Old Dog: Another Lost Weekend

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...

Commentary, Old Dog in Texas

Blake Pietila, Brian Halonen, Chris Brooks, Dallas Steward, Joe Shawhan, Keegan Ford, Matt Jurusik

January 15, 2020

Old Dog: Sour Lemons

The old saw suggests that when life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade. But, sometimes, you just don’t have enough sugar to make the lemonade sweet enough to drink. Such was the fate of the Huskies this past weekend when they hosted Bowling Green. Playing their 5th and 6th games in 13 days, traveling...

Commentary, Old Dog in Texas

Blake Pietila, Brian Halonen, David Raisenen, Joe Shawhan, Keegan Ford, Matt Jurusik, Parker Saretsky, Ray Brice, Seamus Donahue, Todd Kiilunen, Tommy Parrottino, Tyrell Buckley

December 27, 2019

GLI Attendance: An Open Letter to Our Spartan and Wolverine Counterparts

Hi friends, It’s that time of year again when all of us take a much-needed break from the grind of school or work to spend some time together with friends and family for the holidays. If you’re a fan of Michigan Tech hockey, an integral part of these holiday plans include attending the Great Lakes...

Commentary

March 22, 2019

Old Dog: Top Ten Moments for 2018-19

Once again, it’s time for the Old Dog to pick the Top Ten events for the past season. Last year, it was relatively easy to pick ten moments and keep the list largely on the positive side. This year, that was tougher to do, and some of these moments are things most Husky fans wish...

Commentary, Old Dog in Texas

Brian Halonen, Tommy Parrottino, Tyler Rockwell

March 7, 2019

The Second Annual Old Dog Awards

With the regular season now in the record books, it’s time once again (we can say that this year) for the annual Old Dog Awards. While this hasn’t been the most exciting or rewarding season for Husky Nation, there are still a number of individual accomplishments that are worth noting. And so, here are my...

Commentary, Old Dog in Texas

Brian Halonen, Dylan Steman, Jake Lucchini, Joe Shawhan, Justin Misiak, Matt Jurusik, TJ Polglaze, Tyler Rockwell

February 27, 2019

Old Dog: The What-If Game

One more series, one more week is all that remains for the Huskies in the 2018-2019 regular season. The Huskies have already matched their points total (43) from Joe Shawhan’s first year and have one last chance to improve on last year’s total. And who better to do battle with than Northern Michigan and the...

Commentary

WCHA Playoffs

February 13, 2019

Old Dog: Deeply Disappointed

The Old Dog pontificates on the 1957 Lions and how they relate to Winter Carnival hockey.

Commentary, Old Dog in Texas

Joe Shawhan, Matt Jurusik, Minnesota State

February 6, 2019

Old Dog: Weekend Whip-Around Winter Edition

With the Huskies idle for the only weekend in the second half of the season, it’s a good time to look at the other Division I conferences and see what’s going on. There are a lot of interesting stories developing, so let’s dig through the standings and figure out who’s hot and who’s not. And...

Commentary, Old Dog in Texas

Atlantic Hockey, Big Ten, ECAC, Hockey East, NCHA, WCHA

January 30, 2019

Old Dog: Shaken, Not Stirred

There were plenty of thought-provoking things that happened last week in college sports in general and for Husky Nation in particular. Here’s a look at several of these fascinating stories. Item: The meek largely (for at least one night) inherited the WCHA on Saturday. There were plenty of unexpected results in the WCHA this week as...

Commentary, Old Dog in Texas

Joe Shawhan, Mel Pearson, Tom Izzo, WCHA

Old Dog: Another Lost Weekend

Old Dog: Sour Lemons

GLI Attendance: An Open Letter to Our Spartan and Wolverine Counterparts

Old Dog: Top Ten Moments for 2018-19

Old Dog: The End of the Line

The Second Annual Old Dog Awards

Old Dog: The What-If Game

Old Dog: Deeply Disappointed

Old Dog: Weekend Whip-Around Winter Edition

Old Dog: Shaken, Not Stirred

POPULAR POSTS

GAMEDAY CHAT

LATEST TWEET

CONTRIBUTE

Signup for the Smelter!

CATEGORIES