2022–23 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season

2022–23 Michigan Tech Huskies
men's ice hockey season
2022–23 Michigan Tech Huskies; men's ice hockey season
Conference	CCHA
Home ice	MacInnes Student Ice Arena
Record
Overall	0–1–0
Road	0–1–0
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach	Joe Shawhan
Assistant Coaches	Tyler Shelast; Jordy Murray; Jamie Phillips
Captain(s)	Arvid Caderoth; Brett Thorne
Alternate captain(s)	Ryland Mosley; Logan Pietila
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The 2022–23 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season is the 102nd season of play for the program. They represent Michigan Technological University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season and for the 5th season in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA). They are coached by Joe Shawhan, in his sixth season, and play their home games at MacInnes Student Ice Arena.

Season

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Cayden Bailey	Goaltender	United States	Left program (retired)
Trenton Bliss	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Grand Rapids Griffins)
Alec Broetzman	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Iowa Heartlanders)
Tyrell Buckley	Defenseman	Canada	Graduate transfer to Canisius
Brenden Datema	Defenseman	United States	Transferred to Canisius
Grant Docter	Defenseman	United States	Transferred to St. Thomas
Eric Gotz	Defenseman	United States	Graduate transfer to Vermont
Brian Halonen	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with New Jersey Devils)
Michael Karow	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (signed with Texas Stars)
Justin Misiak	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Idaho Steelheads)
Tommy Parrottino	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Idaho Steelheads)
Matthew Quercia	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Wheeling Nailers)
Mark Sinclair	Goaltender	Canada	Graduation (signed with Cincinnati Cyclones)
Colin Swoyer	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (signed with Pittsburgh Penguins)

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Oliver Bezick	Defenseman	United States	21	Delray Beach, FL
Frank Dovorany	Defenseman	United States	21	Wausau, WI
Topi Heiskanen	Defenseman	Finland	20	Kuopio, FIN
David Jankowski	Forward	Canada	25	Dundas, ON; graduate transfer from St. Lawrence
Kyle Kukkonen	Forward	United States	19	Maple Grove, MN; selected 162nd overall in 2021
Trevor Kukkonen	Forward	United States	21	Maple Grove, MN
Michael Morelli	Goaltender	United States	21	Arvada, CO
Ryan O'Connell	Defenseman	Canada	23	Gloucester, ON; graduate transfer from Ohio State; selected 203rd overall in 2017
Evan Orr	Defenseman	United States	21	Shelby Township, MI
Kash Rasmussen	Forward	Canada	21	Cochrane, AB
Kasper Vähärautio	Defenseman	Finland	19	Helsinki, FIN
Max Väyrynen	Goaltender	Finland	20	Espoo, FIN

Roster

As of August 26, 2022.^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2	Topi Heiskanen	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-07-02	Kuopio, Finland	KalPa U20 (U20 SM-sarja)	—
3	Ryan O'Connell	Graduate	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-04-25	Manotick, Ontario	Ohio State (Big Ten)	TOR, 203rd overall 2017
4	Chris Lipe	Senior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1999-11-23	Rockford, Michigan	Dubuque (USHL)	—
5	Tyrone Bronte	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1999-05-07	Melbourne, Australia	Alabama–Huntsville (WCHA)	—
6	Levi Stauber	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2000-01-16	Hermantown, Minnesota	Danbury (NAHL)	—
7	Nick Nardella	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	1999-02-09	Rosemont, Illinois	Janesville (NAHL)	—
8	Trevor Russell	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	2000-02-02	Old Hickory, Tennessee	Aberdeen (NAHL)	—
9	Kyle Kukkonen	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	2002-11-13	Maple Grove, Minnesota	Madison (USHL)	ANA, 162nd overall 2021
10	Jake Crespi	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1998-12-10	Brighton, Michigan	Tri-City (USHL)	—
11	Ryland Mosley (A)	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-02-15	Arnprior, Ontario	Carleton Place (CCHL)	—
12	Frank Dovorany	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-03-28	Wausau, Wisconsin	Odessa (NAHL)	—
13	Logan Pietila (A)	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2000-01-27	Howell, Michigan	Dubuque (USHL)	—
14	Logan Ganie	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-06-28	Irma, Alberta	Spruce Grove (AJHL)	—
15	Parker Saretsky	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-04-23	Wainwright, Alberta	Spruce Grove (AJHL)	—
16	Kash Rasmussen	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-04-20	Cochrane, Alberta	Bonnyville (AJHL)	—
17	David Jankowski	Senior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	1997-05-25	Dundas, Ontario	St. Lawrence (ECAC)	—
18	Alex Nordstrom	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2000-11-15	Atlantic Mine, Michigan	Green Bay (USHL)	—
19	Kasper Vähärautio	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2002-10-02	Helsinki, Finland	Jokerit U20 (U20 SM-sarja)	—
20	Arvid Caderoth (C)	Junior	F	6' 5" (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2000-05-14	Gothenburg, Sweden	Frölunda J20 (J20 SuperElit)	—
21	Blais Richartz	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-06-23	Menomonie, Wisconsin	Lincoln (USHL)	—
22	Marcus Pedersen	Sophomore	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2001-05-25	Stockholm, Sweden	Malmö Redhawks J20 (J20 Nationell)	—
23	Trevor Kukkonen	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2001-02-01	Maple Grove, Minnesota	Minnesota Magicians (NAHL)	—
24	Oliver Bezick	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-06-12	Delray Beach, Florida	Amarillo (NAHL)	—
25	Jed Pietila	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-01-13	Howell, Michigan	Austin (NAHL)	—
26	Evan Orr	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-01-09	Shelby Township, Michigan	Northeast (NAHL)	—
27	Brett Thorne (C)	Junior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1998-03-15	Halifax, Nova Scotia	Carleton Place (CCHL)	—
28	Tristan Ashbrook	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1998-07-16	Manistique, Michigan	RPI (ECAC)	—
29	Jack Works	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-05-23	Yellowknife, Northwest Territories	Denver (NCHC)	—
30	Max Väyrynen	Freshman	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2002-06-18	Espoo, Finland	Ässät U20 (U20 SM-sarja)	—
31	Blake Pietila	Senior	G	5' 11" (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2000-01-27	Howell, Michigan	Cedar Rapids (USHL)	—
35	Michael Morelli	Freshman	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	154 lb (70 kg)	2001-04-25	Arvada, Colorado	Maryland (NAHL)	—

Standings

2022–23 Central Collegiate Hockey Association Standings v t e
	Conference record										Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	3/SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#20 Bemidji State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bowling Green	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ferris State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lake Superior State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Michigan Tech	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
#6 Minnesota State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Northern Michigan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
St. Thomas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Championship: † indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Mason Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated September 19, 2022

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
October 1	2:07 PM	vs. Lake Superior State*	#20	MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan (Exhibition)	FloHockey	Pietila	W 5–2	2,470
October 3	6:07 PM	vs. Lakehead*		MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan (Exhibition)	FloHockey	Väyrynen	W 6–0	2,016
Regular Season
October 7	7:07 PM	at Ferris State*		Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan	FloHockey	Pietila	L 1–2	1,804	0–1–0
October 8	7:00 PM	at USNTDP*		USA Hockey Arena • Plymouth, Michigan (Exhibition)	FloHockey	Väyrynen	L 2–6	1,778
October 13	11:37 PM	at Alaska*		Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska	FloHockey	Pietila	W 2–0	1,912	1–1–0
October 14	11:07 PM	at Alaska*		Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska	FloHockey	Pietila	W 6–2	2,124	2–1–0
October 21	7:07 PM	vs. Bemidji State		MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	FloHockey	Pietila	L 2–5	3,260	2–2–0 (0–1–0)
October 22	6:07 PM	vs. Bemidji State		MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	FloHockey	Väyrynen	T 2–2 ^SOL	3,092	2–2–1 (0–1–1)
October 28	7:07 PM	vs. St. Lawrence*		MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	FloHockey	Pietila	W 6–0	2,661	3–2–1
October 29	6:07 PM	vs. St. Lawrence*		MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	FloHockey	Pietila	W 3–0	2,963	4–2–1
November 4	7:07 PM	at Bowling Green		Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio	FloHockey
November 5	7:07 PM	at Bowling Green		Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio	FloHockey
November 11	7:07 PM	vs. Lake Superior State		MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	FloHockey
November 12	6:07 PM	vs. Lake Superior State		MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	FloHockey
November 18	8:07 PM	at St. Thomas		St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota	FloHockey
November 19	7:07 PM	at St. Thomas		St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota	FloHockey
November 25	7:07 PM	vs. Minnesota State		MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	FloHockey
November 26	6:07 PM	vs. Minnesota State		MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	FloHockey
December 2	6:37 PM	at Northern Michigan		Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan (Rivalry)	FloHockey
December 3	6:07 PM	vs. Northern Michigan		MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan (Rivalry)	FloHockey
December 16	7:07 PM	at Lake Superior State		Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan	FloHockey
December 17	6:07 PM	at Lake Superior State		Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan	FloHockey
Great Lakes Invitational
December 27	3:30 PM	vs. Western Michigan*		Van Andel Arena • Grand Rapids, Michigan (Great Lakes Invitational Semifinal)
December 28	TBD	vs. TBD*		Van Andel Arena • Grand Rapids, Michigan (Great Lakes Invitational)
Desert Hockey Classic
January 6	TBA	at Arizona State*		Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona (Desert Hockey Classic Semifinal)
January 7	TBD	vs. TBD*		Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona (Desert Hockey Classic)
Regular Season
January 13	7:07 PM	vs. St. Thomas		MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	FloHockey
January 14	6:07 PM	vs. St. Thomas		MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	FloHockey
January 20	7:07 PM	at Ferris State		Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan	FloHockey
January 21	6:07 PM	at Ferris State		Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan	FloHockey
January 27	7:07 PM	vs. Northern Michigan		MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan (Rivalry)	FloHockey
January 28	6:37 PM	at Northern Michigan		Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan (Rivalry)	FloHockey
February 3	8:07 PM	at Bemidji State		Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota	FloHockey
February 4	7:07 PM	at Bemidji State		Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota	FloHockey
February 10	7:07 PM	vs. Bowling Green		MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan (Winter Carnival)	FloHockey
February 11	5:07 PM	vs. Bowling Green		MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan (Winter Carnival)	FloHockey
February 24	8:07 PM	at Minnesota State		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	KEYC
February 25	7:07 PM	at Minnesota State		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	KEYC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:^[2]

Scoring statistics

Goaltending statistics

Rankings

Poll	Week
Poll	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 (Final)
USCHO.com	20	NR	NR
USA Today	NR	20	NR

References

^ "2020–21 Hockey Roster". Michigan Tech Athletics. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
^ "Michigan Tech 2021-22 Team Schedule". Michigan Tech Huskies. Retrieved February 2, 2022.

[1] "2020–21 Hockey Roster". Michigan Tech Athletics. Retrieved January 20, 2021.

[2] "Michigan Tech 2021-22 Team Schedule". Michigan Tech Huskies. Retrieved February 2, 2022.

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v t e Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey
Formerly the Michigan College of Mines Huskies
Playing venues	Dee Stadium (1943–72) MacInnes Student Ice Arena (1972–present)
Head Coaches	E. R. Lovel (1919–20) Elmer Siotte (1920–21, 1923–24) Mike Fay (1921–22) Bill Murdoch (1922–23) Leon Harvey (1924–26) Carlos Haug (1926–29) Bert Noblet (1929–36) Joe Savini (1936–38) Ed Maki (1938–41, 1945–48) Elwin Romnes (1941–43) Amo Bessone (1948–51) Al Renfrew (1951–56) John MacInnes (1956–82) Jim Nahrgang (1982–85) Herb Boxer (1985–90) Newell Brown (1990–92) Bob Mancini (1992–96) Tim Watters (1996–2000) Mike Sertich (2000–03) Jamie Russell (2003–11) Mel Pearson (2011–17) Joe Shawhan (2017–present)
Seasons	1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
Conference affiliations	WCHA (1951–58, 1959–81, 1984–2021) CCHA (1981–84, 2021–Present)
Rivalries	Northern Michigan
Culture & lore	Great Lakes Invitational Huskies Pep Band
All-time leaders	Mike Zuke (310 Points) Mike Zuke (133 Goals) Bruce Horsch (58 Wins)
National Championships	1962 1965 1975
Frozen Four appearances	1956 1960 1962 1965 1969 1970 1974 1975 1976 1981
NCAA Tournament appearances	1956 1960 1962 1965 1969 1970 1974 1975 1976 1981 2015 2017 2018
Conference Tournament titles	WCHA: 1960 1962 1965 1969 1970 1974 1975 1976 1981 2017 2018
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