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Answering the big questions
The MSU hockey team has a tall task ahead as it faces Colorado College at 10 p.m. tonight in the NCAA Tournament’s West Regional semifinal at World Arena.
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Odds stacked against icers for first round
The MSU hockey team is doing all it can to prepare for what lies ahead in its NCAA West Regional semifinal game against host Colorado College on Friday in Colorado Springs, Colo.
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Icers earn No. 3 seed, will play Colo. College Friday
Last year, the MSU hockey team found itself within driving distance of East Lansing when it landed in Grand Rapids as a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
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Icers await placement in tournament
After last weekend’s devastating loss to Northern Michigan in the CCHA Quarterfinals, the MSU hockey team took the first few days of this week to regroup.
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Spartans topped by Wildcats in overtime
A boarding penalty on senior captain Bryan Lerg was all Northern Michigan needed to get going. Then, 1:54 later, it was all over.
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Icers fall to Wildcats to tie weekend series 1-1
With its season on the line, a different Northern Michigan team showed up at Munn Ice Arena on Saturday night.
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Icers win first game in weekend series
The MSU hockey team has struggled in third periods at times this season. But against Northern Michigan on Friday night, the Spartans turned a one-goal game into a four-goal blowout, scoring three times in the final stanza to knock-off the Wildcats, 5-1, at Munn Ice Arena.
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Several Icers earn CCHA honors
Junior goaltender Jeff Lerg was named first-team CCHA All-Conference on Wednesday while junior forward Tim Kennedy was named to the second team.
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Spartans should have edge in series
Deputy Sports Editor Matt Bishop discusses the hockey team’s CCHA Quarterfinal series against Northern Michigan and the team’s NCAA Tournament hopes.
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Spartans preparing for CCHA tournament
After a week off, the MSU hockey team is ready to go. Standing in the way of a trip to Joe Louis Arena is one of the hottest teams in the nation, Northern Michigan, which knocked off Ohio State 6-1 on Sunday night to move into the quarterfinals.
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Icers top Falcons on Senior Night, 6-3
After scoring 18 seconds apart to put the Spartans up 4-1 against Michigan last Friday, the duo of Justin Abdelkader and Tim Kennedy did it again Friday night against Bowling Green. With the pesky Falcons pushing to upset the Spartans on Senior Night yet again, Abdelkader and Kennedy scored 22 seconds apart late in the third period to break a 3-3 deadlock, leading MSU to a 6-3 victory at Munn Ice Arena.
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One final salute
Bring plenty of tissues for tonight’s 7:05 p.m. game against Bowling Green. It will mark the last night the seniors on the MSU hockey team will skate at Munn Ice Arena during the regular season, and it’s bound to get emotional.
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Team tries to stay focused for Falcons game
With only two games left in the season, the MSU hockey team isn’t taking Bowling Green lightly. After all, the Spartans lost last year to the Falcons on MSU’s senior night, which was the last time the team’s seniors skated at Munn Ice Arena during the regular season.
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Physical Wolverines fight back to split series, win at Joe Louis Arena
Two completely different MSU hockey teams took the ice this weekend against No. 1 Michigan.
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Seniors will leave special legacy behind
The seniors on the MSU hockey team can be trusted. When they say they’re going to do something — they do it.
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Spartans fall to U-M Saturday, 5-2
Detroit — The Joe Louis Arena is forever cursed for the Spartans as the MSU hockey team lost at the home of the Red Wings on Saturday.
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Icers beat No. 1 Michigan, 5-2
Freshman defenseman Jeff Petry’s goal nearly two minutes into Friday’s game got the ball rolling for the MSU hockey team.
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Icers, Wolverines to renew hotly contested rivalry this weekend
The MSU hockey team fared well against top-ranked Michigan the last time the two teams battled, robbing the No. 1 Wolverines of three points. The squads meet again today after playing twice earlier in the season, which included a Spartans shutout in Ann Arbor and a tie at Munn Ice Arena.
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Lerg settles into leadership role
As captain of the MSU hockey team, Bryan Lerg pulls double duty — to put it lightly. That “C” sewn on his jersey takes hard work.