The MSU hockey all-decade first and second teams have a nice blend of players from each era of the decade. The toughest choice in the selection process came between the pipes. Jeff Lerg had a tremendous career for MSU, but we had to give the nod to Ryan Miller, who was only the second Spartan win the Hobey Baker Award.
MSU head coach Rick Comley won’t be satisfied with anything but a sweep this weekend.
Last season, the MSU hockey team finished the year with a measly 10 wins. But Friday, this year’s Spartans earned their 10th win of the season just 18 games into the year, whereas it took last year’s team 33 games to reach the double-digit win mark.
The No. 11 MSU hockey team returned to CCHA action this weekend in Marquette, earning a split against Northern Michigan. The Wildcats won Saturday’s game at 3:59 of overtime when the puck deflected off an MSU defenseman’s skate and into the Spartans’ net.
After last season’s debacle, MSU head coach Rick Comley has a new policy on recruiting. Instead of looking for flashy, young players, Comley is after a different type of player best summed up in three words — bigger, stronger and older.
There’s no need to panic. That’s the message MSU head coach Rick Comley is filtering down to his No. 11 MSU hockey team — even though the Spartans are winless in their last four games (0-3-1).
The MSU hockey team dropped three spots in the national rankings released Tuesday after a disappointing Thanksgiving weekend.
Road bumps were bound to materialize in the No. 8 MSU hockey team’s season. With the Spartans starting 14 underclassmen in each game, MSU head coach Rick Comley said this season’s red-hot start, in which the Spartans went 9-2-2, eventually would hit a wall.
After allowing four goals on Friday night and being yanked midway through the game, sophomore goaltender Drew Palmisano wanted to make up for his spotty performance when he received the starting nod Saturday night.
The No. 8 MSU hockey team looked like a squad who ate too much turkey at Thanksgiving dinner, opted for the extra slice of pumpkin pie and woke up before the sun to try and find the early-bird shopping specials on Black Friday.
The MSU hockey team won’t have to miss Thanksgiving dinner Thursday. Even though the No. 8 Spartans will host No. 15 Wisconsin and Minnesota on Friday and Saturday in the annual College Hockey Showcase, MSU head coach Rick Comley is giving his players Thursday off.
For much of Sunday’s game between No. 6 MSU and No. 14 Notre Dame, the Spartans were a step slow. At times, MSU was on the cusp of making a charge but just couldn’t reach a loose puck. The Fighting Irish, however, made the most of their chances, scoring four times on 16 shots in a 4-1 win against the Spartans on Sunday at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.
The No. 6 MSU hockey team had two golden opportunities to win the game Thursday night.
Centerman Lee Reimer (Landmark, Manitoba) and goaltender Willie Yanakeff (Jerome, Mich.) signed letters of intent Wednesday to join MSU for the team’s 2010 campaign.
The treacherous month of November rolls on for the No. 6 MSU hockey team. The Spartans will host No. 14 Notre Dame tonight and travel to Fort Wayne, Ind., on Sunday to face the Irish in a neutral barn, marking the third straight series for the Spartans against a team ranked in the top 15.
It’s easy to be friends on the ice. It’s the players’ jobs to work together, communicate and stick up for each other.
If you told players on the MSU hockey team at the beginning of the season they would be the No. 6 ranked team in the country in the middle of November, they wouldn’t have believed you.
After sweeping Michigan last weekend, the MSU hockey team jumped seven spots in the USCHO rankings, currently sitting at No. 6 in the national polls released Monday.
The tables have turned. Last season, the No. 6 Wolverines had their way with the Spartans, beating MSU in all five meetings and outscoring the Spartans 27-10. But after this weekend’s home-and-home series, the Spartans showed they are far from the team the Wolverines embarrassed last season.
November was supposed to the toughest month of the year for the No. 14 MSU hockey team.