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Caleb Nordgren ·
ICE HOCKEY

U-M rematch has postseason implications

Dillon Davis
February 7, 2012

The biggest rivalry in college hockey couldn’t be any bigger this time around for the No. 17 MSU hockey team. As if a series rematch with the Spartans’ (15-11-4 overall, 10-9-3-2 CCHA) biggest rival Michigan wasn’t motivation enough to get geared up for the weekend, serious playoff implications are on the line for both squads.

ICE HOCKEY

MSU focuses on ‘little things’ for Ohio State

Dillon Davis
February 2, 2012

At this point in the season, focusing on the little things will pay big dividends for the MSU hockey team. Entering a rematch on the road of an earlier season split against No. 10 Ohio State, the Spartans (13-11-4 overall, 8-9-3-2 CCHA) are at a critical point in the season and attention to detail has become essential.

ICE HOCKEY

Column: MSU is two-faced, real identity unknown

Dillon Davis
January 29, 2012

Whenever I start to get a grasp of the MSU hockey team, it makes a quantum leap in a different direction. Like a schizophrenic uncle or a cranky girlfriend, the team shifts personalities on a dime and leaves spectators and media wondering which version is the real one. So, which one is it?

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MSU ties Lake Superior State, loses extra point in shootout

Dillon Davis
January 21, 2012

When a team develops a knack for giving up late goals, sometimes it comes back to burn them. Such was the case Saturday night for the No. 16 MSU hockey team as they squandered a third period lead yet again to close out the series with No. 19 Lake Superior State with a 2-2 tie, with the Lakers coming away with the shootout win for the extra point.

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Last-minute goals push Spartans past Lake Superior State, 4-2

Dillon Davis
January 20, 2012

It looked like a bad bounce would add to the late-period scoring woes once again for the No. 16 MSU hockey team. On a puck clearing attempt by senior defenseman Matt Crandell, the puck bounced off Lake Superior State forward Kellan Lain and in to the net to tie up the game with a little more than three minutes to play, sending a wave of exasperation through Munn Ice Arena.

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MSU hockey team strives for redemption

Dillon Davis
January 19, 2012

For the No. 16 MSU hockey team to have a chance at redemption, 95 percent won’t be enough. As the Spartans take the ice this weekend at Munn Ice Arena for a rematch with No. 19 Lake Superior State, the memory of the last series is ingrained in their minds.

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Teddy bears donated to Sparrow

Beau Hayhoe
January 16, 2012

It took more than 15 minutes for the MSU hockey team to score in its game Saturday night against Northern Michigan, but when the Spartans did find the net, dozens of stuffed animals showered the ice.