Msu Hockey to Honor Senior Class Against Ohio State
msu hockey will honor its six graduating seniors on Saturday following the conclusion of the game against Ohio State, the team announced on 2/26/2026. The ceremony arrives with Michigan State riding a stretch that has the program ranked No. 1 in the NPI, the USA Hockey Poll and the USCHO. com poll for a third straight week.
Senior night set after a dominant weekend
The six seniors scheduled to be recognized are Matt Basgall, Daniel Russell, Tiernan Shoudy, Travis Shoudy, Charlie Stramel and Dolan Gilbert. Basgall, Russell and Tiernan Shoudy are four-year players who have appeared in all 143 games of the Adam Nightingale era to date, a fact the roster highlighted ahead of Saturday's game.
Msu Hockey coming off a sweep of Notre Dame
Michigan State arrived at the Ohio State matchup after a home sweep of Notre Dame last week, with scores of 4-2 and 8-2. The Spartans drew goals from eight different players in that series, and Porter Martone produced a four-goal weekend that included his first career hat trick on Friday night. Ryker Lee scored twice in game two, while Daniel Russell finished the weekend with four assists; Trey Augustine posted a. 938 save percentage in goal for the series.
Top line and special teams driving results
The Russell–Stramel–Martone top line has been a primary engine this season, generating 118 points on 49 goals and 69 assists and producing a combined +86 on the ice, with Charlie Stramel at +30, Daniel Russell at +29 and Porter Martone at +27. Since January 1, that trio has posted 58 points in 12 games (24g-34a-58p), and MSU's power play has converted 13 of 38 chances for a. 342 percent success rate over that stretch, ranking second in Division I across its last 12 games.
Individually, Martone leads the team with 41 points and ranks #2 nationally in goals per game (0. 71), while Stramel has set a career-best single-season high with 40 points (19g-21a-40p) and sits #4 nationally in face-off wins with 392. In Big Ten play, Martone is third in conference scoring (17-14-31) and Stramel and Russell are tied for fourth (11-16-27 and 7-20-27, respectively).
What the honors mean and what’s next
The senior recognition will follow the conclusion of Saturday's game against Ohio State; the program listed the event timing on 2/26/2026. Michigan State’s recent offensive output — 4. 3 goals per game since 1/1, third nationally over that span — and a special-teams surge set the stage for a formal salute to the graduating class after the matchup.
Next on the calendar is the senior ceremony Saturday after the game, when Basgall, Russell, Tiernan Shoudy, Travis Shoudy, Stramel and Dolan Gilbert will be honored following the final horn.
