National Champion Spartans

We are the champions! That is Michigan State University and all the Spartan alumni across the world. Both a childhood dream and a college dream came true tonight. The Spartans’ men’s hockey team takes home the national title from St. Louis. In front of the largest hockey crowd in Frozen Four history the Spartans scored the go-ahead goal with just 18.9 seconds left in the game. At that moment I let out the biggest yell of my life in a celebration that I have been anticipating since I was a young boy. Tonight is the greatest night of my life as a Spartan beyond description.

How much better can this trip get? Never did I imagine that I would get to see my alma mater win a national championship in my favorite sport, in person, while on a 50-state tour of the country. All throughout college I wanted to see a national championship, of any sport! Of all sports, hockey has always been a passion of mine greater than anything. As a child I became Spartan hockey fan at a young age, probably before the age of 10, even though I lived 450 miles from East Lansing.

Rick Comley became the 3rd coach in NCAA hockey history to win national titles with two different schools. I never lost faith in him like so many did at one point. And it was fate that I would make it to this game. There are only a few hockey games that end in the dramatic fashion of tonight. However, it seems that in the NCAA hockey final it’s a regular happening. It’s an amazing sport and I’m happy that MSU hockey will be strong for years to come and is now at the forefront of college hockey.

Tonight is a night I will never forget. Through some magic mystery it worked out perfectly that I made it to the game and it was meant to be. The greatest Spartan experience of my life. Go green! Go white! …forever.