Rustyn Dolyny Class: Senior Hometown: Fort Frances, Ont. Height / Weight: 6- / 190 Position: Right Wing Birthdate: 11/06/1976 Previous Team: Newmarket 87's

1999-2000: Ranked third on the team in scoring with 18-19--37 in 41 games • Named to CCHA All-Tournament team after scoring 4-2--6 in four league playoff games • Led team and ranked tied for fifth nationally with 12 power-play goals • Second among MSU skaters with 23 power-play points • Third on the team with four points short-handed (1-3--4) • Second on the team with 139 shots on goal • Had 20 points (11-9--20) in his last 16 games including goals in each of the last six games • Second on the team with nine multiple-point games • 18 of his points came in the first period (second on the team behind Shawn Horcoff) • MSU was 11-3-1 when he had a goal and 19-3-2 when he had a point • Notched his best scoring month of the year in March with 7-3--10 (had nine points in October and February) • Recorded 23 of his 37 points at home • Scored the game’s first goal a team-high five times • Had 1-4--5 vs. UAF (2/18-19), earning his third career CCHA Offensive Player of the Week honor • Had 2-1--3 in win vs. Minnesota (11/27) and 2-1--3 in victory vs. Notre Dame (3/4).

1998-99: Michigan State’s third-leading goal scorer and fourth-leading point scorer with 18-15--33 in 41 games played • Registered four short-handed goals, leading the CCHA and tying for second in the NCAA • Four SHGs also tied him for 10th all-time on MSU’s single-season chart • Had four game-winning goals • Recorded four two-goal games and six multiple-point games • MSU was 18-2-5 when he had a point. Played some center but spent most of the year at right wing • Totaled 4-3--7 in three games at Alaska Fairbanks (1/1-3), earning CCHA Offensive Player of the Week honors • Posted two GWGs and three SHGs that weekend, including two SHGs and a short-handed assist in the first period of the third game • Scored the Spartans’ first goal seven times • Put together a seven-game point-scoring streak in which he had 3-4--7 totals (1/15 to 2/6) • Had the game-winner in the first game of the CCHA Tournament vs. Lake Superior State (3/5) • Had a point in each of the final three games of the year and seven of the last 10, including MSU’s first goal in the NCAA semifinals vs. New Hampshire (1/1).

1997-98: Skated in all 44 games for Michigan State and finished third on the team in scoring with 20-24--44 • His 17-17--34 in league games led all CCHA rookies and he was a unanimous pick to the CCHA All-Rookie Team • Ranked among the national leaders with 11 PPGs (T-8th) and six GWGs (T-5th) • Finished tied for second among Spartan forwards with a +19 rating • Had more multiple-point games (13) than single-point games (11) • MSU was 15-2 when he scored a goal. Finished third on the team with 22 power-play points (11-11--22) • Had a five-game point-scoring streak in January (4-7--11) • Netted his first career goal at Michigan (10/25) and added three goals in the next two games • Had 1-3--4 totals in the GLI, earning all-tournament honors • Had career-best four-point games twice in two weeks (1-3--4 both times; vs. Miami 1/31, vs. Western Michigan 2/13) • Had points in each of the last three games of the year (2-3--5).

PRIOR TO MSU: Played two seasons with the Newmarket 87’s of the Provincial Junior ‘A’ Hockey League for head coach Wes Jarvis • The team captain in 1996-97 totaled 27-66--93 in 42 games and was named Team MVP • Earned Newmarket’s Playoff MVP award in 1995-96 • Newmarket posted impressive records each year and finished first in the league both seasons • Spent 1994-95 with the Barrie Colts.

PERSONAL: Born Nov. 6, 1976 • An engineering major • Enjoys golf, baseball, football, fishing and hunting • Was an honors student at Fort Frances High School • A fan of the Edmonton Oilers and Detroit Red Wings’ center Steve Yzerman • Son of Roger Dolyny and Lynn Johnson • Credits his father as his biggest hockey influence.

CAREER STATISTICS

YEAR      GP    G     A    PTS    PEN/MIN
1997-98   44    20    24   44     17/34
1998-99   41    18    15   33     21/61
1999-2000 42    18    19   37     26/60

TOTALS    127   56    58   114    64-155