MSU head coach Rick Comley spent 26 years behind the bench of Northern Michigan’s hockey team. After leaving the Wildcats’ program nearly six years ago, Comley heads back to his old stomping grounds in Marquette for the first time this season with a new team and a national championship under his belt.
Sara Clark sat in the stands with her husband and daughter as she watched her 7-year-old son Benjamin, who she described as “the mean little redhead,” block the hockey net from the shots being taken by the children around him.
Riding an eight-game unbeaten streak, this weekend’s series against Nebraska-Omaha was supposed to be a chance for the MSU hockey team to cut down Miami (Ohio)‘s five-point CCHA lead.
After a disappointing performance the night before, the MSU hockey team came out firing Saturday evening at Munn Ice Arena.
After clawing back to erase a two-goal third period deficit, the No. 5 MSU hockey team let it all slip away in overtime.
What looks like fallen pocket change to the average Joe could spell luck for MSU assistant hockey coach Tom Newton, who said that discarded pennies and nickels are his turned-up horseshoes.
In the race for CCHA standings, the MSU hockey team knows that the remaining 10 games of the season hold vital points to play catch-up.
With less than two minutes to go in Saturday’s game, the MSU hockey team’s dream of sweeping No. 1 Michigan was accidentally crushed by its own hands.
A shutout and a tie. The two polar opposites happened in a dramatic weekend series against No. 1 Michigan. The MSU hockey team blanked the Wolverines Friday at Yost Ice Arena in Ann Arbor. The last time U-M was shut out at home was Feb. 28, 2003, and the Spartans were to blame.
Ann Arbor — Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to The Jeff Lerg Show.
U-M is No. 1 in the nation for hockey. I’m not worried. The Wolverines happen to be playing the Spartans — the defending national champions. Ever heard of them?
The time has come. It’s a rivalry of epic proportion. MSU versus Michigan is one of the most heated and famous encounters in college hockey. Throw in the fact that U-M hockey is No. 1 in the country and that raises the ante for this weekend’s home-and-home series
Although he’s a native of the Buffalo area, senior forward Chris Mueller has become fully assimilated into the MSU vs. U-M rivalry. Mueller even admitted exchanging text messages with U-M forward Danny Fardig early this week — but none were of the discussible nature.
Columbus, Ohio – It was a four point weekend for the No. 7 MSU hockey team which blanked the Buckeyes 4-0.
Columbus, Ohio – It’s all about being in the right place at the right time.
You can’t judge a book by its cover. Despite Ohio State’s lackluster record, which includes an 11-game winless streak early in the season, the MSU hockey team seems to struggle against the Buckeyes.
Junior goaltender Jeff Lerg stands a whole 5 feet 6 inches tall.
The MSU hockey team can cross a few items off its season checklist after splitting the Notre Dame weekend series with a win and a tie.
It boiled down to the last 30 seconds for the MSU hockey team in Sunday’s 1-1 game with No. 6 Notre Dame. The No. 10 Spartans were just about ready to walk away sweeping the weekend series until Notre Dame’s Ryan Thang scored his 12th goal of the season with 37.8 seconds left in the game.