No. 11 Michigan Tech and Ferris State split their CCHA-opening series at Ewigleben Ice Arena in Big Rapids. The Huskies won 3-1 on Friday, and the Bulldogs answered with a 2-1 win on Saturday, their first of the season. Michigan Tech is 6-2-0 overall and Ferris State is 1-4-1, and both teams are 1-1-0 in the CCHA.

Standouts

Goaltending defined both nights, with only seven goals scored across the weekend, one of them into an empty net. Owen Bartoszkiewicz stopped 48 of 51 shots for Michigan Tech over the two games and earned his 40th career win on Friday. Ferris State’s Alan Lendak made 25 saves in the opener and 30 in the finale. Conner Roulette had a goal and an assist Friday, and Ferris State got goals from Nathan Mackie and Akseli Pulkkanen on Saturday.

What changed

Special teams. Neither team scored on the power play Friday, but Pulkkanen’s power-play goal late in the first period Saturday stood as the winner. Michigan Tech outshot Ferris State in both games, 28-25 and 31-26.

What’s next

Michigan Tech is off next weekend before hosting Augustana on Nov. 6-7 in Houghton.

Read the recaps: Friday, Oct. 23 and Saturday, Oct. 24.

Sources

• Michigan Tech Athletics: #11 Huskies split CCHA series at Ferris State (Oct. 24, 2026)
• Michigan Tech Athletics: #11 Huskies win at Ferris State in CCHA opener (Oct. 23, 2026)