Old Dog: Travel in the New CCHA

While we wait for the COVID-19 impacted college hockey season to open, the Old Dog keeps trying to find interesting things to bring to our Tech Hockey Guide followers. This week, I tried to see how the new CCHA will impact travel for the eight universities that will open the inaugural season in the fall...

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Bemidji State Beavers, Bowling Green Falcons, CCHA, Ferris State Bulldogs, Lake Superior State Lakers, Minnesota State Mavericks, Northern Michigan Wildcats, St. Thomas Tommies

October 7, 2020

Old Dog: What to Do While You’re Waiting to Play

College football has returned, sort of. Three of the Power Five conferences are playing, and the other two will start later in October. Even a D3 game was played this past weekend, as Trine beat Adrian in a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletics Association game. Where is College Hockey At? The powers that be in college hockey—the...

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Barry Trotz, Helios Hockey, Joe Shawhan, Mark Sinclair

June 29, 2020

Old Dog: Odds and Ends During A Most Unusual Off-Season

The Old Dog muses from the Summer Dog House about things happening in college hockey during the COVID-19 summer.

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Alabama-Huntsville, Don Lucia, Long Island University

May 23, 2020

Charge On, Huntsville

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...

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March 10, 2020

Old Dog in Texas: Anxiety Central

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...

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Alec Broetzman, Alex Smith, Andre Ghantous, Brendan Datema, Brian Halonen, Colin Swoyer, Griffin Loughran, Hank Sorensen, Joe Shawhan, Justin Misiak, Logan Ganie, Logan Pietila, Matt Jurusik, Mitchell Slattery, Nolan Kent, Seamus Donahue, Tommy Parrottino, Trenton Bliss, Tyler Rockwell

March 4, 2020

The Third Annual Old Dog Awards

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...

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Alec Broetzman, Alex Smith, Bob Daniels, Brian Halonen, Colin Swoyer, Joe Shawhan, Justin Misiak, Keegan Ford, Logan Ganie, Logan Pietila, Matt Jurusik, Parker Saretsky, Seamus Donohue, TJ Polglaze, Tommy Parrottino, Trenton Bliss, Tyler Rockwell

February 19, 2020

Old Dog: Down the Stretch in the WCHA

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.

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Colin Swoyer, Matt Jurusik

February 12, 2020

Old Dog: A Grab Bag Full of Odds & Ends

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...

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Alex Smith, Brian Halonen, Joe Shawhan, Matt Jurusik, Robbie Beydoun

Old Dog: Travel in the New CCHA

Old Dog: What to Do While You’re Waiting to Play

Old Dog: Next Phase, New Wave, Hockey Craze

Old Dog: Odds and Ends During A Most Unusual Off-Season

Charge On, Huntsville

Old Dog Extra: Why The Huskies Can Beat Minnesota State

Old Dog in Texas: Anxiety Central

The Third Annual Old Dog Awards

Old Dog: Down the Stretch in the WCHA

Old Dog: A Grab Bag Full of Odds & Ends

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