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This weekend’s games
• No. 16 Michigan Tech will play in the Desert Hockey Classic at Mullet Arena in Tempe, Arizona.
• The Huskies open against host Arizona State on Friday at 9 pm Eastern/7 pm Mt.
• The Huskies play at 5:30 p.m. Eastern/3:30 p.m. on the second day of the Mount vs. Air Force or No. 6 Boston University.
• ASU is waiting for the late slot, even though the Desert Hockey Classic is not in the championship game.
• Michigan Tech wins the 2016 Desert Hockey Classic at the Gila River Arena.
on the radio
• Hybrid 93.5 FM WKMJ broadcasts all Michigan Tech hockey games.
• Fans can listen live on the radio at Mix 93.5 FM WKMJ, online at TheMix93.com or Pasty.com or using their favorite radio streaming app.
• Dirk Hembroff calls all the action behind the microphone in his 21st year.
See the competition
• The games will be broadcast on the Pac-12 Network.
• The Pac-12 Networks do not currently offer an a-la-carte Internet-only subscription option, so fans must log in to their television provider.
CCHA Defender of the Week
• Michigan Tech junior Brett Thorne was named the CCHA Defensive Player of the Year. He earned the honor for the second time this season.
• Thorn earned a spot on the all-tournament team at the Great Lakes Invitational with two points and an assist on all CCHA Blueliners’ goals. Both points came in the Huskies’ win over then-No. 11 Michigan State tied the score at 2-2 with just 1:13 left on the power play in the GLI third-place game. Arvid Kaderot then assisted the overtime winner.
• Thorne is third on the Huskies and fourth among CCHA defensemen with 12 points.
Michigan Tech
• The Huskies are 12-6-3 overall and atop the CCHA standings with a 7-4-3 conference record.
• Tech is 5-2 in non-conference games with wins over Alaska (2), St. Lawrence (2) and Michigan State.
• Ryland Mosley leads the Huskies with 21 points and 9 rebounds. Kyle Kukonen had 14 points and seven assists on seven goals.
HUSKIES are rated.
• Michigan Tech is ranked No. 16 in this week’s DCU/USCHO and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls.
• Tech has been ranked weekly in the polls, and the No. 16 ranking is its highest this season.
Recap
• Michigan Tech hosts the 56th Great Lakes Invitational at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids.
• Tech won the GLI third-place game 3-2 in overtime over No. 11 Michigan State.
• Arvid Kaderot scored the game winner in overtime. Brett Thorne tied the game with a power play goal with 1:13 left in the game. David Jankowski also scored.
• The Huskies fell to GLI champion No. 18 West Michigan in the semifinals. Cash Rasmussen scored the lone goal for the Huskies.
Serial data
• ASU – Tech is 2-3 against the Sun Devils. The teams split in the Ocean Arena series in January 2020. They split a series at Houghton in February 2018 and ASU defeated Tech in the January 2018 Ice Vegas Invitational Championship.
• BU – The Huskies are 9-5 against the Terriers. The last meeting was in November 1988. The Huskies are 6-0 against BU in independent games.
• Air Force – Tech has never played Air Force.
Last time in Arizona
• Tech is 2-1-1 all-time against Arizona.
• The Huskies won the 2016 Desert Hockey Classic with a 4-2 win over UConn and a shootout win over Yale after a 1-1 contest. Both games were played at the Gila River Arena.
• Tech splits at Arizona State Jan. 4-5, 2020 at Oceanside Arena. The Sun Devils won the first game 4-3 and the Huskies responded by winning the second game 3-2.
Coach Shawn
• Head coach Joe Shawhan is in his sixth season behind the bench and has a 107-83-19 record.
• In the year On November 5, 2022, he won his 100th career game at Bowling Green, and is tied for third all-time in wins by a Tech hockey coach.
• Shawhan’s 22 wins in his first season are tied for the most by any first-year Michigan Tech coach. Jim Nahrgang won 22 games in 1982-83.
• Shawhan was named the Huskies’ 22nd head coach on May 30, 2017, after serving as an assistant coach for Tech the past three seasons.
Absence of conference
• Tech will play nine non-conference games this season.
• The Huskies lost to Ferris State on Oct. 7.
• Tech swept Alaska on Oct. 13-14.
• The Black and Gold swept St. Lawrence in their lone home non-conference series on Oct. 28-29.
• The Great Lakes Invitational was on December 27th and 28th. Tech fell 8-1 to No. 18 Western Michigan and beat No. 11 Michigan State 3-2 in overtime.
• Tech travels to the Desert Hockey Classic at Arizona State. The Huskies will play the Sun Devils on Day 1 and either Air Force or Boston University on Day 2.
STAT standards
• Ryland Mosley leads the nation with three shorthanded goals and four game-winning goals.
• Blake Pietila leads the nation with four shutouts, 16th in save percentage (.922), and 16th in goals-against average (2.19).
• Kyle Kukkonen is 10th nationally with five goals.
• Tech is fifth nationally in shorthanded goals with four.
• Tech is seventh nationally in penalty kill percentage (.861).
• The Huskies are tied for ninth in scoring defense (2.33) to lead the CCHA.
HUSKIES in the NHL
• Forward Jake Lucchini made his NHL debut on December 14 against the Ottawa Senators and scored his first goal on January 1.
• Defenseman Matt Roy has 12 points in 41 games for the LA Kings.
• Forward Jujar Kyra has six points in 29 games for the Chicago Blackhawks.
• Goaltender Pheonix Copley is 9-1 in 10 games with the LA Kings.
look forward
• Tech returns to CCHA play on Jan. 13-14 against St. Thomas at MacInnes Student Ice Arena. It will be the second meeting with the Tommies since the Huskies swept the series in Minnesota on Nov. 18-19.
• The Black and Gold travel to Ferris State on Jan. 20-21.
CCHA Accused of November
• Brett Thorne was the CCHA Defensive Player of the Month for November.
• Thorne helped Tech to a 5-1-2 month, posting league highs in assists (6) and plus/minus (+6) over six games, while ranking sixth in points per game (1.00) and seventh in blocked shots (11).
• Thorne is an integral part of a Tech defense that ranks fifth in scoring defense (2.0) and eighth in penalty kill percentage (.867).
CCHA Goalkeeper of October
• Blake Pattila was named the CCHA Goaltender of the Month for October.
• For the fourth time in his career, he won the monthly honor and was awarded as the best scorer of the month.
• Pattila led the CCHA goalies in October.
CCHA Player of the Week
• January 3 – Brett Thorne – CCHA Advocate of the Week
• November 21 – Kyle Kukkonen – CCHA Rookie of the Week
• November 21 – Brett Thorne – CCHA Player of the Week
• October 17 – Blake Pietila – CCHA Goalkeeper of the Week
• October 31 – Blake Pietila – CCHA Goalkeeper of the Week
Highlight reel goal
• Kash Rasmussen’s third-period field goal against St. Lawrence on Oct. 28 is No. 8 on ESPN’s Top 10 Plays of the Night.
• It was Collegium’s first goal after the power play put Rasmussen in the air and put the puck in the net.
Preparation All-CCHA
• Senior goalkeeper Blake Patilla was named to the preseason All-CCHA team.
• Was a semifinalist for the Mack Richter Award and was named to the All-CCHA second team as a junior.
• Pattila ranked fourth in the CCHA in earned run average (1.99), wins (16), shutouts (5), saves (614), and .911 save percentage in CCHA games last season.
NHL draft picks
• Kyle Kukkonen – Selected by the Anaheim Ducks with the 162nd overall pick in the sixth round of the 2021 NHL Draft.
• Ryan O’Connell – Selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs with the 203rd overall pick in the seventh round of the 2017 NHL Draft.
Captains
• Senior Logan Pietila is the captain along with juniors Arvid Kaderot and Brett Thorne.
• Junior Ryland Mosley is an alternate captain.
Play CCHA
• Michigan Tech was in the CCHA from 1981-84 and holds a 63-51-6 all-time CCHA regular season record.
• The Huskies are 3-6-2 in the CCHA Playoffs with three wins over Ferris State.
All-conference selections
• Blake Patilla – All-CCHA Second Team (2021-22)
• Arvid Caderoth – All-WCHA Rookie Team (2020-21)
• Tyrone Bronte – All-WCHA Rookie Team (2020-21) vs. Huntsville, Alabama
Transfers
• Ryan O’Connell played four seasons (2018-22) and 117 college games at Ohio State. He tallied 25 points with two goals and 23 assists for the Buckeyes and was a member of the 2019 Big Ten Regular Season Championship and NCAA Tournament teams.
• Jack Work started his college career with 15 games over the past two seasons with Denver. He collected one assist in his NCAA debut with the Pioneers and was a member of the 2022 NCAA National Championship team. Jobs was named an AHCA Scholar All-America (2020-21) and was on the NCHC Academic All-Conference Team (2021-22).
• David Jankowski played four seasons (2018-22) and 110 games for St. Lawrence. He collected 53 college points with 20 goals and 33 assists and was a team captain in 2021-22. The Saints won the 2021 ECAC Tournament Championship. Jankowski was named to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team.
CCHA poll in beta
• Tech was ranked fifth in the preseason CCHA coaches poll.
• Minnesota State, Northern Michigan, Bowling Green and Bemidji State were selected ahead of the Huskies.
• Lake Superior State, Ferris State and St. Thomas rounded out the selection.
Returns
• Tech returns 18 players from last season with 13 forwards, four defensemen and a goaltender.
• Fourteen Huskies returnees saw significant ice time last season, with Logan Pietila (23), Brett Thorne (17), Tristan Ashbrook (16), Arvid Kaderot (16), Ryland Mosley (13) being the top returning point-getters.
Freshmen
• Tech has 10 freshmen on its roster, which is the eighth-largest freshman class in the nation.
• Front: Kyle and Trevor Kukonen, Cash Rasmussen
• Defenders: Oliver Bezic, Frank Dovorani, Topi Heiskanen, Ivan Orr, Kasper Vaharautio.
• Goalkeepers: Michael Morelli, Max Virinen.
Pietila Times Four
• Logan and Blake Pietila are twin brothers. Logan is a forward and Blake is a goalkeeper.
• Cousin and next-door neighbor Jade Pietila is a defensive tackle.
• Other Pietila players to play for the Huskies were Phil Pietila (2002-05), Aaron Pietila (2009-13), Chad Pietila (2011-13) and Blake Pietila (2011-15).
• Jimmy Pietila is currently a student assistant for the Huskies.
Joe Shawhan Hour
• The Joe Shawhan Hour is heard every Monday morning at 10 a.m. on Mix 93.5 FM WKMJ.
• Host Dirk Heimbroff and Coach Shawhan talk about the previous weekend and the upcoming match.
• Fans can listen to The Joe Shawn Hour on the radio at Mix 93.5 FM WKMJ, online at TheMix93.com or Pasty.com or using their favorite radio streaming app. The show will be posted on MichiganTechHuskies.com for interested listeners.
2021-22 RECAP
• Tech finished with a 21-13-3 overall record and was the No. 2 seed in the CCHA Mason Cup Playoffs, going 16-8-2.
• Tech finished 14th in all polls received during the season.
• Tech received its 14th all-time NCAA Tournament bid and second under head coach Joe Shawhan.
• Seven Huskies signed professional contracts after the season.
• The Huskies finished third in penalty kill percentage and fourth in power play percentage and scoring defense.
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