EP Rinkside’s Sean Shapiro spoke with Red Wings prospect and new Michigan State University men’s hockey team captain Red Savage for Shapiro’s “Shap Shots” Substack:
Michigan State determines the captaincy by a vote of the team members, and I caught up with Savage this week about his new role and how his career has progressed over the past couple of seasons.
“It’s definitely humbling,” Savage said. “It’s a lot of respect from your coaching staff to be able to put this honor upon you, and I don’t take it lightly at all. I’ve been in leadership groups on teams in the past, and I think it’s something that comes pretty naturally to me … but it’s still humbling to be recognized by your teammates and coaching staff like that.”
Savage being named captain in his second year with the program, as a transfer, is a strong embodiment of how much the Spartans have turned a corner under Nightingale.
While Michigan State has recruited well, flipping Trey Augustine from Michigan for example completely flipped the balance of power in the Big Ten, the Spartans have also become an ideal destination for players in the transfer portal.
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