The Michigan State Spartans have announced the initial group of players who have signed National Letters of Intent to join MSU for the 2021-2022 season. Jeremy Davidson (Kalamazoo, Michigan/Fargo Force), David Gucciardi (Toronto, Ontario/Waterloo Black Hawks), Tanner Kelly (San Diego, California/Muskegon Lumberjacks), Erik Middendorf (Scottsdale, Arizona/Chicago Steel) and Jesse Tucker (Longlac, Ontario/Green Bay Gamblers) all have signed on as the first five recruits of the new class.
Three of the signees currently rank within the top-11 in the United State Hockey League (USHL) in terms of points, the top junior ice hockey league sanctioned by the NHL.