PREVIEW: Huskies journey to No. 14 Minnesota State

ON THE ROAD
• Michigan Tech performs its first CCHA highway collection this weekend at No. 14 Minnesota State.
• The puck drops at 8:07 p.m. Eastern on Friday and seven:07 p.m. Saturday at Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center.
• The Huskies are 8-3-1 total and 5-0-1 within the CCHA.
• MSU is 6-2-4 total and 3-1-2 within the CCHA.
• The groups will play for a second time this season on Jan. 16-17 in Houghton.
 
ON THE RADIO
• Mix 93.5 FM WKMJ broadcasts all Michigan Tech hockey video games.
• Fans can pay attention reside on the radio at Mix 93.5 FM WKMJ, on-line at TheMix93.com or Pasty.com, or through the use of your favourite radio streaming app.
• Dirk Hembroff will name all of the motion in his twenty fourth yr behind the microphone.
 
WATCH THE GAMES
• All Michigan Tech dwelling and CCHA video games through the 2025-26 season shall be live-streamed on Midco Sports Plus 2.
• Fans can stream all CCHA video games reside and on-demand, on their dwelling televisions, computer systems, tablets, and cellular units through Midco Sports Plus.
• The app is accessible on cellular/pill apps (iOS and Android), linked TV gadget apps (AppleTV, FireTV and Roku) and a web-based browser interface.
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
• Minnesota State is 6-2-4 total and 3-1-2 within the CCHA. The three convention wins are over St. Thomas and Lake Superior State twice.
• The Mavericks are ranked No. 14 in each nationwide polls.
• They are unbeaten of their final 5 video games and maintain a 2-1-2 report at dwelling.
• Tristan Lemyre and Luigi Benincasa lead the Mavericks with 12 factors. Lemyre leads with six objectives.
• Alex Tracy has performed each minute between the pipes with a 2.03 goals-against common and .927 save share.
• Luke Strand is in his third season as head coach.
• MSU was picked first within the Preseason Media Poll and second within the Preseason Coaches’ Poll.
 
SERIES INFO
• Tech is 30-56-10 all-time towards Minnesota State, relationship again to 1996.
• The Huskies are 10-32-3against the Mavericks in Mankato.
• Tech went 1-3 final season towards MSU with an extra time win in Mankato.
• The Huskies are 5-5 within the final 10 video games towards the Mavericks.
 
LAST TIME OUT
• Michigan Tech misplaced in a shootout after a 2-2 tie on Friday to Bemidji State and defeated the Beavers 2-1 in extra time on Saturday.
• Max Koskipirtti scored every night time, together with the extra time game-winner, whereas Elias Jansson and Stiven Sardarian additionally discovered the again of the online.
• Owen Bartoszkiewicz stopped 59-of-62 photographs on the weekend.
 
POINT STREAKS
• 11-game – Stiven Sardarian – 4 objectives, 13 assists
• 3-game – Tyler Miller – 3 assists
• 2-game – Max Koskipirtti – 2 objectives
 
STATISTICAL NOTES
• Stiven Sardarian is fourth nationally in assists (13) and tenth in factors (17) to guide the CCHA.
• Owen Bartoszkiewicz is fourth nationally with 8 wins.
• Stiven Sardarian is seventh nationally with a +13.
• Teydon Trembecky ranks seventeenth nationally with 3 power-play objectives.
• Five of Teydon Trembecky’s objectives have been scored within the second interval.
• Stiven Sardarian, Jack Anderson, and Joe Prouty have all hit the 100-game plateau of their NCAA careers this season.
• Tech is 6-0 when scoring the primary aim of the second interval and 5-1 on Saturdays.
 
COLLEGE HOCKEY INC NOTES
• Bill Muckalt is one in all 11 new coaches throughout the nation for the 2025-26 season.
• Michigan Tech is tied for the biggest freshman class within the nation (12).
• 24 % of Finlanders in school hockey are on Michigan Tech’s roster (6-of-25).
• Seven of the 76 gamers in school hockey who performed within the WHL are on Michigan Tech’s roster.
• Coach Muckalt is one in all six NCAA head coaches with NHL enjoying expertise.
 
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
• November wraps up with a house CCHA collection towards St. Thomas on Thanksgiving weekend (Nov. 28-29).
• Tech has the weekend off earlier than touring to Ferris State (Dec. 12-13) for the lone collection of December.
• The 59th Great Lakes Invitational begins on December 28 towards Miami.
 
COACH MUCKALT
• Bill Muckalt was named the twenty third head coach at Michigan Tech on May 22, 2025.
• Muckalt returned to Houghton after one season as head coach of Lindenwood.
• Muckalt was an assistant coach at Tech for 4 seasons from 2011-15.
• Muckalt performed 256 NHL video games over 5 seasons with Vancouver, New York Islanders, Ottawa, and Minnesota. He scored 97 profession factors with 40 objectives and 57 assists.
• He received two National Championships as a participant at Michigan in 1996 and 1998 and was an All-American in 1998.
 
SPORTSCENTER TOP 10
• Carson Latimer’s second-period aim at Northern Michigan on Nov. 8 checked in at quantity 5 on ESPN’s prime 10 performs of the night time.
• It was additionally highlighted as No. 1 within the CCHA prime performs of the week.
 
NON-CONFERENCE
• The Huskies have 10 non-conference video games scheduled for the season.
• Tech break up at No. 8 Minnesota on Oct. 3-4.
• The Huskies additionally break up at Alaska on Oct. 17-18.
• Tech travels fell 6-4 at Clarkson on Oct. 31.
• The journey to New York wrapped up with a 3-0 shutout at St. Lawrence on Nov. 1.
• Tech opens the GLI towards Miami with Michigan State and Ferris State enjoying within the second semifinal.
• Non-conference play wraps up on the Desert Hockey Class towards Air Force within the semifinal and Alaska Anchorage or host Arizona State on the second day.
 
CCHA ROOKIE OF THE MONTH
• Teydon Trembecky was named the CCHA Rookie of the Month for October after he scored 5 objectives and added 5 assists in his first month of school hockey. He had three power-play objectives, 23 photographs on aim, and 7 blocked photographs.
 
CCHA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
• Oct. 27 – Stiven Sardarian – CCHA Forward of the Week
• Oct. 27 – Owen Bartoszkiewicz – CCHA Goaltender of the Week
• Nov. 3 – Teydon Trembecky – CCHA Rookie of the Week
• Nov. 10 – Stiven Sardarian – CCHA Forward of the Week
• Nov. 10 – Owen Bartoszkiewicz – CCHA Goaltender of the Week
 
CAPTAINS
• Junior Isaac Gordon is the captain of the 2025-26 Huskies.
• Junior Max Koskipirtti and seniors Jack Anderson and Joe Prouty are additionally on the management workforce as alternate captains.
 
PRESEASON ALL-CCHA
• Senior ahead Stiven Sardarian was named to each the coaches’ and media’s Preseason All-CCHA Team.
• Junior ahead Isaac Gordon was named to the coaches’ Preseason All-CCHA Team.
 
ASSISTANT COACHES
• Benton Maass begins his first season as an Assistant Coach. Maass involves Houghton after one season as an Assistant Coach at Lindenwood. As a defenseman, he performed collegiately at New Hampshire and Minnesota State and appeared in 122 skilled video games within the AHL and ECHL.
• L.J. Scarpace begins his first season as an Assistant Coach. Scarpace involves Houghton after serving as a video coach within the NHL since 2017. He most lately labored with Detroit for the previous six seasons. As a goaltender, he performed collegiately at Western Michigan and Michigan.
• Former Michigan Tech hockey participant Tyler Shelast begins his fifth season as an assistant coach. Before being named an assistant coach, Shelast spent the earlier eight seasons because the power and conditioning coach for the Huskies.
 
PRESEASON CCHA COACHES POLL
• Tech was picked in a tie for third within the Preseason CCHA Coaches’ Poll with Augustana. The Huskies earned a pair of first-place votes.
• St. Thomas and Minnesota State have been the highest two decisions, with Bowling Green, Bemidji State, Lake Superior State, Ferris State, and Northern Michigan rounding out the ballot.
 
PRESEASON CCHA MEDIA POLL
• Tech was picked fourth within the Preseason CCHA Media Poll behind Minnesota State, St. Thomas, and Bowling Green.
• Augustana, Bemidji State, Ferris State, Lake Superior State, and Northern Michigan rounded out the ballot.
 
NHL DEVELOPMENT CAMPS
• Jack Anderson – Philadelphia Flyers (2025)
• Owen Bartoszkiewicz – St. Louis Blues (2025)
• Rylan Brown – Winnipeg Jets (2025)
• Isaac Gordon – Columbus Blue Jackets (2024 & 2025)
• Max Koskipirtti – Dallas Stars (2025)
• Carson Latimer – Ottawa Senators (2021, 2022)
• Kalem Parker – Minnesota Wild (2023 & 2024)
• Stiven Sardarian – Buffalo Sabres (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
• Teydon Trembecky – Winnipeg Jets (2025)
• Max Vayrynen – Calgary Flames (2023)
 
NHL DRAFT PICKS
• Carson Latimer was chosen by Ottawa within the fourth spherical of the 2021 NHL Draft with the 123rd decide. He is now a free agent.
• Kalem Parker was chosen by Minnesota within the sixth spherical of the 2023 NHL Draft with the 181st decide. He is now a free agent.
• Stiven Sardarian was chosen by Buffalo within the third spherical of the 2021 NHL Draft with the 88th decide. He is now a free agent.
 
TRANSFERS
• Jack Anderson performed three seasons and 90 video games at Lindenwood (2022-25). He tallied 25 factors with the Lions on 4 objectives and 21 assists.
• Owen Baker performed seven video games in a single season at Michigan State (2023-24). He notched two factors with a aim and an help.
• Owen Bartoszkiewicz performed at Lindenwood in 2024-25, with a .919 save share and a couple of.57 goals-against common in 29 video games. He performed six video games for Minnesota through the 2022-23 season with a 3.72 goals-against common and .883 save share.
• Joe Prouty performed three seasons and 90 video games at Lindenwood (2022-25). He tallied 21 factors with the Lions with three objectives and 18 assists.
• Stiven Sardarian performed the 2 seasons for New Hampshire (2022-24). In 61 NCAA video games for the Wildcats, he tallied 9 objectives and 12 assists
 
FRESHMEN
• Tech’s 12-member freshman class is tied for the biggest within the nation. There are eight forwards and 4 defensemen.
• Forwards: Ryan Abraham, Carson Birnie, Brayden Boehm, Michael Cicek, Reid Daavettila, Noah Reinhart, Teydon Trembecky, Matthew Van Blaricom
• Defensemen: Reid Andresen, Max Matthews, Kalem Parker, Braden Pietila
 
ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS
• Owen Bartoszkiewicz – Independent Hockey Goaltender of the Year (2024-25)
• Rylan Brown – CCHA All-Rookie Team (2024-25)
• Isaac Gordon – CCHA Rookie of the Year (2023-24), All-CCHA Second Team (2023-24) & CCHA All-Rookie Team (2023-24)
• Elias Jansson – CCHA Rookie of the Year (2024-25) & All-CCHA Rookie Team (2024-25)
 
INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR
• Tech’s roster boasts gamers from 4 completely different international locations.
• United States: 11
• Canada: 14
• Finland: 6
• Russia: 1
 
59TH GLI
• The 59th Great Lakes Invitational shall be staged at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids on Dec. 28-29.
• The Huskies will open towards Miami whereas Michigan State and Ferris State will play within the different semifinal.
• Tickets are actually on sale at Ticketmaster.com.
 
HUSKIES AT NHL TRAINING CAMPS
• Carson Bantle – Detroit Red Wings
• Pheonix Copley – LA Kings
• Brian Halonen – New Jersey Devils
• Michael Karow – Dallas Stars
• Jake Lucchini – Nashville Predators
• Ryland Mosley – Columbus Blue Jackets
• Chase Pietila – Pittsburgh Penguins
• Matt Roy – Washington Capitals
 
HUSKIES HOCKEY RADIO SHOW
• The Michigan Tech Huskies Hockey Show airs weekly all through the season at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays with host Dirk Hembroff.
• The program options common appearances by the teaching employees and present Huskies.
• The present could be heard reside on Mix 93.5 FM and is streamed on the TuneIn Radio app and on-line at Pasty.web or themix93.com.
 
BLUE LINE CLUB
The Michigan Tech Blue Line Club supplies extra assets to the hockey program, enabling hockey student-athletes to pursue success each within the classroom and on the ice. The annual membership drive is now open.
 
SUPERIOR PLAYER OF THE GAME
• Superior National Bank sponsors the Superior Player of the Game.
• Oct. 3 – Tom Leppa – 1 aim
• Oct. 4 – Stiven Sardarian – 3 assists
• Oct. 17 – Max Koskipirtti – 1 aim, 1 help
• Oct. 18 – Tyler Miller – 1 aim
• Oct. 24 – Teydon Trembecky – 1 aim, 1 help
• Oct. 25 – Stiven Sardarian – 2 assists
• Oct. 31 – Teydon Trembecky – 2 objectives
• Nov. 1 – Owen Bartoszkiewicz – 29-save shutout
• Nov. 7 – Stiven Sardarian – 2 objectives, 1 help
• Nov. 8 – Lauri Raiman – 1 aim
• Nov. 14 – Owen Bartoszkiewicz – 33 saves
• Nov. 15 – Max Koskipirtti – OT aim