Category: Michigan Tech Huskies
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Joel L’Esperance signs with Dallas Stars
By @MichaelCaples – Another Michigan boy has signed his first NHL contract. Congrats to Brighton native and Michigan Tech product Joel L’Esperance, who has signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Dallas Stars. The 22-year-old seized an opportunity with the Stars’ AHL affiliate, the Texas Stars, at the conclusion of his four years with the…
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NCAA Hockey Rules Committee proposes mandate of five-on-five overtime, no shootouts
By @MichaelCaples – The NCAA announced today that its Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey Rules Committee has approved a standardized overtime format for all regular-season games and in-season tournaments starting next season. Per the release: “When a game remains tied after regulation time, teams will play five-on-five for five minutes to determine a winner. If…
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WCHA announces 2018-19 schedule
By @MichaelCaples – It may be only the second week of May, but that doesn’t mean you can’t start looking ahead to next season. Yesterday, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association announced its schedule for the upcoming 2018-19 college hockey campaign. Here are some highlights from each of the Michigan-based WCHA schools: Ferris State The Bulldogs…
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Tech, Northern sweep final WCHA players of the month awards for 2017-18 season
By @MichaelCaples – The Western Collegiate Hockey Association announced its final players of the month today, and in fitting fashion, they’re all Wildcats or Huskies. After the two Michigan-based programs were the last two teams left standing in the WCHA playoffs, the players of the month for March are all from Michigan Tech or Northern…
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Michigan Tech loses overtime heartbreaker to Notre Dame in NCAA Tournament
By @MichaelCaples – A heartbreaking ending for Michigan Tech. Really the only way to describe it. The Huskies came within inches of beating No. 1-seeded Notre Dame during a dominating stretch of time in overtime. At one point, the puck was behind goaltender Cale Morris and just waiting to be knocked into the net. Then,…
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2018 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament field announced
By @MichaelCaples – The 2018 NCAA Division 1 Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament field is set. Time for the Wolverines and Huskies to get to work. Michigan and Michigan Tech will represent the Great Lakes State in the national tournament, which kicks off next Friday at the Webster Bank Arena (Bridgeport, Conn.), the Denny Sanford Premier…
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Michigan Tech wins WCHA title over rival Northern Michigan (with photos)
By @MichaelCaples – In what will certainly be considered a historic battle between two Upper Peninsula rivals, the Huskies emerged victorious. Michigan Tech beat rival Northern Michigan in the WCHA championship game Saturday night in Marquette, riding a second-period goal from Greyson Reitmeier to an eventual 2-0 win and a tournament title. The victory marks the…
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Semifinal OT thrillers set stage for Huskies vs. Wildcats WCHA title game
By @MichaelCaples – Northern Michigan and Michigan Tech both went the distance in their WCHA semifinal series, and now, they get to renew their rivalry in a college hockey conference championship game. Both the Wildcats and the Huskies won winner-take-all Game 3s in overtime Sunday evening, with Northern Michigan topping Bowling Green and Michigan Tech…
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WCHA announces 2017-18 all-league teams
By @MichaelCaples – The WCHA has announced its 2017-18 all-league teams, and there are a bunch of Wildcats represented. Here are the Michigan names that have landed on the lists: First Team Troy Loggins – Forward – Northern Michigan Atte Tolvanen – Goaltender – Northern Michigan Second Team Adam Rockwood – Forward –…
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College Hockey Playoffs: Wolverines, Wildcats, Huskies record Game 1 wins
By @MichaelCaples – Friday marked the first night of college hockey playoffs for two of Michigan’s three D1 conferences. Here’s a look at how our teams fared in their respective Big Ten and WCHA quarterfinal series, which are all best-of-three match-ups played on campus sites. Wolverines win wild shootout with Badgers Seven goals in…