Category: Michigan State Spartans
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MSU goaltender Jake Hildebrand named Big Ten’s first star of the week
By @MichaelCaples – The Michigan State Spartans recorded a weekend split with nationally-ranked Ferris State this weekend, and a lot of that success came from the play of goaltender Jake Hildebrand. The Spartans’ netminder was recognized for his weekend performances by the Big Ten today; the conference has named him the Big Ten’s first…
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Spartans rebound, pick up 4-1 win over Bulldogs
By Alyssa Girardi – EAST LANSING — Leading up to Saturday’s game, the dialogue surrounding MSU hockey’s ability to score continued to run like a broken record. The Spartans were coming off a 1-0 loss to No. 15/14 Ferris State, despite outshooting the Bulldogs 36-16. However, offensive concerns were hushed after Saturday night when…
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Hockey leads all sports in NCAA graduation rate
By @MichaelCaples – The NCAA has announced their yearly report on graduation rates for all collegiate sports, and this time around, hockey leads the way. NCAA men’s hockey earned the best single-year graduation rate of all D1 men’s sports in the latest NCAA Graduation Success Rate date. Measuring student-athletes who enrolled in 2007, 92.1 percent…
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Spartans’ Matt Berry, Wolverines’ Steve Racine named B1G Hockey stars of the week
By @MichaelCaples – The Big Ten announced their stars of the week today, and two players currently calling Michigan home were on the list. First star of the week went to Michigan State forward Matt Berry. The Canton native – a senior forward for MSU – recorded four goals and two assists during the Spartans’…
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Spartans score five in season-opening win over UMass
By Nick Barnowski – EAST LANSING – It took the Michigan State Spartans four games to score five goals last season. This season, it took just one. Senior Matt Berry (Canton) and sophomore Mackenzie MacEachern (Troy) led the offensive attack for the Spartans, who beat Massachusetts by a score of 5-3 in Friday night’s…
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PHOTOS: Spartans open 2014-15 season with win over UMass
The Michigan State Spartans opened their 2014-15 NCAA season with a 5-3 win over UMass. Matt Berry, JT Stenglein, Mackenzie MacEachern and Matt DeBlouw scored for MSU, while Jake Hildebrand stopped 21 of the 24 shots he faced in the contest. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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Photos: “Meet the Spartans” event in Rochester
The Michigan State Spartans made stops at two different rinks in Michigan over the weekend, first visiting Southside Ice Arena in Byron Center on Friday and then skating at the Oynx Ice Arena in Rochester on Saturday. The Spartans practiced and then hosted meet-and-greet sessions with fans in attendance. Here are photos from their visit…
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Photos: Michigan State opens season with exhibition game against Windsor
Michigan State opened their 2014-15 season Tuesday night with an exhibition contest against the University of Windsor. The Spartans and the Lancers played to a 2-2 regulation tie, before Windsor won in a shootout. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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Michigan State announces Munn Ice Arena upgrades
By @MichaelCaples – Over the next 12 months, the Munn Ice Arena face-lift will continue to enhance the home of the Spartans. This spring, the arena’s HVAC systems, ice surface, dasher boards and glass were all completely replaced at a cost of more than $6 million. Now, the university has announced a series of…
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Video: Mike Ferrantino at Big Ten Media Day
Michigan State captain Mike Ferrantino talked with MiHockey about Big Ten Media Day and his new role as the leader of the Spartans hockey team.