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EAST LANSING, MI - JANUARY 13: Penn St V Michigan State Hockey

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Michigan State vs. Notre Dame, Nov. 22, 2019

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Christian Krygier

Position:
D
Height:
6-2
Weight:
193
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Novi, Mich.
Prev School:
Lincoln (USHL)

Career Capsule:
Skated in 158 career games on the Spartan blue line over five years at Michigan State, with a 4-16-20 scoring line and 228 PIM ... Four-time recipient of Academic All-Big Ten honors and three-time selection for the team's Dr. Steve Swistak Memorial Scholarship.

Professional Start:
At the conclusion of his senior season, signed a ATO with the Bridgeport Islanders, the American Hockey League affiliate of the New York Islanders, who drafted him in 2018.

2022-23 (Graduate Student):
Alternate captain ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Selected as the recipient of the Dr. Steve Swistak Memorial Scholarship … Played in 28 games, missing 10 before Christmas with injury ... Had a goal and three assists ... Blocked 35 shots ... Scored his first goal of the season against UMass-Lowell (10/13) ... Led the Spartans with four blocked shots in the weekend sweep of LIU (10/21-22) ... Returned to the lineup in the Minnesota series after a nine-game absence, and had assists on two of the three goals in the second game against the Gophers. It was his first career multiple-point game (12/3) ... Assisted on a Daniel Russell tally against Michigan Tech (12/28) ... Blocked four shots in the home sweep of Notre Dame (2/3-4) ... Blocked three shots in the home game v. Michigan (2/10) ... Was a +3 with three blocked shots in the Big Ten quarterfinal series at Notre Dame (3/3-5).

2021-22 (Senior):
Academic All-Big Ten selection ... Recipient of the Dr. Steve Swistak Memorial Scholarship … Appeared in all 36 games for MSU with career bests of two goals and six assists, while leading MSU with 79 penalty minutes and blocking 48 shots ... Had his first point of the season in the Air Force Series (10/8-9) ... Appeared in his 100th career game at UMass-Lowell (10/23) ... Had the secondary assist on Erik Middendorf’s game-winner at Ohio State (10/29) ... Assisted on Mitchell Lewandowski’s third-period game-winner vs. Ferris State (11/11) and also on Dennis Cesana’s game-tying marker in the road game at Ferris (11/13) ... Blocked three shots in the sweep of Wisconsin (11/19-20) ... Scored his first goal of the season at Penn State (12/3-4) and added an assist in the second contest ... Blocked seven shots in the GLI (12/29-30), including tying his season best of four vs. Western Michigan ... Scored his second goal of the season on a breakaway at Minnesota (2/4) ... Had an assist and a pair of blocked shots in the final regular-season series vs. Penn State (2/25-26) ... Recorded a pair of blocked shots and had an assist in the B1G quarterfinal series at Michigan (3/4-5).

2020-21 (Junior):
Earned the Dr. Steve Swistak Memorial Scholarship … AHCA/Krampade Academic All-American Scholar … Saw action in 26 games and led MSU with 54 penalty minutes … Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten honoree … Ranked second on the team with 40 blocked shots … Scored his first career goal in the season-opener vs. Arizona State (Nov. 19) … Had the primary assist on Josh Nodler’s game-winning goal vs. Michigan on Jan. 9 with 37 seconds to play.

2019-20 (Sophomore):
Academic All-Big Ten … Skated in 35 games, missing just one game for the U.S. World Junior Camp … Led the Spartans in penalty minutes with 50 … Had three assists … Had an assist vs. Arizona State (12/14) ... Assisted on Patrick Khodorenko’s game-tying goal in the third period at Michigan (11/14) ... Had an assist on a power-play goal vs. No. 4 Cornell (11/2).

2018-19 (Freshman):
Played in 33 of 36 games as a freshman and recorded two assists … Picked up an assist on Tommy Miller’s second period goal in the Spartans’ 5-3 win over No. 17 Penn State (2/15) ... Got his first career assist in a 5-3 win over Minnesota (1/19).

Prior to MSU:
Selected in the seventh round (No. 196) overall by the New York Islanders in the 2018 NHL Draft … Selected to play in the USA Hockey CCM All-American Prospects Game where he had an assist … Had eight assists in 48 regular season games in his second season with the Lincoln Stars in 2017-18 … Was second on the team with 137 penalty minutes and had a +10 rating … Had an assist in seven games in the 2017-18 playoffs … Played 15 games in 2016-17 with the U.S. National Under-17 Team, five of which were at the World Hockey Challenge … Represented the U.S. at the 2017 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup … Had five points (2g, 3a) and was +9 in 50 games for Lincoln in 2016-17 … Played Bantam AAA hockey for Compuware and then U16 hockey for Little Caesars.

Personal:
Graduated in May 2022 with his undergraduate degree in agribusiness management and is pursuing a graduate certificate in real estate development and construction ... Son of Todd and Kim … Has played all four seasons at MSU with his twin brother, Cole ... Sister, Natalie, played soccer at Iowa and other sister, Grace, played soccer at Wisconsin … Brother, Brock, was a defenseman for Michigan State from 2012-15 … Father, Todd, played in more than 500 NHL games for Hartford, Washington and Anaheim, and is an assistant coach with the Grand Rapids Griffins, the AHL affiliate of the Detroit Red Wings … Lists Drew Doughty as his favorite NHL player.