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| One of the youngest players in college hockey as a freshman a year ago ... Has excellent offensive skills ... An intelligent player who has gotten bigger and stronger to prepare for a breakout sophomore campaign ... Earned his first varsity letter in 2006, appearing in 36 games.
2005-06 (Freshman): Missed a significant portion of the early part of the season with illness ... Made his first appearance in the Spartan uniform in a 7-4 loss to Nebraska-Omaha (11/11) ... Tallied his first point as a Spartan in his 10th game of the season, an assist on Bryan Lerg's first-period goal in the 4-4 tie with Alaska-Fairbanks (12/9) ... Collected his second assist in as many games with his helper on Zak McClellan's second-period goal in a 3-0 win at Alaska-Fairbanks (12/10) ... Scored his first collegiate tally on the power play just 16 seconds into the second period of a 3-1 victory over Wayne State (1/6). The goal stood as the eventual game-winner ... Collected his first career multiple-point game with his pair of assists in MSU's 5-1 victory in the series finale against Wayne State (1/7) ... Earned CCHA Rookie of the Week honors for his performance in the series against the Warriors (1/9)... Scored his second career game-winning goal at 5:20 of the second period in 3-2 win over Miami (2/17) ... Assisted on Chris Lawrence's power play strike in a 6-1 victory over UAF in the CCHA Quarterfinals (3/11)
PRIOR TO MSU: Played for the Wexford Raiders of the Ontario Provincial Junior "A" Hockey League from 2003-05 ... Was a top prospect in the OPJHL in 2004-05 ... Served as an assistant captain in 2004-05 ... Had 53 points (26 goals, 27 assists) in 46 games to rank second on the team in scoring ... Also recorded 78 penalty minutes ... In 13 playoff games, totaled six goals and 10 assists for 16 points along with 20 penalty minutes ... In 2003-04, posted 15 goals and 29 assists for 44 points in 43 games ... Also finished with 48 penalty minutes.
PERSONAL: Born Nov. 15, 1987 ... Enrolled in James Madison College ... International relations major ... Enjoys playing the guitar, working out and running ... Graduated from Upper Canada College in Toronto, Ontario ... Attended the same high school that produced former Spartan Mike Burkett (1990-94) ... Placed first in the school in the 100m and 200m sprints ... Favorite NHL team: Detroit Red Wings ... Favorite NHL player: Steve Yzerman ... Son of Fred and Kathy Sucharski ... Father was a hockey goalie for the Winnipeg Rangers Jr. A team in the Manitoba League ... His father is his biggest hockey influence, because "when I was younger, he would drive me to the early and late skates and wait around. (I was always the last one out of the locker room.) He was the greatest encouragement no matter how it was on the ice." ... Drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the fifth round (136th pick overall) in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.
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