2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
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Jersey Number 28
Karsen Dorwart
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 191
- Hometown:
- Sherwood, Oregon
- Prev School:
- Sioux Falls (USHL)
- Pronunciation:
- DOOR-wart
Bio
Career Capsule
Played in 111 (of a possible 113) games for the Spartans over three seasons, with 38 goals and 92 points ... +38 ... Compiled 11 power play goals, two shorthanded tallies, and seven game-winners ... Opted to forego his final season of eligibility, signing a two-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers (March 29, 2025)
2024-25 (Junior)
Honorable Mention All-Big Ten for the second consecutive season ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Preseason First Team All-Big Ten selection ... Finished the season with a 13-18-31 scoring line, three points shy of his sophomore season after starting the season with an injury ... Was a +20 and was second on the team in scoring ... Led the team in power play goals (5) and was second in power play points (13), and had a career best three game-winners ... Had the primary assist on Daniel Russell's game-winner against Boston College (10/12) ... Assisted on Daniel Russell's goal against OSU (11/9) ... Had two goals and an assist in a commanding win over Notre Dame (11/15) ... Assisted on Charlie Stramel's power play goal at Wisconsin (12/7) ... Scored a power play goal and a pair of assists in the Minnesota series on the road (12/13-14) ... Posted the game-winning goal against Northern Michigan in the GLI (12/29) ... Scored a goal in a home win against Wisconsin (1/2) ... Delivered a goal and two assists in a win at Penn State (1/10) ... Had a goal and an assist (+2) in an OT loss at Michigan (1/17) ... Played in his 100th career game vs. Minnesota and had an assist in the series (1/24-25) ... Scored his eighth of the season at Ohio State (1/30) ... Picked up a goal and an assist in MSU's series against Michigan (2/7-8) ... Contributed a goal and an assist in the final home series vs. Penn State (2/21-22) ... Delivered a goal and an assist in the final series at Notre Dame (2/28-3/1) ... Had the primary assist on Isaac Howard's power play goal in the 1-0 Big Ten semifinal victory over Notre Dame (3/15) ...Had a goal and an assist in the Big Ten Championship game vs. Ohio State (3/22) ... Had a goal and an assist (+2) in the NCAA game vs. Cornell (3/27)
2023-24 (Sophomore)
Honorable Mention All-Big Ten pick ... Alternate Captain ... Academic All-Big Ten selection ... Established new career bests in goals (15), assists (19) and points (34) ... Tied for second in the Big Ten and 11th nationally in shorthanded goals ... Second on the squad in special teams points (4-8-12) ... Went a combined 29-8 on faceoffs (78.4%) and scored his first goal of the season in the opening series against Lake State (10/7-8) ... Had a goal and two assists in the Air Force series (10/12-13) ... Had an assist in each game of the Canisius series (10/19-20) ... Scored three goals in the series at Boston College (10/26-27) - one shorthanded, one on the power play, and one even strength ... Had a pair of multiple-point games at Ohio State (11/3-4), finishing with a goal and three assists against the Buckeyes ... Had a pair of assists in the series vs. Penn State (11/10-11) ... Had a goal and an assist (+2) in the home sweep of Notre Dame (12/8-9) ... Had a goal in the GLI semis against Ferris State (12/28) ... Scored a highlight-reel, between-the-legs goal at Penn State (1/13) ... Scored his second shorthanded goal of the season against Minnesota (1/26) and added an assist in the second game ... Had a point in each game in a road split at Notre Dame (2/2-3), assisting on an Isaac Howard power play marker and scoring his own in the shutout win in the series finale ... Had a goal and an assist (+2) and won better than 60% of his faceoffs in the Michigan sweep (2/9-10) ... Had a season-best three-point game in the home win over Ohio State (2/24) ... Scored a goal and an assist in the split at Wisconsin (3/1-2) ... Had the primary assist on a Daniel Russell score in the B1G semifinal win over Ohio State (3/16) ... Scored the game-tying goal with less than a minute remaining in regulation against Western Michigan in the first round NCAA game (3/29).
2022-23 (Freshman)
Voted the team’s Outstanding Rookie Award winner ... Tim Taylor National Rookie of the Year Watchlist ... Skated in all 38 games as a freshman ... Ranked second on the team in goals (10) and third in points (27) and assists (17) ... Ranked second among Spartans in power play points 4-6-10) ... Was a team-best +10 on the season ... Also ranked second on the team with four power play goals and two game-winners ... Recorded his first collegiate point on a Christian Krygier goal against UMass-Lowell (10/13) ...Led the Spartans with a five-point weekend against LIU (10/21-22), scoring his first collegiate goal in the first game and exploding with a four-assist effort in the second game ... Assisted on Jagger Joshua’s goal and scored the winning goal of the shootout to help MSU secure the extra Big Ten point in a 1-1 deadlock at Notre Dame (10/29) ... Had a goal and a pair of assists (+2) in the Ohio State series (11/10-11), with a goal and assist in the opening game ... Had a four-point weekend against Penn State (11/18-19), with two goals and two assists ... Recorded his first career hat trick (two power play goals) in the sweep at Miami (11/25-26) ... Had a goal and an assist in the first GLI game vs. Ferris State and added an assist in the consolation against Michigan Tech (12/27-28) ... Posted a pair of assists in a 4-4 tie and scored in the shootout win over Penn State (1/14) ... Had a goal and an assist in the series at Minnesota (1/27-28) ... Recorded his fourth PPG of the year in a home win over Notre Dame (2/4) ... Scored his first career postseason goal in the second quarterfinal game at Notre Dame (3/4).
Prior to MSU
Spent the 2021-22 season with the Sioux Falls Stampede of the USHL, where he was a teammate of classmate Daniel Russell … Played 61 games in Sioux Falls, with nine goals and 25 points, including a pair of shorthanded markers … Prior to Sioux Falls, spent two years at Hotchkiss, (2019-21), helping the squad to a 19-6-3 record in 2019-20 where he had 12 goals and 14 assists in 26 games for the Bearcats and earned an All-New England Rookie Team nod … Did not have a hockey season at Hotchkiss in 2020-21 … Product of the San Jose Junior Sharks program (2017-19) … Participated in USA Hockey national championships in both 2018 and 2019.
Personal
Son of Gregg and Janelle Dorwart … Has one sister, Kalli … Graduated from University of Nebraska High School in Lincoln … Was a National Junior Honor Society member and won the David Lord Fitzgerald Prize at Hotchkiss School for “positive spirit, strength of character, and compassion for others” … Describes himself as ‘sneaky good at chess’ and was invited to the state tournament as a youth … Advertising management major.
Played in 111 (of a possible 113) games for the Spartans over three seasons, with 38 goals and 92 points ... +38 ... Compiled 11 power play goals, two shorthanded tallies, and seven game-winners ... Opted to forego his final season of eligibility, signing a two-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers (March 29, 2025)
2024-25 (Junior)
Honorable Mention All-Big Ten for the second consecutive season ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Preseason First Team All-Big Ten selection ... Finished the season with a 13-18-31 scoring line, three points shy of his sophomore season after starting the season with an injury ... Was a +20 and was second on the team in scoring ... Led the team in power play goals (5) and was second in power play points (13), and had a career best three game-winners ... Had the primary assist on Daniel Russell's game-winner against Boston College (10/12) ... Assisted on Daniel Russell's goal against OSU (11/9) ... Had two goals and an assist in a commanding win over Notre Dame (11/15) ... Assisted on Charlie Stramel's power play goal at Wisconsin (12/7) ... Scored a power play goal and a pair of assists in the Minnesota series on the road (12/13-14) ... Posted the game-winning goal against Northern Michigan in the GLI (12/29) ... Scored a goal in a home win against Wisconsin (1/2) ... Delivered a goal and two assists in a win at Penn State (1/10) ... Had a goal and an assist (+2) in an OT loss at Michigan (1/17) ... Played in his 100th career game vs. Minnesota and had an assist in the series (1/24-25) ... Scored his eighth of the season at Ohio State (1/30) ... Picked up a goal and an assist in MSU's series against Michigan (2/7-8) ... Contributed a goal and an assist in the final home series vs. Penn State (2/21-22) ... Delivered a goal and an assist in the final series at Notre Dame (2/28-3/1) ... Had the primary assist on Isaac Howard's power play goal in the 1-0 Big Ten semifinal victory over Notre Dame (3/15) ...Had a goal and an assist in the Big Ten Championship game vs. Ohio State (3/22) ... Had a goal and an assist (+2) in the NCAA game vs. Cornell (3/27)
2023-24 (Sophomore)
Honorable Mention All-Big Ten pick ... Alternate Captain ... Academic All-Big Ten selection ... Established new career bests in goals (15), assists (19) and points (34) ... Tied for second in the Big Ten and 11th nationally in shorthanded goals ... Second on the squad in special teams points (4-8-12) ... Went a combined 29-8 on faceoffs (78.4%) and scored his first goal of the season in the opening series against Lake State (10/7-8) ... Had a goal and two assists in the Air Force series (10/12-13) ... Had an assist in each game of the Canisius series (10/19-20) ... Scored three goals in the series at Boston College (10/26-27) - one shorthanded, one on the power play, and one even strength ... Had a pair of multiple-point games at Ohio State (11/3-4), finishing with a goal and three assists against the Buckeyes ... Had a pair of assists in the series vs. Penn State (11/10-11) ... Had a goal and an assist (+2) in the home sweep of Notre Dame (12/8-9) ... Had a goal in the GLI semis against Ferris State (12/28) ... Scored a highlight-reel, between-the-legs goal at Penn State (1/13) ... Scored his second shorthanded goal of the season against Minnesota (1/26) and added an assist in the second game ... Had a point in each game in a road split at Notre Dame (2/2-3), assisting on an Isaac Howard power play marker and scoring his own in the shutout win in the series finale ... Had a goal and an assist (+2) and won better than 60% of his faceoffs in the Michigan sweep (2/9-10) ... Had a season-best three-point game in the home win over Ohio State (2/24) ... Scored a goal and an assist in the split at Wisconsin (3/1-2) ... Had the primary assist on a Daniel Russell score in the B1G semifinal win over Ohio State (3/16) ... Scored the game-tying goal with less than a minute remaining in regulation against Western Michigan in the first round NCAA game (3/29).
2022-23 (Freshman)
Voted the team’s Outstanding Rookie Award winner ... Tim Taylor National Rookie of the Year Watchlist ... Skated in all 38 games as a freshman ... Ranked second on the team in goals (10) and third in points (27) and assists (17) ... Ranked second among Spartans in power play points 4-6-10) ... Was a team-best +10 on the season ... Also ranked second on the team with four power play goals and two game-winners ... Recorded his first collegiate point on a Christian Krygier goal against UMass-Lowell (10/13) ...Led the Spartans with a five-point weekend against LIU (10/21-22), scoring his first collegiate goal in the first game and exploding with a four-assist effort in the second game ... Assisted on Jagger Joshua’s goal and scored the winning goal of the shootout to help MSU secure the extra Big Ten point in a 1-1 deadlock at Notre Dame (10/29) ... Had a goal and a pair of assists (+2) in the Ohio State series (11/10-11), with a goal and assist in the opening game ... Had a four-point weekend against Penn State (11/18-19), with two goals and two assists ... Recorded his first career hat trick (two power play goals) in the sweep at Miami (11/25-26) ... Had a goal and an assist in the first GLI game vs. Ferris State and added an assist in the consolation against Michigan Tech (12/27-28) ... Posted a pair of assists in a 4-4 tie and scored in the shootout win over Penn State (1/14) ... Had a goal and an assist in the series at Minnesota (1/27-28) ... Recorded his fourth PPG of the year in a home win over Notre Dame (2/4) ... Scored his first career postseason goal in the second quarterfinal game at Notre Dame (3/4).
Prior to MSU
Spent the 2021-22 season with the Sioux Falls Stampede of the USHL, where he was a teammate of classmate Daniel Russell … Played 61 games in Sioux Falls, with nine goals and 25 points, including a pair of shorthanded markers … Prior to Sioux Falls, spent two years at Hotchkiss, (2019-21), helping the squad to a 19-6-3 record in 2019-20 where he had 12 goals and 14 assists in 26 games for the Bearcats and earned an All-New England Rookie Team nod … Did not have a hockey season at Hotchkiss in 2020-21 … Product of the San Jose Junior Sharks program (2017-19) … Participated in USA Hockey national championships in both 2018 and 2019.
Personal
Son of Gregg and Janelle Dorwart … Has one sister, Kalli … Graduated from University of Nebraska High School in Lincoln … Was a National Junior Honor Society member and won the David Lord Fitzgerald Prize at Hotchkiss School for “positive spirit, strength of character, and compassion for others” … Describes himself as ‘sneaky good at chess’ and was invited to the state tournament as a youth … Advertising management major.
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