All six Big Ten teams back in action this past weekend
Big Ten play resumed this past Friday with all six Big Ten teams matching-up in two-game conference series.
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Big Ten play resumed this past Friday with all six Big Ten teams matching-up in two-game conference series.
Through the stellar play of sophomore goaltender Jake Hildebrand, MSU fought to a 1-1 tie with a shootout victory for the additional point. MSU earned two points in the Big Ten through the shootout victory, with Ohio State earning one point.
In a valiant effort by junior forward Matt Berry, MSU fell to Ohio State on Friday night at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio, 5-3.
MSU will look to carry over the momentum from a strong showing in the Great Lakes Invitational into Big Ten play as the Spartans travel to Columbus, Ohio this weekend in a two-game series with Ohio State.
Spartan All-Access released its second episode of the season on Wednesday, with the crew going behind the scenes of the 49th annual Great Lakes Invitational and a personal feature on Equipment Manager Tom Magee.
Outside of seeing the flailing arms of basketball head coach Tom Izzo’s wife, Lupe Izzo, while shooting a video of the final defensive stop, head coach Tom Anastos didn’t see much of senior linebacker Kyler Elsworth’s Rose Bowl-clinching stop.
MSU goalie Hildebrand playing on a roll following shutout win over Michigan, recognition in Big Ten weekly honors It’s pretty simple — you can’t lose if the other team doesn’t score.
Head coach Tom Anastos announced Tuesday that sophomore forward David Bondra will be shut down for the season after receiving shoulder surgery during the winter break. Bondra was suffering from a torn labrum.
While students were back home or basking in the California sun at the Rose Bowl, MSU hockey was finding its stride during potentially its best stretch of the season, capped off with a shutout victory against then-No. 3 Michigan.
No. 1 Minnesota (13-2-3, 3-0-1) and No. 14 Wisconsin (11-6-1, 2-2-0 B1G) were the lone Big Ten teams to take the ice this weekend, both playing in non-conference games.
Big Ten hockey was in full swing this past week, with all but one team taking to the ice in non-conference matchups and some teams having better luck than others.
DETROIT — MSU (6-9-2, 0-1-1-1 B1G) used exceptional goaltending and two third period goals to cruise to an upset win against No. 3 Michigan (10-4-2, 2-0-0 B1G) 3-0 in the consolation game of the 49th annual Great Lakes Invitational on Saturday night at Comerica Park in Detroit.
DETROIT — While the consolation game of the 49th annual Great Lakes Invitational wasn’t where MSU wanted to find itself on Saturday, there surely will be plenty of motivation to beat their opponent – No. 3 Michigan.
?DETROIT — Despite coming back to take a lead in the 3rd period, for a second straight year MSU (5-9-2, 0-1-1-1 B1G) fell in a shootout in the semifinals of the 49th annual Great Lakes Invitational to Michigan Tech (6-9-5, 4-4-4 WCHA) on Friday night at Comerica Park in Detroit.
If the 49th annual Great Lakes Invitational, or GLI, at Comerica Park in Detroit wasn’t already intriguing enough, MSU (5-9-1, 0-1-1-1 B1G) will be sporting throwback uniforms throughout the holiday tourney honoring the 1966 National Championship team.
Following MSU’s 2-0 loss against then-No. 4 Ferris State (14-2-2, 10-0-2 WCHA) on Dec. 14, head coach Tom Anastos still was upbeat and optimistic about his club, saying he has noticed the Spartans improving in play during the recent weeks despite final results.
After a week where no Big Ten teams laced up the skates, all but one will return to the ice this week with non-conference holiday weekend tournaments taking place throughout the league.
MSU (5-9-1, 0-1-1-1 B1G) was one of the few Big Ten teams that took to the ice this past week, with only four games in total. Each were non-conference matchups.
MSU (5-9-1, 0-1-1-1 B1G) failed to generate shots and goals in the final game before the holiday break against No. 4 Ferris State (14-2-3, 10-0-2 WCHA), falling 2-0 on Saturday night at Munn Ice Arena.
?Redshirt freshman forward Connor Wood will spend the remainder of the 2013-14 season with the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the United States Hockey League.