Category: Michigan State Spartans
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PHOTOS: Spartans top Wildcats in both teams’ 2018-19 NCAA opener
In an All-Michigan battle to officially start their seasons, Michigan State topped Northern Michigan 4-2 Friday night at Munn Ice Arena in East Lansing. Mitch Lewandowski registered the game-winning goal for the Spartans with 1:14 remaining in regulation; Zach Osburn, Brennan Sanford and Taro Hirose (empty-netter) also scored for MSU. Tony Bretzman and Darien Craighead…
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PHOTOS: Spartans begin 2018-19 season with exhibition win over Windsor
Michigan State hosted the University of Windsor for the Spartans’ season opener Sunday afternoon in East Lansing. The home team emerged victorious, as MSU recorded a 3-1 win on goals from Cody Milan, Mitch Lewandowski and Patrick Khodorenko. John Lethemon started between the pipes, and Drew DeRidder entered halfway through the second period; the duo…
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MiHockey’s ‘Games to Watch’ list for the 2018-19 season
It’s October, which officially means that it’s hockey season. In MiHockey’s annual ‘Games to Watch’ list, we offer up a highlighted list of some of the in-state battles we are certainly excited to see this upcoming season. If you’re looking for great hockey to watch within the friendly confines of the Great Lakes State, here…
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Great Lakes Invitational, Red Wings vs. Panthers on New Year’s Eve at Little Caesars Arena
By @MichaelCaples – Judging from a release today from the University of Michigan, New Year’s Eve is going to be a busy day at Little Caesars Arena. The second day of the Great Lakes Invitational will be falling on Dec. 31 – and there’s a Red Wings home game scheduled that day, too. Talk…
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VIDEO: Michigan State’s incoming homegrown rookies talk upcoming season (plus practice photos)
Check out MiHockey’s photos from a practice at Munn Ice Arena with the 2018-19 Michigan State Spartans: Before they hit the ice, MiHockey caught up with the four homegrown members of Michigan State’s freshman class. Hear what Drew DeRidder (Fenton), Cole Krygier (Novi), Christian Krygier (Novi) and Adam Goodsir (Okemos) had to say about…
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2018-19 Big Ten preseason poll announced
By @MichaelCaples – Along with announcing the conference’s preseason watch list (see Spartans and Wolverines selections), the Big Ten has announced its preseason coaches’ poll for the upcoming 2018-19 season. The coaches have Ohio State finishing in the top spot of the college hockey conference this year, followed by the Michigan Wolverines. Notre Dame checks…
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Spartans’ Lewandowski, Khodorenko and Hirose named to Big Ten preseason watch list
By @MichaelCaples – The Spartans’ top line from 2017-18 is returning for another season, and the Big Ten expects them to continue filling up the scoresheet. Mitch Lewandowski, Patrick Khodorenko and Taro Hirose make up Michigan State’s selections for the Big Ten preseason watch list, the conference announced today. Lewandowski, a Clarkston native, was…
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MSU’s Board of Trustees give green light on planning for Munn Ice Arena expansion
By @StefanKubus – It appears Munn Ice Arena in East Lansing may be receiving its once-rumored renovations sooner than later. In their Aug. 31 meeting, Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees gave officials the green light to begin planning a reported $14-16 million expansion of Munn Ice Arena. Per the Lansing State Journal, the improvements…
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College hockey overtime protocols approved; other rule changes announced
By @MichaelCaples – It maintains the status quo, really, after it looked like there was going to be a shake-up in college hockey – at least in how points are distributed in conference standings. A rule proposal was initially approved by the hockey rules committee that would ban the use of three-on-three overtime and shootouts…
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NCAA modifies overtime proposal; three-on-three, shootouts are options again
By @MichaelCaples – On June 14, the NCAA announced that the Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey Rules Committee had approved a proposal that would forbid anything more than a five-minute overtime period of five-on-hockey. Still tied after the old-school overtime set-up? Game’s a tie. Yesterday, however, the committee backpedaled on the idea, after “receiving membership…