SSEASONEASON IINN RREVIEWEVIEW ONE FOCUS | VICTORY FOR MSU ONE FOCUS | VICTORY FOR MSU 7755 22010-11010-11 22010-11010-11 RRESULTSESULTS IINDIVIDUALNDIVIDUAL SSTATISTICSTATISTICS MSU MSU GOALIE MSU/OPPMSU MSU MSU OPP MSU OVERALL CONFERENCE Date Result Opponent GWG (MP/Svs/GA) SOG PP PK PIM PIM A . RECORD OCTOBER Name GP G A Pts Sh +/- Pen-Min PP SH GW GP G A Pts Sh +/-Pen-Min GW PP SH Thu. 14 T, 4-4 (OT) # 6/8 MAINE Palmisano (65/38/4) 38/41 2-8 2-5 8/19 11/33 5174 0-0-1, 0-0-027 Derek Grant 38 8 25 33 102 +1 18-44 2 1 1 28 7 17 24 76 +1 12-24 1 1 1 Fri. 15 W, 3-2 # 6/8 MAINE Gazley Palmisano (60/28/2) 21/30 0-7 8-10 10/20 7/14 5679 1-0-1, 0-0-011 Bre Perlini 38 18 12 30 114 0 6-12 3 0 3 28 11 12 23 81 0 5-10 1 0 2 Fri. 22 T, 1-1 (OT) # # 9/9 ALASKA * Palmisano (65/27/1) 31/28 0-4 3-4 4/8 4/8 5963 1-0-2, 0-0-1-0 Sat. 23 W, 4-1 # 9/9 ALASKA * Krug Palmisano (60/18/1) 31/19 2-7 3-3 5/10 9/29 4198 2-0-2, 1-0-1-044 Torey Krug 38 11 17 28 105 -6 28-59 7 0 2 28 10 9 19 76 -4 22-44 6 0 2 Fri. 29 T, 4-4 (OT) ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE Palmisano (65/28/4) 38/32 0-6 5-6 6/12 6/12 4829 2-0-3, 1-0-1-010 Dus n Gazley 38 11 15 26 109 +5 17-42 3 0 2 28 4 11 15 76 0 10-28 1 0 0 Sat. 30 W, 2-1 ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE Grassi Palmisano (60/18/1) 29/19 2-6 5-6 7/14 6/12 4886 3-0-3, 1-0-1-09 Daultan Leveille 34 8 10 18 92 -3 9-18 3 0 2 26 5 8 13 66 -7 5-10 2 0 2 16 Dean Chelios 36 8 6 14 71 -4 6-20 0 0 1 27 6 6 12 49 -2 5-18 0 0 1 NOVEMBER Fri. 5 L, 3-4 at Western Michigan * Palmisano (59/26/3) 25/30 0-1 1-2 3/6 2/4 2458 3-1-3, 1-1-1-042 Jake Chelios 37 8 6 14 58 0 17-34 4 0 0 27 6 2 8 42 -3 16-32 3 0 0 Sat. 6 L, 1-3 at Western Michigan * Palmisano (60/21/2) 20/24 1-4 2-2 6/20 7/14 4017 3-2-3, 1-2-1-091 Zach Golembiewski 27 2 10 12 33 -1 2-4 1 0 0 18 0 7 7 22 -2 1-2 0 0 0 Fri. 12 L, 3-4 (OT) OHIO STATE * Palmisano (61/35/4) 34/39 2-2 6-6 6/12 2/4 6090 3-3-3, 1-3-1-086 Greg Wolfe 31 3 8 11 31 -4 2-4 2 0 0 23 3 6 9 25 -2 1-2 2 0 0 Sat. 13 W, 4-0 OHIO STATE * Perlini Palmisano (60/22/0) 30/22 1-5 4-4 6/12 7/14 5453 4-3-3, 2-3-1-0 23 Ma Grassi 27 1 10 11 28 +5 8-24 1 0 1 20 0 8 8 16 +2 7-22 0 0 0 Fri. 19 L, 2-6 at # 11/11 Notre Dame * Palmisano (40/13/5) 19/31 0-3 4-5 6/12 4/8 2859 4-4-3, 2-4-1-0 Yanakeff (20/12/1) 13 Mike Merrifi eld 29 4 4 8 30 +2 6-20 1 1 0 20 3 2 5 19 +1 4-16 1 0 0 Sat. 20 L, 2-4 at # 11/11 Notre Dame * Yanakeff (60/19/3) 20/23 1-7 3-4 6/12 6/18 2721 4-5-3, 2-5-1-018 Kevin Walrod 28 3 5 8 37 -3 8-16 0 0 0 20 1 4 5 28 -3 6-12 0 0 0 Tues. 23 L, 0-3 # 17/RV FERRIS STATE * Palmisano (59/24/2) 27/27 0-4 3-3 5-10 6-12 5107 4-6-3, 2-6-1-05 Brock Shelgren 38 4 3 7 28 -4 13-26 1 0 0 28 2 2 4 17 -3 7-14 1 0 0 Fri. 26 W, 5-2 at #15/15 Minnesota Perlini Palmisano (60/29/2) 29/31 2-4 2-3 4/16 4/8 9798 5-6-3, 2-6-1-0 22 Lee Reimer 29 2 5 7 30 0 4-8 0 0 0 21 1 2 3 16 -2 2-4 0 0 0 Sat. 27 L, 1-4 at #16/RV Wisconsin Palmisano (60/26/4) 22/30 1-3 4-5 7/14 5/10 14012 5-7-3, 2-6-1-0 21 Anthony Hayes 33 1 6 7 42 -6 11-33 0 0 0 25 1 4 5 34 -6 5-10 0 0 0 DECEMBER 8 Chris Forfar 37 2 4 6 60 -3 14-28 0 0 1 28 2 3 5 53 -1 13-26 0 0 1 Fri. 3 W, 3-2 at # 20/RV Ferris State * Krug Palmisano (60/32/2) 22/34 0-6 4-4 4/8 6/12 2417 6-7-3, 3-6-1-017 Ma Crandell 38 0 6 6 47 -2 10-20 0 0 0 28 0 2 2 27 -4 7-14 0 0 0 Sat. 4 L, 0-1 (OT) # 20/RV FERRIS STATE * Palmisano (64/30/1) 28/31 0-3 4-4 5/10 4/8 4875 6-8-3, 3-7-1-0 14 Zach Josepher 20 0 6 6 21 0 7-14 0 0 0 16 0 6 6 17 -1 6-12 0 0 0 Sat. 11 L, 0-5 at # 12/12 Michigan * Palmisano (60/24/5) 34/29 0-5 1-4 6/12 7/14 113411 6-9-3, 3-8-1-0 (Big Chill at the Big House) 7 Tim Bu ery 37 2 3 5 24 -3 3-6 0 0 1 28 1 1 2 17 -1 3-6 0 0 1 4 Trevor Nill 29 1 2 3 33 -4 5-10 0 0 0 20 1 0 1 23 -3 2-4 0 0 0 Great Lakes Invita onal 19 Joey Shean 23 1 1 2 23 -3 8-16 0 0 1 17 1 1 2 19 -1 5-10 0 0 1 Wed. 29 L, 4-5 # 20/RV Colorado College % Palmisano (31/10/5) 35/23 1-5 4-4 4/8 5/10 7988 6-10-3, 3-8-1-0 29 Drew Palmisano 26 0 1 1 0 0 4-8 0 0 0 18 0 1 1 0 0 3-6 0 0 0 Yanakeff (28/8/0) Thurs. 30 W, 5-3 Michigan Tech % Gazley Yanakeff (60/22/3) 46/25 0-3 3-3 5/21 4/8 14718 7-10-3, 3-8-1-015 A.J. Sturges 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 - 37 Will Yanakeff 14 0 0 0 0 0 1-2 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 1-2 0 0 0 JANUARY TM Team 20 0 0 0 0 0 1-2 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 1-2 0 0 0 Fri. 7 W, 4-3 (OT) # 7/8 MICHIGAN * Leveille Yanakeff (62/37/3) 30/40 2-7 3-5 10/28 11/22 6561 8-10-3, 4-8-1-0 Total...... Sat. 8 L, 0-4 at # 7/8 Michigan * Palmisano (60/36/4) 28/40 0-2 3-5 6/12 3/6 6842 8-11-3, 4-9-1-0 Fri. 14 W, 4-0 at Lake Superior State * Leveille Yanakeff (60/27/0) 31/24 1-3 2-2 3/6 4/8 2720 9-11-3, 5-9-1-0 Sat. 15 T, 2-2 (OT) # at Lake Superior State * Yanakeff (65/34/2) 33/36 1-6 1-1 2/4 10/42 3366 9-11-4, 5-9-2-0 Fri. 21 W, 7-4 # 11/12 MIAMI * Forfar Palmisano (60/42/4) 22/46 2-6 3-4 6/12 8/27 6823 10-11-4, 6-9-2-0 38 98 165 263 1118 -33 208-470 28 2 15 28 65 114 179 799 -41 149-330 18 1 11 Sat. 22 L, 0-4 # 11/12 MIAMI * Palmisano (60/43/4) 26/47 0-6 4-7 9/18 8/16 5612 10-12-4, Opponents...... 38 107 178 285 1168 +21 222-516 32 5 19 28 75 118 193 866 +30 161-380 21 5 15

OVERALL CONFERENCE ## Name GP Minutes GA EN Avg Saves Pct W L T GP Minutes GA EN Avg Saves Pct W L T 37 Will Yanakeff 14 794:36 28 0 2.11 353 .927 6 5 1 11 624:01 21 0 2.02 293 .933 5 4 1 29 Drew Palmisano 26 1545:28 74 0 2.87 708 .905 9 14 3 18 1064:57 49 0 2.76 498 .910 6 11 1 TM EMPTY NET 20 10:05 0 5 0.00 0 .000 0 0 0 16 8:13 0 5 0.00 0 .000 0 0 0 6-10-2-0 Total...... 38 2350:09 107 5 2.73 1061 .908 15 19 4 28 1697:11 75 5 2.65 791 .913 11 15 2 Thu. 27 L, 1-2 at Ferris State * Palmisano (59/27/2) 20/29 1-6 3-4 6/12 4/8 1909 10-13-4, 6-11-2-0 Opponents...... 38 2350:09 98 3 2.50 1020 .912 19 15 4 28 1697:11 65 3 2.30 734 .919 15 11 2 Sat. 29 W, 2-1 vs. # 6/6 Michigan % * Shean Yanakeff (60/34/1) 30/35 1-2 2-2 5/10 4/8 17577 11-13-4, 7-11-2-0

FEBRUARY Fri. 4 W, 2-0 at Ohio State * Bu ery Yanakeff (60/32/0) 25/32 0-4 3-3 3/6 4/8 3790 12-13-4, 8-11-2-0 GOALS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 OT OT2 Total RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL Sat 5 L, 2-4 at Ohio State * Yanakeff (59/35/3) 28/39 0-5 5-6 8/16 7/14 4807 12-14-4; 8-12-2-0 Michigan State 35 27 35 1 0 98 ALL GAMES 15-19-4 8-6-3 5-12-1 2-1-0 Fri. 11 L, 2-4 NORTHERN MICHIGAN * Yanakeff (59/22/3) 52/26 1-5 1-2 7/22 9/18 4564 12-15-4, 8-13-2-0 Opponents 28 35 40 3 1 107 CONFERENCE 11-15-2 6-6-1 4-9-1 1-0-0 Sat. 12 L, 5-6 NORTHERN MICHIGAN * Palmisano (59/39/6) 30/45 0-3 1-2 5/18 6/20 4568 12-16-4, 8-14-2-0 NON-CONFERENCE 4-4-2 2-0-2 1-3-0 1-1-0 Fri 18 L, 1-4 at Alaska * Yanakeff (60/28/4) 30/32 0-2 2-3 5/10 4/8 3143 12-17-4, 8-15-2-0 Sat. 19 W, 6-2 at Alaska * Grant Palmisano (60/252/2) 35/24 2-4 4-4 5/10 5/10 3271 13-17-4, 9-15-2-0 SHOTS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 OT OT2 Total POWER PLAYS MSU OPP Fri. 25 W, 2-1 BOWLING GREEN * Perlini Yanakeff (60/16/1) 26/17 0-2 2-3 3/6 2/4 5,021 14-17-4, 10-15-2-0 Michigan State 358 408 319 32 1 1118 Goals-Power Plays 28-172 32-151 Sat. 26 W, 2-0 BOWLING GREEN * Chelios Palmisano (60/17/0) 32/17 0-3 3-3 6/12 6/12 5,590 15-17-4, 11-15-2-0 Opponents 388 374 377 27 2 1168 Conversion Percentage .163 .212

MARCH Fri. 4 L, 2-3 (OT) at Alaska ^ SHORT-HANDED MSU OPP Sat. 5 at Alaska ^ SAVES BY PERIOD 1 2 3 OT OT2 Total Goals-Shot A empts 2-23 5-40 Michigan State 360 339 337 24 1 1061 Shot Percentage .087 .125 Opponents 323 381 284 31 1 1020

* - CCHA Contest & - Great Lakes InvitaƟ onal # - Won Shootout % - Lost Shootout

7766 SPARTAN HOCKEY |1966, 1986, 2007 NCAA CHAMPIONS ONE FOCUS | VICTORY FOR MSU 7777 MISC. STATISTICS SHOOTOUT STATISTICS

FACEOFFS GP W L Pct SCORING BY CLASS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Oct. 22 vs. Alaska 22 Lee Reimer 29 118 78 .602 Opp G Pct. Freshmen GP G A P MSU UAF 13 Mike Merrifi eld 29 3 2 .600 D. Chelios 2 0 0.0% 1- D. Chelios (W) 2-Taranto (S) 2 Chris Sandmeyer 0 Wolfe 2 1 50.0% 11 Bre Perlini 38 79 77 .506 42 Jake Chelios 37 8 6 14 3-Wolfe(W) 4-Beck (G) 17 Ma Crandell 38 1 1 .500 Perlini 2 1 50.0% 5-Perlini (G) 6-Hohl (G) 22 Lee Reimer 29 2 5 7 Shean 1 0 0.0% 7 Tim Bu ery 37 1 1 .500 37 Will Yanakeff 14 0 9 Daultan Leveille 34 253 256 .497 Goaltending: 86 Greg Wolfe 31 3 8 11 Greenham: 0 sv, 1 GA Palmisano: 1sv, 2 GA 86 Greg Wolfe 31 97 99 .495 TOTALS 111 13 19 32 GOALTENDING 27 Derek Grant 38 159 164 .492 GA Saves Pct. 8 Chris Forfar 37 153 165 .481 Sophomores GP G A P Palmisano 1 0 0.0% 21 Anthony Hayes 33 254 280 .476 8 Chris Forfar 37 2 4 6 Yanakeff 2 1 33.3% Jan, 15 vs. Lake Superior 19 Joey Shean 23 27 32 .458 14 Zach Josepher 20 6 6 MSU LSS 91 Zach Golembiewski 27 10 13 .435 16 Dean Chelios 36 8 6 14 1- D. Chelios (S) 2- Schofi eld (G) 4 Trevor Nill 29 8 13 .381 18 Kevin Walrod 27 3 5 8 3- Wolfe (G) 4- Monardo (W) 10 Dus n Gazley 38 7 13 .350 21 Anthony Hayes 33 1 6 7 5- Perlini (W) 6- Acton (S) 7- Shean (S) 8- Power (G) 18 Kevin Walrod 28 3 6 .333 23 Ma Grassi 27 1 10 11 27 Derek Grant 38 8 25 33 ShooƟ ng ... 16 Dean Chelios 36 6 18 .250 44 Torey Krug 38 11 17 28 First Second Third Fourth Fi h 23 Ma Grassi 27 0 1 .000 91 Zach Golembiewski 27 2 10 12 Tropp 4 (1-3) 1 (0-1) Goaltending: 5 Brock Shelgren 38 0 1 .000 TOTALS 283 36 89 125 Rowe 6 (4-2) Kapalka: 2sv, 1 GA Yanakeff : 1sv, 2 GA Sucharski 2 (0-2) Juniors GP G A P Merrifi eld 1 (0-1) 1 (0-1) 4 Trevor Nill 29 1 2 3 Chelios 2 (1-1) 3 (0-3) 5 Brock Shelgren 28 4 3 7 Perlini 1 (0-1) 7 Tim Bu ery 37 2 3 5 Grant 1 (0-1) POWER PLAYS GP G A Pts Shots Pct 9 Daultan Leveille 38 8 10 18 44 Torey Krug 38 7 9 16 42 .16711 Bre Perlini 38 18 12 30 Key: (G) - Goal; (S) - Save; (W) - Wide 27 Derek Grant 38 2 9 11 24 .08313 Mike Merrifi eld 29 4 4 8 11 Bre Perlini 38 3 6 9 31 .09715 AJ Sturges 1 0 10 Dus n Gazley 38 3 5 8 12 .25017 Ma Crandell 38 6 6 29 Drew Palmisano 26 1 1 42 Jake Chelios 37 4 1 5 15 .267 2010-11 32 Kyle McMahon 0 86 Greg Wolfe 31 2 3 5 8 .250 TOTALS 264 37 41 78 HHONORONOR RROLLOLL 91 Zach Golembiewski 27 1 3 4 7 .143 23 Ma Grassi 27 1 3 4 7 .143Seniors GP G A P 9 Daultan Leveille 34 3 0 3 17 .17610 Dus n Gazely 38 11 15 26 Tim Bu ery (Jr, D) 14 Zach Josepher 20 0 2 2 6 .00019 Joey Shean 22 1 1 2 • Academic All-Big Ten Trevor Nill (Jr., F) 16 Dean Chelios 36 0 2 2 13 .000 TOTALS 60 12 16 28 • Hockey Humanitarian Finalist 13 Mike Merrifi eld 29 1 0 1 1 1.000 Jake Chelios (Fr, D) • MSU’s Amo Bessone Award 5 Brock Shelgren 38 1 0 1 3 .333 • Honorable Men on CCHA All-Rookie Team (athleƟ c, academic achievement and community involvement) 21 Anthony Hayes 33 0 1 1 3 .000 • Academic All-Big Ten Ma Crandell (Jr, D) 17 Ma Crandell 38 0 1 1 10 .000 • CCHA Ilitch Humanitarian Award • Academic All-Big Ten 22 Lee Reimer 29 0 1 1 2 .000 18 Kevin Walrod 28 0 0 0 1 .000 Bre Perlini (Jr., F) Chris Forfar (Jr, F) • MSU’s Outstanding Off ensive Player 19 Joey Shean 23 0 0 0 1 .000 • Academic All-Big Ten 8 Chris Forfar 37 0 0 0 2 .000PRIMARY VS. SECONDARY ASSISTS 7 Tim Bu ery 37 0 0 0 3 .000 Goals PA SA TP Dus n Gazley (Sr., F) Chris Sandmeyer (Fr., D) 4 Trevor Nill 29 0 0 0 1 .00027 Derek Grant 8 14 11 33 • MSU Outstanding Senior • MSU’s Goofus Award (team humorist) 11 Bre Perlini 18 7 5 30 • Academic All-Big Ten 44 Torey Krug 11 11 6 28 Joey Shean (Sr., F) 10 Dus n Gazley 11 10 5 26 Derek Grant (So., F) • MSU’s Blueline President’s Award (top senior GPA) 9 Daultan Leveille 8 7 3 18 • CCHA Off ensive Player of the Week (Nov. 15) • Academic All-Big Ten 42 Jake Chelios 8 3 4 15 16 Dean Chelios 8 2 3 13 Anthony Hayes (So, F) Brock Shelgren (Jr., D) PENALTY KILL GP G A Pts Shots Pct 91 Zach Golembiewski 2 5 5 12 • Academic All-Big Ten • CCHA Defenseman of the Week (Oct. 18) 13 Mike Merrifi eld 29 1 0 1 2 .50086 Greg Wolfe 3 2 6 11 • CCHA Scholar-Athlete Torey Krug (So., D) 27 Derek Grant 38 1 0 1 6 .16723 Ma Grassi 1 4 5 10 • Academic All-Big Ten 10 Dus n Gazley 38 0 1 1 6 .00013 Mike Merrifi eld 4 3 1 8 • Pre-season All-CCHA pick 4 Trevor Nill 29 0 1 1 0 .00018 Kevin Walrod 3 4 1 8 • Great Lakes Invita onal All-Tournament Team AJ Sturges (Jr., D) • MSU’s Most Valuable Player 23 Ma Grassi 27 0 0 0 1 .0005 Brock Shelgren 4 3 7 • Academic All-Big Ten 21 Anthony Hayes 1 2 4 7 • MSU’s Outstanding Defensive Player 21 Anthony Hayes 33 0 0 0 3 .000 • Academic All-Big Ten 17 Ma Crandell 38 0 0 0 1 .00022 Lee Reimer 2 3 2 7 Kevin Walrod (So., F) 8 Chris Forfar 2 3 1 6 • First Team All-CCHA 22 Lee Reimer 29 0 0 0 1 .000 • MSU’s Most Improved Player 14 Zach Josepher 4 2 6 • CCHA Best Off ensive Defenseman 44 Torey Krug 38 0 0 0 3 .000 17 Ma Crandell 3 3 6 Will Yanakeff (Fr., G) 7 Tim Bu ery 2 2 4 Mike Merrifi eld (Jr., F) • CCHA Goalie of the Week (Jan. 17) 4 Trevor Nill 1 2 3 • MSU’s Spartan Fitness Award • MSU Outstanding Rookie 19 Joey Shean 1 1 • Honorable Mention CCHA All-Rookie Team 29 Drew Palmisano 1 1 Drew Palmisano (Jr., G) • CCHA Goaltender of the Week (Oct. 25) TOTALS 97 92 71 260 • Academic All-Big Ten

• CCHA Perani Cup Winner

7788 SPARTAN HOCKEY |1966, 1986, 2007 NCAA CHAMPIONS ONE FOCUS | VICTORY FOR MSU 7799 SITUATIONAL RECORDS LINE-BY-LINE SCORING

Overall ...... 15-19-4Forwards GGAME-BY-GAMEAME-BY-GAME BBOXESOXES Home ...... 8-6-3Le Wing Center Right Wing GP Record G-A-Pts.+/- Road ...... 5-12-1Grant Leveille Gazley 6 2-1-3 5-9-14 +9 NOTES:MSU skates to a e in its opening game of the season for Neutral...... 2-1-0Grant Leveille Perlini 6 3-3-0 5-15-20 E GAME #1 At Joe Louis Arena ...... 2-1-0D. Chelios Leveille Gazley 6 1-5-0 5-3-8 -2 #8 MAINE VS #20 MICHIGAN STATE the fi rst me in the nine-year tenure of head coach Rick Comley. D. Chelios Wolfe Golembiewski 5 4-1-0 2-4-6 +3 O CT 14, 2010 • MUNN ICE ARENA • EAST LANSING, MICH. The Spartans are 3-5-1 all- me in openers under the team’s current CCHA Contests ...... 11-15-2Walrod Hayes Forfar 11 5-3-3 6-7-13 -2 Game 1 of a CCHA series ...... 6-5-1 mentor ... MSU last ed its season opener in 2001-02, a 2-2 dead- Perlini Grant Gazley 8 4-1-3 8-8-16 +3 lock with archrival Michigan ... Maine’s power play was tops in the Game 2 of a CCHA series ...... 4-7-1D. Chelios Reimer Perlini 3 1-1-1 3-2-5 -2 Goals by Period 1 2 3 OT Total CCHA home games ...... 6-6-1 country in 2009-10 (27.7%), and was 3-for-6 on the man advantage CCHA road games ...... 4-9-1Merrifi eld Forfar Nill 3 0-3-0 2-0-2 +1 Maine 3 1 0 0 4 Golembiewski Grant Perlini 3 1-2-0 3-4-7 -5 this evening. The Spartans went 2-for-7, and also had a shorthanded In Game 2 when winning game 1 ...... 1-4-1 Michigan State 1 2 1 0 4 In Game 2 when winning a Game 1 shootout ...... 0-0-0Reimer Shean Gazley 3 2-1-0 1-0-1 E marker. In all, six of eight goals came in special-teams situa ons. In Game 2 when losing game 1 ...... 2-3-0Merri fi eld Hayes Gazley 2 1-1-0 0-0-0 -1 In Game 2 when losing a Game 1 shootout ...... 1-0-0Reimer Forfar Shean 2 1-1-0 0-0-0 -5 East Lansing, Mich. - Michigan State rallied from a 3-1 fi rst-period 1st period - 1, MSU, Dus n Gazley/1 5:08 (pp). 2, MAI, Dee, Robby/2 Grant Hayes Perlini 2 0-2-0 1-4-5 -6 defi cit to e No. 8/6 Maine, 4-4. Senior alternate captain Dus n In televised games ...... 8-10-2Wolfe Forfar Walrod 2 2-0-0 0-2-2 +3 (O’Neill, Will/3, Nyquist, Gustav/3) 11:21 (pp). 3, MAI, Cornell, Gazley had a goal and two assists, and Drew Palmisano made 37 Against Ranked Teams ...... 7-9-2Grant Wolfe Perlini 2 0-2-0 0-1-1 -7 Mike/1 (Andersson, Theo/1, Leidermmark, Klas/1) 13:24. 4,MAI, Against Top-10 Teams ...... 4-1-2Forfar Hayes Walrod 3 1-1-1 0-1-1 E saves in the season debut. Diamond, Joey/3 (Shemansky, Adam/1, Abbo , Spencer/2) 15:59 Reimer Leveille Gazley 2 0-1-1 3-3-6 +1 Gazley got the Spartans on the board at 5:08 of the opening Olympic ice (200x100) ...... 2-5-0D. Chelios Reimer Golembiewski 3 1-1-1 1-3-4 +5 (pp). Penal es - Dimmen, Jeff , MAI (tripping) 3:48; Flynn, Brian, MAI period, ge ng the fi rst goal of the season for MSU. He fi red a rocket NHL ice (200x85) ...... 13-14-4D. Chelios Wolfe Nill 2 0-1-1 0-0-0 -3 (tripping) 7:53; Trevor Nill, MSU (interference) 10:40; Brock Shelgren, Scoring fi rst ...... 14-5-3 from the le point on the power play that froze goalie Shawn Sirman Reimer Leveille Shean 2 1-0-1 1-2-3 +3 MSU (hooking) 14:32; Banwell, Mike, MAI (interference) 16:15. Opponent scores fi rst ...... 1-14-1D. Chelios Leveille Shean 3 1-1-1 2-3-5 -3 and the puck fl oated over his s ck-hand shoulder. Leading a er one period ...... 8-5-2 2nd period - 5, MSU, Daultan Leveille/1 (Derek Grant/1, Dus n Merrifi eld Hayes Nill 10 5-4-1 1-4-5 -3 Drew Palmisano made a big save at the midpoint of the period, Trailing a er one period ...... 1-7-2D. Chelios Forfar Golembiewski 1 0-0-1 0-0-0 E Gazley/1) 8:23. 6, MAI, Dee, Robby/3 (Abbo , Spencer/3, Van Dyk, Tied a er one period ...... 6-7-0J. Chelios Grant Perlini 1 0-0-1 0-0-0 -2 stopping a mini-breakaway by winger Spencer Abbot. However, the Leading a er two periods...... 11-2-1 Josh/3) 14:00 (pp). 7, MSU, Bre Perlini/1 (Dus n Gazley/2) 17:40 Merrifi eld Reimer Wolfe 7 4-3-0 4-5-9 +9 equalizer for the Black Bears came shortly therea er, while Maine Trailing a er two periods ...... 0-12-1 (pp). Penal es - Torey Krug, MSU (slashing) 11:22; Diamond, Joey, D. Chelios Perlini Nill 1 0-0-1 1-1-2 +1 had its fi rst man advantage of the evening. Centerman Robbie Dee Tied a er two periods ...... 4-5-2 MAI (slashing) 11:22; Kevin Walrod, MSU (tripping) 13:04; Andersson, Over me games ...... 1-4-4Reimer Wolfe Perlini 1 1-0-0 1-1-2 +3 was able to li the rebound over the shoulder of Palmisano over the Shean Forfar Golembiewski 1 1-0-0 0-0-0 E Theo, MAI (hi ng from behind) 14:20; Andersson, Theo, MAI (game goalie’s shoulder to knot the score at one at 11:21. Following a win ...... 4-9-3Reimer Forfar Walrod 1 0-0-1 0-0-0 E misconduct) 14:20; Torey Krug, MSU (boarding) 19:30. D. Chelios Perlini Wolfe 1 0-0-1 0-0-0 E The Black Bears turned that e ballgame into a 3-1 lead with a pair Following a loss ...... 5-10-0 3rd period - 8, MSU, Mike Merrifi eld/1 (Trevor Nill/1) 1:53 (sh). Following a e ...... 4-0-0Merrifi eld Nill Golembiewski 1 0-0-1 1-0-1 +3 of goals just over two minutes apart. The second goal came when Penal es - Van Dyk, Josh, MAI (interference) 3:44; Diamond, Joey, Walrod Forfar Wolfe 1 0-0-1 0-0-0 -3 Mike Cornell put back a shot at the le post for his fi rst career tally, One-goal games ...... 6-8-0Merrifi eld Leveille Gazley 1 1-0-0 0-0-0 E MAI (roughing) 14:11; Dimmen, Jeff , MAI (tripping) 17:33; Dus n and at 15:29, Joey Diamond scored his third of the season while Two-goal games ...... 3-4-0Grant Reimer Perlini 1 1-0-0 1-0-1 E Gazley, MSU (interference) 19:39. Decided by three or more goals ...... 6-7-0D. Chelios Shean Nill 1 1-0-0 0-0-0 E ska ng on the man advantage. OT period - Penal es - Dus n Gazley, MSU (roughing) 4:58; House, Josepher Golembiewski Wolfe 1 0-1-0 0-0-0 -6 The teams went end-to-end during the fi rst 12 minutes of the When having more penalty minutes ...... 6-10-0Walrod Leveille Gazley 1 0-1-0 0-1-1 -6 Tanner, MAI (roughing) 4:58; Banwell, Mike, MAI (roughing atw) 5:00; second period, ska ng a much cleaner game without penal es. Having fewer penalty minutes ...... 7-9-2Forfar Reimer Golembiewski 1 0-1-0 0-0-0 -1 Ma Crandell, MSU (roughing atw) 5:00. Penalty minutes are even ...... 2-0-2Merrifi eld Wolfe Nill 1 0-1-0 0-0-0 -1 MSU cut into the lead at 8:23; MSU had sustained some pressure Reimer Golembiewski Shean 1 0-1-0 0-0-0 -4 in its off ensive zone, and Derek Grant did a nice job of ba ling for Scoring 0 goals ...... 0-5-0Leveille Forfar Gazley 1 1-0-0 0-1-1 -4 Shots on goal - MAI 17-9-11-4 41; MSU 9-16-10-3 38. Scoring 1 goal ...... 0-4-1 the puck and keeping it low. Daultan Leveille collected the puck at Merrifi eld Forfar Walrod 1 0-1-0 0-0-0 E Power plays - MAI 3 of 5; MSU 2 of 8. Scoring 2 goals ...... 5-5-1 the half wall, wheeled out to the top of the right circle, and put a Scoring 3 goals ...... 2-3-0Walrod Grant Perlini 1 1-0-0 2-2-4 +4 Penal es - MAI 11 (33 min); MSU 8 (19 min). Merrifi eld Wolfe Golembiewski 2 0-1-1 0-1-1 -2 shot on net that was ini ally saved by Sirman, but trickled past him Scoring 4+ goals ...... 8-2-2 Goalies - MAI, Sirman, Shawn (64:58 minutes, 38 shots-34 saves) , Allowing 0 goals ...... 4-0-0Walrod Forfar Gazley 1 0-1-0 0-0-0 E and into the le side of the net. EMPTY NET (00:02, 0-0); MSU, Drew Palmisano (65:00, 41-37). Allowing 1 goal ...... 4-1-1Golembiewski Wolfe Nill 2 0-2-0 1-1-2 -1 Kevin Walrod headed to the box on a tripping call (earned on a Allowing 2 goals ...... 4-1-1Forfar Walrod Shean 1 0-1-0 0-0-0 E Penalty shots -None. Allowing 3 goals ...... 2-3-0Perlini Grant Shean 1 0-1-0 0-0-0 E hard-work breakup of a Maine breakaway) to give Maine its fi rst Allowing 4+ goals ...... 1-14-2Forfar Golembiewski Walrod 1 0-1-0 0-0-0 -1 power play chance of the second period. A er MSU did a nice job on A endance: 5174 Time of Game:2:47 Reimer Wolfe Nill 1 1-0-0 1-1-2 -3 blocking passing lanes for the opening minute of the man advantage, Outshoo ng opponent ...... 8-4-2J. Chelios Leveille Shean 1 0-0-1 0-0-0 -3 Three stars: 1. Abbo Outshot by opponent ...... 7-14-2Shean Hayes Nill 2 2-0-0 0-0-0 E blueliner Josh Van Dyk slid a pass from right to le along the blueline Shots are equal ...... 0-1-0Walrod Hayes Nill 3 1-2-0 0-1-1 -2 to Abbo at the le point, and he fi red an absolute laser that went Shoo ng less than 20 mes ...... 0-2-0J. Chelios D. Chelios Wolfe 2 2-0-0 1-1-2 +1 through traffi c and beat Palmisano glove-side for a 4-2 lead. Shoo ng 20-29 mes ...... 7-10-0Merrifi eld Reimer Shean 1 0-1-0 0-0-0 E Shoo ng 30 or more mes ...... 9-7-4 Theo Andersson was whistled for a fi ve-minute major for hi ng Grant Forfar Gazley 5 3-2-0 4-9-13 +3 , Spencer 2. Dus n Gazley 3. Trevor Nill Allowing less than 20 shots ...... 5-0-1D. Chelios Perlini Golembiewski 4 2-2-0 5-4-9 +6 from behind when he put a hit on Torey Krug just inside the blue line Allowing 20-29 shots ...... 3-7-1D. Chelios Leveille Perlini 3 1-2-0 1-3-4 -8 OFFICIALS: Ref: Stephen McInchak; Barry Pochmara Line: Bruce Allowing 30 shots or more ...... 7-12-2 of the Spartans’ off ensive zone it at 14:40; Adam Shemansky went J. Chelios Grant Gazley 2 0-2-0 2-4-6 +6 to the box to serve out the fi ve-minute major while the SpartansVida; Joshua Wesley Scoring a power play goal ...... 9-9-2Shean Leveille Nill 2 2-0-0 1-1-2 +4 a empted to cut into the lead once again. Maine’s PK was aggressive ______Not scoring a power play goal ...... 6-10-2D. Chelios Wolfe Shean 1 0-1-0 0-0-0 -8 Allowing a power play goal ...... 7-13-3 on the puck, killing off GAME #2 Not allowing a power play goal ...... 8-6-1 #8 MAINE VS #20 MICHIGAN STATE Scoring shorthanded ...... 2-0-0 O CT UNN CE RENA AST ANSING ICH Allowing a shorthanded goal ...... 0-3-1Defensemen 15, 2010 • M I A • E L , M . Winning more faceoff s ...... 5-9-1 Le Right GP Record G-A-Pts.+/- Winning fewer faceoff s...... 10-10-2 Krug Grassi 21 9-8-4 7-18-25 +7 Goals by Period 1 2 3 Total Faceoff s are even ...... 0-0-1 Crandell Shelgren 20 7-10-3 3-7-10 -4 the fi rst 2:30 of the penalty without allowing J. Chelios Bu ery 14 6-6-2 4-6-10 -1 the Spartans to set up inside their off ensive zone. The Spartans Maine 0 0 2 2 Tuesday ...... 0-1-0 Crandell Bu ery 17 8-7-1 2-2-4 +7 pulled within 4-3 with a Bre Perlini goal at 17:40 - Gazley brought Michigan State 1 1 1 3 Wednesday ...... 0-1-0 J. Chelios Shelgren 5 3-1-1 1-0-1 -1 Thursday ...... 1-1-1 Josepher J. Chelios 9 4-5-0 1-4-5 E the puck across the blue line at the right wall and put it on the s ck Friday ...... 8-6-2 Josepher Bu ery 3 0-2-1 0-0-0 +2 of Perlini, who was trailing the play. Perlini took a stride into the right East Lansing, Mich. - Michigan State withstood a third-period fl urry Saturday ...... 6-10-1 Krug Josepher 1 1-0-0 1-1-2 +2 circle placed a slapshot which beat Sirmans. by Maine and got a late game-winner from senior Dus n Gazley J. Chelios Krug 2 0-2-0 1-0-1 -9 October ...... 3-0-3 The Spartans took a fi ve-minute major, when Krug was whistled to record a 3-2 win over the Black Bears at Munn Ice Arena. Brock November ...... 2-7-0 Krug Bu ery 2 0-2-0 0-1-1 -2 Shelgren had a goal and an assist and Drew Palmisano made 28 saves Josepher Shelgren 1 0-1-0 0-0-0 -2 for boarding in the fi nal minute of the second frame, pu ng the December ...... 2-3-0 for his fi rst victory of the season. January ...... 4-3-1 Krug Shelgren 11 5-6-0 3-5-8 -5 dangerous Maine power-play unit into eff ect. February ...... 4-4-0 Josepher Grassi 5 2-3-0 0-7-7 +1 Coming on for the third period, MSU was doing a great job of MSU’s game winner came at 14:53 of the third period, two and a

being aggressive on the kill, which created a shorthanded odd-man half minutes a er Maine po ed power play tallies 10 seconds apart rush; Trevor Nill made a great pass to classmate Mike Merrifi eld, to turn a 2-0 defi cit into a e game. Shelgren pounced on a loose puck who buried his fi rst of the season. in the neutral zone and carried it across the line into the high slot. Three penal es were whistled in the fi nal fi ve-plus minutes: He dished to Gazley, who launched a shot from just above the dot Diamond took a roughing penalty for Maine at 14:11, Jeff Dimmen in the le circle, and beat Sullivan to give the Spartans the eventual for tripping at 17:33, and Anthony Hayes for interference with just game-winner. 20 seconds remaining in regula on. Michigan State opened the game with a 1-0 lead, put on the Opening the over me session on the penalty kill, Torey Krug had board at 9:22 of the opening period. Trevor Nill passed the puck two big blocked shots on the fi rst shi , and Ma Crandell followed from the le half wall into the high slot for a crashing Shelgren, and with one on the next to keep the Black Bears off the board. the blueliner’s shot through traffi c beat rookie goalie Dan Sullivan glove-side. March ...... 0-2-0

8800 SPARTAN HOCKEY |1966, 1986, 2007 NCAA CHAMPIONS ONE FOCUS | VICTORY FOR MSU 8811 A fl urry of penal es muddled the fi nal minutes of the openingGAME #3 GAME #4 Chelios, MSU (roughing) 17:10; Dus n Sather, UAF (slashing) 17:10; frame, and MSU opened the middle period with nearly a minute #9of ALASKA VS #16 MICHIGAN STATE #9 ALASKA VS #16 MICHIGAN STATE Brock Shelgren, MSU (tripping) 19:17. extra-man me. While they couldn’t convert on that, it didn’tO takeCT 22, 2010 • MUNN ICE ARENA • EAST LANSING, MICH. O CT 23, 2010 • MUNN ICE ARENA • EAST LANSING, MICH. 3rd period - 4, MSU, Brock Shelgren/2 (Bre Perlini/1, Dean much longer for the Spartans to get back on the scoreboard. Bre Chelios/1) 10:46 (pp). 5, MSU, Jake Chelios/1 (Chris Forfar/1, Greg Perlini had the puck on the le side, and pushed it behind the cage. Wolfe/1) 17:07. Penal es - Torey Krug, MSU (high s cking) 6:03; Ryan Goals by Period 1 2 3 OT Total Goals by Period 1 2 3 Total Freshman Lee Reimer retrieved it from behind the net and brought Hohl, UAF (contact to the head) 9:00; Ryan Hohl, UAF (10-minute Alaska 1 0 0 0 1 Alaska 1 0 0 1 it out in front to the right side, and dished it back to Perlini for the misconduct) 9:00. Michigan State 0 1 0 0 1 Michigan State 0 2 2 4 junior’s second of the weekend and a 2-0 MSU lead.

Palmisano made some quality saves to keep the Black Bears off Shots on goal - UAF 9-1-9 19; MSU 8-18-5 31. East Lansing, Mich. - Michigan State and Alaska skated to a 1-1 e East Lansing, Mich. - No. 16 Michigan State improved to 2-0-2 overall the board, including a pair of point-blank stops off the s cks of Joey Power plays - UAF 0 of 3; MSU 2 of 7.Penal es - UAF 9 (29 min); in regula on, and Alaska was awarded a victory in the shootout to and is 1-0-1 in the CCHA with a 4-1 victory over Alaska. MSU got three Diamond and Brian Flynn on the power play at the 11:25 mark, to MSU 5 (10 min).Goalies - UAF, Sco Greenham 3-2-1,0-1-1-1 (60:00 earn the extra point in the league standings. Alaska got the shootout of its four goals from the defensive corps, as Torey Krug’s tally stood frustrate the road-team skaters. The play got increasingly physical minutes, 31 shots-27 saves); MSU, Drew Palmisano 2-0-2,1-0-1-0 win thanks in part to a disputed non-goal call against Dean Chelios as the game-winner and third-period markers by Brock Shelgren and and at mes chippy as the period wore on, but the Spartans took (60:00, 19-18). in the fi rst round of the shootout. Jake Chelios provided insurance for the Spartans. the 2-0 lead into the second intermission. Penalty shots -None. Chelios was MSU’s fi rst shooter in the shootout. He went in, moved “Its just the way things are going right now,” noted Shelgren Midway through the third period, Shelgren (interference) and to his le , toe-dragged the puck just above the goal line, and shot a er the game, when asked if the blueliners felt that they needed Mike Merrifi eld (tripping) were sent to the box roughly a minute A endance: 4198 Time of Game:2:13 it in over the shoulder of Sco Greenham. The offi cial, however, to generate off ense for MSU to get wins. “Right now, it just happens apart, pu ng the potent Maine power play on the ice for extended Three stars: 1. Torey Krug 2. Jake Chelios 3. Brock Shelgren vehemently waved off Chelios’ goal, with the explana on that the that its some of the defensemen ge ng goals. Our forwards will get period of man-advantage hockey. The result was disasterous for the OFFICIALS: Ref: Keith Sergot; Brian Hill Line: Patrick Bracco; Nick Huff winger had halted the forward mo on of the puck. While Bre Perlini it going too, and we will be fi ne. The important thing to everyone in Spartans, as Spencer Abbo scored that pair of power-play goals 10 did notch a shootout marker for MSU as the third shooter, Colton our locker room is that we are ge ng the results we want.” seconds apart. Abbo ’s fi rst came on a one- mer from the top of the Beck and Ryan Hohl po ed the second and third Alaska a empts Captain Krug admi ed that tonight’s victory felt especially sweet le circle, and the second a from the slot close to the right circle off to record the shootout victory. a er a bi er taste in the team’s mouth a er watching Alaska record a feed from Gustav Nyquist. Abbo ’s tallies were recorded at 11:10 The pace and tempo of the game was diff erent than was off ered a shootout win on the Munn Arena ice the night prior. Alaska got on______and 11:20, and were his third and fourth of the season. G last week by an up-tempo, off ensive-minded Maine team. Alaska the board at 15:08 of the fi rst period, with Jarret Granberg pu ngAME #5 The lead was not for long, as MSU immediately came out A brought its defense-fi rst, lockdown style into tonight’s contest, and back a loose puck at the le post. It was nearly iden cal to the goalLABAMA -HUNTSVILLE VS #11 MICHIGAN STATE composed, refusing to get ra led by the tallies. Just two and a half both goalies were up to the task. Drew Palmisano fi nished with 27 scored by the Nanooks on Friday evening - and also like theO nightCT 29, 2010 • MUNN ICE ARENA • EAST LANSING, MICH. minutes later, Gazley po ed the game-winner. saves, while Sco Greenham made 27 for the visi ng Nanooks. prior, it would be the only score that Alaska would put on the board. Maine outshot MSU 30-21, and the Spartans blocked 22 shots, Alaska was 1-for-4 on the man advantage, while MSU went scoreless MSU gained the equalizer just over six minutes into the secondGoals by Period 1 2 3 OT Total compared to just four for the Black Bears. in four tries. Both teams had just four minor penal es in the contest. period. Daultan Leveille had the puck on the half wall, peeled out Alabama Huntsville 0 1 3 0 4 The visi ng Nanooks got on the board fi rst, po ng a power-play along the top of the le circle, and wristed his shot from the le Michigan State 1 2 1 0 4 NOTES:Freshman Lee Reimer is the fi rst freshman to get on the tally by Cody Kunyk at 10:33 of the opening frame. Colton Beck hash under the blocker hand of Greenham. Jake Chelios and Derek board this season, his fi rst collegiate point coming on Bre Perlini’s pushed the puck from the right corner out into the slot; it defl ected Grant were credited with assists. East Lansing, Mich. - Michigan State let a 4-1 third-period lead slip second-period goal ... Brock Shelgren’s goal was his fi rst since Feb. 20, off the s ck of an MSU defender and onto the s ck of Kunyk in the MSU took a 2-1 lead, its fi rst lead of the weekend, at 9:35 of theaway and had to se le on a 4-4 e with visi ng Alabama-Huntsville. 2009, towards the end of his freshman season ... Palmisano fi nished le circle and the freshman buried it for his third goal of the season. second. Just seconds a er MSU had a goal waved off , Torey Krug Trailing 4-3, the Chargers pulled freshman netminder CJ Groh for the weekend with 65 saves on 71 shots. MSU improved to 39-28-6 Michigan State kno ed the score at 15:40 of the s ck of alternate took a pass from Dus n Gazley and fi red a blast from the point whilethe fi nal 1:22 in favor of an extra skater, and a slashing call against all- me in non-conference games under Rick Comley. captain Trevor Nill. Nill received the puck in the high slot from Mike Mer- ska ng 5-on-3. MSU threatened to add to the lead, with nearlyDaultan a Leveille with just over 17 seconds remaining gave UAH a rifi eld, made a ni y spin move above the hashmarks, and li ed the puck minute of power play me remaining on the board, but could not6-on-4. Joe Koudys played the role of hero for the Chargers in the 1st period - 1, MSU, Brock Shelgren/1 (Trevor Nill/2, Mike Mer- over the right shoulder of Sco Greenham, bea ng the goalie s ck-side. get one past Greenham and took a 2-1 lead into the locker room.fi nal seconds, as his shot from the le circle found its mark with 4.1 rifi eld/1) 9:22. Penal es - Joey Shean, MSU (tripping) 5:13; TEAM, With 11:00 showing on the clock in the third, Ryan Hohl was cks remaining on the clock to send the teams to over me. Bre MAI (too many players on ice) 13:03; Daultan Leveille, MSU NOTES:The Spartans and Nanooks went to over whistled for a fi ve-minute major for contact to the head-high s cking.Perlini had a great chance just a li le more than a minute into the (goaltender interference) 15:08; Diamond, Joey, MAI (goaltender MSU converted for its second power-play goal of the night nearlyextra frame, but Groh came up with the point-blank save. interference) 16:54; Torey Krug, MSU (slashing) 17:44; Diamond, two minutes later with a Brock Shelgren blast from the point for the MSU netminder Drew Palmisano had to come up with some big Joey, MAI (goaltender interference) 19:33. blueliner’s second goal of the season. Ma Grassi hit the right poststops himself in the fi nal three minutes of the over me period, as a 2nd period - 2, MSU, Bre Perlini/2 (Lee Reimer/1) 1:58. Penal es me for the second on the ensuing shi , and MSU con nued to generate chances onholding call against Trevor Nill put the Spartans on the kill un l there - Bea e, Kyle, MAI (hooking) 4:30; Anthony Hayes, MSU (hooking) straight me in the series. The teams se led on a 1-1 deadlock in the extended man advantage. Jake Chelios closed the scoring withwas 35 seconds remaining. 6:54; O’Neill, Will, MAI (roughing atw) 11:06; Dimmen, Jeff , MAI game two of their series last February in Fairbanks, and the Spartans his fi rst collegiate tally, a blast from the le point. Chris Forfar and Zach Golembiewski’s fi rst goal of the season put the Spartans on (roughing atw) 11:06; Joey Shean, MSU (hooking) 14:35; Lee Reimer, took the extra point in the standings in the shootout in that contest Greg Wolfe got assists on the play, the fi rst collegiate points for boththe scoreboard midway through the fi rst period. Torey Krug’s off ering MSU (slashing) 18:02; Diamond, Joey, MAI (hooking) 19:51. by a 2-1 margin ... Michigan State outshot Alaska, 31-28; it was the the younger Chelios and Wolfe. at the le post was blocked by Groh, and the rebound caromed into 3rd period fi rst me in three tries this season that MSU outshot its opponent the blue ice of the crease. It laid there for Golembiewski, who easily ... Michigan State allowed an opponent to score fi rst for the fi rst NOTES:MSU snaps a four-game unbeaten streak against Alaskafl ipped it into the back of the net for his third career score. me this season. MSU had put the fi rst goal of the game on the (0-2-2) and is now 1-0-2 in its last three games against the Nanooks The second period featured three goals, two for the Spartans and board in each of the two games in the Maine series ... Trevor Nill’s ... MSU has yet to play a game away from Munn Ice Arena, and willone for the visi ng squad. Daultan Leveille po ed his team-best second-period goal was his fi rst of the season, and Anthony Hayes not play a road contest un l the fi rst weekend in November whenthird of the season at 4:43 of the middle frame. Leveille picked up - 3, MAI, Abbo , Spencer/3 (Van Dyk, Josh/4, Nyquist,picked up his fi rst point of the season with his secondary assist. it travels to Kalamazoo to play Western Michigan ... Jake Chelios hadthe puck deep on the le side, wrapped around, and tucked the Gustav/4) 11:10 (pp). 4, MAI, Abbo , Spencer/4 (Nyquist, Gustav/5, his fi rst career two-point game on the same night he had his fi rstpuck at the right post. The assist went to blueliner Ma Crandell. House, Tanner/1) 11:20 (pp). 5, MSU, Dustin Gazley/2 (Brock 1st period - 1, UAF, Cody Kunyk/3 (Colton Beck/2) 10:33 (pp). career point (an assist on Daultan Leveille’s tally) and goal ... DrewHuntsville got one back at 10:26, when Keenan Desmet’s shot was Shelgren/1) 14:53. Penal es - Daultan Leveille, MSU (interference)Penal es - Tim Bu ery, MSU (charging) 4:31; Kevin Walrod, MSU Palmisano made 18 saves on the night, and stopped 45 of 47 shotssaved by Palmisano, but the puck got loose and trickled through his :46; Dus n Gazley, MSU (slashing) 2:25; Brock Shelgren, MSU (inter-(interference) 8:51; TEAM, UAF (too many players on ice) 18:06. in the weekend set ... Two of MSU `s four scores came on the powerleg pads and just over the goal line. Jake Chelios scored his second ference) 9:30; Mike Merrifi eld, MSU (tripping) 10:33. 2nd period - 2, MSU, Trevor Nill/1 (Mike Merrifi eld/2, Anthony play, and the Spartans were 2-of-7 and 2-of-11 on the weekend in... two games with his goal in the fi nal minute of the second period, Hayes/1) 15:40. Penal es - Carlo Finucci, UAF (hi ng from behind) The Spartans did not allow a power play goal to the Nanooks whichin sent the Spartans into the locker room with a 3-1 lead. Chelios Shots on goal - MAI 8-7-15 30; MSU 9-8-4 21. 8:47; Greg Wolfe, MSU (hooking) 10:23; Adam Henderson, UAF three tries ... Alaska blocked 30 MSU shots in the game ... MSU pois ed his score from the top of the le circle. Power plays - MAI 2 of 10; MSU 0 of 7. (boarding) 18:42. unbeaten in its fi rst four games for the fi The fi rst scoring in the third period came with the teams ska ng Penal es - MAI 7 (14 min); MSU 10 (20 min). 3rd period - Penal es - Brock Shelgren, MSU (elbowing) 14:24. four-on-four. With less obstruc on on the ice, Bre Perlini got a Goalies- MAI, Sullivan, Dan 0-1-0 (58:49 minutes, 21 shots-18 saves) OT ,period - Penal es - Joe Sova, UAF (tripping) :48. clean shot through from the le circle off a pass from Dus n Gazley EMPTY NET (01:11, 0-0); MSU, Drew Palmisano 1-0-1 (60:00, 30-28). at 11:41 for the winger’s third tally of the year, which put him in a Penalty shots - None. Shots on goal - UAF 8-7-11-2 28; MSU 5-20-5-1 31. e for the team lead in goals with Leveille. The Chargers refused to Power plays - UAF 1 of 4; MSU 0 of 4. roll over - they put a pair of goals on the board within 1:12 to turn a A endance: 5679 Time of Game:2:30 Penal es - UAF 4 (8 min); MSU 4 (8 min). rst me since the 2005-06 commanding 4-1 lead into a 4-3 nailbiter. UAH put their second on Three stars: 1. Dus n Gazley 2. Abbo , Spencer 3. Brock ShelgrenGoalies - UAF, Sco Greenham (65:00 minutes, 31 shots-30 saves); season, when it started 3-0-1. the board with 3:48 remaining, as Jus n Cseter was credited with the OFFICIALS: Ref: Stephen McInchak; Barry Pochmara Line: BruceMSU, Drew Palmisano (65:00, 28-27). unassisted marker. At 2:30, Neil Ruffi ni’s wrister from the top of the Vida; Joshua Wesley Penalty shots -None. 1st period - 1, UAF, Kevin Petovello/2 (Michael Quinn/3) 15:08. slot eluded traffi c and into the back of the net to pull the visitors to Penal es - Aaron Gens, UAF (tripping) 8:00; Chris Forfar, MSU within a goal. That set up Koudys’ tying goal in the waning seconds A endance: 5963 Time of Game:2:33 of regula on. ______(roughing) 9:57; Sco Enders, UAF (roughing) 9:57; Kevin Walrod, Three stars: 1. Drew Palmisano 2. Sco Greenham 3. Trevor Nill MSU (slashing) 16:07; Nik Yaremchuk, UAF (high s cking) 19:41. Groh fi nished with 34 saves for Alabama-Huntsville, while Palmi- OFFICIALS: Ref: Keith Sergo ; Brian Hill Line: Patrick Bracco; Nick Huff 2nd period - 2, MSU, Daultan Leveille/2 (Jake Chelios/1, Derek sano made 28 in his end for the Spartans. Grant/2) 6:23. 3, MSU, Torey Krug/1 (Dus n Gazley/3, Ma Grassi/1) 9:35 (pp). Penal es - Colton Beck, UAF (tripping) 8:10; Aaron Gens, UAF (tripping) 9:10; Andy Taranto, UAF (interference) 11:42; Jake ______

8822 SPARTAN HOCKEY |1966, 1986, 2007 NCAA CHAMPIONS ONE FOCUS | VICTORY FOR MSU 8833 NOTES:Michigan State played an over me contest for the third Neither team scored in the middle frame, and it took an extended GAME #8 me in its fi ve games ... Michigan State has scored three or morepower play in the third period for the Spartans to get back on the #12 MICHIGAN STATE AT WESTERN MICHIGAN goals in four of its fi ve games, and four goals three mes this seasonboard. Sebas an Geoff rion was whistled for a major for charging, N OV. 6, 2010 • AWSONL ICE ARENA • KALAMAZOO, MICH. ... The Spartans had 38 shots, tying its previous season high set inand MSU connected on its second power-play goal of the night at a 4-4 e with Maine (Oct. 14) ... Jake Chelios recorded his second4:40. Krug whistled a slapshot off the endboard for D-partner Grassi, Goals by Period 1 2 3 Total goal of the season, and now has markers in back-to-back games ...who put the carom past Saunders blocker-side for the defenseman’s Perlini gave the Spartans a 2-0 lead with just over fi Michiganve minutes State 1 0 0 1 Daultan Leveille and Bre Perlini each po ed his third of the season,fi rst goal of the season. remaining in the opening frame. A er Torey Krug carried Westernit out of the Michigan 1 1 1 3 a team best ... Ma Crandell had a two-assist eff ort. He had three The Chargers answered back with a power-play marker of their defensive zone and pushed it to partner Ma Grassi, Grassi found two-assist games in his sophomore season. own at 7:39. With Mike Merrifi eld in the box for the Spartans on Perlini just ahead of the blue line, and the winger broughtKalamazoo, it across Mich. - A night a er Michigan State lost its fi rst game of a tripping call, Ma Durnie took the shot from the right point that into the off ensive zone in a one-on-one with the goalie.the season,Perlini’s Western Michigan fi nished the sweep with a 3-1 . Dus n 1st period - 1, MSU, Zach Golembiewski/1 (Torey Krug/1) 9:39Mac Roy was able to get a s ck on and p at the right post to get snipe beat goalie Nick Pisellini low, glove-side. Gazley had the Spartan marker, and Drew Palmisano made 21 saves. Penal es - Greg Wolfe, MSU (holding) 10:35; Keenan Desmet, UAHthe puck past Palmisano (18 saves). MSU had to kill off more than a minute and a half of a penalty MSU had to a pair of goals - both by Bre Perlini - waved off in the (goaltender interference) 11:12; Tom Durnie, UAH (tripping) 17:45. Chris Forfar whistled in the waning moments of the fi rstcontest, period and to despite outshoo ng their hosts 9-4 in the fi nal frame, 2nd period - 2, MSU, Daultan Leveille/3 (Ma Crandell/2, Derek NOTES:Bre Perlini has four goals this season, more than half the open the second frame, but the trouble came just a er thecould successful not get a late equalizer. The Spartans were swept in a road Grant) 4:43. 3, UAH, Keenan Desmet/2 (Sebas an Geoff rion/1, Tomtotal (7) he recorded in his sophomore campaign ... Ma Grassi was kill when WMU put a pair of goals on the board 1:31 apartseries to turnfor the a fi rst me since Jan. 30-31 2009 at Lake Superior State. Durnie/4) 10:26. 4, MSU, Jake Chelios/3 (Daultan Leveille) 19:03. the game’s fi rst star, followed by Palmisano and Krug ... Grassi’s goal 2-0 defi cit into a e ballgame. Tennyson opened the scoring Ryan for Watson the redirected a failed clearing a empt at 16:07. With Penal es - Vince Bruni, UAH (tripping) 5:37; Drew Palmisano, MSUand assist was his fi rst mul ple-point game of his career ... MSU held Broncos at 3:21, as he whistled a shot from the le point throughPalmisano traf- out of the net to clear the puck, it ended up on the s ck (tripping) 16:17; Sebas an Geoff rion, UAH (charging) 19:15. UAH to 19 shots, the third consecu ve game MSU held its opponent fi c. A neutral-zone turnover led to Western’s second goalof 91 Watson, seconds who had an empty net into which to deposit his third 3rd period - 5, MSU, Bre Perlini/3 (Dus n Gazley/4, Ma Cran-to less than 20 shots ... later, as Greg Squires fi nished the play from the slot. goal of the season. dell/3) 11:41. 6, UAH, Jus n Cseter/1 (Keenan Desmet/3) 16:12. 7, Michigan State was not without fi ght, ge ng an unassisted MSU goal ed the game less than two minutes later. The fi rst penalty UAH, Neil Ruffi ni/2 (Jamie Easton/2) 17:30. 8, UAH, Joey Koudys/1 1st period - 1, MSU, Bre Perlini/4 (Torey Krug/2, Ma Grassi/2) from Merrifi eld 63 seconds a er Squires had pulled theof home the night team went against the home team, pu ng MSU on the man (Sebas an Geoff rion/2, Alex Allan) 19:56 (pp). Penal es - Bre7:36 (pp). Penal es - Joey Shean, MSU (high s cking) 1:28; Keenan even. Merrifi eld’s snipe came ledfrom through the bo that om fi nalof theadvantage le circle, at 16:33. Torey Krug carried the puck across the blue line Perlini, MSU (tripping) 1:16; Brice Geoff rion, UAH (tripping) 6:51;Desmet, UAH (hooking) 4:43; Jus n Cseter, UAH (tripping) 6:45; period, but onlyfooling Western Pisellini Michigan over would his le fi ndshoulder. the back WMU of the got net a in tying and goal le from it about a foot inside for a streaking Dus n Gazley. Gazley’s Sebas an Geoff rion, UAH (tripping) 10:26; Lee Reimer, MSU (elbow-Dean Chelios, MSU (high s cking) 15:32; Keenan Desmet, UAH the frame for theMax eventual Campbell game-winner. late in the secondDrew Palmisano period to made send the26 teamsslapshot to theeluded traffi c in front and beat Pisellini high glove-side. It ing) 10:45; Daultan Leveille, MSU (slashing) 19:42. (elbowing) 19:56. saves in the loss,locker while room Pisellini kno fi nisheded at three. with 23 The for teams the home ba team. was Gazley’s third goal of the season. OT period - Penal es - Trevor Nill, MSU (interference) 2:25. 2nd period - Penal es - WMU took a 2-1 lead midway through the second frame. With 3rd period - 2, MSU, Ma Grassi/1 (Torey Krug/3, Zach Golembiews- NOTES:Michigan State has scored three or more goals in fi ve of considerable traffi c in front of Palmisano, Ben Warda was able to Shots on goal - UAH 8-4-17-3 32; MSU 19-10-7-2 38. ki/1) 4:40 (pp). 3, UAH, Mac Roy/3 (Tom Durnie/5, Ma Baxter/5) its seven games ... MSU saw its six-game unbeaten streak to start pounce on a loose puck off a rebound over the leg pad of the Spartan Power plays - UAH 1 of 6; MSU 0 of 6. 7:39 (pp). Penal es - Sebas an Geoff rion, UAH (charging) 1:30; Mike the season end ... MSU had a six-game unbeaten streak against the goalie, giving the sophomore his fi rst goal as a Bronco. Penal es - UAH 6 (12 min); MSU 6 (12 min). Merrifi eld, MSU (tripping) 7:15; Torey Krug, MSU (tripping) 7:56; Broncos (5-0-1) snapped ... Drew Palmisano suff ered his fi rst loss at In the third period, MSU had a chance with a fi ve-on-three, but Trevor Nill, MSU (roughing atw) 10:49; Ryan Burkholder, UAH (rough- Lawson Ice Arena. He ed his fi rst game - his fi rst collegiate start, as the Broncos did a nice job of disrup ng any momentum the Spartans ing atw) 10:49; Sebas an Geoff rion, UAH charging) 13:57; Dus n a freshman - and came away with a win in his sophomore season ... a empted to establish in the off ensive zone. Max Campbell added an Gazley, MSU (roughing) 16:21; Dus n Gazley, MSU (clipping) 16:21. Bre Perlini scored his fi h and sixth goals of the season in the fi rst empty-net tally in the fi nal minute. Goalies - UAH, C.J. Groh (63:38 minutes, 38 shots-34 saves) , EMPTY period, pu ng him just one shy of his sophomore-year total (7) just Shots on goal - NET (01:22, 0-0); MSU, Drew Palmisano (65:00, 32-28). seven games into the season. He appeared in 20 games a year ago ... NOTES:MSU had two goals waved off - the fi rst in the second period Perlini has a goal in three straight games and points in six of seven when play was erroneously allowed to con nue a er the puck hit the A endance: 4829 Time of Game:2:26 contests ... Perlini also recorded his second career mul ple-goal ra ers, the second less than two minutes into the third period due Three stars: 1. Daultan Leveille 2. Ma Crandell 3. Joey Koudys game. His fi rst was on Dec. 29, 2009 against Michigan Tech ... Torey UAH 7-4-8 19; MSU 11-9-9 29. to a quick whistle ... The Spartans had not been swept by WMU since OFFICIALS: Ref: Kevin Langseth; John Philo Line: TJ Likens; Paul Rigby Krug has assists in four consecu ve contests ... Jake Chelios has a Power plays - UAH 1 of 6; MSU 2 of 6. Feb. 16-17, 2007, which happened in a home-and-home set by 4-3, point in three of the last four games, as does winger Derek Grant. 2-0 scores ... MSU had taken at least a point out of every CCHA series ______Penal es - UAH 6 (15 min); MSU 7 (14 min). All of Grant’s points this season are assists ... Mike Merrifi eld got his G Goalies - UAH, Clarke Saunders 1-5-0 (59:15 minutes, 29 shots-27 saves), last season - one of just three teams to do so . This was their fi rst point- AME #6 fi rst goal since Oct. 14, the fi rst game of the season.. less weekend since the fi nal regular-season weekend against Notre A LABAMA-HUNTSVILLE VS #11 MICHIGAN STATE EMPTY NET (00:45, 0-0); MSU, Drew Palmisano 3-0-3 (60:00, 19-18). O Penalty shots -None. Dame in February of 2009 ... MSU allowed six power play goals in its CT 30, 2010 • MUNN ICE ARENA • EAST LANSING, MICH. 1st period - 1, MSU, Bre Perlini/5 (Derek Grant/4, Jake Chelios/2) fi rst three games, and has allowed just three in its last fi ve contests 3:44. 2, MSU, Bre Perlini/6 (Ma Grassi/3, Torey Krug/4) 15:01. A endance: 4886 Time of Game:2:13 combined ... Torey Krug has an assist in fi Goals by Period 1 2 3 Total Penal es - Ma Crandell, MSU (roughing atw) 2:56; Travis Paeth, Three stars: 1. Ma Grassi 2. Drew Palmisano 3. Torey Krug Alabama Huntsville 0 0 1 1 WMU (roughing atw) 2:56; Chris Forfar, MSU (holding) 19:24. OFFICIALS: Ref: Kevin Langseth; John Philo Line: TJ Likens; Paul Rigby Michigan State 1 0 1 2 2nd period - 3, WMU, Ma Tennyson/3 (Chase Balisy/3, Dane Walters/2) 3:21. 4, WMU, Greg Squires/3 (Trevor Elias/4, Max East Lansing, Mich. - Michigan State withstood a late, extended______Campbell/4) 4:52. 5, MSU, Mike Merrifi eld/2 5:57. 6, WMU, Max ve straight games. GAME #7 Campbell/4 (Luke Witkowski/3, Greg Squires/4) 17:18. Penal es - shorthanded situa on to hold on for a 2-1 victory over Alabama-#12 M Huntsville on Saturday at Munn Ice Arena. Ma Grassi had a goal ICHIGAN STATE AT WESTERN MICHIGAN Luke Witkowski, WMU (holding) 11:04. 1st period - 1, WMU, Ryan Watson/3 16:07. 2, MSU, Dus n Gazley/3 and an assist on the night, while defensive partner Torey KrugN hadOV . 5, 2010 • AWSONL ICE ARENA • KALAMAZOO, MICH. 3rd period - 7, WMU, Ma Tennyson/4 (Shane Berschbach/6, Chase(Torey Krug/5, Greg Wolfe/2) 17:41 (pp). Penal es - Dennis Brown, an assist on each MSU goal. Balisy/4) 7:00 (pp). Penal es - Jake Chelios, MSU (hooking) 6:38. WMU (cross-checking) 16:33. 2nd period - 3, WMU, Ben Warda/1 Spartan alternate captain Dustin Gazley was whistled for Goalsa by Period 1 2 3 Total (Trevor Elias/5, Greg Squires/5) 12:03. Penal es - Ma Grassi, MSU double minor - for tripping and roughing - with under four minutes Michigan State 2 1 0 3 Shots on goal - MSU 8-13-4 25; WMU 11-10-9 30. (high s cking) 4:07; Mike Merrifi eld, MSU (10-minute misconduct) remaining, pu ng Huntsville on the power play for the remainder Western Michigan 0 3 1 4 Power plays - MSU 0 of 1; WMU 1 of 2. 17:36; Jake Chelios, MSU (interference) 17:36. of regula on. The Spartan kill did a nice job of repeatedly sending Penal es - MSU 3 (6 min); WMU 2 (4 min). 3rd period - 4, WMU, Max Campbell/5 (Danny DeKeyser/2) 18:49 the puck out of the zone, and being disrup ve when the ChargersKalamazoo, Mich. - Michigan State got a pair of tallies from junior (empty net). Penal es - Shane Berschbach, WMU (o-holding the looked to set up in their off ensive zone. UAH pulled their goalie forBre Perlini, but Western Michigan got a third-period power-play s ck) 4:42; Jake Chelios, MSU (roughing atw) 8:56; Ben Warda, the fi nal 40 seconds, hoping to recreate last night’s last-second hero-marker to break a 3-3 e and take a 4-3 victory from the Spartans. WMU (roughing atw) 8:56; Joey Shean, MSU (roughing atw) 8:56; ics (in which they got the tying goal with four seconds remaining).Mike Merrifi eld had the other MSU tally. The loss was the fi rst of the Ian Slater, WMU (roughing atw) 8:56; Trevor Elias, WMU (roughing However, the MSU defense was tenacious, and Drew Palmisanoseason for the Spartans, who saw their six-game unbeaten streak to Goalies - MSU, Drew Palmisano 3-1-3 (58:59 minutes, 30 shots-26the goalie) 9:29; Drew Palmisano, MSU (unsportsmanlike conduct) put an exclama on point on the victory by gloving Jus n Cseter’sstart the season come to an end. svs), EMPTY NET (01:01, 0-0); WMU, Nick Pisellini 5-1-2 (60:00, 25-22).9:29; Luke Witkowski, WMU (slashing) 10:19; Mike Levendusky, last-second shot. Western took its fi rst and only lead of the game seven minutes Penalty shots -None. WMU (cross-checking) 11:32. The Spartans opened the scoring at 7:36. The Chargers wereinto the third period, and that tally would stand as the game-winner. a emp ng to kill off the second of back-to-back penal es, and theSka ng on the power play, Shane Berschbach made a cross-slot pass A endance: 2458 Time of Game:2:26 Shots on goal - MSU 6-5-9 20; WMU 12-8-4 24. Spartans were sustaining pressure in their off ensive zone. Krug shotto Ma Tennyson from the right post, and Tennyson had an empty Three stars: 1. Ma Tennyson 2. Bre Perlini 3. Max CampbellPower plays - MSU 1 of 4; WMU 0 of 2. from the le circle, and goalie Clarke Saunders made the save. Thele side for his second marker of the night. Despite pressing to the OFFICIALS: Ref: Dean Sanborn; Dan Brown Line: Mark Michaels;Penal es - MSU 6 (20 min); WMU 7 (14 min). rebound came out to an unprotected right side, and Bre Perlinifi nal buzzer, the Spartans could not force an extra period, and fell Marc DesRosiers Goalies - MSU, Drew Palmisano 3-2-3 (59:48 minutes, 23 shots-21 was able to backhand it into an empty net for his second goal offor the fi rst me this season. saves), EMPTY NET (00:12, 0-0); WMU, Nick Pisellini 6-1-2 (60:00, 20-19). the weekend. Perlini gave MSU an early lead with his fi h goal of the season at ______A endance: 4017 Time of Game:2:29 It appeared that Huntsville’s fi rst goal would come in a similar3:44. With the teams ska ng four a side, Jake Chelios intercepted Three stars: 1. Ben Warda 2. Nick Pisellini 3. Dus n Gazley fashion to the fi rst MSU goal of the night, but Joe Koudy’s putbacka pass in the defensive zone and sent a lead pass to Derek Grant. OFFICIALS: Ref: Dean Sanborn; Dan Brown Line: Mark Michaels; on the right side with 1:13 remaining in the fi rst period was wavedGrant sent the puck in and retrieved it from behind the net from Marc DesRoseirs off due to netminder interference. a Bronco defender, and fed it out front to Perlini, who buried his second chance off a rebound for a 1-0 lead. ______

8844 SPARTAN HOCKEY |1966, 1986, 2007 NCAA CHAMPIONS ONE FOCUS | VICTORY FOR MSU 8855 GAME #9 (hooking) 7:43; Daultan Leveille, MSU (hooking) 19:52. 1st period - 1, MSU, Bre Perlini/7 (Daultan Leveille/2, Torey O HIO STATE VS. #16 MICHIGAN STATE 2nd period - 4, MSU, Jake Chelios/3 (Torey Krug/6, Derek Grant/5) Krug/7) 3:06. 2, MSU, Torey Krug/2 (Derek Grant/6, Tim Bu ery/1) 8:40 (pp). Penal es - Anthony Hayes, MSU (interference) 3:13; Sean 9:00. 3, MSU, Jake Chelios/4 (Derek Grant/7, Bre Perlini/3) 13:44 N OV. 12, 2010 • MUNN ICE ARENA • EAST LANSING, MICH. Duddy, OSU (cross-checking) 8:04; Bre Perlini, MSU (hooking) 16:28; (pp). Penal es - Chris Forfar, MSU (holding) 4:00; Bre Perlini, MSU Notre Dame got it back with a power-play goal at 17:29. With Chris Brock Shelgren, MSU (interference) 18:27. (roughing atw) 10:55; Patrick Schafer, OSU (roughing atw) 10:55; Goals by Period 1 2 3 OT Total Forfar in the box, T.J. Tynan’s shot from the high slot beat a screened 3rd period - 5, OSU, Chris Crane/3 1:53. 6, OSU, Danny Dries/2 Cur s Gedig, OSU (checking from behind) 13:01. Ohio State 1 0 2 1 4 Palmisano. Billy Maday and Ben Ryan were credited with assists. (Shane Sims/6, Devon Krogh/5) 9:16. Penal es - Drew Palmisano, 2nd period - Penal es - Torey Krug, MSU (roughing) 6:21; Danny Michigan State 2 1 0 0 3 Less than a minute later, the Irish took advantage of a defensive MSU (throwing s ck) 1:53. Dries, OSU (roughing) 6:21; Devon Krogh, OSU (tripping) 10:05. miscue down low, and Mike Voran wrapped around the back of the OT period - 7, OSU, Alex Szczechura/4 (Cur s Gedig/6, Peter 3rd period - 4, MSU, Bre Perlini/8 (Derek Grant/8, Daultan East Lansing, Mich. - Michigan State allowed three straight goals to net and popped the puck in at an uncovered right post. That sent Boyd/6) 1:23. Penal es - Leveille/3) 19:46 (empty net). Penalties - Sergio Somma, OSU visi ng Ohio State, including the over me game-winner, to fall, 4-3, the homestanding Irish into the locker room with a 5-2 advantage. (cross-checking) 3:11; Jake Chelios, MSU (hooking) 4:14; Dus n to the Buckeyes. Alex Szczechura got the game-winner 1:23 into over- Looking to shake things up a bit, head coach Rick Comley sent in Shots on goal - OSU 7-19-11-2 39; MSU 14-11-8-1 34. Gazley, MSU (o-hooking) 5:55; Matt Crandell, MSU (slashing) me for OSU. Drew Palmisano made 35 saves, while the Spartans got Yanakeff to play the third period. He made three big- me stops, but Power plays - OSU 0 of 6; MSU 2 of 2. 13:06; Sergio Somma, OSU (slashing) 13:44; Cory Schneider, OSU goals from Derek Grant, Mike Merrifi eld, and Jake Chelios in the loss. the Irish got their sixth tally at 6:16. Yanakeff had come up with a big Penal es - OSU 2 (4 min); MSU 6 (12 min). (high s cking) 14:16. Szchechura’s second goal of the night came a er a faceoff in save, but the rebound lay tantalizingly in the crease for leading scorer Goalies - OSU, Cal Heeter 5-5 (61:23 minutes, 34 shots-31 saves); the MSU zone. The fi rst Buckeye shot off the draw was blocked by Anders Lee, and he fl ipped it over a prone goaltender for his ninth MSU, Drew Palmisano 3-3-3 (61:23, 39-35). Shots on goal - OSU 9-4-9 22; MSU 13-6-11 30. a Spartan defender, and Szchechura’s reverse-spin-o-rama move marker of the season. That was the only puck to make its way past Penalty shots -None. Power plays - OSU 0 of 4; MSU 1 of 5. backhanded the puck into the right side of the net. It was his fourth the freshman goalie, as he made 12 stops in his fi rst collegiate ac on. Penal es - OSU 7 (14 min); MSU 6 (12 min). NOTES:MSU is now winless in nine straight games (0-6-3) against goal of the season. A endance: 6090 Time of Game:2:26 Goalies - OSU, Cal Heeter 5-6 (56:46 minutes, 29 shots-26 saves)the , Irish, tying its longest ac ve winless streak against any opponent. Michigan State got on the board with an early power-play marker Three stars: 1. Alex Szczechura 2. Derek Grant 3. Shane Sims EMPTY NET (03:14, 0-0); MSU, Drew Palmisano 4-3-3 (59:24, 22-22),The Spartans are also winless in their last nine against Minnesota when Ohio State was whistled for too many men on the ice. Dus n OFFICIALS: Ref: Stephen McInchak; Brian Hill Line: Mike Elder; EMPTY NET (00:36, 0-0). (0-4-5) ... The six Irish goals were a season-high allowed by MSU, and Gazley shoveled the puck from the le point into the highslot for Ma Andrew Soper the most since a 7-2 loss to Wisconsin in last year’s College Hockey Crandell, and Crandell’s blast was pped in front by Mike Merrifi eld A endance: 5453 Time of Game:2:17 Showcase ... Michigan State allowed a shorthanded goal for the for the junior’s third goal of the season. Three stars: 1. Drew Palmisano 2. Torey Krug 3. Derek Grant fi rst me this season ... Freshman Greg Wolfe’s credited tally in the Ohio State got the goal back at 15:10. Sergio Somma made a OFFICIALS: Ref: Stephen Mcinchak; Brian Hill Line: Mike Elder;second period was his fi rst collegiate goal ... Derek Grant had his heads-up pick at his defensive blue line and rushed it ahead on ______a Andrew Soper second goal in three games a er going eight straight games to start 2-on-1 break with Szcechura, catching the Spartan defense on GaAME #10 the season without a goal ... Torey Krug’s seven-game point-scoring change. Szchehura fi nished the play from the right side to knot theO HIO STATE VS. #16 MICHIGAN STATE streak came to an end ... MSU’s streak of 15 consecu ve successful game at one. N OV. 13, 2010 • MUNN ICE ARENA • EAST LANSING, MICH. penal es killed came to an end in the second period with TJ Tynan’s Derek Grant’s long-awaited fi rst of the year came at 18:20 to ______extra-man tally ... Bre Perlini had assists on both MSU goals ... restore MSU’s lead before the intermission. Brock Shelgren shotGoals by Period 1 2 3 Total GAME #11 the puck from the right point, and Heeter tried to freeze the puck Ohio State 0 0 0 0 #17 MICHIGAN STATE AT #11 NOTRE DAME 1st period - Penal es - Stephen Johns, ND (boarding) 7:45; Brock at the right post. Grant was able to pick it up and wrap around to Shelgren, MSU (tripping) 11:55; Kevin Lind, ND (roughing) 15:30. Michigan State 3 0 1 4 NOV. 20, 2010 • OYCEJ CENTER • SOUTH BEND, IND. the le side of the net, where he used his backhand to tuck it past 2nd period - 1, ND, Joe Lavin/3 (Ben Ryan/11, Calle Ridderwall/3) the skate of the goalie. East Lansing, Mich. - Michigan State ne ed three fi rst-period tallies 2:47 (sh). 2, ND, Calle Ridderwall/7 (Ryan Guentzel/14, Ben Ryan/12) Goals by Period 1 2 3 Total MSU struck for a second me on the power play to push their leaden route to a 4-0 shutout victory over Ohio State. Bre Perlini (two 5:53. 3, MSU, Derek Grant/2 (Bre Perlini/4, Daultan Leveille) 6:00. Michigan State 0 2 0 2 to 3-1. Grant started the puck from below the goal line to the le ofgoals and an assist), and Derek Grant (three assists) led the Spartans, 4, ND, Jeff Costello/2 (Joe Lavin/3) 10:15. 5, MSU, Greg Wolfe/1 Notre Dame 0 5 1 6 the goaltender, and threw the puck out to Torey Krug at the point.while Daultan Leveille and Torey Krug each had two-point nights as (Bre Perlini/4, Zach Golembiewski/2) 14:36. 6, ND, T.J. Tynan/6

Krug dished to Jake Chelios in the le circle, and Chelios a emptedthe Spartans rebounded from a disheartening over me loss on Friday (Billy Maday/3, Ben Ryan/13) 17:29 (pp). 7, ND, Mike Voran/2 South Bend, Ind. - A wild, seven-goal second period was the main to throw the puck back down to Grant at the right post. The puckto shut out the Buckeyes. 18:29. Penal es - T.J. Tynan, ND (hooking) 2:03; Ma Crandell, MSU storyline for Michigan State, as homestanding Notre Dame brought was redirected by the defenseman marking Grant, however, and Perlini’s seventh goal of the season put the Spartans on the board (interference) 3:48; Torey Krug, MSU (tripping) 11:38; Chris Forfar, a physically imposing brand of hockey to the ice to greet the visi ng defl ected into the back of the net. The goal was credited to Chelios,just 3:06 into the game. Perlini’s chip shot from the le circle hopped MSU (hooking) 15:43. Spartans. Derek Grant and Greg Wolfe each had a score, but the his third goal of the season. past Cal Heeter. Assists went to Daultan Leveille and Torey Krug. 3rd period - 8, ND, Anders Lee/9 (Mike Voran/4, T.J. Tynan/9) 6:18. Irish skated away with a 6-2 victory. Freshman Will Yanakeff saw his A defensive miscue with under two minutes gone in the third The Spartan captain put his team up by a pair with an outstanding Penal es - Derek Grant, MSU (boarding) 11:44; Daultan Leveille, MSU fi rst collegiate ac on, making 12 saves in the third period for MSU. period cut into the MSU lead. Drew Palmisano came out to playindividual a eff ort at 9:08. Derek Grant sent the puck towards the off en- (roughing) 15:02; Nick Larson, ND (roughing) 15:02. The Spartans had a pair of power-play chances in the opening puck to prevent a one-on-one, and he got tangled up with a pair ofsive zone, and his line headed for a line change as Krug carried it over period, and were genera ng good chances on both. On MSU’s second players. A scramble ensued, and Chris Crane was able to shoot thethe blue line to allow more me for the change. Krug maneuvered Shots on goal - MSU 4-9-6 19; ND 5-13-13 31. opportunity with 4;30 le , MSU had its best chances of the period, puck from the le circle for the unassisted tally at 1:53. A penalty wasaround two defenders at the le point, and shot from just above Power plays - MSU 0 of 3; ND 1 of 5. including a blast from Torey Krug from the le point that rung the le levied against Palmisano on the play for throwing his s ck, pu ngthe le dot, and his shot found its mark past Heeter blocker-side for Penal es - MSU 6 (12 min); ND 4 (8 min). post 30 seconds into the man advantage. Despite chances at both the Buckeyes on the power play looking for the equalizer. the sophomore’s second goal of the season. Jake Chelios added a Goalies - MSU, Drew Palmisano 4-4-3 (40:00 minutes, 18 shots-13 ends, the teams went into the fi rst intermission without a score. While it didn’t come on that power play, the Buckeyes did get anthird for the Spartans at 14:44 on the power play, popping one into saves) , Will Yanakeff (20:00, 13-12); ND, Mike Johnson 6-2-1 (60:00, 19-17). As uneven ul a period as the opening frame was, the second was equalizer, coming at 9:16. Devon Krogh threw a backhand pass froman empty side of the net as he pounced on a rebound. Grant and Penalty shots -None. twice as ac ve - a total of seven goals went on the board in the frame. the le half-wall out to blueliner Shane Sims, and Sims’ slapshot fromPerlini were credited with the assists. It was Chelios’ second goal of The fi rst marker of the contest did come on special teams, but not the blueline beat Palmisano over his blocker-side shoulder. the weekend, both coming on the PP. A endance: 2859 Time of Game:2:10 as the Spartans would have hoped - MSU allowed a shorthanded Heading into the fi nal four minutes of regula on, the Spartans The teams skated through a scoreless middle and third frame, Three stars: 1. Ben Ryan 2. Joe Lavin 3. Calle Ridderwall marker to junior captain Joe Lavin at 2:47. Lavin took a pass from were ge ng great pressure in their off ensive zone and forcing Heeterand the closest chance at a goal came from the Buckeyes when OFFICIALS: Ref: Barry Pochmara; Mark Wilkins Line: Bruce Vida; Ben Ryan and waited for the defender to go down to block the to make big saves - but the goalie made them all, and the teamswith 5:30 le in the second period, Cory Schneider rang the post. Jus n Perrone shot, then lasered the puck over the blocker-side shoulder of Drew went to over me. Szczechura played the role of hero just 1:23 in,Palmisano, who was named the game’s fi rst star, came up with all Palmisano from the le circle. It was Ryan’s third goal of the season. extending OSU’s winning streak to three games. the saves - both challenging and rou ne, to keep the Buckeyes off Calle Ridderwall gave the Irish a 2-0 lead just a er the MSU the board. The Spartans got the fi nal marker, an empty-net tally, penalty expired (5:53), as his shot from the right hashmark made its NOTES:MSU went to over me for the fourth me in nine gamesfrom Perlini to end the evening’s scoring. way through traffi c. On the ensuing faceoff , MSU stormed into the this season. The Spartans are 0-1-3 in an extra frame ... This was the Drew Palmisano made 22 saves in his third career shutout. Cal zone off Bre Perlini’s faceoff win, and Derek Grant’s shot from the fi rst over me game between the two teams since Feb. 13, 2009. ThatHeeter stopped 26 shots for Ohio State. le dot for his second goal of the season countered Notre Dame’s______game ended in a 1-1 e ... Mike Merrifi eld’s fi The Spartans will be back in ac on with a road series next week- second score just seven seconds later. Grant’s tally was recorded end, when MSU travels to South Bend to tangle with Notre Dame. with six minutes expired in the period. The scoring frenzy con nued, as Notre Dame took a 3-1 lead at NOTES:The Spartans recorded their fi rst shutout since Dec. 4, 2009 10:15. Lavin’s pass across the goalmouth found Jeff Costello at the against Northern Michigan (1-0) ... It was the fi rst Spartan shutout le post, and he one- med it as Palmisano a empted to slide back at Munn since Nov. 14, 2009, when MSU downed Michigan, 2-0 ... to his right to cover the play. It was Costello’s second of the season. MSU’s three fi rst-period goals was the most it had scored in any rst-period goal was his Michigan State cut into the lead again at 14:36. Greg Wolfe was period in any game this season ... Bre Perlini’s fi rst-period goal and third of the season, a career best. He entered the 2010-11 season credited with the goal, as a shot rang off the back glass, fl ipped high empty ne er were his seventh and eighth of the season, coming in with three career markers ... Jake Chelios had his third goal of the into the air, and as it was coming down, a Notre Dame defender tried his 10th game. Perlini scored seven goals in 20 games a year ago, and season. He leads all freshmen with fi ve points. to glove it safely away - but all swipes at the puck missed, and the entered his junior season with nine career tallies ... Jake Chelios had falling puck bounced off the sha of the s ck of Wolfe and throught a power-play goal in the opening period, his second in two games. 1st period - 1, MSU, Mike Merrifi eld/3 (Ma Crandell/3, Dus n Gaz- he goalie’s legs. ley/5) 4:17 (pp). 2, OSU, Alex Szczechura/3 (Sergio Somma/5) 15:10. 3, MSU, Derek Grant/1 (Brock Shelgren/2, Bre Perlini/2) 18:20. Penal es - TEAM, OSU (too many players on ice) 2:37; Zach Golembiewski, MSU

8866 SPARTAN HOCKEY |1966, 1986, 2007 NCAA CHAMPIONS ONE FOCUS | VICTORY FOR MSU 8877 Once play resumed, the Spartans had a fi ve-on-three for 36 seconds, extra skater. Torey Krug hit the post with 50 seconds remaining, and GAME #12 the rebound caromed out of the zone. It allowed Alexander to chase #17 MICHIGAN STATE AT #11 NOTRE DAME followed by a man advantage for the balance of the contest. The Irish got the backbreaker a minute later, then iced the game with a TJ Tynan it down and get his second of the night into an empty net. NOV. 20, 2010 • OYCEJ CENTER • SOUTH BEND, IND. empty-ne er with 24 cks remaining on the clock. Notre Dame outshot MSU by a slim 22-20 margin. Yanakeff made NOTES:Michigan State has lost three straight for the fi rst me The Gophers cut into the lead further midway through the second Goals by Period 1 2 3 Total 18 saves in his fi rst collegiate start. since this same week last year, when MSU dropped decisions to period. At the 10-minute mark, Hoeff el had a chance at his second Michigan State 1 0 1 2 Notre Dame, Wisconsin, and Minnesota ... MSU went 0-for-4 on of the night, intercep ng a pass deep in the zone for a point-blank Notre Dame 1 1 2 4 1st period - 1, ND, Ben Ryan/2 (Calle Ridderwall/4, Mike Voran/5) the power play, and Ferris State was 0-for-3. shot that Palmisano kicked away. Twenty seconds later, the Spartans 6:53. 2, MSU, Dean Chelios/1 (Daultan Leveille/5, Dus n Gazley/6) turned over the puck at the le wall on the blueline, which quickly South Bend, Ind. - Michigan State lost a heartbreaking 4-2 decision 15:49. Penal es - Derek Grant, MSU (tripping) :22; Stephen Johns, 1st period - 1, FSU, Chad Billins/3 (Mike Embach/3, Jus n Menke/3) was passed onto the s ck of Taylor Matson, who was alone in the at Notre Dame on Saturday evening, seeing the Irish tally the game- ND (o-tripping) 10:44; Jeff Costello, ND (elbowing) 13:25; Stephen 15:25. Penal es - Mike Embach, FSU (slashing) 9:33; Mike Merrifi eld, right circle. Matson deked, and sniped a shot over the blocker hand winning goal shorthanded with 2:23 remaining and ice the game with Johns, ND (charging) 19:03. MSU (roughing) 13:20. of the Spartan netminder. an empty-net tally two minutes later. 2nd period - 3, ND, Jeff Costello/3 (Mike Voran/6, Stephen Johns/2) 2nd period - Penal es - Bre Perlini, MSU (hooking) 3:03; Chad MSU regained some momentum late in the period, and got a good A failed clearing a empt at the half wall deep in the Spartans 8:29 (pp). Penal es - Torey Krug, MSU (slashing) 8:01; Dus n Gazley, Billins, FSU (high s cking) 6:36; Michael Trebish, FSU (kneeing) 15:26. bounce to take a 4-2 lead. The Spartans forced a neutral-zone turn- defensive zone led to the Irish game-winner with 2:23 on the clock. MSU (tripping) 8:50; Nick Larson, ND (interference) 14:24; Bre 3rd period - 2, FSU, Eric Alexander/1 (Sco Czarnowczan, Travis over and broke into the off ensive zone on a 2-on-1. Gazley streaked Torey Krug tried to backhand the puck out of the zone and away from Perlini, MSU (tripping) 14:30. Ouelle e) 15:44. 3, FSU, Eric Alexander/2 (Mike Fillinger/1) 19:17 up the right side with the puck, and looked to pass across the slot the Notre Dame forechecker, but a crashing Ryan Guentzel gathered 3rd period - 4, MSU, Torey Krug/3 (Anthony Hayes/2, Derek Grant/9) (empty net). Penal es - Ma hew Kirzinger, FSU (interference) 10:52; to Dean Chelios. His pass defl ected off the shinpad of the defender the puck, sent it across the slot for Sean Lorenz, and he was alone 15:35 (pp). 5, ND, Sean Lorenz/2 (Ryan Guentzel/15, Ben Ryan/14) Bre Wysopal, FSU (interference) 19:38; Kevin Walrod, MSU (slash- and beat Kangas fi ve-hole, giving the Spartans back a two-goal lead with the goalie and beat Yanakeff for the shorthanded game-winner. 17:37 (sh). 6, ND, T.J. Tynan/7 (Joe Lavin/4) 19:35 (empty net) (sh). ing) 19:38; Aaron Schmit, FSU (slashing) 19:38; Anthony Hayes, MSU heading into the fi nal period. The fi rst period featured plenty of ac on, a stark contrast to the Penal es - Zach Josepher, MSU (tripping) 11:07; Torey Krug, MSU (slashing) 19:38; Jake Chelios, MSU (slashing) 19:38. The Spartans got their fourth power-play chance of the night at rela ve yawner of an opening frame the night before. Yanakeff had (cross-checking) 11:58; Ben Ryan, ND (grasping the facemask) 11:58; 13:42, and took exactly 10 seconds off the clock before adding to li le me to se le into the game, as Derek Grant was whistled for Calle Ridderwall, ND (boarding) 16:23. Shots on goal - FSU 11-9-7 27; MSU 5-9-13 27. their lead with their second man-advantage tally of the night. Derek hauling down Ben Ryan on a breakaway chance, giving the senior Power plays - FSU 0 of 3; MSU 0 of 4. Grant walked out of the right corner with the puck alone, moved center a penalty shot just 22 seconds into the game. Ryan tried to Shots on goal - MSU 7-9-4 20; ND 8-5-10 23. Penal es - FSU 6 (12 min); MSU 5 (10 min). from le -to right in front of the goalmouth, and got Kangas to commit go low blocker-side, but Yanakeff came up with the save with his Power plays - MSU 1 of 7; ND 1 of 4. Goalies - FSU, Pat Nagle 7-4-3 (59:53 minutes, 27 shots-27 saves) , before roofi ng the puck for his third goal of the night. right leg pad. Penal es - MSU 6 (12 min); ND 6 (18 min). EMPTY NET (00:07, 0-0); MSU, Drew Palmisano 4-5-3 (59:37, 26-24), Palmisano came up with a nice point-blank save in the fi nal minute Ryan converted the game’s fi rst goal at 6:53 however, to atone for Goalies - MSU, Will Yanakeff 0-1-0 (59:53 minutes, 22 shots-19 saves) EMPTY NET (00:23, 0-0). to punctuate the victory, in which he made 29 saves. the penalty-shot miss. He took a backhand pass from Calle Ridderwall , EMPTY NET (00:07, 0-0); ND, Mike Johnson 7-2-1 (60:00, 20-18). in the slot, and fi nished the play from just inside the le dot over Penalty shots - [1st 00:22] ND Ben Ryan MISSED. A endance: 5107 Time of Game:2:25 NOTES:The Spartans scored a season-best fi ve goals in the contest, Yanakeff ’s blocker hand. Three stars: 1. Pat Nagle 2. Chad Billins 3. Drew Palmisano Bowlingthe Green most ... since The Feb.Spartans 26, 2010 picked when up MSUtheir posted fi rst victory a 5-2 victoryover over The Irish’s bid to double their lead at the 7:30 mark met a pair of A endance: 2721 Time of Game:2:20 OFFICIALS: Ref: Ma Shegos; Stephen McInchak Line: MarkMinnesota since the 2000 season ... MSU won the fi rst game of a big saves. Notre Dame broke in on a two-on-one, and Yanakeff made Three stars: 1. Sean Lorenz 2. Torey Krug 3. Mike Voran DesRosiers; Patrick Bracco two-game weekend for the fi rst me this season ... MSU’s three-goal a big pad save on Billy Maday’s shot. With the rebound laying in the OFFICIALS: Ref: Barry Pochmara; Mark Wilkins Line: Bruce Vida; opening period ed its season-high for goals in a period, matching crease at the le post, Torey Krug was able to get a s ck behind it Jus n Perrone the three it put on the board in the fi rst period against Ohio State and send it harmlessly to the wall. on Nov. 13 ... MSU’s third goal chased Minnesota goalie Kent Pat- MSU looked like it had a tying goal at 15:49, and it held up to video ______terson from the crease. Pa erson had played every game since Nov. review. Dean Chelios tried to feed Dus n Gazley across the slot, but G 5, and had allowed just 18 goals in eight games entering the contest the puck got away and squirted into the right corner. Gazley threw AME #14 ... Dus n Gazley’s fi rst-period goal was his fourth of the season, M ICHIGAN STATE AT #15 MINNESOTA it back in front of the net, where it went off of Daultan Leveille and______and fi rst since Nov. 5 at WMU ... Gazley recorded his fourth career NOV. 26, 2010 • MARIUCCI ARENA • MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. back onto the s ck of Dean Chelios, who got it past Mike JohnsonGAME #13 two-goal game, and fi rst since March 7, 2009 at Northern Michigan blocker-side for his fi rst marker of the season. #19 FERRIS STATE AT MICHIGAN STATE ... Torey Krug had his third mul ple-point game of the season, and Goals by Period 1 2 3 Total The teams went into the intermission ed at one, and another scoreNOV . 23, 2010 • MUNN ICE ARENA • EAST LANSING, MICH. his fi rst career three-point game ... Bre Perlini scored his ninth did not go on the board un l midway through the middle period. The Michigan State 3 1 1 5 of the season in the opening frame, matching his total of his fi rst Irish were on the power play thanks to a Krug slashing infrac on, and Minnesota 0 2 0 2 two varsity seasons combined ... Perlini’s tally was his fi rst points in Goals by Period 1 2 3 Total Jeff Costello was able to fl ip a rebound of a Mike Voran blocked shot three games, snapping his longest point-scoring drought this season Ferris State 1 0 2 3 over the blocker-hand shoulder of Yanakeff . Notre Dame’s goal came Minneapolis, Minn. - Michigan State snapped a three-game los-... Drew Palmisano’s 29 saves was the most he’s had since the 4-3 Michigan State 0 0 0 0 at 8:29, and MSU nearly ed it while ska ng shorthanded less than a ing streak in convincing fashion, riding three fi rst-period goals toover me loss to Ohio State on Nov. 12 when he stopped 35 shots. His

minute later, as Bre Perlini rang the right post. a 5-2 victory over No. 15 Minnesota. The Spartans also snappedseason-best is the 38 he made in the season opener against Maine. East Lansing, Mich. - Michigan State’s winless streak reached three The fi nal fi ve minutes of the second period featured some of a nine-game winless streak against the Gophers (4-0-5), and won games on Tuesday night, as the Spartans ended up on the short MSU’s best scoring chances of the weekend - the Spartans exhibited their fi rst game in the College Hockey Showcase since 2004. Dus n 1st period - 1, MSU, Torey Krug/4 2:26 (pp). 2, MSU, Dus n Gazley/4 end of a 3-0 loss to Ferris State at Munn Ice Arena. Drew Palmisano quick, accurate passing and got traffi c in front of Irish goalie Mike Gazley had a pair of tallies, while captain Torey Krug had a goal and(Daultan Leveille/6, Torey Krug/8) 2:48. 3, MSU, Bre Perlini/9 (Derek was sharp throughout, but was outdone by Ferris State’s Pat Nagle Johnson, but Johnson came up with three quality saves in those wan- two helpers in the victory. Grant/10, Ma Crandell/4) 8:48. Penal es - Jake Hansen, MINN at the other end, as Nagle pitched a shutout and kept the Spartans ing minutes of the period to keep the Spartans from tying the game With the win, the Spartans claim the Mariucci/Bessone Trophy(elbowing) 2:03; Jake Chelios, MSU (cross-checking) 9:13. off the board. and sent Notre Dame to the locker room with a 2-1 lead heading for the fi rst me since 2000 - the trophy given to the winner of the 2nd period - 4, MINN, Cade Fairchild/2 (Jay Barriball/7, Jake The game evolved as a goaltending duel, with each end making the into the fi nal period. Minnesota/Michigan State hockey game. The trophy is named for theHansen/3) 5:46 (pp). 5, MINN, Taylor Matson/6 (Mike Hoeff el/6, necessary saves. FSU goalie Pat Nagle made 27 saves. Palmisano made MSU carried their same level of play into the fi rst half of the fi legendary coaches of the two programs. The ac on came fastJay Barriball/8) 10:19. 6, MSU, Dus n Gazley/5 (Torey Krug/9) 18:10. 24 at his end and gave the Spartans a chance to win throughout. and furious in the opening four minutes. It started with an elbowingPenal es - Jus n Holl, MINN (holding) 2:07; Brock Shelgren, MSU Chad Billins got the visi ng Bulldogs on the board fi rst, scoring as call against Minnesota’s Jake Hansen at 2:03; Krug’s slapshot from(holding) 5:37; Derek Grant, MSU (10-minute misconduct) 11:06. the FSU power play expired. Mike Embach threw the puck back to the high slot made its way through traffi c, caromed off the leg of a 3 rd period - 7, MSU, Derek Grant/3 (Zach Golembiewski/3) 13:43 Billins a er his own shot was saved, and Billins got the score from Gopher defender, and past goalie Kent Pa erson just 23 seconds later.(pp). Penal es - Brock Shelgren, MSU (roughing) 4:56; Taylor Mat- the le hash mark. The goal was credited at 15:25. The Billins tally At 3:48, Daultan Leveille took a pass from Krug and sent a shot netward.son, MINN (high s cking) 8:01; Aaron Ness, MINN (tripping) 13:32. nal was the only one of the game in the fi rst two periods. Pa erson made the save, but the rebound fell to his le foot, at the The Spartans got a li from a big save by Drew Palmisano in the period, where the Spartans got good looks, but several pucks just post. Gazley made a heads-up play, pouncing on the loose puck andShots on goal - MSU 12-11-6 29; MINN 12-8-11 31. third period. With MSU pressing in their zone, MSU was stripped missed their mark or rolled through the goalmouth. fl ipping it over the keeper’s leg pad for his fourth goal of the season.Power plays - MSU 2 of 4; MINN 1 of 3. of the puck in the high slot, and play turned the other way for a Ac vity around the Spartan goalmouth led to a fi ve-minute major Five minutes a er Gazley’s goal, Bre Perlini gave the Spartans a 3-0Penal es - MSU 4 (16 min); MINN 4 (8 min). breakaway for FSU winger Mike Fillinger. Fillinger went low, blocker for Irish alternate captain Ben Ryan and a two-minute minor for MSU lead. Derek Grant started the play from the half-wall, and Perlini ppedGoalies - MSU, Drew Palmisano 5-5-3 (60:00 minutes, 31 shots-29 side on Palmisano, but the goalie came up with the leg-pad save to captain Torey Krug with 8:02 showing on the clock. Combined with it out of midair in front of the Gopher goalie. The play was reviewedsaves); MINN, Alex Kangas (50:53, 23-21) , Kent Pa a tripping major whistled against Zach Josepher a minute prior, it keep the Spartans within a goal. to see if it was scored on a high s ck, but the goal was good, giving gave Notre Dame a four-on-three power play for a minute, a minute A power play for the Spartans with nine minutes le in regula on MSU a commanding lead midway through the opening frame. of four-on-four, then a Spartan advantage for three minutes as Ryan saw MSU with some of its best chances of the night, but the Ferris A holding call against Brock Shelgren just over fi ve minutes into the served out his penalty. State defense blocked shots and clogged passing lanes, and most period put the home team on the power play, and it took just nine erson 6-1-1 Krug got the tying goal for the Spartans at 15:35, execu ng a importantly cleared loose pucks from the area around the goalmouth. seconds for the Gophers to get on the scoreboard. The ini (08:48,al shot 6-3) , EMPTY NET (00:19, 0-0). beau ful give-and-go as he s ckhandled through the slot, dished to Ferris added the dagger with just 4:16 on the clock. Eric Alexander came from the high slot, and Palmisano made the save. The reboundPenalty shots -None. Anthony Hayes at the le post. Hayes sent it back across the crease pounced on a loose puck in the right circle, and beat a screened Palmi- trickled loose, and with the goalie stuck under a pile of players, to Krug, who punched it past Johnson for his third goal of the season. sano over his glove-hand shoulder. The goal came a er an extended the rebound trickled slowly over the line. The goal was eventually A endance: 9798 Time of Game:2:20 A prolonged stoppage due to an injury to Daultan Leveille - a result period of good pressure by the Spartans in their off ensive zone. credited to Cade Fairchild from Jay Barriball and Jake Hansen. Three stars: 1. Torey Krug 2. Dus n Gazley 3. Derek Grant of a vicious hit from behind by Irish alternate captain Ridderwallfror Palmisano headed to the bench for the fi nal 1:06 in favor of an OFFICIALS: Ref: Don Adam; Brian Thul Line: Tony Czech; Ma Anderson which he received a major for boarding - occurred with 3:37 remaining. ______

8888 SPARTAN HOCKEY |1966, 1986, 2007 NCAA CHAMPIONS ONE FOCUS | VICTORY FOR MSU 8899 GAME #15 Shots on goal - MSU 8-9-5 22; UW 13-7-10 30. Leveille/7) 18:55. Penal es - Kevin Walrod, MSU (roughing) 5:49; Eric A endance: 4875 Time of Game:2:20 M ICHIGAN STATE AT #16 WISCONSIN Power plays - MSU 1 of 3; UW 1 of 5. Alexander, FSU (tripping) 13:20; Chris Forfar, MSU (hooking) 15:16. Three stars: 1. Chad Billins 2. Drew Palmisano 3. Pat Nagle NOV. 27, 2010 • OHLK CENTER • MADISON, WIS. Penal es - MSU 7 (14 min); UW 5 (10 min). 3rd period - 5, MSU, Torey Krug/5 (Zach Golembiewski/4, Dean OFFICIALS: Ref: Kevin Langseth; Brent Gawlick Line: Jus n Per- Goalies - MSU, Drew Palmisano 5-6-3 (59:55 minutes, 30 shots-26 Chelios/4) 9:22. Penal es - Todd Pococke, FSU (elbowing) 2:34; Toreyrone; Paul Tunison saves) , EMPTY NET (00:05, 0-0); UW, Sco Gudmandson 4-4-1 Krug, MSU (interference) 6:50; Sco Czarnowczan, FSU (interference) Goals by Period 1 2 3 Total ______(59:45, 22-21) , EMPTY NET (00:15, 0-0). 10:03; Jus n Menke, FSU (interference) 19:16. Michigan State 1 0 0 1 GAME #18 Penalty shots - None. Wisconsin 2 1 1 4 M ICHIGAN STATE AT #12 MICHIGAN Shots on goal - MSU 8-5-9 22; FSU 18-10-6 34. D EC ICHIGAN TADIUM NN RBOR ICH A endance: 14012 Time of Game:2:10 Power plays - MSU 0 of 6; FSU 0 of 4. . 11, 2010 • M S • A A , M . Madison, Wis. - Sophomore defenseman Jus n Schultz recorded a Three stars: 1. None 2. None 3. None Penal es - MSU 4 (8 min); FSU 6 (12 min). hat trick for the homestanding Badgers, and Wisconsin skated to a OFFICIALS: Ref: Brad Shepherd; CJ Berline Line: Ma Gerlock; Ed Moberg Goalies - MSU, Drew Palmisano 6-6-3 (59:26 minutes, 34 shots-32Goals by Period 1 2 3 Total 4-1 victory over Michigan State in the fi nal College Hockey Showcase saves) , EMPTY NET (00:34, 0-0); FSU, Pat Nagle 7-5-3 (59:28, 22-19), Michigan State 0 0 0 0 contest for both teams. Zach Golembiewski had the Spartan tally, ______EMPTY NET (00:32, 0-0). Michigan 2 1 2 5 and Drew Palmisano made 26 saves. GAME #16 Penalty shots -None. MSU played a composed game, genera ng chances and playing Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP) - Michigan and Michigan State set a world sound, responsible defense in their own end. However, the oppor-M ICHIGAN STATE AT # 20 FERRIS STATE A endance: 2417 Time of Game:2:08 record for a endance at a hockey game Saturday, playing in front tunis c Badgers got good traffi c in front of the net and forcedD theEC . 3, 2010 • WIGLEBENE ARENA • BIG RAPIDS, MICH. Three stars: 1. Bre Perlini 2. Drew Palmisano 3. Zach Golembiewskiof an unoffi cial total of 113,411 fans in the Wolverines’ 5-0 victory Spartans to se le for a weekend split. OFFICIALS: Ref: Kevin Langseth; Brent Gawlik Line: Jus n Perrone;at Michigan Stadium. Much like the previous night’s game against the Gophers, goalsGoals by Period 1 2 3 Total Paul Tunison Michigan announced the a endance during the third period. The came early in the contest. The home team got on the board fi rst. Michigan State 1 1 1 3 previous mark for a hockey game was 77,803 at this year’s world Blueliner Schultz was able to poke free a puck that a prone Palmisano Ferris State 1 1 0 2 championship in Germany. tried to freeze beneath him, and Schultz redirected it into the net ______Mike Janela, an adjudicator for Guinness World Records, was on for his fi h of the season. Big Rapids, Mich. - Michigan State got a pair of goals from junior GAME #17 hand to verify the feat. He confi rmed that the a endance was more The Spartans ed the game at 4:11 on the power play. Torey KrugBre Perlini and a 32-save performance from goaltender Drew # 20 FERRIS STATE AT MICHIGAN STATE than enough for a world record, although he said his organiza on fed the puck from behind the goal line to Zach Golembiewski in thePalmisano as the Spartans downed Ferris State, 3-2. Dean Chelios would need a bit longer to come up with an offi cial a endance fi gure, D EC. 4, 2010 • MUNN ICE ARENA • EAST LANSING, MICH. right circle. Golembiewski’s shot caromed into the net off the leg ofbroke a third-period e with his game-winner as MSU snapped a possibly using detailed photos of the crowd to make a fi nal count. the Badger defender in front. three-game losing streak in CCHA games. Janela said Guinness receives over 1,000 record applica ons a Michigan State had a pair of good chances minutes later, as goalie The third period was MSU’s best period of the night, as the ice Goals by Period 1 2 3 OT Total week, although only about three percent are approved. Sco Gudmanson came up with a pad save on a Daultan Leveilleseemed to open for the Spartans with domina ng play not only in Ferris State 0 0 0 1 1 The game--dubbed “The Big Chill at the Big House”--took place breakaway, and Derek Grant’s shot sailed just high a minute later.their own zone, but also at the off ensive end. A goalmouth scramble Michigan State 0 0 0 0 0 nine years a er the same two teams played another outdoor game The Badgers got their second goal of the night on a three-on-onewas what set up the game-winner for Chelios, who was able to get a at Michigan State’s football stadium. Since then, the idea has been rush, as freshman blueliner Frankie Simonelli rushed the puck up thes ck on a loose puck at the top of the crease to the right of goalie Pat East Lansing, Mich. - The Michigan State hockey team suff eredcopied a at the college level and by the NHL. le side, and shot the puck over the right shoulder of Palmisano forNagle (19 saves). Zach Golembiewski and Torey Krug were credited heartbreaking 1-0 loss in over me against Ferris State at Munn Ice The huge crowd in the stadium’s expansive bowl made this edi on his fi rst collegiate tally. with the assists on the play. Arena. The game-winner came with 1:06 remaining in the extra pe-unique. The school’s announced a endance would make this the Wisconsin added to their lead just a er the fi ve-minute mark of The Spartans, who had been shut out by the Bulldogs back on riod, as a shot from the point went off the s ck of an MSU defenderlargest crowd to see any event at Michigan Stadium, surpassing the the second period. A heavily-marked Jordy Murray dropped the puckNov. 23 at home, wasted li le me making sure it wouldn’t be the at the hash marks and into the back of the net. 113,090 for a football game earlier this year. back for a crashing Schwartz, who sniped it over the blocker hand ofsame in this contest. Perlini corralled a rebound at the bo om of “Both goalies really played great tonight,” said head coach Rick There was enough room for the Michigan band to perform in Palmisano for his second goal of the night. the le circle and beat Pat Nagle s ck-side. Kevin Walrod had the Comley a er the contest. “Obviously, we have to con nue to workthe north end zone before the start. Then Jon Merrill opened the The Spartans were ge ng chances, and Gudmanson came upini al shot on net, wrapping around the back of the goal cage from to fi nd an off ensive punch and get some more scoring than we’vescoring with a shot from the point in the fi rst period, and when the with some big saves for the Badgers to keep MSU off the board.right to le and trying to score at the le post. go en. Ferris played a good road game, and was probably a li puckle hit the net, the crowd let loose with a roar normally reserved The next best chances for Wisconsin came at 12:30 of the second, The home team gained an equalizer at 4:19. Nate Hennig, sta- be er than they were last night. for touchdowns in this venue. when Grant was sent off for goalie interference on a great scoring oned at the top of the crease, pped a Kyle Bonis shot from the “I feel really bad for Drew Palmisano, because he was outstanding,” Microphones were placed close enough to the ice to amplify the chance. The potent Badger power play - which entered the gameright side past Palmisano to knot the game at one. con nued Comley. “The goal was a fl uke, and it shouldn’t take awaynormal hockey sounds of the puck hi ng the boards and players third in the country at 29.9% - went to work, but MSU stood its The Spartans had back-to-back power plays midway through the from the excellent game he played.” ska ng swi ly back and forth, making it easier for those seated far ground, as Palmisano came up with two big saves (and got a li openingle frame, but a physical, speedy Ferris State kill gave MSU The unfortunate ending put a premature end on what was a ghtaway to feel like they were part of the ac on. help from the post on a third) and the kill unit blocked three shots.troubles in se ng up anything in their off ensive zone. contest, where both goaltenders were strong and didn’t allow much in Although wind and rough ice can always cause problems at events like The teams went back to full strength un l the waning moments of The second period featured far fewer scoring chances. The Bull- the way of second chances in front of the nets. The winner, from thethis, the game wasn’t too sloppy. Merrill added a second goal before the the period - some extracurriculars resulted in a Badger power playdogs took their fi rst lead at 11:08, when Garre Thompson banked s ck of defenseman Chad Billins, ricocheted off the sha of the s ck ofend of the fi rst period, and then Carl Hagelin added one in the second that carried 1:37 into the fi nal period. in the puck off the back of the leg pad of Palmisano from behind the a Spartan defenseman in the slot and fl u ered into the back of the net.and another in the third. David Wohlberg completed the scoring for The Badgers wasted li le me u lizing that man advantage net.in The Spartans ed it up late in the frame, however, with Perlini’s The game was not full of quality scoring chances, as both teamsMichigan. Shawn Hunwick fi nished with 34 saves for the Wolverines. the third. Schultz fi red a rocket from the high slot, and a screenedsecond of the night. Perlini put back a rebound in front with just locked down defensively and limited much of the off ense their op- Palmisano didn’t see the puck as it beat him blocker-side for the third1:05 on the clock remaining in the period. Derek Grant and Daultan ponents tried to generate. The Bulldogs had a slight edge in shots 1st period - 1, UM, Jon Merrill/4 (Chad Langlais/6, Ben Winne /4) tally of the night for the sophomore blueliner. The scoring chancesLeveille got the credit on assists. (31-28), and the two squads were a combined 0-for-7 with a man12:04 (pp). 2, UM, Jon Merrill/5 (Ma Rust/8, Carl Hagelin/10) 14:54. s ll came for both teams as the period played out, - including another advantage in tonight’s contest. Penal es - Kevin Lynch, UM (charging) 2:20; Dus n Gazley, MSU Badger shot off the post in the waning seconds of a late power play. NOTES:Michigan State won its second road game in three tries (interference) 11:48. MSU pressed to the fi nal buzzer, but would get no closer. a er star ng the season 0-4-0 in games away from Munn Ice Arena NOTES:Michigan State is now 0-2-3 in over me this season ... 2nd period - 3, UM, Carl Hagelin/8 (Ma Rust/9, Brandon Bur- ... Ferris State’s 18 fi rst-period shots was the most MSU had allowed Drew Palmisano made 62 saves on 65 shots in the weekend set (.953,lon/7) 12:12 (pp). Penal es - Zach Josepher, MSU (hi ng a er 1st period - 1, UW, Jus n Schultz/7 (Mark Zengerle/19, Jake Gar-in the fi rst period this season ... Drew Palmisano was credited with 1.46 GAA) whistle) 2:24; Chris Brown, UM (hi ng a er whistle) 2:24; Brandon diner/12) 1:03. 2, MSU, Zach Golembiewski/2 (Torey Krug/10) 4:1117 fi rst-period saves, a season best for a single-period eff ort and Burlon, UM (high s cking) 3:33; Team, MSU (too many players on (pp). 3, UW, Frankie Simonelli/1 (Derek Lee/6, Tyler Barnes/3) 7:08.two shy of his career record ... Bre Perlini’s fi rst-period goal was his 1st period - Penal es - Daultan Leveille, MSU (cross-checking 3:12;ice) 5:53; Ma Rust, UM (holding the s Penal es - Patrick Johnson, UW (tripping) 3:02; Ma Crandell, MSU10th of the season, his fi rst me in double-digit goals in his career. Mike Merrifi eld, MSU (elbowing) 7:48; Eric Alexander, FSU (charging) (slashing) 4:21; Podge Turnbull, UW (high s cking) 4:21; DerekHe entered the weekend 10th in the CCHA in points (14) and third 14:17; Mike Fillinger, FSU (high s cking) 19:34. Grant, MSU (cross-checking) 7:08; Jake Gardiner, UW (checkingin goals (9) ... Perlini’s two-goal eff ort was his third of the season and 2nd period - Penal es - Chris Forfar, MSU (boarding) 8:30; Jordie from behind) 17:32. the fourth of his career ... Kevin Walrod’s assist on the Perlini fi rst- Johnston, FSU (roughing atw) 15:49; Dus n Gazley, MSU (roughing 2nd period - 4, UW, Jus period tally was his fi rst point of the season ... Torey Krug’s assist on atw) 15:49. Zach Golembiewski’s third-period marker extended his point-scoring 3rd period - Penal es - Aaron Schmit, FSU (kneeing) 10:55; Trevor ck) 7:48; Tim Bu ery, MSU streak to three games . Nill, MSU (hooking) 17:55. (interference) 10:30. OT period - 1, FSU, Chad Billins/4 (Jordie Johnston/4) 3:54. 3rd period - 4, UM, Carl Hagelin/9 (Ma Rust/10, Chad Langlais/7) 1st period Shots on goal - FSU 10-13-6-2 31; MSU 8-9-10-1 28. 8:57 (pp). 5, UM, David Wohlberg/8 (Brandon Burlon/8) 10:45. Penal- Power plays - FSU 0 of 4; MSU 0 of 3. es - Jake Chelios, MSU (roughing) 7:48; Luke Glendening, UM (grasp- Penal ing the facemask) 12:23; Luke Glendening, UM (roughing) 12:23; Ma n Schultz/8 (Jordy Murray/5, Jake Gar- Crandell, MSU (roughing) 12:23; Carl Hagelin, UM (slashing) 19:16. diner/13) 5:26. Penal es - Derek Grant, MSU (goaltender interfer- ence) 12:30; Dus n Gazley, MSU (cross-checking) 19:36; Dus n Shots on goal - MSU 8-12-14 34; UM 8-10-11 29. Gazley, MSU (roughing) 19:36; John Ramage, UW (unsportsmanlike - 1, MSU, Bre Perlini/10 (Kevin Walrod/1, Ma Grassi/4) Power plays - MSU 0 of 5; UM 3 of 4. conduct) 19:36. :36. 2, FSU, Nate Hennig/5 (Kyle Bonis/3, Aaron Schmit/2) 4:19. es - FSU 4 (8 min); MSU 5 (10 min). Penal es - MSU 6 (12 min); UM 7 (14 min). 3rd period - 5, UW, Justin Schultz/9 (Jake Gardiner/4, CraigPenal es - Ma hew Kirzinger, FSU (interference) 7:22; Aaron Schmit, Goalies - FSU, Pat Nagle 8-5-3 (63:52 minutes, 28 shots-28 saves)Goalies , - MSU, Drew Palmisano 6-8-3 (60:00 minutes, 29 shots-24 Smith/12) :28 (pp). Penal es - Brock Shelgren, MSU (hooking) 6:47;FSU (elbowing) 9:50; Derek Grant, MSU (cross-checking) 16:40. EMPTY NET (00:02, 0-0); MSU, Drew Palmisano 6-7-3 (63:53, 31-30),saves); UM, Shawn Hunwick 3-3-4 (60:00, 34-34). Zach Golembiewski, MSU (tripping) 16:58; Ryan Li le, UW charg- 2nd period - 3, FSU, Garre Thompson/3 (Cory Kane/3, Bre EMPTY NET (00:01, 0-0). ing) 19:00. Wysopal/3) 11:08. 4, MSU, Bre Perlini/11 (Derek Grant/11, Daultan

9900 SPARTAN HOCKEY |1966, 1986, 2007 NCAA CHAMPIONS ONE FOCUS | VICTORY FOR MSU 9911 A endance: 113411 Time of Game:2:31 NOTES:MSU went 1-5 on the PP, and killed off all four power-play headed for the bench on a change, Dean held the puck low, moved Three stars: 1. Jon Merrill 2. Carl Hagelin 3. Ma Rust chances against ... Lee Reimer scored his fi rst collegiate tally in the it from right to le behind the goalcage, and wrapped it around in OFFICIALS: Ref: M. Shegos, M.Wilkins; Bruce Vida Line: Tony Molina;fi rst period. He was the fi rst freshman to record a point this season, front. It beat the goalie beneath his leg pad, and the Spartans led ______but was the third to get his fi rst collegiate goal ... Reimer also had his 2-1. The lead was short-lived, however, as Jacob Johnstone whacked GAME #19 fi rst career mul ple-point game ... Reimer’s fi rst-period goal snapped at a loose puck at the right post at 5:14, and it fl ipped up over the M ICHIGAN STATE VS #20 COLORADO COLLEGE a 145:42 scoreless streak for MSU, da ng back to the Dec. 3 game at glove-hand of Yanakeff and into the back of the net. Ferris State ... Michigan State was playing its fi rst game in 18 days, as Bre Perlini got his team-leading 12th goal of the season at 16:35 GREAT LAKES INVITATIONAL - SEMIFINAL its last ac on came on Dec. 11 in the outdoor game at Michigan ... to give the Spartans a 3-2 advantage at the second intermission. D EC. 29, 2010 • OEJ LOUIS ARENA • DETROIT, MICH. night at Munn Ice Arena. Torey Krug had a hat trick for the Spartans, Perlini took a pass from Jake Chelios at the half-wall, and one- med who won back-to-back games for the fi rst me this season. 1st period - 1, CC, Dakota Eveland/1 (Archie Skalbeck/6, Tyler it from the right hash marks. The Wolverines ba led back from a 3-1 defi cit with a pair of goals Goals by Period 1 2 3 Total Johnson/7) 6:36. 2, MSU, Lee Reimer/1 (Dus n Gazley/7, Tim But- The Spartans got a goal fi ve minutes into the fi nal frame, the in the fi nal three minutes, but MSU put the game away by con nuing Colorado College 2 3 0 5 tery/2) 15:04. 3, CC, Stephen Schultz/10 (Rylan Schwartz/18, Tyler second straight period they put an early goal on the scoreboard. to generate chances with shots from the points, and ended up with Michigan State 1 1 2 4 Johnson/8) 16:16. Penal es - Derek Grant, MSU (interference) 1:21; Walrod was whistled for tripping, giving Tech its fi rst power-play their fi rst over me victory in six chances this season. Nick Dineen, CC (hooking) 1:46; Torey Krug, MSU (elbowing) 7:36. chance of the game. As the fi nal seconds cked off the penalty, Dus n The teams skated through a scoreless fi rst period that was not Detroit, Mich. - Michigan State ba led back from a three-goal defi cit, 2nd period - 4, CC, Andrew Hamburg/5 (Archie Skalbeck/6, Joe Gazley and Grant broke out and rushed into the off ensive zone, and short on entertainment value - MSU outshot its guests by a 13-8 but fell just short in the semifi nals of the 46th annual Great Lakes Marciano/5) 4:15. 5, CC, Jeff Colle /1 (Alexander Krushelnys/6, Grant picked up his second assist of the night as he dished to the margin, and the pace was up-tempo from end to end. Torey Krug put Invita onal. The Spartans dropped a 5-4 decision to Colorado College Ryan Lowery/10) 9:51. 6, MSU, Dus n Gazley/6 (Lee Reimer/2, senior, and Gazley backhanded it into the back of the net. the Spartans on the board fi ve minutes into the second period. Ma a er allowing three second-period tallies. Derek Grant/12) 10:27. 7, CC, Tyler Johnson/13 (Rylan Schwartz/19, A defensive miscue led to Tech’s third goal, as Pie la took a pass Grassi slid the puck to his defensive partner from the right point, and A er a 18-day layoff , the Spartans started slow, but a empted a Stephen Schultz/13) 11:10. Penal es - Jeff Colle , CC (interference) and went in alone on Yanakeff , and beat him glove-side. Krug’s slapshot from the high slot beat a screened Shawn Hunwick third-period comeback, outshoo ng the Tigers by a 15-2 margin and 1:37; Andrew Hamburg, CC (tripping) 5:57; Rylan Schwartz, CC (trip- Walrod’s second of the night was on a fantas c individual eff ort, blocker-side. pu ng a pair of tallies on the board. MSU fought for a fi nal-minute ping) 18:58; Anthony Hayes, MSU (high s cking) 19:37. as he dove to p the puck just in front of the right post. Assists went Less than a minute a er the Spartan score, Yanakeff came up with equalizer, but ran out of me before the tying goal could materialize. 3rd period - 8, MSU, Brock Shelgren/3 (Derek Grant/13) 6:15. 9, to Hayes and Forfar on the play. a big save on a breakaway chance by Chad Langlais. Carl Hagelin Freshman Lee Reimer had a goal and a pair of assists for his fi rst MSU, Daultan Leveille/4 (Lee Reimer/3, Ma Grassi/5) 19:11 (pp). ed the game for the Wolverines with a power-play tally at 10:23. career mul -point contest, while Dus n Gazley had a goal and an Penal es - Daultan Leveille, MSU (interference) 8:36; Rylan Schwartz, NOTES:With nine goals in the two games of the Great Lakes The Spartans had tried to clear the puck at the le point, and two assist and Derek Grant had two helpers. CC (slashing) 18:01. Invita onal, it was the most goals the Spartans have scored in con- defenders got caught up-ice as the Ma Rust kept it in and four The Tigers got on the board fi rst, ge ng the game’s fi rst goal at secu ve games this season. MSU had scored eight in the weekend set Wolverines crashed the net. Langlais slid the puck across the low slot 6:36. Tyler Johnson streaked up the right side to chase down the Shots on goal - CC 10-11-2 23; MSU 13-7-15 35. with Maine ... MSU’s 17 fi rst-period shots was its most in an opening to Hagelin on the right, and Hagelin beat a sliding Yanakeff fi ve-hole puck, and he backhanded it out into the right circle for a crashing Power plays - CC 0 of 4; MSU 1 of 5. period since pu ng 19 on net against Alabama-Huntsville on Oct. 29 for the senior captain’s tenth goal of the year. Dakota Eveland. Eveland redirected the pass and beat Drew Palmi- Penal es - CC 5 (10 min); MSU 4 (8 min). ... Its game total of 46 shots was a season-best. The previous high was Yanakeff came up with a big sliding pad-save on Luke Glendening sano with a shot over his blocker-hand at the le post. Goalies - CC, Joe Howe 10-7-1 (60:00 minutes, 35 shots-31 saves); 38, set against both Maine (Oct. 14) and Alabama-Huntsville (Oct. 29) with just over four minutes remaining in the second period, and The two teams traded goals late in the frame. The Spartans fi rst MSU, Drew Palmisano 6-9-3 (31:10, 15-10) , Will Yanakeff (27:47, ... Kevin Walrod’s fi rst-period goal was his fi rst collegiate tally, which made back-to-back point-blank saves on Scooter Vaughan and Ben ed the game when Tim Bu ery made the fi rst pass out of the zone 8-8) , EMPTY NET (01:03, 0-0). came in his 35th game as a Spartan. Walrod follows freshman Lee Winne less than a minute later. to Dus n Gazley, who deked around a defender in the neutral zone, Penalty shots -None. Reimer, who had his fi rst collegiate tally in the semifi nals last night The Spartans pulled ahead again with a fi ve-on-three power-play brought it to the top of the right circle, and had his shot blocked by against Colorado College. goal at 8:13. Michigan goalie Shawn Hunwick was assessed a double- a Tiger defenseman. Lee Reimer collected the loose puck and took A endance: 7988 Time of Game:2:20 minor for punching Spartan Dus n Gazley in the face, and Gazley his shot from the le side of the le circle, and beat Joe Howe high OFFICIALS: Ref: Kevin Langseth; John Philo Line: Brian Freirichs; 1st period - 1, MSU, Kevin Walrod/1 (Ma Crandell/5, Anthony went to the box on a minor and a 10-minute misconduct. Scooter blocker-side for his fi rst collegiate tally. CC regained the lead 72 Hayes/3) 13:42. 2, MTU, Aaron Pie la/2 (Dennis Rix/3) 17:22. Penal- Vaughn was then sent to the box on a hooking call, and the Spartans seconds later, when Stephen Schultz redirected a defl ec on from es - Patrick McCadden, MTU (tripping) 10:51. eneded up with 40 seconds of a two-man advantage. Krug took the ac on at the right post, where Palmisano had made an ini al save. 2nd period - 3, MSU, Dean Chelios/2 (Jake Chelios/3, Greg Wolfe/3) pass from Bre Perlini in the le circle, and scored his second of the It was the senior’s 10th of the season. 2:39. 4, MTU, Jacob Johnstone/4 (Dennis Rix/4, Daniel Sova/5) 5:14. game from the high slot - the same spot he scored his fi rst in the The Tigers got a third at 4:15 of the middle period. Andrew Eric Froiberg 5, MSU, Bre Perlini/12 (Jake Chelios/4, Derek Grant/14) 16:35. second period. Hamburg collected a loose puck at the right side of the back of the ______Penal es - Torey Krug, MSU (roughing) 10:31; Alex MacLeod, MTU The spot was so sweet for Krug, he took another power play shot goalcage and brought it back out in front to challenge Palmisano GAME #20 (roughing) 10:31; Carl Nielsen, MTU (hooking) 12:56. from there while ska ng fi ve-on-three later in the period, and got his one-on-one. He got the goalie to commit, then li ed the puck over M ICHIGAN STATE VS #MICHIGAN TECH 3rd period - 6, MSU, Dus third of the night for his fi rst career hat trick. Assists went to Derek his right leg pad for his fi h goal of the season. GREAT LAKES INVITATIONAL - CONSOLATION GAME Grant and Bre Perlini. The teams exploded for a three-goal outburst in a 1:20 span were close to killing off both - but Brandon Burlon’s shot from just EC OE OUIS RENA ETROIT ICH The Wolverines got a fi ve-on-three of their own, and the Spartans midway through the second period. It started with a Jeff ColleD . 29, 2010 • J L A • D , M . above the right hash mark was pped by Lee Moffi e brought the were able to kill off the en re minute-plus two-man advantage, and marker at 9:51, in which Colle went one-on-one with the Spartan Wolverines within one with just under three minutes to play. With goaltender, to give the Tigers a 4-1 lead. MSU countered at 10:27,Goals by Period 1 2 3 Total n Gazley/7 (Derek Grant/15) 5:13. 7, the Wolverines buzzing in the zone, the Spartans had a hard me when Gazley got his sixth of the season off Michigan State 1 2 2 5 MTU, Aaron Pie la/3 (Dennis Rix/5) 7:51. 8, MSU, Kevin Walrod/2 clearing the puck. UM sent the puck deep, and as David Wolhberg Michigan Tech 1 1 1 3 (Anthony Hayes/4, Chris Forfar/2) 14:15. Penal es - Kevin Walrod, tried to send the puck out in front of the net from behind the right MSU (tripping) 3:11; Dennis Rix, MTU (charging the goalie) 8:00; Ma goalpost, the puck banked in off the back of Yanakeff ’s le skate for Detroit, Mich. - Kevin Walrod had a pair of tallies - the fi rst goals Grassi, MSU (cross-checking) 15:25; Anthony Hayes, MSU (contact the game-tying goal. of his MSU career - as Michigan State captured a 5-3 victory in the Yanakeff had 37 saves in the victory, while Shawn Hunwick made assists from Reimer to the head) 17:52; Anthony Hayes, MSU (game misconduct) 17:52. consola on game of the 46th annual Great Lakes Invita onal Tour- 26 in the loss. He had won three straight games against MSU, dat- and Derek Grant. CC re-extended its lead to three goals when Tyler nament over Michigan Tech. Anthony Hayes, Derek Grant, and Jake ing back to last spring. MSU was 2-for-7 on the power play, while Johnson po ed his 13th goal of the season at 11:10. The fi h goal Shots on goal - MSU 17-23-6 46; MTU 8-7-10 25. Chelios each had a pair of assists for the Spartans, and freshman Will Michigan was 2-for-5. forced a goalie change for MSU, as Will Yanakeff spelled the junior Power plays - MSU 0 of 3; MTU 0 of 3. Yanakeff picked up his fi rst victory in net with 22 saves. Palmisano for his third appearance this season. The freshman made Penal es - MSU 5 (21 min); MTU 4 (8 min). “I thought we made a couple of mistakes tonight that led to goals, NOTES:The Spartans won back-to-back games for the fi rst me his fi rst six saves of the game - including two point-blank eff orts from Goalies - MSU, Will Yanakeff 1-1-0 (60:00 minutes, 25 shots-22 saves); but I’m pleased with our eff ort,” noted head coach Rick Comley. “We this season. The Spartans last won two straight games on Feb. 20 CC - to keep the score at 5-2 entering the second intermission. MTU, Josh Robinson 1-5-1 (59:01, 46-41) , EMPTY NET (00:59, 0-0). would dominate the game, make a mistake, and it would end up in (Ferris State) and Feb. 26 (Bowling Green) of last year ... Michigan The third period belonged to the Spartans - they held a com- Penalty shots -None. the back of our net. But it was a good tournament for us, in terms of State entered the game 0-2-3 in over me games this season ... manding 15-2 edge in shots in the period, were able to sustain long how we ba led back last night, and how we approached the game The Spartans are 5-7-0 against ranked teams overall, but are 3-0-2 stretches in the off ensive zone, and MSU was able to climb back A endance: 14718 Time of Game:2:10 tonight. It will be a good jumping-off point for us for the second half.“ against teams ranked in the top ten at the me of the game ... These into the game. Brock Shelgren’s blast from the right point at 6:15 OFFICIALS: Ref: Kevin Langseth; John Philo Line: Brian Freirichs; Walrod gave the Spartans their fi rst lead of the tournament with two teams played an over me game for the fi rst me since Jan. 26, brought MSU within two, 5-3. Derek Grant pushed the puck out to Eric Froiberg a goal at 13:42. Anthony Hayes moved the puck to Ma Crandell out 2008, which was a 2-2 deadlock ... The teams had played to seven the blueliner from the le half-wall, and Shelgren’s blast beat Howe at the le point, and Crandell threw it netward. Walrod was sta oned straight stalemates when advancing to over me; the last me there blocker-side. on the doorstep just to the le side of the slot, and pped it past the was an over me winner between these teams was Dec. 30, 2004, a MSU kept pushing, and pulled within one at 19:11. Daultan Lev- ______glove-hand of goalie Josh Robinson. It was Walrod’s fi rst collegiate tally. 2-1 Spartan victory in the GLI fi nals ... MSU had a pair of power-play eille, sta oned at the right post, watched as blueliner Ma Grassi GAME #21 The Huskies got the goal back late in the period. The Spartans goals in seven chances, and had its fi rst game with mul ple man- launched a shot from above the hash marks. His shot was stopped M ICHIGAN STATE VS #7 MICHIGAN turned the puck over in the high slot, and Dennis Rix quickly moved advantage tallies since Nov. 26 at Minnesota. MSU had gone 2-for-25 in traffi c in front, but Reimer’s s ck hit the puck towards that right J AN. 7, 2011 • MUNN ICE ARENA • EAST LANSING, MICH. it to Aaron Pie la at the hashmarks. The sophomore had only the on the PP since that game ... Krug’s hat trick was MSU’s fi rst since side, and Leveille buried it. goaltender to beat, and he deked le and went backhand, sliding Corey Tropp’s against Bowling Green on Dec. 12, 2009. To his recol- The Spartans put Yanakeff on the bench in favor of an extra skater, Goals by Period 1 2 3 OT Total the puck fi ve-hole on Will Yanakeff to knot the game at one . lec on, it is his fi rst hat trick at any level of the game ... Krug scored but could not gain the equalizer. The freshman netminder fi nished with Michigan 0 1 2 0 3 The Spartans wasted li le me in ge ng on the board in the his fi rst goal since Dec. 3 at Ferris State. ... Kevin Walrod has points eight saves, while Palmisano had 10 in just over 30 minutes of work. Michigan State 0 1 2 1 4 second period. On the rush, Jake Chelios dished the puck to his in back-to-back games. He scored twice against Michigan Tech, and

brother, Dean, who carried it down below the goalline. As Jake East Lansing, Mich. - Daultan Leveille pped a shot from the right point by Ma Grassi 1:54 into the over me period to give Michigan State a drama c 4-3 over me victory over archrival Michigan on Friday

9922 SPARTAN HOCKEY |1966, 1986, 2007 NCAA CHAMPIONS ONE FOCUS | VICTORY FOR MSU 9933 assisted on Torey Krug’s second-period score ... Greg Wolfe also has Back-to-back roughing the goalie calls on Chris Forfar and Torey NOTES:Michigan State and Lake Superior skated through a score- points in back-to-back games for the fi rst me in his career - he hadKrug less than a minute apart gave Michigan a two-man advantage. less fi rst period, the third straight game that the Spartans entered the the secondary helper on Krug’s third-period tally ... Derek Grant’sA cross-slot pass on that fi ve-on-three opportunity gave Michigan its fi rst intermission engaged in a 0-0 deadlock ... Bre Perlini had hisnext Friday against Western Michigan). The Lakers killed off that assist streak reached three games, his longest of the season. Histhird goal with just over fi ve minutes le in the game, as AJ Treais fourth two-goal game of the season ... Will Yanakeff has won threeextended power-play, but went back down a man in over me when career-best is four games ... Freshman Will Yanakeff made his fi rstconverted Louie Caporusso’s pass for his sixth of the season. straight starts ... MSU is 6-1-2 when scoring four goals or more thisMcPartland locker was room sent a o ffer for hi high ng s Daultan cking. MSU Leveille wasn’t from able behind to capital- (Radke also career start at Munn Ice Arena and had a career-best 37 saves. He Benne iced the scoring with a snipe from the right circle with season ... The Spartans have recorded two shutouts this season, andize - thereceived Spartans disquali fi nishedfi ca the on night on the1-for-6 play, on preven the man ng advantage. him from playing had surpassed his career best by the second intermission.. 2:11 le in the game, his fi rst career tally. Scooter Vaughan and both were 4-0 scores (the fi rst came against Ohio State on Nov. 13). Yanakeff , who made one save in the shutout, was outstanding in Ben Winne assisted on the fi nal goal. The Wolverines outshot the The Spartans played through a scoreless regula on with Ferris Statethe game. He made 34 saves - including 18 in the second period. 1st period - Penal es - David Wohlberg, UM (hooking) 4:02; MaSpartans 15-6 in the fi nal frame. on Dec. 4, but lost on a fl uky over me tally ... Daultan Leveille hasKapalka made 31 for the Lakers. Grassi, MSU (hooking) 6:55; Ma Rust, UM (hooking) 18:43. had the game-winning goal in each of the last two Spartan victories. 2nd period - 1, MSU, Torey Krug/6 (Ma Grassi/6, Kevin Walrod/2) 1st period - Penal es - Ma Crandell, MSU (holding the s ck) 3:18. NOTES:Michigan State was denied its fi rst road sweep since Janu- 5:03. 2, UM, Carl Hagelin/10 (Chad Langlais/8, Ma Rust/12) 9:37 2nd period - 1, UM, Carl Hagelin/11 (Brandon Burlon/11, Mac 1st period - Penal es - Torey Krug, MSU (slashing) 7:40; Kevin ary 2008, at Ohio State ... MSU is now 8-2-3 when scoring fi rst ... (pp). Penal es - David Wohlberg, UM (elbowing) 5:21; BrandonBenne /4) 5:50 (pp). Penal es - Chris Brown, UM (interference) Walrod, MSU (tripping) 16:47. LSSU blocked 31 shots, be ering the 30 that were blocked by Alaska Burlon, UM (roughing atw) 8:34; Dean Chelios, MSU (roughing:46; Dean Chelios, MSU (elbowing) 5:44. 2nd period - Penal es - Kyle Jean, LSSU (tripping) 12:16; Torey in the 1-1 e with the Nanooks on Oct. 22 ... MSU allowed a short- atw) 8:34; Kevin Lynch, UM (roughing atw) 8:34; Jake Chelios, MSU 3 rd period - 2, UM, Carl Hagelin/12 (Chad Langlais/9) 5:14. 3, UM, Krug, MSU (interference) 12:33; Will Acton, LSSU (holding) 12:33.handed goal to Rick Schofi eld in the fi rst period. It was MSU’s fi h (roughing atw) 8:34; Brock Shelgren, MSU (roughing atw) 8:34; LeeA.J. Treais/6 (Louie Caporusso/12, Jon Merrill/10) 15:20 (pp). 4, 3rd period - 1, MSU, Daultan Leveille/6 5:45 (pp). 2, MSU, Deanshorthanded tally allowed this season, and the fi rst since the Notre Reimer, MSU (roughing atw) 17:20; A.J. Treais, UM (roughing atw)UM, Mac Benne /1 (Scooter Vaughan/3, Ben Winne /6) 17:49. Chelios/3 (Greg Wolfe/5, Zach Golembiewski/5) 12:53. 3, MSU, BreDame game on Nov. 19. MSU has allowed its fi ve shorthanded mark- 17:20; Dus n Gazley, MSU (holding) 19:14. Penal es - Carl Hagelin, UM (unsportsmanlike conduct) :42; Torey Perlini/13 (Dus n Gazley/8, Derek Grant/17) 13:58. 4, MSU, Breers against in just three games -the Irish scored three shorthanded 3rd period - 3, MSU, Torey Krug/7 (Bre Perlini/6, Greg Wolfe/4)Krug, MSU (unsportsmanlike conduct) :42; Brandon Burlon, UM Perlini/14 (Derek Grant/18) 15:50. Penal es - Nick Shkreli, LSSUtallies in that Nov. 19 game ... LSSU’s 19 shots in the second period 8:13 (pp). 4, MSU, Torey Krug/8 (Derek Grant/16, Bre Perlini/7)(boarding) 9:09; Chris Forfar, MSU (roughing the goalie) 14:12; (hooking) 4:28; Ma Cowie, LSSU (tripping) 7:34. ed a season-high for shots allowed, matching the 19 put on the 14:09 (pp). 5, UM, Luke Moff a /3 (Brandon Burlon/10, Carl Hage-Torey Krug, MSU (roughing the goalie) 15:03; Derek Grant, MSU board by Ohio State on Nov. 12 ... Brock Shelgren scored his fourth lin/15) 17:02 (pp). 6, UM, David Wohlberg/9 (Luke Glendening/6,(hi ng from behind) 18:55. Shots on goal - MSU 10-10-11 31; LSSU 11-6-7 24. goal of the season in the fi rst period. He had just one goal in the Jon Merrill/9) 19:47. Penal es - Shawn Hunwick, UM (roughing) Power plays - MSU 1 of 3; LSSU 0 of 2. fi rst two seasons of his college career. His six points this season es 6:41; Shawn Hunwick, UM (roughing atw) 6:41; Dus n Gazley, MSUShots on goal - MSU 10-12-6 28; UM 12-13-15 40. Penal es - MSU 3 (6 min); LSSU 4 (8 min). his single-season best, set as a freshman with a 1-5-6 line ... Derek (roughing) 6:41; Dus n Gazley, MSU (10-minute misconduct) 13:19;Power plays - MSU 0 of 2; UM 2 of 5. Goalies - MSU, Will Yanakeff 3-1-0 (60:00 minutes, 24 shots-24 Grant scored his fi rst goal in 10 games. His last goal came Nov. 26 in Scooter Vaughan, UM (hooking) 8:01; David Wohlberg, UM (elbow-Penal es - MSU 6 (12 min); UM 3 (6 min). saves); LSSU, Kevin Kapalka 5-6-3-2 (60:00, 31-27). a 5-2 victory at Minnesota ... Yanakeff ’s 18 second-period saves were ing) 12:18; Chad Langlais, UM (interference) 13:07; Chris Forfar, MSUGoalies - MSU, Drew Palmisano 6-10-3 (59:56 minutes, 40 shots-36 Penalty shots -None. his best this season in a single period ... Defenseman Ma Grassi (hooking) 14:19; Tim Bu ery, MSU (holding) 15:18. saves) , EMPTY NET (00:04, 0-0); UM, Shawn Hunwick 6-4-4 (59:57, blocked seven shots, single-game high for any Spartan this season . OT period - 7, MSU, Daultan Leveille/5 (Ma Grassi/7, Bre 28-28) , EMPTY NET (00:03, 0-0). A endance: 2720 Time of Game:2:10 Perlini/8) 1:54. Penal es - Penalty shots -None. Three stars: 1. Bre Perlini 2. Daultan Leveille 3. Will Yanakeff 1st period - 1, MSU, Brock Shelgren/4 (Daultan Leveille/8, Lee OFFICIALS: Ref: Dean Sanborn; Ma Miller Line: Mike Poliski;Reimer/4) 5:59. 2, LSSU, Rick Schofi eld/8 15:11 (sh). 3, MSU, Derek Shots on goal - UM 8-18-12-2 40; MSU 13-6-8-3 30. A endance: 6842 Time of Game:2:12 Paul Tunison Grant/4 (Dus n Gazley/9, Torey Krug/11) 16:32 (pp). Penal es Power plays - UM 2 of 5; MSU 2 of 7. Three stars: 1. Carl Hagelin 2. Shawn Hunwick 3. A.J. Treais - Andrew Perrault, LSSU (boarding) 10:14; Torey Krug, MSU (high Penal es - UM 11 (22 min); MSU 10 (28 min). OFFICIALS: Ref: Stephen McInchak; Brian Hill Line: Chris Davis; s cking) 11:06; Rick Schofi eld, LSSU (high s cking) 11:06; Domenic Goalies - UM, Shawn Hunwick 5-4-4 (60:56 minutes, 30 shots-26Paul Tunison Monardo, LSSU (interference) 14:43. saves) , EMPTY NET (00:58, 0-0); MSU, Will Yanakeff 2-1-0 (61:52, ______2nd period - 4, LSSU, Nick McParland/5 (Kyle Haines/10, Ma 40-37) , EMPTY NET (00:02, 0-0). GAME #24 Bruneteau/5) 11:26. Penal es - Domenic Monardo, LSSU (tripping) Penalty shots -None. M ICHIGAN STATE AT LAKE SUPERIOR STATE 1:58; Zach Sternberg, LSSU (interference) 18:58. J 3rd period - Penal A endance: 6561 Time of Game:2:35 ______AN. 14, 2011 • AFFYT ABEL ARENA • SAULT STE MARIE, MICH. GAME #23 M ICHIGAN STATE AT LAKE SUPERIOR STATE Goals by Period 1 2 3 OT Total J AN. 14, 2011 • AFFYT ABEL ARENA • SAULT STE MARIE, MICH. Michigan State 2 0 0 0 2 es - Torey Krug, MSU (hooking) 4:54; Dan Lake Superior State 1 1 0 0 2 Radke, LSSU (hi ng from behind) 15:48; Dan Radke, LSSU (dis-

Three stars: 1. Torey Krug 2. Will Yanakeff 3. Daultan Leveille Goals by Period 1 2 3 Total qualifi ca on) 15:48. Michigan State 0 0 4 4 Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. - Brock Shelgren and Derek Grant each scored OT period - Penal es - Nick McParland, LSSU (high s cking) 2:03; OFFICIALS: Ref: Stephen McIncack; Brian Hill Line: Chris Davis; fi rst-period goals in a 2-2 e with Lake Superior, but Ben Power ended Paul Tunison Lake Superior State 0 0 0 0 TEAM, LSSU (unsportsmanlike conduct) 5:00; TEAM, LSSU (game four-round shootout with a goal that beat Will Yanakeff low to securemisconduct) 5:00. ______Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. - Junior Bre Perlini scored twice in front of the extra shootout point for the Lakers. GAME #22 Unlike Friday night’s 45-minute stalemate to start the game, the M a hometown crowd as the Spartans scored all their goals in the fi nal Shots on goal - MSU 10-8-12-3 33; LSSU 10-19-6-1 36. ICHIGAN STATE AT #7 MICHIGAN 15 minutes of regula on to post a 4-0 victory over Lake Superior Spartans used just six minutes off the clock before ge ng the game’s J Power plays - MSU 1 of 6; LSSU 0 of 1. AN. 8, 2011 • YOST ICE ARENA • ANN ARBOR, MICH. State on Friday night. Freshman Will Yanakeff made 24 saves in his opening goal. Brock Shelgren did a nice job of keeping the puck inPenal at es - MSU 2 (4 min); LSSU 10 (42 min). fi rst collegiate shutout. Daultan Leveille and Dean Chelios had the the right point, and he threw the puck netward - it caromed off Goalies the - MSU, Will Yanakeff (65:00 minutes, 36 shots-34 saves); Goals by Period 1 2 3 Total other two Spartan markers, and Derek Grant had a pair of assists. sha of a defenseman’s s ck en route, and beat Kapalka fi ve-hole.LSSU, Kevin Kapalka (65:00, 33-31) , Niels-Erik Ravn (00:00, 0-0). Michigan State 0 0 0 0 Perlini, who hails from Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, had his fourth It is Shelgren’s fourth goal of the season. Penalty shots -None. Michigan 0 1 3 4 two-goal game of the season for the Spartans. MSU won for the The Lakers got an equalizer at 15:11. Rick Schofi eld blocked a point third me in four games, its best stretch since a 3-0-3 start to the shot, and streaked through the neutral zone alone on a breakaway. A endance: 3366 Time of Game:2:25 Ann Arbor, Mich - Michigan State allowed three third-period goals toseason back in October. He beat Yanakeff low blocker-side. Three stars: 1. Rick Schofi eld 2. Kevin Kapalka 3. Kyle Haines Michigan, and forced the Spartans to se le for a split in the weekend All the scoring in the game came in the fi nal period. Daultan Leveille The Lakers generated another quality chance on that Spartan power OFFICIALS: Ref: Dean Sanborn; Ma Miller Line: Mike Poliski; series with a 4-0 defeat. got the game’s fi rst goal at 5:45 of the third, ne ng his sixth goal of the play, as they had a two-on-one chance that was thwarted by YanakePaulff Tunison “You’re not going to win a lot of hockey games if you don’t score,”season. On the power play, the Spartans were re-entering the zone at with a big save. MSU regrouped quickly to bring the puck back to their said head coach Rick Comley a er the game. “Our intensity wasthe right point, and Leveille freed the puck from the wall, skated into off ensive zone, and Derek Grant’s wrister from the le circle beat good, and I thought that Palmisano [36 saves] played really well,the high slot, and shot high over the glove hand of goalie Kevin Kapalka. Kapalka fi ve-hole for the sophomore’s fi rst goal in 10 games. ______though he didn’t end up with much to show for it.” The Spartans had an emphasis on traffi c in front, which blew open The Lakers came out of the intermission with a burst of energy, Michigan outshot the Spartans 40-28 in the contest and went 2-5the game shortly a er the midpoint. Dean Chelios doubled the lead and outshot the Spartans 8-1 over the fi rst nine minutes of the on the power play. The Spartans failed to convert on either of theirat 12:53; Greg Wolfe made a great play to keep the puck deep in the period. MSU countered with a fl urry of its own, pu ng big pressure two power play chances. zone, and it laid in front of the crease for Chelios. A minute later, on Kapalka to make a couple big saves. On LSSU’s next trip down the Just like last night’s game, it took about 25 minutes of game mePerlini gave the Spartans a 3-1 lead, pu ng back a loose puck at ice, winger Nick McPartland fi red a wrister from the right side which for one of the teams to get on the board. Carl Hagelin threw in thethe right post. Dus n Gazley and Derek Grant assisted on the play. was saved by Yanakeff , but the rebound trickled slowly behind him puck from the right half-wall, and it went past Drew Palmisano a erPerlini ne ed his second of the night at 15:50, with some impressive for McPartland’s fi h goal of the season - and a e hockey game. ricoche ng off a defender in front. Brandon Burlon and Mac Bennes ckwork in front of the crease. Neither team could fi nd the back of the net in the third period or were credited with assists on the play. Each goal appeared to give the Spartans more life, and MSU over me, but it was certainly in large part due to the excellent play The Wolverines doubled their lead 5:14 into the fi nal period whenbuzzed the off ensive zone for extended periods over the balance of the goaltenders. Yanakeff made several key saves, while Kapalka Hagelin scored his second of the night, again off a defl ec on in front.of the game. MSU outshot its opponent by a 31-24 margin; MSU kept MSU off the board despite several Spartan power plays. It was his twel h of the season and Chad Langlais was credited withwent 1-for-3 on the power play, and the Lakers were 0-for-2. MSU spent the fi nal four minutes of regula on and the fi rst minute the helper. of over me with a man advantage a er Dan Radke was sent to the

9944 SPARTAN HOCKEY |1966, 1986, 2007 NCAA CHAMPIONS ONE FOCUS | VICTORY FOR MSU 9955 GAME #25 GAME #26 GAME #27 M ICHIGAN STATE VS #11 MIAMI M ICHIGAN STATE VS #11 MIAMI M ICHIGAN STATE AT FERRIS STATE J AN. 21, 2011 • MUNN ICE ARENA • EAST LANSING, MICH. J AN. 22, 2011 • MUNN ICE ARENA • EAST LANSING, MICH. J AN. 27, 2011 • WIGLEBENE ARENA • BIG RAPIDS, MICH.

Goals by Period 1 2 3 Total Goals by Period 1 2 3 Total Goals by Period 1 2 3 Total Miami 1 1 2 4 ... MSU went 2-for-6 on the power play, and killed off four of fi ve Miami 2 1 1 4 Michigan State 0 0 1 1 Michigan State 2 2 3 7 chances by Miami ... Miami’s 22 third-period shots were the most Michigan State 0 0 0 0 Ferris State 2 0 0 2 surrendered in a single period this season, and also gave Drew East Lansing, Mich. - Fueled by a 42-save performance from net- Palmisano a new career-best single-period save performance (20) East Lansing, Mich. - Miami scored three mes on seven power-playBig Rapids, Mich. - Ferris State jumped out to an early lead and used minder Drew Palmisano and mul ple-point eff orts from fi ve play- ... MSU has scored 13 mes in the third period over its last seven chances while Andy Miele and Carter Camper each had a goal andsolid play from goalie Pat Nagle to hold on for a 2-1 victory over visit- ers, Michigan State knocked off No. 11/12 Miami by a 7-4 score on games, more than half its total third-period tallies this season (23) two assists as the Red Hawks blanked Michigan State, 4-0. Drewing Michigan State. Drew Palmisano was the Spartans’ brightest star Friday night in front of a sellout crowd of 6,823 at Munn Ice Arena. ... The victory snapped a four-game winning streak for Miami at Palmisano had 43 saves for MSU. for the third straight game, making 14 fi rst-period saves and keeping Dus n Gazley led the charge with a pair of goals, while Bre Munn Ice Arena, da ng back to the 2007 season ... MSU’s seven The RedHawks got the fi rst goal in Saturday’s game. It came at theMSU close enough to stage a dangerous late rally. Daultan Leveille Perlini had a pair of helpers and added an empty-net goal at the goals came on just 22 shots ... Michigan State has scored four goals 9:07 mark, as Andy Miele fed the puck out of the le corner, and Trenthad the lone goal for MSU, which dropped its second straight game end. Torey Krug (2a), Greg Wolfe (1g, 1a) and Kevin Walrod (1g, 1a) or more in fi ve of its last seven games ... The Spartans had scored Vogelhuber one- med it past Palmisano’s glove hand for his sixth ofa er going 4-1-1 in its previous six contests. all had mul ple-point eff orts. just four goals in the previous four starts by Drew Palmisano since the season. They took a 2-0 lead into the intermission when Miele “We really got it going there in the third, but we had a chance Miami came out aggressive, and held a 10-1 edge in shots at the Dec. 4, and had four on the board before the end of the second converted with .1 seconds remaining on the clock on the power play.because Palmisano was just so good early to keep us in it,” said head midpoint of the opening frame - but it was the Spartans got on the period tonight ... Palmisano had a season-best 42 saves, four shy of The Miami power play, which entered the weekend ranked tops coachin Rick Comley a er the game. “I had hoped that the solid play board fi rst, ligh ng the lamp at 9:50. Torey Krug’s rising slapshot from his career record of 46 set against Michigan in January of his freshman the CCHA and clicking at 21.4%, converted again on a fi ve-on-threewe had in the third period against Miami on Saturday would carry the le point was head-bu ed by Cody Reichard, and the rebound season. Dean Chelios scored his second goal in three games ... Kevin chance midway through the second period. The Spartans had doneover. We started slow for sure, but got it going in the third. Their fell to the le side of the crease. The defender tried to send the Walrod has scored three mes in the last six games, a er scoring his a nice job of killing most of the man-down situa on, with three biggoalie made some fantas c saves when we did pressure them well puck to the right side and out of harm’s way, but Kevin Walrod got fi rst collegiate tally in his 35th career game ... Freshman Greg Wolfe saves from Palmisano and a pair of blocked shots sent out of the zonein the third.” his s ck blade on it and backhanded it past Reichard’s glove hand. scored his second career goal, and fi rst since Nov. 19 at Notre Dame. by Torey Krug and Jake Chelios, but Carter Camper’s rising slapshot The opening 20 minutes belonged solely to the home team. The The Spartans doubled their lead less than a minute later, as Dean Wolfe has 1-3-4 in his last six games ... Dus n Gazley had his second from the top of the slot beat a screened Palmisano with 34 secondsBulldogs opened the scoring just 2:32 into the period, when Chad Chelios backhanded a Daultan Leveille pass from behind the net past two-goal game of the season, the other coming against Minnesota on remaining in Miami’s two-man advantage. Billins sent a long outlet pass from behind his own blueline to Jordie Reichard at the le post at 10:53. Miami countered at 12:10, when Nov. 26 ... Bre Perlini’s empty-net power-play marker was his 15th The fi nal score for Miami came in the opening two minutes of theJohnston, who broke in alone. Johnston deked and got Palmisano Andy Meile brought the puck to the hashmarks, got the defender to goal of the season, and gave him a 1-2-3 scoring line in the game ... third period, when Chris Wideman converted a pass from Miele. to commit to his right, leaving an open side for Johnston to get the commit, froze the goaltender, and sniped the puck past the blocker- Torey Krug had a pair of assists, was a +2, and blocked four shots ... The Spartans were scoreless on six power-play chances on thepuck to his backhand and deposit his fi h goal of the season. They hand of Palmisano. Ma Grassi has blocked 12 shots in his last two games combined, and night, and struggled once again to get quality shots to the net. MSUadded to their lead with a power play goal at 14:04, a sharp-angle The Red Hawks ed the game 2:20 into the second period. Palmi- had fi ve tonight. was outshot by a 47-26 margin and 93-48 in the two-game set, butshot by Zach Redmond from low in the right circle. sano got ed up in a scrum at his right post, leaving him to scramble s ll earned the series split. The second period was marginally be er for the Spartans, as the back into posi on as Pat Cannone had an empty net to shoot his 1st period - 1, MSU, Kevin Walrod/3 (Torey Krug/12) 9:50. 2, MSU, two teams each had eight shots on net. MSU was buzzing in the third, tenth goal of the season off a pass from Ma Tommassoni . Dean Chelios/4 (Daultan Leveille/9, Joey Shean/1) 10:53. 3, MIAMI, NOTES:Michigan State was shut out for the fi h me this season,li ed by three power-play chances and solid play in both ends. The The Spartans got a prime chance to regain the lead with 1:17 of Andy Miele/12 (Reilly Smith/16, Will Weber/6) 12:10. Penal es and for the second me in the last three Saturday lts. It es theSpartans had some good chances, but Nagle was strong, stymieing 5-on-3 about eight minutes into the period . MSU took full advantage, - Jus n Vaive, MIAMI (interference) 1:38; Anthony Hayes, MSU program record for shutouts against in a season, set in the 2008-09MSU with several quality saves. ge ng their third goal with six minutes remaining in the two-man (holding the s ck) 1:42. Perlini/9) season ... MSU saw 47 Miami shots tonight, upping the previous The Green & White fi nally broke up the shutout with just under advantage; freshman Greg Wolfe stuff ed home a loose puck10:02 at the (pp). 2 nd6, MSU, period Dus - 4, nMIAMI, Gazley/8 Pat (Bre Cannone/10 Perlini/9, (Ma Ma Tomassoni/6, Crandell) Jus n season high the Red Hawks put up last night (46) ... Ma Grassifi ve minutes remaining in regula on. MSU had its third power-play right post. Dus n Gazley again put the Spartans up by a pair14:47. with Penal Vaive/4) es 2:20.- Ma 5, MSU,Tomassoni, Greg Wolfe/2 MIAMI (Derek(hooking) Grant/19, 8:07; BreReilly blocked a team-best four shots on Saturday, which gives him 16 chancein of the period, and Zach Josepher’s blast from the high point his goal at 14:47, as he took a cross-ice outlet pass from BreSmith, Perlini MIAMI (boarding) 8:51; Ma Grassi, MSU (tripping) 19:54; his last three games ... Jake Chelios and Torey Krug each had threewas pped by Zach Golembiewski at the le point, then put away by and sniped his eighth goal of the season past Reichard. Gazley’sTorey tally Krug, MSU (roughing atw) 20:00; Reilly Smith, MIAMI (roughing blocks ... MSU had been 6-for-24 (.250) in the previous fi ve games,Daultan Leveille at the le post for his seventh goal of the season. spelled the end of the evening for the junior, who was relievedatw) 20:00;by Chris Forfar, MSU (roughing atw) 20:00. but went 0-for-6 in Saturday’s game. Connor Knapp. 3rd period - 7, MIAMI, Jus n Vaive/5 (Carter Camper/27, Chris 1st period - 1, FSU, Jordie Johnston/5 (Chad Billins/7) 2:32. 2, FSU, The Spartans started the third period down two men,Wideman/13) with 1:41 (pp). 8, MSU, Chris Forfar/1 (Kevin Walrod/1, 1st period - 1, MIAMI, Trent Vogelhuber/6 (Andy Miele/29) 9:07. Zach2, Redmond/7 (Bre Wysopal/6) 14:04 (pp). Penal es - Mike Grassi ge ng whistled for tripping with fi ve seconds remainingAnthony in Hayes/5) 5:31. 9, MSU, Dus n Gazley/9 (Torey Krug/13) MIAMI, Andy Miele/14 (Carter Camper/28, Pat Cannone/14) 19:59Embach, FSU (slashing) 7:52; Chris Forfar, MSU (high s cking) 13:37. the second, followed by a scrum at the end that found MSU 6:15.with an10, MIAMI, Andy Miele/13 (Will Weber/7) 8:54. 11, MSU, Bre (pp). Penal es - Brock Shelgren, MSU (high s cking) 14:23; Torey 2 nd period - Penal es - Jordie Johnston, FSU (hooking) 6:48; Drew extra penalty. MSU’s killers did a fantas c me of winding mePerlini/15 off the (Greg Wolfe/6) 19:42 (empty net) (pp). Penal es - Jake Krug, MSU (clipping) 19:07. Palmisano, MSU (interference) 11:29; Torey Krug, MSU (tripping) clock, Miami fi nally broke through with just 20 seconds remainingChelios, in MSU (roughing) 6:31; Cur s McKenzie, MIAMI (roughing) 2nd period - 3, MIAMI, Carter Camper/14 (Chris Wideman/14, Jus 16:08.n the penal es. Carter Camper took a shot from the high slot that6:31; Jus Stevenn Spinell, MIAMI (tripping) 13:53; Derek Grant, MSU Vaive/5) 9:31 (pp). Penal es - Chris Wideman, MIAMI (high s cking) 3 rd period - 3, MSU, Daultan Leveille/7 (Zach Golembiewski/6, Zach Vaive pped past the screened goalie to pull the visitors within(goaltender a goal. interference) 14:09; Pat Cannone, MIAMI (checking 5:49; Joey Shean, MSU (elbowing) 7:54; Ma Grassi, MSU (holding)Josepher/1) 15:01 (pp). Penal es - Torey Krug, MSU (charging) 2:07; The Spartans refused to take their foot off the gas, and kept playingfrom anbehind) 18:51; Pat Cannone, MIAMI (game misconduct) 18:51. 8:03; Patrick Tiesling, MIAMI (roughing atw) 19:23; Ma Crandell,Nate Hennig, FSU (charging the goalie) 3:06; Ma hew Kirzinger, FSU aggressive brand of hockey that led to their fi MSU (roughing atw) 19:23; Dus n Gazley, MSU (slashing) 20:00. (hooking) 4:56; Sco Czarnowczan, FSU (roughing) 14:53; Ma hew Shots on goal - MIAMI 15-9-22 46; MSU 7-6-9 22. 3rd period - 4, MIAMI, Chris Wideman/2 (Andy Miele/30, CarterKirzinger, FSU (tripping) 19:25. Power plays - MIAMI 1 of 4; MSU 2 of 6. Camper/29) 1:16 (pp). Penal es - Bryon Paulazzo, MIAMI (tripping) Penal es - MIAMI 8 (27 min); MSU 6 (12 min). 4:08; Joe Hartman, MIAMI (slashing) 6:13; Ma Tomassoni, MIAMIShots on goal - MSU 2-8-10 20; FSU 16-8-5 29. Goalies - MIAMI, Cody Reichard (34:47 minutes, 12 shots-8 saves) , (roughing atw) 11:26; Torey Krug, MSU (roughing atw) 11:26; ReillyPower plays - MSU 1 of 6; FSU 1 of 4. h goal at 5:31 of the third.Connor Knapp 4-5-3 (23:56, 9-7) , EMPTY NET (01:17, 0-0); MSU, Smith, MIAMI (hi ng a er whistle) 12:26; Joe Hartman, MIAMIPenal es - MSU 4 (8 min); FSU 6 (12 min). Anthony Hayes did a nice job of intercep ng a pass to turn playDrew Palmisano 7-9-3 (60:00, 46-42). (tripping) 12:26; Dean Chelios, MSU (hooking) 14:21; Jus n Vaive,Goalies - MSU, Drew Palmisano 7-12-3 (58:54 minutes, 29 shots-27 the opposite way, and his pass to Walrod was quickly on the s ckPenalty of shots -None. MIAMI (roughing) 16:28; Daultan Leveille, MSU (tripping) 18:25. saves), EMPTY NET (01:06, 0-0); FSU, Pat Nagle 12-10-4 (59:50, 20- Chris Forfar. Forfar came in and put a shot on net, and the rebound 19), EMPTY NET (00:10, 0-0). went behind the net. Knapp was at the le post, and an opportunis A c endance: 6823 Time of Game:2:45 Shots on goal - Penalty shots -None. Forfar raced in front of the net and to the le post, and dragged theThree stars: 1. Dus n Gazley 2. Andy Miele 3. Drew Palmisano rebound from behind the goal line and tucked it at the right post OFFICIALS: Ref: Keith Surgo ; Barry Pochmara Line: Marc Des- A endance: 1909 Time of Game:2:18 for his fi rst goal of the season. MSU struck again less than a minuteRosiers; Kyle DiMaggio. Three stars: 1. Zach Redmond 2. Pat Nagle 3. Zach Josepher later, as Gazley as he tore into the off ensive zone at the right point OFFICIALS: Ref: off a feed from Krug. With a defender on his hip, Gazley poked the puck past Knapp fi ve hole, pushing the Spartan lead to 6-3. MIAMI 21-15-11 47; MSU 5-10-11 26. Miami wasn’t done either - Miele converted a cross-slot pass ______Power plays - MIAMI 3 of 7; MSU 0 of 6. from Weber at 8:54 to bring the Red Hawks back within two goals. Penal es - MIAMI 8 (16 min); MSU 9 (18 min). The Spartans, par cularly Palmisano, were sharp, and prevented Goalies - MIAMI, Connor Knapp 5-5-3 (60:00 minutes, 26 shots-26 the visitors from pulling any closer. Perlini iced the game with an saves); MSU, Drew Palmisano 7-10-3 (60:00, 47-43). Stephen McInchak; Brian Hill Line: Joseph Hutek; empty-net power-play tally with 18 seconds remaining. Penalty shots -None. Marc DesRosiers NOTES:MSU scored seven goals against Miami, the most the A endance: 5612 Time of Game:2:20 ______RedHawks had allowed since also allowing seven to Boston College Three stars: 1. Andy Miele 2. Drew Palmisano 3. Carter Camper in the NCAA semifi nals last spring ... The RedHawks put 46 shots OFFICIALS: Ref: Keith Surgo ; Barry Pochmara Line: Marc Des- on net, the most surrendered by MSU to an opponent this season Rosiers; Kyle DiMaggio

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9966 SPARTAN HOCKEY |1966, 1986, 2007 NCAA CHAMPIONS ONE FOCUS | VICTORY FOR MSU 9977 GAME #28 Scooter Vaughan/5) 19:44. Penal es - Derek Grant, MSU (tripping) Daultan Leveille did it at Lake Superior State on Jan. 15 ... Yanake ff NOTES:MSU is now 10-4-3 when scoring fi rst this season ... The M ICHIGAN STATE VS #6 MICHIGAN 4:23; Torey Krug, MSU (high s cking) 12:25; Zach Josepher, MSU earned fi rst-star honors for the second straight week ... Yanakeff lostSpartans are 0-11-1 when trailing a er two, but did pull within a J AN. 29, 2011 • OEJ LOUIS ARENA • DETROIT, MICH. (roughing atw) 13:00; Kevin Lynch, UM (roughing atw) 13:00; Lee his fi rst start at MSU (Nov. 20 vs. Notre Dame, 4-2), but has gonegoal when trailing by two ... Dus n Gazley’s 10th goal of the season Moffi e, UM (cross-checking) 18:09. 5-0-1 since. He boasts a 1.68 GAA and .945 save percentage in ninein the third period is his career best. He had nine goals as a junior ... 3rd period - 3, MSU, Joey Shean/1 (Zach Josepher/3, Ma Grassi/8) games overall ... MSU’s last three game-winning goals have been theDean Chelios’ fi h goal of the season in the fi rst period be ers his Goals by Period 1 2 3 Total 12:26. Penal es - Ben Winne , UM (hooking) 9:33; Ma Grassi, MSU player’s fi rst tally of the season: Chris Forfar against Miami (1/21),freshman year total of four. Michigan 0 1 0 1 (roughing) 14:28; Ben Winne , UM (slashing) 14:28; Brock Shelgren, Joey Shean (Michigan, 1/29), and Bu ery against OSU (2/4). Michigan State 0 1 1 2 MSU (tripping) 14:50. 1st period - 1, MSU, Dean Chelios/5 (Zach Josepher/4, Zach 1st period - Penal es - Sean Duddy, OSU (holding) 5:37; ChrisGolembiewski/7) 5:55. Penal es - Shane Sims, OSU (roughing atw) Detroit, Mich. - Senior Joey Shean scored his fi rst goal in nearly Shots on goal - UM 9-12-14 35; MSU 10-13-7 30. Crane, OSU (tripping) 19:59. 10:28; Joey Shean, MSU (roughing atw) 10:28; Daultan Leveille, two calendar years at 12:26 of the third period to propel Michigan Power plays - UM 0 of 2; MSU 1 of 2. 2nd period - 1, MSU, Tim Bu ery/1 (Leveille/10) 6:04. Penal es - To-MSU (holding) 14:44. State to a 2-1 victory over Michigan at Joe Louis Arena. Freshman Penal es - UM 4 (8 min); MSU 5 (10 min). rey Krug, MSU (hooking) 8:37; Cur s Gedig, OSU (interference) 11:21. 2nd period - 2, OSU, Sergio Somma/14 (John Albert/17, Danny Will Yanakeff made 34 saves in the victory, his fourth straight. Jake Goalies - UM, Shawn Hunwick 10-5-4 (58:43 minutes, 30 shots-28 3rd period - 2, MSU, Derek Grant/5 (Dus n Gazley/10) 18:58 (emptyDries/11) 1:50 (pp). 3, OSU, C.J. Severyn/7 (John Albert/18) 4:30 (sh). Chelios had the other Spartan tally. saves) , EMPTY NET (01:17, 0-0); MSU, Will Yanakeff 4-1-1 (59:54, net) (sh). Penal es - Cory Schneider, OSU (hooking) :53; Derek Grant,Penal es - Ma Grassi, MSU (tripping) 1:05; Cory Schneider, OSU The teams were scoreless through most of the fi rst two periods, 35-34) , EMPTY NET (00:06, 0-0). MSU (hooking) 13:58; Bre Perlini, MSU (holding) 17:21. (holding) 3:23; Chris Forfar, MSU (hooking) 10:55; Shane Sims, OSU but the 17,577 fans in a endance were hardly starved for entertain- Penalty shots -[3rd 14:50] UM Kevin Lynch MISSED. (tripping) 12:56; Danny Dries, OSU (high s cking) 18:05. ment - the teams went end-to-end, and both goalies came up with Shots on goal - MSU 9-11-5 25; OSU 8-11-13 32. 3rd period - 4, OSU, Sergio Somma/15 (John Albert/19, Peter big saves to keep the opposi on off the board. Each team had waves A endance: 17577 Time of Game:2:10 Power plays - MSU 0 of 4; OSU 0 of 3. Boyd/15) 4:05. 5, MSU, Dus n Gazley/10 7:29. 6, OSU, Cory Schnei- in which in dominated play and had chances, but neither team could Three stars: 1. Will Yanakeff 2. Louie Caporusso 3. Joey Shean Penal es - MSU 3 (6 min); OSU 4 (8 min). der/3 (John Albert/19) 19:57 (empty net). Penal es - Will Yanakeff , capitalize for the fi rst 39 minutes. OFFICIALS: Ref: Brian Aaron; Brent Gawlik Line: Marc DesRosiers; Goalies - MSU, Will Yanakeff 5-1-1 (59:34 minutes, 32 shots-32 MSU (tripping) 4:05; Devon Krogh, OSU (roughing atw) 5:37; Anthony The scoring came quickly in the fi nal minute of the second period. Joseph Hutek saves) , EMPTY NET (00:26, 0-0); OSU, Cal Heeter 13-13-2 (58:52,Hayes, MSU (roughing atw) 5:37; C.J. Severyn, OSU (roughing) 10:49; The Spartans struck fi rst, on their fi rst power-play chance of the 24-23) , EMPTY NET (01:08, 0-0). Jake Chelios, MSU (tripping) 12:30; TEAM, OSU (too many players evening. Zach Josepher held the puck behind the net to the right of Penalty shots -None. on ice) 16:25; Torey Krug, MSU (tripping) 19:57. the goaltender, and threw it out into the slot. Dean Chelios got a s ck on it, but the best handle on the puck came from Jake Chelios - who______A endance: 3790 Time of Game:2:15 Shots on goal - MSU 9-12-7 28; OSU 13-14-12 39. one- med it past Shawn Hunwick. MSU’s goal came at 19:07. GAME #29 Three stars: 1. Will Yanakeff 2. Cal Heeter 3. Tim Bu ery Power plays - MSU 0 of 5; OSU 1 of 6. The Wolverines countered, ge ng their goal with just 15 secondsM ICHIGAN STATE AT OHIO STATE OFFICIALS: Ref: Derek Berkebile; Stephen McInchak Line: PatrickPenal es - MSU 8 (16 min); OSU 7 (14 min). remaining in the period. Scooter Vaughan had the puck at theF le EB . 4, 2011 • VALUE CITY ARENA • COLUMBUS, OHIO Bracco; Brian Frerichs Goalies - MSU, Will Yanakeff 5-2-1 (58:57 minutes, 38 shots-35 saves), point, and sent a cross-slot pass down into the right circle. Mac EMPTY NET (01:03, 0-0); OSU, Cal Heeter 14-13-1 (59:56, 28-26) , Benne got a s ck on it, and defl ected it to the right side of the net Goals by Period 1 2 3 Total EMPTY NET (00:04, 0-0). for Louie Caporusso. Caporusso’s ini al shot was saved by Yanakeff , Michigan State 0 1 1 2 Penalty shots -None. but Caporusso’s quick s ck got the rebound between Yanakeff ’s toe Ohio State 0 0 0 0 ______and the le post. It was Caporusso’s eighth goal of the season. GAME #30 A endance: 4807 Time of Game:2:28 The Spartans broke up the deadlock at 12:26. Daultan Leveille won Columbus, Ohio - Tim Bu ery got the eventual game-winner, M Three stars: 1. Sergio Somma 2. John Albert 3. Dus n Gazley the faceoff in the off ensive zone back to Ma Grassi, who dished ICHIGAN STATE AT OHIO STATE his fi rst goal of the season, midway through the second period F OFFICIALS: Ref: Derek Berkebile; Stephen McInchak Line: Patrick to Joey Shean; Shean sent it to the le point to Josepher. Josepher EB. 5, 2011 • VALUE CITY ARENA • COLUMBUS, OHIO and freshman netminder Will Yanakeff ’s hot hand con nued in the Bracco; Brian Frerichs held the puck in the high slot, then sent it down to Shean below theSpartan crease as Michigan State knocked off Ohio State, 2-0. right circle, and Shean’s shot beat Hunwick glove-side. Michigan State got on the board at 6:04 of the second period. The Goals by Period 1 2 3 Total With 5:10 remaining in regula on, Brock Shelgren was whistledSpartans were buzzing in the off ensive zone, and had a couple of Michigan State 1 0 1 2 for taking down Kevin Lynch on a breakaway a empt. Lynch wasgood chances - one by Greg Wolfe in front, and another that Torey Ohio State 0 2 2 4

awarded a penalty shot; his a empt was saved by Yanakeff withKrug a leapt to keep in the zone, and then fi red a slapshot from the ______kick save with his le leg pad. half-boards. On the ensuing faceoff , Daultan Leveille won the draw Columbus, Ohio - Michigan State staged a late rally, but it ul mately GAME #31 Yanakeff kept the Wolverines off the board for the balance of theback to Bu ery at the top of the le circle, and Bu ery’s shot beat fell short as Ohio State earned a split of the weekend series with a 4-2 M ICHIGAN STATE VS. NORTHERN MICHIGAN game, earning his fourth straight victory. He has had 30+ saves Calin Heeter fi ve-hole. victory over the Spartans. Dean Chelios and Dus n Gazley had the F EB. 11, 2011 • MUNN ICE ARENA • EAST LANSING, MICH. three of his last four games. That would be all the off ense the Spartans would need, though MSU goals, while freshman Will Yanakeff made 35 saves. the home team pressed late in the third for an equalizer. MSU took All of Ohio State’s goals tonight came in situa ons other than NOTES:The win snapped a two-game skid for MSU ... The Spartanspenal es at 13:58 (Grant, tripping) and 17:21 (Perlini, holding) to give fi ve-on-fi ve - two came with an extra a acker for the Spartans, oneGoals by Period 1 2 3 Total and Wolverines split the season series, 2-2 In the previous threethe Buckeyes life as me wore down in regula on. With under two was on the power play, and one shorthanded. The Spartans were Northern Michigan 0 1 3 4 games of this season’s series, MSU allowed seven power-play goalsminutes remaining, Ohio State had what appeared to be an equalizer 0-for-5 on the man advantage tonight and 0-for-9 in the series. Michigan State 0 1 1 2 to the Wolverines in 14 chances. Tonight, the Spartan penalty kill wasfrom the le side, but it was waved off when video review showed Michigan State got on the board early, as Dean Chelios jumped 2-for-2 ... The Spartans snapped a six-game winless streak againstthat it had been kicked into the net. on a loose puck at the le side of the cage and ne ed a sharp-angleEast Lansing, Mich. - Despite a season-best 52 shots on net, MSU Michigan in regular-season, non-GLI games at Joe Louis Arena (0-3- Derek Grant had an empty-net shorthanded tally with 1:02 on the shot for his fi h goal of the season. fell to vis ng Northern Michigan, 4-2. Goaltender Jared Coreau was 3). It was MSU’s fi rst win since March 6, 2004 (1-0) ... The Spartansclock, giving the Spartans some insurance. The assist went to Dus n The Buckeyes got their fi rst goal of the series just under twooutstanding for NMU, while Tyler Gron, Jus n Florek, and Nicholas are 7-9-2 against ranked teams this season, but an impressive 4-1-2Gazley, his 10th of the season. minutes into the second period. Ma Grassi was sent to the box forKosinski provided the netminder the off ense he needed. Sophomore against teams ranked in the top 10 at the me of the game ... Jake Yanakeff made 32 saves in his second shutout of the season. In tripping, giving OSU their second power-play chance of the night.captain Torey Krug had both Spartan tallies. his last four starts, he has allowed just three goals, and has a pair of Sergio Somma’s shot from the right circle ricocheted off at least two The game was a low-scoring aff air, as the teams entered the shutouts. players en route, bea ng Yanakeff glove-side. third period ed 1-1. The Spartans had done their best to put goals Michigan State’s fi rst power-play chance of the night resultedon the board, pu ng 21 shots on the board in the second period NOTES:MSU wins back-to-back conference games for the fi rst me in a shorthanded tally for the home team. John Albert carried thealone, and 37 through the fi rst two stanzas. While Yanakeff was far since late February 2010. MSU last won back-to-back games against puck up the right side and dished to CJ Severyn in the slot, and hisless busy than his counterpart Coreau at the other end for the fi rst Ferris State on Feb. 20, 2010 (3-2) and Bowling Green on Feb. 26, backhand shot beat Yanakeff beneath his blocker. two periods, he s ll came up with big saves when his team needed Chelios skated on a line with his brother, Dean, and classmate Greg 2010 (5-2) ... MSU leads the season series, 2-1, with the Buckeyes The third period began with OSU taking a two-goal lead at 4:05. Onthem. In the second period alone he stopped three point-blank Wolfe. The younger Chelios has played only two of 27 games this ... MSU has a shutout streak of 120 minutes against the Buckeyes. a delayed penalty, Somma was able to get the puck through bodieseff orts, preserving the ght game as his teammates con nued to season at forward - the other was also against Michigan, in the Big The Spartans shut out OSU 4-0 on Nov. 13, and OSU had won the in front for his second goal of the night and his 15th of the season.buzz the off ensive zone at the other end. Chill ... Jake Chelios had his fi rst goal since Nov. 1 3 against Ohio previous night’s game in over me ... Overall, eight of MSU’s 29 At 7:29, MSU cut the Buckeye lead in half with an unassisted tally by The scoreless deadlock was fi nally broken at 17:14 of the second State. It was his fi rst goal as a forward ... Will Yanakeff ’s save on games this season have been shutouts - three for, and fi ve against. alternate captain Dus n Gazley. Two OSU players collided at the redperiod. MSU had just killed off the 20+ seconds of a fi ve-on-three, the Kevin Lynch penalty shot was his second of the season. His fi rst MSU owns two shutouts against Ohio State, and has been shut out line, leaving a loose puck for Gazley. The speedy winger pounced on theand Kyle Follmer put a shot on net that was saved by Yanakeff . The came against Ben Ryan of Notre Dame on Nov. 20 in South Bend ... twice by both Ferris State and Michigan. MSU also shut out Alaska, puck and went in hard, deking around to the le around Heeter thenrebound came out into the slot, and Greger Hanson’s backhander Yanakeff has won four straight starts. He has both victories against and was shut out by Miami ... The Spartans are 6-3-1 in their last bringing it back to the right side. It was Gazley’s 10th of the season.beat Yanakeff glove-side. Michigan this season ... Zach Josepher was a DNP for seven straight 10 games, da ng back to the GLI Consola on game ... Tim Bu ery’s The Spartans had a power play in the fi nal three minutes, and The Spartans got the goal back with just 27 seconds remaining games, and re-entered the lineup this week against Ferris State. He second-period goal was his fi rst since Oct. 16, 2009 at Maine ... had some good chances in those waning minutes both with a manin the second period to send the teams into the locker room ed at had assists against both FSU and tonight against Michigan ... Joey Daultan Leveille con nued his streak of having at least a point in advantage and with Yanakeff pulled for an extra skater in the fi nalone. Krug shot the puck in from the right point, and it was corralled Shean’s goal, the game-winner, was his fi rst goal since Feb. 14, 2009 every conference series this season. Junior Ma Crandell played in minute. The Buckeyes got the insurance empty-ne er from Corylow by Derek Grant. Grant’s off ering was saved at the right post, and against Ohio State - nearly two calendar years apart. his 99th career game tonight. Tomorrow, he will become the second Schneider to seal the victory, their fi rst in fi ve games. Bre Perlini was able to poke it loose for Krug, who was able to poke member of the class to hit the 100-career game mark. Classmate Will Yanakeff had 35 saves, but suff ered his fi rst loss since Nov.it home for his ninth goal of the year. 1st period - Penal es - 20 and falls to 5-2-1. 2nd period - 1, MSU, Jake Chelios/5 (Dean Chelios/3, Zach Josepher/2) 19:07 (pp). 2, UM, Louie Caporusso/8 (Mac Benne /5,

9988 SPARTAN HOCKEY |1966, 1986, 2007 NCAA CHAMPIONS ONE FOCUS | VICTORY FOR MSU 9999 The Wildcats took a 2-1 lead at 6:37 of the fi nal period. MSU hadGAME #32 fi rst two-goal game of his career ... Torey Krug snapped a fi ve-gamePerlini and Dus n Gazley each had great chances that just missed, several chances deep in the zone, but NMU fi nally cleared the zoneM ICHIGAN STATE VS. NORTHERN MICHIGAN pointless streak with two goals on Friday, and had an assist on Jakeand Greenham stood tall in the Nanook crease. and Jus n Florek carried it across the blueline. Florek put a wristerF EB . 12, 2011 • MUNN ICE ARENA • EAST LANSING, MICH. Chelios’ third-period marker. Andy Taranto gave the home team a bit of breathing room with on net that fl u ered past the glove hand of Yanakeff and hit the a power-play goal 7:32 into the third period. The puck took a funny twine just inside the crossbar. Assists went to Aus n Handley and 1st period - 1, MSU, Bre Perlini/16 (Ma Grassi/9, Dean Chelios/5)bounce off the end boards, and Taranto was able to one- me the Goals by Period 1 2 3 Total Sco Macaulay. They increased their lead to two just over three 11:43. 2, NMU, Erik Spady/1 (Andrew Cherniwchan/13) 12:31. puck3, high glove-side on Yanakeff . It was the sophomore’s ninth tally Northern Michigan 1 2 3 6 minutes later, as Nicholas Kosinski ba ed a rebound out of midair MSU, Chris Forfar/2 (Kevin Walrod/4, Anthony Hayes/6) 12:56.of the year. A minute later, Enders scored on a shot from the le Michigan State 3 1 1 5 at the right post a er Yanakeff had made a save on Mike Maltese 4, MSU, Jake Chelios/6 (Derek Grant/22, Ma Grassi/10) 13:23.point, and his second marker came at 14:10 off a faceoff in the right coming out of the le corner. Penal es - Andrew Fernandez, NMU (roughing) 14:18; Jared Brown,dot to give the Nanooks a 4-0 lead. Leveille broke up the shutout for East Lansing, Mich. - Northern Michigan rallied from a 4-1 defi cit and The Spartans ended up with 1:42 of fi ve-on-three ac on a er a NMU (tripping) 19:18. Greenham at 18:32, fi ring a shot from the bo om of the right circle Andrew Cherniwchan got the game-winner late in the third period scrum in MSU’s end - Andrew Cherniwchan hit Will Yanakeff on a 2nd period - 5, MSU, Anthony Hayes/1 (Zach Josepher/5, Drewoff a pass from Dean Chelios. to post a 6-5 victory over Michigan State on Saturday a ernoon to rush, which led to fi s cuff s below the goalline which sent several Palmisano/1) 1:33. 6, NMU, Tyler Gron/14 10:10 (pp). 7, NMU, Tyler complete a season sweep of the Spartans. Jake Chelios had a pair players to the box from both teams. MSU had two shots blocked on Gron/15 (Nicholas Kosinski/2, Greger Hanson/14) 19:15. Penal es - NOTES:The Spartan losing streak has reached four games, the of scores for MSU. the power play, and an addi onal two hit the post (off the s cks of Zach Josepher, MSU (interference) 8:16; Jake Chelios, MSU (roughinglongest streak since a fi ve-game skid at the end of the 2008-09 season Cherniwchan snapped a 5-5 e with 3:30 to play in regula on. Ma Grassi and Jake Chelios.). atw) 11:05; CJ Ludwig, NMU (roughing atw) 11:05. ... MSU allowed three goals in the third period to the Nanooks, the Stephan Vigier carried the puck up the le side and put a shot on The Spartans pulled Yanakeff for the fi nal two minutes of regula- 3rd period - 8, NMU, Tyler Gron/16 (Kyle Follmer/9, Austinsecond me in three games and the fourth me this season the Spar- net, which was saved by Palmisano. The rebound went out to the on in an eff ort to pull closer in the contest, and they did just that Handley/3) 1:39. 9, MSU, Jake Chelios/7 (Dus n Gazley/11, Derektans have watched an opponent score three mes in the fi nal frame right side, where the alternate captain had a nearly empty side of with Krug’s second of the night. Krug collected the puck from a pass Grant/14) 3:17. 10, NMU, Kyle Follmer/6 (Greger Hanson/15, Tyler... MSU’s loss snapped a three-game unbeaten streak against Alaska the net to get his seventh goal of the season past the arms of a from Dean Chelios at the top of the crease, and his shot went through Gron/15) 6:47. 11, NMU, Andrew Cherniwchan/7 (Stephan Vigier/9,(1-0-2) ... MSU has failed to win in each of its last three games at the sprawling goaltender. traffi c and found the back of the net. Andrew Fernandez/3) 16:31. Penal es - Jake Chelios, MSU (cross-Carlson Center (0-2-1) ... MSU was 0-for-2 on the power play, while The Spartans pulled Palmisano in the fi nal 1:10 in favor of an extra MSU’s comeback a empt offi cially stalled when Phil Fox ne ed an checking) 10:41; CJ Ludwig, NMU (cross-checking) 19:15; DeanAlaska converted one of three chances ...Daultan Leveille scored skater; a crosschecking penalty to NMU’s CJ Ludwig with 44 seconds empty-net tally with just under 30 seconds remaining in the game. Chelios, MSU (roughing atw) 20:00; Wade Epp, NMU (roughing atw)his fi rst goal in six games. He last lit the lamp against Ferris State on remaining in regula on gave MSU a 6-on-4. 20:00; Dean Chelios, MSU (10-minute misconduct) 20:00; Wade Epp,Jan. 27 ... Dean Chelios extended his career-best point-scoring streak A wild 100-second span turned a scoreless game into a 3-1 Spartan NOTES:MSU’s 52 shots were the most than they’d had since Nov. NMU (10-minute misconduct) 20:00. to four games ... All six of Zach Josepher’s assists this season have lead midway through the fi rst period. Bre Perlini gave the hosts a 10, 2007, a 6-2 victory over Mercyhurst ... The last me a Spartan come since Jan. 27 (seven games) .... Will Yanakeff made 26 saves, brief lead at 11:43, when he put back a rebound off a Coreau save opposing goaltender had 50+ saves was when Michael-Lee Teslak of Shots on goal - NMU 12-17-16 45; MSU 15-9-6 30. but suff ered his third straight loss a er a 4-0-1 stretch. from a Ma Grassi off ering at 11:43. At 12:31, Eric Spady’s streak up Michigan Tech made 57 in the Great Lakes Invita onal semifi nals in Power plays - NMU 1 of 2; MSU 0 of 3. the right side and shot from the right circle beat Palmisano beneath 2005 ... Torey Krug’s two goals gives him 10 on the season, the most Penal es - NMU 6 (20 min); MSU 5 (18 min). 1st period - 1, UAF, Carlo Finucci/7 (Adam Henderson/1, Sco his blocker hand to e the game, and at 12:56, the Spartans regained goals for a defenseman since Tyler Howells had 10 in 2006-07. How- Goalies - NMU, Jared Coreau (13:23 minutes, 12 shots-9 saves) , Enders/6) 6:26. Penal es - Colton Beck, UAF (hooking) 17:04; Dus n the lead on a rush up the ice. Kevin Walrod took a pass from Anthony ells also played a fair amount at forward that season ... Krug’s two Reid Ellingson 8-10-2 (46:37, 18-16); MSU, Drew Palmisano 7-13-3Gazley, MSU (diving) 17:04. Hayes and ran up the le side, and sent a pass to Chris Forfar in the goals were his fi rst points in fi ve games ... Bre Perlini also snapped (58:50, 45-39) , EMPTY NET (01:10, 0-0). 2nd period - Penal es - Michael Quinn, UAF (holding) 12:44. right circle. Forfar’s shot found its mark for his second goal of the a fi ve-game pointless streak with an assist on Krug’s second-period Penalty shots -None. 3rd period - 2, UAF, Andy Taranto/9 (Colton Beck/11, Aaron season. The wild sequence was capped at 13:23, when Jake Chelios tally ... Derek Grant had assists on both Krug tallies, giving him 21 on Gens/16) 7:32 (pp). 3, UAF, Sco Enders/2 (Aaron Gens/17, Derek crashed the net and tucked away a rebound off a Derek Grant chance A endance: 4568 Time of Game:2:25 Klassen/6) 8:23. 4, UAF, Sco Enders/2 (Jus n Filzen/1) 14:10. 5, at the le post for the freshman’s sixth goal of the season. MSU took Three stars: 1. Tyler Gron 2. Jake Chelios 3. Andrew CherniwchanMSU, Daultan Leveille/8 (Dean Chelios/6, Zach Josepher/6) 18:28. the 3-1 advantage into the fi rst intermission. OFFICIALS: Ref: Brian Aaron; Brent Gawlik Line: Jus n Perrone;Penal es - Derek Grant, MSU (roughing atw) 6:14; Adam Hender- The Spartans added to the lead less than two minutes into the Joshua Wesley son, UAF (roughing) 9:03; Joey Shean, MSU (hooking) 14:52; Andy second period. Zach Josepher’s outlet pass to Anthony Hayes sent the season ... Will Yanakeff suff ered back-to-back losses for the fi rst Taranto, UAF (roughing) 18:37; Torey Krug, MSU (holding) 18:37; the centerman streaking up the le side of the ice, and he placed a me in his career. Both were by 4-2 scores with an empty-net tally. Derek Grant, MSU (slashing) 19:04. shot into the upper le corner of the net. Tyler Gron’s backhanded shot was saved by Drew Palmisano, but 1st period - Penal es - CJ Ludwig, NMU (high s cking) 18:02. Shots on goal - MSU 4-14-12 30; UAF 13-9-10 32. the rebound went off the skate of Derek Grant to give the Wildcats 2nd period - 1, NMU, Tyler Gron/13 (Kyle Follmer/8) 17:14 (pp). 2, Power plays - MSU 0 of 2; UAF 1 of 3. their second goal of the night at 10:10 of the second period. Gron MSU, Torey Krug/9 (Bre Perlini/11, Derek Grant/20) 19:33 (pp). ______Penal es - MSU 5 (10 min); UAF 4 (8 min). Penal es - Wade Epp, NMU (hooking) 12:01; Kevin Walrod, MSUhad carried it up the le side and below the dots, and Palmisano GAME #33 Goalies - MSU, Will Yanakeff 5-4-1 (60:00 minutes, 32 shots-28 saves); (slashing) 15:08; Chris Forfar, MSU (roughing) 16:45; Jared Brown,had made the rela vely easy save. Gron a second of the period at 19:15 - but that next Northern goal, however, was a solid product of M ICHIGAN STATE AT ALASKA NMU (interference) 18:59; Anthony Hayes, MSU (roughing atw) F 20:00; Sco Macaulay, NMU (cross-checking) 20:00. hard work by the Wildcats in the off ensive zone. NMU was able to EB. 18, 2011 • CARLSON CENTER • FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. 3rd period - 3, NMU, Jus n Florek/11 (Aus n Handley/2, Erikmaintain possession below the dots for more than a minute; Greger Higby/7) 6:37. 4, NMU, Nicholas Kosinski/3 (Mike Maltese/6) 9:44.Hanson slid the puck across the slot just below the hash marks, and Goals by Period 1 2 3 Total 5, MSU, Torey Krug/10 (Dean Chelios/4, Derek Grant/21) 18:35. Gron6, put it through a defender’s legs and beat Palmisano fi ve-hole. Michigan State 0 0 1 1 UAF, Sco Greenham 13-13-5 (59:58, 30-29) , EMPTY NET (00:02, 0-0). NMU, Phil Fox/8 (Wade Epp/5, Andrew Cherniwchan/12) 19:27 The Wildcats kno ed the score at four 1:39 into the third period. Alaska 1 0 3 4 (empty net). Penal es - Erik Higby, NMU (hooking) 13:10; ZachGron completed his hat trick with a shot from inside the le dot that A endance: 3143 Time of Game:2:15 Josepher, MSU (unsportsmanlike conduct) 13:42; Andrew Cherniw-beat a screened Palmisano. Kyle Palmer and Aus n Handley were Fairbanks, Alaska - Sco Enders scored two third-period goals and Three stars: 1. Sco Greenham 2. Sco Enders 3. Adam Henderson chan, NMU (roughing the goalie) 13:42; Torey Krug, MSU (roughingcredited with the assists. also had an assist to break open a ght game as Alaska skated to OFFICIALS: Ref: Steve McInchak; John Philo Line: Skip Jantz; Josh Norum atw) 13:42; CJ Ludwig, NMU (roughing atw) 13:42; Derek Grant, Jake Chelios got his second of the night two minutes later to give a 4-1 win over MSU on Friday night. Daultan Leveille broke up the MSU (grasping the facemask) 13:42; Wade Epp, NMU (roughingthe Spartans back the lead. Chelios collected the puck below the shutout with less than two minutes remaining in regula on for atw) 13:42; Andrew Cherniwchan, NMU (ins ga ng) 13:42; Magoal line on the right side, wrapped around, and despite a defender Michigan State, which struggled through a string of near-misses______Grassi, MSU (10-minute misconduct) 15:13. between him and the goalie, used his reach to backhand the puck throughout the fi nal two periods a er a slow start to the game. WillGAME #34 short-side. Yanakeff made 26 saves. M ICHIGAN STATE AT ALASKA Shots on goal - NMU 7-13-6 26; MSU 16-21-15 52. “They had great start, but I thought that we came back and playedF EB . 19, 2011 • CARLSON CENTER • FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. Power plays - NMU 1 of 2; MSU 1 of 5. NOTES:MSU was swept at home for the fi rst me since Nov. 14-15, much be er in the second period,” said head coach Rick Comley. Penal es - NMU 9 (18 min); MSU 7 (22 min). 2008 against Miami ... MSU had three fi rst-period tallies, the most it “We took that penalty in the third, and our inability to kill that o ffGoals by Period 1 2 3 Total Goalies - NMU, Jared Coreau 5-5-2 (60:00 minutes, 52 shots-50 saves);has had in a single game this season. It was the third me this year it opened the gates for them. I thought Yanakeff played pre y well, Michigan State 2 1 3 6 MSU, Will Yanakeff 5-3-1 (58:51, 25-22) , EMPTY NET (01:09, 0-0). put three on the board in the opening frame this year; the last me but their goalie really did, too. We have to keep plugging away - to Alaska 1 0 1 2 Penalty shots -None. was against Minnesota in the College Hockey Showcase on Nov. 26 stay upbeat and try to get a road win tomorrow. “ ... Dean Chelios’ three-game point scoring streak matches his career The Spartans have dropped four straight games, the longest losingFairbanks, Alaska - Derek Grant had a career-best four point night A endance: 4564 Time of Game:2:30 best, set as a freshman ... Anthony Hayes had a mul ple-point game streak of the season. and led six MSU players with mul ple-point eff orts as the Spartans Three stars: 1. Jared Coreau 2. Torey Krug 3. Jus n Florek The home team took the lead at 6:34; a screened Will Yanakeff wasrebounded for a 6-2 victory over Alaska. MSU had three third-period OFFICIALS: Ref: Brian Aaron; Brent Gawlik Line: Jus n Perrone; beaten on a le -point shot by Carlo Finnucci, with an assist creditedgoals to put a ght game out of reach, and Drew Palmisano made 22 Joshua Wesley to former Spartan Adam Henderson. The Spartans had a couple ofsaves for the win. Andy Taranto had both Alaska tallies. chances - Kevin Walrod on a p in front midway through the period, “It is so important for us to get the fi rst goal,” said head coach and Chris Forfar hit the post in the waning moments of the frame.Rick Comley. “It’s been frustra ng, but we’re young, and generat- The story of the period was Yanakeff , however, as he made 13 savesing off ense early makes us a be er team, because it gives us that compared to Sco Greenham’s four at the other end. ______confi dence. We had some guys leave the game with injuries, and for the second me this season and the third me in his career ... Despite no scoring for either team in the second period, theour remaining guys really ba led. It was a good road win.” Ma Grassi also had his second mul ple-point game of the season. Spartans had the be er of play, outshoo ng their hosts 14-9. Bre The teams traded scores in the opening fi ve minutes of the contest His fi rst was Jan. 7 against Michigan ... Drew Palmisano had an as- - MSU jumped on the board fi rst, as Forfar carried it up the right side sist on Anthony Hayes’ second-period tally. It was the third helper in his career. He had two as a sophomore ... Jake Chelios had the

110000 SPARTAN HOCKEY |1966, 1986, 2007 NCAA CHAMPIONS ONE FOCUS | VICTORY FOR MSU 110101 and set up Derek Grant in front. Andy Taranto ed the score for Alaska OFFICIALS: Ref: Stephen McInchak; John Philo Line: Skip Jantz; GAME #36 GAME #37 at 4:16, with a shot from the top of the le circle. The advantage atJosh Norum M ICHIGAN STATE VS BOWLING GREEN M ICHIGAN STATE AT ALASKA the fi rst intermission went to MSU, who got a power-play goal for______F EB. 26, 2011 • MUNN ICE ARENA • EAST LANSING, MICH. CCHA T OURNAMENT FIRST ROUND the fi rst me on the weekend; blueliner Torey Krug got the score off GAME #35 MARCH 4, 2011 • CARLSON CENTER • FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. a feed from Gazley for his 11th marker of the year. M ICHIGAN STATE VS BOWLING GREEN Goals by Period 1 2 3 Total Grant got his second of the night at 13:26 of the second period to F EB. 25, 2011 • MUNN ICE ARENA • EAST LANSING, MICH. Bowling Green 0 0 0 0 push MSU’s lead to 3-1. Grant took a pass from Forfar and streaked Goals by Period 1 2 3 OT Total Michigan State 1 0 1 2 into the off ensive zone on a two-on-one break with Krug. Grant saw the Michigan State 0 1 1 0 2 Goals by Period 1 2 3 Total opening and shot, and the result was his seventh goal of the season. Alaska 0 1 1 1 3 Bowling Green 1 0 0 1 East Lansing, Mich - Michigan State used goals in the fi rst and third The teams traded goals in a 30-second span in the la er part of Michigan State 2 0 0 2 period to complete the regular season on a three-game winning the third period. Mike Merrifi eld forced a turnover and brought it Fairbanks, Alaska - Nick Yaremchuk scored with 20.6 seconds streak, downing Bowling Green 2-0 on Saturday at Munn Ice Arena. the length of the ice for his fi rst goal since November at 12:35 of the remaining in the fi rst over me period to give Alaska a drama c 3-2 East Lansing, Mich. - Michigan State scored twice in the fi rst 10 Dean Chelios and Derek Grant had the Spartan tallies, while Drew period. On the next shi , Taranto got his second marker of the night victory in game one of the CCHA First Round series on Friday night minutes of the game, which was all the off ense they needed in a 2-1 Palmisano made 17 saves to record his second shutout of the season. as he was able to u lize the traffi c in front to put back a rebound. in Fairbanks. The Nanooks twice ba led back to knot the score - in victory over Bowling Green on Friday. Bre Perlini had a goal and an The game was not only the fi nal one at Munn Ice Arena for seniors The Spartans connected on the power play for the second me of both the second and third periods - before ge ng the game-winner assist, Zach Golembiewski had a pair of helpers, and Dean Chelios Dus n Gazley and Joey Shean, but also for head coach Rick Comley, the evening at 15:24, pushing their lead back to three goals. A Greg in the fi nal seconds of the 20-minute over me stanza. had the other MSU tally. who will re re at the end of the season. The seniors were honored Wolfe pass ricocheted off a defenseman in front, giving the freshman MSU’s standout was junior goalie Drew Palmisano, who made MSU wasted li le me ge ng on the scoreboard, po ng the fi rst in a pre-game ceremony, while the head coach was honored with his fi rst goal since the Miami series; Krug and Grant had the helpers. 34 saves to keep the Nanooks at bay most of the evening. The game- goal of the night just 1:16 into the contest. Bre Perlini poked the a post-game career retrospec ve, spanning 38 seasons as a player Lee Reimer tacked on a sixth goal for MSU with 2:04 remaining in winning goal was shrouded in a bit of controversy - it was reviewed puck away from a BG player on the wall in the neutral zone, and Zach and coach. Comley served at the head coach at his alma mater, Lake the game, with Wolfe and Merrifi eld garnering the helpers. a er the play and stood as the game-winner, but seconds before the Golembiewski carried it into the off ensive zone on a three-on-one. Superior State as well as star ng the Northern Michigan program The Spartans were bolstered by the play of their special teams. puck went in past a screened Palmisano, there was a bit of jostling Golembiewski broke from right to le to elude the defender, and which he led for 26 seasons, then the nine-year tenure at Michigan MSU was 2-for-4 on the power play, and killed off all four chances at the right post, causing the net to rise up off the moorings. Play Dean Chelios picked it up on the doorstep, slid it to his forehand, and State. He won Na onal Championships at each stop. against. Palmisano picked up the victory with 22 saves. con nued, and Yaremchuk got the game-winner. put it past Andrew Hammond. The same line doubled MSU’s lead at Dean Chelios had his second goal in as many nights, ge ng the The Spartans opened the game’s scoring at 8:07 of the second 9:02, as Golembiewski fed Perlini at the hash marks, and Perlini put fi rst score of the game at 3:58. Brock Shelgren fi red the puck on net NOTES:MSU snapped a season-long four-game losing streak with period. With Alaska’s Aaron Gens in the box for holding, Derek Grant it on net. Hammond made the save, but the puck popped out and from the high slot, and Hammond made the save. The puck got lost the win. ... The Spartans take the season series from Alaska (2-1-1) ini ated the play with a shot from the le circle, and a er some trickled over the line for his 17th tally of the season. The Falcons cut in his equipment, and an opportunis c Chelios dove at it and was ... Torey Krug’s 11th goal of the season puts him ninth in a single ac on in front of the net, Jake Chelios was the last Spartan to get a into the lead less than a minute later, as a shot from the point by able to poke-check it over the line. season for a defenseman in the MSU annals, ed with AJ Thelen s ck on it- the puck trickled across the line for the younger Chelios’ Bre Mohler bounced off the skate of an MSU defender and past The Spartans got a bit of insurance in the third period, when Derek (2003-04) and Brad Fast (2002-03). Both Thelen and Fast earned eighth goal of the season. Alaska ed the score with a big blast from Will Yanakeff . Grant took a pass from senior Dus n Gazley and convered his shot All-America honors in those seasons ... Derek Grant had his fi rst the le point with just under three minutes remaining in the second. That was all the scoring the teams would provide the crowd of to beat Hammond blocker-side. Chris Forfar ed up a defenseman career mul ple-goal game ... Dus n Gazley had a career-best three Michael Quinn was the goal scorer, with his fi rst score of the year 5,000 in a endance, as the teams skated through the fi nal two behind the net, allowing the puck to squirt out to the half wall for assists, his second three-point game of the season. He had 1-2-3 in which sent the teams into the intermission ed 1-1. periods without many more quality scoring opportuni es at either Gazley. Gazley carried it in to the hash marks looking for a shot, but the season opener against Maine ... Mike Merrifi eld and Greg Wolfe Tim Bu ery scored an opportunis c goal at 8:26 of the fi nal end. Yanakeff did come up with two big saves in the fi nal minute instead dished to Grant, who scored his eighth goal of the season. each fi nished with a goal and an assist, with all their points coming period to push MSU into a slim 2-1 lead. Greg Wolfe’s shot hit the with Hammond pulled in favor of an extra skater, and both Chris in the third period ... Palmisano made 22 saves in the victory. It post, and Mike Merrifi eld was in front to try to redirect the rebound. Forfar and Lee Reimer had big faceoff victories that allowed MSU NOTES:Michigan State swept their fi rst series of the season, and was his fi rst victory since a 7-4 win over Miami on Jan. 21 ... Mike Merrifi eld couldn’t get a good swipe at it, and it squirted out just to maintain possession. extended their winning streak to three games ... The Spartans are Merrifi eld’s third-period goal was his fi rst since Nov. 12 against Ohio below the hash marks, and Bu ery pounced on it for his second Yanakeff made 16 saves to snap a personal three-game skid. 5-0-1 in their last six games with the Falcons ... Dean Chelios has had State. Merrifi eld had the assist on Wolfe’s goal later in the period for marker of the season. The home team countered again, however, as Hammond fi nished with 24 in an excellent ou ng. points in six of his last seven games (3-3-6). He scored the fi rst goal his fi rst mul ple-point game of the season ... Wolfe had his second Sco Granberg pped a Carlo Finucci shot from the right half-boards of the game against the Falcons in both games of this series ... Derek mul ple-point game in a month with a goal an assist, which he also at 12:45. That was the fi nal goal in regula on, and the teams ba led NOTES:Michigan State won back-to-back games for the second Grant had his eighth goal of the season in the third period ... had on Jan. 21 vs. Miami ... Chris Forfar had his fi rst mul ple-point through almost 28 more minutes of hockey before the game was me in a month and the third me this season. The Spartans go eff ort of the season with two helpers ... Dean Chelios had his four- decided. for a sweep tomorrow night against the Falcons ... Dean Chelios, 1st period - 1, MSU, Dean Chelios/7 (Brock Shelgren/3) 3:58. game point-scoring streak snapped ... Lee Reimer had his second The Spartans fi nished 1-for-4 on the power play, while holding who had his career-best four-game point scoring streak snapped at Penal es - Max Grover, BGSU (interference) 1:51; Cameron Sinclair, career goal and fi rst since Dec. 29 vs. Colorado College. Alaska without a man advantage goal on three chances. Alaska last Saturday, po ed a goal just 1:16 into the game ... With BGSU (tripping) 10:02; Jerry Freismuth, BGSU (boarding) 19:19. a pair of assists in the opening 20 minutes, Zach Golembiewski had 2nd period - Penal es - Derek Grant, MSU (hooking) 7:38; Jake Che- NOTES:Michigan State is 14-4 all- me in CCHA First Round his fi rst career mul ple-point game ... Bre Perlini had a goal and lios, MSU (roughing atw) 16:14; Ryan Viselli, BGSU (roughing atw) 16:14.games, and falls to 14-2 in all- me over me contests in the CCHA an assist in the fi rst period, his fi rst mul ple-point ou ng since Jan. 3rd period - 2, MSU, Derek Grant/8 (Dus n Gazley/15) 6:31. Tournament. MSU has lost two consecu ve over 21 vs. Miami. It also matched his scoring output in the nine games Penal es - Zach Josepher, MSU (slashing) 7:34; Mike Merrifi eld, since that contest against the RedHawks. MSU (interference) 13:15; Trevor Nill, MSU (goaltender interference) 15:37; Wade Finegan, BGSU (grasping the facemask) 15:37; Jake 1st period - 1, MSU, Derek Grant/6 (Chris Forfar/3, Dus n Ga- 1st period - 1, MSU, Dean Chelios/6 (Bre Perlini/12, Zach Golem- Chelios, MSU (roughing) 19:57; Ryan Viselli, BGSU (roughing) 19:57. zley/12) 1:12. 2, UAF, Andy Taranto/10 (Cody Kunyk/12, Michael biewski/8) 1:16. 2, MSU, Bre Perlini/17 (Zach Golembiewski/9, Lee me games in the Quinn/2) 4:16. 3, MSU, Torey Krug/11 (Dus n Gazley/13, Derek Reimer/5) 9:02. 3, BGSU, Bre Mohler/7 9:53 (pp). Shots on goal - BGSU 6-5-6 17; MSU 12-11-9 32. CCHA postseason, the last one coming in game three of the 2008 Grant/23) 14:25 (pp). Penal es - Jake Chelios, MSU (holding) 9:55; Power plays - BGSU 0 of 3; MSU 0 of 3. quarterfi nals against Northern Michigan ... The Spartans notched Adam Henderson, UAF (elbowing) 13:21. Penal es - BGSU 6 (12 min); MSU 6 (12 min). a power-play goal in the second period, their fi rst goal on the man 2nd period - 4, MSU, Derek Grant/7 (Chris Forfar/4, Dus n Ga- Goalies - BGSU, Andrew Hammond 4-14-3 (60:00 minutes, 32advantage shots- since pu ng two man-advantage goals on the board on zley/14) 13:26. Penal es - Ma Crandell, MSU (holding) 1:26; Lee 30saves); MSU, Drew Palmisano 9-13-3 (60:00, 17-17). Feb. 19 against Alaska ... The Spartans are 1-3-4 in over me this Reimer, MSU (holding) 5:36; Jarret Granberg, UAF (hooking) 17:39. Penal es - Jordan Penalty shots -None. season ... The Spartans are now 13-6-3, when scoring fi rst, and are 3rd period - 5, MSU, Mike Merrifi eld/4 12:35. 6, UAF, Andy Samuels-Thomas, BGSU (hooking) 6:59; Jake Chelios, MSU (slashing) 1-13-3 when allowing the game’s fi rst goal ... MSU has lost seven Taranto/11 (Bryant Molle/4, Sco Enders/7) 13:03. 7, MSU, Greg 9:21; Joey Shean, MSU (roughing) 20:00. A endance: 5590 Time of Game:2:20 straight CCHA Tournament games, da ng back to 2008 ... Jake Chelios’ Wolfe/3 (Derek Grant/24, Torey Krug/15) 15:24 (pp). 8, MSU, Lee 2nd period - Penal es - Marc Rodriguez, BGSU (cross-checking) Three stars: 1. Drew Palmisano 2. Derek Grant 3. Brock Shelgrensecond-period tally was his fi rst score since a two-goal eff ort against Reimer/2 (Mike Merrifi eld/3, Greg Wolfe/7) 17:56. Penal es - Andy 3:10; Chris Forfar, MSU (tripping) 10:55. OFFICIALS: Ref: Ma Northern Michigan on Feb. 12 ... Tim Bu ery’s goal was his second Taranto, UAF (checking from behind) 7:24; Dus n Gazley, MSU (inter- 3rd period - Penal es - of the season. ference) 7:58; Joe Sova, UAF (roughing) 13:43; Adam Henderson, UAF (roughing) 18:53; Derek Grant, MSU (roughing) 18:53. Shots on goal - BGSU 3-8-6 17; MSU 10-9-7 26. 1st period - Penal es - Carlo Finucci, UAF (interference) 5:54; Power plays - BGSU 1 of 3; MSU 0 of 2. Anthony Hayes, MSU (holding) 12:31. Shots on goal - MSU 9-14-12 35; UAF 5-7-12 24. Penal es - BGSU 2 (4 min); MSU 3 (6 min). 2nd period - 1, MSU, Jake Chelios/8 (Torey Krug/16, Derek Grant/25) Power plays - MSU 2 of 4; UAF 0 of 4. Goalies -BGSU, Andrew Hammond 4-13-3 (59:15 minutes, 26 shots- 8:07 (pp). 2, UAF, Michael Quinn/1 (Nik Yaremchuk/12, Ron Mey- Penal es - MSU 5 (10 min); UAF 5 (10 min). hew Miller; Barry Pochmara Line: T.J. Likens; 24saves) , EMPTY NET (00:45, 0-0); MSU, Will Yanakeff 6-4-1 (60:00, 17-16). ers/5) 17:07. Penal es - Aaron Gens, UAF (holding) 7:41; Brock Goalies - MSU, Drew Palmisano 9-13-3 (59:47 minutes, 24 shots-22 Jus n Perrone Penalty shots -None. Shelgren, MSU (holding) 13:34. saves) , EMPTY NET (00:13, 0-0); UAF, Sco Greenham 13-14-5 ______3rd period - 3, MSU, Tim Bu ery/2 (Mike Merrifi eld/5, Greg (60:00,35-29). A endance: 5021 Time of Game:2:20 Wolfe/8) 8:26. 4, UAF, Jarret Granberg/9 (Carlo Finucci/5, Kevin Penalty shots -None. Three stars: 1. Bre Perlini 2. Zach Golembiewski 3. Will Yanakeff Petovello/12) 12:45. Penal es - Nik Yaremchuk, UAF (elbowing) 5:03. OFFICIALS: Ref: Mathew Miller; Barry Pochmara Line: T.J. Likens; OT period - 5, UAF, Nik Yaremchuk/8 (Joe Sova/18, Cody Kunyk/15) A endance: 3271 Time of Game:2:20 Jus n Perrone 19:40. Penal es - Anthony Hayes, MSU (hooking) 12:42; Colton Beck, Three stars: 1. Derek Grant 2. Dus n Gazley 3. Andy Taranto UAF (high s cking) 17:01.

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110202 SPARTAN HOCKEY |1966, 1986, 2007 NCAA CHAMPIONS ONE FOCUS | VICTORY FOR MSU 110303 Shots on goal - MSU 6-5-7-7 25; UAF 10-14-6-7 37. Power plays - MSU 1 of 4; UAF 0 of 3. fi rst over me 22010-11010-11 Penal es - MSU 3 (6 min); UAF 4 (8 min). frame. However, A the er gamethe wild waged scoring on, andin the 43 secondminutes period, passed few before expected back- Goalies - MSU, Drew Palmisano 9-14-3 (79:26 minutes, 37 shots-34the svs), deciding to-backgoal found scoreless the back periods of the in net. the third period and the EMPTY NET (00:14, 0-0); UAF, Sco Greenham 15-15-5 (79:40, 25-23). Penalty shots -None. CCCHACHA SSEASONEASON IINN RREVIEWEVIEW NOTES:MSU played its fi rst double-over me contest since March of 1998, when the Spartans defeated Ohio State in the CCHA Cham- A endance: 2678 Time of Game:3:05 pionship game ... MSU played back-to-back over me games since OFFICIALS: Ref: Steve McInchak; Keith Sergo Line: WilliamDecember 5 and 11, 2009. MSU fi nished 1-4-4 in over me games FINAL REGULAR-SEASON STANDINGS Moran; Daniel Colliander this season ... Dean Chelios had his third goal in four games. All three of those goals have been fi rst-period markers ... One of the Chelios CONFERENCE OVERALL brothers scored a goal in each of the last four games. Jake had MSU’s GP W L T SW Pts. GF GA W L T GF GA ______fi rst tally on Friday, and each fi nished the season with eight goals ... 1. Michigan 28 20 7 1 0 61 92 57 29 11 4 146 98 GAME #38 Freshman goalie Will Yanakeff got his fi rst playoff experience at the M ICHIGAN STATE AT ALASKA college level, making 30 saves ... Torey Krug blocked a team-best 2. Notre Dame 28 18 7 3 2 59 95 69 25 14 5 151 121 CCHA T OURNAMENT FIRST ROUND nine shots in the series ... 3. Miami 28 16 7 5 2 55 103 58 23 10 6 146 85 FEB. 18, 2011 • CARLSON CENTER • FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. 4. Western Michigan 28 10 9 9 5 44 77 71 19 13 10 116 104 1st period - 1, UAF, Andy Taranto/13 (Cody Kunyk/15, Joe Sova/19) 5. Ferris State 28 12 12 4 3 43 59 62 18 16 5 94 86 7:54 (pp). 2, MSU, Dean Chelios/8 (Zach Golembiewski/10, Jake Goals by Period 1 2 3 OT1 OT2 Total 6. Northern Michigan 28 12 13 3 0 39 61 87 15 19 5 91 117 Michigan State 2 1 0 0 0 Chelios/5) 3 15:43. 3, MSU, Dus n Gazley/11 (Torey Krug/17, Jake 7. Alaska 28 10 13 5 3 38 64 66 16 17 5 89 91 Alaska 1 2 0 0 1 Chelios/6) 4 17:12 (pp). Penal es - Kaare Odegard, UAF (tripping) 5:29; Zach Josepher, MSU (interference) 7:29; Kaare Odegard, UAF 8. Lake Superior 28 8 12 8 5 37 59 78 13 17 9 93 115 Fairbanks, Alaska - Nick Yaremchuk played the role of over me(interference) hero 16:07; Adam Henderson, UAF (interference) 18:22. 9. Ohio State 28 10 14 4 2 36 66 72 15 18 4 95 92 for the second night in a row, ne ng the game-winning tally at 2 nd3:18 period - 4, UAF, Derek Klassen/5 (Aaron Gens/19, Nik Yaremchuk 10. Michigan State 28 11 15 2 0 35 65 75 15 19 4 98 107 /13) 12:46. 5, UAF, Cody Kunyk/12 (Andy Taranto/9, Joe Sova/20) 15:59 of the fi h period of hockey to give Alaska a 4-3 victory and sweep of 11. Bowling Green 28 3 21 4 2 15 41 87 10 27 4 74 123 the CCHA series. The Spartans, who dropped a pair of heartbreakers(pp). 6, MSU, Bre Perlini/18 (Kevin Walrod/5, Tim Bu ery/3) 19:19. in the 2011 post-season, complete the season with a 15-19-4Penal overall es - Derek Grant, MSU (hooking) 3:41; Ma Crandell, MSU record. It also meant the end of the MSU coaching career of(interference) head 10:03; Sco Enders, UAF (hooking) 13:32; Derek Grant, coach Rick Comley, who saw his team give outstanding eff ortsMSU both (roughing atw) 14:25; Bryant Molle, UAF (holding the s ck) 16:47. nights but come up just short in the end. 3rd period - Penal es - Kevin Petovello, UAF (slashing) 2:01; Chris The winning goal came a er the Spartans had some good pressureForfar, MSU (elbowing) 6:10; Dus n Sather, UAF (roughing) 7:59. in the Alaska zone. The Nanooks brought it into the Spartan zone, OT1 and - Penal es - Joe Sova, UAF (tripping) 4:19; Andy Taranto, UAF HONORS & AWARDS ALL-CCHA TEAMS Yaremchuk was able to s ckhandle around a diving MSU defender(boarding) who 13:15. slid to block the shot; Yaremchuk’s off ering beat freshman goalie OT2 Will - 7, UAF, Nik Yaremchuk/9 (Ron Meyers/6, Cody Kunyk/16) FIRST TEAM ALL-ROOKIE TEAM 3:18. Penal es - Yanakeff short-side to send the Nanooks on to the quarterfi nal round. COACH OF THE YEAR F -Andy Miele, Sr., Miami F Anders Lee, Notre Dame MSU had a pair of power-play chances in the fi rst over me period Jeff Jackson, Notre Dame F -Carter Camper, Sr., Miami F T.J. Tynan, Notre Dame and nine overall in the contest, but were able to convert on justShots one on goal - MSU 9-10-5-11-1 36; UAF 10-10-8-4-2 34. Power plays - MSU 1 of 9; UAF 2 of 5. F -Reilly Smith, So., Miami F Chase Balisy, Western Michigan of those chances. Alaska went 2-for-5 on the power play . PLAYER OF THE YEAR F -Carl Hagelin, Sr., Michigan D Jon Merrill, Michigan “This was a hard-fought game, and a hard-fought series,”Penal said es - MSU 5 (10 min); UAF 9 (18 min). D- Torey Krug, So., Michigan State D Dan DeKeyser, Western Michigan head coach Rick Comley at the comple on of the game. “I thoughtGoalies - MSU, Will Yanakeff Andy Miele, Sr., F., Miami we played really well, and the puck just didn’t go our way at the end. D- Zach Redmond, Sr., Ferris State G Kevin Kapalka, Lake Superior This was not a ques on of eff ort. Our kids have grown, and this team ROOKIE OF THE YEAR G- Pat Nagle, Sr., Ferris State has a bright future. I think they showed a lot of courage and gave it TJ Tynan, Fr., Notre Dame HONORABLE MENTIONS everything they had. “ 6-5-1 (82:48 minutes, 34 shots-30 saves) , SECOND TEAM Forward -- Cody Kunyk, Alaska; Shane Ber- EMPTY NET (00:30, 0-0); UAF, Sco Greenham 16-15-5 (83:18, 36-33). Alaska, which never had a lead un l scoring the over me game- BEST DEFENSIVE FORWARD schbach, Western Michgian; Defense -- Jake winner last night, took an early lead in Saturday’s contest. TarantoPenalty shots -None. F -T.J. Tynan, Fr., Notre Dame Carl Hagelin, Sr., MIchigan Chelios, Michigan State; CJ Ludwig, Northern opened the scoring on the night, pu ng a power-play goal on the F -Anders Lee, Fr., Notre Dame Michigan; Stephen Johns, Notre Dame; Cur s board at 7:54. Taranto, who was below the le circle, took a pass A endance: 2821 Time of Game:3:25 D -Jon Merrill, Fr., Michigan BEST OFFENSIVE DEFENSEMAN Gedig, Ohio State; Goaltender -- Will Yanakeff , from behind the net from Cody Kunyk and redirected it past ThreeWill stars: 1. None 2. None 3. None D -Chris Wideman, Jr., Miami Michigan State. Yanakeff for the early lead. Colton Beck had the secondary assist OFFICIALS: on Ref: Stephen McInchak; Keith Sergo Line: William Torey Krug, So., Michigan State G -Sco Greenham, Jr., Alaska the play. Moran; Daniel Colliander MSU scored a pair of goals in less than 90 seconds to turn a BEST DEFENSIVE DEFENSEMAN one-goal defi cit into a one-goal lead that they carried into the fi rst Sean Lorenz, Jr., Notre Dame HONORABLE MENTION intermission. Dean Chelios had the fi rst marker at 15:43, carrying the (next six point totals, regardless of posiƟ on puck into the off ensive zone, faking out the defender inside the blue BEST GOALTENDER line, and streaking up the le side. He wristed a shot past Grenham with fi rst team-votes in parentheses): Joe for his eighth tally of the season and third in four games. The second Shawn Hunwick, Sr., Michigan Sova, JR, D, Alaska, (3) 20; Pat Cannone, marker came on the power play at 17:12, as Dus n Gazley buried a SR, F, Miami, 19; Rick Schofi eld, SR, F, Lake rebound from a Torey Krug blast from the le side for his career-best ILITCH HUMANITARIAN AWARD Superior, (1) 17; Brandon Burlon, JR, D, 11th goal of the season. Jake Chelios had the second assist on the Trevor Nill, Jr., F, Michigan State Michigan, 15; Sam Calabrese, SO, D, Notre goal. Dame (1) 13; Cody Reichard, JR, G, (2) 13. Alaska kno ed the game at two at 12:46 of the second. Aaron TERRY FLANAGAN AWARD Gens carried the puck into the zone and took a big shot from the Others receiving votes: Kevin Petrovello, Sr., F, Alaska right side, which was saved by Yanakeff . The rebound went out to Forwards -- Sergio Somma, SR, Ohio State, 11; John Albert, SR, Ohio State, 9; Max the le side, where Derek Klassen was crashing the net and just PERANI CUP CHAMPION beat a sliding goalie. Another power-play goal, Alaska’s second of Campbell, SR, Western Michigan, 4; Ryan the night, gave the Nanooks a 3-2 lead. Kunyk, who teamed up with Andy Miele, Sr., F., Miami Guentzel, SR, Notre Dame, 4; Chase Balisy, Joe Sova on Taranto’s opening goal, reconnected with the pair to FR, Western Michigan, 3; Louie Caporusso, score the go-ahead marker at 15:59, which appeared would send SR, Michigan, 2; Derek Grant, SO, Michigan the home team into the intermission with a lead. However, Bre State, 1; Bre Perlini, JR, Michigan State, Perlini’s blast from the hash marks with 41.6 seconds remaining in 1. Defense ¬-- Zach Trotman, SO, Lake the frame kno ed the score at three, with Kevin Walrod and Tim Superior, 11; Shane Sims, SR, Ohio State, 4; Bu ery ge ng credited with the assists. Chad Billins, JR, Ferris State, 3. Goaltenders -- Kevin Kapalka, FR, Lake Superior, (1) 12; Shawn Hunwick, SR, Michigan, 11; Cal Heeter, JR, Ohio State, 5; Jerry Kuhn, SR, Western Michigan, 1.

110404 SPARTAN HOCKEY |1966, 1986, 2007 NCAA CHAMPIONS ONE FOCUS | VICTORY FOR MSU 110505 22011011 CCHACCHA TTOURNAMENTOURNAMENT SEMIFINALS JOE LOUIS ARENA FIRST ROUND (Campus Sites) No. 11 BGSU at No. 6 Northern Michigan ( Miami 6, Notre Dame 2 Northern Michigan 6, Bowling Green 3 Western Michigan 5, Michigan 2 Bowling Green 2, Northern Michigan 0 Bowling Green 2, Northern Michigan 1 (2OT) CONSOLATION GAME JOE LOUIS ARENA Michigan 4, Notre Dame 2 No. 10 Michigan State at No. 7 Alaska Alaska 3, Michigan State 2 (OT) Alaska 4, Michigan State 3 (2OT) CHAMPIONSHIP GAME JOE LOUIS ARENA Miami 5, Western Michigan 2 No. 9 Ohio State at No. 8 Lake Superior Lake Superior 4, Ohio State 0 Lake Superior 3, Ohio State 2

QUARTERFINALS BESTOFTHREE No. 11 BGSU at No. 1 Michigan Michigan 5, Bowling Green 1 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Michigan 4, Bowling Green 1 Forward: Andy Miele, Miami No. 8 LSSU at No. 2 Notre Dame Forward: Reilly Smith, Miami Notre Dame 3, Lake Superior 2 (OT) Forward: Dane Walters, Western Michigan Lake Superior 4, Notre Dame 3 Defenseman: Will Weber, Miami Notre Dame 4, Lake Superior 2 Defenseman: Dan DeKeyser, Western Michigan Goalie: Cody Reichard, Miami No. 7 Alaska at No. 3 Miami MVP: Andy Miele, Miami Miami 4, Alaska 1 Miami 4, Alaska 1

No. 5 Ferris St. at No. 4 Western Mich. Ferris State 3, Western Michigan 1 Western Michigan 3, Ferris State 1 Western Michigan 5, Ferris State 4 (OT)

CCHA ALL-AMERICANS CCHA IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT

FIRST TEAM FIRST ROUND Andy Miele, F, Sr., Miami Denver 3, Western Michigan 2 (2OT) Pat Nagle, G, Sr., Ferris State New Hampshire 3, Miami 1 Michigan 3, Nebraska-Omaha 2 (OT) SECOND TEAM Notre Dame 4, Merrimack 3 (OT) Carl Hagelin, F, Sr., Michigan Carter Camper, F, Sr., Miami SECOND ROUND Zach Redmond, D, Sr., Ferris State Michigan 2, Colorado College 1 Notre Dame 2, New Hampshire 1

SEMIFINALS Minnesota Duluth 4, Notre Dame 3 Michigan 2, North Dakota 0

FINALS Minnesota Duluth 3, Michigan 2 (OT)

110606 SPARTAN HOCKEY |1966, 1986, 2007 NCAA CHAMPIONS