Andrew Conboy Class: Freshman Hometown: Rosemount, Minn. Height / Weight: 6-3 / 190 Position: Forward Birthdate: 05/16/1988 Previous Team: Omaha Lancers (USHL)

Prior to MSU: Selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the fifth round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, the 142nd selection overall ... Joins the Spartans after two seasons with the Omaha Lancers (USHL) ... Captured a Clark Cup (playoff championship) in 2007-08 and an Anderson Cup title (regular-season title) in 2006-07 with Omaha ... Ranked fifth on the team in scoring (17-21-38) with 188 PIM in 58 games in his second season ... Was fifth in playoff scoring among all USHL players (10 points), with a league-best nine goals - two serving as game-winners ... Also had a league-best five power-play goals in the postseason after notching eight during the regular season ... Attended Rosemount High School from 2002-06, where he lettered in football and track & field in addition to hockey ... Earned all-conference football honors in 2004-05 and was the team's Player of the Year in 2002-03 and 2003-04.

Personal: Born May 16, 1988, in Rosemount, Minn. ... Son of Kathy and Timothy Conboy ... Fisheries & wildlife major ... Has two older brothers who both attended St. Cloud State University: Tim was a hockey letterman who currently plays for the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes, while Tom was a defensive lineman on the football team ... Also has a sister, Amy, who is an accountant ... Favorite NHL team: Minnesota Wild ... Favorite NHL player: Joe Thornton ... Says his hockey influence growing up was his brother, who "taught me everything I know", and that his parents are his heroes.