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ICE HOCKEY

Winter's Winners

Champions have been crowned, nets have been cut to shreds and the final buzzer has sounded for MSU winter athletics, bringing despair to some Spartans whose seasons ended too soon and sweet relief to others whose seasons couldn’t end soon enough.

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After down season, Anastos: We’re not good enough, we need to get better

Tom Anastos has closed the book on his second season with the MSU hockey program.

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The Edge of Greatness

When Tom Anastos didn’t get the call, he knew something was up. It was September 2010, and Anastos — now the MSU hockey coach — was serving as commissioner of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, or CCHA — one of the most historically successful hockey leagues in the U.S. Penn State just announced it received an $88 million donation, which eventually turned into $102 million, to start Division I men’s and women’s hockey programs. The CCHA had a spot open with 11 teams in the league, three of which belonged to nearby Big Ten schools.

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MSU shuts out Miami (Ohio), 3-0, in CCHA playoffs

_Oxford, Ohio_— In the first match of the second round of the CCHA playoffs, MSU shut out Miami (Ohio) — ranked third in the NCAA, — 3-0. The Spartans came out with a fire underneath them, scoring two goals in the first period and putting pressure on the CCHA top-seed.

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Spartans prepare for next round of CCHA playoffs with rest

Heading into the CCHA playoffs, Tom Anastos frequently said the postseason means a whole new season.