Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey



























































Michigan Tech Huskies
Michigan Tech Huskies athletic logo
University Michigan Technological University
Conference WCHA
Head coach
Joe Shawhan
3rd season, 36–37–9 (.494)
Captain(s) Dylan Steman
Jake Lucchini
Alternate captain(s) Jake Jackson
Arena
MacInnes Student Ice Arena
Capacity: 4,466
Surface: 200' x 85'
Location Houghton, Michigan
Student section Mitch's Misfits
Colors Black and Gold[1]
         
Mascot Blizzard T. Husky
NCAA Tournament championships
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, 2015, 2017, 2018
Conference Tournament championships
1960, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1981, 2017, 2018
Conference regular season championships
1961–62, 1965–66, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1973–74, 1975–76, 2015–16
Current uniform
WCHA-Uniform-MTU.png

The Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey team is a 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 50th year in 2014.




Contents






  • 1 History


    • 1.1 Conferences


    • 1.2 NCAA Championships




  • 2 Season-by-season results[6]


  • 3 Coaches[6]


  • 4 Pageantry


  • 5 Arena


  • 6 Statistical Leaders[9]


    • 6.1 Career points leaders


    • 6.2 Career Goaltending Leaders




  • 7 Players and personnel


    • 7.1 Current roster


    • 7.2 Staff




  • 8 Individual achievements


    • 8.1 Hockey Hall of Fame


    • 8.2 United States Hockey Hall of Fame


    • 8.3 NCAA


      • 8.3.1 All-Americans




    • 8.4 WCHA


      • 8.4.1 Individual Awards


      • 8.4.2 All-Conference Teams






  • 9 Michigan Tech Hall of Fame


  • 10 Huskies in the NHL[13]


    • 10.1 WHA




  • 11 Olympians


  • 12 See also


  • 13 References


  • 14 External links





History




The Michigan Tech Huskies at the 2015 Great Lakes Invitational


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.[2][3]


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, 1976, and 2016).[4][5]



Conferences



  • None (1919–51, 1958–59)


  • Midwest Collegiate Hockey League/
    Western Intercollegiate Hockey League/
    Western Collegiate Hockey Association (1951–58, 1959–81, 1984–present)


  • Central Collegiate Hockey Association (1981–84)



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[6]




Coaches[6]


As of completion of 2018–19 season[7]











































































































































































Tenure
Coach
Years
Record
Pct.
1919–1920 E.R. Lovell 1 1–2–1 .375
1920–1921, 1923–1924 Elmer Sicotte 2 7–9–0 .438
1921–1922 Mike Fay 1 8–3–1 .708
1922–1923 Bill Murdoch 1 0–4–0 .000
1924–1926 Leon Harvey 2 4–6–1 .409
1926–1929 Carlos "Cub" Haug 3 12–10–3 .540
1929–1936 Bert Noblet 7 44–53–8 .457
1936–1938 Joe Savini 2 11–19–4 .382
1938–1941, 1945–1948 Ed Maki* 6 35–60–0 .368
1941–1943 Elwin Romnes 2 4–15–3 .250
1948–1951 Amo Bessone 3 20–31–2 .396
1951–1956 Al Renfrew 5 48–68–2 .415
1956–1982 John MacInnes 26 555–295–39 .646
1982–1985
Jim Nahrgang*
3 56–62–3 .475
1985–1990
Herb Boxer*
5 66–129–8 .345
1990–1992 Newell Brown 2 29–47–4 .388
1992–1996 Bob Mancini 4 63–80–20 .448
1996–2000
Tim Watters†*
5 39–116–9 .265
2000–2003 Mike Sertich 3 25–69–9 .286
2003–2011
Jamie Russell*
8 70–197–37 .291
2011–2017
Mel Pearson*
6 118–92–29 .554
2017–Present Joe Shawhan 2 36–37–9 .494
Totals
22 coaches
98 seasons
1251–1404–192
.473

* indicates former Huskies player
† Tim Watters was fired in November of 2000 after a 1–7–1 start.[8]



Pageantry


Huskies 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



Statistical Leaders[9]



Career points leaders






































































































Player
Years
GP
G
A
Pts
PIM

Mike Zuke
1972–1976
163
133
177

310


Bob D'Alvise
1971–1975
149
100
117

217


Stu Ostlund
1974–1978
160
80
133

213


John Young
1989–1993
155
61
149

210


Rick Boehm
1978–1982
147
66
143

209


Bill Terry
1980–1984
152
91
89

180


Pat Mikesch
1992–1996
153
57
112

169


George Lyle
1973–1976
100
93
73

166


Steve Murphy
1979–1984
144
73
92

165


Jack McManus
1953–1957
107
88
72

160



Career Goaltending Leaders


GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average


Minimum 30 games

















































































Player
Years
GP
Min
W
L
T
GA
SO
SV%
GAA
Jamie Phillips 2012–2016 99 5614 57 25 8 187 10 .922
2.00
Tony Esposito 1964–1967 51 3160 38 10 3 130 2 .912
2.55
Garry Bauman 1961–1964 75 4500 52 22 1 198 6 .916
2.64
Michael-Lee Teslak 2005–2008 73 4085 26 33 11 181 5 .910
2.66
Rick Best 1964–1967 42 7633 27 12 1 121 1 .896
2.88

Statistics current through the start of the 2019-20 season.



Players and personnel



Current roster


As of October 9, 2018.[10]










































































































































































































































































































































































































No.

S/P/C
Player
Class

Pos
Height
Weight

DoB
Hometown
Previous team
NHL rights
2

Minnesota

Seamus Donohue

Sophomore

D

6' 0" (1.83 m)
186 lb (84 kg)

1996-06-01

North Oaks, Minnesota

Wichita Falls (NAHL)

3

British Columbia

Tyrell Buckley

Freshman

D

6' 0" (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)

1997-03-01

Penticton, British Columbia

Merritt (BCHL)

4

Michigan

Andrew Bellant

Freshman

F

5' 11" (1.8 m)
185 lb (84 kg)

1997-06-12

Linden, Michigan

Bismarck (NAHL)

6

Wisconsin

Cooper Watson

Sophomore

D

6' 3" (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)

1996-04-18

Appleton, Wisconsin

Vernon (BCHL)

7

Wisconsin

Keegan Ford

Junior

D

5' 9" (1.75 m)
176 lb (80 kg)

1996-05-30

Waunakee, Wisconsin

Madison (USHL)

8

Minnesota

Dylan Steman (C)

Senior (RS)

F

5' 11" (1.8 m)
189 lb (86 kg)

1994-06-07

Hanover, Minnesota

Cedar Rapids (USHL)

9

Michigan

Tommy Parrottino

Freshman

F

5' 11" (1.8 m)
170 lb (77 kg)

1998-03-03

Rochester Hills, Michigan

Youngstown (USHL)

10

Minnesota

Jake Jackson (A)

Senior

F

6' 0" (1.83 m)
188 lb (85 kg)

1994-12-05

Maplewood, Minnesota

Nanaimo (BCHL)

SJS, 201st overall 2013
11

New Jersey

Zach Noble

Freshman

F

6' 2" (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)

1998-09-19

Toms River, New Jersey

Aberdeen (NAHL)

12

Minnesota

Brian Halonen

Freshman

F

6' 0" (1.83 m)
205 lb (93 kg)

1999-01-11

Delano, Minnesota

Des Moines (USHL)

13

Ontario

Thomas Beretta

Junior

F

6' 1" (1.85 m)
209 lb (95 kg)

1995-04-08

King City, Ontario

St. Michael's (OJHL)

14

British Columbia

Gavin Gould

Junior

F

5' 8" (1.73 m)
158 lb (72 kg)

1996-04-27

North Vancouver, British Columbia

Nanaimo (BCHL)

15

British Columbia

Jake Lucchini (C)

Senior

F

5' 11" (1.8 m)
182 lb (83 kg)

1995-05-10

Trail, British Columbia

Trail (BCHL)

16

Wisconsin

T. J. Polglaze

Freshman

F

5' 11" (1.8 m)
178 lb (81 kg)

1997-02-17

Beloit, Wisconsin

Janesville (NAHL)

17

Michigan

Justin Misiak

Sophomore

F

5' 10" (1.78 m)
176 lb (80 kg)

1996-04-25

St. Clair Shores, Michigan

Austin (NAHL)

18

British Columbia

Greyson Reitmeier

Sophomore

F

6' 3" (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)

1996-05-16

Nakusp, British Columbia

Flin Flon (SJHL)

19

Minnesota

Eric Gotz

Freshman

D

5' 10" (1.78 m)
178 lb (81 kg)

1998-04-23

Hermantown, Minnesota

Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)

20

Alberta

Alex Smith

Junior

F

6' 0" (1.83 m)
188 lb (85 kg)

1995-07-10

Edmonton, Alberta

Flin Flon (SJHL)

21

Michigan

Todd Kiilunen

Sophomore (RS)

D

5' 11" (1.8 m)
189 lb (86 kg)

1998-08-12

Brighton, Michigan

Victory Honda (Midget AAA)

22

California

Tyler Rockwell

Sophomore

D

5' 8" (1.73 m)
160 lb (73 kg)

1996-06-27

San Jose, California

Wenatchee (BCHL)

23

Michigan

Raymond Brice

Junior

F

6' 0" (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)

1995-11-09

Houghton, Michigan

New Jersey (NAHL)

24

Illinois

Colin Swoyer

Freshman

D

6' 0" (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)

1998-03-31

Hinsdale, Illinois

Sioux Falls (USHL)

26

Michigan

Marcus Russell

Sophomore

F

5' 9" (1.75 m)
175 lb (79 kg)

1996-03-06

Traverse City, Michigan

Sioux Falls (USHL)

27

British Columbia

Mitch Meek

Sophomore

D

6' 0" (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)

1996-08-21

Victoria, British Columbia

Penticton (BCHL)

28

Wisconsin

Trenton Bliss

Freshman

F

6' 0" (1.83 m)
192 lb (87 kg)

1998-03-16

Appleton, Wisconsin

Green Bay (USHL)

29

Wisconsin

Alec Broetzman

Freshman

F

6' 0" (1.83 m)
200 lb (91 kg)

1997-02-05

Hudson, Wisconsin

Madison (USHL)

30

Illinois

Matt Jurusik

Junior (RS)

G

6' 2" (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)

1997-05-01

La Grange, Illinois

Sioux City (USHL)

31

Michigan

Devin Kero

Senior (RS)

G

6' 1" (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)

1994-01-29

Hancock, Michigan

Merritt (BCHL)

35

Michigan

Robbie Beydoun

Sophomore

G

6' 0" (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)

1996-10-01

Plymouth, Michigan

Waterloo (USHL)



Staff













































Title

Staff member
Hometown
Tenure
Previous position

Head Coach

Joe Shawhan

Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
2nd year
Assistant Coach, Michigan Tech (WCHA)

Assistant Coach

Chris Brooks

Stratford, Ontario
2nd year
Head Coach, Wisconsin–Stevens Point (WIAC)

Assistant Coach
Dallas Steward

Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
2nd year
Assistant Coach, Chicago (USHL)

Strength & Conditioning Coach

Tyler Shelast

Kelowna, British Columbia
6th year
Forward, Kalamazoo (ECHL)

Director of Hockey Operations
Zach Hill

Hancock, Michigan
1st year
Assistant Coach, Finlandia (NCHA)


Individual achievements



Hockey Hall of Fame


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



  • Tony Esposito (player, 1988)


United States Hockey Hall of Fame


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





  • George Owen (coach, 1973)


  • Amo Bessone (coach, 1992)


  • Paul Coppo (player, 2004)


  • John MacInnes (coach, 2007)




NCAA











All-Americans


First Team[11]




  • 1936–37: Ed Maki

  • 1950–51: Joe deBastiani, D

  • 1952–53: Bob Monahan, D

  • 1958–59: John Kosiancic, F

  • 1959–60: George Cuculick, G; Paul Coppo, F

  • 1961–62: Henry Åkervall, D; Elov Seger, D; Lou Angotti, F; Jerry Sullivan, F

  • 1962–63: Garry Bauman, G; George Hill, F

  • 1963–64: Garry Bauman, G

  • 1964–65: Tony Esposito, G

  • 1965–66: Tony Esposito, G; Bruce Riutta, D

  • 1966–67: Tony Esposito, G; Rick Best, G; Bruce Riutta, D; Gary Milroy, F

  • 1968–69: Al Karlander, F

  • 1970–71: Morris Trewin, G; Bob Murray, D

  • 1973–74: Jim Nahrgang, D; Mike Zuke, F

  • 1974–75: Bob D'Alvise, F

  • 1975–76: Mike Zuke, F

  • 1980–81: Tim Watters, D

  • 1992–93: Jamie Ram, G

  • 1993–94: Jamie Ram, G

  • 2014–15: Tanner Kero, F



Second Team




  • 1951–52: Joe deBastiani, D

  • 1954–55: Jack McManus, F

  • 1955–56: Jack McManus, F

  • 1989–90: Kip Noble, D

  • 2004–05: Colin Murphy, F

  • 2015–16: Alex Petan, F






WCHA



Individual Awards






















All-Conference Teams


First Team All-WCHA




  • 1954–55: Bob McManus, G

  • 1955–56: Jack McManus, F

  • 1959–60: Henry Åkervall, G; John Kosiancic, F

  • 1961–62: Garry Bauman, D; Henry Åkervall, D; Lou Angotti, F; Jerry Sullivan, F

  • 1962–63: Garry Bauman, G; George Hill, F

  • 1963–64: Garry Bauman, G; Norm Wimmer, D

  • 1964–65: Tony Esposito, G

  • 1965–66: Tony Esposito, G; Bruce Riutta, D

  • 1966–67: Tony Esposito, G

  • 1968–69: Al Karlander, F

  • 1970–71: Morris Trewin, G; Bob Murray, D

  • 1973–74: Jim Nahrgang, D; Mike Zuke, F

  • 1974–75: Jim Warden, G; Bob D'Alvise, F

  • 1975–76: George Lyle, F; Mike Zuke, F

  • 1980–81: Tim Watters, D

  • 1988–89: Shawn Harrison, F

  • 1989–90: Kip Noble, D

  • 1992–93: Jamie Ram, G

  • 1993–94: Jamie Ram, G

  • 1997–98: Andre Savage, F

  • 2004–05: Colin Murphy, F

  • 2014–15: Jamie Phillips, G; Tanner Kero, F

  • 2015–16: Alex Petan, F

  • 2016–17: Matt Roy, D



Second Team All-WCHA




  • 1951–52: Joe deBastiani, D

  • 1952–53: Joe deBastiani, F

  • 1954–55: Jack McManus, F

  • 1955–56: Bob McManus, G

  • 1956–57: Jack McManus, F; Tom Kennedy, F

  • 1959–60: George Cuculick, G; Gerald Fabbro, F; Paul Coppo, F

  • 1960–61: Bill Rowe, G; Henry Åkervall, D; Lou Angotti, F; Jerry Sullivan, F

  • 1961–62: Elov Seger, D; Gene Rebellato, F

  • 1962–63: Gary Begg, D; John Ivanitz, F

  • 1963–64: Scott Watson, F; George Hill, F

  • 1964–65: Dennis Huculak, D; Gary Milroy, F

  • 1965–66: Dennis Huculak, D; Wayne Weller, F

  • 1966–67: Rick Best, G; Bruce Riutta, D; Bob Toothill, F; Gary Milroy, F

  • 1967–68: Dick Sieradzki, D; Al Karlander, F

  • 1970–71: Mike Usitalo, F

  • 1972–73: Jim Nahrgang, D

  • 1973–74: Rick Quance, G; Lorne Stamler, F

  • 1974–75: Bob Lorimer, D; Mike Zuke, F

  • 1975–76: John Rockwell, G; Gord Salt, F

  • 1987–88: John Archibald, F

  • 1990–91: Kelly Hurd, F

  • 1992–93: John Young, F

  • 1997–98: Andy Sutton, D

  • 2003–04: Chris Conner, F

  • 2004–05: Lars Helminen, D

  • 2014–15: Alex Petan, F; Malcolm Gould, F

  • 2015–16: Jamie Phillips, G; Matt Roy, D

  • 2016–17: Shane Hanna, D



Third Team All-WCHA




  • 1996–97: Andre Savage, F

  • 2004–05: Cam Ellsworth, G

  • 2006–07: Michael-Lee Teslak, G

  • 2014–15: Shane Hanna, D; Blake Pietila, F

  • 2015–16: Shane Hanna, D; Malcolm Gould, F; Tyler Heinonen, F

  • 2016–17: Tyler Heinonen, F

  • 2017–18: Mitch Reinke, D



All-WCHA Rookie Team




  • 1990–91: Jamie Ram, G

  • 1992–93: Jason Wright, D; Pat Mikesch, F

  • 2012–13: Alex Petan, F

  • 2013–14: Shane Hanna, D

  • 2015–16: Jake Lucchini, F

  • 2016–17: Angus Redmond, G; Mitch Reinke, D

  • 2017–18: Mitch Reinke, D




Michigan Tech Hall of Fame


The following is a list of people associated with Michigan Tech 's men's ice hockey program who were elected into the Michigan Tech University Athletic Hall of Fame (induction date in parenthesis).[12]





  • 1961–62 Team (2012)


  • 1964–65 Team (2014)


  • 1974–75 Team (2016)


  • Henry Åkervall (1990)


  • Lou Angotti (1991)


  • Garry Bauman (1992)

  • Russ Becker (2010)


  • Gary Begg (1997)

  • Rick Best (1994)


  • Tom Bissett (2014)

  • Rick Boehm (2000)


  • Herb Boxer (2009)

  • Peter Buchmann (1987)


  • Steve Coates (2018)


  • Paul Coppo (1985)

  • George Cuculick (1998)


  • Bob D'Alvise (1989)

  • Joe deBastiani (2000)


  • Tony Esposito (1990)

  • Gerald Fabbro (2005)


  • Dan Farrell (2011)

  • Peter Grant (2005)


  • John Grisdale (1997)

  • Fred Hall (2001)

  • Bob Hauswirth (1994)

  • George Hill (2001)

  • Bruce Horsch (2007)

  • Art Karam (1987)


  • Al Karlander (1990)

  • John Kosiancic (1994)

  • Doug Latimer(1986)


  • Bob Lorimer (1992)


  • George Lyle (1993)


  • John MacInnes (1985)

  • Abbie Maki (1987)

  • Ed Maki (1985)


  • Randy McKay (1999)


  • Al McLeod (2008)

  • Bob McManus (2001)

  • Jack McManus (1995)


  • Gary Milroy (2004)

  • Bob Monahan (1993)


  • Bob Murray (1996)


  • Jim Nahrgang (1989)

  • Ken Naples (2003)

  • Kip Noble (2018)

  • Allan Olson (1991)

  • Marcus Olson (1986)

  • Ted Olson (2003)

  • Stu Ostlund (2002)

  • Ken Pelto (2001)


  • Brent Peterson (2016)

  • Ray Puro (2004)


  • Jamie Ram (2010)


  • Damian Rhodes (2006)


  • Bruce Riutta (1987)

  • John Rockwell (2006)

  • Elov Seger (1998)


  • Bill Steele (2012)

  • Jerry Sullivan (1986)


  • Bill Terry (2011)

  • Mike Usitalo (2008)

  • Maurice Villeneuve(1988)


  • Jim Warden (2007)


  • Tim Watters (1997)

  • Glen Weller (2005)

  • Scott White (2016)


  • Rick Yeo (1988)

  • John Young (2008)


  • Mike Zuke (1988)




Huskies in the NHL[13]













= NHL All-Star Team

= NHL All-Star[14]


= NHL All-Star[14] and NHL All-Star Team

= Hall of Famers










WHA


Several players also were members of WHA teams.














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