Category: Ice Hockey

  • Hockey Media Day: Player Quotes

    The Spartans met with the media on Tuesday, Sept. 25 to preview the upcoming season.

    Source: Michigan State Official Athletic Site

  • Hirose, Khodorenko, and Lewandowski Named to B1G Preseason Watch List

    Taro Hirose, Patrick Khodorenko, and Mitchell Lewandowski were all named to the Big Ten’s 2018-19 Preseason Watch List, on Monday, Sept. 24. Hirose was one of six unanimous selections on the 15-player list that was voted on by the conference head coaches.

    Source: Michigan State Official Athletic Site

  • Spartans to Play Green-White Game on October 3

    The Michigan State hockey team will play a Green-White intrasquad scrimmage on Wednesday, Oct. 3 at 7:05 p.m. at Munn Ice Arena. Admission is free. The modified-format exhibition will be two periods with a 15-minute intermission. Following the game, the Spartans will host a meet-and-greet.

    Source: Michigan State Official Athletic Site

  • Michigan State planning upgrades to Munn Ice Arena, football building

    As Michigan State’s football staff gets bigger and hockey coach Danton Cole tries to restore MSU hockey to its former glory, upgrades are in order. The Skandalaris Football Center in the Duffy Daugherty Football Building will undergo renovations next year, according to plans revealed by MSU’s infrastructure, planning, and facilities department. And Cole said construction on Munn Ice Arena will look to start by September 2019.

    Source: The State News

  • Coach Cole Provides an Update on the Munn Arena Renovation Project

    Michigan State hockey head coach Danton Cole met with the media on Tuesday, Sept. 11 and provided an update on the fundraising and planning for the Munn Ice Arena renovation project.

    Source: Michigan State Official Athletic Site

  • Sam Saliba Named 2018-19 Spartan Hockey Team Captain

    Michigan State hockey head coach Danton Cole announced on Thursday (Sept. 30) that junior Sam Saliba has been elected team captain for the upcoming 2018-19 season. Additionally, the Spartans will have four assistant captains in seniors Brennan Sanford and Cody Milan; junior Taro Hirose; and sophomore Tommy Apap. The assistants will alternate duties with two of the four wearing A’s each game.

    Source: Michigan State Official Athletic Site

  • Sanford and Kamer Named AHCA All-American Scholars

    Michigan State hockey rising senior Brennan Sanford and rising sophomore Austin Kamer have been named to the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) All-American Scholar list for 2017-18, it was announced by the organization on July 27.

    Source: Michigan State Official Athletic Site

  • Summer Break, New Faces and Looking Ahead to Fall

    The 2018-19 college hockey season is still two-and-a-half months away but Michigan State players are already busy preparing for Season 2 of the Danton Cole era. The Spartans are on campus, enrolled in classes, working on strength and conditioning off the ice and skating and scrimmaging on the freshly installed ice at Munn Arena.

    Source: Michigan State Official Athletic Site

  • Incoming Freshmen Christian and Cole Krygier Selected in the NHL Draft

    Michigan State incoming freshmen twins Christian and Cole Krygier were both selected in the seventh round of the NHL Draft on Saturday, June 23 in Dallas.

    Source: Michigan State Official Athletic Site

  • Miller to Take Part in U.S. World Junior Summer Showcase

    Michigan State sophomore defenseman Tommy Miller has been selected to compete in USA Hockey’s 2018 World Junior Summer Showcase, which will take place July 28 – August 4 in Kamloops, British Columbia. Miller is one of 42 players that will be auditioning for a spot on the U.S. National Junior Team that will take part in the 2019 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship, Dec. 26, 2018, through Jan. 5, 2019, in Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia.

    Source: Michigan State Official Athletic Site

  • Spartan Hockey Releases 2018-19 Schedule

    The Michigan State hockey program and head coach Danton Cole have announced the Spartans’ complete schedule for the upcoming 2018-19 season, which will begin October 12. Times and television designations will be announced separately closer to the start of the season.

    Source: Michigan State Official Athletic Site

  • Spartan Hockey Adds Mitchell Mattson for 2018-19

    Michigan State hockey head coach Danton Cole announced today (June 1) that Mitchell Mattson (F/Grand Rapids, Minn./Sioux Falls Stampede) has signed to join the Spartans for the 2018-19 season. The addition of Mattson brings the total number of incoming Spartans to seven.

    Source: Michigan State Official Athletic Site

  • Big Ten Announces 2018-19 Hockey Conference Schedule

    The Big Ten Conference announced the 2018-19 league hockey schedule on Tuesday, May 22. Like last year, all seven league teams will play 24 conference games. MSU’s complete 2018-19 schedule will be released in the coming weeks. Times and television designations will be announced separately closer to the start of the season.

    Source: Michigan State Official Athletic Site

  • Spartan Hockey Adds Four to Incoming Class

    Michigan State hockey head coach Danton Cole announced today (May 9) that the Spartans have added four additional student-athletes for the 2018-19 season, bringing the current number of incoming Spartans to six. Adam Goodsir (Okemos, Michigan/Tri-City Storm), Wojciech Stachowiak (Gdansk, Poland/Central Illinois Flying Aces) and twins Christian (Novi, Michigan/Lincoln Stars) and Cole Krygier (Novi, Michigan/Lincoln Stars) all signed to join the Spartans this fall.

    Source: Michigan State Official Athletic Site