Monday, February 27, 1995
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TECH TO FINISH REGULAR SEASON AT WISCONSIN SATURDAY-SUNDAY
MTU Has Chance to Host First-Round WCHA Playoff Series
This Week: The Michigan Technological University hockey team will travel to
Madison, Wis., for a two-game Western Collegiate Hockey Association series
with the University of Wisconsin Badgers this weekend. Saturday's (March 4)
contest will faceoff at 7:05 p.m. (CST) while Sunday's rematch (March 5) is
set for 4:05 p.m. Both games will be staged at the Dane County Coliseum
(8,644).
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 15-16-4 on the season overall and 12-15-3 in the WCHA.
Wisconsin is 17-13-4 in all games and 15-11-4 in league play.
The Coaches: Bob Mancini (Colorado College, 1982) is in his third year
behind the bench at MTU. He owns a 45-56-14 record at the school and in
four-plus years as a college head coach sports an 81-87-25 mark. Jeff
Sauer (Colorado College, 1965) is in his 13th year in charge of the
Wisconsin hockey program and owns a 340-187-27 record at the school. In
23-plus seasons as a college head coach, Sauer is 506-413-38.
The Series: Michigan Tech and Wisconsin will meet for the 98th and 99th
times this weekend. In the all-time series, which dates back to the 1927-28
season, Wisconsin owns a 55-36-0 advantage. The Badgers swept the Huskies
earlier this season in Houghton, Mich., by 7-6 and 4-1 counts (Nov. 11-12).
Coach Mancini on the Wisconsin Series: "This ia an important series for
both teams in regard to positioning for the playoffs. We need to use the
games in Wisconsin to get back on a winning track and prepare ourselves for
the playoffs."
Coach Mancini on the Colorado College Series: "Despite losing two games, I
was very pleased with our team's performance. They never quit and
five-on-five I thought we had the better of the play for most of the
weekend."
Current WCHA Standings:
Team (Overall Record) WCHA
W L T Pts
Colorado College (26-9-0) 21 8 0 42
Denver (21-12-1) 17 12 1 35
Minnesota (18-11-5) 15 10 5 35
Wisconsin (17-13-4) 15 11 4 34
St. Cloud State (16-17-1) 14 15 1 29
Michigan Tech (15-15-4) 12 14 3 27
North Dakota (14-17-3) 12 15 3 27
Minnesota-Duluth (14-16-4) 11 15 4 26
Northern Michigan (12-20-3) 10 17 3 23
Alaska-Anchorage (11-21-0) 10 20 0 20
Results Last Week
Friday, Feb. 24
UMD 5, at UAA 4*
SCSU 5, at NMU3*
at MN 3, UND 3* OT
UW 4, at DU 3*
Saturday, Feb. 25
at CC 4, MTU 3*
UMD 7, at UAA 4*
SCSU 6, at NMU 5*
at DU 5, UW 2*
at MN 5, UND 5* OT
Sunday, Feb. 26
at CC 4, MTU 3*
Games This Week
Friday, March 3
NMU at UMD*, 8:35
UAA at UND*, 8:35
DU at CC*, 9:35
Saturday, March 4
MTU at UW*, 8:05
NMU at UMD*, 8:05
UAA at UND*, 8:35
MN at SCSU*, 3:05
CC at DU*, 9:05
Sunday, March 5
MTU at UW*, 5:05
SCSU at MN*, 3:05
All Times Are Eastern
*WCHA Game
About Wisconsin: The Wisconsin Badgers are led offensively by junior
forward Max Williams. The Mahwah, New Jersey, native has 19 goals and 21
assists in 34 games played. Other top Badger point getters include senior
forward Jamie Spencer (12-20--32), senior defenseman Brian Rafalski
(8-23--31), junior forward Mike Strobel (14-13--27), senior defenseman Maco
Balkovec (2-25--27), and senior defenseman and captain Mark Strobel
(8-17--25). In goal, sophomore Kirk Daubenspeck has started all but two
games. He owns a 16-13-4 record to go with a 3.51 goals against average and
an .893 saves percentage. The Wisconsin power play is operating at a 19.1
percent efficiency rate (41-215), while opponents are scoring at a 20.1
percent clip (42-209).
Last Weekend's Summaries:
Saturday, February 25, 1995 at Cadet Ice Arena (2,952)
Michigan Tech 0 1 2 3
Colorado College 3 1 0 4
1st: CC-Fearns (7) (Rud, Geronazzo); 4-on-3 PPG; 2:45
CC-Paxton (3) (Gudmundson, Christopherson); 4-on-4; 11:42
CC-Gudmundson (11); unassisted; PPG; 17:09
2nd: MT-Roy (3) (Meyers); SHG; 13:19
CC-Schmidt (19) (Paxton); 18:55
3rd: MT-Roy (4) (Sutton); 5:45
MT-Wright (2) (Dupont, J.Mikesch); PPG; 18:49
Pen: MT 12-24, CC 10-20 PP: MT 1-6, CC 2-7
Saves: MT-Kucway (9-15-9--33); 59:05
CC-Bach (14-14-5--33); 60:00
Sunday, February 26, 1995 at Cadet Ice Arena (2,518)
Michigan Tech 1 0 2 3
Colorado College 1 2 1 4
1st: MT-Garvey (6) (Roy); :51
CC-Remackel (15) (Fearns); PPG; 18:03
2nd: CC-Needham (1) (Paxton); 4-on-4; 3:22
CC-Schmidt (20) (Reynard, Geronazzo); 10:52
3rd: MT-K.Peterson (7) (Kryzer, Hanchuk); 3:45
CC-Geronazzo (24) (Schmidt, Rud); PPG: 13:31
MT-Kryzer (8) (K.Peterson, Wright); 19:35
Pen: MT 11-30, CC 7-14 PP: MT 0-5, CC 2-7
Saves: MT-Caravaggio (9-13-11--33): 60:00
CC-Lambert (8-11-11--30); 60:00
Huskies Hints: Junior center and All-WCHA candidate Pat Mikesch (Hancock,
Mich.) is out indefinitely with a chip fracture in his left ankle. Mikesch
suffered the injury during the first period of last Saturday's (Feb. 25)
game at Colorado College. He is MTU's leading scorer with 13-28--41 . . .
Junior defenseman Jason Wright (Thunder Bay, Ont.) will enter this
weekend's series at Wisconsin with a four-game point streak (2-4--6).
Wright, who scored a power play goal in last Saturday's game at Colorado
College, has three of his nine career lamplighters against the Tigers . . .
Former MTU standout Jim Carroll (1986-90) will appear on the popular
television game show "Wheel of Fortune" Thursday (March 2). A native of
Edina, Minn., Carroll is employed by Rollerblade, Inc., and also serves as
the public address announcer for the IHL's Minnesota Moose . . . Sophomore
goaltender Luciano Caravaggio (Etobicoke, Ont.) played the entire game at
Colorado College last Sunday (Feb. 25), his first complete game since a 7-4
home loss to Alaska Anchorage on Feb. 11 . . . Freshman left wing Austyn
Kryzer (Afton, Minn.) has 3-2--5 in his last five games . . . MTU lost a
pair of one-goal games at Colorado College last weekend. The Huskies were
6-1-4 in games decided by one goal or less heading into the weekend . . .
The Huskies have beaten every team in the WCHA at least once with the
exception of Colorado College and Wisconsin . . . MTU witnessed the
presentation of the MacNaughton Cup to Colorado College following last
Saturday's game. It marked the second straight year the Huskies witnessed
the event as the Tigers were presented the MacNaughton Cup just prior to
the first game of the first-round WCHA playoff series between the two
schools a year ago. MTU, incidentally, is the trustee of the MacNaughton
Cup . . . Freshman forward Jimmy Roy (Thunder Bay, Ont.) recorded the first
multiple-goal game of his MTU career last Saturday at Colorado College with
a two-goal effort. He had 2-1--3 in the weekend series with the Tigers . .
. MTU had 69 shots on goal in its two games at CC last weekend, the second
most in a WCHA road series this year.
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)
487-2104.
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: If the Huskies host the first round of
the WCHA playoffs, the final Coaches Corner/Blueline Club Luncheon will be
staged Friday, March 10, in the Lake Superior Room of the Best
Western-Franklin Square Inn.
Up Next: Following its series with Wisconsin, Michigan Tech will play a
first-round WCHA playoff series. The Huskies' opponent is yet to be determined as is the site of the series.
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