Dennis Cesana: Career Statistics
Position: Defenseman
Number: #22
Height: 5’-9”
Weight: 189 lbs
Hometown: Providence, Rhode Island
Previous team: Brooks Bandits (AJHL)
Season totals
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | Pen | PIM | PIM/G | PPG | SHG | GWG | ENG |
| 2018-2019 | Michigan State | 36 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 0.67 | 7 | 14 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-2020 | Michigan State | 36 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 0.61 | 15 | 30 | 0.83 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020-2021 | Michigan State | 27 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0.44 | 5 | 10 | 0.37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-2022 | Michigan State | 36 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 0.44 | 7 | 14 | 0.39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals | 135 | 20 | 54 | 74 | 0.55 | 34 | 68 | 0.50 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
*Exhibition Games do not count in team stats.
Game by game
| Date | Type | Opponent | G | A | PTS | PEN | PIM | Details |
| 10/08/21 | NC | Air Force | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/09/21 | NC | Air Force | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 4: Cesana (Lewandowski, Nienhuis) 4x4 15:30 (3rd) |
| 10/15/21 | NC | Miami | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Davidson (Lewandowski, Cesana) 4x5 08:16 (1st) 2: Davidson (Cesana, Papp) 5x5 16:06 (3rd) |
| 10/16/21 | NC | Miami | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/22/21 | NC | @UMass Lowell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties TRIPPING 11:36 (2nd) |
| 10/23/21 | NC | @UMass Lowell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties HIGHSTICKING 14:30 (1st) |
| 10/29/21 | B10 | @Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/30/21 | B10 | @Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/05/21 | B10 | @Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/06/21 | B10 | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/11/21 | NC | Ferris State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/13/21 | NC | @Ferris State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Nodler (Lewandowski, Cesana) 5x4 18:39 (2nd) 3: Cesana (Müller, Krygier) 5x5 17:08 (3rd) |
| 11/19/21 | B10 | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/20/21 | B10 | Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 2: Cesana (Nienhuis, Papp) 4x5 12:41 (1st) Penalties ELBOWING 03:48 (2nd) |
| 12/03/21 | B10 | @Penn State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Krygier (Lewandowski, Cesana) 5x5 02:33 (3rd) |
| 12/04/21 | B10 | @Penn State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 2: Cesana (Lewandowski, Krygier) 5x5 16:06 (1st) Penalties UNSPORTSMANLIKECONDUCT 16:06 (1st) |
| 12/10/21 | B10 | @Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Cesana (Goodsir, Papp) 5x5 01:51 (1st) |
| 12/11/21 | B10 | @Notre Dame | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Lewandowski (DeRidder, Cesana) 3x3 00:33(ot) |
| 12/29/21 | NC | Western Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties HOOKING 01:05 (1st) |
| 12/30/21 | NC | Michigan Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/07/22 | B10 | Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/08/22 | B10 | Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/14/22 | B10 | @Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Cesana (Haskins, Mattson) 5x5 10:38 (1st) |
| 01/15/22 | B10 | @Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties INTERFERENCE 10:31 (1st) |
| 01/21/22 | B10 | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/22/22 | B10 | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/04/22 | B10 | @Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/05/22 | B10 | @Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/11/22 | B10 | @Michigan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Papp (Cesana, Nienhuis) 5x4 18:46 (3rd) |
| 02/12/22 | B10 | vs. Michigan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Nienhuis (Cesana, Joshua) 5x5 11:05 (2nd) 2: Cesana (Davidson, Nienhuis) 5x4 11:41 (2nd) |
| 02/18/22 | B10 | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties TRIPPING 02:16 (3rd) |
| 02/19/22 | B10 | Notre Dame | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Middendorf (Cesana, Tucker) 4x5 19:53 (3rd) |
| 02/25/22 | B10 | Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/26/22 | B10 | Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/04/22 | NC | @Michigan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Cesana (Nienhuis, Kelly) 5x4 04:36 (1st) |
| 03/05/22 | NC | @Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| Totals | 8 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 14:00 |
| Date | Type | Opponent | G | A | PTS | PEN | PIM | Details |
| 11/19/20 | NC | Arizona State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/20/20 | NC | Arizona State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Interference 3:03 (1st) |
| 11/28/20 | B10 | @Ohio State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Combs (Nodler, Cesana) 6x5 10:21 (2nd) |
| 11/29/20 | B10 | @Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/03/20 | B10 | Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Hooking 11:52 (2nd) |
| 12/04/20 | B10 | Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Cesana (Nodler, Combs) 3:50 (2nd) |
| 12/19/20 | B10 | @Notre Dame | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Apap (Cesana, Lewandowski) 5x5 14:16 (1st) |
| 12/20/20 | B10 | @Notre Dame | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 2: Lewandowski (Müller, Cesana) 4:48 (2nd) Penalties Tripping 18:34 (2nd) |
| 01/03/21 | B10 | Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/04/21 | B10 | Penn State | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Esteves (Cesana, Kamer) 5:03 (1st) 5: Lewandowski (Cesana, Miller) 17:45 (3rd) |
| 01/08/21 | B10 | @Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/09/21 | B10 | Michigan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Nodler (Krygier, Cesana) 19:23 (3rd) |
| 01/15/21 | B10 | @Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Slashing 17:04 (3rd) |
| 01/16/21 | B10 | @Penn State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Combs (Apap, Cesana) 17:34 (1st) |
| 01/23/21 | B10 | Ohio State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Joshua (Cesana, Krygier) 3:59 (2nd) |
| 01/24/21 | B10 | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Handling the puck 18:58 (3rd) |
| 01/29/21 | B10 | @Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/30/21 | B10 | @Wisconsin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Lewandowski (Cesana, Nienhuis) 3:42 (3rd) |
| 02/14/21 | NC | Arizona State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Apap (Cesana, Nienhuis) 0:36 (2nd) |
| 02/15/21 | NC | Arizona State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/19/21 | B10 | @Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/20/21 | B10 | @Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/26/21 | B10 | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/27/21 | B10 | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/05/21 | B10 | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/06/21 | B10 | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/14/21 | NC | vs. Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Cesana (Lewandowski, Combs) 6x5 10:39 (1st) |
| Totals | 2 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 10:00 |
| Date | Type | Opponent | G | A | PTS | PEN | PIM | Details |
| 10/11/19 | NC | @Northern Michigan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Cesana (Lambdin, Khodorenko) 6x5 19:05 (1st) |
| 10/12/19 | NC | @Northern Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/25/19 | NC | @Colorado College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/26/19 | NC | @Colorado College | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 4: Müller (Cesana, Khodorenko) 7:24 (2nd) Penalties Cross-Checking 0:24 (3rd) |
| 11/01/19 | NC | Cornell | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Cesana (Rosburg, Khodorenko) 6x5 7:11 (1st) 2: Khodorenko (Lewandowski, Cesana) 5x4 1:50 (2nd) |
| 11/02/19 | NC | Cornell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Boarding 13:05 (2nd) |
| 11/08/19 | B10 | @Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/09/19 | B10 | @Penn State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Khodorenko (Lewandowski, Cesana) 6x5 19:48 (2nd) 3: Cesana (unassisted) 5x5 12:09 (3rd) |
| 11/14/19 | B10 | @Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/16/19 | B10 | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:00 | Penalties Interference 18:12 (2nd), Cross-Checking 14:18 (3rd) |
| 11/22/19 | B10 | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/23/19 | B10 | Notre Dame | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Saliba (Rosburg, Cesana) 18:50 (3rd) |
| 11/30/19 | B10 | @Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/01/19 | B10 | @Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/06/19 | B10 | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Holding 0:44 (3rd) |
| 12/07/19 | B10 | Wisconsin | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 1: Khodorenko (Saliba, Cesana) 1:24 (2nd) 5: Khodorenko (Lewandowski, Cesana) 2:30(ot) Penalties Hooking 6:42 (1st) |
| 12/14/19 | NC | Arizona State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Apap (Cesana, Stevens) 11:19 (2nd) |
| 12/15/19 | NC | Arizona State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Lewandowski (Khodorenko, Cesana) 3:17(ot) |
| 12/30/19 | NC | vs. Michigan Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/31/19 | NC | vs. Ferris State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Rosburg (Joshua, Cesana) 14:36 (1st) 4: Cesana (Lewandowski, Lambdin) 5:59 (2nd) 5: Khodorenko (Cesana, Lewandowski) 18:21 (2nd) |
| 01/10/20 | B10 | Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Cross-Checking 10:53 (3rd) |
| 01/11/20 | B10 | Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Slashing 7:01 (1st) |
| 01/17/20 | B10 | @Wisconsin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4:00 | Scoring 3: Rosburg (Khodorenko, Cesana) 6x5 12:29 (3rd) Penalties Tripping 9:22 (3rd), Tripping 9:22 (3rd) |
| 01/18/20 | B10 | @Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/24/20 | B10 | Penn State | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Khodorenko (Cesana) 13:17 (2nd) 4: Khodorenko (Rosburg, Cesana) 6x5 12:52 (3rd) |
| 01/25/20 | B10 | Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Tripping 19:35 (2nd) |
| 02/07/20 | B10 | @Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/08/20 | B10 | @Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Cesana (Lewandowski, Rosburg) 6x5 5:04 (3rd) |
| 02/14/20 | B10 | Michigan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Saliba (Cesana, Rosburg) 6x5 5:11 (3rd) |
| 02/17/20 | B10 | vs. Michigan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 1: Cesana (Goodsir, Müller) 6:15 (1st) Penalties Slashing 1:31 (2nd) |
| 02/21/20 | B10 | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Cross-Checking 15:52 (2nd) |
| 02/22/20 | B10 | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/28/20 | B10 | @Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 2: Cesana (Lambdin, Rosburg) 5:53 (2nd) Penalties Hooking 9:56 (3rd) |
| 02/29/20 | B10 | @Notre Dame | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Lambdin (Cesana) 5:41 (2nd) |
| 03/06/20 | NC | @Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties High-Sticking 9:18 (1st) |
| 03/07/20 | NC | @Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| Totals | 7 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 30:00 |
| Date | Type | Opponent | G | A | PTS | PEN | PIM | Details |
| 10/12/18 | NC | Northern Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Hooking 16:50 (1st) |
| 10/13/18 | NC | Northern Michigan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Hirose (Cesana, Khodorenko) 1:46 (3rd) |
| 10/26/18 | NC | @Cornell | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Cesana (Lewandowski, Hirose) 4:33 (3rd) 5: Milan (Hirose, Cesana) 6x5 15:43 (3rd) |
| 10/27/18 | NC | @Cornell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/02/18 | NC | Ferris State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 5: Khodorenko (Cesana, Lewandowski) 6x5 18:01 (3rd) |
| 11/03/18 | NC | @Ferris State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/09/18 | NC | @Arizona State | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Rosburg (Cesana, Hirose) 9:37 (2nd) 4: Keefer (Cesana) 14:06 (3rd) |
| 11/10/18 | NC | @Arizona State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/16/18 | B10 | Notre Dame | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 1: Khodorenko (Cesana, Lewandowski) 9:45 (3rd) Penalties Interference 9:08 (1st) |
| 11/17/18 | B10 | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/23/18 | B10 | @Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/24/18 | B10 | @Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/30/18 | B10 | Michigan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 4: Lewandowski (Hirose, Cesana) 9:44 (3rd) |
| 12/01/18 | B10 | @Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/07/18 | B10 | @Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/08/18 | B10 | @Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Cross-Checking 3:19 (2nd) |
| 12/30/18 | NC | vs. Lake Superior | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 1: Cesana (Hirose) 3:31 (1st) 2: Stachowiak (Rosburg, Cesana) 10:13 (1st) 3: Stachowiak (Cesana) 7:55 (3rd) Penalties Interference 6:18 (1st) |
| 12/31/18 | NC | vs. Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/04/19 | B10 | Ohio State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Lewandowski (Cesana, Hirose) 14:24 (1st) 3: Milan (Cesana, Khodorenko) 6x5 0:47 (3rd) 7: Cesana (Khodorenko, Milan) 19:13 (3rd) |
| 01/05/19 | B10 | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/11/19 | B10 | @Penn State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Hirose (Cesana, Khodorenko) 6x5 17:42 (2nd) |
| 01/12/19 | B10 | @Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/19/19 | B10 | Minnesota | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Lewandowski (Hirose, Cesana) 6x5 14:19 (1st) 2: Khodorenko (Cesana, Hirose) 6x5 16:34 (1st) 4: Milan (Khodorenko, Cesana) 6x4 9:36 (3rd) |
| 01/20/19 | B10 | Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/25/19 | B10 | @Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/26/19 | B10 | @Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Cross-Checking 3:54 (3rd) |
| 02/01/19 | B10 | Wisconsin | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Khodorenko (Rosburg, Cesana) 5x5 17:15 (1st) 3: Lewandowski (Hirose, Cesana) 6x5 9:50 (2nd) |
| 02/02/19 | B10 | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/08/19 | B10 | @Michigan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 1: Saliba (Cesana, Hirose) 17:48 (1st) Penalties Tripping 18:31 (3rd) |
| 02/09/19 | B10 | vs. Michigan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Lewandowski (Rosburg, Cesana) 15:35 (3rd) |
| 02/15/19 | B10 | Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/16/19 | B10 | Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Cross-Checking 12:00 (1st) |
| 03/01/19 | B10 | @Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/02/19 | B10 | @Ohio State | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Khodorenko (Milan, Cesana) 6x5 5:52 (2nd) 2: Lewandowski (Cesana, Rosburg) 1:02 (3rd) |
| 03/08/19 | B10 | @Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/09/19 | B10 | @Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| Totals | 3 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 14:00 |
