HOUGHTON — After opening the season with an eye-popping split against the then-No. 8 Minnesota Golden Gophers, the Michigan Tech Huskies hockey team enjoyed a week off before facing the Alaska Nanooks on the road. The Huskies did what they needed to do to win on Friday, taking the game, 3-1. However, Saturday was a very different game, with the Nanooks earning a 5-1 win.

First-year head coach Bill Muckalt liked a lot of what he saw in Friday’s win, but was less impressed with Saturday’s matchup.

“In summary, bye week, long travel, 20 hours up, 20 hours back; liked our game Friday, probably one play away from having a bagel, goose egg, and a complete team effort on the road,” he said. “So, really happy about that. Had a real positive video session, team meeting, Saturday. We as a staff fe

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