2019-20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Roster
Joshua, Jagger

Jersey Number 23
Jagger Joshua
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 196
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Dearborn, Mich.
- Prev School:
- Muskegon (USHL)
Bio
Career Capsule:
Four-year letterwinner at Michigan State, skating in 135 career games with 21 goals and 23 assists (44 points) ... Racked up 236 PIMs and contributed nine power play goals and two game-winners, along with blocking 73 shots.
Professional Start:
At the conclusion of his senior season, signed a two-year deal with the Wilkes Barre-Scranton Penguins (the top affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins), where he played seven games over the balance of the regular season.
2022-23 (Senior):
Honorable Mention All-Big Ten ... Earned the team's Amo Bessone Award, which acknowledges academic and athletic success as well as community involvement ... Skated in 37 games as a senior ... More than doubled his previous points total from his first three collegiate seasons, posting 13 goals and 11 assists for 24 points ... Ranks 10th in the Big Ten in goals and tied for third in power-play markers with a team-high seven ... Two of his goals stood as game-winners ... Picked up an assist in the first game of the year at home against Bowling Green and skated in his 100th career contest in the road game against the Falcons (10/7-8) ... Scored his first career hat trick in the second game vs. LIU (10/22), scoring twice on the power play ... Scored the lone goal in a 1-1 tie at Notre Dame (10/29) ... Picked up a goal and an assist in the Wisconsin series at home (11/4-5) ... Recorded a pair of assists - his first career two-assist game - against Ohio State (11/10) ... Had a goal and a pair of blocked shots in a split at Penn State (11/18-19) ... Scored a power-play goal in the final seconds in the game at Michigan (12/10) ... Recorded his second hat trick of the season in a 4-4 tie with Penn State and had a four-goal series against the Nittany Lions, earning Big Ten First Star honors (1/13-14) ... Had a pair of assists at Minnesota (1/28) ... Netted a power play goal in the first home game vs. Notre Dame (2/3) ... Scored a power play goal in the opener at Wisconsin (2/17) ... Had an assist and five blocked shots in the B1G quarterfinal series at Notre Dame (3/3-5).
2021-22 (Junior):
Academic All-Big Ten selection ... Played all 36 games, posting a career-best eight points on a pair of goals and six assists ... Blocked 32 shots, the most of any Spartan forward ... Played in both games of the Air Force Series (10/8-9) ... Scored his first goal of the season against Miami (10/15) ... Had an assist in the Michigan game at Munn (11/6) ... Had an assist on a Dennis Cesana tally against Notre Dame (12/10) ... Had an assist on Jeremy Davidson’s PPG in the Minnesota series (1/7-8) and added three blocked shots ... Had an assist and three blocked shots in the home series vs. Ohio State (1/21-22) ... Had a goal and an assist with four blocked shots in the Michigan series (2/11-12) ... Picked up an assist and had two blocked shots in the Penn State series (2/25-26).
2020-21 (Sophomore):
Played in 26 games and recorded five points, including a career best four goals … Academic All-Big Ten … Scored a career high two goals in a 5-1 win over Penn State on Jan. 4 … Scored and had an assist in a 2-1 win over Arizona State (Feb. 15).
2019-20 (Freshman):
Played in all 36 games, collecting seven points (2g, 5a) … Registered an assist in his collegiate debut – a Spartan win at Northern Michigan (10/11) … Assisted on Tommy Apap’s goal in a win over Michigan (11/16) ... Scored his first career goal in a 3-0 win over No. 19 Wisconsin (12/6) ... Had assists in both games of the GLI (12/30-31) ... Scored his second goal of the season vs. Ohio State (2/22) ... Picked up an assist in a 2-2 tie at Notre Dame (2/29).
Prior to MSU:
Played two seasons for the Muskegon Lumberjacks in the USHL … Had 27 points, including 10 goals and 17 assists, in 53 regular season games for Muskegon in 2018-19 … His four game-winning goals were second most on the team … Also had four power-play goals, which tied for fourth on the team … Tied for the team lead in goals in the playoffs with four in eight games … Ranked third in the USHL with 147 penalty minutes in 2018-19 … Appeared in 28 games for Muskegon in his first full season in the USHL in 2017-18, recording five points … Played his first nine games of 2017-18 with the Youngstown Phantoms … Put up a team-leading 41 points (17g, 24a) in 31 games for Victory Honda U-18 in 2016-17 before making his USHL debut with Youngstown … Also played youth hockey for Honeybaked and Compuware.
Personal
Psychology major… Son of Jullee Joshua … Older brother, Dakota, played hockey at Ohio State and is currently in the St. Louis Blues organization ... Has one younger brother, Bishop … Graduated from Edsel Ford High School in Dearborn … Favorite NHL team is the Detroit Red Wings and favorite NHL player is Wayne Simmonds because he plays a “similar style” … Lists his brother, Dakota, as his biggest hockey influence.
Four-year letterwinner at Michigan State, skating in 135 career games with 21 goals and 23 assists (44 points) ... Racked up 236 PIMs and contributed nine power play goals and two game-winners, along with blocking 73 shots.
Professional Start:
At the conclusion of his senior season, signed a two-year deal with the Wilkes Barre-Scranton Penguins (the top affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins), where he played seven games over the balance of the regular season.
2022-23 (Senior):
Honorable Mention All-Big Ten ... Earned the team's Amo Bessone Award, which acknowledges academic and athletic success as well as community involvement ... Skated in 37 games as a senior ... More than doubled his previous points total from his first three collegiate seasons, posting 13 goals and 11 assists for 24 points ... Ranks 10th in the Big Ten in goals and tied for third in power-play markers with a team-high seven ... Two of his goals stood as game-winners ... Picked up an assist in the first game of the year at home against Bowling Green and skated in his 100th career contest in the road game against the Falcons (10/7-8) ... Scored his first career hat trick in the second game vs. LIU (10/22), scoring twice on the power play ... Scored the lone goal in a 1-1 tie at Notre Dame (10/29) ... Picked up a goal and an assist in the Wisconsin series at home (11/4-5) ... Recorded a pair of assists - his first career two-assist game - against Ohio State (11/10) ... Had a goal and a pair of blocked shots in a split at Penn State (11/18-19) ... Scored a power-play goal in the final seconds in the game at Michigan (12/10) ... Recorded his second hat trick of the season in a 4-4 tie with Penn State and had a four-goal series against the Nittany Lions, earning Big Ten First Star honors (1/13-14) ... Had a pair of assists at Minnesota (1/28) ... Netted a power play goal in the first home game vs. Notre Dame (2/3) ... Scored a power play goal in the opener at Wisconsin (2/17) ... Had an assist and five blocked shots in the B1G quarterfinal series at Notre Dame (3/3-5).
2021-22 (Junior):
Academic All-Big Ten selection ... Played all 36 games, posting a career-best eight points on a pair of goals and six assists ... Blocked 32 shots, the most of any Spartan forward ... Played in both games of the Air Force Series (10/8-9) ... Scored his first goal of the season against Miami (10/15) ... Had an assist in the Michigan game at Munn (11/6) ... Had an assist on a Dennis Cesana tally against Notre Dame (12/10) ... Had an assist on Jeremy Davidson’s PPG in the Minnesota series (1/7-8) and added three blocked shots ... Had an assist and three blocked shots in the home series vs. Ohio State (1/21-22) ... Had a goal and an assist with four blocked shots in the Michigan series (2/11-12) ... Picked up an assist and had two blocked shots in the Penn State series (2/25-26).
2020-21 (Sophomore):
Played in 26 games and recorded five points, including a career best four goals … Academic All-Big Ten … Scored a career high two goals in a 5-1 win over Penn State on Jan. 4 … Scored and had an assist in a 2-1 win over Arizona State (Feb. 15).
2019-20 (Freshman):
Played in all 36 games, collecting seven points (2g, 5a) … Registered an assist in his collegiate debut – a Spartan win at Northern Michigan (10/11) … Assisted on Tommy Apap’s goal in a win over Michigan (11/16) ... Scored his first career goal in a 3-0 win over No. 19 Wisconsin (12/6) ... Had assists in both games of the GLI (12/30-31) ... Scored his second goal of the season vs. Ohio State (2/22) ... Picked up an assist in a 2-2 tie at Notre Dame (2/29).
Prior to MSU:
Played two seasons for the Muskegon Lumberjacks in the USHL … Had 27 points, including 10 goals and 17 assists, in 53 regular season games for Muskegon in 2018-19 … His four game-winning goals were second most on the team … Also had four power-play goals, which tied for fourth on the team … Tied for the team lead in goals in the playoffs with four in eight games … Ranked third in the USHL with 147 penalty minutes in 2018-19 … Appeared in 28 games for Muskegon in his first full season in the USHL in 2017-18, recording five points … Played his first nine games of 2017-18 with the Youngstown Phantoms … Put up a team-leading 41 points (17g, 24a) in 31 games for Victory Honda U-18 in 2016-17 before making his USHL debut with Youngstown … Also played youth hockey for Honeybaked and Compuware.
Personal
Psychology major… Son of Jullee Joshua … Older brother, Dakota, played hockey at Ohio State and is currently in the St. Louis Blues organization ... Has one younger brother, Bishop … Graduated from Edsel Ford High School in Dearborn … Favorite NHL team is the Detroit Red Wings and favorite NHL player is Wayne Simmonds because he plays a “similar style” … Lists his brother, Dakota, as his biggest hockey influence.
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