Michigan Tech Huskies
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| University | Michigan Technological University |
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| Conference | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, WCHA (Hockey) |
| NCAA | Division II (Division I in Ice Hockey) |
| Athletics director | Suzanne Sanregret |
| Location | Houghton, MI |
| Varsity teams | 7 men and 6 women |
| Football stadium | Sherman Field |
| Basketball arena | Student Development Center Gymnasium |
| Other arenas | John MacInnes Student Ice Arena |
| Mascot | Blizzard T. Husky |
| Nickname | Huskies |
| Fight song | "Fight Tech Fight!" |
| Colors | Gold and Black
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| Homepage | http://www.michigantechhuskies.com |
Michigan Technological University's sports teams are called the Huskies. The Huskies participate in NCAA Division II as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, a member of the Central Collegiate Ski Association for men's and women's nordic skiing, and NCAA Division I Western Collegiate Hockey Association for men's ice hockey.
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[edit] Notable Athletic Alumni
- Joe Berger, NFL Player - Dallas Cowboys
- Chris Conner, NHL Player - Dallas Stars
- John Scott, NHL Player - Minnesota Wild
- Tony Esposito, former NHL Player - Chicago Blackhawks[1][2]
- Randy McKay, former NHL Player - Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, Dallas Stars, and the New Jersey Devils when they won two Stanley Cups.
- Damian Rhodes, NHL Player - Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators, Atlanta Thrashers
- Andy Sutton, NHL Player - Atlanta Thrashers, New York Islanders
- Jarkko Ruutu, NHL Player - Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins, Vancouver Canucks, Team Finland
- Michael Teslak, AHL Player - Philadelphia Phantoms
- Peter Rouleau, CHL Player - Texas Brahmas, ECHL - Player - Pensacola Ice Pilots ,Idaho Steelheads
- Lars Helminen, SM-liiga of Finland Player - JYP, ECHL Player - Idaho Steelheads
- Alan Little, NCBA
[edit] Varsity Sports
[edit] Men's |
[edit] Women's |
[edit] Football
The football program at Tech has been around for over 80 years. On March 18, 2003 the football program was eliminated due to budgets cuts made by the university, but through alumni funding, the program was brought back ten days later. The 2004 football season brought the Huskies into the spotlight with the winning of a GLIAC championship. The 2004 season was also a highlight for the football program due to the "Bash at the Big House," a football game played at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor against rival Grand Valley State University attempted to set an all time attendance record. The team was the 2004 GLIAC Champions.
The winner of the annual game against Northern Michigan University is awarded the Miner's Cup.
[edit] Men's ice hockey
The Men's ice hockey Team is the only athletic program at MTU to compete in Division I athletics. The Huskies compete in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Michigan Tech has had a storied history from its inception in 1919, producing three national championships. The program has played in five different home arenas including the Amphidrome, Calumet Colosseum, Dee Stadium, and the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena. The Husky hockey program is a charter member of the WCHA in 1951 and became a national powerhouse under the leadership of Coach John MacInnes during the 1960s, 1970s, and early 1980s.[3][4] The program, under the leadership of head coach Jamie Russell, is entering a renaissance after many seasons of disappointment[5]. The team has won three NCAA Division I championships (1962, 1965, and 1975) and seven Western Collegiate Hockey Association championships (1962, 1965, 1969, 1971, 1974, and 1976).[6][7]
Recently, the team has attempted to undergo a renaissance under the leadership of former MTU athlete Jamie Russell. The team is attempting to gain attendance through the use of the newly developed “Experience Tech” fee, which appropriates 750 free hockey tickets for students.
The Huskies host and compete in the annual Great Lakes Invitational held in December of each year. The four-team tournament was played for the 44th year in 2008.
Husky hockey fans associate many traditional songs with hockey games. Some of these songs include “The Engineer’s Song,” verses other than the first to “In Heaven There Is No Beer,” and “Blue Skirt Waltz” (stylized as “The Copper Country Anthem”). Student organizations associated with hockey fandom include the student fan section Mitch's Misfits, and DaWGs, the official group representing the Huskies Pep Band.
[edit] NCAA Championships
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | City | Arena |
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| 1962 | Michigan Tech | 7–1 | Clarkson | Utica, NY | Utica Memorial Auditorium |
| 1965 | Michigan Tech | 8–2 | Boston College | Providence, RI | Meehan Auditorium |
| 1975 | Michigan Tech | 6–1 | Minnesota | St. Louis, MO | St. Louis Arena |
[edit] Nordic Skiing
Like many schools in the Northernmost regions of the United States MTU fields men's and women's nordic skiing. The Huskies ski teams compete in the Central Collegiate Ski Association, an NCAA ski-only athletic confernece. MTU has its own downhill ski/snowboard hill, Mont Ripley, just across Portage Lake from campus, and maintains extensive cross-country ski trails (used for mountain biking in summer).
[edit] Fight Song
[edit] Fight Tech Fight
Fight Tech, fight Engineers.
For banners bright Engineers.
From Northern hills, we’ll sound our cry,
We’ll ring your praises to the sky!
Fight Tech, fight Engineers.
For right with might Engineers.
We’ll win the game in the glorious name
of the Michigan Michigan Michigan Engineers![8]
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ "Tony Esposito Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/e/esposto01.html.
- ^ "Tony Esposito's hockey statistics". hockeydb.com. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=1590.
- ^ http://www.cchockeyhistory.org/index.htm
- ^ Erik Nordberg. "From the Archives: Double the Pleasure, Double the Fun". Michigan Tech Magazine. http://www.admin.mtu.edu/urel/magazine/winter06/archives.html.
- ^ http://wcha.cstv.com/schools/mict/wcha-mict-body.html
- ^ "2007-2008 Michigan Tech Ice Hockey Media Guide, p. 87". Michigan Technological University. http://www.michigantechhuskies.com/pdf7/96245.pdf?ATCLID=1311941&SPSID=96246&SPID=10914&DB_OEM_ID=18800.
- ^ "Unofficial MTU Hockey Webpage". cchockeyhistory.org. http://www.cchockeyhistory.org/MTU.htm.
- ^ http://fa.mtu.edu/~dawgs/?page_id=4
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