DETROIT – Jake Hildebrand deserved a better fate in his last two games in the Great Lakes Invitational.
In Tuesday’s 3-2 overtime loss to Michigan Tech in the tournament opener, the Michigan State senior goaltender played well enough for a Spartans’ victory.
In Wednesday’s 2-1 overtime loss to Northern Michigan in the GLI third-place game, Hildebrand again played well enough for his team to win.
There weren’t a lot of positive takeaways for MSU in the 51st GLI at Joe Louis Arena. Among the few, there was one in particular that the Spartans have to feel good about:
Jake Hildebrand’s game is back at a high level, and that’s good news as Michigan State heads into the second half of the season and the meat of the Big Ten schedule.