Monday, November 28, 1994
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MTU RETURNS HOME TO FACE COLORADO COLLEGE
This Week: The Michigan Technological University hockey team returns home
for a two-game Western Collegiate Hockey Association series against
defending-MacNaughton Cup champion Colorado College this weekend. Friday's
(Dec. 2) contest will faceoff at 7:35 p.m. (EST), while Saturday's rematch
is slated to begin at 7:05 p.m. Both games will be staged at the MacInnes
Student Ice Arena (4,200) on the MTU campus.
The Broadcast: 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 7-4-2 on the season overall and 5-4-1 in the WCHA after
taking three of four points at Minnesota-Duluth last weekend. Colorado
College, which won both ends of a non-conference series at Air Force last
weekend, is 10-2 overall and 7-1 in the WCHA.
The Coaches: Bob Mancini (Colorado College, 1982) is in his third year
behind the bench at MTU. He owns a 37-46-12 record at the school and in
four-plus years as a college head coach sports a 73-78-24 mark. Don Lucia
(Notre Dame, 1981) is in his second season as head coach at Colorado
College and owns a 33-13-5 mark. In seven-plus seasons as a college head
coach, Lucia has a 134-112-15 career record.
The Series: Michigan Tech and Colorado College will meet for the 119th and
120th times ever this weekend. In the all-time series, which dates back to
the 1946-47 season, the Huskies have a 65-49-4 advantage over the Tigers.
Last year, MTU was 2-3-2 vs. CC, including an 0-2-0 record at home.
Coach Mancini on the CC Series: "Obviously Colorado College is an excellent
team. They've got some very talented players up front and have the
capability to score a lot of goals. We're looking forward to the challenge
the weekend brings in our last home series of 1994."
Coach Mancini on the UMD Series: "I'm very proud of our players. They
gave a solid effort all weekend and got three tough points on the road."
Current WCHA Standings:
Team (Overall Record) WCHA
W L T Pts
Minnesota (9-2-1) 7 2 1 15
Wisconsin (7-5-1) 7 3 1 15
Colorado College (10-2-0) 7 1 0 14
Michigan Tech (7-4-2) 5 4 1 11
North Dakota (5-6-1) 5 4 1 11
Denver (7-5-0) 5 5 0 10
Northern Michigan (6-6-0) 5 5 0 10
Minnesota-Duluth (3-8-2) 3 8 2 8
St. Cloud State (5-7-0) 3 7 0 6
Alaska-Anchorage (2-10-0) 1 9 0 2
Results Last Week
Friday, Nov. 25
MTU 1, at UMD 1* OT
at NMU 8, UAA 3*
SCSU 3, at UND 2*
DU 9, at Northeastern 4
CC 4, at Air Force 2
MN 3, Michigan State 2
Michigan 7, UW 2
Saturday, Nov. 26
MTU 5, at UMD 3*
at NMU 4, UAA 3*
at UND 2, SCSU 0*
DU 4, at Boston College 3 OT
CC 10, at Air Force 2
Michigan State 3, UW 2
MN 4, Michigan 3
Games This Week
Friday, Dec. 2
CC at MTU*, 7:35
NMU at DU*, 9:05
SCSU at UW*, 8:05
UND at UAA*, 11:05
Vermont at UMD, 8:35
Saturday, Dec. 3
CC at MTU*, 7:05
NMU at DU*, 9:05
SCSU at UW*, 8:05
UND at UAA*, 11:05
Vermont at UMD, 8:05
*WCHA Game
About Colorado College: Defending-MacNaughton Cup champion Colorado College
is led offensively by senior center R.J. Enga and junior right wing Peter
Geronazzo. Headed into play last weekend, both Enga and Geronazzo had
7-9--16 in 10 games played. Other top Tiger point getters include junior
left wing Chad Remackel (4-10--14), junior center Jay McNeill (11-2--13),
junior center Colin Schmidt (5-8--13), and senior defenseman Kent Fearns
(3-8--11). In goal, sophomores Judd Lambert and Ryan Bach have split time.
Headed into play last weekend, Lambert was 4-1-0 with a 2.18 goals against
average and a .927 saves percentage, while Bach was 4-1-0 with a 3.62 goals
against average and an .880 saves percentage.
Last Weekend's Summaries:
November 25, 1994 at Duluth Arena (5,004)
Michigan Tech 1 0 0 0 1
Minnesota-Duluth 0 0 1 0 1
1st: MT-B.Peterson (6) (P.Mikesch, Wright); PPG; 7:35
2nd: No Scoring
3rd: UMD-Fitzgerald (7) (Sittlow); 11:04
OT: No Scoring
Pen: MTU 24-51, UMD 17-34 PP: MTU 1-5, UMD 0-12
Saves: MT-Caravaggio (21-21-17-2--61); 65:00
UMD-Lendzyk (4-4-6-3--17); 65:00
November 26, 1994 at Duluth Arena (4,682)
Michigan Tech 3 0 2 5
Minnesota-Duluth 1 1 1 3
1st: UMD-Fitzgerald (6) (Lendzyk); PPG; 2:58
MT-Meyers (3) (VanTighem); 8:22
MT-Savage (3) (K.Peterson, P.Mikesch); 4-on-4; 14:19
MT-J.Mikesch (2) (Savage); 4-on-4; 19:02
2nd: UMD-Aldoff (5) (Dzikowski); 12:42
3rd: MT-Perrett (3) (P.Mikesch, B.Peterson); 11:10
MT-Prokopetz (1) (Roy); 13:06
UMD-Aldoff (6) (Fitzgerald); 5-on-3 PPG; 18:45
Pen: MT 13-26; UMD 10-28 PP: MT 0-6, UMD 2-10
Saves: MT-Caravaggio (9-5-11--25); 60:00
UMD-Lendzyk (11-8-5--24); 59:20
Huskies Hints: MTU improved to 4-1-2 on the road with a win and a tie at
Minnesota-Duluth last weekend. MTU is off to its best road start since
1980-81 . . . The Huskies held Minnesota-Duluth to just two power play
goals in 22 chances last weekend . . . Sophomore goaltender Luciano
Caravaggio (Etobicoke, Ont.) made a career-high 61 saves in leading MTU to
a 1-1 overtime tie at Minnesota-Duluth last Friday (Nov. 25) . . . The
three points MTU gained at UMD last weekend are the most for the Huskies in
a road series since Jan. 8-9, 1993, when MTU won twice at Colorado College
. . . MTU is 7-4-2 overall, its best start to a season since 1983-84 . . .
Junior center Pat Mikesch (Hancock, Mich.) has at least one point in 11 of
MTU's 13 games. Mikesch had one assist Friday (Nov. 25) at UMD and picked
up two helpers in Saturday's (Nov. 26) contest vs. the Bulldogs . . .
Sophomore left wing Jason Prokopetz (Esterhazy, Sask.) gained his first
collegiate goal at 13:06 of the third period last Saturday (Nov. 26) at UMD
. . . MTU's offensive attack continues to be a very balanced one. Only once
this season has a player scored two goals in a game, that being Mike
Figliomeni against Laurentian on Oct. 14 . . . Mafia Night, sponsored by
MTU athletics and Godfather's Pizza of Houghton, comes to the MacInnes
Student Ice Arena Saturday (Dec. 3) when the Huskies tangle with Colorado
College. All fans wearing any type of mafia-related costume will receive a
coupon good for a free soda at Godfather's Pizza of Houghton. The top five
costumes will receive various prizes, with first place receiving one free
jumbo pizza of choice at Godfather's once a month for an entire year . . .
Senior defenseman Jason Hanchuk (Nepean, Ont.) missed Saturday's (Nov. 26)
game at UMD due to an ankle injury he suffered in Friday's (Nov. 25) game
vs. the Bulldogs. Hanchuk is probable for this weekend's series vs.
Colorado College . . . Freshman Andy Sutton (Kingston, Ont.) played defense
Saturday (Nov. 26) at UMD. Sutton, who coming into the game had played in
five games, all at forward, has played defense the majority of his career.
The three years prior to arriving at MTU he played forward, however, prior
to that, he played defense his entire career . . . Sophomore defenseman
Travis VanTighem (Calgary, Alta.) picked up his first collegiate point with
an assist in last Saturday's 5-3 win at UMD.
Bob Mancini Radio Show: The Bob Mancini Radio Show is heard every Monday
throughout the season from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. on WZRK radio, 93.5 FM. Host
Bob Olson joins coach Mancini each week to discuss Huskies hockey in-depth.
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.
Coaches Corner/Blueline Luncheon: The next Coaches Corner/Blueline Luncheon
will take place Friday (Dec. 2) at 12 noon at Godfather's Pizza in
Houghton. MTU hockey coach Bob Mancini and Colorado College hockey Don
Lucia will be the featured speakers. Cost for the buffet luncheon is $4.79
plus tax, which includes all-you-can-eat pizza and salad, plus a bottomless
soft drink.
Up Next: Michigan Tech will play its final series before the Christmas holidays at the University of Alaska Anchorage on Dec. 9-10.
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