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Check out the best photos from MSU’s Big Ten Tournament championship game win over Michigan
Michigan State hockey took down Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament championship on Saturday night, 5-4, in an overtime thriller.
Check out the best photos from the Spartans win:
Trey Augustine is the Big Ten Tournament’s MVP:
Michigan State hockey capped their Big Ten Tournament run with an overtime thrilling victory over archrival Michigan on Saturday night.
The Spartans, as they have been all season long, were led by freshman goaltender Trey Augustine. Augustine has a long list of accolades, ranging from USA world juniors gold medal winner, to all conference player and he now gets to add another one to the list.
Augustine was named the MVP of the Big Ten Tournament following the Spartans Big Ten Tournament championship game win.
Trey Augustine is named the Big Ten Tournament MVP.
— Nathaniel Bott (@Nathaniel_Bott) March 24, 2024
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Watch Patrick Geary’s overtime winner to propel Michigan State over Michigan for the Big Ten Tournament championship
Michigan State hockey took down their archrival Michigan on Saturday night inside of East Lansing’s Munn Ice Arena. Regulation wasn’t enough for the two rivals in the Big Ten Tournament championship, and it was Patrick Geary’s goal with 6:13 remaining in the extra frame to propel the Spartans to the title.
Watch the overtime clinching goal from the Spartan freshman:
Patrick Geary (#2024NHLDraft) goes post-and-in and @MSU_Hockey wins the Big Ten championship 5-4 over Michigan in overtime pic.twitter.com/vDsbRAC4Ml
— J.D. Burke (@JDylanBurke) March 24, 2024
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Michigan State is Big Ten Tournament champs after winning an OT thriller over Michigan
Three periods weren’t enough to settle a rivalry matchup between Michigan State and Michigan inside of East Lansing’s Munn Ice Arena for the Big Ten Tournament championship. After a 4-4 regulation score, it was MSU’s freshman defenseman Patrick Geary netting a point shot for the overtime winner with 6:13 remaining in the overtime period.
The Big Ten Tournament win marks the first in the Spartans program history.
Goal scorers for the Spartans, aside from Geary, included Tanner Kelly, Daniel Russell, Jeremy Davidson and Matt Basgall.
Michigan State will now wait to learn their NCAA Tournament fate tomorrow evening during the NCAA’s selection show.
Michigan State hockey: Where and when to watch the Big Ten Championship game vs. Michigan
It’s a huge day for Michigan State sports fans. The same day the Spartans will face the Tar Heels in the NCAA Tournament, the Michigan State hockey team will host their bitter rivals, Michigan, for the Big Ten Championship.
Below, you can see everything you need to watch the game.
When: 8 p.m. Saturday.
Where: Munn Ice Arena in East Lansing.
TV: Big Ten Network.
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The Wisconsin women’s hockey team will face off with Ohio State in the National Championship on Sunday
The Wisconsin women’s hockey team will face off with Ohio State in the National Championship on Sunday in Durham, New Hampshire. The Badgers defeated Colgate 3-1 in the semifinals Friday, setting up a rematch with the Buckeyes.
Mark Johnson’s squad is the reigning national champions, taking down Ohio State 1-0 in the title game last March, securing their seventh championship in program history.
In five contests against the Buckeyes this season, Wisconsin has gone 2-3, but they have won the last two matchups, including a 6-3 victory in the WCHA Final Faceoff title game on March 9.
The Badgers come into Sunday’s contest red-hot, winners of seven games in a row, while the Buckeyes took down Clarkson 4-1 in the semifinals Friday.
Wisconsin is heading to the National Championship ‼️🦡 @BadgerWHockey pic.twitter.com/i03jtxyGs5
— Big Ten Hockey (@B1GHockey) March 23, 2024
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Two Michigan State hockey players honored with All-Big Ten selections
Well, this one might be a little controversial. Two Michigan State hockey players were honored with All-Big Ten selections on Tuesday, but only one of them made the First Team: Artyom Levshunov, the Spartans extremely talented freshman defenseman.
That’s not the one that may be controversial. What will be divisive is the fact that MSU goalie Trey Augustine was named to the Second Team, losing out on the First Team spot to Wisconsin goalie Kyle McClellan.
Both players were named to the All-Freshman team, as you’d expect.
A 𝗕𝗜𝗚 shoutout to the All-Big Ten First Team, Second Team, All-Freshman Team & Sportsmanship Honorees! pic.twitter.com/QQHBGE49vW
— Big Ten Hockey (@B1GHockey) March 19, 2024
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Michigan State hockey head coach Adam Nightingale named Big Ten Coach of the Year
For the first time in the history of the award, a Michigan State hockey head coach is your Big Ten Coach of the Year. Adam Nightingale earned the honor after leading the Spartans to a 23-9-3 season and he will coach the Spartans against Michigan in the Big Ten Championship game on Saturday.
This is the most excitement we have seen around MSU hockey in years, and Nightingale is a huge part of that.
The @B1GHockey Coach of the Year: @MSU_Hockey’s Adam Nightingale. 🏒#B1Gtoday pic.twitter.com/DWhYNGHYiw
— Michigan State on BTN (@MichiganStOnBTN) March 19, 2024
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Another shot at a title for the women’s ice hockey program. #GoBucks
It’s easy to get spoiled with the recent run of the Ohio State women’s ice hockey team, but it’s the last thing anyone on the team should be thinking about after the Buckeyes secured their fourth-straight trip to the Frozen Four with a decisive 9-0 win over Minnesota-Duluth over the weekend.
The Buckeyes will now travel to Durham, New Hampshire, on Friday to begin its quest for a second national title in three years as the No. 1 overall seed with a 33-4 record. OSU will face No. 4 seed Clarkson Friday at 4 p.m. ET and then will take on the winner of No. 2 seed Wisconsin vs. No. 3 seed Colgate if it gets into its third-straight national championship game. The Badgers beat the Buckeyes in last season’s national title matchup.
The national championship game is set for 4 p.m. ET in Durham, New Hampshire, as well on Sunday, March 24.
Ticket = punched 🤜🎟️#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/GkcK27htfo
— Ohio State Women's Hockey (@OhioStateWHKY) March 16, 2024
Head coach Nadine Muzerall has turned the OSU women’s ice hockey team into the best program in the country and we should all continue to take notice and root the ladies on towards a potential national championship.
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A great effort, but not quite enough. #GoBucks
The Ohio State men’s hockey team had a nice little run into the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament. It began with an upset of No. 2 seed Wisconsin last weekend in a three game set, but it all ended today with a hard-fought 2-1 loss to No. 1 seed Michigan State up in East Lansing Saturday.
By virtue of the win in a one-game scenario, the Spartans will be moving on to the championship game, while OSU’s season will be over. It didn’t do enough during the season to have a crack at making the NCAA Tournament.
But it was close and the game could have gone either way.
The Spartans got on the board first after a scoreless first period, when they scored shortly into the second period for a 1-0 lead.
There was more than one review on goals that were either taken off the board or allowed to stand, and that was the case with an apparent second goal for Michigan State for a 2-0 lead. After review, however, it was determined that a MSU player was in the crease so the goal was taken away just a couple of minutes after the first tally.
The score remained 1-0 before the Buckeyes equalized early in the third period on a goal by Max Montes to even things at one goal a piece. Unfortunately, Michigan State answered just 13 seconds later to take a 2-1 lead. That goal was also challenged by Ohio State for a player in the crease, but it was upheld.
That wouldn’t be the end of the drama with reviews.
It appeared that OSU tied the score with a second goal with 15:38 left in the third period, but the Spartans challenged for offsides and the call was reversed, keeping Sparty up by one goal.
The Buckeyes would pull the goalie with under two minutes left in the game but Michigan State would hold on and send the scarlet and gray home empty handed.
FINAL: No. 1 seed Michigan State 2, No. 7 Ohio State 1
Buckeye season ends in the B1G Tournament semifinals.
— Ohio State Men's Hockey (@OhioStateMHKY) March 17, 2024
The offseason will now begin for the Buckeyes after the team seemed to be playing its best hockey in the tournament. It just wasn’t quite enough.
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