Jim Slater's resume at Michigan State University is lengthy - and it's about to get even longer.
From 2001 until 2005, the Petoskey, Michigan product suited up for the Spartans of the NCAA, making the All-Rookie team in 2001-02, the First All-Star team the following season - a feat he repeated in 2003-04 - and was named a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award as the top collegiate player in that season as well.
Add it all up and Slater had 64 goals and 172 points in 158 games as a Spartan. He served as an assistant captain for 37 of them, and captain for the final 83.
This season, he's adding something else to that resume: volunteer coach.
Moving behind the bench
From Game On Magazine - 2019 Season Preview Edition
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