Anthony Scarsella

Position:
D
Height:
5-10
Weight:
192
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
White Lake, Mich.
Prev School:
Springfield Jr. Blues (NAHL)

2019-20 (Senior): Academic All-Big Ten … Appeared in one game, a 1-0 OT win over No. 16/15 Arizona State (12/15) … Voted winner of the Goofus Award for team humorist for the third time in his career.

2018-19 (Junior): Did not see any game action … Academic All-Big Ten … Voted winner of the team Goofus Award for the second time in his career as the team humorist.

2017-18 (Sophomore): Saw action in nine games ... His first-career goal was the tying goal vs. Western Michigan (10/20) with 7:08 to play in the third period in what turned into a 6-4 victory.

2016-17 (Freshman): Appeared in nine games, including the final three of the season ... Made his collegiate debut in the season-opener at LSSU on Oct. 14.

Prior to MSU: Played two seasons with the Springfield Jr. Blues ... Ranked as the club's top scoring defenseman with 25 points (8g, 17a) and was also the team leader in plus/minus at plus-10 in 2015-16 ... Voted an assistant captain ... His three game-winning goals ranked second on the team ... Selected to play in the 2016 NAHL Top Prospects tournament ... Tallied 15 points (4g, 11a) in 49 games in his first season with Springfield in 2014-15 ... Four-year letterwinner for Orchard Lake St. Mary's from 2011-14, earning first-team All-State and all-league honors as a senior ... Played his bantam hockey for Victory Honda.

Personal: Born March 20, 1996 in Commerce, Michigan ... Son of Bruce and Lindi ... Grew up with MSU teammate Cody Milan ... Lists the Detroit Red Wings as his favorite NHL team and Sidney Crosby as his favorite player because of "his leadership and the way he can take over a game" ... Biggest hockey influence is his cousin, Cam ... Lists his father as his idol.