EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State hockey opens the 2025-26 season as the consensus No. 3 team in the country via national polls from USCHO.com and USA Hockey.

Michigan State concluded last season as the No. 6 team in both national polls following a year in which the Spartans won their second of back-to-back Big Ten regular season and tournament championships.

MSU returns 14 letterwinners from a year ago while welcoming a much-anticipated class of 13 newcomers. MSU boasts 15 National Hockey League draft picks on its roster, which includes four first round selections and five second round picks.

The Spartans were selected by the Big Ten coaches as the league favorite for 2025-26, with junior goaltender Trey Augustine and senior defenseman Matt Basgall earning Preseason All-Big Ten Fir

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