Category: Michigan State Spartans
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Michigan State’s Lewandowski named Big Ten second star of the week
By @StefanKubus – This past weekend, the Spartans swept the Gophers in Minnesota for the first time in a two-game series since 1976. And Mitchell Lewandowski played a big hand in doing so. The sophomore forward, a native of Clarkston, potted back-to-back multi-goal games, first with a pair in Saturday’s 5-3 win followed by the…
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Michigan State records first sweep of Minnesota since 1976
By @MichaelCaples – It was a good weekend for the Michigan State. The Spartans welcomed Minnesota to Munn Ice Arena for a Big Ten series, and MSU took them both by 5-3 scores in a Saturday/Sunday match-up. That means six important Big Ten points for MSU, and a big moment for the program, as…
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Mackenzie MacEachern scores first NHL goal
By @MichaelCaples – Cross a big one off the hockey bucket list for Mackenzie MacEachern. The Troy native just scored his first NHL goal. In a Martin Luther King Day early start for the St. Louis Blues in Los Angeles, the former Brother Rice and Michigan State star scored to give his NHL club…
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2019 Hobey Baker nominees announced
By @MichaelCaples – The fan vote for the Hobey Baker Award is now open, which marks the college hockey audience’s first look at this year’s list of nominees. Check out all of the Michigan names who appear on the list for college hockey’s most prestigious individual award (Michigan natives in bold, Michigan residents in…
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Spartans score three in final five minutes to tie, beat No. 4/7 OSU in three-on-three OT
By @MichaelCaples – EAST LANSING – There were 15 goals scored at Munn Ice Arena Friday night. Eight of them came from the Spartans – and half of those came in the final five minutes of regulation and/or overtime. In a high-scoring affair, the Spartans rallied from 6-3 and 7-4 deficits in the final…
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PHOTOS: Spartans, Wolverines renew rivalry during GLI 54
The Michigan State Spartans and the Michigan Wolverines met in Day 2 of the 54th Great Lakes Invitational on New Year’s Eve, and despite a rare 11:30 a.m. start time, the storied programs wasted no time reigniting their rivalry. Neither claimed the latest round of bragging rights, however, as the game was called a tie…
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Wolverines, Spartans play to 2-2 tie at GLI
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – Well, it wasn’t the way either team wanted to ring in the new year, but it had to happen. Michigan and Michigan State tied 2-2 in the Great Lakes Invitational third-place game Monday afternoon. The game, which certainly showcased the emotion in the historic rivalry with a total of 103…
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PHOTOS: Lakers beat Spartans at GLI 54
Lake Superior State kicked off its first appearance in the Great Lakes Invitational since 1999 in style, as the Lakers beat Michigan State in overtime Sunday evening at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. For more on the game, click here. (Photos by MiHockey’s Michael Caples and Stefan Kubus)
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Lake Superior State advances to GLI championship game with OT win over MSU
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – Just like the first game of the 2018 Great Lakes Invitational, 60 minutes wasn’t enough in Game 2. In the nightcap, however, there would be no shootout necessary. Captain Diego Cuglietta broke a 3-3 tie at the 3:05 mark of overtime to give Lake Superior State a victory over Michigan State…
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Spartans shut out NTDP Under-18 Team at Munn (with photos)
By @MichaelCaples – On Saturday night, Michigan State and USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program took part in their now-annual exhibition contest, and the Spartans emerged victorious on home ice. Thanks to a third-period goal from NTDP alum Patrick Khodorenko, Michigan State recorded a 1-0 victory over Team USA at Munn Ice Arena in…