For most college hockey players, the final goal is the fulfillment of a lifelong dream to play professionally. It’s a dream that many come to realize. In the CCHA alone, a total of 23 players from the 2023-24 season began their professional journey, including two who signed NHL contracts.
BEMIDJI In big moments, the impact of a veteran player can never be overlooked, and Blake Pietila is living proof. The rock-solid goaltender has had plenty of memorable moments throughout his five-year career at Michigan Tech, but none of them compare to the one that transpired Friday night.
BEMIDJI After CCHA commissioner Don Lucia handed the Mason Cup to Michigan Tech on Friday night at the Sanford Center, Bemidji State fifth-year captain Kyle Looft skated to the door that led to the Beavers’ locker room.
HOUGHTON, Mich. In a game of two evenly matched teams in the CCHA Mason Cup semifinals, it all came down to the final shot in regulation. And what a wild shot it was.
HOUGHTON, Mich. Michigan Tech coach Joe Shawhan senses a unique connectivity within his group that has propelled them to this moment. In a win-or-go-home scenario, it’s everything the seventh-year Huskies coach could want.
It’s a position where discipline and mental fortitude are critical measures of success. On a 200-foot sheet of ice, it’s the goalie’s job to control the 6-foot crease and handle the most high-leverage moments of a game, making it arguably one of the toughest positions in all of sport.
DEEPHAVEN, Minn. Bemidji State’s Kyle Looft was named CCHA Defenseman of the Week on Monday for the fourth time this season following the Beavers’ two-game sweep at St.
DEEPHAVEN, Minn. The reigning CCHA Player of the Year has another award to add to his mantle. On Wednesday, Michigan Tech goalie Blake Pietila was named the conference’s student-athlete of the year, an honor voted on by faculty athletics representatives from each member institution.
DEEPHAVEN, Minn. The final month of 2023 was kind to Bowling Green freshman Cole Moore, and in return, the Falcon goaltender was honored by the CCHA. On
DEEPHAVEN, Minn. After winning its first Great Lakes Invitational championship since 2019, Michigan Tech came away with a sweep in the final CCHA weekly awards of 2023, which were announced Tuesday.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. With a Great Lakes Invitational championship on the line, a career performance from freshman Jack Works came at the perfect time for Michigan Tech.
MANKATO For Michigan Tech, it was the perfect way to cap off an impressive November turnaround. Winners of six of their last eight, the Huskies went on the road and swept Minnesota State in a pair of 3-2 victories over the weekend, coming away with five points in the Friday-Saturday series.
HOUGHTON, Mich. It certainly wasn’t the type of showing Michigan Tech coach Joe Shawhan expected from his team, but at least he can clearly identify the leak.
HOUGHTON, Mich. Sometimes everything just seems to fall right into place, and in the case of the 2023-24 Michigan Tech Huskies, that’s what appears to be happening.
DEEPHAVEN, Minn. Michigan Tech was chosen as the preseason favorite in the CCHA Media Poll, which was revealed on Monday. The Huskies garnered 11 first-place votes, while Bowling Green State junior forward Austen Swankler was chosen as the Preseason Player of the Year.
DEEPHAVEN, Minn. A pair of rivals took the top two spots in the CCHA Preseason Coaches’ Poll, which was announced on Monday. Michigan Tech received four first-place votes to take the top spot, while Northern Michigan was picked to finish second in the conference with three first-place votes.
Michigan Tech, a team that is awaiting its fate to in the NCAA tournament, landed its goaltender and coach as the CCHA’s best on Thursday. Senior goaltender Blake Pietila was named the CCHA player of the year and his coach Joe Shawhan was named the conference’s coach of the year.
Michigan Tech head coach Joe Shawhan received some messages this week. They said don’t look past Northern Michigan, the team the Huskies host in a Mason Cup semifinal game at 5:07 p.m.
Blake Pietila of Michigan Tech, Yaniv Perets of Quinnipiac and last season's recipient Devon Levi of Northeastern are the three semifinalists for the Mike Richter Award, selected by a panel of voters across the hockey community for the annual honor given to the best Division I goaltender.
Michigan Tech goaltender Blake Pietila won his seventh CCHA Goaltender of the Week honor while players from Lake Superior State, Bemidji State and another Tigers player were recognized for their play over the weekend.
MANKATO In the chase for the MacNaughton Cup, the winner will truly take it all. Behind a 35-save shutout from goaltender Blake Pietila his ninth of the season Michigan Tech beat Minnesota State 2-0 on Friday night at Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center in Mankato.
BEMIDJI -- The Bemidji State men’s hockey team wanted to give its fans something to cheer about on Saturday at the Sanford Center. Celebrating Make-A-Wish Night, the Beavers struggled to score against Michigan Tech goaltender Blake Pietila, who was in elite form.
Blake Pietila’s goals-against average in the month of January was impressive: 1.37 over eight games. The Michigan Tech goaltender's save percentage was just as good, stopping 195 shots at a .947 clip.
DEEPHAVEN, Minn. Minnesota State, the preseason favorite to win the CCHA's regular season title, and Lake Superior State each landed two players on the Preseason all-CCHA team announced Monday, Sept.
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