Top-Seeded Tech Set for Final Five Semis vs. Ferris State

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• The top-seeded Michigan Tech Huskies take on Ferris State in the second semifinal at the 2016 WCHA Final Five with puck-drop scheduled for 7:37 p.m. ET. The Huskies are looking to advance to their second straight Broadmoor Trophy championship game after playing in last year's contest vs. Minnesota State at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.

• Tech is appearing in its seventh WCHA Final Five and third of the Mel Pearson era. The Huskies have previously advanced to the event in 1993 (participant), 1994 (fourth), 1996 (second), 2007 (participant), 2012 (participant) and 2015 (second). Michigan Tech boasts nine WCHA playoff championships all-time, with the most recent coming in 1981.

• Tonight's contest marks the 26th all-time meeting between the Huskies and Ferris State and fifth of 2015-16. Tech owns a 14-10-1 edge in the series and the teams are 2-2-0 this year after splitting at Ferris State (Oct. 16-17) and in Houghton (Oct. 30-31).

• Seven Tech players and head coach Mel Pearson were honored last week by the league when it announced its annual awards. Senior co-captain Alex Petan took home WCHA Player of the Year Honors, while goaltender Jamie Phillips was named the Outstanding Student-Athlete and Pearson claimed Coach of the Year recognition. Petan was also named to the All-WCHA First Team. Phillips and Matt Roy earns spots on the All-WCHA Second Team, while three Huskies - Malcolm Gould, Tyler Heinonen and Shane Hanna - werre All-WCHA Third Team honorees. Freshman center Jake Lucchini was named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team.

• Petan was named a finalist for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award on Wednesday, giving Tech back-to-back Hobey finalists for the first time ever. Petan is the fourth Husky to make the Hobey top-10 list, joining Jamie Ram (1994), Colin Murphy (2005) and Tanner Kero (2015). 

• Pearson has led the Huskies to back-to-back 20-win seasons, the first Michigan Tech coach to hit the 20-win mark in back-to-back years since John MacInnes. Pearson enters tonight with 95 career victories, good for second all-time among Tech head coaches.

• Phillips, who already boasts the program's all-time shutout record with 10, can tie the Tech career victories mark tonight. Bruce Horsch is the all-time leader in that category with 58 wins from 1974-78.

RACE TO THREE

Tech is 21-0-2 when it finds the back of the net three or more times, including a 7-0-0 record when scoring three goals, a 5-0-2 mark when scoring four and a perfect 9-0-0 record when notching five or more goals in a game. On the flip side, the Huskies have struggled to win hockey games when its opponent buries three or more times (4-8-2 this season).

QUICK HITTERS

• Michigan Tech is 14-2-4 since Dec. 11 after starting the season 9-6-1, including a 12-1-3 mark vs. the WCHA.

• MTU is 21-6-3 over its last 30 games vs. teams from #PureMichigan. That stretch includes six series sweeps and a 10-4-1 mark this season.

• Tech is 15-2-1 when leading after one period and 19-2-1 when carrying a lead into the second intermission.

• Michigan Tech is 12-0-1 when Joel L'Esperance scores a goal and 12-1-2 when Petan finds the back of the net. The Huskies also boast a 12-1-2 mark when Hanna records an assist.

• The Huskies are 12-4-4 away from the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena this season, including a 2-1-1 mark in neutral site games.

• Tech owns a 10-3-3 record in Friday games and are 5-1-2 on Fridays since Jan. 1.

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MEL PEARSON SHOW

Back for another season is the Mel Pearson Show featuring Coach Pearson and Dirk Hembroff discussing all things Michigan Tech hockey. The show airs live on Mix 93 FM every Monday at 10 a.m. and can be heard anytime on MichiganTechHuskies.com. Questions for Coach Pearson can be submitted by emailing dj@themix93.com.

WCHA.TV

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BLUE LINE CLUB

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FINAL FIVE TICKETS

The WCHA Final Five returns to Grand Rapids, Mich., and Van Andel Arena on March 18-19. The league is offering all-tournament packages to the event, which includes tickets for both days of the Final Five. Ticket packages are $69 per person and can be found at Ticketmaster.com or over the phone at 1-800-745-3000.