Season 95, Vol 2: Michigan Tech '15-'16

[mtu_huskies]

Re: Season 95, Vol 2: Michigan Tech '15-'16

I've now heard from 2 additional sources that the answer is no for 2016-17.

Don't some of our current jersey's not meet the new logos? For number 3 in the identity pyramid, we only have Michigan Tech in the outer part of the circle emblem. Maybe they'll just overlook that until the next set of jerseys.

 

[Shirtless Guy]

Re: Season 95, Vol 2: Michigan Tech '15-'16

Don't some of our current jersey's not meet the new logos? For number 3 in the identity pyramid, we only have Michigan Tech in the outer part of the circle emblem. Maybe they'll just overlook that until the next set of jerseys.

none of the jerseys meet any of the requirements, because none of the jerseys have a primary/secondary mark at all...

 

[Shirtless Guy]

Re: Season 95, Vol 2: Michigan Tech '15-'16

Nice to have the Red/Michigan stuff gone for another year.

Here's what I have for recruit stats. Any guesses on who's coming in next year for skaters? 4 or 5 forwards, 2 or 3 D?

Player            League                 GP     G        A      Points
Angus Redmond-G	        BCHL            47      3.11    0.902	
Chris Gerrie-LC	        BCHL            67      16      29      45
Mitch Newsome-RW        BCHL	        54	9	14	23
Jagger Williamson-F	BCHL	        55	7	22	29
Gavin Gould-F	        BCHL	        63	30	43	73
Mitch Reinke-RD	        USHL	        52	4	24	28
Cooper Watson-D	        USHL	        51	3	2	5
Jake Gingell-D	        USHL	        50	1	4	5
Keegan Ford-D	        USHL	        51	7	23	30
Carver Watson-D	        USHL	        22	0	0	0
Thomas Beretta-F        OJHL	        59	42	29	71
Tristan Rostagno-LD     NAHL	        40	6	6	12
Travis Brown-RD	        NAHL	        48	9	12	21
Raymond Brice	        NAHL	        55	19	16	35
Alex Smith-C	        SJHL	        61	33	54	87
Keaton Pehrson-D   MNSHL/Elite League	45	3	21	24
Jackson Cates      MNSHL/Elite Leage	44	24	42	66
Colin Swoyer-D     T1EHL/USHL	        40	15	30	45
Tommy Parrottino       T1EHL	        41	29	31	60

I've tried to keep my recruiting grid up to date but I have not added Tommy Parrottino yet...
http://techhockeyguide.com/recruiting-grid
otherwise next year I have Gerrie, Gould, Beretta, Brice, Smith for Forwards
Keegan Ford, Mitch Reinke and Cooper Watson* on the blueline
Angus Redmond in goal
all coming in next year.

*Watson seems the most likely to be pushed back another year, if that happens...but we've had 9+ d-men to start the season every year since 2013 (except last season but that's likely because of the commitment of Ford).

 

[JohnsonsJerseys]

Re: Season 95, Vol 2: Michigan Tech '15-'16

Don't some of our current jersey's not meet the new logos? For number 3 in the identity pyramid, we only have Michigan Tech in the outer part of the circle emblem. Maybe they'll just overlook that until the next set of jerseys.

To be honest most of those "rules" are put together for print purposes (letterhead, posters, banners, signs, etc.) The University doesn't want a giant "MTU" plastered on something without a more formal identification of the university used along with it. By the same manner, they just don't want a picture of a dog used somewhere by itself and expect people to figure out that it represents Michigan Tech. I'm sure with a little searching you could find those same rules for Piano Dog and they likely were not followed when it came to jerseys either.

In my opinion, I would say there is at best a 50% chance that ANY future hockey jersey is designed with those placement / grouping rules even being considered. There is a 0% chance the team won't have at least one set of jerseys with a big, bold Huskies across the front with nothing else. To heck with the rules, the team will get what they want and I don't think anyone will be too bend out of shape about it.

Ryan J

 

[Shirtless Guy]

Re: Season 95, Vol 2: Michigan Tech '15-'16

To be honest most of those "rules" are put together for print purposes (letterhead, posters, banners, signs, etc.) The University doesn't want a giant "MTU" plastered on something without a more formal identification of the university used along with it. By the same manner, they just don't want a picture of a dog used somewhere by itself and expect people to figure out that it represents Michigan Tech. I'm sure with a little searching you could find those same rules for Piano Dog and they likely were not followed when it came to jerseys either.

In my opinion, I would say there is at best a 50% chance that ANY future hockey jersey is designed with those placement / grouping rules even being considered. There is a 0% chance the team won't have at least one set of jerseys with a big, bold Huskies across the front with nothing else. To heck with the rules, the team will get what they want and I don't think anyone will be too bend out of shape about it.

Ryan J

You're right...I think those rules will apply more to apparel like whats on a cap or polo, etc over the actual jerseys...not that Hockey might not be forced to use a secondary mark on the collar or something else when they do replace, but more then likely Mel will get to do what he wants...

 

[davyd83]

I've tried to keep my recruiting grid up to date but I have not added Tommy Parrottino yet...
http://techhockeyguide.com/recruiting-grid
otherwise next year I have Gerrie, Gould, Beretta, Brice, Smith for Forwards
Keegan Ford, Mitch Reinke and Cooper Watson* on the blueline
Angus Redmond in goal
all coming in next year.

*Watson seems the most likely to be pushed back another year, if that happens...but we've had 9+ d-men to start the season every year since 2013 (except last season but that's likely because of the commitment of Ford).

I saw Reinke a couple times. Nice player.

 

[rustedblades]

Re: Season 95, Vol 2: Michigan Tech '15-'16

I've tried to keep my recruiting grid up to date but I have not added Tommy Parrottino yet...
http://techhockeyguide.com/recruiting-grid
otherwise next year I have Gerrie, Gould, Beretta, Brice, Smith for Forwards
Keegan Ford, Mitch Reinke and Cooper Watson* on the blueline
Angus Redmond in goal
all coming in next year.

*Watson seems the most likely to be pushed back another year, if that happens...but we've had 9+ d-men to start the season every year since 2013 (except last season but that's likely because of the commitment of Ford).

I don't know anything about the forwards coming in but if any of them are high end players it may be tough for them coming in this year. (or very tough for one or more of the current players) They've got 1 extra now if Vallis returns. I would think Jackson and Blacklock see regular minutes. Based on the success of the lines at the end of the season I would think they would come in looking something like below. That means the new guys coming in are battling to make what I show as the 4th line below. Obviously from a team stand point the competition is good but you risk the Boeing factor if an incoming guy doesn't play. It would be really interesting had he had stuck around. Also, does E. Anderson get a better shot at the line up this year. I would think if he doesn't see considerable playing time this year it will be tough to ever crack this line up. I could see P. Anderson battling for a regular spot also.

Heinonen-Steman-Lesperance
Baltus-Luchinni-Gilles
Vallis-Neville-Sturos
Jackson-Blacklock-????

E. Anderson
P. Anderson

From a defense stand point the competition is even tougher. The only defense man I see that could be pushed by an incoming guy would be Birks and I think the incoming guy would have to be a star to be inserted over him. This of course is based on nobody leaving early which I think is still a possibility.

 

[Shirtless Guy]

Re: Season 95, Vol 2: Michigan Tech '15-'16

I don't know anything about the forwards coming in but if any of them are high end players it may be tough for them coming in this year. (or very tough for one or more of the current players) They've got 1 extra now if Vallis returns. I would think Jackson and Blacklock see regular minutes. Based on the success of the lines at the end of the season I would think they would come in looking something like below. That means the new guys coming in are battling to make what I show as the 4th line below. Obviously from a team stand point the competition is good but you risk the Boeing factor if an incoming guy doesn't play. It would be really interesting had he had stuck around. Also, does E. Anderson get a better shot at the line up this year. I would think if he doesn't see considerable playing time this year it will be tough to ever crack this line up. I could see P. Anderson battling for a regular spot also.

Heinonen-Steman-Lesperance
Baltus-Luchinni-Gilles
Vallis-Neville-Sturos
Jackson-Blacklock-????

E. Anderson
P. Anderson

From a defense stand point the competition is even tougher. The only defense man I see that could be pushed by an incoming guy would be Birks and I think the incoming guy would have to be a star to be inserted over him. This of course is based on nobody leaving early which I think is still a possibility.

I don't think you're far off...it's nice to see the transformation of expectations for freshmen. If Lucchini and L'Esperance don't make the Century club, it might be awhile before someone does just based solely on how little games/minutes they'll be expected to play their first year.

I would think Gerrie, Gould, and Beretta have the best shot at playing next year but like you said, if Vallis does return that doesn't leave much room unless there is an early departure somewhere. As for defense, it is an extremely difficult lineup to crack...I would not be surprised if Ford and/or Reinke get semi regular playing time but like you said, beyond Birks, its difficult to figure out who to bench but I'd think those 2 will both get around 10ish games depending on injury of course.

E. Anderson is a wildcard in all of this for forwards, obviously he was thought to be a bigger part based on stats prior to MTU but it hasn't worked out for him yet...will he be better than the frosh? Who knows.

 

[rocket]

Re: Season 95, Vol 2: Michigan Tech '15-'16

Is Chris Gerrie still commited to Tech? Seems to me I read something that he may be a UND pickup.

 

[Shirtless Guy]

Re: Season 95, Vol 2: Michigan Tech '15-'16

Is Chris Gerrie still commited to Tech? Seems to me I read something that he may be a UND pickup.

Still listed as committed to MTU on Heisenberg, BCHL.ca and his own twitter account (not to mention signed a NLI in 2014)...his teammates Tyson Jost, Colton Poolman, and Gabe Bast are committed to UND.

 

[JohnsonsJerseys]

Re: Season 95, Vol 2: Michigan Tech '15-'16

If Lucchini and L'Esperance don't make the Century club, it might be awhile before someone does just based solely on how little games/minutes they'll be expected to play their first year.

But hopefully by that point, we'll be getting a few recruits that can average a point per game once they crack the line-up.
3 years x ~35 games per season and you'll get a shot at the century at 0.95 PPG (not counting some additional tourney or AK bonus games).

This year Petan was the only player close to that pace (0.92 PPG), however Heinonen (0.84 PPG) and L'Esperance (0.74 PPG) were not that far off. Vallis doesn't have the career numbers to get close, but played at a 0.83 PPG pace through 18 games this season.

#GoodTeamProblems

Ryan J

 

[rustedblades]

But hopefully by that point, we'll be getting a few recruits that can average a point per game once they crack the line-up.
3 years x ~35 games per season and you'll get a shot at the century at 0.95 PPG (not counting some additional tourney or AK bonus games).

This year Petan was the only player close to that pace (0.92 PPG), however Heinonen (0.84 PPG) and L'Esperance (0.74 PPG) were not that far off. Vallis doesn't have the career numbers to get close, but played at a 0.83 PPG pace through 18 games this season.

#GoodTeamProblems

Ryan J

Lesperance and Luchinni will both have to have exceptional remaining seasons to reach the century mark. The difficulty any player on this team will have is the playing time seems to be real even between all lines.
It would be interesting to see what kind of minutes the 50+ point guys are playing compared to guys in the 30's or less.
Is there any correlation between points per game and minutes played. Unfortunately I don't know if you could get minutes per game stats from any team. If it is even a tracked stat at this level.

 

[JohnsonsJerseys]

Re: Season 95, Vol 2: Michigan Tech '15-'16

It would be interesting to see what kind of minutes the 50+ point guys are playing compared to guys in the 30's or less.

I would say it has less to do with minutes played and more about how well you control the puck. You have to remember that an assist counts the same as a goal. If you break in alone and score a goal your team has put one point on the stat sheet. However if you make two passes before the goal, you just tripled the line's point production with the exact same single goal. That's why the C-C-M line at Michigan looks so impressive on the stat sheet. Between the three players they scored 83 goals (~27 per player), however when you tack on the 107 assists, that's why the numbers start to look the way they do. That being said, if you can't play defense, you won't win as Michigan found out in the tourney when UND tagged them for five goals.

Also look at the non-conference schedule Michigan played: Mercyhurst, RPI, Union, Robert Morris, Niagara, BU, Dartmouth, Northern, MTU, Ferris. (NC teams ranked in the end of season top-20) Easy to rack up points where you're spending almost a month of your schedule playing Atlantic Hockey. And I'm being generous bolding Tech as a "tough game" because we didn't even make the tourney.
Ryan J

 

[gfmorris]

Re: Season 95, Vol 2: Michigan Tech '15-'16

But hopefully by that point, we'll be getting a few recruits that can average a point per game once they crack the line-up.
3 years x ~35 games per season and you'll get a shot at the century at 0.95 PPG (not counting some additional tourney or AK bonus games).

This year Petan was the only player close to that pace (0.92 PPG), however Heinonen (0.84 PPG) and L'Esperance (0.74 PPG) were not that far off. Vallis doesn't have the career numbers to get close, but played at a 0.83 PPG pace through 18 games this season.

#GoodTeamProblems

We will trade you a big rocket for two forwards.

GFM

 

[geezer]

Re: Season 95, Vol 2: Michigan Tech '15-'16

My mind is still blown by the stat that Red Berenson had nine hat tricks in his senior year. Those were the days (of stand-up goalies) my friend.

 

[bose301s]

Re: Season 95, Vol 2: Michigan Tech '15-'16

My mind is still blown by the stat that Red Berenson had nine hat tricks in his senior year. Those were the days (of stand-up goalies) my friend.

Exactly, helps that he played in the '20s

 

[Wi.Huskies Fan]

Re: Season 95, Vol 2: Michigan Tech '15-'16

Anyone have any updates on arena improvements? Just hearing bits and pieces. The East wall is definitely seeing expansion. It is a year or two out though.

 

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

Re: Season 95, Vol 2: Michigan Tech '15-'16

Anyone have any updates on arena improvements? Just hearing bits and pieces. The East wall is definitely seeing expansion. It is a year or two out though.

Will they just continue the concourse around, or are we talking partial/full completion of the seating?

 

[JohnsonsJerseys]

Re: Season 95, Vol 2: Michigan Tech '15-'16

I heard that the lounge and small seating area under the new PepBand location in the corner was being converted into a PepBand alumni lounge. I could not be more pleased.
Ryan J

 

[Wi.Huskies Fan]

Will they just continue the concourse around, or are we talking partial/full completion of the seating?

Concourse will continue around. Beer garden to the new side. Suites above new concourse, but that is later on, when funds permit it.
I will keep digging for more info unless the university is ready to announce something.