The Michigan Wolverines and Michigan State Spartans NCAA Men’s Hockey teams are set for an elite eight rematch. The Big Ten rivals meet twice this weekend, once at each home arena. The action begins Friday night with a 7:00 p.m. face-off at the Yost Ice Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

No. 1 Michigan State and No. 10 Michigan will resume a rivalry that left both teams reeling over the offseason.

Michigan State swept Michigan in four regular-season matchups, only for the Wolverines to pull off a redemption arc: They eliminated the Spartans in the NCAA Tournament

EAST LANSING – Competitiveness was restored to what had become a one-sided rivalry, leading it back into the national spotlight. After losing 14 of 16 against Michigan, Michigan State won four of six meetings last season,