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

January 8, 2020

Old Dog: Husky Nation Descends on Arizona

It was a great weekend for hockey, as Tech fans saw (or heard via Dirk Hembroff’s radio call) a very intense two game series in the desert on the road against the Arizona State Sun Devils. Not only was the hockey exciting, but the Cult of Michigan Tech was present in force in Tempe. The...

Old Dog in Texas

Al Patterson, Alex Smith, Darcy Way, Dirk Hembroff, Joe Shawhan, John Rockwell, Logan Pietila, Rick Yeo, Steve Yoshino, Tommy Parrottino, Trenton Bliss

January 1, 2020

Glory Days

Glory days, well, they’ll pass you by Glory days, in the wink of a young girl’s eye Glory days, glory days—Bruce Springsteen Sometimes, the glory lasts for a very long time. Back in November, the Old Dog managed to snag an interview with a guy who is probably the #2 goaltender in Husky history, trailing...

Alumni, Old Dog in Texas

Aleksandr Maltsev, Bob D'Alvise, Bob Lorimer, Boris Mikhailov, Bruce Abbey, Dan Farrell, George Lyle, Herb Brooks, Jim Nahrgang, Jim Warden, John MacInnes, Lorne Stamler, Lou Lamoriello, Mike Sertich, Mike Zuke, Rick Dudley, Rick Quance, Valery Kharlamov, Vladislav Tretiak

December 4, 2019

Adolescent Development

This week’s series at Alaska was part of the frustrating experience fans are feeling this year with the Huskies. The split against the Nanooks was painful and joyful to watch, all at the same time. Anyone who’s raised children to adulthood knows the routine. Once the infant stage is over, your child is usually either...

Old Dog in Texas

Anton Martinsson, Joe Shawhan, Keegan Ford, Matt Jurusik, Ray Brice

November 27, 2019

Old Dog in Texas: Down on The Corner

Just before Halloween, after MTU had split with Bowling Green down in Ohio, the Old Dog wrote a column titled “The Turning Point?” In that column, I said we’d know a lot more about this year’s Husky team after they played Minnesota State and North Dakota. Even though Tech lost all three of those games,...

Old Dog in Texas

Brian Halonen, Colin Swoyer, Matt Jurusik

November 26, 2019

Old Dog Bonus Coverage: Jonathan The Seer

Tech Hockey Guide’s series preview writer, Jonathan Zamaites, is on a prediction roll. He’s as hot as an over-stoked wood stove and on an incredible streak after a mediocre start. Let’s take a quick look at what JZ has done this season with his game predictions. 1) Robert Morris Series: Prediction: MTU 4-2, MTU 4-1...

Old Dog in Texas

Jonathan Zamaites

November 20, 2019

The Old Dog’s Wild Weekend

The Old Dog had a wild weekend, and All Things Huskies were at the center of it all. Things started out Friday afternoon, on a glorious North Texas day in November, sunny and warm, on the golf course. I managed to break 90 for the first time in a long time, particularly since I had...

Old Dog in Texas

Brian Halonen, Colin Swoyer, Dave Ellis, Dirk Hembroff, Joe Shawhan, Logan Ganie, Matt Jurusik, Trenton Bliss

November 13, 2019

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

Old Dog: Another Lost Weekend

Old Dog: Sour Lemons

Old Dog: Husky Nation Descends on Arizona

Glory Days

Adolescent Development

Old Dog in Texas: Down on The Corner

Old Dog Bonus Coverage: Jonathan The Seer

The Old Dog’s Wild Weekend

Eight Takeaways From The Mankato Series

Old Dog In Texas: The Turning Point?

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