Michigan Tech is looking to get back to its winning ways. With not too many freshmen joining the team. Will these players make enough of an impact to help lead the team back to the top of the conference?
The Huskies are going into the second year under head coach Bill Muckalt, and his first season brought 23 wins, which was seven more than the year prior. With not too many freshmen stepping onto campus next season, who are the names, and how can they help this team chase another CCHA title?
All entry years are from CollegeHockeyNews and are subject to change. Players are listed alphabetically by last name.
Morgan Brady –Defenseman, Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
From Woking, Alberta, Brady spent the last three seasons across the border in the USHL. He played 90 games for the Waterloo Blackhawks, where he had 17 points. But here’s the kicker: he also had 171 penalty minutes in those games.
He spent his final 14 games with the Green Bay Gamblers, where in those games he had three points and a plus-minus of plus-nine
Lucas Brenton –Defenseman, Univ. of Manitoba (USports)
Brenton will be one of six 2003-born players on the roster, and although he did play a year of University hockey, it doesn’t count towards his eligibility.
What makes Brenton so intriguing is that he played pro hockey for a season in the ECHL for the Indy Fuel. He had 17 points with Indy and then made the switch to U Sports, where he had 18 points in 28 games for U-Manitoba.
Tristan Delisle –Center, Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
Delisle played three seasons in the OHL with continuous growth throughout his time there.
He played for the Oshawa Generals in his rookie season, where in 63 games he had 18 points; the season after that, he had 37 points in 63 games, and last season he bumped that into a 31-goal and 64-point season for the Attack.
Austin Moline –Defenseman, Madison Capitals (USHL)
Drafted in the seventh round by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2024 NHL draft, the Las Vegas, Nevada native stands at a whopping six-foot-five and 209 pounds.
He wasn’t a huge point producer, but he was still able to get 30 points across 76 games in the USHL. This recruit, along with the others, shows the emphasis the staff is putting on size and physicality.
Conner Roulette –Left Winger, Univ. of Saskatchewan (USports)
Roulette took a similar path to Brenton, but Roulette actually played 59 games for the Tulsa Oilers in the ECHL, where he had 17 goals and 34 points in pro hockey, which is nothing to gloss over.
In his one year in U Sports, he played 28 games and put up 15 goals and 35 points. He also put up an impressive five goals and 12 points in six playoff games.
Skogen Schrott –Right Winger, New Jersey Jr. Titans (USHL)
Schrott was playing his minor hockey in Florida before making the move to junior hockey in the BCHL, where he also played 26 games in the QMJHL.
His switch to the USHL went as you would have wanted; he lit the lamp with 32 goals and 64 points in 54 games for the Capitals.
