2024–25 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season

2024–25 Michigan Tech Huskies
men's ice hockey season
2024–25 Michigan Tech Huskies; men's ice hockey season
Conference	CCHA
Home ice	MacInnes Student Ice Arena
Record
Overall	9–5–2
Conference	7–3–2
Home	4–5–0
Road	5–0–2
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Joe Shawhan
Assistant coaches	Tyler Shelast; Jordy Murray; Raymond Brice
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The 2024–25 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season will be the 104th season of play for the program and 7th in the CCHA. The Huskies will represent Michigan Technological University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at MacInnes Student Ice Arena and be coached by Joe Shawhan in his 8th season.

Season

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Tyrone Bronte	Forward	Australia	Graduation (signed with KHL Sisak)
Arvid Caderoth	Forward	Sweden	Graduation (signed with Fort Wayne Komets)
Lachlan Getz	Defenseman	United States	Transferred to Holy Cross
Kyle Kukkonen	Forward	United States	Transferred to Wisconsin
Cameron Moger	Defenseman	Canada	Signed professional contract (Munkedals BK)
Michael Morelli	Goaltender	United States	Left program (retired)
Rylan Mosley	Forward	Canada	Graduate transfer to Wisconsin
Evan Orr	Defenseman	United States	Transferred to Stonehill
Blake Pietila	Goaltender	United States	Graduation (signed with Kalmar HC)
Jed Pietila	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (signed with Toledo Walleye)
Logan Pietila	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins)
Kash Rasmussen	Forward	Canada	Transferred to Canisius
Levi Stauber	Forward	United States	Left program (retired)
Austen Swankler	Forward	United States	Signed professional contract (Fort Wayne Komets)

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Owen Baker	Forward	United States	20	Howell, MI; transfer from Michigan State
Rylan Brown	Defenseman	Canada	19	Sherwood Park, AB
Quinn Disher	Forward	Canada	21	Fort St. John, BC
Philip Fankl	Forward	Sweden	20	Stockholm, SWE
Viktor Hurtig	Defenseman	Sweden	22	Falun, SWE; transfer from Michigan State; selected 164th overall in 2021
Elias Jansson	Forward	Finland	19	Oulu, FIN
Bryant Lee	Goaltender	United States	18	Houghton, MI
Tom Leppä	Forward	Finland	19	Kauniainen, FIN
Ryder Matter	Forward	Canada	20	Beaumont, AB
Tyler Miller	Defenseman	Canada	20	Medicine Hat, AB
Logan Morrell	Forward	United States	21	Mesa, AZ
Derek Mullahy	Goaltender	United States	23	Scituate, MA; graduate transfer from Harvard
Stiven Sardarian	Forward	Russia	21	St. Petersburg, RUS; transfer from New Hampshire; selected 88th overall in 2021

Roster

As of August 26, 2024.^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2	Tom Leppä	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2005-07-31	Kauniainen, Finland	Fargo Force (USHL)	—
3	Rylan Brown	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	2005-01-23	Sherwood Park, Alberta	Okotoks Oilers (BCHL)	—
4	Henry Bartle	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2003-06-03	Blaine, Minnesota	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)	—
6	Stiven Sardarian	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2003-02-07	Saint Petersburg, Russia	New Hampshire (HEA)	BUF, 88th overall 2021
7	Kasper Vähärautio	Junior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2002-10-02	Helsinki, Finland	Jokerit U20 (U20 SM-sarja)	—
8	Trevor Russell	Senior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	2000-02-02	Old Hickory, Tennessee	Aberdeen Wings (NAHL)	—
9	Logan Morrell	Freshman	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2003-08-02	Mesa, Arizona	Langley Rivermen (BCHL)	—
10	Elias Jansson	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2005-04-13	Oulu, Finland	Oulun Kärpät J20 (U20 SM-sarja)	—
11	Owen Baker	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2004-01-29	Howell, Michigan	Michigan State (Big Ten)	—
12	Philip Fankl	Freshman	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	2004-09-19	Stockholm, Sweden	Leksands IF J20 (J20 Nationell)	—
13	Tyler Miller	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	2004-09-16	Medicine Hat, Alberta	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)	—
14	Max Koskipirtti	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2004-08-16	Espoo, Finland	Kiekko-Espoo U20 (U20 SM-sarja)	—
15	Matthew Campbell	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2003-03-04	North Vancouver, British Columbia	Quinnipiac (ECAC)	—
16	Isaac Gordon	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2004-01-29	Landmark, Manitoba	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)	—
17	Chase Pietila	Sophomore	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	2004-03-03	Howell, Michigan	Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)	PIT, 111th overall 2024
18	Alex Nordstrom	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2000-11-15	Atlantic Mine, Michigan	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)	—
19	Nick Williams	Sophomore	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	2002-09-21	Edina, Minnesota	Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)	—
20	Ryder Matter	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2004-09-15	Beaumont, Alberta	Spruce Grove Saints (BCHL)	—
21	Blais Richartz	Graduate	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-06-23	Menomonie, Wisconsin	Lincoln Stars (USHL)	—
22	Marcus Pedersen	Senior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2001-05-25	Stockholm, Sweden	Malmö Redhawks J20 (J20 Nationell)	—
23	Trevor Kukkonen	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2001-02-01	Maple Grove, Minnesota	Minnesota Magicians (NAHL)	—
24	Oliver Bezick	Junior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-06-12	Delray Beach, Florida	Amarillo Wranglers (NAHL)	—
26	Viktor Hurtig	Junior	D	6' 6" (1.98 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	2002-04-28	Avesta, Sweden	Michigan State (Big Ten)	NJD, 164th overall 2021
27	Lauri Raiman	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2004-01-27	Vantaa, Finland	Lahti Pelicans U20 (U20 SM-sarja)	—
28	Quinn Disher	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2003-06-23	Fort St. John, British Columbia	Wisconsin Windigo (NAHL)	—
29	Jack Works	Senior (RS)	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-05-23	Yellowknife, Northwest Territories	Denver (NCHC)	—
30	Max Väyrynen	Junior	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2002-06-18	Espoo, Finland	Porin Ässät U20 (U20 SM-sarja)	—
31	Bryant Lee	Freshman	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)		Houghton, Michigan	Houghton High School (MHSAA)	—
35	Derek Mullahy	Senior (RS)	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-03-20	Scituate, Massachusetts	Harvard (ECAC)	—

Standings

2024–25 Central Collegiate Hockey Association Standings v t e
	Conference record											Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SW	PTS	PCT ^	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Lake Superior State	6	5	1	0	0	0	0	15	.833	25	11	14	7	6	1	44	43
#11 Minnesota State	8	5	1	2	0	0	1	18	.750	20	10	16	10	4	2	40	24
Augustana	8	5	3	0	0	1	0	16	.667	25	19	14	8	6	0	41	29
Michigan Tech	8	5	2	1	0	0	0	16	.667	23	16	12	7	4	1	29	24
Bemidji State	8	4	3	1	0	0	0	13	.542	16	17	15	7	6	2	36	37
Bowling Green	6	2	2	2	0	0	1	9	.500	14	17	12	5	5	2	26	34
Ferris State	10	3	7	0	0	0	0	9	.300	22	30	16	4	10	2	32	54
St. Thomas	10	2	5	3	0	0	0	9	.300	26	27	15	3	8	4	37	47
Northern Michigan	8	0	7	1	0	0	1	2	.083	7	31	14	1	12	1	17	52
Championship: March 20, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Mason Cup) ^ Because Augustana is playing a transition schedule of 16 games against conference opponents, point percentage is used to determine conference position Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll Updated: December 2, 2024

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
October 5	6:07 pm	Northern Michigan*	MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan (Exhibition, Rivalry)	Midco Sports+	Mullahy	W 4–3	4,071
Regular Season
October 11	7:07 pm	Alaska*	MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	Midco Sports+	Väyrynen	W 2–1 ^OT	3,156	1–0–0
October 12	6:07 pm	Alaska*	MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	Midco Sports+	Väyrynen	W 2–1	2,894	2–0–0
October 25	7:07 pm	Clarkson*	MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	Midco Sports+	Väyrynen	L 1–4	3,109	2–1–0
October 26	6:07 pm	Clarkson*	MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	Midco Sports+	Mullahy	L 1–2 ^OT	3,116	2–2–0
November 1	7:07 pm	at Northern Michigan	Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan (Rivalry)	Midco Sports+	Mullahy	W 3–0	4,272	3–2–0 (1–0–0)
November 2	6:07 pm	Northern Michigan	MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan (Rivalry)	Midco Sports+	Mullahy	W 6–3	3,136	4–2–0 (2–0–0)
November 8	7:07 pm	at Ferris State	Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan	Midco Sports+	Väyrynen	W 3–2	1,159	5–2–0 (3–0–0)
November 9	6:07 pm	at Ferris State	Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan	Midco Sports+	Mullahy	W 3–1	1,321	6–2–0 (4–0–0)
November 22	7:07 pm	#17 Minnesota State	MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	Midco Sports+	Mullahy	L 2–5	2,770	6–3–0 (4–1–0)
November 23	6:07 pm	#17 Minnesota State	MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	Midco Sports+	Mullahy	L 1–3	2,810	6–4–0 (4–2–0)
November 29	7:07 pm	at Bowling Green	Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio	Midco Sports+	Mullahy	W 3–0	1,857	7–4–0 (5–2–0)
November 30	7:07 pm	at Bowling Green	Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio	Midco Sports+	Mullahy	T 2–2 ^SOL	1,785	7–4–1 (5–2–1)
December 6	7:07 pm	St. Thomas	MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	Midco Sports+	Mullahy	W 2–1	2,592	8–4–1 (6–2–1)
December 7	6:07 pm	St. Thomas	MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	Midco Sports+	Mullahy	L 1–4	2,696	8–5–1 (6–3–1)
December 13	8:07 pm	at Bemidji State	Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota	Midco Sports+	Mullahy	T 2–2 ^SOL	1,926	8–5–2 (6–3–2)
December 14	7:07 pm	at Bemidji State	Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota	Midco Sports+	Mullahy	W 9–5	1,856	9–5–2 (7–3–2)
Great Lakes Invitational
December 29	3:37 pm	vs. #6 Western Michigan*	Van Andel Arena • Grand Rapids, Michigan (Great Lakes Invitational Semifinal)	Midco Sports+
December 30	TBD	vs. Michigan State / Northern Michigan*	Van Andel Arena • Grand Rapids, Michigan (Great Lakes Invitational)	Midco Sports+
Coachella Valley Cactus Cup
January 3	6:30 pm	vs. Massachusetts Lowell*	Acrisure Arena • Thousand Palms, California (Cactus Cup Semifinal)
January 4	TBD	vs. Holy Cross / Omaha*	Acrisure Arena • Thousand Palms, California (Cactus Cup)
January 10	7:07 pm	Lake Superior State	MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	Midco Sports+
January 11	6:07 pm	Lake Superior State	MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	Midco Sports+
January 17	8:07 pm	at Minnesota State	Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	Midco Sports+
January 18	7:07 pm	at Minnesota State	Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	Midco Sports+
January 24	7:07 pm	Northern Michigan	MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan (Rivalry)	Midco Sports+
January 25	6:07 pm	at Northern Michigan	Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan (Rivalry)	Midco Sports+
February 7	7:07 pm	Bemidji State	MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	Midco Sports+
February 8	6:07 pm	Bemidji State	MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	Midco Sports+
February 14	8:07 pm	at Augustana	Midco Arena • Sioux Falls, South Dakota	Midco Sports+
February 15	7:07 pm	at Augustana	Midco Arena • Sioux Falls, South Dakota	Midco Sports+
February 21	7:07 pm	Ferris State	MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	Midco Sports+
February 22	6:07 pm	Ferris State	MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	Midco Sports+
February 28	8:07 pm	at St. Thomas	St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota	Midco Sports+
March 1	7:07 pm	at St. Thomas	St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota	Midco Sports+
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:^[2]

Rankings

Poll	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26 (Final)
USCHO.com	RV
USA Hockey	RV

References

^ "2024-25 Hockey Roster". Michigan Tech Huskies. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Hockey Schedule". Michigan Tech Huskies. Retrieved August 31, 2023.

[1] "2024-25 Hockey Roster". Michigan Tech Huskies. Retrieved August 26, 2024.

[2] "2024-25 Hockey Schedule". Michigan Tech Huskies. Retrieved August 31, 2023.

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v t e Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey
Formerly the Michigan College of Mines Huskies
Playing venues	Amphidrome (1919–1926) Dee Stadium (1928–1972) MacInnes Student Ice Arena (1972–present)
Head Coaches	E. R. Lovel (1919–20) Elmer Sicotte (1920–21, 1923–24) Mike Fay (1921–22) Bill Murdoch (1922–23) Leon Harvey (1924–26) Carlos Haug (1926–29) Bert Noblet (1929–36) Joe Savini (1936–38) Ed Maki (1938–41, 1945–48) Elwin Romnes (1941–43) Amo Bessone (1948–51) Al Renfrew (1951–56) John MacInnes (1956–82) Jim Nahrgang (1982–85) Herb Boxer (1985–90) Newell Brown (1990–92) Bob Mancini (1992–96) Tim Watters (1996–2000) Mike Sertich (2000–03) Jamie Russell (2003–11) Mel Pearson (2011–17) Joe Shawhan (2017–present)
Seasons	1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	WCHA (1951–58, 1959–81, 1984–2021) CCHA (1981–84, 2021–Present)
Rivalries	Northern Michigan
Culture & lore	Great Lakes Invitational Huskies Pep Band
All-time leaders	Mike Zuke (310 Points) Mike Zuke (133 Goals) Blake Pietila (76 Wins)
National Championships	1962 1965 1975
Frozen Four appearances	1956 1960 1962 1965 1969 1970 1974 1975 1976 1981
NCAA Tournament appearances	1956 1960 1962 1965 1969 1970 1974 1975 1976 1981 2015 2017 2018 2022 2023 2024
Conference Tournament titles	WCHA: 1960 1962 1965 1969 1970 1974 1975 1976 1981 2017 2018 CCHA: 2024
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