC	Michigan State Univ.	Univ. of Connecticut	2 - 1	NCAA
03/14/2026 11:30 PM UTC	Michigan State Univ.	Ohio State Univ.	2 - 3 (OT 62:36)	NCAA

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Diego Johnson (F)

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Michigan State Univ. History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	NCAA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	NCAA	37	23	7	-	3	2	136	79	77	2.08	2	Conference SF loss
2024-2025	NCAA	37	23	6	-	3	1	129	77	76	2.05	2	Conference Champion
2023-2024	NCAA	38	25	9	-	0	1	147	117	76	2	2	Conference Champion
2022-2023	NCAA	38	18	18	2	-	-	107	115	34	0.89	5	Conference SF loss
2021-2022	NCAA	36	12	23	1	-	-	76	119	17	0.47	7	Conference QF loss
2020-2021	NCAA	27	7	18	2	-	-	40	77	15	0.56	7	-
2019-2020	NCAA	36	15	19	2	-	-	80	88	35	0.97	6	-
2018-2019	NCAA	36	12	19	5	-	-	99	122	30	0.83	7	-
2017-2018	NCAA	36	12	22	2	-	-	91	117	21	0.58	7	-
2016-2017	NCAA	35	7	24	4	-	-	84	124	13	0.37	6	-
2015-2016	NCAA	37	10	23	4	-	-	93	124	21	0.57	5	-
2014-2015	NCAA	35	17	16	2	-	-	83	80	37	1.06	2	-
2013-2014	NCAA	36	11	18	7	-	-	79	93	25	0.69	5	-
2012-2013	NCAA	42	14	25	3	-	-	87	115	28	0.67	11	-
2011-2012	NCAA	39	19	16	4	-	-	111	103	47	1.21	5	First round loss
2010-2011	NCAA	38	15	19	4	-	-	98	107	35	0.92	10	-
2009-2010	NCAA	38	19	13	6	-	-	115	97	50	1.32	2	-
2008-2009	NCAA	38	10	23	5	-	-	62	118	21	0.55	10	-
2007-2008	NCAA	42	25	12	5	-	-	135	98	41	0.98	3	Quarterfinal loss
2006-2007	NCAA	42	26	13	3	-	-	137	102	33	0.79	4	Champion
2005-2006	NCAA	45	25	12	8	-	-	138	103	35	0.78	2	Quarterfinal loss
2004-2005	NCAA	41	20	17	4	-	-	121	100	27	0.66	6	-
2003-2004	NCAA	42	23	17	2	-	-	136	105	36	0.86	3	First round loss
2002-2003	NCAA	39	23	14	2	-	-	154	118	35	0.9	4	-
2001-2002	NCAA	41	27	9	5	-	-	129	73	40	0.98	2	First round loss
2000-2001	NCAA	42	33	5	4	-	-	134	57	45	1.07	1	Frozen Four
1999-2000	NCAA	42	27	11	4	-	-	141	76	38	0.9	2	First round loss
1998-1999	NCAA	42	29	6	7	-	-	121	56	47	1.12	1	Frozen Four
1997-1998	NCAA	44	33	6	5	-	-	156	76	46	1.05	1	Quarterfinal loss

Michigan State Univ. Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Kaden Nelson (F)	2026-2027	Oklahoma State Univ.	ACHA II	4	8	1	9	9
2.	Taro Hirose (F)	2026-2027	EHC München	DEL	4	1	4	5	0
3.	Savin Virk (F)	2026-2027	Victoria Royals	WHL	2	2	2	4	2
4.	Dustin Gazley (F)	2026-2027	HC Bolzano	ICEHL	4	1	3	4	2
5.	Brett Perlini (F)	2026-2027	Coventry Blaze	-	2	2	1	3	0
6.	Derek Grant (F)	2026-2027	ZSC Lions	NL	4	1	2	3	0
7.	Villiam Haag (F)	2026-2027	GC Küsnacht Lions	SL	2	2	0	2	2
8.	Zach Osburn (D)	2026-2027	HK Nitra	Extraliga	5	1	1	2	0
9.	Nicolas Müller (F)	2026-2027	Genève-Servette HC	Champions HL	4	0	2	2	0
10.	Brett Perlini (F)	2026-2027	Coventry Blaze	EIHL	1	1	0	1	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'2"	194 lbs	20.12
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	196 lbs	21.17

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tom Ross (F)	155	138	186	324
2.	Steve Colp (F)	138	132	168	300
3.	Kip Miller (F)	176	118	143	261
4.	Peter White (F)	172	75	155	230
5.	Darryl Rice (F)	138	96	129	225

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tom Ross (F)	155	138	186	324
2.	Steve Colp (F)	138	132	168	300
3.	Kip Miller (F)	176	118	143	261
4.	Mike Donnelly (F)	156	110	86	196
5.	Bobby Reynolds (F)	178	107	89	196

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tom Ross (F)	155	138	186	324
2.	Steve Colp (F)	138	132	168	300
3.	Peter White (F)	172	75	155	230
4.	Rem Murray (F)	165	71	147	218
5.	Kip Miller (F)	176	118	143	261

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Don Gibson (D)	169	22	69	466
2.	Tony Tuzzolino (F)	157	39	96	371
3.	Bill Shibicky (F)	161	86	222	323
4.	Nicolas Perreault (D)	156	26	60	308
5.	Jim Cummins (F)	111	20	42	304

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Danton Cole (F)	180	69	94	163
2.	Don McSween (D)	180	28	101	129
3.	Bobby Reynolds (F)	178	107	89	196
4.	Kip Miller (F)	176	118	143	261
5.	Kerry Russell (F)	176	56	86	142

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Steve Colp (F)	138	132	300	2.17
2.	Tom Ross (F)	155	138	324	2.09
3.	Joe Murphy (F)	35	24	61	1.74
4.	Donald Thompson (F)	90	65	156	1.73
5.	Craig Simpson (F)	85	45	141	1.66

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Tom Ross (F)	1975-1976	41	51	105
2.	Kip Miller (F)	1989-1990	45	48	101
3.	Mike Donnelly (F)	1985-1986	44	59	97
4.	Steve Colp (F)	1973-1974	38	43	97
5.	Tom Ross (F)	1974-1975	40	38	97

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Mike Donnelly (F)	1985-1986	44	59	97
2.	Tom Ross (F)	1975-1976	41	51	105
3.	Kip Miller (F)	1989-1990	45	48	101
4.	Mitch Messier (F)	1986-1987	45	44	92
5.	Dwayne Norris (F)	1991-1992	44	44	83

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Pat Murray (F)	1989-1990	45	60	84
2.	Tom Ross (F)	1974-1975	40	59	97
3.	Kevin Miller (F)	1986-1987	45	56	81
4.	Norm Barnes (D)	1973-1974	37	56	64
5.	Tom Ross (F)	1975-1976	41	54	105

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Don Gibson (D)	1989-1990	44	27	167
2.	Ron Heaslip (D)	1976-1977	36	25	134
3.	Jeff Harding (F)	1987-1988	43	27	129
4.	Bob Boyd (D)	1972-1973	35	48	124
5.	Tony Tuzzolino (F)	1996-1997	39	32	120