MSU Returns…
• A total of 20 players from last year’s team, including 12 forwards and five defensemen
• All-America, Big Ten Player and Goaltender of the Year senior Jake Hildebrand
• A pair of All-Big Ten selections in defenseman Travis Walsh and Hildebrand
• Three 20-point producers from a season ago: Mackenzie MacEachern (11g, 15a), Michael Ferrantino (12g, 11a) and Joe Cox (5g, 15a)
• All four captains: Ferrantino (C), Walsh (A), Cox (A) and Justin Hoomaian (A)
• Senior Ryan Keller, who produced a career-high 19 points, including 11 goals, and was plus-10 in 2014-15
• Four defensemen who played in at least 28 games last season
The Series
Michigan State leads the all-time series with the Mustangs, 14-4.