Category: Michigan State Spartans
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Jon Cooper explains his special connection with Ron Mason
By @MichaelCaples – EAST LANSING – There were many notable hockey coaches who attended Ron Mason’s funeral service at Munn Ice Arena Thursday afternoon. Most had either worked with Mason or competed against him. Jon Cooper had done neither, yet the head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning still made sure he was in…
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Spartan hockey family gathers at Munn to say goodbye to Ron Mason (with photos)
By @MichaelCaples – EAST LANSING – They gathered at Munn Ice Arena Thursday night, some of the most famous members of the Spartan hockey family. Multiple generations of Michigan State players, coaches, staff, family and friends all gathered on the ice to honor their iconic head coach. They were there to say goodbye to…
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Public funeral service for Ron Mason to take place at Munn Ice Arena on Thursday
By @MichaelCaples – On Thursday, hockey fans will be able to pay their respects to Ron Mason and his family at Munn Ice Arena. There will be a funeral service at 2 p.m. at the ice arena Mason ran as head coach of the Michigan State Spartans for more than two decades. Prior to that,…
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Ron Mason: “There wasn’t a game he wasn’t going to win”
By @MichaelCaples – To most, he was the architect of some of the best teams college hockey has ever seen. To some, he was much, much more. Ron Mason passed away early Monday morning in Haslett, Mich. The acclaimed hockey coach – architect of Lake Superior State’s hockey program and leader of Michigan State’s…
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Hockey world reacts to Ron Mason’s passing
Legendary collegiate hockey coach and pioneer Ron Mason passed away at age 76. The tightly-knit hockey community has come together to share their memories of Mason and honor the second-winningest coach in college hockey history with these social media posts: It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that we learn of Coach Mason’s passing…
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Legendary college hockey coach Ron Mason passes away
By @MichaelCaples – The college hockey world lost one of its best coaches during the night. Ron Mason, once the record-holder for most NCAA hockey wins as a head coach, has passed away at age 76. He won 924 men’s college hockey games over 36 seasons at Lake Superior State (1966-73), Bowling Green State…
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NCAA rules committee approves 4-on-4 overtime, more
By @MichaelCaples – The NCAA Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey Rules Committee wants to see four-on-four overtime brought to the college level of hockey. During its annual meeting on June 7-9 in Indianapolis, Ind., the committee recommended that all NCAA regular-season contests be played with an overtime format of four-on-four action for five minutes. If…
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Michigan State announces 2016-17 hockey schedule
By @MichaelCaples – The Michigan State Spartans have finalized their schedule for the upcoming college hockey season. MSU will begin play with an exhibition contest against the University of Toronto on Sunday, Oct. 2. NCAA games begin two weeks later, when the Spartans travel to Lake Superior State for two games with the Lakers…
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MiStory: My life as a third-string goalie (by Nate Phillips)
In MiHockey’s new MiStory feature, we let hockey people tell their own stories with their own words. Our first MiStory feature comes from Nate Phillips, Michigan State’s third-string goaltender since 2011. The Jackson native and graduating senior discusses why his college career was a remarkable experience, despite him playing for a total of one minute…
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Brent Darnell named College Hockey Inc.’s new Director of Education
By @MichaelCaples – Former Michigan State Spartans forward Brent Darnell has a new job. College Hockey Inc. announced today that the Detroit Catholic Central and MSU alum is the organization’s new Director of Education. “I am very excited at the great opportunity I have to be a member of College Hockey Inc.,” Darnell said…