MSU AT JOE LOUIS ARENAJoe Louis Arena, home of the Detroit Red Wings, has become a second home to Michigan State. Nicknamed "Munn East" by fans, the Spartans have played there 72 times since 1979. MSU has enjoyed tremendous success at JLA, winning 40 of its last 65 contests there (since March 12, 1982). During that span, MSU has won seven CCHA playoff titles and four Great Lakes Invitationals, and produced a stretch of 17 consecutive wins at "The Joe." This season, MSU will play at Joe Louis in the GLI, the College Hockey Showcase, a non-tournament game against Michigan and possibly the CCHA semifinals and finals, which are at Joe Louis for the 16th straight season. Date Opponent Result Score Record Event (GLI/CCHA/NCAA/Reg. Season) Attend. 12/28/79 Michigan L 4-7 0-1 GLI 13,159 12/29/79 Wisconsin L 4-10 0-2 GLI 17,642 12/27/80 Michigan L 2-3 0-3 GLI 10,407 12/28/80 Harvard W 6-4 1-3 GLI 16,821 12/29/81 Michigan Tech L 3-6 1-4 GLI 14,589 12/30/81 Michigan T 4-4 1-4-1 GLI 19,225 3/12/82 Michigan Tech W 3-2 2-4-1 CCHA 9,821 3/13/82 Notre Dame W 4-1 3-4-1 CCHA Championship 10,315 12/28/82 Michigan W 6-3 4-4-1 GLI 18,185 12/29/82 Michigan Tech W 5-3 5-4-1 GLI Championship 21,347 3/11/83 Ohio State W 8-3 6-4-1 CCHA 9,351 3/12/83 Bowling Green W 4-3 OT 7-4-1 CCHA Championship 15,152 12/29/83 N. Michigan W 5-1 8-4-1 GLI 18,942 12/30/83 Michigan Tech W 6-2 9-4-1 GLI Championship 21,402 3/9/84 Ohio State W 8-1 10-4-1 CCHA 10,863 3/10/84 W. Michigan W 5-0 11-4-1 CCHA Championship 17,515 12/28/84 Bowling Green W 3-1 12-4-1 GLI 19,547 12/29/84 Michigan Tech W 7-0 13-4-1 GLI Championship 21,576 3/8/85 Ohio State W 8-0 14-4-1 CCHA 13,180 3/9/85 Lake Superior W 5-1 15-4-1 CCHA Championship 20,067 12/27/85 Michigan Tech W 2-1 OT16-4-1 GLI 15,485 12/29/85 Rensselaer W 8-3 17-4-1 GLI Championship 17,560 3/7/86 Lake Superior W 3-2 18-4-1 CCHA 13,253 3/8/86 W. Michigan L 1-3 18-5-1 CCHA (ends 17-game JLA win streak)18,722 12/27/86 W. Michigan L 3-7 18-6-1 GLI 18,377 12/28/86 Michigan Tech W 9-0 19-6-1 GLI 19,190 3/6/87 W. Michigan W 6-3 20-6-1 CCHA 15,272 3/7/87 Bowling Green W 4-3 OT21-6-1 CCHA Championship 17,995 3/27/87 Minnesota W 5-3 22-6-1 NCAA Semifinals 14,093 3/28/87 North Dakota L 3-5 22-7-1 NCAA 17,644 12/29/87 Michigan Tech W 5-2 23-7-1 GLI 19,294 12/30/87 Wisconsin L 3-4 23-8-1 GLI 19,482 3/11/88 Bowling Green L 4-6 23-9-1 CCHA 15,999 3/12/88 W. Michigan W 9-6 24-9-1 CCHA 17,664 12/29/88 North Dakota L 3-7 24-10-1 GLI 19,620 12/30/88 Michigan Tech W 7-1 25-10-1 GLI 19,763 3/11/89 Bowling Green W 3-2 26-10-1 CCHA 17,124 3/12/89 Lake Superior W 4-1 27-10-1 CCHA Championship 17,672 12/29/89 Michigan Tech W 3-2 28-10-1 GLI 18,448 12/30/89 Michigan L 3-6 28-11-1 GLI 19,284 3/10/90 Michigan W 4-3 OT29-11-1 CCHA 18,126 3/11/90 Lake Superior W 4-1 30-11-1 CCHA Championship 16,284 12/28/90 Maine L 3-6 30-12-1 GLI 16,172 12/29/90 Michigan Tech L 2-3 30-13-1 GLI 16,782 2/15/91 Michigan L 5-6 30-14-1 Regular Season 13,794 2/16/91 Michigan W 6-2 31-14-1 Regular Season 15,684 12/27/91 Michigan Tech L 5-6 31-15-1 GLI 17,358 12/28/91 Harvard W 3-1 32-15-1 GLI 16,858 2/21/92 Michigan L 1-4 32-16-1 Regular Season 14,182 2/22/92 Michigan L 4-5 32-17-1 Regular Season 16,643 3/21/92 Lake Superior L 3-5 32-18-1 CCHA 15,865 3/22/92 Miami W 8-5 33-18-1 CCHA 13,352 12/26/92 N. Michigan L 1-4 33-19-1 GLI 15,423 12/27/92 Michigan Tech W 4-3 34-19-1 GLI 10,002 1/30/93 Michigan L 1-11 34-20-1 Regular Season 18,275 3/19/93 Ferris State L 2-3 34-21-1 CCHA 8,132 12/29/93 Michigan Tech W 3-2 OT35-21-1 GLI 16,219 12/30/93 Michigan L 2-4 35-22-1 GLI 17,031 2/19/94 Michigan W 5-1 36-22-1 Regular Season 18,398 3/18/94 Bowling Green W 3-2 OT37-22-1 CCHA 7,037 3/19/94 Lake Superior L 0-4 37-23-1 CCHA 11,563 12/29/94 Cornell W 9-4 38-23-1 GLI 17,118 12/30/94 Michigan L 5-4 38-24-1 GLI 18,067 2/18/95 Michigan L 1-7 38-25-1 Regular Season 17,938 3/18/95 Bowling Green W 4-3 OT39-25-1 CCHA 12,478 3/19/95 Lake Superior L 3-5 39-26-1 CCHA 9,274 12/29/95 Michigan Tech W 3-2 OT40-27-1 GLI 17,494 12/30/95 Michigan L 1-3 40-28-1 GLI 18,103 2/16/96 Lake Superior W 4-3 41-28-1 Regular Season 10,087 2/17/96 Michigan L 1-8 41-29-1 Regular Season 19,875 3/15/96 Michigan L 2-6 41-30-1 CCHA 14,638 11/29/96 Wisconsin W 3-1 42-30-1 CHS 11,209 11/30/96 Minnesota L 3-5 42-31-1 CHS 12,138 12/27/96 Lake Superior L 0-5 42-32-1 GLI 17,196 12/28/96 Michigan Tech W 4-3 43-32-1 GLI 18,409 2/8/97 Michigan W 2-1 44-32-1 Regular Season 19,983 3/14/97 Miami W 4-3 OT45-32-1 CCHA 15,211 3/15/97 Michigan L 1-3 45-33-1 CCHA 19,032 |
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