2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Jersey Number 7
David Gucciardi
- Class:
- Senior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 200
- Hometown:
- Toronto, Ontario
- Prev School:
- Waterloo (USHL)
- Pronunciation:
- goo-chee-ARR-dee
- NHL Draft:
- WAS 2022 (7/213)
Bio
Career Capsule
Appeared in 139 games for the Spartans over four seasons ... Had career numbers of 17 goals and 28 assists ... Finished +13 , with a +29 rating over his final two seasons ... 175 career blocks, with three power play and two short-handed markers.
2024-25 (Senior)
 Appeared in all 37 Spartan games ... Recorded career bests of six goals and 10 assists as a senior, while posting a career low in penalties (10) and was a +21 ... Had 39 blocked shots ... Had an assist on a Charlie Stramel goal against Boston College (10/12) ... Came up with a big blocked shot and an empty-netter to seal MSU's opening B1G victory over OSU (11/8) ...  Scored shorthanded and was a team-best +5 in the Notre Dame series (11/15-16) ... Had an assist in each game of the GLI (12/29-30), with a pair of blocked shots and was a +2 ... Assisted on a pair of goals in a home win over Wisconsin (1/2) ... Assisted on Karsen Dorwart's goal with a pair of blocks at Michigan (1/17) ... Delivered his first career back-to-back multiple-point games with two goals and two assists in the Minnesota series (1/24-25) ... Scored his third goal in as many games at Ohio State (1/30) ... Had an assist on MIkey DeAngelo's score at LCA against Michigan (2/8) ... Scored his career-best sixth goal of the season and was a +2 with three blocks in the final series at Notre Dame (2/28-3/1) ... Had an assist and a pair of blocks in the Big Ten Championship game vs. Ohio State (3/22), his final game at Munn Ice Arena ... Blocked a pair of shots in the NCAA Tournament game vs. Cornell (3/27). Â
2023-24 (Junior) Â
Skated in 30 of 38 Spartan games ... Tied his career best with six assists and finished the year with eight points (+8) ... Earned an assist on the first Spartan goal of the season in the opener against Lake State (10/7) ... Returned to the lineup after a six-game absence and had two points in the Minnesota series (11/24-26), with a shorthanded breakaway goal in game two ... Earned a spot on the Great Lakes Invitational All-Tournament Team with a pair of assists, one in each game vs. Ferris State and Michigan Tech (12/28-29) ... Had an assist in the second game of a weekend sweep at Penn State (1/13) ... Had an assist in MSU’s home win against Minnesota (1/26) ... Blocked nine shots in the February sweep of Michigan, including a career-best seven in the Duel in the D victory (2/9-10) ... Had five blocks in the Friday game at Wisconsin (3/1), helping the Spartans secure their first-ever B1G regular-season title ... Blocked two shots in each of the Big Ten Tournament games against Ohio State and Michigan  (3/16, 3/23) ... Scored his second goal of the season in the NCAA victory over Western Michigan (3/29) .
2022-23 (Sophomore)Â
Appeared in 36 games for the second straight season ... Posted four goals and six assists for 10 points ... Led the team with three game-winning goals ... Also had 46 blocked shots, which ranked third among Spartans ... Â Scored a goal in each of the games of the LIU series (10/21-22) ... Posted an assist and three blocked shots in the second game of the Wisconsin series at home (11/4-5) ... Had four blocked shots in a split at Penn State (11/18-19) ... Had his first multiple-point game of the season with a pair of assists in the shutout at Miami (11/26) ... Shared the squad high of five blocked shots in the Michigan series (12/9-10) ... Picked up an assist on a Miroslav. Mucha goal vs. Penn State (1/14) ... Blocked five shots in the series at Minnesota (1/27-28) ... Scored the game-winning goal in the Saturday home win over Notre Dame and had an assist on the previous night as well (2/3-4) ... Had a goal in the opener at Wisconsin (2/17) ... Had an assist and eight blocked shots in the Big Ten quarterfinal series at Notre Dame (3/3-5), including tying his career best with five blocks in the second game.Â
Summer 2022 Â
Drafted by the Washington Capitals in the seventh round (213th overall) in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.
2021-22 (Freshman)Â
Appeared in all 36 games in his first collegiate season ... Posted five goals and six assists for 11 points,  scoring twice on the power play and blocking 44 shots ... Led Spartan freshmen in goals ... Made his Spartan debut in the Air Force Series (10/8-9) ... Scored his first career goal at UMass-Lowell (10/22) ... Had an assist in the second game at Ohio State (10/30) ... Had assists in each game of the home-and-home with Michigan (11/5-6) ... Blocked three shots in a home win over Ferris State (11/11) ... Had an assist and a blocked shot vs. Wisconsin (11/19) ... Had three blocked shots in the Penn State series (12/3-4) ... Scored three of MSU’s four goals in the GLI - had the lone score vs. Western Michigan, and then two in the OT win over Michigan Tech, with a highlight-reel between-the-legs goal on the winner (12/29-30) ... Had an assist on Adam Goodsir’s goal at Wisconsin (1/15) ... Had an assist on an Erik Middendorf tally against Ohio State (1/22) ... Blocked three shots in the Michigan series (2/11-12) ... Had three blocks in the Penn State series (2/25-26).Â
Prior to MSU
Recorded 20 points (7g, 13a) in 33 games in what was his second USHL season in 2020-21 … Had three power-play goals, which was second most for the Waterloo Black Hawks … Posted a season-high four-game point streak from Jan. 22-29 over which he recorded five points (1g, 5a) … Had 13 points (3g, 10a) and 77 penalty minutes in 35 games in his first USHL season in 2019-20 split between Muskegon and Sioux City … Started the 2020-21 season with Youngstown before being dealt to Waterloo … Played for the Toronto Patriots of the Ontario Junior Hockey League in 2018-19, recording 18 points (5g, 13) and 85 penalty minutes in 47 games.
Personal Â
Son of Andrew and Maria Gucciardi ... Â Communications major.
Appeared in 139 games for the Spartans over four seasons ... Had career numbers of 17 goals and 28 assists ... Finished +13 , with a +29 rating over his final two seasons ... 175 career blocks, with three power play and two short-handed markers.
2024-25 (Senior)
 Appeared in all 37 Spartan games ... Recorded career bests of six goals and 10 assists as a senior, while posting a career low in penalties (10) and was a +21 ... Had 39 blocked shots ... Had an assist on a Charlie Stramel goal against Boston College (10/12) ... Came up with a big blocked shot and an empty-netter to seal MSU's opening B1G victory over OSU (11/8) ...  Scored shorthanded and was a team-best +5 in the Notre Dame series (11/15-16) ... Had an assist in each game of the GLI (12/29-30), with a pair of blocked shots and was a +2 ... Assisted on a pair of goals in a home win over Wisconsin (1/2) ... Assisted on Karsen Dorwart's goal with a pair of blocks at Michigan (1/17) ... Delivered his first career back-to-back multiple-point games with two goals and two assists in the Minnesota series (1/24-25) ... Scored his third goal in as many games at Ohio State (1/30) ... Had an assist on MIkey DeAngelo's score at LCA against Michigan (2/8) ... Scored his career-best sixth goal of the season and was a +2 with three blocks in the final series at Notre Dame (2/28-3/1) ... Had an assist and a pair of blocks in the Big Ten Championship game vs. Ohio State (3/22), his final game at Munn Ice Arena ... Blocked a pair of shots in the NCAA Tournament game vs. Cornell (3/27). Â
2023-24 (Junior) Â
Skated in 30 of 38 Spartan games ... Tied his career best with six assists and finished the year with eight points (+8) ... Earned an assist on the first Spartan goal of the season in the opener against Lake State (10/7) ... Returned to the lineup after a six-game absence and had two points in the Minnesota series (11/24-26), with a shorthanded breakaway goal in game two ... Earned a spot on the Great Lakes Invitational All-Tournament Team with a pair of assists, one in each game vs. Ferris State and Michigan Tech (12/28-29) ... Had an assist in the second game of a weekend sweep at Penn State (1/13) ... Had an assist in MSU’s home win against Minnesota (1/26) ... Blocked nine shots in the February sweep of Michigan, including a career-best seven in the Duel in the D victory (2/9-10) ... Had five blocks in the Friday game at Wisconsin (3/1), helping the Spartans secure their first-ever B1G regular-season title ... Blocked two shots in each of the Big Ten Tournament games against Ohio State and Michigan  (3/16, 3/23) ... Scored his second goal of the season in the NCAA victory over Western Michigan (3/29) .
2022-23 (Sophomore)Â
Appeared in 36 games for the second straight season ... Posted four goals and six assists for 10 points ... Led the team with three game-winning goals ... Also had 46 blocked shots, which ranked third among Spartans ... Â Scored a goal in each of the games of the LIU series (10/21-22) ... Posted an assist and three blocked shots in the second game of the Wisconsin series at home (11/4-5) ... Had four blocked shots in a split at Penn State (11/18-19) ... Had his first multiple-point game of the season with a pair of assists in the shutout at Miami (11/26) ... Shared the squad high of five blocked shots in the Michigan series (12/9-10) ... Picked up an assist on a Miroslav. Mucha goal vs. Penn State (1/14) ... Blocked five shots in the series at Minnesota (1/27-28) ... Scored the game-winning goal in the Saturday home win over Notre Dame and had an assist on the previous night as well (2/3-4) ... Had a goal in the opener at Wisconsin (2/17) ... Had an assist and eight blocked shots in the Big Ten quarterfinal series at Notre Dame (3/3-5), including tying his career best with five blocks in the second game.Â
Summer 2022 Â
Drafted by the Washington Capitals in the seventh round (213th overall) in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.
2021-22 (Freshman)Â
Appeared in all 36 games in his first collegiate season ... Posted five goals and six assists for 11 points,  scoring twice on the power play and blocking 44 shots ... Led Spartan freshmen in goals ... Made his Spartan debut in the Air Force Series (10/8-9) ... Scored his first career goal at UMass-Lowell (10/22) ... Had an assist in the second game at Ohio State (10/30) ... Had assists in each game of the home-and-home with Michigan (11/5-6) ... Blocked three shots in a home win over Ferris State (11/11) ... Had an assist and a blocked shot vs. Wisconsin (11/19) ... Had three blocked shots in the Penn State series (12/3-4) ... Scored three of MSU’s four goals in the GLI - had the lone score vs. Western Michigan, and then two in the OT win over Michigan Tech, with a highlight-reel between-the-legs goal on the winner (12/29-30) ... Had an assist on Adam Goodsir’s goal at Wisconsin (1/15) ... Had an assist on an Erik Middendorf tally against Ohio State (1/22) ... Blocked three shots in the Michigan series (2/11-12) ... Had three blocks in the Penn State series (2/25-26).Â
Prior to MSU
Recorded 20 points (7g, 13a) in 33 games in what was his second USHL season in 2020-21 … Had three power-play goals, which was second most for the Waterloo Black Hawks … Posted a season-high four-game point streak from Jan. 22-29 over which he recorded five points (1g, 5a) … Had 13 points (3g, 10a) and 77 penalty minutes in 35 games in his first USHL season in 2019-20 split between Muskegon and Sioux City … Started the 2020-21 season with Youngstown before being dealt to Waterloo … Played for the Toronto Patriots of the Ontario Junior Hockey League in 2018-19, recording 18 points (5g, 13) and 85 penalty minutes in 47 games.
Personal Â
Son of Andrew and Maria Gucciardi ... Â Communications major.
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