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!