Former Northern Michigan goalie Michael Doan died in a single-car accident on Saturday morning (July 15) in Minnesota, according to the Mining Journal. He was just 25. According to the report, Doan was driving a 2013 Nissan Altima on Highway 14 just outside Rochester when his car reportedly went into a ditch, struck a utility … Read more
Michigan Tech has announced the hiring of Dallas Steward as an assistant coach. Steward comes to Tech from the Chicago Steel where he was an associate head coach with the team that won the Clark Cup as USHL champions in 2016-17. “We’re very excited to have an individual the caliber of Dallas join our program,” … Read more
Joe Shawhan’s first experience in the Copper Country after being convinced to come to Michigan Tech three years ago was a backyard barbeque. He’s been hooked on the area ever since and is now the Huskies’ new head coach.
Michigan Tech announced Tuesday that Joe Shawhan has been named the 22nd head coach of the Huskies. Shawhan is a 20-year veteran of coaching with over 10 years in college and 10 years in junior hockey. He has been an assistant coach for the Huskies for the past three seasons under former head coach Mel … Read more
Northern Michigan has named Byron Pool as associate head coach and Rob Lehtinen as assistant coach. Pool spent the past seven seasons with the Fargo Force of the USHL and was elevated to associate head coach from assistant coach ahead of the 2014-15 campaign. “Byron Pool has had sustained success in both the USHL and … Read more
Lake Superior State provost David R. Finley announced early Sunday morning that school president Thomas Pleger, Ph.D, has passed away. Pleger’s wife, Teresa, posted the following message on her Facebook page. Tonight another bright light shines in the sky. I am numb. Tom was so special, smart, cute as a button, witty, but most of … Read more
The inaugural Ice Vegas Invitational will take place Jan. 5-6, 2018, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, home of the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights. The four-team tournament will feature Arizona State, Boston College, Michigan Tech and Northern Michigan. “Las Vegas is quickly transforming from a purely entertainment mecca to one of the world’s destination locations … Read more
Trevor Large, a member of the Canisius coaching staff for the past three seasons and an 11-year coaching veteran in Atlantic Hockey, was named head coach of the Golden Griffins on Friday. The seventh head coach in program history and the fourth at the Division I level, Large was promoted after serving as an assistant … Read more
Michigan Tech head coach Mel Pearson has been named Michigan’s new head coach. Pearson, who becomes the ninth head coach in program history, returns to Ann Arbor after previously serving 23 seasons as an assistant coach for the Wolverines and the past six as head coach at Michigan Tech. “I am very honored and proud … Read more
USA Hockey announced Friday that Bob Motzko (St. Cloud State), who guided the U.S. National Junior Team to its fourth-ever gold medal at the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship in Montreal and Toronto, will return as head coach for the 2018 U.S. National Junior Team. Motzko will be joined by the entire 2017 U.S. coaching … Read more
Grant Potulny was announced Tuesday morning as the third head coach in Northern Michigan. Potulny spent the past eight seasons as an assistant coach at Minnesota, where he helped the Golden Gophers capture six regular-season conference titles and qualify for five NCAA tournaments. “Grant impressed everyone throughout the interview process and truly earned this opportunity,” … Read more
According to TV6 in Marquette, Mich., Marquette County prosecuting attorney Matt Wiese has decided to dismiss the charges of residential mortgage fraud and forgery of a document affecting real property pending against former Northern Michigan coach Walt Kyle. Kyle was fired by NMU last month and then arrested on the fraud charges. “Additional evidence has … Read more
The award recognizes the most outstanding senior student-athlete in Division I men’s hockey.
Michigan Tech goaltender Angus Redmond signed a three-year, entry level contract with the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks on Friday after a freshman season in which he won 22 games.
Michigan Tech junior defenseman Matt Roy signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Los Angeles Kings on Monday, giving up his senior season with the Huskies. Roy appeared in 42 games in 2016-17, leading the team with 21 assists and 29 penalties. He was also third in points with 26 after also scoring five goals. … Read more
After three years with Bowling Green, junior goaltender Chris Nell has signed a free-agent, entry-level contract with the New York Rangers. He will begin play with its AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, at the end of the month. Nell topped the Bowling Green record book in career shutouts by earning 11 through 84 games … Read more
The five finalists for the 2017 Mike Richter Award, which honors the most outstanding goaltender in NCAA men’s Division I hockey, were announced Thursday. The fourth annual award will be presented at the Frozen Four in two weeks in Chicago. Past winners of the award include Thatcher Demko (Boston College, 2016), Zane McIntyre (North Dakota, … Read more
Top-seeded Denver joins three other teams in Cincinnati at the U.S. Bank Arena this weekend for the Midwest Regional.
Ferris State senior forward Chad McDonald, who helped lead the Bulldogs to a pair of NCAA tournament appearances in four years while also holding a 3.94 GPA, has been named the 2017 WCHA Student-Athlete of the Year. The honor is voted upon by the faculty athletics representatives of the league’s 10 schools. McDonald was a … Read more
Bowling Green junior defenseman Mark Friedman has signed an entry-level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers and will begin with their AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, beginning this Thursday. “I definitely had the best three years of my life here at Bowling Green and I’d like to thank my teachers, the coaches and especially my … Read more