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7/23/08
Whitten Named Director of Spartan Hockey Operations
Michigan State hockey coach Rick Comley has announced that Damon Whitten will join the Spartan staff as the Director of Hockey Operations. He replaces Keith McKittrick, who joined the staff of the Stanley Cup Champion Detroit Red Wings earlier in the month. Whitten, a Spartan letterwinner from 1998-2001 and an alternate captain as a senior, has coached not only as a graduate assistant for the Spartans, but also as an assistant at Wayne State and Alaska- Anchorage. In his role at MSU, Whitten will be in charge of all facets of the Spartans video operations, as well as all team travel, alumni relations, and will serve as a liaison with the Blueline Club.
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7/9/08
Spartan Hockey Announces 2008-09 Schedule
Thirteen games against six NCAA Tournament teams from a year ago highlight the 2008-09 Michigan State hockey schedule, as released by head coach Rick Comley on Wednesday, July 9. The Spartans will participate in the Ice Breaker Tournament at Boston University's Agganis Arena to start the season, adding an additional in-season tournament to the annual College Hockey Showcase and Great Lakes Invitational on Michigan State's schedule.
This year's cluster scheduling for the CCHA finds the Spartans paired with traditional rival Michigan, along with Ohio State and Miami. MSU, Miami, and Michigan have all finished in the top four of the league in four of the last five seasons, and have been in the NCAA Tournament field in each of the last three years.
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6/21/08
MSU Hockey Announcer Jerry Marshall Passes Away
A well-known radio voice in the greater Lansing area, Jerry Marshall had been the voice of Spartan Hockey at Munn Arena since 1972. Marshall also started a weekly radio show with head hockey coach in Ron Mason nearly 20 years ago, which continues today with the weekly Rick Comley Radio Show. His final game at Michigan State was the Spartans' banner-raising ceremony to celebrate the 2007 NCAA Championship on Oct. 19, 2007. He also served as the public address announcer for MSU baseball for several years.
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6/20/08
Daultan Leveille Taken 29th Overall in NHL Entry Draft
Michigan State incoming freshman Daultan Leveille (St. Catharine's, Ontario) was selected in the first round of the National Hockey League entry draft on Friday evening by the Atlanta Thrashers. Leveille, who had a final ranking of 47 among North American Skaters in the NHL's final Central Scouting ratings, became the Spartans' ninth first-round NHL draft pick in program history when he went No. 29 overall.
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6/10/08
Lerg Earns Academic All-America Honors
Michigan State hockey goaltender Jeff Lerg (Livonia, Mich.) has been named a First Team Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and ESPN The Magazine, in an announcement made on Tuesday, June 10. Lerg becomes the sixth player in MSU history to earn both All-America honors on the ice and in the classroom in the same season.
6/6/08
Vukovic Signs Professional Contract
Senior defenseman Daniel Vukovic (North York, ONT) has signed a three-year professional contract with the Genève-Servette Hockey Club (GSHC) in Geneva, Switzerland. Terms of the contract were not disclosed.
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6/1/08
Kennedy Signs Pro Contract With Buffalo Sabres
Michigan State head coach Rick Comley has announced that Spartan junior Tim Kennedy (Buffalo, NY) has opted to forego his final season of collegiate eligibility and sign a professional contract with the Buffalo Sabres. Buffalo general manager Darcy Regier made the announcement of Kennedy's signing on Sunday.
5/22/08
Dunne, Lerg Named to Regional Academic All-America Squads
Five Michigan State student-athletes were named to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA 2008 Academic All-Distric teams, as announced today by ESPN The Magazine and the College Sports Information Directors of America. Rower Kate Burdick (Ann Arbor, Mich.), field hockey player Jeamie Deacon (Wexford, Ireland) and hockey player Jeff Lerg (Livonia, Mich.) are first-team members, while women's golfer Sara Brown (Tucson, Ariz.) and hockey player Jeff Dunne (Grover, Mo.) are second-team members.
5/20/08
Spartan Hockey Names Captains for 2008-09
Michigan State hockey coach Rick Comley has announced the captains for th 2008-09 Spartan hockey team. Senior goaltender Jeff Lerg (Livonia, Mich.) has been named the captain, while classmates Tim Kennedy (South Buffalo, NY), Tim Crowder (Victoria, British Columbia), and Brandon Gentile (Clarkston, Mich.) have been named alternate captains for the upcoming season.
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