Jeff Petry Class: Freshman Hometown: Farmington Hills, Mich. Height / Weight: 6-3 / 200 Position: Defense Birthdate: 12/09/1987 Previous Team: DesMoines Buccaneers (USHL)

PRIOR TO MSU: Second round pick of the Edmonton Oilers (45th selection overall) in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft ... USA Hockey Junior Player of the Year in 2007 ... Spent two seasons with the Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League (USHL) ... Two-time USHL All-Star, and USHL Defenseman of the Year in 2007 ... Helped Des Moines to a Clark Cup championship in 2006 and into the semifinals in 2007 ... Recorded 18 goals and 27 assists (45 points), and 71 penalty minutes in 2006-07 ... Also contributed 15 power-play goals, which ranked fourth in the USHL. The Bucs' power play operated at a league-best 23 percent on the season ... Ranked first among USHL defensemen in goals, ninth in assists, and fourth in points ... Also contributed a pair of game-winning goals ... Two-year Des Moines totals of 19 goals, 41 assists, 60 points, +6, 139 PIM ... Was a +3 in the 2007 USHL All-Star Game ... Recorded the hardest shot (95 mph) in the USHL Skills Competition ... Attended Orchard Lake - St. Mary's High School (Farmington Hills, Mich.) from 2002-05 ... Lettered in both baseball and hockey ... helped the baseball team to a state championship in 2003 and the hockey squad to a state title in 2005.

PERSONAL: Born December 9, 1987, in Ann Arbor, Mich. ... Son of Chris and Dan Petry ... father, Dan, pitched for 13 years in Major League Baseball, was a member of the 1984 championship Detroit Tiger squad, and won 125 career games with Detroit, California, Atlanta and Boston ... older brother, Matt, was on the baseball team at Michigan and finished his undergraduate degree at Eastern Michigan ... Enjoys fishing in the off-season ... Lists the Edmonton Oilers as his favorite NHL team and Nick Lidstrom as his favorite pro player.