2007-08 SPARTAN HOCKEY C MIC H I G A N S TATE UNIVER S ITY | 2007 NCAA C H AMPION S 2007-08 schedule #5/6 the particulars October Date: .......................................................... Jan. 25-26, 2008 Tues. 9 WINDSOR (exhib.) .....................................W, 6-0 Michigan State Time: .................................................................... 7:35 p.m. Sat. 13 at #1 North Dakota .................................... L, 0-6 (6-5-4, 2-2-2 CCHA) Location: ....... Ann Arbor, Mich. (F); East Lansing, Mich. (S) (U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game) Arena: ......................................... Yost Ice Arena (6,637) (F); Fri. 19 COLGATE ................................................ W, 6-3 vs .............................................. Munn Ice Arena (6,470) (S) Sat. 20 COLGATE .............................................. W, 2-1 Audio .................................. WJIM 1240 AM/msuspartans.com Fri. 26 NORTHERN MICHIGAN * ................... W, 5-4 #/ Sat. 27 NORTHERN MICHIGAN * ................... W, 3-2 Scott Moore (PBP) and Rob Woodward ’00 (Analysis) Michigan Television: ......................................................... FSN Detroit November Ken Daniels (PBP) and Fred Pletsch (Analysis) Fri. 2 at Alaska * .................................................. W, 3-1 (22-2-0, 5--0 CCHA) Sat. 3 at Alaska * .................................................. W, 3-1 Fri. 9 MERCYHURST ....................................... W, 6-2 Sat. 10 MERCYHURST ...................................... W, 6-2 Thurs 15 #1/2 MIAMI * ............................................ L, 2-4 the original six Fri. 16 #1/2 MIAMI * ............................................ L, 1-3 The top notes you need to know about the Michgian series and Spartan hockey. Fri. 23 #12/14 MINNESOTA ...................... T, 3-3 (OT) Sat. 24 #13/15 WISCONSIN ..................... T, 4-4 (OT) • One of college hockey’s grandest rivalries takes • Jeff Lerg earned his third consecutive CCHA Fri. 30 at Lake Superior State * .............................. W, 3-2 center stage this weekend as Michigan State and Goaltender of the Week honor (and fifth of the December Michigan skate in a home-and-home series this season) on Monday, Jan. 21. He stopped 50 of 51 Sat. 1 at Lake Superior State * .............................. W, 5-2 weekend. The top-ranked Wolverines host Friday’s shots against at Ohio State and recorded his first Fri. 7 at Ferris State * ........................................... W, 4-3 affair in Ann Arbor, and the Spartans return the shutout of the year in Saturday’s 4-0 victory. Sat. 8 FERRIS STATE *....................................... W, 4-1 engagement in East Lansing on Saturday. This is the 10th CCHA Goaltender of the Week Michigan leads the overall series 131-117-17, award in the junior’s career - he earned it once as 43rd Annual Great Lakes Invitational (JLA) and the teams have skated to six deadlocks since a freshman (Jan. 23, 2006) and four times as a Fri. 28 vs. Michigan Tech ....................................... L, 1-4 February of 2005. sophomore. Sat. 29 vs. Providence ............................................. L, 3-5 Michigan owns a 67-41-4 series record in Ann Since the start of 2008, Lerg owns a 1.32 GAA January Arbor and the Spartans are 58-45-8 in games and .957 save percentage. Jeff Lerg leads all colle- Fri. 4 LAKE SUPERIOR STATE * ..................... W, 8-2 played in East Lansing. The teams met six times giate goaltenders in minutes played, entering the Sat. 5 LAKE SUPERIOR STATE * ............. T, 3-3 (OT) last season, with Michigan winning three, and the weekend with 1449:05. He is sixth in percentage Fri. 11 #6/6 NOTRE DAME * ............................. W, 3-1 Spartans twice. The squads skated to a 3-3 tie at of team minutes played, (95.33%). Sun. 13 at #6/6 Notre Dame * ........................ T, 1-1 (OT) Joe Louis Arena, where Jeff Lerg made a career-best Fri. 18 at Ohio State * ........................................... W, 4-1 54 saves. • During the Rick Comley era, the Spartans have Sat. 19 at Ohio State * ........................................... W, 4-0 traditionally been a second-half team. The first Fri. 25 at #1/1 Michigan * .................................7:35 p.m. three months (October, November, December) of Sat. 26 #1/1 MICHIGAN * ............................7:35 p.m. • The Michigan State-Michigan rivalry is not only one of the most famous and heated rivalries in his first five seasons (2002-07), the Spartans were February college hockey, but also one of the most contested a combined 48-43-8 (52.5%), then compiled a Fri. 1 NEBRASKA-OMAHA * ........................7:05 p.m. (265 meetings). In fact, only North Dakota and 69-33-10 mark in the second half (66.1%). Sat. 2 NEBRASKA-OMAHA * ........................4:05 p.m. Minnesota have met more times (269). The 2007-08 Spartans had their best first-half Fri. 8 at Northern Michigan * ..........................7:35 p.m. record under Comley (12-5-2, 68.4%), and are 4- Sat. 9 at Northern Michigan * ..........................7:35 p.m. Fri. 15 WESTERN MICHIGAN * ...................7:05 p.m. • Michigan State has not allowed a power play 0-2 since the start of 2008. The Spartan six-game Sat. 16 at Western Michigan * ............................4:35 p.m. goal in its last seven games, extinguishing all unbeaten streak is the third longest current streak Fri. 22 MICHIGAN * .......................................8:05 p.m. nine chances against in the Ohio State series and in the nation, and their 8-0-2 mark over the last Sat. 23 vs. Michigan * (JLA) ..............................7:35 p.m. extending its streak to 28 consecutive successful 10 conference games is the longest current CCHA Fri. 29 BOWLING GREEN * ...........................7:05 p.m. kills dating back to the Providence game (12/29). unbeaten streak. March The penalty kill is now at 84.3 percent for the Sat. 1 at Bowling Green * .................................7:35 p.m. season (91/108). • Tim Kennedy has points in five of his last six Fri.-Sun. 7-9 CCHA Playoffs – First Round (Campus Sites) The MSU power play ranks fourth nationally games (0-6-6), but has not scored a goal in his last Fri.-Sun. 14-16 CCHA Playoffs – Quarterfinals (Campus Sites) (30/131, 22.9 percent). Since Jan. 1, the power seven, his longest goal-less streak of the season. Fri.-Sat. 21-22 CCHA Championship play has operated at a 27.6 percent success rate He is the team’s active leading scorer against the Fri.-Sun 28-30 NCAA Regionals (8/29). Wolverines, however (11 GP, 6-4-10). Albany, N.Y.; Colorado Springs, Colo.; Worcester, Mass., Madison, Wis. watch Rick Comley’s weekly press conference at: April http://all-access.cstv.com/cstv/player/player.html?code=msu Thurs.-Sat.10-12 NCAA Frozen Four Pepsi Arena; Denver, Colo. select “ice hockey”, click to enter site, then “press conferences”. Posted by Tuesday morning at 10 am. * - CCHA Game (JLA) - Joe Louis Arena; Detroit, Mich. COMMITMENT TO E XCELLENCE | 2007-08 SPARTAN HOCKEY wolverines at a glance Location: ...................................Ann Arbor, Mich. tale of the tape Enrollment: ............................................... 38,006 Colors: ......................................... Maize and Blue spartans wolverines Home Venue: .................... Yost Ice Arena (6,637) 16-5-4 Overall Record 22-2-0 Rink Size: ..............................................200’ x 85’ Head Coach: ..................................Red Berenson 12-2-2 (3rd) League Record (Place) 15-1-0 (t-1st CCHA) Michigan ’62 Overall Record: ..............................633-294-64 unbeaten in six (4-0-2) Current Streak nine wins 24th season 9-2-3 Home Record 10-1-0 Record at Michigan: ..................................same Assistant Coach: ............................... Mel Pearson 7-1-1 Road Record 8-0-0 Billy Powers Hockey SID: ..................................... Matt Trevor 0-2-0 Neutral Record 4-1-0 Office Phone: .................................734-763-4423 0-0-4 Overtime Record 2-0-0 Email: [email protected] web .....................................www.mgoblue.com 3-0-2 Last Five 5-0-0 6-2-2 Last 10 9-1-0 series records 3.48 (3rd CCHA) Scoring Offense 4.12 (2nd CCHA) Series Record ...................MSU trails, 117-131-17 In East Lansing ..................MSU leads, 58-45-8 2.44 (5th CCHA) Scoring Defense 1.75 (2nd CCHA) In Ann Arbor .....................MSU trails, 40-67-4 13.8 (10th CCHA) Penalty Minutes per game 17.6 (6th CCHA) Neutral Sites… ................... Series tied, 19-19-5 Regular Season .............MSU trails, 108-126-17 30/131, 22.9% (2nd CCHA), 2 SHA Power Play 27/125, 21.6% (3rd CCHA), 1 SHA Postseason ..............................MSU leads, 9-5-0 91/180, 84.3%, (7th CCHA), 3 SHF Penalty Kill 120/133, 90.2% (2nd CCHA), 6 SHF First Meeting ................................... Jan. 11, 1922 (MSU 1, Michigan 5) Most Recent Meeting .................. March 16, 2007 (CCHA Tournament - MSU 2, Michigan 5) Tim Kennedy (Jr., 25 GP, 13-14-27) Top Scorers Kevin Porter (Sr., 24 GP, 22-17-39) Current Streak ................................ U-M, one win Matt Schepke (Jr., 25 GP, 10-14-24) Chad Kolarik (Sr., 24 GP, 18-14-32) Last Five Games ....................................tied ,1-3-1 Last 10 Games ...........................MSU leads, 4-3-3 Justin Abdelkader (Jr., 25 GP, 11-11-22) Aaron Palushaj (Fr., 24 GP, 6-18-24) One-goal Games ....................MSU trails, 32-34-0 Tim Crowder (Jr., 25 GP, 9-12-21) Max Pacioretty (Fr., 19 GP, 5-14-19) Overtime