Tag: Artyom Levshunov

Star MSU hockey player turning pro, won’t return for Spartans next year

Michigan State hockey will be losing a key star player from next year’s roster

Michigan State hockey will be losing a key star player from next year’s roster.

Defenseman Artyom Levshunov will reportedly officially turn pro and not return to Michigan State for his sophomore season next year. Ben Pope of the Chicago Suntimes reported the notable hockey news on Saturday evening.

Levshunov was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks with the No. 2 overall pick in last week’s NHL Draft. He was expected to leave Michigan State after being selected so high in the draft but there was still a slight chance he’d come back for one more year with the Spartans.

Pope is reporting that Levshunov is expected to start the season with the Blackhawks’ AHL affliate team — the Rockford IceHogs.

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According to a report, Michigan State hockey star defenseman won’t be back in 2024-25

MSU star defenseman may be turning pro, rather than coming back to East Lansing:

Michigan State hockey got a huge win in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft when star defenseman Artyom Levshunov was picked second overall by the Chicago Blackhawks. The high selection showed that the Spartans development program is at its best right now under Adam Nightingale.

Now under the Blackhawks control, according to a report by Ben Pope, quoting the Hawks assistant general manager, it sounds like Chicago wants Levshunov to play in the AHL next season, rather than returning to East Lansing.

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Michigan State hockey defenseman Artyom Levshunov drafted No. 2 overall by the Chicago Blackhawks

Michigan State hockey defenseman Artyom Levshunov drafted No. 2 overall by the Chicago Blackhawks

Just in case you didn’t already know, Michigan State is now a hockey school. The Spartans have rapidly started to produce NHL talent and that trend continued on Friday when Artyom Levshunov was selected No. 2 overall in the 2024 NHL draft by the Chicago Blackhawks.

Levshunov had a 9-26-35 scoring line, which was just short of the freshman defensemen record set by Jason Wooley and Pat Betterly. He was sixth in the Big Ten in assists and eleventh in points.

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Two Michigan State hockey players honored with All-Big Ten selections

Two Michigan State hockey players honored with All-Big Ten selections

Well, this one might be a little controversial. Two Michigan State hockey players were honored with All-Big Ten selections on Tuesday, but only one of them made the First Team: Artyom Levshunov, the Spartans extremely talented freshman defenseman.

That’s not the one that may be controversial. What will be divisive is the fact that MSU goalie Trey Augustine was named to the Second Team, losing out on the First Team spot to Wisconsin goalie Kyle McClellan.

Both players were named to the All-Freshman team, as you’d expect.

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Michigan State hockey defenseman given first round scouting grade

An MSU defenseman is being considered a first round pick according to The Hockey News:

Michigan State defenseman Artyom Levshunov has received a lot of praise so far this season. The freshman defenseman has already recorded 6 points (3 goals, 3 assists) in 6 games in the young MSU season.

Levshunov’s stellar play hasn’t gone unnoticed, as The Hockey News has released it’s preliminary watch list for the 2024 NHL Draft, and Levshunov has received a first round grade.

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Michigan State hockey adding potential first round NHL draft pick to roster

MSU is adding one of the best defenseman on the market to the roster for 2023-24

What Adam Nightingale has done to Michigan State’s roster this offseason is nothing short of spectacular. The head of the Spartans program has been rebuilding the Spartans team and he has just added another potential star to the roster.

Artyom Levshunov will be joining MSU for the 2023-24 campaign. He spent this past year playing for the Green Bay Gamblers of the USHL where he scored 13 goals and had 29 assists. Levshunov is currently viewed as a potential top ten pick in next year’s NHL draft.

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