2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
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Jersey Number 18
Joey Larson
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 200
- Hometown:
- Brighton, Mich.
- Prev School:
- Northern Michigan
Bio
Career Capsule
Appeared in 75 Spartan games over two seasons after transferring from Northern Michigan ... Compiled 26 goals and 56 points (+13) in those two seasons ... Posted 11 power play goals and two-game-winners ... Opted to forego his final season of eligibility, signing a two-year contract with the New York Islanders (March 31, 2025).
2024-25 (Junior)
Academic All-Big Ten ... Skated in all 37 games ... Had 10 goals and 24 points, good for fourth on the team in goals ... Had three power-play markers and a pair of game-winners ... Scored his first goal of the season on the road at LSSU (10/5) ... Had a pair of power play goals and an assist in the Canisius series (10/25-26) ... Had a power play goal and an assist in the Notre Dame series (11/15-16) ... Scored his fifth goal of the year at Wisconsin (12/7) ... Earned All-Tournament Team honors with a goal and two assists in the GLI, assisting on the game-winner against NMU and scoring the game-winner against No. 4 WMU (12/29-30) ... Had a goal on the road at Penn State (1/11) ... Delivered a three-point weekend against Michigan (1/17-18), with a goal and an assist on the road and an assist on a Shane Vansaghi power play goal at home ... Skated in his 100th career game against Minnesota (1/25), and scored his ninth goal of the season ... Posted a goal and two assists in MSU's win over Michigan at LCA (2/8) ... Tied his career best with a pair of blocked shots vs. Penn State (2/21) ... Shared the team scoring lead with three assists (+2) in the final series at Notre Dame (2/28-3/1) ...Had an assist and a pair of blocked shots in the NCAA Tournament game vs. Cornell (3/27).
2023-24 (Sophomore)
Honorable Mention All-Big Ten ... Appeared in all 38 games ... Established career bests in goals (16), assists (16), points (32), and power-play goals (8) ... Ranked ninth in the Big Ten in goals and second in power-play markers ... Had an assist in each game in the season-opening series vs. Lake State (10/7-8) ... Recorded a five-point weekend at Air Force (10/12-13), with a hat trick and four-point game (+3) in the finale to earn Big Ten Second Star of the Week honors ... Scored in the home opener against Caniusius (10/19) ... Had an assist in each of the games at Ohio State (11/3-4) ... Scored once in each game in a pair of wins over No. 1 Wisconsin (11/17-18) ... Recorded a total of five points in the Minnesota series (11/24-26), with a goal and an assist in game one and a dramatic game-tying marker with 18 seconds remaining after a pair of assists in game two ... Tallied a goal and an assist to extend his point streak to six games in the home sweep of Notre Dame (12/8-9) ... Earned a spot on the GLI All-Tournament Team with a pair of goals in the championship game vs. Michigan Tech (12/29) ... Delivered a four-point weekend with three goals and an assist in a road sweep of Penn State (1/12-13) ... Had a goal and an assist in MSU’s rally at Michigan (1/20) ... Picked up a pair of assists in the shutout victory at Notre Dame (2/3) ... Had an assist in the Friday game at Wisconsin (3/1) ... Scored on the power play in the NCAA regional final against Michigan (3/31).
2022-23 (Freshman, at Northern Michigan)
Earned a spot on the CCHA All-Rookie Team … Named to the Tim Taylor National Rookie of the Year watchlist … Opened his collegiate career with 13 goals and 14 assists in 36 games for the Wildcats, helping the squad advance to the CCHA Tournament Championship game … Scored six power play markers and two goals were game-winners … Recorded his first college points in the season-opening series against Bowling Green, with two assists in the first game and his first goal in the second (10/1-2) … Scored NMU’s lone goal against Alaska Fairbanks (10/28) … Delivered his first career multiple-point game against Lake State (11/5) … Posted a goal and an assist in the home series against Bemidji (11/11-12) … Scored a goal and an assist at home against Michigan Tech (12/2) … Scored six goals over a six-game stretch: against Michigan Tech (1/28), had a three-point weekend against Lake Superior State (2/3-4), one goal at St. Thomas (2/11), and a four-point effort against Ferris State, with two goals and two assists (2/17-28) … Earned his second two-goal game of the season against Bemidji State (3/3).
Prior to College
Played for the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the USHL in 2021-22, where he combined for 36-47-83 scoring line during the regular season and playoffs … Named USHL Forward of the Week for the Eastern Conference Final of the 2022 Clark Cup Playoffs … Was the leading scorer in the Clark Cup, with 4-13-17 in nine games … Split time in 2020-21 between the USHL’s Lincoln Stars (10 GP, 2-0-2) and New Mexico of the NAHL (34 GP, 19-15-34) … In 2019-20, he appeared in 52 games for Chilliwack (BCHL) with a 14-19-33 scoring line in the regular season and 2-2-4 in the postseason … Was the state of Michigan’s “Mr. Hockey” winner as the top player in the state in 2019 while playing for his hometown Hartland High School … Won state championships in 2018 and 2019 at Hartland, and earned First Team All-State honors in both campaigns … Product of the Little Caesars organization, where he won a state championship in 2012, and also played for Compuware from 2015-17.
Personal
Son of Tom and Kristen Larson … Mother was a collegiate swimmer at Northern Michigan … Has three brothers (Jack, Andrew and Kirby) and one younger sister Eva … Uncle, Jim Storm, played collegiate hockey at Michigan Tech in the NHL for Hartford and Dallas (1993-96) ... Majoring in communications.
Appeared in 75 Spartan games over two seasons after transferring from Northern Michigan ... Compiled 26 goals and 56 points (+13) in those two seasons ... Posted 11 power play goals and two-game-winners ... Opted to forego his final season of eligibility, signing a two-year contract with the New York Islanders (March 31, 2025).
2024-25 (Junior)
Academic All-Big Ten ... Skated in all 37 games ... Had 10 goals and 24 points, good for fourth on the team in goals ... Had three power-play markers and a pair of game-winners ... Scored his first goal of the season on the road at LSSU (10/5) ... Had a pair of power play goals and an assist in the Canisius series (10/25-26) ... Had a power play goal and an assist in the Notre Dame series (11/15-16) ... Scored his fifth goal of the year at Wisconsin (12/7) ... Earned All-Tournament Team honors with a goal and two assists in the GLI, assisting on the game-winner against NMU and scoring the game-winner against No. 4 WMU (12/29-30) ... Had a goal on the road at Penn State (1/11) ... Delivered a three-point weekend against Michigan (1/17-18), with a goal and an assist on the road and an assist on a Shane Vansaghi power play goal at home ... Skated in his 100th career game against Minnesota (1/25), and scored his ninth goal of the season ... Posted a goal and two assists in MSU's win over Michigan at LCA (2/8) ... Tied his career best with a pair of blocked shots vs. Penn State (2/21) ... Shared the team scoring lead with three assists (+2) in the final series at Notre Dame (2/28-3/1) ...Had an assist and a pair of blocked shots in the NCAA Tournament game vs. Cornell (3/27).
2023-24 (Sophomore)
Honorable Mention All-Big Ten ... Appeared in all 38 games ... Established career bests in goals (16), assists (16), points (32), and power-play goals (8) ... Ranked ninth in the Big Ten in goals and second in power-play markers ... Had an assist in each game in the season-opening series vs. Lake State (10/7-8) ... Recorded a five-point weekend at Air Force (10/12-13), with a hat trick and four-point game (+3) in the finale to earn Big Ten Second Star of the Week honors ... Scored in the home opener against Caniusius (10/19) ... Had an assist in each of the games at Ohio State (11/3-4) ... Scored once in each game in a pair of wins over No. 1 Wisconsin (11/17-18) ... Recorded a total of five points in the Minnesota series (11/24-26), with a goal and an assist in game one and a dramatic game-tying marker with 18 seconds remaining after a pair of assists in game two ... Tallied a goal and an assist to extend his point streak to six games in the home sweep of Notre Dame (12/8-9) ... Earned a spot on the GLI All-Tournament Team with a pair of goals in the championship game vs. Michigan Tech (12/29) ... Delivered a four-point weekend with three goals and an assist in a road sweep of Penn State (1/12-13) ... Had a goal and an assist in MSU’s rally at Michigan (1/20) ... Picked up a pair of assists in the shutout victory at Notre Dame (2/3) ... Had an assist in the Friday game at Wisconsin (3/1) ... Scored on the power play in the NCAA regional final against Michigan (3/31).
2022-23 (Freshman, at Northern Michigan)
Earned a spot on the CCHA All-Rookie Team … Named to the Tim Taylor National Rookie of the Year watchlist … Opened his collegiate career with 13 goals and 14 assists in 36 games for the Wildcats, helping the squad advance to the CCHA Tournament Championship game … Scored six power play markers and two goals were game-winners … Recorded his first college points in the season-opening series against Bowling Green, with two assists in the first game and his first goal in the second (10/1-2) … Scored NMU’s lone goal against Alaska Fairbanks (10/28) … Delivered his first career multiple-point game against Lake State (11/5) … Posted a goal and an assist in the home series against Bemidji (11/11-12) … Scored a goal and an assist at home against Michigan Tech (12/2) … Scored six goals over a six-game stretch: against Michigan Tech (1/28), had a three-point weekend against Lake Superior State (2/3-4), one goal at St. Thomas (2/11), and a four-point effort against Ferris State, with two goals and two assists (2/17-28) … Earned his second two-goal game of the season against Bemidji State (3/3).
Prior to College
Played for the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the USHL in 2021-22, where he combined for 36-47-83 scoring line during the regular season and playoffs … Named USHL Forward of the Week for the Eastern Conference Final of the 2022 Clark Cup Playoffs … Was the leading scorer in the Clark Cup, with 4-13-17 in nine games … Split time in 2020-21 between the USHL’s Lincoln Stars (10 GP, 2-0-2) and New Mexico of the NAHL (34 GP, 19-15-34) … In 2019-20, he appeared in 52 games for Chilliwack (BCHL) with a 14-19-33 scoring line in the regular season and 2-2-4 in the postseason … Was the state of Michigan’s “Mr. Hockey” winner as the top player in the state in 2019 while playing for his hometown Hartland High School … Won state championships in 2018 and 2019 at Hartland, and earned First Team All-State honors in both campaigns … Product of the Little Caesars organization, where he won a state championship in 2012, and also played for Compuware from 2015-17.
Personal
Son of Tom and Kristen Larson … Mother was a collegiate swimmer at Northern Michigan … Has three brothers (Jack, Andrew and Kirby) and one younger sister Eva … Uncle, Jim Storm, played collegiate hockey at Michigan Tech in the NHL for Hartford and Dallas (1993-96) ... Majoring in communications.
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