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HOUGHTON, Mich. – The Michigan Tech hockey team defeated Northern Michigan 4-3 Friday in exhibition action at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena. The Huskies begin the regular season next Friday back at home against Alaska.
"It was a great atmosphere that felt like a late regular season game," Tech coach Joe Shawhan said. "I thought our goaltending was pretty good and we had some guys who are fighting to be in the lineup play well. We have to get better at our overall hardness and compete through the lineup. We're good when we have time to make plays but that doesn't happen often in college hockey."
Tech never trailed in the game but the Wildcats cut into a two-goal lead three different times.
Owen Baker got the sold-out crowd on its feet only 69 seconds into the game when he fired in a centering pass from Stiven Sardarian. Matthew Campbell added the second assist.
"Stiven made a great play into the slot," Baker said. "We preach to stay inside the dots, and I wanted to get a shot on net. Luckily it went in."
Nick Williams gave the Huskies a 2-0 lead at 14:39 of the first. His first shot from the slot was saved and he jammed in the rebound with Jack Works picking up the assist.
NMU quickly answered 15 seconds later when Colby Brown scored from Matthew Romer and Tynan Ewart.
After a scoreless second period, the teams combined for four goals in the third. While on the power play, Elias Jansson used a defenseman as a screen and fired a shot under the goaltender for a 3-1 Tech lead 9:37 into the third. Matthew Campbell and Max Koskipirtti assisted.
Nicolas Ardanaz scored on a breakaway at 12:19 to make it a one goal game.
Elias Jansson struck again on the power play when he finished off a passing play from Owen Baker and Max Koskipirtti for his second goal of the game.
NMU pulled its goaltender with 4:34 on the clock and then got a power play. The Wildcats found the back of the net with 2:01 left when Jakub Altrichter hammered in a loose puck as the Huskies scrambled to block it.
Derek Mullahy only had to make one save down the stretch as the Huskies won the first of five and possibly six meetings between the two teams this season.
Tech led in shots 31-27. Max Vayrynen made 14 saves in the first 31:14 and Derek Mullahy stopped 10 shots over the final 28:40.
The Huskies were 2-for-5 on the power play and 2-for-3 on the penalty kill.
Tech dressed 27 players with Elias Jansson, Stiven Sardarian, Owen Baker, Ryder Matter, Philip Fankl, Rylan Brown, Tyler Miller, and Viktor Hurtig seeing their first action in the Black and Gold uniform.
Tech hosts Alaska at 7:07 p.m. Friday and 6:07 p.m. Saturday in the first series of the regular season.
The Blue Line Club is hosting its first luncheon of the season on Friday at 11:45 a.m. in the 'old' Blue Line Room outside of University Images. Tickets need to be purchased by noon on Wednesday (Oct. 9) to guarantee lunch.
This story wasa written by NMU Sports Information
HOUGHTON, Mich. - The Wildcats traveled to Houghton to play Michigan Tech in a pre-season exhibition match, ultimately falling 4-3 despite a hard fought comeback effort.
Colby Browne scored the first goal of the 2024-25 season, followed by Nicolas Ardanaz and Jakub Altrichter. Matthew Romer picked up two helpers on the evening, and both Tynan Ewart and Tanner Latsch added an assist.
Goaltender Ryan Ouellette played the full 60 minutes, making 27 saves on 31 shots for a .871 SV%.
The teams ended close in shots on target, with Michigan Tech holding a four shot advantage. The Wildcats had a successful night in the faceoff dot, winning 34 of 57 (59.6%), led by Altrichter (13/20, 65%) Billy Renfrew (8/10, 80%), and Grayden Slipec (6/8, 75%).
The Wildcats went 1-3 on the powerplay, while the Huskies went 2-5.
The Huskies scored first just over a minute into the game, as Owen Baker snuck into a soft area of the ice at the bottom of the left circle. He fired a quick snapshot that was turning end over end and beat Ouellette between the legs.
Just over five minutes to go in the first, a mad scramble in front of the Wildcat net landed on the stick of a Husky in the slot, and he fired the puck on the net through a slew of bodies. Ouellette couldn't pick it up until it was too late, and the Huskies were up 2-0.
Mere seconds later, Romer drove the play into the far right corner of the offensive zone. Romer slipped a pass through two defenders to find Browne all alone in the slot. Browne corralled the puck and fired a shot all in one motion from between the hash marks and beat the Husky netminder to the stick side, cutting into the Husky lead.
It wasn't until the middle of the third period when the next goal was scored, as a Husky walked into the right circle on the power play. Using the defender as a screen, the Husky forward fired a shot along the ice that beat Ouellette.
Three minutes later, Nicolas Ardanaz found a wayward pass as he was coming out of the box, springing him on a two-on-one. Ardanaz, on his off hand side, came scampering down the right-wing side and fired a wrister through the wickets of the netmider to bring the 'Cats within one again.
Tech was gifted with another powerplay, and two minutes after the 'Cats scored, the Huskies found the back of the net again, doubling the lead.
With the net empty and on the man advantage, Jakub Altrichter corralled a rebound in the right circle and quickly fired a shot past the sprawling netminder, giving the 'Cats life still with two minutes left.
The Huskies would eat the puck against the halfwall, and the exhibition would end 4-3 in favor of Michigan Tech.
The regular season opens on the road, a series with Colorado College on Friday, October 11 and Saturday, October 12.
This story was written by Michigan Tech Athletics
HOUGHTON, Mich. – The Michigan Tech hockey team defeated Northern Michigan 4-3 Friday in exhibition action at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena. The Huskies begin the regular season next Friday back at home against Alaska.
"It was a great atmosphere that felt like a late regular season game," Tech coach Joe Shawhan said. "I thought our goaltending was pretty good and we had some guys who are fighting to be in the lineup play well. We have to get better at our overall hardness and compete through the lineup. We're good when we have time to make plays but that doesn't happen often in college hockey."
Tech never trailed in the game but the Wildcats cut into a two-goal lead three different times.
Owen Baker got the sold-out crowd on its feet only 69 seconds into the game when he fired in a centering pass from Stiven Sardarian. Matthew Campbell added the second assist.
"Stiven made a great play into the slot," Baker said. "We preach to stay inside the dots, and I wanted to get a shot on net. Luckily it went in."
Nick Williams gave the Huskies a 2-0 lead at 14:39 of the first. His first shot from the slot was saved and he jammed in the rebound with Jack Works picking up the assist.
NMU quickly answered 15 seconds later when Colby Brown scored from Matthew Romer and Tynan Ewart.
After a scoreless second period, the teams combined for four goals in the third. While on the power play, Elias Jansson used a defenseman as a screen and fired a shot under the goaltender for a 3-1 Tech lead 9:37 into the third. Matthew Campbell and Max Koskipirtti assisted.
Nicolas Ardanaz scored on a breakaway at 12:19 to make it a one goal game.
Elias Jansson struck again on the power play when he finished off a passing play from Owen Baker and Max Koskipirtti for his second goal of the game.
NMU pulled its goaltender with 4:34 on the clock and then got a power play. The Wildcats found the back of the net with 2:01 left when Jakub Altrichter hammered in a loose puck as the Huskies scrambled to block it.
Derek Mullahy only had to make one save down the stretch as the Huskies won the first of five and possibly six meetings between the two teams this season.
Tech led in shots 31-27. Max Vayrynen made 14 saves in the first 31:14 and Derek Mullahy stopped 10 shots over the final 28:40.
The Huskies were 2-for-5 on the power play and 2-for-3 on the penalty kill.
Tech dressed 27 players with Elias Jansson, Stiven Sardarian, Owen Baker, Ryder Matter, Philip Fankl, Rylan Brown, Tyler Miller, and Viktor Hurtig seeing their first action in the Black and Gold uniform.
Tech hosts Alaska at 7:07 p.m. Friday and 6:07 p.m. Saturday in the first series of the regular season.
The Blue Line Club is hosting its first luncheon of the season on Friday at 11:45 a.m. in the 'old' Blue Line Room outside of University Images. Tickets need to be purchased by noon on Wednesday (Oct. 9) to guarantee lunch.
This story wasa written by NMU Sports Information
HOUGHTON, Mich. - The Wildcats traveled to Houghton to play Michigan Tech in a pre-season exhibition match, ultimately falling 4-3 despite a hard fought comeback effort.
Colby Browne scored the first goal of the 2024-25 season, followed by Nicolas Ardanaz and Jakub Altrichter. Matthew Romer picked up two helpers on the evening, and both Tynan Ewart and Tanner Latsch added an assist.
Goaltender Ryan Ouellette played the full 60 minutes, making 27 saves on 31 shots for a .871 SV%.
The teams ended close in shots on target, with Michigan Tech holding a four shot advantage. The Wildcats had a successful night in the faceoff dot, winning 34 of 57 (59.6%), led by Altrichter (13/20, 65%) Billy Renfrew (8/10, 80%), and Grayden Slipec (6/8, 75%).
The Wildcats went 1-3 on the powerplay, while the Huskies went 2-5.
The Huskies scored first just over a minute into the game, as Owen Baker snuck into a soft area of the ice at the bottom of the left circle. He fired a quick snapshot that was turning end over end and beat Ouellette between the legs.
Just over five minutes to go in the first, a mad scramble in front of the Wildcat net landed on the stick of a Husky in the slot, and he fired the puck on the net through a slew of bodies. Ouellette couldn't pick it up until it was too late, and the Huskies were up 2-0.
Mere seconds later, Romer drove the play into the far right corner of the offensive zone. Romer slipped a pass through two defenders to find Browne all alone in the slot. Browne corralled the puck and fired a shot all in one motion from between the hash marks and beat the Husky netminder to the stick side, cutting into the Husky lead.
It wasn't until the middle of the third period when the next goal was scored, as a Husky walked into the right circle on the power play. Using the defender as a screen, the Husky forward fired a shot along the ice that beat Ouellette.
Three minutes later, Nicolas Ardanaz found a wayward pass as he was coming out of the box, springing him on a two-on-one. Ardanaz, on his off hand side, came scampering down the right-wing side and fired a wrister through the wickets of the netmider to bring the 'Cats within one again.
Tech was gifted with another powerplay, and two minutes after the 'Cats scored, the Huskies found the back of the net again, doubling the lead.
With the net empty and on the man advantage, Jakub Altrichter corralled a rebound in the right circle and quickly fired a shot past the sprawling netminder, giving the 'Cats life still with two minutes left.
The Huskies would eat the puck against the halfwall, and the exhibition would end 4-3 in favor of Michigan Tech.
The regular season opens on the road, a series with Colorado College on Friday, October 11 and Saturday, October 12.
