Category: Michigan State Spartans
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Spartans ready for Buckeyes in B1G Tournament
By Stefan Kubus – Tom Anastos will his young, No. 5-seeded Michigan State Spartans (5-9-6, Big Ten) into Thursday’s B1G Hockey tournament quarterfinal matchup against No. 4 Ohio State (6-9-5, Big Ten), a team MSU battled to either overtime or a shootout in three of four regular-season meetings. And despite being a young club,…
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Weekend rewind: A look at how our college teams fared before a huge week begins
By Kyle Mitchell – With the Big Ten, WCHA and NCHC all ready for their respective tournament championship weekends, we take a look back on how they wrapped up their last few games. Michigan, Minnesota split Michigan fell to Minnesota 3-2 in overtime on Friday. Scoring for Michigan came from Evan Allen and Andrew…
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MSU’s Berry, UM’s Copp claim B1G weekly awards
By Michael Caples – The Big Ten announced their final weekly awards for their inaugural regular season today, and two Michigan natives appeared on the list. Canton native Matt Berry, a Michigan State forward, took the No. 1 star, while Ann Arbor native Andrew Copp, a Michigan forward, took the No. 2 spot. Former…
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Pletsch: Getting you ready for the inaugural Big Ten tournament
By Fred Pletsch – Big Ten Hockey’s inaugural regular season is in the books and the focus shifts now to the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, where all six teams get a shot at becoming the first to hoist the league’s championship trophy. Four of the teams involved need to win three games in…
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Wolverines’ Compher named B1G freshman of the year; see full list of awards here
By Michael Caples – The Big Ten announced their inaugural team and individual awards today, and JT Compher was named their freshman of the year. The Wolverines’ rookie forward, a product of the National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor, claimed one of the four individual player honors, the league announced via Twitter at…
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Photos: Spartans vs. Wisconsin (Senior Night)
On Senior Night in East Lansing, the Michigan State Spartans hosted the Wisconsin Badgers for their final game of the Big Ten regular season. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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Spartans fall to Wisconsin on Senior Night in East Lansing
By Alyssa Girardi – EAST LANSING — One senior notched a goal. Three others tallied assists. Another made 18 saves. Each contribution by the MSU senior class Saturday put the Spartans in a better position to achieve a complete comeback on Senior Night. But their valiant effort fell short; they couldn’t overcome an early…
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Spartans win Round 2 in weekend home-and-home with Wolverines
By Alyssa Girardi – EAST LANSING — The opening minutes of Saturday’s matchup between MSU and Michigan had the feel of a repeat of Friday’s 7-1 blowout by the Wolverines. The Wolverines scored two quick goals, similar to Friday’s game in which they went up 2-0 before the first period was eight minutes old.…