After toiling through a 2-6 record to end the first half of the season, the MSU hockey team’s 15 goals and 3-1-1 mark in the last five games have provided a ray of hope.
Two big periods lifted the MSU hockey team to a win and shootout loss in a pair of road games at Lake Superior State this weekend.
Following a 4-0 win in Friday’s opener, the MSU hockey team could not make it a series sweep as it fell, 3-2, in a shootout at Lake Superior State on Saturday. The game was tied 2-2 before the Lakers scored two shootout goals to the one Spartan goal by freshman forward Greg Wolfe, and the win keeps Lake Superior State ahead of MSU in the CCHA standings. MSU was looking for its first road series sweep in two seasons, but falls to 9-11-4 overall and 5-9-2 in conference. Freshman goalie Will Yanakeff stopped 34 of 36 shots that came his way, and Laker goalie Kevin Kapalka made 31 saves. Junior defenseman Brock Shelgren scored at 5:59 of the first period, and sophomore forward Derek Grant added a power play goal at 16:32 of the period for MSU. The Lakers (6-11-5, 4-8-4-3) scored a shorthanded goal at 15:11 of the first period and scored another goal at 11:26 of the second period, but neither team could score for the rest of regulation and overtime. The Lakers had to go to the fourth round of the shootout to secure victory. MSU managed six goals for the weekend after being shut out in three of four previous CCHA games. It next plays a two-game series against Miami (Ohio) at 7:30 p.m.
A flurry of third-period goals lifted the MSU hockey team to a 4-0 win at Lake Superior State on Friday.
Generating offensive production will be the theme this weekend when the MSU hockey team visits Lake Superior State for a pair of games.
Coming off a weekend in which it played tough against No. 7 Michigan, the MSU hockey team is out to prove one thing this weekend: Show its lackluster third period in Saturday’s 4-0 loss was a fluke and that Friday’s victorious showing is what fans should expect the rest of the season.
The storyline couldn’t have been much more different in the MSU hockey team’s two weekend games against rival No. 8 Michigan
Ann Arbor, Mich. — Untimely penalties and third period miscues prevented the MSU hockey team from winning two straight games against rival No. 8 Michigan as it fell 4-0 Saturday at Yost Ice Arena.
In a game that contained several huge plays and moments, none was bigger than junior forward Daultan Leveille’s overtime tap-in that lifted the MSU hockey team to a much-needed 4-3 overtime win against rival No.
Coming off back-to-back high-scoring performances in the Great Lakes Invitational, the MSU hockey team begins 2011 seeking a continued offensive output and a string of victories to jumpstart a strong second half.
The MSU hockey team took third place in the Great Lakes Invitational on Thursday night with a 5-3 win against Michigan Tech.
Despite a late rally, the MSU hockey team lost the opening game of the Great Lakes Invitational, 5-4, against Colorado College on Wednesday night. MSU will play the loser of Wednesday night’s matchup between No. 10 Michigan and Michigan Tech.
Ann Arbor, Mich. – On one of the biggest stages college sports has ever seen, the MSU hockey team couldn’t perform. In front of 113,411, MSU was manhandled by a vastly superior Michigan team in a 5-0 loss. What a way to go into the record books.
Ann Arbor, Mich. – The largest crowd in NCAA sporting history also brought the MSU hockey team its worst loss of the season. The Big Chill at the Big House housed 113,411 spectators who witnessed No. 12 Michigan slaughter MSU, 5-0.
A hockey game never has seen a crowd of 110,000 people. Following Saturday’s highly anticipated hockey matchup between MSU and No. 12 Michigan in the “Big Chill at The Big House,” that will be history.
The last time the MSU hockey team faced off against Michigan on March 13, the Spartans watched their rivals skate off with a 5-3 win at Munn Ice Arena that ended the Spartans’ CCHA Tournament run and NCAA Tournament hopes.
MSU Athletics Director Mark Hollis remembers pulling into Jenison Field House during the ticket sales of the Cold War game between MSU and Michigan in 2001 and being surprised to see the line stretch around the parking lot. But, as Hollis said this week, that is the appeal of bringing a game outdoors and restoring hockey to its natural roots.
Pond hockey has lost its place in the hockey world, and it’s something MSU hockey head coach Rick Comley is disappointed about. The Spartans will get their chance to take their game outside at the Big Chill at the Big House on Saturday at Michigan Stadium.
When Lansing resident Marilyn Bria entered Munn Ice Arena on Saturday with her husband, she was anxious for MSU to light the lamp early and jump ahead of No. 20 Ferris State.
Scoring an early goal sometimes is all it takes to get an offense going, as the MSU hockey team found out this weekend.