Congrats, Taro! Looking forward to seeing you continue your career down the road! pic.twitter.com/mTh9AWhtmY — MSU_Hockey (@MSU_Hockey) March 12, 2019

EAST LANSING – Michigan State junior forwardhas agreed to terms on a two-year entry-level contact with the Detroit Red Wings, it was announced by the organization on Tuesday (March 12). He finished his MSU career with 116 points (33g, 83a) in 106 games.Hirose has led the NCAA in both points and assists since Jan. 5 and ended his junior season with 50 points and 35 assists. He was the Big Ten scoring champion after producing a league-high 34 points (10g, 24a) in 24 conference games.The native of Calgary, Alberta, had one of the most productive seasons by a Spartan since the early 2000s. His 50 points were the most by a Spartan since John-Michael Liles had the same amount in 2002-03, while his 35 assists were the most sincealso had 35 in '02-03.Hirose had 15 multi-point games in 2018-19, including an NCAA-best nine three-point games. He was named a Big Ten Star of the Week on four occasions and was selected the NCAA First Star of the Week on Oct. 30, 2018, after his pair of three-point games helped MSU sweep then No. 8 Cornell on the road.Hirose is one of three finalists for the Big Ten Player of the Year honor and is also a Hobey Baker Award candidate.