2018-19 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
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Jersey Number 8
Cole Krygier
- Position:
- D
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 191
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Novi, Mich.
- Prev School:
- Lincoln (USHL)
Bio
Career Capsule:
Five-year letterwinner who played 159 games in Green and White ... Finished his career with 20 goals and 21 assists (41 points), with 193 penalty minutes and 153 blocked shots.
Professional Start:
At the conclusion of the 2022-23 college season, his rights were traded by the Florida Panthers to the Los Angeles Kings, who signed him to a two-year entry-level deal ... Skated the balance of the season for the Kings' top AHL affliate the Ontario Reign, and had a goal and an assist in eight games.
2022-23 (Fifth-Year):
Alternate captain ... Selected as the team's recipient of the Dr. John Downs Best Defensive Player Award ... Skated in all 38 games and finished a +2 ... Scored 10 goals, which matched his career output in his first four seasons at MSU ... Finished with a career-best 16 points ... Scored the only two shorthanded goals of the season for the Spartans ... Blocked 39 shots ... Scored his first goal of the season against LIU (10/21) ... Had a goal in the second game of the Wisconsin series at home (11/4-5) ... Had a goal in the first game of a split at Penn State (11/18-19), and was a +4 ... Scored once in the Miami series (11/25) ... Scored his career-best fifth goal of the season at home against Michigan (12/9) and blocked four shots in the series ... Had his first career multiple-goal game with two scores against Ferris State in the GLI (12/27) ... Scored the OT game-winner against Penn State and had a three-point weekend against the Nittany Lions (1/13-14) ... Scored a goal at Minnesota (1/28) ... Had an assist and three blocked shots in a home sweep of Notre Dame (2/3-4) ... Had the primary assist on Michael Underwood’s first goal as a Spartan against Michigan at LCA (2/11) ... Scored in the series finale at Wisconsin (2/18).
2021-22 (Senior):
Had career bests in goals (4), assists (7), points (11), penalty minutes (72) and blocked shots (51) ... Played in 35 of 36 games ... Scored his first goal of the season at Michigan (11/5) ... Scored a big goal in the third period on the road at Ferris State (11/13) ...Had a pair of assists in his 100th career game, a 5-2 victory over Wisconsin (11/20) ... Had a goal in the first game of the Penn State series, and led all players with six blocks on the weekend (12/3-4) ... Had four blocked shots, a career best, vs. Western Michigan (12/29) ... Assisted on a Josh Nodler goal vs. Michigan Tech (12/30) ... Had one assist and a team-high four blocked shots in the Minnesota series (1/7-8) ...Scored his fourth goal of the season at Wisconsin (1/15) to establish a new career best ... Recorded an assist in each game of the home Ohio State series (1/21-22) ... Led the Spartans with five blocked shots in the Minnesota series (2/4-5) ... Had a pair of blocked shots in the Michigan series (2/11-12) ... Tied his career best with four blocked shots in the regular-season finale vs. Penn State (2/26).
2020-21 (Junior):
Played in 25 of 27 games, recording three points (2-1-3) and 27 blocks … Netted the tying goal with 2:01 to play in a 3-2 win vs. No. 9 Michigan on Jan. 9 … Scored against Minnesota on Dec. 3.
2019-20 (Sophomore):
Had a career-best three goals, two of which were game-winners, tying for the team lead … Appeared in all 36 games, posting six points (3-3-6) … Registered Michigan State’s first goal of the season on the power play in a win at Northern Michigan (10/11) … Scored his first career game-winning goal in the first period in a 5-1 win at Colorado College (10/26) ... Picked up his second game-winner in scoring the Spartans’ third goal in the third period of a 4-2 win over No. 9 Penn State (1/24) ... Assisted on Sam Saliba’s goal in a 1-1 tie with No. 3 Notre Dame (11/22).
2018-19 (Freshman):
Played in 26 games, recording five points (1g, 4a) … Missed 10 games with an injury (11/9-12/8) … Helped MSU sweep Minnesota (1/20) by breaking a 2-2 tie in the second period with his first-career goal … Got his first-collegiate point with an assist on Zach Osburn’s goal vs. Ferris State (11/2) … Also assisted on Osburn’s third-period goal in the Spartans’ come-from-behind 7-7 tie vs. Ohio State (1/4) … Had two assists over the final six games of the year, drawing a helper on Adam Goodsir’s eventual game-winning goal vs. Penn State (2/15), and then earning another assist at Ohio State (3/1).
Prior to MSU:
Selected in the seventh round (No. 201 overall) by the Florida Panthers in the 2018 NHL Draft … Selected to play in the USA Hockey CCM All-American Prospects Game … Had 17 points (3g, 14a) in 58 games in his second season with the Lincoln Stars in 2017-18 … His point total ranked fourth among defensemen on the team … Posted a +12 rating and compiled 107 penalty minutes … Produced two points (1g, 1a) in seven playoff games to end 2017-18 … Recorded an assist in the 2018 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game … Represented the U.S. at the 2017 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup … Had six points (3g, 3a) in 37 games with a +8 rating for Lincoln in his first USHL season … Played Bantam AAA hockey for Compuware and then U16 hockey for Little Caesars.
Personal:
Agribusiness Management major … Son of Todd and Kim … Has played all four seasons at MSU with his twin brother, Christian ... 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 for the Detroit Red Wings AHL affiliate in Grand Rapids.
Five-year letterwinner who played 159 games in Green and White ... Finished his career with 20 goals and 21 assists (41 points), with 193 penalty minutes and 153 blocked shots.
Professional Start:
At the conclusion of the 2022-23 college season, his rights were traded by the Florida Panthers to the Los Angeles Kings, who signed him to a two-year entry-level deal ... Skated the balance of the season for the Kings' top AHL affliate the Ontario Reign, and had a goal and an assist in eight games.
2022-23 (Fifth-Year):
Alternate captain ... Selected as the team's recipient of the Dr. John Downs Best Defensive Player Award ... Skated in all 38 games and finished a +2 ... Scored 10 goals, which matched his career output in his first four seasons at MSU ... Finished with a career-best 16 points ... Scored the only two shorthanded goals of the season for the Spartans ... Blocked 39 shots ... Scored his first goal of the season against LIU (10/21) ... Had a goal in the second game of the Wisconsin series at home (11/4-5) ... Had a goal in the first game of a split at Penn State (11/18-19), and was a +4 ... Scored once in the Miami series (11/25) ... Scored his career-best fifth goal of the season at home against Michigan (12/9) and blocked four shots in the series ... Had his first career multiple-goal game with two scores against Ferris State in the GLI (12/27) ... Scored the OT game-winner against Penn State and had a three-point weekend against the Nittany Lions (1/13-14) ... Scored a goal at Minnesota (1/28) ... Had an assist and three blocked shots in a home sweep of Notre Dame (2/3-4) ... Had the primary assist on Michael Underwood’s first goal as a Spartan against Michigan at LCA (2/11) ... Scored in the series finale at Wisconsin (2/18).
2021-22 (Senior):
Had career bests in goals (4), assists (7), points (11), penalty minutes (72) and blocked shots (51) ... Played in 35 of 36 games ... Scored his first goal of the season at Michigan (11/5) ... Scored a big goal in the third period on the road at Ferris State (11/13) ...Had a pair of assists in his 100th career game, a 5-2 victory over Wisconsin (11/20) ... Had a goal in the first game of the Penn State series, and led all players with six blocks on the weekend (12/3-4) ... Had four blocked shots, a career best, vs. Western Michigan (12/29) ... Assisted on a Josh Nodler goal vs. Michigan Tech (12/30) ... Had one assist and a team-high four blocked shots in the Minnesota series (1/7-8) ...Scored his fourth goal of the season at Wisconsin (1/15) to establish a new career best ... Recorded an assist in each game of the home Ohio State series (1/21-22) ... Led the Spartans with five blocked shots in the Minnesota series (2/4-5) ... Had a pair of blocked shots in the Michigan series (2/11-12) ... Tied his career best with four blocked shots in the regular-season finale vs. Penn State (2/26).
2020-21 (Junior):
Played in 25 of 27 games, recording three points (2-1-3) and 27 blocks … Netted the tying goal with 2:01 to play in a 3-2 win vs. No. 9 Michigan on Jan. 9 … Scored against Minnesota on Dec. 3.
2019-20 (Sophomore):
Had a career-best three goals, two of which were game-winners, tying for the team lead … Appeared in all 36 games, posting six points (3-3-6) … Registered Michigan State’s first goal of the season on the power play in a win at Northern Michigan (10/11) … Scored his first career game-winning goal in the first period in a 5-1 win at Colorado College (10/26) ... Picked up his second game-winner in scoring the Spartans’ third goal in the third period of a 4-2 win over No. 9 Penn State (1/24) ... Assisted on Sam Saliba’s goal in a 1-1 tie with No. 3 Notre Dame (11/22).
2018-19 (Freshman):
Played in 26 games, recording five points (1g, 4a) … Missed 10 games with an injury (11/9-12/8) … Helped MSU sweep Minnesota (1/20) by breaking a 2-2 tie in the second period with his first-career goal … Got his first-collegiate point with an assist on Zach Osburn’s goal vs. Ferris State (11/2) … Also assisted on Osburn’s third-period goal in the Spartans’ come-from-behind 7-7 tie vs. Ohio State (1/4) … Had two assists over the final six games of the year, drawing a helper on Adam Goodsir’s eventual game-winning goal vs. Penn State (2/15), and then earning another assist at Ohio State (3/1).
Prior to MSU:
Selected in the seventh round (No. 201 overall) by the Florida Panthers in the 2018 NHL Draft … Selected to play in the USA Hockey CCM All-American Prospects Game … Had 17 points (3g, 14a) in 58 games in his second season with the Lincoln Stars in 2017-18 … His point total ranked fourth among defensemen on the team … Posted a +12 rating and compiled 107 penalty minutes … Produced two points (1g, 1a) in seven playoff games to end 2017-18 … Recorded an assist in the 2018 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game … Represented the U.S. at the 2017 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup … Had six points (3g, 3a) in 37 games with a +8 rating for Lincoln in his first USHL season … Played Bantam AAA hockey for Compuware and then U16 hockey for Little Caesars.
Personal:
Agribusiness Management major … Son of Todd and Kim … Has played all four seasons at MSU with his twin brother, Christian ... 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 for the Detroit Red Wings AHL affiliate in Grand Rapids.
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