After a week off, the MSU hockey team is ready to go. Standing in the way of a trip to Joe Louis Arena is one of the hottest teams in the nation, Northern Michigan, which knocked off Ohio State 6-1 on Sunday night to move into the quarterfinals.
After scoring 18 seconds apart to put the Spartans up 4-1 against Michigan last Friday, the duo of Justin Abdelkader and Tim Kennedy did it again Friday night against Bowling Green. With the pesky Falcons pushing to upset the Spartans on Senior Night yet again, Abdelkader and Kennedy scored 22 seconds apart late in the third period to break a 3-3 deadlock, leading MSU to a 6-3 victory at Munn Ice Arena.
Bring plenty of tissues for tonight’s 7:05 p.m. game against Bowling Green. It will mark the last night the seniors on the MSU hockey team will skate at Munn Ice Arena during the regular season, and it’s bound to get emotional.
With only two games left in the season, the MSU hockey team isn’t taking Bowling Green lightly. After all, the Spartans lost last year to the Falcons on MSU’s senior night, which was the last time the team’s seniors skated at Munn Ice Arena during the regular season.
Two completely different MSU hockey teams took the ice this weekend against No. 1 Michigan.
The seniors on the MSU hockey team can be trusted. When they say they’re going to do something — they do it.
Detroit — The Joe Louis Arena is forever cursed for the Spartans as the MSU hockey team lost at the home of the Red Wings on Saturday.
Freshman defenseman Jeff Petry’s goal nearly two minutes into Friday’s game got the ball rolling for the MSU hockey team.
The MSU hockey team fared well against top-ranked Michigan the last time the two teams battled, robbing the No. 1 Wolverines of three points. The squads meet again today after playing twice earlier in the season, which included a Spartans shutout in Ann Arbor and a tie at Munn Ice Arena.
As captain of the MSU hockey team, Bryan Lerg pulls double duty — to put it lightly. That “C” sewn on his jersey takes hard work.
For five years, Lawson Ice Arena in Kalamazoo perplexed the MSU hockey team. Saturday’s game would hold the answer to the riddle for the Spartans, who defeated Western Michigan 4-2 — the first win on the Broncos’ ice since 2003.
Kalamazoo — First it was Yost, and then there was Lawson Ice Arena.
When that little red light behind Western Michigan’s goaltender flashed brightly during Friday’s 3-0 shutout victory, Tim Kennedy breathed a sigh of relief.
There’s no doubt about it, Michigan is a hockey state. Lord Stanley’s Cup has graced hockey fans with its presence for many years, thanks to the Detroit Red Wings.
The MSU hockey team has lost three of its last four games. In one of those games, the Spartans were shut out, and the phenomenon that is junior goaltender Jeff Lerg was indeed proven to be only human.
MSU hockey senior forward Zak McClellan took some time to chat with The State News about the man behind the helmet. McClellan touched on everything from cup rotations to techno music as he provided a glimpse of life off the ice.
A frustrated MSU hockey team left Marquette last weekend feeling cold, bewildered and stunned. A better-prepared Northern Michigan swept the Spartans, stealing four much-needed points for the CCHA league title.
It was a frustrating weekend for the MSU hockey team, which expected to walk away with some points from its two-game series against Northern Michigan in Marquette.
Marquette — It was déjà vu for the MSU hockey team Saturday night. Northern Michigan scored three goals — tallying the first goal in the first period — and blocked nearly every shot the Spartans took.
Marquette — For 57-plus minutes, Northern Michigan goaltender Brian Stewart puzzled the MSU hockey team.