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MSU Blue Line Club Supporting Spartan Hockey Since 1962
NEWSLETTER • VOL. 1, 2018-19
Ready to Roll
Dear MSU Blue Line Club,
It was a great summer, but hockey season is the best time
of the year and is back.
The team had a very good spring and summer prepping
for the year. Once classes began we were able to get on
the ice 4 hours a week and it has been good to get back
to work. The team is starting from a better place than last
year and we like the progress of both the returners and the
newcomers.
The plan to renovate Munn is moving along well and the
objective is to begin construction next summer. Fundrais-
ing has been excellent and put us in that position. The
renovation will be outside of the footprint of Munn, so it
will not obstruct with games during the 2019-20 season.
This summer we made some improvements to Munn that
you may notice. The white border around the concourse
was re-painted, the interior doors have been re-done with
either a logo or some photos, the banners were replaced
and updated, and we added lights in all of the corners near the concession stands. The lights should be very notice-
able as you move around the concourse.
The first series will be a good one against a strong NMU team. They return most of their team and the majority of their
top scorers. We have some great competition for ice time with our squad and the guys are excited to get playing. We
look forward to facing off and also to seeing you at our luncheon Friday, Oct. 12.
Go Green!
Coach Cole
Congrats to our newest letter
jacket owners!
Nine players and two managers received their
letter jackets on Sept. 27 at MSU’s annual Hall of
Fame and Letter Jacket ceremony at the Whar-
ton Center. Tommy Apap, Gianluca Esteves, Aus-
tin Kamer, David Keefer, Mitchell Lewandowski,
Tommy Miller, Jake Smith, Brody Stevens and
Spencer Wright all received their jackets from
head coach Danton Cole and athletics director
Bill Beekman.
2018-19 Schedule From the Notepad of the Blue Line Club President
OCTOBER Welcome MSU hockey fans!
Sun. 7 UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR (Exhib.) W, 3-1
Fri. 12 NORTHERN MICHIGAN 7 p.m.
Sat. 13 NORTHERN MICHIGAN 7:30 p.m. This will be the second year for our head coach Danton Cole with assistants
Fri. 26 at Cornell 7 p.m.
Sat. 27 at Cornell 7 p.m. Chris Luongo and Joe Exter. Under their strong leadership our boys will excel
this season.
NOVEMBER
Fri. 2 FERRIS STATE 7 p.m.
Sat. 3 at Ferris State 7:07 p.m. Come and bring a friend to all our games to increase our fan base and fill
Fri. 9 at Arizona State 9:05 p.m.
Sat. 10 at Arizona State 9:05 p.m. Munn with our student section/Munnsters.
Fri. 16 NOTRE DAME * 7 p.m.
Sat. 17 NOTRE DAME * TBD
Fri. 23 at Minnesota * 8 p.m. FS North Go Green! See you at the Game -
Sat. 24 at Minnesota * 8 p.m. FS North +
Fri. 30 MICHIGAN * 7 p.m.
Doug Thorne
DECEMBER
Sat. 1 at Michigan * 7:30 p.m.
Fri. 7 at Wisconsin * 8 p.m.
Sat. 8 at Wisconsin * 8 p.m. FS Detroit + 2018-19 Danton Cole Radio Show Dates
Sat. 15 U.S. NATIONAL TEAM DEV. PROGRAM (Exhib.) 7 p.m.
All shows will take place at 7 p.m. at Reno’s East and can be heard
54th Annual Great Lakes Invitational from anywhere at SpartanSportsNetwork.com or the SSN24/7
Sun. 30 Lake Superior State [1] 4:00 p.m.
Mon. 31 Michigan or Michigan Tech [1] 11:30 a.m./2:30 p.m. FS Detroit mobile app.
JANUARY
Fri. 4 OHIO STATE * TBD BTN
Tuesday, Oct. 9 Wednesday, Jan. 9
Sat. 5 OHIO STATE * 8 p.m. BTN Tuesday, Oct. 16 Tuesday, Jan. 15
Fri. 11 at Penn State * 8 p.m. BTN
Sat. 12 at Penn State * 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 23 Wednesday, Jan. 23
Sat. 19 MINNESOTA * 5:30 p.m. BTN Monday, Oct. 29 Tuesday, Jan. 29
Sun. 20 MINNESOTA * 5 p.m. BTN Monday, Nov. 5 Monday, Feb. 4
Fri. 25 at Notre Dame * 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 26 at Notre Dame * 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13 Monday, Feb. 11
Tuesday, Nov. 20 Tuesday, Feb. 19
FEBRUARY
Fri. 1 WISCONSIN * 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26 Tuesday, Feb. 26
Sat. 2 WISCONSIN * 5:30 p.m. BTN Tuesday, Dec. 4 Wednesday, March 6
Fri. 8 at Michigan * 7:30 pm.
Sat. 9 Michigan * [1] 7 p.m. FS Detroit Tuesday, Dec. 11 (Ugly Sweater Show) Tuesday, March 12
Fri. 15 PENN STATE * 7 p.m.
Sat. 16 PENN STATE * 7 p.m.
MARCH
Fri. 1 at Ohio State * 6:30 p.m. BTN
Sat. 2 at Ohio State * 5 p.m.
Big Ten Tournament
Fri.-Sun. 8-10 Quarterfinals (Best of three)
Sat. 16 Semifinals
Sat. 23 Championship
* - Big Ten game
All times ET
[1] - Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Mich.
A few things you may not know
about this year’s roster...
• Left-hand shots - 17 ... Right-hand shots - 8 Miss the Green & White Game or exhibition vs. Windsor? You might notice a
few tweeks to the jerseys this season! They’ve got a familiar look and there’s
• For the second straight year MSU has just three seniors also a new second home jersey!
• Freshman Wojciech Stachowiak is the first player from
Poland to play for the Spartans and just the third European
(Villiam Haag, Sweden; Geir Hoff, Norway)
2018-19 MSUFCU Games
• Christian and Cole Krygier are the first set of twins to play There will be five MSUFCU games this year. For any of the games listed be-
for the Spartans low, just show your MSUFCU card at the door and get a free ticket for you
• The Spartans have just three seniors - that’s tied for the
and a guest: Oct. 12 vs. Northern Michigan; Nov. 2 vs. Ferris State; Dec. 15 vs.
fewest of any team in the country USNTDP; Jan. 4 vs. Ohio State; Jan. 20 vs. Minnesota.
MSU Blue Line Club • Supporting Spartan Hockey Since 1962
Spartans on NHL Opening Night Rosters
A total of six Spartans were on National Hockey League opening MARK YOUR
night rosters: Justin Abdelkader (Detroit Red Wings), Derek Grant
(Pittsburgh Penguins), Duncan Keith (Chicago Blackhawks), Torey CALENDAR!
Krug (Boston Bruins), Ryan Miller (Anaheim Ducks) and Jeff Petry
(Montreal Canadiens). UPCOMING EVENTS
Tuesday, Oct. 9th
>> The first Danton Cole Radio Show of the
year will take place at 7 p.m. at Reno’s East.
Friday, Oct. 12
>> The first Blue Line Club Luncheon of
the year will take place at Old Chicago in
Okemos (1938 Grand River Ave.). The doors
open at 11 a.m.; food is served at 11:30
a.m.; and the program begins at noon. The
cost is $15 for pizza and a soft drink.
Saturday, Oct. 13
>> The freshmen and junior classes
will sign autographs on the concourse
following the game.
>> Parents reception at Reno’s East
following the game.
Keep an eye out for a few new improvements at Munn made this past summer - new
banners, along with new graphics and lighting around the concourse. Saturday, Nov. 3
>> Bus trip to Big Rapids for the Ferris State
game (estimated cost is $30 per person).
Email Tamara to sign up -
tamara@classictravelusa.com
Saturday, Nov. 17
>> Food Drive - we’ll be accepting non-
perishable items at the game.
>> The sophomore and senior classes
will sign autographs on the concourse
following the game.
Friday, Nov. 30
Want to learn more about the freshmen? Head over to the hockey page at >> Blue Line Club Luncheon -
MSUSpartans.com to check out our Meet the Rookies video series. Just click on the Hall of Fame Cafe
“More Videos” tab at the bottom of the page and then search by hockey.
Friday, Feb. 15
>> Blue Line Club Luncheon - Pizza House
MSU Blue Line Club • Supporting Spartan Hockey Since 1962
MSU Blue Line Club Membership Application | MSUBlueline.org
Supporting Spartan Hockey Since 1962
Name:
Address:
City:
Zip Code: Phone:
Email Address:
Email address will be used to provide club updates throughout the year
MEMBERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES MEMBERSHIP ALSO
Student ($10)
K-12, secondary or post-secondary
INCLUDES
Membership includes: pin, card, two $2 off concession coupons for Munn
Arena • Opportunities to
purchase exclusive
Single ($30) Spartan hockey team
Individual person and Blue Line Club gear
Membership includes: pin, card, two $2 off concession coupons for Munn
Arena
• Exclusive group tours of
Family ($40) Munn Ice Arena
Parents/Parents with children under age 18
Membership includes: up to three pins, membership cards for each family • Special events, including
member and six $2 off concession coupons for Munn Arena
luncheons and post-
Names of family members: game receptions
• Road game ticket
assistance
Additional Pins ($5 each)
• Discounts at select area
Membership packet will be available for pick up at the first and subsequent hockey games restaurants
Make checks payable to: • Blue Line Club decal
MSU Blue Line Club
PO Box 804 | East Lansing, MI | 48826
support the spartans
A direct donation to the hockey program can be made through the Spartan Fund at
MSUSpartans.com/spartanfund
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