Category: Michigan State Spartans
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Danton Cole to be named new head coach of Michigan State
By @MichaelCaples – Danton Cole is moving offices, but it won’t be a long drive. He won’t need directions to his new workplace, either. Michigan State has selected Cole, a Pontiac native and Michigan State alum, to be the school’s next hockey head coach, a source close to the situation has confirmed to MiHockey. MSU…
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MSU coaching search begins; here are some potential candidates
By @MichaelCaples – Michigan State announced today that head coach Tom Anastos is stepping down after six years behind the Spartans’ bench. Here is a list of potential candidates to become the seventh head coach in Michigan State program history; suggested candidates are in no particular order, and this is all speculation at this point:…
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Tom Anastos to step down as head coach of Michigan State
By @MichaelCaples – Michigan State has announced that Tom Anastos is stepping down as head coach of the Spartans’ hockey program. “I want to thank Tom Anastos for the guidance he’s provided Spartan hockey over the last six seasons,” said athletic director Mark Hollis in a release. “He would be the first to admit that…
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Buckeyes top Spartans in Big Ten Tournament opener
By @MichaelCaples – DETROIT – After falling behind early, the Spartans stormed back to take a 3-2 lead in the first period. One-goal leads are hard to sit on for 40 minutes. Northville native Brendan Kearney tied the game up for the Buckeyes in the second period, and then Ohio State lit the lamp three…
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Big Ten Tournament field is set
By @MichaelCaples – The tournament field is set for the upcoming 2017 Big Ten Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament at Joe Louis Arena. The tournament will be the last college hockey games played at The Joe before the Red Wings move to Little Caesars Arena; the Big Ten will also be switching to campus sites for…
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PHOTOS: Michigan State vs. Penn State
On Saturday, Michigan State held ‘Senior Night’ for the Spartans’ graduating players after their game against Penn State. Check out the photos from the game and the postgame festivities below. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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PHOTOS: Michigan State vs. Ohio State
Check out MiHockey’s photos from Saturday night’s B1G showdown between Michigan State and Ohio State at Munn Ice Arena in East Lansing. The Buckeyes ended up prevailing 4-3 in the contest. (Photos by Andrew Knapik/MiHockey)
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Michigan State beats Michigan 4-1 Saturday night at Yost (with photos)
By @MichaelCaples – ANN ARBOR – John Lethemon picked a good time to record his first NCAA victory for Michigan State. The Spartans’ freshman goaltender played 59:51 worth of shutout hockey Saturday night in Ann Arbor, guiding his team to a 4-1 victory over rival Michigan. Rhett Holland, Zach Osburn, Taro Hirose and Mason…
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PHOTOS: Michigan State vs. Wisconsin
Check out photos from Friday night’s B1G showdown between Michigan State and Wisconsin at Munn Ice Arena in East Lansing. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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Minney named Big Ten star of the week
By @StefanKubus – Michigan State netminder Ed Minney was named Big Ten Second Star of the Week for his efforts against his rival school from Ann Arbor. Minney, the Spartans’ junior netminder, recorded a 24-save shutout between the pipes Friday night for his first career shutout. He followed it up with a 23-save performance in a…