{"id":262327,"date":"2026-04-23T06:11:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T06:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/262327\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T06:11:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T06:11:39","slug":"msu-north-dakota-hockey-to-play-non-conference-game-in-texas-next-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/262327\/","title":{"rendered":"MSU-North Dakota hockey to play non-conference game in Texas next season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>April 22, 2026, 2:20 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p>Michigan State and North Dakota will play a non-conference hockey game in Austin, Texas.The matchup is scheduled for Halloween, October 31, 2026.This contest will serve as the 2026 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Michigan State hockey will play in a massive non-conference matchup next season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Spartans will play college hockey power house North Dakota in a neutral site non-conference matchup from Austin, Texas on Halloween next season. The Fighting Hawks released their official 2026-27 schedule on Tuesday, which noted the matchup with the Spartans on October 31.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">This game between Michigan State and North Dakota will be the\u00a02026 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame game. Faceoff time has not yet been revealed at this time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">There was a <a href=\"http:\/\/spartanswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/spartans\/hockey\/2024\/11\/20\/michigan-state-north-dakota-to-reportedly-play-in-texas\/76454920007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">report<\/a> from a few years ago of these two teams meeting in the Lone Star State but we were waiting for this to be finalized. Now, we know that it has and we have a massive non-conference Michigan State hockey game to look forward to on Halloween.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"gnt_em_cp_cw_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/87918640007-usatsi-27752066.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Contact\/Follow us @<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thespartanswire\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The SpartansWire<\/a>\u00a0on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SpartansWire\/\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0to follow ongoing coverage of Michigan State news, notes and opinion. 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