Michigan Tech Offseason III: Two Years To Prove It Can Be Done

[stuckinwi]

Re: Michigan Tech Offseason III: Two Years To Prove It Can Be Done

Someone really needs to edit this out of wikipedia:

Recently, the team has attempted to undergo a renaissance under the leadership of former MTU athlete Jamie Russell. The team is attempting to gain attendance through the use of the newly developed “Experience Tech” fee, which appropriates 750 free hockey tickets for students.

[manurespreader]

Re: Michigan Tech Offseason III: Two Years To Prove It Can Be Done

I'm no fan of St Cloud but it will be blow to the wcha tournament not to have them for sure. We all need that to be successful or the lack of money will have an effect.

As far as the GLI, generally it's been an eastern team and only recently have wcha teams been invited. I'd much rather an eastern team anyway.
I can see mel getting us a Big ten non con game or two other than the GLI, and I'd like to see an eastern team every year, plus Duluth. that would pretty much do it I would think.
I think it's really important going forward for us to have a good team. I don't see the bhhc getting any better recruits than they had previously.

I wouldn't count my chickens wins wise at all. I think that is a mistake. Every team in the wcha is committed to playing good hockey and they will not be pushovers at all. The era of the frozen budget is over imho, for everyone.

[bigblue_dl]

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While it used to bother me when the top end kids chose MJ over NCAA, it now amuses me for non other than to make the so called "elite" NCAA programs face the fact that they are not (a good portion of) the top players first choice. So while everyone thinks that the new conferences are going to have a major effect on recruiting, if the top end kids continue as a majority to chose MJ, IMO the hierarchy in college hockey talent is not going to be of the same magnitude from top to bottom as in college football or basketball where NCAA is the only option. Factor in that the NCAA hockey format is completely different than basketball, that MTU's chances of an autobid for winning the conference tourney will increase significantly, and that with a two game winning streak you can make the final four, I just don't see much for negatives in this whole realignment for MTU beside the loss of the WCHA final five $$'s which were probably disappearing with UMINN and UW leaving anyway.

Yep, since the BHHC announcement I've become a huge fan of MJ. I hope they steal all of the top talent away from the d bags at UND and DU.

[crazytechfan]

Truth. That means in the next year or two, someone has to go to jail for something. Might as well go out with a bang!


NOT IT!

I'll be 21 for the last one.

[rustedblades]

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With nearly a week of on ice with the coaches is anyone hearing anything good?

Also, does anyone know what Sturos's status is. I notice he is not on Heisenberg's 2012 list of Tech recruits?

https://spreadsheets0.google.com/spr...EE&hl=en&gid=1


MICHIGAN TECH
.
Jake Kauppila-LW 8/23/11 2013 Team Illinois U18 6' 185 1-19-95
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Tyler Heinonen-LW 8/14/11 Muskegon (USHL) 5'8 155 3-26-94
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Jujhar Khaira-LW 11/26/10 Prince George (BCHL) 6'1 180 8-13-94

[Shirtless Guy]

Re: Michigan Tech Offseason III: Two Years To Prove It Can Be Done

With nearly a week of on ice with the coaches is anyone hearing anything good?

Also, does anyone know what Sturos's status is. I notice he is not on Heisenberg's 2012 list of Tech recruits?

https://spreadsheets0.google.com/spr...EE&hl=en&gid=1


MICHIGAN TECH
.
Jake Kauppila-LW 8/23/11 2013 Team Illinois U18 6' 185 1-19-95
.
Tyler Heinonen-LW 8/14/11 Muskegon (USHL) 5'8 155 3-26-94
.
Jujhar Khaira-LW 11/26/10 Prince George (BCHL) 6'1 180 8-13-94

Heisenberg doesn't do a very good job of dealing with players set for one year that get pushed back late. I'm pretty sure (I can't find my notes on the subject) that Sturos was pushed back to 2012-13...not really sure he will ever make it to MTU since he wasn't recruited by Mel but we shall see.

[Flashy Man]

Re: Michigan Tech Offseason III: Two Years To Prove It Can Be Done

Looks like Pearson would like the whittle the team down to 26 players from 33. Time to start a death pool.

[bigblue_dl]

Re: Michigan Tech Offseason III: Two Years To Prove It Can Be Done

Looks like Pearson would like the whittle the team down to 26 players from 33. Time to start a death pool.

Sweet. I love death pools. I will have my picks up shortly.

[bigblue_dl]

Re: Michigan Tech Offseason III: Two Years To Prove It Can Be Done

In:
F - Baker
D - Brown
D - Cecere
G - Cramer
D - Davis
F - Furne
G - Genoe
F - Gordic
F - Gubb
F - Hietala
F - Holmberg
F - Johnstone, D
F - Johnstone, J
F - Kero
F - McCadden
D - Nielson
F - Olson
F - Pietila, A
F - Pietila, B
F - Pietila, C
F - Rix
G - Robinson
D - Seigo
D - Sova
D - Stebner
D - Sweeney

CUT!
D - Heinonen
F - L'Esperance
F - Reddick
D - Doriott
F - MacLeod
F - Lickteig
F - Witt

[giwan]

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CUT! D - Heinonen F - L'Esperance F - Reddick D - Doriott F - MacLeod F - Lickteig F - Witt

Curious with classes started what happens to their scholly? Assuming of course they had one.

[Shirtless Guy]

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Curious with classes started what happens to their scholly? Assuming of course they had one.

I'm going to guess that those guys combined split maybe 2 full scholarship equivalents.

[huskyfan]

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I'm almost postive I remember seeing him at one when I was in school...

I didn't know they had stopped coming, I always thought it was cool that they did. But I've not been to one since I've been living in this evil state.

Curious George attended luncheons regularly, then got his panties bunched about us beating them - remember the trashed hotel rooms and George ordering out for ice cream. I think the move away from inviting the coaches was Jamie Russell's - he wanted to be able to talk more openly with the fans and not have the opposing coaches sitting and listening to him. I miss them though. there were some great moments - Sertie, Hill, Kyle.

[giwan]

Re: Michigan Tech Offseason III: Two Years To Prove It Can Be Done

I'm going to guess that those guys combined split maybe 2 full scholarship equivalents.

Probably but they are taken care of for the year? Sorry for the guys but it does show tMEL means business.

[JOHN SCOTT ROCKS]

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Probably but they are taken care of for the year? Sorry for the guys but it does show tMEL means business.

I took that as a prediction, not actual cuts????

[Shirtless Guy]

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I took that as a prediction, not actual cuts????

that most certainly was bigblue's prediction...nothing official on the cutting front yet.