What college hockey player was assaulted on the ice in early 2009, resulting in the suspension of two michigan state university players?

The correct answer is Steven Kampfer

The people who assaulted him were Corey Tropp and Andrew Conboy. Both players were suspended for the rest of the season because of their altercation with Kampfer, but eventually they returned to Hockey and all three play in the NHL now and are successful.

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