The Spartans host the University of Toronto in an exhibition game on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Munn Ice Arena. It will be the Spartans’ last tune-up before the regular season begins Oct. 13 at Bowling Green.
• Danton Cole takes the helm of the Spartan hockey program as the seventh head coach in school history … Cole spent the last seven seasons with the USNTDP and was introduced as MSU’s new head coach on April 11.
• The Spartans will feature a young roster with a total of 19 underclassmen (8 freshmen, 11 sophomores) … Last season, MSU had at least seven freshmen in the lineup in all 35 games.