Having watched some recent MSU hockey, most notably the Championship game at the GLI and the most recent debacles, I thought it worthy to break down MSU's penalties this year to illustrate (THROUGH EXCEL!!!1!) how their penalties have gone through the year.

	Rough	Stick	Cross	Charge	Hook	Hold	Behind	ATW	Trip	Elbow	Slash	Board	Interfer.	Total	Opp
10/10 (Umass)			1		3				1	1				6	2
10/11 (Boston)	1		2				1	1	1		1		1	8	8
10/16 (Umass-L)	2		1						2		2		2	9	7
10/17 (Umass-L)		1				1		1			2	1	1	7	6
10/24 (NMU)	1			1	1	1				1				5	4
10/25 (NMU)	1		1	1		2			1		1			7	5
10/31 (WMU)	1		2	1				2		1				7	7
11/01 (WMU)			1	1		1		3	2		1		1	10	11
11/07 (OSU)			1		1	1		1			1			5	4
11/08 (OSU)	1	1						2	1					5	6
11/14 (Miami)	6	1	1					6	2		2		2	20	20
11/15 (Miami)								1	1		1			3	7
11/21 (N-O)					1	1	1	1						4	4
11/22 (N-O)	2			1	1			1						5	5
11/28 (Wisc)					5	1			2				1	9	6
11/29 (Minn)	1				1				1					3	6
12/05 (UM)	3	1	1		1	1	1	3	1		1			13	14
12/06 (UM)			2		1	1	1	2		1				8	6
12/16 (USA)	1				3			2					1	7	10
12/27 (Ndak)				2	1				1		1		1	6	8
12/28 (UM)	3	1		1		1				1	2			9	5
1/2 (Alaska)	1		1							1		1	1	5	4
1/3 (Alaska)	1	1				1				1	1			5	6
1/16 (Miami)		1			2			1	2					6	6
1/17 (Miami)	1					1		3	1			3		9	8
1/23 (UM)								1			1	1		3	7
1/24 (UM)	3		1			2	1	3	1		1	1		13	12
Totals	29	7	15	8	21	15	5	34	20	7	18	7	11	197	194

Bench penalties (too many players) & flops not included in penalties, clipping considered "tripping," unsportsmanlike and game misconducts, as well as grasping facemask and kneeing, considered roughing, game DQs ignored Of note: 7 boarding penalties. 5 in the past 3 games (wtf!?) and 6 in the past 6 games. 3 in one game against Miami? Come on dude. Conboy has committed 29 penalties in 21 games. He had multiple games of 2+ (woot!) and one of those wonderful boarding penalties. Schepke, fwiw, just can't help himself (2) from doing that ("Sorry coach, they just keep falling down!) What does this show? MSU might not be committing too many more penalties than their opponents (though you may argue they drag their opponent into scrums - see: Miami, UM). However, when 34 of your penalties are stupid scrums after the whistle (17%) and 29 (15%) are from roughing... you have a lack of self-control in your players. But when you had 2 boarding penalties all season and double that in a week? The coach has zero control.