What happened last weekend? Freshman winger Alex Petan’s two power play goals Friday night were not enough to overcome an amped up No. 9 Minnesota State Mavericks squad, who regained a one-goal lead just three minutes after Petan tied the game with his second of the night. Freshman goaltender Pheonix Copley made 32 saves in the 4-2 loss. Saturday’s score looks worse on paper, with the Mavericks winning 6-1, but the s
The Michigan Tech Huskies traveled to Mankato, Minn., over the weekend to face the No. 9 Minnesota State Mavericks. Whether it was the fact that the Huskies were playing their fourth and fifth games in nine nights or it was the larger ice surface, the Huskies struggled to get much offense going either night, dropping both contests on the weekend. Friday The Huskies skated well early in the game, drawing a five-minute
What happened last weekend? The Michigan Tech Huskies proved to the then-No. 1 Minnesota Golden Gophers that every Western Collegiate Hockey Association weekend is a tough one, as the Huskies won Friday night 5–3 and skated to a 2–2 tie until the final 3:35 Saturday night. Freshman winger Alex Petan earned the No. 3 spot in the ESPN Top Plays of Friday night with his highlight reel goal. The No. 5 Denver Pioneers rol
Michigan Tech started the 2012–13 conference play against the #1 ranked Minnesota Gophers. With Pheonix Copley anchoring the home team in net, the Huskies came out and dominated the Gophers, coming away with a 5-3 win on Friday night. The second game of the weekend fans saw a different Huskies team, one that was outplayed and frustrated by an aggressive Gopher forecheck. Eventually the Huskies fell to the Gophers 3-2
USHL forward C.J. Eick, from Appleton, Wisconsin, is next in our weekly Future Huskies series. C.J. has played for the Green Bay Jr. Gamblers, St. Louis Bandits and Green Bay Gamblers.
Linkorama is here with updates on 10 recruits and 6 alumni, not to mention a ton of stories related to the Huskies outstanding series with the #1 ranked UMD Bulldogs.