4 Spartans enter transfer portal as MSU hockey's roster reconstruction gets underway
Jesse Tucker, Zach Dubinsky, Kyle Haskins and Powell Connor entered the transfer portal Monday.
Jesse Tucker, Zach Dubinsky, Kyle Haskins and Powell Connor entered the transfer portal Monday.
After finishing last in the Big Ten a year ago, Michigan State hockey finished just two spots out from an at-large berth in the 16-team NCAA tournament field.
Müller led the team in points (34) and assists (25) as one of the multiple Spartans to post career-high numbers in head coach Adam Nightingale's first season.
Jagger Joshua and Dylan St. Cyr were both named All-Big Ten honorable mentions Tuesday afternoon.
Contrary to most of the last decade, the likely end of the season doesn’t bring a sigh of relief after a long losing streak or a painful year, but rather a glimpse of hope for what’s to come in the Nightingale era.
Hovering at a .500 record, Michigan State still has a chance of making the 16-team NCAA tournament. But the Spartans won’t know their fate until Selection Sunday next week after the league's conference tournament winners are decided.
Puck drop is set for Saturday at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT in Minneapolis at 3M Arena at Mariucci. The semifinal game will be televised on the Big Ten Network.
Defeating the Gophers for the first time this season won't come easy, but the Spartans are confident they have what it takes to pull off the playoff victory.
Perhaps the most important takeaway from this series and season is that after many recent gloomy, dark days in the program, the Spartans have made hockey in East Lansing exciting again.
This is the first time Michigan State has advanced in the tournament since the conference was formed in 2013-14.
The Spartans look to carry their scoring momentum into Sunday's tie-breaker matchup set for 6 p.m. at Compton Family Ice Arena.
Michigan State holds on to see another day as the Spartans and Irish head back to Compton Family Ice Arena tomorrow at 6 p.m. to decide the winner of the quarterfinals round.
The defeat pushes Michigan State's backs against the wall in a win-or-go-home Saturday evening matchup.
The loss brings MSU to 2-2-1 against Notre Dame on the year. Puck drop for the second game in the series is set for Saturday at 4:30 p.m.
The best-of-three series starts Friday at 7 p.m. at Compton Family Ice Arena in South Bend. Saturday’s game is set for 4:30 p.m. If necessary, a tie-breaker match will take place Sunday at 6 p.m. All games will be televised on FS2.
Dylan St. Cyr got the best of his former team in East Lansing, now he's hoping to bring Michigan State its first Big Ten Tournament win.
The Spartans finished 2-1-1 against Notre Dame in the regular season. The best-of-three quarterfinals round takes place March 3-5.
Michigan State's loss to Wisconsin was a huge blow to its NCAA Tournament hopes, but there is still a chance MSU can qualify. Here's how.
MSU sits at 34 points in the conference, where it will stay with no remaining series in the regular season. The Spartans no longer control their own destiny to host a Big Ten tournament game, but can still finish fourth place or higher depending on the results of next week's games.
Three different Spartans recorded three points in Michigan State hockey's return to the ice following Monday night's shooting.