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Michigan State hockey goalie ties USA hockey record

With a win over Canada, Trey Augustine has tied a USA hockey record with a chance to break it on Thursday

Michigan State goalie Trey Augustine shined in USA’s win over Canada on New Year’s Eve, putting up a 38-save performance en route to a 4-1 win. With the win, Augustine has now acquired 10 world junior championship wins in his three tournaments played. That ties an American record.

Augustine has now tied Jack Campbell for the most wins by an American goaltender in the world juniors, with 10. He will have a chance to break the record when USA plays Switzerland in the quarterfinal round on Thursday.

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Maxim Strbak scores OT winner for Slovakia

A Spartan defenseman scored an OT winner in the world junior tournament

Michigan State hockey lost star defenseman Maxim Strbak for the holiday break when he went to play in the world juniors tournament, representing his home nation of Slovakia.

In Monday’s game between Slovakia and Kazakhstan, it was an overtime thriller, and the Spartan was the hero.

Strbak scored the overtime winner to push Slovakia ahead of Kazakhstan, keeping their tournament dreams alive. Watch the goal via X.

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Spartan defenseman gets assistant captain’s ‘A’ at world juniors

MSU defenseman will be an assistant captain at the world juniors

With the world juniors taking over the hockey world as the year turns to 2025, eyes are on the future of hockey as they represent their home countries.

While Trey Augustine is the most notable Spartan playing in the tournament, MSU defenseman Maxim Strbak will be representing Slovakia in the tournament. Not only will Strbak be representing Slovakia, he has been named as an assistant captain and will be wearing the ‘A’ during the tournament.

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Two Spartans featured on preliminary World Juniors rosters

As the World Junior’s approaches, two Spartans are featured on preliminary rosters

Michigan State hockey has seen a resurgence under Adam Nightingale, which has culminated in the Spartans being ranked as the No. 1 team in the nation.

With the added improvement in East Lansing, the Spartans have gotten more recognition. Part of that recognition is players being selected for World Juniors rosters, an annual tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) for national under-20 teams.

Two Spartans have made preliminary rosters.

After winning gold a year ago, Trey Augustine is expected to be on the USA team once again as the starting goaltender. It would be his third appearance with USA in the WJC.

Maxim Strbak is featured on Slovakia’s roster, and it would be his fourth appearance for the nation in the WJC.

The 2025 World Junior Championship will begin on Dec. 26 and take place in Ottawa.

Hockey fans cannot get enough of Ivan Ivan and his incredible name at the 2022 World Juniors

Ivan Ivan is the best name in hockey, period.

I think it’s fair to say that Ivan Ivan takes the crown for having the best hockey name of all time.

While the NHL may be in the midst of a long offseason, hockey is still happening worldwide as the 2022 World Juniors are officially underway after being postponed from last December. The under-20 hockey tournament pits the sport’s brightest young stars against one another and offers a great look at the future of the NHL.

Amid all the games, hockey fans came to notice one player that stood above the rest on the basis of name alone. Czechia’s Ivan already made a name for himself in December before the 2022 World Juniors were postponed and recently, he made his triumphant return to the stage during the tournament!

While Ivan’s middle name may not be Ivan like many hoped it’d be for the memes, hockey fans are still absolutely obsessed with Ivan and his incredible name.