Michigan Tech Offseason Thread

[redwing61]

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Ok, odd question on a Saturday... What is the singular reference for one member of the Michigan Tech Huskies? Yes, I'm being serious. When I try to write something about a player, I always get to that point and find a way to write that avoids the usage.

"Husky" is what you want. Use of the others can probably be traced back to Tech's Admissions Department's apparent uninterest in the English portion of the ACT.

EDIT: Well, at least we're not as bad as Northern Illinois University, what with their Huskie Football team's playing at Huskie Stadium...

[huskyfan]

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Husky

[rocket]

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Looking at the team next year, looks like we have 3 solid scoring lines and a very speedy drive the other team crazy 4th line.
No telling who will be the 6 d-men regulars, but it looks really good for next year if the Freshman are as good as advertised.

B. Pietila D. Johnstone Gould
Furne Kero Gordic
Khaira J. Johnstone Petan
Lickteig Eick Rix

A. Pietila Holmberg Vallis
C. Pietila
Hietala

Seigo Sweeney
Stebner Nielsen
Sova Hyland
Brown Fillion
Davis

Genoe
Copley

This is pretty much the same lineup as I'm thinking with a couple of changes.

1. Switch Gould and Petan and place Alex at center, he is a great passer based on highlights I've seen

2. Put Vallis on the 4th line for Lickteig.

3. Place Fillion as the 6th defenseman for ?

We'll have to see whether Bryce Reddick gets another year of eligibility.

[giwan]

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This is pretty much the same lineup as I'm thinking with a couple of changes.
1. Switch Gould and Petan and place Alex at center, he is a great passer based on highlights I've seen
2. Put Vallis on the 4th line for Lickteig. 3. Place Fillion as the 6th defenseman for ? We'll have to see whether Bryce Reddick gets another year of eligibility.

Isn't it more important to have a full Pietala line? Pietala goes up the boards, passes cross to Pietala at the blueline, Pietala crashes thru center at the net, Pietala shoots on net tipped by Pietala HUSKY SCORES Pietala from Pietala and Pietala.

[redwing61]

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We'll have to see whether Bryce Reddick gets another year of eligibility.

There must be precedent for a player's receiving another year of eligibility based on playing sparingly in his previous four seasons, otherwise Pearson wouldn't suggest it, but can anyone cite a case?

[aparch]

There must be precedent for a player's receiving another year of eligibility based on playing sparingly in his previous four seasons, otherwise Pearson wouldn't suggest it, but can anyone cite a case?

Andrew Contois from LSSU to NMU and played for five years.

[JohnsonsJerseys]

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We'll have to see whether Bryce Reddick gets another year of eligibility.

That will be a tough sell to the NCAA with 74 games played already. If he had at least one season with single digit games played he might have a case. If someone does get him an extra they should get a career in negotiations.

Husky

You must first battle Huskiefan906 in a cage match to determine the correct answer.

[JohnsonsJerseys]

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Andrew Contois from LSSU to NMU and played for five years.

I would guess Andy's case would have been similar to C. Pietila Decided to transfer early in his first year, sat the rest of that season and then sat first part of next year at NMU (one calendar year) so he really only played four seasons, it was just spread over 5 hockey seasons.
Ryan J

[huskyfan]

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Isn't it more important to have a full Pietala line? Pietala goes up the boards, passes cross to Pietala at the blueline, Pietala crashes thru center at the net, Pietala shoots on net tipped by Pietala HUSKY SCORES Pietala from Pietala and Pietala.

I want a Pietala in goal too!

[komquat]

B. Pietila D. Johnstone Gould
Furne Kero Gordic
Khaira J. Johnstone Petan
Lickteig Eick Rix

A. Pietila Holmberg Vallis
C. Pietila
Hietala

Seigo Sweeney
Stebner Nielsen
Sova Hyland
Brown Fillion
Davis

Genoe
Copley

I am pretty sure A. Pietila decided to leave the team.

Also, Fillion will be top 6...

[manurespreader]

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I am pretty sure A. Pietila decided to leave the team.

Also, Fillion will be top 6...

I agree, i think Hyland will be kind of like davis was this year, and I think davis will get more time. Fillion improved a lot this year.

Also the forwards, I think there were five new forwards this year too, so if three of these new guys find regular spots at first, who will they be.

Petan, Eick, Khaira,? But who knows, I think Vallis will have to compete for a spot and I hope licktieg has a regular job, I guess we really don't know how these guys compare to this years crop. Gould and Heitila I know very little about.

Congrats to FSU on a great year. I don't think anyone expected a game that good.

[JOHN SCOTT ROCKS]

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what's the max. games a year that can be played to qualify for a redshirt?

[JOHN SCOTT ROCKS]

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Looking at the team next year, looks like we have 3 solid scoring lines and a very speedy drive the other team crazy 4th line.
No telling who will be the 6 d-men regulars, but it looks really good for next year if the Freshman are as good as advertised.

B. Pietila D. Johnstone Gould
Furne Kero Gordic
Khaira J. Johnstone Petan
Lickteig Eick Rix

A. Pietila Holmberg Vallis
C. Pietila
Hietala

Seigo Sweeney
Stebner Nielsen
Sova Hyland
Brown Fillion
Davis

Genoe
Copley

b.pietila, petan, d.johnstone

furne,kero,khaira

gordic,johnstone,vallis

eick,rix,gould



seigo,sweeney

fillion,nielson

stebner,sova

[JohnsonsJerseys]

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So here is my "law-jik" on looking at the future of the WCHA.

MTU was the best team of oldWCHA teams this year.
FSU was the best team of the oldCCHA teams this year.
BC beat FSU by three goals.
BC only beat MTU by one goal.
So...
MTU > FSU and MTU will win the new WCHA in 2013-14. (But we will still lose to BC in the National Championship game.)

[mtu_huskies]

what's the max. games a year that can be played to qualify for a redshirt?

I could be wrong but the way I understand it is if you play 1 game you burn your redshirt. For a medical hardship redshirt, if you only play in the first half of a season, totaling less than 30% of the games and suffer a season ending injury, you could get a redshirt.

I don't see a season that happened so there must be more ways to get a redshirt if Pearson is pursuing it. You'd think they'd have to get an answer from the NCAA quickly so Reddick could kow if he should stay or go.