Nick Sucharski Class: Junior Hometown: Toronto, Ont. Height / Weight: 6-2 / 185 Position: Forward Birthdate: 11/15/1987 Previous Team: Wexford Raiders (OPJHL)

A talented centerman with excellent offensive skills ... An intelligent player who has gotten bigger and stronger ... Eleven goals and 20 assists in 77 career games in Green and White.

2006-07 (Sophomore): Was the foundation of the Spartans' productive, physical third line down the stretch, combining with Jay Sprague and Matt Schepke ... Appeared in 41 games ... Sixth on the team in assists (15), and added nine goals for 24 points ... Potted three power-play tallies and one game-winner ... First career two-goal game in a 7-5 win over Sacred Heart (10/28) ... Tallied a goal and an assist against Michigan (11/3) for back-to-back multiple-point games ... Pieced together a career-high four-game point streak (4-2-6) in late October ... Assisted on Bryan Lerg's power-play goal against Ohio State (12/2) to snap a nine-game pointless streak ... Matched his 2005-06 point total (seven points in 36 games) after just 18 contests ... After scoring the game-tying goal at Northern Michigan (12/9) in a 3-2 come-from-behind win, had power-play assists in both games of MSU's Great Lakes Invitational championship (12/29-30) ... Posted a goal and an assist vs. Alaska (1/13) ... Had his second two-point performance in as many games with a goal and an assist against Lake Superior State (1/19) ... Assisted on Bryan Lerg's game-winning goal against Lake Superior State (1/20) ... Had a career-best five-game point/assist streak (2-5-7) from game two of the Alaska series (1/13) to game two of the Nebraska-Omaha series (2/3) ... Scored a power-play goal in the first game of the CCHA quarterfinals against UNO (3/9), snapping an 11-game goal-scoring drought ... Led the team in the series with three minor penalties ... Registered his first assist in five contests, setting up Daniel Vukovic in the second period of MSU's 7-6 overtime win against Lake Superior State in the CCHA consolation game (3/17) ... Assisted on Sprague's insurance tally in the second period of the victory over Boston University in the NCAA first round (3/23) ... Scored the game-winning goal at 5:11 of the third period in the Spartans 4-2 victory over Maine (4/5) to advance to the National Championship game.

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 in the second period of a 3-1 win 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 and 20 penalty minutes ... In 2003-04, posted 15 goals and 29 assists for 44 points in 43 games and 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.

career statistics

YEAR	GP	G	A	PTS	PPG	SHG	GWG	+/-	PEN-MIN
2005-06	36	2	5	7	1	0	2	-2	9/18
2006-07	41	9	15	24	3	0	1	+5	16/32
TOTALS	77	11	20	31	4	0	3	+3	25/50