Category: College
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Canton native Greg Wolfe named captain of MSU; Hayes, Forfar, Grassi alternates
By Stefan Kubus – With a new core leadership group appointed today in East Lansing by Michigan State Spartans head coach Tom Anastos, the Spartans are ready to begin their 2012-13 regular season. Junior forward and Canton native Greg Wolfe has been named captain of the MSU hockey team, while seniors Anthony Hayes, Matt Grassi,…
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Spartans top Windsor 6-1 in exhibition opener
By Michael Caples – EAST LANSING – Coach Tom Anastos started off his post-game press conference sharing a text message from Torey Krug. “Coach, good job on audition,” Anastos read. “I watched online. Boys looked good. Your mustache looked good, uniforms looked good.” Then Anastos commented, “He would have looked good on the blue line.”…
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Wolverines kick season off with Blue/White game, fan skate
By Michael Caples – ANN ARBOR – In a final tune-up before their 2012-13 season, the Wolverines took on some of their own – both past and present. The Wolverines hosted their Blue/White Alumni Game Sunday afternoon, a game in which the current roster battled against each other, along with some help from Michigan alums…
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Roster overhaul means a “baptism by fire” for Spartans
By Stefan Kubus – EAST LANSING – With plenty of new faces on the Michigan State Spartans’ roster this season, it’s going to be a “baptism by fire,” according to head coach Tom Anastos. The Spartans will ice a roster featuring 12 new faces this season, the majority of which are freshmen. That’s something Anastos…
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Leadership group taking form for the Wolverines
By Matt Slovin – ANN ARBOR – If you ask Michigan coach Red Berenson, his three leaders this season — captain A.J. Treais and alternate captains Lee Moffie and Mac Bennett — fall in three different places on the leadership spectrum. And Berenson, beginning his 29th season at the helm, is quite alright with that.…
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Michigan takes top spot in CCHA media poll, second in coaches
The Central Collegiate Hockey Association released their preseason media and coaches poll today. For the fifth time in seven years, different teams take the top spots in both polls. The eleven CCHA coaches put Notre Dame in the top spot, while 87 members of the media selected the Wolverines to be the early favorite. See…
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CCHA announces preseason all-conference teams
The Central Collegiate Hockey Association announced today their preseason all-conference teams, as selected by the 11 head coaches of the conference. They are as follows: 2012-13 CCHA Preseason All-Conference Teams Preseason First Team Position Name, Year, School First Totals Forward T.J. Tynan, JR, Notre Dame 9 48 Forward Anders Lee, JR, Notre Dame 7 42…
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Evan Allen stars in All-American Prospects Game
By Michael Caples – BUFFALO, N.Y. – If performing well in spotlight games is something he will do often, Evan Allen won’t have a hard time adjusting in Ann Arbor. The Sterling Heights native and University of Michigan commit posted two goals in the CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game in Buffalo – the only two…
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CCHA announces TV schedule; 55 games to be broadcasted
The Central Collegiate Hockey Association announced today that 55 of their games will be on TV for their final season. The league has released the schedule for broadcasts by Fox Sports Detroit, Comcast Television, CBS Sports Network, the Big Ten Network, and NBC Sports, which will feature 10 CCHA teams, and 45 regular-season conference games.…
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Central Michigan club team facing five-year suspension
By Ryan Zuke – A Sept. 14 party proved to be costly for the Central Michigan University club hockey team. The team received a five-year suspension Friday for violating the university’s code of Student Rights, Responsibilities and Disciplinary Procedures, according to the school’s Office of Student Life. Assistant director of student life Tom Idema told…