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Marin Klein is journalism major from Northborough, Massachusetts. She is focusing on sports and broadcast journalism. Marin plans to graduate in 2025 and hopes to be a hockey announcer. She currently works for Big Ten Student U as a a broadcaster and producer. She is also a director of the Spartan Sports Report, a student run studio show.
The sound of the horn echoing three different times in five minutes was the sound that ended Michigan State hockey’s season in devastating fashion. The Michigan Wolverines found their revenge on the season and moved on to its third consecutive Frozen Four after defeating Michigan State 5-2 in the regional finals in St. Louis.
The last time Michigan State hockey was in St. Louis, it walked away with a national championship in 2007. On Friday night, it inched one step closer, defeating the Western Michigan Broncos 5-4 in overtime thanks to Kalamazoo native, senior forward Jeremy Davidson.
That is roughly the time Michigan State hockey had to celebrate its first Big Ten championship title. Memories of the crowd, the cheers, and the joy will remain with the team, but it will get shelved for the time being. Now, the team sets its sights on the NCAA tournament as they prepare to travel to Maryland Heights, MO, to face off against formal CCHA rival, the Western Michigan Broncos.
Saturday, Mar. 23 will be a date now etched in history for the Michigan State hockey team. The roar from the 6,555 fans in attendance after freshman defenseman Patrick Geary scored the overtime winner against the Michigan Wolverines for the Big Ten championship title will echo through the halls of Munn Ice Arena for years to come. The Spartan’s 5-4 win will mark the team’s first Big Ten postseason title and their first postseason title since 2006. “I got the puck and our third goalie Jon Mor just told me to shoot it, so I just put my head down and ripped it and looked up last second just to see it go in,” Geary said.
When Adam Nightingale was announced as the head coach of Michigan State hockey, there were always high hopes. However, this was a team that would be rebuilding itself and its identity. Now, 22 months later, the recently announced Big Ten Coach of the Year and his squad prepare to face off in the Big Ten Championship against none other than the Michigan Wolverines.
The No. 1 seed Spartans start their postseason campaign against the No. 7 seed Ohio State Buckeyes this Saturday. After a big victory over No. 2 seed Wisconsin to move on in the tournament, the Buckeyes came into East Lansing just as hot as they did the last time after they swept Wisconsin.
After clinching its first-ever Big Ten regular season title, the Michigan State hockey team looked to sustain its intensity to finish off the series against the Wisconsin Badgers. However, the Badgers were not ready to be swept, once again, by the newly crowned Big Ten champions and took the 4-1 victory on their senior night.
After a win in Ann Arbor, No. 9 Michigan State met rival No. 11 Michigan in Detroit for the annual Duel in the D in front of a record-breaking 18,410 fans on Saturday night.
After a 4-1 loss to the Fighting Irish on night one, Michigan State hockey was looking to bounce back and earn a split on the weekend. Michigan State got back to playing its game and proved it with a 4-0 shutout and achieving a program-best 12 Big Ten wins.
The No. 8 Michigan State hockey team traveled to South Bend for game one of a two-game series against Notre Dame. After sweeping the Fighting Irish at home back in December, Michigan State came into the weekend feeling like it had the upper hand. However the Fighting Irish, on a three-game win streak, would not go down easily.