The Spartans host the University of Toronto in an exhibition game on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Munn Ice Arena.
Category: Ice Hockey
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Neil’s Notebook: Cole Sees Plenty of Positives in Green-White Game
Danton Cole, Michigan State’s new hockey coach, believes Wednesday’s Green and White intrasquad scrimmage at Munn Arena served its purpose. Cole and his coaching staff got their first look at the 2017-18 Spartans under game conditions in a unique format and came away with a positive assessment. “It’s never going to be as sharp right now as you want it to be, but we got everybody into every situation,” Cole said after the Green team edged the White, 3-2, in the modified two-period scrimmage. “Everything we wanted to get out of it, we did.’’
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Three takeaways from the Green and White game
The Spartan hockey team hosted their annual Green and White scrimmage on Wednesday at Munn Ice Arena. Team Green beat Team White 3-2 in this year’s preseason hockey scrimmage.
Source: Impact Sports
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Green Tops White in Hockey Exhibition
The Michigan State hockey team held its annual Green-White exhibition scrimmage on Wednesday evening at Munn Ice Arena with the Green team prevailing, 3-2, in the modified, two-period format.
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Behind the Mask S5E2: Koepke’s Corner
This week Jason and Andrew we are joined in-studio by MSU hockey beat writer Neil Koepke to preview the upcoming hockey season along with what fans should expect from the Spartans moving forward.A
Source: Impact Sports
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The Danton Cole Show – October 3, 2017
In The First Danton Cole Show Scott, Rob and Coach preview the upcoming season. Guests are Sophmore Forward Sam Saliba, Senior Goalie Ed Minnie and Spartan Alum Don McSween.
Source: Spartan Sports Network
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Green and White Game, Meet-and-Greet Ahead for Spartans on Wednesday
The Spartan hockey team will play a Green-White intrasquad scrimmage and follow it with a postgame meet-and-greet on Wednesday evening at Munn Ice Arena. The Green-White exhibition scrimmage will begin at 7:05 p.m. and the meet-and-greet will immediately follow at the conclusion of the game. Admission is free.
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Spartan hockey players spent the summer working out with NHL Teams
Over the summer, defenseman Zach Osburn, forward Taro Hirose and defenseman Mitch Eliot all participated in NHL development camps. As for sophomore forward Patrick Khodorenko, he represented Team U.S.A in the World Junior Summer Showcase. “It was fun,” Osburn said. “Going into it I was pretty nervous to be with all those really good players and skilled players. It almost was a little intimidating, but when I was there you kinda realize, you know what these guys are good, but I feel pretty good too.”
Source: The State News
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Neil’s Notebook: Cole, Spartans Eager to Get Going
When Michigan State plays its first game of the regular season on Oct. 13 at Bowling Green, senior Ed Minney wants to lead his teammates out of the dressing room and onto the ice as the Spartans’ starting goaltender. One night later, his goal is to be back between the pipes as the starter in MSU’s home opener, also against the Falcons. The thing is, sophomore John Lethemon wants the same thing – to be the Spartans’ starter, the team’s No. 1 goalie.
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Competence and confidence: Danton Cole brings both back to Munn
It was a good offseason for first-year MSU hockey coach Danton Cole. He and his staff were able to get the ball rolling on installing new systems and expectations for his players; while getting them acclimated to the new style of Spartan hockey. All of this was done despite the limited time allowed to practice.
Source: Impact Sports
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Hockey Media Day: Danton Cole Press Conference
Head coach Danton Cole addressed the media at the Spartans’ annual media day on Wednesday, Sept. 27.
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Big Ten Announces Hockey TV Schedule
The Big Ten Conference released its television schedule for the 2017-18 hockey season on Wednesday (Sept. 27). Currently, MSU is slated to have eight games televised with the potential for more once additional selections are announced at a later date.
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5 things to know about Spartans Hockey
At the Big Ten hockey teleconference on Thursday, new Michigan State coach Danton Cole talked about some of the young players in his program, and how they can make an impact on the challenges of taking over a struggling program. Detroit Free Press sports writer George Sipple looks at five things to watch as MSU moves into a new era of Spartan hockey.
Source: Detroit Free Press
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Frozen Four to hockey hell: a decade-long tale of MSU hockey
As stadiums get bigger and other teams get better, MSU’s hockey team struggles to draw in fans. The new leadership and eight new freshmen are meant to bring back a great team.But going back to MSU’s former glory may take longer than fans are willing to wait.
Source: The State News
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Spartans to Play Green-White Game on Oct. 4
Spartan hockey fans can get their first look at the 2017-18 team on Wednesday, Oct. 4 with the Green-White instrasquad scrimmage. The game will begin at 7:05 p.m. and admission is free. The format for the exhibition will be two, 25-minute periods with an intermission. The Spartans will also host a meet-and-greet following the scrimmage.
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Preseason Update: Head Coach Danton Cole Press Conference
Michigan State hockey head coach Danton Cole met with the media on Tuesday, Sept. 5 to provide an update on the offseason and the team’s preseason workouts.
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MiStory: Back home and back to work (by Danton Cole)
Growing up, I lived at Munn Ice Arena.When the Spartans were playing at home, it was three-day weekends at the rink. Friday and Saturday night, we were there, cheering for the Green and White. Then on Sunday, it was our turn – GLAHA travel games were played on Sunday afternoons right on the same sheet of ice.
Source: MI Hockey Now