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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

The Michigan Tech Huskies were excited to host their Upper Peninsula rivals, the Northern Michigan Wildcats on Tuesday night. The Huskies were very bad hosts, notching four goals in each of the first two periods en route to an 8-2 victory. “It’s definitely fun,” said Huskies’ center Tanner Kero. “Growing up always watching the Northern and Tech rivalry, seeing how good it feels to beat them, it’s kind of fun…we had t

What happened last weekend? On Friday night, the Michigan Tech Huskies spotted the Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks a pair of goals in the first period. Before the period ended, however, winger David Johnstone pulled the Huskies within one. Both teams traded goals from that point on, but despite drawing a power play in the final minute, the Huskies fell, 4–3. On Saturday, Johnstone again struck, this time 78 seconds into the

What happened last weekend? The Michigan Tech Huskies used their week off in order to heal some wounds and participate in an intrasquad game at the Dee Stadium. Much fun was had by all who attended the game, but as head coach Mel Pearson stated this morning, “I think we got something out of it, but having said that, it doesn’t seem liked we’ve played in forever.” The Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks traveled to Bemidji, Minn

Michigan Tech played a home series for the first time in 2013 and came away with 3 points against a Bemidji team that was two points ahead in the WCHA.  The Huskies took 3 points on the weekend, and 7 of 8 from the Beavers this year.  Now tied in tenth with 12 points in the WCHA, the Huskies will take their final bye week of the year hone their game during an inter-squad scrimmage next weekend. Friday The Huskies cam

What happened last weekend? The Michigan Tech Huskies celebrated their first series back in action after their GLI victory with a 1-0 loss Friday night at Minnesota-Duluth. GLI MVP Pheonix Copley stopped 10 of 11 first period shots before surrendering a breakaway goal. Things got away from the Huskies in the second period when they were outshot 21-10. On Saturday, the Huskies got goals from wingers Alex Petan, Ryan F

Returning home after a rough weekend at then-No. 5 Denver, Michigan Tech looked to rebound against a struggling Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks squad. Instead, it was the Mavericks who righted their own ship, snatching up a late win Friday night and a second win on Saturday despite not having top forward Matt White available for the weekend. Friday The Huskies looked tentative in the opening 20 minutes, falling behind 7-2 i

Michigan Tech started the 2012–13 season on Saturday with an exhibition game against Brock University, a CIS team from St. Catharines, Ontario. Fans got their first look at the freshman class and the team got a chance to see whether their offseason work paid off. The Huskies started strong and saw good things from many players – chief among them being freshman forward Alex Petan, who started his collegiate career wit

Michigan Tech stayed in Colorado Springs after getting swept at Colorado College the last weekend of the regular season. The extra time in the altitude and an olympic sheet to practice on helped the Huskies prepare for best-of-three rematch against the Tigers. It paid off with a solid start Friday night and continued into Saturday, and the Huskies trailed only once the entire weekend. Michigan Tech booked their ticke