MSU ice hockey kept their stable No. 11 ranking for the second consecutive week in both the USCHO polls and the USA Hockey polls. However, the Spartans did not land a Big Ten Star of the week.
After a split weekend against Penn State, the Michigan State hockey team pulled out a win for night two with a score of 5-3. Along with the win, night two showcased an outstanding two-goal performance from freshman forward Gavin O'Connell making him the leading goal scorer for the team.
The Michigan State hockey team came into Munn Ice Arena for a 4 p.m. puck drop looking for revenge over the shootout loss the team was dealt against Penn State Friday night in game one. The Spartans were able to pull off a win on night two for a series split with a score of 5-3.
After a hard fought battle from puck drop to the very end, the Spartans ended in a tie and shootout loss against Penn State for their first home Big Ten matchup of the season.
After its first Big Ten road sweep since 2016, the Michigan State hockey team is ready to travel home for its first Big Ten home series against Penn State.
MSU Hockey moves up to No. 11 in national polls and Gavin O'Connell earns Big Ten First Star of the Week.
The Spartans head down to Columbus for an exciting two day series matchup in conference against the Buckeyes on Friday Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. and Saturday Oct. 4 at 5 p.m.. Both games will be streamed on Big Ten Plus.
After Michigan State’s 5-1 start to the season, the Spartans were swept by No. 3 Boston College over the weekend. It was a harshly fought series, ending in a score of 6-4 Thursday and a score of 5-1 Friday.
With another weekend in the books, the Michigan State hockey team is on the road again, where they look for their first big challenge of the season against No. 3 Boston College.
While the Spartans made a valiant effort all around this weekend, winning the first game 6-3 and the second 4-3, one thing that stuck out the most for the squad was the efficiency of the penalty kill unit during the highly penalized series. There was a total of 56 Spartan penalty minutes between the two games, but MSU only allowed two goals on seventeen penalties and even garnered two short-handed goals.
The Michigan State hockey team rounded out another weekend series with an electric crowd at Munn. The team secured their second sweep of the season after defeating the Canisius Golden Griffins on Friday night with a score of 4-3.
Michigan State hockey headed home after an away series split against Air Force, looking to take on the Canisius Golden Griffins. The Spartans were able to hold off their opponents for a 6-3 win the first night of the series.
Michigan State hockey takes on Canisius Thursday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. and Friday, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. at Munn Ice Arena. Both games will be streamed on Big Ten Plus.
MSU hockey dropped one position to No. 9 in the USA Hockey polls but stayed stagnant at No. 8 in the USCHO rankings following a series split at Air Force. Additionally, following his first hat trick as a Spartan, Joey Larson was named Big Ten Second Star of the Week.
After an opening weekend sweep against Lake Superior State University, the Michigan State hockey team has already made improvement in the United States College Hockey Online (USCHO) and USA Hockey Magazine polls, moving from No. 9, to No. 8 in both after the first weekend of play.
There were 16 different Spartans on the score sheet over the weekend, whether it be from a goal or an assist. Five of the nine goals in the opening weekend came from brand new Spartans.
The Michigan State hockey team showed out again against Lake Superior State on Sunday afternoon, where the Spartans took another dominating 4-2 win against the Lakers to sweep their opponents for the first weekend of the 2023-2024 season.
The time has come. The moment so many fans have been anticipating since last season’s ending: hockey season.
Michigan State hockey is set to kick off its upcoming season next weekend, and with that comes new variation of faces on the ice.
