Monday, February 13, 1995
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MTU TO TANGO WITH NORTHERN MICHIGAN THIS WEEKEND
Home-and-Home Series To Finish in Houghton Saturday
This Week: The Michigan Technological University hockey team will play a
home-and-home Western Collegiate Hockey Association series against Northern
Michigan University this weekend. Friday's game (Feb. 17) will be staged at
the Lakeview Arena (4,105) in Marquette, Mich., with opening faceoff slated
for 7:05 p.m. Saturday's (Feb. 18) rematch will take place at the MacInnes
Student Ice Arena (4,200) in Houghton, Mich., with faceoff scheduled for
7:05 p.m.
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 14-13-4 on the season overall and 11-12-3 in the WCHA.
Northern Michigan is 10-17-3 in all games and 9-14-3 in the WCHA.
The Coaches: Bob Mancini (Colorado College, 1982) is in his third year
behind the bench at MTU. He owns a 44-55-14 record at the school and in
four-plus years as a college head coach sports an 80-86-25 mark. Rick
Comley (Lake Superior State, 1972) is in his 19th season in charge of the
Northern Michigan hockey program. Comley, who also doubles as the school's
athletics director, has a career record of 408-300-41 at the school. In
21-plus seasons as a college head coach, he owns a 467-346-44 mark.
The Series: Michigan Tech and Northern Michigan will meet for the 73rd and
74th times this weekend. In the all-time series, which began during the
1979-80 campaign, the Wildcats hold a slim 34-33-5 advantage. Earlier this
season (Nov. 4-5), MTU gained 3-1 and 6-2 victories over the Wildcats.
Coach Mancini on the Northern Michigan Series: "This series comes at a good
time of the year. I'm sure there will be a playoff-like atmosphere for both
games and that is a good mindset for our team to get into down the home
stretch."
Coach Mancini on the Alaska Anchorage Series: "We made a nice comeback on
Friday to secure a very important win, however, on Saturday we just dug
ourselves too big a hole to climb out of. Give Chris Davis credit, however.
He made 43 saves.
Current WCHA Standings:
Team (Overall Record) WCHA
W L T Pts
Colorado College (24-8-0) 19 7 0 38
Denver (19-10-1) 15 10 1 31
Minnesota (17-10-3) 14 9 3 31
Wisconsin (15-12-4) 13 10 4 30
Michigan Tech (14-13-4) 11 12 3 25
North Dakota (13-16-1) 11 14 1 23
Minnesota-Duluth (12-15-4) 9 14 4 22
Northern Michigan (10-17-3) 9 14 3 21
St. Cloud State (12-17-1) 10 15 1 21
Alaska-Anchorage (11-17-0) 10 16 0 20
Results Last Week
Friday, Feb. 10
at MTU 5, UAA 4*
at MN 3, UMD 0*
DU 4, at UND 1*
at CC 5, NMU 3*
Saturday, Feb. 11
UAA 7, at MTU 4*
at MN 4, UMD 1*
at UND 3, DU 1*
at CC 4, NMU 1*
at SCSU 5, UW 4*
Sunday, Feb. 12
at SCSU 3, UW 3* OT
Games This Week
Friday, Feb. 17
MTU at NMU*, 7:05
UAA at SCSU*, 8:05
CC at UND*, 9:05
MN at DU*, 9:05
Saturday, Feb. 18
NMU at MTU*, 7:05
UAA at SCSU*, 9:05
CC at UND*, 9:05
MN at DU*, 9:05
Sunday, Feb. 19
UW at UMD*, 2:05 (Brdly Ctr)
All Times Are Eastern
*WCHA Game
About Northern Michigan: Northern Michigan is led offensively by senior
center Greg Hadden. The Coquitlam, B.C., native has played in 29 games,
with 17 goals and 24 assists, good for 41 total points. Other top Wildcat
point getters include senior center Bill MacGillivray (9-24--33), senior
right wing Mike Harding (13-19--32), senior defenseman Jason Hehr
(8-22--30), and sophomore center Dean Seymour (13-14--27). In goal,
sophomore Dieter Kochan has played the majority of the minutes. He owns a
7-12-3 record overall, to go with a 3.97 goals against average and an .885
saves percentage. Freshman Jason Mitchell is 2-2-0 with a 2.96 goals
against average and a .904 saves percentage. Northern Michigan is coming
off a pair of losses at Colorado College last weekend. The Wildcats have
lost four straight and are 1-5-2 in their last eight games.
Last Weekend's Summaries:
Friday, February 10, 1995 at MacInnes Student Ice Arena (2,701)
Alaska Anchorage 2 1 1 4
Michigan Tech 0 2 3 5
1st: AA-Vallieres (6) (unassisted); 6:50
AA-Thornborough (9) (Kowal); 8:20
2nd: AA-Norcross (13) (Stitt, Mylymok); :40
MT-Garvey (5) (unassisted); 2:41
MT-K.Peterson (6) (Savage); PPG; 8:09
3rd: MT-Meyers (8) (Roy); 2:47
MT-Stevens (10) (P.Mikesch); 8:19
MT-Stevens (11) (K.Peterson); SHG; 16:54
AA-Rautakallio (4) (Prevost, Leggett); PPG; 18:08
Pen: AA 4-8, MT 4-11 PP: AA 1-3, MT 1-2
Saves: AA-Schill (7-12-8--27); 59:36
MT-Kucway (9-8-14--31); 60:00
Saturday, February 11, 1995 at MacInnes Student Ice Arena (2,934)
Alaska Anchorage 2 3 2 7
Michigan Tech 0 0 4 4
1st: AA-McCann (2) (Vallieres, Edwards); 2:05
AA-Williams (14) (Norcross); 15:18
2nd: AA-Thornborough (10) (Bethard, White); PPG; 5:40
AA-Norcross (14) (Bethard, Williams); 6:42
AA-White (3) (Williams, Leggett); 12:04
3rd: MT-Seale (7) (Savage, Harris); 3:37
AA-Williams (15) (Mylymok, Kowal); 5-on-3 PPG; 13:15
AA-Thornborough (11) (Leggett, Rautakallio); 16:53
MT-Sutton (2) (Savage, Hanchuk); 18:28
MT-Meyers (9) (Kryzer, Hanchuk); 18:39
MT-VanTighem (1) (Kryzer, Meyers); 19:04
Pen: AA 6-12, MT 7-14 PP: AA 2-7, MT 0-6
Saves: AA-Davis (10-16-17--47); 60:00
MT-Caravaggio (7-1-x--8); 26:42
MT-Kucway (x-5-10--15); 32:18
Huskies Hints: Michigan Tech had a season-high-tying 47 shots on goal in
last Saturday's (Feb. 11) 7-4 home loss to Alaska Anchorage. The other time
MTU had 47 shots on net was in a 4-2 loss at Alaska Anchorage on Dec. 10 .
. . Freshman right wing Bret Meyers (Uxbridge, Ont.) has at least one point
in the last four games he's played in (3-2--5) . . . MTU enters this
weekend's series with a 14-13-4 overall record. The Huskies have not had a
better-than-.500 mark this far into the season since 1983-84 . . . MTU,
which at one time possessed the best power play in the WCHA, is 1-for-23
(.043) in man advantage situations over the past five contests . . . The
Huskies have fallen behind 1-0 in their last five games and in seven of the
last eight contests . . . Junior center and All-WCHA candidate Pat Mikesch
(Hancock, Mich.) has at least one point in 11 of the last 13 games
(7-13--20) . . . Senior defenseman Jason Hanchuk (Nepean, Ont.) broke an
eight-game pointless streak with two assists in last Saturday's (Feb. 11)
7-4 loss to Alaska Anchorage . . . MTU scored three goals in :38 late in
last Saturday's (Feb. 11) game with Alaska Anchorage. MTU's record for the
fastest three goals is :28, set on Feb. 16, 1974, vs. North Dakota . . .
Junior center Pat Mikesch (Hancock, Mich.) will celebrate his 22nd birthday
Wednesday (Feb. 15) . . . MTU will honor its five seniors following the
first period of Saturday's (Feb. 18) game with Northern Michigan . . . The
Huskies were whistled for a total of 11 penalties in their two-game series
with Alaska Anchorage last weekend . . . MTU's 21 shots on goal in the
third period against Alaska Anchorage last Saturday marked its season high
for a single period . . . Sophomore goaltender Luciano Caravaggio
(Etobicoke, Ont.) started Saturday's (Feb. 11) game with UAA after having
missed the previous five contests because of mononucleosis. Caravaggio
yielded four goals on 12 shots in 26:32 of action before being pulled . . .
The Huskies will play five of their final six regular-season games on the
road . . . Freshman center Andre Savage (Ottawa, Ont.), a solid candidate
for the WCHA All-Rookie Team, had 0-3--3 vs. Alaska Anchorage.
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 in downtown Houghton.
Up Next: Following its series with Northern Michigan, the Huskies will head
to Colorado Springs, Colo., for a Saturday-Sunday series (Feb. 24-25) with
league-leading Colorado College.
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