Michigan State University Athletics
Lambdin’s Hard Work and Production Paying Off for Spartans
1/30/2020 1:41:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
By Peter Hulett
For MSUSpartans.com
EAST LANSING -- After strong offseason workouts of sprinting, lifting and plyometrics, senior forward Logan Lambdin is having his best hockey season at Michigan State. The Newport, Michigan, native has already equaled his career high in point production (12) with a month of the regular season still to come.
Through four years at MSU, he has found his way on the offensive push. Coach Danton Cole has noticed his senior's leadership shining through.
"He leads in his way, and he brings some energy and some five-on-five scoring when he's driving the net, those things are contagious," Cole said.
Lambdin has been consistently finding himself in clutch moments for Spartan hockey.
He scored a game-tying goal in a thrilling comeback victory against Notre Dame on Nov. 23, assisted on a game winning goal vs. Wisconsin on Dec. 6, and netted the game-winning goal in the third period at Michigan on Nov. 14.
"He plays with a lot of speed, he's taking the puck to the net an awful lot more, he's found a nice little spot on the power play where he's doing some good stuff for us," said Cole.
"Logan's just had a real positive impact."
Lambdin's presence on the ice plays bigger than his stature. He is the shortest on the team, standing 5-foot-8. In a game as physical as hockey, being undersized could be a disadvantage…but Lambdin sees the issue differently.
"I take a little bit more of a beating, but advantages, you got a little more speed, you can squeak around some of those taller guys a little easier once you get inside of them," Lambdin said. "I try to play like I'm more so 6-foot"
Toughness and work ethic are what's expected of Lambdin. He joined the team when it was going through a tough stretch. However, thanks to his leadership, the team is on the rise again.
"After my freshman year there was a coaching change and it changed the energy a little bit and changed the culture," Lambdin said.
As the team begins its final push to the post season, he knows nothing will come easy if they want to achieve their goals.
"We're not a team that can really just get bye by being lackadaisical throughout a game and having it easily come to us, we've got to work for everyone that we have. We've done a pretty good job of that so far, we just need to continue to do that," Lambdin said.
For MSUSpartans.com
EAST LANSING -- After strong offseason workouts of sprinting, lifting and plyometrics, senior forward Logan Lambdin is having his best hockey season at Michigan State. The Newport, Michigan, native has already equaled his career high in point production (12) with a month of the regular season still to come.
Through four years at MSU, he has found his way on the offensive push. Coach Danton Cole has noticed his senior's leadership shining through.
"He leads in his way, and he brings some energy and some five-on-five scoring when he's driving the net, those things are contagious," Cole said.
Lambdin has been consistently finding himself in clutch moments for Spartan hockey.
He scored a game-tying goal in a thrilling comeback victory against Notre Dame on Nov. 23, assisted on a game winning goal vs. Wisconsin on Dec. 6, and netted the game-winning goal in the third period at Michigan on Nov. 14.
"He plays with a lot of speed, he's taking the puck to the net an awful lot more, he's found a nice little spot on the power play where he's doing some good stuff for us," said Cole.
"Logan's just had a real positive impact."
Lambdin's presence on the ice plays bigger than his stature. He is the shortest on the team, standing 5-foot-8. In a game as physical as hockey, being undersized could be a disadvantage…but Lambdin sees the issue differently.
"I take a little bit more of a beating, but advantages, you got a little more speed, you can squeak around some of those taller guys a little easier once you get inside of them," Lambdin said. "I try to play like I'm more so 6-foot"
Toughness and work ethic are what's expected of Lambdin. He joined the team when it was going through a tough stretch. However, thanks to his leadership, the team is on the rise again.
"After my freshman year there was a coaching change and it changed the energy a little bit and changed the culture," Lambdin said.
As the team begins its final push to the post season, he knows nothing will come easy if they want to achieve their goals.
"We're not a team that can really just get bye by being lackadaisical throughout a game and having it easily come to us, we've got to work for everyone that we have. We've done a pretty good job of that so far, we just need to continue to do that," Lambdin said.
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