Eight Takeaways From The Mankato Series

After another tough series that saw Tech get swept, this time by the #2 team in the country, Minnesota State, there were several things the Old Dog saw that are worth noting. While it’s never good news to get swept, particularly at home, the Old Dog did note some positives—and some negatives—from the games against...

Old Dog in Texas

October 30, 2019

Old Dog In Texas: The Turning Point?

With the Huskies split in Bowling Green last weekend now in the rearview mirror, it’s a good time to take another early dive into Tech’s hockey prospects for the 2019-2020 season. Something seemed different in Saturday night’s game, and it wasn’t just winning. There may have been something more. During the opening road series, Them...

Old Dog in Texas

Alec Broetzman, Dirk Hembroff, Joe Shawhan, Parker Saretsky, Tommy Parrottino

October 23, 2019

The RPI and What It Means

As the early season unfolds, many fans of college hockey get very interested in the Rating Percentage Index, or RPI, the system that’s used to determine at-large bids for the NCAA Division I Hockey Tournament. Many of those same fans actually pay more attention to the PWR, or Pair Wise Ranking, which is based off...

Old Dog in Texas

NCAA Tournament

October 16, 2019

Old Dog: A Rough Weekend

It was not a pretty weekend in Houghton. The Huskies started poorly and didn’t finish well as they were swept by Alaska 3-2 and 2-1. For the Old Dog’s first trip to see Tech play at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena in 17 years, it was a huge disappointment. More to the point, it...

Old Dog in Texas

Alaska - Fairbanks, Dirk Hembroff, Joe Shawhan

October 9, 2019

The JMac Goes to The Dogs: Adventures in The Fan Universe

After relishing the Huskies opening weekend sweep of Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh, the Old Dog and Mrs. Dog are about to finish a month-long odyssey through Michigan to watch the Huskies. We’ll end up in Texas at the end of it all and will have put about 2,750 miles on Mrs. Dog’s hamster-mobile, her...

Old Dog in Texas

Alec Broetzman, Darcy Way, Kay Larson

October 1, 2019

Old Dog: A Tale of Three Tiers

We’re only a couple of days from opening night, and the Old Dog is pulling on his chain, howling away, and anxious to get the season started. To be honest, the Old Dog never thought he’d live this long. When I was a boy in the 1950’s, it seemed like the year 2000 was as far as I could imagine. But we’re here in 2019, and another year of Michigan Tech hockey is about to arrive to keep Mrs. Dog and me totally engaged most weekends through the long but not very cold Texas winter.

Old Dog in Texas

Damon Whitten, Gavin Gould, Grant Potulny, Mark Sinclair, Roni Salmenkangas, WCHA

September 26, 2019

Old Dog: What Can We Expect by the End of This Year? (Part 2)

In yesterday’s column, the Old Dog pawed through the Huskies’ early schedule and tried to make sense of the competition they will see before the holiday break. Today, we’ll sniff around the rest of the pre-holiday competition and see what these teams look like. Then, the Old Dog will offer his overall view of what...

Old Dog in Texas

Casey Jones, Damon Whitten, Joe Shawhan

September 25, 2019

Old Dog: What Can We Expect by the End of This Year? (Part 1)

Mrs. Dog and I headed to Saginaw this past Saturday to watch the Huskies take on Saginaw Valley State on the football field, and while the Huskies hung in for three quarters, SVSU had too much and the Cardinals came away with a 23-7 victory. Now we’re only two weeks away from opening the 2019-20...

Old Dog in Texas

Joe Shawhan, Mike Hastings, Ty Eigner

September 18, 2019

Old Dog: Not In Texas Right Now, But HOW ‘BOUT THEM HUSKIES?

It’s been a momentous summer for the Old Dog. After 47 years of earning a living and spending the last nine plus years working in the air conditioning and heating industry, I retired. Well, semi-retired—I’ll be doing some free-lance work, and, of course, still posting my manic ideas about Husky hockey starting in the fall....

Old Dog in Texas

Alex Smith, Brian Halonen, Cooper Watson, Greyson Reitmeier, Joe Shawhan, Justin Misiak, Keegan Ford, Matt Jurusik, Mitch Meek, Raymond Brice, Robbie Beydoun, Seamus Donohue, Tyler Rockwell

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

Eight Takeaways From The Mankato Series

Old Dog In Texas: The Turning Point?

The RPI and What It Means

Old Dog: A Rough Weekend

The JMac Goes to The Dogs: Adventures in The Fan Universe

Old Dog: A Tale of Three Tiers

Old Dog: What Can We Expect by the End of This Year? (Part 2)

Old Dog: What Can We Expect by the End of This Year? (Part 1)

Old Dog: Not In Texas Right Now, But HOW ‘BOUT THEM HUSKIES?

Old Dog: Top Ten Moments for 2018-19

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