MSU hockey to face tough test in No. 5 North Dakota
For the first time since 1980 North Dakota hockey (10-2-2) will skate at Munn Ice Arena. Part of Friday and Sunday series, MSU hockey (4-5-2) will face the newly nicknamed Fighting Hawks.
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For the first time since 1980 North Dakota hockey (10-2-2) will skate at Munn Ice Arena. Part of Friday and Sunday series, MSU hockey (4-5-2) will face the newly nicknamed Fighting Hawks.
For a second night in a row, MSU hockey (4-5-2) couldn’t close out a two goal lead, surrendering two late goals to Michigan Tech (7-4-1) in a 4-4 tie Sunday evening.
All it takes is a few bounces to swing the momentum of a game, and they were abundant for tonight for Michigan Tech (7-4) as they defeated MSU (4-5-1) 5-4 in overtime.
The MSU hockey team held a "Meet the Spartans" event Monday night at Munn Ice Arena. The event allowed fans the opportunity to meet their favorite MSU hockey stars, while also giving the members of the team a chance to give back to the community. Check out a video and photo gallery of the event.
The 2015-16 MSU hockey team held a meet and greet with the fans.
The MSU hockey team will be holding a meet and greet with fans on Monday from 6 to 7 p.m. at Munn Ice Arena.
For every young athlete, there is a team he grew up loving. For every team the young boy loves, there is band of players he grew up idolizing. For Brennan Sanford, that team was in his own backyard — a backyard his family helped grow.
A little more than a year ago, junior forward JT Stenglein was just another name lost on the MSU hockey roster. Hidden underneath the skill of guys on the depth chart, Stenglein was a non concern. Now he’s the guy teams talk about first.
Whatever sparked MSU’s shooting urge over the weekend, they might need to keep it. MSU (4-3-1) put on another clinic of shooting, skating, and electric plays Saturday, looking like a team finding its stride and exerting confidence in a 7-4 drubbing of New Hampshire (3-4-1).
If MSU (3-3-1) was at all fazed at its 2-3-1 start to the season, they didn’t show it Friday night, as they were able to come away with a 5-0 victory against New Hampshire.
Head coach Tom Anastos opened up his press conference with a smile on Tuesday. His enthusiastic grin expressed his itch to take the ice again. The Spartan team (2-3-1) after battling injuries early on in the season is fresh off a much needed bye week, but the road only gets more daunting from here.
MSU took on former CCHA Conference rival Lake Superior State Thursday night in front of a sparse home opening crowd. However, the A-Team MSU Hockey’s student section was near capacity and they saw the Spartans fall short to the Lakers 4-2. The Spartans fall to 1-3-1 on the season.
The confines of Munn Ice Arena will be a welcome sight for the travel weary Spartan hockey team (1-2-1) that hasn’t played a game at Munn this season other than the exhibition game with Western Ontario on Oct. 4.
With two flicks of the wrist Friday night, Zach Osburn unintentionally set the bar high for himself for the rest of the year.
Not many times is the goalie considered the most recognizable face of a hockey team, but when he is, it’s with great reason.
If there’s any green paint left over from the “green line” experiment, MSU hockey might as well scrawl “NCAA Tourney or Bust” across the walls of the locker room.
Shawn Walsh, former head hockey coach at the University of Maine, looked on from the bench on March 3, 1993 as his Black Bears skated to their first ever national title. Three months and a day later, Walsh would get a chance to celebrate another milestone — the birth of his second son Travis.
Under the trappings and new gimmicks of a newly renovated Munn Ice Arena, MSU Hockey picked up right where they left off last season by defeating Western Ontario 2-1 Sunday evening.
MSU Hockey will take to the ice this season with many familiar faces and a cast of newcomers looking to contribute right away.
MSU Hockey already knows its talent depth, but now two of the team's top returners have garnered some early conference recognition.