Michigan Tech Huskies 2020-21: * Our 100th Anniversary * No Catchy Title Needed *****

[JohnsonsJerseys]

If you are saying Tech should be a consistent top 3 team in the CCHA, I don't know if that is realistic.

Yes... and more. I'm saying Tech should be setting the bar at being a top-2 team in the WCHA/CCHA. Every year, the MacNaughton Cup should be the goal. If you do that, all the post season stuff will take care of itself.
If that isn't where we set the bar then we're essentially saying that getting to the NCAA tourney and winning a national championship isn't a goal. If you can't finish in the top-2 of the WCHA/CCHA, you are not going to get to the NCAA tourney (unless you have the autobid)... Not without MAJOR improvement from the rest of the conference on the national stage anyway. Now if the conference has four teams in the Top 20 year in, year out, well then maybe 3rd is good enough but in my opinion that is setting the bar low if you want to be a champion. I doubt any other championship caliber teams go into their season with the goal of being a top-3 team in their conference. Winners want to win everything and that is where they set their expectations.
If the mindset in the room is that top-3 is good enough, then it is time for a change at the top.

[Lost_Husky]

Yes... and more. I'm saying Tech should be setting the bar at being a top-2 team in the WCHA/CCHA. Every year, the MacNaughton Cup should be the goal. If you do that, all the post season stuff will take care of itself.
If that isn't where we set the bar then we're essentially saying that getting to the NCAA tourney and winning a national championship isn't a goal. If you can't finish in the top-2 of the WCHA/CCHA, you are not going to get to the NCAA tourney (unless you have the autobid)... Not without MAJOR improvement from the rest of the conference on the national stage anyway. Now if the conference has four teams in the Top 20 year in, year out, well then maybe 3rd is good enough but in my opinion that is setting the bar low if you want to be a champion. I doubt any other championship caliber teams go into their season with the goal of being a top-3 team in their conference. Winners want to win everything and that is where they set their expectations.
If the mindset in the room is that top-3 is good enough, then it is time for a change at the top.

There are dreams and reality. Our team was a mess a few seasons ago and we had to rebuild. I feel Joe and staff are very well on their way to doing that. Each recruiting class gets better and better. We keep adding key contributing pieces via-transfer. We aren't there this year, but we appear to be there next year and the next several years.

[Redridge]

Real happy to see our PP working the puck low and scoring. We have spent too many PP’s just taking shots from the point. Dirk mentioned it looked like they have been practicing that “a lot”.

[Redridge]

good win. good series. ferris has fallen a bit in the last couple years, but we all know how tight this conference is. we have seen our run for the macnaughton cup turn into a fight for home ice, more than once lately. every game is important, and every one is difficult. great weekend.

[mtu_huskies]

Kyle Kukkonen with 4 goals 4 assist today. If he’s coming in next year I wondered how he’d transition to the college game from high school. He may be okay

[Redridge]

Has Tech ever landed a Minnesota Mr Hockey?

[John J. MacInnes]

Has Tech ever landed a Minnesota Mr Hockey?

No. The only finalist who ended up as a Tech player was BJ Radovich from the 1992 Mr. Hockey list.

[manurespreader]

Job opening in Colorado for Forestry types. just community service. I do know some engineers who would be perfect for it though.
https://www.conservationjobboard.com...rado/826357551

[lakersparty]

Anyone else looking forward to some Tuesday afternoon hockey tomorrow? I don't know what to expect from such an odd time but glad they found a way to reschedule the Tech-Lake State games.

[Lost_Husky]

good win. good series. ferris has fallen a bit in the last couple years, but we all know how tight this conference is. we have seen our run for the macnaughton cup turn into a fight for home ice, more than once lately. every game is important, and every one is difficult. great weekend.

I agree. Ferris will be good in a few years when their Blue Line matures. Our league has gotten a lot better and we need to always play our best game in and game out. We really need this game against LSSU tomorrow.

[JohnsonsJerseys]

We really need this game against LSSU tomorrow.

Realistically, Tech needs to "win out" if they want a win the MacNaughton and get into the NCAA tourney. I can't believe we're in mid-Feb and we still don't know how the field is going to be set, but at this point we can't expect anything more than one auto-bid for the conference. It would be nice for BSU to give Tech some help by taking some points from Mankato, but I wouldn't count on it.

All Tech needs to focus on is winning games. They control their own destiny to win the Cup. If Tech wins-out out, MSU and Tech would both have two loses but Tech would have tie-breaker "E" with two wins over Mankato.

[Redridge]

I can't believe we're in mid-Feb and we still don't know how the field is going to be set...

we are #8 in the pairwise... and it probably won’t be used this year. sigh.

[redwing61]

No. The only finalist who ended up as a Tech player was BJ Radovich from the 1992 Mr. Hockey list.

*2002

And Jake Jackson (2013).

Grant Docter (2019) should also join the list.

https://vintagemnhockey.sportngin.co...ard-finalists-

[JohnsonsJerseys]

we are #8 in the pairwise... and it probably won’t be used this year. sigh.

Correct, with the lack of play between conferences, the PWR doesn't function correctly, same as KRACH. About all it is good for is comparison within conferences. I'm still hoping each conference gets at least two autobids (well, one for ECAC). What they do with the other 5 spots... who knows.

[manurespreader]

I would have liked it if the REfs had called it tighter. too much stuff gotten away with. especially hooking and interference.
I thought the PP was weak. we just hold on to the puck wayyyyy too long. Mankato doesn't. we should copy them. Also we have to get better and quit with these big mistakes that give teams odd man rushes. Lake State did what they should do but we didn't play consistently enough. Give them credit they got in the way of our offense. That 4 across the blue line was effective. I've been worried about the defense for a while as we get beat more often than we should.