Michigan State wasn’t on Cole and Christian Krygier’s radar. That, despite their older brother Brock having played there, and the twins having witnessed upwards of 30 Spartan games.

It was Wisconsin instead that attracted the 15-year-olds, the school where their sister, Grace, currently plays soccer. But a couple years later, things weren’t adding up.

“[When] I was originally committed there, there was an opportunity there and then space got filled and it came more to a point where — were we both going to succeed and have fun and just be able to play hockey together?” Christian said.

So they hit the recruiting road again. This time around, Michigan State was on their radar because the Spartans were one of the first teams to show interest. And they understood what they wanted better.

“I was