Monday, January 30, 1995
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MTU TO HOST MINNESOTA IN WINTER CARNIVAL '95 THIS WEEKEND
This Year's Theme, "Great Feats of Mankind Frozen In Time"
This Week: The Michigan Technological University hockey team will host the
University of Minnesota Golden Gophers this weekend in a two-game Western
Collegiate Hockey Association series. Opening faceoff is set for 7:35 p.m.
(EST) Friday (Feb. 3) and 1:35 p.m. Saturday (Feb. 4). Both contests are
part of MTU's annual Winter Carnival celebration and 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 13-11-3 on the season overall and 10-10-2 in the WCHA.
The Huskies split a series at Denver last weekend. Minnesota, which split
two games at Wisconsin last weekend, is 14-10-2 in all games and 11-9-2 in
the WCHA.
The Coaches: Bob Mancini (Colorado College, 1982) is in his third year
behind the bench at MTU. He owns a 43-53-13 record at the school and in
four-plus years as a college head coach sports a 79-84-24 mark. Doug Woog
(Minnesota, 1967) is in his 10th season at the helm of the Minnesota hockey
program. He owns a 276-111-23 mark at the school.
The Series: Michigan Tech and Minnesota will meet for the 212th and 213th
times this weekend in a series that dates back to the 1921-22 campaign. The
Gophers lead the all-time series 134-68-9. Earlier this year (Nov. 19-20)
the teams split a Saturday-Sunday afternoon series in Minneapolis, Minn.
MTU took the opener in overtime by a 3-2 count (Nov. 19), before the
Gophers came back with a 6-2 victory in the series' finale.
Coach Mancini on the Minnesota Series: "Minnesota is an outstanding hockey
team with some very talented players. We had a good series with them in
November and I expect the same this weekend."
Coach Mancini on the Denver Series: "I thought we played a very good road
series. I was very proud of both of our young goaltenders and also of the
effort our players gave in front of those two young men."
Current WCHA Standings:
Team (Overall Record) WCHA
W L T Pts
Colorado College (21-7-0) 16 6 0 32
Denver (16-9-1) 12 9 1 25
Wisconsin (13-11-3) 11 9 3 25
Minnesota (14-10-2) 11 9 2 24
Michigan Tech (13-11-3) 10 10 2 22
North Dakota (12-13-1) 10 11 1 21
Northern Michigan (10-13-3) 9 10 3 21
Minnesota-Duluth (11-12-4) 8 11 4 20
St. Cloud State (10-16-0) 8 14 0 16
Alaska-Anchorage (9-15-0) 8 14 0 16
Results Last Week
Friday, Jan. 27
MTU 7, at DU 6* OT
UMD 6, at UND 4*
at UAA 5, NMU 4*
at CC 6, SCSU 1*
MN 6, at UW 2*
Saturday, Jan. 28
at DU 5, MTU 2*
UMD 6, at UND 3*
NMU 5, at UAA 3*
at CC 6, SCSU 4*
at UW 6, MN 5*
Games This Week
Friday, Feb. 3
MN at MTU*, 7:35
SCSU at UMD*, 8:35
DU at NMU*, 7:05
UND at UW*, 8:05
CC at UAA*, 11:05
Saturday, Feb. 4
MN at MTU*, 1:35
SCSU at UMD*, 8:05
DU at NMU*, 7:05
UND at UW*, 8:05
CC at UAA*, 11:05
*WCHA Game
About Minnesota: Minnesota is led offensively by junior center Brian Bonin.
In 26 games, the White Bear Lake, Minn., native has 21 goals and 16
assists, good for 37 total points. Other top Golden Gopher point getters
include senior wing Justin McHugh (18-12--30), junior defenseman Dan Trebil
(5-24--29), freshman wing Ryan Kraft (9-18--27), and freshman defenseman
Mike Crowley (5-18--23). In goal, senior Jeff Callinan has played the
majority of the time. He owns an 11-6-2 record to go with a 2.85 goals
against average and an .889 saves percentage. Minnesota, which won its
first six games of the year, is operating at a .240 clip on the power play
(37-153), while opponents are scoring at a .230 rate (31-136). The Golden
Gophers are 3-4-1 in 1995.
Last Weekend's Summaries:
Friday, January 27, 1995 at DU Arena (4,018)
Michigan Tech 4 2 0 1 7
Denver 1 1 4 0 6
1st: MT-P.Mikesch (11) (Jensen, B.Peterson); 3:44
DU-Gunther (4) (Laaksonen, Ricci); PPG; 4:46
MT-Garvey (3) (unassisted); 9:58
MT-P.Mikesch (12) (B.Peterson, Stevens); PPG; 14:31
MT-Stevens (8) (Savage); PPG; 17:02
2nd: MT-Kryzer (4) (Garvey); 3:39
DU-Hollingshead (6) (Naylor, McMillan); PPG; 5:00
MT-B.Peterson (15) (Stevens, P.Mikesch); 18:53
3rd: DU-Elders (10) (Ortiz, Ricci); :28
DU-Ortiz (7) (McMillan, Ricci); 9:26
DU-Elders (11) (Ricci, Kenady); 18:09
DU-Elders (12) (Ortiz, Koch); 19:03
OT: MT-P.Mikesch (13) (B.Peterson, Wright); 3:40
Pen: MT 18-36, DU 13-26 PP: MT 2-5, DU 2-10
Saves: MT-Kucway (12-13-15-0--40); 63:40
DU-Mullin (8-1-x-x--9); 23:39; Wallinheimo (x-5-6-1--12); 38:41
Saturday, January 28, 1995 at DU Arena (4,433)
Michigan Tech 0 1 1 2
Denver 1 1 3 5
1st: DU-Chris Kenady (14) (Smith); 19:34
2nd: DU-Chris Kenady (15) (Ricci, Koch); SHG; 13:24
MT-Jeff Mikesch (8) (Roy); 15:16
3rd: DU-Gunther (5) (Smith, Laaksonen); PPG; 11:02
DU-Elders (13) (Ricci, McLean); PPG; 11:29
MT-B.Peterson (16) (Savage, P.Mikesch); 14:48
DU-Ricci (11) (Kenady); ENG; 19:02
Pen: MT-11-25, DU 10-23 PP: MT 0-5, DU 2-8
Saves: MT-Hamilton (9-9-7--25); 58:21
DU-Wallinheimo (5-8-7--20); 60:00
Huskies Hints: Sophomore netminder Luciano Caravaggio (Etobicoke, Ont.) did
not make the trip with the Huskies last weekend to Denver and is out
indefinitely with mononucleosis. Caravaggio, a two-time WCHA Defensive
Player of the Week this season, started the first 25 games of the year . .
. The four goals scored by MTU in the first period of last Friday's (Jan.
27) game with Denver marked the most the Huskies have tallied in the
opening period this season. The previous high was three goals in a 5-3 road
win at Minnesota-Duluth on Nov. 26 . . . Michigan Tech will host Minnesota
this weekend in its annual Winter Carnival series. This year's theme is,
"Great Feats of Mankind Frozen In Time" . . . Junior center Pat Mikesch
(Hancock, Mich.) has a career-high nine-game (7-11--18) point streak in
progress. He had 3-2--5 last weekend at Denver . . . Senior left wing and
captain Brent Peterson (Thunder Bay, Ont.) moved into MTU's all-time top 10
in goal scoring last weekend at Denver. Peterson, with 76 career
lamplighters, had two goals in Denver and is 10th on MTU's all-time charts
. . . MTU's 13 wins on the year equal the total the Huskies accumulated in
45 games last year . . . MTU has eight "true" road wins this season, the
most since 1987-88 when the Huskies had 10 true road victories . . . Junior
center Pat Mikesch (Hancock, Mich.) gained his first career hat trick with
a three-goal effort in last Friday's 7-6 OT win at Denver . . . MTU, after
winning last Friday at Denver, was looking for its first sweep of the
Pioneers in the Mile High City since 1974 . . . Since 1950, MTU is 62-25-3
(.706) in Winter Carnival games, while since 1960, the Huskies own a
52-16-2 (.757) mark in Carnival contests . . . The Huskies have won the
John MacInnes Memorial Cup, given to the winner of the two-game,
total-goals Winter Carnival series, 29 of the past 35 seasons . . .
Minnesota was MTU's opponent in the 1993 Winter Carnival series and the
Huskies earned three of four points with a 3-3 overtime tie and a 10-2
victory . . . The Huskies are 6-3-1 in all-time Winter Carnival games
against Minnesota.
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.
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 (Feb. 3) at 12 noon in the Lake Superior Room of the Northern
Lights Restaurant. MTU hockey coach Bob Mancini and Minnesota hockey coach
Doug Woog 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, the Huskies will remain at
home for a two-game WCHA series against the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves.
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