No. 20 Michigan Tech swept No. 16 Augustana after a 4-3 victory on Winter Carnival Saturday night. The Huskies won the MacInnes Trophy in the total goal series and picked up their 20th win of the season. Jack Anderson was named Winter Carnival MVP as he scored the game-winning goal 10:33 into the third period for his second goal of the weekend. Click the above headline for details. (Michigan Tech photo)
The Escanaba High School hockey team led from wire-to-wire Thursday night in completing a sweep of the Copper Country teams, beating the Painesdale-Jeffers Jets, 9-2, at the Wells Sports Complex. That gave the Eskymos wins against all Keweenaw teams this season: Houghton, Hancock, Calumet, and now, Jeffers. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan University hockey team split its weekend series with the Bemidji State Beavers, winning 2-0 Friday night before losing Saturday's rematch, 7-1. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information. (NMU Photo)
The Escanaba High School hockey team picked up a signature victory on the big stage Friday night. The Eskymos knocked off the top-ranked (Division Three) Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Cranes, 6-2, at the MIHL Showcase in the Detroit suburb of Trenton. Click the above headline for the details, video highlights, and post-game interviews.
The Northern Michigan University hockey team upset the Michigan Tech Huskies, 3-2. Saturday night in Houghton, one night after Tech beat the 'Cats in Marquette, 8-2. The Wildcats broke long losing streaks both in this regular season and against Michigan Tech with Saturday's win. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information and Michigan Tech Athletcs. (NMU Photo)
The Escanaba High School hockey team scored three goals in less than two minutes to start the third period Thursday night, and beat the Grandville Bulldogs, 5-1, at the Wells Sports Complex. It was a battle of two state-ranked teams, with Grandville ranked No. 2 in Division Two (and eighth in the Super Ten of all classes) and the Eskymos coming in ranked eighth in Division Three. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School hockey team scored five goals in the first period and cruised to a 7-1 win over the Kingsford Flivvers Tuesday night at the Mountain View Ice Arena. The Eskymos wanted to rebound from last Saturday's 8-0 loss to defending state champion Flint Powers, as well as from a gut-wrenching down-to-the-wire loss to the third ranked Hartland Eagles. They accomplished that, led by captain Graham Johnson. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and to hear interviews.
The Northern Michigan University Wildcat hockey team was shut out twice at home this weekend, losing to Augustana, 3-0 Friday night, and 2-0 Saturday night. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information. (NMU Photo)
The Michigan Tech University hockey team swept a weekend series in Minnesota, beating the Bemidji State Beavers, 4-3 on Saturday, after also winning, 5-2, on Friday. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of MTU Athletics. (MTU Photo)
The Northern Michigan University hockey team battled hard on the road this weekend, but came up short, losing to the Lake Superior State Lakers by identical 2-1 scores. Saturday's game was in overtime, with Sunday's game ending in regulation. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The Escanaba High School hockey team wrapped up a successful weekend on home ice Saturday with a 5-1 win over the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils at the Wells Sports Complex. The Eskymos improved to 12-4-0 on the season, and are gearing up to face two of the best teams in all of Michigan next weekend. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos taken by Lizzie Taylor.
The Escanaba High School hockey team cruised to a 4-1 win over the Kingsford Flivvers Friday night at the Wells Sports Complex, beating the Flivvers for the second time this season. Graham Johnson scored another hat trick, getting three more goals to give him 25 on the season, along with 14 assists. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos taken by Lizzie Taylor.
The Michigan Tech hockey team advanced to the 59th annual Great Lakes Invitational Championship Game after defeating Miami 5-2 in the first semifinal on Sunday at Van Andel Arena. Stiven Sardarian had three points, and five different Huskies found the back of the net as Tech improved to 11-6-2 overall. Click the above headline for details. (Michigan Tech photo)
It was a heavyweight battle on the ice Saturday night as the Escanaba Eskymos and Alpena Wildcats met at the Northern Lights Arena in Alpena. Escanaba took a 2-0 lead in the third period, gave up two quick goals, fell behind in the shootout, but emerged with a 3-2 victory that included goals by Ben Sands and Nick Martinson in the shootout. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos taken by Lizzie Taylor.
The Escanaba High School hockey team barely broke a sweat Friday evening in defeating the Toledo St. John's Titans, 8-0, at Alpena's Northern Lights Arena. Click the above headline for details, and to hear interviews with Owen LaBonte and Coach Andy Johnson.
The Kingsford Flivvers hockey team beat the Marquette Sentinels for the first time since 2018 Tuesday night, posting a shocking 2-1 victory at the Mountain View Ice Arena. Click the above headline for details. (Breitung Township Schools photo)
It was a banner afternoon for Graham Johnson Saturday afternoon as the Escanaba High School hockey captain led his team to a mercy-shortened victory over a downstate opponent. Johnson scored the 100th goal of his Eskymo career, as he personally dominated the Saginaw Heritage Hawks, 8-0, at the Wells Sports Complex. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos taken by Lizzie Taylor.
The Escanaba Eskymos hockey team jumped to a quick 2-0 lead Thursday night, but the Marquette Sentinels rallied for a 5-2 victory at the Wells Sports Complex. Click the above headline for details, listen to interviews, and to see photos and videos taken by Lizzie Taylor.
The Escanaba High School hockey team won both of its home games this weekend, stretching its winning streak to four games heading toward the end of the 2025 portion of the schedule. The Eskymos beat the Houghton Gremlins, 6-2, Saturday night, after shutting down the Negaunee Miners, 7-0, on Friday. Click the above headline for details, photos, video highlights. (Lizzie Taylor photo)
The Northern Michigan University hockey team lost a pair of hard-fought games this weekend, falling to St. Thomas, 2-0, Friday night (with an empty-netter), and then coughed up a late 3-1 lead Saturday night to lose a heartbreaker, 4-3. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information. (NMU Photo)
The Michigan Tech University hockey team swept a weekend series from the Ferris State for the second time this season. The Huskies beat the Bulldogs, 5-2, Saturday night, after rallying for a 3-2 victory on Friday. Click the above for details, courtesy of Michigan Tech Athletics. (MTU Photo)
The Escanaba High School hockey team raced to a big 6-2 lead after two periods, and then had to hang on for dear life down the stretch as the Hancock Bulldogs put on a furious rally before the Eskymos escaped with a 6-5 win Tuesday night at the Wells Sports Complex. Ben Sands had three goals and two assists to lead the Eskymos, while Brady Axford countered with a hat trick of his own for the Buldogs. Click the above headline for details, hear interviews, and see photos and videos taken by Lizzie Taylor.
The Escanaba High School hockey team picked up a huge win Friday night against a club that they haven't much over the years: the Calumet Copper Kings. The Eskymos rolled to a 6-1 win over the Copper Kings at the Wells Sports Complex, continuing its season-long string of win a game, lose a game, then win a game. Click the above headline to read details and to see photos taken by Lizzie Taylor.
The Northern Michigan University hockey team picked up its first victory of the season this weekend, beating the Bowling Green Falcons, 3-2, Friday, and then getting a standings point in a 4-3 overtime loss Saturday night. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information. (NMU Photo)
The Escanaba High School hockey team got a monster performance from co-captain Graham Johnson on Friday, and overwhelmed the Traverse City Central Trojans, 5-0, at the Centre Ice Arena in Traverse City. Johnson scored the team's first four goals, including one just eight seconds into the game and another with 14 seconds left in the first period to help the Eskymos improve to 3-2-0 on the season. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School hockey team rebounded from Friday's rough loss by dominating the Midland Dow Chargers, 6-0, Saturday afternoon at the Wells Sports Complex. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos taken by Lizzie Taylor.
The Escanaba High School hockey team lost to the Traverse City West Titans, 2-0, Friday night, turning in a flat, sloppy performance three days after a season-opening win over Kingsford. Click the above headline for details, photos, and to hear interviews.
The Escanaba High School hockey team opened the season with an easy 7-0 win over the Kingsford Flivvers Tuesday night at the Wells Sports Compex. The Eskymos outshot the Flivvers, 40-19, and all three lines scored goals in the victory. Senior goaltender Cully Hayes stopped all 19 shots he faced to earn the shutout. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, radio replays, and interviews.
The Michigan Tech Huskies defeated the Northern Michigan Wildcats in hockey twice this weekend, 4-1 on Friday and 4-2 on Saturday. The result drops the NMU record to 0-12 on the season. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of NMU and MTU Athletics. (Michigan Tech photo)
The Northern Michigan University hockey team lost two more tight games this weekend, falling in South Dakota to Augustana, 2-1 on Friday, and 3-1 on Saturday. The losses left NMU with an 0-10 record on the season. Click the above headline for details. (NMU story and photo)