Michigan State, Gophers' weekend foe, opens with 6-1 exhibition win

Michigan State needed only 10 seconds to score its first goal on Monday.

Senior Kevin Walrod scored the goal and the Spartans rolled over Windsor 6-1 in an exhibition hockey game.

MSU will practice Tuesday and Wednesday and then leave Thursday for Minneapolis and a weekend series with the Gophers at Mariucci.

The Spartans were picked to finish sixth in the CCHA by the media and seventh by the coaches.

They were 19-16-4 last season, took fifth in the CCHA and made the NCAA tournament. MSU lost 10 lettermen. Second-year coach Tom Anastos has five seniors and 12 newcomers, 10 freshmen and two juniors who transferred.

The Spartans average 6-0, 195.

Also scoring in the first period for the Spartans were freshman Ryan Keller and sophomore Matt Berry. Both are forwards.

Freshman defenseman Travis Walsh got the sixth goal for MSU in the final period.

Last season the Spartans were second in the country in strength of schedule.

* Anastos' first weekly coach's show will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday on WJIM (1240-AM) at Reno's in East Lansing, Mich.

* The exhibition game drew 4,138 fans at Munn Ice Arena.

UNO BEATS LETHBRIDGE

Sophomore forward Dominic Zombo scored 58 seconds into the game for the Mavericks and junior forwards Ryan Walters and Zahn Raubenheimer made it 3-0 after the first period.

Sophomore foward Josh Archibald made it 4-0 after two periods. The Pronghorns scored a 5-on-3 power play goal in the third period.

Lethbridge lost 7-0 to the Gophers on Saturday and 7-1 to Minnesota State Mankato on Sunday. So the Pronghorns were outscored 18-2 and outshot 179-37 in these three games, including 49-11 in Omaha.