Category: Michigan State Spartans
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PHOTOS: Valentine’s Day showdown between Michigan and Michigan State
The Michigan Wolverines showed up at Munn Ice Arena for a Friday night showdown with rival Michigan State, and they wasted no time finding the back of the net. Two goals in the first ten minutes of the contest put the Wolverines on the path to a 5-1 win in the rivalry series’ final…
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Wolverines earn road win against Michigan State Friday night
By @MichaelCaples – EAST LANSING – There was a celebratory feeling around Munn Ice Arena Friday evening, as the Spartans welcomed new football coach Mel Tucker to East Lansing. The visitors made sure to spoil the party as soon as they could. Thanks to two goals in the first ten minutes and four over the…
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2020 Hobey Baker Award fan vote nominees announced
By @MichaelCaples – The fan vote is officially underway to select the 2020 Hobey Baker Award winner, which means the nominee list has been unveiled. Here are all the Michigan names in contention for the fan vote portion of college hockey’s greatest individual award. To vote and to see all of the players on…
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PHOTOS: Michigan Tech beats Michigan State in Game 1 of 2019 GLI
In the first game of the 2019 Great Lakes Invitational, Michigan Tech prevailed over Michigan State 4-2. Thanks to goals from Trenton Bliss, Tommy Parrottino, Eric Gotz and Alex Smith, the Huskies punched their ticket to the New Year’s Eve championship game in the annual holiday tournament; Tech will take on Michigan at 2:30…
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GLI teams surprise Little Caesars youth team at practice in Detroit
The members of the 2008 Little Caesars boys’ team received quite the surprise during their practice on Dec. 17, when members of three Michigan-based Division 1 college hockey programs showed up at the BELFOR Training Center inside Little Caesars Arena. To help promote the Great Lakes Invitational, players and coaches from Michigan (Will Lockwood,…
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PHOTOS: Wisconsin vs. Michigan State
The Spartans welcomed the Wisconsin Badgers to East Lansing this past weekend, and the home team picked up a pair of Big Ten victories in the process. Check out MiHockey’s photos from MSU’s 3-0 win on Friday night, thanks to goals from Tommy Miller, Jagger Joshua and Brody Stevens and a 41-save shutout performance…
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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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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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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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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…