statenews.com —  Entering the final regular season series of the year, the No. 13 MSU hockey team must maintain composure with the CCHA Tournament in sight. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  The seventh episode of Spartan Hockey All-Access is now showing on MSUSpartans.com. This behind-the-scenes look at the first year of the Tom Anastos era will bring viewers inside the locker room, training facilities, and practices, as well as take viewers onto the bench during a game, into team meetings, and on road trips. read more »
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spartansportsnetwork.com —  The Spartans Icers play Notre Dame for home ice and a first round bye read more »
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msuspartans.com —  Before the start of the season, conventional wisdom from coaches, media and fans around the CCHA was that Notre Dame would be involved in a lot of games that would end up in victories for the Irish, and that Michigan State would be involved in a lot games that would not end up in victories for the Spartans. Funny, how things can change during the course of a long season. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  Michigan State enters the final weekend of the regular season sitting in fourth place in the CCHA, and with a road series at Notre Dame on tap. read more »
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collegehockeynews.com —  Long before arriving in East Lansing, Michigan-native Torey Krug knew all about the rivalry between the University of Michigan and Michigan State. Says Krug, "I was a Spartan fan my whole life." read more »
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statenews.com —  Last weekend’s sweep of Alaska put the No. 13 Spartans in a good position to finish the season on a high note and offers momentum going into the weekend series against No. 18 Notre Dame. read more »
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statenews.com —  Sitting in fourth place in the conference with just two games to play, the Spartans have assured themselves a finish of no worse than sixth, with the possibility to finish as high as second. When Anastos was hired in March 2011, few thought the team would be in the position to accomplish such a lofty goal in his first season. The team won just 15 games a year ago, went into the CCHA Tournament as the No. 10 seed and was promptly swept by Alaska on the road. read more »
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spartannation.com —  Freshman Tanner Sorenson (Anchorage, Alaska) has been named the CCHA Rookie of the Week, as announced by the league office on Monday. read more »
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themunnminute.blogspot.com —  MSU comes in ranked #13 in the newest USCHO.com poll. The Spartans have finally cracked the Top 15 in the USA Today poll. Inside College Hockey is taking notice as well putting MSU at #15. INCH.com has a vote in the USA Today poll, and their Top 15 represents their ballot. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  A "thank you" video from the nine Spartan hockey seniors was shown at Munn Arena in conjunction with the 2012 Senior Night festivities. As the class was honored for their four-year careers, they took some time earlier in the week to thank everyone who helped make their Spartan journey a special one. read more »
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collegehockeynews.com —  Carney was just recently released from the protective halo he had been wearing since crashing head-first into the boards during a November practice. It's just the first step in a long recovery from fractures of his C1 and C2 vertebrae — the same injury that Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby may have suffered, according to recent reports. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  Senior netminder Drew Palmisano had a 27-save shutout and junior captain Torey Krug had a pair of assists as Michigan State finished off a sweep of Alaska with a 3-0 victory at Munn Ice Arena on Saturday. Dean Chelios, Tanner Sorenson, and Lee Reimer had the goals for MSU, which improved to 18-12-4 on the season and 13-10-3-2 in CCHA play.

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Palmisano, Spartans Shut Down Nanooks
Icers sweep Alaska, move into CCHA top four Green Thoughts
Drew Palmisano Leads Michigan State to Shut Out Win 3-0 Over Alaska Spartan Nation
Spartans shut out Alaska Lansing State Journal

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msuspartans.com —  For three periods, Brett Perlini wasn't having much success firing pucks at Alaska goaltender Scott Greenham. The Michigan State senior center would get the puck and shoot - quick shots, delayed shots and wrist shots. But four times, Greenham made the save. read more »
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themunnminute.blogspot.com —  Michigan State is now tied for 11th in the PairWise (with Miami) after all the games last night were completed. Since Alaska is not a TUC, a loss would really damage the RPI, so tonight's game is big for MSU's NCAA hopes. read more »
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