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Taro Hirose led Michigan State and leads the NCAA in scoring this season (photo: Bradley K. Olson).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Michigan State junior forward Taro Hirose has agreed to terms on a two-year, entry-level contact with the Detroit Red Wings.<\/p>\n

He finishes his MSU career with 116 points (33 goals, 83 assists) in 106 games and will forgo his senior season.<\/p>\n

Hirose has led the NCAA in both points and assists since Jan. 5 and ended his junior season with 50 points on 15 goals and 35 assists. He was the Big Ten scoring champion after producing a league-high 34 points (10 goals, 24 assists) in 24 conference games.<\/p>\n

The Calgary native’s 50 points were the most by a Spartan since John-Michael Liles had the same amount in 2002-03, while his 35 assists were the most since Brad Fast also had 35 in ’02-03.<\/p>\n

Hirose had 15 multi-point games in 2018-19, including an NCAA-best nine three-point games. He was named a Big Ten Star of the Week on four occasions and was selected the NCAA First Star of the Week on Oct. 30, 2018, after his pair of three-point games helped MSU sweep then-No. 8 Cornell on the road.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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