The Old Dog muses from the Summer Dog House about things happening in college hockey during the COVID-19 summer.
It is with heavy hearts that today we have to say goodbye to college hockey’s first victim of the COVID-19 global pandemic: the Alabama Huntsville Chargers. Though often not a high performer in the WCHA era, it’s always sad to lose a member of our college hockey family, especially one in a severely underrepresented part...
The Old Dog is gonna stick his neck out and tell you that the Huskies can beat the Mavericks in a two-out-of-three series.
In the early 1960’s, back when the Old Dog was just learning about Lou Angotti and Tech’s first NCAA championship, there was an unusual TV show called That Was the Week That Was. It was probably the first satirical show about the news ever aired. David Frost was the host with John Cleese and Graham...
With the bittersweet taste of a split with Northern Michigan behind the Huskies, and the regular season at an end, it’s time once again for the Old Dog Awards. However, before I reveal my picks, I get to pat myself on the back. Two weeks ago, I attempted to forecast the final WCHA standings. When...
The Old Dog takes a look at his pre-season "three tiers" prediction and how they'll likely play out in the closing weeks of the season.
Last weekend was another mixed bag for Michigan Tech, as the Huskies played poorly on Friday night, losing to Lake Superior State 7-3 and then topped the Lakers 4-3 in overtime on Saturday. Friday’s game was nothing short of a disaster, as the Huskies suffered from poor defense and goaltending. They did outshoot the Lakers...
The tragic death of Kobe Bryant and his daughter this weekend in a helicopter crash overshadowed any and all sports news, including the Huskies’ weekend series with Ferris State. While Bryant had many incredible accomplishments on the court, and was, by all accounts, a devoted husband and father, one particular comment I read made a...
It felt like the movie Groundhog Day for the Old Dog this past weekend, as the Huskies repeated the same basic pattern of play for the third straight series. At Arizona State, they fell behind by three goals in the first game and mounted a comeback that fell short. In the second game, they got...
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