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DONNELLY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Michigan State will induct former hockey player Mike Donnelly into its athletics hall of fame on Thursday, Oct. 24 as part of its annual Celebrate weekend.<\/p>\n

The Celebrate 2019 weekend includes the 10th annual varsity letter jacket presentation and hall of fame induction ceremony on Oct. 24 and then a special recognition of the hall of famers during the Michigan State-Penn State football game at Spartan Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 26.<\/p>\n

Donnelly played at MSU from 1982 to 1986, recording 120 goals and 86 assists for 206 points in 156 games.<\/p>\n

“Shawn Walsh was the one that really recruited me and had a lot to do with me coming to Michigan State,” Donnelly said in a news release. “I remember talking to Shawn and he said they didn’t have any available scholarships to offer me, but they have a new thing called a ‘recruited walk-on.’ That’s Shawn for you right there. Thank God he got me.”<\/p>\n

In an era without Internet and accessible real-time statistic updates, Donnelly rarely knew where his scoring prowess placed him among other top players around the nation.<\/p>\n

“We’d get a copy of the CCHA stats here and there, but I never realized where I stood,” Donnelly recalled. “I think one time around Christmas some of the guys said ‘Hey, you have more goals than Brett Hull.’<\/p>\n

“Today, everything is tracked so closely and everyone knows, but back then, I had no idea. There was no Internet and you just didn’t know where everyone stood. Looking back on it, it’s kind of funny.”<\/p>\n

Donnelly’s goal with 2:51 to go in the third period in the 1986 national championship game against Harvard proved to be the difference in a 6-5 Spartan win, giving MSU its second national championship.<\/p>\n

Donnelly was voted the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA tournament and was a first team All-America selection. His 59 goals that season remain an NCAA record.<\/p>\n

Today, Donnelly works in player development for the Los Angeles Kings. He played over 300 games for the Kings, helping the club to the 1993 Stanley Cup Final.<\/p>\n

In total, Donnelly’s NHL career spanned 11 seasons and 465 games with the Kings, New York Rangers, Buffalo, Dallas and New York Islanders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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