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  • Originally posted by wsummers View Post
    ASU website does not currently list MSU on their schedule although they announced it earlier. They have 34 games scheduled, but 2 are exempt so they can add two more.

    Cole doesn’t like home hockey on home football weekends...so it looks like there is some shuffling going on....
    ASU announced the series is now December 14-15. I would expect Cornell to be November 1-2 which is a football bye week.

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    • Re: Spartan Hockey 2018-2019 - Preparing for Glory

      Looks like incoming freshman Josh Nodler was drafted in the 5th round by Calgary this weekend.

      Would certainly be nice if we could find these players coming to EL again. Our roster used to be littered with drafted players.
      Last edited by Pirateasaur; 06-23-2019, 08:31 AM.

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      • Re: Spartan Hockey 2018-2019 - Preparing for Glory

        Some great news! Tom and Lupe Izzo have donated 1.1 million to the Munn expansion project! https://msuspartans.com/news/2019/6/...hing-band.aspx

        Ii’m not sure if that is split between a couple of the other things mentioned or all for Munn but it will go towards upgrading the locker room, weight room and other training areas.

        This, I have long believed, is most essential for bringing Munn up to speed with modern rinks and for recruiting purposes. My playing days ended a decade ago and even back then Munn’s inner workings felt out of date and inadequate compared to other college rinks I was able to see over the years.

        It’s also great to see the support from other sports. Our Basketball and football programs seem to pal around a lot so it’s great to see hockey get in there.
        Last edited by Pirateasaur; 06-24-2019, 03:10 PM.

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        • Re: Spartan Hockey 2018-2019 - Preparing for Glory

          Originally posted by Pirateasaur View Post
          Some great news! Tom and Lupe Izzo have donated 1.1 million to the Munn expansion project! https://msuspartans.com/news/2019/6/...hing-band.aspx

          Ii’m not sure if that is split between a couple of the other things mentioned or all for Munn but it will go towards upgrading the locker room, weight room and other training areas.

          This, I have long believed, is most essential for bringing Munn up to speed with modern rinks and for recruiting purposes. My playing days ended a decade ago and even back then Munn’s inner workings felt out of date and inadequate compared to other college rinks I was able to see over the years.

          It’s also great to see the support from other sports. Our Basketball and football programs seem to pal around a lot so it’s great to see hockey get in there.
          They got rid of the donation counter the last year of Anastos because it was doing so poorly. Then an article last year said Cole had already raised 7-8 million for the project. I wonder if donations stalled and this is another way to jump start it or if this is getting them near the finish line.
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          • Re: Spartan Hockey 2018-2019 - Preparing for Glory

            No Canadian exhibition this year.

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            Go Tigers, Go Packers, Go Red Wings, Go Pistons

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            • Originally posted by Spartanforlife4 View Post
              No Canadian exhibition this year.

              Hmm, unfortunate. Maybe we can still schedule one? Not sure how that works.

              No official home game until November and a very away heavy schedule to start the year. We’re gonna have to wait a long time to get much of a taste of this year’s team in person.

              I am glad they filled that bye week with the U-18 team, though.

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              • Re: Spartan Hockey 2018-2019 - Preparing for Glory

                We finally have some hockey news. Per MSU hockey Twitter, we will host Western Ontario for an exhibition on oct 7th.

                Always good to have a bit of a tune up. This is also nice because we have so few opportunities to see the team in person the first several weeks of the season.

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                • Originally posted by Pirateasaur View Post
                  We finally have some hockey news. Per MSU hockey Twitter, we will host Western Ontario for an exhibition on oct 7th.

                  Always good to have a bit of a tune up. This is also nice because we have so few opportunities to see the team in person the first several weeks of the season.
                  Not crazy about Monday night games, but I plan to be there.

                  Other news from a few weeks ago....Pierce Charleson from Brooks Bandits has committed for 2020...we now have 2 goalies for that year. Will be interesting to see if both arrive together or if one is told to wait.

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                  • Re: Spartan Hockey 2018-2019 - Preparing for Glory

                    Looking forward to what the upcoming exhibition signals (start of the college hockey season!), as much as determining what can be taken away from the game itself, depending upon who Cole rosters not to mention the competition.

                    WSummers, I saw that news about the AJHL goalie recruit. I say keep 'em coming until we achieve that elusive consistency in net.

                    Finally, here's one of the first previews I've seen which seems fairly spot on in its simplicity: https://thegopherhockeyblog.blogspot...y-preview.html

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                    • Originally posted by FLHockeyMom View Post
                      Looking forward to what the upcoming exhibition signals (start of the college hockey season!), as much as determining what can be taken away from the game itself, depending upon who Cole rosters not to mention the competition.

                      WSummers, I saw that news about the AJHL goalie recruit. I say keep 'em coming until we achieve that elusive consistency in net.

                      Finally, here's one of the first previews I've seen which seems fairly spot on in its simplicity: https://thegopherhockeyblog.blogspot...y-preview.html
                      That blog hit on something I was planning to bring up for discussion as the season nears and that’s who is going to replace Hirose on the top line. Ideally one of the freshman could step in and be productive but if that is the case I hope we use that to create a 2nd line that’s a scoring threat as opposed to stacking the first line because I don’t see much offense emerging where it didn’t exist last year(lines 2-4.) An interesting idea is that Keefer did replace Hirose in a game last year and the KKL line still hummed. Seeing as how he wasn’t a regular in the lineup, I can see how that may be unlikely but on the other hand, I doubt Cole just threw a dart at a board with that choice.

                      But using my head and not my heart, I just don’t see how this returning roster is going to increase scoring in Hirose’s absence and we may struggle to even match last season’s numbers.

                      Where I do think we can improve greatly is defense and goaltending. We lose Osburn but are overall much more experienced. Maybe we’ll see big leaps from Cesana and the Krygiers.
                      Last edited by Pirateasaur; 08-24-2019, 11:00 AM.

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                      • Re: Spartan Hockey 2018-2019 - Preparing for Glory

                        Originally posted by Pirateasaur View Post
                        But using my head and not my heart, I just don’t see how this returning roster is going to increase scoring in Hirose’s absence and we may struggle to even match last season’s numbers.

                        Where I do think we can improve greatly is defense and goaltending. We lose Osburn but are overall much more experienced. Maybe we’ll see big leaps from Cesana and the Krygiers.
                        More than one F is going to have to step up, that's for sure. I have high hopes for Nodler being one of them based on his USHL success.

                        As far as defense and goaltending are concerned, I was pleasantly surprised with Christian Krygier's performance at the recently concluded World Junior Summer Showcase. While I'd be surprised if he made the final WJC team in December, and it's probably just as well if he doesn't since that leaves a large hole to fill in the d corps, it still bodes well for MSU going forward. Unfortunately, IMO the same can't be said for DeRidder's performance at the WJSS.
                        Last edited by FLHockeyMom; 08-24-2019, 06:25 PM.

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                        • Originally posted by Pirateasaur View Post
                          That blog hit on something I was planning to bring up for discussion as the season nears and that’s who is going to replace Hirose on the top line. Ideally one of the freshman could step in and be productive but if that is the case I hope we use that to create a 2nd line that’s a scoring threat as opposed to stacking the first line because I don’t see much offense emerging where it didn’t exist last year(lines 2-4.) An interesting idea is that Keefer did replace Hirose in a game last year and the KKL line still hummed. Seeing as how he wasn’t a regular in the lineup, I can see how that may be unlikely but on the other hand, I doubt Cole just threw a dart at a board with that choice.

                          But using my head and not my heart, I just don’t see how this returning roster is going to increase scoring in Hirose’s absence and we may struggle to even match last season’s numbers.

                          Where I do think we can improve greatly is defense and goaltending. We lose Osburn but are overall much more experienced. Maybe we’ll see big leaps from Cesana and the Krygiers.
                          I’d like to see a Jr or Sr added to the KL line. Then I’d put together a Fr So 2nd line with Nodler with the plan it would move to number 1 in a year.

                          I’m waiting to see a few games before making a judgment on this team.

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                          • Re: Spartan Hockey 2018-2019 - Preparing for Glory

                            Well, my KKL line plan might already be dead. Keefer is not listed on the roster on the athletic site. As far as I can tell, everyone else with eligibility remaining has returned.

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                            • Re: Spartan Hockey 2018-2019 - Preparing for Glory

                              Originally posted by Pirateasaur View Post
                              Well, my KKL line plan might already be dead. Keefer is not listed on the roster on the athletic site. As far as I can tell, everyone else with eligibility remaining has returned.
                              Keefer wouldn't have been on the top of my list of all the players to cut. And with only 26 players, I'm not sure there was any reason to make a cut, so one might assume this was a player decision. That having been said, there's no question Keefer fell out of favor between his frosh and soph seasons. It will be interesting to see where he lands. As I said, it's not a very deep roster with 26 players, so hopefully we don't have a lot of injuries. And with only 3 frosh, we can only hope Cole is saving his powder for a deep recruiting class for next season.

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                              • Re: Spartan Hockey 2018-2019 - Preparing for Glory

                                https://***********/MSU_Hockey/statu...libGVfcmVjc18y

                                I'm LUVing this. Slater is a great addition to the staff and I think can make a big impact.

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