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Michigan Tech Huskies
Current season
Michigan Tech ath.svg
University Michigan Technological University
Conference WCHA
Head coach Mel Pearson
1st year, 16–19–4
Captain(s) Brett Olson
Arena MacInnes Student Ice Arena
Capacity: 4,128
Surface: 200' x 85'
Location Houghton, Michigan
Student section Mitch's Misfits
Colors Gold and Black

             
Mascot Blizzard T. Husky


NCAA Tournament Champions
1962, 1965, 1975
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four
1956, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1981
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1956, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1981
Conference Tournament Champions
1960, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1981
Conference Regular Season Champions
1961–62, 1965–66, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1973–74, 1975–76
Current uniform
WCHA-Uniform-MTU.png

The Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents Michigan Technological University. The Huskies are a member of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). They play at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena in Houghton, Michigan.

The Huskies host and compete in the annual Great Lakes Invitational held in December of each year. The four-team tournament was played for the 47th year in 2011.

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History

Michigan Tech has had a storied history from its inception in 1919, producing three national championships. The program has played in five different home arenas including the Amphidrome, Calumet Colosseum, Dee Stadium and the MacInnes Student Ice Arena.

The program is a charter member of the WCHA in 1951 and became a national powerhouse under the leadership of Coach John MacInnes during the 1960s, 1970s, and early 1980s.[1][2]

The team has won three NCAA Division I championships (1962, 1965, and 1975) and seven Western Collegiate Hockey Association championships (1962, 1965, 1969, 1971, 1974, and 1976).[3][4]

Conferences

NCAA Championships

Year Champion Score Runner-up City Arena
1962 Michigan Tech 7–1 Clarkson Utica, NY Utica Memorial Auditorium
1965 Michigan Tech 8–2 Boston College Providence, RI Meehan Auditorium
1975 Michigan Tech 6–1 Minnesota St. Louis, MO St. Louis Arena

Season-by-season results

This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Huskies.

NCAA
season		 Conference Conference regular season Overall Conference postseason NCAA
postseason
Finish GP W L T Pts GF GA GP W L T GF GA
2007–08 WCHA 9th 28 9 15 4 22 55 77 39 14 20 5 78 99 Lost in first round (North Dakota) Did not qualify
2008–09 WCHA 10th 28 2 19 7 11 47 94 38 6 25 7 62 122 Lost in first round (North Dakota) Did not qualify
2009–10 WCHA 10th 28 4 24 0 8 58 119 36 5 30 1 73 149 Lost in first round (Denver) Did not qualify
2010–11 WCHA 12th 28 2 24 2 6 49 124 38 4 30 4 75 169 Lost in first round (North Dakota) Did not qualify
2011–12 WCHA 8th 28 11 13 4 26 85 87 39 16 19 4 111 116 Won in first round (Colorado College)
Lost in quarterfinals (Denver)		 Did not qualify

Coaches

As of completion of 2011–12 season[5]

Tenure Coach Seasons Record Pct.
1919–20 E.R. Lovell 1 1–2–1 .375
1920–21, 23–24 Elmer Sicotte 2 7–9–0 .438
1921–22 Mike Fay 1 8–3–1 .708
1922–23 Bill Murdoch 1 0–4–0 .000
1924–26 Leon Harvey 2 4–6–1 .409
1926–29 Carlos "Cub" Haug 3 12–10–3 .540
1929–36 Bert Noblet 7 44–53–8 .457
1936–38 Joe Savini 2 11–19–4 .382
1938–41, 45–48 Ed Maki* 6 35–60–0 .368
1941–43 Elwin Romnes 2 4–15–3 .250
1948–51 Amo Bessone 3 20–31–2 .396
1951–56 Al Renfrew 5 48–68–2 .415
1956–82 John MacInnes 26 555–295–39 .646
1982–85 Jim Nahrgang* 3 56–62–3 .475
1985–90 Herb Boxer* 5 66–129–8 .345
1990–92 Newell Brown 2 29–47–4 .388
1992–96 Bob Mancini 4 63–80–20 .448
1996–2000 Tim Watters* 5 39–116–9 .265
2000–03 Mike Sertich 3 25–69–9 .286
2003–11 Jamie Russell* 8 70–197–37 .291
2011–present Mel Pearson* 1 16–19–4 .462
Totals 21 coaches 91 seasons 1113–1294–158 .465

Note: (*) indicates former Huskies player

Pageantry

Husky hockey fans associate many traditional songs with hockey games. Some of these songs include "The Engineer's Song," verses other than the first to "In Heaven There Is No Beer" and "Blue Skirt Waltz" (stylized as "The Copper Country Anthem"). Student organizations associated with hockey fandom include the student fan section Mitch's Misfits, and DaWGs, the official group representing the Huskies Pep Band.

Arena

John J. MacInnes Student Ice Arena: (1972–present)

  • Name: Student Ice Arena (1972–91), John J. MacInnes Student Ice Arena (1991–present)
  • Capacity: 4,200
  • Constructed: 1971
  • Dedication and first game: January 14, 1972
  • Renovated: 1999, 2009

Top single-game crowds

  • 4,619 vs Michigan: February 7, 1976
  • 4,563 vs Denver: February 4, 1978
  • 4,551 vs Denver: February 3, 1978

Top weekend series crowds

  • 9,131 vs Michigan: February 6–7, 1976
  • 9,114 vs Denver: February 3–4, 1978
  • 8,992 vs Michigan State: February 1–2, 1974

Players and personnel

Current roster

As of January 4, 2012.[6]

# S/P/C Player Class Pos Ht Wt DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Michigan Heinonen, PetePete Heinonen Junior D 5' 10" 185 lb 1989-09-08 Hancock, Michigan Hancock (USHS–MI) None
3 Alberta Stebner, BradleyBradley Stebner Sophomore D 6' 4" 210 lb 1990-01-21 Fort McMurray, Alberta Fort McMurray (AJHL) None
4 Iowa Cecere, NickNick Cecere Freshman D 6' 0" 190 lb 1990-10-12 Des Moines, Iowa Lincoln (USHL) None
5 British Columbia Fillion, JustinJustin Fillion Freshman D 5' 11" 180 lb 1990-04-23 Prince George, British Columbia Victoria (BCHL) None
6 Saskatchewan Seigo, StevenSteven Seigo (A) Junior D 6' 0" 185 lb 1990-08-01 Edenwold, Saskatchewan Bonnyville (AJHL) None
7 Missouri McCadden, PatrickPatrick McCadden Sophomore F 6' 0" 190 lb 1989-02-20 Chesterfield, Missouri Green Bay (USHL) None
8 Michigan Johnstone, JacobJacob Johnstone Sophomore F 5' 11" 190 lb 1990-05-13 Grand Ledge, Michigan Sioux Falls (USHL) None
9 Alberta Rix, DennisDennis Rix Sophomore F 6' 0" 190 lb 1989-08-05 Grande Prairie, Alberta Grande Prairie (AJHL) None
10 Michigan Kero, TannerTanner Kero Freshman F 5' 11" 175 lb 1992-07-24 Hancock, Michigan Fargo (USHL) None
11 Sweden Holmberg, DanielDaniel Holmberg Sophomore F 6' 4" 215 lb 1990-07-11 Nyköping, Sweden Linköping J20 (J20 SuperElit) None
12 Minnesota Furne, RyanRyan Furne Sophomore F 6' 2" 215 lb 1989-12-12 Oakdale, Minnesota Green Bay (USHL) None
13 Michigan Pietila, AaronAaron Pietila Junior F 6' 0" 195 lb 1988-06-23 Brighton, Michigan Marquette (NAHL) None
14 Michigan Pietila, ChadChad Pietila Junior F 5' 11" 195 lb 1989-02-08 Milford, Michigan Northern Michigan (CCHA) None
15 Michigan Johnstone, DavidDavid Johnstone Freshman F 5' 11" 185 lb 1991-11-26 Grand Ledge, Michigan Indiana (USHL) None
16 Wisconsin Olson, BrettBrett Olson (C) Senior F 6' 0" 185 lb 1987-02-19 Superior, Wisconsin Waterloo (USHL) None
17 Minnesota Lickteig, MikaelMikael Lickteig Junior (RS) F 6' 0" 185 lb 1987-05-04 Little Falls, Minnesota Alexandria (NAHL) None
18 British Columbia MacLeod, AlexAlex MacLeod Senior F 6' 0" 215 lb 1987-12-16 Nelson, British Columbia Camrose (AJHL) None
19 Michigan Pietila, BlakeBlake Pietila Freshman F 5' 11" 195 lb 1993-02-20 Milford, Michigan US NTDP (USHL) NJD, 129th overall 2011
20 Michigan Hietala, BlakeBlake Hietala Freshman (RS) F 5' 10" 180 lb 1989-11-09 Houghton, Michigan Melfort (SJHL) None
21 Saskatchewan Brown, TommyTommy Brown Injured Junior D 5' 9" 180 lb 1989-08-07 Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Melfort (SJHL) None
22 Alberta Baker, JordanJordan Baker (A) Senior (RS) F 5' 7" 180 lb 1988-03-28 Chestermere, Alberta Olds (AJHL) None
24 Minnesota Sova, DanDan Sova Sophomore D 6' 4" 225 lb 1990-02-24 Cottage Grove, Minnesota Waterloo (USHL) None
25 Ohio Nielsen, CarlCarl Nielsen (A) Junior D 6' 4" 225 lb 1988-07-03 Amherst, Ohio Mahoning Valley (NAHL) None
26 Michigan Davis, JimmyJimmy Davis Freshman D 6' 0" 185 lb 1993-04-22 Caledonia, Michigan East Kentwood (USHS–MI) None
27 Nevada Reddick, BryceBryce Reddick Senior F 5' 10" 185 lb 1989-08-05 Las Vegas, Nevada Cowichan Valley (BCHL) None
28 British Columbia Gordic, MilosMilos Gordic Sophomore (RS) F 6' 5" 210 lb 1989-04-12 Burnaby, British Columbia Langley (BCHL) None
30 Michigan Robinson, JoshJosh Robinson Senior G 6' 0" 185 lb 1989-12-01 Frankenmuth, Michigan Sioux City (USHL) None
31 Colorado Cramer, CorsonCorson Cramer Senior G 5' 11" 190 lb 1988-10-15 Colorado Springs, Colorado Ohio (USHL) None
32 Ontario Gubb, TylerTyler Gubb Sophomore F 6' 1" 215 lb 1989-06-11 Markham, Ontario Salmon Arm (BCHL) None
34 British Columbia Sweeney, RileyRiley Sweeney Freshman D 6' 1" 190 lb 1992-08-31 Delta, British Columbia Surrey (BCHL) None
35 British Columbia Genoe, KevinKevin Genoe Junior G 5' 11" 165 lb 1990-05-16 Qualicum, British Columbia Prince George (BCHL) None


Staff

Title Staff member Hometown Tenure Previous position
Head Coach Mel Pearson Edina, Minnesota 1st year Associate head coach, Michigan (CCHA)
Assistant Coach Bill Muckalt Surrey, British Columbia 1st year Head coach, New Mexico (NAHL)
Assistant Coach Damon Whitten Brighton, Michigan 2nd year Director of hockey operations, Michigan State (CCHA)
Volunteer Goalie Coach Steve Shields North Bay, Ontario 1st year Goaltender, Houston (AHL)
Video Coordinator Nick Laurila Carol Stream, Illinois 3rd year Video coordinator, Chicago (MLL)
Strength and Conditioning Coach Kyle Bangen Kamloops, British Columbia 7th year Volunteer assistant strength and conditioning coach, Miami (CCHA)
Team Liaison Randy McKay Montreal, Quebec 3rd year Volunteer assistant coach, Michigan Tech (WCHA)

Individual achievements

Hockey Hall of Fame

The following Michigan Tech Huskies have been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame.

United States Hockey Hall of Fame

The following Michigan Tech Huskies have been elected to the United States Hockey Hall of Fame.

All-Americans

The following Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey players have been chosen as First Team Division I All-Americans by the American Hockey Coaches Association.[7]

  • Ed Maki (1937)
  • Joe deBastiani (1951)
  • Bob Monahan (1953)
  • John Kosiancic (1959, 1960)
  • Paul Coppo (1960)
  • George Cuculick (1960)
  • Henry Akervall (1960, 1962)
  • Lou Angotti (1962)
  • Elov Seger (1962)
  • Jerry Sullivan (1962)
  • Garry Bauman (1963, 1964)
  • George Hill (1963)
  • Tony Esposito (1965, 1966, 1967)
  • Bruce Riutta (1966, 1967)
  • Rick Best (1967)
  • Gary Milroy (1967)
  • Al Karlander (1969)
  • Rob Murray (1971)
  • Morris Trewin (1971)
  • Jim Nahrgang (1974)
  • Mike Zuke (1974, 1976)
  • Bob D'Alvise (1975)
  • George Lyle (1976)
  • Tim Watters (1981)
  • Jamie Ram (1993, 1994)

Stanley Cup champions

The following Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey players have won the NHL's Stanley Cup.

Huskies in the NHL

Forty-three Michigan Tech Huskies have gone on to play in the NHL. The following Huskies played in at least one NHL game in the 2011–12 season.

Former Michigan Tech players also hold staff positions with NHL teams. Jimmy Roy is coordinator of player development for the Winnipeg Jets. Chris Cichocki, Brian Hunter, Glenn Merkosky and Davis Payne are scouts with the Edmonton Oilers, Minnesota Wild, Detroit Red Wings and St. Louis Blues, respectively. Scott White scouts for the Dallas Stars as part of his duties as general manager of the team's AHL affiliate, the Texas Stars.

Olympians

The following Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey players have participated in the Winter Olympic Games.

  • United States Paul Coppo (1964)
  • Canada Henry Akervall (1964)
  • Canada Gary Begg (1964)
  • United States Bruce Riutta (1968)
  • United States Paul Jensen (1976)
  • United States Steve Jensen (1976)
  • United States Jim Warden (1976)
  • Canada Tim Watters (1980, 1988)
  • Canada Tony Stiles (1988)
  • Finland Jarkko Ruutu (2002, Silver medal icon.svg 2006, Bronze medal icon.svg 2010)

References

  1. ^ http://www.cchockeyhistory.org/index.htm
  2. ^ Erik Nordberg. "From the Archives: Double the Pleasure, Double the Fun". Michigan Tech Magazine. http://www.admin.mtu.edu/urel/magazine/winter06/archives.html. 
  3. ^ "2007-2008 Michigan Tech Ice Hockey Media Guide, p. 87". Michigan Technological University. http://www.michigantechhuskies.com/pdf7/96245.pdf?ATCLID=1311941&SPSID=96246&SPID=10914&DB_OEM_ID=18800. 
  4. ^ "Unofficial MTU Hockey Webpage". cchockeyhistory.org. http://www.cchockeyhistory.org/MTU.htm. 
  5. ^ 2010–11 Hockey Yearbook. Michigal Technological University. 2010. 
  6. ^ "Ice Hockey - 2011-12 Roster". Michigan Tech Athletics. http://www.michigantechhuskies.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18800&KEY=&SPID=10914&SPSID=90384. Retrieved January 4, 2012. 
  7. ^ "Men's Award Winners". National Collegiate Athletic Association. http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_icehockey_rb/2010/awards.pdf. Retrieved August 31, 2011. 

See also

External links
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