What Next?
The upcoming opening at Michigan State does not hurt for candidates. Sorting out who will be the Spartans’ third head coach of the last 50 years will be the current one, Ron Mason. Steve Klein, who knows him well, gives his perspective.
The upcoming opening at Michigan State does not hurt for candidates. Sorting out who will be the Spartans’ third head coach of the last 50 years will be the current one, Ron Mason. Steve Klein, who knows him well, gives his perspective.
Michigan State head coach Ron Mason addressed the media on Monday, to discuss his decision to resign after the season to accept the job as the school’s athletic director. Mason is college hockey’s all-time winningest coach.
Ron Mason, college hockey’s all-time winningest coach, will step down after 23 years behind the bench at Michigan State to become the school’s 16th athletic director.
Years in the thinking, months in the making, Saturday’s “Outdoor Game” was a spectacular display of the power and popularity of college hockey in the state of Michigan, and could be a trendsetter in the hockey world at large.
I Among ten stationary players,The only moving thingWas the eye of the Ryan Miller. You’ve heard the noise. Ryan Miller didn’t deserve the Hobey because of the defense in front of him. Michigan State doesn’t score enough goals. The Spartans play boring hockey. Blah, blah, blah. Sure, they’re ranked No. 1, but Michigan State — … Read more
Saturday’s record-shattering contest between Michigan and Michigan State has been long in the making. “The Outdoor Game,” nee “The Cold War,” opens the CCHA season in a unique way. Paula C. Weston previews the battle.
Michigan and Michigan State have agreed to take next season’s first meeting outdoors in an attempt to set the world record for hockey attendance, according to the Detroit News.
Michigan State goalie Ryan Miller, who recently won the Hobey Baker Award in just his sophomore season, was named winner of the USA Hockey College Player of the Year. He will be among 11 athletes, coaches, officials, administrators and volunteers honored at a banquet June 9 for their “excellence, dedication and contributions to the sport … Read more
Michigan State goaltender Ryan Miller, who backstopped the Spartans into the Frozen Four as the number-one team in the nation, was named the winner of the Hobey Baker Memorial Award Friday. Ryan Miller won the Hobey Baker Friday, only the second goaltender to do so. Miller shattered the NCAA record for career shutouts in just … Read more
All season long, Ryan Miller made the big stops for Michigan State. Friday, the sophomore made one more — accepting the Hobey Baker Award. Chris Lerch reports.
For Michigan State, it was a familiar, unhappy end. The Spartans were eliminated from the NCAA tournament Thursday by North Dakota, marking the eighth straight NCAA bid in which MSU has failed to reach the title game. Chris Lerch reports.
The Hobey Baker Memorial Award won’t be handed out until Friday, April 6, but the identity of the winner may be decided this weekend. Dave Hendrickson reviews three of the top candidates in the context of the NCAA regionals.
Despite 32 wins and a lofty national ranking, a certain reputation surrounds Michigan State, one which can be summed up in a single word: bor-ing! In a special feature, Steve Klein breaks down the Spartans and finds that the number-one team in the land is anything but.
Michigan State freshman center Jeremy Jackson has been dismissed from the team due to “accountability issues in the classroom and with the team.”
Former Hobey Baker Award winner Kip Miller has finally found an NHL home. He remembers his time at Michigan State, and looks forward to the future. Adam Wodon reports.
Archrivals face off in Ann Arbor as Michigan and Michigan State vie for CCHA bragging rights. Scott Brown reports.
OSU head coach John Markell recently quipped, “Michigan State lost their best goaltender last season–Mike Weaver.” Gone from the Spartan ranks is Weaver (0-8–8, +17), the last of a long line of great stay-at-home defenders that included Jeff Kozakowski and Tyler Harlton. Even head coach Ron Mason can read some of this writing on the … Read more
After Shawn Horcoff picked up conference honors in an unprecedented five categories, Billy Jaffe quipped, “Thank you for coming to the 2000 Shawn Horcoff Awards–I mean, CCHA Awards Banquet.” Horcoff could be a household name around the CCHA, but the rest of the nation may be asking: Shawn who? Horcoff, the Spartan senior captain from … Read more
Michigan State senior Shawn Horcoff won an unprecedented five laurels to highlight the 2000 CCHA Awards, presented Thursday, March 16, at the Fox Theatre in Detroit. Horcoff Fellow Spartans Joe Blackburn, Ryan Miller, and Mike Weaver, who picked up two plaques, accompanied Horcoff as Michigan State led all CCHA teams in postseason accolades. Michigan’s Jeff … Read more
As you might expect, Tyler Harlton’s college career was filled with highlights and disappointments. But the environment he found at Michigan State, he knows, is something that may never be recaptured. And when Harlton looks around pro hockey, he sees many of his old friends enjoying great success. He uses that as inspiration to improve … Read more