Top 5 NHL Draft pick Cayden Lindstrom confirms he'll play at MSU next season

Michigan State hockey has officially landed a major prospect that was selected in the top five of last year's NHL Draft.Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reported on Thursday morning that star forward Cayden Lindstrom has confirmed he'll play for Michigan State next year.

Portzline reported earlier this offseason that Lindstrom was leaning towards joining Michigan State for next season, but his latest report on earlier this month now confirms that is the case.Lindstrom is a Canadian prospect who played major junior hockey for the Medicine Hat Tigers of the WHL and was the No.

4 pick by the Columbus Blue Jackets in last year's NHL Draft.

After a back injury sidelined him for the 2024-25 season, he considered the college hockey route, a path not very common for Canadian major junior hockey players.The official addition of Lindstrom to an already loaded Spartans squad is great news for the Spartans.

Michigan State is shaping up to once again be a preseason top five team and should again be in contention for the national championship in 2026.The Athletic: Late season action sends #CBJ Cayden Lindstrom into the off-season believing the worst of his injury woes are behind himLindstrom confirmed an earlier report that he's committed to play for Michigan State University @MSU_Hockey this fallhttps://t.co/mmOpnxak3V Aaron Portzline (@Aportzline) June 5, 2025Contact/Follow us @The SpartansWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page onFacebookto follow ongoing coverage of Michigan State news, notes and opinion.

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