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.
The MSU hockey team continues its march during regular season play, as the team split its series against the Michigan Tech Huskies last weekend.
During the week’s practice leading up to the MSU hockey team’s matchup against the Michigan Tech Huskies, it was without one key defenseman — redshirt-freshman Jerad Rosburg. Rosburg would be out with an upper-body injury, leading to a shift in the Spartans’ lineup come puck drop Friday and Saturday evening.
After dropping its first four contests in a row to start the season, the MSU hockey team was looking for its third straight victory after the slow start.
After a night of firsts for the MSU hockey team, it was back at Munn Ice Arena to continue its regular season.
When MSU hockey head coach Tom Anastos walked into his weekly press conference, he mentioned his team’s morale was high. After its first win against the Princeton University Tigers last Friday, it was a natural reaction.
MSU finally cracked the win column Friday night, as the Spartans beat up on the Princeton Tigers, 6-2 to improve to 1-4 this season.
MSU won their first game of the season against Princeton Friday night, as the Spartans took control early and never let it go as they won their first game of the season, 6-2.
Four games into the season, the MSU hockey team still has a ‘donut’ in the W column, losing all their matches thus far.
The MSU Hockey team (0-4) will welcome Princeton University (0-0) this weekend when the two teams face off at Munn Ice Arena.