HOUGHTON, Mich. – The Michigan Tech hockey team is ranked No. 19 in the USCHO Preseason Poll. The Huskies begin their season on Oct. 2-3, hosting No. 14 Minnesota.
 
Second-year Head Coach Bill Muckalt returns 21 players from a season ago when Tech went 23-13-3. Tech was the top pick in both CCHA Preseason Polls by the media and the coaches. Max Koskipirtti was named to the Preseason All-CCHA Team by both the coaches and media and was joined by Isaac Gordon and Owen Bartoszkiewicz on the coaches' selections.
 
Tech also has non-conference weekends at St. Cloud State (Oct. 9-10) and back home versus Alaska (Oct. 16-17) before getting into CCHA play on Oct. 23-24 at Ferris State.
 
Single game tickets for all home hockey games are on sale at BuyHuskiesTickets.com.
 
The USCHO.com Division I Men's Ice Hockey Poll is compiled weekly and consists of 50 voters, including coaches and media professionals from across the country. Media outlets may republish this poll as long as USCHO.com is credited.