Category: Ice Hockey
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Neil’s Notebook: Spartans & Buckeyes Square Off Thursday at the Joe
No. 6 seed Michigan State and No. 3 Ohio State open the Big Ten Tournament with the first quarterfinal at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at Joe Louis Arena. No. 5 Michigan plays No. 4 Penn State at 8 p.m. Thursday.
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Big Ten Tournament at the Joe Begins Thursday for the Spartans
For the third time in four seasons, sixth-seeded Michigan State will meet third-seeded Ohio State in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament … MSU is 0-2 against the Buckeyes in the conference tournament, losing both games in OT (2014, 2-1; 2016, 4-3).
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Spring Break Hockey Recap
Michigan State has officially closed out the regular season. Finishing up against two of the best teams in the Big Ten is no small task, especially for a Spartan team that struggled mightily all through conference play. Michigan State finished with a split against Ohio State last weekend followed by a loss and tie (shootout win on Saturday night) on the road at Minnesota.
Source: The Only Colors
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Carson Gatt Earns All-Big Ten Honorable Mention
Michigan State hockey junior defenseman Carson Gatt has been voted to the All-Big Ten honorable mention team, it was announced Monday, March 13 by the conference office. Gatt has a career-high 11 points this season, including three goals and eight assists.
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Spartans Tie No. 5 Minnesota; Win Shootout
The Michigan State hockey team played fifth-ranked Minnesota to a 1-1 tie on Saturday in the final game of the regular season at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis. The Spartans won the shootout, 2-1, to pick up the extra point in the standings. Ed Minney made 32 saves and Mason Appleton scored for MSU.
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Spartans Drop Opener at No. 5 Minnesota
A pair of first-period goals were enough to push No. 5 Minnesota past the Michigan State hockey team, 4-0, on Friday night at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis. Defenseman Jake Sadek scored twice for the Gophers as they clinched the Big Ten regular-season title.
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Neil’s Notebook: Spartans Face Another Challenge in No. 5 Minnesota
Minnesota is sniffing another Big Ten regular-season title. Michigan State, in the role of a spoiler, is eager to keep the Gophers from earning their fourth consecutive conference championship. And of course, both the Spartans (7-22-3 overall, 3-13-2 Big Ten) and Gophers (22-10-2, 13-5-0-0) are eager to build some momentum and get their games at the highest level possible going into the upcoming Big Ten Tournament.
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Spartans Knock Off No. 13 Ohio State on the Road
Propelled by a four-goal first period, the Michigan State hockey team topped 13th-ranked Ohio State, 5-4, on Friday night at Value City Arena in Columbus. Cody Milan led the Spartans with a career-high three points, while Logan Lambdin had a season-high two goals. John Lethemon made 26 saves in net for the Spartans.
Source: Michigan State Official Athletic Site
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Spartan Hockey All-Access “Don’t Blink”
The “Senior Episode” of Spartan Hockey All-Access details the guys that make up this year’s graduating class and highlights their time in East Lansing.
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MSU hockey takes on the Buckeyes looking to salvage a win
With four games remaining in the 2016-17 regular season, the MSU hockey team will conclude their season series with No. 13 Ohio State this weekend. The weekend marks the second series of the season between the two teams in the last three weeks.
Source: The State News
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Neil’s Notebook: Spartans Back on the Road With Trip to OSU
Michigan State is back on the road this weekend, a place for some strange reason or another, the Spartans feel more at home than actually do at home. MSU seems to enjoy the challenge of playing in hostile environments, frustrating the home team and coming away with surprising victories.
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Hockey Recap, Looking forward to the Rest of the Season
Michigan State was handed two crushing losses from a strong Penn State program. The last home series of the season was yet another blemish for the MSU seniors.
Source: The Only Colors
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Spartans Travel to No. 13 Ohio State
The Spartans complete their season series with Ohio State by traveling to Columbus to meet the 13th-ranked Buckeyes for the second time in the last three weekends.
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Spartans Drop Home Finale to No. 11 Penn State
No. 11 Penn State used three first-period goals en route to a 4-1 win over the Michigan State hockey team on Saturday night at Munn Ice Arena.
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Late Surge Gets No. 11 Penn State Past Spartans
A power-play goal with 4:33 to play in the third period snapped a 2-2 tie and helped push No. 11 Penn State past Michigan State, 4-2, on Friday night at Munn Ice Arena.
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MSU hockey hosts Senior Day amidst rematching Penn State
The MSU hockey team concludes their final homestand of the season this weekend as the Spartans face off against No. 11 Penn State for the second series between the two conference opponents of the 2016-17 campaign.
Source: The State News
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Neil’s Notebook: Spartans Face High-Scoring Penn State in Home Finale
One week after facing the second-highest scoring team in the nation in Ohio State, Michigan States get another chance to try to contain another team that is offensively dynamic. Welcome in Penn State, the No. 1 scoring team in college hockey, one that averages 4.18 goals and 46.14 shots on goal per game. MSU knows all about the Nittany Lions, which swept the Spartans, 5-2 and 5-3, on Jan. 13-14 at Pegula Arena in University Park, Pa.
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Spartans Host No. 11 Penn State in Final Home Series
The Spartans host No. 11 Penn State this weekend in their final home series of the season. MSU is 1-3-1 over the last five games with all three losses coming by just one goal.
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Spartans Fall to Ohio State, 4-3
For the second straight night, the Michigan State hockey team came out on the wrong side of a one-goal game with No. 14 Ohio State as the Buckeyes topped the Spartans, 4-3, on Saturday at Munn Ice Arena.