Steven Spinell Class: Junior Hometown: Vernon Hills, Ill. Last College: Fargo (USHL) Height / Weight: 6-2 / 208 Position: Defenseman Birthdate: 09/09/1990 Shoots: Right

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2010-11
Played in 37 games this year...tallied 7 points on the year including one goal and six assists...scored his lone goal against Lake Superior State (Oct. 29)... blocked 25 shots, seventh-best on the team...whistled for 27 penalties, totaling 54 minutes.

2009-10
Saw the ice in 31 games... was a scratch in five of his first seven collegiate games... registered four points on a goal and three assists... earned his first collegiate point on a goal vs. Ohio State Dec. 12... tallied two assists against Lake Superior State (Feb. 6) and notched his first career assist at Alaska (Jan. 23)... had a +3 rating in a win over Bowling Green (Feb.13) and finished with a +11 rating on the year... blocked 21 shots.

Prior to Miami
Served as an assistant captain for the Fargo Force of the USHL in 2008-09... the team was 32-23-5 and finished second in the Clark Cup playoffs... accumulated a plus-19 rating over 58 games... totaled eight points on two goals and six assists... was a member of the Ohio Blue Jackets in 2007-08, recording five goals and 12 assists in 59 games... helped Team USA Blue to a gold medal in the U-17 Three Nations Tournament.

Personal
Son of Steve and Susan Spinell... comes from a football family as his grandfather played quarterback at Duke and his father was on the team at Valparaiso... his sister, Samantha, is a member of Miami's Class of 2011... is a finance major.

                        CAREER STATS (As of Feb. 06, 2012)
 OFFENSE               GP    G    A  Pts Shots Shot% Pen-Min   +/- PPG SHG GWG
 2009................  31    1    3    4    18  .056  25-61    +11   0   0   0
 2010................  37    1    6    7    42  .024  27-54    +19   0   0   0
 2011................  30    1    8    9    29  .034  16-43    +10   0   0   0
 TOTAL...............  98    3   17   20    89  .034  68-158   +40   0   0   0
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points: 2, Lake Superior State, Feb 06, 2010 ; Lake Superior State, Oct 28, 2011
Goals: 1, at Northern Michigan, Dec 02, 2011 ; Ohio State, Dec 12, 2009 ; Lake Superior State, Oct 29, 2010
Assists: 2, Lake Superior State, Feb 06, 2010 ; Lake Superior State, Oct 28, 2011
Shots: 5, at Ferris State, Oct 22, 2011
Penalties: 2, 13 times
Penalty minutes: 15, at Michigan, Feb 04, 2012 ; Ohio State, Mar 13, 2010
Plus/minus: 4, at Ohio State, Dec 09, 2011