SEASON FINALE
• Michigan Tech opens the CCHA Mason Cup Playoffs with a best-of-three quarterfinal series at Bowling Green.
• The Huskies are the No. 5 seed and the Falcons are the No. 4 seed.
• The puck drops at 7:07 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Slate Family Ice Arena and 5:07 p.m. on Sunday if there's a Game 3.
• The Huskies had a shutout win and tie and shootout loss at BG in late November.
• Tech is 16-15-3 and BGSU is 16-13-4.
 
OTHER FIRST ROUND MATCHUPS
• No. 1 Minnesota State hosts No. 8 Lake Superior State.
• No. 2 Augustana hosts No. 7 Bemidji State.
• No. 3 St. Thomas hosts No. 6 Ferris State.
 
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
• The CCHA Semifinals are on Saturday, March 15 at the top two remaining seeds.
• The Mason Cup Championship Game is Friday, March 21.
 
ON THE RADIO
• Mix 93.5 FM WKMJ broadcasts all Michigan Tech hockey games.
• Fans can listen live on the radio at Mix 93.5 FM WKMJ, online at TheMix93.com or Pasty.com, or by using your favorite radio streaming app.
• Dirk Hembroff will call all the action in his 23rd year behind the microphone.
 
WATCH THE GAMES
• All Michigan Tech home and CCHA games during the 2024-25 season will be live-streamed on Midco Sports Plus 2.
• Fans can stream all CCHA games live and on-demand, on their home televisions, computers, tablets, and mobile devices via Midco Sports Plus.
• The app is available on mobile/tablet apps (iOS and Android), connected TV device apps (AppleTV, FireTV and Roku) and a web-based browser interface.
 
INTERNATIONAL STREAMING
• International viewers can stream all CCHA games through a partnership with Stretch Internet at https://stream.prestosports.com/cchahockey
• The pricing structure reflects Midco Sports Plus and is only available to viewers outside of the United States and Canada.
 
SCOUTING THE FALCONS
• Bowling Green finished the regular season 16-13-4 overall and 12-10-4 in the CCHA.
• The Falcons are 8-5-3 on home ice and have won one of their last five games overall.
• Ryan O'Hara tallied 32 points in the regular season and Brody Waters scored 16 goals. He leads the nation with 10 power-play goals.
• Goaltender Christian Stoever is 10-2-3 with a 1.95 goals-against average and .939 save percentage which ranks fourth in the nation.
• Dennis Williams is in his first season as head coach. Williams played for the Falcons from 1997-2001 and was also an assistant coach early in his career.
• The Falcons were picked fifth in both CCHA Preseason Polls after going
13-22-1 last season with an 11-12-1 mark in the CCHA.
 
SERIES INFO
• Tech is 28-25-6 all-time against Bowling Green, dating back to 1972.
• The Huskies are 13-14-2 against the Falcons on the road.
• Tech is 4-4 against BGSU in the conference playoffs which includes a win in the 2017 WCHA Championship Game in Houghton and a win in the 2015 WCHA Semifinal at Xcel Energy Center.
• In the conference first round, Tech is 2-4 with a series win in 2024 in Houghton, and losses in 2014 and 2019.
• All four playoff losses to BG have been in Ohio.
 
FIRST MEETING
• The Huskies took 4-of-6 CCHA points at Bowling Green on Nov. 29-30.
• Tech shutout the Falcons 3-0 on Friday and skated to a 2-2 tie on Saturday.
• Logan Morrell, Viktor Hurtig, Matthew Campbell, Stiven Sardarian, and Isaac Gordon scored the goals. It was the first Michigan Tech goals for Morrell and Hurtig.
• Derek Mullahy earned his second shutout of the season on Friday and made 59 saves in the series. He was named CCHA Goaltender of the Week after the performance.
 
STATISTICAL NOTES
• Tech has five shutouts this season which ranks third in the nation. Ryan Manzella has three shutouts and Derek Mullahy has a pair.
• Tech's power play ranks sixth in the country at 26.2 percent. The Huskies have scored 28 power play goals this season which ranks sixth.
• Elias Jansson leads the Huskies with 12 goals which leads CCHA freshmen and ranks ninth in the country amongst NCAA newcomers. His six power-play goals rank third in the CCHA.
• Kasper Vaharautio ranks seventh in the country with 70 blocked shots.
• Stiven Sardarian leads the Huskies with 34 points this season with 10 goals and 24 assists. His 24 assists lead the CCHA and ranks 13th in the nation.
• Logan Morrell is second in the CCHA in faceoff winning percentage (.591).
• Max Koskipirtti ranks fifth in the CCHA in assists (20) and
• Isaac Gordon is fifth in shots on goal (110) and sixth with 19 assists.
• Chase Pietila leads the CCHA in penalties (21) and penalty minutes (50).
 
ROOKIE OF THE MONTH
• Elias Jansson is the CCHA Rookie of the Month for February.
• Jansson paced CCHA freshmen with nine points in February, scoring five goals with four assists in seven games.
• Jansson leads the Huskies with 12 goals which leads CCHA freshmen and ranks ninth in the country amongst NCAA newcomers. His six power-play goals rank third in the CCHA.
 
HUSKIES IN NHL
• Jake Lucchini earned his first call-up of the season to the Nashville Predators last week. The former Tech captain has also played for the Minnesota Wild and Ottawa Senators in his pro career.
• Matt Roy has skated in 51 games for the Washington Capitals and has two goals and 20 assists.
• Brian Halonen appeared in a pair of games with the New Jersey Devils earlier this season.
• Pheonix Copley played in one game between the pipes for the Los Angeles Kings near the beginning of the season.
 
COACH SHAWHAN
• Joe Shawhan won his 150th game as head coach of the Huskies on Jan. 11, 2025.
• He is in his eighth season and is 154-118-29.
• Shawhan was named the 2023 CCHA Coach of the Year and is one of only two coaches to take four different Michigan Tech teams to the NCAA Tournament.
• He won his 100th career game at Bowling Green on November 5, 2022, and ranks second in wins by a Tech hockey coach.
• Shawhan's 22 wins in his first season tied for the most ever by a first-year Michigan Tech coach. Jim Nahrgang won 22 games in 1982-83.
• Shawhan was named the 22nd head coach of the Huskies on May 30, 2017, after serving as an assistant coach for Tech over the previous three seasons.
 
CCHA & NATIONAL ROOKIE OF THE MONTH
• Ryan Manzella was named the National and CCHA Rookie of the Month for January after going 5-0 with a 1.23 goals-against average and .950 save percentage. He also had three shutouts.
• He led the CCHA in GAA and shutouts for the month.
• Manzella joined the Huskies in late December and is 6-0 through seven appearances and five starts. He has a 1.41 goals-against average and .942 save percentage. His three shutouts rank third in the country.
• He played 11 games this season with Sioux Falls in the USHL and held a 2.40 goals-against average and .904 save percentage.
 
DECEMBER POM
• HCA National & CCHA Rookie of the Month - Logan Morrell scored a CCHA-leading six goals and added one assist for seven points across December, producing a plus-6 rating. He notched at least one point if 4-of-6 games.
• CCHA Forward of the Month - Stiven Sardarian produced a nation-best 10 points in December, scoring one goal and contributing nine assists. Compiling a league-leading plus-7 rating, his month was highlighted by his first five-point game (1 goal, 4 assists) at Bemidji State.
 
NON-CONFERENCE
• The Huskies went 4-4 in non-conference play.
• Tech swept Alaska on Oct. 11-12 with a pair of 2-1 victories.
• Clarkson swept Tech on Oct. 25-26 in Houghton.
• Tech fell 4-3 in OT to No. 6 Western Michigan in the GLI Semifinal and defeated NMU 4-3 in OT in the GLI Third Place Game.
• The Huskies fell 3-2 to No. 10 UMass Lowell in the Cactus Cup Semifinal and defeated Holy Cross 4-3 in OT in the consolation game.
 
GLI ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
• Matthew Campbell was named to the GLI All-Tournament Team after scoring a goal in each game.
• The junior defenseman has three goals and an assist over the past four games.
 
CCHA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
• Feb. 24 – Elias Jansson – CCHA Rookie of the Week
• Feb. 17 – Rylan Brown – CCHA Rookie of the Week
• Feb. 10 – Elias Jansson – CCHA Rookie of the Week
• Jan. 27 – Elias Jansson – CCHA Rookie of the Week
• Jan. 6 – Logan Morrell – CCHA Rookie of the Week
• Jan. 2 – Stiven Sardarian – CCHA Forward of the Week
• Jan. 2 – Logan Morrell – CCHA Rookie of the Week
• Dec. 16 – Stiven Sardarian – CCHA Forward of the Week
• Dec. 16 – Logan Morrell – CCHA Rookie of the Week
• Dec. 2 – Derek Mullahy – CCHA Goaltender of the Week
• Nov. 11 – Stiven Sardarian – CCHA Forward of the Week
• Nov. 4 – Max Koskipirtti – CCHA Forward of the Week
• Oct. 14 – Max Vayrynen – CCHA Goaltender of the Week
• Oct. 14 – Elias Jansson – CCHA Rookie of the Week
 
CAPTAINS
• Senior Jack Works was named the captain of the 2024-25 Huskies.
• Senior Alex Nordstrom, junior Trevor Russell and sophomores Isaac Gordon and Chase Pietila are also on the leadership team as alternate captains.
 
CCHA PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR
• Sophomore Isaac Gordon was named the CCHA Preseason Player of the Year as voted on by the league's coaches.
• He was tied with Lucas Wahlin from St. Thomas and Connor Milburn from Lake Superior State for the honor.
 
PRESEASON ALL-CCHA
Sophomore forward Isaac Gordon and sophomore defenseman Chase Pietila were both named to the coaches and the media's Preseason All-CCHA Team.
 
ASSISTANT COACHES
• Former captain Raymond Brice was added as an assistant coach in the offseason.
• Brice joins Tyler Shelast (fourth season) and Jordy Murray (third season) on staff.
 
PRESEASON CCHA COACHES POLL
• Tech was picked in a tie for second in the Preseason CCHA Coaches' Poll with Bemidji State. The Beavers earned one more first-place vote.
• Minnesota State, Bowling Green, Lake Superior State, Augustana, and Ferris State round out the top eight with Northern Michigan in the ninth slot.
 
PRESEASON CCHA MEDIA POLL
• Tech was picked fourth in the Preseason CCHA Media Poll behind Bemidji State, St. Thomas, and Minnesota State.
• Bowling Green, Lake Superior State, Augustana, Northern Michigan, and Ferris State rounded out the poll.
 
NHL DEVELOPMENT CAMPS
• Matthew Campbell – Philadelphia Flyers (2024)
• Isaac Gordon – Columbus Blue Jackets (2024)
• Viktor Hurtig – New Jersey (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
• Chase Pietila – Pittsburgh Penguins (2024)
• Trevor Russell – New Jersey (2022, 2023)
• Stiven Sardarian – Buffalo Sabres (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
• Max Vayrynen – Calgary Flames (2023)
 
NHL DRAFT PICKS
• Stiven Sardarian was selected by Buffalo in the third round of the 2021 NHL Draft with the 88th pick.
• Chase Pietila was drafted by Pittsburgh in the fourth round of the 2024 NHL Draft with the 111th pick.
• Viktor Hurtig was picked by New Jersey in the sixth round of the 2021 NHL Draft with the 164th selection.
 
TRANSFERS
• Owen Baker played seven games in one season at Michigan State. He notched two points with a goal and an assist.
• Viktor Hurtig skated in 43 games over two seasons at Michigan State. He tallied seven points with two goals and five assists.
• Derek Mullahy saw action in 30 career games for Harvard from 2020-24. He held a career 2.69 goals-against average and .903 save percentage, going 10-14-4.
• Stiven Sardarian played the last two seasons for New Hampshire. In 61 NCAA games, he has tallied nine goals and 12 assists
• Jack Works began his collegiate career with 15 games over two seasons with Denver. He tallied one assist with the Pioneers in his NCAA debut and was a member of the 2022 NCAA National Championship team.
 
FRESHMEN
• Tech has 10 freshmen on the roster with six forwards, two defensemen, and two goaltenders.
• Forwards: Tom Leppa, Logan Morrell, Elias Jansson, Philip Fankl, Ryder Matter, and Quinn Disher.
• Defensemen: Rylan Brown and Tyler Miller.
• Goaltenders: Bryant Lee and Ryan Manzella.
 
ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTION
• Isaac Gordon – CCHA Rookie of the Year (2023-24), All-CCHA Second Team (2023-24) & All-CCHA Rookie Team (2023-24)
 
2023-24 RECAP
• Tech made its third straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 2023-24 and its fourth under Shawhan after winning the program's first CCHA Mason Cup Championship.
• The Huskies finished 19-15-6 overall and tied for second in the CCHA with a 12-10-2 record.
• The Black and Gold swept Bowling Green in the CCHA First Round. The Huskies then edged Minnesota State in the CCHA Semifinal and won the conference tournament title at Bemidji State.
• Tech won the 58th Great Lakes Invitational after defeating Alaska in overtime and earning a shootout win over Michigan State in the title game.
 
INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR
• Tech's roster boasts players from five different countries.
• United States: 12
• Canada: 7
• Finland: 6
• Sweden: 3
• Russia: 1
 
HUSKIES HOCKEY RADIO SHOW
• The Michigan Tech Huskies Hockey Show airs weekly throughout the season at 10 a.m. on Mondays with host Dirk Hembroff.
• The program features regular appearances by the coaching staff and current Huskies.
• The show can be heard live on Mix 93.5 FM and is streamed on the TuneIn Radio app and online at Pasty.net or themix93.com.
 
SUPERIOR PLAYER OF THE GAME
• Superior National Bank sponsors the Superior Player of the Game.
• Oct. 5 – Elias Jansson – Two goals
• Oct. 11 – Max Koskipirtti – 1 goal, 1 assist
• Oct. 12 – Max Vayrynen – 15 saves
• Oct. 25 – Stiven Sardarian – 1 goal
• Oct. 26 – Derek Mullahy – 31 saves
• Nov. 1 – Derek Mullahy – Shutout, 34 saves
• Nov. 2 – Max Koskipirtti – 1 goal, 2 assists
• Nov. 8 – Stiven Sardarian – 1 goal, 1 assist
• Nov. 9 – Derek Mullahy – career high 36 saves
• Nov. 22 – Rylan Brown – scored first NCAA goal
• Nov. 23 – Jack Works – scored lone goal
• Nov. 29 – Viktor Hurtig – scored first Tech goal
• Nov. 30 – Isaac Gordon – tied the game
• Dec. 6 – Rylan Brown – 1 goal, 1 assist
• Dec. 7 – Logan Morrell – 1 goal
• Dec. 13 – Logan Morrell – 2 goals
• Dec. 14 – Stiven Sardarian – 5 points
• Dec. 29 – Trevor Kukkonen – 1 goal, 1 assist
• Dec. 30 – Stiven Sardarian – 3 assists
• Jan. 3 – Elias Jansson – 1 goal
• Jan. 4 – Stiven Sardarian – 1 goal, 2 assists
• Jan. 10 – Trevor Kukkonen – 2 assists
• Jan. 11 – Ryan Manzella – shutout
• Jan. 17 – Nick Williams – 1 assist, 3 blocks
• Jan. 18 – Ryan Manzella – shutout
• Jan. 24 – Elias Jansson – 2 goals
• Jan. 25 – Ryan Manzella – shutout
• Feb. 7 – Henry Bartle – 2 assists
• Feb. 8 – Elias Jansson – hat trick
• Feb. 14 – Chase Pietila – scored
• Feb. 15 – Alex Nordstrom – 2 goals
• Feb. 21 – Alex Nordstrom – hat trick
• Feb. 22 – Marcus Pedersen – 1 goal
• Feb. 28 – Elias Jansson – 1 goal, 1 assist
• Mar. 1 – Jack Works – 1 goal