A hockey game never has seen a crowd of 110,000 people. Following Saturday’s highly anticipated hockey matchup between MSU and No. 12 Michigan in the “Big Chill at The Big House,” that will be history.
The last time the MSU hockey team faced off against Michigan on March 13, the Spartans watched their rivals skate off with a 5-3 win at Munn Ice Arena that ended the Spartans’ CCHA Tournament run and NCAA Tournament hopes.
MSU Athletics Director Mark Hollis remembers pulling into Jenison Field House during the ticket sales of the Cold War game between MSU and Michigan in 2001 and being surprised to see the line stretch around the parking lot. But, as Hollis said this week, that is the appeal of bringing a game outdoors and restoring hockey to its natural roots.
Pond hockey has lost its place in the hockey world, and it’s something MSU hockey head coach Rick Comley is disappointed about. The Spartans will get their chance to take their game outside at the Big Chill at the Big House on Saturday at Michigan Stadium.
When Lansing resident Marilyn Bria entered Munn Ice Arena on Saturday with her husband, she was anxious for MSU to light the lamp early and jump ahead of No. 20 Ferris State.
Scoring an early goal sometimes is all it takes to get an offense going, as the MSU hockey team found out this weekend.
For more than 60 minutes, the MSU hockey team answered everything a fast No. 20 Ferris State team threw at it. But with 1:06 remaining in overtime, Ferris State defenseman Chad Billins’ deflected goal lifted the Bulldogs to a 1-0 overtime victory.
Sitting near the bottom of the CCHA standings with a 2-6-1 conference record, the MSU hockey team knows it is capable of more. This weekend MSU will play a home-and-home with No. 20 Ferris State.
Who says sports aren’t about winning? Or rather, how you play the game? MSU hockey head coach Rick Comley said the team’s been playing well this season, but something needs to happen to increase the win total.
The MSU hockey team beat Minnesota and lost to Wisconsin at the College Hockey Showcase this past weekend.
There only was word MSU hockey head coach Rick Comley could use to sum up Tuesday night’s 3-0 loss to No. 19 Ferris State: Frustrating.
Despite the absence of a Big Ten conference in college hockey, the Big Ten rivalries still exist. During the holiday weekend, CCHA schools MSU and No. 8 Michigan travel to WCHA schools Wisconsin and Minnesota for the annual College Hockey Showcase.
The No. 17 MSU hockey team has a chance to redeem itself after being swept at Notre Dame, with a game against Ferris State at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday at Munn Ice Arena. The game is free to students with an MSU ID.
The No. 17 MSU hockey team was swept for the second time on the road this season, this weekend against No. 11 Notre Dame.
The No. 17 MSU hockey team will end one era and hopes to end another as it travels to No. 11 Notre Dame this weekend.
Ten games into the season and Rick Comley finally knows his team. The head coach of the No. 17 MSU hockey team now knows the capabilities of his team following this weekend’s split series with Ohio State.
Head coach Rick Comley said he hoped junior forward Brett Perlini’s quality scoring chances would rub off on the rest of the No. 16 MSU hockey team. After opening Saturday night’s game against Ohio State at Munn Ice Arena with the first goal, Perlini did just that.
The No. 16 MSU hockey team defeated Ohio State, 4-0, on Saturday night to split the weekend series. The win gave junior goaltender Drew Palmisano his first shutout of the season and his third at MSU.
The No. 16 MSU hockey lost a two-goal lead for the second time in three games, falling to Ohio State, 3-1, on Friday night at Munn Ice Arena.
After being swept on its first road trip, the No. 16 MSU hockey team is happy to be home this weekend. MSU returns to Munn Ice Arena to play Ohio State after two losses at Western Michigan last weekend.