Spartan Hockey - Silver Linings edition

[Spartanforlife4]

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We had to do that in 2011, too. The next couple weeks are favorable, but this four series streak with PSU thru NMU was supposed to be favorable, and so far the result is 1-3 so I'm not going to have high hopes.

[Pirateasaurus]

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I just want March/April to get here. I can't help but feel like the team does, too.

[owslachief]

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What probably sucks the most is, if everything stays the way it is right now, you'll end up going to Alaska twice in two weeks. That's just insult to injury to end the last season in the CCHA.

Somehow that seems just.

[owslachief]

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Recruiting update: Granted it helps having Cammarata as a teammate, but here's J.T. Stenglein's line for the 4 games leading up to Friday's game for his team, Waterloo:
1/18 vs. Cedar Rapids: 2 3 - 5 +4
1/19 vs. Dubuque: 1 1 - 2 +2
1/25 vs. Tri-City 1 1 - 2 0
1/26 vs. Omaha 1 3 - 4 +2
Just to mix things up he drew 15 minutes and an ejection on Friday and so didn't play Saturday.

[owslachief]

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*****, ****-*** **** Hall. *** Langseth **** **** the ***!!!

**** **!

[aallenpollreisz]

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Per Heisenberg, a new MSU commitment for next season: Thomas Ebbing, a 1994 center from Troy. 11-8-19 with the Chicago Steel of the USHL. I'm pretty sure he's a former Bowling Green commitment.

[aallenpollreisz]

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I hate to be that guy, but this year's MSU team is nine losses away from being the losingest team in program history. MSU would have to lose its next seven and get swept out of the CCHA playoffs for that to happen, which, IMO, seems like a bit of a longshot.

That said, I'm having all sorts of trouble finding another win or two on the schedule.

[Pirateasaurus]

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Per Heisenberg, a new MSU commitment for next season: Thomas Ebbing, a 1994 center from Troy. 11-8-19 with the Chicago Steel of the USHL. I'm pretty sure he's a former Bowling Green commitment.

Nice, but do we not already have a bit of a logjam at forward next year? I think we only lose 3 forwards and now have 4 incoming freshman along with D. Chelios returning and Connor Wood coming off of a redshirt.

[owslachief]

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Nice, but do we not already have a bit of a logjam at forward next year? I think we only lose 3 forwards and now have 4 incoming freshman along with D. Chelios returning and Connor Wood coming off of a redshirt.

One of the three heretofore LOI'd forwards may not be in a Spartan uni next fall.

[Spartanforlife4]

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I hate to be that guy, but this year's MSU team is nine losses away from being the losingest team in program history. MSU would have to lose its next seven and get swept out of the CCHA playoffs for that to happen, which, IMO, seems like a bit of a longshot.

That said, I'm having all sorts of trouble finding another win or two on the schedule.

Hooray! Not the worst team in school history!!!

[owslachief]

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Long-reported on USHL's website, Heisenberg now has former Orchard Lake - St. Mary's forward 1996-born Cody Milan verbally committing to MSU. 6'2, 175. As the program is rumored to be on its way down the tubes, there's a bit of size coming the next 3 years up the pipeline.

[aallenpollreisz]

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Hooray! Not the worst team in school history!!!

Well, they can still tie for the worst. That said, I'm feeling a bit of optimism after Saturday. Nice to finally get back into the win column.

[aallenpollreisz]

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Long-reported on USHL's website, Heisenberg now has former Orchard Lake - St. Mary's forward 1996-born Cody Milan verbally committing to MSU. 6'2, 175. As the program is rumored to be on its way down the tubes, there's a bit of size coming the next 3 years up the pipeline.

His stats aren't great: 4-6-10 in 28 games and a -6. That said, he was, I think, a first round pick in the USHL draft, and, as noted, the kid already has some decent size for a 16-year-old.

[owslachief]

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His stats aren't great: 4-6-10 in 28 games and a -6. That said, he was, I think, a first round pick in the USHL draft, and, as noted, the kid already has some decent size for a 16-year-old.

True, but he's not yet 17 and this is his first season out of prep. Let's see what his jr's numbers are in 2013-14.

[aallenpollreisz]

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Doing some math, and perhaps this is a positive of the new B1G hockey conference: During my time at MSU, I saw, either in person or through the miracle of the internet, MSU hockey play Northern Michigan 17 times. I recall just about every game being horrendous in some particular way.

If I never saw another NMU v. MSU series after this weekend, I'd be totally fine with that.