Butrus Ghafari

Position:
D
Height:
5-11
Weight:
197
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
West Bloomfield, Mich.
Prev School:
Bloomington Thunder (USHL)

2019-20 (Senior): Academic All-Big Ten … Named the winner of the program’s Amo Bessone Award for athletic and academic achievement and community participation … Played in every game for the first time in his career and had a career best five points, including two goals and three assists … Scored his first goal of the year in a 4-3 win at Michigan (11/14) ... Had an assist in a 3-0 win over No. 19 Wisconsin (12/6) … Picked up an assist on Sam Saliba’s goal in a win at Wisconsin (1/17) ... Scored the first game-winning goal of his career in the third period of the Spartans’ 4-2 comeback win at Minnesota (2/8).

2018-19 (Junior): Academic All-Big Ten … Played in 28 games … Played in each of the first 15 games and each of the last 11 … Had 38 blocked shots.

2017-18 (Sophomore): Played in 29 games, including the final 24 of the season ... Voted winner of the team's Spartan Shield Award, given to the player that embodies the qualities of a selfless Spartan ... Scored two goals and added an assist ... Scored his first-collegiate goal in the third period vs. Minnesota (1/18), tying the game ... Got his second goal of the year, and second in four games, in a 6-3 win at No. 5 Ohio State (2/3) ... Had an assist vs. Notre Dame (2/23).

2016-17 (Freshman): Saw action in 21 games ... Picked up an assist for his first-collegiate point vs. Denver, Oct. 22 ... Made his collegiate debut at LSSU on Oct. 15 ... Had 14 blocked shots.

Prior to MSU: Tallied 17 points (2g, 15a) in 59 games in playing his second season with the Bloomington Thunder in 2015-16 ... Led Bloomington in plus/minus at plus-14 and was voted the team's defenseman of the year ... Both goals in 2015-16 came on the power play ... Appeared in 52 games, recording nine points and 61 penalty minutes in his first season with Bloomington in 2014-15 ... Teammate of fellow Spartan classmate Logan Lambdin in Bloomington ... Played for the Fargo Force in 2012-13 (48 games) and 2013-14 (41 games) recording seven and six points, respectively ... Played youth hockey for Compuware ... Played with MSU teammate Dylan Pavelek as part of the U.S. Under-17 Select Team that won the 2012 Five Nations Tournament.

Personal: Born July 4, 1996 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan ... Son of Sejaan and Nada, both born in Lebanon ... Lists his father and older brother, Saleem, as his biggest hockey influences because of their support and sacrifice ... Lists the Detroit Red Wings are his favorite team and Brooks Orpik as his favorite player because he's "physical, aggressive and a leader" ... Lists his father as his hero ... Began playing hockey after watching The Mighty Ducks movies.