For much of Sunday’s game between No. 6 MSU and No. 14 Notre Dame, the Spartans were a step slow. At times, MSU was on the cusp of making a charge but just couldn’t reach a loose puck. The Fighting Irish, however, made the most of their chances, scoring four times on 16 shots in a 4-1 win against the Spartans on Sunday at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.
The No. 6 MSU hockey team had two golden opportunities to win the game Thursday night.
Centerman Lee Reimer (Landmark, Manitoba) and goaltender Willie Yanakeff (Jerome, Mich.) signed letters of intent Wednesday to join MSU for the team’s 2010 campaign.
The treacherous month of November rolls on for the No. 6 MSU hockey team. The Spartans will host No. 14 Notre Dame tonight and travel to Fort Wayne, Ind., on Sunday to face the Irish in a neutral barn, marking the third straight series for the Spartans against a team ranked in the top 15.
It’s easy to be friends on the ice. It’s the players’ jobs to work together, communicate and stick up for each other.
If you told players on the MSU hockey team at the beginning of the season they would be the No. 6 ranked team in the country in the middle of November, they wouldn’t have believed you.
After sweeping Michigan last weekend, the MSU hockey team jumped seven spots in the USCHO rankings, currently sitting at No. 6 in the national polls released Monday.
The tables have turned. Last season, the No. 6 Wolverines had their way with the Spartans, beating MSU in all five meetings and outscoring the Spartans 27-10. But after this weekend’s home-and-home series, the Spartans showed they are far from the team the Wolverines embarrassed last season.
November was supposed to the toughest month of the year for the No. 14 MSU hockey team.
It might have seemed like the MSU hockey team won the Stanley Cup on Saturday night at Munn Ice Arena.
Those who came to Yost Ice Arena Friday night hoping to witness an on-ice brawl or see some extra chippiness after the whistle didn’t get what they were wishing for.
A split-second decision changed everything. Corey Tropp forever could be remembered for his violent slashing incident against Michigan’s Steve Kampfer last season, which resulted in a season-ending suspension.
Underneath the dramatic backstory, there still are two hockey games to be played, and valuable conference points on the line.
With nine freshman on the No. 13 MSU hockey team’s roster, most of the rookies don’t know what they are getting into this weekend when the team travels to Yost Ice Arena on Friday night to face No. 6 Michigan.
The No. 17 MSU hockey team was the best team in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) on Thursday night.
Players on the MSU hockey team didn’t hang their heads when they exited the locker room on Friday night.
Most wouldn’t have predicted it, or even thought it a month ago — but for the night, the MSU hockey team sits alone atop the CCHA standings.
The MSU hockey team is pretty satisfied with its opening month of the season. The No. 17 Spartans (6-2-0 overall, 3-1-0 CCHA) swept Clarkson and Western Michigan and split with Maine and No. 1 Miami.
MSU freshman forward Derek Grant was named the CCHA Rookie of the Month on Tuesday.
The MSU hockey team is giving head coach Rick Comley gray hair. In MSU’s last five games, the final two minutes of regulation decided the game’s outcome, with the Spartans winning three of the five nail-biters.