Category: College
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Spartans’ Lethemon named Big Ten first star; Wolverines’ Mann second
By @MichaelCaples – There was some strong goaltending from the two Michigan-based Big Ten schools this past weekend, and it was recognized by the conference today. Michigan State’s John Lethemon was named the B1G first star of the week today, while Michigan’s Strauss Mann was the second star. Lethemon, a Northville native, led the…
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Ferris State’s Jake Willets named WCHA rookie of the month
By @MichaelCaples – Ferris State freshman defenseman Jake Willets shined in the month of November, and the WCHA took notice. The college hockey conference has named the Erie native its rookie of the month, after he led all WCHA freshmen in scoring with 10 points. Willets, a St. Mary Catholic Central and Belle Tire…
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MSU captain Sam Saliba named Big Ten first star
By @MichaelCaples – The winner against No. 3 Notre Dame will get you some attention. Sam Saliba did more than just that, though. The Spartans’ captain scored three of his team’s four goals in their weekend set with the Fighting Irish, making him the No. 1 star in the Big Ten this week. Saliba…
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Huskies complete sweep of Wildcats in rivalry weekend
By @MichaelCaples – A fourth straight win for Michigan Tech was a big one Saturday night, as the Huskies pulled off a weekend sweep of rival Northern Michigan. Goals from Raymond Brice, Alec Broetzman and Eric Gotz gave the Huskies a 3-0 lead by the end of the second period, and they ended up…
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PHOTOS: Spartans beat No. 3 Notre Dame Saturday; take four of six points on weekend
A night after tying them 1-1, the Spartans beat No. 3 Notre Dame Saturday night in East Lansing in comeback fashion. Captain Sam Saliba scored the Spartans’ first goal and their last goal in the weekend series finale, the latter of which coming at the 18:50 mark of the third period to break a…
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Tech wins Round 1 of U.P. rivalry weekend with Northern
By @MichaelCaples – Michigan Tech picked a good time to record its first home win of the 2019-2020 season. On Friday night, the Huskies rallied for a third-period 3-2 comeback win over rival and No. 19 ranked Northern Michigan in Houghton in the first of two match-ups between the two storied Upper Peninsula rivals.…
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Michigan State formally announces the signing of four to NLIs
By @MichaelCaples – The Michigan State Spartans have officially added four players to next year’s roster. Today, MSU announced that three players and one goaltender have signed National Letters of Intent for the upcoming 2020-21 NCAA hockey season. “This first wave of recruits is exciting for Spartan hockey,” coach Danton Cole said in the…
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Abby Roque named NCAA first star of the week
By @MichaelCaples – Abby Roque has already set a career-high mark in goals this season, and she has only played 14 games. The senior forward’s impressive start to the 2019-2020 season has been recognized by the NCAA, as she was named the first star of the week in all of women’s college hockey today.…
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Michigan State’s Lethemon named B1G first star of the week
By @StefanKubus – After a massive weekend for the Spartans against their rivals from Ann Arbor, the netminder has earned Big Ten recognition. John Lethemon backstopped MSU to a sweep over the University of Michigan, first in a 4-3 win on Thursday in Ann Arbor and he followed it up with a 35-save shutout…
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Ferris State’s Willets and Rutkowski, Tech’s Bliss named WCHA players of week
By @MichaelCaples – Three of the four WCHA players of the week spots this time around are going to Michigan residents. Ferris State’s Jake Willets and Joe Rutkowski have received weekly honors from the college hockey conference, as has Michigan Tech’s Trenton Bliss, the WCHA announced today. Willets, an Erie, Mich., native, was named…