Spartans Add Two For 2021-22
6/1/2021 10:05:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
EAST LANSING – Michigan State hockey head coach Danton Cole announced today (June 1) the addition of two players for the 2021-22 season as forwards Chris Berger and Griffin Loughran have officially joined the Spartan program. Berger and Loughran join the previously signed recruits - Jeremy Davidson (F), David Gucciardi (D), Tanner Kelly (F), Erik Middendorf (F) and Jesse Tucker (F) – bringing the total number of newcomers for 2021-22 to seven.
"We are excited to announce the addition of Griffin and Chris to Spartan Hockey," Michigan State head coach Danton Cole said. "They will fit in well with the incoming student-athletes and greatly increase the depth to our returners. They add experience and intelligence to our lineup and will be a large part of Spartan Hockey moving forward."
Chris Berger
Amherst, N.Y. | Brown University | F | 5-9, 175 | DOB: 4/14/1998
Excellent skater who plays a 200-foot game … A heads-up playmaker who uses strong stick skills and vision to create offense … Relentless worker without the puck
Comes to MSU with two years of eligibility … Played 65 games for Brown University over the course of two and a half seasons (2017-20) and recorded 28 points, including 11 goals and 17 assists … Played in 27 games as a freshman in 2017-18, picking up a goal and four assists, while leading the team with a plus-8 rating … Saw action in 29 games in his second season at Brown where he recorded eight goals and 11 assists for 19 points, which ranked third on the team … Eleven of his points came over the last 12 games of the 2018-19 season … Played in nine games in 2019-20 before missing the remainder of the season due to injury … Brown's 2020-21 season was cancelled due to COVID-19 … Played for the Des Moines Buccaneers in the USHL in 2016-17, registering 30 points (10g, 20a) in 48 games … Played for the Buffalo Jr. Sabres in the Ontario Junior Hockey League prior to the USHL.
Griffin Loughran
West Seneca, N.Y. | Northern Michigan University | F | 5-7, 145 | DOB: 11/13/1998
Offensive winger with great speed, hands and scoring touch around the net … Plays fearless and hard every shift … Strong special teams player on both the penalty kill and power play
Comes to MSU with two years of eligibility … Played 88 games over three seasons for Northern Michigan University (2018-21) where he recorded 35 goals and 37 assists for 72 points … Led NMU as a sophomore in 2019-20 with 39 points, while his 23 goals were tied for second most in the nation as he was voted to the All-WCHA second team … Also led the Wildcats in both power-play goals with seven and game-winning goals with four, which was the third-highest total in the country … Had 10 multi-point games and a seven-game point streak in 2019-20 … Played in 16 games in 2020-21, producing 16 points (5g, 11a) … Played in 35 games as a freshman in 2019-19, recording 18 points, including seven goals and 11 assists … Prior to NMU, he played in the USHL for the Fargo Force in 2017-18 where he had 18 goals and 24 assists in 50 games … He was named playoff MVP in helping Fargo to the USHL's Clark Cup title in 2018.
"We are excited to announce the addition of Griffin and Chris to Spartan Hockey," Michigan State head coach Danton Cole said. "They will fit in well with the incoming student-athletes and greatly increase the depth to our returners. They add experience and intelligence to our lineup and will be a large part of Spartan Hockey moving forward."
Chris Berger
Amherst, N.Y. | Brown University | F | 5-9, 175 | DOB: 4/14/1998
Excellent skater who plays a 200-foot game … A heads-up playmaker who uses strong stick skills and vision to create offense … Relentless worker without the puck
Comes to MSU with two years of eligibility … Played 65 games for Brown University over the course of two and a half seasons (2017-20) and recorded 28 points, including 11 goals and 17 assists … Played in 27 games as a freshman in 2017-18, picking up a goal and four assists, while leading the team with a plus-8 rating … Saw action in 29 games in his second season at Brown where he recorded eight goals and 11 assists for 19 points, which ranked third on the team … Eleven of his points came over the last 12 games of the 2018-19 season … Played in nine games in 2019-20 before missing the remainder of the season due to injury … Brown's 2020-21 season was cancelled due to COVID-19 … Played for the Des Moines Buccaneers in the USHL in 2016-17, registering 30 points (10g, 20a) in 48 games … Played for the Buffalo Jr. Sabres in the Ontario Junior Hockey League prior to the USHL.
Griffin Loughran
West Seneca, N.Y. | Northern Michigan University | F | 5-7, 145 | DOB: 11/13/1998
Offensive winger with great speed, hands and scoring touch around the net … Plays fearless and hard every shift … Strong special teams player on both the penalty kill and power play
Comes to MSU with two years of eligibility … Played 88 games over three seasons for Northern Michigan University (2018-21) where he recorded 35 goals and 37 assists for 72 points … Led NMU as a sophomore in 2019-20 with 39 points, while his 23 goals were tied for second most in the nation as he was voted to the All-WCHA second team … Also led the Wildcats in both power-play goals with seven and game-winning goals with four, which was the third-highest total in the country … Had 10 multi-point games and a seven-game point streak in 2019-20 … Played in 16 games in 2020-21, producing 16 points (5g, 11a) … Played in 35 games as a freshman in 2019-19, recording 18 points, including seven goals and 11 assists … Prior to NMU, he played in the USHL for the Fargo Force in 2017-18 where he had 18 goals and 24 assists in 50 games … He was named playoff MVP in helping Fargo to the USHL's Clark Cup title in 2018.
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