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Sports | Ice Hockey

ICE HOCKEY

Meaning behind the mask

I’ll never forget the day I bought my first “goalie helmet.” It was my pee-wee season of hockey in my small northeastern Michigan town and my father had agreed to pay for half the helmet if I could save up enough to pay for the other half.

ICE HOCKEY

Icers sneak by No. 18 Alaska, 2-1

For the second time in three games, the MSU hockey team upset a team ranked No. 18 in the country. Last Saturday, the Spartans beat No. 18 North Dakota 2-1 in the Great Lakes Invitational. On Friday night the Spartans beat No. 18 Alaska 2-1 at Munn Ice Arena.

ICE HOCKEY

Offense, home ice crucial for rivalry series

Both MSU and No. 14 Michigan struggled early this season and are looking to head in the right direction before winter break in their first two of four meetings. Hockey reporter Alex DiFilippo discusses some of the big questions surrounding the home-and-home series against the Wolverines this weekend.

ICE HOCKEY

Icers lose, tie in College Hockey Showcase

For the first time this season, the MSU hockey team scored four goals in a game. But the end to the Spartans’ scoring drought only resulted in a 4-4 tie Saturday with No. 1 Minnesota in the second game of the College Hockey Showcase at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis.