2 days ago

Fresh off winning its first Big Ten regular-season title, Michigan State hockey will get a shot at capturing the conference tournament championship. The No. 1 seed Spartans held on for a 2-1 win against seventh-seeded Ohio State in a Big Ten tournament semifinal on Saturday night at a sold out Munn Ice Arena.

Source: MLive.com

3 days ago

An opportunity lies on the horizon for the Michigan State hockey team as the Big Ten tournament is finally here. The opportunity? Survive and advance. After clinching the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten tournament and being crowned the regular season champions, the Spartans were awarded with a bye week. The Spartans now prepare to take on the No. 7 seed Ohio State University, a team that’s been hot as it took down the No. 2 seed Wisconsin Badgers in a three-game series.

Source: State News

4 days ago

No. 4/4 Michigan State hosts a Big Ten Tournament semifinal game at Munn Ice Arena for the first time in program history. The Spartans will face Ohio State, which upset Wisconsin last weekend in the quarterfinal round. Michigan State (22-9-3) captured its first-ever Big Ten regular-season crown since the league began in the 2013-14 season, and earned a quarterfinal bye in the tournament as a result.

Source: Michigan State University Athletics

5 days ago

Michigan State has finalists for each of the major Big Ten postseason awards, which will be announced on Tuesday, March 19. The group is headlined by freshman Artyom Levshunov (Shlobin, Belarus) who is one of three finalists for the Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, and Freshman of the Year awards. Classmate Trey Augustine (South Lyon, Mich.) is a finalist for Goaltender of the Year, and Adam Nightingale is a finalist for Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season.

Source: Michigan State University Athletics

1 week ago

After a clinching victory to earn the title of Big Ten Champions for the first time in program history, the Michigan State men’s hockey team traveled back to East Lansing in preparation for their semifinal game and an opportunity to host an opponent for the Saturday, March 16 game in the Big Ten Tournament.

Source: State News

2 weeks ago

Michigan State hockey coach Adam Nightingale has signed a new contract, MSU Vice President and Director of Athletics Alan Haller announced Thursday. With success building throughout the program both on and off the ice, the contract and stability throughout the staff creates another boost to the momentum of Spartan hockey.

Source: Michigan State University Athletics

2 weeks ago

Freshman netminder Trey Augustine (South Lyon, Mich.) has earned Big Ten Second Star of the Week honors after backstopping Michigan State to its first-ever Big Ten regular-season title. Augustine earns a weekly honor for the fourth time this season, tied for the most of any player in the league. He stopped 80 of the 85 shots he faced last weekend against Wisconsin, including 44 in Friday’s 5-2 victory that sealed MSU’s regular-season crown. The 44 saves tied his season best, originally established against Minnesota on Nov. 24.

Source: Michigan State University Athletics

 

2 weeks ago

No. 6 Michigan State fell, 4-1, to No. 4/5 Wisconsin on the road on Saturday evening, as the top two teams in the Big Ten standings split the final regular-season series of the season. The Spartans gave up a pair of goals in the first three minutes of the game, forcing them to play the game from behind.

Source: Michigan State University Athletics

2 weeks ago
2 weeks ago

No. 6 Michigan State skated to a 5-2 win on the road at Wisconsin on Friday night, securing its first-ever Big Ten title. The Spartans (22-8-3, 16-5-2 Big Ten) got a pair of goals from senior Jeremy Davidson, a goal and two assists from his linemate Reed Lebster, and a 44-save performance from freshman goaltender Trey Augustine to capture its first regular-season conference title since winning the CCHA regular-season crown in 2000-01.

Source: Michigan State University Athletics

3 weeks ago

Who would have predicted that two of the bottom rung teams in the Big Ten from a year ago would be competing for the regular season title in the final series of this season? Michigan State and Wisconsin, currently 5th and 4th in the Pairwise, respectively, have been terrific stories all season long, and it’s fitting that first place in the Big Ten will be decided when these two clubs face off in Madison this weekend.

Source: College Hockey News

3 weeks ago

3 weeks ago

Michigan State heads to Madison, Wis. for its largest regular-season weekend in recent memory. MSU (49 points) and Wisconsin (47 points) both have an opportunity to clinch a Big Ten title – the Spartans need to claim two points to share the crown and three points to earn the title outright. Michigan State owns a slim edge in the all-time series with the Badgers, 66-63-4, which includes an MSU sweep in November, 4-2 and 3-2.

Source: Michigan State University Athletics

3 weeks ago
3 weeks ago

Freshman Gavin O’Connell has been named the Big Ten’s Third Star of the Week, leading the Conference in goals (3) and points (4) over last weekend’s games. He has earned a weekly honor for the second time this season. The Plymouth, Minn. native has pushed his season totals to 14 goals (tied for ninth, B1G), and 11 assists for 25 points, which is tied for seventh on the squad. He ranks third among B1G players in power play goals (5) and tied for third in game-winners (4), which included the game-winner on the man advantage in the Saturday win over Ohio State last week. He has at least a point in 18 of 32 games.

Source: Michigan State University Athletics

 

3 weeks ago

No. 4/4 Michigan State rebounded from a Friday loss with a 5-2 victory over Ohio State on Saturday night at Munn Ice Arena. The Spartans improve to 21-8-3 overall and 15-5-2 in Big Ten play. With the win, MSU maintains its top spot atop the Big Ten standings with a two-point lead heading into the final weekend of the regular season at Wisconsin. That series will determine the Big Ten regular-season champion.

Source: Michigan State University Athletics

3 weeks ago

Michigan State dropped a 6-2 decision to Ohio State at home on Friday despite a two-goal effort from Gavin O’Connell. The Spartans (20-8-3, 14-5-2 B1G) saw its lead in the Big Ten standings shrink to one point, as the loss combined with a Wisconsin win at Penn State puts the Badgers with 45 points.

Source: Michigan State University Athletics

4 weeks ago

Michigan State plays its final two home games of the regular season, hosting Ohio State. MSU is 98-56-13 all-time in the series, which dates back to 1957. The Spartans earned their first Big Ten sweep of the season when the teams met in the first conference series of year in November, (6-0,6-4). MSU is 46-22-7 against the Buckeyes in East Lansing, and swept OSU in the series at Munn last November (4-2, 4-3).

Source: Michigan State University Athletics

1 month ago
1 month ago

The Michigan State hockey team is riding high as it heads into its bye week. The Spartans just swept the No. 11 Michigan Wolverines this past weekend, beating them 5-1 in Ann Arbor and then 3-2 in the Duel in the D. In the latest college hockey rankings, the Spartans jumped all the way up to No. 6 in the country. Michigan State is also the second-highest-ranked Big Ten team, behind only No. 4 Wisconsin.

Source: Spartan Shadows

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