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Comley: 'There was going to be a slap to the face'
Following Saturday’s 6-0 loss to No. 1 North Dakota, the MSU hockey team is moving forward.
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Room to grow: MSU ousted by Sioux, 6-0
Nobody envisioned the MSU hockey team opening the season like this. Simply put, North Dakota was the better team Saturday night.
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Breaking the ice
MSU hockey head coach Rick Comley doesn’t want his team to put last year’s national championship behind them. Comley, who will begin his sixth year behind the MSU bench Saturday night, said he believes you don’t put it in the past, you just deal with it. “Why in the world would something so difficult to win be dismissed so quickly?” he said.
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Fall classic: No. 3 MSU to battle No. 1 North Dakota
For October, it doesn’t get much bigger than this. Two titans of college hockey will collide Saturday as No. 3 MSU battles No. 1 North Dakota in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game in Grand Forks, N.D.
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Spartans wipe out Lancers 6-0 in exhibition game
Get ready North Dakota — the Spartans are coming. In its only exhibition tilt of the season, the No. 3 MSU hockey team knocked off Windsor, 6-0, Tuesday night at Munn Ice Arena and can now look full-speed ahead to Saturday’s regular season opener against No. 1 North Dakota.
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Spartans ready for preseason tune up; Vukovic will wear 'a'
A mystery lies ahead for the No. 3 MSU hockey team. The Spartans will face Windsor at 7:05 p.m. tonight at Munn Ice Arena in the team’s lone exhibition contest before facing No. 1 North Dakota on Saturday.
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Icers start strong
After just starting full practices Saturday, MSU hockey coach Rick Comley said he saw what he expected to see during the Spartans’ annual Green and White intrasquad scrimmage Sunday inside a sweltering Munn Ice Arena.
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Lerg learning to balance scoring with leadership as team captain
Senior forward Bryan Lerg said it’s always been his dream to be captain. Now, it’s reality. Lerg will serve as captain of the MSU hockey team for the 2007-08 season.
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Comley eager to begin year, defend title
Coming off the program’s first national title in 21 years, MSU head coach Rick Comley said he’s more driven now than he’s ever been. “That’s the feeling I have sitting here, right now,” Comley said Tuesday at MSU Media Day. “These are golden years for me … it’s such a great school and a great program, there’s so much pride taken from winning a national championship, I’m just hungry to do it again.”
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CCHA to experiment with new officiating system in preseason
The CCHA announced on Sept. 25 at its annual media day that it will use a two-referee, two-linesman system for 14 of the league’s exhibition games this season as the NCAA looks to make a change in officiating system.
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Coaches, front office debate cluster format
MSU head coach Rick Comley is not a fan of the way the CCHA schedules its games.
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Spartans place high on CCHA poll
No matter who you ask, the expectations are high for the MSU hockey team this season — but depending on who you ask, opinions slightly differ.
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Hockey scores 2009 recruit
The MSU ice hockey team has received a verbal commitment for the class of 2009.
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Bryan Lerg named hockey team captain
Senior forward Bryan Lerg will serve as captain of the 2007-08 MSU hockey team.
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MSU recruit selected in NHL draft
MSU incoming freshman Corey Tropp of Grosse Pointe was selected in the third round (89th pick) by the Buffalo Sabres in the National Hockey League's entry draft.
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Lerg named MSU's Male Athlete of the Year, joins Spartans legends
Team Most Valuable Player. USA Hockey College Player of the year. National champion. Jeff Lerg has put together quite the resumé his sophomore year, and the MSU goaltender's postseason honors aren't done yet. Lerg was named the George Alderton Male Athlete of the Year on Wednesday, June 13.
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Hockey goaltender honored for 3.68 GPA
MSU sophomore goaltender Jeff Lerg earned second-team Academic All-District honors from the College Sports Information Directors of America.
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Recruits anxious to join NCAA championship team
After beating the Tri-City Storm 5-3 on April 7, the Sioux Falls Stampede were just on another long bus ride home.
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Jeff Lerg named Player of the Month
Sophomore goaltender Jeff Lerg was named CSTV: College Sports Television/Hockey Commissioners' Association National Division I Player of the Month on Monday for March and April for his performance in the postseason. Lerg posted a .919 save percentage and a 2.24 goals-against average in those two months.
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Title should spurt growth in hockey, fan enthusiasm
A stone has been cast by the hockey team's national championship victory, and the ripple effect could be enormous. When I came back to South Case Hall at 3 p.m.