2018-19 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
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Jersey Number 10
Sam Saliba
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 184
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Lincolnshire, Ill.
- Prev School:
- Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
Bio
2019-20 (Senior): Big Ten Sportsmanship Award recipient … Academic All-Big Ten … Named the team’s recipient of the Dr. Stephen Swistak Memorial Scholarship for the third consecutive season … Tied a career high with 10 goals, which ranked second on the team … Recorded 17 points, one shy of his career high, which tied for fourth among all Spartans … Had his first of four two-point games on the season with two assists in a win at Colorado College (10/26) … Named the Big Ten First Star of the Week on Nov. 26 after scoring three of the Spartans’ four goals against No. 3 Notre Dame (11/22-23) ... Scored the lone goal in a 1-1 tie vs. the Irish, and then scored twice the following night, including the game-winner with 1:10 to play, in a 3-2 win ... Scored a game-tying, shorthanded goal in the third period a 5-4 overtime win over No. 19 Wisconsin (12/7) ... Had goals in three straight games from Dec. 30 – Jan. 10, including both games of the GLI and then registering his fourth two-point game of the season (1g, 1a) in a 4-1 win over Minnesota (1/10) ... Scored in both games at Wisconsin (1/17-18), giving him goals in five of six games.
2018-19 (Junior): Played in all 36 games for the third straight year, producing 10 points (4g, 6a) … Named the winner of the program’s Dr. Steve Swistak Memorial Scholarship for the second straight year … Academic All-Big Ten … Ranked fifth in the Big Ten among regular centermen in faceoff winning percentage at .559 … Started the year with a four-game point streak (2g, 2a), tying a career long, and had points in five of the first six games … Assisted on a power-play goal in the season-opener and then scored a power-play goal the following night vs. NMU (10/12-13) … Scored a short-handed unassisted goal in the series-opener and had an assist the following night in the road sweep of No. 8 Cornell (10/26-27) ... Had an assist vs. Michigan on Dec. 31 ... Picked up an assist in the first period of the Spartans’ 6-4 victory over No. 11 Penn State (1/12) … Scored in the Spartans’ 5-3 win over Minnesota (1/19) ... Had a goal in game one vs. Michigan on the road (2/8) ... Picked up an assist in the Spartans’ 5-3 victory over No. 17 Penn State (2/15).
2017-18 (Sophomore): Recorded nine points (6g, 3a) in appearing in all 36 games ... Had two goals in a 6-4 win over Western Michigan (10/20) ... Scored (10/27) and assist (10/28), respectively, in a sweep of LSSU ... Scored a goal in the Spartans' next game at Minnesota (11/3) to extend his point streak to three games ... Scored twice, including once on the power play, vs. Ohio State (1/6) and had an assist the previous night ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... Recipient of the inaugural Stephen Swistak Memorial Scholarship at the annual team banquet.
2016-17 (Freshman): Ranked second on the team with 10 goals, while his 18 points tied for third ... Nine of his goals came over the final 15 games of the season ... Had points in four of the last five games of the year, recording four goals and one assist over the span ... Six of his goals came on the power play, second only to Mason Appleton for most on the team ... Had four multi-point games including a pair of two-goal games ... Had three goals in a split at Ohio State, March 3-4, including two in game two ... Scored twice, including the tying goal with 4:58 to play in the third period, in a 4-4 tie vs. Michigan at Joe Louis Arena on Feb. 10 ... His first-period power-play goal stood as the game-winning goal in a 3-0 win at Michigan on Jan. 20 ... Had his second two-assist game of the season against Michigan on Jan. 21, helping set up both goals in 2-2 tie ... Had an assist vs. Wisconsin on Feb. 3, pushing his point streak to a season-long four games ... Assisted on Mason Appleton's power-play goal vs. Michigan in the GLI on Dec. 30 ... Had two assists in the Spartans' 4-3 win at No. 5 North Dakota on Nov. 25 ... Scored his first collegiate goal 1:27 into the first period in a 4-3 win at Ferris State on Nov. 12 ... Recorded his first-collegiate point with an assist on Taro Hirose's goal vs. Michigan Tech on Nov. 5 ... Made his collegiate debut in the season-opener on Oct. 14 at LSSU.
Prior to MSU: Ranked 10th in the USHL in goals with 29 and 14th in points with 52, both of which led the Green Bay Gamblers in 2015-16 ... Led the USHL with 16 power-play goals ... Had a team-high five-game point streak during the 2015-16 campaign, over which he scored six goals and added two assists ... Voted team captain and offensive player of the year in 2015-16 ... Totaled 33 points in his second USHL season in 2014-15, splitting time between Green Bay and the Sioux City Musketeers after being traded mid-season ... Made his USHL debut in 2013-14, posting 11 points (3g, 8a) in 30 games for Sioux City ... Captained his Chicago Mission U18 team in 2013-14 and finished as more than a point-per-game player ... Also played youth hockey for Lake Forest Academy, CYA Bantam Major AAA, and Team Illinois.
Personal: Born Oct. 9, 1995 in Chicago, Illinois ... Son of Joe and Gail ... Graduated from Stevenson High School where he was on the honor roll all four years ... Lists the Chicago Blackhawks as his favorite NHL team and Jonathan Toews as his favorite player because of his leadership ... Lists his father as his biggest hockey influence.
2018-19 (Junior): Played in all 36 games for the third straight year, producing 10 points (4g, 6a) … Named the winner of the program’s Dr. Steve Swistak Memorial Scholarship for the second straight year … Academic All-Big Ten … Ranked fifth in the Big Ten among regular centermen in faceoff winning percentage at .559 … Started the year with a four-game point streak (2g, 2a), tying a career long, and had points in five of the first six games … Assisted on a power-play goal in the season-opener and then scored a power-play goal the following night vs. NMU (10/12-13) … Scored a short-handed unassisted goal in the series-opener and had an assist the following night in the road sweep of No. 8 Cornell (10/26-27) ... Had an assist vs. Michigan on Dec. 31 ... Picked up an assist in the first period of the Spartans’ 6-4 victory over No. 11 Penn State (1/12) … Scored in the Spartans’ 5-3 win over Minnesota (1/19) ... Had a goal in game one vs. Michigan on the road (2/8) ... Picked up an assist in the Spartans’ 5-3 victory over No. 17 Penn State (2/15).
2017-18 (Sophomore): Recorded nine points (6g, 3a) in appearing in all 36 games ... Had two goals in a 6-4 win over Western Michigan (10/20) ... Scored (10/27) and assist (10/28), respectively, in a sweep of LSSU ... Scored a goal in the Spartans' next game at Minnesota (11/3) to extend his point streak to three games ... Scored twice, including once on the power play, vs. Ohio State (1/6) and had an assist the previous night ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... Recipient of the inaugural Stephen Swistak Memorial Scholarship at the annual team banquet.
2016-17 (Freshman): Ranked second on the team with 10 goals, while his 18 points tied for third ... Nine of his goals came over the final 15 games of the season ... Had points in four of the last five games of the year, recording four goals and one assist over the span ... Six of his goals came on the power play, second only to Mason Appleton for most on the team ... Had four multi-point games including a pair of two-goal games ... Had three goals in a split at Ohio State, March 3-4, including two in game two ... Scored twice, including the tying goal with 4:58 to play in the third period, in a 4-4 tie vs. Michigan at Joe Louis Arena on Feb. 10 ... His first-period power-play goal stood as the game-winning goal in a 3-0 win at Michigan on Jan. 20 ... Had his second two-assist game of the season against Michigan on Jan. 21, helping set up both goals in 2-2 tie ... Had an assist vs. Wisconsin on Feb. 3, pushing his point streak to a season-long four games ... Assisted on Mason Appleton's power-play goal vs. Michigan in the GLI on Dec. 30 ... Had two assists in the Spartans' 4-3 win at No. 5 North Dakota on Nov. 25 ... Scored his first collegiate goal 1:27 into the first period in a 4-3 win at Ferris State on Nov. 12 ... Recorded his first-collegiate point with an assist on Taro Hirose's goal vs. Michigan Tech on Nov. 5 ... Made his collegiate debut in the season-opener on Oct. 14 at LSSU.
Prior to MSU: Ranked 10th in the USHL in goals with 29 and 14th in points with 52, both of which led the Green Bay Gamblers in 2015-16 ... Led the USHL with 16 power-play goals ... Had a team-high five-game point streak during the 2015-16 campaign, over which he scored six goals and added two assists ... Voted team captain and offensive player of the year in 2015-16 ... Totaled 33 points in his second USHL season in 2014-15, splitting time between Green Bay and the Sioux City Musketeers after being traded mid-season ... Made his USHL debut in 2013-14, posting 11 points (3g, 8a) in 30 games for Sioux City ... Captained his Chicago Mission U18 team in 2013-14 and finished as more than a point-per-game player ... Also played youth hockey for Lake Forest Academy, CYA Bantam Major AAA, and Team Illinois.
Personal: Born Oct. 9, 1995 in Chicago, Illinois ... Son of Joe and Gail ... Graduated from Stevenson High School where he was on the honor roll all four years ... Lists the Chicago Blackhawks as his favorite NHL team and Jonathan Toews as his favorite player because of his leadership ... Lists his father as his biggest hockey influence.
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