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Icers thrash Lakers
MSU junior forward Tim Crowder and sophomore defenseman Mike Ratchuk know how to ring in the new year.
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MSU icers lose to Providence
MSU head coach Rick Comley summed up his disappointment in the Spartans’ game Saturday against Providence during the 43rd Great Lakes Invitational at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. “The whole game,” a clearly agitated Comley said, as he rested his hand on his cheek.
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Struggling to score, Spartans fall to Huskies in GLI, 4-1
Detroit – It was not a very good day for Spartans sports.
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Michigan Tech to play U-M in GLI championship game
Detroit – Michigan Tech has finally broken through in the Great Lakes Invitational.
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No. 5 Spartans enjoy best first-half start under Comley
It’s been a successful first half of the season for the MSU hockey team. The Spartans head into the holiday break with a 12-3-2 record – the best such start under head coach Rick Comley – with all three losses coming to teams ranked No. 1 in the country at the time of the game.
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Spartans ride 4-point weekend into holiday break
Christmas came early for the MSU hockey team.
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No. 5 Spartans look to head into holiday break on winning more
The MSU hockey team didn’t draw a cupcake heading into its final series before winter break. The No. 5 Spartans will battle a much-improved Ferris State team this weekend in a home-and-home series with Friday’s game being contested in Big Rapids and Saturday’s game at Munn Ice Arena.
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Prognosticators
Check out what the State News prognosticators have to say about upcoming MSU athletic contests.
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Weekend sweep reinstates confidence in No. 5 Spartans
The MSU hockey team took a step forward this weekend against Lake Superior.
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Soo sweep
Riding a four-game winless streak, a weekend series against Lake Superior was just what the doctor ordered for the MSU hockey team.
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Lerg continues scoring streak against Lakers in weekend sweep
Bryan Lerg owns Lake Superior. With three goals on the weekend, MSU’s senior captain now has 10 goals in nine career games against the Lakers — including two in the third period Saturday, turning MSU’s tenuous one-goal advantage into a three-goal blowout.
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Spartans look to snap four-game winless streak, face Lake Superior
The MSU hockey team has lost just once to Lake Superior under head coach Rick Comley. Since that win in early 2003, the Lakers are winless against the Spartans — a streak that spans 10 games.
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Icers look to rebound from disappointing stretch
The past two weeks have been a lesson in frustration for the MSU hockey team.
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All tied up
It was a tale of two ties for the No. 5 MSU hockey team this weekend in the College Hockey Showcase. Things weren’t looking good Friday night against No. 13 Minnesota after the Spartans lazily gave up a shorthanded goal to trail 3-2 midway through the third period.
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Spartans tie Gophers
After struggling last weekend against Miami (Ohio), the No. 5 MSU hockey team fought back time and time again to forge a 3-3 tie with No. 13 Minnesota on Friday night at Munn Ice Arena.
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Comley wants smarter play out of No. 5 Spartans
The Spartans need to play smarter, not harder. That was the message delivered by ice hockey head coach Rick Comley at his weekly press conference Tuesday following two tough home losses to Miami (Ohio) over the weekend.
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Icers endure growing pains in Miami series
Coming into this weekend’s series with Miami (Ohio), the MSU hockey team had won eight straight games — the longest such streak under coach Rick Comley.
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Spartans lose 3-1 to Miami
Miami (Ohio) proved why it is the No. 1 team in the nation this weekend, completing a sweep of the No. 3 MSU hockey team with an impressive 3-1 win Friday night at Munn Ice Arena.
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Miami breaks Spartans eight-game winning streak
The game between No. 3 MSU and No. 1 Miami (Ohio) was everything it was supposed to be and more.