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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
On Senior Night at Munn Ice Arena, senior goaltender Jeff Lerg had a record-breaking evening.
Jeff Lerg has accomplished many things over the years. Here are a few of them.
Teammates share their thoughts on Jeff Lerg, his playing style, and the possibilities that await him.
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.
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.
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:
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.
Bowling Green, Ohio — Saturday’s game was a first and a last for Bowling Green senior goaltender Jimmy Spratt. In the Falcons 4-0 victory over the MSU hockey team, Spratt earned his first career home shutout during his last game at BGSU Ice Arena.
After each goal scored by the MSU hockey team, members of the Spartan Brass take a celebratory lap around Munn Ice Arena with their instruments. But when MSU scored its third goal of the night, the band didn’t start the lap at their usual rallying point. Instead, they were 50 feet away from their section – trying to make it back from an MSU goal that was scored only 26 seconds earlier.
It’s once again that time to guess the outcome of this weekend’s games with the State News prognosticators.