The wait is over: the Northern Michigan Wildcats have recorded a win.

This week, the Chasing MacNaughton crew was joined by Michigan Tech assistant coach LJ Scarpace.

The Michigan Tech Huskies (8-6-2) are back in action after a very needed bye week to reset from a string of close losses. They travel to the lower peninsula to face off against the Ferris State Bulldogs (4-12-0) for their second series of the season. The Bulldogs have not seen much success since they were last swept by the Huskies, though they did have a very convincing win against the Mavericks just last Saturday. 

Nearing the halfway point of the season, Nathaniel Brose analyzes Michigan Tech's season thus far and provides some insights for the second half.

We're now in the fourth week of publishing our power rankings. A lot is staying the same, but there are some changes towards the top based heavily on the results of one important series...

It would be easy to look at the box score, see that Ferris State blocked 27 shots, and say they stole one. That couldn't be further from the truth.

Bill Muckalt has his first big strike of the new recruiting cycle, with Michigan Tech securing a commitment from 2007-born center Tristan Delisle of the OHL’s Owen Sound Attack. 

Ferris State has several intriguing prospects in the pipeline. In this week’s edition of the Troll Scoop, Harrison Watt analyzes the future of the Bulldogs.

The Wildcats remain winless on the season after dropping 2 to Minnesota State. The Wildcats will continue the search for their first notch in the W column in Ohio against Bowling Green.

As the saying goes, "a watched pot never boils." That’s all nonsense because the laws of physics are bound to kick in at some point. While I’m no science guy and clearly hockey isn’t (all) physics, I’m going to pretend it is for a bit because Lake State has finally found their first home win and “Ringy Dingy” of the season.

Long-time columnist Mike Anleitner returns to the fold with some musings about pasties outside of the UP.

We're now in the fourth week of publishing our power rankings. A lot is staying the same, but there are some changes towards the top based heavily on the results of one important series...

The Huskies head home after a disappointing series in Mankato, looking to bounce back against the St. Thomas Tommies for the Tommies' last trip to Houghton as members of the CCHA.

Don Lucia joined the Chasing MacNaughton crew to talk about the state of the CCHA.

Huskies fans are somewhat displeased with last weekend's results, but there's still a lot to be thankful for with this squad.

No question about it, NMU has been having a rough season. But, not all is doom and gloom in Marquette as the Wildcats get set to take on the conference-leading Mavericks.

The regular season may be well underway, but the behind-the-scenes work hasn’t stopped at Lake State, with four recruits already slated to join the team in 2026-27 season.

It was a long wait but the Lakers have finally broken their slump and found the first conference win of the season on Friday against Ferris State. Now they'll be looking for their first home-ice win as they host Augustana.

We're now in the third week of publishing our power rankings and it's the first big shuffle even if a decent chunk of the conference remained unchanged. You'll see why as we go through it. 9 Northern Michigan ■ We'll start at the bottom. To the surprise of no one, Northern Michigan (0-14-0) remains in ninth place, receiving only last place votes from all 12 voters.

The Michigan Tech Huskies continued their winning ways with a win and a tie* this weekend against the Bemidji State Beavers.

There’s nothing constructive I can say about last weekend that you don’t already know. If you allow 14 goals in two games, you’re not winning the series. March 21st, 2004: It’s 10:30 pm. 10 year old me snuck down our creaky stairs, careful not to wake my parents, and turned on the television. It crackled to life, sizzling like a freshly opened can of Diet Coke.

The Michigan Tech Huskies (8-3-1) hit the road again to make their way to Mankato Minnesota to face off against a Mavericks (6-2-4) side that shuts down opposing offenses and grinds out games.

Season 7 Episode 10 of the Chasing MacNaughton Podcast from Tech Hockey Guide; Drawing The Short Stick. This week Tim Braun, Rob Gilreath, and Matt Cavender were joined by Alex Micheletti, the THG CCHA Power Rankings voter for the Minnesota State Mavericks. They discussed Minnesota State's season so far, Michigan Tech's previous series against Bemidji State, and previewed Michigan Tech's upcoming series against Minnesota State.

The Lakers find themselves on a four-game losing skid after being swept by No. 16 Minnesota State University, and remain winless on home ice. There is a lot to unpack on the weekend, but it is not all doom and gloom. As I mentioned earlier in the week, this is the first time I have been able to see the Lakers in action this season, and I was fairly impressed to say the least.

The Wildcats hit the road to face Bemidji State after a much-needed bye week this past weekend.