Forward Trevor Nill plans to continue pursuing pro hockey as a career before completing a mechanical engineering degree at Michigan State.
Jim Nill, Trevor's father, said his son plans to attend training camp with the St. Louis Blues. Jim Nill broke into the NHL with the Blues in 1981 and played for five NHL teams, including the Red Wings. He is now the assistant general manager of the Wings.
The 6-foot-2, 190-pound Trevor Nill was a seventh-round pick (190th overall) by the Blues in the 2007 NHL draft. Nill had six goals and 15 assists in 128 games over four seasons at MSU.
"I'm just happy with the way he's grown as a man," Jim Nill said of his son.
Nill earned the Amo Bessone Award for the third straight season at the team banquet. The award recognizes the Spartan who best embodies hockey and academic achievement in addition to community outreach. Trevor Nill served as president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee for the second straight year and also served as the vice president of MSU's chapter of Athletes in Action.
He told his father he wanted to give hockey a chance, in part because he didn't want to have any regrets.
"He's got it all planned out," Jim Nill said. "We talked, and he said, 'I don't want to look back when I'm 35 and say I wish I would have given it a try.' He's going to give it a shot."
Football: Nose tackle Matt Ramondo has received his release from MSU, the Las Cruces Sun-News reported. The redshirt freshman told the newspaper he plans to transfer to New Mexico State.
Contact George Sipple: 313-223-4796 or gsipple@freepress.com. Follow him on Twitter @freepspartans.
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