EAST LANSING - The Michigan State hockey team held its annual awards program on Monday, April 20 at the Kellogg Center in East Lansing. Nine different Spartans took home awards, led by Jake Hildebrand who was named team MVP for the third consecutive year. Jason Muzzatti, who ranks second among all Spartan goaltenders with 83-career wins, was honored with the Distinguished Spartan Award.
Hildebrand is just the fourth player in program history to become a three-time team MVP. The junior netminder garnered first-team All-America, Big Ten Player of the Year and Big Ten Goaltender of the Year honors as he led the conference in nearly every statistical category, including save percentage (.