Yooper Scoop: Donnybrook at the Madhouse Lake Superior State looks to take points away from St. Thomas on Canadian soil after a weekend of heated tempers in Bowling Green.

Series Preview: Michigan Tech @ Northern Michigan Jonathan Zamaites and Evan Gerry offer a preview of combined perspectives for Northern and Tech's last series of the regular season.

Chasing MacNaughton S7E18: Paul Let’s Talk Season 7 Episode 18 of the Chasing MacNaughton Podcast from Tech Hockey Guide; Paul Let's Talk. This week Tim Braun and Matt Cavender were joined by Paul Martin, former Minnesota Golden Gopher, 15 year NHL veteran and founder of the Shine A Ligh7…

The Old Dog-O-Meter After the Huskies swept Minnesota State this weekend, I thought it might be fun to track Tech's CCHA progress for the second half of the season. Coming out of the holiday tournaments, the Huskies had 22 points and 7 two game series left on the schedule. After taking 6 points…

CCHA Power Rankings – Week 15 Not much change in the rankings this week. As we get further along, it makes sense that things would stabilize, especially if the higher teams win and the lower teams don't. There were still three "changes" this week and an interesting tie for an important spot in the…

Chasing MacNaughton S7E17: Just What The Spreadsheet Needs Season 7 Episode 17 of the Chasing MacNaughton Podcast from Tech Hockey Guide; Just What The Spreadsheet Needs. This week Tim Braun and Nathan Cima were joined by Jared Rubado, sports reporter for the Bemidji Pioneer. In this episode they…

Series Preview: Michigan Tech vs Minnesota State The Mavericks enter this weekend on a bit of a skid while the Huskies are coming off a red-hot weekend against Bemidji State. Who will prevail?

Yooper Scoop: The Dream Scenario for Lake State Lake State’s path to a successful second half of the season will be difficult, but not impossible. Avery Dotson breaks down the most favorable scenarios this weekend would require for maximum benefit to the Lakers.

Yooper Scoop: State of the CCHA’s Leaders The race to the top of the CCHA is heating up. Nathaniel Brose breaks down what the picture is starting to look like for the conference’s top dogs.

Roster and Recruiting Update Winter Break saw a change to the roster for the rest of the 2025-26 season and an addition for the future. Nathan Cima breaks it down.

Chasing MacNaughton S7E16: Burn The Tape This week Tim Braun, Rob Gilreath and Nathan Cima were joined by Jack Hittinger, who covers the CCHA for USCHO.com.

Here We Go-Hang On Tight! After this week’s critical road sweep of BSU, MTU is about to enter the homestretch for the 2025-26 season. So, let’s take a look at what’s happened so far, and what’s left to go before the MacNaughton Cup is awarded and the Mason Cup playoffs start.

CCHA Power Rankings – Week 15 Over half the rankings are unchanged this week but those top six teams did move around a bit based largely on head to head results last weekend. Right now the rankings are broken into approximately four tiers with a top 2, a battle for 3/4, another battle for 5/6 and…

Wildcats swept by Lakers to open second half, preview vs Augustana The Wildcats opened up 2026 by getting swept by their UP rival Lake Superior State by scores of 2-1 on both nights, putting them two games and goals behind in the Cappo Cup Series. The bright side of the weekend is that the Cats…

Series Preview: Michigan Tech @ Bemidji State After a holiday tournament season that saw a mixed bag of results, JZ previews the Huskies’ upcoming trip to Bemidji.

Yooper Scoop: Lakers sweep the ‘Cats, Lead 2-0 in Cappo Cup Race The Father Cappo Cup is the annual trophy for the winner of the season series between Lake Superior State and Northern Michigan. First introduced in the 1991-1992 season, the trophy is named after Reverend Monsignor Louis C. Cappo.

Yooper Scoop: New Year Review Welcome to 2026! After nearly a month, Michigan Tech will return to CCHA action against Bemidji State. We look back at 2025 for MTU, the CCHA and throughout the country.

Arizona State pivoting away from Desert Hockey Classic After seven iterations of the Desert Hockey Classic, Arizona State has decided to take "time off" from hosting the tournament.

CCHA Power Rankings – Week 14 After a holiday break, the CCHA Power Rankings are back and with a new #1 team at the top of the rankings. You'll have to wait until the end to find out who unseated Minnesota State. The rankings were pretty static, but top six might as well have been thrown in a…

Yooper Scoop: The good and the bad of the Lakers’ Kwik Trip Holiday Face Off Despite a strong showing on the weekend, the Lakers finished in 4th place for the second time in the Kwik Trip Holiday Face Off tournament, dropping games against #2 Wisconsin and #12 Boston College. While it might not…

Opinion: Huskies should reject any future invitations to the Desert Hockey Classic Arizona State has time and time treated visitors to its tournament like an afterthought. The lack of a television broadcast for non-ASU games this year is the last straw.

Troll Scoop: Hedquist Returns, and EBUB Work The positive vibes of the road win at Minnesota State seem ages ago now. The schedule was always going to get brutal. Leading in the third at home on Michigan Tech, the Bulldogs haven't led since the Huskies tied that game. So where do we pull the…

Series Preview: 2026 Desert Hockey Classic After a well-fought GLI tournament, the Michigan Tech Huskies find themselves in the desert in January to compete once again in the Desert Hockey Classic hosted by the Arizona State Sun Devils. The Huskies will play the Air Force Falcons while ASU will…

Chilliwack defenseman Olivier Beaulieu and Des Moines goaltender Max Weilandt join the Wildcats for the winter semester On December 18th, the Wildcats announced that defenseman Olivier Beaulieu and goaltender Max Weilandt will be joining the Wildcats in January due to some long-term injuries to…

Yooper Scoop: Lakers head to Milwaukee to play in Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off Editor note: due to the holiday constraints on staff, some pieces this week are being published late. Lake State will make their return from the holiday break this weekend as they head to Milwaukee to take place in the…

Watching the GLI Editor note: due to the holiday constraints on staff, some pieces this week are being published late. The 59th Annual Great Lakes Invitational kicks off Sunday, December 28 at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan, but for those who can't attend live, a litany of viewing…

Preview: The 59th annual Great Lakes Invitational Tournament. Editor note: due to the holiday constraints on staff, some pieces this week are being published late. As is tradition, Michigan Tech Hockey (10-6-2)  will end 2025 with the Great Lake Invitational tournament. It will once again again be…

Chasing MacNaughton S7E13: Trees That Can Skate Rob, Matt, and Nathan break down the Ferris series and hand out midseason “awards.”

CCHA Power Rankings – Week 12 The penultimate power rankings of 2025 are here. A lot is staying the same—especially the bottom of the rankings—but the top is clustering very differently this week compared to last. 9 Northern Michigan ■ We'll start at the bottom. Northern Michigan remains in 9th…

Austin Moline Commits to Michigan Tech Recruiting season is officially in full swing for the Michigan Tech Huskies. After securing a commitment from Owen Sound center Tristan Delisle last week, Bill Muckalt and his staff are at it again, now adding 2005 born defenseman Austin Moline of the USHL’s…

Wildcats get first win and take four points from Falcons, preview vs St. Thomas The wait is over: the Northern Michigan Wildcats have recorded a win.

Chasing MacNaughton S7E12: The Game Within The Game This week, the Chasing MacNaughton crew was joined by Michigan Tech assistant coach LJ Scarpace.

Series Preview: Michigan Tech @ Ferris State The Michigan Tech Huskies (8-6-2) are back in action after a very needed bye week to reset from a string of close losses. They travel to the lower peninsula to face off against the Ferris State Bulldogs (4-12-0) for their second series of the season.…

Yooper Scoop: Midseason opportunity knocks Nearing the halfway point of the season, Nathaniel Brose analyzes Michigan Tech's season thus far and provides some insights for the second half.

CCHA Power Rankings – Week 11 We're now in the fourth week of publishing our power rankings. A lot is staying the same, but there are some changes towards the top based heavily on the results of one important series...

Troll Scoop: Contextualizing the Bulldog upset of the Mavericks It would be easy to look at the box score, see that Ferris State blocked 27 shots, and say they stole one. That couldn't be further from the truth.

Tristan Delisle commits to Michigan Tech

Troll Scoop: Recruiting Breakdown, Where the Bulldogs Stand Ferris State has several intriguing prospects in the pipeline. In this week’s edition of the Troll Scoop, Harrison Watt analyzes the future of the Bulldogs.

Wildcats swept by ranked Mavericks, back on the road to face heavy-hitting Falcons The Wildcats remain winless on the season after dropping 2 to Minnesota State. The Wildcats will continue the search for their first notch in the W column in Ohio against Bowling Green.

Yooper Scoop: Lakers find their first win on home ice As the saying goes, "a watched pot never boils." That’s all nonsense because the laws of physics are bound to kick in at some point. While I’m no science guy and clearly hockey isn’t (all) physics, I’m going to pretend it is for a bit because…

Pasties in Texas? Long-time columnist Mike Anleitner returns to the fold with some musings about pasties outside of the UP.

CCHA Power Rankings – Week 10 We're now in the fourth week of publishing our power rankings. A lot is staying the same, but there are some changes towards the top based heavily on the results of one important series...

Series Preview: Michigan Tech vs St. Thomas The Huskies head home after a disappointing series in Mankato, looking to bounce back against the St. Thomas Tommies for the Tommies' last trip to Houghton as members of the CCHA.

Chasing MacNaughton S7E11: Wonderfully Ugly Mascot Don Lucia joined the Chasing MacNaughton crew to talk about the state of the CCHA.

Yooper Scoop: Giving thanks, even if you’re mad about it Huskies fans are somewhat displeased with last weekend's results, but there's still a lot to be thankful for with this squad.

Wildcats swept by high-scoring Beavers, preview vs #14 Minnesota State No question about it, NMU has been having a rough season. But, not all is doom and gloom in Marquette as the Wildcats get set to take on the conference-leading Mavericks.

Yooper Scoop: Lake State nets two new commitments, expand to four players incoming for 2026 The regular season may be well underway, but the behind-the-scenes work hasn’t stopped at Lake State, with four recruits already slated to join the team in 2026-27 season.

Yooper Scoop: Lakers find first conference win against Ferris It was a long wait but the Lakers have finally broken their slump and found the first conference win of the season on Friday against Ferris State. Now they'll be looking for their first home-ice win as they host Augustana.

CCHA Power Rankings – Week 9 We're now in the third week of publishing our power rankings and it's the first big shuffle even if a decent chunk of the conference remained unchanged. You'll see why as we go through it. 9 Northern Michigan ■ We'll start at the bottom. To the surprise of no one,…

Yooper Scoop: Tech Limits Damage, Splits Points With Beavers The Michigan Tech Huskies continued their winning ways with a win and a tie* this weekend against the Bemidji State Beavers.