Frustrations boil over as U-M sweeps regular season series from MSU

Tropp and Conboy need to be arrested for attempted murder.

Classic Sparty, can’t hang with Big Brother so you have to resort to sucker punching a guy from behind and then slashing him when he’s sprawled on the ice. You stay classy lil’ bro!

The most disappointing thing I saw last night was when Spartans started to act like wolverines out there at then end.

The 2nd most disappointing thing is the officiating that lead to it

“The Spartans (7-16-3 overall, 4-12-2-2 CCHA) were unable to bring the game back within striking distance in the final minutes of the game because of a scrum that resulted after MSU freshman forward Andrew Conboy and sophomore forward Corey Tropp both went after U-M’s Steve Kampfer.”

A scrum? Conboy responded to a clean open ice hit by boarding Kampfer, grabbing his head and throwing him into the boards and onto the ice. At that point, Tropp HIT HIM IN THE HEAD AND NECK with his stick. Kampfer left the arena in an ambulance and neck brace.

It wasn’t a scrum—it was assault.

All I wanted was to be able to chant “Just like football” once this year at a hockey game. I thought I’d have a shot in five tries. Instead our players turned into Todd Bertuzzi’s at the end of the game.

As a Michigan fan, last night’s game enfuriated me to the limits of my common sense. The attack on Kampfer was totally gutless and classless. I’d like to say it’s just another example of typical Michigan State athletics and their lack of sportsmanship, but it’s not. I’d like to think that Rick Comley, the Athletic Director and University President will address this situation in a way that sends a message to all MSU athletes that representing their university in this way is unacceptable, and to show the league and the CCHA fans that they’re serious about their athletic programs.

does anyone know any factual info about this locker room incident?

Post game a parent of a Michigan player got into the locker room to “teach Tropp and Conboy a lesson as well as Coach Comley.”
Stay Classy….try U of M fans screaming F*&% you State starting at the 5 minute mark of the 3rd period, wanting to fight any MSU fan they see, and booing the MSU players as they went off the ice instead of cheering for their team!

Any attempt to condemn anybody for last night’s incident besides Conboy and Tropp is laughable. Berating the fans is pointless when you consider what State fans would have done in the same situation. As for the parent, it was Kampfer’s dad. While his actions were unacceptable, please consider that Kampfer had to sit out the first half of the season after being physically assaulted in a manner that produced a similar injury.

yes,,,,bad language thats not classy, but slashing someone in the back of the neck who is already down that is class! Sending someone to the hospital shows class! but if someone swears at that…they have no class.

odd concept.

I love that.

If someone did that to my kid I would want to have words with the coach for not having control of his players

First off, while I have not seen the incident, it did sound pretty bad. From the sounds of it MSU should suspend the players involved for a long time. Cromley is a disaster and it is time for him to go.

Second, it is pretty funny to see UM fans come over to the State News and call State classless with names like “FU-State”.

FIRE COMLEY NOW.

“Stay Classy….try U of M fans screaming F*&% you State starting at the 5 minute mark of the 3rd period, wanting to fight any MSU fan they see, and booing the MSU players as they went off the ice instead of cheering for their team!”

Everything that happened—M fans chanting “F— sparty,” the booing—happened AFTER Tropp used his stick as a weapon to hurt a player that was lying defenseless on the ice.

I’m not sure how you expect a home crowd to react after watching a player get attacked like that.

“I’m not sure how you expect a home crowd to react after watching a player get attacked like that.”

…with class?

Corey Tropp should be kicked off the team right now! His actions just reflect badly on MSU and all spartans and can’t be tolerated.

The actions of 2 MSU hockey players do not define a university as a whole. The actions of an entire home crowd at a university (scUM) make more of an impact showing how classless little sisters are.

I was there and yes it was a cheap shot and it was not called for by any means and they should be suspended, which they will. I hope Steve Kampfer is ok I really do but if it was any other player you guys wouldnt be sayin half this shit. And for those who say comley told them to do that and try to hurt him has to be completely insane. Nobody was going to take it easy on Kampfer just because he was hurt before, he laced up the skates so he must have felt completely fine so that previous injury (which was from another athlete at your fine University) shouldnt have been a problem.

“Everything that happened—M fans chanting “F— sparty,” the booing—happened AFTER Tropp used his stick as a weapon to hurt a player that was lying defenseless on the ice.”

After Tropp used his stick???? They started the F-U State cheer with 5 minutes left in the third period and “Tropp used his stick” with 55 seconds left in the game! You do the math!!!! I think the slander started before Kampher got “injured”!!!!!

Anybody who purposely tries to injure somebody else in an attempt to make themselves feel better for feeling inadequate for losing to a rival five times in a row is scum, pathetic, and lacks sportsmanship. Thats precisely what happened here.

2 Michigan State players, upset by their inability to beat their rival ONCE in an entire year, decided to mug Kampfer while he was looking the other way, and while he laid there motionless on the ice, continue d by slashing his neck.

There is NO justification for this, ever.

“The actions of an entire home crowd at a university (scUM) make more of an impact showing how classless little sisters are.”

You guys crack me up—two Spartan athletes send a kid to the hospital in a neck brace, and the response of the MSU students on this board is, “But they was swearin at us. SCum used potty words!!! Slandar!!!”

Lay there motionless? Were you at the game? I saw him moving his legs and then continue to get up and skate off the ice with 2 um players but they werent even helping him. He skated off on his on power.

“…they werent even helping him. He skated off on his on power.”

Even if Kampfer had tap danced off the ice with a big smile on his face it wouldn’t change the fact that he was just plain assaulted now would it? Jeez, what a bunch of idiots.

NCA79 – c’mon! Check the youtube video that shows the entire incident. You’ll see that Kampfer was supported on each side by teammates, all the way to the exit from the ice. He was handed off to 2 off-ice UM personnel who assisted him the rest of the way.

And, so what if he moved his legs?!? He was motionless for several minutes, then as he was able to begin to try to get up his legs moved.

I don’t care what university you attended or which one you choose to cheer on — cheap, dirty shots that are intended to injury another player are NEVER EVER acceptable.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zslb7M83YIU

As he was being slashed, he was laying there motionless. His legs were not moving. His arms were still. He was laying there MOTIONLESS. As a result, the MSU player considers it a good idea to slash him across the neck, once again, while Kampfer laid there MOTIONLESS

It was a cowardly act, it was a pathetic act, it lacked class, it lacked sportsmanship, and once again, it is IMPOSSIBLE to justify it.

For those of you, like nca79, who claim to be experts because they were @ the game…check out the photo of Steve being helped from the ice by his teammates. It’s in the 2nd post down..

http://michiganhockey.net/

Again, horrifying act!

First, I hope Kampfer is doing alright and that nothing serious has happened. UOM has every right to be pissed.
Second, I am embarrassed for our hockey program for the level of play they put forth (and for this horrible season) and Conboy and Tropp’s actions.
Finally, let us not pretend that UOM displays a level of class that is to be looked up to.

Conboy and Tropp are thugs are i hope they get injured this week!!!

Ted, with that logic, I hope that Miller kid gets taken out, along with the michigan hockey dad who tried to fight conboy and tropp in the lockerroom. it’s amazing how classy michigan hockey fans aren’t.

GEEEE, seems to me if he gets his neck snapped by a fellow scUMmer athlete; then gets into it with a Spartan, he probably deserves it. We can’t help who wins the fight. As IVAN DRAGO once stated: if he dies, he dies.

Really? You come on here as a Wal-Mart Wolverine and talk about things that you just don’t get? Kampfer will play this weekend. Speaking of mediocrity, how is your basketball team doing? And how was staying home for bowl season? Remember this, I don’t want to make small talk when you deliver my pizza. Just get off my porch after I pay.

I wonder when the Athletic Department at MSU will step in and take control of their programs. Nothing was done about the football/hockey incident until the football season was done. I understand “Innocent until proven guilty”, but as athletes, these students voluntarily put themselves up to a higher standard of conduct. If the AD and/or the school president do not step in and take actions superceding those of Comley, this institution will have no credibility.

Sadly another example of the lack of class present in MSU athletics. The team was down by 2 with only a few minutes to go, Conboy is not a goal scorer, he is a thug. I put this one on ‘Coach’ Mike Comley for putting him out on the ice when he knew Conboy would not contribute offensively. If this incident follows the pattern of the altercation between MSU football and hockey players in fall 2008, there should be suspensions handed down sometime around May.

I feel bad for Tom Izzo, he is the single example of class amongst the ‘big-time’ coaches at MSU.

As for the parent trying to go after the MSU player, regrettable yes.

Wolverine fans are idiots, yes, but that is not outweighed by the injury to Kampfer. I pray that he will make a speedy recovery.

Do you know the kids in the MSU football-hockey fight did not play (winstrom) the entire rest of the season after that.

You know the weak ass kid who got taken out of the game was already taken out by a UofM football player (that is why he missed the first half of the season).

1) The incident shouldn’t have happened
2) The kid got knocked the f out, twice (once by MSU and once by people at his own instituation).

The kid is weak.

Hey poor izzo, if you are going to make a point, at least know the name of the coach. its rick comley, not mike comley. this is just another reason why you should not procreate.

I was there and yes it was a cheap shot and it was not called for by any means and they should be suspended, which they will. I hope Steve Kampfer is ok I really do but if it was any other player you guys wouldnt be sayin half this shit. And for those who say comley told them to do that and try to hurt him has to be completely insane. Nobody was going to take it easy on Kampfer just because he was hurt before, he laced up the skates so he must have felt completely fine so that previous injury (which was from another athlete at your fine University) shouldnt have been a problem.

You have no right to tell us to stay class…. stop rioting (for winning / losing) and then you might have a semi decent case.

First off, it would be “State won the National Championship more recently THAN Michigan”….nice work with the parentheses but work on your grammar next.

Secondly, 9 NCAA hockey titles for UM to 3 for MSU. And you can’t claim ‘ancient history’; titles in 1996 and 1998.

Thirdly, lets judge the teams by future success.

Wow you have to love the revisionist history by the MSU people on here. I was at the game in the Michigan student section and was one of the 2000 students chanting F you state. We didn’t start chanting F you state until Conboy did his best Bertuzzi impression on Kampfer (thank god he is allright after spending the night in the hospital). The video evidence proves this from Fox Sports and at mvictors.com.

So then your comment basically means Comley has lost control of his players. Typically when the player(s) stop listening to the coach, someone’s on their way out the door.

As for the officials, I agree completely. Be bad, be good…just be consistent. The inconsistency in calls led both sides to feelings of being ‘wronged’. Combined with the scoreboard, this is probably why State got so chippy at the end.

Hey Fire Comley, did you ever do anything after your parents told you not to do it? Did they fire them? The kid needs to be suspended and probably kicked off the team, but as for firing comley? that’s just stupid.

Regardless of what happens to these two from a hockey standpoint (they SHOULD be shut down for the rest of the year) I’d like to see some off-ice punishment as well.

I think a decent amount of community service time (50 hours?) volunteering to help people with spinal cord injuries would be a classy punishment for these two. It gives them an opportunity to see what could have happened Saturday night and positively contributes back to the community.

I don’t know why anyone is arguing about class in sports. Everyone screams obscenities at a sporting event – that is part of the fun! And this is hockey – guys get hurt all the time – man up and move on.

Its a man’s game. Man up or get off the ice. He already has his ass kicked once this year. I think the kid is talking a lot of smack but not being able to back it up.

When people from your own Atheletic department beat you silly, it gives the rest of the world free shot.

Hey Steve, your GED scores are in. You averaged a 220 per test.

As a alumnus of both UM and MSU, I was thoroughly embarrassed by this event, but I certainly don’t believe that it represents the character or “classiness” of MSU in general. MSU is having a down year, they were in the process of being swept for the season by a hated rival, and one kid (Conboy) who shouldn’t have been out there acted like an idiot, which prompted another kid (Tropp) to also act like an idiot.

If Tropp and Conboy’s actions do not represent MSU as a whole, than why are you “embarrassed” by the event? I thought their actions don’t represent you?

Oh wait, that’s right, they wear a Michigan State jersey, therefore they represent their institution and other students associated with MSU. MSU choose for them to represent their school, they offered them scholarships, for the sole purpose of them representing MSU in the sport of hockey.

If the player represents the school, what are your feelings on the UM football player who decided to peek in windows and “enjoy” himself? I think that says a lot about UM.

Unabomber.

First of all, for the (majority) of you who haven’t seen this (but commented enthusiasticly anyway) – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI-sYE1DsMs&feature=related

Second, to those who complained about UM fans swearing – hypocrates. Ever been to a MSU football game? Those chants are unprovoked.

Third, Tropp, Conboy, and Comley are equally to blame for this mess.

Hey Jerrod, if you are going to make comments about sports (any idiot knows its cyclical. Yes you won a championship more recently, yes your bball program is better. If we beat you this year in bball we won’t be saying that “UM DOMINANCE IS BACK” for football its been one year.. I digress….), don’t try to crack jokes about intelligence as well as potential job placement.

Can’t Read, Can’t Write, your “People who go to MSU” analysis couldn’t be further from the truth. I find it completely laughable that everyone who went/goes to UM think they’re so much better than people who go to Michigan State. Seriously, get over yourselves. If anything, it shows a lack of class on your part. That goes for all the MSU students/alums/fans who are making offhanded comments as well.

What’s worse than the arrogant analytical skills is the fact that this “in-state rivalry” has become a complete hate-fest.

Anything to do with the two thugs will be boycotted from now on. Anything will be done to end their careers. Buh bye thugs!