MSU Blue Line Club Supporting Spartan Hockey Since 1962 NEWSLETTER • VOL. 1, 2018-19 Ready to Roll Dear MSU Blue Line Club,

It was a great summer, but hockey season is the best time of the year and is back.

The team had a very good spring and summer prepping for the year. Once classes began we were able to get on the ice 4 hours a week and it has been good to get back to work. The team is starting from a better place than last year and we like the progress of both the returners and the newcomers.

The plan to renovate Munn is moving along well and the objective is to begin construction next summer. Fundrais- ing has been excellent and put us in that position. The renovation will be outside of the footprint of Munn, so it will not obstruct with games during the 2019-20 season. This summer we made some improvements to Munn that you may notice. The white border around the concourse was re-painted, the interior doors have been re-done with either a logo or some photos, the banners were replaced and updated, and we added lights in all of the corners near the concession stands. The lights should be very notice- able as you move around the concourse.

The first series will be a good one against a strong NMU team. They return most of their team and the majority of their top scorers. We have some great competition for ice time with our squad and the guys are excited to get playing. We look forward to facing off and also to seeing you at our luncheon Friday, Oct. 12.

Go Green!

Coach Cole Congrats to our newest letter jacket owners!

Nine players and two managers received their letter jackets on Sept. 27 at MSU’s annual Hall of Fame and Letter Jacket ceremony at the Whar- ton Center. Tommy Apap, Gianluca Esteves, Aus- tin Kamer, David Keefer, Mitchell Lewandowski, Tommy Miller, Jake Smith, Brody Stevens and Spencer Wright all received their jackets from head coach and athletics director Bill Beekman. 2018-19 Schedule From the Notepad of the Blue Line Club President OCTOBER Welcome MSU hockey fans! Sun. 7 UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR (Exhib.) W, 3-1 Fri. 12 NORTHERN 7 p.m. Sat. 13 NORTHERN MICHIGAN 7:30 p.m. This will be the second year for our head coach Danton Cole with assistants Fri. 26 at Cornell 7 p.m. Sat. 27 at Cornell 7 p.m. and Joe Exter. Under their strong leadership our boys will excel this season. NOVEMBER Fri. 2 FERRIS STATE 7 p.m. Sat. 3 at Ferris State 7:07 p.m. Come and bring a friend to all our games to increase our fan base and fill Fri. 9 at Arizona State 9:05 p.m. Sat. 10 at Arizona State 9:05 p.m. Munn with our student section/Munnsters. Fri. 16 NOTRE DAME * 7 p.m. Sat. 17 NOTRE DAME * TBD Fri. 23 at Minnesota * 8 p.m. FS North Go Green! See you at the Game - Sat. 24 at Minnesota * 8 p.m. FS North + Fri. 30 MICHIGAN * 7 p.m. Doug Thorne DECEMBER Sat. 1 at Michigan * 7:30 p.m. Fri. 7 at Wisconsin * 8 p.m. Sat. 8 at Wisconsin * 8 p.m. FS + 2018-19 Danton Cole Radio Show Dates Sat. 15 U.S. NATIONAL TEAM DEV. PROGRAM (Exhib.) 7 p.m. All shows will take place at 7 p.m. at Reno’s East and can be heard 54th Annual from anywhere at SpartanSportsNetwork.com or the SSN24/7 Sun. 30 Lake Superior State [1] 4:00 p.m. Mon. 31 Michigan or Michigan Tech [1] 11:30 a.m./2:30 p.m. FS Detroit mobile app.

JANUARY Fri. 4 OHIO STATE * TBD BTN Tuesday, Oct. 9 Wednesday, Jan. 9 Sat. 5 OHIO STATE * 8 p.m. BTN Tuesday, Oct. 16 Tuesday, Jan. 15 Fri. 11 at Penn State * 8 p.m. BTN Sat. 12 at Penn State * 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23 Wednesday, Jan. 23 Sat. 19 MINNESOTA * 5:30 p.m. BTN Monday, Oct. 29 Tuesday, Jan. 29 Sun. 20 MINNESOTA * 5 p.m. BTN Monday, Nov. 5 Monday, Feb. 4 Fri. 25 at Notre Dame * 7:30 p.m. Sat. 26 at Notre Dame * 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13 Monday, Feb. 11 Tuesday, Nov. 20 Tuesday, Feb. 19 FEBRUARY Fri. 1 WISCONSIN * 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26 Tuesday, Feb. 26 Sat. 2 WISCONSIN * 5:30 p.m. BTN Tuesday, Dec. 4 Wednesday, March 6 Fri. 8 at Michigan * 7:30 pm. Sat. 9 Michigan * [1] 7 p.m. FS Detroit Tuesday, Dec. 11 (Ugly Sweater Show) Tuesday, March 12 Fri. 15 PENN STATE * 7 p.m. Sat. 16 PENN STATE * 7 p.m.

MARCH Fri. 1 at Ohio State * 6:30 p.m. BTN Sat. 2 at Ohio State * 5 p.m. Big Ten Tournament Fri.-Sun. 8-10 Quarterfinals (Best of three) Sat. 16 Semifinals Sat. 23 Championship

* - Big Ten game All times ET [1] - Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Mich.

A few things you may not know about this year’s roster...

• Left-hand shots - 17 ... Right-hand shots - 8 Miss the Green & White Game or exhibition vs. Windsor? You might notice a few tweeks to the jerseys this season! They’ve got a familiar look and there’s • For the second straight year MSU has just three seniors also a new second home jersey! • Freshman Wojciech Stachowiak is the first player from Poland to play for the Spartans and just the third European 2018-19 MSUFCU Games (Villiam Haag, Sweden; Geir Hoff, Norway)

• Christian and Cole Krygier are the first set of twins to play There will be five MSUFCU games this year. For any of the games listed be- for the Spartans low, just show your MSUFCU card at the door and get a free ticket for you and a guest: Oct. 12 vs. Northern Michigan; Nov. 2 vs. Ferris State; Dec. 15 vs. • The Spartans have just three seniors - that’s tied for the fewest of any team in the country USNTDP; Jan. 4 vs. Ohio State; Jan. 20 vs. Minnesota.

MSU Blue Line Club • Supporting Spartan Hockey Since 1962 Spartans on NHL Opening Night Rosters A total of six Spartans were on opening MARK YOUR night rosters: Justin Abdelkader (), Derek Grant (Pittsburgh Penguins), Duncan Keith (), Torey CALENDAR! Krug (), () and Jeff Petry (Montreal Canadiens). UPCOMING EVENTS

Tuesday, Oct. 9th >> The first Danton Cole Radio Show of the year will take place at 7 p.m. at Reno’s East.

Friday, Oct. 12 >> The first Blue Line Club Luncheon of the year will take place at Old Chicago in Okemos (1938 Grand River Ave.). The doors open at 11 a.m.; food is served at 11:30 a.m.; and the program begins at noon. The cost is $15 for pizza and a soft drink.

Saturday, Oct. 13 >> The freshmen and junior classes will sign autographs on the concourse following the game.

>> Parents reception at Reno’s East following the game. Keep an eye out for a few new improvements at Munn made this past summer - new banners, along with new graphics and lighting around the concourse. Saturday, Nov. 3 >> Bus trip to Big Rapids for the Ferris State game (estimated cost is $30 per person). Email Tamara to sign up - [email protected]

Saturday, Nov. 17 >> Food Drive - we’ll be accepting non- perishable items at the game.

>> The sophomore and senior classes will sign autographs on the concourse following the game.

Friday, Nov. 30 Want to learn more about the freshmen? Head over to the hockey page at >> Blue Line Club Luncheon - MSUSpartans.com to check out our Meet the Rookies video series. Just click on the Hall of Fame Cafe “More Videos” tab at the bottom of the page and then search by hockey. Friday, Feb. 15 >> Blue Line Club Luncheon - Pizza House

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MEMBERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES MEMBERSHIP ALSO Student ($10) K-12, secondary or post-secondary INCLUDES Membership includes: pin, card, two $2 off concession coupons for Munn Arena • Opportunities to purchase exclusive Single ($30) Spartan hockey team Individual person and Blue Line Club gear Membership includes: pin, card, two $2 off concession coupons for Munn Arena • Exclusive group tours of Family ($40) Parents/Parents with children under age 18 Membership includes: up to three pins, membership cards for each family • Special events, including member and six $2 off concession coupons for Munn Arena luncheons and post- Names of family members: game receptions

• Road game ticket assistance Additional Pins ($5 each) • Discounts at select area Membership packet will be available for pick up at the first and subsequent hockey games restaurants

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A direct donation to the hockey program can be made through the Spartan Fund at MSUSpartans.com/spartanfund