Category: Michigan State Spartans
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College Hockey Playoffs: Wolverines, Wildcats, Huskies record Game 1 wins
By @MichaelCaples – Friday marked the first night of college hockey playoffs for two of Michigan’s three D1 conferences. Here’s a look at how our teams fared in their respective Big Ten and WCHA quarterfinal series, which are all best-of-three match-ups played on campus sites. Wolverines win wild shootout with Badgers Seven goals in…
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2018 Big Ten Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament bracket announced
By @MichaelCaples – For Wolverines fans, it’s bring on the Badgers. For Spartans fans, it’s a trip to Buckeye country. With the Big Ten regular season concluding this evening (Michigan beat Arizona State 5-3, while Michigan State beat No. 5/3 Notre Dame), the 2019 Big Ten Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament bracket is set in stone.…
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Mitch Eliot leaves Michigan State for OHL’s Sarnia Sting
By @MichaelCaples – The Sarnia Sting have added a Michigan State defenseman to their roster. Mitch Eliot, who was in the midst of his second season with the Spartans, has left East Lansing to join the OHL franchise. A Grosse Pointe native, ELiot is a Honeybaked and Muskegon Lumberjacks alum. He had recorded five points…
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Recruiting: Zane Demsey commits to Michigan State
By @MichaelCaples – Zane Demsey will be playing college hockey just a few steps away from where his grandpa played college football. The Honeybaked 16U defenseman has pledged his commitment to Michigan State – the same school his grandpa, Mike Marciniak, competed for on the gridiron in the 1960s. “When I was invited to come…
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PHOTOS: Spartans beat NTDP in MSU’s first-ever trip to Plymouth
On Saturday night, the Michigan State Spartans traveled to USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth for the first time in program history for a battle with USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program. The Spartans recorded a 3-0 victory in a coach Danton Cole’s return to his former home. Former NTDP netminder Ed Minney recorded the shutout…
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PHOTOS: Spartans win Round 2 of Rivalry Week with Wolverines
In Round 2 of their Rivalry Week series with the Wolverines, the Spartans prevailed 5-0. Click here for more on the game. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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Spartans find revenge in Friday night win over Michigan
By @MichaelCaples – EAST LANSING – On Thursday, the Wolverines scored four on the Spartans at Yost. On Friday, at Munn, the Spartans posted five. With a 5-0 win on the backend of a home-and-home, Michigan State earned a rivalry week series split against their main rival. It was the first win over the…
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PHOTOS: Notre Dame tops Michigan State in first B1G matchup
Notre Dame made its first visit to Munn Ice Arena as a member of the Big Ten Friday night, and the Fighting Irish continued their winning streak by posting a 3-1 victory over MSU. The win marked the 10th consecutive ‘W’ for Notre Dame. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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MSU’s Lewandowski a Big Ten star of the week once again
UPDATE: Lewandowski was also named the third star of the week by the NCAA today. By @MichaelCaples – Mitch Lewandowski’s got a hat trick’s worth of Big Ten weekly awards. Today, it was announced that the Michigan State freshman forward was named the conference’s second star of the week. It’s the third time the…
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PHOTOS: Spartans beat Bulldogs in overtime
Ferris State rallied to force overtime, but Michigan State ended up prevailing Friday night in the first of a home-and-home series between two former CCHA rivals. Taro Hirose scored the game-winner for the Spartans in overtime, as MSU improved to 6-1 at home under new coach Danton Cole. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)