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Tom Anastos sticks to his plan amid losing

Tom Anastos knows people are calling for his job, even though he said he doesn’t use social media much these days.

Michigan State is 1-11-1 away from Munn Ice Arena and 5-17-2 overall in Anastos’ fifth season as hockey coach. The Spartans are coming off a 3-2 overtime win over USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program but have lost eight consecutive games against NCAA Division I schools.

“I don’t want to make excuses,” Anastos said. “As our season has gone on, we haven’t been able to find consistency in all areas of our game at the same time.