Category: College
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PHOTOS: Michigan wins outdoor edition of rivalry game with Notre Dame
It was called the ‘Let’s Take This Outside’ game between the Michigan Wolverines and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and the visitors from Ann Arbor fared well inside The House That Rockne Built. Thanks to three goals in the first 10 minutes, the Wolverines rolled to an eventual 4-2 win over one of their…
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Wolverines beat Fighting Irish in “Let’s Take This Outside” game at Notre Dame Stadium
By @MichaelCaples – NOTRE DAME, Ind. – It took Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger until the fourth quarter of his last game to record a statistic inside Notre Dame Stadium. Took the Wolverines hockey team considerably less. Sparked by three goals in the first 9:54 of their “Let’s Take This Outside” game, the Wolverines held on…
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Three Michigan names receive WCHA monthly honors for December
By @MichaelCaples – The WCHA announced its monthly award winners for December this week, and three Michigan names received recognition. Great Lakes State residents Collin Saccoman and Cooper Zech were honored, as was Michigan native Ryan Bednard. Saccoman, a junior defenseman for the Lake Superior State Lakers, was named the WCHA’s defenseman of the month…
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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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Team USA beats Russia to advance to World Junior championship game
By @MichaelCaples – Team USA has one game left to play. It’s the last game of the 2019 World Juniors – with gold on the line. The Americans beat Russia 2-1 Friday afternoon to advance to the championship game of the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship in Vancouver, B.C. The scoring had a particular…
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Recruiting: Branden Piku commits to Lake Superior State
By @MichaelCaples – The 2018-19 hockey season came with a jump from AA to AAA hockey for Branden Piku, and he has wasted no time making an impression with his new Meijer 16U club. Piku, who has already had a viral video moment on the season, has now given a verbal commitment to Lake…
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PHOTOS: NTDP beats Holy Cross in New Year’s Day edition of College Series battles
On New Year’s Day, USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-18 Team welcomed Holy Cross to Plymouth for the latest College Series battle for Team USA. The U18s didn’t have a problem with missing college football; they recorded a 6-3 win. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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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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PHOTOS: Lakers top Huskies in GLI 54 title game
The Lake Superior State Lakers beat the Michigan Tech Huskies 6-3 in the championship game of the 54th Great Lakes Invitational on New Year’s Eve 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 captures first Great Lakes Invitational title in school history
By @MichaelCaples and @StefanKubus – DETROIT – Lake Superior State hadn’t made an appearance at the Great Lakes Invitational since before Y2K before heading to Detroit for the 54th edition of the holiday tournament. They made up for lost time. The Lakers beat host Michigan Tech 6-3 on New Year’s Eve to capture the title…