The Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey team is an NCAA Division I college ice hockey program that represents Michigan Technological University. The Huskies are a member of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA). They play at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena in Houghton, Michigan. The Huskies host and compete in the annual Great Lakes Invitational held in December of each year. The four-team tournament was played for the 50th year in 2014.

History

Michigan Tech has had a storied history from its inception in 1919, producing three national championships. The program has played in five different home arenas including the Amphidrome, Calumet Colosseum, Dee Stadium and the MacInnes Student Ice Arena. The program is a charter member of the WCHA in 1951 and became a national powerhouse under the leadership of Coach John MacInnes during the 1960s, 1970s, and early 1980s. The team has won three NCAA Division I championships (1962, 1965, and 1975) and seven Western Collegiate Hockey Association championships (1962, 1965, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1976, and 2016).

Conferences

NCAA Championships

Season-by-season results

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Coaches

As of the completion of the 2023–24 season.

• indicates former Huskies player † Tim Watters was fired in November 2000 after a 1–7–1 start.

Pageantry

Huskies hockey fans associate many traditional songs with hockey games. Some of these songs include "The Engineer's Song," verses other than the first to "In Heaven There Is No Beer" and "Blue Skirt Waltz" (stylized as "The Copper Country Anthem"). Student organizations associated with hockey fandom include the student fan section Mitch's Misfits, and DaWGs, the official group representing the Huskies Pep Band.

Arena

John J. MacInnes Student Ice Arena: (1972–present) Top single-game crowds Top weekend series crowds

Statistical leaders

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Career points leaders

Career goaltending leaders

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average Minimum 30 games Statistics current through the end of the 2023–24 season.

Current roster

As of August 26, 2024.

Awards and honors

Hockey Hall of Fame

The following Michigan Tech Huskies have been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame.

United States Hockey Hall of Fame

The following Michigan Tech Huskies have been elected to the United States Hockey Hall of Fame.

NCAA

Spencer Penrose Award Tournament Most Outstanding Player

All-Americans

First Team Second Team

WCHA

Individual awards

Player of the Year Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year Sophomore of the Year Coach of the Year Freshman of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Most Valuable Player in Tournament

All-Conference Teams

First Team All-WCHA Second Team All-WCHA Third Team All-WCHA All-WCHA Rookie Team

CCHA

Individual awards

Player of the Year Goaltender of the Year Rookie of the Year Coach of the Year

All-Conference Teams

First Team All-CCHA Second Team All-CCHA All-CCHA Rookie Team

Michigan Tech Hall of Fame

The following is a list of people associated with Michigan Tech 's men's ice hockey program who were elected into the Michigan Tech University Athletic Hall of Fame (induction date in parentheses).

Huskies in the NHL

As of July 1, 2024.

WHA

Several players also were members of WHA teams. Source:

Olympians

This is a list of Michigan Tech alumni were a part of an Olympic team.