The 2021–22 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey season was the 80th season of play for the program. They represented Michigan State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. This season marked the 32nd season in the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Danton Cole, in his fifth season, and played their home games at Munn Ice Arena.
Season Michigan State began the season well, posting a winning record through the first month of the season. After dropping both games to arch-rival Michigan, the Spartans dipped below .500 but they responded with four consecutive wins to get back onto the plus side of the ledger. MSU ended the first half of their season with a split against Notre Dame, putting them in a strong position to make a run for a home game in the postseason.
Unfortunately, both the team's offense and defense faltered in the back half of their campaign and the Spartans lost 13 consecutive games. Both goaltenders played during the stretch and performed well, but neither received much help. MSU allowed an average of 37 shots per game, while recording just 27 of their own. While most of their losses were against ranked teams, that would provide little solace as Michigan State finished last in the conference for the fourth time in five years.
They faced Michigan in the first round of the conference tournament and were thoroughly beaten, losing both games by a combined 1–12 score.
Departures Tommy Apap Forward Graduation (Signed with Indy Fuel) Charlie Combs Forward Graduation (Signed with Wichita Thunder) Gianluca Esteves Forward Graduation (Signed with Cincinnati Cyclones) Austin Kamer Forward Graduation (retired) Tommy Miller Defenseman Graduate transfer to Northeastern Jake Smith Forward Graduation (retired) Brody Stevens Forward Graduation (retired)
Recruiting Christopher Berger Forward 23 Amherst, NY; graduate transfer from Brown Jeremy Davidson Forward 21 Schoolcraft, MI; transfer from Massachusetts David Gucciardi Defenseman 18 Toronto, ON Tanner Kelly Forward 19 San Diego, CA Griffin Loughran Forward 22 Orchard Park, NY; transfer from Northern Michigan Erik Middendorf Forward 21 Scottsdale, AZ; transfer from Colorado College Jesse Tucker Forward 21 Thunder Bay, ON
Roster As of August 12, 2021.
Standings
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=";" | Regular Season
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!colspan=12 style=";" | Regular Season
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Scoring statistics C 36 2 22 24 12 F 32 11 11 22 24 LW 36 12 8 20 24 LW 21 7 12 19 12 D 36 8 8 16 14 C/RW 26 7 8 15 4 D 36 3 11 14 6 F 22 3 9 12 34 C 34 2 10 12 8 D 36 5 6 11 22 D 35 4 7 11 72 F 36 2 6 8 68 D 36 2 6 8 79 C/RW 36 1 5 6 18 F 34 3 2 5 8 F 36 2 2 4 39 F 34 0 4 4 4 C 23 1 2 3 16 D 32 1 1 2 8 G 25 0 2 2 0 F 27 0 1 1 17 G 12 0 0 0 0 D 28 0 0 0 2 Bench - - - - - 10 Total 76 142 218 501
Goaltending statistics 25 1449 9 15 1 71 799 2 .918 2.94 12 707 3 8 0 43 406 0 .904 3.65 Empty Net - 12 - - - 5 - - - - Total 36 2169 12 23 1 124 1205 2 .910 3.29
Rankings
PollWeekPre12345678910111213141516171819202122232425 (Final) USCHO.comNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR-NR USA TodayNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 24.
Players drafted into the NHL
2022 NHL entry draft 7 213 David Gucciardi Washington Capitals
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