Saturday, October 29, 2011

Michigan Tech Wins Big in Upset of #2 Denver

When Michigan Tech hockey signed Mel Pearson to be its head coach for the 2011-12 season, only a handful of people gave it much of a thought. After all, the team had recorded only four wins in the prior season. There can never be much hope after a team goes 4-30-4 in a year.

Think again. The Huskies are 5-2-0.

And it's not just the fact that MTU has already surpassed their win total from last year; it's who they've played so far and come out on top. They took down #18 Wisconsin twice up in Houghton, Michigan two weeks ago (along with a sweep of American International prior to that). And the most recent development?
Defeating the NCAA #2 Denver Pioneers. 

"Defeating"? Let's try "obliterating." Let's try "7-2 Huskies."

This Denver team was one win away last season from a trip to the NCAA Frozen Four, finishing the season with a 25-11-4 record. They only had one loss coming into the game. And they were, as Head Coach George Gwozdecky said, "embarrassed." This was well-below the standards of Gwozdekcy, who has coached the team to two NCAA Titles.

The Huskies got off to a quick start, scoring just under two minutes into the game, and adding two more in the first period, including the first of three goals by Milos Gordic. Gordic would add another in the second, and an empty-net goal in the third to complete the hat trick, leading the Huskies to their 7-2 blowout of the Pioneers.
Oh, and as a side note: The last series the Huskies played against Denver opened on Friday, February 18, 2011. And ended with MTU taking the game 3-2 on the road. 

MTU is moving in the right direction under Coach Pearson. He himself has two NCAA championships as an assistant coach at the University of Michigan. 

Not to jump the gun, but if performance continues, he will be adding a third championship very soon.










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