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2023–24 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season

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2023–24 Michigan Tech Huskies
men's ice hockey season
Great Lakes Invitational, Champion
CCHA Tournament, Champion
NCAA tournament, East Regional Semifinal
ConferenceT–2nd CCHA
Home iceMacInnes Student Ice Arena
Rankings
USCHO#19
USA Hockey#20
Record
Overall19–15–6
Conference12–10–2
Home11–7–3
Road7–7–2
Neutral1–1–1
Coaches and captains
Head coachJoe Shawhan
Assistant coachesTyler Shelast
Jordy Murray
Alec Broetzman
Jamie Phillips
Captain(s)Arvid Caderoth
Logan Pietila
Alternate captain(s)Blake Pietila
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The 2023–24 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season was the 103rd season of play for the program and 6th in the CCHA. The Huskies represented Michigan Technological University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, played their home games at MacInnes Student Ice Arena and were coached by Joe Shawhan in his 7th season.

Season

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Due to a hazing incident, at Bowling Green, Austen Swankler left the program just before the start of the season. After entering the transfer portal, he announced that he had decided to join Michigan Tech.[1] Due to transfer rules, Swankler would not be able to play for the Huskies until the spring semester.

Tech was adding Swankler to a club that had high expectations for itself. Their leading scorer from '23, Kyle Kukkonen, was now entering his second season and the team was backstopped by All-American Blake Pietila, who had returned for a fifth season. While there was a good deal of roster turnover, Tech was still picked to win the CCHA title in the preseason poll.[2] The Huskies entered the year ranked in the top 10 nationally but did not get off to a good start. After tying Minnesota Duluth in the US Hockey Hall of Fame Game, Pietila had a rough couple of weeks in goal. The offense, which was still sorting itself out, got very little help from Kukkonen as he went goal-less in October. Michigan Tech didn't score more than 2 goals in any of their seven contests during the month and finished the month with a dreadful 0–4–3 record.

Adding insult to injury, Patriks Marcinkēvičs had filed a misconduct claim with the university about head coach Joe Shawhan. The Long Island transfer claimed that he had suffered mental abuse in the form of "hurtful comments" while the coach had "fostered a divisive culture".[3] During the subsequent investigation, the school found that Shawhan had kicked Marcinkēvičs out of multiple practices since the beginning of the season. Additionally, in the Huskies' game on October 21, Marcinkēvičs had been benched for the third period after be called for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty in the second, his second minor of the night. Two days later, Marcinkēvičs was kicked out of practice yet again and proceeded to clean out his locker of his own volition. He met with Shawhan afterwards and recorded their conversation without the coach's knowledge. While Marcinkēvičs intended to return at some future date, the school informed him that while it was conducting its investigation into the accusations, he would be unable to return to the team. After three weeks, the school announced that it had completed its review and no action would be taken.[4] When asked for further detail, Michigan Tech said that they were unable to disclose any details of the investigation due to FERPA regulations. The only other detail that was reported was that after Marcinkēvičs had left the team, no other player had come forth with any accusations against the coach. In the interim, Marcinkēvičs had made the recording public and given an interview to TV6 to give his side of the story. Despite his initial intentions, after the review Marcinkēvičs was not allowed to return to the program and instead signed a professional contract.

At the height of the investigation, Tech finally found its offense and swept Augustana for its first wins of the season. The weekend was the coming out party for Isaac Gordon, who recorded a hat-trick in the first game, while fellow freshmen Chase Pietila and Max Koskipirtti also began to grow comfortable in their roles with the team. It took Blake Pietila a little longer to find his form but eventually the team began to play up to expectations and a very good November brought the team up to .500.

After Christmas, the Huskies battled at the Great Lakes Invitational and after a narrow victory over Alaska (its first against a non-CCHA team), Tech found themselves pitted against #7 Michigan State. Though they outclassed in the match, Blake Pietila and Jack Works combined to produced one of the best performances of the season. Tech was outshot 57–25 in the game but Pietila kept his team in the match. He kept MSU off of the scoresheet for long stretches, enabling Works to give the Huskies two separate leads in the game. After Works completed his hat-trick in the third, Pietila turned aside a withering barrage and though he was unable to keep everything out, he did get his club into overtime. The match eventually went to a shootout and Pietila stopped all three attempts by Michigan State, allowing the marker from Ryland Mosley to stand as the winning score.[5]

While all signs pointed to Tech having overcome its poor start, the team proceeded to immediately fall on its face and get swept by St. Thomas. The team then played .500 hockey over the next four weeks as the offense began to struggle. During this month-long stretch, the defense was about the only thing holding the team together. It wasn't until late-February that the offense woke up once more and Tech finished strong to pull into a tie with St. Thomas. However, because the Tommies had the tie-breaker, Tech was given the third seed for the CCHA tournament.

The Huskies opened their postseason run against Bowling Green, however, they would do so without Swankler. When the forward hit the ice at the Great Lakes Invitational he initially looked right at home and recorded 3 assists in his first three games. Afterwards, however, he went pointless in seven while the team went through its offensive dry spell. In early November, Swankler was felled by an undisclosed injury that would cost him the rest of his season.[6] With him unable to participate, it fell to the rest of the Huskies to get revenge in his name. Gordon's 3-point game was more than enough when Blake Pietila posted his fourth shutout of the season Tech continued to hammer the puck at the net in the rematch but a poor game from Pietila let a little drama creep in; the Falcons went 2-for-2 on the power play and twice were able to take the lead despite getting just 15 shots in the game. Tech, however, continued its offensive surge and scored 4 power play goals. A second 3-point effort from Gordon was just what the team needed to win a 1-goal game and advance to the semifinals.

Against Minnesota State, Tech needed all of the offense it could muster. Three separate times the Huskies got behind but each time they managed to tie the game. Special teams once again were key for Tech as they scored on the power play and had Logan Pietila score late in the third on a penalty shot. As the final seconds were ticking away, Tech fired a puck towards the Maverick net. While the shot looked to be going wide, the MSU netminder kicked it away. Instead of going into the corner, however, the puck deflected up behind the net and struck the glass. It rebounded back over the goal and a Minnesota State defender went to swipe it away from danger. He missed the puck which instead struck him in the helmet, then bounced back towards the goal and dropped behind the goaltender and into the cage. Logan Pietila was given credit for his second goal of the game and with just 9 seconds left on the clock, it proved to be the game-winner.[7] In the championship game, there were fewer goals but no less drama. Bemidji State opened the scoring but, less than a minute later, Chase Pietila tied the score. Rylan Mosley's 18th of the season in the middle of the second period gave Tech the lead and from then on it was up to Blake Pietila to carry them to the finish. Their star netminder stopped 17 shots in the third, as well as a Beaver power play in the final 5 minutes, to lead the Huskies to victory and send Tech back to the NCAA tournament.

Due in no small part to their terrible non-conference record, Michigan Tech received the 16th and last seed and was set against Boston College. The Huskies played the Eagles well in the first two periods and a short-handed goal from Max Koskipirtti gave some hope that Tech might be able to pull off the upset. Down by just 1 goal entering the third, BC's vaunted offense took over and they scored three goals in quick succession. Michigan Tech had no response and the game was all but over with 10 minutes to play. The final nail in the coffin came when Mosley was given a match penalty for contact to the head and BC scored twice on the ensuing major penalty.[8] Regardless of the sour end, Michigan Tech had battled to several obstacles to produce a successful season.

Departures

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Player Position Nationality Cause
Tristan Ashbrook Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Savannah Ghost Pirates)
Jake Crespi Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Ferencvárosi TC)
Frank Dovorany Defenseman  United States Left program (retired)
Logan Ganie Forward  Canada Graduate transfer to Robert Morris
Topi Heiskanen Defenseman  Finland Signed professional contract (KalPa)
David Jankowski Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Wheeling Nailers)
Chris Lipe Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Iowa Heartlanders)
Patriks Marcinkēvičs Forward  Latvia Left program mid-season (signed with Utah Grizzlies)
Nick Nardella Forward  United States Signed professional contract (Cincinnati Cyclones)
Ryan O'Connell Defenseman  Canada Graduation (signed with Toulouse-Blagnac)
Parker Saretsky Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Fort Wayne Komets)
Brett Thorne Defenseman  Canada Left Program

Recruiting

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Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Henry Bartle Forward  United States 20 Blaine, MN
Matthew Campbell Defenseman  Canada 21 North Vancouver, BC; transfer from Quinnipiac
Lachlan Getz Defenseman  United States 21 Northfield, IL; transfer from Boston University
Isaac Gordon Forward  Canada 19 Landmark, MB
Max Koskipirtti Forward  Finland 19 Espoo, FIN
Patriks Marcinkēvičs Forward  Latvia 22 Riga, LAT; transfer from Long Island
Cameron Moger Defenseman  Canada 21 Vernon, BC
Chase Pietila Defenseman  United States 19 Howell, MI
Lauri Raiman Forward  Finland 19 Vantaa, FIN
Nick Williams Defenseman  Finland 21 Edina, MN

Roster

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As of September 18, 2023.[9]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 British Columbia Cameron Moger Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 2002-04-22 Vernon, British Columbia Coquitlam (BCHL)
4 Minnesota Henry Bartle Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2003-06-03 Blaine, Minnesota Des Moines (USHL)
5 Australia Tyrone Bronte Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-05-07 Melbourne, Australia Alabama–Huntsville (WCHA)
6 Finland Lauri Raiman Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2004-01-27 Vantaa, Finland Pelicans U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
7 Finland Kasper Vähärautio Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2002-10-02 Helsinki, Finland Jokerit U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
8 Tennessee Trevor Russell Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 2000-02-02 Old Hickory, Tennessee Aberdeen (NAHL)
9 Minnesota Kyle Kukkonen Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 2002-11-13 Maple Grove, Minnesota Madison (USHL) ANA, 162nd overall 2021
10 Illinois Lachlan Getz Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-02-01 Northfield, Illinois Boston University (HEA)
11 Ontario Ryland Mosley Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-02-15 Arnprior, Ontario Carleton Place (CCHL)
12 Alberta Kash Rasmussen Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-04-20 Cochrane, Alberta Bonnyville (AJHL)
13 Michigan Logan Pietila (C) Graduate F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-01-27 Howell, Michigan Dubuque (USHL)
14 Finland Max Koskipirtti Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2004-08-16 Espoo, Finland Kiekko-Espoo U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
15 British Columbia Matthew Campbell Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2003-03-04 North Vancouver, British Columbia Quinnipiac (ECAC)
16 Manitoba Isaac Gordon Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2004-01-29 Landmark, Manitoba Sioux Falls (USHL)
17 Michigan Chase Pietila Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 2004-03-03 Howell, Michigan Youngstown (USHL)
18 Michigan Alex Nordstrom Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2000-11-15 Atlantic Mine, Michigan Green Bay (USHL)
19 Minnesota Nick Williams Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 2002-09-21 Edina, Minnesota Youngstown (USHL)
20 Sweden Arvid Caderoth (C) Senior F 6' 5" (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2000-05-14 Gothenburg, Sweden Frölunda J20 (J20 SuperElit)
21 Wisconsin Blais Richartz Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-06-23 Menomonie, Wisconsin Lincoln (USHL)
22 Sweden Marcus Pedersen Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2001-05-25 Stockholm, Sweden Malmö J20 (J20 Nationell)
23 Minnesota Trevor Kukkonen Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2001-02-01 Maple Grove, Minnesota Minnesota Magicians (NAHL)
24 Florida Oliver Bezick Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-06-12 Delray Beach, Florida Amarillo (NAHL)
25 Michigan Jed Pietila Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-01-13 Howell, Michigan Austin (NAHL)
26 Michigan Evan Orr Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-01-09 Shelby Township, Michigan Northeast (NAHL)
27 Latvia Patriks Marcinkēvičs Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 2001-05-06 Riga, Latvia Long Island (NCAA)
27 Pennsylvania Austen Swankler Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-08-21 North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania Bowling Green (CCHA)
28 Minnesota Levi Stauber Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-01-16 Hermantown, Minnesota Danbury (NAHL)
29 Northwest Territories Jack Works Junior (RS) F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-05-23 Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Denver (NCHC)
30 Finland Max Väyrynen Sophomore G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2002-06-18 Espoo, Finland Ässät U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
31 Michigan Blake Pietila (A) Graduate G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-01-27 Howell, Michigan Cedar Rapids (USHL)
35 Colorado Michael Morelli Sophomore G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 154 lb (70 kg) 2001-04-25 Arvada, Colorado Maryland (NAHL)

Standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Bemidji State 24 15 7 2 2 1 2 48 82 64 38 20 16 2 117 111
St. Thomas 24 12 11 1 0 2 0 39 68 62 37 15 20 2 97 105
#19 Michigan Tech* 24 12 10 2 1 2 0 39 63 54 40 19 15 6 109 102
Minnesota State 24 12 10 2 2 1 1 38 73 62 37 18 15 4 111 96
Northern Michigan 24 10 10 4 1 1 2 36 57 67 34 12 16 6 83 105
Bowling Green 24 11 12 1 1 1 1 35 60 69 36 13 22 1 86 116
Lake Superior State 24 11 12 1 2 2 0 34 79 73 38 17 20 1 114 113
Ferris State 24 6 17 1 3 2 1 19 49 80 36 10 24 2 83 125
Augustana ^ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 12 18 4 90 105
Championship: March 22, 2024
† indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Mason Cup)
^ Augustana is playing a transition schedule of 16 games against conference opponents that are not counted in the standings
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 7 8:07 pm at #17 Minnesota Duluth* #10 AMSOIL ArenaDuluth, Minnesota (US Hockey Hall of Fame Game)   Pietila T 2–2 OT 6,017 0–0–1
October 13 7:07 pm Alaska* #9 MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan FloHockey Pietila L 1–4  3,454 0–1–1
October 14 6:07 pm Alaska* #9 MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan FloHockey Pietila T 2–2 OT 3,454 0–1–2
October 20 7:07 pm Wisconsin* #17 MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan FloHockey Pietila L 2–4  3,394 0–2–2
October 21 6:07 pm Wisconsin* #17 MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan FloHockey Pietila L 2–5  3,394 0–3–2
October 27 7:00 pm at St. Lawrence* Appleton ArenaCanton, New York ESPN+ Pietila T 2–2 OT 1,073 0–3–3
October 28 7:00 pm at Clarkson* Cheel ArenaPotsdam, New York ESPN+ Väyrynen L 1–3  2,962 0–4–3
November 3 7:07 pm Augustana* MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan FloHockey Pietila W 6–4  2,527 1–4–3
November 4 6:07 pm Augustana* MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan FloHockey Väyrynen W 4–3 OT 3,021 2–4–3
November 10 8:07 pm at Bemidji State Sanford CenterBemidji, Minnesota FloHockey Pietila W 4–2  1,632 3–4–3 (1–0–0)
November 11 7:07 pm at Bemidji State Sanford CenterBemidji, Minnesota FloHockey Pietila L 4–6  1,740 3–5–3 (1–1–0)
November 17 7:07 pm Ferris State MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan FloHockey Väyrynen L 2–3 OT 2,379 3–6–3 (1–2–0)
November 18 6:07 pm Ferris State MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan FloHockey Pietila W 3–2  2,279 4–6–3 (2–2–0)
November 24 8:07 pm at Minnesota State Mayo Clinic Health System Event CenterMankato, Minnesota FloHockey Pietila W 3–2 OT 3,732 5–6–3 (3–2–0)
November 25 7:07 pm at Minnesota State Mayo Clinic Health System Event CenterMankato, Minnesota FloHockey Pietila W 3–2  4,023 6–6–3 (4–2–0)
December 1 7:07 pm Bowling Green MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan FloHockey Pietila L 1–2 OT 2,974 6–7–3 (4–3–0)
December 2 6:07 pm Bowling Green MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan FloHockey Pietila W 3–2  2,759 7–7–3 (5–3–0)
December 8 7:07 pm Northern Michigan MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan (Rivalry) FloHockey Pietila W 4–2  3,649 8–7–3 (6–3–0)
December 9 6:07 pm at Northern Michigan Berry Events CenterMarquette, Michigan (Rivalry) FloHockey Pietila L 1–3  8–8–3 (6–4–0)
Great Lakes Invitational
December 28 3:30 pm vs. Alaska* Van Andel ArenaGrand Rapids, Michigan (Great Lakes Invitational Semifinal) FloHockey Pietila W 3–2 OT 6,880 9–8–3
December 29 7:00 pm vs. #7 Michigan State* Van Andel ArenaGrand Rapids, Michigan (Great Lakes Invitational Championship) FloHockey Pietila T 3–3 SOW 6,958 9–8–4
January 6 6:07 pm at Northern Michigan* Berry Events CenterMarquette, Michigan (Rivalry, Exhibition) FloHockey Väyrynen L 2–7  3,911
January 11 8:07 pm at St. Thomas St. Thomas Ice ArenaMendota Heights, Minnesota FloHockey Pietila L 3–4  1,021 9–9–4 (6–5–0)
January 13 6:07 pm at St. Thomas St. Thomas Ice ArenaMendota Heights, Minnesota FloHockey Pietila L 1–3  1,059 9–10–4 (6–6–0)
January 19 7:07 pm Bemidji State MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan FloHockey Pietila W 2–1  2,864 10–10–4 (7–6–0)
January 20 6:07 pm Bemidji State MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan FloHockey Pietila T 2–2 SOL 2,769 10–10–5 (7–6–1)
January 26 7:07 pm at Lake Superior State Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey Pietila L 1–3  1,126 10–11–5 (7–7–1)
January 27 6:07 pm at Lake Superior State Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey Pietila W 1–0  1,602 11–11–5 (8–7–1)
February 2 7:07 pm at Northern Michigan Berry Events CenterMarquette, Michigan (Rivalry) FloHockey Pietila L 1–4  4,260 11–12–5 (8–8–1)
February 3 6:07 pm Northern Michigan MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan (Rivalry) FloHockey Pietila T 3–3 SOL 3,730 11–12–6 (8–8–2)
February 9 7:07 pm Minnesota State MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan (Winter Carnival) FloHockey Pietila W 3–1  3,704 12–12–6 (9–8–2)
February 10 5:07 pm Minnesota State MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan (Winter Carnival) FloHockey Pietila L 2–4  3,773 12–13–6 (9–9–2)
February 23 7:07 pm at Bowling Green Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio FloHockey Pietila W 7–0  2,664 13–13–6 (10–9–2)
February 24 7:07 pm at Bowling Green Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio FloHockey Pietila W 3–1  4,184 14–13–6 (11–9–2)
March 1 7:07 pm St. Thomas MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan FloHockey Pietila L 0–2  2,371 14–14–6 (11–10–2)
March 2 6:07 pm St. Thomas MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan FloHockey Pietila W 6–0  2,851 15–14–6 (12–10–2)
CCHA Tournament
March 8 7:07 pm Bowling Green* MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan (Quarterfinal Game 1) FloHockey Pietila W 5–0  2,718 16–14–6
March 9 6:07 pm Bowling Green* MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan (Quarterfinal Game 2) FloHockey Pietila W 6–5  2,889 17–14–6
March 16 5:07 pm Minnesota State* MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan (Semifinal) FloHockey Pietila W 4–3  3,527 18–14–6
March 22 8:07 pm at #20 Bemidji State* Sanford CenterBemidji, Minnesota (Championship) FloHockey Pietila W 2–1  4,373 19–14–6
NCAA Tournament
March 29 2:00 pm vs. #1 Boston College* #20 Amica Mutual PavilionProvidence, Rhode Island (East Regional Semifinal) ESPNU Pietila L 1–6  6,988 19–15–6
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[10]

NCAA tournament

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East Regional semifinal

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March 29, 2024
2:00 pm
(1) Boston College6–1
(1–1, 1–0, 4–0)
(4) Michigan TechAmica Mutual Pavilion
Attendance: 6,988
Game reference
Jacob FowlerGoaliesBlake PietilaReferees:
Ryan Hersey
Nathan Wieler
Linesmen:
Tyler Liffrig
Erik Contino
(Jellvik, Powell) Cutter Gauthier (36) – 0:361–0
1–112:55 – SHMax Koskipirtti (4) (unassisted)
(Malone, Hreschuk) Ryan Leonard (28) – GW – 26:572–1
(Malone, Powell) Connor Joyce (12) – 44:473–1
(Smith, Leonard) Oskar Jellvik (13) – 45:354–1
(Gauthier, Powell) Ryan Leonard (29) – PP – 47:585–1
(Jellvik, Leonard) Cutter Gauthier (37) – PP – 51:256–1
21 minPenalties31 min
38Shots24

Scoring statistics

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Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Isaac Gordon F 40 18 18 36 4
Ryland Mosley LW 40 18 15 33 10
Logan Pietila RW 40 13 16 29 4
Chase Pietila D 40 3 19 22 60
Max Koskipirtti C/W 33 4 17 21 10
Jack Works F 35 10 10 20 17
Tyrone Bronte C 35 6 8 14 26
Jed Pietila D 40 2 12 14 26
Arvid Caderoth C/RW 35 7 6 13 14
Kash Rasmussen F 35 3 9 12 9
Kyle Kukkonen C 27 1 11 12 18
Matthew Campbell D 30 4 7 11 8
Marcus Pedersen LW/RW 37 5 4 9 2
Alex Nordstrom F 26 4 4 8 6
Blais Richartz F 31 3 4 7 8
Trevor Russell D 38 0 7 7 30
Henry Bartle F 16 1 4 5 19
Nick Williams D 25 1 4 5 8
Lauri Raiman C/W 32 2 2 4 4
Lachlan Getz D 28 1 2 3 8
Austen Swankler C 10 0 3 3 10
Patriks Marcinkēvičs LW 5 1 1 2 4
Evan Orr D 14 1 1 2 2
Levi Stauber F 20 1 1 2 4
Kasper Vähärautio D 37 0 2 2 12
Blake Pietila G 37 0 1 1 0
Michael Morelli G 1 0 0 0 0
Oliver Bezick D 1 0 0 0 0
Trevor Kukkonen F 2 0 0 0 2
Max Väyrynen G 4 0 0 0 0
Total 109 188 297 326

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Goaltending statistics

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Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Blake Pietila 37 2215:45 18 13 6 88 973 4 .917 2.38
Max Väyrynen 5 199:43 1 2 0 8 70 0 .897 2.40
Empty Net - 23:49 - - - 7 - - - -
Total 40 2439:17 19 15 6 103 1044 4 .910 2.53

Rankings

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Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 (Final)
USCHO.com 10 9 17 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 20 19
USA Hockey 11 10 17 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 20 20 20

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 11 and 25.[12]
Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.

Awards and honors

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Player Award Ref
Isaac Gordon CCHA Rookie of the Year [13]
Blake Pietila CCHA Second Team [14]
Isaac Gordon
Isaac Gordon CCHA Rookie Team [15]
Round Pick Player NHL team
4 111 Chase Pietila Pittsburgh Penguins

† incoming freshman [16]

References

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