1961–62 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season

March 2026 August 2023 color:white; background:#000000; a #FFCD00 2px white white Michigan Tech Huskies white 1961–62 Michigan Tech Huskies wordmark (pre-2016).svg 200 Michigan Tech Huskies men WCHA 1st 29–3–0 17–3–0 15–1–0 10–2–0 4–0–0 John MacInnes Bill Lucier Jerry SullivanMichigan Tech Hockey 2009-10 Media Guide https://issuu.com/michigantech/docs/hockey-0910/70 Michigan Tech Huskies February 9, 2019 Elov SegerHenry Åkervall Dee Stadium National championWCHA, championWCHA Tournament, champion 1962 NCAA Tournament champion 1960–61 1962–63 Michigan Tech Huskies #FFFFFF background:#eeeeee; The 1961–62 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey team represented Michigan Tech University in college ice hockey. In its 6th year under head coach John MacInnes the team compiled a 29–3–0 record and reached the NCAA tournament for the third time in its history. The Huskies defeated Clarkson 7–1 in the championship game at the Utica Memorial Auditorium in Utica, New York. Season After barely losing to Denver in the 1960 championship game, Michigan Tech took a step back in 1960–61, barely finishing above .500 and being embarrassed by the Pioneers in the WCHA tournament. The start of the 1961–62 campaign didn't fare much better as the Huskies dropped both games at Michigan, with each sophomore goaltender losing their first career start.'M' Third Period Goals Beat Tech 3-1 https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071754266/566 The Michigan Daily January 6, 1962 February 9, 2019'M' Icers Sweep Tech 5-3 https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071754266/572 The Michigan Daily December 3, 1961 February 9, 2019 The team then had to head home to welcome the defending national champions but, fortunately for MTU, Denver had lost many players to graduation over the summer and was not nearly as strong. They were still good enough to put up 7 goals in the first game against Tech but the Huskies were able to post 8 of their own and get their first win of the season. That victory seemed to settle Michigan Tech because in the following game they were able to handle the Pioneers and win in a much more convincing fashion, 8–2. Michigan Tech would host Toronto before the winter break then head to Colorado for a tough series against Denver and Colorado College where they would play 4 games in 5 days. Tech opened with two wins at CC (who would finish the season without a single victory) and after a comfortable 8–4 win in the first game at Denver they scratched out a 5–4 win in overtime to build their record to 8–2. Tech had a short three-day break that allowed them to head home where they would host first-place Michigan. The Huskies handed UM their first loss of the season with 4–2 victory, and just when it looked like Tech could pull into the lead, the Wolverines returned the favor with their own 4–2 win in the second game.Husky Icers end 'M' Honeymoon 4-2 https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071754266/674 The Michigan Daily January 6, 1962 February 9, 2019Hinnegan Provides Margin as Michigan Beats Huskies https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071754266/680 The Michigan Daily January 7, 1962 February 9, 2019 This not only dropped MTU to 7-3 in the conference, but, with no further games against the powerful Wolverines, MTU would need help to finish atop the WCHA. With little time to lick their wounds, the Huskies hit the road and played series against Minnesota and North Dakota. After taking both games against the Golden Gophers they played a pair of nail-biters in Grand Forks, winning the first game 2–1 and escaping with a second win after a 3–2 finish in overtime. Tech started a long home stand by hosting a relatively poor Minnesota–Duluth squad before welcoming North Dakota, Michigan State and Minnesota in consecutive weeks. The Huskies miraculously swept all four weekends and with Michigan having lost twice to Denver in early February,THROUGH THE YEARS: https://s3.amazonaws.com/mgoblue.com/documents/2016/9/20/ihm-throughtheyears.pdf Michigan Wolverines February 9, 2019 MTU held onto first place and finished with a 17-3 record to earn their first conference championship.Michigan Tech Men's Hockey Team History https://www.uscho.com/stats/history/michigan-tech/mens-hockey/ USCHO.com February 9, 2019 Even though they had won the WCHA Michigan Tech still had games to play on their schedule, and after spending a weekend in Duluth and winning two more games against the Bulldogs, Tech played host to the Finnish National Team and won a further two games to push their record to 25–3, setting a new program record for wins. As a result of the NCAA having placed both WCHA teams in the same semifinal the year before (due to Denver and Minnesota not having played one another prior to the NCAA tournament) the WCHA changed their playoff format where they dispensed with the pair of two-game series to declare co-champions and went with a more traditional 4-team single-elimination format where a single champion would be crowned. Additionally, rather than play the games at the home cite of the higher-seeded school, all games would be played at a host venue with the Weinberg Coliseum chosen for the 1962 tournament. The Huskies opened against Michigan State and took the game against the Spartans 5–1 which sent them to a fifth meeting with Michigan, the only team that had been able to defeat MTU all season. Michigan opened the scoring just before the half-way point of the first and added a second goal just over two minutes later, both power play goals. As thing were beginning to look bleak for the Huskies their own power play finally scored with less than 30 seconds left in the period and team captain Jerry Sullivan tied the score with 1 second remaining. Tech could have used the timely goals to jump on the Wolverines in the second but Dave Butts held them off the scoresheet and allowed the WCHA leading scorer and player of the year Red Berenson to give Michigan its second lead of the night with UM's third power play marker. With little to lose Tech came out firing in the third and scored two goals in 17 seconds at the start of the period to take their first lead. Michigan tied the game at 4-all with under 9 minutes to play but Lou Angotti got the game-winner 72 seconds later and Garry Bauman held the fort to earn the Huskies the first solitary WCHA tournament championship. The six goals scored by Michigan Tech were the most allowed by Michigan all season.Tech Beats Wolverines in Playoffs https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071754258/157 The Michigan Daily March 4, 1962 February 9, 2019 Michigan Tech received the top western seed due to their conference championship and opened against ECAC champion St. Lawrence who were making their fourth consecutive tournament appearance and 7th overall but had yet to win a single game against any western school. St. Lawrence opened the scoring with a power play goal in the 11th minute but from then-on it was all Michigan Tech. Don Hermanson scored a pair of goals on the man-advantage and was followed by four more from different teammates while the Huskies outshot the Larries 55–15 and easily marched to their third championship game. It had thought that MTU could meet Michigan for a sixth time in the championship game but the Wolverines had been dispatched by Clarkson in the semifinal and the Golden Knights were all that stood in Tech way for the first national title. The game couldn't have started better for the Huskies when John Ivanitz scored 38 seconds in and added another five minutes later. Sullivan scored before 10 minutes had elapsed in the game and with an early 3-0 lead MTU was off and running. Unlike St. Lawrence, Clarkson didn't wilt under the bright lights and the Golden Knights continued firing the puck, finally scoring in the final minute of the first to cut the lead to 2. Both teams were held scoreless in the second as Bauman and his counterpart Wayne Gibbons held off separate barrages but Clarkson broke down in the third and allowed four more goals, with Ivanitz completing his hat-trick and Sullivan earning his fourth point of the night before Lou Angotti added a pair of insurance markers.Michigan Tech Hockey 2009-10 Media Guide https://issuu.com/michigantech/docs/hockey-0910/70 Michigan Tech Huskies February 9, 2019 Angotti was named as tournament MOP, becoming the first player to win the award twice and the only one to do so on both the winning and losing team in the national championship. Angotti, along with Ivanitz, Elov Seger and Henry Åkervall were named to the All-Tournament first team while, despite their stellar play, Bauman and Sullivan were named to the second team. John Ivanitz is one of only two players in history to record a hat trick, including the game-winner, and not be named as tournament MOP (as of 2018). After the season Åkervall, Angotti, Seger and Sullivan were named to the AHCA All-American West Team while Åkervall, Angotti, Bauman and Sullivan found themselves on the All-WCHA First Team. Seger and Gene Rebellato were also named to the WCHA second team while head coach John MacInnes earned his second WCHA Coach of the Year award. Michigan Tech ended the season on a 20-game winning streak. They would extend that to 22 game at the start of the following season, the longest such streak in program history. Standings MTU Schedule no |- !colspan=12 style="Michigan Tech Huskies #FFFFFF;" | Regular Season December 1 l yes 1961–62 men Michigan Wolverines Michigan Weinberg Coliseum Ann Arbor, Michigan 1–3 0–1 0–1 no December 2 l yes 1961–62 men Michigan Wolverines Michigan Weinberg Coliseum Ann Arbor, Michigan 3–5 0–2 0–2 no December 8 w no 1961–62 men Denver Pioneers Denver Dee Stadium Houghton, Michigan 8–7 1–2 1–2 no December 9 w no 1961–62 men Denver Pioneers Denver Dee Stadium Houghton, Michigan 8–2 2–2 2–2 no December 15 w yes no 1961–62 men Toronto Varsity Blues Toronto Dee Stadium Houghton, Michigan 4–1 3–2 2–2 no December 16 w yes no 1961–62 men Toronto Varsity Blues Toronto Dee Stadium Houghton, Michigan 9–1 4–2 2–2 no December 29 w yes 1961–62 men Colorado College Tigers Colorado College Broadmoor World Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado 7–4 5–2 3–2 no December 30 w yes 1961–62 men Colorado College Tigers Colorado College Broadmoor World Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado 9–4 6–2 4–2 no January 1 w yes 1961–62 men Denver Pioneers Denver DU Arena Denver, Colorado 8–4 7–2 5–2 no January 2 w yes 1961–62 men Denver Pioneers Denver DU Arena Denver, Colorado 5–4 OT 8–2 6–2 no January 5 w no 1961–62 men Michigan Wolverines Michigan Dee Stadium Houghton, Michigan 4–2 9–2 7–2 no January 6 l no 1961–62 men Michigan Wolverines Michigan Dee Stadium Houghton, Michigan 2–4 9–3 7–3 no January 12 w no 1961–62 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 5–1 10–3 8–3 no January 13 w no 1961–62 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 4–2 11–3 9–3 no January 19 w yes 1961–62 men North Dakota Fighting Sioux North Dakota Winter Sports Building Grand Forks, North Dakota 2–1 12–3 10–3 no January 20 w yes 1961–62 men North Dakota Fighting Sioux North Dakota Winter Sports Building Grand Forks, North Dakota 3–2 OT 13–3 11–3 no January 26 w yes no 1961–62 men Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota–Duluth Dee Stadium Houghton, Michigan 7–1 14–3 11–3 no January 27 w yes no 1961–62 men Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota–Duluth Dee Stadium Houghton, Michigan 4–2 15–3 11–3 no February 2 w no 1961–62 men North Dakota Fighting Sioux North Dakota Dee Stadium Houghton, Michigan 6–2 16–3 12–3 no February 3 w no 1961–62 men North Dakota Fighting Sioux North Dakota Dee Stadium Houghton, Michigan 6–2 17–3 13–3 no February 9 w no 1961–62 men Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Dee Stadium Houghton, Michigan Winter Carnival 8–2 18–3 14–3 no February 10 w no 1961–62 men Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Dee Stadium Houghton, Michigan Winter Carnival 3–2 OT 19–3 15–3 no February 16 w no 1961–62 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Dee Stadium Houghton, Michigan 6–3 20–3 16–3 no February 17 w no 1961–62 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Dee Stadium Houghton, Michigan 3–2 OT 21–3 17–3 no February 23 w yes yes 1961–62 men Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota–Duluth Duluth Curling and Skating Club Duluth, Minnesota 12–2 22–3 17–3 no February 24 w yes yes 1961–62 men Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota–Duluth Duluth Curling and Skating Club Duluth, Minnesota 5–2 23–3 17–3 no February 26 w yes no Finnish National Team Dee Stadium Houghton, Michigan 7–3 24–3 17–3 no February 27 w yes no Finnish National Team Dee Stadium Houghton, Michigan 15–2 25–3 17–3 no |- !colspan=12 style="Michigan Tech Huskies #FFFFFF;" | #FFFFFF WCHA Tournament March 1 w yes yes 1961–62 men Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Weinberg Coliseum Ann Arbor, Michigan WCHA Semifinal 5–1 26–3 17–3 no March 3 w yes yes 1961–62 men Michigan Wolverines Michigan Weinberg Coliseum Ann Arbor, Michigan WCHA championship 6–4 27–3 17–3 no |- !colspan=12 style="Michigan Tech Huskies #FFFFFF;" | #FFFFFF NCAA Tournament March 16 w yes yes 1961–62 men St. Lawrence Saints St. Lawrence Utica Memorial Auditorium Utica, New York National Semifinal 6–1 28–3 17–3 no March 17 w yes yes 1961–62 men Clarkson Golden Knights Clarkson Utica Memorial Auditorium Utica, New York National championship 7–1 29–3 17–3 no no Source: Michigan Tech Hockey 2009-10 Media Guide https://issuu.com/michigantech/docs/hockey-0910/70 Michigan Tech Huskies February 9, 2019 Roster and scoring statistics No.Name Year Position Hometown S/P/C Games Goals Assists Points #FFFFFF PIM 8 Jerry Sullivan Jerry Sullivan (ice hockey) Senior C Noranda, PQ Quebec 32 30 29 59 6 15 Lou Angotti Senior C Toronto, ON Ontario 31 28 23 51 50 10 Gene Rebellato 1 Sophomore LW Sault Ste. Marie, ON Ontario 31 18 31 49 10 9 John Ivanitz 1 Junior F Regina, SK Saskatchewan 32 20 26 46 2 11 Gary Begg Junior C Moosomin, SK Saskatchewan 31 12 23 35 47 16 Pat Casey 1 Junior F Kirkland Lake, ON Ontario 31 12 17 29 33 7 Mike Draper 1 Junior LW Ottawa, ON Ontario 31 19 7 26 49 14 Barry Johnson 1 Junior F Toronto, ON Ontario 31 10 13 23 8 2 Al Merlo 1 Senior D Trail, BC British Columbia 32 7 16 23 32 3 Bob Pallante 1 Sophomore D Toronto, ON Ontario 31 2 21 23 54 6 Henry Åkervall Senior D/W Port Arthur, ON Ontario 30 4 14 18 20 5 Elov Seger Senior D Fort Frances, ON Ontario 32 3 12 15 14 20 Don Hermanson 1 Senior C Hancock, MI Michigan 30 7 6 13 6 12 Scott Watson 1 Sophomore F Wood Mountain, SK Saskatchewan 26 8 4 12 18 19 Bob Mikesch 1 Sophomore F Hancock, MI Michigan 7 4 5 9 2 2 Norman Wimmer 1 Sophomore D Montreal, PQ Quebec 30 0 6 6 28 18 Al Patterson 1 Sophomore D Kimberley, BC British Columbia 7 2 3 5 0 17 Gary MacLellan 1 Sophomore F Calgary, AB Alberta 9 0 1 1 2 1 Garry Bauman Sophomore G Innisfail, AB Alberta 25 0 0 0 0 1 Phil McVittie 1 Sophomore G Weston, ON Ontario 7 0 0 0 0 Total 186 257 443 381 Michigan Tech Huskies 1961-62 roster and statistics https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/548/michigan-tech/1961-1962?tab=stats#players EliteProspects February 9, 2019 Goaltending Statistics No.Name GamesMinutesWinsLosses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs #FFFFFF SV % #FFFFFF GAA 1 Garry Bauman 25 1500 23 2 0 61 595 0 .907 2.44 1 Phil McVittie 1 7 – 6 1 0 – – 0 .902 2.70 Total 32 – 29 3 0 80 – 0 – – 1962 championship game E1 Clarkson vs. W1 Michigan Tech Clarkson Michigan Tech Utica Memorial Auditorium yes March 17Michigan Tech 2009-10 Hockey Yearbook https://issuu.com/michigantech/docs/hockey-0910/70 Michigan Tech Huskies 2016-06-15 1 – 7 1 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st MTUJohn Ivanitzunassisted 0:38 1–0 MTU MTUJohn Ivanitz – GWSullivan 5:38 2–0 MTU MTUJerry SullivanMerlo and Rebellato 9:26 3–0 MTU CLKJoseph LaPointe – PPPettersen 19:42 3–1 MTU 2nd None 3rd MTUJerry SullivanIvanitz and Rebellato 40:38 4–1 MTU MTUJohn IvanitzSullivan and Rebellato 44:53 5–1 MTU MTULou Angottiunassisted 46:14 6–1 MTU MTULou Angottiunassisted 59:20 7–1 MTU Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st CLKRobert TaylorIllegal Check 9:40 2:00 MTUBob PallanteElbowing 13:33 2:00 MTUBob PallanteInterference 18:35 2:00 2nd CLKCorby AdamsIllegal Check 21:32 2:00 MTUAlbert MerloSlashing 26:56 2:00 MTUNorman WimmerElbowing 30:12 2:00 MTUHenry AkervallInterference 32:04 2:00 3rd MTUElov SegerBoarding 49:05 2:00 MTUBob PallanteSpearing 50:52 2:00 MTUGene RebellatoHolding 56:55 2:00 MTUBob PallanteHolding 58:10 2:00 CLKFrank SchmelerTripping 58:17 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 T Clarkson 12 13 15 40 Michigan Tech 12 16 16 44 Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice CLK Wayne Gibbons 37 7 MTU Garry Bauman 39 1 References 50em Category:Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey seasons Michigan Tech Michigan Tech Michigan Tech Michigan Tech Michigan Tech Michigan Tech