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.
Michigan State Hockey was ranked No. 3 in the Big Ten, behind powerhouses, No. 1 the University of Minnesota and No. 2 the University of Michigan.
MSU Hockey has named senior defenseman Nash Nienhuis captain alongside alternate captains Nicolas Müller, Matt Basgall and Karsen Dorwart.
After auctioning off the Breslin Center's scoreboard last month, the MSU Surplus Store is back with another piece of MSU Athletics memorabilia: the goal lights from Munn Ice Arena.
Michigan State Hockey will be welcoming three incoming recruits next season who all had a chance to show off their skills in the 2023 USA Hockey World Junior Summer Showcase. One standout from the camp was first-round talent Isaac Howard.
The Michigan State Hockey program has been making big moves on the recruiting trail this off-season, but the last-minute addition of incoming freshman defenseman Artyom Levshunov to the 2023-2024 roster might just be the largest pickup yet for Nightingale.
