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Goaltending key for many teams in West
The Stanley Cup has made its home with teams in the Western Conference for the past two seasons. And that won’t change this year.
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Rivalries will make East games intense
The Stanley Cup playoffs are always fun, and generally, the Western Conference seems to have more intense games than its counterparts in the Eastern Conference.
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Tropp reinstated to hockey program
Sophomore forward Corey Tropp has been reinstated to the MSU hockey team, head coach Rick Comley announced Friday.
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Few positives for Icers in tough season
This was a season the MSU hockey program would like to forget. After one of the worst regular seasons in program history, the Spartans were eliminated from postseason play in the first round of the CCHA playoffs.
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Icers end season on low note
In the final two weeks of the MSU hockey season, senior goaltender Jeff Lerg was playing with a torn ACL, his father, Ken Lerg said.
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2nd MSU football player pleads guilty in October brawl
Freshman running back Glenn Winston pleaded guilty Tuesday to assault charges stemming from an off-campus brawl in October that sent an MSU hockey player to the hospital, according to East Lansing’s 54-B District Court.
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Icers end season with 8-2 loss to Northern Michigan
If you would have told Northern Michigan head coach Walt Kyle his team would score 13 goals on MSU senior goaltender Jeff Lerg in a weekend series, he would have said you were out of your mind.
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Icers fall behind, can't recover in 5-3 loss
Marquette — Scoring first has become vital for the MSU hockey team. On numerous occasions, MSU head coach Rick Comley has said that when his team nets the first goal, they play much better. On Friday night, the Spartans were able to record the first goal of the game, but only 15 seconds later Northern Michigan answered to tie the game and never gave up the lead again en route to a dominating 5-3 victory over MSU at Berry Events Center.
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Lerg, team looking to extend season through weekend
Revenge — how sweet it can be. That’s the motto surrounding the MSU hockey team this week as it prepares for its first-round playoff series on the road against Northern Michigan starting tonight.
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MSU, U-M to face off outdoors again
It’s time for a rematch. Michigan’s Athletic Department announced Wednesday the university will host an outdoor game at Michigan Stadium against MSU, likely on Dec. 11, 2010.
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Large ice, injuries challenge icers going into playoffs
The MSU hockey team is in a very unfamiliar position. For the first time since joining the CCHA in 1981, the Spartans are heading on the road for a playoff series.
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1st round will be competitive
The regular season has come to a close and it’s time for the most exciting part of the year to begin — the playoffs. The top four teams — Notre Dame, Michigan, Miami and Alaska — all earned first-round byes and will play in their home barn in the second round. Teams ranked five through eight all play the first round on home ice.
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Spartans swept; Lerg sets CCHA saves record
The dust has cleared and the CCHA first-round playoff matchups have been determined. After being swept by No. 2 Notre Dame this weekend, the MSU hockey team will travel to Marquette to take on Northern Michigan in a best-of-three series starting Friday night.
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Lerg sets CCHA all-time saves record, MSU falls to Notre Dame 2-1
On Senior Night at Munn Ice Arena, senior goaltender Jeff Lerg had a record-breaking evening.
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In the life of Lerg: A timeline
Jeff Lerg has accomplished many things over the years. Here are a few of them.
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He's something to talk about
Teammates share their thoughts on Jeff Lerg, his playing style, and the possibilities that await him.
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Big impact
There wasn’t a moment to waste with thinking. No, this play was going to have to be all instinct. It was going to require a calculated maneuver practiced over and over — much of the time without success. To have any chance, the timing was going to have to be perfect, requiring a quick, yet smooth slide from right-to-left.
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Icers to close out regular season with No. 2 Irish
It’s an understatement to say the MSU hockey team is an underdog in this weekend’s home-and-home against No. 2 Notre Dame.
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Seniors each brought own style to team
Saturday will be the final time six MSU seniors touch the ice for a regular season hockey game at Munn Ice Arena. Here are thank-you notes addressed to each of the seniors for their tenures at MSU and what each brought to the team:
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Emotional Falcons too much for fatigued Spartans
The MSU hockey team was red hot entering Saturday’s game at Bowling Green. After defeating the Falcons 3-2 on Friday night at Munn Ice Arena, the Spartans were riding a five-game unbeaten streak.