After losing in their first game in the Great Lakes Invitational to Western Michigan University in the famed Joe Louis Arena, 4-1, MSU went into Friday night looking to rebound against instate rival, the University of Michigan.
It was a similar scene for the MSU hockey team heading into the third and final period in the third place game of the Great Lakes Invitational, or GLI.
Under the countless banners hanging from the rafts along with the 'Hockeytown' moniker etched into the ice, historic Joe Louis Arena was the site of the 52nd edition of the Great Lakes Invitational, or GLI.
The Spartans hoped to rebound from a series sweep by Minnesota when they faced Northeastern (5-7-4, 1-6-2 HEA) on Sunday, but had no match for the Huskies’ senior forward Zach Aston-Reese as the Spartans were defeated 6-2.
Junior goaltender Ed Minney sat on the bench his first two seasons in East Lansing playing the role of backup to former Spartan and current Rockford IceHog Jake Hildebrand .
On Sunday, the MSU ice hockey team will play their final game before taking nine days off for the Christmas break when they take on Northeastern at Munn Ice Arena.
After a hearty effort to keep No. 11 Minnesota without a power play goal the previous night, the opposite came true for the MSU hockey team in its game two _ to the Golden Gophers, _-_. Junior goaltender Ed Minney continued his stellar play, despite allowing three goals.
MSU head coach Tom Anastos said during his weekly press conference Tuesday that he was anxious to see how his team would respond after wins over Ferris State and a win and a draw against North Dakota. He got his answer Friday night as the Spartans fell 3-2 to No. 11 Minnesota.
The MSU hockey team is slated to face off against No. 11 University of Minnesota to begin Big Ten conference play this upcoming weekend. After posting a winning 3-2-1 record in November, the Spartans will be hampered by injuries in their effort to repeat their winning ways in December.
After opening the season with an overall record of 4-6-1, MSU’s hockey team commences Big Ten Conference play when they host No. 11 Minnesota (7-5-2) in a two-game series this Friday and Saturday.
MSU’s hockey team is currently 4-6-1, but is heading into Big Ten Conference play with some much needed momentum after an exhibition win over USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Sunday.
MSU hosted the USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program (USNTDP) in an exhibition matchup on Sunday.
For the first time in nearly a month, Munn Ice Arena was the host of a match for the MSU hockey team.
In the first period of the first game of the MSU hockey team’s stunning series against then-No. 5 University of North Dakota, redshirt-freshman defenseman Jerad Rosburg quieted down the hostile crowd of Ralph Engelstad Arena on two simple shots on goals.
After stunning then-No. 5 University of North Dakota over the holiday weekend, the MSU hockey team will be tested in its last exhibition game of the season.
During the holiday weekend and in front of a hostile crowd of more than 10,000 fans, the MSU hockey team proved successful in its effort to upset then-No. 5 University of North Dakota.
After adding 10 incoming freshmen to the MSU hockey team, head coach Tom Anastos announced at his weekly press conference the addition of four Spartans to the program. Of the four recruits, three of them signed National Letters of Intents during the early signing period.
The lineups were announced, the national anthem played, and the puck drop signified another home game for the MSU hockey team at Munn Ice Arena. There, the team hosted Ferris State University in game one of the home-and-home series. The icers were unable to capitalize on their home portion though, as the Spartans fell 4-1 in the opener.
On a slightly warm November evening, the MSU hockey team hosted in-state rival Ferris State University in game one of the home-and-home series.
The MSU hockey team will be facing off against another in-state rival, Ferris State University, this weekend in a home-and-home series.