MSU-miliating: CCHA Tournament Shocker!!

Northern Michigan University's Matt Butcher got one past star MSU netminder Jeff Lerg in overtime tonight, eliminating the heavily-favored Spartans from contention in the CCHA playoffs. The Wildcats won the game, 3-2, after defeating MSU last night. MSU opened the best-of-three series with a 5-1 defeat of Spartan coach Rick Comley's former team.

Yes, I'm happy about it, but you'll get no gloating from me. State has now lost four of their last five against NMU, which, while not a poor team, isn't exactly a national power on State's level. There's no question that State is a better team; but what does this do to the Spartans' NCAA tournament position? Shocking!

In order to make this post relevant to Michigan at all, I will say that Big Blue won its weekend series against Nebraska-Omaha, winning a 10-1 massacre and a 2-1 nailbiter at Yost Ice Arena, and will advance to the CCHA semifinals at Joe Louis Arena next weekend.