1. Great Lakes Invitational: While most of us are enjoying time playing with our new presents during the weekend after the holidays, the Spartans hockey team will take the ice to compete in the 44th annual Great Lakes Invitational. MSU will face North Dakota on Dec. 27 in the first round for a chance to play the winner of the Michigan vs. Michigan Tech the following night. Last year, the Spartans finished the weekend tournament in last place.
2. Offensive resurgence: The Spartans offense has been struggling all season. In the current nine game winless streak that dates back to Nov. 1, MSU has only been able to score 12 goals. Clearly, the offense is going to have to pick up the slack if the Spartans plan on turning their season around in the second half.
3. Alaska: After going nearly a month without playing league games, the Spartans will play a weekend home series against Alaska on Jan. 2. Alaska currently sits in a surprising three-way tie for third, and the Spartans will desperately need to find momentum before they travel to Miami (Ohio) the following weekend for two road games against the CCHA’s first place team.
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