SSPARTANPARTAONEN FOCUS HHOCKEYO | C VICTORYKEY FOR HHISTORY MSUISTORY 115555 March 20, 1982 – MSU’s fi rst NCAA Tournament appearance un- March 12, 1989 – MSU captures its sixth CCHA playoff crown in SSPARTANPARTAN HHOCKEYOCKEY der Ron Mason ends with a 9-4, two-game, total-goals series loss eight years with a 4-1 win over Lake Superior State as goaltender TTIMELINEIMELINE OOFF TTRADITIONRADITION to New Hampshire in the fi rst round. Jason Muzza earns tournament MVP honors. Dec. 29, 1982 – A North American collegiate hockey record crowd April 1, 1989 – Making its third trip to the NCAA Frozen Four in Michigan State has long been at the forefront of collegiate hockey success. Spartan hockey ranks of 21,247 at Joe Louis Arena watches MSU win the Great Lakes the last four years, and fourth trip in the last six seasons, MSU among the winningest programs in NCAA history, and both teams and players alike have reached Invita onal, 5-3 over Michigan Tech. fi nishes third with a 7-4 consola on win over Maine. the pinnacle of achievement. From its championship tradi on to record-se ng players and coaches, Spartan hockey truly embodies a Commitment to Excellence. March 12, 1983 – MSU tops Bowling Green in the CCHA tle Feb. 3, 1990 – Ron Mason becomes only the second hockey game, 4-3 in over me. Ron Sco stops a penalty shot by BGSU coach in NCAA history to reach the 600-win plateau as MSU de- Jan. 11, 1922 – Michigan State March 16, 1967 – MSU, fi h in the WCHA regular season, defeats All-American Brian Hills during the extra stanza to set the stage feats Ohio State, 4-2. plays its fi rst intercollegiate hock- champion Michigan Tech, 2-1 in over me, to win the playoff s for for Mark Hamway’s winning goal. ey game, falling to Michigan, 5-1. the second straight season. Doug Volmar nets both goals, includ- Feb. 17, 1990 – MSU makes it back-to-back regular-season CCHA ing the winner at 5:44 of over me. March 10, 1984 – The Spartans win their third straight CCHA play- championships– and four in six years – with a 5-2 win over Michi- Feb. 11, 1923 – MSU gets its fi rst off championship, defea ng Western Michigan, 5-0, with Norm gan at Yost Arena. win, 6-1 over the Lansing Inde- March 18, 1967 – A er falling to Boston University in the NCAA Foster in goal. pendents. semifi nals, MSU captures third place with a 6-1 win over North Feb. 23, 1990 – MSU extends its record CCHA unbeaten string Dakota in the NCAA consola on game. March 23, 1984 – A er reaching the NCAA Frozen Four for the to 27 games (24-0-3) with a 4-3 win at Lake Superior State. The Jan. 12, 1950 – MSU plays its fi rst fi rst me in 17 years, MSU falls to Bowling Green, 2-1, in the win also established what was then a CCHA record for points in game since 1930, losing to Michi- Nov. 10, 1973 – Tom Ross es the school record with fi ve goals in semifi nals. a season. gan Tech, 6-2. a 9-5 win over Notre Dame at MSU Ice Arena. Dec. 29, 1984 – The Great Lakes Invita onal championship game March 11, 1990 – The Spartans win their seventh CCHA playoff Nov. 29, 1951 – MSU plays its Dec. 28, 1973 – MSU wins its fi rst Great Lakes Invita onal, de- produces the third straight North American record crowd, as championship in nine years, bes ng Lake Superior, 4-3. Peter fi rst game under legendary coach fea ng Michigan Tech, 5-4, in the fi nals. MSU defeats Michigan Tech again, 7-0, in front of 21,576 at Joe White is the tournament MVP. Amo Bessone, defea ng Ontario Louis Arena. Agricultural College, 8-2 at home. Oct. 25, 1974 – Munn Ice Arena hosts its fi rst game, a 4-3 MSU April 1, 1990 – Kip Miller Carl Moore played on MSU’s fi rst loss to Lauren an. The arena is dedicated a week later, on Nov. March 24, 1985 – In possibly the most painful loss in MSU his- (right), just the second team in 1922, and captained the tory, Providence knocks the “Super Team” out of the NCAA tour- Spartan ever to record 100 team in 1926. Feb. 6, 1954 – Goaltender Ed 1, 1974. Schiller makes a Spartan-record nament, 4-2 (Providence wins the two-game, total-goals series, points in a season, becomes 6-5). Providence goalie Chris Terreri stops 50 MSU shots and its MSU’s fi rst Hobey Baker 73 saves in a 5-4 loss to Denver. nov. 16, 1974 – The fi rst sellout crowd in Munn history sees the season at an NCAA record 38 wins. MSU outscores its opponents Memorial Award Recipient, Spartans down North Dakota, 6-2. Goalie Ron Clark sets a record by more than two-to-one on the season, and 18 members of the named by the Decathlon Feb. 19, 1954 – MSU skates to its second scoreless e in history, with 30 saves in the fi rst period. team go on to sign professional contracts. Athle c Club of Blooming- 0-0 against Michigan. It snaps a 14-game losing streak to the ton, Minn. Wolverines since hockey was reinstated in 1950. Feb. 14, 1976 – The Spartans establish a new single-season a en- Nov. 15-16, 1985 – The Na onal Hockey League uses Michigan dance record at Munn Ice Arena in a win vs. North Dakota, 7-1. State’s exhibi on series with Team Canada at Munn as its fi rst March 28, 1992 – Backed Dec. 7, 1957 – MSU sets a school record for most goals in a game A total of 157,567 fans a end games during the year, a record experiment with video replay. NHL Director of Offi cials John Mc- by Mike Gilmore’s 36-save in an 18-0 win vs. Ohio State. The mark s ll stands. which s ll stands. Cauley and Hockey Night in Canada Vice President of Produc on performance, Michigan Don Wallace oversee the experiment. Both coaches challenge State edges Maine, 3-2, to March 1, 1958 – MSU completes its fi rst winning season (12-11), March 14, 1976 — The longest game in MSU history is se led in one goal in the series, which the two teams split, but neither is advance to the NCAA Frozen despite losing to Minnesota in the fi nale, 5-1. the third over me, as Minnesota defeats the Spartans, 7-6, a er overturned. Four for the second me in four years. 86:33 of play in the WCHA playoff s. It is the fi nal game for record- se ng stars Tom Ross and Steve Colp, who fi nish their careers March 13, 1959 – MSU makes its fi rst NCAA Tournament appear- Dec. 14-15, 1985 – Mike Donnelly (le ) scores eight goals in a April 26, 1992 – Ron Mason accepts the Spencer Penrose Award with 324 and 300 points, respec vely. ance, defea ng Boston College in the semifi nals, 4-3. two-game sweep of Ohio as 1991-92 American Hockey Coaches Associa on Division I State. Five come in Satur- Coach of the Year. March 14, 1959 – The Spartans fall to North Dakota, 4-3 in over- March 3, 1979 — Amo day’s 6-5 MSU win, including Bessone (right) coaches his me, in their fi rst na onal championship game. MSU fi nishes the the winner in over me. Nov. 21, 1992 – Ron Mason gets MSU win No. 368, fi nal game, a 5-3 win over season 17-6-1. 6-2 over Illinois-Chicago, surpassing Amo Bessone (367, 1951-79) Michigan. It is Bessone’s March 29, 1986 – MSU wins as the Spartans’ winningest hockey coach. 367th win in 28 years at Dec. 11, 1964 – Mike Jacobson scores three goals in one minute its second na onal champion- Michigan State, a record of the fi rst period against Wisconsin. The accomplishment lands ship, downing Harvard, 6-5, which stands un l 1992. March 12, 1993 – Ron Mason gets career win No. 674 – a 6-5 tri- him in Sports Illustrated and s ll stands as the fastest three goals in Providence, R.I., on Mike umph over Kent – to become the winningest U.S. college hockey by one player in MSU history. Donnelly’s NCAA-record 59th coach in history, surpassing Len Ceglarski (Clarkson and Boston April 1, 1979 – Ron Mason is goal of the season. College). named Spartan head coach. March 5, 1966 – MSU defeats defending na onal champion Michigan Tech, 4-3, to win the WCHA playoff s a er fi nishing sixth Feb. 6, 1987 – A then-Munn Jan. 21, 1994 – The Spartans knock off Michigan, ranked No. 1 Oct. 19, 1979 – Ron Mason gets his fi rst win at MSU in his fi rst in the regular season. Ice Arena record crowd of in the na on, by a 6-3 score in Ann Arbor, giving Ron Mason his game, 7-6 over Western Michigan. 6,902 watches a 6-3 MSU win 400th victory as the Spartan head coach. March 18, 1966 – Doug Volmar’s goal gives MSU a 2-1 win over over Bowling Green. Oct. 23, 1981 – MSU begins its fi rst season of CCHA play, defeat- Boston University in the NCAA semifi nals. March 18, 1994 – Trailing by a 2-0 score with under 10 minutes ing Lake Superior, 4-3, in East Lansing.