ArcelorMittal Sponsoring 7th Man Hockey T-shirts

HOUGHTON, Mich. – Michigan Tech hockey is pleased to announce a partnership with ArcelorMittal in the 7th Man T-shirt Project. ArcelorMittal has purchased 850 T-shirts for Michigan Tech students to wear at the home-opening series against the University of Michigan on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1.

"I would like to thank ArcelorMittal and Joe Nowosad for sponsoring our 7th Man T-shirts," Tech hockey coach Mel Pearson said. "Any time you host a team like the University of Michigan, it's a big deal. It's going to be an exciting weekend of hockey here at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena, and we're happy our student section will be covered in gold."

One hundred of the ArcelorMittal 7th Man T-shirts will be handed out at a live radio remote in the J. Robert Van Pelt and John and Ruanne Opie Library on Wednesday, Oct. 29. The hockey team and coaching staff will be on campus promoting the series against Michigan.

The remaining 750 7th Man T-shirts will be handed out at the Experience Tech student entrance at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena before Friday night's game.

"We are honored with this opportunity to be the first company to sponsor the 7th Man at Michigan Tech," Jake Haelfrisch, an engineer at ArcelorMittal said. "ArcelorMittal is very proud to work with such a great partner over the past eight years. The engineers that we've hired at Michigan Tech are at all levels of our corporation and this sponsorship is the least we could do to recognize this partnership. We hope that we see an arena filled with Husky Gold. Go Huskies!"

ArcelorMittal employs over 60 Michigan Tech graduates, and is the world's leading steel and mining company, with around 232,000 employees in more than 60 countries. They are the leader in all major global steel markets, including automotive, construction, household appliances and packaging. Underpinning all their operations is a philosophy to produce safe, sustainable steel. Visit http://usa.arcelormittal.com for more information.

"It's great to see all the Michigan Tech graduates that ArcelorMittal employs," added Pearson. "They obviously see a value in our students, and we're thankful that they're now going to partner with our department and team."

Coach Mel Pearson presented to Joe Nowosad and the ArcelorMittal staff a signed hockey jersey at Steel Day held on Sept. 24. Blake Pietila, Walker Hyland and David Johnstone also handed out a few of the 7th Man T-shirts to students at Steel Day.

Tickets are still available for the non-conference series against the Michigan Wolverines. The last time the two teams met in Houghton was Nov. 11-12, 1983. To get your hockey tickets, stop by the Michigan Tech Central Ticket Office, visit BuyHuskiesTickets.com, or call 906-487-2073.

The first 750 Michigan Tech students to the Experience Tech student entrance, with a valid Tech ID, have seats available in sections J-O on a first come first serve basis. The entrance opens one hour prior to each game. Students after the first 750 can still gain entrance by purchasing a ticket for $5. Those $5 student tickets are also available in advance for those wishing to guarantee themselves a seat.