The No. 12 MSU hockey team is trying to keep an even keel entering the final weekend of the regular season. At this point, the worst thing the Spartans can do is overlook the Falcons.
If the Spartans can get one game of their home-and-home series this weekend against Bowling Green to a shootout, MSU will clinch a spot in the top four in the CCHA standings and receive a first-round bye and home-ice advantage in the second round of the CCHA Tournament.
Following the U.S. men’s hockey team’s 5-3 defeat of Canada Sunday night, all the talk on ESPN, MSNBC and Twitter was about goalie Ryan Miller.
Friday’s bus ride home from Big Rapids wasn’t fun for the No. 12 MSU hockey team. The Spartans had just played one of their worst games of the season, losing 4-1 to No. 14 Ferris State. MSU looked completely out of sync, and after the game, head coach Rick Comley called out his team’s work ethic.
Needing a victory to once again pull even with Ferris State in the CCHA standings, junior forward Dustin Gazley scored the game-winning goal in the middle of the third period to push MSU past the Bulldogs, 3-2. Saturday’s crucial victory made up for the Spartans’ sluggish 4-1 loss Friday to Ferris State. The Spartans close the regular season with a home-and-home series next week against CCHA bottom dweller Bowling Green.
MSU’s bye-weekend caused the No. 12 Spartans to come out of the gates flat and out of sync, eventually leading to a 4-1 loss to No. 14 Ferris State at Ewigleben Ice Arena.
After years of juggling hockey and baseball, Jeff Petry was worn out and finally decided one sport had to go. Baseball was it, and he didn’t know how to tell his dad. Imagine breaking that news to the 13-year Major League Baseball veteran, who helped pitch the Detroit Tigers to the 1984 World Series title and wanted to lend his expertise to the team Jeff was about to quit.
The last time the MSU hockey team earned a clean conference sweep was on Dec. 12, 2009, against Bowling Green. Since then, the No. 12 Spartans (17-10-5 overall, 12-7-5 CCHA) haven’t been able to put together a complete weekend.
It still is uncertain how many wins would lock up a top-four finish in the CCHA for the No. 12 MSU hockey team, a valuable position that guarantees a first-round bye and home-ice advantage in the second round of the CCHA Tournament.
It was a good weekend for the No. 13 MSU hockey team. And the Spartans didn’t even have any games on the schedule.
After an emotional weekend split against Michigan and a long voyage up to Alaska, the No. 12 MSU hockey team is ready to empty its tank this weekend against the Nanooks.
Today is a long day for the MSU hockey team. The No. 12 Spartans were scheduled to board the bus at 5 a.m. and won’t arrive in Fairbanks, Alaska, until midnight Eastern Standard Time.
Fans were on the edge of their seats. Players on both benches were on their feet. And no one knew what the end result would be until the final whistle. It was a typical weekend of hockey in the rivalry series between No. 12 MSU and No. 20 Michigan.
After the first period, it seemed like it was time to start warming up the bus for the No. 12 MSU hockey team. The Spartans came out of the gates flat and went into the first intermission trailing No.
After sporting a 3-0 lead early in the third period, No. 20 Michigan battled back and brought the score to 3-2, but MSU held on late to earn a 3-2 victory at Munn Ice Arena.
MSU and the University of Michigan announced Thursday that their hockey teams will face off in hockey’s natural locale — outside.
It has a reputation as the “fiercest rivalry in college hockey.” That slogan is pretty accurate when describing the MSU vs. Michigan hockey rivalry. Whenever the two teams take the ice, valuable in-state bragging rights are on the line. And when the battle is held on a neutral site in a professional arena, the stakes are that much higher.
Former MSU hockey head coach Ron Mason was one of the founding fathers of the rivalry series between the MSU and Michigan hockey teams at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.
There’s a mutual respect between MSU hockey head coach Rick Comley and Michigan coach Red Berenson.
Matt Grassi and Zach Josepher couldn’t stand playing against each other in junior hockey. Before committing to MSU, both defensemen spent two years playing in the British Columbia Hockey League.