Michigan State hockey has added another goaltender commitment to their goalie room for next season. The Spartans have picked up the commitment of JJ Salajko. Salajko joins Joshua Ravensbergen and Northeastern transfer Quentin Sigurdson in the MSU goalie room next season. Prior to joining the Spartans, the Columbus (OH) native played for the Watertown Shamrocks of the NAHL. With Watertown, he held a 3.78 goals against average and a .886 save percentage.
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Amazingly, there are only five former MSU skaters currently on an NHL roster. This number does not include players that are signed by NHL teams but who are currently on an affiliate (e.g. AHL) roster. This low number took me by surprise, but it is sure to grow in the next year or two as more of the Adam Nightingale-era players make it to the big league.
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Michigan State hockey has just received two commits out of the transfer portal: future-senior forward Jimmy Clark (from Minnesota) and future-junior goaltender Quentin Sigurdson (from Northeastern). Clark will add forward experience from within the Big Ten, and Sigurdson will serve as an additional goaltender since the Spartans have lost Trey Augustine (signed professional contract), Melvin Strahl (transferred to Minnesota) and Dolan Gilbert (entered the transfer portal).
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The disappointment that was the finality of MSU hockey this season has still not taken its root to the depth of where my disappointment lingers. While we are glad we weren’t forced into throwing up again as Ann Arbor celebrated another title, we did get to sit in our misery and watch Porter Martone score goals for the Flyers. With that being said, here’s a quick update on the comings and goings of MSU hockey players and the massive roster overhaul that will be taking place in East Lansing.
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According to multiple reports, future junior forward Cullen Potter has committed to the Michigan State hockey program for the 2026-27 season, transferring from Arizona State University. Potter played just 24 games of the 2025-26 season after suffering an upper-body/shoulder injury due to a hit on Jan. 10. He finished the season with 26 points (12 goals, 14 assists) before undergoing surgery. He is a consistent scorer.
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Junior goaltender Trey Augustine, freshman forward Porter Martone and senior forward Charlie Stramel each earned CCM/AHCA All-America honors on Friday night, as announced by the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA). Augustine and Martone were named First Team All-Americans while Stramel was selected to the second team. Michigan State’s three All-America selections are the most of any team, marking the second-
Trey Augustine was named the recipient of the 2026 Mike Richter Award on Friday night, presented annually to the top goaltender in NCAA Division I men’s hockey. Established in 2014, this award is named after New York Rangers Hall of Fame goaltender, Mike Richter
With the transfer portal being in full swing, Michigan State hockey has seen one of its first casualties leave the program. The Spartans are losing goaltender Dolan Gilbert, who was a fan favorite in East Lansing.
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Adam Nightingale, who recently finished his fourth season at the helm of the Michigan State hockey program, has been selected as the next head coach of the U.S. National Junior Team, as announced by USA Hockey on Wednesday. The team will play at the 2027 IIHF World Junior Championship on Dec. 26, 2026 – Jan. 5, 2027, in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta.
Michigan State hockey senior center Tiernan Shoudy has signed a professional contract with the Wheeling Nailers, the ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins, for the rest of the 2025-26 season. He also signed a contract with the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins for the 2026-27 season, joining senior winger Daniel Russell. Shoudy is the eighth Spartan to sign a professional contract or amateur tryout agreement.
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Michigan State hockey has added to its recruitment pipeline, adding a new commitment from the junior ranks. Tyler Challenger has made the announcement that he will be headed to East Lansing to play his collegiate hockey. A 6-foot-2, 200 pound forward from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, he is a left-handed shot that spent this past year with both the Erie Otters and Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League. A 2008-born player, he is draft eligible in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
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Michigan State hockey’s junior defenseman Maxim Štrbák signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Buffalo Sabres, announced by the Sabres today. The contract begins with the 2026-27 season. Štrbák will join the Sabres’ AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans, for the remainder of the 2025–26 season. He joins former Spartan teammates Jagger Joshua and Red Savage.
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Goaltender Trey Augustine will report to the Grand Rapids Griffins after the Detroit Red Wings signed the 2023 draft pick to a three-year entry-level contract. Augustine, 21, recently completed his junior season at Michigan State University and had a 24-9-1 record with a 2.11 goals-against average, .029 save percentage and three shutouts for the Spartans.
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It’s going to be a long offseason that may include some soul-searching after a third consecutive season in which a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament fell short of the Frozen Four. The Spartans still haven’t made it that far since winning the national title in 2007. Some of Michigan State’s best players will be moving on, though.
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Porter Martone, the No. 6 pick of the 2025 NHL Draft, signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday. The 19-year-old forward will join the Flyers for the remainder of the regular season. He is not expected to play against the Dallas Stars at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Sunday (7 p.m. ET; Victory+, NBCSP), but could make his debut when the Flyers play at the Washington Capitals on Tuesday.
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the program’s first Frozen Four appearance since 2007 with a 4-3 overtime loss against Wisconsin in the Worcester regional final Saturday in Worcester, Mass., at the DCU Center. Wisconsin scored two unanswered goals over the final five minutes of regulation, and in the opening seconds of overtime, senior defender Ben Dexheimer sniped a shot from just inside the blue line to put the Badgers in the Frozen Four.
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It is not often in post season play where a team can say they were out played, nearly doubled in shots on goal, and say they won the game 2-1. That is the case for the Spartans this year as they scored just enough behind the Mike Richter Finalist, Trey Augustine, to move on to Saturday’s game. Saturday’s puck drop against Wisconsin is slated for 4:30pm (barring any glass replacement) and will be available on ESPN 2.
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One more win, and you’re in the Frozen Four. Top-seeded Michigan State has survived its first NCAA Tournament game, outlasting 4-seed UConn, 2-1, in the first round on Thursday behind a brick-wall performance from goalie Trey Augustine, who had a season-high 41 saves. Next up in the regional final, college hockey’s “Elite Eight,” is 3-seed Wisconsin.
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It’s win and move on time for Spartan hockey. After last year’s disappointing loss to Cornell, everyone was on edge as there is no way MSU could lose and waste another season with this team. Even with a multitude of penalties and being drastically outshot, the Spartans come out on top and will move on to Saturday and face the winner of Wisconsin and Dartmouth
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MSU Hockey is set to begin its quest for a National Title as the puck drops Thursday at 1:30pm in Worcester. ESPN 2 will have the coverage. What are the odds, that hockey and basketball would be facing UConn on the same weekend as they look to extend their seasons. The Spartans have looked a bit shaky in their last few games and with the extra time off have hopefully righted the ship.
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