Luca Di Pasquo

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Position:
Goaltender
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 195
Class:
Junior
Shoot/Catch:
R
Hometown:
Livonia, Mich.
Previous Team:
Michigan State (NCAA)
Major:
Aerospace Engineering

PRONUNCIATION

2025-26 | JUNIOR
Big Ten Conference Second Star of the Week (Nov. 11)
• Appeared in 26 games in his first season with the Maroon and Gold, making 24 starts
• Finished with an 8-15-2 overall record behind a 3.18 goals-against average and a .910 save percentage
• Was one of two goalies in the country to secure a win against all four teams that advanced to the NCAA Frozen Four
• Owned a 5-4-0 record against the NCAA Frozen Four participants and posted a .921 save percentage in those contests
• Held a .920 save percentage during league play, ranking second among all B1G netminders
• Made 19 saves in the Gophers' shutout of Notre Dame (Nov. 7)
• Closed the series sweep of the Fighting Irish (Nov. 7-8) by stopping 52-of-53 shots he faced to earn B1G Second Star of the Week honors
• Recorded four outings with at least 40 saves, all coming in a span of six starts between Nov. 29 and Jan. 23
• Also totaled 13 appearances with 30 or more stops during the year to finish with 799 total saves, which ranked fourth in the B1G
• Set a career high with 47 saves in a road upset of No. 4 Denver (Nov. 29) in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game played at Ball Arena
• Matched that career best by making 47 saves four games later versus No. 1 Michigan (Jan. 16)
• Won back-to-back starts on three separate occasions, including a home sweep of No. 8/7 Wisconsin (Jan. 30-31)
• Picked up a pair of assists this season, both coming in victories, including the first point of his NCAA career in the shutout of Notre Dame (Nov. 8) before adding his second in an upset at No. 2 Michigan (Feb. 26)
• Earned first letter

2024-25 | SOPHOMORE (Michigan State)
Big Ten Conference First Star of the Week (Dec. 31)
Academic All-Big Ten
• Totaled seven appearances, all starts, in his second season at Michigan State
• Compiled a perfect 7-0-0 record with two shutouts
• Finished the year with a 1.70 goals-against average and a .933 save percentage
• Stopped 18-of-19 shots faced in his season debut at Canisius (Oct. 26)
• Recorded the first shutout of his career behind a 14-save performance against Lindenwood (Dec. 1)
• Added a second shutout in his next outing by stopping all 16 shots faced versus Northern Michigan (Dec. 29) to start the Great Lakes Invitational
• Tallied a 29-save victory over No. 4 and eventual national champion Western Michigan to claim the GLI championship
• Earned Great Lakes Invitational MVP honors after backstopping the Spartans to the title and was named B1G First Star of the Week for his efforts
• Led MSU to a series sweep of Wisconsin by making 30 saves in game one (Jan. 2) before a career-best, 31-save outing in an OT win during the B1G Frozen Confines at Wrigley Field (Jan. 4)
• Picked up a victory in his final appearance of the campaign at Penn State (Jan. 10) with 29 saves

2023-24 | FRESHMAN (Michigan State)
• Appeared in four games in his first season with the Spartans and made three starts
• Closed the year with a 2-1-1 record behind a 2.41 goals-against average and a .910 save percentage
• Made his college hockey debut by playing the final two periods in relief at Air Force (Oct. 12)
• Earned the first start and victory of his NCAA career against Canisius (Oct. 20), finishing with a season-best 30 saves
• Turned aside 48-of-52 shots he faced during a pair of starts the Great Lakes Invitational, picking up a win over Ferris State (Dec. 28) and a tie with Michigan Tech (Dec. 29)

JUNIOR/HIGH SCHOOL
• Guided Penticton to a second-consecutive Fred Page Cup as BCHL champions in 2022-23 and was a First Team BCHL All-Star
• Given the BCHL's Wally Forslund Trophy for the league's best combined goals-against average
• Tallied a 36-3-1 record with four shutouts, a 1.70 goals-against average, and a .922 save percentage in 40 regular season games for the Vees
• Posted an undefeated 16-0-1 postseason record thanks to a 1.99 goals-against average and a .924 save percentage to go with one shutout
• Spent the 2021-22 season in the NAHL for the Maryland Black Bears and one game with the USHL's Green Bay Gamblers, where he played with current Gopher teammates Brody Lamb and John Mittelstadt
• Finished the NAHL campaign with a 16-11-5 record behind a 2.31 goals-against average and a .924 save percentage along with three shutouts
• Played two games for the Shreveport Mudbugs during the 2020-21 season and held a 1-1-0 record

PERSONAL
• Son of Riccardo and Shauna Di Pasquo
• Has an older sister, Julianna