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2007 National Champions
Coached by Rick Comley

Beat Michigan 4-1 in Great Lakes Invitational tournament championship; finished CCHA regular season in fourth place; lost CCHA playoff semifinal; beat Boston University 5-1 in first round of NCAA playoffs; beat top-ranked Notre Dame 2-1 in second round; beat Maine 4-2 in Frozen Four semifinal (after having been down 2-0 just four minutes into game); beat Boston College 3-1 for 2007 national championship. Championship ring bears likeness of Justin Abdelkader's game-winning goal, and three emeralds depicting MSU's three national championships (1966, 1986, 2007). "Just Play Our Game" inscribed inside ring.

Ring made by Intergold; owned by Bob Nelson, MSU Off-Ice Official


2001 NCAA Frozen Four
Coached by Ron Mason

Beat Michigan Tech 3-2 (OT) in Great Lakes Invitational tournament championship; finished CCHA regular season in first place; beat Michigan 2-0 in CCHA playoff championship, thus becoming first recipient of Mason Cup Playoff Championship Trophy; received bye in first round of NCAA playoffs; beat Wisconsin 5-1 in second round of NCAA playoffs; lost to North Dakota 2-0 in Frozen Four semifinal at Albany, NY

Ring owned by Dr. Jim Constandt, MSU Off-Ice Official


1999 NCAA Frozen Four
Coached by Ron Mason

Beat Michigan 3-1 in Great Lakes Invitational tournament championship; finished CCHA regular season in first place; lost to Northern Michigan 5-3 in CCHA playoff semifinal; received first round bye in NCAA playoffs; beat Colorado College 4-3 in second round of NCAA playoffs; lost to New Hampshire 5-3 in Frozen Four semifinal at Anaheim, CA

Ring owned by Dave Carrier, Athletic Trainer for MSU Hockey Team


1998 NCAA Quarterfinals
Coached by Ron Mason

Beat Michigan 5-3 in Great Lakes Invitational tournament championship; finished CCHA regular season in first place; beat Ohio State 3-2 (2OT) for CCHA playoff championship; received first round bye in NCAA playoffs; lost to Ohio State 4-3 (OT) in second round of NCAA playoffs at Ann Arbor, MI

Ring owned by Dave Carrier, Athletic Trainer for MSU Hockey Team


1992 NCAA Final Four
Coached by Ron Mason

Beat Harvard 3-2 in Great Lakes Invitational tournament championship; finished CCHA regular season in third place; lost to Lake Superior 5-3 in CCHA playoff semifinal; beat Miami of Ohio 8-5 for third place in CCHA playoffs; beat Boston University 4-2 in NCAA first round playoffs; beat Maine 3-2 in NCAA second round playoffs; lost to Lake Superior 4-2 in NCAA semifinal at Albany, NY

NCAA ice hockey "Final Four" renamed "Frozen Four" in 1997

Ring owned by Dave Carrier, Athletic Trainer for MSU Hockey Team


1990 NCAA Quarterfinals
Coached by Ron Mason

Finished CCHA regular season in first place; beat Lake Superior 4-3 in CCHA playoff championship; received a first round bye in NCAA playoffs; lost to Boston University 2-1 in best of three games in second round of NCAA playoffs at East Lansing

Ring owned by Dave Carrier, Athletic Trainer for MSU Hockey Team


1989 NCAA Final Four
Coached by Ron Mason

Beat Michigan Tech 7-1 in Great Lakes Invitational tournament championship; finished CCHA regular season in first place; beat Lake Superior 4-1 in CCHA playoff championship; received first round bye in NCAA playoffs; beat Boston College 2-1 in best of three games in NCAA second round playoffs at East Lansing; lost to Harvard 6-3 in NCAA semifinal at St. Paul, MN; beat Maine 7-4 in third place game

Ring owned by Dave Carrier, Athletic Trainer for MSU Hockey Team


1986 National Champions
Coached by Ron Mason

Beat Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 8-3 in Great Lakes Invitational tournament championship; finished CCHA regular season in first place; lost to Western Michigan 3-1 in CCHA playoff championship; beat Boston College 10-6 in NCAA regional (two-game total goals); beat Minnesota 6-4 in NCAA semigfinal; beat Harvard 6-5 in NCAA championship at Providence, RI (game-winning goal scored by Mike Donnelly).

Ring made by Balfour; owned by Andrew Soper, grandson of Bill Burgess, founder of MSU Off-Ice Officials


1985 NCAA Regionals
Coached by Ron Mason

Beat Michigan Tech 7-0 in Great Lakes Invitational tournament championship; finished CCHA regular season in first place; beat Lake Superior 5-1 in CCHA playoff championship; lost to Providence 6-5 in first round of NCAA playoffs at East Lansing (two-game total goals)

Ring owned by Dave Carrier, Athletic Trainer for MSU Hockey Team


1966 National Champions
Coached by Amo Bessone

Finished Western Collegiate Hockey Association regular season in sixth place; beat Michigan 3-2 in WCHA playoff semifinal; beat Michigan Tech 4-3 in WCHA playoff championship; beat Boston University 2-1 in NCAA semifinal; beat Clarkson 6-1 for NCAA national championship (game-winning goal scored by Bob Brawley).

Due to budget constraints at MSU, no championship rings were awarded. In 1986, Coach Ron Mason honored Amo Bessone and 1966 team by having special championship rings made.

Ring made by Balfour; owned by Mike Jacobson, winger on 1966 national championship team (jersey #10)


No rings were issued to Michigan State players after these NCAA Final Four appearances
NCAA ice hockey "Final Four" renamed "Frozen Four" in 1997

  • 1987 - NCAA Final Four 2nd Place (lost to North Dakota 5-3)
  • 1984 - NCAA Final Four 4th Place (lost to North Dakota 6-5 OT)
  • 1967 - NCAA Final Four 3rd Place (beat North Dakota 6-1)
  • 1959 - NCAA Final Four 2nd Place (lost to North Dakota 4-3 OT)