2020-21 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Roster
Tommy Apap
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 206
- B/T::
- Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
- Prev School:
- Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
2020-21 (Senior): Voted winner of the team’s Outstanding Senior and Spartan Shield awards … Recorded nine points (5g, 4a) in 25 games … Academic All-Big Ten … Ranked fourth in the Big Ten in faceoff winning percentage at .575 (287-212) … Had 30 blocked shots, which was third most among Big Ten forwards … Named the Big Ten Third Star of the Week on Dec. 23 after scoring in both games in a tie and win, respectively, at No. 16 Notre Dame, Dec. 19-20 … Scored the lone goal in a 1-1 tie vs. Notre Dame, then scored the tying goal with 22 seconds to play in a 4-3 win over the Irish the following night … Had the game-winning goal and an assist in a 2-0 win over Ohio State on Jan. 24 … Had two goals over a three-game span from Feb. 14-19.
2019-20 (Junior): Voted the team’s Most Improved Player as he recorded career highs in goals (7), assists (5) and points (12) … Academic All-Big Ten … His 12 points were more than his first two seasons combined … Ranked second in the Big Ten in faceoff winning percentage at .587, while leading the league in total wins with 389 – 46 more than any other player … Had the first two-goal game of his career in the season-opening win at Northern Michigan (10/11), which included getting his first career game-winning goal ... Had an assist in a win at Colorado College (10/26) ... Scored the third goal in 3-0 win over Michigan (11/16) ... Picked up an assist in a 3-0 win over No 19 Wisconsin (12/6) … Scored against No. 15/16 Arizona State (12/14) ... Assisted on Gianluca Esteves’ game-winning goal vs. Minnesota (1/10) ... Had a goal and assists in a 4-0 win at Wisconsin (1/17) … Scored his first career shorthanded goal in a 2-1 OT loss to No. 9 Penn State (1/25) ... Picked up an assist in a come-from-behind win at Minnesota (2/8) … Scored the first goal of the game in a 3-1 win at Notre Dame (2/28).
2018-19 (Sophomore): Skated in all 36 games, registering six points (3g, 3a) … Voted winner of the team’s Spartan Shield Award … Ranked fourth among the Big Ten’s regular centermen in faceoff winning percentage .570 … Was second in the conference in total faceoff wins with 391 … Scored his first goal of the season in a 4-2 win over Minnesota on the road (11/24) ... Picked up an assist in the Spartans’ 4-3 victory over Michigan (11/30) … Scored his second goal of the season in the first period of the Spartans’ 6-4 victory over No. 11 Penn State (1/12) ... Assisted on Cole Krygier’s goal in a win over Minnesota (1/20) … Scored at Ohio State (3/1).
2017-18 (Freshman): Ranked second in the Big Ten in faceoff winning percentage at .582 (272-195) ... Had four points (2g, 2a) in 30 games ... Was fourth in faceoff winning percentage among all freshmen nationally that took at least 100 draws ... Scored his first career goal in the opening period of the Spartans' first victory of the year, a 3-2 win over Bowling Green (10/14) ... Had a goal in the Spartans' final game of the season at Ohio State (3/3) in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals ... Missed six games with an injury before returning to the lineup in a win at Wisconsin (1/12) ... Assisted on Brennan Sanford's goal at Penn State (11/24) ... Had an assist in a 6-3 win at Ohio State (2/3).
Prior to MSU: Played his second USHL season with the Youngstown Phantoms in 2016-17, recording 20 points (4g, 16a) in 58 regular-season games, while adding a goal in five playoff contests ... Made his USHL debut with the Fargo Force in 2015-16 and played 14 games with the club before being dealt to Youngstown where he had 15 points (4g, 11a) in 38 games ... Put up 39 points (13g, 26a) in 57 regular-season games with the Wichita Falls Wildcats of the NAHL in 2014-15 and then added three goals and three assists in six playoff games ... Played three seasons (2011-14) for University of Detroit Jesuit High School earning All-State honors each year ... His best year came in 2013-14 where he had 63 points (14g, 49a) in 29 games.
Personal: Born Feb. 27, 1996 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan ... Son of Maureen and the late Paul ... Father was a 1987 graduate of Michigan State ... Lists Pavel Datsyuk as his favorite player because "he plays both ends of the ice" ... Was a two-time All-State honoree in lacrosse ... Parents are his biggest hockey influences as they built a rink in their backyard each winter ... Has two younger siblings, Teddy and Ellie.
