{"id":31418,"date":"2010-08-13T15:36:00","date_gmt":"2010-08-13T20:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2010\/08\/13\/michigan-tech-sets-off-on-european-trip\/"},"modified":"2010-08-17T19:58:02","modified_gmt":"2010-08-18T00:58:02","slug":"michigan-tech-sets-off-on-european-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/2010\/08\/13\/michigan-tech-sets-off-on-european-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan Tech Sets Off on European Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"
Michigan Tech will play five games against professional teams from Germany and Austria as part of a 10-day European tour that started Wednesday.<\/p>\n
NCAA rules allow a team to take one foreign trip every four years. Only current, eligible players may go along; incoming freshmen are not eligible.<\/p>\n
“This trip will not only be a hockey learning experience but a cultural one as well,” Huskies coach Jamie Russell said in a statement. “This trip will also help us prepare for the upcoming season as we will be able to hold on-ice practices prior to the trip.”<\/p>\n
The trip is being funded by private donations.<\/p>\n
Michigan Tech assistant coach Pat Mikesch played for five years in the German Elite League, and he worked with former Huskies player Jay Luknowsky, a player\/agent in Germany, on planning the trip.<\/p>\n