Monday, January 16, 1995
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MTU RETURNS HOME TO HOST MINNESOTA-DULUTH THIS WEEKEND
This Week: The Michigan Technological University hockey team will host the
University of Minnesota-Duluth in an important Western Collegiate Hockey
Association series this weekend. Friday's (Jan. 20) game is slated for a
7:35 p.m. (EST) opening faceoff, while Saturday's (Jan. 21) rematch will
begin at 7:05 p.m. Both games will be staged at the MacInnes Student Ice
Arena (4,200) on the MTU campus.
On Radio: All Michigan Tech games can be heard live on WZRK radio, 93.5 FM.
Bob Olson, the dean of broadcasters in the WCHA, is in his 24th season as
the voice of the Huskies. Volunteer assistant coach Darcy Way is back for
his fifth year providing color commentary.
The Records: MTU is 12-9-2 on the season overall and 9-8-2 in the WCHA. The
Huskies are coming off a sweep at St. Cloud State last weekend.
Minnesota-Duluth, which gained three of four points at home against Denver
last weekend, is 8-12-3 in all games and 5-11-3 in the WCHA.
The Coaches: Bob Mancini (Colorado College, 1982) is in his third year
behind the bench at MTU. He owns a 42-51-12 record at the school and in
four-plus years as a college head coach sports a 78-83-24 mark. Mike
Sertich (Minnesota-Duluth, 1969) is in his 13th season behind the bench at
Minnesota-Duluth. He owns a 254-211-30 career mark.
The Series: Michigan Tech and Minnesota-Duluth will meet for the 149th and
150th times this weekend in Houghton, Mich. In the all-time series, which
began during the 1952-53 campaign, the Huskies have a 95-43-10 advantage.
Earlier this season, MTU gained a 1-1 overtime tie and a 5-3 win at UMD
(Nov. 25-26).
Coach Mancini on the Minnesota-Duluth Series: "Minnesota-Duluth is a team
that can be very dangerous. They put a tremendous amount of shots on our
net the first game we played against them and we were fortunate enough to
get a tie. We need to establish some dominance on our home ice, something
we haven't yet been able to do this season."
Coach Mancini on the St. Cloud State Series: "We got a total team effort
both nights. If we continue to play the way we did last weekend, we'll win
a good number of games."
Current WCHA Standings:
Results Last Week
Friday, Jan. 13
MTU 5, at SCSU 3*
at UMD 5, DU 4* OT
NMU 5, at UND 4*
CC 5, at UW 2*
MN 6, at UAA 3*
Saturday, Jan. 14
MTU 4, at SCSU 0*
at UMD 4, DU 4* OT
at UND 4, NMU 2*
at UW 8, CC 1*
at UAA 1, MN 0*
Games This Week
Friday, Jan. 20
UMD at MTU*, 7:35
UW at NMU*, 7:05
CC at MN*, 8:05
UND at SCSU*, 8:05
UAA at DU*, 11:05
Saturday, Jan. 21
UMD at MTU*, 7:05
UW at NMU*, 7:05
CC at MN*, 8:05
UND at SCSU*, 8:05
UAA at DU*, 11:05
*WCHA Game
About Minnesota-Duluth: Minnesota-Duluth is led offensively by sophomore
left wing Brad Federenko. In 23 games, the Prince Albert, Sask., native has
17 goals and 10 assists, good for 27 points. Other top Bulldog point
getters include senior left wing Rusty Fitzgerald (11-13--24), freshman
center Mike Peluso (8-16--24), senior defenseman Rod Aldoff (9-13--22), and
senior defenseman Brett Larson (3-16--19). In goal, junior Taras Lendzyk
has played all but one game. He owns a 7-12-3 overall mark to go along with
a 4.03 goals against average and an .877 saves percentage.
Minnesota-Duluth, which is undefeated in its last three outings, is
operating at an 18.0 percent clip (33-183) on the power play, while
opponents are scoring at a 25.7 percent rate.
Last Weekend's Summaries:
Friday, January 13, 1995 at National Hockey Center (4,384)
Michigan Tech 1 3 1 5
St. Cloud State 1 1 1 3
1st: SC-Gasseau (6) (Lund); 1:06
MT-K.Peterson (5) (Garvey); 2:06
2nd: SC-Lievers (11) (Hultgren, Gagnon); PPG; :36
MT-J.Mikesch (5) (Harris, Hanchuk); PPG; 10:06
MT-Figliomeni (3) (Garvey, P.Mikesch); 14:07
MT-B.Peterson (14) (unassisted); 16:50
3rd: SC-Lievers (12) (Johnson, Gagnon); PPG; 11:59
Pen: MT 8-19, SCSU 11-41 PP: MT 1-4, SC 2-4
Saves: MT-Caravaggio (6-4-6--16); 60:00
SC-Leitza (6-14-6--26); 59:40
Saturday, January 14, 1995 at National Hockey Center (5,017)
Michigan Tech 2 0 2 4
St. Cloud State 0 0 0 0
1st: MT-Meyers (6) (Roy); 3:32
MT-J.Mikesch (6) (Perrett, Harris); 18:40
2nd: No Scoring
3rd: MT-Roy (2) (Stevens, Harris); SHG; 8:09
MT-P.Mikesch (4) (unassisted); SHG; 15:32
Pen: MT 8-16, SC 5-18 PP: MT 0-2, SC 0-6
Saves: MT-Caravaggio (13-8-15--36); 60:00
SC-Leitza (1-x-x--1); 3:32; Stone (6-9-4--19); 56:28
Huskies on Teamline: All Michigan Tech games can be heard live by those
outside the WZRK listening area on Teamline. Fans wishing to hear a game
should dial 1-800-846-4700 and then enter MTU's Team Code of 1149. The
cost to hear a game is billed either to your Visa or Mastercard. A portion
of the proceeds goes to MTU athletics.
Huskies Hints: Due to injury, Michigan Tech played without the services of
senior center Travis Seale (Mississauga, Ont.) and freshman defenseman Dave
Dupont (Cumberland, R.I.) last weekend at St. Cloud State. Both have been
playing regularly this season . . . Freshman center Andre Savage (Ottawa,
Ont.) attempted a penalty shot in last Friday's (Jan. 13) 5-3 win at St.
Cloud State at the 18:24 mark of the second period. Savage, however, put
the puck over the goal cage . . . Junior center Pat Mikesch (Hancock,
Mich.) played in his 100th career game Friday (Jan. 13) at SCSU, while
senior defenseman Jason Hanchuk (Nepean, Ont.) played in his 100th career
game Saturday (Jan. 14) at SCSU . . . MTU has won three straight games, it
longest winning streak of the year . . . MTU's sweep of St. Cloud State
marked it first road sweep since Jan. 8-9, 1993, when the Huskies won twice
at Colorado College (8-7, 5-2) . . . MTU held SCSU to 19 shots on goal in
last Friday's 5-3 win, the lowest total by an MTU opponent this season . .
. Sophomore netminder Luciano Caravaggio (Etobicoke, Ont.) recorded his
second career shutout with a 36-save blanking of SCSU last Saturday (Jan.
14). It was the first road shutout for a MTU goaltender since Jan. 19,
1980, when current MTU volunteer assistant coach Darcy Way blanked Michigan
State 6-0 . . . MTU has 12 wins in its first 23 games of the season, the
most victories through 23 games since 1983-84 . . . MTU is 7-2-2 in 11 road
games this season. The Huskies haven't recorded more road wins in a single
season since 1987-88 when MTU won nine road affairs . . . Junior center Pat
Mikesch (Hancock, Mich.) will bring a five-game (2-7--9) point streak into
this weekend's home series with Minnesota-Duluth . . . Sophomore forward
Jeff Mikesch (Hancock Mich) has a three-game goal-scoring streak in
progress . . . MTU was scoreless in two power play attempts against St.
Cloud State last Saturday (Jan. 14), breaking a string of seven straight
WCHA games the Huskies had scored at least one power play goal in . . .
Senior defenseman Liam Garvey (Glenwood, Ill.) had two assists in last
Friday's (Jan. 13) 5-3 win at St. Cloud State, the first multi-point game
of his career . . . MTU tallied two shorthanded goals in in its 4-0 win at
SCSU last Saturday (Jan. 14), both coming in the third period. The last
time MTU scored two shorthanders in a game was in an 8-3 home win over
Minnesota on Feb. 24, 1990, when John Young and Greg Parnell each tallied
shorthanded.
MTU Hockey To Celebrate 75 Years At Reunion This Summer: One of the biggest
events in Michigan Tech's hockey history will take place in conjunction
with Alumni Homecoming Aug. 3-5 on the Michigan Tech campus as the Huskies
celebrate 75 years of hockey. Several special events are planned to
commemorate the occasion and all former players are encouraged to make
plans to attend. For more information, call the MTU Hockey Office at (906)
487-3070.
Coaches Corner/Blueline Luncheon: The next Coaches Corner/Blueline Luncheon
will take place Friday (Jan. 20) at 12 noon in the Lake Superior Room of
the Northern Lights Restaurant. MTU hockey coach Bob Mancini and
Minnesota-Duluth hockey coach Mike Sertich will be the featured speakers.
Cost for the buffet luncheon is $6.75, which includes tax, tip, and
beverage.
Up Next: Following its series with Minnesota-Duluth, the Huskies will hit the road for a two-game WCHA set at Denver Jan. 28-29.
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