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MSU Hockey coach Adam Nightingale breaks down ‘exciting’ weekend vs. Minnesota

The Spartans took five of six possible points in a home two-game weekend series against No. 4 Minnesota

Michigan State had an “exciting” weekend of hockey.

The Spartans took five of six possible points in a home two-game weekend series against No. 4 Minnesota. The Spartans — who are ranked No. 2 in the country — picked up a 9-3 victory over the Golden Gophers on Friday and then followed it up with a shootout victory in a 3-3 tie on Saturday.

With the strong performance against Minnesota, Michigan State pushed its lead over the Golden Gophers in Big Ten play to five points. The Spartans are now 20-3-3 on the year.

So what did Michigan State head coach Adam Nightingale have to say about his squad’s performance this weekend? Watch his postgame press conference following Saturday’s shootout win below.

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Watch Adam Nightingale talk MSU’s OT win at Wrigley Field

Adam Nightingale talks postgame about his team’s thrilling OT win at Wrigley

Michigan State hockey went on the road to the friendly confines of Wrigley Field to play an outdoor hockey game against the Wisconsin Badgers. The game, like much of the weekend at Wrigley, did not disappoint and the Spartans pulled out an overtime thriller to beat the Badgers, 4-3.

After the game, Spartans head coach Adam Nightingale talked about his team’s experience in Chicago, and the cool atmosphere the game was played in. He further went on to talk about his team’s performance as they continue their hot streak:

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Adam Nightingale, Joey Larson talk GLI victory for Michigan State

Adam Nightingale and Joey Larson took the podium after a GLI victory for Michigan State

Michigan State hockey has officially ended a 15 year drought, securing their first Great Lakes Invitational championship since 2009 with a 3-1 victory over Western Michigan.

The Spartans won on the back of their backup goaltender Luca Di Pasquo, but also got a massive boost from Joey Larson.

Following the celebration, head coach Adam Nightingale took the podium with Larson, talking about the massive Spartans victory.

Michigan State hockey head coach, goalie talk GLI semifinal win

Adam Nightingale, Luca Di Paquo talk GLI shutout over Northern Michigan

Michigan State hockey took down Northern Michigan in the semifinal of the Great Lakes Invitational on Sunday, moving on to the championship round of the tournament to face Western Michigan.

Starting goaltender Trey Augustine is with team USA for the world juniors tournament, meaning the Spartans leaned on backup sophomore goalie Luca Di Pasquo to shoulder the load, and he did not disappoint.

Di Pasquo shutout Northern Michigan, and he joined Adam Nightingale for a post game press conference:

Watch Adam Nightingale talk the Great Lakes Invitational for MSU

Adam Nightingale talks GLI and all things MSU hockey

Michigan State is gearing up for the Great Lakes Invitational at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids. The Spartans will carry their No. 1 overall ranking into the tournament.

Michigan State will take on Northern Michigan on Monday in the semifinal of the tournament. On Tuesday, they will play either Michigan Tech or Western Michigan.

The Spartans will be without starting goaltender Trey Augustine, who is in Canada with Team USA at the World Juniors, meaning MSU will lean on Luca Di Pasquo in net.

Check out what head coach Adam Nightingale had to say about the upcoming week for his team:

Adam Nightingale talks trip to No. 1 Minnesota

After falling out of the No. 1 spot, the Spartans will be traveling to the new No. 1 team in the nation

Unfortunately, last week in Madison, the Spartans split with the Badgers, thus losing their No. 1 ranking in the process. Now ranked No. 3, the Spartans will be travelling to the new No. 1 team in the nation, Minnesota, for a weekend series.

Ahead of the two game set with Minnesota, Adam Nightingale spoke to the media about his team and what is next for his team as they look to bounce back from a shaky weekend in Madison.

No. 4 Michigan State defeats No. 2 Boston College

MSU downs No. 2 Boston College to earn the series split

No. 4 Michigan State hockey welcomed in No. 2 Boston College for a two game weekend series in East Lansing at Munn Ice Arena. After the Spartans dropped the Friday night game against the Eagles, 3-0, MSU bounced back on Saturday.

The Spartans defeated Boston College, 4-3, making the weekend series an even split between the two top programs.

That’s a final and a series split. #GoGreen pic.twitter.com/Wpe96KWf5m

— Michigan State Hockey (@MSU_Hockey) October 13, 2024

MSU got two goals from Charlie Stramel, while Red Savage and Daniel Russell also added markers. Trey Augustine saved 32 of 35 shots in the game.

Michigan State will be back in action against the University of Windsor at Munn Ice Arena next Friday.

Watch Adam Nightingale preview showdown with Boston College

Adam Nightingale talks top five matchup with Boston College

Michigan State hockey is arguably about to play their biggest series of the regular season just two weeks into the year. The No. 4 ranked Spartans will be hosting the No. 2 ranked Eagles from Boston College at Munn Ice Arena.

MSU, coming off of a 2-0 start and sweep over Lake Superior State, will look to get revenge on the Eagles after a trip to Boston last season resulted in a road sweep.

Adam Nightingale spoke to the media on Tuesday, previewing the upcoming series for the Spartans:

Michigan State hockey opens up at No. 4 in opening poll

MSU is opening up high in the opening USCHO poll:

Michigan State hockey is entering the third season of the Adam Nightingale era with MSU. Coming off of a season that saw the Spartans win both a Big Ten regular season and tournament championship, but ending in a disappointing loss to Michigan in the NCAA Tournament.

The Spartans will be looking to continue the success they had a year ago, but end the season in the Frozen Four, where they wanted to be last year.

Before the season begins on Oct. 4 with the Spartans traveling to face Lake Superior State, the first rankings have been released by USCHO. The Spartans checked in at No. 4.

https://twitter.com/USCHO/status/1838276100931125614

Michigan State hockey names captains for 2024-25 season

Michigan State hockey will be entering into the third year of the Adam Nightingale era in East Lansing, The team will be looking to replicate an outstanding season a year ago that saw the Spartans win a Big Ten championship and make an NCAA Tournament run.

The first step to the 2024-25 season is naming captains for the team, which the Spartans have just done.

Senior forward Red Savage will don the ‘C’ this year, with his alternate captains being junior forwards Karsen Dorwart and Tiernan Shoudy, along with junior defenseman Matt Basgall also donning the ‘A’.

Allow us to introduce the 2024-25 Spartan hockey captains! pic.twitter.com/jDRztUW5Yj

— Michigan State Hockey (@MSU_Hockey) August 27, 2024

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